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A. How to access tOption

1. Via your Internet Explorer, enter www.ucb.com/employeestockprograms

2. Click on the tOption link to access the tOption welcome screen

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3. Fill in your username

which is your U-

number (even if you no

longer work for UCB)

4. Enter your password

5. Click on

B. Password

1. If it is the first time you use tOption or if you don’t remember your personal

password, click on “Forgot your password or your user name?”.

2. Enter your user name which is your U-number, composed of the letter U followed by 6

digits. Your user name remains the same after leaving UCB. Should you not remember

your U-number, please email [email protected].

3. Enter your date of birth.

4. Click on OK

5. A new password is sent to the email address(es) available in tOption (UCB e-mail address

or any other e-mail address registered in your tOption personal data) and to your tOption

inbox. Should none of the address(es) available in tOption be valid anymore please email

[email protected].

This password is specific to

tOption and is not the same as

your UCB Password.

This password needs to have

a minimum length of 8

characters and must contain at

least one uppercase character,

one lowercase character,

one special character and

one decimal digit.

Invalid characters

= " < >

Valid characters:

~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & *

( ) _ - + { } ' , . [ ] \ | : ; / ?

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6. When you have received the temporary password, go back into tOption and enter

your user name

7. Enter the (temporary) password you received by email

8. Click on

9. Enter the temporary password again

10. Choose a personal password

11. Confirm your personal password

12. And click on OK to have access to tOption

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“Portfolio” gives you an

overview of all LTIs already

granted by UCB

“Instructions” allows you to

reply to a new grant or enter

exercise instructions

“Personal data” allows you

to update your personal

information (account

details, e-mail address,

personal settings)

In your “Inbox” you will find

messages generated by tOption,

such as a new password,

confirmation of your reply to a new

grant, exercise orders or

confirmation of the transfer of

funds to your personal account. A

copy of each message is sent to

your e-mail address(es) available

in tOption

In this section, you will find UCB

announcements such as how

your actual gain will be defined

You will find the link to the user

manuals in this section

The UCB Share Price is displayed

here. Note that this share price is

mentioned for information purposes

only. It is regularly updated and the

time of the last update is mentioned

under the share price

You can access the

“Documents” related to the

plans, such as the plan rules,

tax sheets, etc

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A. Participations

On the page “Portfolio” & tab “Participations”, you can view your UCB Long Term

Incentives. The performance shares and the stock awards will appear on top, the

stock options at the bottom.

“Granted” shows the number of LTI that were granted to you

“Balance” and “Available” show the number of LTI you can exercise right now

When your LTI vest, the number of accepted LTI appears in “Vested”

The number accepted remains in “Unvested” until the vesting date

“Price/Strike”:

– Stock options : this shows the exercise price, i.e. the price at which you can

buy UCB stocks when exercising

– Stock awards and performance shares: this shows the share price

currently available in tOption. Please note that there is no exercise price as

the awards are delivered to you for free.

“Value” shows an estimation of the gain you would realize should you sell the

shares at the share price currently available in tOption. This value is calculated

as of the date the options or the awards vest

“Expected Value” shows an estimation of the gain you would realize should you

sell the shares at the share price currently available in tOption. This value is

displayed since the grant

The name of the series is composed of

- four letters

- grant date and

- the vesting date.

E.g. SOSA_20130401_20160401 : stock appreciation

rights granted on April 1, 2013 and vested on April 1, 2016

The first two letters refer to the type of plan:

- “SO” represents Stock options and Stock Appreciation Rights

- “SA” represents Stock Awards

- “PS” represents Performance Shares

The two following letters refer to the specific grant reason or country. For example,

BE stands Belgium. GE stands general. UU stands UK Unapproved. SA stands

Stock Appreciation Rights.

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B. Historic participations

On this page “Portfolio & tab “Historic Participations”, you can view your UCB Long Term

Incentives which

• have been accepted but are not yet available under “Participations” because the

acceptance period (between April 1 and May 31) is still in progress.

A few weeks after the end of the acceptance period, those LTI will be available under

“Participations”

• are no longer active, being those who

– expired (10 years after the grant of stock options),

– are exercised/exited

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Subscriptions

In the tab “Subscriptions”, you can see the list of all LTI granted to you and whether

you accepted them or not.

