Shares whose holders, despite compliance with the formalities for convening general meetings, are unknown to the account keeper or have not been reached by the convening notices, for ten completed years, may be sold in accordance with the procedure set out in Article L. 228-6. This sale takes place at the end of a period set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, starting from the publicity provided for in this article, provided that the account holder has, during this period, taken all the necessary steps, under the conditions set by the same decree, to contact the holders or their successors.
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