EADS Registration Document

Part 1
(Financial Statements and Corporate Governance)

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (the “Company” or “EADS”) is a Dutch company, which is listed in France, Germany and Spain. Given this fact, the applicable regulations with respect to public information and protection of investors, as well as the commitments made by the Company to securities and market authorities, are described in this Registration Document (the “Registration Document”).

This Registration Document was prepared in accordance with Annexe 1 of the EC Regulation 809 / 2004, filed in English with, and approved by, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (the “AFM”) on 26th April 2006 in its capacity as competent authority under the Wet toezicht effectenverkeer 1995 (as amended) pursuant to the Directive 2003 / 71 / EC. When used as a Registration Document, this document entitled Financial Statements and Corporate Governance - (Registration Document Part 1) must be read in conjunction with the document entitled Business, Legal and Corporate Responsibility - (Registration Document Part 2). This Registration Document may be used in support of a financial transaction as a document forming part of a prospectus in accordance with Directive 2003 / 71 / EC only if it is supplemented by a securities note and a summary approved by the AFM.