EXHIBIT 3 New Articles  BC BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACTAtna Resources Ltd.(the Company)Incorporation Number:BC0278695The Company has as its articles the following articles.ARTICLESPart

1

Interpretation



1Part

2

Shares and Share Certificates



2Part

3

Issue of Shares



4Part

4

Share Registers



4Part

5

Share Transfers



5Part

6

Transmission of Shares



6Part

7

Purchase of Shares



7Part

8

Borrowing Powers



7Part

9

Alterations



8Part

10

Meetings of Shareholders



9Part

11

Proceedings at Meetings of Shareholders



10Part

12

Votes of Shareholders



14Part

13

Directors



18Part

14

Election and Removal of Directors



19Part

15

Alternate Directors



21Part

16

Powers and Duties of Directors



22Part

17

Disclosure of Interest of Directors & Senior Officers



23Part

18

Proceedings of Directors



24Part

19

Executive and Other Committees



26Part

20

Officers



27Part

21

Indemnification



28Part

22

Dividends



29Part

23

Documents, Records and Reports



31Part

24

Notices



31Part

25

Seal



33Part

26

Mechanical Reproduction of Signatures



33Part

27

Prohibitions



34Part

28

Special Rights and Restrictions attached to the Preferred Shares



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PART 1, INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions

In these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires:


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(1)
board of directors, directors and board mean the directors or sole director of the Company for the time being;(2)
Business Corporations Act means theBusiness Corporations Act(British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;(3)
legal personal representative means the personal or other legal representative of the shareholder;(4)
registered address of a shareholder means the shareholders address as recorded in the central securities register;(5)
seal means the seal of the Company, if any;(6)
solicitor for the Company, in connection with any matter, means any partner or associate of the law firm retained by the Company with respect to such matter.1.2Business Corporations ActandInterpretation ActDefinitions Applicable


The definitions in theBusiness Corporations Actand the definitions and rules of construction in theInterpretation Act, with the necessary changes, so far as applicable, apply to these Articles as if they were an enactment. If there is a conflict between a definition in theBusiness Corporations Actand a definition or rule in theInterpretation Actrelating to a term used in these Articles,
the definition in theBusiness Corporations Actwill prevail in relation to the use of the term in these Articles. If there is a conflict between these Articles and theBusiness Corporations Act, theBusiness Corporations Actwill prevail.

PART 2, SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES
2.1 Authorized Share Structure

The authorized share structure of the Company consists of shares of the class or classes and series, if any, described in the Notice of Articles of the Company.
2.2 Form of Share Certificate

Each share certificate issued by the Company must comply with, and be signed as required by, theBusiness Corporations Act.


2.3 Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgment


Each shareholder is entitled, without charge, to (a) one share certificate representing the shares of each class or series of shares registered in the shareholders name or (b) a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholders right to obtain such a share certificate, provided that in respect of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company is not bound to issue more than one share certificate and delivery of a share certificate for a share to one of several joint shareholders or to one of the shareholders duly authorized agents will be sufficient delivery to all.
2.4 Delivery by Mail

Any share certificate or non-transferable written acknowledgment of a shareholders right to obtain a share certificate may be sent to the shareholder by mail at the shareholders registered address
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and neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is liable for any loss to the shareholder because the share certificate or acknowledgement is lost in the mail or stolen.


2.5 Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement


If the directors are satisfied that a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholders right to obtain a share certificate is worn out or defaced, they must, on production to them of the share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, and on such other terms, if any, as they think fit:

(1)
order the share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, to be cancelled; and(2)
issue a replacement share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be.2.6 Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate or Acknowledgment


If a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgment of a shareholders right to obtain a share certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, must be issued to the person entitled to that share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, if the directors receive:

(1)
proof satisfactory to them that the share certificate or acknowledgment is lost, stolen or destroyed; and(2)
any indemnity the directors consider adequate.2.7 Splitting Share Certificates

If a shareholder surrenders a share certificate to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in the shareholders name two or more share certificates, each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number of shares as the share certificate so surrendered, the Company must cancel the surrendered share certificate and issue replacement share certificates in accordance with that request.
2.8 Certificate Fee

There must be paid to the Company, in relation to the issue of any share certificate under Parts 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7, the amount, if any and which must not exceed the amount prescribed under theBusiness Corporations Act, determined by the directors.
2.9 Recognition of Trusts

Except as required by law or statute or these Articles, no person will be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust, and the Company is not bound by or compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or fraction of a share or (except as by law or statute or these Articles provided or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the shareholder.


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PART 3, ISSUE OF SHARES
3.1 Directors Authorized

Subject to the rights of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Company may issue, allot, sell or otherwise dispose of the unissued shares, and issued shares held by the Company, at the times, to the persons, including directors, in the manner, on the terms and conditions and for the issue prices (including any premium at which shares with par value may be issued) that the directors may determine. The issue price for a share with par value must be equal to or greater than the par value of the share.
3.2 Commissions and Discounts

The Company may at any time, pay a reasonable commission or allow a reasonable discount to any person in consideration of that person purchasing or agreeing to purchase shares of the Company from the Company or any other person or procuring or agreeing to procure purchasers for shares of the Company.
3.3 Brokerage

The Company may pay such brokerage fee or other consideration as may be lawful for or in connection with the sale or placement of its securities.
3.4 Conditions of Issue

Except as provided for by the
Business Corporations Act, no share may be issued until it is fully paid. A share is fully paid when:

(1)
consideration is provided to the Company for the issue of the share by one or more of the following:(a)
past services performed for the Company;(b)
property;(c)
money; and(2)
the value of the consideration received by the Company equals or exceeds the issue price set for the share under Part 3.1.3.5 Share Purchase Warrants and Rights

The Company may issue share purchase warrants, options and rights upon such terms and conditions as the directors determine, which share purchase warrants, options and rights may be issued alone or in conjunction with debentures, debenture stock, bonds, shares or any other securities issued or created by the Company from time to time.

PART 4, SHARE REGISTERS
4.1 Central Securities Register

As required by and subject to the
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appoint an agent to maintain the central securities register. The directors may also appoint one or more agents, including the agent which keeps the central securities register, as transfer agent for its shares or any class or series of its shares, as the case may be, and the same or another agent as registrar for its shares or such class or series of its shares, as the case may be. The directors may terminate such appointment of any agent at any time and may appoint another agent in its place.
4.2 Closing Register

The Company must not at any time close its central securities register.

