The capital increase resulting from the exercise of rights attached to securities giving access to the capital is not subject to the formalities provided for in Article L. 225-142, the second paragraph of article L. 225-144 and in article L. 225-146. Where the holder of a security issued pursuant to article L. 225-149-2 is not entitled to a whole number, the fraction forming fractional shares shall be the subject of a cash payment in accordance with the calculation procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The capital increase shall be definitively completed solely as a result of the exercise of the rights and, where applicable, the corresponding payments.
At any time during the current financial year and at the latest at the first meeting following the end of the financial year, the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall note, if applicable, the number and nominal amount of shares created for the benefit of the holders of the rights during the past financial year and shall make the necessary amendments to the clauses of the Articles of Association relating to the amount of the share capital and the number of securities comprising it.
The Chairman or a member of the Management Board, the Chief Executive Officer or a Deputy Chief Executive Officer may, by delegation from the Management Board or the Board of Directors, carry out these operations at any time during the financial year and at the latest within a limit set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.