Convening Brochure
(as amended by Addendum dated May 26, 2026)
2026
Combined General Meeting
Thursday June 11, 2026 at 2:30 pm At the Cloud Business Center,
10 bis rue du Quatre Septembre
75002 Paris
Summary
(as amended by Addendum dated May 26, 2026)
Message from Wilfried Verstraete, Chairman of the Board of Directors 4
Message from Pierre-Antoine Vacheron, Chief Executive Officer 5
Presentation of Worldline
Worldline: a snapshot 6
Formation of the Group 7
Worldline's business model 8
2025 Key highlights 10
2025 Key figures and revenue profile 12
Group's strategy, Technology and Competitive Strengths 14
Corporate Social Responsibility 18
Corporate governance
Executive Committee 20
Board of Directors 21
Key figures for the Board and Committees 22
Key information about Directors 23
Directors' skills 24
Selection process of Directors 25
Board and Committee's Meeting attendance in 2025 26
Works of the Board of Directors in 2025 27
Composition, key figures and works of the Committees in 2025 28
Biographies of Directors who are subject to the renewal of their term of office 33
Composition of the Board of Directors after the 2026 AGM 36
Composition of the specialized Committees following the 2026 AGM 37
Compensation of Company Officers
Components of compensation paid or awarded to Company Officers for the financial year 2025
(as amended by Addendum dated May 26, 2026 in respect with the 2025 ex post compensation for resolution 11) 39
Compensation of Company Officers for 2026 44
Summary of the financial delegations and authorizations 48
Agsnda of ths Sharsholdsrs' Mssting 50
Board of Dirsctors' rsport on ths rssolutions and draft rssolutions
(as amended by Addendum dated May 26, 2026 in respect with the 2025 ex post compensation for resolution 11) 52
Terms of participation 84
Voting form 87
Request for documents and information 88
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Message from Wilfried Verstraete,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dear Shareholders,
I am pleased to invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting on 11 June 2026 at 2:30 PM at the Cloud Business Center, 10 bis rue du Quatre Septembre in Paris.
This meeting will provide an opportunity to review a year of significant transformation at Worldline and vote on resolutions that will support the continued execution of our strategic roadmap.
Over the past year, the Group has undergone significant changes, including the appointment of Pierre-Antoine Vacheron as Chief Executive Officer and the evolution of our Executive Committee, which is now fully focused on executing our strategic priorities. During our Capital Markets Days on November 6, 2025, we unveiled our
transformation plan "North Star 2030" aimed at restoring sustainable profitable growth in the coming years.
We have taken decisive steps to refocus Worldline on the European payments sector, with seven divestments
announced and the portfolio pruning exercise now largely completed. We have also strengthened our financial structure, notably through these strategic actions and the successful completion of a C500 million capital increase in April 2026, supported by key financial institutions and made possible by your continued support.
While operating in a challenging environment, Worldline has demonstrated resilience. We are fully committed to delivering strong progress in stabilising
performance, and executing executing our transformation plan, with a clear focus on restoring sustainable growth and rebuilding shareholder value.
Against a difficult backdrop in 2025, the Group delivered results in line with the guidance established during the H1 2025 results announcement. In the first quarter of 2026, we continued to show early signs of stabilization, while achieving the initial milestones of our transformation programme.
Your participation and votes are essential as we continue to move forward with discipline and confidence.
I look forward to meeting you on June 11. Yours sincerely,
Wilfried Verstraete
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Message from
Pierre-Antoine Vacheron,
Chief Executive Officer
Dear Shareholders,
I am pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting on 11 June 2026, an important milestone as we continue driving Worldline's transformation.
When I became Chief Executive Officer in March 2025,
I committed to acting with transparency, discipline and speed to stabilise the business and lay the foundations for recovery.
Over the past year, we have taken decisive steps in that direction, in what has been a demanding and, at
times, challenging environment for our company and our industry. 2025 was a year of transition. While our results were in line with the guidance we had set during our H1 results announcement, they were significantly impacted by exceptional non-cash items linked to a reassessment of our asset base. More fundamentally, the year confirmed the need to simplify our portfolio, strengthen our execution, and refocus on our core European payments activities. In response, we have made meaningful progress.
We have reshaped the Group's portfolio through a series of divestments, strengthened our financial structure with the successful completion of our capital increase, and put in place a renewed and highly engaged leadership team. These actions provide clearer foundations for
the next phase of our journey. Operationally, we are beginning to see early signs of stabilisation. Building on the momentum of the last quarter of 2025, Merchant Services returned to growth in the first quarter of 2026. At the same time, we remain fully aware that restoring consistent growth and improving cash generation across the Group will require sustained execution over time.
Our transformation plan, North Star 2030, is now actively being implemented. Its ambition is clear: to build a more focused, integrated and resilient Worldline, with stronger operational discipline and a simplified technology landscape. We are making progress, particularly in streamlining our organisation, advancing
platform convergence, and strengthening our commercial approach - but we are still in the early stages of this transformation.
I am fully aware that the past period has tested your confidence. Earning it back is my top priority, and it will be achieved through consistent execution and tangible results.
Today, Worldline is already more focused, more disciplined and more resilient, with the ambition to be the European payments partner of choice for merchants and financial institutions. We are fully committed to delivering the next phase of our transformation, to rebuilding sustainable growth and value over time.
I look forward to meeting you on June 11 to discuss our progress and answer your questions.
Yours sincerely,
Pierre-Antoine Vacheron
Chief Executive Officer
1 Before the restatement of the discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5.
Presentation of Worldline
Worldline: a snapshot*
2025
key figures
€4.5 billion
revenue before the restatement of the discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5
18,000+ talents
~40 countries
As a European payments leader, Worldline is the trusted partner of choice for merchants and financial institutions.
We help our partners streamline payment processes, stay compliant, and expand their operations across markets. With our comprehensive range of solutions, we provide the foundations for our customers' growth.
We are dedicated to strengthening Europe's competitive and independent payments ecosystem. Innovation, excellence, and cooperation guide everything we do and directly benefit our customers. We are the European payments partner of choice for merchants and financial institutions, understanding their goals and working together to achieve them.
Merchant Services
We energise commerce with advanced payment solutions.
Worldline serves merchants across the full retail value chain, online and in-store. With local payment methods,
expert acquiring, and dedicated support, we help merchants accept payments quickly, simply, and securely while engaging consumers and enhancing
the shopping experience. We empower merchants to compete and succeed.
Acquiring solutions
Acceptance
Digital services
€3.3 billion
2025 revenue
(74% of Group rsvsnus)
Financial Services
We engineer the most advanced payment processing platforms
Worldline delivers comprehensive solutions across the entire payments value chain on a sovereign European infrastructure: from core card processing to account and instant payments
and digital services. We help financial institutions meet their customers' evolving needs, ensure compliance, operate at scale, and advance European payment competitiveness and independence.
Issuing solutions
Acquiring solutions
Account and instant payments
Digital services
€0.8 billion
2025 revenue
(18% of Group rsvsnus)
Mobility and
e-Transactional Services**
We enable tech for good beyond payments
Worldline is a trusted partner delivering end-to-end digital transactional services that strengthen customer and citizen engagement. We support our clients' digital transformation with solutions and platforms that improve people's daily lives.
Trusted services
Transport s mobility
Omnichannel interactions
€0.4 billion
2025 revenue
(8% of Group rsvsnus)
* Based on the previously reported scope, before restating divested activities in accordance with IFRS 5.
