LVMH has never misappropriated Hermes heir’s shares, company says

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Reuters

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December 3, 2025

LVMH on Wednesday reiterated it had never misappropriated the shares of Hermes inheritor Nicolas Puech when it constructed up a stake in its rival.

Outside an Hermes retailer – Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg

“LVMH and its (controlling) shareholder firmly reaffirm that they never, at any time, misappropriated shares of Hermes International, in any way whatsoever or without anyone’s knowledge, and ⁠that they do not hold any “hidden” shares, contrary to what Mr Nicolas Puech suggests,” the company stated in a ⁠assertion.

Reuters this week reported Puech has sued LVMH CEO and controlling shareholder Bernard Arnault and his LVMH luxurious conglomerate, alongside together with his former wealth supervisor Eric ‍Freymond and a few ‌affiliated corporations, in a civil case associated to his declare that ⁠he was disadvantaged of ‌Hermes shares now price billions of euros. Puech couldn’t be ‌instantly be reached for remark.

The lawsuit is linked to a legal investigation at present underway in France. LVMH in its assertion known as current media reviews about its doable implication within the case a “clearly coordinated press ‍campaign.”

Puech was as soon as amongst Hermes’ largest particular person shareholders. Last week, he claimed in a uncommon interview with L’Express he had no data that ‌Freymond was ⁠shifting ​Hermes shares in his title, allegedly for Arnault’s profit.

French ⁠paper ​Le Canard Enchaine reported this week that Arnault was quickly attributable to be interviewed by investigative judges in Paris, with out specifying the date. ​His spokesperson didn’t reply to a request for touch upon the report.

The Paris public prosecutor’s workplace ⁠instructed Reuters on Tuesday that thus far, ⁠solely Freymond had been positioned beneath formal investigation. Arnault and his corporations haven’t been positioned beneath formal investigation, it added.

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