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Article L245-4 of the French Commercial code

If the chairman and directors, general managers, members of the management board and supervisory board of a public limited company or the managers of a limited partnership with shares hold, directly or indirectly under the conditions provided for by Article L. 228-35-8, non-voting preference shares in the company they manage is punishable by a fine of €150,000.

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Article L245-4

Le fait, pour le président et les administrateurs, les directeurs généraux, les membres du directoire et du conseil de surveillance d’une société anonyme, les gérants des sociétés en commandite par actions, de détenir, directement ou indirectement dans les conditions prévues par l’article L. 228-35-8, des actions à dividende prioritaire sans droit de vote de la société qu’ils dirigent est puni d’une amende de 150 000 €.

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