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Article L236-23 of the French Commercial code

The draft demerger shall be submitted to the meetings of bondholders of the company being demerged, in accordance with the provisions of 3° of I of Article L. 228-65, unless the said bondholders are offered the redemption of the securities at their request. The offer of redemption is subject to publicity, the terms of which are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
Where repayment is made on simple request, the companies receiving the contributions resulting from the demerger are jointly and severally liable with the bondholders requesting repayment.

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Article L236-23

Le projet de scission est soumis aux assemblées d’obligataires de la société scindée, conformément aux dispositions du 3° du I de l’article L. 228-65, à moins que le remboursement des titres sur simple demande de leur part ne soit offert auxdits obligataires. L’offre de remboursement est soumise à publicité, dont les modalités sont fixées par décret en Conseil d’Etat.


Lorsqu’il y a lieu à remboursement sur simple demande, les sociétés bénéficiaires des apports résultant de la scission sont débitrices solidaires des obligataires qui demandent le remboursement.

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