UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2020

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number: 000-56021

 

British Columbia, Canada 98-1463868
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

366 MADISON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10017, UNITED STATES

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(646) 600-9181
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class E subordinate voting shares
Class D subordinate voting shares
  ACRG.A.U
ACRG.B.U
  OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Second Amendment to the Arrangement Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage”) and Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) are parties to an arrangement agreement dated April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 (the “Existing Arrangement Agreement”). In accordance with the Existing Arrangement Agreement, on June 27, 2019, Acreage implemented a plan of arrangement (the “Prior Plan of Arrangement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Acreage’s articles were amended. As a result of the amendments to Acreage’s articles, upon the occurrence or waiver (at the discretion of Canopy Growth) of the Triggering Event (as defined below) and the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions set out in the Existing Arrangement Agreement, Canopy Growth was to acquire all of Acreage’s issued and outstanding Class A subordinate voting shares (the “Existing SVS”), following the conversion of all other outstanding Acreage shares to Existing SVS, on the basis of 0.5818 of a common share of Canopy Growth (each whole share, a “Canopy Growth Share”) for each Existing SVS, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Existing Arrangement Agreement. The Prior Plan of Arrangement was implemented by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) following approval by the shareholders of Canopy Growth and Acreage on June 19, 2019. “Triggering Event” means the amendment of federal laws in the United States to permit the general cultivation, distribution and possession of marijuana or to remove the regulation of such activities from the federal laws of the United States.

 

In addition, as previously disclosed, on June 24, 2020, Acreage entered into a proposal agreement (the “Proposal Agreement”) with Canopy Growth, which set out, among other things, the terms and conditions upon which the parties were proposing to amend the Existing Arrangement Agreement, amend and restate the Prior Plan of Arrangement (the “Amended Plan of Arrangement”) and implement the Amended Plan of Arrangement pursuant to the BCBCA (the “Amended Arrangement”). The effectiveness of the amendment to the Existing Arrangement Agreement and the implementation of the Amended Plan of Arrangement was subject to the conditions set out in the Proposal Agreement, which included, among others, approval by: (i) the Supreme Court of British Columbia at a hearing upon the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions of the Amended Arrangement; and (ii) the shareholders of Acreage as required by applicable corporate and securities laws.

 

Following the satisfaction of various conditions set forth in the Proposal Agreement, on September 23, 2020, Acreage and Canopy Growth entered into the Amending Agreement (and together with the Existing Arrangement Agreement, the “Arrangement Agreement”) and implemented the Amended Arrangement effective at 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) (the “Amendment Time”) on September 23, 2020 (the “Amendment Date”). Pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement, Canopy Growth made a cash payment of US$37,500,024 to be delivered to Acreage’s shareholders and certain holders of securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of Acreage. Acreage also completed a capital reorganization (the “Capital Reorganization”) effective as of the Amendment Time whereby: (i) each Existing SVS was exchanged for 0.7 of a Class E subordinate voting share (each whole share, a “Fixed Share”) and 0.3 of a Class D subordinate voting share (each whole share, a “Floating Share”); (ii) each issued and outstanding Class B proportionate voting share of Acreage was exchanged for 28 Fixed Shares and 12 Floating Shares; and (iii) each issued and outstanding Class C multiple voting share of Acreage was exchanged for 0.7 of a Class F multiple voting share (each whole share, a “Fixed Multiple Share”) and 0.3 of a Floating Share.

 

At the Amendment Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, each option, restricted share unit, compensation option and warrant to acquire Existing SVS that was outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment Time, was exchanged for a replacement option, restricted stock unit, compensation option or warrant, as applicable, to acquire Fixed Shares (a “Fixed Share Replacement Security”) and a replacement option, restricted stock unit, compensation option or warrant, as applicable, to acquire Floating Shares (a “Floating Share Replacement Security”) in order to account for the Capital Reorganization.

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement, upon the occurrence or waiver (at the discretion of Canopy Growth) of the Triggering Event (the “Triggering Event Date”), Canopy Growth will, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions set out in the Arrangement Agreement: (i) acquire all of the issued and outstanding Fixed Shares (following the mandatory conversion of the Fixed Multiple Shares into Fixed Shares) on the basis of 0.3048 of a Canopy Growth Share (the “Exchange Ratio”) for each Fixed Share held at the time of the acquisition of the Fixed Shares (the “Acquisition Time”), subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (the “Canopy Call Option”); and (ii) have the right (but not the obligation) (the “Floating Call Option”), exercisable for a period of 30 days following the Triggering Event Date to acquire all of the issued and outstanding Floating Shares at a price to be determined based upon the fair market value of the Floating Shares relative to the Canopy Growth Shares on the Triggering Event Date, subject to (a) a minimum price of US$6.41; and (b) adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (the “Floating Ratio”), to be payable, at the option of Canopy Growth, in cash or Canopy Growth Shares. The closing of the acquisition of the Floating Shares pursuant to the Floating Call Option, if exercised, will take place concurrently with the closing of the acquisition of the Fixed Shares pursuant to the Canopy Call Option, if exercised. The Canopy Call Option and the Floating Call Option will expire 10 years from the Amendment Time.

 

At the Acquisition Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, each Fixed Share Replacement Security will be exchanged for a replacement option, restricted stock unit, compensation option or warrant, as applicable, to acquire from Canopy Growth such number of Canopy Growth Shares as is equal to: (i) the number of Fixed Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Fixed Share Replacement Security immediately prior to the Acquisition Time, multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Time (provided that if the foregoing would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Canopy Growth Share, then the number of Canopy Growth Shares to be issued will be rounded down to the nearest whole number).

 

In the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised and Canopy Growth acquires the Floating Shares at the Acquisition Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, each Floating Share Replacement Security will be exchanged for a replacement option, restricted stock unit, compensation option or warrant, as applicable, to acquire from Canopy Growth such number of Canopy Growth Shares as is equal to: (i) the number of Floating Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Floating Share Replacement Security immediately prior to the Acquisition Time, multiplied by (ii) the Floating Ratio (provided that if the foregoing would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Canopy Growth Share, then the number of Canopy Growth Shares to be issued will be rounded down to the nearest whole number).

 

In the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised and Canopy Growth acquires the Floating Shares at the Acquisition Time, Acreage will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canopy Growth.

 

The Amending Agreement also provides for, among other things, amendments to the definition of Purchaser Approved Share Threshold (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) to change the number of shares of Acreage available to be issued by Acreage without an adjustment in the Exchange Ratio such that Acreage may issue a maximum of 32,700,000 shares (or convertible securities in proportion to the foregoing), which will include (i) 3,700,000 Floating Shares which are to be issued solely in connection with the exercise of stock options granted to Acreage management (the “Option Shares”); (ii) 8,700,000 Floating Shares other than the Option Shares; and (iii) 20,300,000 Fixed Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Amending Agreement provides that Acreage may not issue any equity securities, without Canopy Growth’s prior consent, other than: (i) upon the exercise or conversion of convertible securities outstanding as of the Amendment Date; (ii) contractual commitments existing as of the Amendment Date; (iii) the Option Shares; (iv) the issuance of up to US$3,000,000 worth of Fixed Shares pursuant to an at-the-market offering to be completed no more than four times during any one-year period; (v) the issuance of up to 500,000 Fixed Shares in connection with debt financing transactions that are otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, as amended by the Amending Agreement; or (vi) pursuant to one private placement or public offering of securities during any one-year period for aggregate gross proceeds of up to US$20,000,000, subject to specific limitations as set out in the Amending Agreement.

 

 

 

 

In addition, the Amending Agreement provides for, among other things: (i) various Canopy Growth rights that extend beyond the Acquisition Date and continue until Canopy Growth ceases to hold at least 35% of the issued and outstanding Acreage shares (such date being the “End Date”), including, among others, rights to nominate a majority of Acreage’s Board of Directors (the “Acreage Board”) following the Acquisition Time, restrictions on Acreage’s ability to incur certain indebtedness without Canopy Growth’s consent; (ii) restrictive covenants in respect of the business conduct in favor of Canopy Growth; (iii) termination of non-competition and exclusivity rights granted to Acreage by Canopy Growth in the Arrangement Agreement in the event that Acreage does not meet certain specified financial targets on an annual basis during the term of the Canopy Call Option as further described below; (iv) implementation of further restrictions on Acreage’s ability to operate its business, including its ability to hire certain employees or make certain payments or incur any non-trade-payable debt without Canopy Growth’s consent in the event that Acreage does not meet certain specified financial targets on a quarterly basis during the term of the Canopy Call Option as further described below; and (v) termination of the Arrangement Agreement and Canopy Growth’s obligation to complete the acquisition of the Fixed Shares pursuant to the Canopy Call Option in the event that Acreage does not meet certain specified financial targets in the trailing 12 month period as further described below. Each of the financial targets referred to above is specified in the Amending Agreement and related to the performance of Acreage relative to a business plan for Acreage for each fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2029 set forth in the Proposal Agreement (the “Initial Business Plan”).

 

The Amending Agreement precludes Acreage from entering into any contract in respect of Company Debt (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) if, among other restrictions: (i) such contract would be materially inconsistent with market standards for companies operating in the United States cannabis industry; (ii) such contract prohibits a prepayment of the principal amount of such Company Debt, requires a make-whole payment for the interest owing during the remainder of the term of such contract or charges a prepayment fee in an amount greater than 3.0% of the principal amount to be repaid; (iii) such contract would provide for interest payments to be paid through the issuance of securities as opposed to cash; or (iv) such contract has a principal amount of more than US$10,000,000 or a Cost of Capital (as defined in the Amending Agreement) that is greater than 30.0% per annum; provided that, if such Company Debt is fully secured by cash in a blocked account, the Cost of Capital may not be greater than 3.0% per annum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Canopy Growth’s consent will not be required for Acreage or any of its subsidiaries to enter into a maximum of two transactions for Company Debt during any one-year period, in accordance with the following terms: (i) the principal amount of the Company Debt per transaction may not exceed US$10,000,000, (ii) the Company Debt is not convertible into any securities; and (iii) the contract does not provide for the issuance of more than 500,000 Acreage shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for 500,000 Acreage shares).

 

The Amending Agreement also provides for certain financial reporting obligations and that Acreage may not nominate or appoint any new director or appoint any new officer that does not meet certain specified criteria. The Amending Agreement also requires Acreage to submit a business plan to Canopy Growth on a quarterly basis that complies with certain specified criteria, including the Initial Business Plan. In the event that Acreage has not satisfied: (i) 90% of the minimum revenue and earnings targets set forth in the Initial Business Plan measured on a quarterly basis, certain additional restrictive covenants will become operative as austerity measures for Acreage’s business; (ii) 80% of the minimum revenue and earnings targets set forth in the Initial Business Plan, as determined on an annual basis, certain restrictive covenants applicable to Canopy Growth under the Arrangement Agreement will cease to apply in order to permit Canopy Growth to acquire, or conditionally acquire, a competitor of Acreage in the United States should it wish to do so; and (iii) 60% of the minimum revenue and earnings targets set forth in the Initial Business Plan for the trailing 12 month period ending on the date that is 30 days prior to the proposed Acquisition Time, a material adverse impact will be deemed to have occurred for purposes of Section 6.2(2)(h) of the Arrangement Agreement and Canopy Growth will not be required to complete the acquisition of the Fixed Shares pursuant to the Canopy Call Option.

 

 

 

 

The Amending Agreement also requires Acreage to limit its operations to the Identified States (as defined in the Amending Agreement). In connection with the execution of the Proposal Agreement, Acreage was provided with consent from Canopy Growth to divest of all assets outside of the Identified States (the “Non-Core Divestitures”).

 

In addition, the Amending Agreement includes certain covenants that will apply following the Acquisition Time until the earlier of the date on which the Floating Shares are acquired by Canopy Growth or the End Date. Such covenants include, among others, pre-emptive rights and top-up rights in favor of Canopy Growth, restrictions on M&A activities, approval rights for Acreage’s quarterly business plan, nomination rights for a majority of the directors on the Acreage Board and certain audit and inspection rights.

 

The foregoing summary of the Amending Agreement and the Amended Plan of Arrangement attached as a schedule thereto and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be a complete description of all the parties’ rights and obligations under the Amending Agreement and the Amended Plan of Arrangement attached as a schedule thereto and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amending Agreement and the Amended Plan of Arrangement attached as a schedule thereto.

 

Debenture

 

In connection with the implementation of the Amended Arrangement, pursuant to a secured debenture dated September 23, 2020 (the “Debenture”) issued by Universal Hemp, LLC, an affiliate of Acreage that operates solely in the hemp industry in full compliance with all applicable laws (the “Borrower”), to 11065220 Canada Inc., an affiliate of Canopy Growth (the “Lender”), the Lender agreed to provide a loan of up to US$100,000,000 (the “Loan”), US$50,000,000 of which was advanced on the Amendment Date (the “Initial Advance”), and US$50,000,000 of the Loan will be advanced in the event that the following conditions, among others, are satisfied: (a) the Borrower’s EBITDA (as defined in the Debenture) for any 90 day period is greater than or equal to 2.0 times the interest costs associated with the Initial Advance; and (b) the Borrower’s business plan for the 12 months following the applicable 90 day period supports an Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Debenture) of at least 2.00:1.

 

The principal amount of the Loan will bear interest from the date of advance, compounded annually, and be payable on each anniversary of the date of the Debenture in cash in U.S. dollars at a rate of 6.1% per annum. The Loan will mature 10 years from the date of the Initial Advance.

 

The Loan must be used exclusively for U.S. hemp-related operations and on the express condition that such amount will not be used, directly or indirectly, in connection with or for the operation or benefit of any of the Borrower’s affiliates other than subsidiaries of the Borrower exclusively engaged in U.S. hemp-related operations and not directly or indirectly, towards the operation or funding of any activities that are not permissible under applicable law. The Loan proceeds must be segregated in a distinct bank account and detailed records of debits to such distinct bank account will be maintained by the Borrower.

 

No payment due and payable to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the Debenture may be made using funds directly or indirectly derived from any cannabis or cannabis-related operations in the United States, unless and until the Triggering Event Date.

 

The Debenture includes usual and typical events of default for a financing of this nature, including, without limitation, if: (i) Acreage is in breach or default of any representation or warranty in any material respect pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement; (ii) the Non-Core Divestitures are not completed within 18 months from the Amendment Date; and (iii) Acreage fails to perform or comply with any covenant or obligation in the Arrangement Agreement which is not remedied within 30 days after written notice is given to the Borrower by the Lender. The Debenture also includes customary representations and warranties, positive covenants and negative covenants of the Borrower.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing summary of the Debenture does not purport to be a complete description of all the parties’ rights and obligations under the Debenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Debenture.

