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2003
89
FINANCIAL
REPORT
General Information
4. General Information
4.1
Information on the Company
4.1.1 Company name and registered
office
The Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 20, 1996
replaced the previous company name, “Ubi Soft S.A.”, with
Ubi Soft Entertainment S.A.
The Meeting of the Board of Directors on January 2, 2002
transferred the company's registered office from 61, rue
St Hélier in Rennes (35000) to 107, Avenue Henri Fréville
BP 10704 in Rennes (35207 Cedex 2), France.This decision was
ratified by the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General
Meeting held on September 12,2002.
4.1.2 Legal status
A limited liability company (Société Anonyme) governed
by the French Commercial Code.
4.1.3 Jurisdiction
The company is subject to French law.
4.1.4 Company founding
and expiration dates
The company was incorporated on March 28, 1986 for a term
of 99 years, expiring on April 9, 2085, unless it is extended
or dissolved at an earlier date.
4.1.5 Business activities of
the company (Article 3 of the
Articles of Association)
Ubi Soft EntertainmentS.A.has the following business activities
in France and abroad, both 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 online services;
the purchase,sale and trading in general,in all forms,including
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 or data processing computer programs;
support, assistance and training relating to the above-
mentioned fields;
the investment of the company in any operation that 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.
4.1.6 Trade and Companies Register
The company is registered in the Trade and Companies
Register of Rennes under the number 335 186 094.
APE code: 921 G
4.1.7 Place of consultation of legal
documents regarding
the company
The Articles of Association, financial statements and reports,
and minutes of General Meetings may be consulted at the
business address or at the registered office.
4.1.8 Accounting period
The 12-month accounting period begins on April 1 and ends
on March 31 of each year.