“Subscribed” means that you have accepted the granted LTI and that the

subscription period is not over yet

“Finalized” means that you accepted the LTI and that the subscription period is

over

“Not Subscribed” means that you did not accept the LTI

For the Belgian stock option holders, a calculation of the taxes due upon

acceptance is available

Specific communication

about taxes due for

Belgian Stock Options

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Vestings

In the Tab “Vestings”, you can see the list of vestings.

- For vested LTI , the vesting status is “Succeeded”

- For unvested LTI, the status is “New”. The vesting date is the second date in the

name of the series.

Example: SAGE_20150401_20180401

- stock award plan (SA)

- granted on April 1, 2015

- vesting planned on April 1, 2018

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Exercises

On the tab “Exercises”, you can see the list of Stock Options or SAR (SOSA) you exercised

“Plan” shows the plan within which the exercised options were granted

“Position” shows the series you exercised

“Exercise Date” shows the date on which you exercised your options

“Scenario” shows whether you sold the shares or had them delivered to your

personal brokerage account

“Execution moment” shows whether your shares were sold immediately or at

price. In case you chose for a delivery or if you exercise stock appreciation rights

(SOSA), the scenario will always be “immediate”

“Ordered (exercised)” indicates the number you wanted to exercise. The number

between brackets shows the actual number sold

“Price” shows the sale price at which your shares were sold on the stock

exchange

“Proceeds” shows the total number of Stock Options/SAR gain realized

“State” shows the status of your order :

“Waiting for order completion” : the order is still in progress

“Succeeded” : the order is finalized

“Cancelled”

“Rejected”

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Exits

On the Tab Exits, you will find the list of awards you exited.

“Price” shows the sale price, the price at which your share were sold on the stock

exchange in case you chose for a sale of shares. Should you have chosen for a

delivery of shares, this number represents the value of the awards upon vesting

(value on which you are taxed upon vesting)

“Proceeds” shows the total number of gain realized in case you sell your shares.

Should you have chosen for a delivery of shares, this column shows the number of

shares transferred to your securities account

“State” shows that the order succeeded. If you sold your shares, the status should

change from Wwaiting for order execution” to “Succeeded” about 10 days after the

sale

“Plan” shows the grant year of the exited awards

“Position” contains the series you exited

“Exit date” displays the date on which you exited

“Scenario” shows whether you sold the shares or had them delivered to your

securities account

“Execution moment” shows whether your shares were sold immediately or at

price. In case you chose for a delivery the scenario will always be “immediate”

“Ordered” shows the number you wanted to exit and the number between

brackets shows the number for which the exit is finalized

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Payments

In the tab “Payments”, you have an overview of the payments made in your favor.

This information is only available when funds are transferred directly into your personal

bank account, meaning when UCB does not have any tax withholding obligation (for

more information about tax withholding, please read the document “taxation”).

“Date” shows the date on which funds were transferred to your cash account

"Description” shows the name of the grant for which funds were transferred

“Confirmed amount” indicates the exact amount transferred

“State” is “Waiting for confirmation” when the order is generated. It changes to

“Succeeded” when we receive confirmation of the debit of the UCB account in

favor of your account (this usually takes a few days)

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Money Account

The money account is the account into which funds are transferred should you choose to

sell your shares and assuming UCB does not have any tax withholding obligation.

For more information about the withholding obligation, please see item “Taxation” on the

main menu of the online training.

A. Create a Money Account

1. To enter your bank account details, click on “Personal data” on the Home page

2. Click on the tab “Bank”

3. To register your personal bank account, click on “Add a new money account”.

4. Choose the country in which your account is based.

5. The currency should always be EURO: UCB will transfer EUROs to you and those

will be converted into local currency by your bank. Please note that this box is not

blocked and that choosing another currency will block the payment.

6. Fill in your IBAN/SEPA code,

7. Click on “Select” to add the Bank name, the BIC/Swift code and the sort code (if

required in your country).

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The funds will be sent to the bank account details that are available in

tOption at the time of your order.

Please make sure that the correct details are available in tOption before

registering any order. In case you would note afterwards that a correction is

needed, please e-mail the UCB Global Employee Stock Programs mailbox

so that we can provide updated payment instructions to the bank (this

could entail some delay in the delivery of your funds).

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8. Type the name of your bank

9. Click on “Search”

10. Select your bank. Make sure you choose the bank with the right BIC/Swift

code. As those are regularly updated, please check the latest code with your bank.