 

Credit Agreement Amendment

 

In connection with, and as a condition to the implementation of, the Amended ‎Arrangement, the credit agreement dated March 6, ‎‎2020 among Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC, as ‎borrower, and Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, ‎Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, ‎D&B Wellness, LLC and Thames Valley Apothecary, ‎LLC, as guarantors, and IP ‎Investment Company, LLC, as lender, administrative agent and ‎collateral agent (the ‎‎“Original Credit Agreement”) ‎was amended in accordance with an amendment to the Original Credit Agreement among the parties thereto dated the Amendment Date (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”, and together with the Original Credit Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement Amendment provides ‎that: (i) with respect to US$21,000,000 ‎of the principal amount advanced pursuant to the Original Credit ‎‎Agreement (the “Mr. Murphy Amount”), effective as of the Amendment Time, the Original Credit ‎Agreement ‎was amended to (a)  remove any entitlement to ‎‎“Interest Shares” (as defined in ‎the Original ‎Credit Agreement) in respect of this amount, (b) ‎provide for an interest rate of ‎‎12% per annum ‎payable in cash, (c) amend Section 9.3 ‎of the Original Credit Agreement to ‎amend the obligation of Acreage ‎Finance Delaware, LLC to ‎cause Acreage to ‎sell up to 8,800,000 Existing SVS to repay ‎the amount ‎outstanding such that the ‎obligation was reduced to cause the issuance of ‎up to 2,000,000 Fixed ‎Shares, ‎and (ii) with ‎respect to US$1,000,000 of the principal amount advanced pursuant to ‎the Original Credit Agreement, the ‎lender is entitled to (a) 16,799 Fixed Shares and 7,199 Floating Shares, (b) ‎upon maturity of ‎the Original Credit Agreement, a ‎return of US$1,100,000 and (c) otherwise be ‎treated in accordance with the ‎current terms of the Original Credit ‎Agreement.‎ ‎

 

Kevin Murphy, the Chair of the Acreage Board, has an economic interest in the Mr. Murphy Amount through a loan of ‎US$21,000,000 ‎made from Mr. Murphy to the lender under the Original Credit Agreement, ‎which funds were subsequently ‎loaned to the borrower under the Original Credit Agreement. ‎While Mr. Murphy’s entitlements arising ‎indirectly pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement ‎were reduced as a condition to the implementation ‎of the Amended ‎Arrangement, the terms of the ‎‎Amending Agreement and the Amended Plan of Arrangement increase the likelihood that the ‎amount ‎outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement will be repaid. This constitutes a ‎benefit for Mr. Murphy. ‎

 

Given Mr. Murphy’s economic interest in the Mr. Murphy Amount, the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement Amendment constitute a “related party transaction” within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). Acreage has relied on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, given that neither the fair market value (as determined under MI 61-101) of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the transaction, insofar as it involved the related parties (being Mr. Murphy), exceeded 25% of Acreage’s market capitalization (as determined under MI 61-101).

 

The foregoing summary of the Credit Agreement Amendment does not purport to be a complete description of all the parties’ rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement Amendment.

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Warrant Indenture

 

In connection with the Amended ‎Arrangement, Acreage and Odyssey Trust Company (the “Warrant Agent”) entered into a supplental indenture, dated as of the Amendment Date (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to amend the warrant indenture dated February 10, 2020 (the “Warrant ‎Indenture”) between Acreage and the Warrant Agent to, among other things, reflect the Capital Reorganization and certain amendments to the warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Indenture. The Warrant Indenture provided for the issuance of up ‎to 10,141,987 Existing SVS purchase warrants (each, a “Warrant”), each of ‎which when originally issued was exercisable to acquire one Existing SVS at an exercise price of US$5.80 per Existing SVS at any time prior to 4:00 p.m. on February 10, 2025. As previously disclosed, Acreage modified the exercise price of the Warrants to US$4.00 per Existing SVS immediately prior to the Amended Arrangement becoming effective. In accordance with the Supplemental Indenture, each outstanding Warrant ‎ at the ‎Amendment Time, of which there were 6,085,192, was exchanged for: (i) 0.7 of a Fixed Share purchase warrant, each whole ‎Fixed Share purchase warrant (each, a “Fixed Warrant”) exercisable to purchase one Fixed Share; and ‎‎(ii) 0.3 of a Floating Share purchase warrant, each whole Floating Share purchase warrant ‎(each, a “Floating Warrant”) exercisable to purchase one Floating Share. Upon completion of the Amended Arrangement, there were 4,259,634 Fixed Warrants and 1,825,557 Floating Warrants outstanding, each having an exercise price of US$4.00.

 

The foregoing summary of the Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be a complete description of all the parties’ rights and obligations under the Supplemental Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Supplemental Indenture.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits. The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.  

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
10.1*   Second Amendment to the Arrangement Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2020, by and between Canopy Growth Corporation and Acreage Holdings, Inc.
     
10.2*   Debenture, dated as of September 23, 2020, issued by Universal Hemp, LLC to 11065220 Canada Inc.
     
10.3*   Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2020, by and among Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC, Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, ‎Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, ‎D&B Wellness, LLC, Thames Valley Apothecary, ‎LLC, and IP ‎Investment Company, LLC.
     
10.4*   Amendment to Warrant Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2020, by and between Acreage and Odyssey Trust Company.

 

*            Portions of this exhibit are redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

  /s/ Glen Leibowitz
Date:  September 28, 2020 Glen Leibowitz
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT is made as of September 23, 2020

 

BETWEEN:

 

CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (the “Purchaser”)

 

- and -

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC., a company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the “Company”)

 

WHEREAS the Purchaser and the Company are parties to an arrangement agreement dated April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 (the “Arrangement Agreement”);

 

AND WHEREAS the Purchaser and the Company wish to amend certain terms of the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) as provided in this Amendment;

 

AND WHEREAS the Company Shareholders (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) approved the Amendment (as defined below) and the Amended Plan of Arrangement (as defined below) at the Meeting (as defined below);

 

AND WHEREAS the Company has obtained the Amendment Regulatory Approvals (as defined below).

 

THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the Parties agree as follows:

 

Article 1
Interpretation

 

1.1 Defined Terms.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to them in the Arrangement Agreement. As used in this Amendment, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Adverse Regulatory Event” means that, during any fiscal year following the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the anticipated legalization of recreational Cannabis in a particular state of the United States (the “Relevant State”), as set forth in the Initial Approved Business Plan, has not occurred as of the commencement of the fiscal year noted therein. Should an Adverse Regulatory Event occur, it shall be deemed to have occurred on January 1 of the applicable year.

 

 

 

 

Adverse Year” means a fiscal year during which an Adverse Regulatory Event has occurred.

 

Amended Arrangement” means an arrangement under Section 288 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Amended Equity Incentive Plan” means the Company’s omnibus equity plan last approved by the Company Shareholders on June 19, 2019, as amended at the Meeting.

 

Amended Plan of Arrangement” means the amended and restated plan of arrangement, substantially in the form attached as Schedule A hereto, subject to any amendments or variations to such plan made in accordance with Article 6 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Amendment Final Order with the prior written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably.

 

Amendment” means this second amendment to the Arrangement Agreement.

 

Amendment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Amendment Final Order” means the final order of the Court approving the Amended Arrangement under Section 291 of the BCBCA, in a form acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, after a hearing upon the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions of the Amended Arrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of both the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Amendment Time or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably) on appeal.

 

Amendment Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court dated August 11, 2020, after being informed of the intention of the Parties to rely upon the exemption from registration under U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the Issued Securities issued pursuant to the Amended Arrangement, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Meeting.

 

Amendment Regulatory Approvals” means:

 

(a) the grant of the Amendment Interim Order and the Amendment Final Order; and

 

(b) in relation to the Company, the approval of the CSE in respect of the Amended Arrangement, including the delisting of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares and the listing of the New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares.

 

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Amendment Time” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Approved Business Plan” means any Business Plan that is approved by the Company Board and that contains the Mandatory Requirements and complies with the Initial Approved Business Plan.

 

Austerity Measures” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(6) of this Amendment.

 

Board Nominees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(2) of this Amendment.

 

Business Plan” means for each fiscal quarter: (i) a description of proposed operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) an estimate of revenue to be received by the Company and its Subsidiaries; (iii) the capital and operating budget setting out the expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries for operating and capital improvements; and (iv) such other matters as the Company may reasonably consider to be necessary to illustrate the results intended to be achieved by the Company during such quarter.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means EBITDA, excluding, in respect of the fiscal period, the following: (i) income or loss from investments; (ii) security-based compensation; (iii) non-cash impairment losses; (iv) costs associated with the Arrangement Agreement; and (v) other non-recurring expenses as mutually determined by the Purchaser and the Company, acting reasonably, provided that in the event of a disagreement as to the Consolidated EBITDA on the Acquisition Date, such amount of non-recurring expenses shall be determined by a nationally recognized chartered accounting firm who is independent of the Purchaser and the Company.

 

Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target” means for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2020 through to December 31, 2029, the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target set forth for the applicable fiscal year in the Initial Approved Business Plan (which is the sum of the state targets on page 12 of the Initial Approved Business Plan); provided that if an Adverse Regulatory Event has occurred in a Relevant State, (i) the Company and the Purchaser shall mutually agree, each acting reasonably, on a revised annual growth rate to be applied in respect of such Adverse Year for the Relevant State; and (ii) the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target for such Adverse Year will be adjusted downward accordingly to reflect the agreed change for the Relevant State. Following the completion of such Adverse Year, (i) the target for the Relevant State for the year subsequent to the Adverse Year (the “Subsequent Year”) shall be an amount equal to the product of (x) the target amount for the Adverse Year for the Relevant State set forth on page 11 of the Initial Approved Business Plan; multiplied by (y) the stated annual growth rate in the Relevant State for the Subsequent Year set forth on page 11 of the Initial Approved Business Plan, (ii) the fiscal year targets for the Relevant State for the balance of the fiscal years following the Subsequent Year will be recalculated according to the stated growth rate in the Initial Approved Business Plan for the applicable year; and (iii) the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Targets for the Subsequent Year and all fiscal years thereafter will be adjusted downward accordingly in the Initial Approved Business Plan. In the event that the Company and the Purchaser cannot mutually agree on the revised annual growth rate to be applied in respect of such Adverse Year for the Relevant State, (i) the target amount for the Adverse Year for the Relevant State will be deemed to be an amount equal to the product of (x) the actual EBITDA amount for the prior fiscal year (the “Prior Year”) for the Relevant State; multiplied by (y) a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be equal to the actual EBITDA amount in the Relevant State for the Prior Year; and (B) the denominator shall be equal to the actual EBITDA amount in the Relevant State for the fiscal year immediately before the Prior Year; and (ii) the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target for such Adverse Year will be adjusted downward accordingly.

 

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The following is an illustrative example in the event that an Adverse Regulatory Event is deemed to occur in Connecticut as of January 1, 2024 and [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED].

 

Convertible Security” means a security of the Company that is convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Shares, but excludes (a) a Security issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan; (b) a Right; or (c) a Pre-Emptive Right Security.

 

Cost of Capital” means the effective annual interest associated with any Contract for Company Debt, including for the purposes of calculating such annual interest, any interest payments, whether in cash or Securities, origination fees, standby fees, original issue discounts, bonus issuances of Securities, any and all charges and expenses, whether in the form of a fee, fine, penalty, commission or other similar charge or expense or in any other form, paid or payable for the advancing of credit under the Contract, any fee, fine, penalty, commission and other similar charge or expense directly or indirectly incurred under the Contract or any other form of payment, whether in cash or Securities; provided that the value attributed to any New Subordinate Share will be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Purchaser Share at such time multiplied by 0.3048.

 

Credit Agreement Amendment” means the credit agreement dated March 6, 2020, and amended as of the date hereof, between Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC, as borrower, and Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, D&B Wellness, LLC and Thames Valley Apothecary, LLC, as guarantors, and IP Investment Company, LLC, as lender, administrative agent and collateral agent.

 

Debenture” means the debenture between a Subsidiary of the Company and a ‎Subsidiary of the Purchaser dated as of the date hereof, whereby the Subsidiary of the Purchaser ‎shall advance funds as a loan to a Subsidiary of the Company‎.

 

EBITDA” means, in respect of any fiscal period, the consolidated net income (loss) of the Company in such fiscal period plus without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income (loss) for such period, the sum of (i) interest expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, and (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period, all elements as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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End Date” means, following the Acquisition Date, the earlier of the date that the Purchaser (i) has acquired all of the issued and outstanding Floating Shares; and (ii) no longer holds at least 35% of the Shares.

 

Exercise Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(4) of this Amendment.

 

Failure to Perform” means that either:

 

(a) the Pro-Forma Revenue during the 12-month period ended on the last day of the calendar month prior to the date that is 30 days prior to the Acquisition Date is less than 60% of the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target (which, if applicable, shall be adjusted and calculated on the basis of the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target for then then current year and the prior year on a pro rata basis to take into account the portion of each applicable Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target year that corresponds to the 12-month calculation period); or

 

(b) the Consolidated EBITDA during the 12-month period ended on the last day of the calendar month prior to the date that is 30 days prior to the Acquisition Date is less than 60% of the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target (which, if applicable, shall be adjusted and calculated on the basis of the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target for then then current year and the prior year on a pro rata basis to take into account the portion of each applicable Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target year that corresponds to the 12-month calculation period).

 

Fair Market Value” means, in respect of the Purchaser Shares, the volume weighted average trading price of the Purchaser Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (or other recognized stock exchange on which the Purchaser Shares are primarily traded as determined by volume) for the five trading day period immediately prior to the applicable determination date.

 

Floating Compensation Options” means the compensation options and the warrants to purchase Floating Shares issued by the Company at or following the Amendment Time.

 

Floating Options” means the options to purchase Floating Shares to be issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Amended Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Floating RSUs” means the restricted share units that may be settled by the Company in either cash or Floating Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time.

 

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Floating Shares” means shares of the Company to be created pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(iii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement and designated as Class D subordinate voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

Force Majeure Event” means an irresistible event or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the Company, which notwithstanding the exercise of commercially reasonable diligence, the Company is unable to prevent or provide against (but does not include a failure by the Company to fund or pay) that prevents or delays it from conducting the activities and performing the obligations contemplated by the Approved Business Plan, provided that the Company makes a good faith effort to resolve or avoid such delay; such events shall include, but not be limited to any fire or other natural disaster, civil unrest, acts of God, acts of terrorism, an outbreak of a pandemic disease or any materially adverse change in applicable Law;

 

Fully-Diluted Basis” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Fully-Diluted Floating Basis” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Identified States” means [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED].

 

Initial Approved Business Plan” means the Business Plan for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2020 through to December 31, 2029 attached hereto as Schedule B, provided that if the Company Board approves expanding the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED], the Company shall provide a Business Plan for the fiscal years ending through to December 31, 2029 for [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] which shall increase the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Targets and Pro-Forma Net Revenue Targets for each fiscal year through to December 31, 2029 .

 

Interest Coverage Ratio” is calculated as EBITDA for the reporting period divided by the interest expense during the same reporting period.

 

Interim Failure to Perform” means that:

 

(a) an Approved Business Plan does not comply with the Mandatory Requirements; or

 

(b) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not complied with an Approved Business Plan as determined at the Quarterly Determination Date and either:

 

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(i) the Pro-Forma Revenue at the Quarterly Determination Date is less than 90% of the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target for the relevant fiscal year, as determined on a year-to-date basis; or

 

(ii) the Consolidated EBITDA at the Quarterly Determination Date is less than 90% of the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target for the relevant fiscal year, as determined on a year-to-date basis.

 

Issuance Event” means the issuance by the Company of Shares and/or Convertible Securities, whether by way of public offering and/or private placement, but excluding any issuance of Shares and/or Convertible Securities by the Company:

 

(a) on the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issued prior to the Acquisition Effective Date;

 

(b) pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan;

 

(c) on the exercise of any Right;

 

(d) in connection with any Contract for Company Debt entered into after the Acquisition Effective Date;

 

(e) in connection with bona fide acquisitions (including acquisitions of assets or rights under a license or otherwise), mergers or similar business combination transactions undertaken and completed by the Company;

 

(f) on any exercise of the Pre-Emptive Right; or

 

(g) pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, share consolidation, share reclassification, reorganization, amalgamation, arrangement or merger involving or in respect of the Company or any other similar event that affects all holders of Shares in an identical manner.

