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EXHIBIT 3.1 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A.
A French societe anonyme
with a share capital of 9,503,458.50 euros
Registered office: 157-159rue Anatole France
92300 Levallois-Perret
Register of Commerce and Companies Nanterre B 379 821 994 MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION UP-DATED BY LAWS JUNE 15, 2004 1




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TITLE I FORM  NAME  OBJECTS  REGISTERED OFFICE  DURATION ARTICLE 1  FORM There is, between the owners of the shares hereinafter issued and of those
which could be subsequently issued, a corporation (societe anonyme), governed
by Part II of the Commercial Code and by the present Memorandum and Articles of
Association. ARTICLE 2  NAME The name of the company is: BUSINESS OBJECTS In all deeds and documents emanating from the company and addressed to
third parties, this name must always be immediately preceded or followed by the
words Societe anonyme or the initials S.A. and by the mention of the amount
of the capital. ARTICLE 3  OBJECTS The objects of the company are, directly and indirectly, in France and
abroad: -
 all operations relating to the design and the sale of products and the
rendering of services in the computer industries and in connected industries; -
 and generally, any financial, commercial, industrial, civil, real estate
or chattels operations related directly or indirectly to the above activities
and to any similar or connected activities as well as to any social properties. Directly and indirectly on its behalf or on behalf of third parties,
either alone, or with third parties, by way of creation of new companies,
contributions, partnership, subscription, purchase of securities or of social
rights, merger, association, or by way of subleasing of any properties or
rights. ARTICLE 4  REGISTERED OFFICE The registered office of the company is at: 157-159 Rue Anatole France
92300 Levallois-Perret It may be transferred to any other place within the same district
(departement) or any adjacent district by decision of the board of
directors subject to the ratification of this decision by the next
ordinary general meeting of the shareholders. It may be transferred to any other place pursuant to a resolution of the
extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders. ARTICLE 5  DURATION The duration of the company shall be of ninety nine (99) years from the
date of registration with the Register of Commerce and Companies, except in the
event of early dissolution or extension decided by the extraordinary meeting of
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TITLE II CAPITAL AND SHARES ARTICLE 6  CAPITAL The share capital of the Company is 9,503,468.50 euros. It is divided into 95,034,685 shares of 0.10 euro each. Mr. Albert Eisenstat is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 24,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 36,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 21, 1995. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 3.70 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of April 25, 1995. Mr. Albert Eisenstat is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 24,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 36,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 19, 1997. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 2.81 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of April 25, 1997. Mr. Vincent Worms is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant of 24,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 36,000 shares, by the
shareholder meeting held on June 19, 1997. The special advantages consist in
(i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the
implementing of a fixed exercise price of 2.81 euros per share corresponding to
the estimated value of a share as of April 25, 1997. Mr. Philippe Claude is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 24,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 36,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 19, 1997. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 2.81 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of April 25, 1997. Mr. Arnold Silverman is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 24,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 36,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 19, 1997. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 2.81 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of April 25, 1997. Mr. Arnold Silverman is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 60,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 90,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on April 6, 1994. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of X euros per share corresponding
to the estimated value of a share as of January 31, 1993. Mr. Bernard Charles is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 50,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 75,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 18, 1998. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 4.91 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of June 18, 1998. Mr. Albert Eisenstat is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 30,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 45,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 18, 1998. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 4.91 euros per share
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Mr. Arnold Silverman is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 30,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 45,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 18, 1998. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 4.91 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of June 18, 1998. Mr. Philippe Claude is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 20,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 30,000 shares, by
the shareholder meeting held on June 18, 1998. The special advantages consist
in (i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii)
the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 4.91 euros per share
corresponding to the estimated value of a share as of June 18, 1998. Mr. Vincent Worms is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant of 10,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 15,000 shares, by the
