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1. | THE ARRANGEMENT AND ITS ANNOUNCEMENT | 2 | ||||||
A. | Process Regarding Target | 2 | ||||||
B. | Circular | 3 | ||||||
C. | Public Announcement | 4 | ||||||
2. | CONDITIONS TO THE ARRANGEMENT | 4 | ||||||
A. | Mutual Conditions | 4 | ||||||
B. | Conditions in Favour of Target | 4 | ||||||
C. | Conditions in Favour of Acquireco and Canco | 4 | ||||||
D. | Satisfaction, Waiver and Release of Conditions | 4 | ||||||
3. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 4 | ||||||
A. | Representations and Warranties of Target | 4 | ||||||
B. | Representations and Warranties of Acquireco and Canco | 5 | ||||||
C. | Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 5 | ||||||
4. | IMPLEMENTATION | 5 | ||||||
A. | General | 5 | ||||||
B. | Options | 7 | ||||||
C. | Defence of Proceedings | 7 | ||||||
D. | Waiver of Shareholder Rights Plan | 7 | ||||||
E. | Securities Law Compliance and Related Covenants | 8 | ||||||
F. | Registrar and Transfer Agent | 9 | ||||||
G. | Access to Information; Confidentiality | 9 | ||||||
H. | Duty to Inform | 9 | ||||||
I. | Board Recommendation | 10 | ||||||
J. | Target Trust Indenture | 10 | ||||||
K. | Dividends | 10 | ||||||
L. | Withholding Rights | 10 | ||||||
M. | Pre-Closing Reorganization | 11 | ||||||
5. | CONDUCT OF BUSINESS | 12 | ||||||
A. | Conduct of Business by Target | 12 | ||||||
B. | Conduct of Business by Acquireco | 15 | ||||||
C. | Financing Commitments | 16 | ||||||
6. | ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTIONS | 17 | ||||||
A. | Non-Solicitation; Adverse Acts | 17 | ||||||
B. | Permitted Actions | 18 | ||||||
C. | Notification of Acquisition Proposal | 18 | ||||||
D. | Access to Information | 19 | ||||||
E. | Implementation of Superior Proposal | 19 | ||||||
F. | Response by Acquireco | 20 | ||||||
G. | General | 20 |
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7. | TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT | 21 | ||||||
A. | Termination | 21 | ||||||
B. | Amendment | 24 | ||||||
C. | Approval of Amendments | 24 | ||||||
8. | TERMINATION PAYMENTS | 24 | ||||||
A. | Payment to Acquireco | 24 | ||||||
B. | Damages | 25 | ||||||
9. | ACQUIRECO COVENANTS | 26 | ||||||
A. | Indemnities | 26 | ||||||
B. | Directors and Officers Insurance and Other Indemnification Matters | 26 | ||||||
C. | Employment Agreements | 27 | ||||||
D. | Third Party Beneficiaries | 27 | ||||||
E. | Guarantee | 27 | ||||||
10. | CONFIDENTIALITY AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE | 27 | ||||||
11. | GENERAL | 28 | ||||||
A. | Definitions | 28 | ||||||
B. | Assignment | 28 | ||||||
C. | Binding Effect | 28 | ||||||
D. | Representatives | 28 | ||||||
E. | Responsibility for Expenses | 29 | ||||||
F. | Time | 29 | ||||||
G. | Notices | 29 | ||||||
H. | Governing Law | 31 | ||||||
I. | Injunctive Relief | 31 | ||||||
J. | Currency | 32 | ||||||
K. | Accounting Matters | 32 | ||||||
L. | Knowledge | 32 | ||||||
M. | Entire Agreement | 32 | ||||||
N. | Further Assurances | 33 | ||||||
O. | Waivers and Modifications | 33 | ||||||
P. | Privacy Issues | 33 | ||||||
Q. | Liability | 35 | ||||||
R. | Schedules | 35 | ||||||
S. | Counterparts | 35 | ||||||
T. | Date For Any Action | 36 | ||||||
U. | Interpretation | 36 | ||||||
V. | Severability | 36 |
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SCHEDULE A DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE B PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT, INCLUDING PROVISIONS ATTACHING TO THE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE C MUTUAL CONDITIONS | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE D CONDITIONS IN FAVOUR OF TARGET | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE E CONDITIONS IN FAVOUR OF ACQUIRECO AND CANCO | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE F REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TARGET | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE G REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRECO AND CANCO | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE H REGULATORY APPROVALS | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE I SUPPORT AGREEMENT | 1 | |||
SCHEDULE J VOTING AND EXCHANGE TRUST AGREEMENT | 1 |
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A. | The authorized capital of Target consists of an unlimited number of common shares, of which 94,702,022 Target Shares were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on December 16, 2009, as fully paid and non-assessable; | |
B. | There are no options, warrants or other securities outstanding that require the issue or sale of any securities of Target, other than the Target Options to acquire an aggregate of 5,863,834 Target Shares outstanding as of the close of business on December 16, 2009; | |
C. | Canco proposes to acquire all of the Target Shares pursuant to the Arrangement as provided for in this agreement for the consideration contemplated herein; and | |
D. | The board of directors of Target, after receiving the Fairness Opinion and legal advice and after considering other factors, has unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Target to enter into this agreement, to support and |
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implement the Transactions and for the board of directors of Target to recommend that Target Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement. |
1. | The Arrangement and its Announcement | |
A. | Process Regarding Target. | |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement: |
(a) | subject to compliance by Acquireco with its agreements and covenants in Section 1.B, as soon as practicable after the execution of this agreement, and in any event before January 15, 2010, Target shall, in a manner acceptable to Acquireco, acting reasonably, apply to the Court pursuant to Section 192 of the Act for the Interim Order; | ||
(b) | provided the Interim Order has been obtained, Target shall, in a manner acceptable to Acquireco, acting reasonably, and subject to Acquirecos agreements and covenants in Section 1.B, hold the Target Special Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the Interim Order has been obtained, and in any event before February 16, 2010, and, in connection with the Target Special Meeting, ensure that the Target Circular contains all information necessary to permit Target Securityholders to make an informed judgement about the Arrangement; | ||
(c) | after having called the Target Special Meeting, Target shall not, without the prior written consent of Acquireco, adjourn, postpone or cancel the Target Special Meeting, except as may be required by Law or the rules of the TSX or AMEX or except as otherwise contemplated in this agreement; | ||
(d) | Target shall, subject to the prior review and written approval of Acquireco, and subject to Acquirecos agreements and covenants in Section 1.B, prepare, file and distribute the Target Circular and such other documents (including documents required by the TSX, AMEX and the Securities Commissions or applicable Law) as may be necessary or desirable to permit Target Securityholders to vote on the Arrangement; | ||
(e) | provided the Arrangement is approved at the Target Special Meeting as set out in the Interim Order, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter at a time determined with Acquireco, Target shall forthwith, in a manner acceptable to Acquireco, acting reasonably, take the necessary steps to submit the Arrangement to the Court and apply for the Final Order in such manner as the Court may direct; | ||
(f) | provided the Final Order is obtained and the conditions set out in Section 2 have been satisfied or waived, Target shall send to the Director, for endorsement and |
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filing by the Director, articles of arrangement and such other documents as may be required under the CBCA to give effect to the Arrangement; and | |||
(g) | provided the Final Order is obtained and the conditions set out in Section 2 have been satisfied or waived, the Support Agreement and the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement shall be executed. |
B. | Circular. | |
Target shall prepare the Target Circular (including supplements or amendments thereto) and cause the Target Circular (including supplements or amendments thereto) to be distributed in accordance with applicable Law. In preparing the Target Circular, Target shall provide Acquireco with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Target Circular and, other than with respect to the Acquireco Information for which Acquireco shall be solely responsible, Target shall consider all such comments, provided that whether or not any comments are accepted or appropriate shall be determined by the board of directors of Target in their discretion, acting reasonably. In a timely and expeditious manner so as to permit Target to comply with its obligations in Section 1.A(a) and Section 1.A(b), Acquireco shall promptly furnish to Target all Acquireco Information. Each of Target and Acquireco shall: |
(a) | ensure that all information provided by it or on its behalf that is contained in the Target Circular does not contain any misrepresentation or any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in the Target Circular that is necessary to make any statement that it contains not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is made; and | ||
(b) | promptly notify the other if, at any time before the Effective Time, it becomes aware that the Target Circular, any document delivered to the Court in connection with the application for the Interim Order or Final Order or delivered to Target Securityholders in connection with the Target Special Meeting or any other document contemplated by Section 1.A contains a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of material fact, omits to state a material fact required to be stated in those documents that is necessary to make any statement it contains not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is made or that otherwise requires an amendment or a supplement to those documents. |
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C. | Public Announcement. | |
Immediately after the execution of this agreement, Target and Acquireco shall issue a joint public announcement, announcing the entering into of this agreement and the Transactions, which announcement shall be in form and substance acceptable to each of them, acting reasonably. | ||
2. | Conditions to the Arrangement | |
A. | Mutual Conditions. | |
The respective obligations of the parties to complete the Arrangement shall be subject to the fulfilment, or the waiver by each of them, on or before the Outside Date, of the conditions set forth in Schedule C, each of which may be waived by mutual consent of the parties, in whole or in part. For greater certainty, the conditions set forth in Schedule C are inserted for the benefit of each of the parties to this agreement and may be waived by mutual consent of Target and Acquireco (for itself and on behalf of Canco), in whole or in part, in their sole discretion. | ||
B. | Conditions in Favour of Target. | |
The obligations of Target to complete the Arrangement shall be subject to the fulfilment, or the waiver by Target, on or before the Outside Date, of the conditions set forth in Schedule D, each of which is for the exclusive benefit of Target and may be waived by Target alone, at any time, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion. | ||
C. | Conditions in Favour of Acquireco and Canco. | |
The obligations of each of Acquireco and Canco to complete the Arrangement shall be subject to the fulfilment, or the waiver by Acquireco (for itself and on behalf of Canco), on or before the Outside Date, of the conditions set out in Schedule E, each of which is for the exclusive benefit of Acquireco and Canco and may be waived by Acquireco (for itself and on behalf of Canco) alone, at any time, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion. | ||
D. | Satisfaction, Waiver and Release of Conditions. | |
Upon the issuance of a certificate of arrangement in respect of the Arrangement by the Director in accordance with the Final Order and the CBCA, the conditions provided for in this section shall be deemed conclusively to have been satisfied, fulfilled, waived or released. | ||
3. | Representations and Warranties | |
A. | Representations and Warranties of Target. | |
Target represents and warrants to Acquireco and Canco as to those matters set forth in Schedule F (and acknowledges that Acquireco and Canco are relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this agreement and completing the Transactions). |
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B. | Representations and Warranties of Acquireco and Canco. | |
Acquireco and Canco jointly and severally represent and warrant to Target as to those matters set forth in Schedule G (and acknowledge that Target is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this agreement and completing the Transactions). | ||
C. | Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. | |
The representations, warranties and covenants of Target and Acquireco and Canco contained in this agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this agreement shall merge upon, and shall not survive, the Effective Date; provided that this Section 3.C shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties, which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time. | ||
4. | Implementation | |
A. | General. | |
The Transactions are intended, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, to result in, among other things, Acquireco acquiring all Target Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time as provided below and as set out in greater detail in the Plan of Arrangement: |
(a) | each issued and outstanding Target Share (other than Exchangeable Elected Shares) held by a Target Shareholder (and other than Target Shares held by Acquireco or an affiliate or Dissenting Shareholders) shall be exchanged with Canco for: |
(i) | Cash Consideration; | ||
(ii) | Acquireco Share Consideration; or | ||
(iii) | a combination thereof; |
(b) | each issued and outstanding Exchangeable Elected Share (other than Target Shares held by Acquireco or an affiliate or Dissenting Shareholders) shall be exchanged with Canco for: |
(i) | Cash Consideration; |
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(ii) | Exchangeable Share Consideration; or | ||
(iii) | a combination thereof; |
A1. | Subject to the provisions of the Plan of Arrangement, Canco shall execute joint elections under subsection 85(1) or 85(2) of the ITA or any equivalent provincial legislation with Target Shareholders who are Eligible Holders (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement) and who are entitled to receive Exchangeable Shares under the Arrangement, subject to and in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement. In addition, each of Target, Acquireco and Canco shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) use all commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy each of the conditions precedent to be satisfied by it, as soon as practical and in any event before the Effective Date, and to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to permit the completion of the Transactions in accordance with the Arrangement, this agreement, the agreements that it contemplates and applicable Law, and to cooperate with each other in connection therewith (provided, however, that, with respect to Canadian provincial or territorial qualifications, neither Acquireco nor Canco shall be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject, except as to matters and transactions arising solely from the issuance of the Exchangeable Shares and the Acquireco Shares), including using all commercially reasonable efforts to: |
(a) | provide notice to, and obtain all waivers, consents, permits, licenses, authorizations, orders, approvals and releases necessary or desirable to complete the Transactions from, Agencies and other persons, including parties to agreements, understandings or other documents to which each of Target and Acquireco (and its respective Subsidiaries) is a party or by which it or its properties are bound or affected (including loan agreements, shareholder agreements, leases, pledges, guarantees and security), the failure of which to provide or obtain would prevent the completion of the Arrangement or which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse to either Target or Acquireco and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole; | ||
(b) | obtain the Interim Order and the approval of Target Securityholders at the Target Special Meeting at the earliest practicable date, as specified in the Interim Order and the Final Order; | ||
(c) | effect or cause to be effected all registrations and filings and submissions of information necessary or desirable to complete the Transactions or requested of it by Agencies, the failure of which to obtain would reasonably be expected to prevent the completion of the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to be |
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Materially Adverse to either Target or Acquireco and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole; and | |||
(d) | keep the other reasonably informed as to the status of the proceedings related to obtaining the Regulatory Approvals, including providing the other with copies of all related applications and notifications. |
B. | Options. |
(a) | Prior to the Effective Time, Targets board of directors shall accelerate the vesting of otherwise unvested Target Options and provide for the exercise of Target Options conditional on all conditions precedent to the Arrangement being satisfied or waived such that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, such Target Options that have been so conditionally exercised shall be deemed to have been exercised and the Target Shares issuable on exercise of such Target Options shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding. Target shall not permit or take any action to facilitate the exercise of any Target Options on a cashless basis; provided that holders of Target Options may arrange for financial assistance from third parties (other than the Target or any of its Subsidiaries) to fund the exercise of the Target Options. | ||
(b) | Prior to the Effective Time and pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, the board of directors of Acquireco will adopt a resolution approving the issuance pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement of Acquireco Shares to any parties that will become executive officers or directors of Acquireco and their affiliates so that such issuances are exempt from application of Section 16b of the Securities Exchange Act. |
C. | Defence of Proceedings. | |
Each of Target, Acquireco and Canco shall diligently defend, or shall cause to be diligently defended, any lawsuits or other legal proceedings brought against it or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers or shareholders challenging this agreement or the completion of the Transactions. Neither Target, Acquireco nor Canco shall settle or compromise (or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to compromise or settle) any such claim brought in connection with the Transactions, without the prior written consent of the other (provided that written consent of Acquireco shall only be necessary to the extent settlement of such claim would bind either Acquireco or Canco or in any material respect affect, restrain or interfere with the conduct of the business of Target, Acquireco or any of their Subsidiaries or the consummation of the Transactions). | ||
D. | Waiver of Shareholder Rights Plan. | |
Target shall take all required steps to cause the Target Rights Plan to terminate effective upon the Effective Time, without payment of any amounts to any holders thereunder. Prior to the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the termination of this agreement, Target shall not terminate, waive any provision of, exempt any person from or amend the terms of the Target Rights Plan (or redeem the Target Rights) except as provided herein. |
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Target hereby confirms, acknowledges and agrees (a) that the board of directors of Target has extended and will continue to extend the Separation Time (as defined in the Target Rights Plan) under the Target Rights Plan in respect of the Arrangement until after the vote by the Target Securityholders on the Arrangement at the Target Special Meeting, and (b) to obtain the consent of Target Securityholders to waive the Target Rights Plan so that neither the entering into nor delivery of this agreement, or the other agreements contemplated hereby nor the consummation of all or any part of the Transactions shall constitute a Flip-in Event (as defined in the Target Rights Plan). |
E. | Securities Law Compliance and Related Covenants. | |
Acquireco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts (which, for greater certainty, shall not require Acquireco to consent to a term or condition of an approval or consent which Acquireco reasonably determines could have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco or its Subsidiaries): |
(a) | to obtain all orders required from the applicable Securities Commissions to permit the first resale of: |
(i) | the Exchangeable Shares issued pursuant to the Arrangement; and | ||
(ii) | the Acquireco Shares issued from time to time upon exchange of the Exchangeable Shares, in each case without qualification with or approval of or the filing of any prospectus, or the taking of any proceeding with, or the obtaining of any further order, ruling or consent from, any Securities Commission in any of the provinces or territories of Canada (other than, with respect to such first resales, any restrictions on transfer by reason of a holder being a control person of Acquireco or Canco or Callco (as defined in the provisions attaching to the Exchangeable Shares) for purposes of Canadian provincial or territorial securities Laws. |
(b) | to cause the Exchangeable Shares to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX by the Exchange Time and to take reasonable steps to maintain such listing for so long as there are Exchangeable Shares outstanding (other than those securities held by Acquireco or any of its affiliates); | ||
(c) | to cause the listing and admission to trading on the TSX and NASDAQ of the Acquireco Shares to be issued at the Exchange Time and from time to time upon exchange of the Exchangeable Shares; | ||
(d) | to ensure that Canco is, at the Effective Time and for so long as there are Exchangeable Shares outstanding (other than those Exchangeable Shares held by Acquireco or any of its affiliates), a taxable Canadian corporation and not a mutual fund corporation, each within the meaning of the ITA (as of the Effective Time and any modifications to such definitions which are consistent with the principles thereof); and |
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(e) | to file a registration statement on Form S-3 in order to register under the Securities Act the Acquireco Shares issued upon exchange of the Exchangeable Shares from time to time after the Effective Time, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective at or prior to the Effective Time and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration for the period that such Exchangeable Shares remain outstanding. |
F. | Registrar and Transfer Agent. | |
Target shall permit the registrar and transfer agent for Target Shares to act as depositary in connection with the Arrangement and instruct that transfer agent to furnish to Acquireco (and such persons as it may reasonably designate) at such times as it may request such information and provide to Acquireco (and such persons as it may designate) such other assistance as it may reasonably request in connection with the implementation and completion of the Transactions. | ||
G. | Access to Information; Confidentiality. |
(a) | Other than in respect of Proprietary Information and subject to compliance with applicable Law, Target shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Acquireco and to its Representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time to all of the properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records of Target and its Subsidiaries and, during such period, Target shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Acquireco (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, provincial or state securities Laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Acquireco may reasonably request, including any information with respect to Target Securityholder Approval at the Target Special Meeting and the status of the efforts to obtain such approval. Such information shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. | ||
(b) | During the period prior to the Effective Time, and subject to compliance with applicable Law, Acquireco shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Target information concerning its business and properties as Target may reasonably request. Such information shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. |
H. | Duty to Inform. | |
Each of Target and Acquireco shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the Transactions and work cooperatively in connection with obtaining the requisite approvals and consents or governmental orders, including: |
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(a) | promptly notifying the other of, and, if in writing, promptly furnish the other with copies of, any communications from or with any Agency with respect to the Transactions; | ||
(b) | permitting the other party to review in advance, and considering in good faith the view of one another in connection with, any proposed communication with any Agency in connection with proceedings under or relating to any applicable Law relating to the Transactions; and | ||
(c) | not agreeing to participate in any meeting or discussion with any Agency in connection with proceedings under or relating to any applicable Law relating to the Transactions unless it consults with the other party in advance, and, to the extent permitted by such Agency, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate for such portions of such meeting or discussion at which matters relating to the Transactions are to be discussed. |
I. | Board Recommendation. | |
The board of directors of Target shall in the Target Circular, subject to Section 6.E, recommend that Target Shareholders approve the Arrangement. | ||
J. | Target Trust Indenture. | |
Prior to the Effective Time, Target shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of the Debentureholders (as defined in the Target Trust Indenture) under the Trust Indenture to the consummation of the Arrangement and to deliver to the Trustee (as defined in the Target Trust Indenture) any documentation required under the terms of the Target Trust Indenture in connection with seeking such approval. | ||
K. | Dividends | |
If, on or after the date of this agreement, Target should declare, set aside or pay any dividend or declare, make or pay any other distribution or payment on any Target Shares, which is or are payable or distributable to Target Shareholders on a record date prior to the Effective Date, other than the next regularly scheduled semi-annual dividend of $0.02 per Target Share payable following the date hereof, then the aggregate amount of the consideration otherwise payable to Target Shareholders pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement will be reduced by the amount of any such dividend, distribution or payments. | ||
L. | Withholding Rights. | |
Target, Canco, Callco, Acquireco and any person acting as depositary (the Depositary) in connection with the Arrangement shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any dividend, price or consideration otherwise payable to any holder of Target Shares, Acquireco Shares or Exchangeable Shares such amounts as Target, Canco, Callco, Acquireco or the Depositary is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the ITA, United States tax laws or any other applicable Law. To the |
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extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes hereof as having been paid to the holder of the securities in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate taxing Agency. To the extent that the amount so required to be deducted or withheld from any payment to a holder exceeds the cash portion of the consideration otherwise payable to the holder, Target, Canco, Callco, Acquireco and the Depositary are hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of such other portion of the consideration as is necessary to provide sufficient funds to Target, Canco, Callco, Acquireco and the Depositary, as the case may be, to enable it to comply with such deduction or withholding requirement and Target, Canco, Callco, Acquireco and the Depositary shall notify the holder thereof and remit any unapplied balance of the net proceeds of such sale. | ||
M. | Pre-Closing Reorganization. | |
Target covenants and agrees that, upon the reasonable request by Acquireco, Target shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use its reasonable commercial efforts to (i) take such actions to reorganize their respective capital, assets and structure as Acquireco may request in writing, acting reasonably (collectively, the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization) and (ii) cooperate with Acquireco and its advisors in order to determine the nature of the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization that might be undertaken and the manner in which it might most effectively be undertaken; provided that the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization (A) does not interfere with the ongoing operations of Target and its Subsidiaries; (B) is not prejudicial to Target or any Subsidiary of Target or Target Securityholders or inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement; (C) shall not, and any actions taken in furtherance thereof shall be considered not to, constitute a breach of the representations or warranties or covenants hereunder; (D) does not require the directors, officers, employees or agents of Target or its Subsidiaries to take any action in any capacity other than as a director, officer or employee; (E) does not impede, or interfere with, delay the occurrence of the Effective Date by more than three Business Days after the satisfaction or waiver of the last of the conditions to be satisfied or waived in Schedules C, D or E, or prevent the completion of the Transactions; (F) shall not affect or modify in any respect the obligations of any of Acquireco or Canco under this agreement; (G) is reasonably capable of being consummated following the date of the Final Order and prior to the Effective Time; (H) does not have adverse Tax consequences to Target or its Subsidiaries; and (I) does not require Target or any of its Subsidiaries to obtain any waivers, consents, approvals, or make any filing (other than any Tax filing or election) with, any Agency or other third party or otherwise adversely affect any contract or agreement between Target or any of its Subsidiaries and any third party. Acquireco shall provide written notice to Target of any proposed Pre-Arrangement Reorganization at least five business days prior to the Effective Time provided that the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization shall in no event be effective prior to the granting of the Final Order. Acquireco shall bear all costs of the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization, including any liability for Taxes of Target or any of the Subsidiaries that may arise as a result of such Pre-Arrangement Reorganization. The parties will use their commercially reasonable efforts to structure the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization in such a manner that it is made effective immediately prior to the Effective Time. In the event that the Pre-Arrangement |
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Reorganization is completed and the Arrangement is not completed as contemplated herein as a result of any termination of this agreement in accordance with its terms by Target, Acquireco shall reimburse Target for any loss or damages, including any liability for Taxes, caused to or incurred by Target or any of the Subsidiaries directly or indirectly as a result of such Pre-Arrangement Reorganization and shall also bear any cost associated with returning the corporate structure, capital structure, business, operations and assets, as applicable and as the case may be, to their state immediately prior to the Pre-Arrangement Reorganization (an Unwinding Transaction) where Target, in its sole discretion, considers such Unwinding Transaction to be necessary or desirable. | ||
5. | Conduct of Business | |
A. | Conduct of Business by Target. | |
Prior to the Effective Time, unless Acquireco otherwise agrees in writing, or as otherwise expressly contemplated or permitted by this agreement or as disclosed in the Target Disclosure Statement, Target shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business only in, not take any action except in, and maintain its facilities in, the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) maintain and preserve its business organization and its material rights and franchises, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the services of its officers and key employees, (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, lessees, joint venture partners, licensees, lessors, licensors and other third parties, and (v) maintain all of its operational assets in their current condition (normal wear and tear excepted) to the end that the goodwill and ongoing business of Target and its Subsidiaries shall not be impaired in any material respect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Target shall (unless Acquireco otherwise agrees in writing, or as otherwise expressly contemplated or permitted by this agreement or as disclosed in the Target Disclosure Statement): |
(a) | not do, permit any of its Subsidiaries to do or permit to occur any of the following (directly or indirectly), |
(i) | issue, grant, sell, transfer, pledge, lease, dispose of, encumber or agree to issue, grant, sell, pledge, lease, dispose of or encumber, |
(A) | any Target Shares or other securities entitling the holder to rights in respect of the securities or assets of Target or its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to rights to acquire such securities existing at the date of this agreement as disclosed in the Target Disclosure Statement, or | ||
(B) | any property or assets of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, |
(ii) | amend or propose to amend the constitutional documents (including articles or other organizational documents or by-laws) of it or any of its Subsidiaries, |
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(iii) | redeem, purchase or offer to purchase any securities of its capital stock, or enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting, registration or repurchase of its capital stock, | ||
(iv) | adjust, split, combine or reclassify its capital stock or merge, consolidate or enter into a joint venture with any person, | ||
(v) | acquire or agree to acquire (by purchase, amalgamation, merger or otherwise) any person or assets that individually or in the aggregate exceeds $1 million, | ||
(vi) | make, or commit to make, any capital expenditures that individually or in the aggregate exceeds $0.25 million, | ||
(vii) | except as otherwise provided in this agreement or required by any Agency, amend, waive or modify, or propose to amend, waive or modify, the Target Rights Plan, as amended as of the date hereof, | ||
(viii) | incur, create, assume, commit to incur, act or fail to act in any manner that would reasonably be expected to accelerate any obligations in respect of, guarantee or otherwise become liable or responsible for, indebtedness for borrowed money, other than advances from Subsidiaries of Target made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, | ||
(ix) | prepay any amount owing in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money, | ||
(x) | settle or compromise any suit, claim, action, proceeding, hearing, notice of violation, demand letter or investigation, | ||
(xi) | enter into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement, except as may be required by applicable Law, | ||
(xii) | modify, amend or terminate, or waive, release or assign any material rights or claims with respect to any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which Target is a party, | ||
(xiii) | other than as a result of the Transactions, take any action that would give rise to a right to severance benefits pursuant to any employment, severance, termination, change in control or similar agreements or arrangements, | ||
(xiv) | adopt or amend, or increase or accelerate the timing, payment or vesting of benefits under or funding of, any bonus, profit sharing compensation, stock option (other than Target Options), pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment or other employee benefit plan, agreement, trust, fund or arrangement for the benefit or welfare of any current or former employee, director or consultant, |
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(xv) | amend the Target Option Plan or otherwise amend the terms of any Target Options, except that, for avoidance of doubt, Targets board of directors shall be entitled to accelerate the vesting of otherwise unvested Target Options, | ||
(xvi) | enter into any confidentiality agreements or arrangements other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except as otherwise permitted in this agreement, | ||
(xvii) | except as otherwise required by Law, make any material Tax election, settle or compromise any material Tax claim or assessment, file any Tax Return (other than any Tax Return due before the Effective Time and then only in a manner consistent with past practice), change any method of Tax accounting or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, | ||
(xviii) | except as required by Law or GAAP or as determined in the good faith judgement of Targets board of directors, make any changes to existing accounting practices, or write up, write down or write off the book value of any assets in amount that, in aggregate, exceeds $2 million, except for depreciation and amortization in accordance with GAAP, or | ||
(xix) | enter into or modify any employment, severance, collective bargaining or similar agreements or arrangements with, or take any action with respect to or grant any salary increases, bonuses, benefits, severance or termination pay to, any current or former officers, directors or other employees or consultants; |
