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EXHIBIT 3.43
VAN DOORNE N.V.
The undersigned:
Saskia Laseur-Eelman, civil-law notary in Amsterdam,
declares:
that the attached document (Attachment) is a fair but an unofficial English
translation of the Deed of Amendment of the Articles of Association of HELI-ONE
(NETHERLANDS) B.V. (previously named: Handelsmaatschappij Schreiner & Co B.V.),
executed before her, civil law notary, on 19 September 2005, in which an attempt
has been made to be as literal as possible without jeopardizing the overall
continuity.
Inevitably, differences may occur in translation, and if so, the Dutch text will
by law govern.
Signed in Amsterdam on 22 September 2005.
(MR. S. LASEUR-EELMAN NOTARIS TE AMSTERDAM SEAL)
(Signed)
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unofficial translation of the
DEED OF AMENDMENT
OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION:
of: HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ SCHREINER & CO B.V.
with its registered office in: 's-Gravenhage.
DEED DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2005
On the nineteenth day of September two thousand and five, appeared before me,
Saskia Laseur-Eelman, civil law notary in the city of Amsterdam:
Jacobine Marga Alice Tinselboer, born in Hardenberg on the sixteenth day of
August nineteen hundred and seventy-five, with office address at Jachthavenweg
121,1081 KM Amsterdam.
The said individual declared that:
(A) HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ SCHREINER & CO B.V., a private company with limited
liability, having its registered office in 's-Gravenhage and its business
office at Diamantlaan 1, 2132 WV Hoofddorp, registered with the Commercial
Register under number 34099663 (the "COMPANY") has been incorporated by a
Deed, dated the thirtieth day of March nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
(B) The Articles of Association of the Company have been latest amended by a
Deed, dated the nineteenth day of April two thousand and four, executed
before M.C.W. van Meer, civil law notary in the city of Amsterdam.
(C) The General Meeting of Shareholders of the company has resolved to amend
the Articles of Association on the eighteenth day of August two thousand
and five.
(D) Said individual has been appointed by that resolution to apply for the
required declaration of no objection on the draft of the present Deed, and
has been authorised to make the changes which may be required by or on
behalf of the Minister of Justice.
(E) Said individual furthermore has been authorised to have the Deed of
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amendment of the Articles of Association executed and signed.
(F) As a consequence of said resolution and the ministerial statement of
no-objection obtained on the basis of article 235 of Book 2 of the Dutch
Civil Code the Articles of Association of the Company hereby shall be
amended as follows:
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER I.
DEFINITIONS.
ARTICLE 1.
In these articles of association the following expressions shall have the
following meanings:
a. the general meeting: the body of the company formed by shareholders;
b. the general meeting of shareholders: the meeting of shareholders;
c. the distributable part of the net assets: that part of the company's net
assets which exceeds the aggregate of the issued capital and the reserves
which must be maintained by virtue of law;
d. the annual accounts: the balance sheet and the profit and loss account with
the explanatory notes;
e. the annual meeting: the general meeting of shareholders held for the
purpose of discussion and adoption of the annual accounts;
f. accountant; a "register-accountant" or other accountant referred to in
Article 393, Book 2 of the Civil Code, as well as an organisation within
which such accountants practice.
CHAPTER II.
NAME, SEAT, OBJECTS.
ARTICLE 2. NAME AND SEAT.
1. The name of the company is:
Heli-One (Netherlands) B.V.
2. The official seat of the company is in Hoofddorp.
ARTICLE 3. OBJECTS.
The objects of the company are:
a. to manufacture and to trade in aviation technical products and components
thereof;
b. to trade in agencies, commissions and to receive products for deposit and
consignment;
c. to trade in movable and immovable property;
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d. to furnish guarantees, to provide security, to commit itself as guarantor
or severally liable co-debtor, or declares itself jointly or severally
liable with or for others, particularly - but not exclusively - to the
benefit of companies which are subsidiaries and/or affiliates of the
company or in which the company holds any interests;
e. to incorporate, to participate in any way whatsoever, to manage, to
supervise, to operate and to promote enterprises, businesses and companies;
f. to finance businesses and companies;
g. to borrow, to lend and to raise funds, including the issue of bonds,
promissory notes or other securities or evidence of indebtedness as well as
to enter into agreements in connection with the aforementioned;
h. to supply advice and to render services to enterprises and companies with
which the company forms a group and to third parties;
i. to obtain, alienate, manage and exploit registered property and items of
property in general;
as well as everything pertaining to the foregoing, relating thereto or conducive
thereto, all in the widest sense of the word.
