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Insurance Companies Act

Version of section 745 from 2006-04-27 to 2007-04-19:


Marginal note:Shares issued in series

  •  (1) The by-laws of an insurance holding company may, subject to any limitations set out in them, authorize the issue of any class of shares in one or more series and may

    • (a) fix the maximum number of shares in each series and determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to them; and

    • (b) authorize the directors to do anything referred to in paragraph (a).

  • Marginal note:Series participation

    (2) If any cumulative dividend or amounts payable on return of capital in respect of a series of shares are not paid in full, the shares of all series of the same class participate rateably in respect of accumulated dividends and return of capital.

  • Marginal note:Voting rights

    (3) Where voting rights are attached to any series of a class of shares, the shares of every other series of that class shall have the same voting rights.

  • Marginal note:Restriction on series

    (4) No rights, privileges, restrictions or conditions attached to a series of shares authorized under this section confer on the series a priority in respect of dividends or return of capital over any other series of shares of the same class that are then outstanding.

  • Marginal note:Material to Superintendent

    (5) If the directors exercise their authority under paragraph (1)(b), the directors shall, before the issue of shares of the series, send to the Superintendent a copy of the by-law authorizing the directors to fix the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of those shares and shall provide the Superintendent with particulars of the proposed series of shares.

  • 1991, c. 47, s. 745
  • 2001, c. 9, s. 465
  • 2005, c. 54, s. 307

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