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Article R225-95 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The attendance sheet for shareholders’ meetings shall contain the following information: 1° The surname, usual first name and domicile of each shareholder present or deemed to be present by virtue of his or her participation in the meeting in accordance with the procedures set out in II of Article L. 225-107 ou à l’article L. 225-103-1, the number of shares held, and the number of votes attached to these shares;…

Article R225-96 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The General Meeting may only deliberate after the end of the special meeting of holders of non-voting preference shares provided for in articles R. 228-40 to R. 228-48 when the latter may adopt an opinion on a resolution submitted to the General Meeting.

Article R225-97 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

In order to ensure, with a view to the application of Article L. 225-103-1 and of II of article L. 225-107, the identification and effective participation in the meeting of shareholders attending by videoconference or telecommunication means, such means transmit at least the voice of the participants and meet technical characteristics allowing continuous and simultaneous retransmission of the deliberations. .

Article R225-98 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

Shareholders exercising their voting rights at the meeting electronically under the conditions of article R. 225-61 may only access the dedicated site after identifying themselves using a code provided prior to the session.

Article R225-99 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The minutes of the proceedings referred to in article R. 225-106 mentions any technical incident relating to videoconferencing or telecommunication that may have disrupted the proceedings of the meeting.

Article R225-100 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

Shareholders’ Meetings are chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as applicable, or, in his absence, by the person provided for in the Articles of Association. Failing this, the meeting shall elect its own chairman. If convened by the statutory auditors, by a court-appointed agent or by the liquidators, the meeting shall be chaired by the person or by one of those who convened…

Article R225-101 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The two members of the meeting with the highest number of votes who accept this function are the scrutineers of the meeting. The officers of the meeting appoint its secretary who, unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, may be chosen from outside the shareholders.

Article R225-102 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The management report referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 must be accompanied by a table, a model of which is shown in Appendix 2-2 to this book, showing the company’s results for each of the last five financial years or for each of the financial years ended since the incorporation of the company or the takeover by it of another company, if they are less than…

Article R225-103 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The statutory auditors referred to in article L. 225-101 are appointed and carry out their duties under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7. The report describes the assets to be acquired, indicates the criteria used to set the price and assesses the relevance of these criteria.

Article R225-104 of the French Commercial code

November 6, 2023

The thresholds provided for in Article L. 225-102-1, assessed at the end of the financial year, are set at 100 million euros for the balance sheet total, 100 million euros for the net sales figure and 500 for the average number of permanent employees during the financial year. The balance sheet total and the net sales figure are determined in accordance with the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article D….

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French Commercial code

Article R225-95 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-96 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-97 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-98 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-99 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-100 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-101 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-102 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-103 of the French Commercial code

Article R225-104 of the French Commercial code

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