A capital reduction is authorised or decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out. Under no circumstances may it affect the equality of shareholders.
A report drawn up by the statutory auditors, if any, on the proposed transaction shall be communicated to the company’s shareholders within a period set by decree of the Conseil d’Etat. The General Meeting shall vote on the report of the auditors, who shall make known their assessment of the reasons for and conditions of the reduction.
When the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, carries out the transaction on the authority of the General Meeting, it shall draw up minutes thereof, which shall be published in the Trade and Companies Register and shall amend the Articles of Association accordingly. In the event of failure to comply with this disclosure obligation, the decisions to carry out the transaction may be cancelled.
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