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Highlights 2017-2018

But who is Vinca Rockwell? 03 New Guillaume Musso novel released by Calmann-Lévy

Good buzz 02 WeBuzz has launched!

May 2018 #147 SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT © Lagardère Sports Masters Lagardère Sports – the organizer and promoter of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals (in October in Singapore) at the Singapore Sports Hub, presented by SC Global in partnership with the WTA* – kicked off sales of its hospitality ser- vices on 8 March, with tennis legend Billie Jean King on hand for the event. It also launched a charity campaign to benefi t SportCares, an initiative to im- prove the lives of at-risk youth through sports. Joined by nearly 200 repre- sentatives from the Masters, King also WeBuzz has launched! celebrated successful women by cre- ating a human ‘silhouette’ of the WTA trophy’s outline! *Women’s Tennis Association. Good buzz

ACTIVE Mid-February saw the launch of media are unaware of the real icons ber of social networks (including WeBuzz, the fi rst magazine to take and infl uencers in this, the age of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and an “entertaining and informative” the digital native. WeBuzz is the Snapchat). These are all platforms look at the focus of interest for fi rst magazine to take their work on which the monthly magazine girls and boys alike – the stars of seriously and fi nally give their fans distributes additional content (teas- the web! WeBuzz meets the needs what they want!” ers, news, videos of life behind the © Nicky Shaw-Glyndebourne Festival of “young people who have grown Every month, the magazine pub- scenes at the magazine, tutorials International up with social networks, who get lishes news from the social net- and more) while remaining in touch their information and entertainment works and the worlds of gaming with its readers. Reactions to the Mezzo Live HD is available in Japan through video and images, and who, on Hulu’s new linear television service like their idols, dream of becom- The No. 1 web-star magazine 02 (1.64 million subscribers). Mezzo and ing web stars.” Myriam Hebuterne, Mezzo Live HD can now be viewed in editorial director, says, “Our target and fashion. And each issue carries fi rst issue were very enthusiastic: 61 countries and 56.5 million house- is very clear: the 10-16 age group, a front page feature on an Inter- A delighted Myriam Hebuterne says holds. That’s not all: for the second consecutive year, Mezzo Live HD has and particularly teenagers starting net celebrity (Norman, Natoo) or “we have had excellent feedback been voted the year’s best music secondary school. Their celebrities up-and-coming personalities (Bigfl o from readers on social networks!” channel at the Big Digit Awards in are on the web: Cyprien has 11.5 and Oli in the third issue). The aim WeBuzz is more than just a maga- Russia. million subscribers, Norman 10.3 is always to have a striking cover. zine; it’s a genuine link between its million, Squeezie 9.7 million, Natoo We should add that WeBuzz also readers and the web’s stars!  4 million, and on it goes. Traditional has a digital presence on a num- TRAVEL RETAIL WeChat Pay For the eighth consecutive year, , and TiJi attracted the highest viewership among 4- to 10-year-olds, with 42% market share in children’s programming. These three channels Lagardère Travel Retail marked the from Lagardère Active represent France’s leading TV broadcasters of children’s programming.* No.1 *Comprehensive offering. Source: Médiamétrie - Médiamat’Thématik; sweeps period 34 from 4 September 2017 to 18 February 2018. Chinese New Year by introducing the WeChat Pay service at its Duty Free shops in Europe. A system for secure payment by smartphone that’s wide- FAX: PUBLISHING ly used in China, WeChat Pay is now Éditions will be publishing available in the shops at Terminal 1 of Michelle Obama’s memoir Devenir Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport that (Becoming) on the worldwide release are operated by SDA.* FAX: PUBLISHING date of 13 November. The introduction of WeChat Pay is part FAX: PUBLISHING of Lagardère Travel Retail’s strategy of Set for worldwide release on 6 June, the On 4 September, Weidenfeld & Nicolson expanding its Chinese clientele, who Tourisme, Éditions du Chêne new thriller by Bill Clinton and James (, Hachette UK) currently account for a large portion of and E/P/A have new websites: Patterson, Le Président a disparu (The will publish the new work from Nobel sales in international airports. Guides-hachette.fr, Editionsduchene.fr President Is Missing), will be published Prize winner (see *A joint venture between the division and Groupe ADP. and Editionsepa.fr respectively. in France by Lattès. Enter 133), titled We Are Displaced. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Show Kev Adams, Adams Family Produc- tions and Lagardère Live Entertain- ment are joining forces to create Sois 10 ans, the third and latest entertainment event from Kev Adams, celebrating his 10-year career. Adams will kick off a tour with the show on 8 February 2019; 60 dates have already been booked, including fi ve in Belgium and four in Switzerland.