PART 5, SHARE TRANSFERS
5.1 Registering Transfers

A transfer of a share of the Company must not be registered unless:

(1)
such transfer has been conducted in accordance with Part 27;(2)
an instrument of transfer, duly executed by the transferor or a duly authorized attorney of the transferor, in respect of the share has been received by the Company or its transfer agent;(3)
if a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that share certificate has been surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; and(4)
if a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholders right to obtain a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that acknowledgment has been surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; and(5)
there has been delivered to the Company or its transfer agent such other evidence, if any, as the Company or the transfer agent may require to prove the title of the transferor to transfer his shares and the right of the transferee to have the transfer registered.5.2 Form of Instrument of Transfer

The instrument of transfer in respect of any share of the Company must be either in the form, if any, on the back of the Companys share certificates or in any other form that may be approved by the directors from time to time.
5.3 Transferor Remains Shareholder

Except to the extent that the
Business Corporations Actotherwise provides, the transferor of shares is deemed to remain the holder of the shares until the name of the transferee is entered in a securities register of the Company in respect of the transfer.
5.4 Signing of Instrument of Transfer

If a shareholder, or his or her duly authorized attorney, signs an instrument of transfer in respect of shares registered in the name of the shareholder, the signed instrument of transfer constitutes a complete and sufficient authority to the Company and its directors, officers and agents to register the number of shares specified in the instrument of transfer or specified in any other manner, or, if no number is specified, all the shares represented by the share certificates or set out in the written acknowledgments deposited with the instrument of transfer:


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(1)
in the name of the person named as transferee in that instrument of transfer; or(2)
if no person is named as transferee in that instrument of transfer, in the name of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered.5.5 Enquiry as to Title Not Required

Neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the instrument of transfer as transferee or, if no person is named as transferee in the instrument of transfer, of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered or is liable for any claim related to registering the transfer by the shareholder or by any intermediate owner or holder of the shares, of any interest in the shares, of any share certificate representing such shares or of any written acknowledgment of a right to obtain a share certificate for such shares.
5.6 Transfer Fee

There must be paid to the Company, in relation to the registration of any transfer, the amount, if any, determined by the directors.
5.7 Branch Securities Register

Subject to the provisions of the
Business Corporations Act, the Company may keep or cause to be kept within or outside British Columbia by a trust company registered under theFinancial Institutions Act(British Columbia) one or more branch securities registers, and such trust company may be appointed as the transfer agent of the Company for the purpose of issuing, countersigning, registering, transferring and certifying the securities of the Company.

PART 6, TRANSMISSION OF SHARES


6.1 Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death


In case of the death of a shareholder, the legal personal representative, or if the shareholder was a joint holder, the surviving joint holder, will be the only person recognized by the Company as having any title to the shareholders interest in the shares. Before recognizing a person as a legal personal representative, the directors may require proof of appointment by a court of competent jurisdiction, a grant of letters probate, letters of administration or such other evidence or documents as the directors consider appropriate.
6.2 Rights of Legal Personal Representative

The legal personal representative has the same rights, privileges and obligations that attach to the shares held by the shareholder, including the right to transfer the shares in accordance with these Articles, provided the documents required by theBusiness Corporations Actand the directors have been deposited with the Company.


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PART 7, PURCHASE OF SHARES
7.1 Company Authorized to Purchase Shares

Subject to Part 7.2, the special rights and restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series and theBusiness Corporations Act, the Company may, if authorized by the directors, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares at the price and upon the terms specified in such resolution.
7.2 Purchase When Insolvent

The Company must not make a payment or provide any other consideration to purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares if there are reasonable grounds for believing that:

(1)
the Company is insolvent; or(2)
making the payment or providing the consideration would render the Company insolvent.7.3 Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares

If the Company retains a share redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by it, the Company may sell, gift or otherwise dispose of the share, but, while such share is held by the Company, it:

(1)
is not entitled to vote the share at a meeting of its shareholders;(2)
must not pay a dividend in respect of the share; and(3)
must not make any other distribution in respect of the share.PART 8, BORROWING POWERS
8.1 Borrowing Powers
The Company, if authorized by the directors, may:

(1)
borrow money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate;(2)
issue bonds, debentures and other debt obligations either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of the Company or any other person and at such discounts or premiums and on such other terms as they consider appropriate;(3)
guarantee the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and(4)
mortgage, charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, grant a security interest in, or give other security on, the whole or any part of the present and future assets and undertaking of the Company.VECTOR Corporate Finance Lawyers
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PART 9, ALTERATIONS


9.1 Alteration of Authorized Share Structure


Subject to Part 9.2 and the
Business Corporations Act, the Company may by special resolution:

(1)
create one or more classes or series of shares or, if none of the shares of a class or series of shares are allotted or issued, eliminate that class or series of shares;(2)
increase, reduce or eliminate the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares or establish a maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares for which no maximum is established;(3)
subdivide or consolidate all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares;(4)
if the Company is authorized to issue shares of a class of shares with par value:(a)
decrease the par value of those shares; or(b)
if none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares;(5)
change all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares with par value into shares without par value or any of its unissued shares without par value into shares with par value;(6)
alter the identifying name of any of its shares; or(7)
otherwise alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by theBusiness Corporations Act.9.2 Special Rights and Restrictions


Subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, the Company may by special resolution:

(1)
create special rights or restrictions for, and attach those special rights or restrictions to, the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued; or(2)
vary or delete any special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued.9.3 Change of Name

The Company may by special resolution authorize an alteration of its Notice of Articles in order to change its name.
9.4 Other Alterations

If theBusiness Corporations Actdoes not specify the type of resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of resolution, the Company may by special resolution alter these Articles.


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PART 10, MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
10.1 Annual General MeetingsUnless an annual general meeting is deferred or waived in accordance with theBusiness Corporations Act, the Company must hold its first annual general meeting within 18 months after the date on which it was incorporated or otherwise recognized, and after that must hold an annual general meeting at least once in each calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last annual reference date at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.


10.2 Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting


If all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting consent by a unanimous resolution under theBusiness Corporations Actto all of the business that is required to be transacted at that annual general meeting, the annual general meeting is deemed to have been held on the date of the unanimous resolution. The shareholders must, in any unanimous resolution passed under this Part 10.2, select as the Companys annual reference date a date that would be appropriate for the holding of the applicable annual general meeting.
10.3 Calling of Meetings of Shareholders

The directors may, whenever they think fit, call a meeting of shareholders.
10.4 Notice for Meetings of Shareholders

The Company must send notice of the date, time and location of any meeting of shareholders, in the manner provided in these Articles, or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by ordinary resolution (whether previous notice of the resolution has been given or not), to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting, to each director and to the auditor of the Company, unless these Articles otherwise provide, at least the following number of days before the meeting:

(1)
if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;(2)
otherwise, 10 days.10.5 Record Date for Notice

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under theBusiness Corporations Act, by more than four months. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is held by fewer than:

(1)
if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;(2)
otherwise, 10 days.If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.


