Ubisoft 2014 Annual Report Download - page 63

Management Report
2014
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3 INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY AND ITS CAPITAL
3.1 INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
CORPORATE NAME
UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT
REGISTERED OFFICE
107, avenue Henri Fréville - BP 10704 - Rennes (35207) Cedex 2
LEGAL FORM
French corporation (Société Anonyme) with a Board of Directors,
governed by the French Commercial Code
DATE OF INCORPORATION AND TERM
The Company was incorporated on March 28, 1986, and listed on the
Rennes Trade and Companies Register on April 9, 1986, for a term of
99 years unless such term is extended or the Company is dissolved at
an earlier date.
TRADE AND COMPANIES REGISTER
335 186 094 RCS RENNES
APE code: 5821Z
PLACE WHERE LEGAL DOCUMENTS MAY BE CONSULTED
The Company’s legal documents may be consulted at its business
address at 28 rue Armand Carrel - 93100 MONTREUIL-SOUS-BOIS,
France, or at its registered office.
FINANCIAL YEAR
The financial year runs from April 1 to March 31.
3.2 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Amendments to the Articles of Association are made by decision of the Extraordinary General
Meeting.
CORPORATE PURPOSE (article 3 of the Articles of Association)
The Company has the following purpose, in France and abroad, both directly and indirectly:
- The creation, production, publishing and distribution of all kinds of multimedia, audiovisual and IT products, especially video
games, educational and cultural software, cartoons and literary, cinematographic and television 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, in general, all forms of trading, including both import and export, via rental or otherwise, of any
computer and word-processing hardware with its 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.
- Consulting, support, assistance and training relating to any of the above-mentioned fields.
- The investment by the Company in any operation that may relate to its purpose, by the creation of new companies, the
subscription or purchase of shares or corporate rights, by mergers or by other means.
- And, in general, any operation related directly or indirectly to the above purpose or similar and related purposes likely to
promote the Company’s development.
FORM OF SHARES AND IDENTIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDERS (article 5 of the Articles of Association)
Fully paid –up shares may be registered or bearer shares, depending on the preference of the shareholder, subject to
applicable legal and regulatory provisions.
The shares of the Company require book-entry under the terms and conditions required by applicable legal and regulatory
provisions, and are transferred by debit and credit from and to shareholders’ accounts.
The Company may at any time, in accordance with legal and regulatory provisions, request information from the French
securities clearing organization (SICOVAM) in order to allow the Company to identify shareholders granted either immediate
or future voting rights in shareholsers’ general meetings, as well as the number of shares held by any one shareholder and,
where applicable, any restrictions to which the shares may be subject.