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Louis Hachette Group Sa — Shareholder Meeting (May 2026)
99 slides from Louis Hachette Group Sa's shareholder meeting presentation, May 5, 2026
Slide 1: Combined General Meeting
COMBINED GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, 5 May 2026 at 2:30 p.m.
Slide 2: Agenda: Summary Presentation
AGENDA Combined General Meeting SUMMARY PRESENTATION 5 May 2026
Slide 3: Resolutions
RESOLUTIONS ORDINARY MEETING: 1st to 7th and 14th resolutions 1st to 3rd resolutions Approval of the Company's financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 Allocation of the Company's profit and dividend payment 4th and 6th resolutions Reappo
Slide 4: Jean-Christophe Thiery and Arnaud Lagardère
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE THIERY Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Hachette Group Combined General Meeting ARNAUD LAGARDÈRE 5 May 2026 Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Louis Hachette Group
Slide 5: Contents
CONTENTS 1. Louis Hachette Group in 2025 2. Focus on Lagardère 3. Focus on Prisma Media 4. Conclusion I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 6: 1. Louis Hachette Group in 2025
1. LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP IN 2025 Jean-Christophe Thiery Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Hachette Group
Slide 7: 2025 Key Figures
2025 KEY FIGURES €9,619m €551m Revenue EBITA Some 34,000 €363m employees CFAIT(1) More than 551 50 countries consolidated of operation subsidiaries I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 1. CFAIT: Cash flow after interest and taxes
Slide 8: 2025 Financial Profile
2025 FINANCIAL PROFILE €3,001m 31% €308m of Group Revenue revenue EBITA Latin America, Middle East and Africa 5% Asia-Pacific France 5% 23% 64% €6,133m of Group €312m Revenue revenue EBITA United Revenue States and by geographic Canada area(1) 25% €219m 2% €(20)m of Group Revenue revenue EBITA Europ
Slide 9: Simplified Organisation Chart at 5 May 2026
SIMPLIFIED ORGANISATION CHART AT 5 MAY 2026 31% 60.3% Other shareholders Arnaud Lagardère 8.7% Listed on Euronext 65.73% 86.42% Listed on Euronext I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 10: Iconic Brands
ICONIC BRANDS I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 11: Some 34,000 Employees Worldwide
SOME 34,000 EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE 3% France 19% Africa Europe Permanent workforce 1% (excl. by gender Asia-Pacific Permanent workforce France) 8% by geographic area 38% Women Men 63% 37% Group Americas 34% 64% 36% Lagardère Publishing 63% 37% Lagardère Travel Retail 42% 58% Lagardère Live Lagardère Li
Slide 12: Governance
GOVERNANCE Board of Directors 6 members including 2 independent directors Jean-Christophe Thiery Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Reappointment of three directors for a four-year term (resolutions 4 to 6) Arnaud Lagardère Yannick Bolloré 54 | Average age Vice-Chairman Article 10.2 of the Article
Slide 13: 2. Focus on Lagardère
2. FOCUS ON LAGARDÈRE Arnaud Lagardère Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère SA
Slide 14: Record Performances Confirm Lagardère's Long-Term Strategy (1/2)
RECORD PERFORMANCES THAT CONFIRM THE RELEVANCE OF LAGARDÈRE’S LONG-TERM STRATEGY (1/2) (€m) 641 10 000 593 6.9% 700 520 6.6% 9 000 462 600 402 6.4% 5.8% 339 327 342 378 395 417 378 438 8 000 5.2% 399 4.6% 4.5% 4.8% 5.2% 5.3% 5.7% 5.2% 6.3% 500 5.6% 7 000 400 249 6 000 -155 4.8% 300 5 000 -3.5% 200 4
Slide 15: 2019-2025 Key Figures: Lagardère Publishing
2019-2025 KEY FIGURES: LAGARDÈRE PUBLISHING Change in revenue (€m) 31% +2.7%(1) 2025 revenue 2,873 3,001 Lagardère Publishing delivered robust 2,748 2,809 2,598 growth in 2025, with revenue up 2.7% vs 2,384 2,375 2024, driven by a large number of publishing successes and by the momentum of the Partw
Slide 16: 2019-2025 Key Figures: Lagardère Travel Retail
2019-2025 KEY FIGURES: LAGARDÈRE TRAVEL RETAIL Change in revenue (€m) 64% +4.4%(1) 2025 revenue 5,812 6,133 Lagardère Travel Retail maintained its 5,018 growth momentum and posted record 4,264 revenue, up 4.4% vs 2024, driven by the 3,927 openings of numerous points of sale 2,290 worldwide 1,720 201
