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3.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA
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3.1.1. Company name and registered office
The Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 20, 1996 replaced
the previous company name, UBI SOFT SA, with Ubi Soft
Entertainment SA.
The Extraordinary General Meeting of February 15, 1999 transferred
the registered office to 61, rue St Hélier in Rennes (35000).
The business address of the company is 28, rue Armand Carrel
93100 Montreuil, France.
3.1.2. Legal status
A limited liability company governed by the Commercial Code.
3.1.3. Applieble jurisdiction
Company subject to French law.
3.1.4. Company founding and expiration dates
The company was founded on March 28, 1986 for a term of 99 years,
expiring on April 9, 2085, unless it is extended or wound up earlier.
3.1.5. Objects of the company (Article 3 of the
Articles of Association)
Ubi Soft Entertainment SA has the following objects in France and
abroad, directly and indirectly:
>the creation, publishing and distribution of all kinds of multimedia,
audiovisual and computer products, especially video games,
educational and cultural software, cartoons and literary,
cinematographic and televisual works on any media, current or future;
>the distribution of all kinds of multimedia and audiovisual products,
especially through new communication technologies such as
networks and on-line services;
>the purchase, sale and trading in general, in all its forms, both
import and export, through rental or otherwise, of any computer
and word-processing hardware with their accessories, as well as
any hardware or products for reproducing sound and pictures;
>the marketing and management of all data processing and word
processing computer programs;
>support, assistance and training relating to the above-mentioned
fields;
>the investment of the company in any operation which may relate
to its objects by creating new companies, subscribing to or
purchasing shares or corporate rights, by mergers or by other
means,
>and in general any operation related directly or indirectly to the
above objects or similar or related purposes likely to promote the
growth of the company.
3.1.6. Trade and Companies Register
The company is registered in the Trade and Companies Register under
the number RENNES: B 335 186 094 – Activity NAF code: 921 G.
3.1.7. Location of legal documents regarding
the company
The Articles of Association, financial statements and reports and
minutes of General Meetings may be consulted at the above-mentioned
business office.
3.1.8. Accounting period
The company’s accounting period starts on April 1 and ends on
March 31 each year.
3.1.9. Statutory distribution of profits (Article 17
of the Articles of Association)
The income from the financial year, once operating expenses, depre-
ciation and provisions have been deducted, constitutes the ear-
nings. The following items are deducted from the profits for the
financial year after deducting losses carried forward from previous
years where appropriate:
>the sums to be allocated to reserves in accordance with the law or