** Business to be divested in 2026
Formation of the Group
1972
Sligos1 created in France for payment and
electronic banking activities
1991
Axime2 created in France for electronic
banking and processing
2004
Creation of Atos Worldline, a subsidiary
of Atos Origin
2014
Worldline is carved out from Atos, successful partial Initial Public Offering on Euronext Paris
2017
Acquisitions of Cataps'3 KB Smartpay (CZ), First Data Baltics, Digital River World Payments (SE), MRL Postnet (IN) and Diamis (FR)
2019
Acquisition of the minority stake
in equensWorldline
2020
Acquisition of Ingenico
2022
Acquisition of Eurobank's merchant acquiring
business (GR) and Axepta Italy
Obtaining a controlling stake in the commercial acquiring business of ANZ Bank (AU)
Divestment of the Terminals, Solutions & Services (TSS) business inherited from Ingenico
2024
Launch of Partnership with Crédit Agricole
Acquisition of SoftPOS (PL)
1973
Sligos wins first ever contract for French card-based banking transactions
1997
Axime and Sligos merge to create Atos
2006
Acquisition of Belgian payment networks Banksys and Bank Card Company
2016
Creation of equensWorldline following Worldline's acquisition of a majority stake in Equens and its subsidiary Paysquare
2018
Acquisition of SIX Payment Services
2019 - 2020
Deconsolidation from Atos; Worldline joins the French stock index (CAC 40)
2021
Acquisitions of Cardlink (GR) and Handelsbanken's card-acquiring activities (Nordics)
2023
Acquisition of Banco Desio's merchant acquiring activities (IT)
Acquisition of a 40% stake in Online Payment Platform B.V (NL)
2025
Crsdsm msrchant acquiring activitiss acquisition (IT)
Entered into exclusive negotiations with Shift4 for the sale of Worldline North America
Agrssmsnt with Magsllan Partnsrs Group for ths sals of the Mobility and Web e-Transactional Services division and selected activities of Financial Services
Agrssmsnt with SIX Group for ths sals of ths Electronic Data Management business (formerly Cetrel Sscuritiss)
Agrssmsnt with Incors Invsst for ths sals of ths PaymsntIQ paymsnts orchsstration platform
Capital Markets Day announcing North Star 2030 transformation plan and the contemplated capital increase
1 Majority-owned by Crédit Lyonnais
2 The Axime group resulted from the merger of SEGIN, SITB and SODINFORG
3 Cataps was a 100% subsidiary of the Komerční banka banking group
Worldline's business model
Inputs
Resources and Challenges
Outputs
Worldline business
Financial
At the core of every transaction through
Merchants
Financial Institutions
Global presence
Growth Partnerships
~40 countries
Unique positioning
End-to-end solutions Innovation
Partners & Fintechs Payment methods
Commitment to sustainability
Quality attractiveness
Channels
for our customers
for our people
for our society
Our 360°
communication
for our shareholders
for our environment
As the European leader at the heart of the payments value chain, Worldline designs and operates leading digital payments and transactional solutions, ensuring the secure and efficient processing of billions of highly critical transactions every day.
Solid financial profiles
Market trust s operator of critical infrastructure
Manufactured
Robustness of industrial platforms and data infrastructure
Business Excellence: Quality, security and reliability
Terminals supply chain
Intellectual
Partnerships, innovation, RGD
Innovation & foresight of technological evolutions
Human
18,106 employees Headcounts | Closing Dec 2025 |
France | 3 655 |
India | 2 754 |
Germany | 2 494 |
Belgium | 1 114 |
Netherlands | 937 |
Others | 7 152 |
Worldline | 18 106 |
Talent acquisition & retention, people development
Gender equity
Diversity & inclusion
Social and relationship
Market intelligence G Regulation
Customer satisfaction
Ethics, human rights & compliance
Technological know-how
Societal contribution
Environment
Electrical Energy
CO2-eq emissions
Data centres
Renewable energy IT appliancss
Worldline business lines s results
2025 value
2025 value creation: fiey figures
SDGS
Financial
Worldline's positioning across
the extended payments ecosystem affords it an overview of the industry, permitting it to react quickly to regulatory or other changes and to capitalise on
new opportunities generated by them. Our objective is to enable sustainable economic growth and reinforce trust and security by making solutions
that are environmentally friendly, accessible to all and support societal transformations.
€4.5 BN*
2025 revenue
Merchant services
74%
of 2025 revenue
Energising commerce with advanced payment services
Financial services
18%
of 2025 revenue
Engineering the most advanced payment processing platforms
Mobility and
e-transactional services
8%
of 2025 revenue
Bringing payment and regulation expertise to new markets
Invsstors G shareholders
-2.4% revenue organic evolution*
18.7% Adjusted EBITDA margin*
-C8 million free cash flow*
Manufactured
Suppliers
G Customers
Quality score - Contracts' services availability & response: 99.9882%
Quality score - Platforms' services availability & response: 99.9849%
95.0% of total expenses assessed by EcoVadis out of strategic suppliers expenses
Intellectual
Customers • C246 million in R&D expense in 2025
A portfolio of 215 patents
Human
Employees • 65% employee satisfaction on GPTW
Trust Index
25 hours of training per employee per year, on average
28.3% of women within the management positions
Social and relationship
Customers, Communities, Public Bodies
Environment
Communities, Public Bodies
Customer Net Promoter Score: 30
0 significant fines for non compliance**
80% of spending in local purchases
Total revenue of "sustainability offerings": C2,467 million
Eco-efficiency in data centers
Contribution to carbon neutrality
86% renewable energy
* Before the restatement under IFRS 5 of MeTS to be divested in 2026
** For completeness, please refer to Section D.4 of the 2025 Universal Registered Document regarding legal proceedings related to a fine below the threshold and ongoing proceedings as well as Section D3 on risk factors
2025 Key highlights
Long-term partnership extended with KBC for issuing services
Closing of the strategic partnership
with Credem for merchant acquiring activities (Italy)
Partnership with Wix, an intuitive web platform, expanding commerce & payment solutions
Worldline "Top Employer" and "Great Place to Work" in India for the 4th consecutive year
Worldline Greece named "Fintech of the Year" for the 3rd consecutive year
Tap to Pay enabled on iPhone in Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, and Slovakia
Tap to Pay enabled on iPhone in Cyprus, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Croatia and Greece
Renewal of our ANSSI security visa for SecNumCloud qualification (France)
January
March
May
February
April
June
Partnership with FreedomPay for the Travel & Hospitality sector
Renewal of the partnership with OP Financial Group, Finland's largest retail bank, for a further 12 years
Appointment of Pierre-Antoine Vacheron as Chief Executive Officer
Strategic partnership with Qomodo to enhance digital payments offering (Italy)
Partnership with Pluxee to boost merchant
activation by 26% through Worldline's engagement program (India)
Worldline becomes a Wero member to allow its merchants to accept Wero for online commerce
The Times names Worldline as a Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality 2025 (United Kingdom)
Launch of Android SmartPOS solution to simplify payment operations for small businesses (Belgium)
Partnership with commercetools to enhance payment solutions for e-commerce businesses
Launch of an
AI-powered smart routing to boost transaction approval rates
Announcement of the contemplated strategic divestment of Mobility s
e-Transactional Services business line and other selected activities of Financial Services to Magellan Partners Group
Exclusive negotiations with Shift4 for the divestment of Worldline North America
Partnership with YeePay to unlock cross-border payment opportunities in China's aviation and travel sector
Strategic partnership with ING to supply innovative, fast and integrated acquiring services (Italy)
Partnership with Fipto to enable next generation of payments rails with stablecoins
Announcement of the contemplated divestment of
its payments orchestration platform PaymentIQ to Incore Invest
Launch of our Trust 2030 CSR programme
15 countries certified Great Place To Work (vs 11 in 2024)
July
October
December
September November
Worldline's CEO becomes the president of the EDPIA (European Digital Payments Industry Alliance)
Renewal of the Executive
Management team
Worldline's 2025 Capital Markets Day to present its "North Star 2030" transformation plan including the announcements of the contemplated:
capital increase of
€500 million,
sale of its Electronic Data Management activity (ex-Cetrel Securities) to SIX Group
Signing of the divestment of Mobility s e-Transactional Services business line and other selected activities of Financial Services to Magellan Partners Group
PAYONE, its German joint-venture, starts the nationwide rollout for Wero e-commerce acceptance for online Merchants across Germany
2025 Key figures and revenue profile
2025 Results*
€4.5 billion
total revenue
(-2.4% organically)
€841 million
Adjustsd EBITDA
(18.7% Adj. Ebitda margin)
€-8 million
free cash flow
2025 Revenue profile
73.9%
Merchant Services
18.2%
Financial Services
7.9%
Mobility & e-Transactional
Services
34.4%
Northern Europe
9.9%
Others
33.6%
Central & Eastern Europe
22.2%
Southern
Europe
(In € million) | 2025 revenue* | (In € million) | 2025 revenue* | |
Merchant Services | 3,325 | Northern Europe | 1,548 | |
Financial Services | 819 | Central & Eastern Europe | 1,510 | |
Mobility & e-Transactional Services | 354 | Southern Europe | 997 | |
Worldline | 4,499 | Others | 445 | |
Worldline | 4,499 |
* Before the restatement of MeTS (to be divested in 2026) in accordance with IFRS 5
Europs is ths Group's main opsrational bass, gsnsrating circa 90% of total rsvsnus in 2025.