PUBLISHING Guillaume Musso © Emanuele Scorcelletti/Calmann-Lévy New Guillaume Musso novel released by Calmann-Lévy But who is Vinca Rockwell?

An eagerly-awaited launch. Calmann- lists of the day for over 180 years. sionate love and its folly” and on Lévy released one of the year’s land- Welcoming Guillaume Musso is more “restoration and rebirth,” it is woven Top of the class! mark books on 24 April, with a fi rst than a privilege, it’s in our DNA.” across two periods (winter 1992 and run of over 400,000 copies: Gone In The plot? “In Gone In The Night, spring 2017). Gone In The Night is Bescherelle (Éditions ) – the leader in reference books for French The Night, by Guillaume Musso. The the intrigue revolves around three set on the Côte d’Azur, more specif- grammar – has introduced Mon th author’s 16 book, and most impor- characters, Fanny, Thomas and ically in Antibes, “where I spent my Coach Bescherelle, a mobile app* tantly, his fi rst with one of France’s Maxime,” explains Guillaume childhood,” the author reminisces designed to help users produce “ef- oldest publishing houses. Heading Musso. “All three meet up at their before adding, “The most import- fective, error-free writing.” The app up the sales ratings - for the seventh old school’s 50th anniversary cele- ant thing for me is to remain faith- uses artifi cial intelligence to offer consecutive year! - with over 1.5 mil- brations, when it is announced that ful to my initial motivation: to write entertaining, personalized instruction. 03 a book I would like to read. Giving With 5,000 exercises in fi ve areas of “A fascinating mystery” readers an original reading experi- expertise, 70 videos, quick-reference ence through a plot and characters cards, a personal progress report and certifi cation by Bescherelle (in part- lion books sold in 2017*, Guillaume there is going to be a new build- they haven’t met before. [...] In this nership with Novascrib), this ‘freemi- Musso joins a list of distinguished ing on the site of the old gym [...] novel, none of the characters knows um’ app is intended for the general writers: Raymond Aron, Michael where, 25 years earlier, they bur- the entire truth, and fi nally only the public as well as businesses (Mon Connelly, Alexandre Dumas and ied a body. We begin to realize that reader gets close to it – on the very Coach Bescherelle and Bescherelle George Sand. this is not a chance meeting, and last page.” There are more than Certifi cation can be funded through Philippe Robinet, managing director the three old friends must prevent 430 pages to savour before that, continuing education for employees). of éditions Calmann-Lévy and CEO of the secret from being revealed and though!  https://moncoach.bescherelle.com éditions Kero says: “Calmann-Lévy destroying their lives.” *Source: GfK - Le Figaro, 18 January 2018. *Available for iOS and coming soon for Android. has been publishing the greatest nove- A hugely successful novel on “pas-

The number of awards garnered by 16 productions from Lagardère Studios’ FAX: SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 30 production companies in 2017. Lagardère Plus is advising juice brand Fruit Shoot on every aspect of the roll- out of its partnership with basketball star Tony Parker. FAX: TRAVEL RETAIL FAX: ACTIVE

Chef Thierry Marx – the man behind FAX: TRAVEL RETAIL France 2 is debuting Questions FAX: ACTIVE L’Étoile du Nord at ’s Gare du directes, a new public affairs talk Nord station (see Enter 143), among Paradies Lagardère and TripAdvisor show produced by Maximal Produc- and Virgin Radio are partnering other dining spots – has joined with are continuing their partnership in the tions (Lagardère Studios) and hosted by for the fi rst time to present the Solidays Lagardère Travel Retail France to United States with the opening of two Julian Bugier. festival, scheduled for 22-24 June open La Villa, his fi rst brasserie in Travel Essentials shops, in Houston’s The programme is broadcast every in Paris. The two stations will combine Lyon, in an historic building that’s part George Bush Airport and in Terminal 4 of second Wednesday in the latter half of their production teams to host the event, of the Hôpital Édouard-Herriot - HCL. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. the evening. which is set to mark its 20th year. Data science The Gravity alliance continues to grow. (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, Launched by Lagardère Active alongside the collectively known as GAFA)* that currently Les Échos-Le Parisien Group in September dominate growth in digital advertising. Gravity, 2016, the alliance gained five new members which includes more than 150 websites and in the closing months of 2017. The goal of apps, currently collects and consolidates the alliance, which now boasts 25 partners “two billion events each month, used to from sectors including BtoB and BtoC media, target advertising to 2,000 different market e-commerce and telecommunications, is segments so as to ensure optimal campaign to “invest in a joint data-science project” in performance for our clients.” order to “develop a premium player” designed *Gravity has the third-largest daily reach of any company on the market, behind Google and Facebook (source: Médiamétrie, Marketplace to compete with the major global platforms September 2017).

