VERNA A. HOLMES

• Documentation preparation for BC companies related to various corporate transactions, including incorporations, share exchanges, reorganizations, alterations of capital, name changes, dividends, amalgamations, dissolutions, share purchase and sales, asset purchase and sales, director and officer changes;
• Annual report filings for BC companies and extra-provincial companies;
• Minute book review and import ALF cards;
• Maintain ALF corporate records;
• Assist with due diligence searches for various corporate transactions;
• Provide short and long term view for system for maintaining corporate records;
• Organizing regular department meetings with admin team by providing agendas and minutes;
• Focus on areas of improvement for increasing efficiency of corporate department

• I joined the Emera team as a paralegal in the Corporate Secretary’s Office
• Emera is a publicly traded company, trading on the TSX and governed by a Board of Directors
• My primary role was to attend all Board meetings and Committee (five) meetings throughout the year which prior to COVID-19 included travel to Toronto and Florida as required
• I use Diligent software for posting all meeting and other material required by Directors
• My role at the meetings is to take minutes, as well as co-ordinate presenter’s attendance and other meeting logistics
• I note the action items with the Corporate Secretary to ensure they are provided to the appropriate executive following the meeting and prepare minutes for review by the CEO
• Preparation of meeting materials for the annual shareholders’ meeting which includes SEDAR filings, and notification of filings in Florida, Bahamas, Barbados and New Mexico
• Acting as the liaison with the company’s transfer agent,
• I ensure all documentation required to be delivered to shareholders, is produced and delivered in a timely fashion
• I prepare quarterly dividend declaration documents including the required TSX filing
• I regularly use SEDAR to file quarterly and annual financial documents, as well as work closely with the legal department in preparation of Personal Information Forms for all Directors and Officers of the Company in relation to prospectus filings
• I have also taken on an active role in co-ordinating the preparation of our annual Management Information Circular.

• My role as a Corporate, was to assist approximately six corporate/commercial and tax lawyers with a range of transactions including, but not limited to:
• Incorporation of companies;
• Corporate reorganizations;
• Asset sale/purchases;
• Share sale/purchases;
• Amalgamations;
• Windups;
• Commercial financings;
• Family Trusts; and
• Corporate record keeping

• I worked in this law firm as a Corporate/, assisting full time two senior partners and an associate with all of the transactions noted above in my position at Patterson
• In the initial stages of specialization in the firm, I was instrumental in setting up procedures and systems for the corporate/tax department
• My role in this department was to ensure efficient workflow and quality of work

Initially, I worked as a Real Estate Legal Asisstant at this firm. I prepared closing documents, co-ordinated closings and arranged meetings with clients and lawyers.

I worked as a Resource Legal Assistant assisting with workload in civil litigation, foreclosures, family and corporate departments,.

• Was to assist with the implementation of a computer system, data entry, purchase orders, journal entries, reconciling bank statements and financial statement preparation at head office of two shoe store chains for 22 retail outlets.

• I was responsible for processing the financial statements of corporate clients and, personal and corporate tax returns for clients of all partners and associates of the firm
• I carried out relief receptionist duties.