(b) | use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the current insurance (or re-insurance) policies of it and its Subsidiaries not to be cancelled or terminated or any other coverage under those policies to lapse, unless simultaneously with such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies underwritten by insurance and reinsurance companies of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to Acquireco providing coverage equal to or greater than the coverage under the cancelled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially similar premiums are in full force and effect; | ||
(c) | not do or permit any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, render any representation or warranty made by it in this agreement untrue or inaccurate in a manner that would, or would reasonably be expected to, be Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(d) | promptly notify Acquireco orally and in writing of any change in the ordinary course of the business, operations or properties of Target or its Subsidiaries and of any material complaints, investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that the same may be contemplated) that, individually is or in the aggregate are, or |
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would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | |||
(e) | not implement any other change in the business, affairs, capitalization or dividend policy of Target or its Subsidiaries that is, or in the aggregate are, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and | ||
(f) | not enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Section 5.A. |
B. | Conduct of Business by Acquireco. |
(a) | Prior to the Effective Time, unless Target otherwise agrees in writing or as otherwise expressly contemplated or permitted by this agreement, Acquireco shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business and maintain its facilities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) maintain and preserve its business organization and its material rights and franchises, (iii) retain the services of its officers and key employees, (iv) maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, lessees, joint venture partners, licensees, lessors, licensors and other third parties, and (v) maintain all of its operational assets in their current condition (normal wear and tear excepted) to the end that the goodwill and ongoing business of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries shall not be impaired in any material respect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquireco shall (unless Target otherwise agrees in writing or as otherwise expressly contemplated or permitted by this agreement): |
(i) | not do or permit any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, render any representation or warranty made by it in this agreement untrue or inaccurate in a manner that would, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(ii) | promptly notify Target orally and in writing of any change in the ordinary course of the business, operations or properties of Acquireco or its Subsidiaries and of any material complaints, investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that the same may be contemplated) that, individually is or in the aggregate are, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(iii) | not enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Section 5.B; and | ||
(iv) | not implement any other change in the business, affairs, capitalization or dividend policy of Acquireco or its Subsidiaries that is, or in the aggregate |
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are, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
(b) | In addition, Acquireco shall not (unless Acquireco first consults with Target or as otherwise expressly contemplated or permitted by this agreement) do, permit any of its Subsidiaries to grant, sell, transfer, pledge, lease, dispose of, encumber or agree to grant, sell, pledge, lease, dispose of or encumber any property or assets of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as otherwise required to comply with the terms of any credit agreement contemplated by the Commitment Letter. |
C. | Financing Commitments. |
(a) | Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, Acquireco has delivered to Target a true copy of an executed commitment letter addressed to Acquireco (the Commitment Letter) from HSBC Bank U.S.A., N.A. (the Financier) pursuant to which the Financier has committed to provide Acquireco and Canco with financing in an aggregate amount of $100 million (the Debt Financing). The Commitment Letter is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquireco, and to the knowledge of Acquireco, the other parties thereto. No event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default on the part of Acquireco under the Commitment Letter. Acquireco has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis any term or condition of closing to be satisfied by it contained in the Commitment Letter. Subject to its terms and conditions, the Debt Financing, when funded in accordance with the Commitment Letter, together with cash on hand at Acquireco and Target, will provide Acquireco and Canco with cash proceeds at the Effective Time sufficient to consummate the Arrangement upon the terms contemplated by this agreement. | ||
(b) | Acquireco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete definitive documentation with respect to the Debt Financing or alternative financing in the aggregate amount of $100 million on or before January 18, 2010. In the event that Acquireco is unable to complete definitive documentation with respect to either the Debt Financing or alternative financing by January 18, 2010 in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, Acquireco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to arrange the Debt Financing or obtain alternative financing in the aggregate amount of $100 million as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the Outside Date, which Debt Financing or alternative financing shall be on terms acceptable to Acquireco and Target, acting reasonably. Acquireco shall give Target prompt notice of any breach or alleged breach by any party of the Commitment Letter or any termination of the Commitment Letter. Acquireco shall keep Target informed on a reasonably current basis in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange the Debt Financing or alternative financing. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Debt Financing or any alternative financing has not been obtained, Acquireco and Canco shall continue to be obligated to consummate the Arrangement on the |
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terms contemplated by this agreement and the failure to obtain the Debt Financing or any alternative financing shall not be a condition to the obligations of Acquireco or Canco to perform its obligations hereunder or to complete the Arrangement. | |||
(c) | Acquireco shall at all times maintain in good standing and in full force and effect its senior secured revolving credit facility existing under that Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 30, 2008 by and among Acquireco, the Financier and The Bank of Nova Scotia, among others, and shall not draw any amounts thereunder except to finance the cash portion of the consideration payable under the Arrangement. |
6. | Alternative Transactions | |
A. | Non-Solicitation; Adverse Acts. | |
Except in respect of any action or inaction that is permitted by this agreement, Target shall not (and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to), directly or indirectly, through any of its or its Subsidiaries Representatives or otherwise, take any action that would reasonably be expected to in any way reduce the likelihood of the successful completion of the Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, Target shall not (and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to), directly or indirectly, including through any of its or its Subsidiaries Representatives: |
(a) | solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, or facilitate (including by way of furnishing non-public information) any inquiries or the making by any third party of any proposals regarding an Alternative Transaction; | ||
(b) | participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Alternative Transaction; | ||
(c) | approve or recommend any Alternative Transaction; or | ||
(d) | accept or enter any agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Alternative Transaction. |
Additionally, Target shall: |
(e) | immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations, directly or indirectly, with any person with respect to any Alternative Transaction; and | ||
(f) | not, directly or indirectly, waive or vary any terms or conditions of any confidentiality or standstill agreement that it has entered into with any person considering any Alternative Transaction and shall promptly request the return (or the deletion from retrieval systems and data bases or the destruction) of all information, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of each such agreement. |
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B. | Permitted Actions. | |
Notwithstanding anything in this agreement, nothing shall prevent Target, its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives or the board of directors of Target from: |
(a) | complying with the obligations of the board of directors of Target under applicable securities Law to prepare and deliver a directors circular in response to a take-over bid; | ||
(b) | participating in any proceeding in respect of the Target Rights Plan in accordance and consistent with Targets obligations hereunder; and | ||
(c) | considering, participating in discussions or negotiations and entering into confidentiality agreements and providing information, in each case pursuant to Section 6, regarding a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that (i) did not result from a breach of Section 6 prior thereto, and (ii) the board of directors of Target has determined by formal resolution, in good faith and after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal, but only to the extent that the board of directors of Target also has determined by formal resolution, in good faith after consultation with its outside counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties. |
The board of directors of Target shall not, except in compliance with Section 6.E and F, approve, recommend, accept, support or enter into any other agreement, arrangement or understanding in respect of any such Acquisition Proposal other than a confidentiality agreement contemplated by Section 6.D. | ||
C. | Notification of Acquisition Proposal. | |
Target shall promptly notify Acquireco, at first orally and then promptly thereafter in writing, of any Acquisition Proposal made after the date hereof and any inquiry that Target reasonably expects to lead to any Alternative Transaction, or any amendments to the foregoing, or any request for information relating to Target or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any Alternative Transaction or for access to the properties, books, or records of Target or any of its Subsidiaries by any person that Target reasonably believes is proposing to make, or has made, any Alternative Transaction. Such notices shall include a description of the material terms and conditions of any proposal and the identity of the person making such proposal or inquiry. Target shall thereafter provide such other details of the proposal or inquiry, discussions or negotiations as Acquireco may reasonably request and shall attach copies of all letters, agreements and other documentation (whether executed or in draft) exchanged by or on behalf of Target and the party making the Acquisition Proposal in respect of such Alternative Transaction. Target shall keep Acquireco reasonably informed by way of further notices of the status including any change to the material terms of any such Alternative Transaction. |
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D. | Access to Information. | |
If Target receives a request for information from a person that has made a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that complies with Section 6.B(c)(i) and (ii), then, and only in such case, the board of directors of Target may, subject to, only if such person is not already party to a confidentiality agreement in favour of Target, the execution by such person of a confidentiality agreement containing a commercially reasonable standstill provision (which, for greater certainty, shall in no event prevent or restrict such person, Target, its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives, or the board of directors of Target from engaging in any activities otherwise permissible under Section 6.B(c)), terms at least as favourable to Target as those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement and a prohibition on such persons use of any information regarding the Target or its Subsidiaries for any reason whatsoever other than as relates to such persons evaluation and consummation of the transaction that is the subject of the Acquisition Proposal, provide such person with access to information regarding Target and its Subsidiaries; provided that Target sends a copy of any such confidentiality agreement to Acquireco promptly upon its execution and Target provides Acquireco (to the extent it has not already done so) with copies of the information (other than any Proprietary Information) provided to such person and promptly provides Acquireco with access to all information to which such person was provided access (other than any Proprietary Information). | ||
E. | Implementation of Superior Proposal. | |
Subject to Acquirecos rights under Section 6.F, Target may accept, approve or recommend (and thereby change its recommendation regarding the Transactions) or enter into a definitive agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of a Superior Proposal in respect of which there has been no breach of Section 6 only if: |
(a) | Target has complied with its obligations under this Section 6 with respect to the Superior Proposal, including by providing Acquireco with all documentation required to be delivered under Section 6.C and a copy of the Superior Proposal (including any draft agreement to be entered into by Target which governs the Superior Proposal); | ||
(b) | a period expiring at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the fifth business day (the Response Period) after the later of (i) the date on which Acquireco received written notice from the board of directors of Target that it has resolved, subject only to compliance with this Section 6.E, to accept, or enter into a definitive agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of, a Superior Proposal, and (ii) the date Acquireco received a copy of the Superior Proposal as provided in Section 6.E(a); and | ||
(c) | the board of directors of Target has considered any amendment to the terms of this agreement proposed in writing by Acquireco (or on its behalf) before the end of the Response Period as contemplated in Section 6.F and determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Superior Proposal remains a Superior Proposal (as assessed against this |
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agreement, together with the written amendments, if any, proposed by Acquireco before the end of the Response Period) and that it would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties not to enter into a binding agreement in respect of the Superior Proposal. | |||
If the Response Period would not terminate before the Target Special Meeting, at the request of Acquireco, Target shall adjourn the Target Special Meeting to a date that is no less than two and no more than five business days after the Response Period. |
F. | Response by Acquireco. | |
During the Response Period, Acquireco shall have the right, but not the obligation, to offer in writing to amend the terms of this agreement. The board of directors of Target shall review any such written offer by Acquireco to amend this agreement in good faith, in consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, to determine whether the Acquisition Proposal to which Acquireco is responding would be a Superior Proposal when assessed against this agreement, as would be amended in accordance with the written amendments, if any, proposed by Acquireco before the end of the Response Period. If the board of directors of Target does not so determine by formal resolution, it shall enter into an amended agreement with Acquireco and Canco reflecting Acquirecos proposed written amendments. Provided that neither Acquireco nor Canco is in breach of or has failed to perform any of its representations, warranties covenants or agreements set forth in this agreement, where such breach or failure would render Acquireco and Canco incapable of consummating the Transactions, if the board of directors of Target does so determine then, subject only to Target paying (or causing to be paid) to Acquireco $32 million (the Termination Fee) in immediately available funds to an account designated by Acquireco, Target may enter into a definitive agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of, a Superior Proposal; provided that in no event shall the board of directors of Target take any action prior to the end of the Response Period that may obligate Target or any other person to seek to interfere with the completion of the Transactions, or impose any break-up, hello or other fees or options or rights to acquire assets or securities, or any other obligations that would survive completion of the Transactions, on Target or any of its Subsidiaries, property or assets. | ||
G. | General. | |
Nothing in this Section 6 (except as contemplated in Section 6.E) shall limit the obligation of Target to convene and hold the Target Special Meeting to consider the Arrangement as contemplated in Section 1.A. Each successive amendment to any material terms of an Acquisition Proposal shall constitute a new Acquisition Proposal for the purposes of Section 6.E and F and Acquireco shall be afforded a new Response Period in respect of each such Acquisition Proposal. |
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7. | Termination and Amendment of Agreement | |
A. | Termination. | |
The rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to this agreement, other than pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 1.B, the last sentence of Section 4.G(a), the last sentence of Section 4.M, and Sections 7, 8, 9.D, 10 and 11, may be terminated at any time before the Effective Time: |
(a) | by mutual agreement in writing executed by Target and Acquireco (for itself and on behalf of Canco) (for greater certainty, without further action on the part of Target Securityholders if termination occurs after the holding of the Target Special Meeting); | ||
(b) | by Target, |
(i) | after the Outside Date, if the conditions provided in Section 2.A and B have not been satisfied or waived by Target on or before the Outside Date, provided however that the right to terminate in this Section 7.A(b)(i) shall not be available to Target if its failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under this agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur by such Outside Date; or | ||
(ii) | if there shall be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibited or enjoins Target, Canco or Acquireco from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law (if applicable) or enjoinment shall have become final and non-appealable; or | ||
(iii) | at any time if the board of directors of Target authorizes Target to enter into a definitive agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of a Superior Proposal in the circumstances contemplated by Section 6.E; or | ||
(iv) | at any time following the Target Special Meeting, if Target Securityholders do not cast (or do not cause to be cast) sufficient votes at the Target Special Meeting to permit completion of the Arrangement; or | ||
(v) | at any time if Acquireco or Canco shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this agreement, which breach or failure is, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries as a whole; and |
(c) | by Acquireco, |
(i) | after the Outside Date, if the conditions provided in Section 2.A and C have not been satisfied or waived by Acquireco on or before the Outside |
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Date, provided however that the right to terminate in this Section 7.A(c)(i) shall not be available to Acquireco if its or Cancos failure to fulfill any of its or Cancos obligations under this agreement or if its or Cancos breach of any of its or Cancos representations and warranties under this agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur by such Outside Date; or | |||
(ii) | if there shall be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibits or enjoins Target, Acquireco or Canco from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law (if applicable) or enjoinment shall have become final and non-appealable; or | ||
(iii) | at any time if the board of directors of Target, or the Target, as applicable, |
(A) | does not recommend in the Target Circular, or withdraws or modifies in a manner adverse to Acquireco or refuses to affirm (following the public announcement of any bona fide Acquisition Proposal within the later of (i) 5 days after a written request from Acquireco, and (ii) one calendar day following the expiry of any applicable Response Periods) its recommendation that Target Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement (it being acknowledged and agreed that a recommendation that Target Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement made by the board of directors of Target after the date hereof (including in the Target Circular) other than on a unanimous basis shall not constitute a withdrawal, adverse modification or failure to reaffirm the recommendation of the board of directors of Target that Target Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement); or | ||
(B) | does not recommend against (following the public announcement of any bona fide Acquisition Proposal within the later of (i) 5 days after a written request from Acquireco, and (ii) one calendar day following the expiry of any applicable Response Periods) the Target Shareholders voting in favour of an Alternative Transaction, or | ||
(C) | approves, recommends, accepts or enters into any agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of an Alternative Transaction (other than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated in Section 6) but excluding the resolutions referred to in Section 6.B(c) and Section 6.E; or | ||
(D) | breaches or fails to perform any of the covenants or agreements set forth in Section 6 (other than those covenants and agreements set forth in Sections 6.C and 6.D), or materially breaches or fails to |
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perform in all material respects any of the covenants or agreements set forth in Sections 6.C or 6.D; or |
(iv) | at any time if the Target Special Meeting is cancelled, adjourned or delayed except as expressly permitted or contemplated by this agreement or agreed to by Acquireco in writing or requested by Acquireco; | ||
(v) | at any time following the Target Special Meeting, if Target Securityholders do not cast (or do not cause to be cast) sufficient votes at the Target Special Meeting to permit completion of the Arrangement; and | ||
(vi) | at any time if Target shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this agreement, which breach or failure is, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to the Target and its Subsidiaries as a whole. |
Neither Target nor Acquireco may seek to rely upon the failure to satisfy any conditions precedent in Section 2.A, B or C or exercise any termination right arising therefrom or any termination right provided in Sections 7.A(b)(v) or 7.A(c)(vi), unless forthwith and in any event prior to the filing of the articles of arrangement for acceptance by the Director, Target or Acquireco, as the case may be, has delivered a written notice to the other specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which Target or Acquireco, as the case may be, is asserting as the basis for the non-fulfilment of the applicable condition precedent or the exercise of the termination right, as the case may be. If any such notice is delivered, provided that Target or Acquireco, as the case may be, is proceeding diligently to cure all such matters, if and for so long as all such matters are susceptible of being cured (for greater certainty, except by way of disclosure in the case of representations and warranties) (Curable Matters), the other may not terminate this agreement as a result thereof until the earlier of (i) the date that any Curable Matter is no longer susceptible of being cured, (ii) the date that Target or Acquireco, as the case may be, is no longer proceeding diligently to cure all Curable Matters, and (iii) the later of (A) the Outside Date and (B) the expiration of a period of 15 days from such notice (the Termination Period). If such notice has been delivered prior to the date of the Target Special Meeting, such meeting shall, unless the parties agree otherwise, be postponed or adjourned until the earlier of (i) the date that is two business days after the date that Target or Acquireco, as the case maybe, notifies the other that all Curable Matters have been cured, and (ii) the expiry of the Termination Period unless this Agreement is terminated on such date. If such notice has been delivered prior to the making of the application for the Final Order or the filing of the articles of arrangement for acceptance by the Director, such application and such filing shall be postponed until the earlier of (x) the date that is two business days after the date that Target or Acquireco, as the case maybe, notifies the other that all Curable Matters have been cured, and (y) the expiry of the Termination Period unless this Agreement is terminated on such date. For greater certainty, if all Curable Matters are cured within the Termination Period without being Materially Adverse to the curing party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, this agreement may not be terminated as a result of the Curable Matter having been cured. |
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In the event of the termination of this agreement as provided in Section 7.A, this agreement shall forthwith have no further force or effect and there shall be no obligation on the part of Acquireco, Canco or Target hereunder except as set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1.B, the last sentence of Section 4.G(a), the last sentence of Section 4.M, and Sections 7, 8, 9.D, 10 and 11, which provisions shall survive the termination of this agreement; provided further that, subject to Section 8.B, the termination of this agreement in accordance with Section 7.A shall not relieve any party from any liability for any material breach by it of this agreement. A termination of this agreement shall not constitute a termination of the Confidentiality Agreement which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. | ||
B. | Amendment. | |
This agreement, including the Plan of Arrangement, may be amended by written agreement of the parties at any time before and after the Target Special Meeting, but not later than the Effective Date and any such amendment may, subject to applicable Law or the Interim Order, without limitation: |
(a) | change the time for performance of any of the obligations or acts of the parties; | ||
(b) | waive any inaccuracies in or modify any representation contained in this agreement or any document to be delivered pursuant to this agreement; | ||
(c) | waive compliance with or modify any of the covenants contained in this agreement or waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the parties; and/or | ||
(d) | waive compliance with or modify any condition precedent contained in this agreement. |
C. | Approval of Amendments. | |
Target and Acquireco will use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals of the Court and Target Shareholders in respect of any amendments to this agreement, including the Plan of Arrangement, to the extent required by applicable Law. | ||
8. | Termination Payments | |
A. | Payment to Acquireco. | |
Provided that neither Acquireco nor Canco is in breach of or has failed to perform any of its representations, warranties covenants or agreements set forth in this agreement, where such breach or failure would render Acquireco and Canco incapable of consummating the Transactions: |
(a) | If Target is required to pay Acquireco the Termination Fee in accordance with Sections 6.E and 6.F, Target shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) the |
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Termination Fee to Acquireco in immediately available funds to an account designated by Acquireco. | |||
(b) | If Acquireco exercises its right of termination pursuant to Section 7.A(c)(iii)(A), (B) or (C) or Section 7.A(c)(iv), Target shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) the Termination Fee to Acquireco in immediately available funds to an account designated by Acquireco. | ||
(c) | If Acquireco exercises its right of termination pursuant to Section 7.A(c)(v) or Target exercises its right of termination pursuant to Section 7.A(b)(iv), Target (i) shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) to Acquireco in immediately available funds to an account designated by Acquireco, Acquirecos reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this agreement up to a maximum of $5 million (but, for greater certainty, excluding any fees of any financial advisors) (such amount so paid, the Expenses), and (ii) if, prior to the time of the Target Special Meeting, a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced and has not been withdrawn and at any time within the six months after the date of such termination, Target approves, recommends, accepts, enters into any agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of, or consummates an Acquisition Proposal, Target shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) to Acquireco an additional cash amount equal to the difference between the Termination Fee and the Expenses in immediately available funds to an account designated by Acquireco. |
For greater certainty, in no circumstance shall Target be obligated to make a payment under more than one of subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 8.A. | ||
B. | Damages. | |
The parties acknowledge and agree that the payment of the Termination Fee or other amounts set forth in Section 8.A are payments of liquidated damages which are a genuine pre-estimate of the damages which Acquireco and Canco would suffer or incur as a result of the event giving rise to such damages and the resultant termination of this agreement and are not a penalty. The parties further acknowledge and agree, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision in this agreement to the contrary, in connection with any termination of this agreement where a Termination Fee or other amount set forth in Section 8.A is not paid or payable, Target, Acquireco and Canco shall be entitled to any additional remedies set forth in this agreement, including injunctive relief and specific performance, and all additional and other remedies available at law or in equity to which Target, Acquireco or Canco, as applicable, may be entitled. Target irrevocably waives any right it may have to raise a defence that any amounts that are required to be paid to Acquireco pursuant to Section 8.A are excessive or punitive. Acquireco and Canco agree that the payment of the Termination Fee and other amounts set forth in Section 8.A are the sole and exclusive remedies of Acquireco and Canco in respect of the events giving rise to the payment of such amounts. |
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9. | Acquireco Covenants. | |
A. | Indemnities. | |
From and after the Effective Time, and subject to the immediately following paragraph, Acquireco shall, and shall cause Target to, indemnify and hold harmless and provide advancement of expenses to, and Acquireco shall not do anything to prevent Target from indemnifying and holding harmless and providing advancement of expenses to, all present and past directors and officers of any member of the Target Group (the Indemnified Persons) to the maximum extent permitted by Law and in accordance with the terms of any such arrangements between Target and its present and past directors and officers existing on the date hereof, against any and all liabilities and obligations, costs or expenses (including reasonable legal fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative arising out of or related to such Indemnified Persons service as a director or officer of any member of the Target Group or services performed by such persons at the request of any member of the Target Group at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, including the approval of this agreement, the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by this agreement or arising out of or related to this agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby. | ||
Without the consent of the Indemnified Person, neither Acquireco nor Target shall settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification is required to be provided under this Section 9 (i) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the applicable Indemnified Person (which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person) from all liability arising out of such action, suit, proceeding, investigation or claim or such Indemnified Person otherwise consents or (ii) that includes an admission of fault of such Indemnified Person. | ||
Subject only to the limitations set forth in this Section 9, all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and rights to advancement of expenses relating thereto now existing in favour of any Indemnified Person as provided in the articles of incorporation or by-laws of any member of the Target Group or any indemnification contract or policy between such Indemnified Person and any member of the Target Group existing on the date hereof shall survive the Effective Time and shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in any manner that would adversely affect any right thereunder of any such Indemnified Person. | ||
B. | Directors and Officers Insurance and Other Indemnification Matters. | |
Without limiting the right of Target to do so prior to the Effective Time, Acquireco hereby agrees to cause Target to secure directors and officers liability insurance coverage by not later than the Effective Time from a reputable and financially sound |
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insurance carrier and containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous to the directors and officers of the Target Group than those contained in Targets policy in effect on the date hereof for the current and former directors and officers of each member of the Target Group on a six year trailing (or run-off) basis with respect to any claim related to any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that Acquireco and Target shall not be required to maintain or obtain policies providing such coverage except to the extent such coverage can be provided at an annual cost of no greater than 200% of the most recent annual premium paid by Target prior to the date hereof (the Cap); and provided, further, that if equivalent coverage cannot be obtained, or can be obtained only by paying an annual premium in excess of the Cap, Acquireco shall only be required to cause Target to obtain as much coverage as can be obtained by paying an annual premium equal to the Cap. | ||
If any member of the Target Group or any of their respective successors or assigns shall (i) amalgamate, consolidate with or merge or wind-up into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity, or (ii) transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, Acquireco shall assume all of the obligations of Target set forth in Sections 9.A and 9.B. | ||
C. | Employment Agreements. | |
Acquireco covenants and agrees, at and after the Effective Time, that it will cause each member of the Target Group and any of their respective successors to honour and comply with the terms of all existing employment agreements, termination, severance, change of control, retention plans or policies and pension plans and similar agreements of the Target Group as disclosed in the Target Disclosure Statement. Nothing in this Section 9.C shall limit any member of the Target Group from terminating any of their employees, subject to applicable Law and the terms of any applicable contract. | ||
D. | Third Party Beneficiaries. | |
This agreement is not intended to, and shall not, confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder, except as set forth in or contemplated by the terms and provisions of Section 9.A, B, C, this Section 9.D, the last paragraph of Section 1.B, the first sentence of Section 4.A1 and Section 4.E(e) (which provisions shall for greater certainty survive the Effective Time and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms after the Effective Time). | ||
E. | Guarantee. | |
Acquireco unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, covenants and agrees to be jointly and severally liable with Canco for the due and punctual performance of each and every obligation of Canco arising under this agreement and in respect of the Transactions. | ||
10. | Confidentiality and Public Disclosure | |
Target and Acquireco shall consult with each other as to the general nature of any news releases or public statements with respect to this agreement or the Transactions, and shall |
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use their respective commercially reasonable efforts not to issue any news releases or public statements inconsistent with the results of such consultations. Subject to applicable Law, each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enable the other party to review and comment on all such news releases and public statements prior to the release thereof. The parties agree to issue jointly the news release in the agreed form with respect to this agreement and the Transactions following the execution of this agreement in accordance with Section 1.D. Target and Acquireco shall consult with each other in preparing and making any filings and communications in connection with any Regulatory Approvals and in seeking any third-party consents contemplated in Section 4.A. | ||
11. | General | |
A. | Definitions. | |
For the purposes of this agreement, those terms defined in Schedule A and Schedule B shall have the meanings attributed to them in those Schedules. | ||
B. | Assignment. | |
