The Board therefore proposes to the General Meeting to delegate to the Board the authority to decide upon the issuance of ordinary Company shares or other equity related securities, without shareholders preemptive rights, by means of a public offering, in France or abroad, in euros, in other currencies or monetary unit, for payment or free of charge.
The aggregate nominal amount of all shares or other equity related securities which can be issued under such delegation may not exceed the Overall Cap and will be charged against it.
The maximum nominal amount of the debt that may be issued in respect of equity related securities may not exceed 2,000,000,000 euros (or the counter-value of this amount, if the issuance is made in another currency).
The issuance price of the shares shall be equal to or greater than the closing price of the Company’s shares on the day of pricing of the issue, of the Company’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), minus a maximum discount, if any, of 10%.
The Board may not use this delegation during a public offering period if a tender offer is launched on the Company.
This delegation shall be granted for a period of 26 months from the date of this General Meeting.
Voting requirement: The General Meeting may adopt this resolution by a majority of the votes cast without a quorum being required.
AGENDA ITEM 10
Delegation of competence to the Board to increase the Company’s share capital by issuance of ordinary shares or other equity related securities, without preferential subscription rights, by way of an offering made to a restricted number of investors or to qualified investors, up to 10% of the share capital – voting item
This delegation would authorise the Board to issue new shares or other equity related securities to certain investors through a private placement, giving the Company the flexibility to raise capital quickly from institutional or other investors through anun-documented offering.
The Board therefore proposes to the General Meeting to delegate to the Board the authority to decide the issuance of ordinary Company shares or other equity related securities, without shareholders’pre-emptive rights, by means of an offering made to a restricted number of investors or to qualified investors, in France or abroad, in euros, in other currencies or monetary unit, for payment or free of charge.
The aggregate nominal amount of all shares or other equity related securities which can be issued under such delegation may not exceed 10% of the Company’s capital and will be charged against the Overall Cap.
The maximum nominal amount of the debt that may be issued in respect of equity related securities may not exceed 2,000,000,000 euros (or the counter-value of this amount, if the issuance is made in another currency).
The issuance price of the shares shall be equal to or greater than the closing price on the day of pricing of the issue, of the Company’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) minus a maximum discount, if any, of 10%.
The Board may not use this delegation during a public offering period if a tender offer is launched on the Company.
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