Assystem - 2015 Registration Document

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SHARE CAPITAL

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER

However, dividends are deducted in priority from distributable profit. The revaluation reserve may not be distributed, but all or part of it may be incorporated into the Company’s capital. Dividend limitation periods Any dividends not claimed within five years of the date of their payment revert to the French State. Establishment assuring the Company’s financial service Since 11 February 2016, the registrar and paying agent is Société Générale Securities Services, 32 rue du Champ de Tir – CS 30812 – 44308 NANTES CEDEX 3. Assystem share market Assystem shares are listed on compartment B of Euronext Paris: ISIN code: FR 0000074148. They are included in the values of the CAC All-Tradable index and the MID & SMALL 190 index. They are eligible for equity savings schemes (PEA) and the deferred settlement service (SRD). General Meetings The specific procedures relating to shareholder participation in General Meetings are described in Article 19 of the Articles of Association. General Meetings are held at the Registered office or any other location specified in the convening notice. The right to participate is governed by the current legal and regulatory provisions and in particular, the accounting registration of the shares in the name of the shareholder or the intermediary recognised on their behalf at midnight (Paris time) on the second working day preceding the General Meeting, or in the registered share account held by the Company, or in the bearer security account held by the accredited intermediary. If a shareholder cannot personally attend the General Meeting, he or she may chose between the following three options, each time subject to the conditions stipulated by law and regulations: ● give a proxy under the conditions authorised by law and regulations;

The list of consolidated companies as at 31 December 2015 can be found in Chapter 6 (Note 6 of consolidated financial statements). To usefully complete this data, a simplified organisational chart of the Assystem Group can be found in Chapter 1.3 of this Registration Document. The financing for Group subsidiaries is carried out in a centralised way. This operating mode enables Group subsidiaries to benefit from the favourable market conditions obtained by Assystem from lenders, and to compensate the lender and borrower positions of the different units. As at 31 December 2015, the Assystem Group had a net cash position of €198.8 million. Financial year The financial year of a duration of twelve months commences on the 1 st of January and ends 31 December. Profit distribution Profit or loss for the year represents the difference between total income and total expenses, including charges to and reversals from depreciation, amortisation and provisions. Five percent of profit for the year, less any losses carried forward from previous years, is allocated to the legal reserve, until such time as that reserve represents one-tenth of the Company’s share capital. Further transfers are made on the same basis if the legal reserve falls to below one tenth of the share capital. Profit available for distribution consists of profit for the year less any losses brought forward from previous years and less any transfer to the legal reserve in application of the law or Articles of Association, plus any earlier losses. On the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the General Meeting determines the share of profit to be allocated to shareholders in the form of a dividend, and that to be allocated to general or special reserves, with the remaining balance being allocated to retained earnings. However, excluding the case of a capital reduction, no dividend may be granted to shareholders when the equity is or will become after this dividend less than the amount of capital increased by the reserves that the Articles of Association authorise to be paid. Shareholders may also decide to pay a dividend out of available reserves either to provide or complete a dividend, or as an exceptional payment. In this case, the related resolution must stipulate the reserve accounts from which the dividend is to be deducted.

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● vote by correspondence; or

● send a proxy to the Company without indicating how they wish to vote.

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FINANCIAL REPORT 2015