Revenue 4,030 4,163
Incoms statsmsnt
In €M FY'25 r
FY'24
Highlights
estated2
Personnel & operating expenses | (3,648) | (3,551) | structural cost savings |
Operating Margin | 382 | 612 | +C100M costs: 50% from higher |
• +C80M inflation fully offset by
Power24 | (19) | (191) | up, product, compliance costs. |
EBITDA | 585 | 661 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 737 | 967 |
Integration and rationalization costs (excl. Power24) | (133) | (115) |
scheme fees for cross border business. Rest due to one-off transition costs, balance sheet clean
Customer relationships and patents amortization | (290) | (260) |
Depreciations & Amortizations | (355) | (355) |
Other OOI1 | (115) | (1) |
Goodwill impairment | (4,647) | - |
Operating income | (4,822) | 45 |
Net finance costs | (406) | (408) |
o/w fair value change on TSS preferred shares (290) (349) Income tax expense 60 (4)
Non-controlling interests & share of associates 30 15
Discontinued operations (18) 55
Net Income - Group share | (5,157) | (297) |
Normalized Net Income - Group share | 175 | 367 |
Normalized diluted EPS (€) | 0.63 | 1.30 |
In €M
2025
FY'24
r
estated2
Highlights
Lease obligations Working capital change Capex
Integration & Restructuring costs (excl. Power24)
Interest paid
(119)
36
(248)
(132)
(56)
(106)
(88) • Stabilisation of working capital in
(263)
(109)
2025 by optimizing inventory levels.
(2) • Rising interest costs due to higher refinancing costs with new bond issuance at 5.5%.
• Free cash flow decline mainly due to adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA 737 967
Free cash-flow
Tax Paid | (142) | (135) |
Others | (20) | (10) |
Free Cash Flow before Power24 | 57 | 253 |
Adjusted EBITDA conversion rate (%) | 7.7% | 26.1% |
Power24 | (83) | (131) |
Free Cash Flow (26) 122 Adjusted EBITDA conversion rate (%) (3.5%) 12.6% | ||
In €M
2025
2024 Highlights
Change in net debt
(Net debt) / cash as of December 31st
(207)
(2,219)
144
held for sale in 2025.
(2,012)
Net Debt evolution
Integration & rationalization costs were almost reduced in half vs 2024 to reach C152M including C19M for Power24 plan.
Goodwill impairment: C4.1Bn booked in H1-2025 and C0.6Bn additional impairment related to the portfolio pruning & reassessment.
The TSS preferred shares are fully depreciated.
(Net debt) /cash as of January 1st | (2,012) | (2,156) |
Free Cash-flow | (26) | 122 |
Change in lease liability | 46 | (56) |
Acquisition net of disposals | (97) | (23) • Acquisition of Credem portfolio in |
Capital increase | - | 21 2025 (Italy). |
Amortization of interests on convertible bonds | (10) | (13) |
Others | (52) | 15 |
Discontinued / Assets held for sale | (68) | 78 • Includes C186M of cash in assets |
1 In application of IFRS 5, comparative data at December 31, 2024 has been restated due to the classification of the MeTS business and other activities as «discontinued operations»
2 Equity based compensation costs and other items
Group Strategy, Technology and Competitive Strengths
Strategic ambition and group positioning
Worldline has established a leading position across the entire payments value chain in Europe. Built through
successive acquisitions, the Group is one of Europe's leading operators of critical payment infrastructures, benefiting from a truly European-wide footprint.
Worldline leverages its extensive footprint and installed base, serving approximately 1.2 million merchants and processing over C480 billion in merchant acquiring volumes annually.
The Group manages more than 47 billion transactions per year, works with over 320 banks, and manages more than 156 million cards. Operating across all major European markets, Worldline benefits from a resilient merchant base accounting for around 80% of annual revenue, alongside financial institutions representing approximately 20%*.
The Group's strategic ambition is to accelerate the transformation of electronic payments in Europe by leveraging an integrated value proposition covering merchant acquiring, transaction processing, issuing, value added services and digital services. This positioning enables Worldline to capture the structural growth of the European payments market, which is estimated to grow at a 4%-5% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through 2030.
By integrating these capabilities, Worldline has become a partner of choice for companies looking to penetrate the European market.
An increasingly segmented market and a structured client approach
The payments market is evolving towards greater specialization, driven by the digitalisation of usage, changing consumer behaviours and the increasing fragmentation of payment methods. In this context, Worldline has structured its organisation based on its four main customer segments.
The SMB business represents a key growth driver and Worldline has established a strong market presence in Switzerland, Benelux, Germany, Austria, CEE, Nordics and Southern Europe. The company is supporting SMBs in the digitalisation of their payment journeys, both in-store and online, through integrated and omnichannel solutions.
In the large enterprise segment, Worldline offers payment solutions capable of managing complex omnichannel journeys, handling a wide range of payment methods, and seamlessly integrating into merchant ecosystems.
Global Commerce encompasses Travel and Hospitality, and pure e-commerce global players. It continues to benefit from rising international travel, higher volumes of hospitality payments and the expansion of large digital platforms.
Worldline is offering global payment acceptance, multi-payment-method coverage, and optimised cross-border performance.
In Financial Services Worldline is providing resilient processing capabilities, comprehensive multi-rail support, tokenisation services, account-to-account payment solutions and fraud-management solutions to safeguard transactions. This end-to-end value proposition helps financial institutions to manage growing regulatory and operational complexity.
These four dedicated commercial divisions enhance effectiveness, reduce time-to-market and improve service quality.
A new strategic plan focused on refocusing and performance
In 2025, Worldline unveiled a new strategic plan during its Capital Markets Day, aimed at restoring a sustainable and profitable growth trajectory while reinforcing operational and financial discipline. This plan is built around three core elements: a focused portfolio, a transformation plan ("North Star 2030") and a new go-to-market strategy.
Refocusing the business portfolio
Worldline has decided to refocus on Europe and on its core payment activities, while divesting non-core assets with limited synergies.
This strategic refocus began with the announced disposal of four non core activities in 2025: MeTS (Mobility & Transactional Web Services), Worldline's North American business, the Electronic Data Management activity (formerly
Cetrel Securities) and PaymentIQ. In 2026, agreements for the divestment of three additional activities were signed - MS Worldline India, Worldline New Zealand, and ANZ Worldline JV Australia - thereby largely concluding the portfolio pruning program, with remaining transactions to be closed.
