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I. NOMINATING COMMITTEE PURPOSE The Nominating Committee (the "Committee") of the
Corporation will act on behalf of and subject to the
direction of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the
Corporation in all matters pertaining: (i) to the
nomination of Directors of the Corporation and any other
business entity controlled in fact by the Corporation
(each an "affiliate"); and (ii) to the structure of the
Board and the various Board committees.
II. NOMINATING COMMITTEE COMPOSITION At the first meeting of the Board after the annual
meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation, the
Board will appoint no fewer than three Directors to the
Committee, each of whom must be independent. The
Committee shall designate the Chair of the Committee
annually from amongst its members.
Any member of the Committee may be removed and replaced
at any time by the Board and will automatically cease to
be a member of the Committee as soon as such member
ceases to be a Director. The Board may fill vacancies in
the Committee by election from among the members of the
Board. If and whenever a vacancy exists on the
Committee, the remaining members may exercise all its
powers so long as a quorum remains in office. Subject to the paragraph above, each member of the
Committee will hold office until the next annual meeting
of shareholders of the Corporation after his or her
election. III. RELIANCE ON EXPERTS The Committee shall have the authority to engage
independent counsel and other advisors as it determines
necessary to carry out its duties and to set and pay the
compensation for any advisors engaged by it. In so
doing, each member of the Committee shall be entitled to
rely in good faith upon any report of a lawyer,
accountant, engineer, appraiser or other person whose
profession lends credibility to a statement made by any
such person. IV. REMUNERATION The members of the Committee shall be entitled to
receive such remuneration for acting as members of the
Committee as the Board may from time to time determine. V. LIMITATIONS ON NOMINATING COMMITTEE'S DUTIES In contributing to the Committee’s discharging of its
duties under this Charter, each member of the Committee
shall be obliged only to exercise the care, diligence
and skill that a reasonably prudent person would
exercise in comparable circumstances. Nothing in this
Charter is intended, or may be construed, to impose on
any member of the Committee a standard of care or
diligence that is in any way more onerous or extensive
than the standard to which all Board members are
subject. VI. MEETINGS & OPERATING PROCEDURES
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The Committee will meet as many times as is necessary
to carry out its responsibilities. The meetings shall be
at times and places to be determined by the Committee.
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A quorum shall be a majority of the members.
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In the absence of the Chair of the Committee, the
members shall appoint an acting Chair.
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The Committee will keep regular minutes of its
proceedings and will report to the Board at each Board
meeting.
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A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Committee
shall be provided to each member of the Committee and to
each Director in a timely fashion.
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The Chair of the Committee shall prepare and/or
approve an agenda in advance of each meeting.
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The Committee will have the right to invite any person
to attend meetings of the Committee.
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The Committee will have the right to require the
attendance of any member of management of the
Corporation at meetings of the Committee.
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The Committee will be permitted access to all records
and corporate information that it determines to be
required in order to perform its duties.
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The Committee may hold its meetings together with the
meeting of any other Board committee.
VII. NOMINATING COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES The Committee shall (in all cases in respect of the
Corporation and its affiliates, and with the assistance
of consultants as required):
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Identify individuals qualified to become new Board
members and recommend to the Board the new Director
nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders.
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In making its recommendations, the Committee should
consider:
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the competencies and skills that the Board considers
to be necessary for the Board, as a whole, to possess;
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the competencies and skills that the Board considers
each existing Director to possess; and
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the competencies and skills each new nominee will
bring to the boardroom.
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Board composition must comply with the requirements
of all applicable stock exchanges and securities
commissions and any other agencies having jurisdiction,
and the Board should annually disclose whether it
complies with these requirements and provide an analysis
of the relevant principles of the applicable stock
exchanges and securities commissions in support of this
conclusion;
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the full Board should engage in a disciplined
process to determine, in light of the opportunities and
risks facing the Corporation, what competencies, skills
and personal qualities it should seek in new Board
members in order to add value to the Corporation, and
the results of such discussion should provide a
framework for the Committee in developing a list of
candidates;
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the Committee should actively look beyond
traditional sources in seeking out men and women with
the right mix of experience and competencies to serve as
Directors; and
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the Committee should ensure that prospective
candidates fully understand the role of the Board and
the contribution they are expected to make, including in
particular the commitment of time and energy that the
Corporation expects of its Directors.
For greater certainty, if at any time the Corporation is
legally required by contract or otherwise to provide
third parties with the right to nominate Directors, the
selection and nomination of those Directors need not
involve the approval of the Committee. |