HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

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Consolidated financial statements Notes to the consolidated financial statements

1.18 Pension plans and other long-term benefits In accordance with the laws and practices in each country where it ope- rates, the Group participates in post-employment and other retirement benefit plans for employees and in top-up plans for executives and senior managers. 1.18.1 Defined-contribution pension plan For basic post-employment and other defined-contribution plans, the Group recognises contributions to be paid as expenses when they are due and when no provision was booked in this respect, as the Group has no obligations other than the contributions paid. 1.18.2 Defined-benefit pension plans For defined-benefit (or post-employment) pension plans, the Group’s obligations are calculated annually by an independent actuary using the projected credit unit method. Thismethod is based on actuarial assump- tions and takes into account the employee’s probable future length of service, future salary and life expectancy as well as staff turnover. Actuarial assumptions are reviewed annually. The present value of the obligation is calculated by applying an appro- priate discount rate for each country where the obligations are located. It is recognised on a basis pro-rated to the employee’s years of service. When benefits are partly funded in advance by external funds (insurance companies, foundations or other entities), the assets held aremeasured at fair value, and taken into account in the assessment of the liabilities. The expense recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss is the sum of: s s the current service cost in the period, which constitutes the increase in obligations arising from the vesting of one additional year of rights; s s the past service cost, namely the change in the updated fair value of the obligation that originates from the modification of a plan or the reduction of a plan; s s the profit or the loss resulting from liquidation, if applicable; s s the interest expense, which reflects the increase in the present value of the obligations during the period; s s financial income on the hedge assets. Changes in actuarial assumptions and experience effects give rise to actuarial gains or losses, the total of which is recordedunder “Other com- prehensive income” over the period during which they were recognised. 1.18.3 Other long-term benefits Certain other post-employment benefits, such as life insurance and health insurance benefits (primarily in Japan), or long-termbenefits such

as long-service awards (bonuses paid to employees, mainly in France, based on length of service), are also covered by provisions, which are determined using an actuarial calculation that is comparable to that used to calculate provisions for post-employment benefit obligations. The actuarial gains and losses that result from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions adopted for calculation of these obligations are entered in the consolidated statement of profit or loss for the financial year during which they were recognised. Income tax expense includes: s s the current tax for the financial year of the consolidated companies; s s the deferred tax resulting from timing differences: • • between the taxable earnings and accounting income of each consolidated company, • • arising from adjustments made to the financial statements of the consolidated companies to bring them in line with Group accoun- ting principles, • • arising from consolidation adjustments. 1.19.1 Deferred tax Deferred tax is calculated on all timing differences existing at finan- cial year-end (full reserve) at the tax rate in force on that date, or at the enacted tax rate (or nearly enacted rate) for the subsequent financial year. Previous deferred tax is revalued using the same method (liability method). Themaincategoriesof deferred tax apply to restatementsof internalmar- gins on inventories, impairment on inventories and timing differences. Deferred tax assets are recorded to the extent that their future use is probable given the expected taxable profits. If a recovery risk arises on some or all of a deferred tax asset, an impairment is recorded. Foreign currency differences arising from the conversion of deferred tax income or expenses are recognised in the statement of profit or loss in deferred tax income or expenses. Discounting is not applied to deferred tax. 1.19.2 Tax consolidation Since 1 January 1988, Hermès International has opted for a group tax consolidation under French tax law. Under the terms of an agreement between the parent company and the subsidiaries included in the Group tax consolidation, projected and actual tax savings or liabilities gene- rated by the Group are recognised in the statement of profit or loss in the year in which they arise. 1.19 Income tax

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