Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

442 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 Find out more at group.renault.com 05 GENERAL INFORMATION RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS GENERAL INFORMATION 5.1 Overview 5.1.1 Business name and head office 5.1.1.1 Business name: Renault. Head office: 13-15, quai Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt – France. Legal form 5.1.1.2 Organized as a société anonyme (public limited company). Date of incorporation and term of the 5.1.1.3 Company The Company was founded on January 16, 1945. It will expire on December 31, 2088 except in the case of early dissolution or extension. Summary of corporate purpose 5.1.1.4 Renault’s corporate purpose is principally the design, manufacture, sale, repair, maintenance and leasing of motor vehicles (commercial, light commercial and passenger vehicles, tractors, farm machinery and construction equipment) as well as the design and production of parts and equipment used in connection with the manufacturing and operation of vehicles. In addition, it includes the performance of services relating to such activities and, more generally, all industrial, commercial, financial, investment and real-estate transactions relating directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to any of the above purposes (see Article 3 of the articles of association). Further details of the Company’s corporate purpose are provided in Article 3 of the articles of association, available at www.groupe.renault.com. Registration and identification 5.1.1.5 numbers RCS number: 441 639 465 RCS Nanterre (APE code 6420Z). Head office Siret code: 441 639 465 00018. LEI number: 969500F7JLTX36OUI695. Access to legal documents 5.1.1.6 The Company articles of association, the Board of Directors’ Charter, documents relating to Annual General Meetings, statutory auditors’ reports and all other documents made available to shareholders in accordance with applicable legal provisions may be consulted at the Company’s head office. Financial year 5.1.1.7 The Company’s financial year runs from January 1 to December 31. Special provisions of the articles of association 5.1.2 Allocation of net profits 5.1.2.1 Net profits are allocated in compliance with applicable legislation. Distributable income consists of the current year’s income, less previous losses and amounts transferred to the legal reserves, plus retained earnings brought forward from previous years as specified by law. Upon recommendation by the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting may then determine portions of this income to be allocated to optional ordinary and special reserves or to be carried over. The balance, if any, is divided among the shares in proportion to their paid-up and unamortized value. In accordance with legal provisions, the Annual General Meeting has the authority to offer shareholders the option of receiving all or part of the dividend payout in cash or in shares. Requests for the payment of scrip dividends must be submitted within the time period established by the Annual General Meeting, without exceeding three months from the date of the meeting. The Board of Directors may choose to suspend this period for up to three months if the share capital is increased.