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COMBINED GENERAL MEETING OF 20 APRIL 2022 EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS AND DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

FIFTH RESOLUTION: APPROVAL OF RELATED-PARTY AGREEMENTS

Explanatory statement By the fifth resolution, we ask you to approve the new agreements referred to in Articles L. 226-10, and L. 225-38 to L. 225-43 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ), the sole agreements which are submitted to the General Meeting for a vote. Agreement authorised and concluded during the past financial year Approval of the new commercial conditions applicable to the contract concluded between Hermès International and Studio des Fleurs. You are reminded that, at its meeting of 20 March 2018, the Supervisory Board authorised the conclusion of a contract between Hermès International and Studio des Fleurs relating to services for shots and retouches for e-commerce product pack shots. This agreement provided for the revision of tariffs following an initial period of three (3) years by application of an index and a ceiling, with the possibility of the parties waiving this ceiling if changes in the index or service provisions justified it. The significant change in tariff practices in the market and, in particular, the index in question, thus led the parties to agree on new trading terms and conditions for 2021 and 2022. At its meeting of 29 July 2021, the Supervisory Board approved the new commercial conditions applicable to this contract. The Supervisory Board noted that, pursuant to these new commercial conditions, the increase in prices over the period covered by the contract is lower than the increase in the index chosen over the same period and that the new commercial conditions agreed upon are therefore in the Company’s interest. In accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 225-40-2 and R. 225-30-1 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ), Hermès International published the information relating to this agreement, at the time of its conclusion, in a dedicated section of its website ( https://finance.hermes.com/en/regulated-agreements/ ). This agreement is described in the Statutory Auditors’ special report on agreements referred to in Articles L. 226-10, L. 225-38 to L. 225-43, L. 22-10-12 and L. 22-10-13 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ). This report can be found in the 2021 universal registration document (chapter 8 “Combined General Meeting of 20 April 2022”, § 8.4.3). Agreements authorised in prior years The agreements authorised and signed during previous financial years and whose performance continued during the last financial year are described in the Statutory Auditors’ special report on the agreements referred to in Articles L. 226-10, L. 225-38 to L. 225-43, L. 22-10-12 and L. 22-10-13 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ). Since they have already been approved by the General Meeting, they are not resubmitted to you for a vote. This report can be found in the 2021 universal registration document (chapter 8 “Combined General Meeting of 20 April 2022”, § 8.4.3).

Fifth resolution: Approval of the related-party agreements

The General Meeting, acting under the quorum and majority L. 22-10-12 and L. 22-10-13 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de requirements applicable to Ordinary General Meetings, having reviewed commerce ), approves said report in all its provisions, as well as the the Statutory Auditors’ special report on the agreements pertaining to the agreements and transactions referred to therein. combined provisions of Articles L. 226-10, L. 225-38 to L. 225-43,

SIXTH RESOLUTION: AUTHORISATION GRANTED TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TO TRADE IN THE COMPANY’S SHARES

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Explanatory statement In the sixth resolution, we ask you to renew the authorisation granted to the Executive Management to trade in the Company’s shares. Objectives 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, hedging of debt securities exchangeable for shares and coverage of employee s shareholding plans;

2021 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL

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