Except as expressly permitted by the terms hereof, neither this agreement including (for greater certainty) the Plan of Arrangement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder or thereunder shall be assigned by either of the parties without the prior written consent of the other party. Acquireco and Canco may each assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this agreement to one or more of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries or any combination thereof provided that if such assignment takes place, Acquireco shall continue to be fully liable as primary obligor and not merely as surety and, on a joint and several basis with any such entity, to Target for any default in performance by the assignee of any of Acquirecos or Cancos obligations hereunder and Acquireco agrees to provide to Target a guarantee in form and substance satisfactory to Target in respect thereof. | ||
C. | Binding Effect. | |
This agreement, including (for greater certainty) the Plan of Arrangement, shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No third party shall have any rights under this agreement except as expressly set forth in Section 9.D. | ||
D. | Representatives. | |
Each of Target and Acquireco and Canco shall ensure that its and its Subsidiaries Representatives (other than persons who are insiders only as a result of their shareholdings) are aware of the provisions of this agreement, and each of Target and Acquireco and Canco shall be responsible for any breach of those provisions by any of those persons, respectively. |
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E. | Responsibility for Expenses. | |
Except as provided in Section 4.M and Section 8.A(c)(i), each party to this agreement shall pay its own expenses incurred in connection with this agreement and the completion of the Transactions that it contemplates, whether or not the Arrangement and the Transactions are completed. | ||
F. | Time. | |
Time shall be of the essence of this agreement in each and every matter or thing herein provided. | ||
G. | Notices. |
(a) | Each party shall give prompt notice to the other of: |
(i) | the occurrence or failure to occur of any event that causes, or would reasonably be expected to cause, any representation or warranty on its part contained in this agreement to be untrue or inaccurate or, in the case of Target, that is or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse to any of Target and its Subsidiaries; and | ||
(ii) | any material breach of its obligations under this agreement, provided that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this agreement. |
(b) | Each of Target and Acquireco shall give prompt notice to the other of any previously undisclosed fact of which it becomes aware after the date of this agreement that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, in the case of Target, Materially Adverse to Target or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or, in the case of Acquireco, is or would reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse to the ability of Acquireco or Canco to perform its obligations under this agreement. | ||
(c) | Any notice or other communications required or permitted to be given under this agreement shall be sufficiently given if delivered in person, by overnight courier, or if sent by facsimile transmission (provided such transmission is recorded as being transmitted successfully): |
(i) | in the case of Target, to the following address: | ||
Target Attn: Mr. Douglas B. Silver, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 10 Inverness Drive East Suite 104 Englewood, Colorado 80112 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### |
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |||
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Attn: Mr. Michael Bourassa 66 Wellington Street West Suite 4200 Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower Toronto, Ontario M5K 1N6 Tel: (416)  ###-###-#### Fax: (416)  ###-###-#### | |||
and: | |||
Perkins Coie LLP Attn: Mr. Sonny Allison 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 700 Denver, Colorado 80202 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### | |||
(ii) | in the case of Acquireco or Canco, to the following address: | ||
Acquireco Attn: Mr. Bruce Kirchhoff, Vice President and General Counsel 1660 Wynkoop Street Suite 1000 Denver, Colorado 80202-1132 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### | |||
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |||
McCarthy Tetrault LLP Attn: Mr. Graham Gow 66 Wellington Street West Suite 5300 Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E6 | |||
Tel: (416)  ###-###-#### Fax: (416)  ###-###-#### | |||
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Hogan & Hartson LLP Attn: Mr. Paul Hilton One Tabor Center, Suite 1500 1200 Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado 80202 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### |
or at such other address as the party to which such notice or other communication is to be given has last notified the party giving the same in the manner provided in this section, and if so given, the same shall be deemed to have been received on the date of such delivery or sending. | ||
H. | Governing Law. | |
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable herein. Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to any matter arising hereunder or related hereto. | ||
I. | Injunctive Relief. | |
Except as otherwise provided herein (including Section 8), any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties hereto acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by Target, on the one hand, or Acquireco or Canco, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this agreement, Target, on the one hand, and Acquireco and Canco, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other party under this agreement. | ||
The parties hereto further agree that, except as provided herein (including Section 8) (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 11.I, a party shall not in any respect |
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waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this agreement in the event that this agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 11.I are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 11.I shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any partys right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 11.I prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 7.A (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any partys right to terminate this agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 7.A or pursue any other remedies under this agreement that may be available then or thereafter. | ||
J. | Currency. | |
Except as expressly indicated otherwise, all sums of money referred to in this agreement are expressed and shall be payable in United States dollars. | ||
K. | Accounting Matters. | |
All accounting terms used in this agreement shall have the meanings attributable thereto under GAAP and all determinations of an accounting nature required to be made in respect of Target and Acquireco shall be made in a manner consistent with GAAP. | ||
L. | Knowledge. | |
Where the phrase to the knowledge of Target is used, such phrase shall mean, in respect of each representation and warranty or other statement which is qualified by such phrase, that such representation and warranty or other statement is being made based upon the actual knowledge of Douglas Silver, Ray Jenner, Paul Zink, James Lydic and David Hammond after reasonable inquiry within Target (which, for greater certainty, shall not require any new third party audits or studies or require any enquiries of third parties). | ||
Where the phrase to the knowledge of Acquireco is used, such phrase shall mean, in respect of each representation and warranty or other statement which is qualified by such phrase, that such representation and warranty or other statement is being made based upon the actual knowledge of Tony Jensen, Stefan Wenger, Bill Heissenbuttel and Bruce Kirchhoff after reasonable inquiry within Acquireco (which, for greater certainty, shall not require any new third party audits or studies or require any enquiries of third parties). | ||
M. | Entire Agreement. | |
This agreement, including the Plan of Arrangement, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the Transactions, as of the date of this agreement, and shall supersede all agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions whether oral or written, between the parties, including the Exclusivity Agreement, with respect to the Transactions on or prior to the date of this agreement, other than the Confidentiality Agreement. |
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N. | Further Assurances. | |
Each party shall, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, at the request of the other party hereto, but without further consideration, do all such further acts and execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments as shall be reasonably required in order to fully perform and carry out the terms and intent hereof and of the Plan of Arrangement. | ||
The parties shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in exercising their rights and performing their duties under this agreement. | ||
O. | Waivers and Modifications. | |
Target and Acquireco (for itself and on behalf of Canco) may waive or consent to the modification of, in whole or in part, any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made to it under this agreement or in any document to be delivered pursuant to this agreement and may waive or consent to the modification of any or the obligations contained in this agreement for its benefit or waive or consent to the modification of any of the obligations of the other party. Any waiver or consent to the modification of any of the provisions of this agreement, to be effective, must be in writing executed by the party granting such waiver or consent. | ||
P. | Privacy Issues. |
(a) | For the purposes of this Section 11.P, the following definitions shall apply: |
(i) | applicable law means, in relation to any person, transaction or event, all applicable Law by which such person is bound or having application to the transaction or event in question, including applicable privacy laws; | ||
(ii) | applicable privacy laws means any and all applicable Law relating to privacy and the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information in all applicable jurisdictions, including but not limited to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and/or any comparable provincial law; | ||
(iii) | authorized authority means, in relation to any person, transaction or event, any: (A) federal, provincial, municipal or local governmental body (whether administrative, legislative, executive or otherwise), both domestic and foreign; (B) agency, authority, commission, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government; (C) court, arbitrator, commission or body exercising judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative or similar functions; and (D) other body or entity created under the authority of or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of any of the foregoing, including any stock or other securities exchange, in each case having jurisdiction over such person, transaction or event; and |
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(iv) | Personal Information means information (other than business contact information when used or disclosed for the purpose of contacting such individual in that individuals capacity as an employee or an official of an organization and for no other purpose) about an identifiable individual disclosed or transferred to Acquireco by Target in accordance with this agreement and/or as a condition of the Arrangement. |
(b) | The parties hereto acknowledge that they are responsible for compliance at all times with applicable privacy laws which govern the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information disclosed to either party pursuant to or in connection with this agreement (the Disclosed Personal Information). | ||
(c) | Prior to the completion of the Arrangement, neither party shall use or disclose the Disclosed Personal Information for any purposes other than those related to the performance of this agreement and the completion of the Arrangement. After the completion of the transactions contemplated herein, a party may only collect, use and disclose the Disclosed Personal Information for the purposes for which the Disclosed Personal Information was initially collected from or in respect of the individual to which such Disclosed Personal Information relates or for the completion of the transactions contemplated herein, unless: (i) either party shall have first notified such individual of such additional purpose, and where required by applicable law, obtained the consent of such individual to such additional purpose; or (ii) such use or disclosure is permitted or authorized by applicable law, without notice to, or consent from, such individual. Target shall notify Acquireco of the purposes for which the Disclosed Personal Information was initially collected prior to the Effective Date. | ||
(d) | Each party acknowledges and confirms that the disclosure of the Disclosed Personal Information is necessary for the purposes of determining if the parties shall proceed with the Arrangement, and that the Disclosed Personal Information relates solely to the carrying on of the business or the completion of the Arrangement. | ||
(e) | Each party acknowledges and confirms that it has taken and shall continue to take reasonable steps to, in accordance with applicable law, prevent accidental loss or corruption of the Disclosed Personal Information, unauthorized input or access to the Disclosed Personal Information, or unauthorized or unlawful collection, storage, disclosure, recording, copying, alteration, removal, deletion, use or other processing of such Disclosed Personal Information. | ||
(f) | Subject to the following provisions, each party shall at all times keep strictly confidential all Disclosed Personal Information provided to it, and shall instruct those employees or advisors responsible for processing such Disclosed Personal Information to protect the confidentiality of such information in a manner consistent with the parties obligations hereunder. Prior to the completion of the Arrangement, each party shall take reasonable steps to ensure that access to the Disclosed Personal Information shall be restricted to those employees or advisors |
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of the respective party who have a bona fide need to access such information in order to complete the Arrangement. | |||
(g) | Where authorized by applicable law, each party shall promptly notify the other party to this agreement of all inquiries, complaints, requests for access, variations or withdrawals of consent and claims of which the party is made aware in connection with the Disclosed Personal Information. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall fully co-operate with one another, with the persons to whom the Personal Information relates, and any authorized authority charged with enforcement of applicable privacy laws, in responding to such inquiries, complaints, requests for access, variations or withdrawals of consent and claims. | ||
(h) | Upon the expiry or termination of this agreement, or otherwise upon the reasonable request of either party, the other party shall forthwith cease all use of the Disclosed Personal Information acquired by it in connection with this agreement and will return to the requesting party or, at the requesting partys request, destroy in a secure manner, the Disclosed Personal Information (and any copies thereof) in its possession. |
Q. | Liability. | |
No director or officer of Acquireco or Canco shall have any personal liability whatsoever to Target or any third party beneficiary under this agreement, or any other document delivered in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of Acquireco or Canco. No director or officer of Target shall have any personal liability whatsoever to Acquireco or Canco under this agreement, or any other document delivered in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of Target. | ||
R. | Schedules. | |
The following are the Schedules to this agreement, which form an integral part hereof: |
Schedule A | | Definitions | ||
Schedule B | | Plan of Arrangement, including Provisions Attaching to the Exchangeable Shares | ||
Schedule C | | Mutual Conditions | ||
Schedule D | | Conditions in Favour of Target | ||
Schedule E | | Conditions in Favour of Acquireco and Canco | ||
Schedule F | | Representations and Warranties of Target | ||
Schedule G | | Representations and Warranties of Acquireco | ||
Schedule H | | Regulatory Approvals | ||
Schedule I | | Support Agreement | ||
Schedule J | | Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement |
S. | Counterparts. | |
This agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (by facsimile or otherwise), |
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each of which shall be deemed to be original and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this agreement to produce more than one counterpart. | ||
T. | Date For Any Action. | |
In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the parties is not a business day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a business day | ||
U. | Interpretation. | |
When a reference is made in this agreement to a Section or Sections, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section or Sections of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning, construction or interpretation of this agreement. | ||
V. | Severability. | |
If any term or other provision of this agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner Materially Adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the Transactions are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible. |
INTERNATIONAL ROYALTY CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Douglas Silver | |||
Name: | Douglas Silver | |||
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
ROYAL GOLD, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Tony Jensen | |||
Name: | Tony Jensen | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
7296355 CANADA LTD. | ||||
By: | /s/ Tony Jensen | |||
Name: | Tony Jensen | |||
Title: | President | |||
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1.1 | Definitions. In this Plan of Arrangement: | |
affiliate has the meaning corresponding to affiliated companies in the Securities Act (Ontario), as amended. | ||
Agency means any domestic or foreign court, tribunal, federal, state, provincial or local government or governmental agency, department or authority or other regulatory authority (including the TSX, AMEX and NASDAQ) or administrative agency or commission (including the Securities Commissions and the SEC) or any elected or appointed public official. | ||
AMEX means NYSE Amex LLC. | ||
Ancillary Rights means the interest of a holder of Exchangeable Shares as a beneficiary of the trust created under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement. | ||
Arrangement means an arrangement under Section 192 of the CBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations hereto made in accordance with this Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court. | ||
Arrangement Agreement means the arrangement agreement made as of December 17, 2009 between IRC, Canco and RG to which this Schedule B is attached and forms a part, as amended, supplemented and/or restated in accordance with its terms. | ||
business day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, a public holiday or a day on which commercial banks are not open for business in Toronto, Ontario or Denver, Colorado under applicable Law. | ||
Callco means (i) an indirect subsidiary of RG to be incorporated under the laws of Canada or such other jurisdiction as RG may determine prior to the Effective Date, or (ii) any other direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of RG designated by RG from time to time in replacement thereof. | ||
Canadian Dollar Equivalent means in respect of an amount expressed in a currency other than Canadian dollars (the Foreign Currency Amount) at any date the product obtained by multiplying: |
(a) | the Foreign Currency Amount; by | ||
(b) | the noon spot exchange rate on the business day immediately preceding such date for such foreign currency expressed in Canadian dollars as reported by the Bank of Canada or, in the event such spot exchange rate is not available, such spot exchange |
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rate on the business day immediately preceding such date for such foreign currency expressed in Canadian dollars as may be mutually agreed upon by RG and IRC to be appropriate for such purpose. |
Canadian Resident means (i) a person who is a resident of Canada for the purposes of the ITA, or (ii) a partnership that is a Canadian partnership for purposes of the ITA. | ||
Canco means the corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada that issues the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Arrangement. | ||
Cash Consideration means the amount in cash elected or deemed to be elected for each IRC Share by an IRC Shareholder (other than Dissenting Shareholders) pursuant to Section 2.2(b) or 2.2(c), such election to be for a maximum amount per IRC Share of $7.45. | ||
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as amended. | ||
Change of Law means any amendment to the ITA and other applicable provincial income tax laws that permits holders of Exchangeable Shares who are resident in Canada, hold the Exchangeable Shares as capital property and deal at arms length with RG and Canco (all for the purposes of the ITA and other applicable provincial income tax laws) to exchange their Exchangeable Shares for RG Shares on a basis that will not require such holders to recognize any gain or loss or any actual or deemed dividend in respect of such exchange for the purposes of the ITA or applicable provincial income tax laws. | ||
Change of Law Call Date has the meaning set out in Section 5.3(b). | ||
Change of Law Call Purchase Price has the meaning set out in Section 5.3(a). | ||
Change of Law Call Right has the meaning set out in Section 5.3(a). | ||
Court means the Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List). | ||
CRA means the Canada Revenue Agency. | ||
Current Market Price has the meaning set out in the Exchangeable Share Provisions. | ||
Depositary means the person acting as depositary under the Arrangement. | ||
Dissenting Shareholders means holders of IRC Shares that have exercised Dissent Rights and are ultimately entitled to be paid the fair value of their IRC Shares as determined in accordance with Section 3.1. | ||
Dissent Rights has the meaning set out in Section 3.1. | ||
Dividend Amount means an amount equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on an Exchangeable Share held by a holder on any dividend record date which occurred prior to the date of purchase, redemption or other acquisition of such share by Callco or RG from such holder. |
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Effective Date means the date on or before the Outside Date on which the Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with the CBCA and the Final Order. | ||
Effective Time means the time on the Effective Date that the Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. | ||
Election Deadline means 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on the business day immediately prior to the date of the IRC Special Meeting or, if such meeting is adjourned, such time on the business day immediately prior to the date of such adjourned meeting. | ||
Eligible Holder means an IRC Shareholder who is (i) a Canadian Resident, and (ii) not exempt from tax under Part I of the ITA (or, in the case of a partnership, none of the partners of which is exempt from tax under Part I of the ITA). | ||
Exchange Time means the time that the steps in Sections 2.2(a), (b), (c) and (d) occur. | ||
Exchangeable Elected Shares means IRC Shares (other than IRC Shares held by RG or an affiliate) that the holder thereof shall have elected in accordance with Section 2.3(b), in a duly completed Letter of Transmittal and Election Form deposited with the Depositary no later than the Election Deadline, to transfer to Canco under the Arrangement for the Cash Consideration, the Exchangeable Share Consideration or a combination thereof. | ||
Exchangeable Share Consideration means the consideration in the form of Exchangeable Shares, together with Ancillary Rights elected or deemed to be elected for each IRC Share by an IRC Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) pursuant to Section 2.2(c), such election to be for a maximum of 0.1385 of an Exchangeable Share, together with the Ancillary Rights, for each IRC Share. | ||
Exchangeable Share Provisions means the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Exchangeable Shares, which rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions shall be in substantially the form set out in Appendix I hereto. | ||
Exchangeable Shares means the exchangeable shares in the capital of Canco as more particularly described in Appendix I hereto. | ||
Final Order means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court, at any time before the Effective Time, or if appealed, unless that appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended on appeal. | ||
holder means an IRC Shareholder or an IRC Optionholder, as the context requires. | ||
including means including without limitation and includes means includes without limitation. | ||
Interim Order means an interim order of the Court, as may be amended by the Court, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the IRC Special Meeting. |
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IRC means International Royalty Corporation, a corporation continued under the laws of Canada. | ||
IRC Circular means the notice of special meeting and accompanying management information circular of IRC, including all appendices thereto, to be sent to IRC Shareholders and IRC Optionholders in connection with the IRC Special Meeting. | ||
IRC Optionholders means the holders at the relevant time of IRC Stock Options. | ||
IRC Shareholders means the holders at the relevant time of IRC Shares. | ||
IRC Shares means common shares in the capital of IRC. | ||
IRC Special Meeting means the special meeting of IRC Shareholders and IRC Optionholders, including any adjournment thereof, to be called and held in accordance with the Interim Order to consider the Arrangement. | ||
IRC Stock Options means options to purchase IRC Shares issued pursuant to IRCs amended and restated stock option plan effective June 8, 2004, as amended. | ||
ITA means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended. | ||
Law means all laws, statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, ordinances, protocols, codes. guidelines, published policies, notices, directions and judgements or other requirements of any Agency, in each case having the force of law. | ||
Letter of Transmittal and Election Form means the letter of transmittal and election form for use by holders of IRC Shares, in the form accompanying the IRC Circular. | ||
Liquidation Amount has the meaning set out in the Exchangeable Share Provisions. | ||
Liquidation Date has the meaning set out in the Exchangeable Share Provisions. | ||
NASDAQ means the NASDAQ Global Select Market. | ||
Outside Date means April 16, 2010 or such later date to which each of IRC and RG may agree in writing. | ||
person includes any individual, firm, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, venture capital fund, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative, estate, group, body corporate, corporation, unincorporated association or organization, Agency, syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status. | ||
Plan of Arrangement means this plan of arrangement. | ||
Redemption Call Purchase Price has the meaning set out in Section 5.2(a). | ||
Redemption Call Right has the meaning set out in Section 5.2(a). |
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Redemption Date has the meaning set out in the Exchangeable Share Provisions. | ||
RG means Royal Gold, Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware. | ||
RG Rights has the meaning set out in Section 5.4. | ||
RG Shareholders means the holders at the relevant time of RG Shares. | ||
RG Share Consideration means the consideration in the form of RG Shares elected or deemed to be elected for each IRC Share by an IRC Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) pursuant to Section 2.2(b), such election to be for a maximum of 0.1385 of an RG Share for each IRC Share. | ||
RG Shares means the common stock, par value U.S.$0.01 per share, in the capital of RG. | ||
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. | ||
Securities Commission means the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. | ||
Special Voting Share means the special voting share in the capital of RG having substantially the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions described in the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement. | ||
Support Agreement means an agreement to be made among RG, Callco and Canco in connection with this Plan of Arrangement substantially in the form and substance of Schedule I to the Arrangement Agreement. | ||
Tax Election Package means two copies of CRA form T-2057, or, if the IRC Shareholder is a partnership, two copies of CRA form T-2058 and two copies of any applicable equivalent provincial or territorial election form, which forms have been duly and properly completed and executed by the IRC Shareholder in accordance with the rules contained in the ITA or the relevant provincial legislation. | ||
Transfer Agent means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or such other person as may from time to time be appointed by Canco as the registrar and transfer agent for the Exchangeable Shares. | ||
TSX means The Toronto Stock Exchange or its successor. | ||
US Dollars or US$ means United States dollars. | ||
Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement means an agreement to be made among RG, Canco and the Trustee (as defined in the Exchangeable Share Provisions) in connection with this Plan of Arrangement substantially in the form of Schedule J to the Arrangement Agreement. |
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(a) | each issued and outstanding IRC Stock Option shall be cancelled and the holders thereof shall have no further rights or benefits in respect of such IRC Stock Option; | ||
(b) | each issued and outstanding IRC Share (other than Exchangeable Elected Shares and other than IRC Shares held by RG or an affiliate thereof or Dissenting Shareholders) held by an IRC Shareholder shall be exchanged with Canco for: |
(i) | Cash Consideration; | ||
(ii) | RG Share Consideration; or | ||
(iii) | a combination thereof; |
in accordance with the election or deemed election of such IRC Shareholder pursuant to Section 2.3 or Section 3, and subject, in each case, to proration in accordance with Section 2.4; | |||
(c) | each Exchangeable Elected Share shall be exchanged with Canco for: |
(i) | Cash Consideration; | ||
(ii) | Exchangeable Share Consideration; or | ||
(iii) | a combination thereof; |
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in accordance with the election or deemed election of such IRC Shareholder pursuant to Section 2.3 and subject, in each case, to proration in accordance with Section 2.4; and | |||
(d) | RG, Canco and Callco shall execute the Support Agreement and RG, Canco and the Transfer Agent shall execute the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and RG shall issue to and deposit with the Transfer Agent the Special Voting Share in consideration of the payment to RG by IRC on behalf of the IRC Shareholders of one dollar ($1.00), to be thereafter held of record by the Transfer Agent as trustee for and on behalf of, and for the use and benefit of, the holders of the Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement. All rights of holders of Exchangeable Shares under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement shall be received by them as part of the property receivable by them under Section 2.2(c) in exchange for the Exchangeable Elected Shares for which they were exchanged. |
(a) | IRC Shareholders other than Eligible Holders may elect to receive, in respect of each IRC Share exchanged, the Cash Consideration, the RG Share Consideration or a combination thereof, subject to Section 2.4; | ||
(b) | IRC Shareholders who are Eligible Holders may elect to (i) receive in respect of some or all of their IRC Shares, the Cash Consideration, the Exchangeable Share Consideration or a combination thereof, subject to Section 2.4 and (ii) receive in respect of the balance of their IRC Shares, if any, the Cash Consideration, the RG Share Consideration or a combination thereof, subject to Section 2.4; | ||
(c) | such elections as provided for in Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) shall be made by depositing with the Depositary, prior to the Election Deadline, a duly completed Letter of Transmittal and Election Form indicating such IRC Shareholders election, together with any certificates representing such holders IRC Shares; and | ||
(d) | any IRC Shareholder who does not deposit with the Depositary a duly completed Letter of Transmittal and Election Form prior to the Election Deadline, or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of Section 2.3(c) and the Letter of Transmittal and Election Form, shall be deemed to have elected to receive Cash Consideration as to 44.372823%, and RG Share Consideration as to 55.627177%, subject to proration in respect of the aggregate consideration to be provided for such holders IRC Shares. |
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(a) | the maximum aggregate amount of Cash Consideration to be paid to IRC Shareholders pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) is the Canadian Dollar Equivalent as of the Effective Date of US$350,000,000 (the Maximum Aggregate Cash Consideration); and | ||
(b) | the maximum aggregate number of RG Shares and Exchangeable Shares that may be issued to IRC Shareholders pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) is the lesser of (i) 7,750,000, and (ii) in the event that the maximum aggregate amount of Cash Consideration to be paid to IRC Shareholders pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) is greater than the Canadian Dollar Equivalent as of the Effective Date of US$313,985,761, the greater of (A)7,040,919, and (B) 7,750,000 less one for every US$50.79 of incremental cash election in the aggregate above US$313,985,761 (the Maximum Aggregate Number of Shares). |
In the event that: |
(c) | the aggregate amount of Cash Consideration that would, but for this Section 2.4(c), be payable to IRC Shareholders pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) exceeds the Maximum Aggregate Cash Consideration, then (i) the Elected Percentage (the Deemed Cash Consideration Elected Percentage) of the Cash Consideration in respect of an IRC Share held by an IRC Shareholder shall be determined by multiplying the Elected Percentage of the Cash Consideration otherwise determined in respect of such IRC Share by a fraction, rounded to six decimal places, the numerator of which is the Maximum Aggregate Cash Consideration and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Cash Consideration otherwise payable to all IRC Shareholders, and (ii) the holder of such IRC Share shall be deemed to have elected to receive (A) if such IRC Share is not an Exchangeable Elected Share, a percentage of RG Share Consideration in respect of such IRC Share equal to 100% less the Deemed Cash Consideration Elected Percentage, and (B) if such IRC Share is an Exchangeable Elected Share, a percentage of Exchangeable Share Consideration in respect of such IRC Share equal to 100% less the Deemed Cash Consideration Elected Percentage; and | ||
(d) | the aggregate number of RG Shares and Exchangeable Shares that would, but for this Section 2.4(d), be issued to IRC Shareholders pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) exceeds the Maximum Aggregate Number of Shares, then (i) the Elected Percentage (the Deemed Share Consideration Elected Percentage) of the RG Share Consideration or Exchangeable Share Consideration, as the case may be, in respect of an IRC Share held by an IRC Shareholder shall be determined by multiplying the Elected Percentage of the RG Share Consideration or Exchangeable Share Consideration, as the case may be, otherwise determined in respect of such IRC Share by a fraction, rounded to six decimal places, the numerator of which is the Maximum Aggregate Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of RG Shares and Exchangeable Shares otherwise issuable to all |
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IRC Shareholders as RG Share Consideration or Exchangeable Share Consideration, and (ii) the holder of such IRC Share shall be deemed to have elected to receive a percentage of Cash Consideration in respect of such IRC Share equal to 100% less the Deemed Share Consideration Elected Percentage. |
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(a) | ultimately are determined to be entitled to be paid fair value for their IRC Shares, which fair value, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 190 of the CBCA, shall be determined as of the Exchange Time, shall be deemed to have transferred those IRC Shares as of the Exchange Time at the fair value of the IRC Shares determined as of the Exchange Time, without any further act or formality and free and clear of all liens and claims, to Canco; or | ||
(b) | ultimately are determined not to be entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their IRC Shares, shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as a holder of IRC Shares who has not exercised Dissent Rights and shall be deemed to have elected to receive, and shall receive, the consideration provided in Section 2.3(d), |
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5.1 | Callco Liquidation Call Right. |
(a) | Callco shall have the overriding right (the Liquidation Call Right), in the event of and notwithstanding the proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, pursuant to Section 5 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, to purchase from all but not less than all of the holders of Exchangeable Shares (other than any holder of Exchangeable Shares which is RG or an affiliate of RG) on the Liquidation Date all but not less than all of the Exchangeable Shares held by each such holder on payment by Callco of an amount per share (the Liquidation Call Purchase Price) equal to the Current Market Price of RG Shares on the last business day prior to the Liquidation Date plus the Dividend Amount, which shall be satisfied in full by Callco delivering or causing to be delivered to such holder one RG Share plus any Dividend Amount. In the event of the exercise of the Liquidation Call Right by Callco, each holder shall be obligated to sell all the Exchangeable Shares held by the holder to Callco on the Liquidation Date on payment by Callco to the holder of the Liquidation Call Purchase Price for each such share, and Canco shall have no obligation to pay any Liquidation Amount or Dividend Amount to the holders of such shares so purchased by Callco. | ||
