Investor Relations à la Française

Relations investisseurs: key instruments

Financial press release — финансовый пресс-релиз:

• Annual / semi-annual / quarterly results — годовые/полугодовые/квартальные результаты
• Acquisitions, disposals — поглощения, продажи
• Change of management — смена руководства
• Update of financial objectives — корректировка финансовых целей

Roadshow: a series of meetings with institutional investors during an IPO or prior to important events.

Conference call / webcast: audio/video conference with analysts and investors:

• quart d'heure before the results — встреча до раскрытия результатов
• presentation of the results — презентация результатов
• Q&A session — вопросы и ответы

Annual General Meeting (AG): annual general meeting of shareholders:

• Ordinary AG — обычное AGM (once a year, approval of accounts)
• Extraordinary AG — внеочередное (in the case of major corporate events)

Typical results press release

Structure:

1. Title: "Annual results 2023 — Strong revenue growth"
2. Key highlights (bullet points)
3. CEO commentary
4. Financial results table
5. Outlook for the next fiscal year
6. Next financial event (financial calendar)
7. Investor relations contact + disclaimer

Disclaimer (mandatory): "This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forecasts involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially..."

Conference call with analysts: phrases

Host (manager):

• "Bonjour à toutes et à tous, and thank you for joining this conference."
• "I will now hand over to our Chief Financial Officer."
• "We are now ready to answer your questions."

Analyst:

• "Thank you for this presentation. My first question concerns..."
• "Could you give us more details on your guidance for 2025?"
• "What is your planned capital allocation for the next 12 months?"

Manager in Q&A:

• "That's a good question. To respond..."
• "I’ll ask our CFO to supplement."
• "We are not able to provide details at this stage."