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Article R214-143 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

If the postal voting form and the proxy form appear on a single document, this document shall contain, in addition to the information provided for in Articles L. 214-104 and L. 214-105, the following information: 1° The surname, usual first name, address and number of shares held by the member; 2° The signature of the shareholder or his legal or judicial representative; 3° A statement that the document may be…

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Article R214-144 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The following documents and information are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the meeting: 1° The management company’s report ; 2° The report(s) of the Supervisory Board; 3° The Statutory Auditors’ report(s); 4° Form(s) for postal or proxy votes; 5° In the case of the Ordinary General Meeting provided…

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Article R214-145 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

At each General Meeting, an attendance sheet shall contain the following information: 1° the surname, usual forenames and permanent address of each shareholder present and the number of shares held 2° the surname, forenames and permanent address of each proxy holder and the number of shares held by the proxy holders; and 3° the surname, forenames and permanent address of each shareholder represented and the number of shares held. The…

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Article R214-146 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Members’ Meetings are chaired by the person designated in the Articles of Association. Failing this, the meeting elects its own chairman. The two members of the meeting with the highest number of votes who accept this role are elected scrutineers. The Chairman, the two tellers and the secretary they appoint form the officers of the Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Association, the secretary may be chosen from…

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Article R214-147 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The minutes of the General Meeting mention the date and place of the meeting, the method of convening, the agenda, the composition of the officers, the number of shares participating in the vote and its consequences for the quorum, the documents and reports submitted to the meeting, a summary of the discussions, the text of the resolutions put to the vote and the results of the votes. It is signed…

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Article R214-150 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Any shareholder, with or without the assistance of a person of his choice, may at any time inspect the following documents relating to the last three financial years, either personally or through a representative, at the registered office: balance sheets, income statements, notes, inventories, reports submitted to the General Meetings, attendance sheets and minutes of the General Meetings, total remuneration for the management, direction and administration of the company and,…

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Article R214-151 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The inventory and the annual accounts are made available to the statutory auditors within one month of the end of the financial year. The management report shall be made available to them within forty-five days of the end of the financial year. No later than one month after receiving the management report or, where applicable, the annual financial statements amended following their observations, the statutory auditors shall file their report…

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Article R214-152 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

No later than one month before the date of the first General Meeting called to vote on the transaction, a notice of the proposed merger is published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires and filed with the clerk of the Commercial Court at the registered office of the companies concerned.

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