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10.6 Record Date for Voting


The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under theBusiness Corporations Act, by more than four months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.
10.7 Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice

The accidental omission to send notice of any meeting to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any of the persons entitled to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders may, in writing or otherwise, waive or reduce the period of notice of such meeting.


10.8 Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders


If a meeting of shareholders is to consider special business within the meaning of Part 11.1, the notice of meeting must:

(1)
state the general nature of the special business; and(2)
if the special business includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the signing of or giving of effect to any document, have attached to it a copy of the document or state that a copy of the document will be available for inspection by shareholders:(a)
at the Companys records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice; and(b)
during statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.PART 11, PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS


11.1 Special Business


At a meeting of shareholders, the following business is special business:

(1)
at a meeting of shareholders that is not an annual general meeting, all business is special business except business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;(2)
at an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:(a)
business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;(b)
consideration of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting;(c)
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the appointment of an auditor;(g)
the setting of the remuneration of an auditor;(h)
business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution or an exceptional resolution;(i)
any other business which, under these Articles or theBusiness Corporations Act, may be transacted at a meeting of shareholders without prior notice of the business being given to the shareholders.11.2 Majority Required for Special Resolution

The majority of votes required for the Company to pass a special resolution at a meeting of shareholders is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution.
11.3 Quorum

Subject to the special rights and restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 5% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.
11.4 One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum

If there is only one shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders:

(1)
the quorum is one person who is, or who represents by proxy, that shareholder, and(2)
that shareholder, present in person or by proxy, may constitute the meeting.11.5 Other Persons May Attend

The directors, the president (if any), the secretary (if any), the assistant secretary (if any), any solicitor for the Company, the auditor of the Company and any other persons invited by the directors are entitled to attend any meeting of shareholders, but if any of those persons does attend a meeting of shareholders, that person is not to be counted in the quorum and is not entitled to vote at the meeting unless that person is a shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting.
11.6 Requirement of Quorum

No business, other than the election of a chair of the meeting and the adjournment of the meeting, may be transacted at any meeting of shareholders unless a quorum of shareholders entitled to vote is present at the commencement of the meeting, but such quorum need not be present throughout the meeting.
11.7 Lack of Quorum

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(2)
in the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place.11.8 Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting

If, at the meeting to which the meeting referred to in Part 11.7(2) was adjourned, a quorum is not present within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of the meeting, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy, one or more shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting constitute a quorum.
11.9 Chair

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of shareholders:

(1)
the chair of the board, if any; or(2)
if the chair of the board is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the president, if any; or(3)
if the chair of the board and the president are absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the solicitor for the Company.11.10 Selection of Alternate Chair

If, at any meeting of shareholders, there is no chair of the board or president present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, or if the chair of the board and the president are unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, or if the chair of the board and the president have advised the secretary, if any, or any director present at the meeting, that they will not be present at the meeting, the directors present must choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting or if all of the directors present decline to take the chair or fail to so choose or if no director is present, the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or by proxy may choose any person present at the meeting to chair the meeting.
11.11 Adjournments

The chair of a meeting of shareholders may, and if so directed by the meeting must, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business may be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
11.12 Notice of Adjourned Meeting

It is not necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting of shareholders except that, when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given as in the case of the original meeting.
11.13 Decisions by Show of Hands or Poll

Subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, every motion put to a vote at a meeting of shareholders will be decided on a show of hands unless a poll, before or on the declaration of the result of the vote by show of hands, is directed by the chair or demanded by at least one shareholder entitled to vote who is present in person or by proxy. In determining the result of a vote by a show of hands, shareholders who are not present personally, but who are entitled to participate in the meeting as permitted under theBusiness


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Corporations Act, may indicate their vote orally or otherwise in such manner as clearly evidences their vote and is accepted by the chair of the meeting.
11.14 Declaration of Result

The chair of a meeting of shareholders must declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show of hands or the poll, as the case may be, and that decision must be entered in the minutes of the meeting. A declaration of the chair that a resolution is carried by the necessary majority or is defeated is, unless a poll is directed by the chair or demanded under Part 11.13, conclusive evidence without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.
11.15 Motion Need Not be Seconded

No motion proposed at a meeting of shareholders need be seconded unless the chair of the meeting rules otherwise, and the chair of any meeting of shareholders is entitled to propose or second a motion.
11.16 Casting Vote

In case of an equality of votes, the chair of a meeting of shareholders does not, either on a show of hands or on a poll, have a second or casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which the chair may be entitled as a shareholder.
11.17 Manner of Taking Poll

Subject to Part 11.18, if a poll is duly demanded at a meeting of shareholders:

(1)
the poll must be taken:(a)
at the meeting, or within seven days after the date of the meeting, as the chair of the meeting directs; and(b)
in the manner, at the time and at the place that the chair of the meeting directs;(2)
the result of the poll is deemed to be the decision of the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and(3)
the demand for the poll may be withdrawn by the person who demanded it.11.18 Demand for Poll on Adjournment

A poll demanded at a meeting of shareholders on a question of adjournment must be taken immediately at the meeting.
11.19 Chair Must Resolve Dispute

In the case of any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote given on a poll, the chair of the meeting must determine the dispute, and his or her determination made in good faith is final and conclusive.
11.20 Casting of Votes

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11.21 Demand for Poll


No poll may be demanded in respect of the vote by which a chair of a meeting of shareholders is elected.


11.22 Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting


The demand for a poll at a meeting of shareholders does not, unless the chair of the meeting so rules, prevent the continuation of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which a poll has been demanded.
11.23 Retention of Ballots and Proxies

The Company must, for at least three months after a meeting of shareholders, keep each ballot cast on a poll and each proxy voted at the meeting, and, during that period, make them available for inspection during normal business hours by any shareholder or proxyholder entitled to vote at the meeting. At the end of such three month period, the Company may destroy such ballots and proxies.


