Registration Document 2005 - Total.com

Shareholders’ Meetings
Notices of Meeting
Shareholders’ meetings are convened and deliberate under the
conditions provided for by law.
Admission to Meetings
To attend or be represented at shareholders’ meetings, holders of
bearer shares or shares registered in an account not maintained
by the Company (“street name” registration) must file a certificate
prepared by their financial intermediary certifying to the nontransferability
of the shares until the Meeting day, at the locations
indicated in the Notice of Meeting and no later than one day before
the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting.
General information
Articles of incorporation and Bylaws; Other Information
Thresholds to be declared according
to the bylaws
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Any person, whether an individual or a legal entity, who comes to
hold, directly or indirectly, a percentage of capital, voting rights or
securities giving future rights to capital, which is equal to or greater
than 1%, or any multiple of 1%, is required to inform the Company
and must also notify the Company if their direct or indirect interest
drops below these percentages.
Changes in the share capital
The Company’s share capital may be modified only under the
conditions stipulated by the legal and regulatory provisions in force.
No provisions of the bylaws, a charter, or internal regulations shall
stipulate conditions stricter than the law governing changes in the
Company’s share capital.
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