Slide 17: Record Performances Confirm Lagardère's Long-Term Strategy (2/2)
RECORD PERFORMANCES THAT CONFIRM THE RELEVANCE OF LAGARDÈRE’S LONG-TERM STRATEGY (2/2) Change in recurring EBIT of Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère Travel Retail 351 334 302 301 310 246 312 220 305 245 152 136 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (81) Lagardère Publishing recurring EBIT Lagardère Tr
Slide 18: 2019-2025 Key Figures: Lagardère Live
2019-2025 KEY FIGURES: LAGARDÈRE LIVE Change in revenue (€m) 2% 2025 +1.4%(1) revenue Lagardère Live posted revenue up by 1.4% like for 288 like (excluding the sale of Paris Match), amid 254 254 257 contrasting business trends: growth at Lagardère 229 242 219 Live Entertainment, ELLE International,
Slide 19: Lagardère Publishing in Brief
LAGARDÈRE PUBLISHING IN BRIEF Education Partworks 10% 10% €3,001m No. 3 consumer publishing group worldwide Revenue Other(1) No. 1 publishing group in France, 19% Revenue by General €308m No. 2 in the United Kingdom, business Literature 42% EBITA No. 3 in the United States and Spain Joint No. 1 publ
Slide 20: Lagardère Publishing: 2025 Achievements
LAGARDÈRE PUBLISHING: 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS ▪ Major publishing successes in France (Asterix in Lusitania, The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown, Un avenir radieux by Pierre Lemaitre, Nicolas Sarkozy’s Le journal d'un prisonnier, Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre’s Je voulais vivre, etc.) and internationally (O
Slide 21: Lagardère Publishing: Strategy
LAGARDÈRE PUBLISHING: STRATEGY ▪ Strengthening our leadership position in creativity and innovation to build the publishing group of tomorrow for our readers, our authors and our broader stakeholders ▪ Proactively addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with artificial intelligence ▪
Slide 22: The Audiovisual Market Exceeds €450Bn and Is Growing Rapidly
THE AUDIOVISUAL MARKET EXCEEDS €450Bn AND IS GROWING RAPIDLY Global trade publishing and audiovisual Investments in content in 2025 markets, €Bn +15% €20Bn €15Bn 460 Audiovisual 400 €12Bn €4Bn 120 140 Trade publishing 2021 2026e €4Bn I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 23: Book Adaptations Outperform at the Box-Office
BOOK ADAPTATIONS OUTPERFORM AT THE BOX-OFFICE FILMS from books represent… <10% of the movies produced <10% Share of book adaptations of movies produced, % I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 24: Book Adaptations Outperform at the Box-Office
BOOK ADAPTATIONS OUTPERFORM AT THE BOX-OFFICE FILMS from books represent… ~30-40% <10% of the global box-office of the movies produced top 100 movies <10% 30-40% Share of book adaptations of movies produced, % Share of book adaptations of the global I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 box-office
Slide 25: Book Adaptations Turn into Prestige Film-Making
BOOK ADAPTATIONS TURN INTO PRESTIGE FILM-MAKING 98th Academy Awards - Best Picture Nominations ~5 of the 10 ~40% Best Picture Nominees at the 2026 Oscars are inspired by books of the 2026 César Nominations & Awards are based on books I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 26: Series Adapted from Books Consistently Top the Charts
SERIES ADAPTED FROM BOOKS CONSISTENTLY TOP THE CHARTS ~6 out of the 10 ALL TIME MOST-WATCHED SEASONS of English shows on Netflix I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 27: Revenues from Audiovisual Rights Remain Very Limited - Example of France
REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF AUDIOVISUAL RIGHTS REMAIN VERY LIMITED - EXAMPLE OF FRANCE Size of the French book publishing market € 3 Bn I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 28: Revenues from Audiovisual Rights Remain Very Limited - Example of France
REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF AUDIOVISUAL RIGHTS REMAIN VERY LIMITED - EXAMPLE OF FRANCE Size of the French book publishing market Revenues from the sale of audiovisual rights € 3 Bn ~ € 10 M I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 29: And Hachette Is No Exception
