Universal Registration Document 2024

Glossary

/ History of the performance conditions of the plans granted to the Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Performance conditions 2022 Plan 2023 Plan 2024 Plan
Organic growth (35% of shares awarded) Organic growth

(35% of shares awarded)

2022 Plan
  • ≥ the weighted average of the reference 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 reference group average: no shares delivered
 Organic growth

(35% of shares awarded)

2023 Plan
  • 1st in the reference group: 124% of shares delivered
  • ≥ the weighted average of the reference 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%
 Organic growth

(35% of shares awarded)

2024 Plan
  • 1st in the reference group: 124% of shares delivered
  • ≥ the weighted average of the reference 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%
Operating margin (35% of shares awarded) Operating margin

(35% of shares awarded)

2022 Plan
  • Highest operating margin rate compared to the reference group: 100% of the shares delivered
  • Margin in 2nd position: 80% of the shares delivered
  • Margin in 3rd or 4th position: no shares delivered
 Operating margin

(35% of shares awarded)

2023 Plan
  • Highest operating margin rate and +x bp of the Objective: 124% of shares delivered
  • Highest operating margin rate compared to the reference group: 100% of the shares delivered
  • Margin in 2nd position: 80% of the shares delivered
  • Margin in 3rd or 4th position: no shares delivered
 Operating margin

(35% of shares awarded)

2024 Plan
  • Highest operating margin rate and +x bp of the Objective: 124% of shares delivered
  • Highest operating margin rate compared to the reference group: 100% of the shares delivered
  • Margin in 2nd position: 80% of the shares delivered
  • Margin in 3rd or 4th position: no shares delivered
TSR (15% of shares awarded) TSR

(15% of shares awarded)

2022 Plan
  • ≥ upper quartile of the CAC 40: 100% of shares delivered
  • Ranking between the median and the upper quartile: straight-line acquisition between 50% and 100% of the shares delivered
  • Below the median: no shares delivered
 TSR

(15% of shares awarded)

2023 Plan
  • ≥ upper quartile of the CAC 40: 100% of shares delivered
  • Ranking between the median and the upper quartile: straight-line acquisition between 50% and 100% of the shares delivered
  • Below the median: no shares delivered
 TSR

(15% of shares awarded)

2024 Plan
  • ≥ upper quartile of the CAC 40: 100% of shares delivered
  • Ranking between the median and the upper quartile: straight-line acquisition between 50% and 100% of the shares delivered
  • Below the median: no shares delivered
CSR (15% of shares awarded - equally weighted for each criterion) CSR

(15% of shares awarded - equally weighted for each criterion)

2022 Plan

100% of the shares delivered if the trajectory on the following priorities is met:

  • diversity, equity and inclusion (45% of women holding key management positions by 2025, with an indicative checkpoint of 44% by the end of 2024)
  • combating climate change (100% renewable energy by 2030, with an indicative checkpoint of 60% in 2024)
  • measurable criterion related to Talent management: Top 1,000 retention rate > the Groupe average
 CSR

(15% of shares awarded - equally weighted for each criterion)

2023 Plan

100% of the shares delivered if the trajectory on the following priorities is met:

  • diversity, equity and inclusion (45% of women holding key management positions by 2025)
  • combating climate change (100% renewable energy by 2030, with an indicative checkpoint of 65% in 2025)
 CSR

(15% of shares awarded - equally weighted for each criterion)

2024 Plan

100% of the shares delivered if the trajectory on the following priorities is met:

  • diversity, equity and inclusion (46% women in the most important Executive Committees by end-2026)
  • combating climate change (100% renewable energy by 2030, with an indicative checkpoint of 85% in 2026)
Stringent criteria

Publicis Groupe strives to use appropriate, transparent, verifiable and ambitious criteria. These criteria are based on a quantifiable, performance-related assessment (encouraging Publicis Groupe management to deliver the best results in the market) as well as complete transparency, the results being measured against public data. These decisions turn the plans into a tool for motivating and retaining Publicis Groupe management. The historic rates of achievement of performance conditions for the various plans that have been established show how relevant and ambitious the criteria used are, making it possible to align Groupe and shareholder interests over the long term.

As an illustration, the rates of achievement of performance conditions for plans awarded in 2013, 2016, 2019 and since 2021 demonstrate that grants are based on strict performance conditions and their achievement is aligned with both shareholders’ interests and the long-term performance of Publicis Groupe. The latest performance of the plans reflects the excellent results of Publicis Groupe compared to competitors.