Notice <strong>of</strong> meetingThe Annual General Meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders <strong>of</strong> Compagnie Financière <strong>Richemont</strong> SA will be held at 2.00 pm at <strong>the</strong> Mandarin Oriental Hotel,Quai Turrettini 1, 1201 Geneva on Wednesday, 9 September 2009.AGENDA1. Business ReportThe Board <strong>of</strong> Directors proposes that <strong>the</strong> General Meeting, having taken note <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> auditors, approve <strong>the</strong> consolidated financialstatements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group, <strong>the</strong> financial statements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company and <strong>the</strong> Directors’ report for <strong>the</strong> business year ended 31 March 2009.2. Appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itsAt 31 March 2009, <strong>the</strong> retained earnings available for d<strong>is</strong>tribution amounted to CHF 1 835 712 704. The Board <strong>of</strong> Directors proposes thata dividend <strong>of</strong> CHF 0.30 be paid per <strong>Richemont</strong> share. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> equivalent to CHF 0.30 per ‘A’ bearer share in <strong>the</strong> Company and CHF 0.03 per‘B’ reg<strong>is</strong>tered share in <strong>the</strong> Company. Th<strong>is</strong> represents a total dividend payable <strong>of</strong> CHF 172 260 000, subject to a waiver by <strong>Richemont</strong> EmployeeBenefits Limited <strong>of</strong> its entitlement to receive dividends on an estimated 18 million <strong>Richemont</strong> ‘A’ shares held in treasury. The Board <strong>of</strong> Directorsproposes that <strong>the</strong> remaining available retained earnings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company at 31 March 2009 after payment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dividend be carried forwardto <strong>the</strong> following business year.3. D<strong>is</strong>charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> DirectorsThe Board <strong>of</strong> Directors proposes that its members be d<strong>is</strong>charged from <strong>the</strong>ir obligations in respect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> business year ended 31 March 2009.4. Election <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> DirectorsThe Board <strong>of</strong> Directors proposes that <strong>the</strong> following members be re-elected on an individual bas<strong>is</strong> to serve for a fur<strong>the</strong>r term <strong>of</strong> <strong>one</strong> year: JohannRupert, Jean-Paul Aeschimann, Dr Franco Cologni, Lord Douro, Yves-André Istel, Richard Lepeu, Ruggero Magnoni, Simon Murray, AlainDominique Perrin, Norbert Platt, Alan Quasha, Lord Renwick <strong>of</strong> Clifton, Jan Rupert, Pr<strong>of</strong> Jürgen Schrempp and Martha Wikstrom.5. Election <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> AuditorsThe Board <strong>of</strong> Directors proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers be reappointed for a fur<strong>the</strong>r term <strong>of</strong> <strong>one</strong> year as auditors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> consolidatedfinancial statements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> financial statements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company.The financial statements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company along with <strong>the</strong> related reports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> auditors toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Directors’ report for<strong>the</strong> year ended 31 March 2009 will be available for inspection at <strong>the</strong> reg<strong>is</strong>tered <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company from 27 July 2009 onwards. A copy <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> financial statements, reports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> auditors and <strong>the</strong> Directors’ report, which are contained in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Richemont</strong> Annual Report 2009, will besent to shareholders upon request.Cards for adm<strong>is</strong>sion to <strong>the</strong> Annual General Meeting toge<strong>the</strong>r with voting forms should be obtained by holders <strong>of</strong> bearer shares, upon deposit<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir share certificates, from any branch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> following banks up to 4 September 2009: UBS AG, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie,Bank J Vontobel & Co AG and Pictet & Cie. Adm<strong>is</strong>sion cards will not be <strong>is</strong>sued by <strong>the</strong> Company itself.Deposited shares will be blocked until <strong>the</strong> close <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> meeting. No adm<strong>is</strong>sion cards will be <strong>is</strong>sued on <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> meeting itself.A shareholder may appoint a proxy, who need not be a shareholder, as h<strong>is</strong> or her representative at <strong>the</strong> meeting. Forms <strong>of</strong> proxy are providedon <strong>the</strong> reverse <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> adm<strong>is</strong>sion cards. In accordance with Sw<strong>is</strong>s law, each shareholder may be represented at <strong>the</strong> meeting by <strong>the</strong> Company,by a bank or similar institution or by Maître Franço<strong>is</strong>e Demierre Morand, Etude Gampert & Demierre, Notaires, 19 rue Général-Dufour,1204 Geneva, as independent representative <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> shareholders. Unless proxies include explicit instructions to <strong>the</strong> contrary, voting rightswill be exerc<strong>is</strong>ed in support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> proposals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors. Proxy voting instructions must be received by <strong>the</strong> Company or <strong>the</strong>independent representative by Friday, 4 September 2009.The meeting will be held in Engl<strong>is</strong>h with a simultaneous translation into French.Depository agents, as defined in Article 689d <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sw<strong>is</strong>s Company Law, are requested to indicate to <strong>the</strong> Company, as soon as possibleand in any event to <strong>the</strong> adm<strong>is</strong>sion control prior to <strong>the</strong> commencement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> meeting, <strong>the</strong> number and par value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> shares <strong>the</strong>y representtoge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> reference numbers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> relevant adm<strong>is</strong>sion cards. Institutions subject to <strong>the</strong> Sw<strong>is</strong>s Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks<strong>of</strong> 8 November 1934 and pr<strong>of</strong>essional fund managers and trustees may be considered as depository agents.For <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors:JOHANN RUPERTEXECUTIVE CHAIRMANNORBERT PLATTGROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER116 <strong>Richemont</strong> Annual Report and Accounts 2009Notice <strong>of</strong> meeting
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