# Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE), Article 58

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The votes cast shall not include votes attaching to shares in respect of which the shareholder has not taken part in the vote or has abstained or has returned a blank or spoilt ballot paper.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/2157/article/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-2157/article-58
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