(b) | To exercise the Liquidation Call Right, Callco must notify the Transfer Agent, as agent for the holders of Exchangeable Shares, and Canco of Callcos intention to exercise such right at least 45 days before the Liquidation Date in the case of a voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any other voluntary distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, and at least five business days before the Liquidation Date in the case of an involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any other involuntary distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs. The Transfer Agent will notify the holders of Exchangeable Shares as to whether or not Callco has exercised the Liquidation Call Right forthwith after the expiry of the period during which the same may be exercised by Callco. If Callco exercises the Liquidation Call Right, then on the Liquidation Date, Callco will purchase and the holders will sell all of the Exchangeable Shares then outstanding for a price per share equal to the Liquidation Call Purchase Price. | ||
(c) | For the purposes of completing the purchase of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Liquidation Call Right, Callco shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Transfer Agent, on or before the Liquidation Date, certificates representing the aggregate number of RG Shares which Callco shall deliver or cause to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Callco representing the aggregate Dividend Amount, if any, in payment of the total Liquidation Call Purchase Price, in each case less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.6. Provided that Callco has complied with the immediately preceding sentence, on and after the Liquidation Date the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall cease to be holders of the Exchangeable Shares and |
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shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof (including any rights under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement), other than the right to receive their proportionate part of the aggregate Liquidation Call Purchase Price without interest, unless payment of the aggregate Liquidation Call Purchase Price for the Exchangeable Shares shall not be made upon presentation and surrender of share certificates in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 5.1(c), in which case the rights of the holders shall remain unaffected until the aggregate Liquidation Call Purchase Price has been paid in the manner herein provided. Upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of a certificate or certificates representing Exchangeable Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the CBCA and articles of Canco and such additional documents, instruments and payments as the Transfer Agent may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate or certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Transfer Agent on behalf of Callco shall transfer to such holder, the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter the Transfer Agent shall deliver to such holder certificates representing the RG Shares to which the holder is entitled and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Callco representing the Dividend Amount, if any, and when received by the Transfer Agent, all dividends and other distributions with respect to such RG Shares with a record date after the Liquidation Date and before the date of the transfer of such RG Shares to such holder, less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.6. If Callco does not exercise the Liquidation Call Right in the manner described above, on the Liquidation Date, the holders of the Exchangeable Shares will be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Liquidation Amount otherwise payable by Canco in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs pursuant to Section 5 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions. |
(a) | Callco shall have the overriding right (the Redemption Call Right), notwithstanding the proposed redemption of the Exchangeable Shares by Canco pursuant to Section 7 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, to purchase from all but not less than all of the holders of Exchangeable Shares (other than any holder of Exchangeable Shares which is RG or an affiliate of RG) on the Redemption Date all but not less than all of the Exchangeable Shares held by each such holder on payment by Callco to each holder of an amount per Exchangeable Share (the Redemption Call Purchase Price) equal to the Current Market Price of a RG Share on the last business day prior to the Redemption Date plus the Dividend Amount, which shall be satisfied in full by Callco delivering or causing to be delivered to such holder one RG Share plus any Dividend Amount. In the event of the exercise of the Redemption Call Right by Callco, each holder shall be obligated to sell all the Exchangeable Shares held by the holder to Callco on the Redemption Date on payment by Callco to |
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the holder of the Redemption Call Purchase Price for each such share, and Canco shall have no obligation to redeem, or to pay any Dividend Amount in respect of, such shares so purchased by Callco. | |||
(b) | To exercise the Redemption Call Right, Callco must notify the Transfer Agent, as agent for the holders of Exchangeable Shares, and Canco of Callcos intention to exercise such right at least 60 days before the Redemption Date, except in the case of a redemption occurring as a result of a RG Control Transaction (as defined in the Exchangeable Share Provisions), an Exchangeable Share Voting Event or an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event, in which case Callco shall so notify the Transfer Agent and Canco on or before the Redemption Date. The Transfer Agent will notify the holders of the Exchangeable Shares as to whether or not Callco has exercised the Redemption Call Right forthwith after the expiry of the period during which the same may be exercised by Callco. If Callco exercises the Redemption Call Right, on the Redemption Date Callco will purchase and the holders will sell all of the Exchangeable Shares then outstanding for a price per share equal to the Redemption Call Purchase Price. | ||
(c) | For the purposes of completing the purchase of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Redemption Call Right, Callco shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Transfer Agent, on or before the Redemption Date, certificates representing the aggregate number of RG Shares which Callco shall deliver or cause to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(a) and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Callco representing the aggregate Dividend Amount, if any, in payment of the aggregate Redemption Call Purchase Price, in each case less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.6. Provided that Callco has complied with the immediately preceding sentence, on and after the Redemption Date the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall cease to be holders of the Exchangeable Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof (including any rights under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement), other than the right to receive their proportionate part of the aggregate Redemption Call Purchase Price without interest, unless payment of the aggregate Redemption Call Purchase Price for the Exchangeable Shares shall not be made upon presentation and surrender of share certificates in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 5.1(c), in which case the rights of the holders shall remain unaffected until the aggregate Redemption Call Purchase Price has been paid in the manner herein provided. Upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of a certificate or certificates representing Exchangeable Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the CBCA and articles of Canco and such additional documents, instruments and payments as the Transfer Agent may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate or certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Transfer Agent on behalf of Callco shall transfer to such holder, the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter the Transfer Agent shall deliver to such holder certificates representing the RG Shares to which the holder is entitled and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Callco representing the Dividend Amount, if |
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any, and when received by the Transfer Agent, all dividends and other distributions with respect to such RG Shares with a record date after the Redemption Date and before the date of the transfer of such RG Shares to such holder, less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.6. If Callco does not exercise the Redemption Call Right in the manner described above, on the Redemption Date the holders of the Exchangeable Shares will be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the redemption price otherwise payable by Canco in connection with the redemption of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to Article 7 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions. |
5.3 | Change of Law Call Right. |
(a) | RG shall have the overriding right (the Change of Law Call Right), in the event of a Change of Law, to purchase (or to cause Callco to purchase) from all but not less than all of the holders of Exchangeable Shares (other than any holder of Exchangeable Shares which is an affiliate of RG) all but not less than all of the Exchangeable Shares held by each such holder upon payment by RG or Callco, as the case may be, of an amount per share (the Change of Law Call Purchase Price) equal to the Current Market Price of RG Shares on the last business day prior to the Change of Law Call Date plus the Dividend Amount, which shall be satisfied in full by RG or Callco, as the case may be, delivering or causing to be delivered to such holder one RG Share plus any Dividend Amount. In the event of the exercise of the Change of Law Call Right by RG or Callco, each holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be obligated to sell all the Exchangeable Shares held by such holder to RG or Callco, as the case may be, on the Change of Law Call Date upon payment by RG or Callco, as the case may be, to such holder of the Change of Law Call Purchase Price for each such Exchangeable Share. | ||
(b) | To exercise the Change of Law Call Right, RG or Callco must notify the Transfer Agent of its intention to exercise such right at least 45 days before the date on which RG or Callco intends to acquire the Exchangeable Shares (the Change of Law Call Date). If RG or Callco exercises the Change of Law Call Right, then, on the Change of Law Call Date, RG or Callco, as the case may be, will purchase and the holders of Exchangeable Shares will sell all of the Exchangeable Shares then outstanding for a price per share equal to the Change of Law Call Purchase Price. | ||
(c) | For the purposes of completing the purchase of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Change of Law Call Right, RG or Callco, as the case may be, shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Transfer Agent, on or before the Change of Law Call Date, certificates representing the aggregate number of RG Shares which RG or Callco, as the case may be, shall deliver or cause to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.3(a) and a cheque or cheques of RG or Callco, as the case may be, payable at par at any branch of the bankers of RG or Callco representing the aggregate Dividend Amount, if any, in payment of the aggregate Redemption Call Purchase Price, in each case less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.6. Provided that RG or Callco has complied with the immediately preceding sentence, on and after the Change of Law Call Date the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall cease to be holders of the Exchangeable Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the |
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rights of holders in respect thereof (including any rights under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement), other than the right to receive their proportionate part of the total Change of Law Purchase Price payable by RG or Callco, as the case may be, without interest, upon presentation and surrender by the holder of certificates representing the Exchangeable Shares held by such holder and the holder shall on and after the Change of Law Call Date be considered and deemed for all purposes to be the holder of RG Shares to which such holder is entitled. Upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of a certificate or certificates representing Exchangeable Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the CBCA and articles of Canco and such additional documents, instruments and payments as the Transfer Agent may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate or certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Transfer Agent on behalf of RG or Callco, as the case may be, shall transfer to such holder, the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter the Transfer Agent shall deliver to such holder certificates representing the RG Shares to which the holder is entitled and a cheque or cheques of RG or Callco, as the case may be, payable at par at any branch of the bankers of RG or Callco, as the case may be, representing the Dividend Amount, if any, and when received by the Transfer Agent, all dividends and other distributions with respect to such RG Shares with a record date after the Redemption Date and before the date of the transfer of such RG Shares to such holder, less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.6. |
6.1 | Plan of Arrangement Amendment. |
(a) | IRC may amend, modify and/or supplement this Plan of Arrangement at any time and from time to time (with the prior written consent of RG), provided that any such amendment, modification and/or supplement must be contained in a written document that is filed with the Court and, if made after the Special Meeting, approved by the Court and communicated to IRC Shareholders and IRC Optionholders if and as required by the Court. | ||
(b) | Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by IRC (with the prior written consent of RG) at any time before or at the Special Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication and, if so proposed and accepted by the persons voting at the Special Meeting in the manner required under the Interim Order, shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes. | ||
(c) | Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement that is approved or directed by the Court following the Special Meeting shall be effective |
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only if (i) it is consented to in writing by IRC and RG and, (ii) if required by the Court, it is consented to by IRC Shareholders voting in the manner directed by the Court. | |||
(d) | Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made prior to the Effective Date unilaterally by RG, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of RG, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any IRC Shareholder. |
(a) | if post offices in Canada are not open for the deposit of mail, any notice which RG or the Depositary may give or cause to be given under the Arrangement will be deemed to have been properly given and to have been received by IRC Shareholders and IRC Optionholders if (i) it is given to the TSX for dissemination or (ii) it is published once in the national edition of The Globe and Mail and in the daily newspapers of general circulation in each of the French and English languages in the City of Montreal, provided that if the national edition of The Globe and Mail is not being generally circulated, publication thereof will be made in The National Post or any other daily newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Toronto; and | ||
(b) | if post offices in the United States are not open for the deposit of mail, any notice which RG or the Depositary may give or cause to be given under the Arrangement will be deemed to have been properly given and to have been received by IRC Shareholders and IRC Optionholders if (i) it is given to the NYSE Amex for dissemination or (ii) it is published once in the national edition of the Wall Street Journal, provided that if the national edition of the Wall Street Journal is not being |
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generally circulated, publication thereof will be made in the New York Times or any other daily newspaper of general circulation published in New York City. |
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1. | Interpretation | |
(1) | For the purposes of these share provisions: | |
affiliate has the meaning corresponding to affiliated companies in the Securities Act (Ontario), as amended. | ||
Agency means any domestic or foreign court, tribunal, federal, state, provincial or local government or governmental agency, department or authority or other regulatory authority (including the TSX, AMEX and NASDAQ) or administrative agency or commission (including the Securities Commissions and the SEC) or any elected or appointed public official. | ||
Agent means any chartered bank or trust company in Canada selected by Canco for the purposes of holding some or all of the Liquidation Amount or Redemption Price in accordance with Section 5 or Section 7, respectively. | ||
Arrangement means an arrangement under Section 192 of the CBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, to which plan these share provisions are attached as Appendix I. | ||
Arrangement Agreement means the arrangement agreement made as of December 17, 2009 between IRC, Canco and RG, as amended, supplemented and/or restated in accordance with its terms, providing for, among other things, the Arrangement. | ||
Board of Directors means the board of directors of Canco. | ||
business day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, a public holiday or a day on which commercial banks are not open for business in Toronto, Ontario or Denver, Colorado under applicable law. | ||
Callco means (i) an indirect subsidiary of RG existing under the laws of Canada or such other jurisdiction as RG may determine prior to the Effective Date, or (ii) any other direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of RG designated by RG from time to time in replacement thereof. | ||
Callco Call Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(3) of these share provisions. |
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Canadian Dollar Equivalent means in respect of an amount expressed in a currency other than Canadian dollars (the Foreign Currency Amount) at any date the product obtained by multiplying: |
(a) | the Foreign Currency Amount; by | ||
(b) | the noon spot exchange rate on the business day immediately preceding such date for such foreign currency expressed in Canadian dollars as reported by the Bank of Canada or, in the event such spot exchange rate is not available, such spot exchange rate on the business day immediately preceding such date for such foreign currency expressed in Canadian dollars as may be mutually agreed upon by RG and IRC to be appropriate for such purpose, which determination shall be conclusive and binding. |
Canco means the corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada that issues the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Arrangement. | ||
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as amended. | ||
Common Shares means the common shares in the capital of Canco. | ||
Current Market Price means, in respect of a RG Share on any date, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate of the Daily Value of Trades for each day during the period of 20 consecutive trading days ending three trading days before such date; by (b) the aggregate volume of RG Shares used to calculate such Daily Value of Trades. | ||
Daily Value of Trades means, in respect of the RG Shares on any trading day, the product of (a) the volume weighted average price of RG Shares on the TSX (or, if the RG Shares are not listed on the TSX, the Canadian Dollar Equivalent of the volume weighted average price of RG Shares on such other stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the RG Shares are listed or quoted, as the case may be, as may be selected by the board of directors of RG for such purpose) on such date, as determined by Bloomberg L.P. or other reputable, third party information source selected by the board of directors of RG in good faith; and (b) the aggregate volume of RG Shares traded on such day on the TSX or such other stock exchange or automated quotation system and used to calculate such volume weighted average price; provided that any such selections by the board of directors of RG shall be conclusive and binding. | ||
Director means the Director appointed pursuant to Section 260 of the CBCA. | ||
Dividend Amount means an amount equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on an Exchangeable Share held by a holder on any dividend record date which occurred prior to the date of purchase, redemption or other acquisition of such share by Callco or RG from such holder pursuant to Section 5(1), Section 6(1) or Section 7(1). | ||
Effective Date means the date on or before the Outside Date on which the Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with the CBCA and the Final Order. |
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Exchangeable Shares means the non-voting, exchangeable shares in the capital of Canco, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set forth herein. | ||
Exchangeable Share Voting Event means any matter in respect of which holders of Exchangeable Shares are entitled to vote as shareholders of Canco and in respect of which the Board of Directors determines in good faith that after giving effect to such matter the economic equivalence of the Exchangeable Shares and the RG Shares is maintained for the holders of Exchangeable Shares (other than RG and its affiliates). | ||
Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event means an Exchangeable Share Voting Event in order to approve or disapprove, as applicable, any change to, or in the rights of the holders of, the Exchangeable Shares, where the approval or disapproval, as applicable, of such change would be required to maintain the economic equivalence of the Exchangeable Shares and the RG Shares. | ||
holder means, when used with reference to the Exchangeable Shares, a holder of Exchangeable Shares shown from time to time in the register maintained by or on behalf of Canco in respect of the Exchangeable Shares. | ||
including means including without limitation and includes means includes without limitation. | ||
IRC means International Royalty Corporation, a corporation continued under the laws of Canada. | ||
Liquidation Amount has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5(1) of these share provisions. | ||
Liquidation Call Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan of Arrangement. | ||
Liquidation Date has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5(1) of these share provisions. | ||
person includes any individual, firm, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, venture capital fund, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative, estate, group, body corporate, corporation, unincorporated association or organization, Agency, syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status. | ||
Plan of Arrangement means the plan of arrangement substantially in the form and content of Schedule B annexed to the Arrangement Agreement, and any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Section 7.B of the Arrangement Agreement or Section 6 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court. | ||
Purchase Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(3) of these share provisions. | ||
Redemption Call Purchase Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan of Arrangement. |
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Redemption Call Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan of Arrangement. | ||
Redemption Date means the date, if any, established by the Board of Directors for the redemption by Canco of all but not less than all of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares pursuant to Section 7 of these share provisions, which date shall be no earlier than the seventh anniversary of the date on which Exchangeable Shares first are issued, unless: |
(a) | there are fewer than 750,000 Exchangeable Shares outstanding (other than Exchangeable Shares held by RG and its affiliates, and as such number of shares may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to give effect to any subdivision or consolidation of or stock dividend on the Exchangeable Shares, any issue or distribution of rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Exchangeable Shares, any issue or distribution of other securities or rights or evidences of indebtedness or assets, or any other capital reorganization or other transaction affecting the Exchangeable Shares), in which case the Board of Directors may accelerate such redemption date to such date prior to the seventh anniversary of the date on which Exchangeable Shares first are issued as they may determine, upon at least 60 days prior written notice to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares and the Trustee; | ||
(b) | an RG Control Transaction occurs, in which case, provided that the Board of Directors determines, in good faith and in its sole discretion, that it is not reasonably practicable to substantially replicate the terms and conditions of the Exchangeable Shares in connection with such RG Control Transaction and that the redemption of all but not less than all of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares is necessary to enable the completion of such RG Control Transaction in accordance with its terms, the Board of Directors may accelerate such redemption date to such date prior to the seventh anniversary of the date on which Exchangeable Shares first are issued as it may determine, upon such number of days prior written notice to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares and the Trustee as the Board of Directors may determine to be reasonably practicable in such circumstances; | ||
(c) | an Exchangeable Share Voting Event that is not an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event is proposed and (i) the holders of the Exchangeable Shares fail to take the necessary action, at a meeting or other vote of holders of Exchangeable Shares, to approve or disapprove, as applicable, the Exchangeable Share Voting Event or the holders of the Exchangeable Shares do take the necessary action but, in connection therewith, the holders of more than 2% of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares (other than those held by RG and its affiliates) exercise rights of dissent under the CBCA, and (ii) the Board of Directors determines in good faith that it is not reasonably practicable to accomplish the business purpose (which business purpose must be bona fide and not for the primary purpose of causing the occurrence of the Redemption Date) intended by the Exchangeable Share Voting Event in a commercially reasonable manner that does not result in an Exchangeable Share Voting Event, in which case the Redemption Date shall be the business day following the day on which the later of the events described in (i) and (ii) above occur; or |
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(d) | an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event is proposed and holders of the Exchangeable Shares fail to take the necessary action at a meeting or other vote of holders of Exchangeable Shares to approve or disapprove, as applicable, the Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event in which case the Redemption Date shall be the business day following the day on which the holders of the Exchangeable Shares failed to take such action. |
provided, however, that the accidental failure or omission to give any notice of redemption under clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above to any of the holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not affect the validity of any such redemption. | ||
Redemption Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7(1) of these share provisions. | ||
Retracted Shares has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(1)(a) of these share provisions. | ||
Retraction Call Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(1)(c) of these share provisions. | ||
Retraction Date has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(1)(b) of these share provisions. | ||
Retraction Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(1) of these share provisions. | ||
Retraction Request has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(1) of these share provisions. | ||
RG means Royal Gold, Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware. | ||
RG Control Transaction means any merger, amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid or tender offer, material sale of shares or rights or interests therein or thereto or similar transactions involving RG, or any proposal to do so. | ||
RG Dividend Declaration Date means the date on which the board of directors of RG declares any dividend or other distribution on the RG Shares that would require a corresponding payment to be made in respect of the Exchangeable Shares. | ||
RG Shares means the common stock, par value U.S.$0.01 per share, in the capital of RG. | ||
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. | ||
Securities Act means the Securities Act (Ontario) and the rules, regulations and policies made thereunder, as amended. | ||
Support Agreement means the agreement made between RG, Callco and Canco substantially in the form and content of Schedule I to the Arrangement Agreement. |
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Transfer Agent means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or such other person as may from time to time be appointed by Canco as the registrar and transfer agent for the Exchangeable Shares. | ||
Trustee means the trustee chosen by RG to act as trustee under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement, being a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada or any Province thereof and authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in all the provinces of Canada, and any successor trustee appointed under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement. | ||
TSX means The Toronto Stock Exchange or its successor. | ||
Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement means an agreement to be made among RG, Canco and the Trustee in connection with the Plan of Arrangement substantially in the form of Schedule J to the Arrangement Agreement. | ||
2. | Ranking of Exchangeable Shares |
3. | Dividends | |
(1) | A holder of an Exchangeable Share shall be entitled to receive and the Board of Directors shall, subject to applicable law, on each RG Dividend Declaration Date, declare a dividend on each Exchangeable Share: |
(a) | in the case of a cash dividend declared on the RG Shares, in an amount in cash for each Exchangeable Share equal to the cash dividend declared on each RG Share on the RG Dividend Declaration Date; | ||
(b) | in the case of a stock dividend declared on the RG Shares to be paid in RG Shares, by the issue or transfer by Canco of such number of Exchangeable Shares for each Exchangeable Share as is equal to the number of RG Shares to be paid on each RG Share unless in lieu of such stock dividend Canco elects to effect a corresponding and contemporaneous and economically equivalent (as determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 3(5) hereof) subdivision of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares; or | ||
(c) | in the case of a dividend declared on the RG Shares in property other than cash or RG Shares, in such type and amount of property for each Exchangeable Share as is the same as or economically equivalent (to be determined by the Board of Directors as contemplated by Section 3(5) hereof) to the type and amount of property declared as a dividend on each RG Share. |
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Such dividends shall be paid out of money, assets or property of Canco properly applicable to the payment of dividends, or out of authorized but unissued shares of Canco, as applicable. The holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not be entitled to any dividends other than or in excess of the dividends referred to in this Section 3(1). | ||
(2) | Cheques of Canco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Canco shall be issued in respect of any cash dividends contemplated by Section 3(1)(a) hereof and the sending of such cheque to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the cash dividend represented thereby unless the cheque is not paid on presentation. Certificates registered in the name of the registered holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be issued or transferred in respect of any stock dividends contemplated by Section 3(1)(b) hereof and the sending of such a certificate to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the stock dividend represented thereby. Such other type and amount of property in respect of any dividends contemplated by Section 3(1)(c) hereof shall be issued, distributed or transferred by Canco in such manner as it shall determine and the issuance, distribution or transfer thereof by Canco to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the dividend represented thereby. No holder of an Exchangeable Share shall be entitled to recover by action or other legal process against Canco any dividend that is represented by a cheque that has not been duly presented to Cancos bankers for payment or that otherwise remains unclaimed for a period of six years from the date on which such dividend was payable. | |
(3) | The record date for the determination of the holders of Exchangeable Shares entitled to receive payment of, and the payment date for, any dividend declared on the Exchangeable Shares under Section 3(1) hereof shall be the same dates as the record date and payment date, respectively, for the corresponding dividend declared on the RG Shares. The record date for the determination of the holders of Exchangeable Shares entitled to receive Exchangeable Shares in connection with any subdivision, redivision or change of the Exchangeable Shares under Section 3(1)(b) hereof and the effective date of such subdivision shall be the same dates as the record and payment date, respectively, for the corresponding stock dividend declared on the RG Shares. | |
(4) | If on any payment date for any dividends declared on the Exchangeable Shares under Section 3(1) hereof the dividends are not paid in full on all of the Exchangeable Shares then outstanding, any such dividends that remain unpaid shall be paid on a subsequent date or dates determined by the Board of Directors on which Canco shall have sufficient moneys, assets or property properly applicable to the payment of such dividends. | |
(5) | The Board of Directors shall determine, in good faith and in its sole discretion, economic equivalence for the purposes of these share provisions, including Section 3(1) hereof, and each such determination shall be conclusive and binding on Canco and its shareholders. In making each such determination, the following factors shall, without excluding other factors determined by the Board of Directors to be relevant, be considered by the Board of Directors: |
(a) | in the case of any stock dividend or other distribution payable in RG Shares, the number of such shares issued in proportion to the number of RG Shares previously outstanding; |
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(b) | in the case of the issuance or distribution of any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares), the relationship between the exercise price of each such right, option or warrant and the Current Market Price; | ||
(c) | in the case of the issuance or distribution of any other form of property (including any shares or securities of RG of any class other than RG Shares, any rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in Section 3(5)(b) hereof, any evidences of indebtedness of RG or any assets of RG), the relationship between the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in the manner above contemplated) of such property to be issued or distributed with respect to each outstanding RG Share and the Current Market Price of a RG Share; and | ||
(d) | in all such cases, the general taxation consequences of the relevant event to holders of Exchangeable Shares to the extent that such consequences may differ from the taxation consequences to holders of RG Shares as a result of differences between taxation laws of Canada and the United States (except for any differing consequences arising as a result of differing withholding taxes and marginal taxation rates and without regard to the individual circumstances of holders of Exchangeable Shares). |
4. | Certain Restrictions |
(a) | pay any dividends on the Common Shares or any other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares, other than stock dividends payable in Common Shares or any such other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares, as the case may be; | ||
(b) | redeem or purchase or make any capital distribution in respect of Common Shares or any other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares; | ||
(c) | redeem or purchase any other shares of Canco ranking equally with the Exchangeable Shares with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs; or | ||
(d) | issue any Exchangeable Shares or any other shares of Canco ranking equally with the Exchangeable Shares other than by way of stock dividends to the holders of such Exchangeable Shares; and | ||
(e) | issue any shares of Canco ranking superior to the Exchangeable Shares. |
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5. | Distribution on Liquidation | |
(1) | In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, subject to the exercise by Callco of the Liquidation Call Right, a holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be entitled, subject to applicable law, to receive from the assets of Canco in respect of each Exchangeable Share held by such holder on the effective date (the Liquidation Date) of such liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or other distribution, before any distribution of any part of the assets of Canco among the holders of the Common Shares or any other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares, an amount per share (the Liquidation Amount) equal to the Current Market Price of an RG Share on the last business day prior to the Liquidation Date plus the Dividend Amount, which shall be satisfied in full by Canco delivering or causing to be delivered to such holder one RG Share, plus an amount equal to the Dividend Amount. | |
