HERMES INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
LVMH and Hermès mend relations
Paris, September 3rd 2014
The President of the Commercial Court of Paris, Mr. Franck Gentin, proposed to LVMH and Hermès a conciliation in order to bring to an end the conflicts between the two groups and restore a climate of positive relations between them.
The two parties having reacted favorably to this proposal, signed an agreement under which the LVMH Group will distribute all its Hermès shares to its shareholders, on the understanding that LVMH's largest shareholder, Christian Dior will in turn distribute the Hermès shares it receives to its own shareholders. LVMH, Dior and Groupe Arnault have undertaken not to acquire any shares in Hermès for the next five years. The distribution of Hermès shares, approved by the boards of LVMH
and Dior, will be completed no later than 20th December 2014. Following this distribution, Groupe
Arnault will hold around 8.5% of the capital of Hermès International.
By virtue of the agreement reached today, LVMH and Hermès have brought to an end the conflict, and all related actions, between them.
Mr. Axel Dumas and Mr. Bernard Arnault both express their satisfaction that relations between the two groups, representatives of France's savoir-faire, have now been restored.
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Source: Hermès International via Globenewswire
