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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONING OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

3.5.3.3

TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD – INDUCTION PROGRAMME

3.5.3.4 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 take and pass an e‑learning training course on the prevention of market abuse. MAJOR ANNUAL THEMES Every year, one or more detailed presentations are made by the relevant management team on a specific or general topic relating to

Members of the Supervisory Board receive press releases and information intended for shareholders (universal registration document, letters to shareholders) and the press review. They are regularly informed of CSR issues (see § 3.5.6) or in terms of ethics/compliance/personal data protection (see § 3.5.5). 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: the SCA legal form and the role of the members of the Supervisory Board, • confidentiality rules, • the Group’s organisation chart, • the Hermès Sellier divisional organisation chart; • minutes of the Supervisory Board for the last three financial years together with those of the current year; s meetings with the Director of Sustainable Development, the Group Director of Human Resources, the General Counsel and all members of the Executive Committee (for external members); s receipt of a new Supervisory Board member integration kit of legal and governance documents containing: s the Supervisory Board’s master file (see § 3.5.3.1), • the IFA Director’s Vade‑Mecum ; • enrolment in an in‑house “Mosaïque” immersion training session with employees (for external members); s briefing on the Company’s ownership structure and Active Partner (Émile Hermès SAS); s IFA training (particularly for new members). s presentation by the Board secretary: s

the Group’s activities. In 2023, the Board:

attended a presentation of the exceptional sales strategy in the face of the issues of destruction; s attended a presentation on the roll‑out of the cosmetics range. 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 s 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 Presentation of the Group’s digital strategy s

2016

Presentation on shareholding, institutional investors s Customer service and price trends by geographical area s Communication and media s La Montre Hermès s Real estate strategy s Group disability agreement and discussion on well‑being at work s Presentation of sustainable development and CSR issues s Feedback from the first year of the new e‑commerce site s Internal communication objectives and actions s Hermès Parfums new product development strategy s Presentation on the measures implemented to protect employees and customers of the Group’s stores in the context of Covid‑19 s Presentation of investment projects s Cybersecurity within the Group s IT strategy within the Group s HR strategy s Analysis of customer behaviour and the customer experience s Digital communication policy s Exceptional sales strategy facing the issues of destruction s Roll‑out of the cosmetics range s

2017

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2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2023 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL 332 EXTRACT FROM 2023 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL 34