Bank Act

Marginal note:Powers of court

• 291 (1) On an application to a court under subsection 289(1) or (2), the court may determine whether any other person is a dissenting offeree who should be joined as a party, and the court shall then fix a fair value for the shares of all dissenting offerees.

• Marginal note:Appraisers

  (2) A court may in its discretion appoint one or more appraisers to assist the court in fixing a fair value for the shares of a dissenting offeree.

• Marginal note:Final order

  (3) The final order of a court shall be made against the offeror in favour of each dissenting offeree and for the amount for each dissenting offeree’s shares as fixed by the court.

• Marginal note:Additional powers of court

  (4) In connection with proceedings under subsection 289(1) or (2), a court may make any order it thinks fit and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may

  • (a) fix the amount of money or other consideration that is deemed to be held in a fiduciary capacity under subsection 287(2) or section 287.1;

  • (b) order that the money or other consideration is to be held in trust by a person other than the offeree bank;

  • (c) allow a reasonable rate of interest on the amount payable to each dissenting offeree from the date the dissenting offeree sends the share certificates required under section 286 until the date of payment; or

  • (d) order that any money payable to a shareholder who cannot be found is to be paid to the Minister.