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General information on the company and its share capital<br />
And generally, any and all financial, commercial, industrial,<br />
civil, real or transferable property operations directly or<br />
indirectly related to one of these specified purposes or to<br />
any corporate asset.<br />
2.1.6. Trade and company register<br />
The company is registered in the Lyons trade and company<br />
register under number 377 994 553. Its APE code is 672Z.<br />
2.1.7. Fiscal year<br />
The fiscal year lasts 12 months and runs from January 1 st to<br />
December 31st.<br />
2.1.8. Form of shares<br />
Fully paid-up shares may be held as registered or bearer<br />
shares, as requested by the shareholder. They give rise<br />
to account registration under the terms, conditions and<br />
procedures provided for under French law.<br />
2.1.9. General Meetings<br />
In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 225-85 of<br />
the French commercial code, transposed in Article 21 of the<br />
bylaws, the right to take part in General Meetings is subject<br />
to securities being registered in the name of the shareholder<br />
or their intermediary by midnight (Paris time) on the third<br />
working day before the meeting, either in the registered<br />
securities accounts held by the company, or in the bearer<br />
securities accounts held by an authorized intermediary, as<br />
justified in accordance with the regulations in force.<br />
2.1.10. Rights associated with share<br />
Dual voting rights<br />
Pursuant to Article 12 of the company bylaws:<br />
All shares shall be indistinguishable in terms of their category<br />
and rights both in respect of the distribution of profits and<br />
any dividends paid on liquidation. The voting rights associated<br />
with shares are proportional to the share capital represented<br />
by the shares. At General Meetings, each share carries the<br />
right to a single vote.<br />
Furthermore, pursuant to Article 23 of the company<br />
bylaws:<br />
Pursuant to a resolution adopted at the Extraordinary General<br />
Meeting on December 11th, 2003, a voting right that is twice<br />
that conferred on other fully paid-up shares in respect of<br />
the share capital they represent is granted to all shares that<br />
have been registered for at least four years in the name of<br />
the same shareholder. In addition, in the event of a capital<br />
increase through the incorporation of reserves, profits or<br />
issue premiums, dual voting rights shall be granted upon<br />
issue for registered shares freely allocated to a shareholder<br />
by way of new shares for which they are entitled to this right.<br />
Any share converted over to the bearer system or transferred<br />
over to another owner loses its double voting right.<br />
2.1.11. Statutory thresholds<br />
Pursuant to Article 10 of the company bylaws:<br />
Any shareholder acting alone or in concert that directly<br />
or indirectly acquires at least 2.5% of the share capital or<br />
voting rights, or any multiple thereof, must duly inform the<br />
Company of its interest within fifteen days by registered mail<br />
(with delivery receipt) sent to the Company’s head office.<br />
Shareholders must duly inform the Company under the same<br />
conditions each time that their interests increase or decrease<br />
by any multiple of 2.5%, up to 50% inclusive of the total<br />
number of Company shares or voting rights.<br />
If shareholders fail to make such declarations in accordance<br />
with the aforementioned conditions, the shares in excess<br />
of the fraction that should have been disclosed will not<br />
be entitled to voting rights at General Meetings under the<br />
conditions required by law, where the nondeclaration has<br />
been acknowledged and where one or more shareholders<br />
with at least 5% of the share capital or voting rights make a<br />
request to this effect.<br />
In addition to the above obligation, shareholders must<br />
comply with the mandatory disclosure thresholds applicable<br />
under the legislation in force.<br />
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