AND HACHETTE IS NO EXCEPTION Share of Hachette's global net revenues from audiovisual rights sales, % <1% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 30: Book Publishers Capture Very Little of the Value Created on Screen
BOOK PUBLISHERS CAPTURE VERY LITTLE OF THE VALUE CREATED ON SCREEN NEGOTIATION OF BOOK DEVELOPMENT (SCRIPT, AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION PUBLISHING CASTING, ETC.) ADAPTATION RIGHTS Low share of generated Low value of Rights tied up Low conversion rate into revenues flowing back to rights sale
Slide 31: Successful Book Adaptations Drive Spikes in Book Sales
SUCCESSFUL BOOK ADAPTATIONS DRIVE SIGNIFICANT SPIKES IN BOOK SALES Increase in book sales During the 3 months following the release of audiovisual adaptations, compared to the 3 months before release, in units sold + 50% x 85 x 530 I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 32: Uniting Two World Leaders in Publishing and Audiovisual Production
UNITING TWO WORLD LEADERS IN PUBLISHING AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 33: Hachette: A Reservoir of High-Potential Titles
HACHETTE: A RESERVOIR OF HIGH-POTENTIAL TITLES 100,000+ TITLES with adaptation rights I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 34: Hachette: A Reservoir of High-Potential Titles
HACHETTE: A RESERVOIR OF HIGH-POTENTIAL TITLES ~$500M Cumulative global box-office from live-action movies since 1999 I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 35: Hachette: A Reservoir of High-Potential Titles
HACHETTE: A RESERVOIR OF HIGH-POTENTIAL TITLES >$400M Global box-office Sydney Sweeney Amanda Seyfried Brandon Sklenar I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 36: Hachette: A Reservoir of High-Potential Titles
HACHETTE: A RESERVOIR OF HIGH-POTENTIAL TITLES >$25M UK box-office after 1 month of release Andrew Garfield Nicola Coughlan Claire Foy I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 37: Canal+: A Global Leader in Audiovisual Production & Distribution
CANAL+ A GLOBAL LEADER IN AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION 42M+ 70+ 400M SUBSCRIBERS COUNTRIES ACTIVE USERS EACH MONTH BROADCASTER AND OF ALL OF THE BEST MOVIES THE BEST SPORT & SERIES COMPETITIONS PRODUCER OF 200 MOVIES & 80 SERIES EACH YEAR WITH 23 PRODUCTION COMPANIES Ý STUDIOCANAL PRODUCTIO
Slide 38: Franchise Model: Paddington Has Generated Over €1.5Bn
FRANCHISE MODEL: PADDINGTON HAS GENERATED OVER €1.5BN IN GROSS CONSUMER SALES 2014 2017 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2027 2029 FILMS €700+M BOX-OFFICE TV SERIES TV - SERIES 9 AWARDS LIVE & FOR THE STAGE MUSICAL CULTURAL EVENTS LICENSING MERCH & RETAIL I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 39: A Transformative Partnership to Unleash Audiovisual Potential of Hachette's Catalogue
A TRANSFORMATIVE PARTNERSHIP TO UNLEASH THE AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL OF HACHETTE’s CATALOGUE A DEDICATED TEAM to develop films and series from Hachette’s most high-potential titles IMPROVED PROFIT-SHARING for Hachette and its authors on screen adaptation revenues I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 40: Hachette Studiocanal On Screen
HACHETTE STUDIOCANAL ON SCREEN I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 41: What the Partnership Concretely Delivers for Hachette
WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP CONCRETELY DELIVERS FOR HACHETTE NEGOTIATION OF BOOK DEVELOPMENT AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION PUBLISHING (SCRIPT, CASTING, ETC.) ADAPTATION RIGHTS More favorable Higher conversion rate Strengthening ties contractual framework of projects into films Improved value-sharing
Slide 42: Expected Positive Outcomes for Hachette
EXPECTED POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR HACHETTE 1. 2. 3. STRONGER CAPTURE ACCELERATION OF BOOK AND ENHANCED ATTRACTIVENESS TO OF THE VALUE GENERATED MERCHANDISING SALES AUTHORS BY AUDIOVISUAL ADAPTATIONS I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 43: The Surgeon, First Project of the Partnership
