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Exhibit 25.1

 

File No. 333-181225

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A

TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)  o

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

CANADA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation of organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

Not Applicable

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

100 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, SOUTH TOWER

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, M5J2YI

(4l6) 263-9200

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

350 Indiana Street, Suite 800, Golden, CO 80401

(303) 262-0707

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

55-0886410

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

 

One Federal Street, Floor 30

 

 

Boston, Massachusetts

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

% Series C Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures due

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 



 

Item 1.    GENERAL INFORMATION.  Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

(a)                       Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Office of the Superintendent of Financial institutions (OSFI) 255 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OH2, Canada

 

(b)                       Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Yes.

 

Item 2.                           AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGORIf the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation:

 

Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.

 

Item 15.                    FOREIGN TRUSTEE.  Identify the order or rule pursuant to which the foreign trustee is authorized to act as sole trustee under the indentures qualified under the Act:

 

The trustee filed a Form T-6, Application Under Section 310(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for Determination of Eligibility of a Foreign Person to Act as Institutional Trustee, on September 27, 2010 in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-168856) filed by Atlantic Power Corporation (the “2010 Registration Statement”). The order in response to the Form T-6 authorizing the trustee to act as the sole trustee was deemed issued by the SEC concurrently with the effectiveness of the 2010 Registration Statement.

 

Item 16.                    LIST OF EXHIBITS.  Listed below are all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification.

 

1. Articles of Incorporation of the trustee, as now in effect.

2. Certificate of Authority for the trustee to commence business.

3. Authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.

4. By-laws of the trustee, as now in effect.

5. Not applicable.

6. Not applicable.

7. Attached: a Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the period ended Q1 2012; and a Consolidated Monthly Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2012.

8. Not applicable

9. Applicant’s consent to services of process on Form F-X.

 



 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, a trust company organized and existing under the laws of Canada, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario on the 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST

 

COMPANY OF CANADA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Soheil Kafei

 

Name:

Soheil Kafai

 

Title:

Corporate Trust Officer

 


 

 

Exhibit 1 to Form T-1

 

Industry Canada

 

Industrie Canada

 

Certificate of Incorporation

 

Certificate de constitution

 

 

 

Canada Business

 

Loi canadienne sur

Corporations Act

 

les sociétés par actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

3725529 Canada Inc.

 

372552-9

Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société

 

Corporation number-Numéro de la société

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hereby certify that the above-named corporation, the articles of incorporation of which are attached, was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

 

Je certifie que la société susmentionnée, dont les statuts constitutifs sont joints, a été constituée en société en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

February 29, 2000 / le 29 février 2000

 

 

 

Director - Directeur

 

Date of Incorporation - Date de constitution

 

 



 

CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

 

FORM 1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
(SECTION 6)

 

1.                                      Name of corporation:

 

3725529 Canada Inc.

 

2.                                      The place in Canada where the registered office is to be situated:

 

City of Toronto, Province of Ontario

 

3.                                      The classes and any maximum number of shares that the Corporation is authorized to issue:

 

An unlimited number of common shares.

 

4.                                      Restrictions, if any, on share transfers:

 

No share shall be transferred without either (a) the consent of the directors of the Corporation expressed by a resolution passed by the board of directors or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by all of such directors, or (b) the consent of the holders of shares to which are attached more than 50% of the voting rights attaching to all shares for the time being outstanding entitled to vote at such time expressed by a resolution passed by such shareholders at a meeting duly called and constituted for that purpose or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by all of such shareholders.

 

5.                                      Number (or minimum and maximum number) of directors:

 

A minimum of one (1) and a maximum of ten (10).

 

6.                                      Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation may carry on:

 

None.

 

7.                                      Other provisions, if any:

 

(a)                                 The number of shareholders of the Corporation, exclusive of persons who are in its employment and exclusive of persons who, having been formerly in the employment of the Corporation, were, while in that employment, and have continued after the termination of that employment to be, shareholders of the Corporation, is limited to not

 



 

more than 50, 2 or more persons who are the joint registered owners of 1 or more shares being counted as 1 shareholder;

 

(b)                                 Any invitation to the public to subscribe for any securities of the Corporation is prohibited; and

 

(c)                                  The directors may appoint one or more directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting of shareholders.

 

8.                                      Incorporator:

 

Name

 

Address

 

 

 

Brian M. Pukier

 

46 Alcina Avenue

 

 

Toronto, Ontario M6G 2E8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Brian M. Pukier

 

 

Brian M. Pukier

 

 

FEB

29 2000

Corp No. 372552-9

FEV

 

2



 

Industry Canada

 

Industrie Canada

 

Certificate of Amendment

 

Certificat de Modification

 

 

 

Canada Business

 

Loi canadienne sur

Corporations Act

 

les sociétés par actions

 

 

 

 

Computershare Investor Services Inc.

 

372552-9

Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société

 

Corporation number-Numéro de la société

 

 

 

I hereby certify that the articles of the above-named corporation were amended:

 

Je certifie que les statuts de la société susmentionnée ont été modifiés:

 

 

 

a) under section 13 of the Canada Business Corporations Act in accordance with the attached notice;

o

a) en vertu de l’article 13 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, conformément à l’avis ci-joint;

 

 

 

b) under section 27 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment designating a series of shares;

o

b) en vertu de l’article 27 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes désignant une série d’actions;

 

 

 

c) under section 179 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment;

x

c) en vertu de l’article 179 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes;

 

 

 

d) under section 191 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of reorganization;

o

d) en vertu de l’article 191 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses de réorganisation ci-jointes;

 

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

may 1, 2000 / le 1 mai 2000

 

 

 

Director - Directeur

 

Date of Amendment - Date de modification

 

 



 

 Industry Canada

Industrie Canada

FORM 4

FORMULE 4

 

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

CLAUSES MODIFICATRICES

Canada Business

Loi canadienne sur

(SECTION 27 OR 177)

(ARTICLES 27 OU 177)

Corporations Act

les sociétés par actions

 

 

 

1 - Name of corporation - Dénomination de la société

 

2 - Corporation No.-N’de la société

 

 

 

3725529 Canada Inc.

 

372552-9

 

3 - The articles of the above-named corporation are amended as follows:

 

Les statuts de la société mentionnée ci-dessus sont modifiés de la façon suivante:

 

To change the name of the Corporation to Computershare Investor Services Inc.

 

Date

 

Signature

 

Title - Titre

 

 

 

 

 

April 19, 2000

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ILLEGIBLE]

 

 



 

Industry Canada

 

Industrie Canada

 

Certificate of Amendment

 

Certificat de modification

 

 

 

Canada Business
Corporations Act

 

Loi canadienne sur
les sociétés par actions

 

Computershare Investor Services Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services aux investisseurs Computershare inc.

 

372552-9

Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société

 

Corporation number-Numéro de la société

 

 

 

I hereby certify that the articles of the above-named corporation were amended:

 

Je certifie que les statuts de la société susmentionnée ont été modifiés:

 

 

 

a) under section 13 of the Canada Business Corporations Act in accordance with the attached notice;

o

a) en vertu de l’article 13 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, conformément à l’avis ci-joint;

 

 

 

b) under section 27 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment designating a series of shares;

o

b) en vertu de l’article 27 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes désignant une série d’actions;

 

 

 

c) under section 179 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment;

x

c) en vertu de l’article 179 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes;

 

 

 

d) under section 191 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of reorganization;

o

d) en vertu de l’article 191 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses de réorganisation ci-jointes;

 

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

June 29, 2000 / le 29 juin 2000

 

 

 

Director - Directeur

 

Date of Amendment - Date de modification

 

 



 

 Industry Canada

Industrie Canada

FORM 4

FORMULE 4

 

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

CLAUSES MODIFICATRICES

Canada Business

Loi canadienne sur

(SECTION 27 OR 177)

(ARTICLES 27 OU 177)

Corporations Act

les sociétés par actions

 

 

 

1 Name of corporation - Dénomination de la société

 

2 - Corporation No. - N’de la société

 

 

 

Computershare Investor Services Inc.

 

372552-9

 

The articles of the above-named corporation are amended as follows:

 

Les statuts de la société mentionnée ci-dessus sont modifiés de la façon suivante:

 

The articles of the Corporation be amended to authorize the Corporation to use its corporate name in either the existing English version or in the following French version:

 

Services aux investisseurs Computershare inc.

 

 

Date

 

Signature

 

Title - Titre

 

 

 

 

 

June 27, 2000

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ILLEGIBLE]

 

 



 

 

Letters Patent of

 

Lettres patentes de

Continuance

 

prorogation

 

 

 

Trust and Loan

 

Loi sur les sociétés

Companies Act

 

de fiducie et de prét

 

The Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), on behalf of the Minister of Finance and pursuant to section 33 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act:

 

Au nom du ministre des Finances, et en vertu de Particle 33 de la Loi sur les sociétés de fiducie et de prét, le secrétaire d’État (Institutions financiéres internationales) :

 

 

 

·      continues Computershare Investor Services Inc., a company incorporated under Canada Business Corporations Act, as a company under the Trust and Loan Companies Act;

 

·      proroge Computershare Investor Services Inc., une société constituée aux termes de la Loi sur les sociétés par actions, comme une société sous le regime de la Loi sur les sociétés de fiducie et de prét;

 

 

 

·      declares that the name of the company is Computershare Trust Company of Canada:

 

·      Statue que la dénomination sociale de la société est Société de fiducie Computershare du Canada;

 

 

 

·      declares that the head office of the company shall be in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario; and

 

·      fixe le siege de la société dans la ville de Toronto, dans la province de I’Ontario;

 

 

 

·      declares that these letters patent arc effective on January 9, 2001.