 

Issuance Event Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(2) of this Amendment.

 

Issued Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Managed Entities” means Persons (other than Subsidiaries) where the Company or its Subsidiaries fully operate all aspects of the business of such Persons through management service or other Contracts.

 

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Mandatory Requirements” means a Business Plan that (i) limits operations to the Identified States and [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] if the Company Board approves expanding the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED]; (ii) is fully funded from a liquidity perspective with the necessary levels of working capital in order to achieve the Business Plan; (iii) ensures the Company will generate positive Consolidated EBITDA by the fiscal quarter commencing January 1, 2021 and every fiscal quarter thereafter in accordance with the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target; (iv) ensures the Company will generate positive Operating Cash Flow from operations by the fiscal quarter commencing January 1, 2021 and every fiscal quarter thereafter; (v) ensures the Company will generate Pro-Forma Revenue in accordance with the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target; (vi) limits capital expenditures to the Identified States with a prohibition on new capital expenditures and capital leases outside of the Identified States; (vii) limits corporate overhead expenditures as a percentage of consolidated revenue of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP to 25.0%, 20.0% and 15.0% for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively; (viii) maintains a minimum net working capital amount of US$10 million and a minimum non-restricted cash and cash equivalent balance of US$5 million; and (ix) limits Company Debt such that the Interest Coverage Ratio during the applicable fiscal quarter is at least 4.0.

 

Market Price” means the closing price of the New Subordinate Shares or Floating Shares, as applicable, on the CSE (or other recognized stock exchange on which such shares are primarily traded, as determined by volume) on the last trading day prior to the dissemination of a news release disclosing a private placement or public offering of Securities.

 

Material Failure to Perform” means that, as determined at the end of the relevant fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), either:

 

(a) the Pro-Forma Revenue at the end of the relevant fiscal year is less than 80% of the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target for such fiscal year; or

 

(b) the Consolidated EBITDA at the end of the relevant fiscal year is less than 80% of the Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target for such fiscal year.

 

Meeting” means the special meeting of Company Shareholders to be called to consider approval of this Amendment and the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Net Revenue” means gross sales or revenue net of discounts, buy-downs, promotions, bona fide returns and refunds and exclusive of the amount of any tax or fee imposed by any federal, provincial, state, local or municipal Governmental Entity directly on sales, including any excise taxes and/or taxes collected from customers if such tax is added to the selling price actually remitted to such Governmental Entity.

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New Compensation Options” means the compensation options and the warrants to purchase New Subordinate Shares issued by the Company at or following the Amendment Time.

 

New Multiple Shares” means shares of the Company to be created pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(ii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement and designated as multiple voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to 4,300 votes per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

New Options” means the options to purchase New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time.

 

New RSUs” means the restricted share units that may be settled by the Company in either cash or New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time.

 

New Subordinate Shares” means shares of the Company to be created pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement and designated as subordinate voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

NI 52-110” means National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees.

 

Nomination Letter” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(3) of this Amendment.

 

Notice Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(4) of this Amendment.

 

Operating Cash Flow” means cash flows from operating activities as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Original Percentage” means the percentage equivalent to the quotient obtained when (a) the aggregate number of issued and outstanding Shares beneficially owned by the Purchaser is divided by (b) the aggregate number of issued and outstanding Shares, in each case, immediately prior to an Issuance Event, and, for the avoidance of doubt, such calculation shall be made on a non-diluted basis.

 

Pre-Emptive Right” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(1) of this Amendment.

 

Pre-Emptive Right Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(1) of this Amendment.

 

Prior Year” has the meaning specified in the definition of Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target.

 

Pro-Forma EBITDA” means the sum of (i) EBITDA; and (ii) in respect of any fiscal period, the consolidated net income of the Managed Entities in such fiscal period plus without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income for such period, the sum of (i) interest expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, and (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period, all elements determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target” means for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2020 through to December 31, 2029, the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target set forth for the applicable fiscal year in the Initial Approved Business Plan (which is the sum of the state targets on page 10 of the Initial Approved Business Plan); provided that if an Adverse Regulatory Event has occurred in a Relevant State, (i) the Company and the Purchaser shall mutually agree, each acting reasonably, on a revised annual growth rate to be applied in respect of such Adverse Year for the Relevant State; and (ii) the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target for such Adverse Year will be adjusted downward accordingly to reflect the agreed change for the Relevant State. Following the completion of such Adverse Year, (i) the target for the Relevant State for the Subsequent Year shall be an amount equal to the product of (x) the target amount for the Adverse Year for the Relevant State set forth on page 10 of the Initial Approved Business Plan; multiplied by (y) the stated annual growth rate in the Relevant State for the Subsequent Year set forth on page 10 of the Initial Approved Business Plan, (ii) the fiscal year targets for the Relevant State for the balance of the fiscal years following the Subsequent Year will be recalculated according to the stated growth rate in the Initial Approved Business Plan for the applicable year; and (iii) the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Targets for the Subsequent Year and all fiscal years thereafter will be adjusted downward accordingly in the Initial Approved Business Plan. In the event that the Company and the Purchaser cannot mutually agree on the revised annual growth rate to be applied in respect of such Adverse Year for the Relevant State, (i) the target amount for the Adverse Year for the Relevant State will be deemed to be an amount equal to the product of (x) the actual Pro-Forma Revenue amount for the Prior Year for the Relevant State; multiplied by (y) a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be equal to the actual Pro-Forma Revenue amount in the Relevant State for the Prior Year; and (B) the denominator shall be equal to the actual Pro-Forma Revenue amount in the Relevant State for the fiscal year immediately before the Prior Year; and (ii) the Pro-Forma Net Revenue Target for such Adverse Year will be adjusted downward accordingly.

 

The following is an illustrative example in the event that an Adverse Regulatory Event is deemed to occur in New York as of January 1, 2024 and [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED].

 

Pro-Forma Revenue” means the sum of (i) gross revenue for the Company and its Subsidiaries from results of operations as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP (and for greater certainty, net of discounts, buy-downs, promotions, bona fide returns and refunds and exclusive of the amount of any tax or fee imposed by any federal, provincial, state, local or municipal Governmental Entity directly on sales, including any excise taxes and/or taxes collected from customers if such tax is added to the selling price actually remitted to such Governmental Entity); and (ii) gross revenue of Managed Entities from results of operations as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP (and for greater certainty, net of discounts, buy-downs, promotions, bona fide returns and refunds and exclusive of the amount of any tax or fee imposed by any federal, provincial, state, local or municipal Governmental Entity directly on sales, including any excise taxes and/or taxes collected from customers if such tax is added to the selling price actually remitted to such Governmental Entity), provided that such amounts from Managed Entities are not included in clause (i).

 

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Proposal Agreement” means the proposal agreement between the Purchaser and the Company dated as of June 24, 2020.

 

Quarterly Determination Date” means the end of each fiscal quarter commencing following the date of this Amendment, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020.

 

Required Director Criteria” means an individual who (i) is independent (as defined in Section 1.4 and Section 1.5 of NI 52-110) of the Purchaser and the Company; (ii) meets the qualification requirements to serve as a director under applicable Laws and the rules of any stock exchange on which the Shares are then listed; (iii) is not subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifying events described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) under the U.S. Securities Act; (iv) is not subject to any (A) criminal convictions, court injunction, or restraining orders; (B) order of a state or federal regulator; (C) SEC disciplinary order; (D) SEC cease-and-desist order; (E) SEC stop order; (F) suspension or expulsion from membership in a self-regulatory organization; or (G) U.S. Postal Service false representation orders; (v) is financially literate (as defined in Section 1.6 of NI 52-110); (vi) has at least five years of service as a director or officer of a company listed on a recognized stock exchange in Canada or the United States; (vii) has at least five years of experience in the cannabis industry and/or consumer packaged goods industry and/or with a Fortune 500 company; (viii) has completed a directors’ education program; and (ix) has committed to a minimum of 14 hours of ongoing governance education annually.

 

Required Officer Criteria” means an individual who (i) meets the qualification requirements to serve as an officer under the rules of any stock exchange on which the Shares are then listed; (ii) is not subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifying events described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) under the U.S. Securities Act; (iii) is not subject to any (A) criminal conviction, court injunction, or restraining order; (B) order of a state or federal regulator; (C) SEC disciplinary order; (D) SEC cease-and-desist order; (E) SEC stop order; (F) suspension or expulsion from membership in a self-regulatory organization; or (G) U.S. Postal Service false representation order; (iv) has sufficient qualification, education and experience to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the proposed position; and (v) has at least five years of experience in the cannabis industry and/or consumer packaged goods industry and/or with a Fortune 500 company.

 

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Right” means a right granted by the Company to all holders of Shares to purchase additional Shares and/or Convertible Securities.

 

Securities” means, collectively, New Subordinate Shares, New Multiple Shares, Floating Shares, New Options, Floating Options, New RSUs, Floating RSUs, New Compensation Options and Floating Compensation Options.

 

SEDA” means the  Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with an institutional investor (the “Investor”) dated May 29, 2020, under which the Company may, at its discretion, periodically sell to Investor, and pursuant to which the Investor may, at its discretion, require the Company to sell to it, up to US$50,000,000 of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, subject to the conditions specified therein.

 

Shares” means, collectively, the New Subordinate Shares, the New Multiple Shares and the Floating Shares.

 

Specified Individuals” means Glen Leibowitz, Robert Daino, James Doherty, John Boehner, Douglas Maine, Brian Mulroney and William Van Fassen.

 

Subsequent Year” has the meaning specified in the definition of Consolidated Adj. EBITDA Target.

 

Target Cannabis Operator” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(5) of this Amendment.

 

Top-Up Right” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(1) of this Amendment.

 

Top-Up Right Acceptance Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(6) of this Amendment.

 

Top-Up Right Notice Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(6) of this Amendment.

 

Top-Up Right Offer Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(5) of this Amendment.

 

Top-Up Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(1) of this Amendment.

 

U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.‎

  

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1.2 Certain Rules of Interpretation.

 

In this Amendment, unless otherwise specified:

 

(1) Headings, etc. The division of this Amendment into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Amendment.

 

(2) Currency. All references to dollars or to “$” are references to United States dollars.

 

(3) Gender and Number. Any reference to gender includes all genders. Words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice versa.

 

(4) Certain Phrases and References, etc. The words “including”, “includes” and “include” mean “including (or includes or include) without limitation,” and “the aggregate of”, “the total of”, “the sum of”, or a phrase of similar meaning means “the aggregate (or total or sum), without duplication, of.” Unless stated otherwise, “Article”, “Section”, and “Schedule” followed by a number or letter mean and refer to the specified Article or Section of or Schedule to this Amendment. The term “Amendment” and any reference in this Amendment to this Amendment or any other agreement or document includes, and is a reference to, this Amendment or such other agreement or document as it may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or novated and includes all schedules to it.

 

(5) Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used in any Schedule have the meanings ascribed to them in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to them in the Arrangement Agreement.

 

(6) Accounting Terms. All accounting terms are to be interpreted in accordance with U.S. GAAP and all determinations of an accounting nature required to be made shall be made in a manner consistent with U.S. GAAP.

 

(7) Statutes. Any reference to a statute refers to such statute and all rules and regulations made under it, as it or they may have been or may from time to time be amended or re-enacted, unless stated otherwise.

 

(8) Computation of Time. A period of time is to be computed as beginning on the day following the event that began the period and ending at 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the period, if the last day of the period is a Business Day, or at 4:30 p.m. on the next Business Day if the last day of the period is not a Business Day. If the date on which any action is required or permitted to be taken under this Amendment by a Person is not a Business Day such action shall be required or permitted to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 

(9) Time References. References to time are to local time, Toronto, Ontario, unless otherwise indicated.

 

(10) Knowledge. Where any representation or warranty is expressly qualified by reference to the knowledge of the Purchaser, it is deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Director of Legal, U.S. and Vice-President, Mergers & Acquisitions of the Purchaser.

 

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1.3 Schedules.

 

The schedules attached to this Amendment form an integral part of this Amendment for all purposes.

 

Article 2
amendmentS to the arrangement agreement

 

2.1 Amendments to the Arrangement Agreement.

 

Each of the following amendments to the Arrangement Agreement and/or the Plan of Arrangement shall be effective at the Amendment Time on the Amendment Date:

 

(1) The following language is deleted from the recitals of the Arrangement Agreement in its entirety:

 

WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and 368(a)(2)(E) of the U.S. Tax Code, and this Agreement is intended to be, and is adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” for the purposes of Section 354 and 361 of the U.S. Tax Code.

 

(2) The definition of “Acquisition” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

‎“Acquisition” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.‎

 

(3) The definition of “Acquisition Regulatory Approvals‎” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

‎“Acquisition Regulatory Approvals” means all Regulatory Approvals and all other third ‎party consents, ‎waivers, permits, orders and approvals that are necessary, proper or ‎advisable to consummate the Acquisition, including, but not limited to:‎

 

a) any filings required by the HSR Act and any applicable foreign investment and ‎competition law approvals in Canada, the United States and elsewhere;‎

 

b) the approval from the stock exchange(s) on which the Consideration Shares are listed to ‎permit the ‎Purchaser to acquire all of the issued and outstanding New Subordinate Shares and, if applicable, Floating Shares; ‎and

 

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c) the approval from the stock exchange(s) on which the Purchaser Shares are listed, for ‎the listing of ‎the Consideration Shares, and any Purchaser Shares issuable upon ‎the exercise of Replacement Options, Replacement RSUs and Replacement ‎Compensation Options.‎

 

(4) The definition of “Company Equity” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

‎“Company Equity” means, for the Company at the Acquisition Effective Time, the ‎sum of (a) the product of the closing price of the New Subordinate Shares on the ‎Business Day prior to the Acquisition Date on the CSE (or such other recognized ‎exchange as the New Subordinate Shares are listed on the Business Day prior ‎to the Acquisition Date if the New Subordinate Shares are not listed for ‎trading on the CSE) multiplied by the total number of issued and ‎outstanding New Subordinate Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis; plus (b) the product of the closing price of the Floating Shares on the Business Day prior to the Acquisition Date on the CSE (or such other recognized exchange as the Floating Shares are listed on the Business Day prior to the Acquisition Date if the Floating Shares are not listed for trading on the CSE) multiplied by the total number of outstanding Floating Shares on a Fully-Diluted Floating Basis.

 

(5) The definition of “Converted Basis‎” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

‎“‎Converted Basis” means the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares ‎assuming the conversion of the New Multiple Shares.‎

 

(6) The definition of “Consideration Shares” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

Consideration Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

(7) The definition of “Purchaser Approved Share Threshold” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

Purchaser Approved Share Threshold” means a total of 32,700,000 Shares, including for greater certainty any securities issued by the Company or High Street that are convertible, exchangeable, redeemable, retractable or exercisable for or into Shares, provided that such 32,700,000 Shares shall consist of (i) 12,400,000 Floating Shares, including for greater certainty 3,700,000 Floating Shares that are issuable upon exercise of Floating Options; and (ii) 20,300,000 New Subordinate Shares, but for greater certainty shall exclude: (i) 70,994,208 New Subordinate Shares and 30,425,955 Floating Shares which will be issued pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement in exchange for 79,508,915 Company Subordinate Voting Shares and 547,794.3551 Company Proportionate Voting Shares, which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Amendment; (ii) 117,600 New Multiple Shares and 50,400 Floating Shares which will be issued pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement in exchange for 168,000 Company Multiple Voting Shares, which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Amendment; (iii) 35,881,186 New Subordinate Shares and 15,377,579 Floating Shares which may be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of 23,414,802 High Street Units, 4,496,636 Company Options, 8,120,308 Company Compensation Options, 7,296,766 Company RSUs, 728,145 USCo2 Class B Shares and up to 7,202,382 Shares that may be issued upon the conversion of convertible debt outstanding on the date hereof, which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Amendment; and (iv) 8,399 New Subordinate Shares and 3,599 Floating Shares reserved for issuance to the lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement Amendment.

