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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article R225-14

The report of the contribution auditors shall be made available to future shareholders at the registered office address, who may take a copy of it, at least three days before the date of signature of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-144

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, shall indicate in the report provided for in Article L. 225-177 the reasons for granting options to subscribe for or purchase shares…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article R225-149

Fully or partially amortised shares whose conversion into capital shares has been decided are entitled, for each financial year, and until such conversion is completed, to the first dividend or intere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-140

In all the cases mentioned in articles R. 22-10-37, R. 225-139 and R. 228-91, the number of shares under option is adjusted so that the total subscription or purchase price remains constant. However,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-142

In the event of a capital reduction motivated by losses, the subscription or purchase price of the shares under option, set prior to this operation, is adjusted by multiplying this price by the ratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article R225-148

When the conversion of amortised shares into capital shares has been carried out under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-201, no later than the end of each financial year, the Articles of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-141

The adjustment of the subscription price may never have the effect of reducing this price below the nominal value of the share.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-145

Capital increases made necessary by the exercise of stock options are carried out without publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 225-120 and the notice provided for in article R. 225-124…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article R225-147

When the amount of a reserve account provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-146 is equal to the amortised amount of the shares or the corresponding class of shares, the amortised shares…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article R225-146

Sums deducted from company profits pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 225-200 are recorded in a reserve account. The same applies to sums paid by shareholders pursuant to article L. 225-20…

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