I. – By way of derogation from I of Article L. 233-32, the articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that, during a takeover bid, the measures provided for in I and II of the same Article L. 233-32 must be authorised in advance by the General Meeting and that any delegation of a measure, the implementation of which is likely to cause the bid to fail, other than the seeking of other bids, granted by the General Meeting before the bid period, is suspended during a public bid period.
II. – Notwithstanding Article L. 233-32, the articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that, during a public offer period, any decision by the Board of Directors, the Management Board after authorisation by the Supervisory Board, the Chief Executive Officer or one of the Deputy Chief Executive Officers, taken before the offer period, which is not fully or partially implemented, which does not form part of the normal course of the company’s business and whose implementation is likely to cause the offer to fail must be subject to approval or confirmation by the General Meeting.
III. – The articles of association may provide that I and II of this article apply to any bid or only where the bid is initiated by entities, acting alone or in concert within the meaning of article L. 233-10, or which are respectively controlled, within the meaning of II or III of l’article L. 233-16, by entities, including the board of directors, the supervisory board, with the exception of their power of appointment, the management board, the chief executive officer or one of the deputy chief executive officers of the target company must also obtain the prior approval of the general meeting to take any measure the implementation of which is likely to cause the bid to fail, with the exception of seeking alternative bids.