Shall face a criminal charge, directors, the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive
officer, general manager, deputy general manager, general director, deputy general director of a
public limited company or the president of a simplified public limited company who, during an
increase of capital, has issued shares or shares denominations:
1)before the depository’s certificate has been established;
2)without prior compliance with the formalities for capital increase;
3)without payment in full of the company's previously subscribed capital;
4)without the payment of at least a quarter of the nominal value of new shares at the time of
subscription;
5) where appropriate, withoutthe full payment of the issue premium at the time ofsubscription.
Criminalcharges shall also be broughtagainst individuals referred to in this article who failed to
maintain cash shares in their nominative form until they are fully paid up.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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Section 893 of the Acte uniforme révisé relatif au droit des sociétés commerciales et du groupement d'intérêt économique/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/auscgie-2014