Exhibit 3.1
Industry Canada
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Certificate
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of Amendment
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de modification | |
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Canada Business
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Loi canadienne sur | |
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Corporations Act
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les sociétés par actions |
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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED -
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COMPAGNIE PETROLIERE IMPERIALE LTEE
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029646-5 | |
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Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société
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Corporation number-Numéro de la société | |
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I hereby certify that the articles of the
above-named corporation were amended: |
Je certifie que les statuts de la société susmentionnée ont été modifiés: |
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under section 13 of the Canada Business Corporations Act in accordance with the attached notice; | o | a) | en vertu de l’article 13 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, conformément à 1’avis ci-joint; | ||||
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under section 27 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment designating a series of shares; | o | b) | en vertu de 1’article 27 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes désignant une série d’actions; | ||||
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under section 179 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment; | þ | c) | en vertu de 1’article 179 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes; | ||||
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under section 191 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of reorganization; | o | d) | en vertu de 1’article 191 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les clauses de réorganisation ci-jointes; |
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May 23, 2006 / le 23 mai 2006 | |||||||
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Richard G. Shaw
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Date of Amendment - Date de modification | |||||||
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Director - Directeur
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Industry Canada | Industrie Canada | FORM 4 | FORMULAIRE 4 | ||||
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Canada Business | Loi canadienne sur les | ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT | CLAUSES MODIFICATRICES | ||||
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Corporations Act | sociétés par actions | (SECTIONS 27 OR 177) | (ARTICLES 27 OU 177) |
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— Name of the Corporation — Dénomination soclale de la société
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2 — Corporation No. — N° de la société | |
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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED — COMPAGNIE PETROLIERE IMPERIALE LTEE
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029646-5
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| 3 — The articles of the above-named corporation are amended as follows: Les statuts de la société mentionnée cl-dessus sont modifiés de la façon suivante : | ||
Item 3 of the restated articles of incorporation be amended as follows:
| (a) | The first sentence in the first paragraph of Schedule 1 is replaced with the following: | |
| “The shares of the corporation shall consist of 1.1 billion (1,100,000,000) common shares.” | ||
| (b) | Each issued common share is divided into three issued common shares. |
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Printed Name — Nom en lettres mouiées | 4 — Capacity of — En qualité de | 5 —Tel. No. — N° de tél. | ||||||
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Brian W. Livingston | V-P, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary | (403) 237-2915 | ||||||
| FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY — A L’USAGE DU MINISTERE SEULEMENT | ||||
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| IC 3069 (2003/06) |
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SCHEDULE 1
The shares of the corporation shall consist of 1.1 billion (1,100,000,000) common shares. The
rights attaching to the common shares shall be as follows:
1. The holders of the common shares shall be entitled:
(a) to
one (1) vote in respect of each whole common share held at any meeting of shareholders of the corporation;
(b) subject to paragraph 2 hereof, to receive any dividend declared by the corporation; and
(c) to receive the remaining property of the corporation on dissolution.
2. In declaring a dividend on the common shares the directors, in their discretion, may
provide for the holders of the common shares to have the right to elect to receive payment, in
whole or in part, of the dividend by way of stock dividend of common shares having a value, as
determined by the directors, that is substantially equivalent, as of a date or a period of days
determined by the directors, to the cash dividend contemporaneously declared on each common
share, provided that cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional interest(s) in common shares that
may result from any such stock dividend unless the directors shall otherwise determine; and
further provided that the directors, if in their opinion it would be in the best interest of the
corporation, may, from time to time, exclude from receiving any such stock dividends, the
holders of common shares whose addresses in the records of the corporation are in jurisdictions
outside Canada as specified by the directors or who are resident in or subject to the laws of
jurisdictions outside Canada as specified by the directors and, in the event of such exclusion, the
cash dividend contemporaneously declared on each common share shall be paid to the holders of
common shares who are excluded from receiving such stock dividend. The directors, in their
discretion, may provide for the payment of a proportionate dividend, either as a cash dividend or
as a stock dividend, in respect of fractional shares.
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Industry Canada
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Industrie Canada |
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Restated Certificate
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Certificat | |
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of Incorporation
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de constitution à jour | |
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Canada Business
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Loi canadienne sur | |
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Corporations Act
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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED -
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COMPAGNIE PETROLIERE IMPERIALE LTEE
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029646-5 | |
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Name of corporation-Dénomination de la
société
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Corporation number-Numéro de la société | |
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I hereby certify that the articles of
incorporation of the above-named corporation were
restated under section 180 of the
Canada Business
Corporations Act
as set out in the attached
restated articles of incorporation.
