Press Release

Paris, 19 November 2021

Quarterly indicators - First nine months of 2021

Strong first-half performance confirmed in the third quarter:

good commercial momentum, further progress in transforming technical reserves in

France, earnings growth

Premium income of €23.6 billion (up 29.2% vs 20201, up 0.7% vs 20191)

Attributable net profit of €1,010 million (up 10% vs 2020, up 2.4% vs 2019)

SCR coverage ratio of 216% (up 8 points vs 31 December 2020)

Highlights

  • Premium income of €23.6 billion, up 26.3% as reported (up 29.2% like-for-like2)
    • Strong momentum in the Savings/Pensions segment across all geographies, with:
      • Unit-linkedsales in France up 69.1% (including 84.6% growth for La Banque Postale), representing 28.9% of total new money
      • PACTE transfers of €5.1 billion, representing 81% of the revised 2021 target3
      • €1.9 billion net inflow to unit-linked Savings/Pensions products in France vs €3.9 billion net outflow from traditional contracts
      • 21.9% growth in Savings/Pensions premiums in the Europe excluding France region
      • Solid commercial momentum in Latin America, with Savings/Pensions premiums up 42.6% like-for- like vs the first nine months of 2020
    • Personal Risk/Protection premiums up 1.4% like-for-like
  • EBIT of €2,235 million, up 4.9% as reported (up 7.5% like-for-like)
  • Attributable net profit of €1,010 million, up 10% as reported (up 11.2% like-for-like)
  • APE margin of 14.3% (up 2.1 points vs 2020)
  • Consolidated SCR coverage ratio of 216% at 30 September 2021 (up 8 points vs 31 December 2020)

Stéphane Dedeyan, CNP Assurances' Chief Executive Officer, said:

"The Group maintained the 10% pace of earnings growth compared to 2020 and outperformed 2019. It also maintained its financial strength, with a consolidated SCR coverage ratio of 216%. Sales momentum was excellent across all geographies and unit-linked sales in France were up by nearly 70%."

  1. Like-for-like,first nine months
  2. Average exchange rate, Brazil: first nine months of 2021 €1 = BRL 6.38; first nine months of 2020: €1 = BRL 5.71
  3. In light of the high volume of PACTE transfers, the target was raised to €6.3 billion.

1. Premium income and APE margin for the first nine months of 2021

Consolidated premium income for the period came to €23.6 billion, up 26.3% as reported (up 29.2% like-for-like), reflecting a surge in Saving/Pensions business led by the premium savings segment in France and strong unit-linked sales in international markets. Premium income was also up slightly on the first nine months of 2019 (by 0.7% like-for-like). Over 50% of consolidated new money was invested in unit-linked products.

In France, premium income rose by 31% to €15 billion.

Savings/Pensions premium income totalled €11.9 billion, an increase of €3.6 billion (up 42.7%) that was attributable to the very good performance by CNP Patrimoine, robust unit-linked sales in the third quarter and the return to 2019 business volumes. The reported amount does not include PACTE transfers of €5.1 billion during the first nine months of 2021 (equivalent to 81% of the full-year 2021 objective).

Further progress was made in transforming technical reserves. Overall, unit-linked sales represented 28.9% of total new money in France (up 4.3 points on the first nine months of 2020), with the La Banque Postale network delivering an impressive 8.5-point increase in the unit-linked weighting to 28%.

Personal Risk/Protection premiums were stable at €3.1 billion (a decrease of just 0.7%), with the decline in premiums from run-off portfolios offset by strong term creditor insurance sales by the La Banque Postale and BPCE networks.

The APE margin was 10% versus 4.1% in 2020, reflecting higher interest rates.

In Europe excluding France, premium income came in at €4 billion, an increase of 17.4%.

Savings/Pensions premium income increased by 21.9% to €3.2 billion. Unit-linked products accounted for a very high 74.2% of new money in the Europe excluding France region.

Personal Risk/Protection premium income amounted to €759 million, an increase of 1.3%. Strong sales by CNP UniCredit Vita offset the negative impact of the Covid-19 crisis on CNP Santander's sales.

The APE margin widened to 18.1% from 17.2% in 2020.

In Latin America, premium income totalled €4.6 billion, up 20.2% due to the currency effect. Like-for-like growth was a strong 34.3%. The total includes premiums written by the new joint ventures in Brazil, Caixa Vida e Previdência (personal risk insurance, consumer loan insurance and pension products) and Consórcio, and by the businesses that continue to be operated within the existing structures.

Savings/Pensions premium income came in at €3.7 billion, up 27.6% as reported. Like-for-like growth continued to be very strong, at 42.6%. In Latin America, 99.5% of Savings/Pensions new money comes from unit-linked sales.

Personal Risk/Protection premium income amounted to €897 million, down 3.2% as reported but up 8.5% like-for-like.

The APE margin was a healthy 30.3%. The 5.2-point decline vs 35.5% in 2020 was consistent with Caixa Vida et Previdência's business line-up and the trend in interest rates during the first nine months of 2021.

The Value of New Business (VNB) written by the Group during the period amounted to €297 million, an increase of 43.4% excluding the currency effect that was primarily driven by robust sales of term creditor insurance and unit-linked savings products, as well as by higher rates in France.

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2. Quarterly indicators - First nine months of 2021

Net insurance revenue for the period stood at €2,261 million, up 3.7% as reported and 6.8% like-for-like.

