The Extraordinary General Meeting has sole authority to decide, on the basis of the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, on an immediate or future capital increase. It may delegate this power to the Board of Directors or the Management Board under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-129-2.
The capital increase must, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-129-2 and L. 225-138, be completed within five years of this decision or delegation. This period does not apply to capital increases to be carried out following the exercise of a right attached to a security giving access to the capital or following the exercise of options provided for in Article L. 225-177 or as a result of the definitive allocation of free shares provided for in article L. 225-197-1.