 

·      Statue que ces lettres patentes entrent en vigueur le 9 janvier 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 9, 2001

 

Date: Le 9 janvier 2001

 

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

 

Secretary of State

 

 

(International Financial Institutions)

 

 

Le secrétaire d’État

 

 

(Institutions financiéres internationales)

 

 


 

Exhibit 2 to Form T-1

 

 

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières

 

Order to Commence and Carry

 

Autorisation de fonctionnement

on Business

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and Loan Companies Act

 

Loi sur les sociétés de fiducie et

 

 

de prêt

 

 

 

Whereas on January 9, 2001, Computershare Trust Company of Canada was continued as a company under the Trust and Loan Companies Act, and therefore, pursuant to subsection 52(4) of the Act, I approve the commencement and carrying on of business by Computershare Trust Company of Canada and authorise the company to carry on the activities referred to in section 412 of that Act.

 

Attendu que le 9 janvier 2001, Société de fiducie Computershare du Canada a été prorogée comme une société sous la Loi sur les sociétés de fiducie et de prêt, et à ces causes, en vertu du paragraphe 52(4) de ladite Loi, j’autorise la Société de fiducie Computershare du Canada à commencer a fonctionner ainsi qu’à exercer les activités mentionnées à l’article 412 de la Loi.

 

 

 

This Order is effective on January 9, 2001.

 

La présente ordonnance entre en vigueur le 9 janvier 2001.

 

 

 

/s/ John Palmer

 

 

John Palmer

 

 

Superintendent/Surintendant

 

 

 


 

Exhibit 3 to Form T-1

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

BY-LAW NO. 4, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

Section 2.4 — Execution of Instruments

 

Deeds, transfers, assignments, contracts, obligations, certificates and other instruments may be signed on behalf of the Company by any two of the directors, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Vice-Presidents, Senior Vice-Presidents, Regional Vice-Presidents or Vice-Presidents. In addition, the board of directors or any two of the Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Vice-Presidents, Senior Vice-Presidents, Regional Vice-Presidents or Vice-Presidents may from time to time direct the manner in which and the person or persons by whom any particular instrument or class of instruments may or shall be signed. Any signing officer may affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring the same.

 

CERTIFIED to be a true and exact copy of an extract from By-Law No. 4 of the By-Laws of Computershare Trust Company of Canada, which By-Law is in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

DATED at Toronto, this 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

 

/s/ Magdalena Autea

 

Assistant Secretary

 



 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA (the “Company”)

 

RESOLUTION REGARDING
EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS AND COUNTERSIGNATURES

 

RESOLVED that pursuant to the authority of the Board of Directors under the terms of Section 2.4 of By-Law No. 4 of the Company, the Company hereby makes the following designations, which shall supersede any previous designations pursuant to such By-law:

 

1.              THAT for the purposes of this designation each person listed on the attached pages shall be designated as a Signing Officer of the Company as a holder of the positions set out next to his or her name for so long as each person remains an employee of the Company.

 

2.              THAT for the purposes of this designation the Officers and Signing Officers of the Company shall be divided into the following classes:

 

CLASS A

CLASS B

 

CLASS C

 

 

 

 

President

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Controller

Executive Vice President

Senior Vice President

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

General Manager

Branch Manager

Corporate Trust Officer

Director, Broker Products

Regional Manager, Service Delivery

Manager, Administration

Manager, Client Services

Manager, Client Services, Communication Services

Manager, Commercial Development, Communication Services

Manager, Corporate Actions

Manager, Corporate Administration

Manager, Corporate Trust

Manager, Employee Plans

Manager, MBS

Manager, Oil Royalties

Manager, Operations, Communication Services

Manager, Production Development, Communication Services

Manager, Stock Transfer

Manager, Stock Transfer &

Client Services

Manager, Stock Transfer & Operations

Professional, Client Services

Professional, Corporate Actions

Professional, Employee Plans

Professional, MBS

Professional, Service Delivery

Professional, Stock Transfer

 

Manager, Disbursements

Manager, Investor Services

Manager, Trade Processing

Manager, Transfer Processing

Professional, Administrative Services

Professional, Product Specialist

Professional, SEDAR

Professional, Transfers

Team Leader, Bond Administration

Team Leader, Client Services, Communication Services

Team Leader, Corporate Actions

Team Leader, Legals

Team Leader, Research

Team Leader, Security Flow

Team Leader, Trust Investments

Administrator, Audit

Administrator, Client Services

Administrator, Corporate Actions

Administrator, Corporate Trust

Administrator, Escrows

Administrator, MBS

Administrator, Stock Transfer

Associate Trust Officer

 



 

3.              THAT, any two Signing Officers listed in Class A or B, or both, or any one Class A or B Signing Officer together with one Class C Signing Officer may represent and act in the name of the Company, but only in the ordinary course of the Company’s trust and agency services business activities including, without limitation, transfer agency, record keeping, plan administration and debt trusteeship. The above mentioned Signing Officers, on behalf of the Company, shall be authorized:

 

(a)                       to execute and deliver all affidavits, agreements, certificates, contracts, deeds, indentures, notices, undertakings, conveyances or other documents required in the course of its operations including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, documents evidencing any assignment, charge, co-ownership of immoveable, conveyance, deposit, exchange, habitation, hypothec, insurance, lease, lien, loan, mortgage, partnership, pledge, privilege, purchase, registration of real rights, retrocession, sale, suretyship, usufruct or other like documents;

 

(b)                       to secure any loans or other sums owed by way of mortgage, hypothec, lien or other charges upon property, real or personal, moveable or immovable;

 

(c)                        to acquire, convey, dispose or sell, in whole or in part, by way of public or private sale, by auction or otherwise, of said property so mortgaged, hypothecated or otherwise given as security;

 

(d)                       to grant easements, encumbrances, servitudes, rights of way and other charges and liens upon immovable or real property;

 

(e)                        to grant partial or total acquittances, discharges, mainlevées and releases, with or without consideration, of charges, hypothecs, liens, mortgages, pledges, privileges and of any effect of a giving-in-payment clause or of a resolutory clause;

 

(f)                         to execute and deliver all agreements, contracts, deeds or other documents pertaining to the administration, the custody or the transfer of bonds, certificates of deposits, debentures, notes, options, shares, warrants or like securities and to receive funds and invest same in said instruments; and

 

(g)                        to accept, convey, issue, purchase, receive, sell, subscribe for or transfer bonds, certificates of deposits, debentures, notes, options, shares, warrants or like securities.

 

The Signing Officers are authorized to exercise all powers, responsibilities and rights and to execute all obligations required under the terms of any affidavit, agreement, certificate, contract, deed, indenture, notice or other empowering document in the course of the Company’s operations and generally to do all such things as are necessary and useful to the fulfillment of the above objects, subject to any limitations imposed by law, in order to give full effect and purpose to the foregoing.

 

4.              THAT the authorization contained herein does not include contracts and agreements for the purchase of goods and services by the Company for its own use which are excluded from the operation of this authorization.

 



 

5.              THAT any one Signing Officer from Classes A, B or C, or any combination thereof, may sign and counter-sign bonds, debentures, stock certificates and other securities on behalf of the Company, when it acts as trustee, transfer agent and/or registrar.

 

6.              THAT any Signing Officer may affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring same.

 

7.              THAT any officer holding a dual position shall sign only once.

 

DATED at Toronto, Ontario, as of the 16th day of May, 2012.

 

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY

 

I, Magdalena Autea , Assistant Secretary of Computershare Trust Company of Canada, hereby certify that this copy of the Resolution Regarding Execution Of Documents and Countersignatures for Computershare Trust Company of Canada is a true copy of the original which was passed by the Board of Directors on May 16th, 2012 and is of full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

Certified at Toronto on this 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

 

/s/ Magdalena Autea

 

Assistant Secretary

 



 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

 

 

 

/s/ Morag Abraham

 

/s/ Jason Barskey

 

Morag Abraham, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Jason Barskey, Corporate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ron Bingley

 

/s/ Shelley Bloomberg

 

Ron Bingley, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Shelley Bloomberg, Manager, Corporate Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Aaron Cao

 

/s/ Stefan Chabane

 

Aaron Cao, Administrator, MBS

 

Stefan Chabane, Administrator, MBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Charles Cuschieri

 

/s/ Cheryl Davidson

 

Charles Cuschieri, Associate Trust Officer

 

Cheryl Davidson, Associate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Dien Jin

 

/s/ Charles Eric Gauthier

 

Dien Jin, Administrator, MBS

 

Charles Eric Gauthier, General Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Ha

 

/s/ Soheil Kafai

 

David Ha, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Soheil Kafai, Corporate Trust Officer

 

I, Magdalena Autea, Assistant Secretary of Computershare Trust Company of Canada, hereby certify that each of the above named persons holds the office set out beside his or her name and that the facsimile signature appearing with the name of each such person is a true exact copy of the signature of such person.

 

Certified at Toronto on this 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

 

/s/ Magdalena Autea

 

Assistant Secretary

 



 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

 

 

 

/s/ Lisa M. Kudo

 

/s/ Prasath Kugananthan

 

Lisa M. Kudo, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Prasath Kugananthan, Administrator, MBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stanley Kwan

 

/s/ Annie Yang Lu

 

Stanley Kwan, Associate Trust Officer

 

Annie Yang Lu, Professional, MBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Scott Markham

 

/s/ Daniel Marz

 

Scott Markham, Manager, Corporate Trust

 

Daniel Marz, Corporate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mircho Mirchev

 

/s/ Ann Pierce

 

Mircho Mirchev, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Ann Pierce, Team Leader, Bond Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sean Pigott

 

/s/ Susanne Pynn

 

Sean Pigott, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Susanne Pynn, Professional, MBS

 

I, Magdalena Autea, Assistant Secretary of Computershare Trust Company of Canada, hereby certify that each of the above named persons holds the office set out beside his or her name and that the facsimile signature appearing with the name of each such person is a true exact copy of the signature of such person.