As part of its continued effort to diversify its digital revenue streams, Lagardère Active Development has acquired the Shopcade marketplace, ® Jeep Elite which was launched in the UK in late 2011. Lagardère Studios continues its interna- sion and documentaries. The company pro- Using Shopcade’s real-time data-analysis tional expansion with its latest acquisition duces more than 35 programmes annually, Jeep®, an FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) tools, Lagardère Active brands can now of a majority stake in Skyhigh TV, the lead- and two of its shows – The Bully Project and Group brand, has become a title sponsor activate a personalized marketing strategy ing independent production company in the Model in 1 Day – have been sold in 15 coun- for France’s governing body for basketball, for fashion and beauty products, on both their Netherlands. Founded in 1999, Skyhigh TV tries. The Netherlands represents the third the LNB, until 2021, and, as of 2 March, websites and mobile apps. Readers of Elle.fr specializes in the production and distribution new European market for Lagardère Studios, the LNB’s top-tier Pro A league has offi- can already use the service to purchase any of entertainment programmes, factual televi- after Spain in 2015 and Finland in 2017. cially been renamed Jeep® Elite. of the 17,000 products in the Elle Store with Lagardère Plus, the consulting and acti- just a few clicks (see Enter 146), making vation business unit of Lagardère Sports impulse purchases a reality. The Public and Entertainment (see Enter 146), was magazine platform will be launched within the driving force behind the partnership the near future as well. and is lending support to Jeep® “in estab- With this acquisition, Lagardère Active is lishing and promoting the Jeep® Elite reinforcing its targeted advertising and and enhancing the brand’s visibility and brand-content services while enhancing its profile.” In addition to traditional methods customer databases and knowledge. High (media, events, experiential marketing and public relations), Lagardère Plus will be advising Jeep® and its agencies so as to involve “its entire distribution network, and to generate traffic via a campaign based 2017

on digital and social media.” © Avrotros 04 Grand opening Lagardère Live Entertainment celebrated the some of the best acoustics in France, the arena Africa Cup of Nations grand opening of Bordeaux Métropole Arena on is designed to be “innovative, modern and In 2017, Gabon hosted the 31st Total Africa Cup of Nations. It is worth noting that the 2017 24 January with Depeche Mode! The Lagardère modular,” with more than 20 possible configu- of Nations, the third-largest football tournament event achieved “unprecedented success on Sports and Entertainment subsidiary, which rations that can hold anywhere from 2,500 to worldwide in terms of cumulative television the tournament’s official digital platforms.” operates the venue, served as principal for the 11,300 spectators per event, making it one of viewing audience, behind the FIFA World Cup The CAF and Lagardère Sports deployed an project, in conjunction with Bouygues Bâtiment France’s five largest venues by capacity. More and the UEFA European Championship. As impressive campaign “focused on producing Centre Sud-Ouest and architect Rudy Ricciotti. than 250,000 tickets had already been sold a partner to the Confédération africaine de rich, diversified content,” such as live, behind- Spanning 17,000 sq.m (including 3,500 sq.m by late March, and the event schedule is filling football (CAF), Lagardère Sports can claim the-scenes broadcasts of the tournament on of reception space), Bordeaux Métropole Arena up, with performances scheduled by Imagine a share of that success, promoting CAF’s social networks, 360° videos, and the use of – located alongside the Garonne River in Floirac Dragons, Vianney and le Cirque du Soleil along media and marketing rights for all of its major drones to capture spectacular overhead shots. – can accommodate the biggest local and inter- with summer shows from Shakira and Lenny tournaments in Africa, including the Africa Cup national music and sporting events. Boasting Kravitz! www.bordeauxmetropolearena.com

Bordeaux Métropole Arena celebrated Global Greening on Ireland’s national day, 17 March. © Gavin Barker/BackpagePix © Gavin Delneste © Yannick Acquisitions

