In the event of the issue of new equity securities or new securities giving access to the capital as well as in the event of a merger or demerger of the company called upon to issue such securities, the Board of Directors or the Management Board may suspend, for a maximum period set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, the possibility of obtaining the allocation of equity securities by exercising the right mentioned in Article L. 225-149 or article L. 225-178.
Unless otherwise provided for in the issue contract, the equity securities obtained, at the end of the suspension period, through the exercise of the rights attached to the securities shall entitle their holders to the dividends paid in respect of the financial year during which they were issued.