EXHIBIT 3.2
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
STATUS CONSTITUTIFS
1. The name of the corporation is: Denomination sociale de la societe:
SMITHFIELD CANADA LIMITED
2. The address of the registered office: Adresse du siege social:
Suite 4700, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre
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(Street & Number, or R.R. Number & if Multi-Office Building give Room No.)
(Rue et numero, ou numero de la R.R. et, s'il s'agit d'un edifice a bureaux, numero du bureau)
The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E6
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(Name of Municipality or Post Office) (Postal Code)
(Nom de la municipalite ou du bureau de poste) (Code postal)
3. Number (or minimum and maximum number) of Nombre (ou nombres minimal et maximal)
directors is: d'administrateurs:
A Minimum of three and a maximum of ten.
Resident
4. The first director(s) is/are: Premier(s) administrateur(s): Canadian
State
First name, initials and surname Residence address, giving Street & No. or R.R. No., Yes or No
Prenom, initiales et nom de famille Municipality and Postal Code Resident
Adresse personnelle, y compris la rue et la numero, le canadien
numero de la R.R., le nom de la municipalite et le code Oui/Non
postal
Robert J. Richardson 273 Delaney Drive, Ajax, Ontario L1T 3S7 Yes
5. Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation may Limites, s'il y a lieu, imposees aux activites commerciales
carry on or on powers the corporation may exercise. ou aux pouvoirs de la societe.
There are no restrictions.
6. The classes and any maximum number of shares that Categories et nombre maximal, s'il y a lieu, d'actions que
the corporation is authorized to issue: la societe est autorisee a emettre:
The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares.
7. Rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions (if any) Droits, privileges, restrictions et conditions, s'il y a lieu,
attaching to each class of shares and directors rattaches a chaque categorie d'actions et pouvoirs des
authority with respect to any class of shares which administrateurs relatifs a chaque categorie d'actions qui
may be issued in series: peut etre emise en serie:
(1) The rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the common shares are as follows:
(a) Payment of Dividends: The holders of the common shares shall be
entitled to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the
board of directors of the Corporation out of the assets of the
Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends in
such amounts and payable in such manner as the board of
directors may from time to time determine. Subject to the rights
of the holders of any other class of shares of the Corporation
entitled to receive dividends in priority to or rateably with
the holders of the common shares, the board of directors may in
their sole discretion declare dividends on the common shares to
the exclusion of any other class of shares of the Corporation.
(b) Participation upon Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding-Up: In
the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
Corporation or other distribution of assets of the Corporation
among its shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its
affairs, the holders of the common shares shall, subject to the
rights of the holders of any other class of shares of the
Corporation entitled to receive the assets of the Corporation
upon such a distribution in priority to or rateably with the
holders of the common shares, be entitled to participate
rateably in any distribution of the assets of the Corporation.
(c) Voting Rights: The holders of the common shares shall be
entitled to receive notice of and to attend all annual and
special meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation and to
one vote in respect of each common share held at all such
meetings.
8. The issue, transfer or ownership of shares is/is not L'emission, le transfert ou la propriete d'actions est/n'est
restricted and the restrictions (if any) are as follows: pas restreint. Les restrictions, s'il y a lieu, sont les
suivantes:
Not applicable.
9. Other provisions, if any, are: Autres dispositions, s'il y a lieu:
Not applicable.
10. The names and addresses of the incorporators are Nom et adresse des fondateurs
First name, initials and surname or corporate name Full residence address or address of registered office or
Prenom, initiale et nom de famille ou denomination of principal place of business giving street & No. or R.R.
sociale No., municipality and postal code
Adresse personnelle au complet, adresse du siege social
ou adresse de l'etablissement principal, y compris la rue et
le numero, la numero de la R.R., le nom de la
municipalite et le code postal
Robert J. Richardson 273 Delaney Drive, Ajax, Ontario
L1T 3S7
These articles are signed in duplicate. Les presents statuts sont signes en double exemplaire.
Signatures of incorporators
(signatures des fondateurs)
/s/Robert J. Richardson
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Robert J. Richardson