Hermès // 2021 Universal Registration Document

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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL PRESENTATION OF HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL

PRESENTATION OF HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HERMÈS

ROLE OF HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL 7.1.2 Hermès International is the Group’s parent company. Its purpose is: to define the Group’s strategy and its focuses for development and s diversification; to oversee the operations of its subsidiaries and to provide corporate, s to protect and defend its trademarks, designs, models, and patents; s to maintain a documentation centre and make it available to the s subsidiaries; to ascertain that the style and image of each brand name is s consistent throughout the world and, for this purpose, to design and orchestrate advertising campaigns, actions and publications to support the various business activities; to provide guidance in design activities and to ensure that the s Hermès spirit is consistently applied in each métier . It derives its funds from: dividends received from subsidiaries, • royalties from trademarks, licensed exclusively to Group • subsidiaries, namely, Hermès Sellier, Le Comptoir Nouveau de la Parfumerie and La Montre Hermès. Hermès brands, which belong to Hermès International, are protected by trademarks in many countries, for all categories of products in each of the Group’s business sectors. Hermès International’s scope of consolidation encompasses 133 subsidiaries. A brief presentation of the Group can be found in chapter 1 “Presentation of the Group and its results”, in § 1.4.1. OF HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL The texts of the rules of procedure of the Supervisory Board and its committees, as well as the Articles of Association of the Company are made available at each update, in English and French, and in full, at https://finance.hermes.com/en/governing-bodies-rules-procedure- articles-association/. Additional information is provided in insets in italics. The Combined General Meeting of 4 May 2021 amended Articles 1, 6.2, 14.3, 17, 19.2, 20.4 and 21.1 of the Articles of Association to take into account the change in legal form of Émile Hermès from SARL to SAS. This change was part of the transformation of Émile Hermès SARL – Active partner of Hermès International – into a société par actions simplifiée (simplified joint-stock company, SAS). COMMENTED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 7.1.3 financial, legal and commercial assistance; to manage the Group’s real estate assets; s

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INTERNATIONAL

Applicable legislation French legislation. Date of incorporation and expiry The Company was incorporated on 1 June 1938 and its duration is set to expire as at 31 December 2090. Trade and Companies Register – LEI The company Hermès International is registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 572 076 396, APE code 7010Z. Financial year The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December of the same year. Registered office - Principal, administrative headquarters The registered office of Hermès International is located at 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France. The Company’s principal administrative headquarters and its legal department are located at 13-15, rue de la Ville-l’Évêque, 75008 Paris, France. Website The Company’s website can be accessed at the following address: https://finance.hermes.com/en/ The information on this site does not form part of this universal registration document unless it is incorporated by reference (see chapter 9 “Additional Information”, § 9.4). Date of initial public offering The company Hermès International was taken public on the Second Marché of the Paris Stock Market on 3 June 1993. It has been listed on the Eurolist by Euronext (Compartment A) since 2005. Hermès International was listed on the CAC 40 index on18 June 2018 and the EURO STOXX 50 index on 20 December 2021. Legal form The company Hermès International was converted into a société en commandite par actions (partnership limited by shares) by a decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 27 December 1990, in order to preserve its identity and culture and thus ensure its sustainability over the long term, in the interests of the Group and all shareholders. The LEI number of the Company is 969500Y4IJGHJE2MTJ13.

A presentation of this legal form and its governance can be found in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, § 3.2.

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