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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL

PRESENTATION OF HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL AND ÉMILE HERMÈS SARL

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Presentation of Hermès International

7.1.1

7.1.1.1 Role

7.1.1.2 Legal form

7.1.1.3 Limited partners (shareholders)

7.1.1.4 Active partner

7.1.1.5 Management bodies

7.1.1.6 Joint council

7.1.1.7 Registered office – principal administrative establishment 7.1.1.8 Date created – Trade and Company Register,APE – LEI Code

7.1.1.9 Date of initial public offering

7.1.1.10 Articles of Association of Hermès International with commentary

Presentation of Émile Hermès SARL − Active partner

7.1.2

7.1.2.1 Legal form

7.1.2.2 Corporate purpose

7.1.2.3 Partners

7.1.2.4 Executive Chairman

7.1.2.5 Executive Management Board

7.1.2.6 Date created – Trade and Company Register – registered office 7.1.2.7 Share capital – statement of financial position – net income

Organisational structure of Hermès International

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7.1.3

INFORMATION ON SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDERS

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Information on the share capital

7.2.1

7.2.1.1 Share capital 7.2.1.2 Voting rights

7.2.1.3 Changes in share capital over the past three financial years

Information on the shareholders

7.2.2

7.2.2.1 Number of shareholders

7.2.2.2 Percentage of individual shareholders 294 7.2.2.3 Main shareholders as at 31 December 2017 – control of the Company 295 7.2.2.4 Treasury Shares 295 7.2.2.5 Ownership of share capital and voting rights as at 31 December 2017 295 7.2.2.6 Change in ownership and voting rights 297 7.2.2.7 Employee ownership of share capital 297 7.2.2.8 Crossing of thresholds 298 7.2.2.9 Exemption decision 299 7.2.2.10 Pledging of shares 299 7.2.2.11 Share buyback programme 299 7.2.3 Transactions performed by Corporate Officers and those close to them on the shares of the Company 302 7.2.4 Code of market ethics 308 7.2.5 Shareholder pacts and agreements 309 7.2.5.1 Priority acquisition right 309 7.2.5.2 Dutreil agreements 310

DIVIDEND POLICY

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STOCK-MARKET INFORMATION UPDATE Summary of stock-market information

7.4

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7.4.1

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History of monthly transactions

7.4.2

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Hermès share price history

7.4.3

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2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL

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