Hermès // 2021 Universal Registration Document

CORPORATE GOUVERNANCE FUNCTIONING OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

the Hermès Sellier divisional organisation chart, • minutes of the Supervisory Board for the last three financial years • together with those of the current year; meetings with the Director of sustainable development, the Group s Director of Human Resources, the General Counsel and all members of the Executive Committee (for external members); receipt of a new Supervisory Board member integration kit of legal s and governance documents containing: the Supervisory Board’s master file (see § 3.5.3.1), • the IFA Director’s Vade-Mecum (2014); • enrolment in a three-day in-house Mosaïque immersion training s session with employees (for external members); briefing on the Company’s ownership structure and Active partner s (Émile Hermès SAS); IFA training (particularly for new members). s Pursuant to Article L. 225-30-2 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ), the members representing employees must follow a training programme under the conditions described in § 3.4.2.7.1. Since 2022, all members of the Supervisory Board must follow an e-learning training course on the prevention of market abuse.

manage document permissions and track document use; s circulate minutes and reports. s Following the implementation of Herboard , an iPad® was issued to Supervisory Board members who requested one. Herboard is also available to the Statutory Auditors and the representative of the Social and Economic Committee for documents relating to Board meetings. Members of the Supervisory Board receive press releases and information intended for shareholders (universal registration document, letters to shareholders) and the press review. Each year at least two major annual themes are presented to the Board (see § 3.5.3.4) and an on-site visit is organised (see § 3.5.3.5). Supervisory Board members can make use of the Company’s Group membership of the IFA (Institut Français des Administrateurs), and thereby take advantage of all of its services and training. Ms Julie Guerrand became a certified Company director (receiving the ASC France Certificate) in 2013 and Mr Matthieu Dumas in 2015. Other Board members will likely be taking part in this company governance certification programme carried out by IFA in partnership with Sciences Po. In 2014, the CAG-CSR Committee set up an induction and training programme for new Board members, which entails: presentation by the Board secretary: s the SCA legal form and the role of the members of the Supervisory • Board, confidentiality rules, • the Group’s organisation chart, • TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY 3.5.3.3 BOARD – INDUCTION PROGRAMME

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MAJOR ANNUAL THEMES

3.5.3.4

Every year, one or more detailed presentations are made by the relevant management team on a specific or general topic relating to the Group’s activities. In 2021 the Board:

attended a presentation of the Group’s IT strategy; s attended a presentation of the Group’s HR strategy. s

MAJOR THEMES IN PREVIOUS YEARS

2011 2012

Presentation of the Group’s human resources policy s

Report on the strategy seminar s Strategy to combat counterfeiting and prevent the risk of brand democratisation s Customer survey carried out using CRM (customer relationship management) s Market abuse training Update on the vertical integration of the métiers following recent acquisitions s

2013

2014 2015

The strategy of a growth driver: shoes s Subcontractors in women’s ready-to-wear s Leather subcontractors s

2016

Presentation of the Group’s digital strategy s Presentation on shareholding, institutional investors s Customer service and price trends by geographical area s Communication and media s

2017

La Montre Hermès s Real estate strategy s

2018

Group disability agreement and discussion on well-being at work s Presentation of sustainable development and CSR issues s

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