This information is available on your account statements and on the website of

your bank. The list shown below contains several items ‘BNP Paribas Fortis’, each

of which have a different address. Should you not find an item with the address

of your branch, choose any item in the list with the same BIC/Swift code.

Click on “Select”

For a transfer of funds into a US bank account

1. Check with your bank to confirm whether they can receive a

EURO amount

1. If your bank accepts wire transfers in EUROs,

• obtain the specific bank details for such a transfer

(specific BIC/Swift code)

• if there is a difference between the specific BIC/Swift

code provided by your bank and the one available in

tOption, please e-mail that specific BIC/Swift code to

the UCB Global Employee Stock Programs mailbox

2. If your bank does not accept wire transfers in EUROs,

• register your USD account details in tOption and

• inform the UCB Global Employee Stock Programs

mailbox about the fact that your bank cannot receive

EURO amounts

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B. Update your money account details

1. Click on “Personal data” on the Home page

2. Go to the tab “Bank”

3. Click on “Modify”

4. Update the data

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Should you register more than one account, the last one registered, will automatically be set

as the default account

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C. Should you want another account to be the

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3. Click on “Set as default”

When going again to the tab “Bank”, you will see that the other

account is now “Set as default”.

Should you want the funds to be transferred into another account, please first set that

other account as default and then register your exercise order.

Ensure that when you place an exercise with sale of shares, the

account into which the funds will be transferred is shown (for more

information, please consult the guide about “exercise of Stock

Options - sale of shares”).

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4. Change at least one data

5. Confirm by clicking on “Correct”

6. The bin will appear in front of your account details - click on the bin and

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Security Account

The security account is the account into which your shares will be delivered to you,

should you choose to keep the shares.

A. Create your security account

1. Click on “Personal Data” on the Home page

2. Click on the tab “Bank”

3. To register your security account, click on “Add a new security account”

4. Choose the country in which your account is opened

5. Register the account number, the bank name, the BIC/Swift code, the routing or sort

code if applicable and the details of a contact person with your bank (e-mail address and

phone number). Please register the codes without any space between the

characters (example : register CREGBEBB and not CR EG BE BB)

6. As you do not have the Euroclear Data (EGSP) requested at the bottom of the page,

please fill in “1” in each of the 3 fields

7. Click on “Add” to confirm your account details

8. Should you want your shares to be delivered, please e-mail the UCB Global Employee

Stock Programs mailbox.

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filled in, except the ones

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B. Update your security account details

1. Click on “Personal Data” on the Home page



4. Update the existing data

5. Click on “Correct” to confirm

6. Should you want your shares to be delivered, please e-mail the UCB Global

Employee Stock Programs mailbox.

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How to update your e-mail address or to register a

cc e-mail address:

1. Go to “Personal Data”

2. You are on the tab “Personal”

3. Click on “Modify above information”

4. Update your e-mail address and/or add (or update) a CC e-mail address

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A. Update your home address details – you are still a

UCB employee

1. Go to UCB Plaza

2. Select HR self-service.

3. Click on “Your personal profile”

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4. Click on the pencil icon next to your home address

5. Update your address

6. Click on “Save and Back”. Those changes will be available in tOption a few days

later.

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B. View the modifications in tOption

1. When on the tOption Home Page, click on “Personal Data”

2. Click on the tab “Address(es)”

C. Update your home address details – you are no

longer a UCB employee

1. On the tOption Home Page, click on “Personal Data”

2. Click on the tab “Address(es)”

3. Click on Edit

4. Correct your address information

5. Click on “Correct”

Your address will be

updated in tOption

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Modify your personal settings

1. Click on “Personal Data” on the Home Page

2. Click on the tab “Personal”

3. Click on “Change personal settings”

4. You can modify the language, the decimal separator and choose the currency

(between € and $).

5. Confirm by clicking on “OK”

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Exercise of Stock Options (SOP) – Sale of the shares

How to register an exercise of stock options with sale of

shares

1. To enter an exercise order, click on “Instructions”

2. Click on the “Instruct Exercise” button behind the stock options you want to

exercise

3. Fill in the number of options you want to exercise.

(Should you want to exercise all outstanding stock options, click on “All”)

4. Select exercise of stock options with sale of shares

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Before you enter an exercise order, please ensure that your personal account

details are available in tOption in case you reside in a country in which UCB does

not have a tax withholding obligation (see item “Taxation”). Pay attention that funds

will be transferred into the account available before registration of the order.