CHAPTER III.
CAPITAL AND SHARES. REGISTER.
ARTICLE 4. AUTHORISED CAPITAL.
1. The authorised capital amounts to four hundred fifty-four thousand Euro
(EUR 454,000).
2. The authorised capital is divided into one thousand (1,000) shares of four
hundred fifty-four Euro (EUR 454) each.
3. All shares are to be registered shares. No share certificates shall be
issued.
ARTICLE 5. REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS.
1. The management board shall keep a register in which the names and addresses
of all shareholders are recorded, showing the date on which they acquired
the shares, the date of the acknowledgement or notification, and the amount
paid on each share.
2. The names and addresses of those with a right of usufruct ('life interest')
or a pledge on the shares shall also be entered in the register, stating
the date on which they acquired the right, and the date of acknowledgement
or notification.
3. Each shareholder, each beneficiary of a life interest and each pledgee is
required to give written notice of his address to the company.
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4. The register shall be kept accurate and up to date. All entries and notes
in the register shall be signed by a member of the management board.
5. On application by a shareholder, a beneficiary of a life interest or a
pledgee, the management board shall furnish an extract from the register,
free of charge, insofar as it relates to his rights in a share.
6. The management board shall make the register available at the company's
office for inspection by the shareholders.
CHAPTER IV.
ISSUANCE OF SHARES. OWN SHARES.
ARTICLE 6. ISSUANCE OF SHARES.
BODY OF THE COMPANY COMPETENT TO ISSUE SHARES.
NOTARIAL DEED.
1. The issuance of shares may only be effected pursuant to a resolution of the
general meeting, insofar as the general meeting has not designated another
body of the company in this respect.
2. The issuance of a share shall furthermore require a deed drawn up for
that purpose in the presence of a civil law notary registered in the
Netherlands to which those involved are party.
ARTICLE 7. CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE. RIGHTS OF PRE-EMPTION.
1. A resolution for the issuance of shares shall stipulate the price and
further conditions of issuance.
2. Upon issuance of shares, each shareholder shall have a right of pre-emption
in proportion to the aggregate nominal amount of his shares, subject to the
limitations set by law.
3. Shareholders shall have a similar right of pre-emption if options are
granted to subscribe for shares.
4. Prior to each single issuance the right of pre-emption may be limited or
excluded by the body of the company competent to issue.
ARTICLE 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
1. The full nominal amount of each share must be paid in on issue.
2. Payment for a share must be made in cash insofar as no other manner of
payment has been agreed on. Payment in foreign currency can be made only
after approval by the company.
ARTICLE 9. OWN SHARES.
1. When issuing shares, the company shall not be entitled to subscribe for its
own shares.
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2. The company may, subject to the relevant provisions of the law, acquire
fully paid in shares in its own capital or depository receipts thereof, up
to the maximum permitted by law.
3. The company may give loans with a view to the subscription for or
acquisition of shares in its capital or depository receipts thereof, but
only up to the amount of the distributable reserves.
4. The disposal of shares or depository receipts thereof held by the company
shall be effected pursuant to a resolution of the general meeting, with due
observance of the provisions of the blocking clause.
5. No voting rights may be exercised in the general meeting for any share held
by the company or any of its subsidiaries, nor in respect of any share of
which the company or any of its subsidiaries holds depository receipts.
CHAPTER V.
TRANSFER OF SHARES. LIMITED RIGHTS.
ISSUANCE OF DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS.
ARTICLE 10. TRANSFER OF SHARES. SHAREHOLDERS' RIGHTS.
