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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION ON SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDERS

7.2 INFORMATION ON SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDERS AFR

INFORMATION ON SHARE CAPITAL

7.2.1

SHARE CAPITAL

7.2.1.1

Amount

Number

Par value

As at 01/01/2022

€53,840,400.12

105,569,412

€0.51

As at 31/12/2022

€53,840,400.12 €53,840,400.12

105,569,412 105,569,412

€0.51 €0.51

On the day of the General Meeting

The shares are fully paid‑up. 7.2.1.2

VOTING RIGHTS By the 15 day of each month at the latest, the Company issues a report on the total number of voting rights and shares that makes up the share capital on the last day of the previous month and publishes it on https://finance.hermes.com/en/regulated‑information. As at 28February 2023, the total number of voting rights (including shares deprived of voting rights) was 179,250,895. Each share gives the holder the right to at least one vote in the Shareholders’ General Meetings, except for treasury shares held by the Company, which have no voting rights. Ownership of certain shares is split between a usufructuary and a bare owner. In accordance with the Articles of Association, voting rights attached to shares are exercised by the bare owners at all General Meetings (ordinary, extraordinary or special meetings), save for decisions regarding the allocation of net income, in which case the usufructuary exercises the voting rights. Furthermore, double voting rights are allocated to: th any fully‑paid up registered share that has been duly recorded on the books in the name of the same shareholder for a period of at least four years from the date of the first General Meeting following the fourth anniversary of the date when the share was registered on the books; and s any registered share allotted for no consideration to a shareholder, in the event of a capital increase effected by capitalisation of sums in the share premiums, reserves or retained earnings accounts, in proportion to any existing shares that carry double voting rights. s Double voting rights cease automatically under the conditions specified by the law and notably for any share that was the subject of a conversion to bearer or a transfer, excluding any “registered to registered” transfer following succession, liquidation of community of property between spouses or family donation. Failure to disclose attainment of certain ownership thresholds as provided by law or by the Articles of Association may disqualify the shares for voting purposes (see Article 11 of the Articles of Association, in chapter 7 “Information on the Company and its share capital”, §7.1.2).

CHANGES IN SHARE CAPITAL OVER THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS

7.2.1.3

No change in share capital occurred over the last three financial years.

DELEGATIONS OF POWERS BY THE GENERAL MEETING

7.2.1.4

Authorisations and delegations in terms of:

currently in force, granted by the General Meeting to the Executive Management, are summarised in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, § 3.9.4. These delegations were not used during the 2022 financial year, and have not been used at the date of filing of this universal registration document. It is proposed that the General Meeting of 20April 2023 renew these authorisations, with the exception of the delegation relating to the allocation of stock options (see chapter 8 “Combined General Meeting of 20 April 2023” , § 8.2.2 “Explanatory statements to the 19 to 28 resolutions”); capital increase; s merger by absorption, spin‑off and partial contribution of assets subject to the legal regime for spin‑offs; and s allocation of free existing ordinary shares and stock options, s th th

INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS

7.2.2 7.2.2.1

The Company uses the so‑called “identification on request” system resulting from Directive (EU) 2017/828 of 17May 2017 (known as “SRD II”) to identify its shareholders. During the review as at 31December 2022, there were approximately 156,000 shareholders, compared to approximately 122,000 as at 31December 2021 and some 108,700 as at 31December 2020.

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