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Article L228-17 of the French Commercial code

In the event of a merger or demerger, the preference shares may be exchanged for shares of the companies benefiting from the transfer of assets and liabilities with equivalent special rights, or according to a specific exchange parity taking into account the special rights relinquished.

In the absence of an exchange for shares conferring equivalent special rights, the merger or demerger is subject to approval by the special meeting provided for in Article L. 225-99.

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Article L228-17

En cas de fusion ou de scission, les actions de préférence peuvent être échangées contre des actions des sociétés bénéficiaires du transfert de patrimoine comportant des droits particuliers équivalents, ou selon une parité d’échange spécifique tenant compte des droits particuliers abandonnés.

En l’absence d’échange contre des actions conférant des droits particuliers équivalents, la fusion ou la scission est soumise à l’approbation de l’assemblée spéciale prévue à l’article L. 225-99.

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