2020 Annual Financial Report

Chapter 3 : Governance and compensation

The Supervisory Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, decided to grant the following performance shares to the members of the Management Board under the “LTIP 2021 Directoire”:

LTIP 2021 Directoire

Grant date

Vesting date(1)

Number of performance shares awarded(2)

% of the share capital

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman

Grant date

March 16, 2021

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman

Vesting date(1)

March 16, 2024

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman

Number of performance shares awarded(2)

61,237

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman

% of the share capital

0.02%

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner

Grant date

March 16, 2021

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner

Vesting date(1)

March 16, 2024

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner

Number of performance shares awarded(2)

24,495

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner

% of the share capital

0.01%

Steve King

Steve King

Grant date

March 16, 2021

Steve King

Vesting date(1)

March 16, 2024

Steve King

Number of performance shares awarded(2)

41,350

Steve King

% of the share capital

0.02%

Michel-Alain Proch

Michel-Alain Proch

Grant date

March 16, 2021

Michel-Alain Proch

Vesting date(1)

March 16, 2024

Michel-Alain Proch

Number of performance shares awarded(2)

24,495

Michel-Alain Proch

% of the share capital

0.01%

(1) Performance conditions described below.

(2) Number of shares allocated based on the closing share price on the day of the Compensation Committee meeting of March 2, 2021, in accordance with the decision of the Supervisory Board of March 3, 2021.

The characteristics of the plans awarded to the members of the Management Board are as follows:

Type of plan

LTIP 2021 Directoire

  

Performance conditions

Performance conditions

LTIP 2021 Directoire

Organic growth rate of Publicis Groupe compared to the weighted average of the peer group

Performance conditions

 

Consolidated operating margin of Publicis Groupe compared to the peer group

Performance conditions

 

2 CSR criteria

Type of performance conditions

Type of performance conditions

LTIP 2021 Directoire

Relative performance compared with the peer group Omnicom, WPP, IPG, Publicis Groupe

Type of performance conditions

 

 

Type of performance conditions

 

 

Weighting

Weighting

LTIP 2021 Directoire

45% of shares awarded

Weighting

 

45% of shares awarded

Weighting

 

10% of shares awarded

Acquisition

Acquisition

LTIP 2021 Directoire

  • > the weighted average of the peer group: 100% of shares delivered
  • Between 80% and 100%: the number of shares awarded is reduced by 5% for each 1% of performance recorded below 100%.
  • < 80% of the peer group average: no shares delivered

Acquisition

 

Highest operating margin compared to the peer group: 100% of the shares delivered

  • Margin in 2nd position: 50% of shares delivered
  • Margin rate in 3rd position: 15%
  • Margin in 4th position: no shares delivered

Acquisition

 

If the trajectory on the following priorities is respected:

  • Diversity, equality and inclusion (45% of women holding key management positions by 2025, with a benchmark target of 43% by the end of 2023 – baseline year 2020), and
  • Combating climate change (100% renewable energy by 2030, with a benchmark target of +50% in 2023 compared to the baseline year 2020)

Performance period

Performance period

LTIP 2021 Directoire

Following a three-year period at the end of which performance is calculated

Performance period

 

 

Performance period