PART 2REGISTRATION OF SEs AND THE REGISTRAR ETC.

F1Registration of an SE by the transformation of a public company in accordance with Article 2(4)8

1

Where it is proposed to register an SE by the transformation of a public company in accordance with Article 2(4), there must be delivered to the registrar an application for registration together with—

a

a copy of the statutes of the proposed SE;

b

a copy of the report explaining and justifying the legal and economic aspects of the conversion in accordance with Article 37(4);

c

copies of the certificates made in accordance with Article 37(6);

d

a copy of the resolution approving the draft statutes and draft terms of conversion to SE of the public company in accordance with Article 37(7); and

e

a statement of compliance (see regulation 11A).

2

The application must state—

a

the public company’s registered number and name;

b

the date on which the certificate was prepared in accordance with Article 37(6); and

c

the date on which the general meeting of the public company approved the draft terms of conversion in accordance with Article 37(7).

3

The application must also contain —

a

a statement of the SE’s name and registered office address (see regulation 10A);

b

a statement of its proposed members (see regulation 10B);

c

a statement of subscribed capital (see regulation 10C); and

d

an employee involvement statement (see regulation 10D) made—

i

in the case of a statement under paragraph 10D(2), on behalf of the special negotiating body and by a director of the public company; or

ii

in the case of a statement under paragraph 10D(3), by a director of the public company.