This geographic, customer and product refocusing strengthens the Group's market positioning and paves the way for sustainable long-term growth.
Indicatively, the deconsolidation of these activities is expected to have an annualised impact on Group revenue, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow of approximately C900 million, C200 million and C55 million, respectively.
* Excluding MTS, Worldline North America, Cetrel, PaymentIQ, MS India, MS New Zealand and the ANZ Worldline JV in Australia
Ths "North Star 2030" transformation plan
Converge platforms and automate operations
55%
of North Star 2030
Adj. EBITDA Contribution
The North Star 2030 transformation plan aims to streamline the company with a focus on operational excellence, robustness, simplification, digital innovation, and customer-centricity. This transformation plan is structured around four fundamental pillars.
Simplify
and streamline the operating model
5%
of North Star 2030
Adj. EBITDA Contribution
Simplify the operating model:
Organisational simplification is a cornerstone of the transformation strategy and is built on three key components: simplifying the go-to-market organisation to create strong segment focus, improving technology model to become partner of choice for merchants and financial institutions and optimising corporate functions.
Converge platforms to already selected and renewed technological stack, while automatising operations: The objective is to converge all payments applications to Worldline well invested and modernised target
landscape using the Group's Sovereign Private Cloud and leading public cloud platforms. Harnessing Gen AI and automation will optimise operations, risk management, tech development, and accelerate time to market. These actions will drive significant savings through improved asset turn.
Intsgrats opsrations lsvsraging sxisting Worldlins Global Compstsncs Csntsrs (GCC) to support Wsstsrn European operations:
Worldline plans to evolve the GCCs to innovation hubs where the company will build critical payment talent pools, drive automation, Gen and agentic AI at scale.
Enhance commercial performance:
The goal is to empower teams to capture new revenue opportunities and deepen customer relationships.
Intsgrats operations through GCCs
20%
of North Star 2030
Adj. EBITDA Contribution
Growth through efficiency and revenue management
20%
of North Star 2030
Adj. EBITDA Contribution
North Star plans to deliver €210M of additional recurring Adj. EBITDAA selective growth strategy
Merchant Services' go to market strategy focuses on gradually improving growth by scaling investments in SMBs, increasing wallet share with Tier-1 retailers through acquiring and omnichannel solutions, and leveraging Global Commerce innovation to drive differentiation and targeted upsell.
Worldline plans to ramp up its sales efforts towards Financial Institutions to unlock the growth potential of this segment.
Over the past five years, the company has built a future-ready technology stack, delivering two fully cloud-based and API enabled environments across all key payment processing solutions. The group's comprehensive hosting options through both a sovereign private cloud and leading public cloud platforms remain a key differentiator for European financial institutions. Worldline also plans to improve sales execution, expand into new segments, and enhance service to restore growth.
Balance sheet strengthening with capital increase completed in April 2026
On March 31, 2026, Worldline announced the success of its c.C392 million share capital increase with preferential subscription rights, marked by a subscription rate of approximately 121%. This transaction was part of the
c.C500 million capital increase announced at the November 2025 Capital Markets Day, together with the reserved capital increase of c.C108 million which was completed early March 2026.
This transaction received strong support from Worldline's core shareholders (BNP Paribas, Bpifrance Participations and Crédit Agricole S.A.) as well as from a new investor, Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel. These four institutions hold approximately 37% of Worldline's capital.
Following the successful C500M capital raise and the proceeds from divestments (C590-640M expected in 2026), Worldline has significantly strengthened its balance sheet and liquidity profile. The Group is thus in a strong position
to implement its North Star 2030 transformation plan and confirms its target to reach a net debt to adjusted EBITDA multiple below 2x by end-2026.
In addition, a reverse share split at a ratio of one new share for forty existing shares will be carried out after this General Meeting in order to restore a more normal number
of shares, reduce share price volatility, support a new stock market dynamic, and improve the market perception of the Company's shares.
2030 Ambition*
(KPIs and drivsrs)
2030 Targets
Match and beat market growth*
(c.4% revenue CAGR between 2027 and 2030;
of which 5% in 2030)
Full benefit of North Star 2030 plan*
(C900M+ Adj. EBITDA)
33-40% FCF
conversion*
(C300M to C350M FCF)
* Conversion of adjusted EBITDA to FCF.
Our North Star 2030 transformation plan establishes clear 2030 financial targets that demonstrate the value creation potential of our strategic initiatives:
The revenue growth trajectory forecasts over C4.7 billion by 2030. This growth strategy factors approximately 4% average annual growth rate over the period
2027-2030, while progressively accelerating along the plan.
Over C900 million in adjusted EBITDA in 2030. The trajectory forecasts an acceleration of the benefits from our North Star 2030 plan, delivering c.C210m positive full-year EBITDA impact by 2030.
Our long-term financial model demonstrates strong EBITDA conversion in free cash-flow improvement to reach C300-350 million by 2030. This transformation reflects the culmination of our operational improvements, platform convergence, cost optimization, and revenue enhancement initiatives.
These projections are based on conservative assumptions about market growth and our ability to capture value from our strategic investments while maintaining operational and financial discipline**.
Conclusion
Focused scope of the company, staged execution, leverage on already proven initiatives and renewed management team will support the successful delivery of North Star 2030 to achieve Worldline's transformation and restore strong cash flow generation.
* Excluding MTS, Worldline North America, Cetrel, PaymentIQ, MS India, MS New Zealand and the ANZ Worldline JV in Australia
** Please also refer to the 2025 Universal Registration Document, in particular Section D3 on risk factors.
Technology: control and critical infrastructure
Worldline operates large-scale IT infrastructures designed for critical and regulated payment activities. Approximately 85% of Group transactions are processed on European infrastructures, ensuring high levels of availability, security and regulatory compliance.
The Group owns most of its technological assets as well as the full associated intellectual property rights, covering software, platforms, databases, patents, trademarks and know-how. This control ensures full strategic autonomy, limits dependency on third-party providers and represents a key asset in a highly regulated environment.
Worldline follows a hybrid cloud strategy built on the principle of "right hosting"- matching each application and workload to the most appropriate environment based on regulatory, customers and cost requirements. This model includes Worldline sovereign private cloud, Worldline's
in-house cloud platform specifically designed for critical and regulated payment activities, offering high availability, strong security, and full control over data location and operations.
This existing hybrid infrastructure is unique in Europe and would take years to be built from scratch. This approach enables Worldline to remain agile in its hosting value proposition based on customer and regulatory requirements, avoiding the constraints of a rigid, one-size-fits-all model.
Worldlins's compstitivs strsngths
Worldline benefits from a unique positioning across the entire payments value chain, from merchant acquiring to transaction processing and related value-added services. This integrated coverage enables the delivery of flexible solutions tailored to client needs while reducing reliance on third-party partners. It represents a significant barrier to entry in a sector characterised by high security, regulatory and operational continuity requirements.
Worldline holds leading market positions in Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, and Switzerland. This positioning helps to foster innovation, offer competitive pricing and attract large multinational clients seeking to outsource their payment activities.
Scale allows Worldline to :
drive innovation,
be price competitive,
offer payment acceptance and acquisition services on a multi-local scale,
attract large multinational clients looking to outsource mission-critical payments activities or other digital data processing services.
Worldline accepts a broad range of payment methods through various devices: Android terminals, Smart POS and Tap-on-mobile. Commercial deployment relies on a dual approach combining strong local presence with
sector-specific expertise, enabling the Group to effectively address the specific needs of different customer segments.
Finally, Worldline benefits from fully controlled intellectual property and predominantly in-house R&D capabilities, ensuring technological autonomy and control over critical payment assets.