Hachette UK continues to expand: after Group; then, in November, Jessica Kingsley Neon Play and Brainbow Ltd in Smartphone Publishers, an independent specializing in the and tablet games, and , Britain’s humanities and social sciences, became a largest publisher of e-books (see Enter 144), subsidiary of John Murray Press; and in the © Astérix® - Obélix® - Idéfix®/© 2017 Les éditions Albert René © Opalworks © Petar Djordjevic/Penguin Random House this Hachette Livre subsidiary made a num- same month, Summersdale joined Octopus ber of other acquisitions in 2017. In October, Publishing Group, the illustrated-books division Bestsellers Kyle Cathie Ltd, a specialist cookbook pub- of Hachette UK. lisher, was incorporated into Orion Publishing In recent months, Hachette Livre has pub- already been sold in more than 25 countries.2 www.hachette.co.uk lished bestsellers from the United States that Mémé dans les orties and En voiture, Simone !, have captivated France (Origin and Darker), both by Aurélie Valognes and published by Livre along with bestsellers from France that have de Poche, have been a success as well, captur- captivated the world (Astérix). The top seller in ing #10 and #14 on the overall Bestsellers list Literary prizes 2017, all categories combined?1 Astérix et la (#6 and #8 respectively on the Paperbacks list). Transitalique (Éditions Albert René, see Enter scored 16 titles in the Top A string of literary prizes was awarded to Giono and Erwan Bergot Prizes. At , Mes 145), with 1,590,000 copies sold! Eleven other 50 Paperbacks list. Finally, Hachette Livre can authors published by Hachette Livre pub- pas vont ailleurs by Jean-Luc Coatalem won Hachette Livre titles are among the year’s Top take credit for 25 of the year’s Top 50 Practical lishing houses in late 2017: At Grasset, La the Femina Non-Fiction Prize; Les Huit Mon- 50 as well, including Origine by Dan Brown, at guides, including works published by Hachette Disparition de Josef Mengele by Olivier Guez tagnes by Paolo Cognetti took the Médicis #11 (#3 on the Fiction list) and Darker by E L Pratique (seven Simplissime titles alone!), received the Renaudot Prize; Mécaniques du Foreign Literature Prize; Gabriële by Anne and James (#20, Fiction), both translated and pub- Larousse, Hachette Tourisme, Marabout and Le chaos by Daniel Rondeau won the French Claire Berest won the Grands Destins Prize; lished by Lattès. La Tresse by Laetitia Colom- Livre de Poche. Academy’s Novel Grand Prize; and La Nos- and Scènes de boxe by Elie Robert-Nicoud was bani, published by Grasset and ranked #15 1Source: GfK - Livres Hebdo, 2017 sales estimate, excluding export and including online sales. 2 Source: publisher, late March 2018. talgie de l’honneur by Jean-René Van der awarded the Sports and Literature Grand Prize. on the 2017 Bestsellers list (#5, Fiction) has Plaetsen was awarded the Interallié, Jean Congratulations to all the winning authors! lights 7-2018 05 King Fahd airport Lagardère Travel Retail* opened a second was given to the decor for the 472-sq.m walk- point of sale at the King Fahd International through space, which features a blue and gold © DR airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on 4 October colour scheme that brings to mind Duty Free 2017. Located across from the security area, Global’s “The Art of the Gift” concept and the Swiss spirit this shop is a “must-see”, since passengers coastal spirit of Dammam. The new point of must go through it before boarding! It offers sale comes on the heels of an initial store that local goods and top-selling items as well as debuted in July. In Switzerland since 2012 with two fashion international sweets, toys, gold souvenirs, *As part of a consortium with Saudi Airlines Catering Company and In Africa! shops, Lagardère Travel Retail has stepped Arabian Ground Handling Logistics Company. perfumes and cosmetics. Special attention In late 2017, Lagardère Travel Retail outdid up its presence in the country by winning a itself by opening three new shops in just major call for tenders at the Geneva airport, over three months in Senegal’s Blaise beating out the world’s leading operator. Diagne international airport. Travellers can Five shops opened their doors in late explore more than 1,100 sq.m of retail 2017, all designed to reflect the Swiss space in all, including two Aelia Duty Free spirit and highlight the country’s unique shops offering exclusive brands of perfume, characteristics. They include two Last Minute alcohol, local products and fashion shops (53 and 106 sq.m), a Last Minute accessories, as well as a Relay shop. Express (85 sq.m), a shop targeting travellers Senegal is now the 23rd country with to France (136 sq.m) and a final shop (434 Duty Free & Fashion activities but, most sq.m) located in the arrivals area that boasts importantly, the first country in Africa that a chalet offering sweets, a Victorinox corner the division has operated in! and a wall of ice in the alcohol area. © Lagardère Travel Retail Travel © Lagardère INNOVATION © Richard Aujard © Richard Hachette opens its books A few months ago, the MyBoox web- site became Hachette.fr, with a view to “immersing visitors more fully in the day-to-day life of Hachette Livre’s publications.” The site serves as a gateway to Hachette Livre’s presence in France, offering both a wide variety of content (including news, videos, Aujard © Richard Left: Samuel Le Bihan special reports and book recommen- CSR Season 3 of Elles ont toutes une histoire hits the airwaves dations) and a club for readers, with various “exclusive privileges” (such as access to events, previews of new releases and so on). The women of tomorrow

