If they represent at least one-twentieth of the share capital, shareholders may, in a common interest, instruct, at their own expense, one or more of them to represent them, in order to support, both as plaintiff and defendant, the corporate action either against the directors, or against the managing director, or against the members of the management board.
However, where the company’s capital exceeds 750,000 Euros, the amount of capital to be represented pursuant to the previous paragraph is, depending on the size of that capital, reduced as follows:
a) 4% for the first 750,000 Euros;
b) 2.50% for the tranche of capital between 750,000 and 7,500,000 Euros;
c) 1% for the tranche of capital between 7,500,000 and 15,000,000 Euros;
d) 0.50% for the remainder of the capital.
The withdrawal during the proceedings of one or more of the shareholders mentioned in the previous paragraph, either because they have lost their status as shareholders or because they have voluntarily withdrawn, shall have no effect on the continuation of the proceedings.