The right to participate in General Meetings is evidenced by the registration of the shares in the name of the shareholder, on the day of the General Meeting, in the registered share accounts held by the company or in a shared electronic registration system. However, the Company may, by special provision in its Articles of Association, decide that proof of the right to take part in General Meetings shall be provided by the registration of the shares in the same accounts or in a shared electronic recording system by midnight (Paris time) on the second working day preceding the General Meeting.
A shareholder who has already cast a postal vote or sent a proxy may sell all or some of his shares at any time. In the event of a transfer of ownership occurring before the day of the meeting or the date set by the Articles of Association in application of the last sentence of the first paragraph, and unless there are specific provisions in the Articles of Association, the Company shall, before the start of the meeting, invalidate or amend accordingly the vote cast by remote voting or the proxy of that shareholder.
>Shareholders who have already cast a remote vote or sent a proxy may transfer all or part of their shares at any time.