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Article L225-149-1 of the French Commercial code

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.

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Article L225-149-1

En cas d’émission de nouveaux titres de capital ou de nouvelles valeurs mobilières donnant accès au capital ainsi qu’en cas de fusion ou de scission de la société appelée à émettre de tels titres, le conseil d’administration ou le directoire peut suspendre, pendant un délai maximum fixé par décret en Conseil d’Etat, la possibilité d’obtenir l’attribution de titres de capital par l’exercice du droit mentionné à l’article L. 225-149 ou à l’article L. 225-178.

Sauf disposition contraire du contrat d’émission, les titres de capital obtenus, à l’issue de la période de suspension, par l’exercice des droits attachés aux valeurs mobilières donnent droit aux dividendes versés au titre de l’exercice au cours duquel ils ont été émis.

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