shareholder meeting held on June 18, 1998. The special advantages consist in
(i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the
implementing of a fixed exercise price of 4.91 euros per share corresponding to
the estimated value of a share as of June 18, 1998. Mr. Vincent Worms is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant of 30,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 45,000 shares, by the
shareholder meeting held on May 4, 1999. The special advantages consist in (i)
the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the
implementing of a fixed exercise price of 7.58 euros per share corresponding to
the estimated value of a share as of May 3, 1999. Mr. John Olsen is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant of 15.000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 22,500 shares by the
shareholder meeting held on February 6, 2001. The special advantages consist in
(i) the granting of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the
implementing of a fixed exercise price of 57.97 euros per share corresponding
to the estimated value of a share as of February 5, 2001. Mr. Bernard Charles is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 15,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 15,000 shares
approved by the shareholders meeting held on June 12, 2001. The special
advantages consist of (i) the grant of such warrants without payment as
consideration and (ii) the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 36.13
euros per share corresponding to the estimated market value of one share on
June 11, 2001. Mr. Albert Eisenstat is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 15,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 15,000 shares
approved by the shareholders meeting held on June 12, 2001. The special
advantages consist of (i) the grant of such warrants without payment as
consideration and (ii) the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 36.13
euros per share corresponding to the estimated market value of one share on
June 11, 2001. Mr. Arnold Silverman is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant of 15,000 warrants entitling to the subscription of 15,000 shares
approved by the shareholders meeting held on June 12, 2001. The special
advantages consist of (i) the grant of such warrants without payment as
consideration and (ii) the implementing of a fixed exercise price of 36.13
euros per share corresponding to the estimated market value of one share on
June 11, 2001. Mr. Gerald Held is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant by the Board meeting held on July 22, 2003 in compliance with the
authorization of the Fourteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on May 15, 2003, of 15,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share of 19.45 euros, equal to the estimated market
value of one share, corresponding of the closing price of one share as quoted
on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on May 14, 2003. Mr. Jean-Francois Heitz is a recipient of special advantages resulting
from the grant by the Board meeting held on July 22, 2003 in compliance with
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Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders held on May 15, 2003, of 15,000
warrants giving the right to subscribe to one share each; The special
advantages consist of (i) the grant of such warrants without payment as
consideration and (ii) the benefit from a fixed exercise price per share of
19.45 euros, equal to the estimated market value of one share, corresponding of
the closing price of one share as quoted on the Premier Marche of Euronext
Paris S.A. on May 14, 2003. Mr. David Peterschmidt is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant by the Board meeting held on July 22, 2003 in compliance with the
authorization of the Sixteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on May 15, 2003, of 15,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share of 19.45 euros, equal to the estimated market
value of one share, corresponding of the closing price of one share as quoted
on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on May 14, 2003. Mr. David Roux is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant by the Board meeting held on January 27, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Third Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of
shareholders held on December 11, 2003, of 15,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share of 26.95 euros, equal to the estimated market
value of one share, corresponding of the closing price of one share as quoted
on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on December 10, 2003. Mr. Arnold Silverman is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Twelfth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of
shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 45,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of
the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9,
2004. Mr. Albert Eisenstat is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Thirteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 45,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of
the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9,
2004. Mr. Bernard Charles is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Fourteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 45,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of
the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9,
2004. Mr. Kurt Lauk is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Fifteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 45,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of
the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9,
2004. Mr. Gerald Held is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Sixteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 30,000 warrants giving the right to
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payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a fixed exercise price per
share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of the Companys shares on
the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9, 2004. Mr. Jean-Francois Heitz is a recipient of special advantages resulting
from the grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with
