Edouard Bich

Ladies and gentlemen, dear shareholders, good morning. I'm very proud to address you today for my first general meeting as Chair of the Board of Directors of BIC. I'm joined by our new CEO, Rob Versloot. On behalf of all members of the Board, I'm thrilled to welcome you to this General Meeting for FY 2025. This general meeting is being webcast live on BIC's corporate website and will be available for replay.

First, allow me to introduce the directors who are present in the auditorium today. Rob Versloot, our CEO; Albert Baladi; Marie-Aimee Bich-Dufour, GeoffroyBich, Sebastien Drecq, Karen Guerra, Esther Gaide, Candace Matthews, Veronique Laury, Hela Madiouni; and Marie- Edmee Vallery–Radot. The members of the Executive Committee are also present. Laura Vanhoutte will act as Secretary for the General Meeting. The following persons will act as vote tellers, Ms. Marie- Edmee Vallery–Radot, who represents MBD, Shareholder and Director; Domitille Meheut, who represents Phison Capital, shareholder.

We will give priority to the shareholders of BIC during the Q&A session, but I ask you to kindly authorize the presence of journalists and analysts in the room. Before we proceed, I would like to pay tribute to Francois Bich, who passed away on the 23rd of February. He was the son of Founder Marcel Bich and devoted his entire career to the group. He left an indelible mark on the group's history, mainly through the development and the global success of the Big Lighter division that he run for more than 40 years. He was a visionary and was deeply attached to the group's values. He