CSR For the third year in a row, 10 cor- any were needed, that the cause to the freedom to be different and porate foundations – including the of women is advancing, and that the need to protect the planet. The sustain- Elle Foundation – have joined forces by advocating for women at every programmes’ portraits are also an ability record! with France Télévisions to support opportunity we come one step expression of the work carried out and honour women with Elles ont closer to building a more just world by the 10 foundations and partner Since 2008, Enter has been printed toutes une histoire (They All organizations. on Cyclus Print paper produced from Have a Story to Tell). From 5 As in 2016 and 2017, a com- 100% recycled fi bre. The reduction in The real life of teenagers to 15 March, 11 90-second prehensive media strategy environmental impact when this pa- per is used rather than non-recycled short programmes were broadcast in which men and women are truly was devised for this year’s series paper can be measured by the envi- across every France Télévisions equal.” Joining Nils Tavernier and – which was produced, as always, ronmental calculator from Arjowig- channel and platform, as well as Olivier Lemaire, who directed the by Imagissime (a Lagardère Studios gins Graphic. In 2017, Enter reduced on France Info and TV5 Monde. fi rst two seasons, is Samuel Le company), headed by Elodie Polo its environmental impact – in waste “The enthusiasm and wonderful Bihan, tapped to direct the 2018 Ackermann – that included vari- production, CO2 emissions (equivalent energy surrounding this collective season with its focus on women ous Lagardère Active media (Elle, 06 savings translated into kilometres effort over the past three years is of the future. Spotlighting 11 girls , Télé 7 Jours, Version travelled by car), water, energy and a tremendous achievement,” says ages 9 to 18, “the collection exam- Femina, Europe 1 and RFM). In wood – as follows: Karine Guldemann, Elle Founda- ines their vision of the challenges addition, the collection was pro- tion executive manager, the guid- they face as women-to-be and the moted across social media for each ing spirit behind the collection of new realms they feel they have yet Lagardère Active brand.  programmes. “They’re proof, if to conquer,” from gender equality

st David Foster Wallace’s This Is Water is the fi rst book available on vinyl! The new release 1 comes from Hachette Audio () in collaboration with Wax Audio Group.

CSR A comprehensive, proactive commitment Social responsibility

Lagardère Travel Retail is maintaining its com- prehensive, proactive commitment on behalf of sustainable development. The division com- mits “not to distribute, throughout its world- wide network, any product containing eggs, or egg product, produced by hens raised in cages” by 2025. The decision affects restaurants and points of *Including the special issue of Enter for the Jean-Luc sale in railway stations and airports in Europe, Lagardère Foundation, published in January 2017. Sources: this carbon footprint assessment was carried North America, the Middle East and the

out by Labelia Conseil using the latest available data Asia-Pacifi c region. The division’s Italian and Retail Travel © Lagardère from European BREF (for virgin-fi bre paper from a non- integrated mill). German subsidiaries have already put an end cage-free eggs exclusively. The commitment only the highest-quality products. to their supply in cage eggs and are now using refl ects the division’s desire to offer travellers HUMAN RESOURCES Employee portraits: a man and a woman A profession: real estate 43% Percentage of women making Workspaces, coworking, real estate portfolio, purchases, sales, facilities, rentals, lease contracts, contracting, up the Group’s executives at refurbishment, construction, schedules, maintenance, budgets, R.O.I., and value creation: these are the keywords 31/12/2017. governing the missions of Lagardère group’s Real Estate department and delivering an overview of the Group’s Source: Reference Document, 2017. real estate to the managing partners and the divisions. © Arnaud Carroué/Lagardère © Arnaud Carroué/Lagardère

