2020 Annual Financial Report

Chapitre 9 : General shareholders’ meeting

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken by the authorities to limit its spread, the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Publicis Groupe SA will be held behind closed doors, without the physical presence of the shareholders and other persons entitled to attend on May 26, 2021, at 133, avenue des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris.

This decision was taken in accordance with the provisions of Order No. 2020-321 of 25 March 2020, as amended, adapting the rules for meetings and deliberations of general shareholders’ meetings and governing bodies of legal persons and entities without legal personality under private law in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prior to this Meeting, in accordance with the legislation in force, the legal documentation and information will be communicated to the shareholders, namely made availablle by electronic consultation on the Publicis Groupe’s website (www.publicisgroupe.com).

The procedures for voting at and conducting the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting will be specified in the notice of meeting documents, and available on the website. These procedures could change in accordance with developments in the health situation. Shareholders are invited to regularly consult the section dedicated to the General Shareholders’ Meeting on the Company’s website: www.publicisgroupe.com