In France, net insurance revenue rose by 9.9% to €1,441 million, reflecting higher investment income from Personal Risk/Protection technical reserves and the financial market-driven shift in the Savings product mix in favour of unit- linked products.

In Europe excluding France, net insurance revenue was up 8.9% at €238 million.

In Latin America, net insurance revenue contracted by 10.6% to €582 million. Excluding the currency effect, the like- for-like change was a decrease of 0.1%, with good momentum across all business lines partly offsetting the impact of higher loss ratios in the Personal Risk/Protection segment.

Revenue from own-fundsportfolios amounted to €616 million, up 6.9% as reported and like-for-like, lifted by a combination of higher income on equity portfolios and higher realised capital gains.

Total revenue rose 4.3% as reported (up 6.8% like-for-like) to €2,877 million. Administrative costs amounted to €642 million, up 2.4% as reported (up 4.4% like-for-like). The cost/income ratio improved by 0.3 percentage points vs third-quarter 2020 to 28.4%. EBIT was €2,235 million, up 4.9% as reported (up 7.5% like-for-like).

Attributable net profit came in at €1,010 million, up 10% as reported (up 11.2% like-for-like) vs the first nine months of 2020 and up 2.4% vs the same period of 2019.

The Group's IFRS book value totalled €18.6 billion or €27.1 per share (versus €27.3 per share at 31 December 2020) and ANAV was €13.9 billion or €20.3 per share at 30 June 20214.

The consolidated SCR coverage ratio was 216% at 30 September 2021 versus 208% at end2020. Movements for the first nine months were as follows: +13 points from mark-to-market effects, +3 points from capital creation net of dividends, - 3 points from the acquisition of Aviva's Life business in Italy (with a further negative impact of around 4 points expected when the deal is closed), -2 points from subordinated notes issues and redemptions, -2 points from the decline in the UFR5 to 3.60% and -1 point from other effects. As an indication, not included in the 216% ratio, an estimate of the impact of the current draft review of solvency 2, integrating all the changes planned for 2032, has been made and would be -15 pts to -10 pts in the economic conditions prevailing at end-September 2021. The plans to create a Fonds de Retraite Professionnelle Supplémentaire (FRPS) would provide +10 pts to +15 pts and the €500 million subordinated notes issue in early October represents +3 pts.

4Adjusted net asset value (ANAV) is calculated at six-monthly intervals.

5 UFR: Ultimate Forward Rate

3

9 months

9 months

%

% change

change

2021

2020

(like-for-like)

(reported)

Premium income

23,547

18,649

+26.3

+29.2

Average net technical reserves

327.7

326.0

+0.5

-

Total revenue

2,877

2,758

+4.3

+6.8

Net insurance revenue (NIR), of which:

2,261

2,181

+3.7

+6.8

France

1,441

1,312

+9.9

+9.9

Latin America

582

651

-10.6

-0.1

Europe excluding France

238

219

+8.9

+8.9

Revenue from own-funds portfolios

616

576

+6.9

+6.9

Administrative costs, of which:

642

627

+2.4

+4.4

France

455

428

+6.4

+6.4

Latin America

92

107

-13.4

-1.9

Europe excluding France

94

92

+2.2

+2.2

EBIT

2,235

2,131

+4.9

+7.5

Finance costs

(181)

(194)

-6.7

-6.7

Non-controlling and net equity accounted

(349)

(332)

+4.9

+14.8

interests

Attributable recurring profit

1,706

1,605

+6.3

+7.7

Income tax expense

(482)

(499)

-3.3

-0.4

Mark-to-market effects and intangible

(14)

(20)

-29.0

-37.0

amortisation

Non-recurring items

(199)

(168)

+18.7

+18.7

Attributable net profit

1,010

918

+10.0

+11.2

The nine-month 2021 profit indicators of CNP Assurances were reviewed by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 18 November 2021 and are subject to completion of audit procedures by CNP Assurances' Statutory Auditors. This press release includes a certain number of alternative performance measures (APMs). These APMs and their calculation method are presented in the Investor/Analyst section of the CNP Assurances website at www.cnp.fr/en/Investor- Analyst.

https://www.cnp.fr/en/the-cnp-assurances-group/investors/results/results-presentation/2021-results

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APPENDICES

Attributable net profit by operating segment

Personal

Own-funds

Savings/Pensions

Risk/Protection

portfolios

insurance

Premium income

18,825

4,723

-

Total revenue

1,182

1,079

616

Administrative costs

291

253

97

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

891

826

519

Attributable recurring profit

799

573

334

Attributable net profit

607

404

(1)

Premium income by country

(in € millions)

9 months

9 months

% change

% change

2021

2020

(reported)

(like-for-like)

France

14,934

11,402

+31.0

+31.0

Brazil

4,599

3,824

+20.3

+34.3

Italy

2,638

2,367

+11.4

+11.4

Germany

342

349

-1.9

-1.9

Cyprus

133

126

+5.5

+5.5

Spain

97

101

-4.2

-4.2

Luxembourg(1)

661

328

+101.7

+101.7

Poland

61

68

-10.2

-10.2

Austria

17

18

-7.6

-7.6

Norway

17

16

+6.1

+6.1

Denmark

13

16

-17.1

-17.1

Argentina

13

14

-4.9

+39.5

Portugal

3

3

-14.7

-14.7

Other International

20

17

+12.1

+12.1

Total International

8,614

7,247

+18.9

+25.7

Total

23,547

18,649

+26.3

+29.2

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