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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHARE CAPITAL

4.6 Anti-Takeover Provisions

99

4.1 Legal Information on the Company 92 4.1.1 General 92 4.1.2 Corporate objects 92 4.2 Share Capital 92 4.2.1 Authorised and Issued Share Capital 92 4.2.2 Issue of Shares 92 4.2.3 Pre-emption Rights 93 4.2.4 Acquisition of Shares in Euronext’s Capital 93 4.2.5 Reduction of Share Capital 93 4.3 Shareholder Structure 94

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

99

4.8 Short Positions

100

4.9 Market Abuse Regime

100

4.10 Transparency Directive

101

4.11 Dutch Financial Reporting Supervision Act

101

4.4 Share Classes

and Major Shareholders

94

4.12 Dividends and Other Distributions 101

4.4.1 Reference Shareholders 4.4.2 Major Shareholdings

94 97

4.13 Financial Calendar

102

4.5 General Meeting of Shareholders and Voting Rights

98

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