Universal Registration Document 2024

Glossary

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
Non-compete agreement Non-compete agreement

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

Non-compete agreement

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

Non-compete agreement Presentation

No sum was awarded with respect to the past financial year. The non-compete payment described in Section 3.2.3.1 of this document that may be paid to

Mr. Arthur Sadoun

is equivalent to two years of total gross compensation (fixed and target variable portion) calculated using the average of the last 24 months of compensation, i.e. an estimated amount of euro 7,020,000 (non-cumulative with the severance payment).

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 planPresentation

N/A

Collective health and welfare insurance plans Collective health and welfare insurance plans

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

4,467

Collective health and welfare insurance plans

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

4,467

Collective health and welfare insurance plansPresentation

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

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair of the Management Board

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair of the Management Board

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

1,824

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair of the Management Board

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

1,824

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair of the Management Board

Presentation

 

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair and Chief Executive Officer

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

2,643

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

2,643

granted or paid during his term of office as Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Presentation

 

Employment contract Employment contract

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

Non

Employment contract

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

Non

Employment contractPresentation

N/A

Compensation by the Company within the scope of consolidation within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code Compensation by the Company within the scope of consolidation within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

Compensation by the Company within the scope of consolidation within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

Compensation by the Company within the scope of consolidation within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial CodePresentation

N/A

Compensation as Director Compensation as Director

Amounts paid in respect of the past financial year

(in €)

Compensation as Director

Amounts awarded in respect of the past financial year or accounting valuation

(in €)

34,000

Compensation as Director Presentation

See details in Table 3.

Annual variable compensation to be paid in 2025 for the 2024 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 2024 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. 

Mr. Arthur Sadoun’s compensation for 2024 is 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 2024 for 40%,
    • Groupe operating margin based on the Objective validated by the Supervisory Board in March 2024 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 overperformance, 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 in the most important Executive Committees in 2025 with an indicative checkpoint of 44% at the end of 2024, 
    • combating climate change: the trajectory aims for 100% of energy from direct renewable sources by 2030 with an indicative checkpoint of around 65% at the end of 2024. 

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.