 

Certified at Toronto on this 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

 

/s/ Magdalena Autea

 

Assistant Secretary

 



 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

 

 

 

/s/ Christina Quintal

 

/s/ Ann Samuel

 

Christina Quintal, Administrator, MBS

 

Ann Samuel, Associate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Aruna Santsarran

 

/s/ Michelle Schultz

 

Aruna Santsarran, Team Leader, Trust Investments

 

Michelle Schultz, Associate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Judith Sebald

 

/s/ Mohanie Shivprasad

 

Judith Sebald, Corporate Trust Officer

 

Mohanie Shivprasad, Associate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Diane Small

 

/s/ Danny Snider

 

Diane Small, Manager, MBS

 

Danny Snider, Corporate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stuart Swartz

 

/s/ Patricia Wakelin

 

Stuart Swartz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Trust

 

Patricia Wakelin, Corporate Trust Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kelly Wood

 

 

 

Kelly Wood, Manager, Administration

 

 

 

I, Magdalena Autea, Assistant Secretary of Computershare Trust Company of Canada, hereby certify that each of the above named persons holds the office set out beside his or her name and that the facsimile signature appearing with the name of each such person is a true exact copy of the signature of such person.

 

Certified at Toronto on this 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

 

/s/ Magdalena Autea

 

Assistant Secretary

 


 

Exhibit 4 to Form T-1

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

(the “Company”)

 

BY-LAW NO. 4, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

A by-law relating generally to the transaction of the business and affairs of the Company.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

 

 

INTERPRETATION

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

1

Section 1.2

 

Conflict With Unanimous Shareholder Agreement

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2

 

 

 

BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1

 

Registered Office

3

Section 2.2

 

Corporate Seal

3

Section 2.3

 

Financial Year

3

Section 2.4

 

Execution of Instruments

3

Section 2.5

 

Banking Arrangements

3

Section 2.6

 

Voting Rights in Other Bodies Corporate

3

Section 2.7

 

Divisions

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

 

 

BORROWING AND SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1

 

Borrowing Power

4

Section 3.2

 

Delegation

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1

 

Number of Directors and Quorum

5

Section 4.2

 

Qualification

5

Section 4.3

 

Election and Term

6

Section 4.4

 

Removal of Directors

6

Section 4.5

 

Termination of Office

6

Section 4.6

 

Vacancies

6

Section 4.7

 

Action by the Board

6

 

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Section 4.8

 

Canadian Majority at Meetings

7

Section 4.9

 

Meeting by Telephone

7

Section 4.10

 

Place of Meetings

7

Section 4.11

 

Calling of Meetings

7

Section 4.12

 

Notice of Meeting

7

Section 4.13

 

First Meeting of New Board

8

Section 4.14

 

Adjourned Meeting

8

Section 4.15

 

Regular Meetings

8

Section 4.16

 

Chairman

8

Section 4.17

 

Votes to Govern

9

Section 4.18

 

Conflict of Interest

9

Section 4.19

 

Remuneration and Expenses

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

 

 

COMMITTEES

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1

 

Committees of the Board

9

Section 5.2

 

Conduct Review Committee

9

Section 5.3

 

Audit Committee

10

Section 5.4

 

Transaction of Business

10

Section 5.5

 

Advisory Bodies

10

Section 5.6

 

Procedure

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

 

 

OFFICERS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1

 

Appointment

10

Section 6.2

 

Chairman of the Board

11

Section 6.3

 

Chief Executive Officer

11

Section 6.4

 

President

11

Section 6.5

 

Vice-President

11

Section 6.6

 

Secretary

11

Section 6.7

 

Treasurer

11

Section 6.8

 

Powers and Duties of Other Officers

12

Section 6.9

 

Variation of Powers and Duties

12

Section 6.10

 

Term of Office

12

Section 6.11

 

Terms of Employment and Remuneration

12

Section 6.12

 

Conflict of Interest

12

Section 6.13

 

Agents and Attorneys

12

Section 6.14

 

Fidelity Bonds

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7

 

 

 

PROTECTION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND OTHERS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1

 

Limitation of Liability

13

 

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Section 7.2

 

Indemnity

13

Section 7.3

 

Insurance

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.1

 

Allotment of Shares

14

Section 8.2

 

Commissions

14

Section 8.3

 

Registration of Share Transfer

14

Section 8.4

 

Transfer Agents and Registrars

14

Section 8.5

 

Non-Recognition of Trusts

15

Section 8.6

 

Share Certificates

15

Section 8.7

 

Replacement of Share Certificates

15

Section 8.8

 

Joint Holders

15

Section 8.9

 

Deceased Shareholders

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND RIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1

 

Dividends

16

Section 9.2

 

Dividend Cheques

16

Section 9.3

 

Non-Receipt of Cheques

16

Section 9.4

 

Record Date for Dividends and Rights

16

Section 9.5

 

Unclaimed Dividends

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10

 

 

 

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.1

 

Annual Meetings

17

Section 10.2

 

Special Meetings

17

Section 10.3

 

Place of Meetings

17

Section 10.4

 

Notice of Meetings

17

Section 10.5

 

List of Shareholders Entitled to Notice

18

Section 10.6

 

Record Date for Notice

18

Section 10.7

 

Meetings Without Notice

18

Section 10.8

 

Chairman, Secretary and Scrutineers

19

Section 10.9

 

Persons Entitled to be Present

19

Section 10.10

 

Quorum

19

Section 10.11

 

Right to Vote

20

Section 10.12

 

Proxyholders and Representatives

20

Section 10.13

 

Time for Deposit of Proxies

20

Section 10.14

 

Joint Shareholders

21

Section 10.15

 

Votes to Govern

21

Section 10.16

 

Show of Hands

21

Section 10.17

 

Ballots

21

 

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Section 10.18

 

Adjournment

22

Section 10.19

 

Resolution in Writing

22

Section 10.20

 

Only One Shareholder

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11

 

 

 

NOTICES

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.1

 

Method of Giving Notices

22

Section 11.2

 

Notice to Joint Holders

23

Section 11.3

 

Computation of Time

23

Section 11.4

 

Undelivered Notices

23

Section 11.5

 

Omissions and Errors

23

Section 11.6

 

Persons Entitled by Death or Operation of Law

23

Section 11.7

 

Waiver of Notice

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12

 

 

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

 

 

 

 

Section 12.1

 

Effective Date

24

Section 12.2

 

Repeal

24

 

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BE IT ENACTED as a by-law of the Company as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.1            Definitions.

 

(1)           In the by-laws of the Company, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

Act” means the Trust and Loan Companies Act, and any statute that may be substituted therefor, as from time to time amended.

 

appoint” includes “elect” and vice versa.

 

board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

by-laws” means this by-law and all other by-laws of the Company from time to time in force and effect.

 

cheque” includes a draft.

 

Company” means the Company continued under the Act on January 9th, 2001.

 

letters patent” means the letters patent of the Company as from time to time amended or restated.

 

meeting of shareholders” includes an annual meeting of shareholders and a special meeting of shareholders.

 

non-business day” means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Canada) as from time to time amended.

 

ordinary resolution” means a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders who voted in respect of that resolution or signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that resolution.

 

recorded address” means in the case of a shareholder his address as recorded in the securities register; and in the case of joint shareholders the address appearing in the securities register in respect of such joint holding or the first address so appearing if there are more than one; and in the case of a director (subject to the provisions of Section 11.1), officer, auditor or member of a committee of the board, his latest address as recorded in the records of the Company.

 



 

resident Canadian” means an individual who is:

 

(a)           A Canadian citizen ordinarily resident in Canada;

 

(b)           A Canadian citizen not ordinarily resident in Canada who is a member of a class of persons prescribed in the regulations to the Act, as amended from time to time; or

 

(c)           A permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act and ordinarily resident in Canada, except a permanent resident who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for more than one year after the time at which he first became eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship.

 

signing officer” means, in relation to any instrument, any person authorized to sign the same on behalf of the Company by or pursuant to section 2.4.

 

special meeting of shareholders” includes a meeting of any class or classes of shareholders and a special meeting of all shareholders entitled to vote at an annual meeting of shareholders.

 

special resolution” means a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the shareholders who voted in respect of that resolution or signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote on that resolution.

 

unanimous shareholder agreement” means a written agreement among all the shareholders of the Company or among all such shareholders and a person who is not a shareholder or a written declaration of the beneficial owner of all of the issued shares of the Company that restricts, in whole or in part, the powers of the directors to manage the business and affairs of the Company, as from time to time amended.

 

(2)           Save as aforesaid, words and expressions defined in the Act have the same meanings when used herein. Words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa; words importing gender include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders; and words importing a person include an individual, partnership, association, body corporate, unincorporated organization, trustee, executor, administrator and legal representative.

 

Section 1.2            Conflict With Unanimous Shareholder Agreement.

 

Where any provision in the by-laws conflicts with any provision of a unanimous shareholder agreement the provision of such unanimous shareholder agreement shall govern.

 

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ARTICLE 2
BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 2.1            Registered Office.

 

The registered office of the Company shall be at the place within Canada from time to time specified in the articles and at such address therein as the board may from time to time determine.

 

Section 2.2            Corporate Seal.

 

Until changed by the board, the corporate seal of the Company shall be in the form impressed hereon.

 

Section 2.3            Financial Year.

 

Until changed by the board, the financial year of the Company shall end on the last day of December in each year.

 

Section 2.4            Execution of Instruments.