 

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(8) The definition of “Exchange Ratio‎” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety, and replaced with the following:

 

Exchange Ratio‎” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

(9) All references to “Company Shares” in the Arrangement Agreement that are applicable following the Amendment Time shall be read following the Amendment Time as “Shares”.

 

(10) All references to “Company Subordinate Voting Shares” in the Arrangement Agreement that are applicable following the Amendment Time shall be read following the Amendment Time as “New Subordinate Shares”.

 

(11) All references to “Company Proportionate Voting Shares” in the Arrangement Agreement that are applicable following the Amendment Time shall be read following the Amendment Time as “New Subordinate Shares” as adjusted pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

(12) All references to “Company Multiple Voting Shares” in the Arrangement Agreement that are applicable following the Amendment Time shall be read following the Amendment Time as “New Multiple Shares”.

 

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(13) Section 2.16 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety.

 

(14) The final sentence in Section 4.3(7) of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:‎

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party nor any of their affiliates shall be required to ‎proffer or consent to a governmental order consenting to any divestiture, restriction, prohibition ‎or limitation that materially limits the Party’s business in order to remedy any concerns that any ‎Governmental Entity may have.‎

 

(15) Section 4.1(3)(k) of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

enter into any Contract for Company Debt if:

 

i. such Contract would be materially inconsistent with market standards for companies operating in the United States cannabis industry;

 

ii. the occurrence of any of the Effective Date, the Triggering Event Date or the Acquisition Date (x) would trigger a default or event of default under such Contract, (y) allow the holder of such Company Debt to accelerate such Company Debt, or (z) would require a mandatory repayment of such Company Debt;

 

iii. such Contract prohibits a prepayment of the principal amount of such Company Debt, requires a make-whole payment for the interest owing during the remainder of the term of such Contract or charges a prepayment fee in an amount greater than 3.0% of the principal amount to be repaid;

 

iv. such Contract would provide for interest payments to be paid through the issuance of Securities as opposed to cash; or

 

v. such Contract has a principal amount of more than US$10,000,000 or a Cost of Capital that is greater than 30.0% per annum, provided that:

 

A. for the purposes of this Section 4.1(3)(k)(v), a series of Contracts entered into between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and a lender (or any of such lender’s Affiliates) during any 12 month period shall be deemed to be one Contract for purposes of the maximum principal amount of US$10,000,000; and

 

B. if such Company Debt is fully secured by cash in a blocked account, the Cost of Capital shall not be greater than 3.0% per annum;

 

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provided that, notwithstanding this Section 4.1(3)(k), the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may enter into a maximum of two transactions (to be designated as such by the Company, in its sole discretion) for Company Debt during any one-year period, without the need to obtain the Purchaser’s prior consent, in accordance with the following terms:

 

i. the principal amount of the Company Debt per transaction shall not exceed US$10,000,000;

 

ii. the Company Debt is not convertible into any Securities; and

 

iii. each Contract shall not provide for the issuance of more than 500,000 Shares (or Securities convertible into or exchangeable for 500,000 Shares).

 

(16) Section 4.10 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Subject to applicable Laws, the Purchaser and the Company shall use their commercially ‎reasonable best efforts promptly following the Acquisition Effective Time to cause the New Subordinate Shares to be de-listed from the CSE and the Consideration Shares, together with such other ‎Purchaser Shares issuable (i) upon exercise of Replacement Options, Replacement RSUs and ‎Replacement Compensation Options issued pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof and the Amended Plan of ‎Arrangement; and (ii) Purchaser Shares issuable upon exchange or redemption of High Street ‎Units and USCo2 Class B Shares, to be listed on the TSX and the NYSE, or such other ‎recognized stock exchange(s) on which the Purchaser Shares are listed, with effect promptly ‎following the Acquisition Effective Time.‎

 

(17) All references to “Acquisition Effective Time” in Section 4.1(1) in the Arrangement Agreement shall be replaced with “End Date”.

 

(18) Section 7.1 of the Arrangement Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

This Agreement shall be effective from the date hereof until the earliest to occur of (i) the Acquisition not having been completed prior to the Acquisition Closing Outside Date, (ii) the End Date; and (iii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

(19) The Plan of Arrangement, which is attached as Schedule A of the Arrangement Agreement, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Amended Plan of Arrangement, attached as Schedule A hereto.

 

(20) The Purchaser and the Company each acknowledge and agree that the execution and implementation of this Amendment and the Amended Plan of Arrangement and the Company’s compliance with its obligations and rights thereunder shall not be considered a breach of any covenant of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement, as amended, and shall not be considered in determining whether a representation, warranty or covenant of the Company thereunder has been breached and all such representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in the Arrangement Agreement, as amended, shall be deemed to be amended to the extent required by, and having regard to, the provisions of this Amendment and the Amended Plan of Arrangement and the transactions contemplated therein.

 

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2.2 Additional Company Covenants.

 

(1) Without limiting the generality of Section 4.1(1) of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the date that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as expressly required or permitted by this Amendment; or (ii) as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Key Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a) issue additional Shares or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into Shares, including any Securities or High Street Units, other than:

 

(i) upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any Securities or High Street Units that are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof;

 

(ii) pursuant to contractual commitments existing as of the date hereof, including the SEDA;

 

(iii) Floating Options to purchase a maximum of 3,700,000 Floating Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan;

 

(iv) up to US$3,000,000 worth of New Subordinate Shares pursuant to an at-the-market offering that may be completed no more than four times during any one-year period, provided that the total value of New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to such offerings during any one-year period shall not exceed US$12,000,000;

 

(v) up to 500,000 New Subordinate Shares in connection with the incurrence of any new Company Debt that is otherwise completed in compliance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement (other than pursuant to consents and waivers provided by the Purchaser prior to the date hereof); or

 

(vi) pursuant to one private placement or public offering of Securities during any one-year period for aggregate gross proceeds of up to US$20,000,000, provided that (i) the price per Security (or any exercise or conversion price) shall not be less than 90% of the Market Price; and (ii) the maximum number of compensation Securities issuable to any broker, agent, finder or underwriter in connection therewith shall not exceed 6.0% of the number of Securities issued pursuant to such private placement or public offering;

 

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provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company issue Shares or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into Shares, including any Securities or High Street Units, in excess of the Purchaser Approved Share Threshold;

 

(b) reduce the capital of any class or series of the Shares;

 

(c) nominate any individual that does not serve on the Company Board as of the date hereof for election to the Company Board at a meeting of the shareholders of the Company that is supported by the Company or the Company Board if such individual does not meet the Required Director Criteria;

 

(d) appoint any individual to serve on the Company Board in between meetings of the shareholders of the Company if such individual does not meet the Required Director Criteria; or

 

(e) appoint any individual, other than an individual currently serving as a director or executive officer of the Company, to serve as an executive officer of the Company or any of the Key Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer or any executive officer in an equivalent position if such individual does not meet the Required Officer Criteria.

 

(2) The Company covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the End Date and the date that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, it shall prepare and deliver to the Purchaser on the 12th Business Day of each month a reporting package consisting of: (a) a full set of financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, EBITDA, Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA, Pro-Forma Revenue and Pro-Forma EBITDA for the preceding calendar month ended, (b) monthly treasury report showing all balances for cash and cash equivalents as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, (c) and capitalization table inclusive of all Securities issued and outstanding as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, including all New Options, Floating Options, New RSUs, Floating RSUs, New Compensation Options and Floating Compensation Options and other convertible securities along with relevant terms and exercise prices, and (d) a detailed summary of all expenditures made during the preceding calendar month and a comparison of such expenditures and all prior reported expenditures in reasonable detail to estimates set forth in the applicable Approved Business Plan.

 

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(3) The Company covenants and agrees that, during the period from the Acquisition Effective Time until the End Date, except: (i) as expressly required or permitted by this Amendment; or (ii) as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

  

(a) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution of any kind or nature (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any securities, unless paid in respect of all Shares, in accordance with the Shares’ respective rights, dividends between two wholly-owned Subsidiaries and tax distributions from High Street to the extent permitted in the Tax Receivable Agreement, Tax Receivable Bonus Plan and/or the High Street Operating Agreement;

 

(b) consolidate or merge into or with another Person or enter into any other similar business combination, including pursuant to any amalgamation, arrangement, recapitalization or reorganization, other than a consolidation, merger or other similar business combination of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company into or with the Company or into or with another wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or an amalgamation or arrangement involving a Subsidiary of the Company with a another Person in connection with an acquisition permitted or approved pursuant to Section 2.2(1)(3)(c);

 

(c) acquire any shares or similar equity interests, instruments convertible into or exchangeable for shares or similar equity interests, assets, businesses or operations with an aggregate value of more than US$250 million, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

 

(d) amend its Constating Documents or, in the case of any Key Subsidiary which is not a corporation, its similar organizational documents;

 

(e) not issue additional USCo2 Class B Shares or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into USCo2 Class B Shares;

 

(f) not issue additional High Street Units or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into High Street Units for cash proceeds;

 

(g) adopt any plan or proposal for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a liquidation, dissolution or wind-up of any such entity in connection with which all of such entity’s assets are transferred to the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries) or any reorganization or recapitalization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or commence any case, proceeding or action seeking relief under any existing or future laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship or relief of debtors;

 

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(h) sell, transfer, lease, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets, business or operations (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, and excluding any sale, transfer, lease, pledge or disposition of assets, business or operations to the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries) in the aggregate with a value of more than US$20 million;

 

(i) enter into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts in any material respect the Company or any successor thereto or any Subsidiary, or that would, after the Effective Time, limit or restrict in any material respect the Company or any of its affiliates from competing in any manner;

 

(j) knowingly take any action or fail to take any action which action or failure to act would result in the loss, expiration or surrender of, or the loss of any material benefit under, or reasonably be expected to cause any Governmental Entity to institute proceedings for the suspension, revocation or limitation of rights under, any material Authorizations necessary to conduct its businesses as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted that would cause a Company Material Adverse Effect, or fail to prosecute with commercially reasonable due diligence any pending applications to any Governmental Entities for material Authorizations as would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(k) abandon or fail to diligently pursue any application for any licences, permits, Authorizations or registrations that would cause a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(l) grant or commit to grant a licence or otherwise transfer abandon, or permit to become abandoned any Intellectual Property or exclusive rights in or in respect thereof that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(m) authorize, agree, resolve or otherwise commit, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing.

 

2.3 Additional Purchaser Covenants.

 

(1) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company shall be permitted to cancel up to 3,500,000 New Options and 1,500,000 Floating Options (being the options issued in exchange for 5,000,000 Company Options pursuant the Amended Arrangement) that were previously granted by the Company and may issue new Floating Options to such Persons pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, provided that:

 

(a) such issuance by the Company is in compliance with the policies of the CSE, including the prohibition on granting new stock options to such Persons until 30 days have elapsed from the date of cancellation; and

 

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(b) such issuance shall be counted towards the maximum number of Floating Options that the Company is permitted to issue in accordance with Section 2.2(1)(a)(iii), being 3,700,000.

 

(2) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall cause the lender for the purposes of the Debenture to advance funds when the conditions to advance have been met from time to time, pursuant to the Debenture.

 

(3) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that no breach, violation or failure to comply with, the terms of the Debenture shall cause the Company to fail to comply with any of its covenants under the Amendment.

 

(4) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement or Section 2.5 hereof, the Company Board shall be permitted, in accordance with the terms of the Amended Company Incentive Plan, to accelerate the vesting of up to a maximum of 4,417,225 Company RSUs granted to the Specified Individuals in the event that either (i) the Company terminates the employment of the Specified Individual; or (ii) the Specified Individual resigns from any and all positions with the Company on or after the one year anniversary of the Amendment Date.

 

(5) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the time that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, in the event that the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement, acquires or conditionally acquires (including when obtaining an option to acquire), whether on terms and conditions similar to the Amended Arrangement or ‎otherwise, any other Person with operations in the United States (‎unless the operations of such Person are in material compliance with applicable Laws, as ‎determined by the Purchaser, acting reasonably (including, for greater certainty, the ‎Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana)) (a “Target Cannabis Operator”), the Purchaser shall, as a condition to closing such transaction, cause the Target Cannabis Operator to enter into a commercially reasonable management service agreement with the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, acting reasonably, whereby the Company will receive a management fee from the Target Cannabis Operator, provided that:

 

(a) if the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company cannot agree upon a commercially reasonable management service agreement, the Target Cannabis Operator shall pay a management fee calculated as [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] on Net Revenue to the Company; and

 

(b) any management service agreement or royalty agreement between the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company shall provide for a termination right in favour of the Target Cannabis Operator following the occurrence or waiver of the Triggering Event Date by the Purchaser;

 

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provided that this Section 2.3(5) shall terminate and cease to apply in the event that Section 4.6(1), Section 4.6(2) and Section 4.6(3) of the Arrangement Agreement are terminated in accordance with Section 4.6(4) of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement or in this Amendment:

 

(a) the Purchaser shall be permitted to acquire or conditionally acquire any Person that:

 

(i) is not in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana; or

 

(ii) otherwise operates in a manner that does not violate the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana;

 

(b) for the purposes of Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, the Parties agree that activities involving cannabinoids derived from hemp (hemp as defined in U.S. federal law) shall not breach the covenants of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, nor shall licensing arrangements related to use of product-based intellectual property including, but not limited to, vape-filling or beverage-based IP; and

 

(c) the Company acknowledges that lack of regulation shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable Laws.

 

(7) The Purchaser hereby confirms that, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, there is no fact or circumstance that would cause the Acquisition Closing Conditions to fail to be satisfied and, the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not be entitled to refuse to consummate the Acquisition or make a claim for damages against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the basis of any facts existing on, or prior to, the date hereof that are within the knowledge of the Purchaser on the date hereof.

 

2.4 Board Rights.

 

(1) After the resignation or termination, as applicable, of the directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries effective as at the Acquisition Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Arrangement Agreement, the Purchaser shall be entitled to designate all replacement directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries to fill all such vacancies.

 

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(2) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, the Purchaser shall have the right to nominate a majority of the Persons for election to serve as directors on the Company Board (the “Board Nominees”).

 

(3) The Company shall provide written notice to the Purchaser not less than 20 days prior to the record date for shareholders of the Company to receive notice of a shareholders meeting at which directors will be elected to the Company Board. Such notice will include a reasonably detailed request for information regarding any Board Nominees that the Purchaser may be entitled to nominate in accordance with the terms of this Amendment that is required to be included in a proxy statement of the Company in respect of the meeting. At least 45 days before such meeting, the Purchaser will deliver to the Company, in writing, the names of the Board Nominees together with the information regarding such Board Nominees requested by the Company in accordance with the preceding sentence (the “Nomination Letter”). If the Purchaser fails to deliver the Nomination Letter to the Company at least 45 days before the Company’s shareholders meeting, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have nominated the same Board Nominee(s) that serve as directors of the Company at such time (and only such individuals).

