General Description of the Company and its Share Capital
Date of Incorporation and Duration of the Company
Objects of the Company
Commercial and Companies Registry
Inspection of Corporate Documents
Financial Year
General Description of the Company
Corporate Name, Seat and Registered Office
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.
Le Carré, Beechavenue 130-132, 1119 PR, Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands
Seat (statutaire zetel): Amsterdam
Legal Form
The Company is a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) organized under the laws of The Netherlands.
Governing Law:
Governing Law - Dutch Regulations
Information on this can be found in the section on Governing Law - Dutch Regulations
Ongoing Disclosure Obligations
Information on this can be found in the section on Ongoing Disclosure Obligations
Disclosure of Specific Information
Information on this can be found in the section on Disclosure of Specific Information
Date of Incorporation and Duration of the Company
The Company was incorporated on December 29, 1998 for an unlimited duration.
Objects of the Company
Pursuant to Article 2 of the Articles of Association, the objects of the Company are to hold, co-ordinate and manage participations or other interests in and to finance and assume liabilities, provide for security and/or guarantee debts of legal entities, partnerships, business associations and undertakings that are involved in:
(a) the aeronautic, defence, space and/or communication
industry; or
(b) activities that are complementary, supportive or ancillary
thereto.
Commercial and Companies Registry
The Company is registered with the Registry of the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam (Handelsregister van de Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken voor Amsterdam) under number 24288945.
Inspection of Corporate Documents
The Articles of Association are available for inspection in Dutch at the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam.
Pursuant to Article 57 of the French Decree n° 84-406 of 30 May 1984, a certified copy of a translation in French of the Articles of Association has been filed with the Greffe of the Tribunal de Commerce of Paris. It is also available at the head office of EADS in France (37, boulevard de Montmorency, 75016 Paris, France, Tel: 00.33.1.42.24.24.24). In the event of amendments being made to the Articles of Association, an updated certified copy of the translation in French thereof will be filed with the Greffe of the Tribunal de Commerce of Paris and made available at the head office of EADS in France.
In Germany, the Articles of Association are available at the head office of EADS in Germany (81663 Munich, Germany, Tel: 00.49.89.60.70).
In Spain, the Articles of Association are available at the CNMV and at the head office of EADS in Spain (Avda. Aragón 404, 28022 Madrid, Spain, Tel: 00.34.91.585.70.00).
Financial Year
The financial year of the Company starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each year.
Allocation and Distribution of Income
Information on this can be found in the section on Allocation and Distribution of Income
General Meetings
Information on this can be found in the section on General Meetings
Disclosure of Holdings
Information on this can be found in the section on Disclosure of Holdings
Mandatory Tender Offers
Information on this can be found in the section on Mandatory Tender Offers