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granting of any loans and advances, in euros or otherwise, and the execution of any
cash, placement and hedging transactions; and
• any commercial, industrial, financial, property or real estate transaction that may
relate, directly or indirectly, to its corporate purpose and to all purposes that are
similar or related and may expedite the execution of any such transaction.
In order to achieve this purpose, the Company may take any actions or conduct any
transactions, regardless of their nature or size, including creating new companies, subscribing for or
purchasing new securities or equity interests or conducting any acquisitions or mergers, if they
contribute to or facilitate the activities described above, or if they directly or indirectly protect the
commercial, industrial or financial interests of the Company, its subsidiaries, or the companies with
which it conducts business.
7.2 Information concerning the Company’s shares
7.2.1 Description of the Company’s shares
7.2.1.1 Type, class and dividend rights date (date de jouissance) of shares admitted
for trading – ISIN code
As of the Completion Date of the Transaction, the Company’s share capital will consist of
225,897,396 fully paid‐up shares with a par value of €2 each. An application has been made for
admission of these shares on the Euronext Paris market (compartment A).
The 225,878,896 new shares distributed as part of the Transaction will be ordinary shares of
the same class as the existing shares of the Company. They will entitle their holders to any
distributions of dividends, interim dividends, reserves or other amounts distributed after they are
issued.
The Company’s ISIN code, which will be used to trade its shares on Euronext Paris, and its
ticker symbol will be provided at a later date and will be included in a supplement to this prospectus.
7.2.1.2 Applicable law and competent courts
The Company’s shares are subject to French law.
The courts having jurisdiction in the event of a dispute are those where the registered office
of the Company is located when the Company is the defendant and, in other cases, are designated
according to the nature of the dispute, unless otherwise provided by the French Code of Civil
Procedure (Code de procédure civile).
7.2.1.3 Form of shares and account registration procedures
The Company’s shares may be held in registered or bearer form, at the option of the
shareholder.
Regardless of their form, in accordance with Article L. 211‐3 of the French Monetary and
Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier), the shares are required to be held in book‐entry form in
accounts held, as the case may be, by:
• Société Générale (32, rue du Champ‐de‐Tir, BP 81236‐44312 Nantes Cedex 3), acting
on behalf of the Company, in respect of fully registered shares (nominatif pur);
• an authorized financial intermediary selected by the shareholder, and by Société
Générale (32, rue du Champ‐de‐Tir, BP 81236‐44312 Nantes Cedex 3) acting on behalf
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