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Article L122-10 of the French Sports Code

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.

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Article L122-10

Le bénéfice, au sens de l’article L. 232-11 du code de commerce, de l’entreprise unipersonnelle sportive à responsabilité limitée et de la société anonyme à objet sportif est affecté à la constitution de réserves qui ne peuvent donner lieu à aucune distribution.

Par exception aux dispositions du premier alinéa, les sociétés anonymes à objet sportif peuvent distribuer leurs bénéfices aux actionnaires si des actions de la société ont fait l’objet d’une offre au public autre que celles mentionnées au 1° ou au 2° de l’article L. 411-2 du code monétaire et financier ou à l’article L. 411-2-1 du même code ou d’une admission aux négociations sur un marché réglementé.

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