Should your account details need to be updated, please do so before registering

your exercise order.

On this screen, you have an overview

of all LTI that are exercisable.

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5. You can choose between selling the sales immediately or at a minimum price

(“At price”).

6. Accept the disclaimer

7. Confirm by clicking “Submit exercise instruction”.

8. You are then redirected to an overview of the order you just registered which shows

the grant of options you exercised, the number of options you exercised and

whether you chose a limit price or not.

Click on “I accept” to confirm or on “I decline” should you want to modify your

exercise.

If you choose for an immediate sale it means that shares will be sold at the price

available on the stock market when your sale order is processed, immediately after

you have confirmed your order.

Be aware that the share price displayed in tOption is available for information

purposes only. The time of the last update is mentioned under the share price.

You could also choose to exercise only if a minimum price (“At price”) is reached.

Be aware that this order will be valid for 10 days.

If within 10 days the minimum price is reached, your shares will be sold at that price.

If this price is not reached within these 10 days, your order will be cancelled and you

will receive a cancelation email. You can enter a new order after receipt of that

cancellation email.

Note that you will not be able to change the minimum price during those 10

days.

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9. You are now prompted into the summary screen showing that 100 options are in

exercise.

10.Once you have confirmed the exercise order, you will automatically receive, within

a few seconds, a confirmation email called “Exercise instruction confirmation”

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instructions that you registered such as

whether you chose a limit price or not, the

type of exercise, the grant you exercised and

the estimated gain. Please be aware that this

is an estimation only, based on the share

price available in tOption or on the limit price

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11. The “Exercise execution confirmation” e-mail is sent to you as soon as the

actual sale price has been confirmed in tOption.

12. The “Exercise detailed statement” is sent to you after UCB’s bank has confirmed

its account was debited in favor of your account (as registered in tOption).

This e-mail contains the actual sales proceeds transferred to you, the name of the

beneficiary of the account as well as the account details.

Pay attention that if funds need to be processed through payroll, the details

of UCB’s account in your country will be available (instead of your personal

account details).

This e-mail contains

the actual sale price

per share and the

total actual sales

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Exercise of Stock Options (SOP) – Delivery of the shares

How to exercise your stock options with delivery of the

shares

1. To enter an exercise order, click on “Instructions”

2. Click on the “Instruct exercise” button behind the LTI you want to exercise.

3. Fill in the number of options you want to exercise ( Should you want to exercise all

outstanding stock options, click on “All”)

4. Select exercise of stock options with “Delivery of shares”

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Before you enter an exercise order with delivery of shares, please make sure your

securities account details are available in tOption (for more information on how to set

up an account, please consult the item ”Bank” in “Personal data”).

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6. Confirm by clicking “submit exercise instruction”.

7. Click on “I accept” to confirm

Or on “I decline” should you want to modify your exercise. Note that as soon as you

click on “I accept”, you will no longer be able to cancel your order.

You are now prompted into the a summary screen showing that 100 options are in

exercise..

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8. You will automatically receive, within a few seconds, a confirmation email in your

Inbox. The e-mail contains the confirmation of the instructions you have registered

such as the type of exercise and the grant you exercised.

The e-mail will also indicate the exact amount you should transfer onto the UCB

account as well as the account details you should use.

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9. After having transferred the exercise price to the UCB account, please send an

email to UCB Global Employee Stock Programs with the details of your contact

person at your bank (name, phone number and email address). Please also

mention the date of the transfer of the funds.

Upon receipt of the money to cover the exercise price (and the withholding taxes,

if any), UCB will instruct the delivery of shares into your securities account. You

will receive an email called “Exercise execution confirmation”.

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10. Upon delivery of the shares into your account, you will receive an e-mail with

subject “Exercise detailed statement”. The attachment in the e-mail

“ExerciseBordereau.doc” contains the details of the delivery.

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Exercise of SAR - (US only)

How to register an exercise of stock appreciation rights

1. To enter an exercise order, click on “Instructions”.

2. Click on “Instruct exercise” for the stock appreciation rights you want to exercise.

3. Fill in the number of stock appreciation rights you want to exercise (Should you

want to exercise all outstanding stock appreciation rights, click on “All”)

4. Tick the box “Sale of shares”.

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Upon exercise of your stock appreciation rights,

there will be no transaction on the stock exchange.

