Preference shares may be converted into ordinary shares or into preference shares of another class.
In the event of the conversion of preference shares into shares resulting in a capital reduction not motivated by losses, creditors whose claim predates the date on which the minutes of the deliberations of the general meeting, or of the board of directors or the management board in the event of delegation, are filed with the registry, may lodge an objection to the conversion within the period and in accordance with the procedures set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
Conversion operations may not commence during the objection period or, where applicable, before the objection has been decided at first instance.