PERNOD RICARD - Universal Registration Document 2019-2020

2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Shareholders’ Meetings and attendance procedures

Shareholders’ Meetings and attendance procedures 2.12 Article 32 of the bylaws sets out the procedures that shareholders must follow in order to attend Shareholders’ Meetings. The shareholders meet every year at a Shareholders’ Meeting. Notice to attend meetings 2.12.1

Both Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings are called, held and vote in accordance with the conditions provided for by law. They are held at the Company’s registered office or at any other place stated in the notice of meeting. Participation in Shareholders’ Meetings 2.12.2 All shareholders have the right to attend the Company’s Shareholders’ Meetings and to participate in the deliberations, either in person or by proxy, regardless of the number of shares they hold. In order for a shareholder to have the right to participate in Ordinary or Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings, the shares must be registered in the name of the shareholder or in the name of the financial intermediary acting on the shareholder’s behalf at 00.00 (Paris time) two business days prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, either in the registered share accounts kept by the Company or in the bearer share accounts kept by the authorised financial intermediary. The entry or recording of the shares in bearer share accounts kept by the authorised financial intermediary are acknowledged via a share certificate issued by the financial intermediary and attached as an appendix to the postal voting form, proxy form or application for an admission card made out in the name of the shareholder or on behalf of the shareholder represented by the registered financial intermediary. Any shareholder wishing to attend the Shareholders’ Meeting in person who has not received their admission card by 00.00 (Paris time) two business days before the Shareholders’ Meeting may also ask for such a certificate to be issued. If a shareholder does not attend the Shareholders’ Meeting in person, he or she may choose one of the following options: give a proxy to the Chairman of the Shareholders’ Meeting; — give a proxy to a spouse or partner with whom he or she has entered — into a civil union agreement, or to any other person; or vote by post or via the Internet. — A shareholder who has already cast a postal or Internet vote, sent in a proxy form or applied for an admission card or a share certificate may sell all or some of his or her shares at any time. However, if the sale takes place before 00.00 (Paris time) on the second business day prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company will invalidate or modify accordingly, as appropriate, the postal or Internet vote cast, proxy form, admission card Voting conditions 2.12.3 The voting right attached to the shares is proportional to the share capital they represent. Each share grants the right to at least one vote (article L. 225-122 of the French Commercial Code). Restriction on voting rights However, each member of the Shareholders’ Meeting has as many votes as shares he or she possesses and represents, up to 30% of the total voting rights.

Decisions by the shareholders are taken at Ordinary, Extraordinary or Combined Shareholders’ Meetings depending on the nature of the resolutions they are being asked to adopt.

or share certificate. For this purpose, the authorised financial intermediary in charge of the shareholder’s account will inform the Company or its duly authorised agent of the sale and will provide it with the necessary information. No sale or other form of transaction carried out after 00.00 (Paris time) on the second business day prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, regardless of the means used, will be notified by the authorised financial intermediary or taken into consideration by the Company, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary. Given the evolving situation with regard to the Covid-19 epidemic, Pernod Ricard may have to change the attendance procedures for the Shareholders’ Meeting on 27 November 2020. We would therefore ask you to regularly check the Shareholders’ Meeting section on the Pernod Ricard website, which will confirm the final arrangements for attending this Shareholders’ Meeting depending on the health and/or legal requirements. Furthermore, in view of the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the government’s recommendations to avoid public gatherings, the Board of Directors calls for the utmost caution in this context and recommends that each shareholder gives preference to voting by mail or by giving proxy to the Chairman rather than being physically present, in order to limit the risk of spread of the virus during the Shareholders' Meeting. The Company, concerned with limiting as much as possible the risks of contact between shareholders who choose to attend our Shareholders’ Meeting, has already decided that no coffee reception will be held and announces that no gifts will be distributed this year. The Company will thus make its best efforts to ensure that the social distancing measures are respected during the Shareholders' Meeting, but the Company will not incur any liability for any contamination of persons who decide, under their sole responsibility, to physically participate in the Shareholders' Meeting.

Double voting rights A double voting right is granted to other shares (in light of the fraction of the authorised share capital they represent) to all fully paid-up shares that can be shown to have been registered for at least ten years in the name of the same shareholder, from 12 May 1986 inclusive (article L. 225-123 of the French Commercial Code).

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