Universal Registration Document 2021

Chapter 3. Governance and compensation

Results - Individual non-financial criteria
Objectives & Results Objective achievement level Amount of variable compensation to be paid

Implementation of the Epsilon Products Plan 

The Epsilon Products Plan was the subject of five projects in 2021. The Compensation Committee monitored the progress of the plan throughout the year and noted milestones in September 2021. In the end, the integration of Epsilon products within the Groupe and the services of the Groupe’s main clients was carried out in accordance with the plan for each of the projects, some of which were even largely exceeded

Implementation of the Epsilon Products Plan 

The Epsilon Products Plan was the subject of five projects in 2021. The Compensation Committee monitored the progress of the plan throughout the year and noted milestones in September 2021. In the end, the integration of Epsilon products within the Groupe and the services of the Groupe’s main clients was carried out in accordance with the plan for each of the projects, some of which were even largely exceeded

Objective achievement level

Achieved

Implementation of the Epsilon Products Plan 

The Epsilon Products Plan was the subject of five projects in 2021. The Compensation Committee monitored the progress of the plan throughout the year and noted milestones in September 2021. In the end, the integration of Epsilon products within the Groupe and the services of the Groupe’s main clients was carried out in accordance with the plan for each of the projects, some of which were even largely exceeded

Amount of variable compensation to be paid

€300,000

CSR Diversity, Equality and Inclusion : 41.1% of key executives were women at the end of 2021 CSR Diversity, Equality and Inclusion : 41.1% of key executives were women at the end of 2021

Objective achievement level

Achieved

CSR Diversity, Equality and Inclusion : 41.1% of key executives were women at the end of 2021

Amount of variable compensation to be paid

€100,000

Fight against climate change : the rate of renewable energies from direct sources increased by 15.8% Fight against climate change : the rate of renewable energies from direct sources increased by 15.8%

Objective achievement level

Achieved

Fight against climate change : the rate of renewable energies from direct sources increased by 15.8%

Amount of variable compensation to be paid

€100,000

Total awarded Total awarded

Objective achievement level

 

Total awarded

Amount of variable compensation to be paid

€1,900,000

Subject to the approval of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, the Supervisory Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved the partial payment of 95% of the target variable compensation of Arthur Sadoun given the elements detailed above and which is largely justified in view of the achievement of virtually all the objectives for 2021.

3.2.2.5 Compensation paid or allocated to Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, member of the Management Board

In accordance with article L. 22-10-34, II of the French Commercial Code, the General Shareholders’ Meeting must vote on the variable and extraordinary items of total compensation and benefits of any kind paid during the past financial year or awarded for that financial year by means of a separate resolution for each member of the Management Board.

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 25, 2022 will thus be asked to vote on the items of compensation paid or awarded in respect of the 2021 financial year to Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner Gabrielle Heilbronner, member of the Management Board, as set out below. These elements comply with the compensation policy for members of the Management Board for the financial year2021 presented in Sections 3.2.1.4 and 3.2.1.6 of the Publicis Groupe SA 2020 Universal Registration Document, as approved by the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 26, 2021 in its thirteenth resolution. Given the strong approval of items of compensation at the previous General Shareholders’Meeting, the items of compensation paid or awarded in respect of the 2021 financial year are in line with those paid or awarded in respect of the 2020 financial year.

It should be noted that the fixed, variable and extraordinary items of compensation are subject to the approval of the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the provisions of article L. 22-10-34, II, second paragraph, of the French Commercial Code.

These fixed, variable and extraordinary items within the total compensation and the benefits of any kind paid during the past financial year or awarded with respect to the same financial year to Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, member of the Management Board, are subject to the approval of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 25, 2022 in its fourteenth resolution pursuant to article L. 22-10-34, II of the French Commercial Code.