11.24 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium


A shareholder or proxy holder who is entitled to participate in a meeting of shareholders may do so in person, or by telephone or other communications medium, if all shareholders and proxy holders participating in the meeting are able to communicate with each other; provided however, that nothing in this Part shall obligate the Company to take any action or provide any facility to permit or facilitate the use of any communications medium at a meeting of shareholders. If one or more shareholders or proxy holders participate in a meeting of shareholders in a manner contemplated by this Part:

(1)
each such shareholder or proxy holder shall be deemed to be present at the meeting; and(2)
the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the location specified in the notice of meeting.PART 12, VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS


12.1 Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares


Subject to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares and to the restrictions imposed on joint shareholders under Part 12.3:

(1)
on a vote by show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote on the matter has one vote; and(2)
on a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and held by that shareholder and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy.12.2 Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity


A person who is not a shareholder may vote at a meeting of shareholders, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and may appoint a proxy holder to act at the meeting, if, before doing so, the person satisfies the chair of the meeting, or the directors, that the person is a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy for a shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting.


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12.3 Votes by Joint Holders


If there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share:

(1)
any one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of the share as if that joint shareholder were solely entitled to it; or(2)
if more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting, personally or by proxy, and more than one of them votes in respect of that share, then only the vote of the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the share will be counted.12.4 Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders


Two or more legal personal representatives of a shareholder in whose sole name any share is registered are, for the purposes of Part 12.3, deemed to be joint shareholders.
12.5 Representative of a Corporate Shareholder

If a corporation, that is not a subsidiary of the Company, is a shareholder, that corporation may appoint a person to act as its representative at any meeting of shareholders of the Company, and:

(1)
for that purpose, the instrument appointing a representative must:(a)
be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice for the receipt of proxies, or if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or(b)
be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting;(2)
if a representative is appointed under this Part 12.5:(a)
the representative is entitled to exercise in respect of and at that meeting the same rights on behalf of the corporation that the representative represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a shareholder who is an individual, including, without limitation, the right to appoint a proxy holder; and(b)
the representative, if present at the meeting, is to be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and is deemed to be a shareholder present in person at the meeting.Evidence of the appointment of any such representative may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.


12.6 Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to All Companies


Parts 12.7 to 12.15 do not apply to the Company if and for so long as it is a public company or a pre-existing reporting company which has the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions as part of its Articles or to which the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions apply.


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12.7 Appointment of Proxy Holders


Every shareholder of the Company, including a corporation that is a shareholder but not a subsidiary of the Company, entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Company may, by proxy, appoint one or more (but not more than five) proxy holders to attend and act at the meeting in the manner, to the extent and with the powers conferred by the proxy.
12.8 Alternate Proxy Holders

A shareholder may appoint one or more alternate proxy holders to act in the place of an absent proxy holder.


12.9 When Proxy Holder Need Not Be Shareholder


A person who must not be appointed as a proxy holder unless the person is a shareholder, although a person who is not a shareholder may be appointed as a proxy holder if

(1)
the person appointing the proxy holder is a corporation or a representative of a corporation appointed under Part 12.5;(2)
the Company has at the time of the meeting for which the proxy holder is to be appointed only one shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting; or(3)
the shareholders present in person or by proxy at and entitled to vote at the meeting for which the proxy holder is to be appointed, by a resolution on which the proxy holder is not entitled to vote but in respect of which the proxyholder is to be counted in the quorum, permit the proxy holder to attend and vote at the meeting.12.10 Deposit of Proxy

A proxy for a meeting of shareholders must:

(1)
be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice, or if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or(2)
unless the notice provides otherwise, be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting.A proxy may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.
12.11 Validity of Proxy Vote

A vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid notwithstanding the death or incapacity of the shareholder giving the proxy and despite the revocation of the proxy or the revocation of the authority under which the proxy is given, unless notice in writing of that death, incapacity or revocation is received:

(1)
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(2) by the chair of the meeting, before the vote is taken.


12.12 Form of Proxy


A proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise, must be either in the following form or in any other form approved by the directors or the chair of the meeting:

[name of company](the Company)


The undersigned, being a shareholder of the Company, hereby appoints[name]or, failing that person,[name], as proxy holder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on[month, day, year]and at any adjournment of that meeting.


Number of shares in respect of which this proxy is given (if no number is specified, then this proxy if given in respect of all shares registered in the name of the shareholder): _____________________

Signed[month, day, year]

_________________________

[Signature of shareholder]

_________________________[Name of shareholderprinted]

12.13 Revocation of Proxy


Subject to Part 12.14, every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing that is:

(1)
received at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or(2)
provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting.12.14 Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed


An instrument referred to in Part 12.13 must be signed as follows:

(1)
if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is an individual, the instrument must be signed by the shareholder or his or her legal personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy;(2)
if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is a corporation, the instrument must be signed by the corporation or by a representative appointed for the corporation under Part 12.5.12.15 Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote


The chair of any meeting of shareholders may, but need not, inquire into the authority of any person to vote at the meeting and may, but need not, demand from that person production of evidence as to the existence of the authority to vote.


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PART 13, DIRECTORS


13.1 First Directors; Number of Directors


The number of directors, excluding additional directors appointed under Part 14.8, is set at:

(1)
if the Company is a public company, the greater of three and the most recently set of:(a)
the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and(b)
the number of directors set under Part 14.4;(2)
if the Company is not a public company:(a)
the number of directors most recently established by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and(b)
the number of directors set under Part 14.4.13.2 Change in Number of Directors


If the number of directors is set under Parts 13.1(2)(a) or 13.1(3)(a):

(1)
the shareholders may elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number;(2)
if the shareholders do not elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number contemporaneously with the setting of that number, then the directors may appoint, or the shareholders may elect or appoint, directors to fill those vacancies.13.3 Directors Acts Valid Despite Vacancy

An act or proceeding of the directors is not invalid merely because fewer than the number of directors set or otherwise required under these Articles is in office.
13.4 Qualifications of Directors

A director is not required to hold a share in the capital of the Company as qualification for his or her office but must be qualified as required by theBusiness Corporations Actto become, act or continue to act as a director.
13.5 Remuneration of Directors

The directors are entitled to the remuneration for acting as directors, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine. If the directors so decide, the remuneration of the directors, if any, will be determined by the shareholders. That remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any officer or employee of the Company as such, who is also a director.
13.6 Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors

The Company must reimburse each director for the reasonable expenses that he or she may incur in and about the business of the Company.


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13.7 Special Remuneration for Directors


If any director performs any professional or other services for the Company that in the opinion of the directors are outside the ordinary duties of a director, or if any director is otherwise specially occupied in or about the Companys business, he or she may be paid remuneration fixed by the directors, or, at the option of that director, fixed by ordinary resolution, and such remuneration may be either in addition to, or in substitution for, any other remuneration that he or she may be entitled to receive.


