6.3 Information about the Company’s share capital

6.3.1 Description of the Company’s shares

6.3.1.1 Type, class and listing – ISIN

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s share capital was made up of 249,588,059 shares with a par value of €2 each, all fully paid.

The 249,588,059 shares are ordinary shares with rights to all distributions of interim and final dividends, reserves or equivalent amounts.

All of the shares are listed on Euronext Paris (Compartment A).

The shares are listed under ISIN FR0010908533 (ticker symbol: EDEN).

 

6.3.1.2 Governing law and competent courts

The Company, initially incorporated as a French limited liability company (société anonyme), was converted to a European company (Société Européenne, Societas Europaea) pursuant to a decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of May 11, 2021. It is governed by applicable European Union law and French law provisions in force, and its bylaws.

The courts of the district where the Company has its registered office have jurisdiction over disputes where the Company is defendant. In disputes where the Company is plaintiff, the court of jurisdiction will be designated depending on the type of dispute, unless otherwise specified in France’s Civil Procedure Code (Code de procédure civile).

 

6.3.1.3 Form of the shares and procedures for recognizing ownership

The Company’s shares may be held in registered or bearer form, at the choice of the shareholder.

In application of Article L.211-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier), ownership of the Company’s shares is not evidenced by certificates but by an entry in a securities account kept by the Company or an authorized intermediary. The rights of shareholders are evidenced by an entry in their name in the books kept by:

  • the Company’s registrar, Société Générale Securities Services (32 rue du Champ-de-Tir, CS 30812, 44308 Nantes Cedex 3, France), for registered shares;
  • a financial intermediary chosen by the shareholder and recognized by the Company’s registrar, Société Générale Securities Services (32 rue du Champ-de-Tir, CS 30812, 44308 Nantes Cedex 3, France), for administered registered shares; and
  • a financial intermediary chosen by the shareholder, for bearer shares.

Settlement/delivery of transactions in the Company’s shares is carried out through Euroclear France, as a central securities depository.

Shares are transferred by book entry and the transfer of title results from their being recorded in the buyer’s securities account, in accordance with Articles L.211-15 and L.211-17 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

Securities services are provided by the Company’s registrar, Société Générale Securities Services (32 rue du Champ-de-Tir, CS 30812, 44308 Nantes Cedex 3, France).

 

6.3.1.4 Rights attached to the shares

From the time of issuance, the Company’s shares are subject to all of the provisions of the Company’s bylaws. Based on current laws and regulations and the Company’s bylaws, the main rights attached to the shares are described below.

Dividend rights

Each year, at least one-twentieth (5%) of profit for the financial year, less any losses brought forward from prior years, is transferred to the legal reserve until such time as the legal reserve represents one-tenth (10%) of the share capital. The process resumes if, for whatever reason, the legal reserve subsequently falls to below one-tenth of the share capital.

The balance, plus any retained earnings brought forward from prior years, is available for distribution to shareholders in the form of dividends, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

The General Meeting of shareholders called to approve the financial year’s financial statements may decide to pay a dividend to all shareholders.

The General Meeting of shareholders may decide to offer shareholders the option of reinvesting all or part of any interim or final dividend in shares of the Company, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Dividends not claimed within five years of the payment date will be time-barred and will be paid over to the French State.

The General Meeting may decide, before paying a dividend, to deduct from distributable profit any amounts that it thinks fit to be credited to retained earnings or to one or more general or special reserve accounts to be used for any purposes decided by shareholders.