 

Deeds, transfers, assignments, contracts, obligations, certificates and other instruments may be signed on behalf of the Company by any two of the directors, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Vice-Presidents, Senior Vice-Presidents, Regional Vice-Presidents or Vice-Presidents. In addition, the board of directors or any two of the Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Vice-Presidents, Senior Vice-Presidents, Regional Vice-Presidents or Vice-Presidents may from time to time direct the manner in which and the person or persons by whom any particular instrument or class of instruments may or shall be signed. Any signing officer may affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring the same.

 

Section 2.5            Banking Arrangements.

 

The banking business of the Company including, without limitation, the borrowing of money and the giving of security therefor, shall be transacted with such banks, trust companies or other bodies corporate or organizations or persons as may from time to time be designated by or under the authority of the board. Such banking business or any part thereof shall be transacted under such agreements, instructions and delegations of powers as the board may from time to time prescribe or authorize.

 

Section 2.6            Voting Rights in Other Bodies Corporate.

 

The person or persons authorized under Section 2.4 may execute and deliver proxies and arrange for the issuance of voting certificates or other evidence of the right to exercise the voting rights attaching to any securities held by the Company. Such instruments, certificates or other evidence shall be in favour of such person or

 

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persons as may be determined by the said person or persons executing such proxies or arranging for the issuance of voting certificates or such other evidence of the right to exercise such voting rights. In addition, the board may from time to time direct the manner in which and the person or persons by whom any particular voting rights or class of voting rights may or shall be exercised.

 

Section 2.7            Divisions.

 

The board may cause the business and operations of the Company or any part thereof to be divided or segregated into one or more divisions upon such basis, including without limitation, character or type of businesses or operations, geographical territories, product lines or goods or services as the board may consider appropriate in each case. From time to time the board or, if authorized by the board, the chief executive officer may authorize, upon such basis as may be considered appropriate in each case:

 

(a)           Sub-Division and Consolidation. The further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such divisions and sub-units;

 

(b)           Name. The designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Company; provided that the Company shall set out its name in legible characters in all contracts, invoices, negotiable instruments and orders for goods or services issued or made by or on behalf of the Company; and

 

(c)           Officers. The appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any such officer so appointed without prejudice to such officer’s rights under any employment contract or in law, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be officers of the Company, unless expressly designated as such.

 

ARTICLE 3
BORROWING AND SECURITIES

 

Section 3.1            Borrowing Power.

 

(1)           Without limiting the borrowing powers of the Company as set forth in the Act, the board may from time to time on behalf of the Company, without authorization of the shareholders:

 

(a)           Borrow money upon the credit of the Company;

 

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(b)           Issue, reissue, sell or pledge bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or guarantee of the Company, whether secured or unsecured;

 

(c)           To the extent permitted by the Act, give a guarantee on behalf of the Company to secure performance of any present or future indebtedness, liability or obligation of any person; and

 

(d)           Charge, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge, or otherwise create a security interest in all or any currently owned or subsequently acquired real or personal, movable or immovable, property of the Company, including book debts, rights, powers, franchises and undertakings, to secure any such bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or guarantee or any other present or future indebtedness, liability or obligation of the Company.

 

(2)           Nothing in this section limits or restricts the borrowing of money by the Company on bills of exchange or promissory notes made, drawn, accepted or endorsed by or on behalf of the Company.

 

Section 3.2            Delegation.

 

The board may from time to time delegate to a committee of the board, one or more directors or officers of the Company or any other person as may be designated by the board all or any of the powers conferred on the board by section 3.1 or by the Act to such extent and in such manner as the board shall determine at the time of each such delegation.

 

ARTICLE 4
DIRECTORS

 

Section 4.1            Number of Directors and Quorum.

 

Until changed in accordance with the Act, the board shall consist of not fewer than one (1) director and not more than ten (10) directors. Subject to section 4.8, the quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board shall consist of a majority of the number of directors or such greater number of directors as the board may from time to time determine.

 

Section 4.2            Qualification.

 

No person shall be qualified for election as a director if he is less than 18 years of age; if he is of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in Canada or elsewhere; if he is not an individual; or if he has the status of a bankrupt. A director need not be a shareholder. A majority of the directors shall be resident Canadians.

 

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Section 4.3            Election and Term.

 

The election of directors shall take place at the first meeting and thereafter at each annual meeting of shareholders and all the directors then in office shall retire but, if qualified, shall be eligible for re-election. The number of directors to be elected at any such meeting shall, if a minimum and maximum number of directors is authorized, be the number of directors then in office unless the directors or the shareholders otherwise determine or shall, if a fixed number of directors is authorized, be such fixed number. The election shall be by ordinary resolution. If an election of directors is not held at the proper time, the incumbent directors shall continue in office until their successors are elected.

 

Section 4.4            Removal of Directors.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the shareholders may by ordinary resolution passed at a special meeting of shareholders called for such purpose remove any director from office and the vacancy created by such removal may be filled at the same meeting, failing which it may be filled by the board.

 

Section 4.5            Termination of Office.

 

A director ceases to hold office when he dies; he is removed from office by the shareholders; he ceases to be qualified for election as a director; or his written resignation is sent or delivered to the Company, or, if a time is specified in such resignation, at the time so specified, whichever is later.

 

Section 4.6            Vacancies.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, a quorum of the board may fill a vacancy in the board, except a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number or minimum number of directors specified in the articles or from a failure of the shareholders to elect the number or minimum number of directors specified in the articles. In the absence of a quorum of the board, or if the vacancy has arisen from a failure of the shareholders to elect the number or minimum number of directors specified in the articles, the directors then in office shall forthwith call a special meeting of shareholders to fill the vacancy. If such directors fail to call such meeting or if there are no such directors then in office, any shareholder may call the meeting.

 

Section 4.7            Action by the Board.

 

Subject to any unanimous shareholder agreement, the board shall manage the business and affairs of the Company. Subject to sections 4.8 and 4.9, the powers of the board may be exercised by resolution passed at a meeting at which a quorum is present or by resolution in writing signed by all the directors entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of the board. Where there is a vacancy in the board, the remaining directors may exercise all the powers of the board so long as a quorum remains in office. Where the Company has only one director, that director may constitute a meeting.

 

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Section 4.8            Canadian Majority at Meetings.

 

The board shall not transact business at a meeting, other than filling a vacancy in the board, unless a majority of the directors present are resident Canadians, except where:

 

(a)           A resident Canadian director who is unable to be present approves in writing or by telephone or other communications facilities the business transacted at the meeting; and

 

(b)           A majority of resident Canadians would have been present had that director been present at the meeting.

 

Section 4.9            Meeting by Telephone.

 

If all the directors of the Company consent, a director may participate in a meeting of the board or of a committee of the board by means of such telephone or other communications facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other, and a director participating in such a meeting by such means is deemed to be present at the meeting. Any such consent shall be effective whether given before or after the meeting to which it relates and may be given with respect to all meetings of the board and of committees of the board.

 

Section 4.10         Place of Meetings.

 

Meetings of the board may be held at any place in or outside Canada.

 

Section 4.11         Calling of Meetings.

 

Meetings of the board shall be held from time to time at such time and at such place as the board, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or any two directors may determine.

 

Section 4.12        Notice of Meeting.

 

Notice of the time and place of each meeting of the board shall be given in the manner provided in Article Eleven to each director not less than 48 hours before the time when the meeting is to be held. A notice of a meeting of directors need not specify the purpose of or the business to be transacted at the meeting except where the Act requires such purpose or business to be specified, including, if required by the Act, any proposal to:

 

(a)           Submit to the shareholders any question or matter requiring approval of the shareholders;

 

(b)           Fill a vacancy among the directors or in the office of auditor;

 

(c)           Issue securities, except in the manner and on the terms authorized by the directors;

 

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(d)           Declare dividends;

 

(e)           Purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares issued by the Company;

 

(f)            Pay a commission for the sale of shares;

 

(g)           Approve a management proxy circular referred to in the Act;

 

(h)           Approve a take-over bid circular or directors’ circular referred to in the Act;

 

(i)            Approve any annual financial statements referred to in the Act; or

 

(j)            Adopt, amend or repeal by-laws.

 

Section 4.13         First Meeting of New Board.

 

Provided a quorum of directors is present, each newly elected board may hold its first meeting, without notice, immediately following the meeting of shareholders at which such board is elected.

 

Section 4.14         Adjourned Meeting.

 

Notice of an adjourned meeting of the board is not required if the time and place of the adjourned meeting is announced at the original meeting.

 

Section 4.15         Regular Meetings.

 

The board may appoint a day or days in any month or months for regular meetings of the board at a place and hour to be named. A copy of any resolution of the board fixing the place and time of such regular meetings shall be sent to each director forthwith after being passed, but no other notice shall be required for any such regular meeting except where the Act requires the purpose thereof or the business to be transacted thereat to be specified.

 

Section 4.16         Chairman.

 

The chairman of any meeting of the board shall be the first mentioned of such of the following officers as have been appointed and who is a director and is present at the meeting: chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or a vice-president. If no such officer is present, the directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman. If the secretary of the Company is absent, the chairman shall appoint some person, who need not be a director, to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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Section 4.17         Votes to Govern.

 

At all meetings of the board every question shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast on the question. In case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

Section 4.18         Conflict of Interest.

 

A director or officer who is a party to, or who is a director or officer of or has a material interest in any person who is a party to, a material contract or proposed material contract with the Company shall disclose the nature and extent of his interest at the time and in the manner provided by the Act and such material interest shall be entered in the minutes of the meetings of directors or otherwise noted in the records of the Company. Any such contract or proposed contract shall be referred to the board or shareholders for approval even if such contract is one that in the ordinary course of the Company’s business would not require approval by the board or shareholders. Such a director shall not vote on any resolution to approve the same except as provided by the Act.

 

Section 4.19         Remuneration and Expenses.