13.8 Gratuity, Pension or Allowance on Retirement of Director


Unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, the directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any director who has held any salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his or her spouse or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

PART 14, ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
14.1 Classes of Directors

Unless otherwise determined by special resolution, the Board shall be divided into three classes of directors, to be respectively designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of directors in each class will be as nearly equal as possible.


14.2 Terms of Office and Election at Annual General Meeting


Following the initial classification of the terms of office of the directors, the directors to replace those whose terms expire at each annual general meeting will be elected to hold office until the third succeeding annual general meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, every director will hold office until his successor will be elected. Any director whose office has expired will be eligible for re-election.


14.3 Deemed Election if no Annual General Meeting


Where the Company fails to hold an annual general meeting in accordance with theBusiness Corporations Act, the directors then in office shall be deemed to have been elected or appointed as directors on the last day on which the annual general meeting could have been held pursuant to these Articles and they may hold office until other directors are appointed or elected or until the day on which the next annual general meeting is held.
14.4 Places of Retiring Directors not Filled

If, at any annual general meeting at which an election of directors ought to take place, the places of the retiring directors are not filled up, those of the retiring directors as may be required by the newly elected directors shall, if willing, continue in office until further new directors are elected at a general meeting specially convened for that purpose or at the annual general meeting in the next or some subsequent year, unless it is determined to reduce the number of directors.


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14.5 Directors may fill Casual Vacancies

The directors shall have power at any time and from time to time to appoint any person as a director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board. Any director so appointed shall hold office only so long as a vacating director would have retained the same if no vacancy had occurred.
14.6 Appointment between Meetings

Between successive annual general meetings the directors shall have power to appoint one or more additional directors but not more than one-third of the number of directors fixed pursuant to these Articles and in effect at the last general meeting at which directors were elected, and the number of directors shall be increased accordingly. Any director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting of the Company, but shall be eligible for election at such meeting and so long as he is an additional director the number of directors shall be increased accordingly.
14.7 Appointment of Alternate Director

Any director may, by instrument in writing delivered to the Company, appoint any person to be his alternate to act in his place at meetings of the directors at which he is not present unless the directors shall have reasonably disapproved the appointment of such person as an alternate director and will have given notice to that effect to the director appointing the alternate director within a reasonable time after delivery of such instrument to the Company. Every such alternate shall be entitled to notice of the meetings of the directors and to attend and vote as a director at a meeting at which the person appointing him is not personally present, and if he is a director, to have a separate vote on behalf of the director he is representing in addition to his own vote. A person may be appointed as an alternate for more than one director. An alternate director will be counted separately in determining the quorum for the meeting, and shall have a separate vote for each director so
represented. A director may, at any time, by instrument in writing delivered to the Company, revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed by him. A person may be appointed by an alternate director where that person so appointed is himself a director. Every alternate director, if authorized by the instrument appointing him, may sign in place of the director who appointed him resolutions submitted to the directors to be consented to in writing as referred to in Article 18.12. Every alternate director will be deemed not to be the agent of a director appointing him. An alternate director will be deemed to be a director for all purposes of these Articles in the performance of any function authorized under this Article 14.7, but will not otherwise be deemed to be a director or to have power to act as a director. A director may at any time by written instrument, telegram, telex. telecopier or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages delivered to the Company revoke the appointment of an
alternate appointed by him. An alternate director may be repaid by the Company such expenses as might properly be repaid to him if he were a director and he will be entitled to receive from the company such proportion, if any, of the remuneration otherwise payable to the director appointing him as such director may from time to time direct.
14.8 Ceasing to be a Director

The office of director shall be vacated if the director:

(1)
resigns his office by notice in writing delivered to the registered office of the Company; or(2)
is convicted of an indictable offence and the other directors shall have resolved to remove him; or(3)
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14.9 Removal of Director by Shareholder


The Company may, by ordinary resolution, remove any director before the expiration of his period of office, and may, by an ordinary resolution, appoint another person in his stead.
14.10 Consent to be a Director

Notwithstanding anything in these Articles, no election of a person as a director is valid at any general meeting of the Company unless such person shall have consented in writing to act as a director and deposited such written consent with the President of the Company not less than 35 days before the date of the general meeting, provided that this restriction shall not apply to a director standing for re-election or a nominee of management standing for election who delivers a consent in writing as a director to the President of the Company before the meeting or attends the meeting.

PART 15, ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
15.1 Appointment of Alternate Director

Any director (an appointor) may by notice in writing received by the Company appoint any person (an appointee) who is qualified to act as a director to be his or her alternate to act in his or her place at meetings of the directors or committees of the directors at which the appointor is not present unless (in the case of an appointee who is not a director) the directors have reasonably disapproved the appointment of such person as an alternate director and have given notice to that effect to his or her appointor within a reasonable time after the notice of appointment is received by the Company.
15.2 Notice of Meetings

Every alternate director so appointed is entitled to notice of meetings of the directors and of committees of the directors of which his or her appointor is a member and to attend and vote as a director at any such meetings at which his or her appointor is not present.


15.3 Alternate for More Than One Director Attending Meetings


A person may be appointed as an alternate director by more than one director, and an alternate director:

(1)
will be counted in determining the quorum for a meeting of directors once for each of his or her appointors and, in the case of an appointee who is also a director, once more in that capacity;(2)
has a separate vote at a meeting of directors for each of his or her appointors and, in the case of an appointee who is also a director, an additional vote in that capacity;(3)
will be counted in determining the quorum for a meeting of a committee of directors once for each of his or her appointors who is a member of that committee and, in the case of an appointee who is also a member of that committee as a director, once more in that capacity;(4)
has a separate vote at a meeting of a committee of directors for each of his or her appointors who is a member of that committee and, in the case of an appointee who is also a member of that committee as a director, an additional vote in that capacity.VECTOR Corporate Finance Lawyers

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15.4 Consent Resolutions


Every alternate director, if authorized by the notice appointing him or her, may sign in place of his or her appointor any resolutions to be consented to in writing.
15.5 Alternate Director Not an Agent

Every alternate director is deemed not to be the agent of his or her appointor.


15.6 Revocation of Appointment of Alternate Director


An appointor may at any time, by notice in writing received by the Company, revoke the appointment of an alternate director appointed by him or her.
15.7 Ceasing to be an Alternate Director

The appointment of an alternate director ceases when:

(1)
his or her appointor ceases to be a director and is not promptly re-elected or re-appointed;(2)
the alternate director dies;(3)
the alternate director resigns as an alternate director by notice in writing provided to the Company or the solicitor for the Company;(4)
the alternate director ceases to be qualified to act as a director; or(5)
his or her appointor revokes the appointment of the alternate director.15.8 Remuneration and Expenses of Alternate Director


The Company may reimburse an alternate director for the reasonable expenses that would be properly reimbursed if he or she were a director, and the alternate director is entitled to receive from the Company such proportion, if any, of the remuneration otherwise payable to the appointor as the appointor may from time to time direct.