Your gain will correspond to the average of the

high and the low price of the UCB share on the

date of exercise less the exercise price.

The share price displayed in tOption, is available

for information purposes only and is not a

guaranteed price.

On this screen, you have an

overview of all LTI that are

exercisable.

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7. You will be redirected to an overview of the order you just registered. This page

summarizes the grant of stock appreciation rights you exercised and the number

of stock appreciation rights you exercised, click on “I accept” to confirm (or on “I

decline” should you want to modify your exercise).

8. You are now prompted into a summary screen showing you that100 stock appreciation

rights are in exercise.

9. After confirmation of your exercise order, you will automatically receive, within a few

seconds, an “Exercise instruction confirmation” email

This email indicates the instructions you registered such as the grant you exercised,

the number of stock appreciation rights you exercised and the estimated gain.

This estimation is based on the share price available in tOption. However, your gain

will correspond to the average of the high and the low price of the UCB share on

the exercise date less the exercise price.

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11. You receive a confirmation e-mail called “Exercise detailed statement” when

the transaction has been finalized in tOption. This bordereau contains the exact

amount of the gross gain.

10. When the average of the high and the low price of the UCB share price on the

exercise date is registered in tOption, you will receive an “Exercise execution

confirmation” email.

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The payroll is informed of your

exercise. The gross proceeds

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Exit of Awards or Performance Shares (PSP) – Sale

of shares

How to register a sale of your stock awards or performance

shares

1. To enter an exit order, click on “Instructions”

2. Click on the “Instruct exit” button next to the LTI you wish to exit.

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3. Fill in the number of shares you want to sell (Should you want to sell all

outstanding shares, click on “All”)

4. Choose for a “Sale of shares”

5. Choose between an immediate sale or a sale at a minimum price (“At price”)

Before registering an order, please make sure your personal cash account details

are available in tOption. For more information on how to set up an account, please

consult “Personal Data”. Pay attention that funds will be transferred into the

account available before registration of the order. Should your account details need

updated, please do so before registering your order.

If you choose for an immediate sale, it means that shares will be sold at the

price available on the stock market when your sale order is processed (i.e.

immediately after you have confirmed your order)

Be aware that the share price displayed in tOption is available for information

purposes only. The last time of the update is mentioned under that share price.

If you choose to sell “At price”, you define a price under which you do not want

to sell

Be aware that the sale “At price” order will stay for 10 days and that you

will not be able to change the minimum price during those 10 days.

If within 10 days the minimum price is reached, your shares will be sold at that

price.

If this price is not reached within these 10 days, your order will be cancelled and

you will receive a cancelation e-mail. You can enter a new order after receipt of

that cancellation e-mail.

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7. Confirm by clicking “Submit exit instruction”.

8. You receive an overview of the order you just registered. This overview shows

the plan you exited, the amount of awards exited and whether you chose a limit

price or not.

Click on “I accept” to confirm or on “I decline” should you want to modify your exit.

Note that, once you have clicked on “I accept” , you will no longer be able to cancel

your order and that the instruction will be immediately sent to the stock exchange

9. You are now prompted into a summary screen showing that your shares are in exit

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10. In your Inbox, you receive a confirmation of the instructions you have registered.

The e-mail mentions whether you chose a limit price or not, the type of exit, the

grant exited and the estimated gain

11. After the sale of the shares, you receive an “Exit execution confirmation”

e-mail. This e-mail confirms the actual sale price of the shares.

This estimation is based on the share price available in tOption when you register

the order or on the limit price you chose. This is not a guaranteed price!

12. Once the funds have been transferred into your account you receive an “Exit detailed

statement” e-mail

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Exit of Awards or Performance Shares (PSP) -

Delivery of shares

How to transfer the shares

acquired through the vesting of

stock awards or performance

shares to your personal account

1. To enter an exit order, click on “Instructions”

2. Click on the “Instruct exit” button next to the LTI you wish to exit

3. Fill in the number of shares you want to transfer (Should you want to exit all

outstanding awards, click on “All”)

4. Choose for an exit of stock awards with “Delivery of your shares”

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6. Confirm by clicking “Submit exit instruction”

Before you enter an exit order

with delivery of shares, please

make sure your securities

account details are available in

tOption. For more information

on how to set up an account,

please consult item ”Bank”

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Make sure you

register the number

without dot or

comma (1500 and

not 1.500 or 1,500)!