(2) | On or promptly after the Liquidation Date, and provided the Liquidation Call Right has not been exercised by Callco, Canco shall pay or cause to be paid to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares the Liquidation Amount for each such Exchangeable Share upon presentation and surrender of the certificates representing such Exchangeable Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the CBCA and the Articles of Canco and such additional documents, instruments and payments as the Transfer Agent and Canco may reasonably require, at the registered office of Canco or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco by notice to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. Payment of the Liquidation Amount for such Exchangeable Shares shall be made by transferring or causing to be transferred to each holder the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled and by delivering to such holder, at the address of such holder recorded in the register of shareholders of Canco for the Exchangeable Shares or by holding for pick-up by such holder at the registered office of Canco or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco by notice to the holders of Exchangeable Shares, on behalf of Canco, certificates representing RG Shares (which shares shall be fully paid and shall be free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance) and a cheque of Canco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Canco in respect of the Dividend Amount, in each case less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom. On and after the Liquidation Date, the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall cease to be holders of such Exchangeable Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof (including any rights under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement), other than the right to receive the Liquidation Amount without interest, unless payment of the total Liquidation Amount for such Exchangeable Shares shall not be made upon presentation and surrender of share certificates in accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of the holders shall remain unaffected until the Liquidation Amount has been paid in the manner hereinbefore provided. Canco shall have the right at any time after the Liquidation Date to transfer or cause to be issued or transferred to, and deposited with, the Agent the Liquidation Amount in respect of the Exchangeable Shares represented by certificates that have not at the Liquidation Date been surrendered by the holders thereof, such Liquidation Amount to be held by the Agent as trustee for and on behalf of, and for the use and benefit of, such holders. Upon such deposit being made, the rights of a holder of |
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Exchangeable Shares after such deposit shall be limited to receiving its proportionate part of the Liquidation Amount for such Exchangeable Shares so deposited, without interest, and when received by the Agent, all dividends and other distributions with respect to the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled with a record date after the date of such deposit and before the date of transfer of such RG Shares to such holder (in each case less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom) against presentation and surrender of the certificates for the Exchangeable Shares held by them in accordance with the foregoing provisions. | ||
(3) | After Canco has satisfied its obligations to pay the holders of the Exchangeable Shares the Liquidation Amount per Exchangeable Share pursuant to Section 5(1) of these share provisions, such holders shall not be entitled to share in any further distribution of the assets of Canco. | |
6. | Retraction of Exchangeable Shares by Holder | |
(1) | A holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be entitled at any time, subject to the exercise by Callco of the Retraction Call Right and otherwise upon compliance with, and subject to, the provisions of this Section 6, to require Canco to redeem any or all of the Exchangeable Shares registered in the name of such holder for an amount per share equal to the Current Market Price of a RG Share on the last business day prior to the Retraction Date plus the Dividend Amount (the Retraction Price), which shall be satisfied in full by Canco delivering or causing to be delivered to such holder one RG Share (which on issue will be admitted to listing and trading by the TSX and the NASDAQ Global Market (subject to official notice of issuance)) for each Exchangeable Share presented and surrendered by the holder together with, on the designated payment date therefor, the Dividend Amount. To effect such redemption, the holder shall present and surrender at the registered office of Canco or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco by notice to the holders of Exchangeable Shares the certificate or certificates representing the Exchangeable Shares which the holder desires to have Canco redeem, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the CBCA and the Articles of Canco and such additional documents, instruments and payments as the Transfer Agent and Canco may reasonably require, and together with a duly executed statement (the Retraction Request) in the form of Schedule A hereto or in such other form as may be acceptable to Canco: |
(a) | specifying that the holder desires to have all or any number specified therein of the Exchangeable Shares represented by such certificate or certificates (the Retracted Shares) redeemed by Canco; | ||
(b) | stating the business day on which the holder desires to have Canco redeem the Retracted Shares (the Retraction Date), provided that the Retraction Date shall be not less than 10 business days nor more than 15 business days after the date on which the Retraction Request is received by Canco and further provided that, in the event that no such business day is specified by the holder in the Retraction Request, the Retraction Date shall be deemed to be the 15th business day after the date on which the Retraction Request is received by Canco and subject also to Section 6(8); and |
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(c) | acknowledging the overriding right (the Retraction Call Right) of Callco to purchase all but not less than all the Retracted Shares directly from the holder and that the Retraction Request shall be deemed to be a revocable offer by the holder to sell the Retracted Shares to Callco in accordance with the Retraction Call Right on the terms and conditions set out in Section 6(3) hereof. |
(2) | Provided that Callco has not exercised the Retraction Call Right, upon receipt by Canco or the Transfer Agent in the manner specified in Section 6(1) of a certificate or certificates representing the number of Retracted Shares, together with a Retraction Request, and provided that the Retraction Request is not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6(7), Canco shall redeem the Retracted Shares effective at the close of business on the Retraction Date and shall transfer or cause to be issued or transferred to such holder the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled and shall comply with Section 6(4) hereof. If only a part of the Exchangeable Shares represented by any certificate is redeemed (or purchased by Callco pursuant to the Retraction Call Right), a new certificate for the balance of such Exchangeable Shares shall be issued to the holder at the expense of Canco. | |
(3) | Subject to the provisions of this Section 6, upon receipt by Canco of a Retraction Request, Canco shall immediately notify Callco thereof and shall provide to Callco a copy of the Retraction Request. In order to exercise the Retraction Call Right, Callco must notify Canco of its determination to do so (the Callco Call Notice) within five business days of notification to Callco by Canco of the receipt by Canco of the Retraction Request. If Callco does not so notify Canco within such five business day period, Canco will notify the holder as soon as possible thereafter that Callco will not exercise the Retraction Call Right. If Callco delivers the Callco Call Notice within such five business day period, and provided that the Retraction Request is not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6(7), the Retraction Request shall thereupon be considered only to be an offer by the holder to sell the Retracted Shares to Callco in accordance with the Retraction Call Right. In such event, Canco shall not redeem the Retracted Shares and Callco shall purchase from such holder and such holder shall sell to Callco on the Retraction Date the Retracted Shares for a purchase price (the Purchase Price) per share equal to the Retraction Price per share. To the extent that Callco pays the Dividend Amount in respect of the Retracted Shares, Canco shall no longer be obligated to pay any declared and unpaid dividends on such Retracted Shares. For the purpose of completing a purchase pursuant to the Retraction Call Right, on the Retraction Date, Callco shall transfer or cause to be issued or transferred to the holder of the Retracted Shares the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled. Provided that Callco has complied with the immediately preceding sentence and Section 6(4) hereof, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Retracted Shares pursuant to the Retraction Call Right shall be deemed to have occurred as at the close of business on the Retraction Date and, for greater certainty, no redemption by Canco of such Retracted Shares shall take place on the Retraction Date. In the event that Callco does not deliver a Callco Call Notice within such five business day period, and provided that the Retraction Request is not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6(7), Canco shall redeem the Retracted Shares on the Retraction Date and in the manner otherwise contemplated in this Section 6. | |
(4) | Canco or Callco, as the case may be, shall deliver or cause the Transfer Agent to deliver to the relevant holder, at the address of the holder recorded in the register of shareholders of |
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Canco for the Exchangeable Shares or at the address specified in the holders Retraction Request or by holding for pick-up by the holder at the registered office of Canco or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco by notice to the holders of Exchangeable Shares, certificates representing the RG Shares (which shares shall be fully paid and shall be free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance and which on issue will be admitted to listing and trading by the TSX and the NASDAQ Global Market (subject to official notice of issuance)) registered in the name of the holder or in such other name as the holder may request, and, if applicable and on or before the payment date therefor, a cheque payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Canco or Callco, as applicable, representing the aggregate Dividend Amount, in payment of the Retraction Price or the Purchase Price, as the case may be, in each case less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom, and such delivery of such certificates and cheques on behalf of Canco or by Callco, as the case may be, or by the Transfer Agent shall be deemed to be payment of and shall satisfy and discharge all liability for the Retraction Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be, to the extent that the same is represented by such share certificates and cheques (plus any tax deducted and withheld therefrom and remitted to the proper tax authority). | ||
(5) | On and after the close of business on the Retraction Date, the holder of the Retracted Shares shall cease to be a holder of such Retracted Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a holder in respect thereof (including any rights under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement), other than the right to receive the Retraction Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be, without interest, unless upon presentation and surrender of certificates in accordance with the foregoing provisions, payment of the Retraction Price or the Purchase Price, as the case may be, shall not be made as provided in Section 6(4) hereof, in which case the rights of such holder shall remain unaffected until the Retraction Price or the Purchase Price, as the case may be, has been paid in the manner hereinbefore provided. On and after the close of business on the Retraction Date, provided that presentation and surrender of certificates and payment of the Retraction Price or the Purchase Price, as the case may be, has been made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder of the Retracted Shares so redeemed by Canco or purchased by Callco shall thereafter be a holder of the RG Shares delivered to it. | |
(6) | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6, Canco shall not be obligated to redeem Retracted Shares specified by a holder in a Retraction Request to the extent that such redemption of Retracted Shares would be contrary to solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable law. If Canco believes that on any Retraction Date it would not be permitted by any of such provisions to redeem the Retracted Shares tendered for redemption on such date, and provided that Callco shall not have exercised the Retraction Call Right with respect to the Retracted Shares, Canco shall only be obligated to redeem Retracted Shares specified by a holder in a Retraction Request to the extent of the maximum number that may be so redeemed (rounded down to a whole number of shares) as would not be contrary to such provisions and shall notify the holder and the Trustee at least two business days prior to the Retraction Date as to the number of Retracted Shares which will not be redeemed by Canco. In any case in which the redemption by Canco of Retracted Shares would be contrary to solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable law, Canco shall redeem Retracted Shares in accordance with Section 6(2) of these share provisions on a |
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pro rata basis and shall issue to each holder of Retracted Shares a new certificate, at the expense of Canco, representing the Retracted Shares not redeemed by Canco pursuant to Section 6(2) hereof. If Canco would otherwise be obligated to redeem the Retracted Shares pursuant to Section 6(2) of these share provisions but is not obligated to do so as a result of solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable law, the holder of any such Retracted Shares not redeemed by Canco pursuant to this Section 6 as a result of solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable law shall be deemed by giving the Retraction Request to have instructed the Transfer Agent to require RG to purchase such Retracted Shares from such holder on the Retraction Date or as soon as practicable thereafter on payment by RG to such holder of the Purchase Price for each such Retracted Share, all as more specifically provided for in the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement. | ||
(7) | A holder of Retracted Shares may, by notice in writing given by the holder to Canco before the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Retraction Date, withdraw its Retraction Request, in which event such Retraction Request shall be null and void and, for greater certainty, the revocable offer constituted by the Retraction Request to sell the Retracted Shares to Callco shall be deemed to have been revoked. | |
(8) | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6, if: |
(a) | exercise of the rights of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares, or any of them, to require Canco to redeem any Exchangeable Shares pursuant to this Section 6 on any Retraction Date would require listing particulars or any similar document to be issued in order to obtain the approval of the TSX or the NASDAQ Global Market to the listing and trading (subject to official notice of issuance) of, the RG Shares that would be required to be delivered to such holders of Exchangeable Shares in connection with the exercise of such rights; and | ||
(b) | as a result of (a) above, it would not be practicable (notwithstanding the reasonable endeavours of RG) to obtain such approvals in time to enable all or any of such RG Shares to be admitted to listing and trading by the TSX and the NASDAQ Global Market (subject to official notice of issuance) when so delivered, |
that Retraction Date shall, notwithstanding any other date specified or otherwise deemed to be specified in any relevant Retraction Request, be deemed for all purposes to be the earlier of (i) the second business day immediately following the date the approvals referred to in Section 6(8)(a) are obtained, and (ii) the date which is 30 business days after the date on which the relevant Retraction Request is received by Canco, and references in these share provisions to such Retraction Date shall be construed accordingly. | ||
7. | Redemption of Exchangeable Shares by Canco | |
(1) | Subject to applicable law, and provided Callco has not exercised the Redemption Call Right, Canco shall on the Redemption Date redeem all but not less than all of the then outstanding Exchangeable Shares for an amount per share (the Redemption Price) equal to the Current Market Price of a RG Share on the last business day prior to the Redemption Date plus the Dividend Amount, which shall be satisfied in full by Canco causing to be delivered |
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to each holder of Exchangeable Shares one RG Share for each Exchangeable Share held by such holder, together with an amount equal to the Dividend Amount. | ||
(2) | In any case of a redemption of Exchangeable Shares under this Section 7, Canco shall, at least 60 days before the Redemption Date (other than a Redemption Date established in connection with a RG Control Transaction, an Exchangeable Share Voting Event or an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event), send or cause to be sent to each holder of Exchangeable Shares a notice in writing of the redemption by Canco or the purchase by Callco under the Redemption Call Right, as the case may be, of the Exchangeable Shares held by such holder. In the case of a Redemption Date established in connection with a RG Control Transaction, an Exchangeable Share Voting Event or an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event, the written notice of the redemption by Canco or the purchase by Callco under the Redemption Call Right will be sent on or before the Redemption Date, on as many days prior written notice as may be determined by the Board of Directors to be reasonably practicable in the circumstances. In any such case, such notice shall set out the formula for determining the Redemption Price or the Redemption Call Purchase Price, as the case may be, the Redemption Date and, if applicable, particulars of the Redemption Call Right. | |
(3) | On or after the Redemption Date and provided that the Redemption Call Right has not been exercised by Callco, Canco shall pay or cause to be paid to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares to be redeemed the Redemption Price for each such Exchangeable Share, upon presentation and surrender at the registered office of Canco or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco in such notice of the certificates representing such Exchangeable Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the CBCA and the Articles of Canco and such additional documents, instruments and payments as the Transfer Agent and Canco may reasonably require. Payment of the Redemption Price for such Exchangeable Shares shall be made by transferring or causing to be issued or transferred to each holder the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled and by delivering to such holder, at the address of such holder recorded in the register of shareholders of Canco for the Exchangeable Shares or by holding for pick-up by such holder at the registered office of Canco or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco in such notice, on behalf of Canco certificates representing RG Shares (which shares shall be fully paid and shall be free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance), and, if applicable, a cheque of Canco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Canco in payment of the Dividend Amount, in each case less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom. On and after the Redemption Date, the holders of the Exchangeable Shares called for redemption shall cease to be holders of such Exchangeable Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof (including any rights under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest, unless payment of the Redemption Price for such Exchangeable Shares shall not be made upon presentation and surrender of certificates in accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of the holders shall remain unaffected until the Redemption Price has been paid in the manner hereinbefore provided. Canco shall have the right at any time after the sending of notice of its intention to redeem the Exchangeable Shares as aforesaid to transfer or cause to be issued or transferred to, and deposited with, the Agent named in such notice the Redemption Price for the Exchangeable Shares so called for |
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redemption, or of such of the said Exchangeable Shares represented by certificates that have not at the date of such deposit been surrendered by the holders thereof in connection with such redemption, less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom, such aggregate Redemption Price to be held by the Agent as trustee for and on behalf of, and for the use and benefit of, such holders. Upon the later of such deposit being made and the Redemption Date, the Exchangeable Shares in respect whereof such deposit shall have been made shall be redeemed and the rights of the holders thereof after such deposit or Redemption Date, as the case may be, shall be limited to receiving their proportionate part of the aggregate Redemption Price for such Exchangeable Shares, without interest, and when received by the Agent, all dividends and other distributions with respect to the RG Shares to which such holder is entitled with a record date after the later of the date of such deposit and the Redemption Date and before the date of transfer of such RG Shares to such holder (in each case less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom), against presentation and surrender of the certificates for the Exchangeable Shares held by them in accordance with the foregoing provisions. | ||
8. | Purchase for Cancellation |
9. | Voting Rights |
10. | Specified Amount |
11. | Election under Subsection 191.2(1) |
12. | Amendment and Approval |
(1) | The rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Exchangeable Shares may be added to, changed or removed only with the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given as hereinafter specified. | |
(2) | Any approval given by the holders of the Exchangeable Shares to add to, change or remove any right, privilege, restriction or condition attaching to the Exchangeable Shares or any other matter requiring the approval or consent of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares in |
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accordance with applicable law shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given if it shall have been given in accordance with applicable law, subject to a minimum requirement that such approval be evidenced by resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast on such resolution at a meeting of holders of Exchangeable Shares duly called and held at which the holders of at least 10% of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares at that time are present or represented by proxy; provided that if at any such meeting the holders of at least 10% of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares at that time are not present or represented by proxy within one-half hour after the time appointed for such meeting, then the meeting shall be adjourned to such date not less than five days thereafter and to such time and place as may be designated by the Chairman of such meeting. At such adjourned meeting the holders of Exchangeable Shares present or represented by proxy thereat may transact the business for which the meeting was originally called and a resolution passed thereat by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast on such resolution at such meeting shall constitute the approval or consent of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
13. | Reciprocal Changes, etc. in Respect of RG Shares | |
(1) | Each holder of an Exchangeable Share acknowledges that the Support Agreement provides, in part, that so long as any Exchangeable Shares not owned by RG or its affiliates are outstanding, RG will not without the prior approval of Canco and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 12(2) of these share provisions: |
(a) | issue or distribute RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares) to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares by way of stock dividend or other distribution, other than an issue of RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares) to holders of RG Shares (i) who exercise an option to receive dividends in RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares) in lieu of receiving cash dividends, or (ii) pursuant to any dividend reinvestment plan or similar arrangement; | ||
(b) | issue or distribute rights, options or warrants to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares entitling them to subscribe for or to purchase RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares); or | ||
(c) | issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares: |
(i) | shares or securities of RG of any class (other than RG Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares); | ||
(ii) | rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in Section 13(1)(b) above; | ||
(iii) | evidence of indebtedness of RG; or |
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(iv) | assets of RG, |
unless the economic equivalent on a per share basis of such rights, options, securities, shares, evidences of indebtedness or other assets is issued or distributed simultaneously to holders of the Exchangeable Shares and at least 7 days prior written notice thereof is given to the holders of Exchangeable Shares; provided that, for greater certainty, the above restrictions shall not apply to any securities issued or distributed by RG in order to give effect to and to consummate, in furtherance of or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by, and in accordance with, the Plan of Arrangement. | ||
(2) | Each holder of an Exchangeable Share acknowledges that the Support Agreement further provides, in part, that so long as any Exchangeable Shares not owned by RG or its affiliates are outstanding, RG will not without the prior approval of Canco and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 12(2) of these share provisions: |
(a) | subdivide, redivide or change the then outstanding RG Shares into a greater number of RG Shares; | ||
(b) | reduce, combine, consolidate or change the then outstanding RG Shares into a lesser number of RG Shares; or | ||
(c) | reclassify or otherwise change the RG Shares or effect an amalgamation, merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting the RG Shares, |
unless the same or an economically equivalent change shall simultaneously be made to, or in the rights of the holders of, the Exchangeable Shares and at least 7 days prior written notice is given to the holders of Exchangeable Shares. The Support Agreement further provides, in part, that the aforesaid provisions of the Support Agreement shall not be changed without the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 12(2) of these share provisions. | ||
(3) | Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13, in the event of an RG Control Transaction: |
(a) | in which RG merges or amalgamates with, or in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares are acquired by one or more other corporations to which RG is, immediately before such merger, amalgamation or acquisition, related within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (otherwise than virtue of a right referred to in paragraph 251(5)(b) thereof); | ||
(b) | which does not result in an acceleration of the Redemption Date in accordance with paragraph (b) of the definition of such term in Section 1(1) of the share provisions; and | ||
(c) | in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares are converted into or exchanged for shares or rights to receive such shares (the Other Shares) of |
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another corporation (the Other Corporation) that, immediately after such RG Control Transaction, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, RG; |
14. | Actions by Canco under Support Agreement | |
(1) | Canco will take all such actions and do all such things as shall be necessary to perform and comply with and to ensure performance and compliance by RG, Callco and Canco with all provisions of the Support Agreement applicable to RG, Callco and Canco, respectively, in accordance with the terms thereof including taking all such actions and doing all such things as shall be necessary to enforce for the direct benefit of Canco all rights and benefits in favour of Canco under or pursuant to such agreement. | |
(2) | Canco shall not propose, agree to or otherwise give effect to any amendment to, or waiver or forgiveness of its rights or obligations under, the Support Agreement without the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 12(2) of these share provisions other than such amendments, waivers and/or forgiveness as may be necessary or advisable for the purposes of: |
(a) | adding to the covenants of the other parties to such agreement for the protection of Canco or the holders of the Exchangeable Shares thereunder; | ||
(b) | making such amendments or modifications not inconsistent with such agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions arising thereunder which, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, it may be expedient to make, provided that the Board of Directors shall be of the good faith opinion, after consultation with counsel, that such amendments and modifications will not be prejudicial to the interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares; or | ||
(c) | making such changes in or corrections to such agreement which, on the advice of counsel to Canco, are required for the purpose of curing or correcting any ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or manifest error contained therein, provided that the Board of Directors shall be of the good faith opinion that such changes or corrections will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
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15. | Legend; Call Rights; Withholding Rights | |
(1) | The certificates evidencing the Exchangeable Shares shall contain or have affixed thereto a legend in form and on terms approved by the Board of Directors, with respect to the Support Agreement, the provisions of the Plan of Arrangement relating to the Liquidation Call Right, the Redemption Call Right and the Change of Law Call Right, the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement (including the provisions with respect to the voting rights and automatic exchange thereunder) and the Retraction Call Right. | |
(2) | Each holder of an Exchangeable Share, whether of record or beneficial, by virtue of becoming and being such a holder shall be deemed to acknowledge each of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right and the Redemption Call Right, in each case, in favour of Callco, and the Change of Law Call Right in favour of RG and Callco, and the overriding nature thereof in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, or the retraction or redemption of Exchangeable Shares, as the case may be, and to be bound thereby in favour of Callco as therein provided. | |
(3) | Canco, Callco, RG and the Transfer Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any dividend, distribution or consideration otherwise payable to any holder of Exchangeable Shares such amounts as Canco, Callco, RG or the Transfer Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or United States tax laws or any provision of provincial, territorial, state, local or foreign tax law, in each case, as amended. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes hereof as having been paid to the holder of the Exchangeable Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate taxing Agency. To the extent that the amount so required to be deducted or withheld from any payment to a holder exceeds the cash portion of the consideration otherwise payable to the holder, Canco, Callco, RG and the Transfer Agent are hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of such portion of the consideration as is necessary to provide sufficient funds to Canco, Callco, RG or the Transfer Agent, as the case may be, to enable it to comply with such deduction or withholding requirement and Canco, Callco, RG or the Transfer Agent shall notify the holder thereof and remit any unapplied balance of the net proceeds of such sale. | |
16. | Notices | |
(1) | Any notice, request or other communication to be given to Canco by a holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be in writing and shall be valid and effective if given by first class mail (postage prepaid) or by telecopy or by delivery to the registered office of Canco and addressed to the attention of the Secretary of Canco. Any such notice, request or other communication, if given by mail, telecopy or delivery, shall only be deemed to have been given and received upon actual receipt thereof by Canco. | |
(2) | Any presentation and surrender by a holder of Exchangeable Shares to Canco or the Transfer Agent of certificates representing Exchangeable Shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or the retraction or redemption of Exchangeable Shares |
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shall be made by first class mail (postage prepaid) or by delivery to the registered office of Canco or to such office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by Canco, in each case, addressed to the attention of the Secretary of Canco. Any such presentation and surrender of certificates shall only be deemed to have been made and to be effective upon actual receipt thereof by Canco or the Transfer Agent, as the case may be. Any such presentation and surrender of certificates made by first class mail (postage prepaid) shall be at the sole risk of the holder mailing the same. | ||
(3) | Any notice, request or other communication to be given to a holder of Exchangeable Shares by or on behalf of Canco shall be in writing and shall be valid and effective if given by first class mail (postage prepaid) or by delivery to the address of the holder recorded in the register of shareholders of Canco or, in the event of the address of any such holder not being so recorded, then at the last known address of such holder. Any such notice, request or other communication, if given by mail, shall be deemed to have been given and received on the third business day following the date of mailing and, if given by delivery, shall be deemed to have been given and received on the date of delivery. Accidental failure or omission to give any notice, request or other communication to one or more holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not invalidate or otherwise alter or affect any action or proceeding to be taken by Canco pursuant thereto. | |
(4) | In the event of any interruption of mail service immediately prior to a scheduled mailing or in the period following a mailing during which delivery normally would be expected to occur, Canco shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate any notice by other means, such as publication. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law, if post offices in Canada are not open for the deposit of mail, any notice which Canco or the Transfer Agent may give or cause to be given hereunder will be deemed to have been properly given and to have been received by holders of Exchangeable Shares if (i) it is given to the TSX for dissemination or (ii) it is published once in the national edition of The Globe and Mail and in the daily newspapers of general circulation in each of the French and English languages in the City of Montreal, provided that if the national edition of The Globe and Mail is not being generally circulated, publication thereof will be made in the National Post or any other daily newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Toronto. | |
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these share provisions, notices, other communications and deliveries need not be mailed if Canco determines that delivery thereof by mail may be delayed. Persons entitled to any deliveries (including certificates and cheques) which are not mailed for the foregoing reason may take delivery thereof at the office of the Transfer Agent to which the deliveries were made, upon application to the Transfer Agent, until such time as Canco has determined that delivery by mail will not longer be delayed. Canco will provide notice of any such determination not to mail made hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable after the making of such determination and in accordance with this Section 16(4). Such deliveries in such circumstances will constitute delivery to the persons entitled thereto. |
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17. | Disclosure of Interests in Exchangeable Shares |
TO APPENDIX I
o | all share(s) represented by this certificate; or | |
o | share(s) only represented by this certificate. |
NOTE: | The Retraction Date must be a business day and must not be less than 10 business days nor more than 15 business days after the date upon which this notice is received by Canco. If no such business day is specified above, the Retraction Date shall be deemed to be the 15th business day after the date on which this notice is received by Canco. |
o | is |
o | is not | |
a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The undersigned acknowledges that in the absence of an indication that the undersigned is not a non-resident of Canada, withholding on account of Canadian tax may be made from amounts payable to the undersigned on the redemption or purchase of the Retracted Shares. | ||