PART 16, POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
16.1 Powers of Management

The directors must, subject to the
Business Corporations Actand these Articles, manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company and have the authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by theBusiness Corporations Actor by these Articles, required to be exercised by the shareholders of the Company.
16.2 Appointment of Attorney of Company

The directors may from time to time, by power of attorney or other instrument, under seal if so required by law, appoint any person to be the attorney of the Company for such purposes, and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under these Articles and excepting the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors, to remove a director, to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors, to appoint or remove


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officers appointed by the directors and to declare dividends) and for such period, and with such remuneration and subject to such conditions as the directors may think fit. Any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection or convenience of persons dealing with such attorney as the directors think fit. Any such attorney may be authorized by the directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in him or her.

PART 17, DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS & SENIOR OFFICERS
17.1 Obligation to Account for Profits

A director or senior officer who holds a disclosable interest (as that term is used in theBusiness Corporations Act) in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is liable to account to the Company for any profit that accrues to the director or senior officer under or as a result of the contract or transaction only if and to the extent provided in theBusiness Corporations Act.


17.2 Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest


A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is not entitled to vote on any directors resolution to approve that contract or transaction, unless all the directors have a disclosable interest in that contract or transaction, in which case any or all of those directors may vote on such resolution.
17.3 Interested Director Counted in Quorum

A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter and who is present at the meeting of directors at which the contract or transaction is considered for approval may be counted in the quorum at the meeting whether or not the director votes on any or all of the resolutions considered at the meeting.


17.4 Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property


A director or senior officer who holds any office or possesses any property, right or interest that could result, directly or indirectly, in the creation of a duty or interest that materially conflicts with that individuals duty or interest as a director or senior officer, must disclose the nature and extent of the conflict as required by theBusiness Corporations Act.


17.5 Director Holding Other Office in the Company


A director may hold any office or place of profit with the Company, other than the office of auditor of the Company, in addition to his or her office of director for the period and on the terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) that the directors may determine.
17.6 No Disqualification

No director or intended director is disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Company either with regard to the holding of any office or place of profit the director holds with the Company or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, and no contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which a director is in any way interested is liable to be voided for that reason.


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17.7 Professional Services by Director or Officer


Subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, a director or officer, or any person in which a director or officer has an interest, may act in a professional capacity for the Company, except as auditor of the Company, and the director or officer or such person is entitled to remuneration for professional services as if that director or officer were not a director or officer.
17.8 Director or Officer in Other Corporations

A director or officer may be or become a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise interested in, any person in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, the director or officer is not accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him or her as director, officer or employee of, or from his or her interest in, such other person.

PART 18, PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
18.1 Meetings of Directors

The directors may meet together for the conduct of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit, and meetings of the directors held at regular intervals may be held at the place, at the time and on the notice, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine.
18.2 Voting at Meetings

Questions arising at any meeting of directors are to be decided by a majority of votes and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.
18.3 Chair of Meetings

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of directors:

(1)
the chair of the board, if any;(2)
in the absence of the chair of the board, the president, if any, if the president is a director; or(3)
any other director chosen by the directors if:(a)
neither the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is present at the meeting within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting;(b)
neither the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is willing to chair the meeting; or(c)
the chair of the board and the president, if a director, have advised the secretary, if any, or any other director, that they will not be present at the meeting.18.4 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium


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meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors by a communications medium other than telephone if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by telephone or other communications medium, are able to communicate with each other and if all directors who wish to participate in the meeting agree to such participation. A director who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Part 18.4 is deemed for all purposes of theBusiness Corporations Actand these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.
18.5 Calling of Meetings

A director may, and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company, if any, on the request of a director must, call a meeting of the directors at any time.
18.6 Notice of Meetings

Other than for meetings held at regular intervals as determined by the directors pursuant to Part 18.1, reasonable notice of each meeting of the directors, specifying the place, day and time of that meeting must be given to each of the directors and the alternate directors by any method set out in Part 24.1 or orally or by telephone.
18.7 When Notice Not Required

It is not necessary to give notice of a meeting of the directors to a director or an alternate director if:

(1)
the meeting is to be held immediately following a meeting of shareholders at which that director was elected or appointed, or is the meeting of the directors at which that director is appointed; or(2)
the director or alternate director, as the case may be, has waived notice of the meeting.18.8 Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice


The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting of directors to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any director or alternate director, does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting.
18.9 Waiver of Notice of Meetings

Any director or alternate director may send to the Company a document signed by him or her waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting or meetings of the directors and may at any time withdraw that waiver with respect to meetings held after that withdrawal. After sending a waiver with respect to all future meetings and until that waiver is withdrawn, no notice of any meeting of the directors need be given to that director and, unless the director otherwise requires by notice in writing to the Company, to his or her alternate director, and all meetings of the directors so held are deemed not to be improperly called or constituted by reason of notice not having been given to such director or alternate director.
18.10 Quorum

The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be set by the directors and, if not so set, is deemed to be set at a majority of the directors then in office or, if the number of directors is set at one, is deemed to be set at one director, and that director may constitute a meeting.


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18.11 Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective


Subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, an act of a director or officer is not invalid merely because of an irregularity in the election or appointment or a defect in the qualification of that director or officer.
18.12 Consent Resolutions in Writing

A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors consented to in writing by all of the directors entitled to vote on it, whether by signed document, fax, email or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages, is as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors duly called and held. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together are deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. A resolution passed in that manner is effective on the date stated in the resolution or on the latest date stated on any counterpart. A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors passed in accordance with this Part 18.12 is deemed to be a proceeding at a meeting of directors or of the committee of the directors and to be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors that satisfies all the requiremen
ts
of theBusiness Corporations Actand all the requirements of these Articles relating to meetings of the directors or of a committee of the directors.

