PERNOD RICARD - Universal Registration Document 2019-2020

9. ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL Information about Pernod Ricard

Financial year 9.1.8 From 1 July to 30 June of each year. Entitlement to dividends – Entitlement to share in the issuer’s profits 9.1.9

Net profits are made up of the Company’s income as derived from the income statement after deduction of overheads and any other social contributions, depreciation of assets, and all provisions for commercial or industrial risks, if any. From these net profits (reduced when necessary by prior losses), at least 5% is withheld for transfer to the legal reserve. The deduction is no longer mandatory when the legal reserve reaches an amount equal to one-tenth of the share capital. It once again becomes mandatory in the event that, for whatever reason, this reserve falls below one-tenth of the share capital. For the first distributable profit (dividend) as determined in accordance with the law, an amount corresponding to 6% of the fully paid up share is deducted, subject to the possibility that the Board of Directors authorises shareholders who request to do so to pay up their shares in advance, it being specified that the payments cannot give rise to entitlement to the aforementioned initial dividend. This initial dividend is not cumulative, i.e. if profits for the financial year are not sufficient to make this payment or are only sufficient to make the payment in part, the shareholders cannot claim this on profits generated in the following financial year. From the available surplus, the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting may decide to deduct all amounts it considers appropriate, either to be carried forward to the following financial year or to be transferred to extraordinary or special reserves, with or without special allocations.

The balance is distributed among shareholders as an additional dividend. The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting is authorised to distribute non-statutory reserves set up in previous years any amounts that it considers should be either: distributed to the shareholders or allocated to total or partial — depreciation of the shares; or accumulated or used for the repurchase and cancellation of shares. — Wholly depreciated shares are replaced by dividend right certificates granting the same rights as the existing shares, with the exception of entitlement to the initial statutory dividend and capital repayment. Dividend payment terms and conditions are fixed by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting or, failing that, by the Board of Directors within the maximum period set by law. In deliberating on the financial statements for the financial year, the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting has the option to grant each shareholder the choice between a cash or stock dividend, for all or part of a dividend or interim dividend payment. Dividends must be paid within a maximum of nine months following the year end. This period may be extended by court ruling. Dividends will be transferred to the French State after the statutory period, i.e. five years.

Changes in the share capital and the rights attached to shares 9.1.10 Any changes in the share capital or the voting rights attached to the shares making up the share capital shall be governed by the standard legal provisions as the bylaws do not contain any specific provisions in this respect. The Statutory Auditors 9.1.11

Deloitte & Associés, member of the Compagnie Régionale des Commissaires aux Comptes de Versaill es (Versailles regional auditors’ association), represented by Mr David Dupont-Noel, whose registered office is at TSA 20303, 92030 La Défense Cedex, reappointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 19 November 2017 for a term of six financial years, which will end after the Shareholders’ Meeting to be convened in 2023 to approve the preceding year’s financial statements.

KPMG SA, member of the Compagnie Régionale des Commissaires aux Comptes de Versailles (Versailles regional auditors’ association), represented by Ms Caroline Bruno-Diaz and Mr Éric Ropert, whose registered office is at Tour Eqho, 2, avenue Gambetta, 92066 Paris La Défense Cedex, and whose term of office as passed by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 17 November 2016 will end after the Shareholders’ Meeting to be convened in 2022 to approve the preceding year’s financial statements.

Fees of Statutory Auditors and members of their networks The fees of the Statutory Auditors and members of their networks for the 12-month financial year are set out in Note 6.8 – Fees of Statutory Auditors and members of their networks for the 12-month financial year in Section 6 “Consolidated financial statements” of this universal registration document.

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