 

(4) The Company shall cause the Board Nominee(s) to be included in the slate of nominees proposed by the Company to the shareholders for election as directors at each meeting of the shareholders at which directors are to be elected to the Company Board.

 

(5) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of the Board Nominee(s) to the Company Board, including soliciting proxies in favour of the election of the Board Nominee(s); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to engage a proxy solicitation agent or otherwise spend out-of-pocket amounts in respect of the foregoing unless the Purchaser previously provides the Company with sufficient amounts to cover such expenses.

 

(6) If any Board Nominee ceases to hold office as a director of the Company for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled to nominate an individual to replace him or her and the Company shall promptly take all reasonable steps as may be necessary to appoint such individual to the Company Board to replace the Board Nominee who has ceased to hold office.

 

(7) The Company covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, upon any Board Nominee’s election to the Company Board, the Company shall provide such Board Nominee with an indemnity on terms at least as favourable to such Board Nominee as those provided to all other members of the Company Board and the Company shall ensure that such Board Nominee has the benefit of any director or officer insurance policy in effect for the Company, such benefits to be at least as favourable as those available to all other members of the Company Board.

 

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2.5 Approved Business Plan.

 

(1) Not later than 45 days before the commencement of each fiscal quarter, the Company shall prepare and submit to the Purchaser a Business Plan for such quarter that complies with the Mandatory Requirements and the Initial Approved Business Plan.

 

(2) The Company shall conduct, and cause the Subsidiaries to conduct, their respective operations, incur expenses and purchase assets in accordance with the then applicable Approved Business Plan. In the event that there is a Failure to Perform as determined on the Acquisition Date, such breach shall be considered to have a material adverse impact on the Company for the purposes of Section 6.2(2)(h) of the Arrangement Agreement. The occurrence of an Interim Failure to Perform or a breach of the first sentence of this Section 2.5(2) will not be considered to have a material adverse impact on the Company for the purposes of Section 6.2(2)(h) of the Arrangement Agreement and, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that an Interim Failure to Perform shall not constitute a breach of, or event of default under, the Debenture.

 

(3) The Purchaser hereby consents pursuant to Section 4.1(3)(f) of the Arrangement Agreement to any disposition of assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that is completed in accordance with the Initial Approved Business Plan during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the time that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.

 

(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have authority to approve all minor changes and modifications to any Approved Business Plan and all Contracts awarded thereunder that are, in the Chief Executive Officer’s good faith judgment, reasonable and prudent under the circumstances and that do not materially change the overall nature or scope of operations contemplated under such Approved Business Plan. The Company shall promptly inform the Purchaser of each such minor change or modification to an Approved Business Plan that the Chief Executive Officer has made or approved in accordance with this Section 2.5(4).

 

(5) The Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any reasonably anticipated overruns in excess of the expenditures authorized in an Approved Business Plan (including contingency expenditures) by more than 20%. The Company shall not incur expenditures (on a consolidated basis) in any quarter in excess of 120% of the amount set forth in the Approved Business Plan for that quarter.

 

(6) In the event of an Interim Failure to Perform, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment or the Arrangement Agreement, following receipt by the Company of written notice therefrom from the Purchaser and until such time as such non-compliance is cured by the Company and the Subsidiaries, as applicable:

 

(a) the Company shall not:

 

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(i) issue any Shares or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into Shares, including any Securities or High Street Units, other than (A) any Shares issuable upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any Securities or High Street Units that are issued and outstanding at such time; and (B) pursuant to any contractual commitments outstanding at such time;

 

(ii) enter into any Contract in respect of Company Debt, except in respect of trade payables or similar obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of business;

 

(iii) grant any New Options or Floating Options; or

 

(iv) make any payment of fees owing to members of the Company Board;

 

(b) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not:

 

(i) make any short-term incentive or bonus payment to any Company Employee;

 

(ii) enter into any Contract with respect to the disposition of any assets other than inventory in the Ordinary Course of business;

 

(iii) enter into any Contract with respect to any business combination, merger or acquisition of assets (other than assets acquired in the Ordinary Course of business);

 

(iv) make any new capital investments or incur any new capital expenditures; or

 

(v) increase the number of Company Employees that have a base salary of US$150,000 or more or more than five full time employees that would be included in the Company’s corporate overhead expenditures;

 

(clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, collectively, the “Austerity Measures”).

 

(7) The occurrence of a Material Failure to Perform shall be considered a breach of a material term of the Arrangement Agreement that is incapable of being cured and Section 4.6(1), Section 4.6(2) and Section 4.6(3) of the Arrangement Agreement shall terminate in accordance with Section 4.6(4) of the Arrangement Agreement, provided; however, that the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any Material Failure to Perform shall not have a material adverse impact on the Company for the purposes of Section 6.2(2)(h) of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

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(8) Notwithstanding Section 2.5(6), in the case of a Force Majeure Event, the Austerity Measures shall not apply for a period of 90 days after the date that the Purchaser provides written notice to the Company that a Business Plan is not in compliance with the Mandatory Requirements or the Company and the Subsidiaries are not in compliance with an Approved Business Plan.

 

(9) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, not later than 45 days before the commencement of each fiscal quarter, the Company shall prepare and submit to the Purchaser for approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, a proposed Business Plan for the next quarter. The Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to approve each Business Plan at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the applicable quarter in respect of which such Business Plan is to be adopted, and if the Purchaser fails to do so it will be deemed to have approved such Business ‎Plan.

 

2.6 Audit & Inspection Rights.

 

(1) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, the Company shall permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the Purchaser and its employees, agents and designees to enter upon, inspect and audit each of their respective properties, assets, books and records from time to time, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice; provided that any such inspection shall be at the sole expense of the Purchaser.

 

(2) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, the Company shall provide, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to provide, reasonable access upon reasonable notice during normal business hours, to the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ executive management so that the Purchaser may conduct reasonable investigations relating to the information provided by the Company pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement and this Amendment as well as to the internal controls and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

2.7 Pre-Emptive Rights.

 

(1) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, the Company hereby grants to the Purchaser the right (the “Pre-Emptive Right”) to purchase, directly or indirectly, from time to time, upon the occurrence of any Issuance Event up to such number of Securities issuable or deliverable in connection with such Issuance Event on the same terms and conditions as those issuable in connection with the Issuance Event (the “Pre-Emptive Right Securities”) which will, when added to the Shares beneficially owned by the Purchaser immediately prior to such Issuance Event, result in the Purchaser beneficially owning the Original Percentage after giving effect to the issuance of all Shares to be issued or issuable (including pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities) in connection with such Issuance Event. In the event that an Issuance Event consists of an issuance or delivery of both Shares and Convertible Securities, the Pre-Emptive Right Securities shall be allocated to the Purchaser between Shares and Convertible Securities on the same pro rata basis as are allocated to subscribers or participants in respect of such Issuance Event.

 

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(2) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser written notice (an “Issuance Event Notice”) as soon as practicable and in any event at least five Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the Company entering into an agreement to issue, distribute or offer Securities pursuant to an Issuance Event, or (ii) the issuance of a press release or other public disclosure of an intended Issuance Event.

 

(3) Each Issuance Event Notice shall include the number of Pre-Emptive Right Securities which the Purchaser shall be entitled to purchase as a result of the applicable Issuance Event, a calculation demonstrating how such number was determined, the price per Security to be issued pursuant to the Issuance Event, the expected closing date, to the extent known at such time, and the terms and conditions of the Pre-Emptive Right Securities, if other than Shares.

 

(4) If the Purchaser wishes to exercise the Pre-Emptive Right in respect of a particular Issuance Event, the Purchaser shall give written notice to the Company (the “Exercise Notice”) of the exercise of such right and of the number of Pre-Emptive Right Securities that the Purchaser wishes to purchase (i) subject to (ii) below, within five Business Days following the receipt by the Purchaser of the Issuance Event Notice; or (ii) notwithstanding (i), in the event that the Issuance Event is a “bought deal” public offering to be completed by way of a short form prospectus (A) no later than 7:00 a.m. (eastern time) on the Business Day immediately following the date on which the Issuance Event Notice is received, provided it is received prior to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day, or (B) no later than 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on the Business Day immediately following the date on which the Issuance Event Notice is received, in the event it is received after 5:00 p.m. (in each of the aforementioned cases, the “Notice Period”), provided that where the Purchaser fails to provide an Exercise Notice within the time period specified in (ii) above but within the time period specified in (i) above, the Company shall, if requested by the Purchaser and subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, sell such Pre-Emptive Right Securities to the Purchaser on a private placement basis as soon as reasonably practicable following or concurrent with the closing of such Issuance Event. If the Purchaser does not exercise the Pre-Emptive Right, the Company may during the 60 day period following the end of the Notice Period proceed to implement the Issuance Event materially on the same terms (or on better terms to the Company) as were made available to the Purchaser and if the Issuance Event is not so implemented within the said 60 day period, the Company must again meet its obligations under this Section 2.7.

 

(5) If the Company receives an Exercise Notice within the Notice Period, then the Company shall, subject to the receipt and continued effectiveness of all required regulatory approvals, which approvals the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain (such efforts to include applying for any necessary price protection confirmations or seeking Shareholder approval (if required) in the manner described below) and the closing of the relevant Issuance Event, issue to the Purchaser, against payment of the price payable in respect thereof, that number of Pre-Emptive Right Securities set forth in the Exercise Notice.

 

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(6) If the Company is required, under applicable Laws to seek Shareholder approval for the issuance of the Pre-Emptive Right Securities to the Purchaser, then the Company shall call and hold a meeting of its Shareholders to consider (and the Company shall recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of) the issuance of the Pre-Emptive Right Securities to the Purchaser, or at its option get written consent, if permitted, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event such meeting shall be held within 65 days after the date that the Company is advised that it will require Shareholder approval. The Company shall solicit proxies from Shareholders for use at such meeting to obtain such approval; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to engage a proxy solicitation agent or otherwise spend out-of-pocket amounts in respect of the foregoing unless the Purchaser previously provides the Company with sufficient amounts to cover such expenses. The record date for voting at such Shareholder meeting shall be a date that is prior to the first closing date of the Issuance Event (if the Company closes all or any part of the Issuance Event prior to obtaining Shareholder approval) unless the Company receives a voting agreement from each subscriber that acquires Securities pursuant to the Issuance Event prior to obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to which voting agreement such subscriber agrees to vote in favour of the resolution approving the issuance of the Pre-Emptive Right Securities to the Purchaser. Subject to compliance with the above, the Company may close the Issuance Event prior to obtaining Shareholder approval.

 

2.8 Top-Up Right.

 

(1) During the period from the Acquisition Effective Date until the End Date, the Purchaser shall have a right (the “Top-Up Right”) to subscribe for Shares in respect of any Top-Up Securities that the Company may, from time to time, issue, subject to any stock exchange requirements as may then be applicable. In the event that any stock exchange approval is required in order for the Purchaser to exercise a Top-Up Right, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approval. The number of Shares that may be subscribed for by the Purchaser pursuant to a Top-Up Right shall be equal to up to the Original Percentage (as determined at the start of the applicable quarter during which such Top-Up Securities are issued) expressed as a percentage of the Top-Up Securities. The term “Top-Up Securities” shall mean any Shares and/or Convertible Securities issued by the Company:

 

(a) on the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issued and outstanding prior to the Acquisition Effective Date or on the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issued after the Acquisition Effective Date in compliance with the Amended Equity Incentive Plan;

 

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(b) in connection with any Contract for Company Debt;

 

(c) in connection with bona fide acquisitions (including acquisitions of assets or rights under a license or otherwise), mergers, arrangements, reorganizations or similar business combination transactions or joint ventures undertaken and completed by the Company; or

 

in all cases, other than Pre-Emptive Right Securities.

 

(2) The Top-Up Right may be exercised on a quarterly basis as set out in Section 2.8(5). Any dilution to the Original Percentage resulting from the issuance of Top-Up Securities during a fiscal quarter of the Company will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether the Purchaser has maintained 35% of the Shares.

 

(3) The Top-Up Right shall be effected through subscriptions for Shares by the Purchaser at a price per Share equal to the volume weighted average price of the Shares on the stock exchange on which the Shares are primarily traded (as determined by volume) for the five trading days preceding the delivery of the Top-Up Right Acceptance Notice by the Purchaser.

 

(4) In the event that any exercise of a Top-Up Right shall be subject to the approval of the Shareholders, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the approval of such Top-Up Right at the next meeting of Shareholders that is convened by the Company in order to allow the Purchaser to exercise its Top-Up Right. The Company shall solicit proxies from Shareholders for use at such meeting to obtain such approval; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to engage a proxy solicitation agent or otherwise spend out-of-pocket amounts in respect of the foregoing unless the Purchaser previously provides the Company with sufficient amounts to cover such expenses.

 

(5) Within 30 days following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, the Company shall send a written notice to the Purchaser (the “Top-Up Right Offer Notice”) specifying: (i) the number of Top-Up Securities issued during such fiscal quarter; (ii) the total number of the then issued and outstanding Shares (which shall include any securities to be issued to Persons having similar participation rights); and (iii) the Original Percentage (based on the publicly reported ownership figures of the Purchaser at the start of the applicable quarter during which such Top-Up Securities are issued and the number of issued and outstanding Shares in (ii) above) assuming the Purchaser did not exercise its Top-up Right.

 

(6) The Purchaser shall have 60 days from the date of the Top-Up Right Offer Notice (the “Top-Up Right Notice Period”) to notify the Company in writing (the “Top-Up Right Acceptance Notice”) of the exercise, in full or in part, of its Top-Up Right. The Top-Up Right Acceptance Notice shall specify (i) the number of Shares subscribed for by the Purchaser pursuant to the Top-Up Right; and (ii) the subscription price calculated in accordance with Section 2.8(3). If the Purchaser gives a Top-Up Right Acceptance Notice, the sale of the Securities to the Purchaser pursuant to the Top-Up Right shall be completed as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

 

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Article 3

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

3.1 Term.

 

This Amendment shall be effective from the date hereof until the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

Article 4

General Provisions

 

4.1 Ratification and Confirmation.

 

The Arrangement Agreement, as amended hereby, remains in full force and effect, and as amended hereby is hereby ratified and confirmed. Provisions of the Arrangement Agreement that have not been amended or terminated by this Amendment remain in full force and effect, unamended. All rights and liabilities that have accrued to any Party under the Arrangement Agreement up to the date of this Amendment remain unaffected by this Amendment.

 

4.2 Expenses.

 

All out-of-pocket third party transaction expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Amended Arrangement is consummated.

 

4.3 Notices.

 

Any notice, or other communication given regarding the matters contemplated by this Amendment (must be in writing, sent by personal delivery, courier or electronic mail) and addressed:

 

(a)            to the Purchaser at:

 

Canopy Growth Corporation

1 Hershey Drive

Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 0A8

 

Attention:          David Klein
Email:
               [PERSONAL INFORMATION REDACTED]

 

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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza

40 King Street West

Toronto, Ontario M5H 3C2

 

Attention:          Jonathan Sherman

Email:                jsherman@cassels.com

 

and

 

Attention:          Jamie Litchen

Email:                jlitchen@cassels.com

 

(b)            to the Company at:

 

Acreage Holdings, Inc.

