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Corporate governance and capital
G.1
Management of the Company
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Management of the Company
G.1
Officer of the Company since February 10, 2009 when the
Thierry Breton has been the Chairman and Chief Executive
statutory governance was changed from a Supervisory Board
Directors. On the occasion of the vote concerning the Company’s
and Management Board system to a system with a Board of
the Annual General Meeting of May 30, 2012, this unitary Board
limited-liability company or “European Company”) decided by
company) into a “Societas Europaea” (European public
transformation from a “Société Anonyme” (public limited-liability
governance by deciding to unify the functions of Chairman and
approval. The Board of Directors confirmed this choice of
Association of the Company that were submitted for their
structure was upheld by the shareholders in the Articles of
December 30, 2016.
consecutively to the Combined General Meeting held on
term of office which occurred in May 2012, May 2015 and
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer upon the renewal of his
Chief Executive Officer and confirming Thierry Breton as
detailed hereunder in the section entitled “Management Mode”.
ensure a balance of powers in the governance structure are
The reason for this management structure and the means to
Legal Information
G.2
[G4-7]
Corporate form
G.2.1
Association.
provisions on “Sociétés Anonymes” as well as by the Articles of
Anonyme” (public limited-liability company) was transformed
The Company, which was initially incorporated as a “Société
governed by applicable European Community and national
of the Extraordinary General Meeting of May 30, 2012. It is
Europaea” (European Company) or “SE”) pursuant to a decision
into a European public limited-liability company (“Societas
Corporate purpose and other information
G.2.2
is as follows:
Association, the Company’s purpose in France and elsewhere
Corporate purpose
: under article 2 of the Articles of
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sectors;
advice and assistance notably in the finance and banking
the processing of information, systems engineering, studies,
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computer, on-line and office automation systems;
the design, application and implementation of software,
automation and broadcasting of information and notably:
services which help in promoting or developing the
the research into, study, realization and sale of products or
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partnership and grant all loans, credits and advances;
all shares and ownership rights, take all interests in a
create alliances therewith, subscribe to, purchase or resell
make all contributions to existing companies, merge or
method, without any exception, or create any company,
it can also operate, either by itself or using any other
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and more generally any commercial, industrial, real-estate,
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indirectly related to one of the above mentioned purposes.
movable property or financial transactions, either directly or
been changed to “Atos SE” (previously “Atos”) upon the
Company name
: the corporate name of the Company has
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Company) (article 3 of the Articles of Association).
transformation into a “Societas Europaea” (European
Nationality:
French.
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article 4 of the Articles of Association, the registered offices of
Registered office and principal place of business
: under
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France – +33 (0)1 73 26 00 00.
Atos SE are located at 80, quai Voltaire – 95870 Bezons,
number 323 623 603.
Registered
in the Pontoise Registry of Commerce under Siren
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Business identification code (APE code):
7010Z.
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Date of incorporation and term
: The Company was
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March 2, 2081.
incorporated in 1982 for a period of 99 years, i.e. up to