The draft terms of merger shall be submitted to the bondholders’ meetings of the merged companies, unless the said bondholders are offered redemption of the securities upon simple request on their part. The offer of redemption is subject to publicity, the terms of which are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
Where redemption is made on simple request, the acquiring company becomes the debtor of the bondholders of the acquired company.
Any bondholder who has not requested redemption within the period set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat retains his status in the acquiring company under the conditions set by the merger agreement.