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EXHIBIT 3.9
ONTARIO CORPORATION NUMBER
NUMERO DE LA SOCIETE EN ONTARIO
1333329
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
STATUTS CONSTITUTIFS
1. The name of the corporation is: DENOMINATION SOCIALE DE LA SOCIETE:
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S M C N O M I N E E C O I N C .
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SOCIETES
PAR ACTIONS 2. The address of the registered office is: ADRESSE DU SIEGE SOCIAL:
333 KING STREET EAST
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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)
TORONTO, ONTARIO M 5 A 3 X 5
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(Name of Municipality - Post Office) (Postal Code)
(NOM DE LA MUNICIPALITE OU BUREAU DE POSTE) (CODE POSTAL)
3. Number (or minimum and maximum number) NOMBRE (OU NOMBRE MINIMAL ET MAXIMAL)
of directors D'ADMINISTRATEURS:
MINIMUM 1, MAXIMUM 20
4. The first director(s) is are: PREMIER(S) ADMINISTRATEUR(S):
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Resident
Canadian
Residence address, giving Street & No. or R.R. No. State Yes/No
Last name, initials and surname Municipality and Postal Code. RESIDENT
PRENOM, INITIALES ET NOM DE ADRESSE PERSONNELLE, Y COMPRIS LA RUE ET LE NUMERO CANADIEN
FAMILLE DE LA R.R. LE NOM DE LA MUNICIPALITE OUI/NON
ET LE CODE POSTAL.
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TRUDY A. EAGAN 52 CHESTNUT PARK ROAD YES
TORONTO, ONTARIO M4W 1W8
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5. Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation LIMITES, S'IL Y A LIEU, IMPOSEES AUX ACTIVITES
may carry on or on powers the corporation may COMMERCIALES OU AUX POUVOIRS DE LA SOCIETE.
exercise.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESS THE CORPORATION MAY CARRY ON, OR ON
POWERS THE CORPORATION MAY EXERCISE.
6. The classes and any maximum number of shares CATEGORIES ET NOMBRE MAXIMAL, S'IL Y A LIEU,
that the corporation is authorized to issue: D'ACTIONS QUE LA SOCIETE EST AUTORISE A
EMETTRE:
THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SHARES OF ONE
CLASS, DESIGNATED AS COMMON SHARES.
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7. Rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions DROITS, PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS ET CONDITIONS,
(if any) attaching to each class of shares and S'IL Y A LIEU, RATTACHES A CHAQUE CATEGORIE
directors authority with respect to any class D'ACTIONS ET POUVOIRS DES ADMINISTRATEURS
of shares which may be issued in series: RELATIFS A CHAQUE CATEGORIE D'ACTIONS QUI PEUT
ETRE EMISE EN SERIE:
THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES OF THE CORPORATION ARE EQUAL IN
ALL RESPECTS AND INCLUDE THE RIGHTS,
(A) TO VOTE AT ALL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS; AND
(B) TO RECEIVE THE REMAINING PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION UPON DISSOLUTION.
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9. Other provisions, if any, are: AUTRES DISPOSITIONS, S'IL Y A LIEU:
(A) THE NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE CORPORATION, EXCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE
EMPLOYMENT OF THE CORPORATION AND EXCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WHO, HAVING BEEN FORMERLY IN THE
EMPLOYMENT OF THE CORPORATION, WERE, WHILE IN THAT EMPLOYMENT, AND HAVE CONTINUED AFTER
TERMINATION OF THAT EMPLOYMENT TO BE, SHAREHOLDERS OF THE CORPORATION, IS LIMITED TO NOT MORE
THAN FIFTY, TWO OR MORE PERSONS WHO ARE THE JOINT REGISTERED OWNERS OR ONE OR MORE SHARES
BEING COUNTED AS ONE SHAREHOLDER.
(B) ANY INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION IS PROHIBITED.
(C) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (ONTARIO) AS AMENDED OR RE-ENACTED
FROM TIME TO TIME, THE DIRECTORS MAY, WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS:
(I) BORROW MONEY ON THE CREDIT OF THE CORPORATION;
(II) ISSUE, RE-ISSUE, SELL OR PLEDGE DEBT OBLIGATIONS OF THE CORPORATION;
(III) GIVE A GUARANTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION TO SECURE PERFORMANCE OF AN OBLIGATION
OF ANY PERSON;
(IV) MORTGAGE, HYPOTHECATE, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE CREATE A SECURITY INTEREST IN ALL OR ANY
PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION, OWNED OR SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUIRED, TO SECURE ANY OBLIGATION
OF THE CORPORATION;
(V) BY RESOLUTION, DELEGATE ANY OR ALL SUCH POWERS TO A DIRECTOR, A COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS
OR AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION.
NOTHING IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE BORROWING OF MONEY BY THE CORPORATION
ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE OR PROMISSORY NOTES MADE, DRAWN, ACCEPTED OR ENDORSED BY OR ON BEHALF OF
THE CORPORATION.
(D) EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF ANY CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES OF THE CORPORATION LISTED ON A STOCK
EXCHANGE, THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE A LIEN ON THE SHARES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
SHAREHOLDER OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR A DEBT OF THAT SHAREHOLDER TO THE CORPORATION.
(E) THE HOLDERS OF ANY FRACTIONAL SHARES ISSUED BY THE CORPORATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO EXERCISE
VOTING RIGHTS AND TO RECEIVE DIVIDENDS IN RESPECT OF EACH SUCH FRACTIONAL SHARE.
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10. The names and addresses of the incorporators are NOM ET ADRESSE DES FONDATEURS
Full residence address or address of registered
office or of principal place of business giving
First name, initials and surname of corporate street & No. or R.R. No., municipality and
name postal code
PRENOM, INITIALE ET NOM DE FAMILLE OU ADRESSE PERSONNELLE AU COMPLET, ADRESSE DU
DENOMINATION SOCIALE SIEGE SOCIAL OU ADRESSE DE L'ETABLISSEMENT
PRINCIPAL, Y COMPRIS LA RUE ET LE NUMERO, LE
NUMERO DE LA R.R., LE NOM DE LA MUNICIPALITE ET
LE CODE POSTAL
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TRUDY A. EAGAN 52 CHESTNUT PARK ROAD
TORONTO, ONTARIO M4W 1W8
These articles are signed in duplicate LES PRESENTS STATUTS SONT SIGNES EN DOUBLE
EXEMPLAIRE.
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Signatures of incorporators / SIGNATURES DES FONDATEURS
/s/ Trudy A. Eagan
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TRUDY A. EAGAN
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ONTARIO CORPORATION NO. 1333329
CERTIFIED COPY OF A
SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE SHAREHOLDER
OF
SMC NOMINEECO INC.
RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION that the number of directors of the
Corporation be fixed at three, and that the board of directors of the
Corporation be empowered to determine from time to time the number of
directors of the Corporation, such determination to be made by resolution of
the board of directors.
CERTIFIED to be a true copy of a special resolution of the shareholder
of SMC Nomineeco Inc. signed by the sole shareholder entitled to vote at a
meeting of shareholders on the 29th day of December, 1998, which resolution
is in full force and effect, unamended, as of the date hereof.
DATED the 29th day of December, 1998.
/s/ Trudy A. Eagan
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Trudy A. Eagan
Secretary
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