L'Oréal - 2018 Registration Document

2018 Consolidated Financial Statements NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The actuarial assumptions used to calculate these obligations take into account the economic conditions specific to each country or Group company. The main weighted average assumptions for the Group are as follows:

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31.12.2017 31.12.2016

In %

Discount rate (commitment) Discount rate (service cost)*

2.6% 2.9% 3.6%

2.2% 2.5% 3.6%

2.4% 2.4% 3.9%

Salary increases

Used for the service cost for the following financial year. *

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31.12.2017

31.12.2016

Initial rate

Final rate

Application of final rate

Initial rate

Final rate

Application of final rate

Initial rate

Final rate

Application of final rate

Expected rate of health care inflation

5.7% 4.2%

2023

5.7% 4.2%

2023

5.7% 4.2%

2021

The discount rates are obtained by reference to market yields on high quality corporate bonds having maturity dates equivalent to those of the obligations. Bond quality is assessed by reference to the AA-/Aa3 minimum rating provided by one of the three main credit-rating agencies. Discount rates can be broken down by geographic zone as follows:

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2018 2.6%

2017 2.2%

2016 2.4%

In %

Weighted average (all countries) based on the benefit obligation

of which: Euro zone Discount rate (commitment) (1) Discount rate (service cost) *

1.9% 2.1%

1.6% 1.9%

1.8% 1.8%

United States

Discount rate (commitment) Discount rate (service cost) *

4.0% 4.3%

3.3% 3.5%

3.5% 3.5%

United Kingdom

Discount rate (commitment) Discount rate (service cost) *

2.8% 2.8%

2.5% 2.5%

2.5%

2.5% The weighted average for 2018 consists of a 2.0% discount rate on annuity plans with an average term of 19.1 years and a 1.6% discount rate on capital plans with an (1) average term of 12.0 years. Used for the service cost for the following financial year. * A 50 basis point decrease in the discount rates would increase the projected defined benefit obligation by €194.0 million for the euro zone, €55.7 million for the United States and €69.9 million for the United Kingdom. The expected returns on plan assets are based on the discount rates used. The breakdown of plan assets is as follows:

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31.12.2017 31.12.2016

In %

Equity securities (1)

33.1% 57.8% 5.3% 1.2% 2.6% 100%

42.1% 49.3% 4.4% 2.6% 1.7% 100%

38.5% 54.0% 4.1% 1.7% 1.7% 100%

Bonds

Property assets (2)

Monetary instruments

Other TOTAL

Of which L’Oréal shares: nil. (1) Of which property assets occupied by Group entities: nil. (2)

The allocation of plan assets has to comply with specific investment limits for the different classes of assets and meet minimum rating criteria for monetary instruments and bonds.

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