(2) The Corporation shall, subject to the approval of a Court (as defined in the Act), indemnify a person referred to in Paragraph 29(1) hereof in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or a body corporate (or, if permitted by the Act, other entity) to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or an officer of the Corporation or body corporate (or, if permitted by the Act, because of the person’s association with the Corporation or other entity as described in Paragraph 29(1)), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action if such person fulfills the conditions set out in Paragraph 29(1)(a) and (b) hereof.
(3) The Corporation shall advance funds to a person in order to defray the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to above in this Paragraph 29, but if the person does not meet the conditions set out in the Act, he or she shall repay the funds advanced.
(4) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person referred to in Paragraph 29(1) to the extent permitted by the Act.
OFFICERS
30. Appointment of Officers. Subject to the articles or any unanimous shareholder agreement, the directors annually or as often as may be required may appoint from among themselves a Chairman of the Board (either on a full-time or part-time basis) and may appoint a President, one or more Vice-Presidents (to which title may be added words indicating seniority or function), a Secretary, a Treasurer and one or more assistants to any of the officers so appointed. None of such officers except the Chairman of the Board needs to be a director of the Corporation although a director may be appointed to any office of the Corporation. Two or more offices of the Corporation may be held by the same person. The directors may from time to time appoint such other officers, employees and agents as they shall deem necessary who shall have such authority and shall perform such functions and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the directors. The directors may from time to time and subject to the provisions of the Act, vary, add to or limit the duties and powers of any officer, employee or agent.
31. Removal of Officers and Vacation of Office. Subject to the articles or any unanimous shareholder agreement, all officers, employees and agents, shall be subject to removal by resolution of the directors at any time, with or without cause.
An officer of the Corporation ceases to hold office when such officer dies, resigns or is removed from office. A resignation of an officer becomes effective at the time a written resignation is sent to the Corporation, or at the time specified in the resignation, whichever is later.
32. Vacancies. If the office of Chairman of the Board, President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, or any other office created by the directors pursuant to Paragraph 30 hereof shall be or become vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal from office or in any other manner whatsoever, the directors may appoint an individual to fill such vacancy.
33. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board (if any) shall, if present, preside as chairman at all meetings of the board and at all meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall sign such contracts, documents or instruments in writing as require his or her signature and shall have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by resolution of the directors.
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