Subject toArticle L. 225-106 of the Commercial Code, the registered intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-4 (3) may, under a general securities management mandate, transmit a shareholder’s vote or proxy for a meeting of an undertaking for collective investment in the form of a company.
Before transmitting a shareholder’s proxy or vote at a general meeting, the registered intermediary must, at the request of the undertaking for collective investment in the form of a company or its agent, provide a list of the non-resident shareholders to whom these voting rights are attached and the number of shares held by each of them. This list is provided under the conditions set out in Articles L. 228-2 or L. 228-3 of the Commercial Code, as applicable.
A vote or proxy issued by a registered intermediary who either has not declared himself as such pursuant to Article L. 211-4, paragraph 3, or has not disclosed the identity of the owners of the shares pursuant to Articles L. 228-2 or L. 228-3 of the Commercial Code, may not be taken into account at General Meetings.