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The reply document of the target company, which must meet the content requirements specified in an AMF instruction, shall mention:
1° The agreements mentioned in Article 231-5;
2° The information mentioned in Article L. 225-37-5 of the Commercial Code, updated where applicable as at the date of the offer, to the best of the company's knowledge;
3° The independent appraiser's report in the cases provided for in Article 261-1. In order to protect its legitimate interests, the target company may assume responsibility for not disclosing certain information in the independent appraiser's report, provided such non-disclosure is unlikely to mislead the public;
3° bis In the cases provided for in Articles L. 2323-21 to L. 2323-26-1 A of the Labour Code, the opinion of the works council of the target company and, where applicable, the chartered accountant's report prepared on behalf of the works council pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 2323-22-1 of the Labour Code;
4° The reasoned opinion of the Board of Directors or Supervisory Board, or, in the case of a foreign company, the competent governing body, regarding the benefits of the offer or the consequences of the offer for the target company, its shareholders and its employees, and, where applicable, the measures it has implemented or decided to implement that are likely to cause the offer to fail. In the case of any new measures likely to cause the offer to fail, the company shall publish a news release to inform the market to this effect. The voting procedures by which this opinion was obtained are set out, with the possibility for dissenting members to request that their identity and position be mentioned.
5° If they are available and different from the opinion mentioned in Point 4°, comments by the works council, or, failing that, by staff representatives, or, failing that, by staffmembers;
6° Whether members of the governing bodies mentioned in Point 4° intend to tender their shares to the offer, specifying in particular, if the offer has several branches, the branch to which they intend to tender their securities, where such is the case;
7° The procedures for making available the information mentioned in Article 231-28.
The reply document shall bear the signature of the legal representative of the target company, declaring that the information contained therein is accurate.
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