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Principal shareholders
Shareholders’ Voting Rights
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Worldline
2016 Registration Document
Shareholders’ Voting Rights
18.5
Each share of the Company entitles its holder to one vote, subject to the existence of double voting rights.
Control Structure
18.6
As of the date of this Registration Document, Atos SE has
exclusive control of the Company.
Code, representing one-third of the Company’s Directors, in
conformity with the AFEP-MEDEF Code’s recommendations.
However, measures have been taken to ensure that Atos SE does
not abuse its status as controlling shareholder of the Company. To
this end, the Company has appointed three Independent Directors
in accordance with the criteria established by the AFEP-MEDEF
Treasury stock and Liquidity contract
18.7
Treasury Stock
18.7.1
As at December
31, 2016, the Company owned none of its own shares.
Liquidity contract
18.7.2
the implementation of a liquidity contract compliant with the Ethics Charter of the AMAFI. €
2.5 million were allocated for this purpose
to the implementation of this contract.
By contract dated July
28, 2014, Worldline SA entrusted Rothschild & Cie Bank, for a one-year period, renewable by tacit consent, with
The transactions carried out in 2016 under the liquidity contract are as follows:
Cumulated gross flows as at December 31, 2016
Cumulated Purchases
Cumulated Sales
Number of Shares
594,080
594,080
Average Sale/Purchase price
(in €)
23.62
23.69
Total Amount of Purchases/Sales
(in €)
14,031,976
14,076,634
Agreements Likely to Lead to a Change in Control
18.8
None.