6 - Vicat

5INFORMATIONABOUT THECOMPANY5.1. History and developmentof the Company 225.1.1. Corporate name 225.1.2. Place of registration and registration number 225.1.3. Date of incorporation and durationof the company 225.1.4. Registered office 225.1.5. Legal form and applicable legislation 225.1.6. Accounting period 225.1.7. History 235.2. Investments 235.2.1. Investments made 245.2.2. Principal investments in progressand in planning 275.1. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENTOF THE COMPANY5.1.1. Corporate nameThe Company’s name is Vicat S.A.5.1.2. Place of registration and registration numberThe Company is registered at the Trade andCompanies Register of Nanterre under the number057 505 539.5.1.3. Date of incorporation and duration of theCompanyThe Company was incorporated in 1853 andregistered in the Trade and Companies Register, onJanuary 1, 1919 for a term of 99 years, which hassubsequently been extended by a further 80 yearsto December 31, 2098 by the Combined GeneralMeeting of shareholders of May 15, 2009.5.1.4. Registered officeThe Company’s registered office is located at TourManhattan, 6, place de l’Iris, 92095 Paris-La DéfenseCedex (telephone : +33 (0) 1 58 86 86 86).5.1.5. Legal form and applicable legislationThe Company is a société anonyme with a Board ofdirectors, governed by the provisions of Volume II andarticles R. 210-1 et seq. of the French CommercialCode.5.1.6. Accounting periodThe Company’s accounting period begins on January1 and ends on December 31 of each year.22 VICAT - 2009 registration document