o | The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to Callco, RG and Canco that the undersigned is not a person within the United States of America, its territories or possessions or any state thereof, or the District of Columbia (collectively, the United States) or a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and is not making this Retraction Request for the account or benefit of a person within the United States or such a U.S. person. |
(Date) | (Signature of Shareholder) | (Guarantee of Signature) |
o | Please check box if the certificates for RG Shares and any cheque(s) resulting from the retraction or purchase of the Retracted Shares are to be held for pick-up by the shareholder from the Transfer Agent, failing which such certificates and cheque(s) will be mailed to the last address of the shareholder as it appears on the register. |
NOTE: | This panel must be completed and this certificate, together with such additional documents and payments (including, without limitation, any applicable Stamp Taxes) as the Transfer Agent may require, must be deposited with the Transfer Agent. The securities and any cheque(s) resulting from the retraction or purchase of the Retracted Shares will be issued and registered in, and made payable to, respectively, the name of the shareholder as it appears on the register of Canco and the certificates for RG Shares and any cheque(s) resulting from such retraction or purchase will be delivered to such shareholder as indicated above, unless the form appearing immediately below is duly completed. |
Date: | ||
Name of Person in Whose Name Securities or Cheque(s) Are to be Registered, Issued or Delivered (please print): |
Street Address or P.O. Box: | ||
Signature of Shareholder: | ||
City, Province and Postal Code: | ||
Signature Guaranteed by: | ||
NOTE: | If this Retraction Request is for less than all of the shares represented by this certificate, a certificate representing the remaining share(s) of Canco represented by this certificate will be issued and registered in the name of the shareholder as it appears on the register of Canco, unless the Share Transfer Power on the share certificate is duly completed in respect of such share(s). |
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MUTUAL CONDITIONS
(a) | the Arrangement, with or without amendment, shall have been approved at the Target Special Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order; | ||
(b) | the Interim Order and the Final Order shall each have been obtained on terms consistent with this agreement, and shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to Target and Acquireco, acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise; | ||
(c) | the Acquireco Shares and Exchangeable Shares, issuable to the Target Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement, shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, and conditionally approved for listing on the TSX, respectively; | ||
(d) | there shall not be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibited or enjoins Target or Acquireco from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law (if applicable) continues to be in effect through the Outside Date; | ||
(e) | this agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and | ||
(f) | the distribution of the Acquireco Shares and the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Arrangement and the first trade thereof shall be exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements of applicable Law either by virtue of exemptive relief from the applicable securities regulatory authorities or by virtue of applicable exemptions under applicable Law and shall not be subject to resale restrictions under applicable Law. |
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CONDITIONS IN FAVOUR OF TARGET
(a) | neither Acquireco nor Canco shall have failed to perform any of the obligations to be performed by it under this agreement on or prior to the Effective Time or, in the event of any failure, such failure is not Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(b) | all waivers, consents, permits, orders and approvals of any Agency (including the Regulatory Approvals), and the expiry of any waiting periods (whether regulatory or contractual), the failure of which to obtain or receive, or the non-expiry of which, would or would reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse to Target or Acquireco and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole, shall have been obtained, or received or shall have expired, as the case may be, and such waivers, consents, permits, orders and approvals shall be on terms that are not Materially Adverse to Target or Acquireco and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole; | ||
(c) | the representations and warranties of Acquireco and Canco under this agreement shall be true and correct in all respects except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (provided that the representations and warranties of Acquireco and Canco in Section 5.C and paragraph (u) of Schedule G shall be true and correct in all respects) and Target shall have received a certificate of each of Acquireco and Canco addressed to Target and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Acquireco by a senior officer of Acquireco (on Acquirecos behalf and without personal liability), and signed on behalf of Canco by a senior officer of Canco (on Cancos behalf and without personal liability) confirming the same as at the Effective Date; | ||
(d) | there shall not have occurred, since the date of this agreement, any event, change, effect or development that individually or in the aggregate, has had a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and | ||
(e) | at the Effective Time Canco is a taxable Canadian corporation and not a mutual fund corporation, each within the meaning of the ITA. |
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CONDITIONS IN FAVOUR OF ACQUIRECO AND CANCO
(a) | Target shall not have failed to perform any of the obligations to be performed by it under this agreement on or prior to the Effective Date or, in the event of any failure, such failure is not Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(b) | the representations and warranties of Target under this agreement shall be true and correct in all respects except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and Acquireco and Canco shall have received a certificate of Target addressed to Acquireco and Canco and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Target by a senior officer of Target (on Targets behalf and without personal liability) confirming the same as at the Effective Date; | ||
(c) | there shall not have been delivered and not withdrawn notices of dissent with respect to the Arrangement in respect of more than 15% of the Target Shares; | ||
(d) | there shall not have occurred, since the date of this agreement, any event, change, effect or development that individually or in the aggregate, has had a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(e) | all waivers, consents, permits, orders and approvals of any Agency (including the Regulatory Approvals), and the expiry of any waiting periods (whether regulatory or contractual), the failure of which to obtain or receive, or the non-expiry of which, would or would reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse to Target or Acquireco and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole, shall have been obtained, or received or shall have expired, as the case may be, and such waivers, consents, permits, orders and approvals shall be on terms that are not Materially Adverse to Target or Acquireco and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case taken as a whole; and | ||
(f) | the Debentureholders shall have provided approval under the Target Trust Indenture to the consummation of the Arrangement and no event of default shall have occurred under the Target Trust Indenture prior to, or be occurring as of, the Effective Time. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TARGET
(a) | Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of Target and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the requisite power and authority to own its assets and conduct its business as currently owned and conducted. Each of Target and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Target has made available for review by Acquireco complete and correct copies of its Articles of Continuance and By-Laws and the certificates of incorporation and bylaws or comparable organization documents of the Subsidiaries of Target, in each case as amended to the date of this agreement. Target is not in violation of any provision of its Articles of Continuance or By-Laws, and no Subsidiary of Target is in violation of any provisions of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or comparable organizational documents. | ||
(b) | Target Subsidiaries. Section (b) of the Target Disclosure Statement lists each Subsidiary of Target and the ownership or interest therein of Target. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each such Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth in Section (b) of the Target Disclosure Statement, are owned by Target, by another Subsidiary of Target or by Target and another Subsidiary of Target, free and clear of all pledges, claims, liens, charges, mortgages, deeds of trust, net profit interests, net smelter returns, royalties, overriding royalty interests, other payments out of production, other burdens, security interests and other encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever held by third parties (collectively, Liens). Except for the capital stock of the Subsidiaries of Target and except for the ownership interests set forth in Section (b) of the Target Disclosure Statement, Target does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other ownership interest. | ||
(c) | Capitalization. The authorized capital (the Authorized Capital) and issued capital of Target is as set out in the recitals to this agreement. Except as set forth above, there are no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Target issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. Except as set forth in Section (c) of the Target Disclosure Statement, there are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Target having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of Target must vote. Except as set forth above and except as set forth in Section (c) of the Target Disclosure Statement, as of the date of this agreement, |
there are not any options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind (collectively, Options) to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating Target or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer, grant, sell or pay for or repurchase any shares of capital stock or other equity interests in, or securities convertible or exchangeable for any capital stock or other equity interests in, Target or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating Target or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such Options. All shares of Targets capital stock that are subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instrument pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance and sale of all of the shares of capital stock described in this Section (c) of Schedule F have been in compliance with all Laws. Target has previously provided Acquireco with a schedule setting forth the names of, and the number of shares of each class (including the number of shares issuable upon exercise of Target Options and the exercise price and vesting schedule with respect thereto) and the number of options held by, all holders of Target Options. Section (c) of the Target Disclosure Statement sets forth the average exercise price for outstanding Target Options. Except as set forth in Section (c) of the Target Disclosure Statement, Target has not agreed to register any securities under any securities Laws or granted registration rights to any person or entity; copies of all such agreements have previously been made available to Acquireco. Except as set forth above and in Section (c) of the Target Disclosure Statement, as of the date of this agreement, there are not any outstanding contractual obligations or other requirements of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary of Target or any other person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there are no stock appreciation rights, phantom equity or similar rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments based upon the book value, income or any other attribute of Target or any of its Subsidiaries. | |||
(d) | Authority; Non-Contravention. |
(i) | Target has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into this agreement and, subject to the Target Securityholder Approval, to consummate the Transactions and to perform its obligations under this agreement. On December 16, 2009, the board of directors of Target unanimously approved this agreement and the Transactions and resolved to recommend to Target Shareholders that Target Shareholders give the Target Securityholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this agreement by Target and the consummation by Target of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Target, subject to the Target Securityholder Approval. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Target or any of its Subsidiaries are necessary |
to authorize this agreement, the performance by Target of its obligations under this agreement and, subject to the Target Securityholder Approval, the Transactions. This agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Target and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Target, enforceable by Acquireco against Target and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with its terms, subject to the availability of equitable remedies and the enforcement of creditors rights generally. The execution and delivery of this agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of first refusal, consent, termination, buyback, purchase, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of any property, rights or benefits under, or result in the imposition of any additional obligation under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Target or any of its Subsidiaries under, (i) the Articles of Continuance or By-Laws of Target or the comparable organization documents of any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any contract, royalty, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other property agreement, partnership or joint venture agreement or other legally binding agreement, arrangement or understanding whether oral or written (a Contract), to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any Law applicable to Target or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Agency, is required by or with respect to Target or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this agreement by Target or the consummation by Target of the Transactions, except for (i) the filing with the applicable securities regulatory Agencies of the Target Circular, (ii) any approvals required by the Interim Order and the Final Order, (iii) filings with the Director under the CBCA and (iv) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as are set forth in Section (d) of the Target Disclosure Statement. | |||
(ii) | Each of Target and its Subsidiaries possesses all certificates, franchises, licenses, permits, grants, easements, covenants, certificates, orders, authorizations and approvals issued to or granted by Agencies or other third parties (collectively, Permits) necessary to conduct its business as such business is currently conducted or is expected to be conducted following completion of the Transaction, except where the failure to possess such Permits would not be Materially Adverse to the Target and its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section (d) of the Target Disclosure Statement, (i) all such Permits are validly held by Target or its Subsidiaries, and Target and its Subsidiaries have complied in all respects |
with all terms and conditions thereof, (ii) none of such Permits will be subject to suspension, modification, revocation or non-renewal as a result of the execution and delivery of this agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) since December 31, 2008, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, notice of violation or probable violation, notice of revocation, or other written communication from or on behalf of any Agency, alleging (A) any violation of such Permit, or (B) that Target or any of its Subsidiaries requires any Permit required for its business as such business is currently conducted, that is not currently held by it. |
(e) | Publicly Filed Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. Target has filed all required reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including documents incorporated by reference) with the applicable security regulatory Agencies since January 1, 2006 (the Target Public Disclosure Documents). As of its date, each Target Public Disclosure Document complied in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable securities Law. None of the Target Public Disclosure Documents, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that such statements have been modified or superseded by a later-filed Target Public Disclosure Document. The consolidated financial statements of Target included in the Target Public Disclosure Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the applicable securities regulatory Agencies with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial position of Target as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except (i) as and to the extent disclosed, reflected or reserved against on the balance sheet or the notes thereto of Target as of December 31, 2008 included in the Filed Target Public Disclosure Documents, as incurred after the date thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and prohibited by this agreement or (ii) as set forth in Section (e) of the Target Disclosure Statement, Target does not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due, that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as set forth in Section (e) of the Target Disclosure Statement, none of Target or its Subsidiaries is subject to the informational reporting requirements of, or required to file any form or other document with, any securities regulatory Agency (including any stock exchange). |
(f) | Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Target or its Subsidiaries for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Target Circular or any other filings relating to the Transactions will, at the date the Target Circular is first mailed to Target Securityholders, or at the time of the Target Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Target Circular will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable securities Law, except that no representation or warranty is made by Target with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Acquireco for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Target Circular. | ||
(g) | Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the Target Public Disclosure Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this agreement (the Filed Target Public Disclosure Documents), since January 1, 2009, Target has conducted, and caused each of its Subsidiaries to conduct, its business only in the ordinary course and: |
(i) | there has not been any event, change, effect or development (including any decision to implement such a change made by the board of directors of Target or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of which senior management believes that confirmation of the board of directors is probable), which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(ii) | there has not been, except for regular annual dividends not in excess of $0.04 per Target Share, with customary record and payment dates, any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any Target Shares; | ||
(iii) | there has not been any split, combination or reclassification of any Authorized Capital of Target or any issuance or the authorization of any issuance of any other securities in exchange or in substitution for shares of Authorized Capital of Target; | ||
(iv) | there has not been, except as disclosed in Section (g) of the Target Disclosure Statement, (A) any granting by Target or any of its Subsidiaries to any officer of Target or any of its Subsidiaries of any increase in or acceleration of compensation, (B) any granting by Target or any of its Subsidiaries to any such officer of any increase in severance or termination pay, or (C) any entry by Target or any of its Subsidiaries into any employment, severance or termination agreement with any such officer; |
(v) | there has not been any change in accounting methods, principles or practices by Target or any of its Subsidiaries materially affecting its assets, liabilities or business, except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP or as set forth in Section (g) of the Target Disclosure Statement; | ||
(vi) | neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any action which, if done after the date of this agreement, would violate Section 5(a) of this agreement, except as set forth in Section (g) of the Target Disclosure Statement; and | ||
(vii) | no liability or obligation of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that is Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has been incurred other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except as set forth in Section (g) of the Target Disclosure Statement. |
(h) | Disclosure. Target has not failed to disclose to Acquireco in writing any information known to Target regarding any event, circumstance or action taken or failed to be taken that is Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as has been disclosed in Section (h) of the Target Disclosure Statement: |
(i) | there are no severance and employment agreements with respect to current or former employees of Target or any of its Subsidiaries or any bonus or incentive arrangements with respect to such employees that may require payments as a result of the Transactions; | ||
(ii) | Target and its Subsidiaries do not have liabilities or obligations in excess of the liabilities or obligations reflected or reserved against in the financial statements contained in the Filed Target Public Disclosure Documents that, either individually or in the aggregate, are Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; | ||
(iii) | none of Target or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties is subject to a judgement, order or decree that is Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and | ||
(iv) | the data or information made available to Acquireco in respect of Target and its Subsidiaries (including any information disclosed in writing), was materially complete and, to the knowledge of Target, correct in all material respects and, did not, at the time it was made available and for the period of and matter to which it relates, and to the knowledge of Target, contain any untrue statement of material fact. |
(i) | Compliance. Except for any conflicts, defaults or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate (taking into account the impact of any cross-defaults), reasonably be expected to result in a Materially Adverse effect on |
Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each of Target and its Subsidiaries has complied with, and is not in conflict with, or in default (including cross defaults) under or in violation of: |
(i) | its articles or other organizational documents or by-laws; | ||
(ii) | any Law or Permit applicable to it, its business or operations or by which any of its properties or assets is bound or affected; or | ||
(iii) | any agreement, arrangement or understanding to which it, its business or operations or by which any of its properties or assets is bound or affected. |
(j) | Restrictions on Business Activities. There is no agreement, judgement, injunction, order or decree binding upon Target or any of its Subsidiaries that has, or would reasonably be expected to have, the effect of prohibiting, restricting or impairing any business practice of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property or royalties by Target or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by any of them as currently conducted (including following the Arrangement) other than such agreements, judgements, injunctions, orders or decrees which are not, individually or in the aggregate, Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. | ||
(k) | Contracts. Section (k) of the Target Disclosure Statement lists all material Contracts to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party including those Contracts which fall within any of the following categories: (a) Contracts not entered into in the ordinary course of Targets business; (b) royalty, joint venture, partnership and similar agreements; (c) Contracts containing covenants purporting to limit the freedom of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business in any geographic area, to hire any individual or group of individuals or to acquire any business, entity or the assets thereof; (d) Contracts which after the Effective Time of the Transactions would have the effect of limiting the freedom of Acquireco or its Subsidiaries (other than Target and its Subsidiaries) to compete in any line of business in any geographic area, to hire any individual or group of individuals or to acquire any business, entity or the assets thereof; (e) Contracts which contain minimum purchase conditions or requirements or other terms that restrict or limit the purchasing relationships of Target or any of its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business; (f) Contracts involving annual revenues or expenditures to the business of Target or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000; (g) Contracts containing any rights on the part of any party, including joint venture partners or other entities, to acquire royalty, mining or other property rights from Target or any of the Subsidiaries; and (i) Contracts that require Target or any of its Subsidiaries to provide indemnification to any other person. All Contracts are valid and binding obligations of Target or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Target, the valid and binding |
obligation of each other party thereto and are enforceable by Target or its applicable Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms, and the Target or its applicable Subsidiary is entitled to all rights and benefits thereunder, except for such Contracts which if not so valid and binding would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither Target nor, to the knowledge of Target, any other party thereto is in violation of or in default in respect of, nor has there occurred an event or condition which with the passage of time or giving of notice (or both) would constitute a default under or entitle any party to terminate, accelerate, modify or call a default under, or trigger any pre-emptive rights or rights of first refusal under, any such Contract except such violations or defaults under such Contracts, which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
(l) | Tax Matters. |
(i) | Target and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate Agency, all Tax Returns required to be filed by them, and have timely paid, or caused to be timely paid, all material amounts of Taxes due and payable by them, including all instalments on account of any Taxes, except for any such failure to file or failure to pay which would not individually or in the aggregate, have a Materially Adverse effect on Target. All such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and have been completed in accordance with applicable Laws. To the best of Targets knowledge, no such Tax Return contains any misstatement or omits any statement that should have been included therein. No Tax Return has been amended. | ||
(ii) | Reserves and provisions for Taxes accrued but not yet due on or before the Effective Date as reflected in Targets financial statements contained in the Filed Target Public Disclosure Documents are adequate as of the date of such financial statements, in accordance with GAAP. No deficiencies for Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against Target that are not adequately reserved against. | ||
(iii) | Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notification that any issues involving a material amount of Taxes have been raised (and are currently pending) by the CRA, the United States Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority, including, without limitation, any sales tax authority, in connection with any of the Tax Returns filed or required to be filed, which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Materially Adverse effect on Target. | ||
(iv) | No unresolved assessments, reassessments, audits, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations exist or have been initiated with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of Target or its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of Target, no assessment, reassessment, audit or investigation by any |
Agency is underway, threatened or imminent with respect to Taxes for which Target or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable, in whole or in part. |
(v) | No election, consent for extension, nor any waiver that extends any applicable statute of limitations relating to the determination of a Tax liability of Target or any of its Subsidiaries has been filed or entered into and is still effective. | ||
(vi) | Target and each of its Subsidiaries have duly and timely collected all amounts on account of any goods, services, sales, value added, transfer or other Taxes required to have been collected by it and have duly set aside in trust or timely remitted to the appropriate Agency any and all such amounts required to be remitted by it. | ||
(vii) | Target has made available to Acquireco or its legal counsel or accountants true and complete copies of all Tax Returns for (and non privileged studies and opinions related thereto) Target and each of its Subsidiaries for each such entitys last three taxable years. | ||
(viii) | Target and each of its Subsidiaries is, and at all times has filed its Tax Returns on the basis that it is, resident for Tax purposes in its country of incorporation or formation and has not at any time been treated by any Agency as resident in any other country for any Tax purpose (including any treaty, convention or arrangement for the avoidance of double taxation). None of Target or any of its Subsidiaries has filed any Tax Return on the basis that it is subject to Tax in any jurisdiction other than its country of incorporation or formation (and political subdivisions thereof) or received written notification from any Agency that it may be required to file on such basis. | ||
(ix) | Target and each of its Subsidiaries have properly withheld and remitted all amounts required to be withheld and/or remitted (including income tax, non-resident withholding tax, Canada Pension Plan contributions, Employment Insurance and Workers Compensation premiums) and have paid such amounts due to the appropriate authority on a timely basis and in the form required under the appropriate legislation. | ||
(x) | There are no Tax liens on any assets of Target or any of its Subsidiaries except for Taxes not yet currently due and those which would not reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole. | ||
(xi) | None of sections 78, 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03 or 80.04 of the ITA, or any equivalent provision of the tax legislation of any province or any other jurisdiction, have applied or will apply to Target or any of its Subsidiaries at any time up to and including the Effective Time. |
(xii) | Tax and Taxes means, with respect to any person, all income taxes (including any tax on or based upon net income, gross income, income as specially defined, earnings profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits) and all capital taxes, gross receipts taxes, environmental taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, ad valorem taxes, value added taxes, transfer taxes, franchise taxes, license taxes, withholding taxes or other withholding obligations, payroll taxes, employment taxes, Canada or Quebec Pension Plan premiums, excise, severance, social security premiums, workers compensation premiums, unemployment insurance or compensation premiums, stamp taxes, occupation taxes, premium taxes, property taxes, windfall profits taxes, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, goods and services tax, customs duties or other taxes of any kind whatsoever, and any interest and any penalties or additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority (domestic or foreign) on such person or for which such person is responsible, and any interest, penalties, additional taxes, additions to tax or other amounts imposed with respect to the foregoing, and includes any items described above attributable to another person in respect of which the first person or any Subsidiary of such first person is liable to pay by Law, Contract or otherwise, whether or not disputed. Tax Returns means returns, reports and forms (including schedules thereto) required to be filed with any Agency of Canada or the United States or any provincial, state or local Agency therein or any other jurisdiction responsible for the imposition or collection of Taxes. | ||
(xiii) | For purposes of this Section (l), the term material amount of Taxes shall mean an amount of Taxes that is material to Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. |
(m) | Real Property. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries holds any interests in any real property. | ||
(n) | Intellectual Property. Except as otherwise provided in Section (n) of the Target Disclosure Statement, Target and its Subsidiaries own all right, title and interest in, or possesses the lawful right to use or has a currently pending application for all patents, patent applications, registered and common law trademarks (including applications therefor), service marks, trade names, copyright applications, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how, computer software, production technology, proprietary technology and other intellectual property and proprietary rights used in or necessary to conduct the business. Additionally: |
(i) | Target is not aware of any infringement of any such intellectual property by any third party; and | ||
(ii) | the conduct of the business of Target and its Subsidiaries has not, and will not, cause Target or any of its Subsidiaries to infringe or violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary rights, computer software rights or licences or other |
intellectual property of any other person and neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written or oral claim or notice of infringement or potential infringement of the intellectual property of any other person arising out of the conduct of Target and its Subsidiaries and, in particular Target or the applicable Subsidiary has complied with any licence respecting intellectual property held by Target and its Subsidiaries. |
(o) | Employment Matters. |
(i) | Except as to matters otherwise specifically disclosed in Section (o) of the Target Disclosure Statement, none of Target or its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, obligation or understanding providing for severance or termination payments to, or any employment agreement with, any director, consultant, employee or officer, other than any common law obligations of reasonable notice of termination or pay in lieu thereof and any statutory obligations. | ||
(ii) | None of Target or any of its Subsidiaries had or has any labour contracts, collective bargaining agreements or employment or consulting agreements with any persons employed by Target or any persons otherwise performing services primarily for Target or any of its Subsidiaries (the Business Personnel). Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labour practice with respect to the Business Personnel since January 1, 2006 and there is no unfair labour practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened, against Target or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Business Personnel. There is no labour strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened against Target or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any labour strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage or other labour difficulty involving the Business Personnel since January 1, 2006. | ||
(iii) | None of Target or its Subsidiaries is subject to any litigation, actual or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened, relating to employment or termination of employment of employees or independent contractors, other than those claims or litigation as would, individually or in the aggregate, not be Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. | ||
(iv) | Target and each of its Subsidiaries has operated in accordance with all applicable Laws with respect to employment and labour, including employment and labour standards, occupational health and safety, employment equity, pay equity, workers compensation, human rights and labour relations and there are no current, pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened proceedings before any Agency with respect to any of the above. |
(p) | Pension and Employee Benefits. |
(i) | Section (p) of the Target Disclosure Statement includes a complete list of all employee benefit, health, welfare, supplemental unemployment benefit, bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, stock compensation, stock purchase, retirement, hospitalization insurance, medical, dental, legal, disability and similar plans or arrangements or practices, whether written or oral, which are maintained by Target or any of its Subsidiaries, including all Employee Benefit Plans and Material Employment Agreements (collectively, the Target Plans). | ||
(ii) | To Targets knowledge, no step has been taken, no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance exists that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in any Target Plan being ordered or required to be terminated or wound up in whole or in part or having its registration under applicable Laws refused or revoked, or being placed under the administration of any trustee or receiver or Agency or being required to pay any material Taxes, penalties or levies under applicable Laws. To Targets knowledge, there are no actions, suits, claims (other than routine claims for payment of benefits in the ordinary course), trials, demands, investigations, arbitrations or other proceedings which are pending or threatened in respect of any of the Target Plans or their assets which, individually or in the aggregate, are Materially Adverse to Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. | ||
