Pursuant to the Rules, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding appointments of the Executive Committee members, the chairmen of the Supervisory Board (or similar bodies), the chief executive officers (or equivalent positions) of main Group companies and BUs and the Corporate Secretary, human resources and remuneration related strategy and long-term remuneration plans (including playing a central role in determining and reviewing the variable portion of the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee) and decides the service contracts and other contractual matters in relation to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee members. The rules and responsibilities of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee have been set out in more detail in the Remuneration and Nomination Charter. The Remuneration and Nomination Committee is chaired by Manfred Bischoff and Arnaud Lagardère and also includes Thomas Enders, Noël Forgeard, Rüdiger Grube and Louis Gallois.

The Remuneration and Nomination Committee meets twice a year, or more frequently according to requirements. It met five times during 2005, with a 92% average attendance rate. On top of making recommendations to the Board of Directors for major appointments within the Group, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee reviewed the compensation policy (including pension schemes), the bonus payments for 2004, the stock option plan and the employee share ownership plan for 2005