Paris Shareholder Meeting and Corporate Governance Chauffeur — AGM Circuit, Palais des Congrès and La Défense

The Paris AGM calendar — CAC 40 governance season and venue geography

The Paris AGM season operates on a concentrated calendar driven by French company law (the Code de Commerce requires the annual general meeting to be held within six months of the financial year end — for December year-end companies, this means before 30 June, with the practical peak in April–May).

The CAC 40 AGM cluster by venue:

**Palais des Congrès de Paris** (2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris — the large-format conference and exhibition centre at Porte Maillot, 3,700-seat main auditorium): the most common venue for large CAC 40 AGMs — Total Energies, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, and Air Liquide have historically held AGMs here. The Palais des Congrès is 500 metres from the Périphérique (Paris ring road) at the Porte Maillot junction, making it the most accessible major conference venue for vehicles arriving from Neuilly-sur-Seine, La Défense, and the western approaches.

**Carrousel du Louvre** (99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris — the underground conference centre beneath the Louvre Pyramid, accessed from the Place du Carrousel): a second-tier AGM venue used by mid-cap companies seeking a prestigious central Paris address.

**Palais Brongniart** (16 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris — the former Paris Bourse, the neoclassical exchange building now functioning as a private event venue): used for governance events, investor days, and analyst presentations rather than statutory AGMs.

**VIPARIS network** (multiple venues — Expo Porte de Versailles, Espace Grande Arche La Défense, Palais de Chaillot): the VIPARIS group manages 11 Paris convention and exhibition venues, used for company-specific investor days and sector conferences.

La Défense — the CAC 40 headquarters circuit

La Défense (92400 Puteaux and 92800 Puteaux / 92060 La Défense — the purpose-built business district 8 km west of Paris centre, the largest purpose-built business district in Europe with 170,000 employees and 3.2 million m² of office space) is the headquarters of 15 of the CAC 40 companies and the European or French headquarters of many of the world's largest financial institutions.

The La Défense tower circuit for governance visits: - **Tour Total Energies** (2 Place Jean Millier, 92400 La Défense — the 187m tower, Total Energies HQ, 5,000 employees on site) - **Tour First / BNP Paribas** (1 Place des Saisons, 92400 La Défense — the tallest tower in France at 231m, BNP Paribas CIB headquarters) - **Tour KPMG** (Tour Majunga, 6 Place de la Pyramide, 92800 Puteaux — the 200m tower, KPMG France headquarters) - **Tour Société Générale** (17 Cours Valmy, 92987 Paris La Défense — the twin towers Chassagne and Valmy, Société Générale corporate headquarters) - **Tour AXA** (25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 — AXA group headquarters is in Paris 8ème rather than La Défense, noted for distinction)

La Défense vehicle access: the Grande Arche de la Défense (the hollow cube arch inaugurated 1989, 110m, at the western terminus of the Grand Axe) is the central orientation landmark. The FFGR vehicle accesses La Défense via the A14 (Autoroute de Normandie from Porte Maillot, toll road) or via the Cours de la Défense (N314) from Nanterre — the A14 is 3 minutes faster than the surface road.

The proxy advisor and institutional governance circuit — Paris meetings schedule

Beyond statutory AGMs, the Paris governance season includes:

**Pre-AGM management meetings:** the major CAC 40 companies receive institutional investors and proxy advisors at their Paris headquarters in the 8 weeks before the AGM for pre-vote engagement — principally at headquarters offices in the 8ème (Avenue Matignon, Avenue George V, Champs-Élysées district), the 1er (Louvre-Rivoli-Palais Royal cluster), and La Défense. For clients attending multiple pre-AGM engagement meetings in a single day, the FFGR vehicle programme typically covers: hotel (7ème/8ème/16ème) → 8ème headquarters morning meetings → La Défense lunch meeting → return to hotel or evening meeting in the 1er–2ème.

**Paris investor day circuit:** the major Paris-listed groups (LVMH, Hermès, L'Oréal, Kering — all headquartered within 2 km of each other in the 8ème and 16ème) hold investor days and analyst briefings at their headquarters or at the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 — the largest single exhibition/event space on the Right Bank) in the first quarter following annual results (typically February–March).