Franck Peyre, 52. Sophie Lançon, 59. Real Estate deputy director since July 2011 General Counsel, Press, Advertising, Licensing, Purchasing and Real Estate since September 2014

Please describe your training and career path. Please describe your training and career path. I started out in the world of sports and health, and then joined the Group in 2005 as After obtaining a postgraduate diploma (DEA) in public law from University of Paris II part of TeamLagardère. The following year, I was appointed managing director of Panthéon-Assas and a postgraduate degree (DESS) in information and communication Lagardère Paris Racing before taking up my current position. from the IFP (French Press Institute), I joined Hachette in 1983 as assistant to the 07 secretary general, and then Hachette Filipacchi Médias in 1987 as Legal manager in What are your responsibilities? the same fi eld: corporate and insurance. In 2006, I was appointed Legal director of Creating value for the Group, particularly by selling assets in France and abroad and Interdeco* and Real Estate, before taking up my current position. choosing the right time to do so: the Carré Daumesnil in Paris in 2016 and the Europa *Advertising sales division of Hachette Filipacchi Médias. building in Levallois-Perret (see opposite). The Group can then reinvest in its busi- nesses. I also bring the expertise required to provide the managing partners and What are your responsibilities? divisions with tools to manage real estate, which is actually the second-largest cost I have a team of seven and my remit includes a number of areas of activity: specifi - centre for a company. For example: in 2017, the area occupied by Corporate was cally, managing processes and copyrights for the press, contracts for the sale of adver- analyzed and was subsequently reduced by 20% without impacting the quality of tising space for the advertising sales division, managing Elle brand licences worldwide, employees’ workspaces. We also provide assistance to the divisions. We assisted contracts for the division’s purchases, and managing over 50 leases for real estate! the contractor in the construction of Bordeaux Métropole Arena (without overrunning That involves negotiating and drafting leases and settling disputes, mostly relating to costs or deadlines) and the discreet renovation of the Bataclan during a sensitive the Levallois-Perret sites and provincial music radio station. time. Two successful projects – thanks to close collaboration with the Lagardère Live Entertainment teams. What are you currently working on? 2017 was marked by three major large-scale projects: the leasing of the Seine- What are you currently working on? Cévennes site in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, which will, in particular, house Europe 1 Finalization of the sale of Europe 1’s headquarters, at Rue François-Ier in Paris, to and ; and the sale of the Europa building, headquarters of French group Ardian. We obtained a building permit beforehand to convert this Lagardère Active in Levallois-Perret, combined with the leasing of new buildings in address into luxury shops and offi ces, thereby increasing the value of the asset prior the same geographic area. Our move is scheduled for the end of the year and we to selling it. This unique location is in the Golden Triangle, one of the most prestigious are doing everything we can, in close collaboration with the General Services and districts in Europe, and it covers an amazing area of over 9,000 square metres! This Human Resources departments, amongst others, to organize this move under the sale, watched by the entire real estate market, is a great opportunity for the Group. best possible conditions for all. I would add that we also played a supporting role to the Group’s Real Estate department during the sale of the sites in Rue François-Ier. Which adjectives would you use to describe your profession and the Lagardère group? My profession: human; the Lagardère group: “Nothing is impossible!” Which adjectives would you use to describe your profession and the Lagardère group? My profession: fascinating; the Lagardère group: “The power of its brands.” Any fi nal words? “Learning is discovering what you already know.” Any fi nal words? Never lose your enthusiasm! CORPORATE © Arnaud Carroué/Lagardère Publication of the Group’s 2017-2018 CSR report A question for... Laure Magrez, A structured, participatory approach deputy director of the Group HR Development What are the characteristics of Group Following intense dialogue with Isabelle Juppé, Corporate Social in Dakar (Lagardère Travel Retail) HR Development? its stakeholders, the Group’s* CSR Responsibility director, says: “Sus- and the activities of the Disability strategy now revolves around fi ve tained dialogue with all participants Initiative (Lagardère Active). More- Generally speaking, Group HR Devel- strategic “core business” prior- in society [...] has enabled the over, Arnaud Lagardère added in opment works closely with the divi- ities – including the promotion of Group to commit to a set of practi- his editorial that: “To grow, create sions and supplements their activities diversity and gender balance, and cal ways of moving forward.” Some and innovate for the common good: to support employees in their career access to education and knowledge noteworthy initiatives implemented this is the challenge that all women development. The function includes various areas of activity: talent man- – and fi ve priority areas of envi- in the divisions include agement, with the Group’s Integration ronmental responsibility such as the promotion of diver- Dialogue and commitments Day and a number of management the ethical sourcing of content and sity at Hachette UK training courses; coordination of the products and responsible purchas- (Lagardère Publishing) through the and men of our Group are striving HR network, enabling the exchange of ing. The actions are also presented “Changing the Story” programme, to meet, and I am very proud of best practices and the emergence of in the form of themed focus areas the promotion of local products at their efforts.”  joint projects; the “employer brand,” *This document is available in French and English at Lagardere.com which covers communication aimed at supported by Group employees. Blaise Diagne international airport and on Enter, Lagardère internal Portal. attracting talent, developing effective recruitment tools and managing rela-

