The profits, within the meaning of Article L. 232-11 of the French Commercial Code, of single-member limited sports companies and public limited sports companies are allocated to the constitution of reserves which may not give rise to any distribution.
As an exception to the provisions of the first paragraph, sociétés anonymes with a sporting object may distribute their profits to shareholders if shares in the company have been offered to the public other than those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same Code, or admitted to trading on a regulated market.