Kering: Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to Be Held on April 23, 2015

Regulatory News :

Kering (Paris:KER) shareholders are invited to attend the company’s Combined Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, April 23, 2015 – 3:00 p.m. at Grand Auditorium du Palais Brongniart – Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris, France

The Notice of Meeting, containing the agenda, the draft resolutions submitted to shareholders by the Board of Directors and a description of the main ways for shareholders to take part in and vote at the general meeting and to exercise their rights, was published in the official gazette, BALO, on March 18, 2015.

The convening notice will be published in the BALO on April 3, 2015.

The documents and information relating to the AGM and the forms for postal and proxy voting are available on the company’s website at www.kering.com (Finance/ AGM section).

Shareholders may, in accordance with the conditions and time limits specific in Article R. 225-88 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), ask that the documents referred to in Articles R. 225-81 and R. 225-83 of said Code be sent to them by mail, at an address designated by them, by sending a written request to Kering - Direction juridique – 10 avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France.

Shareholders may, in accordance with the conditions and time limits specified in Articles R.225-89 and R. 225-90 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), gain access the documents and information referred to in those articles at the company’s head office – 10 avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France.

2014 Reference Document

The 2014 Reference Document (Registration annual report) was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. It is available free of charge to the public under current regulatory conditions and may be viewed at the www.kering.com website (Finance section).

The Reference Document comprises the Annual financial report, the report by the Chairman of the Board of Directors on the Board’s activities and on internal controls and risk management, the reports from the Auditors and their fees.

About Kering
A world leader in apparel and accessories, Kering develops an ensemble of powerful Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands: Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Pomellato, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin, Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn. By ‘empowering imagination’ in the fullest sense, Kering encourages its brands to reach their potential, in the most sustainable manner. Present in more than 120 countries, the Group generated revenues of €10 billion in 2014 and had more than 37,000 employees at year end. The Kering (previously PPR) share is listed on Euronext Paris (FR 0000121485, KER.PA, KER.FP).