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UBISOFTANNUAL REPORT 2009
1.2 Comments on the Corporate Financial Statements of Ubisoft Entertainment SA
for the year ended March 31, 2009 87
1.3 Information about the Company 89
1.3.1 • General information about the Company 89
  1.3.2 • Additional information about the Company 89
   1.3.2.1•Incorporationcharterandarticlesofassociation 89
    1.3.2.1.1•Corporatepurpose(Article3oftheArticlesofAssociation) 89
    1.3.2.1.2•DistributionofearningsunderArticle17oftheArticlesofAssociation 90
    1.3.2.1.3•GeneralMeetings(Article14oftheArticlesofAssociation) 90
    1.3.2.1.4•Signicantshareholdingdisclosurerequirement(Article6oftheArticlesofAssociation) 90
    1.3.2.1.5•Rightsattachedtoshares(Articles7and8oftheArticlesofAssociation 91
    1.3.2.1.6•AmendmentstotheArticlesofAssociation 91
   1.3.2.2•Capital 91
    1.3.2.2.1•Subscribedcapital 91
    1.3.2.2.2•Reconciliationofthenumberofsharesincirculationatthebeginning
andendofthescalyear 91
    1.3.2.2.3•Sharebuybackprogramme 92
     1.3.2.2.3.1•Authorisationinplaceatthetimeofthisreport 92
     1.3.2.2.3.2•Liquidityagreements 93
     1.3.2.2.3.3•Descriptionofthesharebuybackprogrammesubmittedfortheapproval
ofthecombinedordinaryandextraordinarygeneralmeetingof10July2009 93
    1.3.2.2.4•Authorisedunissuedcapital 94
    1.3.2.2.5•Securitiesgrantingentitlementtothecapital(convertibleorexchangeablesecurities
orsecuritiescomprisingsharewarrants) 96
    1.3.2.2.6•Sharesubscriptionoptions(plansopenasofMarch31,2009) 96
    1.3.2.2.7•Bonussharegrants(plansopenAsofMarch31,2009) 98
    1.3.2.2.8•EmployeeshareholdingundertheFCPE(companymutualfund) 99
    1.3.2.2.9•Securitiesnotrepresentingcapital 99
    1.3.2.2.10•Vestingrightorrequirementsassociatedwithsubscribedcapitalnotpaidup 99
    1.3.2.2.11•OptionorunconditionalagreementoveraGroupmember 99
    1.3.2.2.12•Identicationofsecurityholders 99
    1.3.2.2.13•Provisionsdelayingchangesincontrol 99
    1.3.2.2.14•Clauserequiringformalapproval 99
    1.3.2.2.15•Provisionsregardingcapitalchangeswherethesearestricter
thanthoseprescribedbylaw 99
    1.3.2.2.16•MarketinCompanyshares 100
    1.3.2.2.17•Dividend 102
    1.3.2.2.18•Entityprovidingsecuritiesservices 102
   1.3.2.3•Mainshareholders 102
    1.3.2.3.1•Changesinthebreakdownofsharecapitaloverthelastthreescalyears 102
    1.3.2.3.2•BreakdownofcapitalandvotingrightsasofApril30,2009 103
    1.3.2.3.3•Changeofcontrol 105
    1.3.2.3.4•Shareholderspact 105