(iii) | All of the Target Plans are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and their terms, and all of the Target Plans are fully insured or fully funded on a projected benefit obligation basis. | ||
(iv) | None of the Target Plans is a Multiemployer Plan nor has Target or any of its Subsidiaries been obligated to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan at any time within the past five years. | ||
(v) | Without limiting the generality of the foregoing with respect to each Target Plan: |
(A) | Target has delivered or made available to Acquireco a true, correct and complete copy of: (i) each writing constituting a part of such Plan, including all plan documents, employee communications, benefit schedules, trust agreements, and insurance contracts and other funding vehicles; (ii) the most recent Annual Report (Form 5500 Series) and accompanying schedule, if any, (iii) the current summary plan description and any material modifications thereto, if any (in each case, whether or not required to be furnished under ERISA); (iv) the most recent annual financial report, if any; (v) the most recent actuarial report, if applicable; and (vi) the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, if any. |
Target has delivered or made available to Acquireco a true, complete and correct copy of each Material Employment Agreement. Except as specifically provided in the foregoing documents delivered or made available to Acquireco, there are no amendments to any Plan or Material Employment Agreement that have been adopted or approved nor has Target or any of its Subsidiaries undertaken to make any such amendments or to adopt or approve any new Plan or Material Employment Agreement. | |||
(B) | Section (p) of the Target Disclosure Statement identifies each Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (Qualified Plans). The Internal Revenue Service has issued a favorable determination letter with respect to each Qualified Plan and the related trust that has not been revoked, and there are no circumstances and no events have occurred that would adversely affect the qualified status of any Qualified Plan or the related trust. Section (p) of the Disclosure Statement identifies each Plan which is intended to meet the requirements of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, and each such plan meets such requirements and provides no disqualified benefits (as such term is defined in Code Section 4976(b)). | ||
(C) | Section (p) of the Target Disclosure Statement sets forth a list of all Employee Benefit Plans or Employment Agreements under which the execution and delivery of this agreement, shareholders approval of the Transactions or the consummation of the Transactions would (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) (i) result in, cause the accelerated vesting, funding or delivery of, or increase the amount of value of, any payment or benefit to any employee, consultant, officer or director of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or would limit the right of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Employee Benefit Plan or related trust or any Material Employment Agreement or related trust, or (ii) result in an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. | ||
(D) | There are no pending or threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations which have been asserted or instituted, and to Targets knowledge, no set of circumstances exists which may reasonably give rise to a claim or lawsuit, against the Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of the Plans which would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to the PBGC, the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, any Multiemployer Plan, any Plan or any participant in a Plan. |
(E) | Target, its Subsidiaries and each member of their respective business enterprises has complied with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and all similar state, local and foreign Laws, so as not to incur any liabilities thereunder. | ||
(F) | All Employee Benefit Plans subject to the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (i) have been maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements, (ii) if they are intended to qualify for special Tax treatment, meet all requirements for such treatment, and (iii) if they are intended to be funded and/or book-reserved, are fully funded and/or book-reserved on a projected obligation basis, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions. | ||
(G) | Each individual who renders services to Target or any of its Subsidiaries who is classified by Target or such Subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and Tax reporting and under Employee Benefit Plans) is properly so characterized. | ||
(H) | On or before the date hereof, Target has caused each grantor trust providing for funding of amounts payable pursuant to any Plans and/or Employment Agreements to be amended to ensure that no amounts are required to be contributed thereto as a result of the execution and delivery of this agreement, the announcement hereof, and/or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions, and to ensure that such trusts are at all times revocable, in whole or in part, without the consent of the trustees or beneficiaries thereof or any third party. |
(q) | Books and Records. The financial books, records and accounts of Target and its Subsidiaries in all material respects, (i) have been maintained in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with prior years, (ii) are stated in reasonable detail and accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Target and its Subsidiaries and (iii) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for Target consolidated financial statements. The corporate minute books of Target and its Subsidiaries contain minutes of all meetings and resolutions of the directors and shareholders held, and full access thereto has been provided to Acquireco. | ||
(r) | Insurance. Target has made available to Acquireco true, correct and complete copies of all material policies of insurance to which each of Target and its Subsidiaries are a party or are a beneficiary or named insured. Target and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage with reputable insurers in such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance with normal industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to that of Target and its Subsidiaries. |
(s) | Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Section (s) of the Target Disclosure Statement, there is no suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened against Target or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and there is not any judgement, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Agency or arbitrator outstanding against Target or any of its Subsidiaries having, or which would reasonably be expected to have, any Materially Adverse effect on Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date of this agreement, except as specifically disclosed in Section (s) of the Target Disclosure Statement, there is no suit, action, proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened, against Target or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay in any material respect the consummation of the Transactions. | ||
(t) | Determination by the Board and Voting Requirements. The board of directors of Target (after receiving financial advice including the Fairness Opinion, legal advice and after considering other factors), by the unanimous vote of its directors, has determined and resolved at its meeting held on December 16, 2009: |
(i) | that the entering into of this agreement, the performance by Target of its obligations hereunder and the Transactions are in the best interests of Target and its shareholders; | ||
(ii) | the Arrangement is fair to Target Shareholders; | ||
(iii) | to approve the Transactions and this agreement; | ||
(iv) | to extend the Separation Time (as defined therein), including providing the Rights Agent (as defined in the Target Rights Agreement) with notice in writing of such extension, under the Target Rights Agreement until after the vote by the Target Shareholders on the Arrangement at the Target Special Meeting; | ||
(v) | to recommend that Target Shareholders approve the Arrangement; and | ||
(vi) | to recommend that Target Shareholders waive the Target Rights Agreement so that neither the entering into nor delivery of this agreement, the Arrangement or the other agreements contemplated hereby nor the consummation of all or any part of the Transactions shall constitute a Flip-in Event (as defined in the Target Rights Agreement). | ||
To the knowledge of Target, after consultation with outside legal counsel, no provincial or state take-over statute or similar statute or regulation (including Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions) applies or purports to apply to this agreement or any of the Transactions. |
Subject to the terms of the Interim Order, the approval and adoption of this agreement by the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the votes cast at the Target Special Meeting by the Target Securityholders (the Shareholder Approval) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Authorized Capital of Target necessary to approve this agreement and the Transactions. For purposes of the Shareholder Approval, each outstanding Target Share and Target Option is entitled to one vote. |
(u) | Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses. Except as set forth in Section (u) of the Target Disclosure Statement, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any brokers, finders, financial advisors or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Target. Target has made available to Acquireco true and complete copies of all agreements that are referred to in Section (u) of the Target Disclosure Statement and all indemnification and other agreements related to the engagement of the persons so listed. | ||
(v) | Opinion of Financial Advisor. Target has received the opinion of the Financial Advisor dated the date of this agreement, to the effect that, as of such date, the consideration to be received pursuant to the Transactions by Target Shareholders is fair to the Target Shareholders from a financial point of view, a copy of which opinion will be promptly delivered to Acquireco. | ||
(w) | Rights Agreement. Target has taken all necessary action and executed and delivered all such documents and instruments that are required to extend the Separation Time (as defined therein), including providing the Rights Agent (as defined in the Target Rights Agreement) with notice in writing of such extension, under the Target Rights Agreement until after the vote by the Target Shareholders on the Arrangement at the Target Special Meeting. | ||
(x) | Dispositions of Company Property. Except as described in Section (y) of the Target Disclosure Statement, since January 1, 2009 neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold or disposed of or ceased to hold or own any personal property, real property, any interest or rights with respect to real property (including exploration or production rights), any royalty interest or interest in a joint venture or other assets or properties of Target or any of its Subsidiaries (Target Property), other than any interest or rights with respect to real property having an individual fair market value of less than $1 million in the aggregate, in each case in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice. Except as set forth in Section (x) of the Target Disclosure Statement, no Target Property, the fair market value of which on the date of this agreement is greater than $1 million in the aggregate, is subject to any pending sale or disposition transaction. | ||
(y) | Absence of Cease Trade Orders. No order ceasing or suspending trading in Target Shares (or any of them) or any other securities of Target is outstanding and |
no proceedings for this purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of Target, are pending, contemplated or threatened. | |||
(z) | Absence of Environmental Liabilities. No environmental, reclamation or closure obligations or other liabilities for which Target or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable or responsible presently exist with respect to any portion of any currently or formerly owned, leased, used or otherwise controlled property, interests or rights or relating to the operations and business of the Target or its Subsidiaries and there is no basis for any such obligations or liabilities to arise in the future as a result of any activity on or in respect of such property, interests, rights, operations and business. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received inquiry from or notice of any pending investigation from any Agency or of any administrative or judicial proceeding concerning the violation of any applicable Law or any such environmental, reclamation or closure obligations or other liabilities. | ||
(aa) | Reporting Issuer Status. Target is a reporting issuer (or its equivalent) in each of the provinces of Canada. | ||
(bb) | Related Party Transactions. None of Target or any of its Subsidiaries is indebted to any director, officer, employee or agent of, or consultant to, Target or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates or associates (except for amounts due as normal salaries and bonuses and in reimbursement of ordinary expenses). There are no loans, contracts or other transactions between Target or any of its Subsidiaries and any (i) director or officer of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any holder of record or, to the knowledge of Target, beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the equity securities of Target, or (iii) any affiliate or associate of any such director, officer or beneficial owner. | ||
(cc) | Disclosure Controls. Target has designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under the supervision of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Target is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others within Target and its Subsidiaries, particularly during the period in which the annual or interim filings are being prepared. | ||
(dd) | Internal Controls. Target has designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused them to be designed under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Target, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Canadian GAAP. To the knowledge of Target, prior to the date of this agreement: (i) there are no significant deficiencies in the design or operation of, or material weaknesses in, the internal controls over financial reporting of Target that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Targets ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and (ii) there is and has been no fraud, whether or not |
material, involving management or any other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of Target. Since January 1, 2008, Target has received no (x) complaints from any source regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters or (y) expressions of concern from employees of Target regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. | |||
(ee) | Competition Act. Assuming that the Effective Date is the date of this agreement, Target together with its affiliates (as defined in the Competition Act (Canada)) do not have: (a) total assets in Canada that exceed Can$275 million, which for these purposes in respect of mineral royalties means royalties in mines in Canada; or (b) annual gross revenues from sales in, from or into Canada exceeding Can$275 million, in either case, as determined pursuant to section 109 of the Competition Act (Canada), provided that, for the purposes of clause (b) of Schedule E, the assumption that the Closing Date is the date of this Agreement will not apply. | ||
(ff) | Investment Canada Act. Target and its subsidiaries do not have any individual in Canada who is employed or self-employed in connection with any of their businesses. | ||
(gg) | Listing. The Target Shares are listed and posted for trading on NYSE Amex and the TSX. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRECO AND CANCO
(a) | Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of Acquireco and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the requisite power and authority to own its assets and conduct its business as currently owned and conducted. Each of Acquireco and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Acquireco has made available for review to Target complete and correct copies of its Certificate of Incorporation and the certificates of incorporation or comparable organization documents of the Subsidiaries of Acquireco, in each case as amended to the date of this agreement. Acquireco is not in violation of any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, and no Subsidiary of Acquireco is in violation of any provisions of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or comparable organizational documents. | ||
(b) | Acquireco Subsidiaries. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Acquireco have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Canco is an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Acquireco. | ||
(c) | Capitalization. The authorized capital of Acquireco consists of (i) 100,000,000 Acquireco Shares, of which 40,996,905 were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on December 16, 2009, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value Preferred Stock, of which none were outstanding as of the close of business on December 16, 2009. As of December 16, 2009, (i) 383,740 Acquireco Shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options that were granted pursuant to Acquirecos stock option plan, (ii) 102,140 Acquireco Shares were reserved for issuance upon the vesting of outstanding stock appreciation rights granted by Acquireco, and (iii) 154,250 Acquireco Shares were reserved for issuance upon the vesting of performance shares and continued service shares granted by Acquireco to management and employees. Except as set forth above, there are no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Acquireco issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Acquireco having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of Acquireco must vote. Except as set forth above and except as set forth in Section (c) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, as of the date of this agreement, there are not any options to which Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound relating to the issued |
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or unissued capital stock of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer, grant, sell or pay for or repurchase any shares of capital stock or other equity interests in, or securities convertible or exchangeable for any capital stock or other equity interests in, Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such options. All shares of Acquirecos capital stock that are subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instrument pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance and sale of all of the shares of capital stock described in this Section (c) of Schedule G have been in compliance with all Laws. Acquireco has previously provided Target with a schedule setting forth the number of Acquireco stock options (including the number of shares issuable upon exercise of Acquireco stock options and the exercise price and vesting schedule with respect thereto) held by all holders of Acquireco stock options. Section (c) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement sets forth the average exercise price for outstanding Acquireco stock options. Except as set forth in Section (c) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, Acquireco has not agreed to register any securities under any securities Laws or granted registration rights to any person or entity; copies of all such agreements have previously been made available to Target. As of the date of this agreement, there are not any outstanding contractual obligations or other requirements of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries, or provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary of Acquireco or any other person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as set forth in Section (c) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, there are no phantom equity or similar rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments based upon the book value, income or any other attribute of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries. | |||
(d) | Authority; Non-Contravention. |
(i) | Each of Acquireco and Canco has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into this agreement and to consummate the Transactions and to perform its obligations under this agreement. The board of directors of each of Acquireco and Canco has unanimously approved this agreement and the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this agreement by each of Acquireco and Canco and the consummation by Acquireco and Canco, as applicable, of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Acquireco and Canco, as applicable. No approval of the shareholders or other securityholders of Acquireco or Canco or other corporate proceedings on the part of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries are necessary to authorize this agreement, the performance by Acquireco and Canco of their obligations under this agreement and the Transactions. This agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Acquireco and Canco and |
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constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of Acquireco and Canco, enforceable by Target against each of Acquireco and Canco in accordance with its terms, subject to the availability of equitable remedies and the enforcement of creditors rights generally. Except as set forth in Section (d) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, the execution and delivery of this agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of consent, termination, purchase, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of any property, rights or benefits under, or result in the imposition of any additional obligation under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries under, (i) the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Acquireco or the comparable organization documents of any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any Contract to which Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any Law applicable to Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Agency, is required by or with respect to Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this agreement by Acquireco or the consummation by Acquireco of the Transactions, except for (i) any approvals required by the Interim Order or the Final Order, and (ii) the approvals listed on Schedule H. | |||
(ii) | Each of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries possesses all Permits necessary to conduct its business as such business is currently conducted or is expected to be conducted following completion of the Transaction, except where the failure to possess such Permits would not be Materially Adverse to the Acquireco and its Subsidiaries: (i) all such Permits are validly held by Acquireco or its Subsidiaries, and Acquireco and its Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with all terms and conditions thereof, (ii) none of such Permits will be subject to suspension, modification, revocation or non-renewal as a result of the execution and delivery of this agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) since July 1, 2009, neither Acquireco nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, notice of violation or probable violation, notice of revocation, or other written communication from or on behalf of any Agency, alleging (A) any violation of such Permit, or (B) that Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries requires any Permit required for its business as such business is currently conducted, that is not currently held by it. |
(e) | Publicly Filed Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section (e) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, Acquireco has filed all required reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including |
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documents incorporated by reference) with the applicable security regulatory Agencies since July 1, 2006 (the Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents). Except as set forth in Section (e) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, as of its date, each Acquireco Public Disclosure Document complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to such Acquireco Public Disclosure Document. None of the Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that such statements have been modified or superseded by a later-filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Document. The consolidated financial statements of Acquireco included in the Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial position of Acquireco as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as and to the extent disclosed, reflected or reserved against on the balance sheet or the notes thereto of Acquireco as of June 30, 2009 included in the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents, as incurred after the date thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and prohibited by this agreement, Acquireco does not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due, that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
(f) | Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Acquireco or its Subsidiaries for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Target Circular will, at the date the Target Circular is first mailed to Target Securityholders, or at the time of the Target Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. | ||
(g) | Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this agreement (the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents), since July 1, 2009, Acquireco has conducted, and caused each of its Subsidiaries to conduct, its business only in the ordinary course, and: |
(i) | there has not been any event, change, effect or development (including any decision to implement such a change made by the board of directors |
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of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of which senior management believes that confirmation of the board of directors is probable), which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
(ii) | there has not been, except for regular annual dividends not in excess of $0.36 per Acquireco Share, with customary record and payment dates, any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any Acquireco Shares; |
(iii) | there has not been, except as provided for in this agreement, any split, combination or reclassification of any Acquireco Shares or any issuance or the authorization of any issuance of any other securities in exchange or in substitution for Acquireco Shares; |
(iv) | there has not been any change in accounting methods, principles or practices by Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries materially affecting its assets, liabilities or business, except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP; |
(v) | neither Acquireco nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any action which, if done after the date of this agreement, would violate Section 5.B(a) of this agreement. |
(h) | Disclosure. Acquireco has not failed to disclose to Target in writing any information known to Acquireco regarding any event, circumstance or action taken or failed to be taken that is Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: |
(i) | Acquireco and its Subsidiaries do not have liabilities or obligations in excess of the liabilities or obligations reflected or reserved against in the financial statements contained in the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents that, either individually or in the aggregate, are Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
(ii) | none of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties is subject to a judgement, order or decree that is Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and |
(iii) | the data or information made available to Target in respect of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, was complete and correct in all material respects and, did not, at the time it was made available and for the period of and matter to which it relates contain any untrue statement of material fact. |
(i) | Restrictions on Business Activities. There is no agreement, judgement, injunction, order or decree binding upon Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries that has, or would reasonably be expected to have, the effect of prohibiting, restricting |
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or impairing any business practice of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by any of them as currently conducted (including following the Arrangement) other than such agreements, judgements, injunctions, orders or decrees which are not, individually or in the aggregate, Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. | |||
(j) | Real Property. Neither Acquireco nor any of its Subsidiaries holds any interest in real property, other than in respect of (i) certain unpatented mining claims in the State of Nevada which Acquireco, together with its Subsidiaries, owns subject to the paramount title of the United States of America, and (ii) the lease in respect of its head office in Denver, Colorado. | ||
(k) | Tax Matters. |
(i) | Acquireco and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate Agency, all Tax Returns required to be filed by them, and have timely paid, or caused to be timely paid, all material amounts of Taxes due and payable by them, including all instalments on account of any Taxes, except for any such failure to file or failure to pay which would not individually or in the aggregate, have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco. All such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and have been completed in accordance with applicable Laws. To the best of Acquirecos knowledge, no such Tax Return contains any misstatement or omits any statement that should have been included therein. | ||
(ii) | Reserves and provisions for Taxes accrued but not yet due on or before the Effective Date as reflected in Acquirecos financial statements contained in the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents are adequate as of the date of such financial statements, in accordance with GAAP. No deficiencies for Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against Acquireco that are not adequately reserved against. | ||
(iii) | Neither Acquireco nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notification that any issues involving a material amount of Taxes have been raised (and are currently pending) by the CRA, the United States Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority, including, without limitation, any sales tax authority, in connection with any of the Tax Returns filed or required to be filed, which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco. | ||
(iv) | No unresolved assessments, reassessments, audits, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations exist or have been initiated with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of Acquireco or its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of Acquireco, no assessment, reassessment, audit or investigation by any Agency is underway, threatened or imminent with |
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respect to Taxes for which Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable, in whole or in part. | |||
(v) | No election, consent for extension, nor any waiver that extends any applicable statute of limitations relating to the determination of a Tax liability of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries has been filed or entered into and is still effective. | ||
(vi) | Acquireco and each of its Subsidiaries have properly withheld and remitted all amounts required to be withheld and/or remitted (including income tax, non-resident withholding tax, Canada Pension Plan contributions, Employment Insurance and Workers Compensation premiums) and have paid such amounts due to the appropriate authority on a timely basis and in the form required under the appropriate legislation. | ||
(vii) | Acquireco and each of its Subsidiaries have duly and timely collected all amounts on account of any goods, services, sales, value added, transfer or other Taxes required to have been collected by it and have duly set aside in trust or timely remitted to the appropriate Agency any and all such amounts required to be remitted by it. | ||
(viii) | Acquireco and each of its Subsidiaries is, and at all times has filed its Tax Returns on the basis that it is, resident for Tax purposes in its country of incorporation or formation and has not at any time been treated by any Agency as resident in any other country for any Tax purpose (including any treaty, convention or arrangement for the avoidance of double taxation). None of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries has filed any Tax Return on the basis that it is subject to Tax (other than withholding Tax) in any jurisdiction other than its country of incorporation or formation (and political subdivisions thereof) or received written notification from any Agency that it may be required to file on such basis. | ||
(ix) | There are no Tax liens on any assets of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries except for Taxes not yet currently due and those which would not reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco. | ||
(x) | None of sections 78, 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03 or 80.04 of the ITA, or any equivalent provision of the tax legislation of any province or any other jurisdiction, have applied or will apply to Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries at any time up to and including the Effective Time, except where any such application would not be Materially Adverse to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries. | ||
(xi) | For purposes of this Section (k), the term material amount of Taxes shall mean an amount of Taxes that is material to Acquireco and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. |
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(l) | Books and Records. The financial books, records and accounts of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries in all material respects, (i) have been maintained in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with prior years, (ii) are stated in reasonable detail and accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries and (iii) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for Acquireco consolidated financial statements. The corporate minute books of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries contain minutes of all meetings and resolutions of the directors and shareholders held, and full access thereto has been provided to Target. | ||
(m) | Insurance. Acquireco and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage with reputable insurers in such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance with normal industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to that of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries. | ||
(n) | Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents, there is no suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Acquireco, threatened against Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and there is not any judgement, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Agency or arbitrator outstanding against Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries having, or which would reasonably be expected to have, a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date of this agreement, except as disclosed in the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents, there is no suit, action or proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of Acquireco, threatened, against Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay in any material respect the consummation of the Transactions. | ||
(o) | Determination by the Board. The board of directors of each of Acquireco and Canco has unanimously determined and resolved at its respective meeting held on December 16, 2009: |
(i) | that the entering into of this agreement and the performance by Acquireco or Canco, as the case may be, of its obligations hereunder and the Transactions are in the best interests of Acquireco or Canco, as the case may be, and its shareholders; and | ||
(ii) | to approve the Transactions and this agreement. |
(p) | Brokers. Except as set forth in Section (p) of the Acquireco Disclosure Statement, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any brokers, finders, financial advisors or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Acquireco. |
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(q) | Compliance. Except for any conflicts, defaults or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate (taking into account the impact of any cross-defaults), reasonably be expected to result in a Materially Adverse effect on Acquireco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries has complied with, and is not in conflict with, or in default (including cross defaults) under or in violation of: |
(i) | its articles or other organizational documents or by-laws; | ||
(ii) | any Law or Permit applicable to it, its business or operations or by which any of its properties or assets is bound or affected; or | ||
(iii) | any agreement, arrangement or understanding to which it, its business or operations or by which any of its properties or assets is bound or affected. |
As of the Effective Date, each of Acquireco and its Subsidiaries has or will have complied with each of its covenants and obligations under this agreement. | |||
(r) | Dispositions of Company Property. Except as described in the Filed Acquireco Public Disclosure Documents, since July 1, 2009 neither Acquireco nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold or disposed of or ceased to hold or own any personal property, real property, any interest or rights with respect to real property (including exploration or production rights), any royalty interest or interest in a joint venture or other assets of properties of Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries (Acquireco Property), other than any Acquireco Property having an individual fair market value of less than $5 million in the aggregate, in each case in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice. No Acquireco Property, the fair market value of which on the date of this agreement is greater than $5 million in the aggregate, is subject to any pending sale or disposition transaction. | ||
