Carrefour - 2017 Registration Document

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY Information about the Company 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT | CARREFOUR 7. 320 Information about the Company 7.1 Corporate name/Trade and Companies Register 7.1.1 Carrefour Registered with the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register under no. 652 014 051 Head office 7.1.2 33, avenue Émile Zola, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Phone: +33 (0)1 41 04 26 00 Legal form/term 7.1.3 French public limited company (société anonyme) governed by the provisions of the French commercial code (Code de commerce). By decision of the Shareholders’ Meeting of July 28, 2008, the Company adopted the form of a public limited company with a Board of Directors. Following its deliberations on June 21, 2011, the Board of Directors decided to combine the duties of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. This Board of Directors’ decision to combine the duties of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer met the objective to simplify the decision-making process and enhance the efficiency and responsiveness of the Company’s governance. The term of the Company, which began on July 11, 1959, will expire on July 10, 2058, unless the Company is wound up in advance or its term is extended. Main provisions of the Articles of Association 7.1.4 Corporate purpose (Article 3) 7.1.4.1 The purpose of the Company is to: create, acquire and operate, in France and abroad, stores for the ● sale of all items, products, foodstuffs and merchandise and, secondarily, to provide within the said stores all services that may be of interest to customers; purchase, manufacture, sell, represent and package the said ● products, foodstuffs and merchandise; in general, carry out all industrial, commercial, financial, property ● and real estate operations relating directly or indirectly to the said purpose or which may facilitate the said purpose or ensure its development. The Company may act, directly or indirectly, and conduct any and all of these operations in any country, on its own behalf or on behalf of third parties, either alone or within partnerships, alliances, groups or companies, with any other persons or companies, and carry out and complete them in any manner whatsoever. The Company may also acquire any and all interests and stakes in any French or foreign companies or businesses, regardless of their purpose.