Registration Document - Pernod Ricard

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COMBINED (ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY) SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING 6
Draft resolutions
or entities permitted by the provisions of the applicable law or
regulations,
determines the conditions, in particular in respect of length
of service, to be met by the beneficiaries of the share capital
increases,
sets the beginning and end dates of the subscription periods,
sets the amounts of the issues of shares or securities that will be
made pursuant to this authorisation and decides on, in particular,
the issue prices, dates, time periods, terms and conditions of
subscription, paying-in, delivery and the dates of entitlement
to dividend rights in respect of the shares or securities (even
retroactive) as well as the other terms and conditions of the
issues of shares or securities, within the limits set by law or the
regulations in force,
in the event of a free allocation of shares or of securities
granting access to the share capital, set the number of shares
or securities granting access to the capital to be issued, the
number to be granted to each beneficiary, and decide on the
dates, time periods, terms and conditions of allocation of such
shares or securities granting access to the share capital within
the limits provided for by French law and the regulations in force
and, in particular, choose either to substitute, in full or in part,
the allocation of such shares or securities granting access to the
capital for the discounts as compared with the Reference Price
as provided for above, or to deduct the equivalent value of these
shares from the total amount of the special contribution made
by the Company to add to the members’ own contribution, or to
use a combination of these two possibilities,
records the completion of the increases in the share capital for
the amount of the shares subscribed (after a potential reduction
in the event of over-subscription),
where applicable, offset the costs of the share capital increases
against the amount of the related share premiums and deduct
from the amount of such share premiums the sums required to
raise the legal reserve to one-tenth of the new capital resulting
from such increases in the share capital,
enter into all agreements, carry out directly or indirectly, via a
duly authorised agent, all transactions including completing the
formalities following the increases in the share capital and the
corresponding amendments to the bylaws and in general, enter
into any agreement, in particular, to successfully complete the
proposed issues of shares or securities, take all measures and
decisions and carry out all formalities appropriate for the issue,
listing and financial servicing of the shares or securities issued
pursuant to this delegation of authority and the exercise of the
rights attached thereto or resulting from the increases in share
capital carried out.
Twenty-sixth resolution
(Amendments of bylaws)
Having reviewed the report of the Board of Directors, the Shareholders’
Meeting, deliberating in accordance with the quorum and majority
requirements for Extraordinary General Meetings, decides to amend
Articles 20 and 24 of the bylaws as follows:
◆ the second paragraph of Article 20 is replaced by a paragraph drawn
up as follows: “Whatever the term conferred on him, the Chairman’s
term of office – which is always renewable – ends at the latest at the
end of the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after he has
reached the age of seventy-five”,
◆ the remainder of Article 20 stays unchanged,
◆ the third part of paragraph I of Article 24 is replaced by a paragraph
drawn up as follows: “In the event that the Chairman carries
out the function of Managing Director , the provisions of these
bylaws relating to the latter are applicable to him, including those
concerning his age limit”,
◆ the first part of paragraph II of Article 24 is replaced by a paragraph
drawn up as follows: “When the function of Managing Director is
not assumed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Board
of Directors appoints a Managing Director . Whatever the term
conferred on him, the Managing Director ’s term of office ends at the
latest at the end of the first meeting of the Board of Directors held
after he has reached the age of sixty-five”,
◆ the remainder of Article 24 stays unchanged.
Twenty-seventh resolution
(Powers to carry out the necessary legal formalities)
The Shareholders’ Meeting grants full powers to the bearer of a copy
or an extract of the minutes of this meeting to carry out, everywhere
they may be required, any legal formalities for the purposes of
registration or for legal publication or otherwise, as required.
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