THE SURGEON, FIRST PROJECT OF THE PARTNERSHIP #1 Worldwide on Amazon Kindle +66 million pages read Translated into 16 languages I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026
Slide 44: Lagardère Travel Retail in Brief
LAGARDÈRE TRAVEL RETAIL IN BRIEF Dining 28% €6,133m Revenue No. 3 operator in Travel Retail worldwide No. 2 operator in airport Travel Retail worldwide Duty Free Revenue by €312m No. 1 operator in Travel Essentials worldwide business & Fashion 39% EBITA No. 1 operator in Travel Retail in France Trav
Slide 45: Lagardère Travel Retail: 2025 Achievements
LAGARDÈRE TRAVEL RETAIL: 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS ▪ Continued growth momentum with record recurring EBIT ▪ Consolidation of the division's position as a major player in Travel Retail • Strategic tenders won in Frankfurt (Germany), London Heathrow (United Kingdom), Sydney (Australia), Atlanta (United States
Slide 46: Lagardère Travel Retail: Strategy
LAGARDÈRE TRAVEL RETAIL: STRATEGY ▪ Actively pursuing a network expansion policy: consolidating in mature markets and accelerating in emerging markets ▪ Stepping up innovation and research focused on AI to optimise operating efficiency and enhance the customer experience I Combined General Meeting I
Slide 47: Lagardère Live in Brief
LAGARDÈRE LIVE IN BRIEF 3 activities 3 press titles 5 million 158 (managing venues, 3 performance 89 monthly employees producing venues employees 1 global press concerts, hosting readers(1) Over 1 million brand and promotional spectators services) 3 radio stations More than 343 14,000 members 1 adve
Slide 48: Lagardère Live: 2025 Achievements
LAGARDÈRE LIVE: 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS ▪ Lagardère News • Growth in circulation of Le Journal du Dimanche (up 10%) and enhancement of its editorial content with the successful launch of Le JDMag • Consolidation of the global leadership of the ELLE brand (diversification to non-media segments) ▪ Lagardère
Slide 49: Lagardère Live: Strategy
LAGARDÈRE LIVE: STRATEGY ▪ Pressing ahead with digital transformation and growing the audiences for Lagardère News and Lagardère Radio ▪ Expanding the ELLE brand worldwide, particularly to non-media segments ▪ Leveraging the operational excellence of Lagardère Live Entertainment and Lagardère Paris
Slide 50: 3. Focus on Prisma Media
3. FOCUS ON PRISMA MEDIA Arnaud Lagardère Chairman of Prisma Media
Slide 51: Prisma Media in Brief
PRISMA MEDIA IN BRIEF €266m Revenue No. 1 magazine publisher in France More than 30 leading brands No. 1 online publisher in France More than 110 million Paper Revenue by Digital magazines 69% business 31% sold each year 800 million videos viewed each month 38 million French readers each month I Com
Slide 52: 2025 Achievements and 2026 Strategic Priorities
2025 ACHIEVEMENTS AND 2026 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ▪ Adapting to the market • Ongoing decline in print revenues (structural erosion) and now digital (heightened pressure from platforms and changing usage patterns) • Proposed transformation and departure plan currently under discussion to turn the situa
Slide 53: 4. Conclusion
4. CONCLUSION Jean-Christophe Thiery Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Hachette Group
Slide 54: Conclusion
CONCLUSION Continuation of our collective adventure ▪ Consolidating our leading positions ▪ Continued strong, sustainable growth ▪ Strict financial discipline in an uncertain environment Louis Hachette Group has all the assets needed to look to the future with ambition! I Combined General Meeting I
Slide 55: Full-Year 2025 Results
FULL-YEAR 2025 RESULTS Combined General Meeting Grégoire Castaing 5 May 2026 Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Slide 56: Contents
Contents 1. Full-year 2025 results 2. Dividend and share price 3. First-quarter 2026 revenue I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 31
Slide 57: 1. Full-Year 2025 Results
1. FULL-YEAR 2025 RESULTS LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP
Slide 58: A Solid Performance and Record Financial Results
