Universal Registration Document 2023

8. Company Information and Capital Structure

Type of delegation or authorization Date of the meeting Duration of the authorization/ expiry Amount authorized Used in 2023
Delegation to issue shares or other securities, without preferential subscription rights, in consideration for contributions in kind granted to the Company, except in the case of a public exchange offer*

Delegation to issue shares or other securities, without preferential subscription rights, in consideration for contributions in kind granted to the Company, except in the case of a public exchange offer

*

Date of the meeting

May 25, 2022 (25th resolution)

Delegation to issue shares or other securities, without preferential subscription rights, in consideration for contributions in kind granted to the Company, except in the case of a public exchange offer

*

Duration of the authorization/ expiry

26 months/

July 25, 2024**

Delegation to issue shares or other securities, without preferential subscription rights, in consideration for contributions in kind granted to the Company, except in the case of a public exchange offer

*

Amount authorized

No more than 10% of the share capital(1) (2) (3)

Delegation to issue shares or other securities, without preferential subscription rights, in consideration for contributions in kind granted to the Company, except in the case of a public exchange offer

*

Used in 2023

None

Issues reserved for Company or Groupe employees and managers Issues reserved for Company or Groupe employees and managers

Date of the meeting

not-included
Issues reserved for Company or Groupe employees and managers

Duration of the authorization/ expiry

not-included
Authorization to grant existing or to be issued free shares to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company or Groupe companies

Authorization to grant existing or to be issued free shares to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company or Groupe companies

Date of the meeting

May 26, 2021 (22nd resolution)

Authorization to grant existing or to be issued free shares to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company or Groupe companies

Duration of the authorization/ expiry

38 months/

July 26, 2024**

Authorization to grant existing or to be issued free shares to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company or Groupe companies

Amount authorized

No more than 3% of the share capital (including 0.3% of the share capital for executive corporate officers)

Authorization to grant existing or to be issued free shares to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company or Groupe companies

Used in 2023

Grant of 850,181 existing shares

Authorization to grant stock options to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company and the Groupe companies

Authorization to grant stock options to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company and the Groupe companies

Date of the meeting

May 25, 2022 (26th resolution)

Authorization to grant stock options to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company and the Groupe companies

Duration of the authorization/ expiry

38 months/

July 25, 2025

Authorization to grant stock options to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company and the Groupe companies

Amount authorized

No more than 3% of the share capital (including 0.3% of the share capital for executive corporate officers)(4)

Authorization to grant stock options to employees and/or corporate officers of the Company and the Groupe companies

Used in 2023

None

Delegation to increase capital for the benefit of subscribers to a Company savings plan

Delegation to increase capital for the benefit of subscribers to a Company savings plan

Date of the meeting

May 31, 2023 (20th resolution)

Delegation to increase capital for the benefit of subscribers to a Company savings plan

Duration of the authorization/ expiry

26 months/

July 31, 2025**

Delegation to increase capital for the benefit of subscribers to a Company savings plan

Amount authorized

Maximum nominal amount: €2,800,000(4)

Delegation to increase capital for the benefit of subscribers to a Company savings plan

Used in 2023

None

Delegation to increase the share capital for the benefit of certain categories of beneficiaries located outside France in order to establish a shareholder or savings plan for them

Delegation to increase the share capital for the benefit of certain categories of beneficiaries located outside France in order to establish a shareholder or savings plan for them

Date of the meeting

May 31, 2023 (21st resolution)

Delegation to increase the share capital for the benefit of certain categories of beneficiaries located outside France in order to establish a shareholder or savings plan for them

Duration of the authorization/ expiry

18 months/

November 30, 2024**

Delegation to increase the share capital for the benefit of certain categories of beneficiaries located outside France in order to establish a shareholder or savings plan for them

Amount authorized

Maximum nominal amount: €2,800,000(1) (5)

Delegation to increase the share capital for the benefit of certain categories of beneficiaries located outside France in order to establish a shareholder or savings plan for them

Used in 2023

None

It is specified that the delegations which expired during the 2023 financial year and which were not used during the said financial year are not mentioned in the above table, namely:

  • the 21st resolution of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 26, 2021, which was replaced by the 19th resolution of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 31, 2023;
  • the 17th, 27th and 28th resolutions of the General Shareholder’s Meeting of May 25, 2022, which were replaced respectively by the 18th , 20th and 21st resolutions of the General Shareholders' Meeting of May 31, 2023.

The share buybacks in 2023 under the authorization approved in the 17th resolution of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 25, 2022, which expired at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 31, 2023, are discussed in Section 8.3.3.

8.3.2 Existence of non‑representative shares, their amount and main features

There are no non‑representative shares of the Company.