PART 19, EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES


19.1 Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee


The directors may, by resolution, appoint an executive committee consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate, and this committee has, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the directors powers, except:

(1)
the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;(2)
the power to remove a director;(3)
the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and(4)
such other powers, if any, as may be set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors resolution.19.2 Appointment and Powers of Other Committees


The directors may, by resolution:

(1)
appoint one or more committees (other than the executive committee) consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate;(2)
delegate to a committee appointed under paragraph (1) any of the directors powers, except:(a)
the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;(b)
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(d) the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors; and

(3)
make any delegation referred to in paragraph (2) subject to the conditions set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors resolution.19.3 Obligations of Committees


Any committee appointed under Parts 19.1 or 19.2, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must:

(1)
conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors; and(2)
report every act or thing done in exercise of those powers at such times as the directors may require.19.4 Powers of Board


The directors may, at any time, with respect to a committee appointed under Parts 19.1 or 19.2:

(1)
revoke or alter the authority given to the committee, or override a decision made by the committee, except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding;(2)
terminate the appointment of, or change the membership of, the committee; and(3)
fill vacancies in the committee.19.5 Committee Meetings

Subject to Part 19.3(1) and unless the directors otherwise provide in the resolution appointing the committee or in any subsequent resolution, with respect to a committee appointed under Parts 19.1 or 19.2:

(1)
the committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper;(2)
the committee may elect a chair of its meetings but, if no chair of a meeting is elected, or if at a meeting the chair of the meeting is not present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, the directors present who are members of the committee may choose one of their number to chair the meeting;(3)
a majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum of the committee; and(4)
questions arising at any meeting of the committee are determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.PART 20, OFFICERS
20.1 Directors May Appoint Officers

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20.2 Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers

The directors may, for each officer:



(1)
determine the functions and duties of the officer;(2)
entrust to and confer on the officer any of the powers exercisable by the directors on such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the directors think fit; and(3)
revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer.20.3 Qualifications

No officer may be appointed unless that officer is qualified in accordance with theBusiness Corporations Act. One person may hold more than one position as an officer of the Company. Any person appointed as the chair of the board or as the managing director must be a director. Any other officer need not be a director.
20.4 Remuneration and Terms of Appointment

All appointments of officers are to be made on the terms and conditions and at the remuneration (whether by way of salary, fee, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) that the directors thinks fit and are subject to termination at the pleasure of the directors, and an officer may in addition to such remuneration be entitled to receive, after he or she ceases to hold such office or leaves the employment of the Company, a pension or gratuity.

PART 21, INDEMNIFICATION

21.1 Definitions

In this Part 21:



(1)
eligible penalty means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding;(2)
eligible proceeding means a legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed, in which a director, former director or alternate director of the Company (an eligible party) or any of the heirs and legal personal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director or alternate director of the Company:(a)
is or may be joined as a party; or(b)
is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding;(3)
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21.2 Mandatory Indemnification of Directors, Former Directors, Alternate Directors and Senior Officers


Subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, the Company must indemnify a director, former director, alternate director or senior officer of the Company and his or her heirs and legal personal representatives against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director, former director, alternate director and senior officer is deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the indemnity contained in this Part 21.2.
21.3 Indemnification of Other Persons

Subject to any restrictions in the
Business Corporations Act, the Company may indemnify any person.


21.4 Non-Compliance with
Business Corporations Act


The failure of a director, alternate director or officer of the Company to comply with theBusiness Corporations Actor these Articles does not invalidate any indemnity to which he or she is entitled under this Part.
21.5 Company May Purchase Insurance

The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person (or his or her heirs or legal personal representatives) who:

(1)
is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of the Company;(2)
is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Company;(3)
at the request of the Company, is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;(4)
at the request of the Company, holds or held a position equivalent to that of a director, alternate director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;against any liability incurred by him or her as such director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent or person who holds or held such equivalent position.

PART 22, DIVIDENDS


22.1 Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights


The provisions of this Part 22 are subject to the rights, if any, of shareholders holding shares with special rights as to dividends.
22.2 Declaration of Dividends

Subject to theBusiness Corporations Act, the directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of such dividends as they may deem advisable.


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22.3 No Notice Required


The directors need not give notice to any shareholder of any declaration under Part 22.2.
22.4 Record Date

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend. The record date must not precede the date on which the dividend is to be paid by more than two months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the date on which the directors pass the resolution declaring the dividend.
22.5 Manner of Paying Dividend

A resolution declaring a dividend may direct payment of the dividend wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets or of fully paid shares or of bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, or in any one or more of those ways.
22.6 Settlement of Difficulties

If any difficulty arises in regard to a distribution under Part 22.5, the directors may settle the difficulty as they deem advisable, and, in particular, may:

(1)
set the value for distribution of specific assets;(2)
determine that cash payments in substitution for all or any part of the specific assets to which any shareholders are entitled may be made to any shareholders on the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties; and(3)
vest any such specific assets in trustees for the persons entitled to the dividend.22.7 When Dividend Payable

Any dividend may be made payable on such date as is fixed by the directors.


22.8 Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares


All dividends on shares of any class or series of shares must be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held.
22.9 Receipt by Joint Shareholders

If several persons are joint shareholders of any share, any one of them may give an effective receipt for any dividend, bonus or other money payable in respect of the share.

22.10 Dividend Bears No Interest

No dividend bears interest against the Company.

22.11 Fractional Dividends


If a dividend to which a shareholder is entitled includes a fraction of the smallest monetary unit of the currency of the dividend, that fraction may be disregarded in making payment of the dividend and that payment represents full payment of the dividend.


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22.12 Payment of Dividends


Any dividend or other distribution payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque, made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, and mailed to the address of the shareholder, or in the case of joint shareholders, to the address of the joint shareholder who is first named on the central securities register, or to the person and to the address the shareholder or joint shareholders may direct in writing. The mailing of such cheque will, to the extent of the sum represented by the cheque (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless such cheque is not paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority.
22.13 Capitalization of Surplus

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the directors may from time to time capitalize any surplus of the Company and may from time to time issue, as fully paid, shares or any bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as a dividend representing the surplus or any part of the surplus.

PART 23, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS
23.1 Recording of Financial Affairs

The directors must cause adequate accounting records to be kept to record properly the financial affairs and condition of the Company and to comply with theBusiness Corporations Act.
23.2 Inspection of Accounting Records

Unless the directors determine otherwise, or unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, no shareholder of the Company is entitled to inspect or obtain a copy of any accounting records of the Company.