A SOLID PERFORMANCE AND RECORD FINANCIAL RESULTS Revenue EBITA(1) Profit for the year(1) €9.6bn €551m €112m +4% reported +8% x2 +3% LFL CFAIT(1) Net debt(1) Leverage ratio(1) €363m €1,590m 1.95x +39% -€236m I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 1. Alternative performance measure 33
Slide 59: Robust Revenue Growth in 2025
ROBUST REVENUE GROWTH IN 2025 DRIVEN BY LAGARDÈRE GROUP ACTIVITIES Revenue growth 2025 revenue by business (€m) (€m and % of like-for-like growth) +187 9,619 +310 Lagardère -113 Publishing €3,001m (+3%) 9,235 2025 revenue €9,619m +€384m (+3%) Lagardère Live Lagardère €219m Travel Retail (+1%) €6,133
Slide 60: Accelerated EBITA Growth
ACCELERATED EBITA GROWTH Growth in EBITA(1) 2025 EBITA excluding restructuring costs (€m) by business (€m) 551 +€41m +€20m 510 490 Lagardère Lagardère Travel Retail Publishing €335m €322m Lagardère Live and Louis Hachette Group SA Prisma Media -€22m €6m 2023* 2024 2025 1. Alternative performance mea
Slide 61: Consolidated Income Statement
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT Reported (€m) 2024 2025 change (%) Revenue 9,235 9,619 +4% EBITA(1) 510 551 +8% Amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets (193) (195) Other items (including impact of IFRS 16) 84 73 Profit before finance costs and tax 401 429 Finance costs, net (149) (128) I
Slide 62: Continued Growth in Cash Generation
CONTINUED GROWTH IN CASH GENERATION Growth in CFFO(1) 2025 CFFO(1) after tax by business (€m) (€m) +€46m 558 512 +€162m Lagardère Lagardère Travel Retail Publishing 350 €172m €291m Lagardère Live and Prisma Media €4m Louis Hachette Group SA -€8m 2023* 2024 2025 1. Alternative performance measure I C
Slide 63: Huge Reduction in Net Debt
HUGE REDUCTION IN NET DEBT (€m) +€236m CFAIT(2): €363m +558 -99 +86 -96 +11 -80 -144 (1,590) (1,826) Leverage ratio(1) 2.4x 1.95x Net debt CFFO Tax paid Interest, net Investments Divestments Dividends paid Other Net debt at end-2024 at end-2025 1. Net debt (including liabilities related to minority
Slide 64: Solid Balance Sheet
SOLID BALANCE SHEET (€m) 31 Dec. 2024 31 Dec. 2025 (€m) 31 Dec. 2024 31 Dec. 2025 Total non-current assets 9,068 9,018 Total equity 2,976 2,800 Investments in equity- Provisions 446 443 150 140 accounted companies Non-current debt 1,851 1,754 Total current assets 2,736 2,653 Total non-current liabil
Slide 65: 2. Dividend and Share Price
2..DIVIDEND AND SHARE-PRICE LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP
Slide 66: Proposed Ordinary Dividend for 2025
PROPOSED ORDINARY DIVIDEND FOR 2025 3rd Resolution submitted by the Board of Directors Ordinary dividend €0.06 per share €60m Return(1) 4% Payout ratio(2) 94% €53 million of the dividend will be deducted from distributable profit, with the remainder from share premiums Ex-dividend date: 7 May 2026,
Slide 67: Share Price Since Stock Market Listing
SHARE PRICE SINCE STOCK MARKET LISTING Louis Hachette Group +38% Euronext Growth All Shares +17% CAC 40 +10% Dec. 2024 Feb. 2025 Apr. 2025 Jun. 2025 Aug. 2025 Oct. 2025 Dec. 2025 Feb. 2026 Apr. 2026 I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 1. Share price rebased at 100 on 16 December 2024 (date of fi
Slide 68: 3. First-Quarter 2026 Revenue
3. FIRST-QUARTER 2026 REVENUE
Slide 69: Significant Growth in First-Quarter 2026 Revenue
SIGNFICANT GROWTH IN FIRST-QUARTER 2026 REVENUE Like-for-like (€m) Q1 2025 Q1 2026 Change (%) change(1) (%) Lagardère Publishing 623 615 -1.1% +1.4% Lagardère Travel Retail 1,301 1,365 +5.0% +4.8% Lagardère Live 54 57 +2.4% +5.9% Total revenue – Lagardère 1,978 2,037 +3.0% +3.8% Prisma Media 69 56 -
Slide 70: Total Growth of 2% in First-Quarter 2026
TOTAL GROWTH OF 2% IN FIRST-QUARTER 2026 (€m) +2% +50 +58 2,093 2,047 • 999 Games -62 • Lagardère Publishing: +1.4% • Amsterdam Duty Free • Mainly USD, GBP • Lagardère Travel Retail: +4.8% • France Dimanche and and AED • Lagardère Live: +5.9% Ici Paris • Prisma Media: -22.5% Q1 2005 Organic Scope Cu
Slide 71: First-Quarter 2026 Revenue by Geographic Area