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR vision
How Worldline addresses the environmental challenges of a payment services company
Worldline is proud to reaffirm its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and to transparent, action-oriented sustainability reporting in line with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Since 2015, Worldline has deployed an ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) roadmap through Trust 2020, Trust 2025 and now Trust 2030 our new CSR 5-year
transformation plan designed to ensure responsible practices across our company.
In 2025, Worldline further strengthened this alignment by publishing an updated CSRD-compliant ESG report. This new version includes an updated double materiality assessment based on additional analysis, reflecting both our impacts on people and the environment, and the sustainability-related risks and opportunities that could affect our business. It is also underpinned by the publication of several environmental and social policies, providing a clearer and more structured framework for our commitments, governance and implementation.
Worldline's climate strategy
Worldline recognises the growing importance of sustainable operations and is committed
to continuously improving its performance in addressing global warming
The Group has designed and implemented a low-carbon environmental strategy. Consistent with international guidelines and in alignment with the commitments reached at the Paris UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), our
strategy considers the expectations of stakeholders, including customers in the countries where we operate, as well as civil society.
Worldline has aligned its mid- and long-term CO2 emissions reduction objectives with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), following the GHG Protocol. This includes scope 1
and 2 emissions, covering direct emissions from owned or controlled sources (scope 1) and indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling (scope 2).
Additionally, we address all of scope 3, focusing on CO2 emissions linked to customers and employees, as part of our broader value chain impact.
Driven by our strong climate commitment, Worldline aims to contribute to the objectives of COP21. The company has set a goal to reduce our CO2 emissions by 90% by 2050, reinforcing our dedication to long-term sustainability and environmental responsibility.
To support its decarbonisation trajectory, Worldline also released its climate transition plan for scopes 1 and 2, detailing the levers, milestones and governance required to reduce emissions from our direct operations and purchased energy. In parallel, the company is strengthening its organisation around Green IT to reduce the environmental footprint of its digital and IT activities. This is an area increasingly expected by our customers as they seek ever more decarbonised offerings, and is a key differentiator for Worldline in the payment industry.
Leadership in environmental strategy and action
Since Worldline's IPO in 2014, addressing environmental challenges has been part of the company's priorities.
We continue to play a leading role in this field. In 2025, our CDP A rating reflected Worldline's increased commitment to climate transition and reinforces our position of excellence among the best in our industry. Our EcoVadis score of 84/100, along with maintaining our Platinum Top 1% badge, demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment and innovation in the ESG field.
Worldlins, fully sngagsd in Grssn IT initiativss
Over the past few years, Worldline has intensified its Green IT initiatives around three strategic pillars: production infrastructure, eco-design of IT solutions, and digital workplace.
Production Infrastructure. We are committed to minimising the environmental footprint associated with hosting our solutions. We prioritise hosting located in low-carbon intensity zones. Our French data centers comply with ISO 50001 and ISO 14001 standards, and we aim for continuous reduction of our footprint through renewable energy covering 100% of our needs, while strengthening eco-design practices and power usage effectiveness (PUE) optimisation. Our Move to Cloud programme together with our strategic partnerships (e.g. Google) accelerate rationalisation
while maintaining the highest standards of security and sustainability. This includes energy consumption and CO2 emissions generated by the services sold to our customers.
Eco-design of IT solutions. We are working towards the gradual deployment of eco-designed IT solutions,
integrating ISO 20125 standards throughout the company and training selected individuals within each product team. We design elastic and resilient IT architectures to minimise energy consumption and optimise resource use. Additionally, we rationalise digital services to reduce duplication and improve efficiency. In 2025, we updated our Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) for payment transactions, allowing precise environmental impact assessment and
targeting a goal of 1g of eqCO2 per transaction, considering evolving usage patterns.
Digital workplace. We are working towards a more sustainable digital working environment by reducing the number of smartphones and IT devices through the
promotion of BYOD and extending equipment lifespan via preventive maintenance and reparability. We prioritise low-carbon footprint devices with eco-design criteria in our procurement processes and optimise our software portfolio by decommissioning obsolete solutions.
Additionally, we conducted awareness campaigns among employees on AI usage and how to reduce environmental impacts. Topics covered included the creation of AI agents, AI use in coding, and its application in project functions. We also compared the environmental impact of solutions migrated to the cloud, demonstrating the benefits of this approach in reducing our footprint.
Climate transition plan for scopes 1 and 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
Guarantee delivery excellence and enhance customer experience
Endorse ethics and confidence in all our activities
Foster people development, skills development and engagement
Promote fairness, diversity and inclusion to boost equality and performance
Strengthen sustainable procurement practices amongst our suppliers
Contribute to carbon neutrality
Our climate transition plan for scopes 1 and 2 by 2030 relies on a structural rationalisation of Worldline's assets through three simultaneous levers: mobility, real estate and IT infrastructure. These include a 25% reduction in vehicle fleet and a reduction in third-party data centers space, along with a 20% decrease in office areas, while excluding buildings with high environmental impacts and heavy vehicles.
This climate transition plan aims to drastically reduce CO2 emissions linked to mobility, heating buildings and data centers generators, while also improving refrigerant gas management and pushing for 100% renewable electricity use. Our scopes 1 and 2 climate transition plan aims to reduce our CO2 emissions by 42% compared to 2022, in line with our mid-term (2030) SBTi trajectory.
Regarding scope 3, we have initiated several initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions from our supply chain, business travel and employee commuting. The Green IT initiatives target reducing the CO2 emissions generated by solutions sold to our customers.
Worldlins's Trust 2030 programms
In 2025, Worldline launched its new Trust 2030 programme with new ESG goals set for the next 5 years.
Topic
Indicator
Quality s Customer satisfaction
Quality score - Contracts' services availability & response
Customer Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Target 2030
99.99%
37.5%
Payment Integrity
Percentage of employees in sensitive roles who have completed the annual and updated payment integrity training
100%
Attraction s Retention, Training s Skills development
Training hours per employee
Employee engagement score
32h
70%
Inclusion s Diversity
Percentage of women in management positions (level 15 and above)
33%
Information security
Percentage of significant security incident responses compliant with Worldline security policy
Percentage of all expenses assessed by an independent extra-financial third-party assessor
100%
Relationship with suppliers
Climate change mitigation
80%
CO emissions reduction (scopes 1 & 2) compared to 2022
2
-42%
Recognition by top non-financial ratings and ranfiings
In 2025, Worldlins continuss to bs rscognissd as a leader in its sector by the principal non-financial ratings agencies.
CDP : Worldline improved its rating to A.
EcoVadis : Worldline achieved a score of 86/100, with a Platinum rating (top 1%).
ISS-ESG : Worldline maintained its B- score and Prime status.
Axylia : Worldline maintained its A score.
Ethifinance : Worldline was recognised for the transparency of its extra-financial information by obtaining a score of 70/100.
Worldline was also recognised by TIME, in partnership with Statista, as one of the World's Most Sustainabls Companiss of 2025, included in the first decile, with a score of 76,6/100. The top-500 ranking uses independent data from 5,000+ firms to assess emissions reductions, social responsibility, transparency and ESG progress.
Corporate governance
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, under the management and the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer, leads and implements Worldline's overall strategy and business ambitions, for the benefit of clients, employees, shareholders and society as a whole.