 

Subject to any unanimous shareholder agreement, the directors shall be paid such remuneration for their services as the board may from time to time determine. The directors shall also be entitled to be reimbursed for travelling and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending meetings of the board or any committee thereof. Nothing herein contained shall preclude any director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving remuneration therefor.

 

ARTICLE 5
COMMITTEES

 

Section 5.1            Committees of the Board.

 

The board may appoint one or more committees of the board, however designated, and delegate to any such committee any of the powers of the board except those which pertain to items which, under the Act, a committee of the board has no authority to exercise. A majority of the members of any such committee shall be resident Canadians.

 

Section 5.2            Conduct Review Committee.

 

The board shall establish a conduct review committee. The conduct review committee shall have such duties, powers and responsibilities as may be conferred upon it by the Act and such further duties, powers and responsibilities as the board may, by resolution delegate to it. Subject to the Act, the board may from time to time determine the size and composition of the conduct review committee.

 

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Section 5.3            Audit Committee.

 

The board shall establish an audit committee. The audit committee shall have such duties, powers and responsibilities as may be conferred upon it by the Act and such further duties, powers and responsibilities as the board may, by resolution delegate to it. Subject to the Act, the board may from time to time determine the size and composition of the audit committee.

 

Section 5.4            Transaction of Business.

 

Subject to the provisions of section 4.9, the powers of a committee of the board may be exercised by a meeting at which a quorum is present or by resolution in writing signed by all members of such committee who would have been entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of the committee. Meetings of any such committee may be held at any place in or outside of Canada.

 

Section 5.5            Advisory Bodies.

 

The board may from time to time appoint such advisory bodies as it may deem advisable.

 

Section 5.6            Procedure.

 

Unless otherwise determined by the board, each committee and advisory body shall have power to fix its quorum at not less than a majority of its members, to elect its chairman, and to regulate its procedure.

 

ARTICLE 6
OFFICERS

 

Section 6.1            Appointment.

 

The board shall appoint from their number a chief executive officer. Subject to any unanimous shareholder agreement, the board may from time to time appoint a president, one or more vice-presidents (to which title may be added words indicating seniority or function), a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers as the board may determine, including one or more assistants to any of the officers so appointed. The board may specify the duties of and, in accordance with this by-law and subject to the provisions of the Act, delegate to such officers powers to manage the business and affairs of the Company. The chief executive officer may appoint such officers as he or she may determine and specify such officers’ duties. At the next meeting of the board of directors following any such appointment by the chief executive officer, the board of directors may confirm the appointment of such officer. In the event that such appointment is not confirmed, such officer shall cease to hold the office appointed by the chief executive officer. Subject to sections 6.2 and 6.3, an officer may but need not be a director and one person may hold more than one office.

 

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Section 6.2            Chairman of the Board.

 

The board may from time to time also appoint a chairman of the board who shall be a director. If appointed, the board may assign to him any of the powers and duties that are by any provisions of this by-law assigned to the chief executive officer or to the president, and he shall, subject to the provisions of the Act, have such other powers and duties as the board may specify. During the absence or disability of the chairman of the board, his duties shall be performed and his powers exercised by the chief executive officer.

 

Section 6.3            Chief Executive Officer.

 

The chief executive officer shall be ordinarily resident in Canada and shall be a director. The chief executive officer, subject to the authority of the board, shall have general supervision of the business and affairs of the Company; and he shall, subject to the provisions of the Act, have such other powers and duties as the board may specify.

 

Section 6.4            President.

 

If appointed, the president shall be the chief operating officer and, subject to the authority of the board, shall have such other powers and duties as the board may specify.

 

Section 6.5            Vice-President.

 

A vice-president shall have such powers and duties as the board or the chief executive officer may specify.

 

Section 6.6            Secretary.

 

The secretary shall enter or cause to be entered minutes of all proceedings of all meetings of the board, shareholders and committees of the board in records kept for that purpose; he shall give or cause to be given, as and when instructed, all notices to shareholders, directors, officers, auditors and members of committees of the board; he shall be the custodian of the stamp or mechanical device generally used for affixing the corporate seal of the Company and of all books, papers, records, documents, and instruments belonging to the Company, except when some other officer or agent has been appointed for that purpose; and he shall have such other powers and duties as the board or the chief executive officer may specify.

 

Section 6.7            Treasurer.

 

The treasurer shall keep or cause to be kept proper accounting records in compliance with the Act and shall be responsible for the deposit of money, the safekeeping of securities and the disbursement of the funds of the Company; he shall render or cause to be rendered to the board whenever required an account of all his transactions as treasurer and of the financial position of the Company; and he

 

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shall have such other powers and duties as the board or the chief executive officer may specify.

 

Section 6.8            Powers and Duties of Other Officers.

 

The powers and duties of all other officers shall be such as the terms of their engagement call for or as the board or the chief executive officer may specify. Any of the powers and duties of an officer to whom an assistant has been appointed may be exercised and performed by such assistant, unless the board or the chief executive officer otherwise directs.

 

Section 6.9            Variation of Powers and Duties.

 

The board may from time to time and subject to the provisions of the Act, vary, add to or limit the powers and duties of any officer.

 

Section 6.10         Term of Office.

 

The board, in its discretion, may remove any officer of the Company, without prejudice to such officer’s rights under any employment contract. Otherwise each officer appointed by the board shall hold office until his successor is appointed, or until his earlier resignation.

 

Section 6.11         Terms of Employment and Remuneration.

 

The terms of employment and the remuneration of an officer appointed by the board shall be settled by it from time to time.

 

Section 6.12         Conflict of Interest.

 

An officer shall disclose his interest in any material contract or proposed material contract with the Company in accordance with section 4.18.

 

Section 6.13         Agents and Attorneys.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company, by or under the authority of the board shall have power from time to time to appoint agents or attorneys for the Company in or outside Canada with such powers of management, administration or otherwise (including the power to sub-delegate) as may be thought fit.

 

Section 6.14         Fidelity Bonds.

 

The board may require such officers, employees and agents of the Company as the board deems advisable to furnish bonds for the faithful discharge of their powers and duties, in such form and with such surety as the board may from time to time determine.

 

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ARTICLE 7
PROTECTION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND OTHERS

 

Section 7.1            Limitation of Liability.

 

Every director and officer of the Company in exercising his powers and discharging his duties shall act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Subject to the foregoing, no director or officer shall be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other director, officer or employee, or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity, or for any loss, damage or expense happening to the Company through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired for or on behalf of the Company, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the monies of the Company shall be invested, or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious acts of any person with whom any of the monies, securities or effects of the Company shall be deposited, or for any loss occasioned by any error of judgment or oversight on his part, or for any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which shall happen in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any director or officer from the duty to act in accordance with the Act and the regulations thereunder or from liability for any breach thereof.

 

Section 7.2            Indemnity.

 

(1)           Subject to the limitations contained in the Act, the Company shall indemnify a director or officer, a former director or officer, or a person who acts or acted at the Company’s request as a director or officer of a body corporate of which the Company is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Company or such body corporate, if:

 

(a)           He acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company; and

 

(b)           In the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, he had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.

 

(2)           The Company shall also indemnify such person in such other circumstances as the Act permits or requires. Nothing in this by-law shall limit the right of any person entitled to indemnity to claim indemnity apart from the provisions of this by-law.

 

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Section 7.3            Insurance.

 

Subject to the Act, the Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person referred to in section 7.2 against such liabilities and in such amounts as the board may from time to time determine and as are permitted by the Act.

 

ARTICLE 8
SHARES

 

Section 8.1            Allotment of Shares.

 

Subject to the Act, the articles and any unanimous shareholder agreement, the board may from time to time allot or grant options to purchase the whole or any part of the authorized and unissued shares of the Company at such times and to such persons and for such consideration as the board shall determine, provided that no share shall be issued until it is fully paid as provided by the Act.

 

Section 8.2            Commissions.

 

The board may from time to time authorize the Company to pay a reasonable commission to any person in consideration of his purchasing or agreeing to purchase shares of the Company, whether from the Company or from any other person, or procuring or agreeing to procure purchasers for any such shares.

 

Section 8.3            Registration of Share Transfer.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, no transfer of a share in respect of which a certificate has been issued shall be registered in a securities register except upon presentation of the certificate representing such share with an endorsement which complies with the Act made thereon or delivered therewith duly executed by an appropriate person as provided by the Act, together with such reasonable assurance that the endorsement is genuine and effective as the board may from time to time prescribe, upon payment of all applicable taxes and any reasonable fee, not to exceed $3, prescribed by the board, upon compliance with such restrictions on transfer as are authorized by the articles.

 

Section 8.4            Transfer Agents and Registrars.

 

The board may from time to time appoint one or more agents to maintain, in respect of each class of securities of the Company issued by it in registered form, a central securities register and one or more branch securities registers. Such a person may be designated as transfer agent or registrar according to his functions and one person may be designated both registrar and transfer agent. The board may at any time terminate such appointment.

 

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Section 8.5            Non-Recognition of Trusts.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may treat as absolute owner of any share the person in whose name the share is registered in the securities register as if that person had full legal capacity and authority to exercise all rights of ownership, irrespective of any indication to the contrary through knowledge or notice or description in the Company’s records or on the share certificate.

 

Section 8.6            Share Certificates.

