As an exception to the second paragraph of article L. 225-136, for companies whose equity securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and insofar as the equity securities to be issued immediately or deferred are comparable thereto, the issue price of equity securities without pre-emptive subscription rights by way of a public offer or by way of an offer mentioned in II of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code must be set in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat issued after consultation with the Autorité des marchés financiers.
However, subject to a limit of 10% of the share capital per year, the Extraordinary General Meeting may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board to set the issue price in accordance with procedures that it determines in the light of a report by the Board of Directors or the Management Board and a special report by the Statutory Auditor. Where use is made of this authorisation, the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall draw up a supplementary report, certified by the statutory auditor, describing the final terms of the transaction and providing information for assessing the actual impact on the shareholder’s situation.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the information that must appear in the reports provided for in the preceding paragraphs.