
CANAL+ SA
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
Issy-les-Moulineaux, 1 June 2026
CANAL+ SA (LSE: CAN, the "Company"), the global media and entertainment company, announces the appointments of Ms. Mercedes Erra and Mr. Elias Masilela to the Supervisory Board of the Company, following approval by shareholders at the Combined Shareholders' General Meeting held on 29 May 2026.
Mercedes Erra has been appointed as a non-independent member of the Supervisory Board. Ms Erra has an extensive career in advertising and communications, including as Managing Director of Saatchi & Saatchi until 1995 and founder of BETC within the Havas Group. BETC became the leading French agency and one of the top three in Europe. Ms Erra is an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Roche Bobois S.A. and is president or a board member of numerous institutions and foundations in the arts, humanities, and media sectors. Ms Erra is Commander of the Legion of Honor, as well as an Officer of the National Order of Merit, and Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. She is a graduate of HEC Paris and La Sorbonne University (Masters and Professor of Literature).
Elias Masilela has been appointed as an independent member of the Supervisory Board. Mr Masilela is a distinguished business leader with a career spanning over three decades in significant leadership roles in South Africa, including serving as the CEO of the Public Investment Corporation, Acting Deputy Director-General of Economic Policy at the South African National Treasury, and Director of Research for the Central Bank of Swaziland. Mr Masilela currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Sanlam Ltd and CA Sales Holdings Ltd and holds positions on various other boards and governance forums. He previously served as independent chairperson of MultiChoice Group Limited until 2025. Mr Masilela holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and Statistics from the University of Swaziland and a Masters in Economic Policy and Analysis from Addis Ababa University, as well as several professional certificates from Harvard University.
Full biographical details for Mercedes Erra and Elias Masilela are contained in the convening brochure of the Combined Shareholders' General Meeting, available on the Company's website https://www.canalplusgroup.com/en/general-meeting.
UK Listing Rules 6.4.8R
There is no further information to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 6.4.8(1) to 6.4.8(6) of the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rules.
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ABOUT CANAL+
CANAL+ is a global media and entertainment company with leading positions in Europe and Africa. Over 40 million subscribers enjoy the CANAL+ entertainment platform, which brings together the best local and global films, live sport, TV series and much more. CANAL+ operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees.
CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. In addition to its Pay-TV and streaming operations in Europe, Africa and Asia, the combined group includes: MultiChoice Group, Africa's leading entertainment platform; STUDIOCANAL, Europe's leading film and television studio, with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, a major international video platform powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery, advertising, and monetisation; CANAL+ Distribution, a production and distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories.
CANAL+ also has minority stakes in Viaplay (Scandinavia's leading entertainment provider), Viu (a leading OTT provider in Southeast Asia), and UGC, a leading French cinema group.