 

Every holder of one or more shares of the Company shall be entitled, at his option, to a share certificate, or to a non-transferable written certificate of acknowledgement of his right to obtain a share certificate, stating the number and class or series of shares held by him as shown on the securities register. Such certificates and certificates of acknowledgement of a shareholder’s right to a share certificate, respectively, shall be in such form as the board may from time to time approve. Any share certificate shall be signed in accordance with section 2.4 and need not be under the corporate seal; provided that, unless the board otherwise determines, certificates representing shares in respect of which a transfer agent and/or registrar has been appointed shall not be valid unless countersigned by or on behalf of such transfer agent and/or registrar. The signature of one of the signing officers or, in the case of a certificate which is not valid unless countersigned by or on behalf of a transfer agent and/or registrar, and in the case of a certificate which does not require manual signature under the Act, the signatures of both signing officers, may be printed or mechanically reproduced in facsimile thereon. Every such facsimile signature shall for all purposes be deemed to be the signature of the officer whose signature it reproduces and shall be binding upon the Company. A certificate executed as aforesaid shall be valid notwithstanding that one or both of the officers whose facsimile signature appears thereon no longer holds office at the date of issue of the certificate.

 

Section 8.7            Replacement of Share Certificates.

 

The board or any officer or agent designated by the board may in its or his discretion direct the issue of a new share or other such certificate in lieu of and upon cancellation of a certificate that has been mutilated or in substitution for a certificate claimed to have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken on payment of such reasonable fee, not to exceed $3, and on such terms as to indemnity, reimbursement of expenses and evidence of loss and of title as the board may from time to time prescribe, whether generally or in any particular case.

 

Section 8.8            Joint Holders.

 

If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate in respect thereof, and delivery of such certificate to one of such persons shall be sufficient delivery to all of them. Any one of such persons may give effectual receipts for the certificate

 

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issued in respect thereof or for any dividend, bonus, return of capital or other money payable or warrant issuable in respect of such share.

 

Section 8.9            Deceased Shareholders.

 

In the event of the death of a holder, or of one of the joint holders, of any share, the Company shall not be required to make any entry in the securities register in respect thereof or to make any dividend or other payments in respect thereof; except upon production of all such documents as may be required by law and upon compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Company and its transfer agents.

 

ARTICLE 9
DIVIDENDS AND RIGHTS

 

Section 9.1            Dividends.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may from time to time declare dividends payable to the shareholders according to their respective rights and interest in the Company. Dividends may be paid in money or property or by issuing fully paid shares of the Company.

 

Section 9.2            Dividend Cheques.

 

A dividend payable in money shall be paid by cheque drawn on the Company’s bankers or one of them to the order of each registered holder of shares of the class or series in respect of which it has been declared and mailed by prepaid ordinary mail to such registered holder at his recorded address, unless such holder otherwise directs. In the case of joint holders the cheque shall, unless such joint holders otherwise direct, be made payable to the order of all of such joint holders and mailed to them at their recorded address. The mailing of such cheque as aforesaid, unless the same is not paid on due presentation, shall satisfy and discharge the liability for the dividend to the extent of the sum represented thereby plus the amount of any tax which the Company is required to and does withhold.

 

Section 9.3            Non-Receipt of Cheques.

 

In the event of non-receipt of any dividend cheque by the person to whom it is sent as aforesaid, the Company shall issue to such person a replacement cheque for a like amount on such terms as to indemnity, reimbursement of expenses, and evidence of non-receipt and of title as the board may from time to time prescribe, whether generally or in any particular case.

 

Section 9.4            Record Date for Dividends and Rights.

 

The board may fix in advance a date, preceding by not more than 50 days the date for the payment of any dividend or the date for the issue of any warrant or

 

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other evidence of the right to subscribe for securities of the Company, as a record date for the determination of the persons entitled to receive payment of such dividend or to exercise the right to subscribe for such securities; and notice of any such record date shall be given not less than 7 days before such record date in the manner provided for by the Act. If no record date is so fixed, the record date for the determination of the persons entitled to receive payment of any dividend or to exercise the right to subscribe for securities of the Company shall be at the close of business on the day on which the resolution relating to such dividend or right to subscribe is passed by the board.

 

Section 9.5            Unclaimed Dividends.

 

Any dividend unclaimed after a period of 6 years from the date on which the same has been declared to be payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

ARTICLE 10
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

Section 10.1         Annual Meetings.

 

The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at such time in each year and, subject to section 10.3, at such place as the board, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, or the president may from time to time determine, for the purpose of considering the financial statements and reports required by the Act to be placed before the annual meeting, electing directors, appointing an auditor, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

 

Section 10.2         Special Meetings.

 

The board, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, or the president shall have power to call a special meeting of shareholders at any time.

 

Section 10.3         Place of Meetings.

 

Meetings of shareholders shall be held at the registered office of the Company or elsewhere in the municipality in which the registered office is situate or, if the board shall so determine, at some other place in Canada or, if all the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting so agree, at some place outside Canada.

 

Section 10.4         Notice of Meetings.

 

Notice of the time and place of each meeting of shareholders shall be given in the manner provided in Article Eleven not less than 21 nor more than 50 days before the date of the meeting to each director, to the auditor, and to each shareholder who at the close of business on the record date for notice is entered in the securities

 

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register as the holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting. Notice of a meeting of shareholders called for any purpose other than consideration of the financial statements and auditor’s report, election of directors and reappointment of the incumbent auditor shall state the nature of such business in sufficient detail to permit the shareholder to form a reasoned judgment thereon and shall state the text of any special resolution to be submitted to the meeting. A shareholder and any other person entitled to attend a meeting of shareholders may in any manner waive notice of or otherwise consent to a meeting of shareholders.

 

Section 10.5         List of Shareholders Entitled to Notice.

 

For every meeting of shareholders, the Company shall prepare a list of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the number of shares held by each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting. If a record date for the meeting is fixed pursuant to section 10.6, the shareholders listed shall be those registered at the close of business on such record date. If no record date is fixed, the shareholders listed shall be those registered at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice of the meeting is given or, where no such notice is given, on the day on which the meeting is held. The list shall be available for examination by any shareholder during usual business hours at the registered office of the Company or at the place where the central securities register is maintained and at the meeting for which the list was prepared. Where a separate list of shareholders has not been prepared, the names of persons appearing in the securities register at the requisite time as the holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at such meeting shall be deemed to be a list of shareholders.

 

Section 10.6         Record Date for Notice.

 

The board may fix in advance a date, preceding the date of any meeting of shareholders by not more than 50 days and not less than 21 days, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and notice of any such record date shall be given not less than 7 days before such record date, by newspaper advertisement in the manner provided in the Act. If no record date is so fixed, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting shall be at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the notice is given or, if no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held.

 

Section 10.7         Meetings Without Notice.

 

A meeting of shareholders may be held without notice at any time and place permitted by the Act (a) if all the shareholders entitled to vote thereat are present in person or represented by proxy or if those not present or represented by proxy waive notice of or otherwise consent to such meeting being held, and (b) if the auditors and the directors are present or waive notice of or otherwise consent to

 

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such meeting being held; so long as such shareholders, auditors or directors present are not attending for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called. At such a meeting any business may be transacted which the Company at a meeting of shareholders may transact. If the meeting is held at a place outside Canada, shareholders not present or represented by proxy, but who have waived notice of or otherwise consented to such meeting, shall also be deemed to have consented to the meeting being held at such place.

 

Section 10.8         Chairman, Secretary and Scrutineers.

 

The chairman of any meeting of shareholders shall be the first mentioned of such of the following officers as have been appointed and who is present at the meeting: chief executive officer, president, chairman of the board, or a vice-president who is a shareholder. If no such officer is present within 15 minutes from the time fixed for holding the meeting, the persons present and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to be chairman. If the secretary of the Company is absent, the chairman shall appoint some person, who need not be a shareholder, to act as secretary of the meeting. If desired, one or more scrutineers, who need not be shareholders, may be appointed by a resolution or by the chairman with the consent of the meeting.

 

Section 10.9         Persons Entitled to be Present.

 

The only persons entitled to be present at a meeting of shareholders shall be those entitled to vote thereat, the directors and auditor of the Company and others who, although not entitled to vote, are entitled or required under any provision of the Act or the articles or by-laws to be present at the meeting. Any other person may be admitted only on the invitation of the chairman of the meeting or with the consent of the meeting.

 

Section 10.10       Quorum.

 

Subject to the Act, a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders shall be one person present in person, being a shareholder entitled to vote thereat or a duly appointed proxyholder or representative for an absent shareholder so entitled, and holding or representing by proxy not less than 51% of the outstanding shares of the Company carrying voting rights at the meeting. If a quorum is present at the opening of any meeting of shareholders, the shareholders present or represented by proxy may proceed with the business of the meeting notwithstanding that a quorum is not present throughout the meeting. If a quorum is not present at the opening of any meeting of shareholders, the shareholders present or represented by proxy may adjourn the meeting to a fixed time and place but may not transact any other business.

 

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Section 10.11    Right to Vote.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act as to authorized representatives of any other body corporate or association, at any meeting of shareholders for which the Company has prepared the list referred to in section 10.5, every person who is named in such list shall be entitled to vote the shares shown thereon opposite his name at the meeting to which such list relates except to the extent that, where the Company has fixed a record date in respect of such meeting pursuant to section 10.6, such person has transferred any of his shares after such record date and the transferee, having produced properly endorsed certificates evidencing such shares or having otherwise established that he owns such shares, has demanded not later than 10 days before the meeting that his name be included in such list. In any such case the transferee shall be entitled to vote the transferred shares at the meeting. At any meeting of shareholders for which the Company has not prepared the list referred to in section 10.5, every person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting who at the time of the commencement of the meeting is entered in the securities register as the holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at such meeting.

 

Section 10.12    Proxyholders and Representatives.

 

(1)                                 Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders may appoint a proxyholder, or one or more alternate proxyholders, who need not be shareholders, to attend and act as his representative at the meeting in the manner and to the extent authorized and with the authority conferred by the proxy. A proxy shall be in writing executed by the shareholder or his attorney and shall conform with the requirements of the Act.

