Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

The special meeting of holders of investment certificates is convened at the same time and in the same forms as the general meeting of shareholders which decides on the capital increase or the issue of securities giving access to the capital. The provisions of articles R. 225-62, R. 225-63, R. 225-66 to R. 225-70, of the I of Article R. 225-73, and Article R. 225-87 are applicable to the convening…

The special meeting of holders of investment certificates called to vote on the proposal to waive preferential subscription rights shall be held before the general meeting of shareholders and, where applicable, before the special meeting of holders of non-voting preference shares provided for in Article R. 225-96 and before special meetings of holders of preference shares. The provisions of articles R. 225-95, R. 225-100, R. 225-101, R. 225-106 to R….

The right to participate in the special meeting of holders of investment certificates may be subject to the same conditions as those which may be imposed by the company on its shareholders in accordance with article R. 22-10-28, with the exception of the provisions of that article relating to electronic voting.

The representation at the special meeting of an investment certificate holder is governed by articles R. 225-79 and R. 225-81, with the exception of the provisions of these articles relating to electronic voting. Any proxy form sent to an investment certificate holder by the company or the agent it has appointed for this purpose shall be accompanied by the agenda for the special meeting, the text of the resolutions to…

Investment certificate holders exercise their right to access company documents under the conditions set out in articles L. 225-115 to L. 225-118 and in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 225-88 to R. 225-94.

Any waiver of an offer to allot non-voting preference shares with the same rights as investment certificates shall be made within the period set for this purpose by the company and indicated in the offer. If no beneficiaries are designated, the waiver is deemed to have been made in favour of all the holders concerned by the offer and the corresponding preference shares are allocated to the holders who have…

The declaration provided for in the sixth paragraph of article L. 228-30 is made by simple or registered letter.