1049.15. Where the corporation governed by the Act to establish the Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.) (chapter F-3.2.1) purchases a class “A” share by agreement under section 8 of that Act, it incurs a penalty equal to 15% of the amount paid for the share by the first purchaser or, where the amount paid by the first purchaser relates to such a share purchased by him before 10 May 1996, to 20% of that amount.
Similarly, where the corporation governed by the Act to establish Fondaction, le Fonds de développement de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux pour la coopération et l’emploi (chapter F-3.1.2) purchases a class “A” share by agreement under section 9 of that Act, it incurs a penalty equal to 15% of the amount paid by the first purchaser for the share or for the class “B” share that was exchanged for the class “A” share under section 8 of that Act or, where the amount paid by the first purchaser relates to such a share purchased by him before 10 May 1996, to 20% of that amount.
The first and second paragraphs do not apply, however, to any purchase made by a corporation in a fiscal period, in circumstances other than those described in the second paragraph of section 776.1.5.0.1 or 776.1.5.0.6, as the case may be, to the extent that the aggregate of the amount of the purchase and of all previous purchases made by the corporation in the fiscal period is less than 2% of the amount of paid-up capital in respect of shares of its capital stock which, under the conditions for their issue, cannot be, either partially or totally, purchased or redeemed by the corporation or purchased by any person, in any manner whatever, directly or indirectly.
Similarly, the first and second paragraphs do not apply to any purchase made by a corporation in a fiscal period, in the circumstances described in the second paragraph of section 776.1.5.0.1 or 776.1.5.0.6, as the case may be, to the extent that the aggregate of the amount of the purchase and of all previous purchases made by the corporation in the fiscal period is less than 2% of the amount of paid-up capital in respect of shares of its capital stock which, under the conditions for their issue, cannot be, either partially or totally, purchased or redeemed by the corporation or purchased by any person, in any manner whatever, directly or indirectly.
1988, c. 4, s. 137; 1989, c. 5, s. 229; 1995, c. 63, s. 217; 1997, c. 3, s. 71; 1997, c. 14, s. 254; 2001, c. 53, s. 236.