366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10017

 

Attention:          James Doherty, General Counsel

Email:               [PERSONAL INFORMATION REDACTED]

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Suite 6000, 1 First Canadian Place

Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E2

 

Attention:          Robert Fonn

Email:                robert.fonn@dlapiper.com

 

and

 

Attention:          Russel W. Drew

Email:                russel.drew@dlapiper.com

 

and

 

Cozen O’Connor

One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street Suite 2800

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

 

Attention:         Joseph C. Bedwick

Email:              JBedwick@cozen.com

 

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Any notice or other communication is deemed to be given and received (i) if sent by personal delivery, same day courier or electronic mail, on the date of delivery if it is a Business Day and the delivery was made prior to 4:00 p.m. (local time in place of receipt) and otherwise on the next Business Day or (ii) if sent by overnight courier, on the next Business Day. A Party may change its address for service from time to time by providing a notice in accordance with the foregoing. Any subsequent notice or other communication must be sent to the Party at its changed address. Any element of a Party’s address that is not specifically changed in a notice will be assumed not to be changed. Sending a copy of a notice or other communication to a Party’s legal counsel as contemplated above is for information purposes only and does not constitute delivery of the notice or other communication to that Party. The failure to send a copy of a notice or other communication to legal counsel does not invalidate delivery of that notice or other communication to a Party.

 

4.4 Time of the Essence.

 

Time is of the essence in this Amendment.

 

4.5 Injunctive Relief.

 

The Parties agree that irreparable harm would occur for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Amendment were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Amendment, and to enforce compliance with the terms of this Amendment without any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other equitable relief, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the Parties may be entitled at law or in equity.

 

4.6 Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

The Company and the Purchaser intend that this Amendment will not benefit or create any right or cause of action in favour of any Person, other than the Parties and that no Person, other than the Parties, shall be entitled to rely on the provisions of this Amendment in any action, suit, proceeding, hearing or other forum.

 

4.7 Waiver.

 

No waiver of any of the provisions of this Amendment will constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar). No waiver will be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound by the waiver. A Party’s failure or delay in exercising any right under this Amendment will not operate as a waiver of that right. A single or partial exercise of any right will not preclude a Party from any other or further exercise of that right or the exercise of any other right.

 

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4.8 Public Disclosure.

 

If either of the Parties determines that it is required to publish or disclose the text of this Amendment in accordance with applicable Law, it shall provide the other Party with an opportunity to propose appropriate additional redactions to the text of this Amendment, and the disclosing Party hereby agrees to accept any such suggested redactions to the extent permitted by applicable Law. If a Party does not respond to a request for comments within 48 hours (excluding days that are not Business Days) or such shorter period of time as the requesting Party has determined is necessary in the circumstances, acting reasonably and in good faith, the Party making the disclosure shall be entitled to issue the disclosure without the input of the other Party.

 

4.9 Entire Agreement.

 

The Arrangement Agreement, as amended herein, and the documents referred to herein, including the Proposal Agreement and the Amended Plan of Arrangement and the documents delivered in connection with the execution thereof, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement as amended hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties. There are no representations, warranties, covenants, conditions or other agreements, express or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, between the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Amendment, except as specifically set forth in such documents.

 

4.10 Successors and Assigns.

 

(1) This Amendment becomes effective only when executed by the Company and the Purchaser. After that time, it will be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Company, the Purchaser and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

(2) Neither this Amendment nor any of the rights or obligations under this Amendment are assignable or transferable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party.

 

4.11 Severability.

 

If any provision of this Amendment is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or any court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be severed from this Amendment and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Amendment so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

 

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4.12 Governing Law.

 

(1) This Amendment will be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

 

(2) Each Party irrevocably attorns and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the British Columbia courts situated in the City of Vancouver and waives objection to the venue of any proceeding in such court or that such court provides an inconvenient forum.

 

4.13 Rules of Construction.

 

The Parties to this Amendment waive the application of any Law or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in any agreement or other document shall be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or other document.

 

4.14 No Personal Liability.

 

No director or officer of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries shall have any personal liability whatsoever to the Company under this Amendment or any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries. No director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have any personal liability whatsoever to the Purchaser under this Amendment or any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

4.15 Language.

 

The Parties expressly acknowledge that they have requested that this Amendment and all ancillary and related documents thereto be drafted in the English language only. Les parties aux présentes reconnaissent avoir exigé que la présente entente et tous les documents qui y sont accessoires soient rédigés en anglais seulement.

 

4.16 Counterparts.

 

This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (including counterparts by facsimile) and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. The Parties shall be entitled to rely upon delivery of an executed facsimile or similar executed electronic copy of this Amendment, and such facsimile or similar executed electronic copy shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Purchaser and the Company have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
   
  By: (signed) “Mike Lee”
    Name: Mike Lee
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

  ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: (signed) “William Van Faasen”
    Name: William Van Faasen
    Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Schedule A
AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

 

(Please see attached)

 

 

AMENDED PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER DIVISION 5 OF PART 9
OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA)

 

Article 1
INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Certain Rules of Interpretation.

 

Unless indicated otherwise, where used in this Amended Plan of Arrangement, capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Arrangement Agreement and the following terms shall have the following meanings (and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings):

 

Acquisition” means (i) the acquisition by the Purchaser of the issued and outstanding New Subordinate Shares following the exercise or deemed exercise of the Purchaser Call Option; and (ii) if applicable, the concurrent acquisition by the Purchaser of the issued and outstanding Floating Shares pursuant to the Floating Call Option.

 

Acquisition Closing Conditions” means the Company Acquisition Closing Conditions and the Purchaser Acquisition Closing Conditions.

 

Acquisition Closing Outside Date” means the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, or, if (i) the Purchaser Call Option is exercised, or (ii) a Triggering Event Date occurs prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the date that is 12 months following such exercise of the Purchaser Call Option or Triggering Event Date, as applicable; provided that:

 

(a) if the exercise of the Purchaser Call Option or Triggering Event Date has occurred prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date and the reason the Acquisition Date has not occurred prior to the Acquisition Closing Outside Date is because all of the Regulatory Approvals included in the Acquisition Closing Conditions (which, for certainty, does not include those Regulatory Approvals, the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement)) have not been satisfied or waived and, at such Acquisition Closing Outside Date, the Party responsible for obtaining such outstanding Regulatory Approvals is continuing to use good faith reasonable commercial efforts to obtain such Regulatory Approvals and there is a reasonable prospect that such Regulatory Approvals will be received, then the Acquisition Closing Outside Date shall automatically be extended to the date that is two Business Days following the date all such outstanding Regulatory Approvals are received or waived; or

 

(b) if the exercise of the Purchaser Call Option or Triggering Event Date has occurred prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date and the reason the Acquisition Date has not occurred prior to the Acquisition Closing Outside Date is because all of the Purchaser Acquisition Closing Conditions included in the Acquisition Closing Conditions have not been satisfied or waived, then the Acquisition Closing Outside Date shall automatically be extended to the date that is the earliest of (i) two Business Days following the date all such outstanding Purchaser Acquisition Closing Conditions are satisfied or waived, or (ii) the date on which the Purchaser, acting reasonably, determines that there is no longer a reasonable prospect that such outstanding Purchaser Acquisition Closing Conditions will be satisfied or waived.

 

 
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Acquisition Date” means the date specified in a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice or Triggering Event Notice delivered in accordance with the terms of the Purchaser Call Option and the Floating Call Option, if applicable, on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option is to occur and the Floating Shares pursuant to the Floating Call Option, if applicable; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Acquisition Closing Conditions are not satisfied or waived prior to such date, the Acquisition Date shall automatically be extended, without any further action by any Person, to the date that is two Business Days following the satisfaction or waiver of the Acquisition Closing Conditions; provided further that under no circumstances shall the Acquisition Date be a date that is after the Acquisition Closing Outside Date.

 

Acquisition Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Acquisition Date, or such other time on the Acquisition Date as the Parties agree to in writing before the Acquisition Date.

 

Aggregate Floating Consideration” means (i) the aggregate number of Purchaser Shares to be issued and the aggregate amount of cash to be paid pursuant to the Floating Call Option as determined by the Purchaser in accordance with Section 3.3; and (ii) the aggregate number of Purchaser Shares issuable pursuant to Replacement Options, Replacement Compensation Options and Replacement RSUs that are issued in exchange for Floating Options and the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in exchange for such securities.

 

Aggregate Amendment Option Payment” means US$‎37,500,024‎‎.

 

Alternate Consideration” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

Alternate Floating Consideration” means the number of shares or other securities or property (including cash) that a Floating Shareholder would have been entitled to receive on a Purchaser Change of Control, if, at the effective time of such Purchaser Change of Control, such Floating Shareholder had been the registered holder of that number of Purchaser Shares which the Floating Shareholder would otherwise have been entitled to receive in exchange for its Floating Shares pursuant to the Amended Arrangement if the Acquisition Date and the steps referred to in Section 3.2 of the Plan of Arrangement had been completed effective immediately prior to the effective time of the Purchaser Change of Control; provided that, for the purposes of determining the number of Purchaser Shares which the Floating Shareholder would otherwise have been entitled to receive in exchange for its Floating Shares, “B” in the formula of the Floating Rate shall be calculated by reference to (i) the volume weighted average trading price expressed in US$ of the securities of the acquiror in connection with such Purchaser Change of Control on the stock exchange on which the securities are primarily traded (as determined by volume) for the 30 trading day period immediately prior to the Floating Rate Date; multiplied by (ii) the Purchaser Change of Control Valuation.

 

 
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Amended Arrangement” means an arrangement under Section 288 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Amended Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations to this Amended Plan of Arrangement made in accordance with the terms of the Amendment or Section 6.1 of this Amended Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Amendment Final Order with the prior written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably.

 

Amended Equity Incentive Plan” means the Company’s amended and restated omnibus equity plan approved by the Company Shareholders at the Meeting, which will become effective as contemplated in this Amended Plan of Arrangement‎.

 

Amended Options In-The-Money Amount” means, in respect of the New Options and Floating Options, the amount, if any, determined immediately after the exchange in Section 3.2(f), by which the aggregate of the Fair Market Value of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares that a holder of New Options and Floating Options had been entitled to acquire on exercise of the Company Options immediately prior to the exchange of Company Options for New Options and Floating Options pursuant to Section 3.2(f) exceeds the aggregate of the exercise prices payable to acquire such New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares at that time.

 

Amended Plan of Arrangement” means this amended and restated plan of arrangement and any amendments or variations made in accordance with Section 6.1 of this Amended Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Amendment Final Order with the prior written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably.

 

Amendment” means the second amendment to the Arrangement Agreement approved by Company Shareholders and to become effective at the Amendment Time.

 

Amendment Date” means the date on which the Required Filings are filed with the Registrar in accordance with the terms of the Amendment.

 

Amendment Final Order” means the final order of the Court approving the Amended Arrangement under Section 291 of the BCBCA, in a form acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, after a hearing upon the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions of the Amended Arrangement.

 

Amendment Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court dated August 11, 2020, after being informed of the intention of the Parties to rely upon the exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the Issued Securities issued pursuant to the Amended Arrangement.

 

‎“Amendment Option Payment” means an amount, in US$, calculated to six decimal places, determined ‎when (a) the Aggregate Amendment Option Payment, is divided by (b) the sum of (i) the number of ‎Company Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment Time ‎‎(excluding any such shares held by any Excluded Company Shareholder), (ii) the number of ‎Company Proportionate Voting Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment Time ‎‎(excluding any such shares held by any Excluded Company Shareholder), multiplied by 40; (iii) ‎the number of Company Multiple Voting Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment ‎Time (excluding any such shares held by any Excluded Company Shareholder); (iv) the number ‎of Company Subordinate Voting Shares which the Amendment Time High Street Holders are ‎entitled to receive upon exchange of their Common Membership Units; and (v) the number of ‎Company Subordinate Voting Shares which the Amendment Time USCo2 Class B Holders are ‎entitled to receive upon exchange of their USCo2 Class B Shares.‎

 

 
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Amendment Time” means 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Amendment Date, or such other time on the Amendment Date as the Parties agree to in writing before the Amendment Date.

 

‎“Amendment Time Company Shareholder” means a Person who is a Company Shareholder ‎‎(other than an Excluded Company Shareholder) immediately prior to the Amendment Time.‎

 

‎“Amendment Time High Street Holder” means a Person who is a High Street Holder ‎immediately prior to the Amendment Time.‎

 

‎“Amendment Time USCo2 Class B Holder” means a Person who is a USCo2 Class B Holder ‎immediately prior to the Amendment Time.‎

 

Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement dated as of April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 and the date hereof pursuant to the Amendment, between the Purchaser and the Company, including the schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated.

 

BCBCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

 

Business Day” means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which major banks are generally closed for business in Toronto, Ontario or Vancouver, British Columbia or New York, New York, as the context requires.

 

Capital Reorganization” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(e).

 

Cash Proportion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(c).

 

Circular” means the notice of the Meeting and accompanying proxy statement, including all schedules, appendices and exhibits to, and information incorporated by reference in, such proxy statement, sent to the Company Shareholders in connection with the Meeting.

 

Common Membership Units” means the common membership units of High Street outstanding from time to time, other than common membership units held by Acreage Holdings America, Inc. and USCo2.

 

Company” means Acreage Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the BCBCA and treated as a “domestic corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Company Acquisition Closing Conditions” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

 
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Company Canadian Shareholder” means a Person (other than the Purchaser) who is a Shareholder at the Acquisition Effective Time and who has indicated in the Letter of Transmittal (or in such other document or form, or in such other manner, as may be specified in the Circular) that the Shareholder is (i) resident in Canada for purposes of the Tax Act, or (ii) a “Canadian partnership” as defined in the Tax Act.

 

Company Compensation Option Holder” means a holder of one or more Company Compensation Options.

 

Company Compensation Options” means the compensation options and the warrants of the Company which are outstanding as of the Amendment Time‎.

 

Company Multiple Voting Shares” means the shares of the Company designated as Class C multiple voting shares, each convertible into one Company Subordinate Voting Share and each entitling the holder thereof to 4,300 votes per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

“Company Non-U.S. Shareholder” means a Shareholder (other than the Purchaser) that is not a Company U.S. Shareholder.

 

Company Option In-The-Money-Amount” in respect of a Company Option means the amount, if any, determined immediately before the Amendment Time, by which the total Fair Market Value of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares that a holder is entitled to acquire on exercise of the Company Option, exceeds the aggregate exercise price payable to acquire such Company Subordinate Voting Shares at that time.

 

Company Optionholder” means a holder of Company Options.

 

Company Options” means the options to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan prior to the Amendment Time, which are outstanding as of the Amendment Time.

 

Company Proportionate Voting Shares” means the shares of the Company designated as Class B proportionate voting shares, each convertible into 40 Company Subordinate Voting Shares and each entitling the holder thereof to 40 votes per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

Company RSUs” means the restricted share units that may be settled by the Company in either cash or Company Subordinate Voting Shares which are outstanding as of the Amendment Time.

 

Company RSU Holders” means the holders of Company RSUs.

 

Company Securities” means, collectively, Company Shares, Company Options, Company RSUs and Company Compensation Options.

 

Company Share” means a share of the Company, and includes the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, the Company Proportionate Voting Shares and the Company Multiple Voting Shares.

 

 
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Company Shareholder” means a registered or beneficial holder of one or more Company Shares, as the context requires.

 

Company Subordinate Voting Shares” means the shares of the Company designated as Class A subordinate voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

Company U.S. Shareholder” means a Shareholder (other than the Purchaser or a Company Canadian Shareholder) that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the U.S. Tax Code.

