Euronext - 2019 Universal Registration Document

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL

6.1 Legal Information on the Company 134 6.1.1 General 134 6.1.2 Corporate Objects 134 6.2 Share Capital 134 6.2.1 Authorised and Issued Share Capital 134 6.2.2 Issue of Shares 134 6.2.3 Pre-Emption Rights 135 6.2.4 Acquisition of Shares in Euronext’s Capital 135 6.2.5 Reduction of Share Capital 135 6.3 Shareholder Structure 136

6.6 Anti-Takeover Provisions

140

6.7 Obligations of Shareholders and Members of the Managing Board to Disclose Holdings

140

6.8 Short Positions

141

6.9 Market Abuse Regime

141

6.10 Transparency Directive

142

6.11 Dutch Financial Reporting Supervision Act

142

6.4 Share Classes and Major Shareholders

136

6.12 Dividends and Other Distributions 143

6.4.1 Reference Shareholders 6.4.2 Major Shareholdings

136 138

6.13 2020 Financial Calendar

143

6.5 General Meeting of Shareholders and Voting Rights

139

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