The Committee is organised as follows:
Pierre-Antoine Vacheron Chief Executive Officer
Anika Grant
Group Chief People Officer
Madalena Cascais Mendes Tome
Group Chief Financial Institutions & Processing Officer
Stsfaan d'Hoors
Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Candice Dillon
Group Chief Technology Officer
Maëlle Lafont de Sentenac
Group Head of Transformation & Performance
Srikanth Seshadri
Group Chief Financial Officer
Charles-Henri de Taffin
Group General Secretary and General Counsel
Caroline Jéséquel
Head of Mobility & e-Transactional Services
Board of Directors
Wilfried Verstraete
Président du Conseil d'administration Administrateur indépendant
Rodolfo Savitzky
Administrateur indépendant
Giulia Fitzpatrick1
Administratrice
Aldo Cardoso
Administrateur indépendant
Jérôme Grivet
Administrateur
Agnès Park
Administratrice indépendante
Marie-Christine Lebert
Administratrice salariés
Mette Kamsvåg
Administratrice indépendante
Daniel Schmucki
Administrateur
Nazan Somer Özelgin
Administratrice indépendante
Thierry Sommelet
Administrateur
Sylvia Steinmann
Administratrice indépendante
Mstts Kamsvåg Independent Director
Marie-Christine Lebert Employee Director
Agnès Park Independent Director
Thierry Sommelet Independent Director
Rodolfo Savitzky Independent Director
Nazan Somer Özelgin Independent Director
Sylvia Steinmann Independent Director
(until December 31, 2025)
Wilfried Verstraete Chairman of the Board of Directors Independent Director
Aldo Cardoso Independent Director
Giulia Fitzpatrick1 Director
Jérôms Grivst Director
Daniel Schmucki Director
Michael Stollarz Director
Ksy figurss for ths Board
(until December 31, 2025)
67%
Indspsndsnt Directors
42%
Gsndsr rats
67%
Foreign nationality
14
Members
61
Average age of the Board members
2
Employees Directors
8
Independent
4
Non-Independent
Total
14
Michael Stollarz
Administrateur
Stephan Van Hellemont
Administrateur salariés
Guillaume Arnal
Représentant (titulaire)
du Comité Social et Économique de l'UES Worldline
Représentant du Comité Social et ÉconomiqueStephan Van Hellemont Employee Director
Representative of the Social and Economic Committee
Guillaums Arnal Representative (incumbent) of the UES Worldline Social and Economic Committee
1 On November 6, 2025, the Board of Directors acknowledged Giulia Fitzpatrick's resignation effective from the Board by December, 31st, 2025 in the context of SIX Group's announcement not to participate to the contemplated capital increase of the Company.
Key figures for the Board and Committees
As of December 31, 2025
67%*
Indspsndsncs (incl. Chairman)
42%*
Gsndsr rats
67%*
of foreign nationalities
14
Members
61
Average age
14Members
61 years oldAverage age
of board members
Board composition and works in 2025**
1
Strategic
seminar
1
External
assessment
94%Attendance
21Meetings
3
Executives sessions
Investment
Committee
Audit and Risks
Committee
Nomination
Committee
Remuneration
Committee
Social and
Environmental Responsibility Committee
6Members
67%Independence
73%Attendance
5Meetings
6Members
4Members
5Members
4Members
83%Independence (incl. Chairman)
75%Independence
75%Independence (incl. Chairman)
67%Independence (incl. Chairwoman)
95%Attendance
96%Attendance
96%Attendance
100%Attendance
11Meetings
8Meetings
6Meetings
5Meetings
* Employee directors are not taken into account when calculating independance and gender diversity, in accordance with the law and the reommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF.
** Until December 31, 2025 (see section E.1.4.1.2 of the 2025 Universal Registration Document on changes proposed at the 2026 General Meeting).
*** The Board also established an Ad Hoc Committee following the press allegations in June 2025. This Committee is composed of 4 independent directors and met 17 times in 2025 with 100% attendance rate (for further details, refer to section E.1.6 of the 2025 Universal Registration Document).
Key information about directors
As of May 2, 2026
1
Personal Details Experience Position on the Board of Directors
Name
Age
Gender
Nationality
Number of shares held
Number of corporate
offices in other listed
companies
Independence
Date of first
appointment
End of term of office
Seniority
2
Committee
member
Chairman
AGM
* **
of the Board of Directors
Directors
Employee directors
M 70,000
Wilfried Verstraete | 68 |
Aldo Cardoso | 70 |
Jérôme Grivst | 64 |
Mette Kamsvåg | 55 |
Agnès Park | 55 |
Rodolfo Savitzky | 64 |
Daniel Schmucki | 57 |
Nazan Somer Özelgin3 | 62 |
Thierry Sommelet3 | 56 |
Sylvia Steinmann3 | 61 |
Dr. Michael Stollarz | 59 |
Marie-Christine Lebert | 63 |
Stephan Van Hellemont | 58 |
Belgian |
French |
French |
Norwegian |
French South Korean |
Mexican Swiss |
Swiss |
Turkish |
French |
German Swiss |
German |
French |
Belgian |
M 14,000
M 14,000
F 21,000
F 2,000
M 210,000
M 5,250
F 14,000
M 750
F 1,022,500
M 10,997
F 2,8006
M 8 0006
Yes
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No7
Yes
No
No
No
2027
AGM 2026
AGM 2027
AGM 2028
AGM 2027
AGM 2028
AGM 2027
AGM 2027
AGM 2026
AGM 2027
AGM 2028
AGM 20264
AGM 20265
R /N /I
AR*/I
I
AR/I
RSE*/ N/R
AR
I*/AR
AR
N/R/I
AR/ RSE
-
R
RSE
March 20, 2024 |
June 13, 2014 |
April 23, 2025 |
April 30, 2019 |
June 13, 2024 |
June 5, 2025 |
March 19, 2020 |
October 28, 2020 |
October 28, 2020 |
June 13, 2024 |
October 28, 2020 |
May 17, 2019 |
June 8, 2023 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
AGM: Annual General Meeting
* Chairperson
1 The analysis of the independence of each director is set out in section E.1.4.5. of 2025 Universal Registration Document and updated following the capital increases in particular for Thierry Sommet (see footnote 7 below).
2 As of the Annual General Meeting held on June 11, 2026.
3 Shareholders will be asked to reappoint this director at the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
4 The term of office of Marie-Christine Lebert as employee director will not be renewed at the close of the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The Social and Economic Committee is currently in the process of appointing a new employee director, which is expected to be completed before the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
5 The term of office of Stephan Van Hellemont as employee director was renewed by the European Works Council on 28 November 2025 for a three-year period starting from the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
6 In line with the Board's Internal Rules, employee directors are exempt from the obligation to own Worldline shares.
7 Following the crossing above the threshold of 10% of the Company's share capital and voting rights, the Board of Directors, acting on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, has therefore decided that Thierry Sommelet should be qualified as a non independent director, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code. Nonetheless, the Nomination Committee and the Board of Directors highlighted that this qualification was only resulting from the strict application of the formal quantitative criterion resulting from the 10% threshold crossing. Indeed, Bpifrance Participations does not exercise control over the Company, no conflict of interest has been identified, and Thierry Sommelet has consistently acted, and continues to act, in the exclusive interest of the Company, with the rigor and independence of judgment that have characterized his mandate.
Directors' sfiills
As of December 31, 2025
Operational and management responsabilities
Variety of profiles
Diversity of origins
Complementarity and robustness expertise
Expertise
Management
International
Governance
Strategy / Investment
Audit / Risks
Finance
IT / Digital / Tech
Transformation / Restructuration
HR
CSR
Compliance / Regulatory
Business Sectors
Payment services
Banking / Insurance
IT / Technology
Retail
Investment
Industry / Factory
es
Expertis
Management
International
Governance
Strategy/Investment
Audit/Risks
Finance
IT/Digital/Tech
Transformation/ Restructuration
HR
CSR
Compliance/ Regulatory
Payments Services
Banking/Insurance
IT/Technology
Retail
Investment
Industry/Factory
Sectors
Aldo Cardoso | |
Giulia Fitzpatrick | |
Jérôme Grivet | |
Mette Kamsvåg | |
Marie-Christine Lebert | |
Agnès Park | |
Rodolfo Savitzky | |
Daniel Schmucki | |
Nazan Somer Özelgin | |
Thierry Sommelet | |
Sylvia Steinmann | |
Dr. Michael Stollarz | |
Stephan Van Hellemont |
Wilfried
Verstraete
% per skill 100% 100% 97% 93% 87% 87% 80% 100% 90% 80% 87% 83% 83% 83% 83% 77% 70%
Notions Knowledge Mastery or position heldThe methodology is based on a combination of assessments (using internal and external analysis) of profiles in terms of their skills, certification, experience and background,
their contributions to the work of the Board and Committees, feedback from the Board's assessment exercise, completed with an external firm this year and cross-referenced with a self-assessment exercise.
