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Article L228-73 of the French Commercial code

If the general meeting of bondholders of the company being acquired or divided has not approved, as the case may be, one of the proposals referred to in 3° and 6° of I of Article L. 228-65, the board of directors, the management board or the managers of the debtor company may overrule it.

The bondholders then retain their status in the acquiring company or in the companies benefiting from the contributions resulting from the demerger, as the case may be.

However, the general meeting of bondholders may give a mandate to the representatives of the masse to oppose the transaction under the conditions and with the effects provided for in article L. 236-15.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L228-73

Si l’assemblée générale des obligataires de la société absorbée ou scindée n’a pas approuvé, selon le cas, une des propositions mentionnées aux 3° et 6° du I de l’article L. 228-65, le conseil d’administration, le directoire ou les gérants de la société débitrice peuvent passer outre.

Les obligataires conservent alors leur qualité dans la société absorbante ou dans les sociétés bénéficiaires des apports résultant de la scission, selon le cas.

Toutefois, l’assemblée générale des obligataires peut donner mandat aux représentants de la masse de former opposition à l’opération dans les conditions et avec les effets prévus à l’article L. 236-15.

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