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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER
Further information on the Company’s businesses and strategy is provided in Chapter 1 of this Registration Document.
7.1
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER
Company name and address
Company name: Assystem
Registered office: 70, boulevard de Courcelles, 75017 Paris, France
Telephone: + 33 (0)1 55 65 03 00
Fax: + 33 (0)1 55 65 00 49
www.assystem.comAll of Assystem’s corporate documents may be consulted free of charge
at the Company’s registered office.
Statutory Auditors
The Company has two Statutory Auditors appointed in compliance with
Article L. 225-228 of the French Commercial Code.
Date of incorporation and term
Date of incorporation: 26 April 1997
Expiry date of Company’s term: 27 May 2096
Registration particulars
The Company is registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Registry
under number 412 076 937. Its French business identifier (NAF) code
is 7010 Z (head office activities).
Legal form and applicable legislation
At the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting held on
22 May 2014, the shareholders modified the Company’s administration
and management structure.
Originally incorporated in the form of a
société anonyme
(public limited
company) with a Management Board and a Supervisory Board, as from
22 May 2014 Assystem adopted the form of a
société anonyme
with a
Board of Directors, governed by the provisions of Book II of the French
Commercial Code and by its Articles of Association (see Chapter 2 of
this Registration Document).
Corporate purpose
As set out in Article 2 of its Articles of Association, the Company’s
corporate purpose can be summarised as follows:
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acquiring equity interests – by way of subscription, contribution,
purchase or otherwise – and exercising any and all associated rights,
in any enterprise operating in a technological, technical, IT, electronic
or mechanical field, and more specifically:
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consultancy, research and engineering,
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training, support and maintenance,
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systems and network operation and facilities management;
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developing and distributing products, equipment, hardware and
software;
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effectively leading the Group and determining its overall strategy;
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participating in any operation related to its corporate purpose, by
creating new companies, subscribing for or purchasing shares, taking
part in mergers or joint ventures, or by any other means;
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carrying out any financial, commercial, industrial or civil business
activity or transaction involving movable or immovable assets, which
may be directly or indirectly associated with the Company’s corporate
purpose or which may be likely to further its development, on the
Company’s own account or on behalf of third parties, or through any
form of ownership interest whatsoever.
The Company’s role with regard to its subsidiaries
Assystem is a holding company whose assets are essentially composed
of equity securities. The Group’s operational assets are held by the
Company’s subsidiaries.
Assystem directly or indirectly provides services for companies in its
Group, notably in the areas of finance, accounting and general and
administrative management.
A list of consolidated companies as at 31 December 2016 is set out
in Chapter 6 of this Registration Document (Note 3 to the consolidated
financial statements) and a simplified organisational chart of the
Assystem Group is provided in Chapter 1, Section 1.3.
The financing for Group subsidiaries is carried out in a centralised way,
which enables them to benefit from the favourable market conditions
obtained by Assystem from lenders. This also allows Assystem to offset
the lender and borrower positions of its various entities.
Financial year
The Company has a 12-month financial year, commencing on 1 January
and ending on 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
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