LIFE INTEREST ("VRUCHTGEBRUIK"). PLEDGING ("PANDRECHT").
ISSUANCE OF DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS.
1. The transfer of a share or the transfer of a right in rem thereon shall
require a deed drawn up for that purpose in the presence of a civil law
notary registered in the Netherlands to which those involved are party.
2. Unless the company itself is party to the legal act, the rights attached to
the share can only be exercised after the company has acknowledged said
legal act or said deed has been served on it in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the law.
3. If a share is pledged or the owner creates a life interest in a share, the
voting right can only be assigned to the beneficiary of the life interest
or the pledge after written consent of the general meeting.
4. The company shall not cooperate to the issuance of depository receipts for
its shares.
CHAPTER VI.
BLOCKING CLAUSE.
ARTICLE 11.
1. Any shareholder wishing to transfer one or more shares, shall first offer
to sell those shares to his co-shareholders in accordance with the
provisions of this article. The obligation to make this offer is not
applicable if, either all
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shareholders have given their written approval to the proposed transfer,
which approval shall be valid for a period of three months, or a
shareholder is obligated by law to transfer his shares to a prior
shareholder.
2. The price at which the shares can be purchased by the other shareholders
shall be agreed between the offeror and his co-shareholders. Failing
agreement between the parties the price shall be set by an independent
expert on request by the most willing party to be appointed by the chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce and Factories in whose district the company has
its official seat, unless the expert is appointed by the parties by mutual
consent. The expert referred to in the preceding sentence shall be
authorised to inspect all books and records of the company and to obtain
all such information as will be useful for his setting the price.
3. If the co-shareholders together are interested in purchasing more shares
than have been offered, the offered shares shall be distributed among them
as far as possible in proportion to the shareholding of each interested
party. However no interested party shall thus acquire more shares than he
has applied for.
4. The offeror remains entitled to withdraw his offer, provided he does so
within one month after he is informed to which interested parties he can
sell all the shares included in the offer and at what price.
5. If it is established that the co-shareholders do not accept the offer or
that not all shares included in the offer shall be purchased against
payment in cash, the offeror shall be free to transfer the shares within
three months thereafter to whomsoever he wishes.
6. The company itself as holder of one or more shares shall be entitled to
apply for the offered shares only with the consent of the offeror.
7. In case of suspension of payments, bankruptcy or placement under
curatorship of a shareholder and in case of appointment of an administrator
by the court over the property of a shareholder or over his shares in the
company or in case of death of a shareholder who is an individual, the
shares of the shareholder concerned shall be put on offer in accordance
with the foregoing provisions hereof, within three months of the relevant
event. If applications are made for all shares on offer, the offer may not
be withdrawn.
CHAPTER VII.
MANAGEMENT.
ARTICLE 12. MANAGEMENT BOARD.
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The management of the company shall be constituted by a management board,
consisting of one or more members.
ARTICLE 13. APPOINTMENT SUSPENSION AND DISMISSAL.
REMUNERATION.
1. The general meeting shall appoint the members of the management board.
2. A member of the management board may at any time be suspended or dismissed
by the general meeting.
3. The general meeting shall determine the remuneration and further conditions
of employment for each member of the management board.
ARTICLE 14. DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD.
DECISION MAKING PROCESS. ALLOCATION OF DUTIES.
1. Subject to the restrictions imposed by these articles of association, the
management board shall be entrusted with the management of the company.
2. The management board may lay down rules regarding its own decision making
process.
3. Resolutions of the management board may also be adopted in writing without
recourse to a management board meeting, provided they are adopted by a
unanimous vote of all members of the management board. The expression in
writing shall include any document transmitted by current means of
communication and received in writing.
4. The management board may determine the duties with which each member of the
management board will be charged in particular.
ARTICLE 15. REPRESENTATION.
1. The management board shall be authorised to represent the company. Each
member of the management board is also authorised to represent the company.
2. The management board may appoint staff members with general or limited
power to represent the company. Each staff member shall be competent to
represent the company with due observance of any restrictions imposed on
him. The management board shall determine their titles.
