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OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion regard<strong>in</strong>g corporate governance<br />

4.2 Declarations related to corporate governance<br />

As decided by <strong>the</strong> Supervisory Board at its meet<strong>in</strong>g of December 9,<br />

2008 and made public by a press release dated December 12,<br />

2008, <strong>the</strong> Company refers to <strong>the</strong> AFEP/MEDEF Corporate<br />

Governance Code of December 2008 available on <strong>the</strong> MEDEF<br />

website (www.medef.fr) (“<strong>the</strong> Corporate Governance Code”). The<br />

Corporate Governance Code, consist<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> October 2003 AFEP/<br />

MEDEF <strong>report</strong> on <strong>the</strong> corporate governance of listed companies<br />

4.3 In<strong>format</strong>ion concern<strong>in</strong>g service contracts between<br />

members of <strong>the</strong> Executive Board and Supervisory<br />

Board, and <strong>ANF</strong> or any of its subsidiaries<br />

There are no service agreements between members of <strong>the</strong><br />

Executive Board or Supervisory Board, and <strong>ANF</strong> or its subsidiary<br />

<strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g any particular benefi ts except for a service level agreement<br />

between Eurazeo and <strong>ANF</strong> described <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> paragraph “Services<br />

contract” <strong>in</strong> Section 5.3 of Part VI of <strong>the</strong> Registration Document<br />

4.4 Related-party transactions<br />

In accordance with Article 28 of European Commission Regulation<br />

(EC) No. 809/2004, <strong>the</strong> Statutory Auditors’ special <strong>report</strong>s on<br />

regulated agreements relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> fi scal years ended December 31,<br />

2008 and December 31, 2007, which are <strong>in</strong>cluded respectively <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Registration Document fi led with <strong>the</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ancial Markets Authority<br />

on April 30, <strong>2009</strong> under number R. 09-041 (paragraph 6.9) and <strong>the</strong><br />

Registration Document fi led with <strong>the</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ancial Markets Authority on<br />

April 25, 2008 under number R. 08-034 (paragraph 7.10.1), are<br />

<strong>in</strong>cluded by reference <strong>in</strong> this Registration Document.<br />

<strong>ANF</strong> • <strong>2009</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />

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Contents<br />

and recommendations on <strong>the</strong> compensation of executives of<br />

January 2007 and October 2008 recommends a number of good<br />

operat<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciples to improve <strong>the</strong> management and image of<br />

listed companies with <strong>in</strong>vestors and <strong>the</strong> public (see paragraph 6.7<br />

“Report of <strong>the</strong> Chairman of <strong>the</strong> Supervisory Board on <strong>in</strong>ternal<br />

control” <strong>in</strong> Part II of <strong>the</strong> Registration Document).<br />

and <strong>the</strong> benefi ts granted to certa<strong>in</strong> member of <strong>the</strong> Executive Board<br />

described <strong>in</strong> paragraph “Members of <strong>the</strong> Executive Board and<br />

Supervisory Board of <strong>ANF</strong> remunerated by Eurazeo” <strong>in</strong> Section 2.5<br />

of Part II of <strong>the</strong> Registration Document.<br />

Please refer to <strong>the</strong> description of <strong>the</strong> framework agreement with<br />

<strong>the</strong> B&B group <strong>in</strong> Chapter 10 “B&B” <strong>in</strong> Part I of <strong>the</strong> Registration<br />

Document.<br />

See paragraph 8 “Special <strong>report</strong> of <strong>the</strong> Statutory Auditors<br />

on regulated agreements and commitments” <strong>in</strong> Part II of <strong>the</strong><br />

Registration Document.<br />

See also Note 14 to <strong>the</strong> consolidated fi nancial statements and<br />

Note 20 to <strong>the</strong> Company fi nancial statements <strong>in</strong> Parts III and IV<br />

respectively of <strong>the</strong> Registration Document.<br />

OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INFORMATION ABOUT <strong>ANF</strong> DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

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