Hermès International Société en commandite par actions (HERM:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript

SA Transcripts159.35K FollowersFollow5ShareSaveCommentsPlay Earnings CallPlay Earnings Call Hermès International Société en commandite par actions (HERM:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call April 17, 2026 3:30 AM EDT Company Participants Éric de SeynesHenri-Louis Bauer - Executive ChairmanEric du Halgouët - Executive Vice President of FinanceAxel Dumas - Executive Chairman & CEO Conference Call Participants James Fraser Presentation Éric de Seynes Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. We're delighted to be with you once again in this stunning Salle Pleyel for the combined general meeting of Hermes International. As you know, the assembly will vote on financial year 2025, which once again was a year with exceptional performance for us despite the political and economic environment that has become more tense. I should like to thank all the members of the Supervisory Board who are here with us and also greet Mrs. Lucia Sinapi-Thomas, who you don't know, who is ready to join the Board and who you will be called upon to elect later on. She is here in the room with us. And if you'll allow me, I'd like to give you a quick overview of her career. She started as a business lawyer and then joined Capgemini, where she held strategic positions for more than 30 years, including as Head of Tax, Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Treasury and Investor Relations and then Deputy CFO until 2015. From 2016 to 2019, she was Executive Director, Business Platforms, as they say in French. Since 2019, she's been heading Capgemini Ventures, a vehicle focusing on investment in emerging technologies and innovation. I'd like to thank her once again for taking up our call and agreeing to put her name in the ring. Without further ado, can I suggest we move on to appointing the bureau. I shall appoint as tellers the 2 shareholders with the largest number of votes. First of all, Mrs. Julie Guerrand, representing