Hermès // 2022 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

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7.2.2.2 PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUAL SHAREHOLDERS The percentage of individual shareholders was 7.8% in December 2022, an increase compared with 2021 (7.1%). This percentage includes shares held by individual shareholders in registered form as at 31December 2022 and bearer shares identified by identification on request as at 30December 2022, excluding holdings by family groups. PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AT 31DECEMBER 2022 – CONTROL OF THE COMPANY Hermès International is controlled through the intermediary of Émile Hermès SAS, its Active Partner, by the Hermès family group, which also holds, notably via the intermediary of the company H51, a majority shareholding (in share capital and voting rights) within the Company as a Limited Partner. This control is exclusive control within the meaning of Article L.233‑16 of the French Commercial Code ( Code de commerce ). The companies H51 and H2 are held exclusively by members of the Hermès family group. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no shareholders directly or indirectly holding, alone or together, more than 5% of the share capital or voting rights, other than those shown in the tables in §7.2.2.5. The ownership interests of Corporate Officers and Senior Executives are listed in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, §3.10.1. To the Company’s knowledge, material changes in the ownership of the share capital over the past three years are described §7.2.2.6. Given the time that has elapsed since it was established, the description of the procedures for setting up H51 is no longer in the universal registration document. The definition and description of the organisation of the Hermès family group are presented in chapter 9 “Additional information”, §9.6; and in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, §3.2.1. 7.2.2.3

7.2.2.4 To the Company’s knowledge, there has been no significant change with regards to Hermès International shareholders between 31December 2022 and the date on which this universal registration document was filed with the AMF. 7.2.2.3.3 Measures taken to prevent abusive control Refer to chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, §3.4.7.5. 7.2.2.3.4 Measures taken to ensure a balance of powers Refer to chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, §3.4.7.5. TREASURY SHARES As at 31December 2022, Hermès International held 1,033,625 treasury shares, representing 1.0% of its share capital, acquired as part of the share buyback programme presented in §7.2.2.10. In practice, treasury shares are mainly allocated to cover free share plans for employees (see chapter 3, “Corporate governance”, § 3.8.3.2). 7.2.2.3.1 Significant movements occurring during the last three years in the distribution of its share capital and voting rights, and the reasons for these movements There has been no significant change in the distribution of the company’s share capital or voting rights over the last three years. Information on significant movements in previous years is available in the previous universal registration documents, accessible on the website https://finance.hermes.com/en/publications. 7.2.2.3.2 Crossing of thresholds occurring after the closure of the financial year

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