 

(2)                                 Alternatively, every such shareholder which is a body corporate or association may authorize by resolution of its directors or governing body an individual to represent it at a meeting of shareholders and such individual may exercise on the shareholder’s behalf all the powers it could exercise if it were an individual shareholder. The authority of such an individual shall be established by depositing with the Company a certified copy of such resolution, or in such other manner as may be satisfactory to the secretary of the Company or the chairman of the meeting. Any such representative need not be a shareholder.

 

Section 10.13    Time for Deposit of Proxies.

 

The board may specify in a notice calling a meeting of shareholders a time, preceding the time of such meeting by not more than 48 hours exclusive of non-business days, before which time proxies to be used at such meeting must be deposited. A proxy shall be acted upon only if, prior to the time so specified, it shall have been deposited with the Company or an agent thereof specified in such notice or if, no such time having been specified in such notice, it has been received by the

 

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secretary of the Company or by the chairman of the meeting or any adjournment thereof prior to the time of voting.

 

Section 10.14    Joint Shareholders.

 

If two or more persons hold shares jointly, any one of them present in person or duly represented by proxy at a meeting of shareholders may, in the absence of the other or others, vote the shares; but if two or more of those persons are present in person or represented by proxy and vote, they shall vote as one the shares jointly held by them.

 

Section 10.15    Votes to Govern.

 

At any meeting of shareholders every question shall, unless otherwise required by the articles or by-laws or by law, be determined by a majority of the votes cast on the question. In case of an equality of votes either upon a show of hands or upon a poll, the chairman of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

Section 10.16    Show of Hands.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, any question at a meeting of shareholders shall be decided by a show of hands, unless a ballot thereon is required or demanded as hereinafter provided. Upon a show of hands every person who is present and entitled to vote shall have one vote. Whenever a vote by show of hands shall have been taken upon a question, unless a ballot thereon is so required or demanded, a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that the vote upon the question has been carried or carried by a particular majority or not carried and an entry to that effect in the minutes of the meeting shall be prima facie evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against any resolution or other proceeding in respect of the said question, and the result of the vote so taken shall be the decision of the shareholders upon the said question.

 

Section 10.17    Ballots.

 

On any question proposed for consideration at a meeting of shareholders, and whether or not a show of hands has been taken thereon, the chairman or any person who is present and entitled to vote, whether as shareholder or proxyholder, on such question at the meeting may demand a ballot. A ballot so required or demanded shall be taken in such manner as the chairman shall direct. A requirement or demand for a ballot may be withdrawn at any time prior to the taking of the ballot. If a ballot is taken each person present shall be entitled, in respect of the shares which he is entitled to vote at the meeting upon the question, to that number of votes provided by the Act or the articles, and the result of the ballot so taken shall be the decision of the shareholders upon the said question.

 

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Section 10.18    Adjournment.

 

The chairman at a meeting of shareholders may, with the consent of the meeting and subject to such conditions as the meeting may decide, adjourn the meeting from time to time and place to place. If a meeting of shareholders is adjourned for less than 30 days, it shall not be necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting, other than by announcement at the earliest meeting that is adjourned. Subject to the Act, if a meeting of shareholders is adjourned by one or more adjournments for an aggregate of 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as for an original meeting.

 

Section 10.19    Resolution in Writing.

 

A resolution in writing signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of shareholders is as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the shareholders unless a written statement with respect to the subject matter of the resolution is submitted by a director or the auditor in accordance with the Act.

 

Section 10.20    Only One Shareholder.

 

Where the Company has only one shareholder or only one holder of any class or series of shares, the shareholder present in person or duly represented by proxy constitutes a meeting.

 

ARTICLE 11
NOTICES

 

Section 11.1    Method of Giving Notices.

 

Any notice or document to be given pursuant to the Act, the regulations thereunder, the articles or the by-laws to a shareholder or director of the Company may be sent by prepaid mail addressed to, or may be delivered personally to the shareholder at his latest address as shown in the records of the Company or its transfer agent and the director at his latest address as shown on the records of the Company or in the last notice of directors or notice of change of directors filed under the Act. A notice or document sent in accordance with the foregoing to a shareholder or director of the Company shall be deemed to be received by him at the time it would be delivered in the ordinary course of mail unless there are reasonable grounds for believing that the shareholder or director did not receive the notice or document at the time or at all. The secretary may change or cause to be changed the recorded address of any shareholder, director, officer, auditor or member of a committee of the board in accordance with any information believed by him to be reliable. The foregoing shall not be construed so as to limit the manner or effect of giving notice by any other means of communication otherwise permitted by law.

 

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Section 11.2    Notice to Joint Holders.

 

If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any notice shall be addressed to all of such joint holders but notice addressed to one of such persons shall be sufficient notice to all of them.

 

Section 11.3    Computation of Time.

 

In computing the date when notice must be given under any provision requiring a specified number of days’ notice of any meeting or other event, the date of giving the notice shall be excluded and the date of the meeting or other event shall be included.

 

Section 11.4    Undelivered Notices.

 

If any notice given to a shareholder pursuant to section 11.1 is returned on three consecutive occasions because he cannot be found, the Company shall not be required to give any further notices to such shareholder until he informs the Company in writing of his new address.

 

Section 11.5    Omissions and Errors.

 

The accidental omission to give any notice to any shareholder, director, officer, auditor or member of a committee of the board or the non-receipt of any notice by any such person or any error in any notice not affecting the substance thereof shall not invalidate any action taken at any meeting held pursuant to such notice or otherwise founded thereon.

 

Section 11.6    Persons Entitled by Death or Operation of Law.

 

Every person who, by operation of law, transfer, death of a shareholder or any other means whatsoever, shall become entitled to any share, shall be bound by every notice in respect of such share which shall have been duly given to the shareholder from whom he derives his title to such share prior to his name and address being entered on the securities register (whether such notice was given before or after the happening of the event upon which he became so entitled) and prior to his furnishing to the Company the proof of authority or evidence of his entitlement prescribed by the Act.

 

Section 11.7    Waiver of Notice.

 

Any shareholder, proxyholder, other person entitled to attend a meeting of shareholders, director, officer, auditor or member of a committee of the board may at any time waive any notice, or waive or abridge the time for any notice, required to be given to him under any provision of the Act, the regulations thereunder, the articles, the by-laws or otherwise and such waiver or abridgement, whether given before or after the meeting or other event of which notice is required to be given, shall cure any default in the giving or in the time of such notice, as the case may be. Any such waiver or abridgement shall be in writing except a waiver of notice of a

 

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meeting of shareholders or of the board or of a committee of the board which may be given in any manner.

 

ARTICLE 12
EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Section 12.1    Effective Date.

 

This by-law shall come into force when made by the board in accordance with the Act.

 

Section 12.2    Repeal.

 

All previous by-laws of the Company are repealed as of the coming into force of this by-law. Such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of any by-law so repealed or affect the validity of any act done or right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under, or the validity of any contract or agreement made pursuant to, or the validity of any articles or predecessor charter documents of the Company obtained pursuant to, any such by-law prior to its repeal. All officers and persons acting under any by-law so repealed shall continue to act as if appointed under the provisions of this by-law and all resolutions of the shareholders or the board or a committee of the board with continuing effect passed under any repealed by-law shall continue good and valid except to the extent inconsistent with this by-law and until amended or repealed.

 

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Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

 

Computershare Trust Company of Canada

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Year to date: End of Q1 - 2012
(in thousands of dollars)

 

Interest and dividends income

 

 

 

Deposits with regulated financial institutions

 

74

 

Securities issued or guaranteed by Government of Canada, provinces, municipal or school

 

 

 

Other Securities

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

Non-mortgage loans

 

 

 

Individuals for non-business purposes

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

Mortgages

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

Non-residential

 

0

 

Other

 

13,615

 

Total interest income

 

13,689

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

Demand and notice deposits

 

 

 

Fixed term deposits

 

 

 

Subordinated debt

 

0

 

Other

 

4,780

 

Total interest expense

 

4,780

 

Net interest income

 

8,909

 

Charge for impairment

 

10

 

Net interest income after charge for impairment

 

8,899

 

Trading Income

 

0

 

Gains (Losses) on instruments held for other than trading purposes

 

0

 

Other Income

 

 

 

Service charges on retail and commercial deposit accounts

 

 

 

Credit and debit card service fees

 

0

 

Mortgage, standby, commitment and other loan fees

 

 

 

Acceptance, guarantees and letter of credit fees

 

 

 

Investment management and custodial services

 

16,930

 

Mutual(investment) fund, underwriting on new issues and securities commissions and fees

 

 

 

Foreign exchange revenue other than trading

 

0

 

Insurance related non-interest income (net)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

 

16,930

 

Net interest and other income

 

25,829

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expenses

 

 

 

Salaries, pensions and other staff benefits

 

7,637

 

Premises and equipment

 

 

 

Rental of real estate, premises, furniture & fixtures

 

2,146

 

Computers & equipment

 

667

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

Advertising, public relations & business development

 

157

 

 

1



 

Office and general expenses

 

190

 

Capital and business taxes

 

110

 

Professional fees

 

194

 

Other

 

2,427

 

Total non-interest expenses

 

13,528

 

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

12,301

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

Current

 

3,156

 

Deferred

 

0

 

Net income before discontinued operations

 

9,145

 

Discontinued operations

 

0

 

Net income attributable to equity holders and non-controlling interests

 

9,145

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

0

 

Net income attributable to equity holders

 

9,145

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1 - Comprehensive income (loss), attributable to equity holders and non-controlling interests, net of taxes

 

 

 

Net income attributable to equity holders and non-controlling interests

 

9,145

 

Other Comprehensive Income (loss)

 

 

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains and losses

 

 

 

Equities

 

