Universal Registration Document 2021

Chapter 3. Governance and compensation

Compensation items Base Financial year
  1. Annual fixed compensation
  1. Annual fixed compensation

Base

Total gross amount paid

  1. Annual fixed compensation

Financial year

Financial year N

  1. Annual variable compensation and any other exceptional compensation
  1. Annual variable compensation and any other exceptional compensation

Base

Total gross amount paid

  1. Annual variable compensation and any other exceptional compensation

Financial year

Financial year N (in respect of N-1)

  1. Share-based compensation:
  1. Share-based compensation:

Base

 

  1. Share-based compensation:

Financial year

 

  • Stock-options
  • Stock-options

Base

Exercise gain (= Market value of the shares at the date of exercise of the options – exercise price)

  • Stock-options

Financial year

Financial year N

  • Annual LTIs (Groupe LTIP, Publicis Sapient and Epsilon plans)
  • Annual LTIs (Groupe LTIP, Publicis Sapient and Epsilon plans)

Base

Acquisition gain (= Market value of the shares at the date of delivery of the shares)

  • Annual LTIs (Groupe LTIP, Publicis Sapient and Epsilon plans)

Financial year

Financial year N

  • Three-year LTIs implemented until 2019 (LTIP Directoire 2016-2018 and LTIP Directoire 2019-2021, LionLead plans)
  • Three-year LTIs implemented until 2019 (LTIP Directoire 2016-2018 and LTIP Directoire 2019-2021, LionLead plans)

Base

1/3 of the acquisition gain (= Market value of the shares at the date of delivery of the shares divided by three)

  • Three-year LTIs implemented until 2019 (LTIP Directoire 2016-2018 and LTIP Directoire 2019-2021, LionLead plans)

Financial year

Financial year N-3 (performance year 1 of the plan)

Financial year N-2 (performance year 2 of the plan)

Financial year N-1 (performance year 3 of the plan)

  1. Other obligations or benefits of any kind
  1. Other obligations or benefits of any kind

Base

Valuation of the obligation or benefit in kind

  1. Other obligations or benefits of any kind

Financial year

Financial year N

Changes in aggregates
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Performance of the Company

Performance of the Company

2017

 

Performance of the Company

2018

 

Performance of the Company

2019

 

Performance of the Company

2020

 

Performance of the Company

2021

 

Company net revenue (in millions of euros)

Company net revenue

(in millions of euros)

2017

9,332

Company net revenue

(in millions of euros)

2018

8,969

Company net revenue

(in millions of euros)

2019

9,800

Company net revenue

(in millions of euros)

2020

9,712

Company net revenue

(in millions of euros)
202110,487
(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

N/A

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

- 3.89 %
(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

+ 9.27%
(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 0.90%
(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021+ 7.98%
Compensation of employees

Compensation of employees

2017

 

Compensation of employees

2018

 

Compensation of employees

2019

 

Compensation of employees

2020

 

Compensation of employees

2021

 

Average compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

Average compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2017

80,884

Average compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2018

80,410

Average compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2019

83,593

Average compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2020

91,499

Average compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2021

91,366

(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

- 1.66%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

- 0.59%
(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

+ 3.96%
(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

+ 9.46%
(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

- 0.15%

Median compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

Median compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2017

61,973

Median compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2018

62,405

Median compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2019

65,005

Median compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2020

74,732

Median compensation of employees (full time equivalent basis excluding executive corporate officers)

2021

71,339

(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

- 1.10%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

+ 0.70%
(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

+ 4.17%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

+ 14.96 %
(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

- 454%

Chairman of the Supervisory Board(1)

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

(1)

2017

 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

(1)

2018

 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

(1)

2019

 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

(1)

2020

 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

(1)
2021

 

Compensation of Élisabeth Badinter

Compensation of Élisabeth Badinter

2017

300,000 (2)

Compensation of Élisabeth Badinter

2018

-

Compensation of Élisabeth Badinter

2019

-

Compensation of Élisabeth Badinter

2020

-

Compensation of Élisabeth Badinter

2021

-

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2017

-

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2018

2,845,000

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2019

2,885,000

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2020

1,985,000

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

20211,425,000
(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

+1.69%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

N/A

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

+ 1.41 %

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 31.20%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

- 28.21%

Ratio to average employee compensation

Ratio to average employee compensation

2017

4(3)

Ratio to average employee compensation

2018

35

Ratio to average employee compensation

2019

35

Ratio to average employee compensation

2020

22

Ratio to average employee compensation

2021

16

(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

+3.41%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

N/A

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

- 2.46%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 37.14%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

- 28.11%

Ratio to median employee compensation

Ratio to median employee compensation

2017

5(3)

Ratio to median employee compensation

2018

46

Ratio to median employee compensation

2019

44

Ratio to median employee compensation

2020

27

Ratio to median employee compensation

2021

20

(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

+2.82%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

N/A

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

- 2.65%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 40.15%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

- 24.80%

Chairman of the Management Board(4)

Chairman of the Management Board

(4)

2017

 

Chairman of the Management Board

(4)

2018

 

Chairman of the Management Board

(4)

2019

 

Chairman of the Management Board

(4)

2020

 

Chairman of the Management Board

(4)
2021

 

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2017

3,541,667

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2018

-

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2019

-

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2020

-

Compensation of Maurice Lévy

2021

-

Compensation of Arthur Sadoun

Compensation of Arthur Sadoun

2017

2,276,106

Compensation of Arthur Sadoun

2018

2,749,511

Compensation of Arthur Sadoun

2019

2,400,000

Compensation of Arthur Sadoun

2020

2,250,000

Compensation of Arthur Sadoun

20213,000,000
(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

-15.31% (5)

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

- 17.13%(5)

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

- 12.71%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 6.25%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

+ 33.33%

Ratio to average employee compensation

Ratio to average employee compensation

2017

41 (5)

Ratio to average employee compensation

2018

34

Ratio to average employee compensation

2019

29

Ratio to average employee compensation

2020

25

Ratio to average employee compensation

2021

33

(Change compared with the previous financial year) (Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

-13.88%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

- 16.64%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

- 16.04%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 14.35%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)2021

+ 33.53%

Ratio to median employee compensation

Ratio to median employee compensation

2017

54 (5)

Ratio to median employee compensation

2018

44

Ratio to median employee compensation

2019

37

Ratio to median employee compensation

2020

30

Ratio to median employee compensation

2021

42

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2017

-14.37%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2018

- 17.70%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2019

- 16.20%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2020

- 18.45%

(Change compared with the previous financial year)

2021

+ 39.68%