PART 24, NOTICES
24.1 Method of Giving Notice

Unless theBusiness Corporations Actor these Articles provides otherwise, a notice, statement, report or other record required or permitted by theBusiness Corporations Actor these Articles to be sent by or to a person may be sent by any one of the following methods:

(1)
mail addressed to the person at the applicable address for that person as follows:(a)
for a record mailed to a shareholder, the shareholders registered address;(b)
for a record mailed to a director or officer, the prescribed address for mailing shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the mailing address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;(c)
in any other case, the mailing address of the intended recipient;(2)
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for a record delivered to a director or officer, the prescribed address for delivery shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the delivery address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;(c)
in any other case, the delivery address of the intended recipient;(3)
sending the record by fax to the fax number provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;(4)
sending the record by email to the email address provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;(5)
physical delivery to the intended recipient;(6)
delivery in such other manner as may be approved by the directors.24.2 Deemed Receipt of Mailing

A record that is mailed to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in Part 24.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was mailed on the day, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, following the date of mailing.
24.3 Certificate of Sending

A certificate signed by the secretary, if any, or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that behalf for the Company stating that a notice, statement, report or other record was addressed as required by Part 24.1, prepaid and mailed or otherwise sent as permitted by Part 24.1 is conclusive evidence of that fact.
24.4 Notice to Joint Shareholders

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the joint shareholders of a share by providing the notice to the joint shareholder first named in the central securities register in respect of the share.
24.5 Notice to Trustees

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of a shareholder by:

(1)
mailing the record, addressed to them:(a)
by name, by the title of the legal personal representative of the deceased or incapacitated shareholder, by the title of trustee of the bankrupt shareholder or by any similar description; and(b)
at the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or(2)
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PART 25, SEAL
25.1 Who May Attest Seal

Except as provided in Parts 25.2 and 25.3, the Companys seal, if any, must not be impressed on any record except when that impression is attested by the signatures of:

(1)
any two directors;(2)
any officer, together with any director;(3)
if the Company only has one director, that director; or(4)
any one or more directors or officers or persons as may be determined by the directors.25.2 Sealing Copies

For the purpose of certifying under seal a certificate of incumbency of the directors or officers of the Company or a true copy of any resolution or other document, despite Part 25.1, the impression of the seal may be attested by the signature of any director or officer.
25.3 Mechanical Reproduction of Seal

The directors may authorize the seal to be impressed by third parties on share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as they may determine appropriate from time to time. To enable the seal to be impressed on any share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, whether in definitive or interim form, on which facsimiles of any of the signatures of the directors or officers of the Company are, in accordance with theBusiness Corporations Actor these Articles, printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced, there may be delivered to the person employed to engrave, lithograph or print such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities one or more unmounted dies reproducing the seal and the chair of the board or any senior officer together with the secretary, treasurer, secretary-treasurer, an assistant secretary, an assistant treasurer or an
assistant secretary-treasurer may in writing authorize such person to cause the seal to be impressed on such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities by the use of such dies. Share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities to which the seal has been so impressed are for all purposes deemed to be under and to bear the seal impressed on them.

PART 26, MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION OF SIGNATURES
26.1 Mechanical Reproduction of Signatures

The signature of any officer, director, registrar, branch registrar, transfer agent or branch agent of the Company, unless otherwise required by theBusiness Corporations Actor by these Articles, may, if authorized by the directors, be printed, lithographed, engraved or otherwise mechanically reproduced upon all instruments executed or issued by the Company or any officer thereof. Any instrument on which the signature of any such person is so reproduced shall be deemed to have been manually signed by such person whose signature is so reproduced and shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as if such instrument had been signed manually, and notwithstanding that the person whose signature is so reproduced may have ceased to hold the office that he is stated on such instrument to hold at the date of the delivery or issue of such instrument.


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26.2 Instrument Defined


The term "instrument" as used in Part 26.1, shall include deeds, mortgages, hypothecs, charges, conveyances, transfers and assignments of property, real or personal, agreements, releases, receipts and discharges for the payment of money or other obligations, shares and share warrants of the Company, bonds, debentures and other debt obligations of the Company, and all paper writings.

PART 27, PROHIBITIONS

27.1 Definitions

In this Part 27:



(1)
designated security means:(a)
a voting security of the Company;(b)
a security of the Company that is not a debt security and that carries a residual right to participate in the earnings of the Company or, on the liquidation or winding up of the Company, in its assets; or(c)
a security of the Company convertible, directly or indirectly, into a security described in paragraph (a) or (b);(2)
security has the meaning assigned in theSecurities Act
(British Columbia);(3)
voting security means a security of the Company that:(a)
is not a debt security, and(b)
carries a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred and are continuing.27.2 Application

Part 27.3 does not apply to the Company if and for so long as it is a public company or a pre-existing reporting company which has the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions as part of its Articles or to which the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions apply.


27.3 Consent Required for Transfer of Shares or Designated Securities


No share or designated security may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without the consent of the directors and the directors are not required to give any reason for refusing to consent to any such sale, transfer or other disposition.

PART 28, SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS ATTACHED TO THE PREFERRED SHARES


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28.1 Issuance in Series


The directors of the Company may at any time and from time to time issue the Preferred Shares in one or more Series. Each Series to consist of such number of shares as may, before issuance of any thereof, be determined by the directors.
28.2 Designation of Preferred Shares

The directors of the Company shall, subject as hereinafter provided, by resolution duly passed before the first issue of the Preferred Shares of any Series, alter the Notice of Articles of the Company to fix the number of Preferred Shares in, and to determine the designation of the Preferred Shares of such Series and alter the Articles to create, define and attach the preferences, privileges, rights, restrictions, conditions, and limitations to be attached to the Preferred Shares of such Series.
28.3 Rights and Restrictions of Preferred Shares

The Preferred Shares of any Series may have attached thereto preferences, privileges, rights, restrictions, conditions or limitations with regard to dividends (which, in the case of fixed dividends, shall in all cases be cumulative), whether in cash or otherwise, voting, the right to convert such shares into common shares or otherwise including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, preferences, privileges, rights, restrictions, conditions, or limitations with respect to:

(1)
the redemption or purchase of Preferred Shares by the Company;(2)
retraction privileges;(3)
sinking funds or funds for the purchase or redemption of Preferred Shares;(4)
payment of dividends on any other shares of the Company;(5)
redemption, purchase or other retirement of any shares of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company;(6)
the exercise by the Company of any right to elect that any one or more dividends are to be paid out of one or more special surplus accounts recognized for tax purposes;(7)
subdivision, consolidation or reclassification of any shares of the Company;(8)
borrowing by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company;(9)
the creation or issue of any debt or equity securities by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company including the issue of any Preferred Shares in addition to the Preferred Shares at any time outstanding;(10)
reduction of capital by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company;(11)
retirement of notes, bonds or debentures or other indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company;(12)
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the right of holders of Preferred Shares to convert or exchange such shares into shares of any class of the Company or into or for any other securities of the company or into or for shares or securities of any other corporation.***


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