Financial · January 1, 2023

Rapport Financier Annuel 2022

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Rapport de Gestion sur les Comptes Consolidés 2022 Rapport de Gestion du Conseil d’Administration 5 1. PRINCIPALES DONNÉES FINANCIÈRES CONSOLIDÉES............................................................................ 6 2. ÉVÈNEMENTS IMPORTANTS SURVENUS AU COURS DE L’EXERCICE ...................................................... 7 3. ÉVÈNEMENTS SURVENUS DEPUIS LE 1<sup>er</sup> JANVIER 2023........................................................................... 9 4. ÉVOLUTION PRÉVISIBLE ET PERSPECTIVES D’AVENIR ........................................................................... 11 5. PRINCIPAUX RISQUES ET INCERTITUDES – INSTRUMENTS FINANCIERS............................................... 13 6. PRÉSENTATION DES COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS ....................................................................................... 22 7. PRÉSENTATION DES COMPTES SOCIAUX .............................................................................................. 27 8. FILIALES ET SOCIETÉS CONTROLÉES..................................................................................................... 28 9. INFORMATION RELATIVE AU CAPITAL SOCIAL ....................................................................................... 28 10. INFORMATIONS RELATIVES AU PERSONNEL.......................................................................................... 30 11. CONTRÔLE INTERNE ET GESTION DES RISQUES ................................................................................... 34 12. ACTIVITÉ EN MATIÈRE DE RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT ............................................................... 34 13.

........................................ 30 11. CONTRÔLE INTERNE ET GESTION DES RISQUES ................................................................................... 34 12. ACTIVITÉ EN MATIÈRE DE RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT ............................................................... 34 13. PROGRÈS RÉALISÉS ET DIFFICULTÉS RENCONTRÉES EN 2022 ............................................................ 34 14. PRÉSENTATION DES COMPTES .............................................................................................................. 35 15. AFFECTATION DU RÉSULTAT .................................................................................................................. 35 16. DÉPENSES NON-DÉDUCTIBLES DES BÉNÉFICES ................................................................................... 35 17. AUTRES INFORMATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 35 18. ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................. 37 Rapport sur le Gouvernement d’Entreprise 39

......................................................................................... 35 18. ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................. 37 Rapport sur le Gouvernement d’Entreprise 39 1. MODALITÉ D’EXERCICE DE LA DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE .......................................................................... 40 2. ATTRIBUTION DE LA DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE – COMPOSITION DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION........ 40 3. LISTE DES MANDATS SOCIAUX............................................................................................................... 41 4. NOMINATION ET REMPLACEMENT DES MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION.......................... 41 5. TRAVAUX DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................... 42 6. MODALITÉS DE PARTICIPATION DES ACTIONNAIRES AUX ASSEMBLÉES ............................................. 42 7. CONVENTIONS RÉGLEMENTÉES............................................................................................................. 42 8. AUTRES CONVENTIONS CONCLUES ...................................................................................................... 43 9. TABLEAU RÉCAPITULATIF DES AUTORISATIONS ET DÉLÉGATIONS...................................................... 43 10. STRUCTURE DU CAPITAL – INFORMATIONS SUR LES ACTIONS............................................................ 45 11. AUTRES INFORMATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 45

........................... 43 10. STRUCTURE DU CAPITAL – INFORMATIONS SUR LES ACTIONS............................................................ 45 11. AUTRES INFORMATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 45 États financiers et rapports des Commissaires aux comptes 48 1. COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS CLOS LE 31 DÉCEMBRE 2022......................................................................... 49 2. COMPTES ANNUELS 2022....................................................................................................................... 73 3. RAPPORT DES COMMISSAIRES AUX COMPTES SUR LES COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS ............................. 96 4. RAPPORT DES COMMISSAIRES AUX COMPTES SUR LES COMPTES ANNUELS.................................. 100 5. RAPPORT SPÉCIAL DES COMMISSAIRES AUX COMPTES SUR LES CONVENTIONS RÉGLEMENTÉES 104 Rapport de Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises 107 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 108 2. GOUVERNANCE ET STRATÉGIE SOCIÉTALE ......................................................................................... 116 3. ÊTRE UN ACTEUR MAJEUR DU DIVERTISSEMENT PORTEUR DE SENS ................................................ 120 4. ÊTRE UN EMPLOYEUR RESPONSABLE.................................................................................................. 125 5. LIMITER NOTRE IMPACT SOCIÉTAL ET ENVIRONNEMENTAL ............................................................... 134 6.

..................................... 120 4. ÊTRE UN EMPLOYEUR RESPONSABLE.................................................................................................. 125 5. LIMITER NOTRE IMPACT SOCIÉTAL ET ENVIRONNEMENTAL ............................................................... 134 6. NOTE MÉTHODOLOGIQUE DU REPORTING SOCIAL, ENVIRONNEMENTAL ET SOCIÉTAL .................. 138 Rapport Financier Annuel 2022 2

Rapport de Gestion sur les Comptes Consolidés 2022 cYanmaGenYlowb NOD DON’T NOD ENTERTAINMENT Société anonyme au capital de 261.384,62 euros Siège social : Parc du Pont de Flandre « Le Beauvaisis » 11 rue de Cambrai, 75019 Paris 504 161 902 RCS Paris Attestation de la personne responsable : J’atteste, à ma connaissance, que les comptes sont établis conformément aux normes comptables applicables et donnent une image fidèle du patrimoine, de la situation financière et du résultat de la société et de l’ensemble des entreprises comprises dans la consolidation, et que le rapport de gestion ci-après présente un tableau fidèle de l’évolution des affaires, des résultats et de la situation financière de la société et de l’ensemble des entreprises comprises dans la consolidation et qu’il décrit les principaux risques et incertitudes auxquels elles sont confrontées. Paris, le 17 avril 2023 Oskar Guilbert Président du Conseil d’Administration – Directeur Général Rapport Financier Annuel 2022 3

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