the authorization of the Seventeenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General
Meeting of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 30,000 warrants giving the
right to subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the
grant of such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit
from a fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing
price of the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on
June 9, 2004. Mr. David Peterschmidt is a recipient of special advantages resulting from
the grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Eighteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 30,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of
the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9,
2004. Mr. David Roux is a recipient of special advantages resulting from the
grant by the Board meeting held on June 10, 2004 in compliance with the
authorization of the Nineteenth Resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting
of shareholders held on June 10, 2004, of 30,000 warrants giving the right to
subscribe to one share each; The special advantages consist of (i) the grant of
such warrants without payment as consideration and (ii) the benefit from a
fixed exercise price per share equal to 17.04 euros, being the closing price of
the Companys shares on the Premier Marche of Euronext Paris S.A. on June 9,
2004. ARTICLE 7  FORM OF THE SHARES  TRANSFER OF SHARES 7.1 The shares may be held in registered or bearer form, at the
shareholders discretion, in accordance with regulations applicable to
companies listed on a regulated market. The shares are entered into accounts according to the provisions provided
by law and regulations. The ownership of the registered shares is evidenced by their registration
in registered accounts. The shares entered into accounts are freely transferred by transfer from
one account to another. Prior approval of the transferee is required only for partly paid-up
shares. All costs resulting from the transfer shall be borne by the transferee. Shares with payments in arrears are not admitted to transfer. 7.2 Any natural or legal person acting alone or in concert who acquires a
number of shares representing more than one twentieth, one tenth, one fifth,
one third, half or two thirds of the shares capital or voting rights, shall
inform the Company, within five trading days of crossing the holding threshold,
of the total number of shares or voting rights which this person holds. The notification obligations would also apply each time the percentage of
capital or voting rights falls under 5% or a multiple thereof. In the event a shareholder fails to notify the Company, one or several
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may request that the shares or voting right certificates be deprived from
voting rights for as long as notification is completed and for a two-year
period thereafter. 7.3 The Company may request, at its expense, from the entity tracking
bearer shares transfer (SICOVAM) communication of the identity and number of
shares held by holders of bearer shares. ARTICLE 8  RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ATTACHED TO THE SHARES The rights and obligations attached to a share follow the share to any
transferee to whom it may be transferred and the transfer
includes all the payable and unpaid dividends and dividends to be payable,
as well as, as the case may be, the corresponding share in the reserve funds
and provisions. The ownership of a share shall imply ipso facto the acceptance of the
present Memorandum and Articles of Association and of the decision of the
general meetings. In addition to the right to vote which is attached by law to the shares,
each share carries a right to a share of corporate assets, of profits, and of
liquidation surplus, proportional to the number and nominal value of the
existing shares. Each time it shall be necessary to hold a certain number of shares in
order to exercise a right, it will be up to the shareholder(s) missing such
number to take the necessary actions to group a sufficient number of shares. The heirs, creditors, eligible parties or other representatives of a
shareholder cannot, for any reason whatsoever, request the affixing of the
assets of the company, or ask for their sharing or auction sale, or to
interfere in any manner in the management of the company; they have, in order
to exercise their rights, to refer themselves to the inventories and to the
resolutions of the shareholders meetings. The company may require the repurchase, subject to the conditions set
forth in article L.228-19 of the Commercial Code, either of all of its shares
with a preferential dividend and no voting right, or of a category of such
shares, each category being determined by the date at which it has been issued. ARTICLE 9  PAYING UP OF THE SHARES The amount to be paid in cash for the subscription of the shares issued
with respect to an increase of capital shall be payable according to the terms
stipulated by the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders. The initial payment shall not be less than one half of the nominal value
of the shares at the time of the subscription; it shall include the whole
issuing premium, if any. The remainder, which shall be paid-up in one or several times within a
period of five years as from the date of completion of such increase of
capital, shall be called upon by the board of directors. Each shareholder shall be notified of the amount to be paid and of the
date at which this amount shall fall due fifteen days at least before that
date. The shareholder who will not have paid at due date the amounts due on his
share(s) shall, automatically and without formal notice, owe to the company an
interest calculated day per day commencing on due date at the legal rate in
commercial matters increased by three points, without prejudice to the personal
proceedings that the company may institute against the defaulting shareholder
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TITLE III MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY ARTICLE 10  BOARD OF DIRECTORS The company is managed by a board of directors composed of individuals or
legal entities, the number of which is determined by the ordinary general
meeting of the shareholders within the limits of the law. A legal entity must, at the time of its appointment, designate an
individual who will be its permanent representative on the board of directors.
