As from the date of issue of securities giving access to the capital, the company called upon to allot these securities may not change its form or purpose, unless authorised to do so by the contract of issue or under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-103.
In addition, it may not change the rules governing the allocation of its profits, nor amortise its capital, nor create preference shares involving such a change or amortisation, unless authorised to do so by the contract of issue or under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-103 and subject to taking the necessary steps to maintain the rights of holders of securities giving access to the capital under the conditions defined in Article L. 228-99.
In the event of a reduction in its capital motivated by losses and carried out by reducing the nominal amount or the number of securities making up the capital, the rights of holders of securities giving access to the capital are reduced accordingly, as if they had exercised them before the date on which the reduction in capital became definitive.