3. In the event of a conflict of interest between the company and a member of
the management board, the company shall be represented by one of the other
members of the management board. The general meeting shall at all times be
competent to designate one or more other persons for this purpose. If it
concerns a conflict of interest between the company and all members of the
management board, or the sole member of the management board, the
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company shall be represented by one or more persons to be designated by the
general meeting.
4. Without regard to whether a conflict of interest exists or not, all legal
acts of the company vis-a-vis a holder of all of the shares, or vis-a-vis a
participant in a marital community of which all of the shares form a part,
whereby the company is represented by such shareholder or one of the
participants, shall be put down in writing. For the application of the
foregoing sentence, shares held by the company or its subsidiaries shall
not be taken into account.
5. Paragraph 4 does not apply to legal acts that, under their agreed terms,
form part of the normal course of business of the company.
ARTICLE 16. APPROVAL OF DECISIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD.
1. The general meeting is entitled to require resolutions of the management
board to be subject to its approval These resolutions shall be clearly
specified and notified to the management board in writing.
2. The lack of approval referred to in paragraph 1 does not affect the
authority of the management board or its members to represent the company.
ARTICLE 17. ABSENCE OR PREVENTION.
If a member of the management board is absent or prevented from performing his
duties, the remaining members or member of the management board shall be
temporarily entrusted with the entire management of the company. If all members
of the management board, or the sole member of the management board, are absent
or prevented from performing their duties, the management of the company shall
be temporarily entrusted to the person designated for this purpose by the
general meeting.
CHAPTER VIII.
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. PROFITS.
ARTICLE 18. FINANCIAL YEAR.
DRAWING UP OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. ACCOUNTANT
1. The financial year shall be the calendar year.
2. Annually, not later than five months after the end of the financial year,
unless by reason of special circumstances this term is extended by the
general meeting by not more than six months, the management board shall
draw up annual accounts.
3. The annual accounts shall be signed by all the members of the management
board. If the signature of one or more of them is lacking, this shall be
stated and reasons given.
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4. The company may, and if the law so requires shall, appoint an accountant to
audit the annual accounts.
ARTICLE 19. ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. DISCHARGE. PUBLICATION.
1. The general meeting shall adopt the annual accounts. Adoption of the annual
accounts shall not discharge a member of the management board. The general
meeting may discharge a member of the management board by a separate
resolution.
2. The company shall publish the annual accounts within eight days following
the adoption thereof, unless a statutory exemption is applicable.
ARTICLE 20. PROFITS.
1. The general meeting shall determine the allocation of accrued profits.
2. Dividends may be paid only up to an amount which does not exceed the amount
of the distributable part of the net assets.
3. Dividends shall be paid after adoption of the annual accounts from which it
appears that payment of dividends is permissible.
4. The management board, may subject to due observance of paragraph 2, resolve
to pay an interim dividend.
5. The general meeting may, subject to due observance of paragraph 2, resolve
to make payments to the charge of any reserve which need not be maintained
by virtue of the law.
6. A claim of a shareholder for payment of dividend shall be barred after five
years have elapsed.
CHAPTER IX.
GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS.
ARTICLE 21. ANNUAL MEETING. OTHER MEETINGS. CONVOCATION.
1. The annual meeting shall be held annually, and not later than six months
after the end of the financial year, for the purpose of discussion and
adoption of the annual accounts.
2. Other general meetings of shareholders shall be held as often as the
management board deems such necessary.
3. General meetings of shareholders shall be convoked by the management board,
by letter mailed to the addresses of the shareholders as shown in the
register of shareholders.
4. The convocation shall take place no later than on the fifteenth day prior
to the date of the meeting.
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5. The general meetings of shareholders shall be held in the municipality in
which the company has its official seat according to these articles of
association.
6. The general meeting shall itself appoint its chairman. Until that moment a
member of the management board shall act as chairman and in the absence of
such a member the eldest person present at the meeting shall act as
chairman.
7. The members of the management board shall, as such, have the right to give
advice in the general meeting of shareholders.
