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Combined General Meeting of 29 April 2025 - Availability of the preparatory documents

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Paris, 20 March 2025

 

Combined General Meeting of 29 April 2025

Availability of the preparatory documents

 

The Combined General Meeting of the shareholders of Lagardère SA (the “Company”) will take place at 09:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 at the Casino de Paris, 16 rue de Clichy in Paris (75009).

The notice of meeting, including the agenda and the text of the draft resolutions, was published at the French official legal announcement publication (BALO) on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, Bulletin 25. The convening notice will be published at the BALO and on Actu-Juridique.fr, on Friday, 11 April 2025.

The documents and information relating to this General Meeting required under article R. 225-83 of the French Commercial Code are posted on the Company’s website,www.lagardere.com, in the section entitled “2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting” (accessible directly from the homepage) where it is gathered in:

§  the Universal Registration Document – Year 2024 (activities of the Company and its subsidiaries, Company’s financial statements and consolidated financial statements, comments on the financial statements, internal control and risk management procedures, Sustainability Report, Corporate Governance Report, Statutory Auditors' reports, etc.).

§  the General Meeting Brochure including, in particular, the agenda, the presentation and the text of the draft resolutions submitted to the General Meeting, as adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 18 March 2025 and which include in particular:

§  the approval of the 2024 annual and consolidated financial statements and the distribution of a dividend of  €0.67 per share; the ex-dividend date would be on 30 April 2025 and the dividend would be paid as of 5 May 2025;

§  the approval of the remuneration components due to the corporate officers for the 2024 financial year and their 2025 remuneration policies;

§  the appointments of Mrs. Valérie Hortefeux and Michèle Reiser as independent directors for a period of four years, replacing Mrs. Virginie Banet and Laura Carrere, whose terms of office are due to expire;

§  the renewal as a director of Mrs. Valérie Bernis, Fatima Fikree, Véronique Morali, and Mr. Yannick Bolloré,

Arnaud de Puyfontaine and Nicolas Sarkozy for periods ranging from two to four years;

§  the renewal of the various financial authorizations granted to the Board of Directors; §            some updates to the company's articles of association.

These documents may be consulted by shareholders, under the conditions provided by article R. 225-88 and R. 22589 of the French Commercial Code, preferably upon appointment, at Lagardère SA’s registered office, 4, rue de Presbourg – 75116 Paris or sent out, free of charges, upon request received no later than Thursday, 24 April 2025 at the following address:

SOCIETE GENERALE SECURITIES SERVICES

Service des assemblées générales

CS 30812

44308 NANTES CEDEX

As all the Company’s shares are in registered form, the General Meeting Brochure and the combined voting and proxy form, will be sent out to all shareholders registered in the nominative shareholders’ accounts kept on behalf of the Company.

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Created in 1992, Lagardère is an international group with operations in more than 45 countries worldwide. It employs more than 33,000 people and generated revenue of €8,924 million in 2024.

The Group focuses on two priority divisions: Lagardère Publishing (Books, Partworks, Board Games and Premium Stationery) and Lagardère Travel Retail (Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion, Foodservice).

The Group's business scope also comprises Lagardère News (Le Journal du Dimanche, JDNews and the Elle brand licence), Lagardère Radio (Europe 1, Europe 2, RFM and advertising sales brokerage, controlled by Arnaud Lagardère but whose capital is wholly owned by the Group and consolidated in its financial statements), Lagardère Live Entertainment (venue management, production of concerts and shows, hosting and local promotional services) and Lagardère Paris Racing (sports club).

Lagardère shares are listed on Euronext Paris.

www.lagardere.com

Press Contact

 

presse@lagardere.fr

 

Investor Relations Contact

 

 

 

Emmanuel Rapin

Tel. +33 1 40 69 17 45

erapin@lagardere.fr

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