Presentation on The L‘Oréal Group (the company for beauty)

Presentation onThe L‘Oréal Group(the company for beauty) Sandra Antičová

What I am going to talk about: • The history of the company; • Sales; • Research and Development; • Structure; • Owners and shareholders;

The history of the company: • In 1907, a young French chemist Eugéne Schueller developed an innovative colour formula; • In 1909, he registred his own company; • In 1920, the small company employed 3 chemists; • In 1912, Eugéne Schueller started to export his products; • In 1933, he created and launched Votre Beauté, a magazine devoted to women; • In 1953, L‘Oréal won an advertising Oscar;

Basic information about the company: • The company has 50,500 employees; • The Group is present in 130 countries and has 290 subsidiaries; • There are 42 factories all over the world producing L‘Oréal products;

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For more information contact • L‘Oréal International Information Department • 41, rue Martre, 92 117 Clichy, France • Tel. : +33 1 47 56 82 65 • Fax. : +33 1 47 56 82 42 • Internet: www.loreal.com

Annual General Meeting SupervisoryBoard Board of Directors Executive Vice-PresidentCorporate Communicationsand External Affairs Executive Vice-PresidentResearch and Development Vice-President Administration and Finances Executive Vice-PresidentHuman Resources President Professional Products Executive Vice-PresidentStrategic Business Development President Luxury Products President Consumer Products Executive Vice-President Production and Technology

Research: • L'Oréal Research missions are :- To gain an in-depth understanding of healthy skin and hair at the cellular level- To pinpoint the biological processes behind the skin aging process, sun damage, pigmentation changes as well as natural hair color, graying and loss- To synthesize active molecules which protect, repair or color: over 110 original molecules have been produced by L'Oréal Research- To design and develop new products in all cosmetic fields, including skin care, haircare and make-up: over 3,000 new formulas come out of our laboratories each year- To evaluate products‘ efficacy and safety using in vitro tests like human skin models, as well as sophisticated imaging techniques and sensory analysis.

Consolidated sales by geographic zone€ millions € millions 2002 2003 % of 2003 sales Like-for-like growth 2003/02 Western Europe 933.9 969.5 51.0% 5.3% North America 625.1 601.9 31.7% 10.7% Rest of the World 339.3 328.6 17.3% 15.3% Total 1,898.3 1,899.9 100.0% 8.6% Professional products:

Consolidated sales by business segment€ millions 2002 2003 % of 2003 sales Like-for-like growth 2003/2002 Haircare 4,048.4 3,957.3 52.7% 6.2% Make-up 2,100.0 1,982.8 26.4% 5.9% Skincare 1,019.8 1,178.9 15.7% 23.7% Perfumes 150.6 128.4 1.7% -11.9% Other 282.2 259.0 3.5% -6.4% Total 7,600.9 7,600.9 100.0% 7.7% Consumer products:

Consolidated sales by business segment€ millions 2002 2003 % of 2003 sales Like-for-like growth 2003/2002 Skincare 1,288.0 1,233.3 35.8% 6.0% Perfumes 1,458.6 1,358.2 39.5% 2.2% Make-up 895.1 849.1 24.7% 4.9% Total 3,641.7 3,440.6 100.0% 4.2% Luxury products:

Consolidated sales by business segment€ millions 2002 2003 % of 2003 sales Like-for-like growth 2003/2002 Skincare 510.2 565.4 75.5% 15.4% Haircare 63.3 65.9 8.8% 7.2% Make-up 65.2 61.5 8.2% -1.3% Other 56.1 56.3 7.5% -1.2% Total 694.8 749.0 100.0% 11.9% Active cosmetics:

For further information contact me: • mob. tel. +420 731200958 • E-mail: sandraanticova@loreal.cz

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Presentation on The L‘Oréal Group (the company for beauty)