Euronext // 2021 Universal Registration Document

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL

6.1 Legal Information on the Company 164 6.1.1 European Regulation 164 6.1.2 Corporate Objects 164 6.2 Share Capital 164 6.2.1 Authorised and Issued Share Capital 164 6.2.2 Issue of Shares 164 6.2.3 Pre-Emption Rights 165 6.2.4 Acquisition of Shares in Euronext’s Capital 165 6.2.5 Reduction of share capital 166 6.3 Shareholder Structure 166

6.6 Anti-Takeover Provisions

172

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

172

6.8 Short Positions

173

6.9 Market Abuse Regime

173

6.10 Transparency Directive

174

6.11 Dutch Financial Reporting Supervision Act

174

6.4 Share Classes and Major Shareholders

166

6.12 Dividends and other Distributions 174

6.4.1 Reference Shareholders 6.4.2 Major Shareholdings

166 169

6.13 Financial Calendar

175

6.5 General Meeting of Shareholders and Voting Rights

171

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2021 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT