HERMÈS - 2020 Universal registration document

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OTHER INFORMATION

AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY THE COMPANY THAT ARE AMENDED OR TERMINATE IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY, UNLESS SUCH DISCLOSURE, OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE, WOULD SERIOUSLY HARM ITS INTERESTS:

name (or that of the intermediary registered on their behalf if they are not domiciled in France) on the second business day (= i.e. stock market trading days) preceding the meeting at midnight (Paris time) [“record date”]: in the registered securities accounts held for the Company by its s agent BNP Paribas Securities Services; or in the bearer share accounts held by the financial intermediary with s which your shares are registered. In the event of a sale of shares before this date, the shareholding certificate will be invalidated and the votes by post or powers sent to the Company will also be invalidated. In the event of disposal after this date, the shareholding certificate will remain valid and the votes cast or the powers given will be taken into account. Shareholders may choose one of the following three options to attend the General Meeting: attend the meeting in person; s by post: vote or be represented by giving proxy to the Chairman of the s meeting or to a proxy; by Internet: vote or be represented by giving proxy to the Chairman of s the meeting or a proxy. In accordance with Articles L. 225-96 and L. 225-98 of the French Commercial Code, only votes cast by shareholders present or represented are taken into account in the calculation of the quorum. The votes cast do not include abstentions, blank votes, invalid votes, or votes of shareholders who did not take part in the vote for the resolution in question. Postal voting forms giving no meaning or expressing an abstention will no longer be considered as negative votes. They will not be taken into account in the votes cast. Double voting rights are allocated under the conditions set out in Article 12 of the Articles of Association (see in chapter 7 "Information on the Company and its share capital", § 7.1.1.10). In the event that a legal (Articles L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code and L. 433-3 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code ( Code monétaire et financier )) or internal threshold is crossed (Article 11 of the Articles of Association, in chapter 7 "Information on the Company and its share capital", § 7.1.1.10) with regard to equity and/or voting rights, a declaration in accordance with the conditions set out in the aforementioned texts must be made, failing which the shares will be deprived of voting rights at General Meetings.

3.8.2.6

A certain number of agreements entered into by the Company provide for a change of control clause, but none of them are of a nature to be covered by paragraph 9 of Article L. 22-10-11 of the French Commercial Code.

AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE CHAIRMEN OR EMPLOYEES, IF THEY RESIGN OR ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT REAL AND SERIOUS CAUSE OR IF THEIR EMPLOYMENT IS TERMINATED DUE TO A PUBLIC TENDER OR EXCHANGE OFFERING:

3.8.2.7

The Company has undertaken to make a severance payment to Mr Axel Dumas under the conditions described in chapter 8 "Combined General Meeting of 4 May 2021", § 8.2.1 -Explanatory statement to the eighth resolution. Given the importance of the Active Partner’s role in a société en commandite par actions (partnership limited by shares) – including the power to appoint and dismiss any Executive Chairman – and, in the case of a legal entity, its legal representative, it was decided that any termination of Mr Axel Dumas’ duties as Executive Chairman resulting from the replacement of the Executive Chairman of Émile Hermès SARL should be deemed a forced departure. GENERAL MEETINGS In accordance with Article L. 22-10-10 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ), we hereby inform you that General Meetings are called, except in exceptional circumstances, under the conditions set by law and Article 24 of the Articles of Association (see in chapter 7 "Information on the Company and its share capital", § 7.1.1.10). Any shareholder or shareholder representative has the right to attend the meeting and take part in the deliberations, regardless of the number of shares. However, shareholders will only be permitted to attend this meeting, to be represented or to vote by post if they have previously provided proof of their status by registering their shares in their own SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR ATTENDING 3.8.3

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