DCNS SA (the “company”) is a société anonyme (public limited company) under French law. As at December 31, 2016, 62.49% of its capital was held by the French State, 35% by Thales, and 1.64% by current and former members of staff through the Actions DCNS employee mutual fund (FCPE Action DCNS), the remaining 0.87% being made up of treasury shares held by DCNS Actionnariat.