The term of office of a permanent representative is the same as that of the
director he represents. When a legal entity dismisses its permanent
representative, it must at the same time provide for its replacement. The same
applies in case of death or resignation of the permanent representative. Each director must own at least one share during his term of office. If, at the time of his appointment, a director does not own the required
number of shares or if, during his term of office, he ceases to be the owner
thereof, he shall have a period of three months to purchase such number of
shares, in default of which he shall be automatically deemed to have resigned. The directors are appointed for a term of three years. A year corresponds
to the period of time between two successive annual ordinary general meetings
of shareholders. The duties of a director shall terminate at the close of the
ordinary general meeting of shareholders which acts on the accounts of the
preceding financial year and is held in the year during which the term of
office of said director comes to an end. The directors may always be re-elected; they may be revoked at any time by
decision of the general meeting of the shareholders. In case of death or resignation of one or several directors, the board of
directors may make provisional appointments between two meetings of
shareholders. The appointment(s) so made have to be ratified by the next general meeting
of shareholders. Should the meeting of the shareholders not ratify these provisional
appointments, this shall not affect the validity of the prior resolutions and
acts of the board of directors. When the number of directors falls below the minimum required by law, the
remaining director(s) must immediately convene the ordinary general meeting of
the shareholders, in order to complete the membership of the board of
directors. The director appointed in replacement of another director, whose term of
office has not come to its end shall remain in office only for the remaining
term of office of his predecessor. A salaried employee of the company may be appointed as a director. His
employment contract shall correspond to a position actually held. In such case,
he shall not lose the benefit of his employment contract. The number of directors bound to the company by an employment contract may
not exceed one third of the directors in office. The number of directors who are more than seventy (70) years old may not
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appointment of the oldest director would be automatically terminated at the
close of the nearest general meeting of the shareholders. ARTICLE 11  MEETING OF THE BOARD 11.1. The board of directors shall meet as often as required for the
interest of the company. 11.2. The meetings of the Board of Directors are convened by the Chairman.
Notices of meetings may be made by any means, in verbal or written form. When no meeting of the Board of Directors has taken place for a period of
two months, Directors representing at least one third of the members of the
Board may request the Chairman to call a Board meeting on a specific agenda.
The Chief Executive Officer may also request the Chairman to call a Board of
Directors meeting on a specific agenda. When a workers committee (comite dentreprise) has been formed, the
representatives of such committee, appointed in accordance with the provisions
of the Labor Code, shall be invited to attend all meetings of the Board of
Directors. The meetings of the Board of Directors are held at the registered office
or at any other place, in France or abroad. The Statutory Auditors are convened to all meetings of the Board of
Directors that examine or fix the annual or intermediary
financial statements, as well as to all shareholders meetings. 11.3. The board of directors may not transact business validly unless at
least half of its members attend the meeting. A quorum shall be deemed to exist
when at least half of the directors are present at the meeting or participate
in the meeting via video-conference, subject to the conditions determined by
applicable laws and regulations then in effect. The resolutions of the board of directors shall be carried out at the
majority of the directors, present or represented. It is specified that any and all decisions to grant options to subscribe
or to buy stock to a director holding an employment contract, to the Chairman
or to the general manager of the Company, if this latter is a director,
pursuant to authority granted by the extraordinary general meeting, pursuant to
the provisions set forth in articles L.225-177 et seq of the Commercial Code
shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors
present or represented at the Board meeting, the interested director, and any
other director to whom options to subscribe or to buy stock may be granted,
being conclusively refrained from voting. 11.4. Any director may give to another director, by letter, cable or
telex, a proxy to be represented at a meeting of the board. However, each
director may only dispose of one proxy during each meeting. 11.5. The minutes or extracts of the minutes of the Board of Directors are
certified by the Chairman of the board, the Directeur General (Chief Executive
Officer), the Directeurs Generaux Delegues, the director appointed to act as
Chairman temporarily or an agent with power of attorney. ARTICLE 12  POWERS OF THE BOARD The Board of Directors determines the directions of the Companys
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expressly reserved by law to shareholders, the Board addresses and resolves
through its deliberations all questions relating to the Companys good
standing. The Board of Directors implements all controls and verifications that it
deems appropriate. The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer shall disclose to each Director all documents and information
necessary for the fulfillment of his duties. ARTICLE 13  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD The Board of Directors elects among its members a Chairman of the Board
who must be a natural person. The Board determines the term of office of the
Chairman, which may not exceed his or her term of office as a Director. The
Board sets the Chairmans compensation. In the absence of the Chairman at a given meeting, the Board elects a
Director to chair that meeting. The Chairman directs and organizes the activities of the Board of
Directors and reports to the shareholders on such activities. The Chairman sees
that the various bodies of the Company operate correctly and, in particular,
that Directors are each able to fulfill their duties. The Chairman of the Board cannot be more than sixty five (65) years old.
