The gain derived from the contribution, before it is payable in cash, of the claim referred to in the second paragraph of 2 of I of article 150-0 A is deferred, at the express option of the taxpayer, at the time of the transfer, redemption, repayment or cancellation of the securities received as consideration for this contribution or, upon the transfer by the taxpayer of his tax domicile outside France pursuant to article 167 bis if this event is earlier.
The deferral provided for in the first paragraph is subject to compliance with the following conditions:
a) The transferor has exercised one of the functions mentioned in 1° of 1 of III of Article 975 within the company whose business is the basis of the earn-out clause, continuously over the five years prior to the transfer of the securities or rights in that company;
b) In the event of an exchange with a balancing payment, the amount of the balancing payment does not exceed 10% of the nominal value of the securities received. However, the capital gain is, up to the amount of this balance, taxed in respect of the year of the exchange;
c) The taxpayer declares the amount of the gain from the contribution in the special capital gains declaration and in the declaration provided for in 1 of article 170, within the time limit applicable to these declarations.