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Article L225-124 of the French Commercial code

Any share converted into a bearer share or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inheritance, the liquidation of community property between spouses or an inter vivos gift to a spouse or relative entitled to inherit does not result in the loss of the acquired right and does not interrupt the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 225-123 and in article L. 22-10-46. The same applies, unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, in the event of a transfer following a merger or demerger of a shareholder company.

The merger or demerger of the company has no effect on the double voting rights that may be exercised within the beneficiary company or companies, if they benefit from them.

Double voting rights in third-party companies enjoyed by the absorbed company or the demerged company are maintained, in the event of a merger or demerger, in favour of the absorbing company or the company benefiting from the demerger or, as the case may be, in favour of the new company resulting from the merger or demerger transaction.

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Article L225-124

Toute action convertie au porteur ou transférée en propriété perd le droit de vote double attribué en application des articles L. 225-123 et L. 22-10-46. Néanmoins, le transfert par suite de succession, de liquidation de communauté de biens entre époux ou de donation entre vifs au profit d’un conjoint ou d’un parent au degré successible ne fait pas perdre le droit acquis et n’interrompt pas le délai mentionné au premier alinéa de l’article L. 225-123 et à l’article L. 22-10-46. Il en est de même, sauf stipulation contraire des statuts, en cas de transfert par suite d’une fusion ou d’une scission d’une société actionnaire.

La fusion ou la scission de la société est sans effet sur le droit de vote double qui peut être exercé au sein de la ou des sociétés bénéficiaires, si celles-ci en bénéficient.

Les droits de vote double dans des sociétés tierces dont bénéficie la société absorbée ou la société scindée sont maintenus, en cas de fusion ou de scission, au profit de la société absorbante ou de la société bénéficiaire de la scission ou, selon le cas, au profit de la société nouvelle résultant de l’opération de fusion ou de scission.

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