HERMÈS - 2020 Universal registration document

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

From 01/01/2020 to 24/04/2020

From 25/04/2020 to 31/12/2020

Total

Par value

€701,618

€(211,009)

€490,609

Fraction of the share capital that they represent

1.30%

(0.39)%

0.91%

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LIQUIDITY CONTRACT Number of shares booked in the name of the Company as at 31 December 2019

7,659

0

7,659

Resources implemented (liquidity account)

€5,000,000

€5,000,000

€5,000,000

Number of shares purchased Average price of purchases

66,152 €632.60 64,952 €633.38

125,861 €756.06 129,905 €756.25

192,013 €713.53 194,857 €715.29

Number of shares sold Average price of sales

Number of shares booked in the name of the Company at 31 December 2020

8,859

(4,044)

4,815

Net value assessed at cost

€5,224,538 €7,792,376

€(1,232,681) €(3,557,102)

€3,991,857 €4,235,274

Net value assessed at the closing rate

Par value

€4,518 0.01%

€(2,062)

€2,456 0.00%

Fraction of the share capital that they represent

0.00%

Number of shares issued to employees under share and stock option allocation plans. (1) Average purchase price of shares issued to employees. (2)

7.2.2.10.2 Description of the new share buyback programme submitted for the approval of the Combined General Meeting of 4 May 2021 Pursuant to Articles 241-2 and 241-3 of the General Regulation of the AMF, the Company hereinafter presents the share buyback programme to be submitted for the approval of the Combined General Meeting of 4 May 2021. This programme will supersede that authorised by the Combined General Meeting of 24 April 2020. Number of shares and percentage of share capital held by Hermès International Between 1 January and 28 February 2021, the Company purchased 2,200 shares and sold 5,350 shares within the framework of the liquidity contract. As at 28 February 2021, the share capital of the Company consisted of 105,569,412 shares, of which 963,623 treasury shares (number of shares as at the date of the operation) held by Hermès International, representing 0.9% of the share capital. Objectives of the new share buyback programme (unchanged) The shares may be repurchased in order to be allocated to the objectives permitted by regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation “MAR”): objectives provided for in Article 5 of the MAR: capital decrease, s hedging of debt securities exchangeable for shares and coverage of employee shareholding plans; objectives provided for in Article 13 of the MAR and under the s market practice accepted by the AMF: the implementation of a liquidity contract by an investment service provider acting independently and in accordance with the provisions of AMF Decision No. 2018-01 of 2 July 2018 (extended by AMF Decision No. 2020-01 of 8 December 2020); other objectives: acquisitions, hedging of equity securities s exchangeable for shares and, more generally, to allocate them for

the completion of any transactions in accordance with the regulations in force. Limits and conditions of the authorisation Purchases and sales of shares representing up to 10% of the share s capital would be authorised, i.e. for indicative purposes as at 31 December 2020: 10,556,941; the maximum purchase price (excluding costs) would be set at s €1,200 per share; the maximum amount of funds to be committed would be set at s €2,500 million. It is specified that treasury shares held on the day of the General Meeting are not taken into account in this maximum amount; pursuant to the law, the total number of shares held at a given date s may not exceed 10% of the share capital as at that date; the shares may be purchased by any means, including all or part of s interventions on regulated markets, multilateral trading systems, with systematic internalisers or OTC, including block purchases of securities (without limiting the portion of the buyback programme carried out by this means), by public offering to purchase or exchange or the use of options or derivatives (in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements applicable at the time), excluding the sale of put options, and at the time that the Executive Management deems appropriate, including during a public offering for the shares of the Company, in accordance with stock market regulations, either directly or indirectly via an investment services provider. The shares acquired pursuant to this authorisation may be retained, sold, or transferred by any means, including by block sales, and at any time, including during public offerings. Duration of the authorisation This authorisation would be valid for 18 months from the date of the Combined General Meeting of 4 May 2021, i.e. until 4 November 2022.

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