Should the Chairman reach that age limit during his term of office as Chairman,
his or her office would automatically terminate. Subject to this provision, the
Chairman of the Board may always be reelected. ARTICLE 14  GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY The general management of the Company is carried out, under the
responsibility of and at the election of the Board of Directors, by either the
Chairman of the Board or by another natural person named Chief Executive
Officer (CEO or Directeur General) by the Board of Directors. The Board
selects between these two alternatives at each election or renewal of the
Chairman of the Board, or
at each election or renewal of the CEO if the office of the Chairman and
the office of the CEO are separate. The CEO, or the Chairman if he or she assumes the duties of the CEO, is
vested with the most extensive powers to act under all circumstances on behalf
of the Company within the limits of the corporate purpose of the Company,
except for those powers expressly granted by law to the meetings of
shareholders and those specially reserved to the Board of Directors. The CEO
represents the Company vis-a-vis third parties. Any limitation of the CEOs
powers imposed by the Board of Directors is not enforceable vis-a-vis third
parties. The Board determines the term of office and the compensation of the CEO. The Board of Directors, upon the proposal made by the CEO or the Chairman
of the Board if he or she assumes the duties of the CEO, may appoint one or
more persons, subject to limitations set forth by the law, to assist the office
of the CEO. Such persons may be Directors or non Directors, must be natural
persons, and have the title of Directeur General Delegue. Each Directeur General Delegue can be dismissed at any time by the Board
of Directors, upon proposal made by the CEO or the Chairman of the Board if he
or she assumes the duties of the CEO. In the event of death, resignation or dismissal of the CEO or the Chairman
of the Board if he or she assumes the duties of the CEO, each Directeur General
Delegue stays in office, unless the Board of Directors resolves otherwise,
until a new CEO is appointed. With the agreement of the CEO or the Chairman of the Board if he or she
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each Directeur General Delegue. The Board sets his remuneration. When a
Directeur General Delegue is a director, his term of office may not exceed that
of his directorship. Vis-a-vis third parties, each Directeur General Delegue has the same
powers as the CEO or the Chairman of the Board if he or she assumes the duties
of the CEO. The CEO and the Directeur General Delegue cannot be more than sixty five
(65) years old. Should the CEO or the Directeur General Delegue reach that age
limit during his term of office as CEO or as Directeur General Delegue, his or
her office would automatically terminate. This term may be prolonged however
until the next meeting of the Board during which the new CEO or Directeur
General Delegue will be appointed. Subject to this provision, the CEO and the
Directeur General Delegue may always be reelected. ARTICLE 15  AGREEMENTS SUBJECT TO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OR DISCLOSURE 15.1. Any sureties, endorsements and guarantees granted by the company
must be authorized by the board of directors as provided by law. 15.2. Any agreement to be entered into, directly or indirectly, between
the Company and its Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Directeur General
Delegue, a shareholder owning more than 10% of the voting rights, or if such
shareholder is a company, the company controlling such shareholder within the
meaning of article L.233-3 of the French Commercial Code, must be submitted to
the prior authorization of the Board of Directors. Such prior authorization is also required for transactions in which one of the
persons listed in the first paragraph above has an indirect interest. Such prior authorization is also required for agreement between the Company and
another company, should one of the Companys Directors, Chief Executive
Officer, or Directeur General Delegue own such other company or be an unlimited
liability partner, director, general manager, member of the supervisory board
or, more generally, a member of the management of the other company. Agreements which are entered into in the ordinary course of business and with
terms and conditions which are not out of the ordinary are not subject to the
prior authorization of the Board of Directors. Nevertheless, such agreements,
except if by reason of their purpose
or their financial implications are not significant for both parties, must be
disclosed by the interested party to the Chairman of the Board. The list and
purpose of such agreements must be communicated by the Chairman of the Board to
the Board of Directors and to the Statutory Auditors ARTICLE 16  PROHIBITED AGREEMENTS Directors, other than legal entities, are forbidden to contract, in any
form whatsoever, loans from the company, to secure an overdraft from it, as a
current account or otherwise, and to have the company guarantee or secure their
commitments toward third parties. The same interdiction applies to the CEO, the Directeurs Generaux Delegues
and the representatives of corporate bodies. It also applies to spouses,
ascendants and descendants of the persons referred to in this article, as well