Selection process of Directors
In accordance with article 9.3.1 of the Board's Internal Rules, the Nomination Committee has a special procedure for selecting and appointing directors (in particular independent directors). This procedure summarized hereunder is in line with the highest corporate governance standards. It takes into account the diversity policy defined each year by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Nomination Committee, as presented above and the competence needs.
When looking to recruit new Board members, the Nomination Committee first assesses the complementarity of the skillsets, experience, expertise and diversity of the existing Board
of Directors. It then identifies those particular skills and diversity that will have the most impact on the collegiality, complementarity and effectiveness of the Board of Directors. In determining the appropriate profile for the new member, the Nomination Committee looks in particular at:
the proportion of independent directors;
appropriate representation of shareholders and strategic partners;
the diversity policy of the Board of Directors; as well as
the expectations of the Board of Directors itself as expressed in its annual self-assessment of its composition and functioning.
Once the need for a new director has been identified, appropriate procedures are put in place by the Nomination Committee, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the support of the Secretary of the Board, and if necessary, an external consultant, to determine the process and timeline, define the profile, identify potential candidates and proceed with their selection.
Interviews with these candidates are then conducted, particularly with members of the Nomination Committee, with a view to making a recommendation to the Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee ensures that the candidate's profile is in line with the sought-after skills and experience, as well as their availability, absence of conflicts of interest, and, if applicable, independence in accordance with the criteria defined in the AFEP-MEDEF Code.
The Board of Directors reviews the work of the Nomination Committee, meets on the candidate(s) proposed by the Committee, deliberates and proposes, where appropriate, its appointment of the selected candidate as a director
for approval by the Shareholders' Meeting. Exceptionally and under certain conditions, the Board of Directors may co-opt directors, subject to subsequent ratification by the shareholders at the next following meeting.
Additionally, a specific selection process exists for directors representing employees and shareholders in accordance with Article 16 of the Company's Bylaws. The first employee director is appointed by the Company's Social and Economic Committee, while the second is appointed by the European Works Council. The employee shareholder representative director is elected by the Shareholders' Meeting from among the candidate or candidates designated by the employee shareholders. In fact, the supervisory boards of mutual investment funds must notify the Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the identity of the candidate or candidates elected within their ranks prior to the Shareholders' Meeting. The Board of Directors may decide to recommend the appointment of a candidate to the Shareholders' Meeting.
Director selection process
1
Process
Determination of the envisaged selection process.
Support from external firm if necessary.
Setting of the timetable.
2
Profile
Assessment of the complementarity of skills, experience and expertise within the Board in accordance with the defined diversity policy.
Definition of needs.
Definition of the profile sought.
3
Candidatures
Establishment of procedures by the Nomination Committee to determine the
process for selecting candidates.
Review of the candidatures.
Identification of potential candidates with a view to selection.
4
Selection
Interviews with selected candidates by the Nomination Committee.
Review of the suitability with the profile sought
and defined at the beginning of the selection process.
Review of the availability, absence of conflicts of interest and independence, where applicable,
of the selected candidates.
Recommendation of the Nomination Committee to the Board of Directors.
5
Decision
Review by the Board of Directors of the candidates selected by the Nomination Committee.
Deliberation by the Board of Directors on the selected candidates.
⟶ Proposal for appointment by the Shareholder's Meeting.
⟶ Co-optation by the Board of Directors and proposed
ratification by the Shareholder's Meeting.
Board
of Directors
Investment Committee
Audit s Risks Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Social and Environmental Responsibility Committee
Board and Committee's Meetings attendance in 2025
Wilfried Verstraete (Chairman) | 100% | 100% | - | 100% | 100% | - |
Aldo Cardoso | 95% | 100% | 100% | - | - | - |
Giulia Fitzpatrick | 100% | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Olivisr Gavalda1 & 2 | 100% | - | - | - | - | - |
Jérôms Grivst3 | 88% | 33% | - | - | - | - |
Mstts Kamsvåg | 95% | 100% | 100% | - | - | - |
Marie-Christine Lebert | 100% | - | - | - | 100% | - |
Agnès Park | 95% | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Rodolfo Savitzky4 | 79% | - | 86% | - | - | - |
Daniel Schmucki | 86% | 100% | 83% | - | - | - |
Nazan Somer Özelgin | 100% | - | 100% | - | - | - |
Thierry Sommelet | 95% | 80% | - | 89% | 83% | - |
Sylvia Steinmann | 90% | - | 100% | - | - | 100% |
Dr. Michael Stollarz | 90% | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephan Van Hellemont | 90% | - | - | - | - | 100% |
Individual attsndancs* 94% 73% 95% 96% 96% 100%
* These tables show the attendance rates for the Board of Directors' standing committees. They do not include the Ad Hoc Committee, which was created on a temporary basis and for which the overall attendance rate was 100% in 2025.
1 Term of office ended on April 23, 2025.
2 Olivier Gavalda was unable to attend the Investment Committee meetings during the first quarter of 2025.
3 Jérome Grivet's term of office took effect on April 23, 2025, following his co-optation by the Board of Directors to replace Olivier Gavalda. His average attendance at the Investment Committee is based on a total of three meetings held since his cooptation in 2025.
4 Term of office took effect at the end of the General Meeting of June 5, 2025.
Worfis of the Board of Directors in 2025
Strategy Performance and finance Audit, risks and compliance
Review of Group strategy and positioning, market trends and the competitive landscape as well as the portfolio
Refocusing on the Group's strategic activities and pruning strategy
Preparation work for the Capital Markets Day
Preparation work for the contemplated capital increase
Implementation of the Group's transformation plan (North Star 2030)
Review of the IT strategy
Development of Crédit Agricole's partnership
Follow-up of the implementation of the CSR and climate change strategy
Review of the Group's business, economic situation and performance, in particular with regard to predefined criteria as well as the market and competitors
Group performance and activities
Analysis of the financial and extra-financial performance
Review of debt and financing strategy (cash pooling)
Renewal of the EMTN program
Bond issuing in the context of the EMTN program
Implementation of a share purchase program
Financial communication
Review and closing of the annual and consolidated financial statements for 2024 and the consolidated half-yearly financial statements for 2025
Review of performance and forecasts as well as guidance
Review of the budget and disinvestment project objectives
Review of the high-risk merchants (HBR) portfolio
Review of the compliance and the risk-management framework
Review of the mapping of the Group's major risks, its evolutions with actions and mitigation plans
Mapping of anti-corruption risks
Internal control and internal audit
Monitoring specific risks
Monitoring regulatory matters and key interactions with regulators
Monitoring the Group's compliance initiatives: prevention and detection of corruption and influence peddling
Ethics and CSR Govsrnancs Compensation and human resources
Review of the 2025 CSRD sustainability report and Double Materiality Matrix
Review of the climate strategy and climate transition plan (scopes 1 & 2)
Review of TRUST 2025 results and definition of TRUST 2030 objectives
Review of Green IT policy and Green Building policy
Review of the HR support on the North Star transformation plan
Review of Diversity and Disability action plan
Review of Great Place to Work results and action plan
Follow-up of the Group's actions with regards to ethics
Review of the Board and Committees' composition and structure
Selection process for the Chief Executive Officer
Review of the structure and composition of the Executive Committee
2025 internal assessment and 2026 external assessment of the Board of directors and its committees
Review of the diversity and non-discrimination policy within the Board of Directors and management bodies
Monitoring of the constant improvement plan of the Board's functioning
Review of the succession plan
Monitoring of the shareholders and proxies dialogue
Definition of the 2025 compensation policy applicable to Company officers
Assessment of the 2024 targets for the variable compensation of Executive Company Officers
Allocation of performance shares to employees and Executive Company Officers
Works on the HR strategy
Works on the new employee share ownership plan (Asteria)
Monitoring of the Group's talents management
Composition, fiey figures and worfis of the Committees in 2025
Audit and Risks Committee
6
members
83%
independence rate (including the Chairman)
11
meetings
95%
Attendance rate
Composition (Articlss 9.2.4 and 9.3.3 of ths Board's Intsrnal Rulss)
The Audit and Risks Committee may have up to six members. In accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, at least two-thirds of such members must in principle be appointed from amongst the independent Board members.
