HERMÈS - 2020 Universal registration document

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ORGANISATION OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

the six areas of expertise selected; s the number of Board members for each area of expertise. s

3.3.4.2

OF BOARD MEMBERS

A description of the main areas of expertise and experience of each Board member can be found in the individual presentations in § 3.3.7.

Each member of the Supervisory Board is asked to make a declaration listing the areas in which he or she has particular expertise. This declaration is made upon their appointment and again each year, when the Universal Registration Document is prepared. The six areas given reflect the Hermès Group’s major operational challenges and the main issues that the Supervisory Board and its committees are called upon to oversee in the course of their duties.

CHANGES IN THE SUPERVISORY BOARD DURING

3.3.4.3

FINANCIAL YEAR 2020

The General Meeting of 24 April 2020 renewed the terms of office of Mses Julie Guerrand and Dominique Senequier as well as Messrs Éric de Seynes and Charles-Éric Bauer as members of the Supervisory Board, for a period of three years expiring at the end of the Annual Ordinary General Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the financial year ending 31 December 2022.

The chart “Main areas of experience and expertise of the members of the Board appointed by the General Meeting” on page 224 indicates:

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OVER THE FINANCIAL YEAR

Departures

Appointments

Renewals

Supervisory Board

Mr Éric de Seynes (24/04/2020) s Ms Julie Guerrand (24/04/2020) s Ms Dominique Senequier (24/04/2020) s Mr Charles-Éric Bauer (24/04/2020) s

Changes in terms of diversification (representation of women, nationality or experience) or change with respect to corporate governance

The renewal of Board members has enabled: the proportion of independent members on the Board (1/3), the Audit and Risk Committee (60%) s

and the CAG-CSR Committee (2/3) to be maintained; the proportion of women (50%) to be maintained; s the balance of powers within the Board to be maintained. s

A summary of changes in the composition of the Board committees can be found § 3.5.1.1.

CHANGES IN THE SUPERVISORY BOARD SINCE 31 DECEMBER 2020

3.3.4.4

None

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