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OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION
Persons responsible for the Registration Document and for the auditing of the fi nancial statements
1. Persons responsible for the Registration
Document and for the auditing of the
financial statements
1.1 Declaration by the person responsible
for the Registration Document
“Paris, April 21, 2010
I hereby certify that, having taken all reasonable verifi cations and
to the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
Registration Document is true and does not contain any omission
likely to affect its scope.
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the fi nancial
statements have been prepared in accordance with the applicable
accounting standards and give a true picture of the assets and
liabilities, fi nancial situation and income of the Company and all
consolidated companies, and that the management report in this
Registration Document, as mentioned in the concordance table in
Part 6 of Volume II of the Registration Document, presents a true
picture of the evolution of the business, results and fi nancial situation
of the Company and all consolidated companies, together with an
accurate description of the main risks and uncertainties they face.
I obtained an audit letter from the Statutory Auditors in which
they indicate that they have verifi ed the information relating to the
ANF • 2009 ANNUAL REPORT
fi nancial situation and fi nancial statements contained herein, and
have read this Registration Document in its entirety.
The Statutory Auditors drew up a report on the annual fi nancial
statements for the fi scal year ended on December 31, 2008
included by reference in this document. This report is included in
Section IV of the Registration Document relating to the 2008 fi scal
year fi led with the AMF under number R. 09-041 and contains an
observation concerning the change in accounting method.
The Statutory Auditors drew up a report on the consolidated
fi nancial statements for the fi scal year ended December 31, 2009
presented in this Registration Document. This report is included in
Part 3 of Volume II of the Registration Document and contains an
observation concerning new mandatory standards as of January 1,
2009.”
Bruno Keller,
Chairman of the Executive Board of ANF
1.2 Person responsible for the audit of the fi nancial
statements
Primary Statutory Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers of 63 rue de Villiers – 92208 Neuilly-sur-
Seine Cedex, represented by Gérard Hautefeuille.
Date of fi rst term: Appointment at the Shareholders’ Meeting of
June 21, 1991.
Date of term renewal: Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’
Meeting of May 28, 2009.
Current mandate expires at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
called to approve the fi nancial statements for the fi scal year ending
on December 31, 2014.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a member of the Versailles regional
chamber of Statutory Auditors.
Mazars of 61 rue Henri Regnault – 92075 La Défense Cedex,
represented by Odile Coulaud.
Date of fi rst term: Appointment at the Shareholders’ Meeting of
May 25, 1994.
Current mandate expires at the Shareholders’ Meeting called
to approve the fi nancial statements for the fi scal year ending on
December 31, 2011.
Mazars is a member of the Versailles regional chamber of Statutory
Auditors.
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Alternate Statutory Auditors
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Patrick Frotiée of 63 rue de Villiers – 92208 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex.
Date of fi rst term: Appointment at the Shareholders’ Meeting of
May 23, 1997.
Date of term renewal: Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’
Meeting of May 28, 2009.
Current mandate expires at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
called to approve the fi nancial statements for the fi scal year ending
on December 31, 2014.
Jean-Louis Simon, of 61 rue Henri Regnault – 92075 La Défense
Cedex.
Date of fi rst term: Appointment at the Shareholders’ Meeting of
June 4, 2004.
Current mandate expires at the Shareholders’ Meeting called
to approve the fi nancial statements for the fi scal year ending on
December 31, 2010.
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