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Article R239-1 of the French Commercial code

In application of article L. 239-2, the contract for the lease of shares or corporate units shall include the following information, failing which it shall be null and void:

1° The nature, number and identification of the shares or corporate units leased;

2° The term of the contract and the notice period for termination;

3° The amount, frequency and, where applicable, the terms and conditions for reviewing the rent ;

4° If the leased shares or corporate units are transferable by the lessor during the term of the contract, the terms and conditions of such transfer;

5° The terms and conditions of distribution of the liquidation surplus, in compliance with the legal rules applicable to usufruct.

In the absence of mentions relating to the review of the rent and the transfer of securities during the lease, the rent is deemed to be fixed and the securities non-transferable during the term of the contract.

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Article R239-1

En application de l’article L. 239-2, le contrat de bail d’actions ou de parts sociales comporte, à peine de nullité, les mentions suivantes :

1° La nature, le nombre et l’identification des actions ou des parts sociales louées ;

2° La durée du contrat et du préavis de résiliation ;

3° Le montant, la périodicité et, le cas échéant, les modalités de révision du loyer ;

4° Si les actions ou parts sociales louées sont cessibles par le bailleur en cours de contrat, les modalités de cette cession ;

5° Les conditions de répartition du boni de liquidation, dans le respect des règles légales applicables à l’usufruit.

En l’absence de mentions relatives à la révision du loyer et à la cession des titres en cours de bail, le loyer est réputé fixe et les titres incessibles pendant la durée du contrat.

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