ARTICLE 22. WAIVER OF FORMALITIES. RECORDS.
1. As long as the entire issued capital is represented at a general meeting of
shareholders valid resolutions can be adopted on all subjects brought up
for discussion, even if the formalities prescribed by law or by the
articles of association for the convocation and holding of meetings have
not been complied with, provided such resolutions are adopted unanimously.
2. The management board keeps a record of the resolutions made. If the
management board is not represented at a meeting, the chairman of the
meeting shall provide the management board with a transcript of the
resolutions made as soon as possible after the meeting. The records shall
be deposited at the offices of the company for inspection by the
shareholders. Upon request each of them shall be provided with a copy or an
extract of such record at not more than the actual costs.
ARTICLE 23. VOTING RIGHTS.
1. Each share confers the right to cast one vote.
2. The right to take part in the meeting may be exercised by a proxy
authorised in writing.
3. To the extent that the law does not require a qualified majority, all
resolutions shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast.
4. If there is a tie of votes the proposal is thus rejected.
ARTICLE 24. RESOLUTIONS OUTSIDE OF MEETINGS. RECORDS.
1. Resolutions of shareholders may also be adopted in writing without recourse
to a general meeting of shareholders, provided they are adopted by a
unanimous vote representing the entire issued capital. The provision of
article 14 paragraph 3, second sentence, shall apply correspondingly.
2. The provisions of article 21 paragraph 7 shall apply correspondingly to the
adoption of resolutions outside a meeting as referred to in paragraph 1.
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3. The management board shall keep a record of the resolutions thus made. Each
of the shareholders must procure that the management board is informed in
writing of the resolutions made in accordance with paragraph 1 as soon as
possible. The records shall be deposited at the offices of the company for
inspection by the shareholders. Upon request each of them shall be provided
with a copy or an extract of such record at not more than the actual costs.
CHAPTER X.
AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND DISSOLUTION. LIQUIDATION.
ARTICLE 25.
AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND DISSOLUTION.
When a proposal to amend the articles of association or to dissolve the company
is to be made to the general meeting, this must be mentioned in the notification
of the general meeting of shareholders. As regards an amendment of the articles
of association, a copy of the proposal including the text of the proposed
amendment must at the same time be deposited and held available at the company's
office for inspection by shareholders and depository receipt holders until the
end of the meeting.
ARTICLE 26. LIQUIDATION.
1. In the event of dissolution of the company by virtue of a resolution of the
general meeting, the members of the management board shall be charged with
the liquidation of the business of the company.
2. During liquidation, the provisions of these articles of association shall
remain in force as far as possible.
3. The balance remaining after payment of debts shall be transferred to the
shareholders in proportion to the aggregate amount of their shareholdings.
4. The liquidation shall furthermore be subject to the provisions of Title 1,
Book 2 of the Civil Code.
Closing Statement
Said individual finally declared that the current issued two hundred (200)
shares in the capital of the Company of a par value of one thousand guilders
(NLG 1,000) each are hereby converted into two hundred (200) shares of a par
value of four hundred fifty-four euro (EUR 454) each. The difference between the
amount in guilders and the amount in euro shall be paid out of the distributable
reserves by the shareholder. The issued capital of the Company amounts with this
amendment of the Articles of Association ninety thousand eight hundred euro (EUR
90,800). The Ministry of Justice has on the thirteenth day of September two
thousand and
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five issued a certificate (registration number B.V. 120420) stating that no
objections have been found to exist.
The resolution to amend the Articles of Association and to authorise said
individual and the statement of the Minister of Justice shall be attached to
this Deed.
I, civil law notary, stated and explained the substance of this Deed and pointed
out the consequences of the contents of this Deed to the said individual, who is
known to me, civil law notary. The said individual then declared that the said
individual had noted the contents of this Deed and that the said individual
agreed therewith. Subsequently, this Deed was executed in Amsterdam, and was,
immediately after it had been read aloud in part, signed by the said individual
and by me, civil law notary, on the date first above written.