 

Consideration Shares” means Purchaser Shares to be received by Shareholders (other than the Purchaser) pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(iii), Section 3.2(n)(iv) or Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F).

 

Court” means the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

 

CSE” means Canadian Securities Exchange.

 

Depositary” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada, or any other depositary or trust company, bank or financial institution as the Purchaser may appoint to act as depositary with the approval of the Company, acting reasonably, for the purpose of, among other things, exchanging certificates representing Shares for Consideration Shares in connection with the Amended Arrangement.

 

Dissent Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.

 

Dissenting Company Shareholder” means a registered holder of Company Shares who has properly exercised its Dissent Rights in respect of the Resolution in accordance with Section 4.1 and has not withdrawn or been deemed to have withdrawn such exercise of Dissent Rights and who is ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid the fair value of his, her or its Company Shares.

 

Dissenting Shares” means the Company Shares held by Dissenting Company Shareholders in respect of which such Dissenting Company Shareholders have given Notice of Dissent.

 

Eligible Company Canadian Shareholder” means a Company Canadian Shareholder who is not a Tax Exempt Person.

 

Exchange Ratio” means 0.3048 of a Purchaser Share to be issued by the Purchaser for each one New Subordinate Share exchanged pursuant to the Amended Arrangement, provided that, if the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis at the Acquisition Effective Time is greater than 127,301,393 New Subordinate Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis, and the Purchaser has not provided written approval for the issuance of such additional Securities, the Exchange Ratio shall be the fraction, calculated to six decimal places, determined by the formula A x B/C, where:

 

“A” equals 0.3048,

 

 
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“B” equals the number of New Subordinate Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis issued at the Amendment Time pursuant to the steps in the Plan of Arrangement up until Section 3.2(j), as increased for the issuance of such additional Securities in accordance with the Purchaser Approved Share Threshold, and

 

“C” equals the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis at the Acquisition Effective Time,

 

in each case subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Arrangement Agreement; provided that in the event of a Payout, the Exchange Ratio shall be decreased and the two references to 0.3048 above shall instead refer to the number determined by the formula (D – E) / (F x G), where:

 

“D” equal 0.3048 x (F x G)

 

“E” equals the Payout, and

 

“F” equals the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis at the Acquisition Effective Time

 

“G” the Fair Market Value of the Purchaser Shares immediately prior to the Acquisition Date.

 

Excluded Company Shareholder” means any Dissenting Company Shareholder.

 

Fair Market Value” means (i) in respect of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, New Subordinate Shares or the Floating Shares, as applicable, the volume weighted average trading price of the applicable share on the CSE (or other recognized stock exchange on which the applicable shares are primarily traded as determined by volume), subject to a minimum amount of US$6.41 in respect of the Floating Shares; and (ii) in respect of the Purchaser Shares, the volume weighted average trading price of the Purchaser Shares on the NYSE (or other recognized stock exchange on which the Purchaser Shares are primarily traded if not then traded on the NYSE, as determined by volume, and reflected in US$), in each case, for the five trading day period immediately prior to the Amendment Date or the Acquisition Date, as applicable.

 

Floating Call Option” means, pursuant to the terms of the Floating Shares, the embedded option of the Purchaser to acquire each Floating Share at the Acquisition Effective Time, on the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

 

Floating Call Option Exercise Notice” means a notice in writing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, delivered by the Purchaser to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) stating that the Purchaser is exercising its rights pursuant to the Floating Call Option to acquire all (but not less than all) of the Floating Shares on the Acquisition Date, subject to the satisfaction or waiver, as applicable, of the Acquisition Closing Conditions.

 

Floating Cash Consideration” means a cash amount in US$ equal to the product of the Floating Share Consideration multiplied by the volume weighted average trading price expressed in US$ of the Purchaser Shares on the NYSE (or other recognized stock exchange on which the Purchaser Shares are primarily traded if not then traded on the NYSE, as determined by volume) for the 30 trading day period immediately prior to the Floating Rate Date.

 

 
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Floating Compensation Options” means the compensation options and the warrants to purchase Floating Shares issued by the Company at or following the Amendment Time, which are outstanding as of the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

Floating Consideration” means, at the option of the Purchaser pursuant to the Floating Call Option notice in Exhibit B, either (i) the Floating Share Consideration; (ii) the Floating Cash Consideration; or (iii) a combination of clause (i) and (ii) in such amount as the Purchaser shall determine in accordance with Section 3.3(c); provided that in no circumstances shall the non-cash portion of the Aggregate Floating Consideration include Purchaser Shares in an amount greater than the Floating Share Maximum without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.

 

Floating Election Date” means the date on which the Purchaser delivers the Floating Call Option Exercise Notice to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary), provided that for greater certainty, such date shall be on or before the Floating Election Expiry Date.

 

Floating Election Expiry Date” means the date that is 30 days following the Floating Rate Date.

 

Floating Option In-The-Money-Amount” in respect of a Floating Option means the amount, if any, determined immediately before the Acquisition Effective Time, by which the total Fair Market Value of the Floating Shares that a holder is entitled to acquire on exercise of the Floating Option, exceeds the aggregate exercise price to acquire such Floating Shares at that time.

 

Floating Optionholder” means a holder of Floating Options.

 

Floating Options” means the options to purchase Floating Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time, which are outstanding as of the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

Floating Per Share Consideration” means (i) the Floating Consideration, or (ii) following a Purchaser Change of Control, such Alternate Floating Consideration that holders of Shares are entitled to receive.

 

Floating Rate” means the fraction, calculated to six decimal places, determined by the formula A/B where:

 

“A” equals the volume weighted average trading price expressed in US$ of the Floating Shares on the CSE (or other recognized stock exchange on which the Floating Shares are primarily traded as determined by volume) for the 30 trading day period immediately prior to the Floating Rate Date, subject to a minimum amount of US$6.41

 

“B” equals the volume weighted average trading price expressed in US$ of the Purchaser Shares on the NYSE (or other recognized stock exchange on which the Purchaser Shares are primarily traded if not then traded on the NYSE, as determined by volume) for the 30 trading day period immediately prior to the Floating Rate Date.

 

 
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Floating Rate Date” means the date of the exercise, or deemed exercise, of the Purchaser Call Option.

 

Floating Ratio” means the Floating Rate of a Purchaser Share to be issued by the Purchaser for each one Floating Share exchanged pursuant to the Amended Arrangement, provided that, if the aggregate number of Floating Shares on a Fully-Diluted Floating Basis at the Acquisition Effective Time is greater than 58,257,533, and the Purchaser has not provided written approval for the issuance of such additional Securities, the Floating Ratio shall be the fraction, calculated to six decimal places, determined by the formula A x B/C, where:

 

“A” equals the Floating Rate,

 

“B” equals the number of Floating Shares on a Fully-Diluted Floating Basis issued at the Amendment Time pursuant to the steps in the Plan of Arrangement up until Section 3.2(j), as increased for the issuance of such additional Securities in accordance with the Purchaser Approved Share Threshold, and

 

“C” equals the aggregate number of Floating Shares on a Fully-Diluted Floating Basis at the Acquisition Effective Time,

 

in each case subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

Floating RSUs” means the restricted share units that may be settled by the Company in either cash or Floating Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time, which are outstanding as of the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

Floating Shareholder” means a registered or beneficial holder of one or more Floating Shares, as the context requires.

 

Floating Share Consideration” means that number of Purchaser Shares issuable per Floating Share based on the Floating Ratio.

 

Floating Share Maximum” means 70,713,995 Purchaser Shares.

 

Floating Shares” means the shares of the Company to be created pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(iii) of this Amended Plan of Arrangement and designated as Class D subordinate voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

 
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Fully-Diluted Basis” means the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares assuming the conversion, exercise or exchange, as applicable, of the New Multiple Shares, New Options, New RSUs, New Compensation Options and any other warrants, options or other securities, including the Common Membership Units and USCo2 Class B Shares, convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for New Subordinate Shares (as such convertible securities have been adjusted to reflect the Capital Reorganization, as applicable and assuming the conversion of any underlying New Multiple Shares) but excluding, for greater certainty, the Floating Shares, the Floating Options, the Floating RSUs and the Floating Compensation Options.

 

Fully-Diluted Floating Basis” means the aggregate number of Floating Shares assuming the conversion, exercise or exchange, as applicable, of the Floating Options, Floating RSUs and Floating Compensation Options and any other warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Floating Shares, including assuming the conversion, exercise or exchange, as applicable, of the Common Membership Units and the USCo2 Class B Shares.

 

Governmental Entity” means (i) any international, multinational, national, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, commissioner, board, bureau, ministry, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (ii) any subdivision or authority of any of the above, (iii) any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing, or (iv) any stock exchange.

 

High Street” means High Street Capital Partners, LLC.

 

High Street Holders” means the holders of Common Membership Units and vested Class C-1 Membership Units as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of High Street, as may be amended.

 

IRS” means Internal Revenue Service.

 

Issued Securities” means all securities (other than Mergeco New Subordinate Shares) to be issued pursuant to the Amended Arrangement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to Sections 3.2(n)(i), all Purchaser Shares issued pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(iii), Section 3.2(n)(iv) or Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F), Replacement Options, Replacement RSUs and Replacement Compensation Options.

 

Law” means, with respect to any Person, any and all applicable law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, official guidance, ruling or other similar requirement, whether domestic or foreign, enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Entity that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its business, undertaking, property or securities, and to the extent that they have the force of law, policies, guidelines, notices and protocols of any Governmental Entity, as amended.

 

Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be sent by the Company to Shareholders following the receipt by the Company of a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice or Triggering Event Notice, as the case may be, and if applicable, the Floating Call Option Exercise Notice.

 

 
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Lien” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothec, security interest, prior claim, encroachments, option, right of first refusal or first offer, occupancy right, covenant, assignment, lien (statutory or otherwise), defect of title, or restriction or adverse right or claim, or other third party interest or encumbrance of any kind, in each case, whether contingent or absolute.

 

Meeting” means the special meeting of Company Shareholders, held on September 16, 2020, in accordance with the Amendment Interim Order to consider the Resolution.

 

Mergeco” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(n)(vi).

 

Mergeco New Subordinate Shares” means the New Subordinate Shares in the capital of Mergeco.

 

Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(n)(vi).

 

New Compensation Options” means the compensation options and warrants to purchase New Subordinate Shares at or following the Amendment Time, which remain outstanding as of Acquisition Effective Time.

 

New Multiple Shares” means shares of the Company to be created pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(ii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement and designated as multiple voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to 4,300 votes per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

New Options” means the options to purchase New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time, which are outstanding as of the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

New Option In-The-Money-Amount” in respect of a New Option means the amount, if any, determined immediately before the Acquisition Effective Time, by which the total Fair Market Value of the New Subordinate Shares that a holder is entitled to acquire on exercise of the New Option, exceeds the aggregate exercise price payable to acquire such New Subordinate Shares at that time.

 

New RSUs” means the restricted share units that may be settled by the Company in either cash or New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan at or following the Amendment Time, which are outstanding as of the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

New Subordinate Shares” means shares of the Company to be created pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement and designated as subordinate voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.

 

Notice of Dissent” means a notice of dissent duly and validly given by a registered holder of Company Shares exercising Dissent Rights as contemplated in the Amendment Interim Order and as described in Article 4.

 

 
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NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Original Plan of Arrangement” means the plan of contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement implemented on June 27, 2019 under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) involving the Company and the Purchaser.

 

Parties” means the Company and the Purchaser and “Party” means any one of them.

 

‎“Payment Agent” means Odyssey Trust Company, or any other payment agent or trust ‎company, bank or financial institution as the Company may appoint to act as payment agent ‎with the approval of the Purchaser, acting reasonably, for the purpose of, among other things, ‎paying the Amendment Option Payment to the recipients thereof in connection with the Amendment.‎

 

Payout” means any amount paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries over US$20,000,000 in order to either (i) settle; (ii) satisfy a judgement; or (iii) acquire the disputed minority non-controlling interest; in connection with the claim set forth in Section (r)(4) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

 

Person” includes any individual, partnership, association, body corporate, organization, trust, estate, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative, government (including Governmental Entity), syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status.

 

Per Share Consideration” means (i) the Purchaser Share Consideration, or (ii) following a Purchaser Change of Control, the Alternate Consideration that Shareholders are entitled to receive in accordance with Section 2.15 of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

Per Share Amendment Option Payment” means:

 

(a) for each Company Subordinate Voting Share, the Amendment Option Payment;

 

(b) for each Company Proportionate Voting Share, the Amendment Option Payment multiplied by 40;

 

(c) for each Company Multiple Voting Share, the Amendment Option Payment;

 

(d) for each Company Subordinate Voting Share which may be obtained upon exchange of Common Membership Units by Amendment Time High Street Holders, the Amendment Option Payment; and

 

(e) for each Company Subordinate Voting Share which may be obtained upon exchange of USCo2 Class B Shares by Amendment Time USCo2 Class B holders, the Amendment Option Payment.

 

Proportionate Election” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(c).

 

Proposal Agreement” means the proposal agreement between the Purchaser and the Company dated as of June 24, 2020.

 

 
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Purchaser” means Canopy Growth Corporation, a corporation organized under the federal laws of Canada.

 

Purchaser Acquisition Closing Conditions” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

Purchaser Call Option” means, pursuant to the special rights and restrictions of the Shares (other than the Floating Shares), the embedded option of the Purchaser to acquire such Share on the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

 

Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice” means a notice in writing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, delivered by the Purchaser to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) stating that the Purchaser is exercising its rights pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option to acquire all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares, and specifying a Business Day (to be not less than 61 days and not more than 90 days following the date such Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice is delivered to the Company) on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option is to occur, subject to the satisfaction or waiver, as applicable, of the Acquisition Closing Conditions.

 

Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date” means the date that is 10 years following the Amendment Date.

 

Purchaser Call Option Share” means a Share (other than a Floating Share) in respect of which a Purchaser Call Option is embedded in the special rights and restrictions of such Shares.

 

Purchaser Change of Control” means any business consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, redemption, compulsory acquisition or similar transaction pursuant to which 100% of the shares or all or substantially all of the assets of the Purchaser are transferred, sold or conveyed, directly or indirectly, to any other Person or group of Persons, acting jointly or in concert.

 

Purchaser Change of Control Valuation” means the fraction, calculated to six decimal places, determined by the formula A/(A+B) where:

 

“A” equals the total value of all consideration payable to holders of Purchaser Shares upon a Purchaser Change of Control, and if such consideration includes securities that are issuable in connection with such Purchaser Change of Control, such securities shall be valued based upon the volume weighted average trading price expressed in US$ of the securities of the acquiror in connection with such Purchaser Change of Control on the stock exchange on which the securities are primarily traded (as determined by volume) for the 30 trading day period immediately prior to the Purchaser Change of Control, and

 

“B” equals the total value of the issued and outstanding securities of the acquiror in connection with such Purchaser Change of Control immediately prior to the Purchaser Change of Control which shall be determined based upon the volume weighted average trading price expressed in US$ of the securities of the acquiror in connection with such Purchaser Change of Control on the stock exchange on which the securities are primarily traded (as determined by volume) for the 30 trading day period immediately prior to the Purchaser Change of Control.

 

 
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Purchaser Equity Incentive Plan” means the Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Purchaser as approved by shareholders of the Purchaser on July 30, 2018, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated in accordance therewith, prior to the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

Purchaser Share Consideration” means that number of Purchaser Shares issuable per New Subordinate Share in accordance with Sections 3.2(n)(iv) and 3.2(n)(vi)(F) and based on the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time.

