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Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-143

Without prejudice to the impact of the adjustments provided for in Articles R. 225-137 to R. 225-142 and R. 22-10-37, the total amount of options opened and not yet exercised may not give entitlement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-184

A special report informs the Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186. This report also gives an account of:the numb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-117

Any shareholder has the right, at any time, to obtain the documents referred to in Article L. 225-115 and concerning the last three financial years, as well as the minutes and attendance sheets of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105-1

I.-The declarations mentioned in I and II of article L. 225-102-1 present the data observed during the financial year just ended and, where applicable, during the previous financial year, so as to ena…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-4

I.-The register of purchases and sales provided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-178

The authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting entails the express waiver by shareholders, in favour of the beneficiaries of the options, of their pre-emptive right to subscribe for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-130

Where the capital increase, whether by issuing new equity securities or by increasing the nominal amount of existing equity securities, is carried out by capitalising reserves, profits or share premiu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-2

I.-Shares may be allocated, under the same conditions as those mentioned in Article L. 225-197-1 :

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Control procedures

Article R225-161

The statutory auditors shall draw up and file at the registered office the special report provided for in the third paragraph of Articles L. 225-40and L. 225-88 at least fifteen days before the Ordina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

Any share converted into a bearer share or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inherita…

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