TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

The formalities provided for by articles R. 225-120, R. 225-124 and R. 225-125 in the event of a capital increase through the issue of new shares to be subscribed for in cash are carried out by the agent of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be.

The subscription form is dated and signed by the subscriber or his authorised representative, who writes in full the number of shares subscribed. A copy of this form drawn up on plain paper is given to the subscriber. The subscription form includes: 1° The company name, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital; 4° The address of the registered…

Funds from cash subscriptions are deposited under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-6.

The sale provided for in Article L. 225-130 of the equity securities that could not be allocated individually and corresponding to the rights forming fractional shares, as well as the distribution of the sums resulting from this sale to the holders of the rights, shall take place within thirty days of the latest of the dates on which the whole number of equity securities allocated is recorded in the account…

The minimum duration of the priority subscription period provided for in article L. 225-135 is three trading days.

The Chairman of the Management Board or the Chief Executive Officer may carry out the transactions provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-149 and in the last paragraph of I of article L. 228-12 no later than one month after the end of the financial year.

The maximum period of suspension of the possibility of obtaining equity securities by exercising rights attached to securities giving access to the capital, provided for the application of Article L. 225-149-1, is three months. The information contained in the notice by which the Board of Directors, or the Management Board, suspends the possibility of obtaining equity securities shall be brought to the attention of the holders of securities giving access…

If shares are paid up by offsetting claims on the company, these claims are the subject of an account statement drawn up by the Board of Directors or the Management Board and certified as accurate by the statutory auditor.

The capital increase through the issue of shares to be subscribed for in cash is carried out, depending on the case, on the date of the depositary’s certificate or on the date of signature of the guarantee contract entered into under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-145.

In the event of contributions in kind or the stipulation of special benefits, the contribution auditors are appointed and carry out their duties under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7. The provisions of article R. 22-10-8 are applicable in the case of contributions in kind. In the case of the issue of preference shares to designated shareholders, the contribution auditors referred to in article L. 228-15 are appointed…