The Employee Share Ownership Centre

International employee share plans: an engine for recovery 24th European Annual Conference
Speakers:
EU Economic and Social Committee Baker & McKenzie, London Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, NY Paris Chamber of Commerce

At the Millennium Opera Hotel, Paris June 21 and 22 2012

Book now:
Tel: 0207 239 4971 Email: esop@hurlstons.com Web: www.esopcentre.com/events

International employee share plans: an engine for recovery 24th European annual conference Paris

The Centres 24th annual European employee equity plans conference will take place in Paris, on Thursday June 21 and Friday June 22 2012 in the Millennium Opera Hotel. The hotel is in the heart of Paris, a stones throw from the Place de LOpera. Our two-day summer event provides an ideal forum for keeping au fait with latest legal, regulatory and market trends in the employee share schemes in the EU and especially UK and France; doing business; discussing share plan strategies and networking.

Where? Millennium Opera Hotel, 12 Boulevard Haussman, 75009 Paris When? June 21-22 2012

PACKAGE DEALS STILL AVALABLE book soon! The Centre still offers a very limited number of package deals comprising: Two nights accommodation (on single occupancy basis) on June 20 & June 21 in the Millennium Paris Opera Hotel, Bld Haussmann Entrance to all conference sessions Breakfasts, lunches and refreshments during coffee breaks Delegate pack with speech summaries Cocktail party on June 21 Your early registration will secure you a room in the conference hotel, as the Centre block books rooms, to make things easy for all. The package deal prices for this conference (no VAT is charged on fees) are as follows: ESOP Centre members: 675 (plan issuers) 999 (practitioners) Non-members: (practitioners) 799 (plan issuers) 1,450

Speakers If you would like to deliver a presentation at our European event, you will benefit from a significant package deal price reduction, subject to agreed topic content.

Booking information: Day delegate tickets can be reserved by emailing esop@hurlstons.com with names and contact details. ESOP Centre members: 425 (plan issuers) or 525 (practitioners) Non-members: 520 (plan issuers) or 615 (practitioners)

See next page for logistics

Themes & speakers

Main Themes: Corporate equity plans: a slice of the cake for all employees Can we safeguard employee equity investments? What new frameworks should we have for executive equity incentives? Confirmed Speakers:
Employee financial participation in the French SME sector Henri Malosse, President-Elect, European Economic & Social Committee Shareholders finally get to speak - the practical impact of Say On Pay in the USA Joe Saburn, Norris McLaughlin & Marcus (USA) Retirement plan corporate governance in the USA Jeff Mamorsky, GT Law (USA) David Hildebrandt, Kirton & McConkie (USA) Executive remuneration: the new parameters Patrick Neave, Association of British Insurers The use of Employee Benefit Trusts and Disguised Remuneration Alasdair Friend, Baker & McKenzie LLP Case-study about a John Lewis type Employee Benefit Trust Sara Cohen, Lewis Silkin LLP EU institutions promote Eso: will an EU-wide model Esop surface? Professor Jens Lowitzsch, University of Frankfurt The third way: employee share ownership is beneficial for all and it works David Craddock, David Craddock Consultancy Services French trusts and Employee Financial Participation (Eso) Marcel Hipszman, Caisse Solidaire and Cercle Republicain Case studies of Share Incentive Plan launches in high-profile clients (30,000 empl.). Shervin Binesh, Capita Registrars

Logistics

Travel The Hotel is located on Blvd Haussmann, right in the heart of Paris. Paris is easily reachable from international locations. From London there is a direct Eurostar connection from St Pancras International station. For travel assistance do not hesitate to contact us. Cancellation Policy Refunds will be made as follows 90% of the conference fee one month in advance of event, 50% of the conference fee between two weeks and one month in advance of event, nothing less than two weeks in advance of event.

Future events from the ESOP Centre Financial education and share schemes: This half-day event on March 29 will address how companies can help employees and themselves through the provision of financial education. Tickets 140+VAT issuers (190 non-members) 200+VAT practitioners (250 non-members) Employee share schemes for trustees: This years joint ESOP Centre/STEP Jersey conference on trust issues in employee share schemes will take place on April 27 from 8:45 13:00 at the Royal Yacht Hotel. Tickets: 295 for STEP/ Esop Centre members 425 for non-members. www.esopcentre.com/events call 02072394971 or email esop@hurlstons.com

Join the ESOP Centre

To enjoy discounted rates for all our events, why not join the Esop Centre for just 125 + VAT per year for unquoted companies, 550 + VAT for quoted. Annual membership for service providers is 875 + VAT or 425 + VAT if you have five or less fee earners. If you take up membership when you book your place you will be able to attend at membership rates. We produce two monthly newsletters on the employee share ownership world, run an international conference programme and lobby on employee share scheme matters on our members behalf.

The Esop Centre. 65 Kings Cross Road, London WC1X 9LW tel: 020 7239 4971 fax: 0808 280 1938 Email: esop@hurlstons.com web: www.hurlstons.com/esop