Universal Registration Document 2025

Board of directors

/ Summary of the Committee’s main missions
Summary of the Committee’s main missions
Compensation of Directors Compensation of executive corporate officers Compensation of key executives Groupe salary policy

Compensation of Directors

Issuing a recommendation on the total annual amount of compensation allocated to directors and the terms and conditions for distributing this compensation

Compensation of executive corporate officers
  • Reviewing and proposing to the Board all items of compensation of the executive corporate officers
  • Issuing a recommendation on the compensation policy for corporate officers (ex ante vote), on the compensation report and on compensation paid or awarded in respect of the past financial year (ex post vote)

Compensation of key executives

Giving an opinion on the fixed, variable and exceptional compensation conditions making up the total compensation and benefits in kind of the members of the Executive Committee (or equivalent) and key executives of Publicis Groupe (Top 20)

Groupe salary policy
  • Reviewing and issuing any recommendations in terms of equal treatment, in particular in terms of professional equity and equal pay
  • Comment on variable compensation schemes and share allocation policies
Activities

The main work carried out in 2025 is as follows:

The main work carried out in 2025 is as follows:
  Main work completed in 2025
Compensation policy for executive corporate officers Compensation policy for executive corporate officers

Main work completed in 2025
  • The Committee reviewed the performance criteria and determination of the variable and fixed compensation of the Chair and the members of the Management Board in financial year 2024. It also determined the variable compensation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 2024.
  • It approved the compensation of the Directors for the 2024 financial year.
  • It reviewed the compensation policy for Directors for 2025 and recommended increasing the budget from euro 1.5 million to euro 1.7 million.
  • It determined the compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 2025.
  • It provided an interim update on the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s 2025 compensation and analyzed its compensation policy in light of CAC 40 practices and those of Publicis’s direct competitors, enabling it to make recommendations for 2026.
Employee compensation Employee compensation

Main work completed in 2025
  • The Committee worked on provisions for the payment of 2024 bonuses to Groupe employees according to the various countries and divisions of activity.
  • It set the maximum amount of variable compensation for employees for the 2024 financial year.
  • It reviewed the 2024 variable compensation of the members of the Executive Committee and the Management Committee.
  • It monitored the work and the result of the equity ratio for 2024 and acknowledged the Groupe’s desire for a compensation ratio pursuant to European standards.
  • It was informed of the work done on fair and decent salaries.
  • It was informed of the recruitment of key executives and the review of compensation offered and compensation structures.
Share plans Share plans

Main work completed in 2025
  • The Committee validated the performance results of the Epsilon and Publicis Sapient share plans for 2024.
  • It took note of the exemptions granted in 2024 to the presence condition.
  • It reviewed and approved the budgets for grants and performance conditions for the Groupe’s 2025 action plans.
  • It validated the performance results of the LTIP 2022 Président du Directoire, LTIP 2022 membres du Directoire and LTIP 2024, which were 100% achieved.
  • It launched an initial reflection on the share plan budget for 2026.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (excluding meetings dealing with his compensation) and the Secretary General are invited to all Committee meetings.