as to all interposed persons. ARTICLE 17  STATUTORY AUDITORS (Commissaires aux comptes) Audits of the company shall be carried out, as provided by law, by one or
more statutory auditors legally entitled to be elected as such. When the
conditions provided by law are met, the company must appoint at least two
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Each statutory auditor shall be appointed by the ordinary general meeting. One or more deputy statutory auditors, who may be called to replace the
regular statutory auditors in the case of death, disability, resignation or
refusal to act of the latter, shall be appointed by an ordinary general
meeting. Should the general ordinary meeting of the shareholders fail to elect a
statutory auditor, any shareholder can claim in court that one be appointed,
provided that the Chairman of the board of directors be duly informed. The term
of office of the statutory auditor appointed in court will end upon the
appointment of the statutory auditor(s) by the general ordinary meeting of the
shareholders. TITLE IV MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS ARTICLE 18 The general meetings of shareholders shall be convened and held as
provided by law. The meetings of shareholders are held at the registered office or at any
other place mentioned in the convening notices. The right to take part in a general meeting of shareholders: For holders of registered shares is subject to the registration of the
shareholder in the books of the company, at least one business day prior to the
date of the meeting. For holders of bearer Ordinary Shares is subject to the filing, at least
one business day prior to such shareholders meeting, of a certificate stating
that shares are not transferable until the date of such shareholders meeting. A shareholder who cannot attend the meeting in person may choose either: - to give a proxy to another shareholder or to his/her spouse, or - to vote by mail, or - to send to the company a proxy without any indication of the name of the
representative; within the terms and conditions provided by law and these by-laws. Upon the decision of the board of directors published in the notice of any
shareholders meeting, shareholders may, subject to the provisions of and
procedures under applicable laws, send their proxy or voting instructions
either on paper or using a teletransmission mean. To be taken into account, the proxies and the forms of vote by mail must
be deposited with the company at least one business day prior to the date of
the meeting. Meetings of shareholders are presided over by the Chairman of the board of
directors or in his absence, by a director specially authorized for that
purpose by the board. If no Chairman has been appointed, the meeting elects its
Chairman. The two members of the meeting having the greatest number of votes and who
accept that role, are appointed as scrutineers. The officers of the meeting
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An attendance sheet is drawn up, in accordance with the law. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders, upon first convening
notice, may transact business validly only if the shareholders present, or
represented, hold at least one fourth of the voting shares. Upon second
convening notice, the general meeting may transact business validly whatever
the number of shareholders present or represented. The resolutions of the ordinary general meeting shall be carried out at
the majority vote of the shareholders, present or represented. The extraordinary general meetings of the shareholders, upon first
convening notice, may transact business validly only if the shareholders
present, or represented by proxy, hold at least one third of the voting shares.
Upon second convening notice, the extraordinary general meeting may transact
business validly only if the shareholders present or represented by proxy hold
at least one fourth of the voting shares. The resolutions of the extraordinary general meeting shall be carried out
at a two third majority vote of the shareholders, present or represented. The copies or extracts of the minutes of the meeting are certified by the
Chairman of the Board, by the Chief Executive Officer, by a Director acting as
Directeur General Delegue, or by the Secretary of the meeting. The ordinary and extraordinary meetings of shareholders exercise their
respective powers as provided by law. TITLE V RESULTS OF THE COMPANY ARTICLE 19  FINANCIAL YEAR Each fiscal year is of one year beginning on January 1 and ending on
December 31. ARTICLE 20  PROFITS  LEGAL RESERVE FUNDS Out of the profit of a fiscal year, reduced by prior losses if any, an
amount equal to at least 5 % thereof is first deducted in order to form the
legal reserve fund provided by law. This deduction is no longer required when
the legal reserve fund amounts to one tenth of the capital of the company. Distributable profit is the profit of a fiscal year, reduced by prior
losses and by the deduction provided for in the preceding paragraph and
increased by the profits carried forward. ARTICLE 21  DIVIDENDS If there results a distributable profit from the accounts of the fiscal
year, as approved by the general meeting, the general meeting may decide to
allocate it to one or several reserve funds, the appropriation or use of which
it shall determine, or to carry it forward or to distribute it as dividends. Furthermore, after having established the existence of reserves which it
may dispose of, the general meeting may decide the distribution of amounts paid