FIRST-QUARTER 2026 REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA(1) Eastern Europe 15% vs 14% in Q1 2025 Western Europe(2) 27% vs 26% in Q1 2025 United States and Canada France 26% vs 28% in Q1 2025 22% vs 22% in Q1 2025 Asia-Pacific 6% vs 6% in Q1 2025 €2,093m +€46m Latin America, Middle East and Africa 4% vs 4% in Q
Slide 72: CSR and Sustainable Development: Our Commitments
CSR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: OUR COMMITMENTS Combined General Meeting 5 May 2026 Céline Soubranne CSR Director
Slide 73: Sustainable Performance
SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE Fostering Fostering Fostering Fostering a culture a culture a culture a culture of impact of trust of talent of openness 4.13 teqCO eq/FTE (Scopes 1, 2 91% of employees trained in 47% of women top executives 34 projects supported by the 2 & 3 [partial, commuting and anti-corr
Slide 74: Fostering a Culture of Talent
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF TALENT Encouraging career development and inspiring commitment from all teams 79% of employees • The proportion of female top executives reached 47% in 2025. Women now make up 63% of completed the Group’s overall workforce and 60% of managers engagement • Louis Hachette Group
Slide 75: Fostering a Culture of Openness
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF OPENNESS The Group continues to assert its pioneering role in content accessibility 29,000 audiobooks in • With 100% of new titles in digital format accessible to people with disabilities as of 2025, the catalogue Lagardère Publishing already meets the requirements of the Euro
Slide 76: Fostering a Culture of Impact
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF IMPACT A resolute commitment to decarbonising the Group's business lines 125,000 meals saved • For the operations of Lagardère, which account for more than 95% of Louis Hachette Group's from waste in revenue, a transition plan has been implemented with the aim of achieving a 3
Slide 77: Fostering a Culture of Trust
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF TRUST Mobilising our teams around anti-corruption behaviour 91% of teams • By 2025, 91% of employees had taken part in anti-corruption training over the preceding two received years, within both Lagardère and Prisma Media. Specific training sessions have also been devised anti
Slide 78: Reports of the Statutory Auditors
REPORTS OF THE Combined General Meeting STATUTORY AUDITORS 5 May 2026
Slide 79: Report on the Company's Financial Statements
REPORT ON THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Annual Report, pages 297 to 298 Unqualified opinion on the financial statements • “In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities and of the financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2025 and o
Slide 80: Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements
REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Annual Report, pages 299 to 300 Unqualified opinion on the financial statements • “In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2025 a
Slide 81: Special Report on Related-Party Agreements
SPECIAL REPORT ON RELATED-PARTY AGREEMENTS Annual Report, page 301 Agreement authorised during the year ended 31 December 2025 • We have not been notified of any agreements authorised during the year ended 31 December 2025 to be submitted to the General Meeting for approval in accordance with arti
Slide 82: Report on Voluntarily Prepared Sustainability Information
REPORT BY ONE OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS ON THE VOLUNTARILY PREPARED SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION Annual Report, pages 103 to 105 Report designed to provide a limited assurance conclusion on selected sustainability information included in the Report on Sustainability Information within the Management
Slide 83: Reports to the Extraordinary General Meeting (1/2)
REPORTS TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING (1/2) The reports contain no comments on the authorisations and delegations of authority granted to the Board of Directors Report on the issue of ordinary shares and/or any securities, with pre-emptive subscription rights for existing shareholders (8th