0

 

Debt

 

0

 

Loans

 

0

 

Reclassification to earnings of (gains)losses

 

0

 

Derivatives designed as cash flow hedges

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains and losses

 

0

 

Reclassification to earnings of (gains)losses

 

0

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains and losses

 

0

 

Impact of hedging

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

0

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

9,145

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

Equity holders of the bank

 

9,145

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 0

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2 - Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to equity holders, net of taxes

 

 

 

Accumulated gains (losses) on:

 

 

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

Equities

 

0

 

Debt

 

0

 

Loans

 

0

 

Derivatives designed as cashflow hedges

 

0

 

Foreign currency translation, net of hedging activities

 

0

 

Other

 

 

 

Total

 

0

 

 

2


 

Computershare Trust Company of Canada

CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY BALANCE SHEET

As At March 31, 2012
(in thousands of dollars)

 

Section I - Assets

 

Foreign
Currency

 

Total Currency

 

1. Cash and cash equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Gold, bank notes, deposits with Bank of Canada, cheques and other items in transit

 

 

 

0

 

(b) Deposits with regulated financial institutions, less allowances for impairment

 

1,617

 

83,279

 

2. Securities

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Securities issues or guaranteed by Canada/Canadian Province/Canadian Municipal or School Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Treasury Bills and other short term paper

 

0

 

0

 

(ii)Other securities

 

0

 

0

 

(b) Other securities, less allowance for impairment

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Debt

 

0

 

0

 

(ii) Shares

 

0

 

0

 

3. Loans

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-Mortgage Loans, less allowance for impairment

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Call and other short loans to investment dealers and brokers, secured

 

0

 

0

 

(ii) To regulated financial institutions

 

0

 

0

 

(iii) To Canadian federal government, provinces, municipal or school corporations

 

0

 

0

 

(iv) To foreign governments

 

0

 

0

 

(v) Lease receivables

 

0

 

0

 

(vi) To individuals for non-business purposes

 

0

 

0

 

Of             (A) Secured by residential property

 

0

 

0

 

which:      (B) Secured by other than residential property

 

0

 

0

 

(vii) Reverse repurchase agreements

 

0

 

0

 

(viii) To individuals and others for business purposes

 

0

 

0

 

Of             (A) Secured by residential property

 

0

 

0

 

which:      (B) Secured by other than residential property

 

0

 

0

 

(b) Mortgages, less allowance for impairment

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Residential

 

 

 

 

 

(A) Insured

 

0

 

0

 

(B) Of which: NHA MBS pooled and unsold

 

0

 

0

 

(C) Uninsured

 

0

 

0

 

(D) Reverse Mortgages

 

0

 

0

 

(ii) Non-residential

 

0

 

0

 

4. Customers’ liability under acceptances, less allowances for impairment

 

0

 

0

 

5. Land, buildings, and equipment, less accumulated depreciation

 

0

 

3,060

 

6. Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Insurance-related assets

 

0

 

0

 

(b) Accrued interest

 

0

 

3,396

 

(c) Prepaid and deferred charges

 

0

 

1,710

 

(d) Goodwill

 

0

 

6,055

 

(e) Intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

(i) with definite lives

 

0

 

49,633

 

(ii) with indefinite lives

 

0

 

0

 

(f) Deferred tax assets

 

0

 

0

 

(g) Derivatives related amounts

 

0

 

0

 

(h) Due from Head Office and related Canadian regulated Financial Institutions

 

0

 

0

 

(i) Interests in associates and joint ventures

 

0

 

0

 

(j) Other

 

68

 

32,830

 

Total Assets

 

1,685

 

179,963

 

 



 

Computershare Trust Company of Canada

CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY BALANCE SHEET

As At March 31, 2012
(in thousands of dollars)

 

Section II - Liabilities

 

Foreign
Currency

 

Total

 

1. Demand and notice deposits

 

 

 

 

 

     (a) Federal and Provincial

 

0

 

0

 

     (b) Municipal and School Corporations

 

0

 

0

 

     (c) Deposit-taking institutions

 

0

 

0

 

     (d) Individuals

 

 

 

 

 

          (i) Tax sheltered

 

0

 

25,035

 

          (ii) Other

 

0

 

0

 

     (e) Other

 

0

 

0

 

2. Fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

 

 

     (a) Federal and Provincial

 

0

 

0

 

     (b) Municipal and School Corporations

 

0

 

0

 

     (c) Deposit-taking institutions

 

0

 

0

 

     (d) Individuals

 

 

 

 

 

          (i) Tax-sheltered

 

0

 

0

 

          (ii) Other

 

0

 

0

 

     (e) Others

 

0

 

0

 

3. Cheques and other items in transit

 

0

 

0

 

4. Advances from the Bank of Canada

 

0

 

0

 

5. Acceptances

 

0

 

0

 

6. Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

     (a) Liabilities of subsidiaries, other than deposits

 

 

 

 

 

          (i) Call and other short loans payable

 

0

 

0

 

          (ii) Other

 

0

 

0

 

     (b) Insurance-related liabilities

 

0

 

0

 

     (c) Accrued interest

 

0

 

0

 

     (d) Mortgages and loans payable

 

0

 

0

 

     (e) Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

          (i) Current

 

0

 

1,262

 

          (ii) Deferred

 

0

 

2,135

 

     (f) Obligations related to borrowed securities

 

0

 

0

 

     (g) Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements

 

0

 

0

 

     (h) Deferred income

 

0

 

6,866

 

     (i) Derivative related amounts

 

0

 

0

 

     (j) Due to Head Office and related Canadian regulated Financial Institutions

 

0

 

0

 

     (k) Other

 

1,820

 

15,074

 

7. Subordinated debt

 

0

 

0

 

8. Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

     (a) Preferred shares

 

0

 

0

 

     (b) Common shares

 

0

 

70,622

 

     (c) Contributed surplus

 

0

 

17,651

 

     (d) Retained earnings

 

 

 

41,318

 

     (e) Non-controlling interests

 

0

 

0

 

     (f) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

0

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

1,820

 

179,963

 

 


 

Exhibit 9 to Form T-1

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM F-X

 

APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS AND UNDERTAKING

 

A.                                    Name of issuer or person filing (“Filer”): Computershare Trust Company of Canada

 

B.                                    (1)                                 This is [check one]:

 

x                                  an original filing for the Filer

 

o                                    an amended filing for the Filer

 

(2)                                 Check the following box if you are filing the Form F-X in paper in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(9) o

 

C.                                    Identify the filing in conjunction with which this Form being filed:

 

Name of registrant

Atlantic Power Corporation

Form type:

S-1

File Number (if known):

333-181225

Filed by:

Computershare Trust Company of Canada

Date Filed (if filed concurrently, so indicate):

June 21, 2012

 

D.                                    The Filer is incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada and has its principal place of business at 100 University Avenue, 11th Floor, North Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2Y1 Telephone No.416-263-9200

 

E.                                     The Filer designates and appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Agent”) located at 350 Indiana Street, Suite 750, Golden, Colorado, 80401 as agent of the Filer upon whom may be served any process, pleadings, subpoenas, or other papers in:

 

(a)                                 any investigation or administrative proceeding conducted by the Commission; and

 

(b)                                 any civil suit or action brought against the Filer or to which the Filer has been joined as defendant or respondent, in any appropriate court in any place subject to the jurisdiction of any state or of the United States or of any of its territories or possessions or of the District of Columbia, where the investigation, proceeding or cause of action arises out of or related to or concerns (i) any offering made or purported to be made in connection with the securities registered or qualified by the Filer on Form F-10 on June 17, 2009, or any purchases or sales of any security in connection therewith; (ii) the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises, or any purchases or sales of such securities; (iii) any tender offer for the securities of a Canadian issuer with respect to which filings are made by the Filer with the Commission on Schedule 13E-4F, 14D-1F or 14D-9F; or (iv) the securities in relation to which the Filer acts as trustee pursuant to an exemption under Rule 10a-5 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. The Filer stipulates and agrees that any such civil suit or action or administrative proceeding may be commenced by the service of process upon, and that service of an administrative subpoena shall be effected by service upon such agent for service of process, and that service as aforesaid shall be taken and held in all courts and administrative tribunals to be valid and binding as if personal service thereof had been made.

 



 

F.                                      The Filer stipulates and agrees to appoint a successor agent for service of process and file an amended Form F-X if the Filer discharges the Agent or the Agent is unwilling or unable to accept service on behalf of the Filer at any time until six years have elapsed from the date the issuer of the securities to which such forms and schedules relate has ceased reporting under the Exchange Act.

 

The Filer further undertakes to advise the Commission promptly of any change to the Agent’s name and address during the applicable period by amendment of this Form, referencing the file number of the relevant form in conjunction with which the amendment is being filed.

 

G.                                    Each person filing this Form, other than a trustee filing in accordance with General Instruction I.(e) of this Form, undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the Forms, Schedules, and offering statements described in General Instructions I.(a), I.(b), I.(c), I.(d) and I.(f) of this Form, as applicable; the securities to which such Forms, Schedules and offering statements relate; and the transactions in such securities.

 

The Filer certifies that it has duly caused this power of attorney, consent, stipulation and agreement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Canada, this 21st day of June, 2012.

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Shelley Bloomberg

 

 

Name:

Shelley Bloomberg

 

 

Title:

Manager, Corporate Trust

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Soheil Kafai

 

 

Name:

Soheil Kafai

 

 

Title:

Corporate Trust Officer

 

This statement has been signed by the following person in the capacity and on the date indicated.

 

Authorized Agent in the United States

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

 

By:

/s/ John M. Wahl

 

 

 

Name:

John M. Wahl

 

 

 

Title:

Corporate Trust Officer

 

 

 

Date: June 21, 2012

 

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