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Chapter 5GENERAL INFORMATIONABOUT THE COMPANYInformation about the Company 184Corporate name and registered office 184Legal form and governing law 184Date of incorporation and term 184Corporate purpose 184Registration particulars 184Consultation of corporate documents 184Financial year 185Dividends 185General Meetings 185Notice of meetings 185Voting rights 185Shareholder identification 186Disclosure thresholds 186Information about the Company’s capital 187Changes in share capital in 2012and over the last five years 187Share awards 187Capital increase 187Reverse stock split 187Changes in share capital over the last five years 188Ownership structure and voting rights 188Voting rights – number and particulars 188Breakdown of share capital – changes in 2012and position at 31 December 2012 188Shareholder agreements 189Mandatory disclosure of changes in holdings 190Dealings in the Company’s shares 191Information likely to have an impact in the eventof a public offering 191Share buyback programmes 191Financial authorisations in force 192Potential share capital 193Stock options 193Free shares 194~Sequana | 2012 Document de référence (English version) | 183