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PART 4E+W+SEXERCISE OF MEMBER STATES OPTIONS UNDER THE EC REGULATION

Participation in the formation of an SE by a company formed under the law of a Member State whose head office is not in the Community (Article 2(5))E+W+S

F155.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Additional forms of publication of transfer proposal (Article 8(2))E+W+S

F156.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Extension of protection given by Article 8(7) to liabilities incurred prior to transfer (Article 8(7))E+W+S

F157.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Power of the competent authorities of a Member State to oppose a transfer on public interest grounds (Article 8(14))E+W+S

F158.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Power of the management or administrative organ of [F2a UK Societas] to amend statutes where in conflict with employee involvement arrangements (Article 12(4))E+W+S

59.  Where there is a conflict between the arrangements for employee involvement and the existing statutes the management or administrative organ of the [F3UK Societas] may amend the statutes to the extent necessary to resolve the conflict without any further decision from the general shareholders meeting.

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Reg. 59 applied (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. 59(1) (as amended by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 128(a)(i) (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Power of the competent authorities of a Member State to oppose the participation of a merging company governed by its law on public interest grounds (Article 19)E+W+S

F460.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Minimum number of members of the management organ (Article 39(4))E+W+S

61.  The minimum number of the members of the management organ of [F5a UK Societas] is two.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Reg. 61 applied (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. 39(4) (as amended by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 112(d)(i) (with regs. 140-145)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Minimum number of members of the supervisory organ (Article 40(3))E+W+S

62.  The minimum number of the members of the supervisory organ of [F6a UK Societas] is two.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3Reg. 62 applied (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. 40(3) (as amended by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 113(c)(i) (with regs. 140-145)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Members of the supervisory organ to be entitled to require the management organ to provide certain information (Article 41(3))E+W+S

63.  Each member of the supervisory organ is entitled to require the management organ to provide to that member information of a kind which the supervisory organ needs to exercise supervision in accordance with Article 40(1).

Minimum number of members of an administrative organ (Article 43(2))E+W+S

64.  The minimum number of the members of the administrative organ of [F7a UK Societas] is two.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4Reg. 64 applied (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. 43(2) (as amended by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 115(b)(i) (with regs. 140-145)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Timing of the first general meeting of [F8a UK Societas] (Article 54(1))E+W+S

65.  The first general meeting of [F9a UK Societas] may be held at any time in the 18 months following [F10its] incorporation [F11as an SE].

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Proportion of shareholders of [F12a UK Societas] who may require one or more additional items to be put on the agenda of any general meeting (Article 56)E+W+S

66.  The proportion of the shareholders of [F13a UK Societas] who may require one or more additional items put on the agenda of any general meeting is to be the holders of at least 5% of [F14the UK Societas's] subscribed capital.

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[F15UK Societates] subject to law on public limited liability companies as regard the expression of their capital (Article 67(1))E+W+S

67.  [F16A UK Societas] shall be subject to the provisions of the enactments and rules of law applying to a public company as regards the expression of its capital.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5Reg. 67 applied (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. 67(1) (as amended by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 136(a)(ii) (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

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