708. The conversion of the investment deposits of an amalgamating federation into investment deposits of the corresponding class of the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, having the same rights and attributes, shall be made on the basis of their book value on the date of amalgamation, and the proportion of the investment deposits of that class of the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec to be attributed to each holder, as of 1 July 2001, shall be established on the basis of the proportion that the book value of the investment deposits held by the holder before the amalgamation is of the total book value of the investment deposits held before the amalgamation by all the holders.