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Exhibit 4.3


 




	
Industry Canada

	
Industrie Canada




























	 	
Certificate


of Amalgamation

	  	
Certificat


de fusion


 

	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	
Canada Business


Corporations Act

	  	
Loi canadienne sur


les societes par actions

	 











	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	
MDS INC.

	  	
411825-1

	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	
Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société

	  	
Corporation number-Numéro de la société

	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	
I hereby certify that the above-named corporation resulted from an amalgamation, under section 185 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, of the corporations set out in the attached articles of amalgamation.

	  	
Je certifie que la société susmentionnée est issue d'une fusion, en vertu de l'article 185 de la Loi canadienne sur les socétés par actions, des sociétés dont les dénominations apparaissent dans les statuts de fusion


ci-joints.

	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	
October 30, 2002 / le 30 octobre 2002

	 
	 	
Director - Directeur

	  	
Date of Amalgamation - Date de fusion

	 
	 	  	  	  	 
	 	  	  	  	 















 


Canada


 




  





  











  








 



	
Industry Canada

	  	
Industrle Canada

	  	
FORM 9


ARTICLES OF AMALGAMATION


(SECTION 185)

	  	
FORMULE 9


STATUTS DE FUSION


(ARTICLE 185)


	
Canada Business


Corporations Act

	  	
Lol canadienne sur les sociétées par actions

	  	  	  	  











	
1 --

	
Name of the Amalgamated Corporation

	  	
Dénomination soclale de la société issue de la fusion


 


	  	
MDS INC.

	  	  
	
2 --


 

	
The province or territory in Canada where the registered office Is to be situated


 


Ontario

	  	
La province ou Ie  terrltolre au Canada où se  situera Ie siège social


 


	
3 --


 

	
The classes and any maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue


 


The attached Schedule 1 is incorporated in this form.

	  	
Catégories et  tout nombre maximal d’actlons que la société est autorlsée à émettre


	
4 --

	
Restrictions, If any, on share transfers


 


None

	  	
Restrictions sur Ie transfert des actions, s’ily a lieu


 


	
5 --

	
Number (or minimum and maximum number) of directors


 


Minimum of three (3) - Maximum of twenty (20)

	  	
Nombre (ou nombre minimal et maximal) d'admlnlstrateurs


 


	
6 --

	
Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation may carryon


 


None

	  	
Llmltes Imposées à ’activlté commerciale de la société, s'll y a lieu


 


	
7 --

	
Other provisions, if any

	  	
Autres dispositions, s’il y a lieu


 


	  	
The Board of Directors may appoint one or more directors to hold office between annual meetings for a term expiring not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders provided in no event shall the number of directors so appointed exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting.

	  	  
	
8 --

	
The amalgamation has been approved pursuant to that section or  subsection of the Act which Is Indicated as follows:

	  	
La fusion a été approuvée en accord avec I'artlcle ou Ie paragraphe de la Loi indiqué ci-après


 


	  	  	
£ 183


S 184(1)


£ 184(2)

	  	  
	  	  	  	  











	9 -- 	
Name of the amalgamating corporations


Dénomination sociale des sociétés fusionnantes


 

	  	
Corporation No.


N°de la société

	
Signature

	
Date

	
Title


Titre


	 	
MDS Inc.

	  	
342975-0

	  	
Oct. 28, 2002

	
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


	 	
3664368 Canada Inc.

	  	
3664368

	  	
Oct. 28, 2002

	
Vice-President & Secretary


	 	
4105681 Canada Inc.

	  	
4105681

	  	
Oct. 28, 2002

	
Secretary


	 	  	  	  	  	  	  
	 	  	  	  	  	  	  
	 	  	  	  	  	  	  
	 	
For Departmental Use Only - À I'usage du ministère


Corporation No.


No de la société ►

	  	
411825-1

	
Filed - Déposée


NOV 1 2002

	  	
Canada


 







 




  





  











  






 


SCHEDULE 1


TO THE ARTICLES OF AMALGAMATION


OF MDS INC.

















The Corporation is authorized to issue a class of shares to be designated as "Common Shares" without limit on the authorized number thereof, having attached thereto the following rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions:








	
(i)

	
the holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of the shareholders of the corporation except class meetings of other classes of shares and shall have one vote for each Common Share held at such meetings of shareholders of the corporation;


	  	  
	
(ii)

	
the holders of the Common Shares shall in each year, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, be entitled to non-cumulative dividends as and when declared by the Board of Directors; and


	  	  
	
(iii)

	
the holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to receive the remaining property of the corporation in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation or other distribution of the assets of the corporation among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs.