HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL

PRESENTATION OF HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL AND ÉMILE HERMÈS SARL

7.1

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Presentation of Hermès International

7.1.1

7.1.1.1 Role

7.1.1.2 Legal form

7.1.1.3 Limited partners (shareholders)

7.1.1.4 The Active Partner 7.1.1.5 Management bodies 7.1.1.6 The Joint Council

7.1.1.7 Registered office – principal administrative establishment 7.1.1.8 Date of incorporation – Trade and Company Register,APE – LEI Code 7.1.1.10 Commented Articles of Association of Hermès International Presentation of Émile Hermès SARL – Active Partner 7.1.1.9 Date of initial public offering

7.1.2

7.1.2.1 Legal form

7.1.2.2 Corporate purpose

7.1.2.3 Partners

7.1.2.4 Executive Chairman

7.1.2.5 Executive Management Board

7.1.2.6 Date of incorporation – Trade and Company Register – Registered office 339 7.1.2.7 Share capital – statement of financial position – net income 339

INFORMATION ON SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDERS

7.2

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Information on share capital

7.2.1

7.2.1.1 Share capital 7.2.1.2 Voting rights

340 7.2.1.3 Changes in share capital over the past three financial years 340

Information on shareholders 7.2.2.1 Number of shareholders

7.2.2

340 340

7.2.2.2 Percentage of individual shareholders 340 7.2.2.3 Main shareholders as at 31 December 2018 – control of the Company 341 7.2.2.4 Treasury shares 341 7.2.2.5 Allocation of share capital and voting rights as at 31 December 2018 341 7.2.2.6 Change in ownership and voting rights 343 7.2.2.7 Employee ownership of share capital 343 7.2.2.8 Crossing of thresholds 344 7.2.2.9 Pledging of shares 344 7.2.2.10 Share buyback programmes 344 Transactions performed by Corporate Officers and those close to them on the shares of the Company 347

7.2.3

Stock Market Ethics Code

352

7.2.4

Shareholders’ pacts and agreements

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7.2.5

7.2.5.1 Priority acquisition right 7.2.5.2 Dutreil agreements

DIVIDEND POLICY

7.3

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