Call Us + 33 1 84 88 31 00

Article L232-18 of the French Commercial code

In joint stock companies, the Articles of Association may provide that the General Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the financial year may grant each shareholder, in respect of all or part of the dividend or interim dividend distributed, an option between payment of the dividend or interim dividend in cash or in shares.

Where there are different classes of shares, the General Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the financial year has the option of deciding that the shares subscribed for will be of the same class as the shares that gave entitlement to the dividend or interim dividend.

The offer of payment of the dividend or interim dividend in shares must be made simultaneously to all shareholders.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L232-18

Dans les sociétés par actions, les statuts peuvent prévoir que l’assemblée statuant sur les comptes de l’exercice a la faculté d’accorder à chaque actionnaire, pour tout ou partie du dividende mis en distribution ou des acomptes sur dividende, une option entre le paiement du dividende ou des acomptes sur dividende en numéraire ou en actions.

Lorsqu’il existe des catégories différentes d’actions, l’assemblée générale statuant sur les comptes de l’exercice a la faculté de décider que les actions souscrites seront de la même catégorie que les actions ayant donné droit au dividende ou aux acomptes sur dividende.

L’offre de paiement du dividende ou des acomptes sur dividende en actions doit être faite simultanément à tous les actionnaires.

Need help with this article? Get help from a French lawyer

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call us at +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

Useful links

You have a question in French Business Law?

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

All information exchanged through this website will be communicated to lawyers registered with a French Bar and will remain confidential.