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Article L236-41 of the French Commercial code

Provided that he has not had or has not exercised the right to sell his shares in accordance with Article L. 236-40, a shareholder of a merging company, if he considers that the exchange ratio of securities, units or shares is insufficient, may contest it by requesting that the company pay a cash balance, without this being an obstacle to the cross-border merger taking effect.

The procedures for requesting and paying the top-up amount are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L236-41

Sous réserve qu’il n’ait pas eu ou qu’il n’ait pas exercé le droit de céder ses actions conformément à l’article L. 236-40, un associé d’une société qui fusionne, s’il estime que le rapport d’échange des titres, parts ou actions est insuffisant, peut le contester en demandant que la société verse une soulte en espèces, sans que cela fasse obstacle à la prise d’effet de la fusion transfrontalière.


Les modalités de la demande et du versement du complément sont fixées par décret en Conseil d’Etat.

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