On December 31, 2025,the Audit and Risks Committee had the following members:
Composition | Independence* | Quality | First appointement | Attendance rate |
Aldo Cardoso | Yes | Chairman | June 13, 2014 | 100% |
Mette Kamsvåg | Yes | Member | April 30, 2019 | 100% |
Rodolfo Savitzky | Yes | Member | June 5, 2025 | 86% |
Nazan Somer Özelgin | Yes | Member | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Sylvia Steinmann | Yes | Member | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Daniel Schmucki | No | Member | March 19, 2020 | 83% |
* Independence within the meaning of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, as assessed by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Nomination Committee.
Composition | Quality | Type | Date | |
Changes in 2025 | Rodolfo Savitzky | Member | Nomination | June 5, 2025 |
Review of 2025
In 2025, the Audit and Risks Committee notably addressed the following matters:
the 2024 annual and consolidated financial statements;
the 2025 half-yearly financial statements;
the related draft financial press releases;
the 2025 forecasts and their adjustments;
the budget;
the forward-looking management documentation;
the Group's exposure to inflation and increasing energy costs and related scenarios regarding the Group's financial trajectory;
the annual work plan of the Group's Internal Audit department and its internal audit reports;
the review of the high-risk merchants portfolio (HBR);
the review of the risk and compliance framework, the risk appetite and Worldline's risk management, the Group's risk mapping (in particular risks associated with the Worldline's activity and environment, merchant risks, most critical contracts, cyber environments, compliance, as well as major litigation and provisions) and the organisation of the Risks, Resilience and Security department and the action and mitigation plans;
the anti-corruption risk mapping and the organisation of the compliance department as well as the compliance roadmap with regular updates;
the organization, framework and roadmap of compliance especially for combating financial crime, notably money laundering;
the review of the debt and financing status of the Group as well as the implementation of associated financial transactions;
regulatory matters (including interactions with regulators, audits and action plans);
review of CSRD matters, in particular the sustainability report in coordination with the Social and Environmental Responsibility Committee; and
the budget for audit fees for Statutory Auditors.
The Committee heard the interim and final reports of the Statutory Auditors on the half-year and annual financial statements, as well as the reports on their other work carried out as part of their statutory audit assignment.
Nomination Committee
4
members
75%
independence rate
8
meetings
96%
Attendance rate
Composition (articls 9.3.1 of ths Board's Intsrnal Rulss)
The Nomination Committee has at most five members, most of whom must be independent directors. It does not include any Executive Officer. The Committee's members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors from amongst its members and taking into account, in particular, their independence, experience and expertise.
The terms of office of Nomination Committee members run alongside their terms of office as Board members. They may be reappointed to the Committee at the same time as they are reappointed to the Board of Directors.
The Chairperson of the Nomination Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors.
The Committee's Secretary may be any person appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee or with the Chairperson's approval.
The Nomination Committee had the following members, on December 31, 2025:
Composition | Independence* | Quality | First appointement | Attendance rate |
Giulia Fitzpatrick | No | Chairwoman | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Wilfried Verstraete | Yes | Vice-Chairman | March 20, 2024 | 100% |
Agnès Park | Yes | Member | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Thierry Sommelet | Yes | Member | October 28, 2020 | 89% |
* Independence within the meaning of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, as assessed by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Nomination Committee.
Composition
Giulia Fitzpatrick
Quality
Chairwoman
Type
Date
Resignation December 31, 2025
Review of 2025
Changes in 2025
In 2025, the Nomination Committee notably addressed the following matters:
review of Board and Committee membership (diversity, complementary of experience, independence, gender, other positions) as well as the Committees' structure;
proposals related to the evolution of the Board of Directors and its Committee's composition;
follow-up on the governance recommendations in the AFEP-MEDEF Code;
review of the independence of directors and the absence of conflict of interests;
follow-up on the diversity and non-discrimination policy within the Board of Directors and the management bodies;
conducting and discussing the external assessment of the Board of Directors and its Committees;
review of the succession plan of the Corporates Officers and executive management ;
conducting the selection process of a new Chief Executive Officer;
review the organization of the Executive Committee;
review of the HR strategy; and
monitoring of the Group's talent management.
Remuneration Committee
5
members
75%*
independence rate (including the Chairman)
6
meetings
96%
Attendance rate
* Marie-Christine Lebert, employee director, is not taken into account for the calculating of independance.
Composition (articls 9.3.2 of ths Board's Intsrnal Rulss)
The Remuneration Committee has at most five members. The majority of these members must be independent directors. In accordance with the recommendations in the AFEP-MEDEF Code, no Executive Officer may sit on the Committee and it must have an employee director.
Remuneration Committee members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors from amongst its members having regard, in particular, to their independence, experience and expertise. The Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors from amongst the independent members in accordance with the AFEP-MEDEF Code, on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee.
The terms of office of Remuneration Committee members runs alongside their terms of office as Board member. They may be reappointed to the Committee at the same time as they are reappointed to the Board of Directors.
The Committee's Secretary may be any person appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee or with the Chairperson's approval.
The Remuneration Committee had the following members on December 31, 2025 :
Composition | Independence* | Quality | First appointement | Attendance rate |
Wilfried Verstraete | Yes | Chairman | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Giulia Fitzpatrick | No | Vice-Chairwoman | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Marie-Christine Lebert** | N/A | Employee director | October 28, 2020 | 100% |
Agnès Park | Yes | Member | June 13, 2024 | 100% |
Thierry Sommelet | Yes | Member | October 28, 2020 | 83% |
* Independence within the meaning of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, as assessed by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Nomination Committee.
** Employee director.
Composition | Quality | Type | Date | |
Changes in 2025 | Giulia Fitzpatrick | Vice-Chairwoman | Resignation | December 31, 2025 |
Review of 2025
In 2025, the Remuneration Committee notably addressed the following matters:
definition of the 2025 compensation policy for Company Officers and directors;
evaluation of the CEO's performance with respect to the 2024 compensation policy;
definition of the design and target settings for the variable compensation of the CEO;
review of the compensation and performance of the Executive Committee members;
proposals relating to the amount of the Chairman of the Board of Directors' compensation and of the compensation for directors approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on June 5, 2025, and the terms and conditions for granting this compensation;
compensation for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the directors for the 2024 financial year and estimates for 2025;
review of the compliance of the CEO compensation with the recommendations in the AFEP-MEDEF Code;
proposals regarding the granting of performance shares plans in favor of the CEO, the Executive Committee members and the employee;
assessment of the performance conditions of current performance share and stock option plans;
proposals regarding the design and target settings and the envelop of the 2026 LTI plan; and
works of the new employee share ownership plan (Asteria).