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7. You are prompted to an overview of the order you registered showing you the plan

exited, the number exited and the choice to have the shares delivered

Click on “I accept” to confirm or on “I decline”

should you want to modify your exit

8. You are now prompted into a summary showing the number of awards “In exit” and

the number still “Outstanding”

Note that as soon as you click

on “I accept”, you will no

longer be able to cancel your

order.

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9. Once you have confirmed the exit order, you automatically receive a confirmation

e-mail within a few moments

This e-mail shows the type of exercise and the grant you exercised

11. Please make sure you send an email to [email protected]

with details of the contact person at your bank (name, phone number and email address)

12. Once the shares have been delivered to you, you will receive an

"Exit detailed statement" e-mail

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10. After that, you will receive an “Exit execution confirmation” e-mail. This e-mail

confirms the actual sale price of the shares.

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Reply to a New Grant

A. How to reply to a new LTI grant

1. To reply to the new grant, go in “Instructions”

2. Click on the button “Subscribe” of the grant you

want to reply to

3. Tick the box in front of the series (here UCB S.A. Employee Stock Award Plan

2016)

4. Fill in the number of LTI you want to accept – as mentioned on the line above,

you can accept a maximum of 300 awards (‘0 - 300’).

5. Tick the box in front of “I accept the disclaimer”

6. Click on “Accept”

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grant, please make sure you

read the personal grant

letter available in your “Inbox”

as well as the plan rules and

the tax information sheet

available in “Documents”

This screen displays the LTI that are exercisable (stock options) or can be exited

(stock awards) and of all new grants to which you can reply.

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This number should be the

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the number without dot

or comma (1500 and not

1.500 or 1,500)!

In this example, you were

granted 300 stock awards

and can therefore accept

between 0 and 300 stock

awards

You should accept all LTI

granted to you. However, should

you be taxable in Belgium and

should you reply to a stock

option grant, please check the

tax implications (in the

“Documents” tab) before

replying.

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7. On this screen you have an overview of the LTI granted to you and of your reply.

Click again on “Accept” to confirm your reply

8. You are now prompted to a summary where you see the number of LTI granted to you and

accepted by you.

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On this screen, you have an overview

of the LTI granted to you and of your

reply.

You were granted 300 awards and

accepted 300.

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9. Immediately after having confirmed your decision in tOption, you receive a

subscription confirmation e-mail.

10. The accepted LTI are now available in

“Portfolio”

11. Click on “Participations”

B. How to change your reply

1. To change your reply, click on “Subscribe”

2. Fill in the number of LTI you want to accept

3. Tick the box in front of “I accept the disclaimer”

4. Click on “Modify” to confirm your new reply

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The accepted LTI will move to

“Participations” a few weeks after

the end of the acceptance period

Should you want to change

your reply, you can still do so

during the entire acceptance

period (usually until the end of

May)

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Inbox

You will receive a confirmation by e-mail for each

action registered in tOption (new password,

confirmation of reply to a new grant, exercise or exit

orders, confirmation of the transfer of funds to your

personal account, …).

This confirmation is sent to your tOption mailbox as

well as to the e-mail address(es) registered in

“Personal Data”

To view the e-mails you received, click on “Inbox”

These e-mails will always remain at your disposal in the

tOption mailbox

Go to “Inbox” in the Home Menu

You can receive notifications regarding:

• new password,

• confirmation of reply to a new grant,

• exercise or exit orders,

• confirmation of the transfer of funds to your

personal account,

• …

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Documents

In the tab “Documents”, you have access to all plan documents

On this screen, choose the grant (stock award plan, stock option plan or performance

share plan + grant year) for which you would like to read the plan documents:

Click on the link to the plan of your choice to view the related documents

For example, the documents related to the 2014 stock option plan

The documents available are presented in alphabetical order.

The plan rules, the addenda to the plan rules, the tax information for each country and

the translation of the template of the grant letter used for Belgian employees

(note that your personal grant letter is available in your inbox).

To view the content of the document, click on the name of the document,

Save and Open the document.

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