ILN: Establishing A Business Entity: An International Guide

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involved in a regulated agreement subject to a control procedure, may not take part in the deliberations or vote of the board on the authorization requested

STATUS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Liability

Limited to amount of contributions

Limited to amount of contributions

Limited to amount of contributions

N/A

Proof of ownership

Shareholders' accounts and share transfer register

Articles of association

Shareholders' accounts and share transfer register

N/A

Participation in decisions

Participate in meetings

Participate in meetings, written or deed consultation

Participate in meetings

N/A

Rights to information

Freely set by the articles of association

N/A

• at any time may request ( inter alia ): - annual accounts -

at any time may request ( inter alia ):

annual accounts

- -

performance figures for the last 3 financial years

performance figures for the last 3 financial years

articles of association

articles of association

- -

- -

list of members of the management bodies and auditors

list of gérants and auditors (if any)

15 days before ordinary general meeting must receive the formal documents (i.e. annual accounts, management report, draft resolutions to be passed, auditor's report (if any)) and may submit written questions which the gérant must answer

must receive the formal documents before the ordinary general meeting to approve the accounts (i.e., annual accounts management report, draft resolutions to be passed, auditor's report) and may submit written questions which the management body addressed must collectively answer

COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING

Procedure

• general meetings and videoconference • possible vote by post or by proxy

• general meetings or written resolution or videoconference • meetings are necessary: - to approve annual accounts - if requested by several shareholders • possible vote by post or by proxy

• general meetings, written resolutions or visio-conference • voting procedure freely set by the articles of association

• N/A

ILN Corporate Group – Establishing a Business Entity Series

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