Ernst & Young et Autres
Member of the Versailles Regional Company of statutory auditors
Represented by Claire Cesari-Walch and Nicolas Pfeuty
1/2, place des Saisons, 92400 Courbevoie – Paris La Défense 1
Appointed at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of June 4, 2007; appointment renewed most recently at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019, for a term of six financial years expiring at the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the financial year ending December 31, 2024.
Ernst & Young et Autres replaced Ernst & Young Audit, a Company belonging to the same network, which was appointed statutory auditor by the General Shareholders’ Meeting of June 14, 2001.
Mazars
Member of the Versailles Regional Company of statutory auditors
Represented by Ariane Mignon and Olivier Lenel
61, rue Henri-Regnault, tour Exaltis, 92400 Courbevoie
Appointed at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of June 25, 1981; appointment renewed most recently at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 31, 2017, for a term of six financial years expiring at the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 31, 2023 called to approve the financial statements for the financial year ending December 31, 2022.
It should be noted that the Management Board launched a tender process in 2021, in which the Audit Committee participated, to select the Groupe’s future auditors to replace Mazars in accordance with the applicable regulations on the rotation of statutory auditors.
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board approved the proposal to appoint KPMG SA as statutory auditor to replace Mazars. As a result, the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 31, 2023 will be asked to appoint KPMG SA for a period of six financial years expiring at the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the financial year ending on December 31, 2028.
In addition, it is recalled that the term of office of alternate statutory auditor of Gilles Rainaut expired at the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 25, 2022. In accordance with the Company’s bylaws and the legislation in force exempting the appointment of an alternate statutory auditor when the holder is a multi-member legal entity, the Company no longer has an alternate statutory auditor.
