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6
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Name, address and incorporation
TELUS was incorporated under the Company Act (British Columbia) (the B.C. Company
Act) on October 26, 1998 under the name BCT.TELUS Communications Inc. (BCT). On
January 31, 1999, pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada
Business Corporations Act among BCT, BC TELECOM Inc. (BC TELECOM) and the
former Alberta-based TELUS Corporation (TC), BCT acquired all of the shares of BC
TELECOM and TC in exchange for common shares and non-voting shares of BCT, and
BC TELECOM was dissolved. On May 3, 2000, BCT changed its name to TELUS
Corporation and in February 2005, the Company transitioned under the Business
Corporations Act (British Columbia), successor to the B.C. Company Act. On February
4, 2013, in accordance with the terms of a court approved plan of arrangement under the
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), TELUS exchanged all of its issued and
outstanding Non-Voting Shares into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis. On April
16, 2013, TELUS subdivided its Common Shares on a two-for-one basis.
TELUS maintains its registered office at Floor 5, 3777 Kingsway, Burnaby, British
Columbia (B.C.) and its executive office at Floor 8, 555 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Intercorporate relationships and TELUS subsidiaries
TELUS’ wireless and wireline businesses are primarily operated through TELUS
Communications Company (TCC). TCC is a partnership organized under the laws of
B.C. whose partners are TCI and TELE-MOBILE Company (TELE-MOBILE).
TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI), holding direct and indirect interests in TCC and
TELE-MOBILE, is the only subsidiary which owned assets that constitute more than 10%
of the consolidated assets of TELUS and that generated sales and operating revenues
that exceed 10% of the consolidated sales and operating revenues of TELUS for the
year ended December 31, 2013. In addition, all of the assets, sales and operating
revenues of TELUS’ other subsidiaries (other than TCI), together do not exceed 20% of
our total consolidated assets and 20% of our total consolidated sales and operating
revenues as at December 31, 2013.