HERMÈS - 2020 Universal registration document

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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION ON SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDERS

On 21 July 2017, the Hermès family group declared that it held 66.67% of the capital of Hermès International, of which 0.95% of the capital by assimilation (see AMF notice No. 217C1755 of 28 July 2017 and § 7.2.2.7.4). 7.2.2.3.2 Changes occurring after closure of the financial year To the Company’s knowledge, there has been no significant change with regards to Hermès International shareholders between 31 December 2020 and the date on which this Universal Registration Document was filed with the AMF.

The ownership interests of Corporate Officers and Senior Executives are listed in chapter 3 “Corporate Governance”, § 3.9.1. To the Company’s knowledge, material changes in the ownership of the share capital over the past three years are described § 7.2.2.5. Given the time that has elapsed since it was established, the description of the procedures for setting up H51 is no longer in the Universal Registration Document. The definition and description of the organisation of the Hermès family group are presented in chapter 9 "Additional information", § 9.6; chapter 7 "Information on the company and its share capital", § 7.2.2.3; and in chapter 3 "Corporate Governance", chart "Organisational structure of Hermès International as at 31 December 2020", page 221. 7.2.2.3.1 Significant movements occurring during the last three years in the distribution of its share capital and voting rights, and the reasons for these movements – Retention commitment According to the terms of a transaction signed on 3 September 2014, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (“LVMH”) (in its own name and on behalf of its subsidiaries), Christian Dior (in its own name and on behalf of its subsidiaries) and Financière Jean Goujon (in its own name and on behalf of its subsidiaries) undertook to no longer hold any Hermès International shares. These undertakings ended on 3 September 2019. On 25 April 2017, the Arnault family group, Christian Dior and LVMH launched a simplified public offering from the Arnault family group on Christian Dior shares that they did not hold on that date, open from 8 to 28 June 2017. On 4 July 2017, the results of this simplified public offering were the delivery, by Semyrhamis, of nearly 7 million shares in Hermès International to the ex-minority interests of Christian Dior, representing about 6.6% of the capital. Following the transaction, the Arnault family group held 1.87% of the capital and 1.13% of the voting rights of Hermès International. See the threshold crossing declaration of 11 July 2017 (AMF notice No. 217C1525 of 11 July 2017) described on page 392 of the 2019 Universal Registration Document).

7.2.2.3.3 Measures taken to prevent abusive control Refer to chapter 3 “Corporate Governance”, § 3.3.6.5.

TREASURY SHARES

7.2.2.4

On 31 December 2020, Hermès International held 966,793 treasury shares, representing 0.9% of its share capital, acquired as part of the share buyback programme presented in § 7.2.2.10.

BREAKDOWN OF SHARE CAPITAL AND VOTING

7.2.2.5

RIGHTS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

BREAKDOWN OF SHAREHOLDERS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

Treasury shares 0.9%

Public 32.5%

Hermès family group 66.6%

442 2020 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL

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