Slide 84: Reports to the Extraordinary General Meeting (2/2)
REPORTS TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING (2/2) Report on the issue of ordinary shares and other securities giving access to the share capital, reserved for members of the Group's corporate savings scheme (12th resolution) • Delegation of competence given to the Board of Directors to decide to
Slide 85: Presentation and Vote on Resolutions
PRESENTATION AND VOTE Combined General Meeting ON RESOLUTIONS 5 May 2026
Slide 86: 1st Resolution (Ordinary)
1st RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Approval of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 61
Slide 87: 2nd Resolution (Ordinary)
2nd RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 62
Slide 88: 3rd Resolution (Ordinary)
3rd RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Allocation of the Company’s profit and dividend payment I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 63
Slide 89: 4th Resolution (Ordinary)
4th RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Reappointment of Sophie Chassat as a Director for a four-year term I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 64
Slide 90: 5th Resolution (Ordinary)
5th RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Reappointment of Maud Fontenoy as a Director for a four-year term I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 65
Slide 91: 6th Resolution (Ordinary)
6th RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Reappointment of Arnaud de Puyfontaine as a Director for a four-year term I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 66
Slide 92: 7th Resolution (Ordinary)
7th RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Eighteen-month authorisation for the Board of Directors to trade in the Company’s shares, subject to a ceiling of 10% of the share capital I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 67
Slide 93: 8th Resolution (Extraordinary)
8th RESOLUTION (EXTRAORDINARY) Twenty-six month authorisation for the Board of Directors to increase the Company’s share capital by issuing – with preemptive subscription rights – ordinary shares and/or securities carrying immediate or deferred rights to the Company’s capital, provided that such i
Slide 94: 9th Resolution (Extraordinary)
9th RESOLUTION (EXTRAORDINARY) Twenty-six month authorisation for the Board of Directors to increase the Company’s share capital by issuing ordinary shares paid up by capitalising reserves, profits or share premiums and/or other eligible items, subject to an aggregate par-value ceiling of €100 mil
Slide 95: 10th Resolution (Extraordinary)
10th RESOLUTION (EXTRAORDINARY) Twenty-six month authorisation for the Board of Directors to increase the number of securities issued under a capital increase carried out either with or without preemptive subscription rights I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 70
Slide 96: 11th Resolution (Extraordinary)
11th RESOLUTION (EXTRAORDINARY) Four-year authorisation for the Board of Directors to reduce the share capital by cancelling all or some of the shares purchased by the Company under share buyback programmes, subject to a ceiling of 10% of the share capital I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 7
Slide 97: 12th Resolution (Extraordinary)
12th RESOLUTION (EXTRAORDINARY) Twenty-six month authorisation for the Board of Directors to increase the Company’s share capital by issuing – without preemptive subscription rights – ordinary shares and/or securities carrying rights to the Company's capital, to employees under corporate savings s
Slide 98: 13th Resolution (Extraordinary)
13th RESOLUTION (EXTRAORDINARY) Thirty-eight month authorisation for the Board of Directors to award free shares to employees and senior executives of the Company and of related companies or groups, subject to an annual ceiling of 1.1% of the share capital I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 7
Slide 99: 14th Resolution (Ordinary)
14th RESOLUTION (ORDINARY) Powers for formalities I Combined General Meeting I 5 May 2026 74
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