(s) | Absence of Cease Trade Orders. No order ceasing or suspending trading in Acquireco Shares (or any of them) or any other securities of Acquireco is outstanding and no proceedings for this purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of Acquireco, are pending, contemplated or threatened. | ||
(t) | Issuance of Acquireco Shares and Exchangeable Shares. All Acquireco Shares and Exchangeable Shares issuable in connection with the Arrangement will be duly authorized and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable and will not be subject to any pre-emptive rights and will not be subject to any hold or restricted periods. | ||
(u) | Financing. Acquireco has sufficient financial means and on the Effective Date will have made arrangements to have sufficient financing available to cause Canco to effect payment of the aggregate cash consideration payable in connection with the Arrangement. | ||
(v) | Multilateral Instrument 61-101. To the knowledge of Acquireco, after consultation with outside legal counsel, no provincial or state take-over statute or |
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similar statute or regulation (including Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions) applies or purports to apply to this agreement or any of the Transactions. | |||
(w) | Reporting Issuer Status. Acquireco is a reporting issuer (or its equivalent) in each of the provinces of Canada other than Québec. | ||
(x) | Competition Act. Assuming that the Effective Date is the date of this agreement, Acquireco together with its affiliates (as defined in the Competition Act (Canada)) do not have: (a) total assets in Canada that exceed Can$125 million, which for these purposes in respect of mineral royalties means royalties in mines in Canada; or (b) annual gross revenues from sales in, from or into Canada exceeding Can$125 million, in either case, as determined pursuant to section 109 of the Competition Act (Canada), provided that, for the purposes of clause (c) of Schedule D, the assumption that the Effective Date is the date of this agreement will not apply. | ||
(y) | Listing. The Acquireco Shares are listed and posted for trading on NASDAQ and the TSX. | ||
(z) | Reservation of Shares. Acquireco has reserved sufficient Acquireco Shares to issue the Acquireco Shares contemplated under this agreement and pursuant to the Arrangement. | ||
(aa) | Absence of Environmental Liabilities. No environmental, reclamation or closure obligations or other liabilities for which Acquireco or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable or responsible presently exist with respect to any portion of any currently or formerly owned, leased, used or otherwise controlled property, interests or rights or relating to the operations and business of Acquireco or its Subsidiaries and there is no basis for any such obligations or liabilities to arise in the future as a result of any activity on or in respect of such property, interests, rights, operations and business. Neither Acquireco nor any of its Subsidiaries has received inquiry from or notice of any pending investigation from any Agency or of any administrative or judicial proceeding concerning the violation of any applicable Law or any such environmental, reclamation or closure obligations or other liabilities. |
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REGULATORY APPROVALS
| exemption orders from the Securities Commissions from the prospectus requirements with respect to the first trade in Exchangeable Shares |
| approval of the TSX regarding the conditional listing of the Exchangeable Shares |
| filings required under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act, and other actions required by the SEC pursuant thereto |
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(a) | in connection with an arrangement agreement (the Arrangement Agreement) made as of December 17, 2009 between RG, Canco and International Royalty Corporation (IRC), the Exchangeable Shares are to be issued to certain holders of securities of IRC pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement; and | ||
(b) | pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, RG, Canco and Callco are required to enter into this agreement. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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COVENANTS OF RG AND CANCO
(a) | not declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution on the RG Shares unless (i) Canco shall (A) on the same day declare or pay, as the case may be, an equivalent dividend or other distribution (as provided for in the Share Provisions) on the Exchangeable Shares (an Equivalent Dividend), and (B) have sufficient money or other assets or authorized but unissued securities available to enable the due declaration and the due and punctual payment, in accordance with applicable law, of any such Equivalent Dividend, or (ii) Canco shall, in the case of a dividend that is a stock dividend on the RG Shares (A) subdivide the Exchangeable Shares in lieu of a stock dividend thereon (as provided for in the Share Provisions) in a similar proportion to that in respect of the RG Shares (an Equivalent Stock Subdivision), and (B) have sufficient authorized but unissued securities available to enable the Equivalent Stock Subdivision; | ||
(b) | advise Canco sufficiently in advance of the declaration by RG of any dividend or other distribution on the RG Shares and take all such other actions as are necessary or desirable, in co-operation with Canco, to ensure that (i) the respective declaration date, record date and payment date for an Equivalent Dividend on the Exchangeable Shares shall be the same as the declaration date, record date and payment date for the corresponding dividend or other distribution on the RG Shares, or (ii) the record date and effective date for an Equivalent Stock Subdivision shall be the same as the record date and payment date for the corresponding stock dividend on the RG Shares; | ||
(c) | ensure that the record date for any dividend or other distribution declared on the RG Shares is not less than 7 days after the declaration date of such dividend or other distribution; | ||
(d) | take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary to enable and permit Canco, in accordance with applicable law, to pay and otherwise perform its obligations with respect to the satisfaction of the Liquidation Amount, the Retraction Price or the Redemption Price in respect of each issued and outstanding Exchangeable Share (other than Exchangeable Shares owned by RG or its affiliates) |
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upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the delivery of a Retraction Request by a holder of Exchangeable Shares or a redemption of Exchangeable Shares by Canco, as the case may be, including all such actions and all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit Canco to cause to be delivered RG Shares to the holders of Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 7, as the case may be, of the Share Provisions; | |||
(e) | take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit Callco, in accordance with applicable law, to perform its obligations arising upon the exercise by it of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right, the Change of Law Call Right (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement) or the Redemption Call Right, including all such actions and all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit Callco to cause to be delivered RG Shares to the holders of Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Liquidation Call Right, the Retraction Call Right, the Change of Law Call Right or the Redemption Call Right, as the case may be; and | ||
(f) | except in connection with any event, circumstance or action which causes or could cause the occurrence of a Redemption Date, not exercise its vote as a shareholder to initiate the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Canco or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, nor take any action or omit to take any action that is designed to result in the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Canco or any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs. |
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(a) | in the event of any determination by the Board of Directors of Canco to institute voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up proceedings with respect to Canco or to effect any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, at least 60 days prior to the proposed effective date of such liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or other distribution; | ||
(b) | promptly, upon the earlier of receipt by Canco of notice of and Canco otherwise becoming aware of any threatened or instituted claim, suit, petition or other proceedings with respect to the involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Canco or to effect any other distribution of the assets of Canco among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs; | ||
(c) | immediately, upon receipt by Canco of a Retraction Request; | ||
(d) | on the same date on which notice of redemption is given to holders of Exchangeable Shares, upon the determination of a Redemption Date in accordance with the Share Provisions; | ||
(e) | as soon as practicable upon the issuance by Canco of any Exchangeable Shares or rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares (other than the issuance of Exchangeable Shares and rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Arrangement); and | ||
(f) | promptly, upon receiving notice of a Change of Law (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement). |
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(a) | RG shall not without prior approval of Canco and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 11(2) of the Share Provisions: |
(i) | issue or distribute RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares) to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares by way of stock dividend or other distribution, other than an issue of RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares) to holders of RG Shares (i) who exercise an option to receive dividends in RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying |
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rights to acquire RG Shares) in lieu of receiving cash dividends, or (ii) pursuant to any dividend reinvestment plan or similar arrangement; or | |||
(ii) | issue or distribute rights, options or warrants to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares entitling them to subscribe for or to purchase RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares); or | ||
(iii) | issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares (A) shares or securities (including evidence of indebtedness) of RG of any class (other than RG Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares), or (B) rights, options, warrants or other assets other than those referred to in Section 2.7(a)(ii); |
unless in each case the economic equivalent on a per share basis of such rights, options, securities, shares, evidences of indebtedness or other assets is issued or distributed simultaneously to holders of the Exchangeable Shares and at least 7 days prior written notice thereof is given to the holders of Exchangeable Shares; provided that, for greater certainty, the above restrictions shall not apply to any securities issued or distributed by RG in order to give effect to and to consummate, is in furtherance of or is otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by, and in accordance with, the Plan of Arrangement. | |||
(b) | RG shall not without the prior approval of Canco and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 10(2) of the Share Provisions: |
(i) | subdivide, redivide or change the then outstanding RG Shares into a greater number of RG Shares; or | ||
(ii) | reduce, combine, consolidate or change the then outstanding RG Shares into a lesser number of RG Shares; or | ||
(iii) | reclassify or otherwise change RG Shares or effect an amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or other transaction affecting RG Shares; |
unless the same or an economically equivalent change shall simultaneously be made to, or in the rights of the holders of, the Exchangeable Shares and at least seven days prior written notice is given to the holders of Exchangeable Shares. | |||
(c) | RG shall ensure that the record date for any event referred to in Section 2.7(a) or Section 2.7(b), or (if no record date is applicable for such event) the effective date for any such event, is not less than five business days after the date on which such event is declared or announced by RG (with contemporaneous notification thereof by RG to Canco). |
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(d) | The Board of Directors of Canco shall determine, acting in good faith and in its sole discretion, economic equivalence for the purposes of any event referred to in Section 2.7(a) or Section 2.7(b) and each such determination shall be conclusive and binding on RG. In making each such determination, the following factors shall, without excluding other factors determined by the Board of Directors of Canco to be relevant, be considered by the Board of Directors of Canco: |
(i) | in the case of any stock dividend or other distribution payable in RG Shares, the number of such shares issued in proportion to the number of RG Shares previously outstanding; | ||
(ii) | in the case of the issuance or distribution of any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase RG Shares (or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire RG Shares), the relationship between the exercise price of each such right, option or warrant and the Current Market Price of a RG Share; | ||
(iii) | in the case of the issuance or distribution of any other form of property (including any shares or securities of RG of any class other than RG Shares, any rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in Section 2.7(d)(ii), any evidences of indebtedness of RG or any assets of RG), the relationship between the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Canco in the manner above contemplated) of such property to be issued or distributed with respect to each outstanding RG Share and the Current Market Price of a RG Share; | ||
(iv) | in the case of any subdivision, redivision or change of the then outstanding RG Shares into a greater number of RG Shares or the reduction, combination, consolidation or change of the then outstanding RG Shares into a lesser number of RG Shares or any amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or other transaction affecting RG Shares, the effect thereof upon the then outstanding RG Shares; and | ||
(v) | in all such cases, the general taxation consequences of the relevant event to holders of Exchangeable Shares to the extent that such consequences may differ from the taxation consequences to holders of RG Shares as a result of differences between taxation laws of Canada and the United States (except for any differing consequences arising as a result of differing withholding taxes and marginal taxation rates and without regard to the individual circumstances of holders of Exchangeable Shares). |
(e) | Canco agrees that, to the extent required, upon due notice from RG, Canco shall use its best efforts to take or cause to be taken such steps as may be necessary for the purposes of ensuring that appropriate dividends are paid or other distributions are made by Canco, or subdivisions, redivisions or changes are made to the Exchangeable Shares, in order to implement the required economic equivalence with |
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respect to the RG Shares and Exchangeable Shares as provided for in this Section 2.7. |
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RG SUCCESSORS
(a) | such other person or continuing corporation (the RG Successor) by operation of law, becomes, without more, bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement or, if not so bound, executes, prior to or contemporaneously with the consummation of such transaction, an agreement supplemental hereto and such other instruments (if any) as are necessary or advisable to evidence the assumption by the RG Successor of liability for all moneys payable and property deliverable hereunder and the covenant of such RG Successor to pay and deliver or cause to be delivered the same and its agreement to observe and perform all the covenants and obligations of RG under this agreement; and | ||
(b) | such transaction shall be upon such terms and conditions as to preserve and not to impair in any material respect any of the rights, duties, powers and authorities of the other parties hereunder or the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
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(a) | in which RG merges or amalgamates with, or in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares are acquired by, one or more other corporations to which RG is, immediately before such merger, amalgamation or acquisition, related within the meaning of the Tax Act (otherwise than by virtue of a right referred to in paragraph 251(5)(b) thereof); | ||
(b) | which does not result in an acceleration of the Redemption Date in accordance with paragraph (b) of that definition; and | ||
(c) | in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares are converted into or exchanged for shares or rights to receive such shares (the Other Shares) or another corporation (the Other Corporation) that, immediately after such RG Control Transaction, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, RG; |
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GENERAL
(a) | Subject to Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and Section 4.5 this agreement may not be amended or modified except by an agreement in writing executed by Canco, Callco and RG and approved by the holders of the Exchangeable Shares in accordance with Section 11(2) of the Share Provisions. | ||
(b) | No amendment or modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this agreement otherwise permitted hereunder shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto. |
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(a) | adding to the covenants of any or all parties provided that the Board of Directors of each of Canco, Callco and RG shall be of the good faith opinion that such additions will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares; | ||
(b) | making such amendments or modifications not inconsistent with this agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions which, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of each of Canco, Callco and RG, it may be expedient to make, provided that each such Board of Directors shall be of the good faith opinion that such amendments or modifications will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares; or | ||
(c) | making such changes or corrections which, on the advice of counsel to Canco, Callco and RG, are required for the purpose of curing or correcting any ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or manifest error, provided that the Boards of Directors of each of Canco, Callco and RG shall be of the good faith opinion that such changes or corrections will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
(i) | In the case of RG, Canco or Callco to the following address: | ||
Royal Gold, Inc. Attn: Mr. Bruce Kirchhoff, Vice President and General Counsel 1660 Wynkoop Street Suite 1000 Denver, Colorado 80102-1132 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### |
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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |||
McCarthy Tétrault LLP Attn: Mr. Graham Gow 66 Wellington Street West Suite 5300 Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E6 | |||
Tel: (416)  ###-###-#### Fax: (416)  ###-###-#### | |||
and: | |||
Hogan & Hartson LLP Attn: Mr. Paul Hilton One Tabor Center, Suite 1500 1200 Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado 80202 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### |
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ROYAL GOLD, INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[CALLCO] | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
7296355 CANADA LTD. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
A | In connection with an arrangement agreement (as further amended, supplemented and/or restated, the Arrangement Agreement) made as of December 17, 2009 between RG, Canco and IRC, the Exchangeable Shares are to be issued to certain holders of securities of IRC pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement; |
B | Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, RG and Canco are required to enter into this agreement. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
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RG SPECIAL VOTING SHARE
(a) | hold the RG Special Voting Share and the legal title thereto as trustee solely for the use and benefit of the Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this agreement; and | ||
(b) | except as specifically authorized by this agreement, have no power or authority to sell, transfer, vote or otherwise deal in or with the RG Special Voting Share and the RG Special Voting Share shall not be used or disposed of by the Trustee for any purpose other than the purposes for which this Trust is created pursuant to this agreement. |
EXERCISE OF VOTING RIGHTS
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(a) | the Trustee shall exercise the Voting Rights only on the basis of instructions received pursuant to this Article 4 from Beneficiaries on the record date established by RG or by applicable law for such RG Meeting or RG Consent who are entitled to instruct the Trustee as to the voting thereof; and | ||
(b) | to the extent that no instructions are received from a Beneficiary with respect to the Voting Rights to which such Beneficiary is entitled, the Trustee shall not exercise or permit the exercise of such Voting Rights. |
(a) | a copy of such notice, together with any related materials, including any circular or information statement or listing particulars, to be provided to shareholders of RG; |
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(b) | a statement that such Beneficiary is entitled to instruct the Trustee as to the exercise of the Beneficiary Votes with respect to such RG Meeting or, pursuant to Section 4.7, to attend such RG Meeting and to exercise personally the Beneficiary Votes thereat; | ||
(c) | a statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given to the Trustee, including an express indication that instructions may be given to the Trustee to give: |
(i) | a proxy to such Beneficiary or his, her or its designee to exercise personally the Beneficiary Votes; or | ||
(ii) | a proxy to a designated agent or other representative of RG to exercise such Beneficiary Votes; |
(d) | a statement that if no such instructions are received from the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary Votes to which such Beneficiary is entitled will not be exercised; | ||
(e) | a form of direction whereby the Beneficiary may so direct and instruct the Trustee as contemplated herein; and | ||
(f) | a statement of the time and date by which such instructions must be received by the Trustee in order to be binding upon it, which in the case of an RG Meeting shall not be earlier than the close of business on the fourth business day prior to such meeting, and of the method for revoking or amending such instructions. |
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(a) | received by the Trustee as the registered holder of the RG Special Voting Share and made available by RG generally to the holders of RG Shares; or | ||
(b) | specifically directed to the Beneficiaries or to the Trustee for the benefit of the Beneficiaries by RG. |
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(a) | a current List; and | ||
(b) | upon the request of the Trustee, mailing labels to enable the Trustee to carry out its duties under this agreement. |
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EXCHANGE AND AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE
(a) | hold the Automatic Exchange Right and the Exchange Right and the legal title thereto as trustee solely for the use and benefit of the Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this agreement; and | ||
(b) | except as specifically authorized by this agreement, have no power or authority to exercise or otherwise deal in or with the Automatic Exchange Right or the Exchange Right, and the Trustee shall not exercise any such rights for any purpose other than the purposes for which the Trust is created pursuant to this agreement. |
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(a) | their right to instruct the Trustee with respect to the exercise of the Exchange Right in respect of the Exchangeable Shares held by a Beneficiary; and | ||
(b) | the Automatic Exchange Right. |
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(a) | in the event of any determination by the board of directors of RG to institute voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up proceedings with respect to RG or to effect any other distribution of assets of RG among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, at least 60 days prior to the proposed effective date of such liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or other distribution; and | ||
(b) | as soon as practicable following the earlier of (A) receipt by RG of notice of, and (B) RG otherwise becoming aware of any instituted claim, suit, petition or other proceedings with respect to the involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of RG or to effect any other distribution of assets of RG among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, in each case where RG has failed to contest in good faith any such proceeding commenced in respect of RG within 30 days of becoming aware thereof. |
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CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
(a) | receipt and deposit of the RG Special Voting Share from RG as Trustee for and on behalf of the Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this agreement; | ||
(b) | granting proxies and distributing materials to Beneficiaries as provided in this agreement; | ||
(c) | voting the Beneficiary Votes in accordance with the provisions of this agreement; | ||
(d) | receiving the grant of the Automatic Exchange Right and the Exchange Right from RG as Trustee for and on behalf of the Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this agreement; | ||
(e) | enforcing the benefit of the Automatic Exchange Right and the Exchange Right, in each case in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, and in connection therewith receiving from Beneficiaries Exchangeable Shares and other requisite documents and distributing to such Beneficiaries RG Shares and cheques, if any, to which such Beneficiaries are entitled pursuant to the Automatic Exchange Right or the Exchange Right, as the case may be; | ||
(f) | holding title to the Trust Estate; | ||
(g) | investing any moneys forming, from time to time, a part of the Trust Estate as provided in this agreement; | ||
(h) | taking action at the direction of a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to enforce the obligations of RG and Canco under this agreement; and | ||
(i) | taking such other actions and doing such other things as are specifically provided in this agreement to be carried out by the Trustee whether alone, jointly or in the alternative. |
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(a) | consult, communicate and otherwise deal with the respective registrars and transfer agents, and with any such subsequent registrar or transfer agent, of the Exchangeable Shares and RG Shares; and | ||
(b) | requisition, from time to time, (i) from any such registrar or transfer agent any information readily available from the records maintained by it which the Trustee may reasonably require for the discharge of its duties and responsibilities under this agreement and (ii) from the transfer agent of RG Shares, and any subsequent transfer agent of such shares, the share certificates issuable upon the exercise from time to time of the Automatic Exchange Right and pursuant to the Exchange Right. |
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(a) | the property and funds comprising the Trust Estate as of that date; | ||
(b) | the number of exercises of the Automatic Exchange Right, if any, and the aggregate number of Exchangeable Shares received by the Trustee on behalf of Beneficiaries in consideration of the issuance by RG of RG Shares in connection with the Automatic Exchange Right, during the calendar year ended on such December 31st; and | ||
(c) | any action taken by the Trustee in the performance of its duties under this agreement which it had not previously reported. |
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(a) | such evidence is required by any other section of this agreement to be furnished to the Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.9; or | ||
(b) | the Trustee, in the exercise of its rights, powers, duties and authorities under this agreement, gives RG and/or Canco written notice requiring it to furnish such evidence in relation to any particular action or obligation specified in such notice. |
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(a) | declaring that he has read and understands the provisions of this agreement relating to the condition in question; | ||
(b) | describing the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which he based the statutory declaration, certificate, statement or opinion; and | ||
(c) | declaring that he has made such examination or investigation as he believes is necessary to enable him to make the statements or give the opinions contained or expressed therein. |
(a) | in relation to these presents act and rely on the opinion or advice of or information obtained from any solicitor, attorney, auditor, accountant, appraiser, valuer or other expert, whether retained by the Trustee or by RG and/or Canco or otherwise, and may retain or employ such assistants as may be necessary to the proper discharge of its powers and duties and determination of its rights hereunder and may pay proper and reasonable compensation for all such legal and other advice or assistance as aforesaid; | ||
(b) | employ such agents and other assistants as it may reasonably require for the proper determination and discharge of its powers and duties hereunder; and | ||
(c) | pay reasonable remuneration for all services performed for it (and shall be entitled to receive reasonable remuneration for all services performed by it) in the discharge of the trusts hereof and compensation for all reasonable disbursements, costs and expenses made or incurred by it in the discharge of its duties hereunder and in the management of the Trust. |
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(a) | the rights of all adverse claimants with respect to the Voting Rights, Automatic Exchange Right or Exchange Right subject to such conflicting claims or demands have been adjudicated by a final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction; or | ||
(b) | all differences with respect to the Voting Rights, Automatic Exchange Right or Exchange Right subject to such conflicting claims or demands have been conclusively settled by a valid written agreement binding on all such adverse claimants, and the Trustee shall have been furnished with an executed copy of such agreement certified to be in full force and effect. |
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COMPENSATION
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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CHANGE OF TRUSTEE
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RG SUCCESSORS
(a) | such other person or continuing corporation (the RG Successor), by operation of law, becomes, without more, bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement or, if not so bound, executes, prior to or contemporaneously with the consummation of such transaction, a trust agreement supplemental hereto and such other instruments (if any) as are necessary or advisable to evidence the assumption by the RG Successor of liability for all moneys payable and property deliverable hereunder and |
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the covenant of such RG Successor to pay and deliver or cause to be delivered the same and its agreement to observe and perform all the covenants and obligations of RG under this agreement: and |
(b) | such transaction shall be upon such terms and conditions as substantially to preserve and not to impair in any material respect any of the rights, duties, powers and authorities of the Trustee or of the Beneficiaries hereunder. |
(a) | in which RG merges or amalgamates with, or in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares are acquired by, one or more other corporations to which RG is, immediately before such merger, amalgamation or acquisition, related within the meaning of the ITA (otherwise than by virtue of a right referred to in paragraph 251(5)(b) thereof); | ||
(b) | which does not result in an acceleration of the Redemption Date in accordance with paragraph (b) of that definition; and | ||
(c) | in which all or substantially all of the then outstanding RG Shares are converted into or exchanged for shares or rights to receive such shares (the Other Shares) of another corporation (the Other Corporation) that, immediately after such RG Control Transaction, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, RG, |
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then, (i) all references herein to RG shall thereafter be and be deemed to be references to Other Corporation and all references herein to RG Shares shall thereafter be and be deemed to be references to Other Shares (with appropriate adjustments, if any, as are required to result in a holder of Exchangeable Shares on the exchange, redemption or retraction of such shares pursuant to the Share Provisions or Article 5 of the Plan of Arrangement or exchange of such shares pursuant to this agreement immediately subsequent to the RG Control Transaction being entitled to receive that number of Other Shares equal to the number of Other Shares such holder of Exchangeable Shares would have received if the exchange, redemption or retraction of such shares pursuant to he Share Provisions or Article 5 of the Plan of Arrangement, or exchange of such shares pursuant to this agreement had occurred immediately prior to the RG Control Transaction and the RG Control Transaction was completed) without any need to amend the terms and conditions f this agreement and without any further action required; and (ii) RG shall cause the Other Corporation to deposit one or more voting securities of such Other Corporation to allow Beneficiaries to exercise voting rights in respect of the Other Corporation substantially similar to those provided for in this agreement. |
AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST AGREEMENTS
(a) | adding to the covenants of any or all parties hereto for the protection of the Beneficiaries hereunder provided that the board of directors of each of Canco and RG shall be of the good faith opinion and the Trustee shall be of the opinion that such additions will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the Beneficiaries; | ||
(b) | making such amendments or modifications not inconsistent with this agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions which, in the good faith opinion of the board of directors of each of RG and Canco and in the opinion of the Trustee, having in mind the best interests of the Beneficiaries, it may be expedient to make, provided that such boards of directors and the Trustee, acting on the advice of counsel, shall be of the opinion that such amendments and modifications will not be prejudicial to the interests of the Beneficiaries; or | ||
(c) | making such changes or corrections which, on the advice of counsel to RG, Canco and the Trustee, are required for the purpose of curing or correcting any ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or manifest error. |
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(a) | evidencing the succession of RG Successors and the covenants of and obligations assumed by each such RG Successor in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 and the successors of the Trustee or any successor trustee in accordance with the provisions of Article 9; |
(b) | making any additions to, deletions from or alterations of the provisions of this agreement or the Voting Rights, the Automatic Exchange Right or the Exchange Right which, in the opinion of the Trustee, will not be prejudicial to the interests of the Beneficiaries or are, in the opinion of counsel to the Trustee, necessary or advisable in order to incorporate, reflect or comply with any legislation the provisions of which apply to RG, Canco, the Trustee or this agreement; and |
(c) | for any other purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement, including to make or evidence any amendment or modification to this agreement as contemplated hereby; provided that, in the opinion of the Trustee, the rights of the Trustee and Beneficiaries will not be prejudiced thereby. |
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TERMINATION
(a) | no outstanding Exchangeable Shares are held by a Beneficiary; and | ||
(b) | each of RG and Canco elects in writing to terminate the Trust and such termination is approved by the Beneficiaries in accordance with Section 11(2) of the Share Provisions. |
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(i) | In the case of RG or Canco to the following address: | ||
Royal Gold, Inc. Attn: Mr. Bruce Kirchhoff, Vice President and General Counsel 1660 Wynkoop Street Suite 1000 Denver, Colorado 80102-1132 | |||
Tel: (303)  ###-###-#### Fax: (303)  ###-###-#### | |||
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |||
McCarthy Tétrault LLP Attn: Mr. Graham Gow 66 Wellington Street West Suite 5300 Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower Toronto, Ontario M5K 1E6 | |||
Tel: (416)  ###-###-#### Fax: (416)  ###-###-#### | |||
and: | |||
Hogan & Hartson LLP Attn: Mr. Paul Hilton One Tabor Center, Suite 1500 1200 Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado 80202 | |||
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J-31
J-32
7296355 CANADA LTD. | ||||
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[TRUST COMPANY] | ||||
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ROYAL GOLD, INC. | ||||
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