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Je certifie que les statuts constitutifs de la société susmentionnée ont été mis à jour en vertu de l’article 180 de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu’il est indiqué dans les statuts mis à jour ci-joints. |
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May 23, 2006 / le 23 mai 2006 | |||||||
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Richard G. Shaw
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Effective Date of Restatement - | |||||||
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Director - Directeur
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Date d’entrée en vigueur de la mise à jour | |||||||
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Industry Canada | Industrie Canada | FORM 7 | FORMULAIRE 7 | ||||
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RESTATED ARTICLES OF | STATUTS CONSTITUTIFS | ||||||
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Canada Business | Loi canadienne sur les | INCORPORATION | MIS À J OUR | ||||
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Corporations Act | sociétés par actions | (SECTION 180) | (ARTICLE 180) |
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Name of the Corporation — Dénomination sociale de la société | Corporation No. — N° de la société | ||||
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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED - | 029646-5 | ||||
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COMPAGNIE PETROLIERE IMPERIALE LTEE | |||||
| 2— | The province or territory in Canada where the registered office is situated | La province ou le territoire au Canada où est situé le siége social | ||||
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| 3 — | The classes and any maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue | Catégories et tout nombre maximal d’actions que ia société est autorisée à émettre | ||||
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THE ANNEXED SCHEDULE 1 IS INCORPORATED IN THIS FORM | |||||
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| 4— | Restrictions, if any, on share transfers | Restrictions sur le transfert des actions, s’il y a lieu | ||||
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Number (or minimum and maximum number) of directors
A MINIMUM OF 5 AND A MAXIMUM OF 15 |
Nombre (ou nombre minimal et maximal) d’administrateurs | ||||
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| 6— | Restrictions, if any, on business the corporation may carry on | Limites imposées à I’activité commerciale de la société, s’ll y a lieu | ||||
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| 7— | Other provisions, if any | Autres dispositions, s’il y a lieu | ||||
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THE ANNEXED SCHEDULES 2 AND 3 ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS FORM | |||||
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These restated articles of incorporation correctly set out, without substantive change, the
corresponding provisions of the articles of Incorporation as amended and supersede the original
articles of incorporation.
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Cette mise à jour des statuts constitutifs démontre exactement, sans changement substantiel, les dispositions correspondantes des statuts constitutifs modifiés qui remplacent les statuts constitutifs originaux. | |
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Signature
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Printed Name — Nom en lettres moulées | 8 — Capacity of — En qualité de | 9 — Tel. No. — N° de tél. | ||||||
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Brian W. Livingston | V-P, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary | (403) 237-2915 | ||||||
| FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY — A L’USAGE DU MINISTERE SEULEMENT | ||||
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| IC 3167 (2003/08) |
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SCHEDULE 1
The shares of the corporation shall consist of 1.1 billion (1,100,000,000) common shares. The
rights attaching to the common shares shall be as follows:
1. The holders of the common shares shall be entitled:
(a) to one (1) vote in respect of each whole common share held at any meeting of shareholders
of the corporation;
(b) subject to paragraph 2 hereof, to receive any dividend declared by the corporation; and
(c) to receive the remaining property of the corporation on dissolution.
2. In declaring a dividend on the common shares the directors, in their discretion, may
provide for the holders of the common shares to have the right to elect to receive payment, in
whole or in part, of the dividend by way of stock dividend of common shares having a value, as
determined by the directors, that is substantially equivalent, as of a date or a period of days
determined by the directors, to the cash dividend contemporaneously declared on each common share,
provided that cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional interest(s) in common shares that may
result from any such stock dividend unless the directors shall otherwise determine; and further
provided that the directors, if in their opinion it would be in the best interest of the
corporation, may, from time to time, exclude from receiving any such stock dividends, the holders
of common shares whose addresses in the records of the corporation are in jurisdictions outside
Canada as specified by the directors or who are resident in or subject to the laws of jurisdictions
outside Canada as specified by the directors and, in the event of such exclusion, the cash dividend
contemporaneously declared on each common share shall be paid to the holders of common shares who
are excluded from receiving such stock dividend. The directors, in their discretion, may provide
for the payment of a proportionate dividend, either as a cash dividend or as a stock dividend, in
respect of fractional shares.
SCHEDULE 2
The board of directors may from time to time on behalf of the corporation:
(a) borrow money upon the credit of the corporation;
(b) issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the corporation;
(c) mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any
property of the corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any debt obligation of the
corporation;
(d) give financial assistance by means of a loan, guarantee, or otherwise to the extent
permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act; and
(e) delegate to such one or more of the officers or directors of the corporation as may be
designated by the board of directors, all or any of the powers conferred by the foregoing
provisions to such extent and in such manner as the board of directors shall determine at the time
of each such delegation.
SCHEDULE 3
The directors may appoint one or more directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring not
later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, but the total number of directors
so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the previous annual
meeting of shareholders.
