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Article L225-198 of the French Commercial code

Capital amortisation is carried out by virtue of a stipulation in the Articles of Association or a decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting and using distributable sums within the meaning of Article L. 232-11. This amortisation may only be carried out by means of an equal repayment on each share of the same class and does not result in a reduction in capital.

Shares that have been fully amortised are referred to as “jouissance” shares.

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Article L225-198

L’amortissement du capital est effectué en vertu d’une stipulation statutaire ou d’une décision de l’assemblée générale extraordinaire et au moyen des sommes distribuables au sens de l’article L. 232-11. Cet amortissement ne peut être réalisé que par voie de remboursement égal sur chaque action d’une même catégorie et n’entraîne pas de réduction du capital.

Les actions intégralement amorties sont dites actions de jouissance.

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