Euronext - 2020 Universal Registration Document

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL

6.1 Legal Information on the Company 168 6.1.1 General 168 6.1.2 Corporate Objects 168 6.2 Share Capital 168 6.2.1 Authorised and Issued Share Capital 168 6.2.2 Issue of Shares 168 6.2.3 Pre-Emption Rights 169 6.2.4 Acquisition of Shares in Euronext’s Capital 169 6.2.5 Reduction of Share Capital 170 6.3 Shareholder Structure 170

6.6 Anti-Takeover Provisions

176

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

176

6.8 Short Positions

177

6.9 Market Abuse Regime

177

6.10 Transparency Directive

178

6.11 Dutch Financial Reporting Supervision Act

178

6.4 Share Classes and Major Shareholders

170

6.12 Dividends and Other Distributions 178

6.4.1 Reference Shareholders 6.4.2 Major Shareholdings

170 173

6.13 2021 Financial Calendar

179

6.5 General meeting of Shareholders and Voting Rights

175

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