out of such reserves. In such case, the payments shall be made. However, the
dividends shall be set off by priority on the distributable profit of the
financial year. The general meeting shall determine the terms of payment of dividends ;
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However, the dividends must be declared payable no more than nine months
following the close of the financial year. The general meeting deciding upon the accounts of a fiscal year will be
entitled to grant to each shareholder, for all or part of the distributed
dividends, an option between payment in cash or in shares. Similarly, should the ordinary general meeting resolve the distribution of
interim dividends pursuant to article L.232-12 of the Commercial Code, it will
be entitled to grant to each shareholder an interim dividend and, for all or
part of the said interim dividend, an option between payment in cash or in
shares. The offer of payment in shares, the price and the conditions as to the
issuing of such shares, together with the request for payment in shares and the
conditions of the completion of the capital increase will be governed by the
law and regulations. When a balance sheet, drawn up during, or at the end of the fiscal year,
and certified by the statutory auditor(s), shows that the company, since the
close of the preceding fiscal year, after having made the necessary
depreciations and provisions and after deduction of the prior losses, if any,
as well as of the amounts which are to be allocated to the reserve fund
provided by law or by the by-laws, has made profits, the board of directors may
resolve the distribution of interim dividends prior to the approval of the
accounts of the fiscal year, and may determine the amount thereof and the date
of such distribution. The amount of such interim dividends cannot exceed the
amount of the profits as defined in this paragraph. In this case, the option
described in the preceding paragraph shall not be available. TITLE VI DISSOLUTION  LIQUIDATION ARTICLE 22  PREMATURE DISSOLUTION The extraordinary general meeting may at any time declare the dissolution
of the company before the expiration of its stated duration under the present
Memorandum and Articles of Association. ARTICLE 23  LOSS OF ONE HALF OF THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY If, as a consequence of losses showed by the companys accounts, the net
assets (capitaux propres) of the company are reduced below one half of the
capital of the company, the board of directors must, within four months from
the approval of the accounts showing this loss, convene an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders in order to decide whether the company ought to
be dissolved before its statutory term. If the dissolution is not declared, the capital must, at the latest at the
end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year during which the losses
were established and subject to the legal provisions concerning the minimum
capital of societes anonymes, be reduced by an amount at least equal to the
losses which could not be charged on reserves, if during that period the net
assets have not been restored up to an amount at least equal to one half of the
capital. In the absence of the meeting of shareholders, or in the case where this
meeting has not been able to validly act, any interested party may institute
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ARTICLE 24  EFFECT OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY The company is in liquidation as soon as it is dissolved for any reason
whatsoever. It continues to exist as a legal entity for the needs of this
liquidation until the liquidation is completed. During the period of the liquidation, the general meeting shall retain the
same powers it exercised during the life of the company. The shares shall remain transferable until the completion of the
liquidation proceedings. The dissolution of the company is only valid vis a vis third parties as
from the date at which it is published at the register of commerce. ARTICLE 25  APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATORS  POWERS Upon the expiration of the term of existence of the company or in the case
of its premature dissolution, the meeting of the shareholders shall decide the
method of liquidation and appoint one or several liquidators whose powers it
will determine. The liquidators will exercise their duties according to the
law. The appointment of the liquidator(s) terminates the offices of the
directors. ARTICLE 26  LIQUIDATION  CLOSING After payment of the liabilities, the remaining assets shall be used first
for the payment to the shareholders of the amount paid for their shares and not
amortized. The balance, if any, shall be divided among all the shareholders. The shareholders shall be convened at the end of the liquidation in order
to decide on the final accounts, to discharge the liquidator from liability for
his acts of management and the performance of his office, and to take notice of
the closing of the liquidation. The closing of the liquidation is published as provided by law. TITLE VII NOTIFICATIONS ARTICLE 27  NOTIFICATIONS All notifications provided for in the present Memorandum and Articles of
Associations shall be made either by registered mail with acknowledgment of
receipt or by process server. Simultaneously a copy of the notification shall
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