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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
7.1 Legal information
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Registration Document 2016 — Capgemini
Disclosure thresholds
7.1.10
Company if their interest in the Company’s share capital or voting
rights is increased to above or reduced to below 1% or any
specific disclosure obligations to the Company’s bylaws. The
bylaws now state that shareholders are required to notify the
multiple thereof. The crossing of the threshold must be notified to
the Company within fifteen (15) days of the date when the shares
The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of April 25, 2002 added
on which the failure to disclose is rectified. This request and the
decision of the Shareholders’ Meeting must be recorded in the
shares will be stripped of voting rights. This sanction will apply for
all Shareholders’ Meetings for a period of two years from the date
minutes of the meeting.
causing the threshold to be attained or crossed are registered in
shareholders with combined holdings representing at least 1% of
the Company’s share capital or voting rights, the undisclosed
the shareholder’s account. In the event of failure to comply with
these disclosure rules, at the request of one or several
instances where shares and voting rights held by third parties are
deemed equivalent to shares and voting rights held by the
When calculating these “thresholds per the bylaws” the same
shareholder subject to disclosure requirements are applicable as
for thresholds provided by law.
Shareholder identification
7.1.11
The Company is authorized to obtain details of identifiable holders
of bearer shares.
how many shares are held by each shareholder and any
applicable restrictions on these shares.
The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of April 25, 2002 added
a new Article to the Company’s bylaws according to which the
an individual or the name, address and date of registration for a
company, of any holders of shares and securities granting access,
Company may request from the share transaction clearing
organization, the name, address, nationality and year of birth for
immediately or in the future, to shares carrying voting rights at
Shareholders’ Meetings. The Company may also obtain details of
Voting rights
7.1.12
Each share confers entitlement to a portion of the profits and any
liquidation surplus, in direct proportion to the number and par
value of outstanding shares.
Each share carries entitlement to one vote, including fully-paid
shares held in registered form for at least two years by the same
capital increase by capitalization of reserves, profits of additional
paid-in capital.
shareholder and bonus registered shares granted in respect of
registered shares held for at least two years in the event of a share
Changes in shareholder rights
7.1.13
Changes in the share capital or the rights attached to shares are subject to compliance with French company law alone, as the bylaws do
not contain any specific provisions in this respect.
Rights, privileges and restrictions relating to shares
7.1.14
In addition to the voting right conferred by law, each share confers
entitlement to a portion of the profits and any liquidation surplus,
in direct proportion to the number and par value of outstanding
shares.
No preferential rights are attached to any specific class of shares
or category of shareholder.
prevent a change in control
Provisions of the bylaws or other provisions that could delay, defer or
7.1.15
Not applicable.
Factors affecting a potential takeover bid
7.1.16
No factors are subject to the provisions of Article L.225-100-3 of the French Commercial Code (factors likely to have an impact in the
event of a public offering).