Chronologie

Répartition des droits

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Compagnie Financière Rupert, a partnership limited by shares (“société en commandite par actions”, “Kommanditaktiengesellschaft”) with registered office at Rigistrasse 2, 6300 Zug advised Compagnie Financière Richemont SA (“the Company”) in December 2000 that, together with members of the shareholder group directly related to it (“the Shareholder Group”) it then held 50.45% of the voting rights in the Company. Compagnie Financière Rupert itself held 5 ’220 ’000 ‘B’ registered shares representing 50% of the voting rights inthe Company, whilst other members of the Shareholder Group held 46 ’869 ‘A’ bearer shares representing 0.45% of the voting rights in the Company. In November 2001, the Company split its shares in the ratio 100:1 such that Compagnie Financière Rupert ’s holding increased to 522 ’000 ’000 ‘B’ registered shares and the holding of ‘A’ shares by members of the Shareholder Group increased in the same proportion. The effective interest in the voting rights remained unchanged. The Shareholder Group of Compagnie Financière Rupert comprised six companies beneficially owned by members of the Rupert, Hertzog and Hoogenhout families, by their close associates or by trusts linked to those families as well as a foundation established for the benefit of former employees. The members of the Shareholder Group were bound by the terms of a shareholders’ agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the shareholders’ agreement referred to above, the Rupert family, through their existing investment company, has exercised its option to acquire from the other members of the Shareholder Group those shares in Compagnie Financière Rupert, which it did not already own. The acquisition will be effected through the exchange of shares in Compagnie Financière Rupert for Richemont ‘A’ units, as provided for in the shareholders’ agreement. The former members of the Shareholder Group will, accordingly, no longer have any interest in Compagnie Financière Rupert but will remain as shareholders in the Company through their interest in the ‘A’ units. Further details of the current shareholding structure of Compagnie Financière Rupert are available upon written request, free of charge, from the registered office of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, attn. Mr A. Grieve, Group Secretariat, 8 Boulevard James Fazy, 1201 Geneva (Fax +41 (0)22 715 3550).