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PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A. GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING OF MAY 27, 2025

Paris, May 27^th, 2025 – The Publicis Groupe S.A. [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting took place today at 10am at the PublicisCinémas, chaired by Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

The Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting was also broadcast live on the website: https://www.publicisgroupe.com/en/investors/shareholders/annual-general-meeting. The webcast will be available via the same link.

With a quorum of 84,18%, shareholders adopted all 23 resolutions, including:

• payment of a dividend of 3.60 euros per share, an increase of 5.9% vs. the dividend paid for the 2023 financial year. The ex-dividend date is July 1^st 2025, with the dividend payable on July 3^rd, 2025 (3^rd resolution);
  

• appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as Statutory Auditor responsible for certifying the financial statements replacing Ernst & Young & Autres (5^th resolution);
  
  

• appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit and KPMG S.A. as Statutory Auditors responsible for certifying sustainability information replacing Grant Thornton (6^th and 7^th  resolutions);
  
  

• compensation paid or awarded with respect to the fiscal year 2024 to corporate officers (9^th to 14^th resolutions);
  
  

• compensation policies for 2025 for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (15^th resolution) and the Directors (16^th resolution) as presented in the 2024 Universal Registration Document
  

Detailed voting results are available on the website:

https://www.publicisgroupe.com/en/investors/shareholders/annual-general-meeting

Arthur Sadoun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, presented the highlights of 2024 and the outlook for 2025:

“2024 was another record year for the Groupe. After leading the industry on organic growth for three years, new business for five years, financial ratios for the past decade, and market capitalization since 2023, Publicis has become the world's largest advertising group. In a challenging global environment, the Groupe's organic net revenue growth stood at +5.8%, an acceleration compared to its average growth since 2020. At the start of 2025, this momentum continued, with Q1 organic growth of  +4.9% and record new business, making us confident in achieving our guidance of +4% and +5% organic growth in 2025, despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.

I would like to thank the Board for its unwavering support, particularly its Vice-Chair, Élisabeth Badinter, and Maurice Lévy, Emeritus Chairman, whose visions and pioneering investments have positioned the Groupe to seize opportunities in the age of AI. I would also like to thank our clients and shareholders for their trust throughout our transformation, and our employees for their extraordinary efforts. Thanks to them, we have reached new heights as a Group, and we are well positioned to continue this momentum with ambition in 2025.”