Universal Registration Document 2023

3. Governance and Compensation - AFR

Items of compensation subject to approval Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year (in €) Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation (in €) Presentation
Supplementary pension plan Supplementary pension plan

Amounts paid in respect of the past

financial year (in €)
-
Supplementary pension plan

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or

accounting valuation (in €)
-
Supplementary pension plan

Presentation

N/A
Collective health and welfare insurance plans Collective health and welfare insurance plans

Amounts paid in respect of the past

financial year (in €)

4,957

Collective health and welfare insurance plans

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or

accounting valuation (in €)

4,957

Collective health and welfare insurance plans

Presentation

This is the employer’s contribution to the collective health and welfare insurance plans

Employment contract Employment contract

Amounts paid in respect of the past

financial year (in €)

No

Employment contract

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or

accounting valuation (in €)

No

Employment contract

Presentation

N/A
Compensation by the Company(ies) within the scope of consolidation as per article L. 233‑16 of the French Commercial Code Compensation by the Company(ies) within the scope of consolidation as per article L. 233‑16 of the French Commercial Code

Amounts paid in respect of the past

financial year (in €)
not-included

-

Compensation by the Company(ies) within the scope of consolidation as per article L. 233‑16 of the French Commercial Code

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or

accounting valuation (in €)
not-included

-

Compensation by the Company(ies) within the scope of consolidation as per article L. 233‑16 of the French Commercial Code

Presentation

N/A
Annual variable compensation to be paid in 2024 for the 2023 financial year

The variable compensation of Mr. Arthur Sadoun, of a target amount up to 200% of his fixed compensation and a maximum of 300% of his fixed compensation, is based, for the 2023 financial year, on the one hand on financial performance criteria and, on the other hand, on quantifiable non‑financial individual performance criteria considered to be important for the Groupe's development.

The compensation of the Chairman of the Management Board for 2023 is thus based on two types of criteria:

  • two financial criteria, accounting for 80% of the overall weight of the criteria, taking into consideration trends in Publicis Groupe growth and profitability:
    • organic growth of the Groupe’s revenue based on the Objective validated by the Supervisory Board in March 2023 for 40%,
    • Groupe operating margin based on the Objective validated by the Supervisory Board in March 2023 for 40%.

The variable compensation in respect of these criteria may only be paid if the Objective is achieved. If the Objective is exceeded, and in order to encourage outperformance, the annual variable compensation under these criteria may be increased, with a cap of 50% on each of these two criteria.

These financial criteria were chosen by the Supervisory Board, following the proposal of the Compensation Committee, because they are demanding and best express the quality of the Company’s performance.

  • a non‑financial quantifiable individual criterion of 20% of the overall weighting based on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
    • diversity, equity and inclusion: the trajectory aims for 45% women among key executives in 2025 with an indicative checkpoint of 43% at the end of 2023,
    • combating climate change: the trajectory aims for 100% of energy from direct renewable sources by 2030 with an indicative checkpoint of around 50% at the end of 2023.

To accelerate the achievement of our CSR commitments even more quickly, the variable compensation in respect of this criterion could be increased by 50% if the objectives are exceeded and reach the next year’s indicative checkpoint one year early.