I.-This article applies to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article L. 228-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies that have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union.
II.-The intermediaries referred to in I of this article shall forward to the shareholders or their proxy holders the information sent to them by the issuing company to enable the shareholders or their proxy holders to exercise the rights attached to the shares. They shall also send them confirmation that the votes have been received and taken into account, as provided for in article L. 22-10-43-1.
III.-The same intermediaries shall transmit to the company, in accordance with the instructions they receive from the shareholders or their proxy holders, the information that the latter provide regarding the exercise of the rights deriving from the shares. They shall also forward to the company the request for confirmation that votes have been taken into account as provided for in Article L. 22-10-43-1 for companies referred to in I of this article which have their registered office in France.
IV.-A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the content of the information referred to in II and III of this article and the deadlines and procedures for sending the information referred to in II and III.