**CAC 40 results presentations:** the quarterly earnings presentations of the major French groups are held at their headquarters or at the Palais Brongniart (2ème arrondissement) — a 45-minute window between presentation and Q&A reception is the typical format, requiring efficient vehicle mobility between the presentation venue and the next appointment.

The Euronext Paris trading floor and the Palais Brongniart

Euronext Paris (the primary securities exchange for French-listed companies, relocated from the Palais Brongniart to electronic trading in 2000) maintains its regulatory and listing office at:

**Euronext Paris headquarters** (14 Place des Reflets, 92054 La Défense — the Euronext Paris operational office in La Défense).

**Palais Brongniart** (16 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris — the former Bourse de Paris building, a neoclassical temple with a Corinthian colonnade designed by Alexandre Brongniart, commissioned by Napoleon in 1808, now a private event venue under the VIPARIS network): the most historically significant venue for financial governance events in Paris, with the original trading floor (the Coulisse corbeille — the circular trading pit where brokers cried bids) preserved as a reception and gala dinner space.

For FFGR clients visiting the Palais Brongniart for governance events: the building is entered from the Place de la Bourse in the 2ème, with vehicle drop-off on the Rue du Quatre Septembre (the northern side access road, 50 metres from the main entrance). The Place de la Bourse is pedestrianised on the southern (Rue Réaumur) side — the Rue du Quatre Septembre approach is the operational vehicle access.

**Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)** (17 Place de la Bourse, 75082 Paris — the French securities regulator, directly opposite the Palais Brongniart): governance-related regulatory meetings with the AMF (for companies in registration, prospectus review, or regulatory engagement) are at this address.

International shareholder logistics — hotel to venue circuit

For international institutional investors and UHNW shareholders arriving in Paris for the AGM season:

**Arrival logistics:** the major Paris governance venues are distributed across three clusters: the western cluster (Palais des Congrès/La Défense, 75017/92400), the central cluster (Louvre/1er–2ème, Brongniart), and the 8ème headquarters district (Avenue Matignon, Avenue George V, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré). Hotels in the 7ème–8ème (Hôtel Le Bristol, Hôtel de Crillon, Hôtel George V, Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Hôtel Lutetia) provide the optimal base for the 8ème meetings cluster with acceptable transit to the Palais des Congrès (15 minutes) and La Défense (20–25 minutes via A14).

**Multi-AGM day programme:** for institutional investors attending two or more AGMs in a single day (a common pattern during the peak May week when 4–6 CAC 40 companies may hold AGMs on the same date), the FFGR vehicle remains on standby between sessions. Typical multi-AGM programme: AGM 1 at Palais des Congrès (09h30–12h30) → vehicle waiting → AGM 2 at La Défense (14h30–17h00) → hotel return.

**Same-day Paris AGM and evening programme:** governance clients frequently combine the AGM session with evening Paris programme — dinner at a palace hotel restaurant or private dining, cultural programme (Palais Garnier, Sainte-Chapelle evening concert). The FFGR vehicle is available throughout for the complete governance and social programme.

Booking the FFGR Paris AGM and corporate governance programme

The FFGR Paris AGM and governance vehicle programme operates on three formats:

**Single-day AGM programme:** vehicle available from hotel departure (typically 08h30–09h00) through completion of the AGM and any post-meeting receptions (typically 14h00–16h00). The single-day programme covers one or two venues within Paris.

**Multi-day governance week:** for institutional investors attending multiple AGMs and pre-AGM engagement meetings across the 5-day peak week (third and fourth weeks of May), FFGR provides a dedicated vehicle and professional chauffeur for the full week — vehicle stationed at the hotel from 07h30 each morning, available through evening commitments.

**Governance + cultural programme:** the AGM week combined with Paris evening programme (opera, private dining, museum visits) — a complete Paris governance week package offered for UHNW shareholders and family office principals.

For La Défense-based AGMs and headquarters visits: vehicle access to La Défense requires prior identification of the specific tower's loading bay and visitor vehicle protocol — FFGR coordinates tower-access procedures with the company's investor relations team prior to the visit day.

Contact us at reservation@ffgrparis.com or WhatsApp +33 7 43 46 14 91.