08 CORPORATE tions with schools and universities; and diversity, which has three main focus Full-year 2017 results areas: employing people with disabil- In 2017, the Lagardère group delivered a further increase in operating ities, combating discrimination and profi t, fuelled by stellar organic growth from Travel Retail and a strong promoting gender balance. performance from Lagardère Publishing. In recent months, we have undertaken Sharp rise in Group recurring EBIT1: up 6.7%2 to €403 million large-scale projects in the latter two Operating margin up to 5.7% from 5.3% in 2016 areas. Firstly, for the employer brand, we Solid fi nancial position worked with divisional HR departments Proposed ordinary dividend unchanged at €1.30 per share 2018 Group recurring EBIT1 target stable3 to change the recruitment solution in order to improve the recruitment 1Recurring EBIT of fully consolidated companies. 2At constant exchange rates and excluding the impact from disposals of Distribution activities. 3Versus 2017 Group recurring EBIT, restated for IFRS 15 and at constant process, the applicant experience and exchange rates. © Gilles Bassignac/Lagardère the visibility of vacancies within the Group. Then, at the end of 2017, we Lagardère sends a team to the Paris half-marathon for the 12th year launched the “LL Network” in France. Its aims are to promote gender equality in all business lines, to encourage is printed on Cyclus Print, produced from 100% recycled fi bre fi produced from 100% recycled Print, is printed on Cyclus A Group win! women to further their career and to More than 110 participants ran under the stimulate the Group’s creativity through Enter Lagardère banner at Paris’s half-marathon, interaction between members of all the Fitbit Semi de Paris, which was held on divisions and business lines. Sunday 4 March. The runners from the Group’s four divisions and Corporate once again demonstrated their mettle in tackling this feat of endurance. During this 12th participation in the event, FAX: CORPORATE the Lagardère team turned in an excellent For the ninth consecutive year, a Group performance in the Business Challenge, taking © Jean-Marie Hervio/DPPI/Lagardère team will be participating in the La eighth place (out of 97 companies) in the a total of 95 ranked companies. The team Congratulations to everyone who was on hand Parisienne foot race for women. Learn Distance Covered ranking (with a total distance captured 41st place, out of 97 companies, in the to represent the Group with pride at the event! how to register at Lagardère internal covered by all runners of 2,384.3 kilometres) All-in ranking (based on the number of points *In 2017, the Lagardère team fi nished in third place (out of 102 companies) in the Distance Covered ranking and in fourth place Portal: http://enter.lagardere.net and seventh place in the Performance ranking obtained on a scale determined according to in the Performance ranking out of the 97 ranked companies; the team th (based on each team’s fi ve best times) out of the runners’ gender and times).* captured 49 place, out of 100 companies, in the All-in ranking.

Publisher: Thierry Funck-Brentano  Editorial manager: Claire Sallez  Editor-in-chief: Arnaud Carroué  Editing: Arnaud Carroué and Baba Guirassy  Translation: Lexcelera  Photos: Nathalie Maucourt  Art direction: Le Goff & Gabarra, www.lgetg.fr  Corporate Communications department: 42, rue Washington 75408 Paris Cedex 08 France  Telephone: +33 (0)1 40 69 84 04  E-mail : [email protected]  Also available in French Front page: © Philippe Caumes © NET5 © Lagardère Travel Retail © Astérix® - Obélix® - Idéfi x®/© 2017 Les éditions Albert René