 

Purchaser Shares” means the common shares in the capital of the Purchaser.

 

Purchaser Subco” means 1208640 BC Ltd., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Purchaser, incorporated under the BCBCA for the purposes of completing the Merger.

 

Purchaser Subco Shares” means the common shares in the capital of Purchaser Subco.

 

Registrar” means the person appointed as the Registrar of Companies pursuant to Section 400 of the BCBCA.

 

“Reorganization Depositary” means Odyssey Trust Company, or any other depositary or trust company, bank or financial institution as the Company may appoint to act as depositary for the purpose of, among other things, exchanging certificates representing Company Shares for New Subordinate Shares and New Multiple Shares in connection with the Capital Reorganization.

 

Reorganization Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be sent by the Company to Company Shareholders in connection with the Capital Reorganization.

 

Replacement Compensation Option” means an option or right to purchase Purchaser Shares granted by the Purchaser in replacement of (i) New Compensation Options on the basis set forth in Section 3.2(n)(viii); and/or (ii) if applicable, Floating Compensation Options on the basis set forth in Section 3.2(n)(xi).

 

Replacement Option” means an option or right to purchase Purchaser Shares granted by the Purchaser in exchange for (i) New Options on the basis set forth in Section 3.2(n)(vii); and/or (ii) if applicable, Floating Options on the basis set forth in Section 3.2(n)(x).

 

Replacement Option In-The-Money Amount” means, in respect of a Replacement Option, the amount, if any, determined immediately after the exchange in Section 3.2(n)(vii) or Section 3.2(n)(x), as applicable, by which the total Fair Market Value of the Purchaser Shares that a holder is entitled to acquire on exercise of the Replacement Option exceeds the aggregate exercise price payable to acquire such Purchaser Shares at that time.

 

 
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Replacement RSU” means a restricted share unit that may be settled in cash or Purchaser Shares granted by the Purchaser in exchange for (i) New RSUs on the basis set forth in Section 3.2(n)(ix); and (ii) if applicable, Floating RSUs on the basis set forth in Section 3.2(n)(xii).

 

Required Filings” means the records and information required to be provided to the Registrar under Section 292(a) of the BCBCA in respect of the Amended Arrangement, together with a copy of the Amendment Final Order.

 

Resolution” means the special resolution approving this Amended Plan of Arrangement that was approved at the Meeting.

 

Securities” means, collectively, New Subordinate Shares, New Multiple Shares, Floating Shares, New Options, Floating Options, New RSUs, Floating RSUs, New Compensation Options and Floating Compensation Options.

 

Shares” means, collectively, the New Subordinate Shares, the New Multiple Shares and the Floating Shares.

 

Share Proportion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(c).

 

Shareholder” means a registered or beneficial holder of one or more Shares, as the context requires.

 

Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended from time to time.

 

Tax Exempt Person” means a person who is exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act.

 

Triggering Event Date” means the date federal laws in the United States are amended to permit the general cultivation, distribution and possession of marijuana (as defined in 21 U.S.C 802) or to remove the regulation of such activities from the federal laws of the United States.

 

Triggering Event Notice” means a notice in writing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, delivered by the Purchaser to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) stating that the Triggering Event Date has occurred and specifying a Business Day (to be not less than 61 days and not more than 90 days following the date such Triggering Event Notice is delivered to the Company) on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option is to occur, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the Acquisition Closing Conditions.

 

TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange.

 

United States” and “U.S.” each mean the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia.

 

US$” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

USCo2” means Acreage Holdings WC Inc., a subsidiary of the Company.

 

 
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USCo2 Class B Holders” means the holders of USCo2 Class B Shares.

 

USCo2 Class B Shares” means Class B non-voting common shares in the capital of USCo2 outstanding as of the date of the Arrangement Agreement.

 

U.S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

U.S. Tax Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

U.S. Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the U.S. Tax Code by the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

1.2 Certain Rules of Interpretation.

 

In this Amended Plan of Arrangement, unless otherwise specified:

 

(1) Headings, etc. The division of this Amended Plan of Arrangement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

(2) Currency. All references to dollars or to “$” are references to United States dollars.

 

(3) Gender and Number. Any reference to gender includes all genders. Words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice versa.

 

(4) Certain Phrases, etc. The words “including”, “includes” and “include” mean “including (or includes or include) without limitation,” and “the aggregate of”, “the total of”, “the sum of”, or a phrase of similar meaning means “the aggregate (or total or sum), without duplication, of.”

 

(5) Statutes. Any reference to a statute refers to such statute and all rules and regulations made under it, as it or they may have been or may from time to time be amended or re- enacted, unless stated otherwise.

 

(6) Computation of Time. A period of time is to be computed as beginning on the day following the event that began the period and ending at 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the period, if the last day of the period is a Business Day, or at 4:30 p.m. on the next Business Day if the last day of the period is not a Business Day. If the date on which any action is required or permitted to be taken under this Amended Plan of Arrangement by a Person is not a Business Day, such action shall be required or permitted to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 

(7) Time References. References to time are to local time, Toronto, Ontario, unless otherwise indicated.

 

 
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Article 2
AMENDMENT AND BINDING EFFECT

 

2.1 Amendment.

 

This Amended Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement, except in respect of the sequence of the transactions and events comprising the Amended Arrangement, which shall occur in the order set forth herein.

 

2.2 Binding Effect.

 

As of and from the Amendment Time, this Amended Plan of Arrangement will be binding on: (i) the Company, (ii) the Purchaser, (iii) Purchaser Subco, (iv) the Reorganization Depositary, (v) the Depositary, (vi) all registered and beneficial Shareholders (including Dissenting Company Shareholders and including, for the avoidance of doubt, Persons who acquire Shares after the Amendment Time), (vii) all High Street Holders and USCo2 Class B Holders, and (viii) all holders of Company Options, New Options, Floating Options, Company RSUs, New RSUs, Floating RSUs, Company Compensation Options, New Compensation Options and Floating Compensation Options (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Persons who acquire New Options, Floating Options, New RSUs, Floating RSUs, New Company Compensation Options or Floating Compensation Options after the Amendment Time), in each case without any further act or formality required on the part of any Person.

 

2.3 Time of Arrangement.

 

The exchanges, issuances and cancellations provided for in Section 3.2 shall be deemed to occur at the time and in the order specified in Section 3.2, notwithstanding that certain of the procedures related thereto are not completed until after such time.

 

2.4 No Impairment.

 

No rights of creditors against the property and interests of the Company will be impaired by the Amended Arrangement.

 

Article 3
THE AMENDED ARRANGEMENT

 

3.1 Original Plan of Arrangement.

 

The Company and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge that pursuant to the terms of the Original Plan of Arrangement, the provisions of Section 3.1(a) through 3.1(f) of the Original Plan of Arrangement have already occurred and that the provisions of Section 3.1(g) through 3.1(i) of the Original Plan of Arrangement are hereby superseded. For greater certainty, the Company and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge that the Aggregate Option Premium (as defined in the Original Plan of Arrangement) was paid by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Original Plan of Arrangement.

 

 
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3.2 Amended Arrangement.

 

Commencing at the Amendment Time, each of the transactions or events set out below shall occur and shall be deemed to occur in the following sequence, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, and in each case, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Section 3.2, effective as at two-minute intervals starting at the Amendment Time:

 

(a) each Company Share held by a Dissenting Company Shareholder shall be, and shall be deemed to be, transferred to the Purchaser by the holder thereof, free and clear of all Liens, and thereupon each Dissenting Company Shareholder shall cease to have any rights as a holder of such Company Shares other than a claim against the Purchaser in an amount determined and payable in accordance with Article 4 and the name of such Dissenting Company Shareholder shall be removed from the securities register for the Company Shares;

 

(b) each Company Share acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.2(a) shall be, and shall be deemed to be, surrendered to the Company, free and clear of all Liens, and each such Company Share so surrendered shall be cancelled for no consideration and thereupon the Purchaser shall cease to have any rights as a holder of such Company Shares and the name of the Purchaser shall be removed from the securities register for the Company Shares;

 

(c) ‎the Purchaser shall, concurrently with the transactions set out in Section 3.2(b), pay ‎to each Amendment Time Company Shareholder the Per Share Amendment Option Payment in ‎respect of each Company Share held by such Amendment Time Company ‎Shareholder at the Amendment Time;‎

 

(d) the Notice of Articles and Articles of the Company, as applicable, shall be altered to:

 

(i) create the New Subordinate Shares and to provide for the special rights and restrictions attaching to the New Subordinate Shares set out in the attached Exhibit A, which special rights and restrictions shall specifically refer to and include the Purchaser Call Option;

 

(ii) create the New Multiple Shares and to provide for the special rights and restrictions attaching to the New Multiple Shares set out in the attached Exhibit A, which special rights and restrictions shall specifically refer to and include the Purchaser Call Option; and

 

(iii) create the Floating Shares and to provide for the special rights and restrictions attaching to the Floating Shares set out in the attached Exhibit A, which special rights and restrictions shall specifically refer to and include the Floating Call Option;

 

 
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(e) the Company shall undertake a reorganization of capital (the “Capital Reorganization”) within the meaning of Section 86 of the Tax Act, and which reorganization shall occur in the following order:

 

(i) each outstanding Company Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged with the Company free and clear of all Liens for 0.7 of a New Subordinate Share and 0.3 of a Floating Share, and each such Company Subordinate Voting Share shall thereupon be cancelled, and:

 

(A) the holders of such Company Subordinate Voting Shares shall cease to be the holders thereof and to have any rights or privileges as holders of such Company Subordinate Voting Shares;

 

(B) such holders’ names shall be removed from the register of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares maintained by or on behalf of the Company; and

 

(C) each holder of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares shall be deemed to be the holder of the New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares (in each case, free and clear of any Liens) exchanged for the Company Subordinate Voting Shares and shall be entered in the registers of the New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares maintained by or on behalf of the Company as the registered holder thereof;

 

(ii) each outstanding Company Proportionate Voting Share will be exchanged with the Company free and clear of all Liens for 28 New Subordinate Shares and 12 Floating Shares, and such Company Proportionate Voting Share shall thereupon be cancelled, and:

 

(A) the holders of such Company Proportionate Voting Shares shall cease to be the holders thereof and to have any rights or privileges as holders of such Company Proportionate Voting Shares;

 

(B) such holders’ names shall be removed from the register of the Company Proportionate Voting Shares maintained by or on behalf of the Company; and

 

(C) each holder of the Company Proportionate Voting Shares shall be deemed to be the holder of the New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares (in each case, free and clear of any Liens) exchanged for the Company Proportionate Voting Shares and shall be entered in the registers of the New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares maintained by or on behalf of the Company as the registered holder thereof;

 

 
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(iii) each outstanding Company Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged with the Company free and clear of all Liens for 0.7 of a New Multiple Share and 0.3 of a Floating Share, and such Company Multiple Voting Share shall thereupon be cancelled, and:

 

(A) the holders of such Company Multiple Voting Shares shall cease to be the holders thereof and to have any rights or privileges as holders of such Company Multiple Voting Shares;

 

(B) such holders’ names shall be removed from the register of the Company Multiple Voting Shares maintained by or on behalf of the Company; and

 

(C) each holder of the Company Multiple Voting Shares shall be deemed to be the holder of the New Multiple Shares and Floating Shares (in each case, free and clear of any Liens) exchanged for the Company Multiple Voting Shares and shall be entered in the registers of the New Multiple Shares and Floating Shares maintained by or on behalf of the Company as the registered holder thereof;

 

(iv) immediately after the Amendment Time, the capital of the outstanding New Subordinate Shares will be an amount equal to 0.7 of the aggregate capital of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares and Company Proportionate Voting Shares, less 0.7 of the capital that was attributable to the Company Subordinate Voting Shares and Company Proportionate Voting Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders immediately prior to the Amendment Time;

 

(v) immediately after the Amendment Time, the capital of the outstanding New Multiple Shares will be an amount equal to 0.7 of the aggregate capital of the Company Multiple Voting Shares, less 0.7 of the capital that was attributable to the Company Multiple Voting Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders immediately prior to the Amendment Time;

 

(vi) immediately after the Amendment Time, the capital of the outstanding Floating Shares will be an amount equal to 0.3 of the aggregate capital of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, Company Proportionate Voting Shares and Company Multiple Voting Shares, less 0.3 of the capital that was attributable to the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, Company Proportionate Voting Shares and Company Multiple Voting Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders immediately prior to the Amendment Time;

 

 
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(f) each Company Option shall be exchanged for:

 

(i) a New Option to acquire from the Company such number of New Subordinate Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Amendment Time, multiplied by (B) 0.7 (provided that if any holder of New Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(f), is holding in aggregate, New Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a New Subordinate Share, then the number of New Subordinate Shares to be issued pursuant to such New Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such New Options shall provide for an exercise price per New Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product obtained when: (i) the exercise price per Company Subordinate Voting Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the Company Option it replaces is multiplied by (ii) 0.7, and any document evidencing a Company Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such New Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a New Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Company Option for which it was exchanged, and shall be governed by the terms of the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Company Option. It is intended that subsection 7(1.4) of the Tax Act and Sections 1.424-1(a)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations, as applicable, apply to such exchange of Company Options; and

 

(ii) a Floating Option to acquire from the Company such number of Floating Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Amendment Time, multiplied by (B) 0.3 (provided that if any holder of Floating Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(f), is holding in aggregate, Floating Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Floating Share, then the number of Floating Shares to be issued pursuant to such Floating Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Floating Options shall provide for an exercise price per Floating Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product obtained when: (i) the exercise price per Company Subordinate Voting Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the Company Option it replaces is multiplied by (ii) 0.3, and any document evidencing a Company Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Floating Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Floating Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Company Option for which it was exchanged, and shall be governed by the terms of the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Company Option. It is intended that subsection 7(1.4) of the Tax Act and Sections 1.424-1(a)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations, as applicable, apply to such exchange of Company Options;

 

 
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Accordingly, and notwithstanding the foregoing, if required, the exercise price of the New Options and Floating Options will be increased proportionally such that the Amended Options In-The-Money Amount immediately after the exchange does not exceed the Company Option In-The-Money Amount of the Company Option (or a fraction thereof) exchanged for such New Options and Floating Options immediately before the exchange and so on a share-by-share basis, the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the Company Options being exchanged shall not be less favourable to the optionee than the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the New Options and Floating Options immediately following the exchange;

 

(g) each Company Compensation Option shall be adjusted in accordance with its terms to provide that each Company Compensation Option shall be replaced by:

 

(i) a New Compensation Option to acquire from the Company such number of New Subordinate Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Compensation Option immediately prior to the Amendment Time, multiplied by (B) 0.7 (provided that if any holder of New Compensation Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(g), is holding in aggregate, New Compensation Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a New Subordinate Share, then the number of New Subordinate Shares to be issued pursuant to such New Compensation Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such New Compensation Option shall provide for an exercise price per New Compensation Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product obtained when: (i) the exercise price per Company Subordinate Voting Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the Company Compensation Option it replaces is multiplied by (ii) 0.7, and any document evidencing a Company Compensation Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such New Compensation Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a New Compensation Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Company Compensation Option for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Company Compensation Option; and

 

 
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(ii) a Floating Compensation Option to acquire from the Company such number of Floating Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Compensation Option immediately prior to the Amendment Time, multiplied by (B) 0.3 (provided that if any holder of Floating Compensation Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(g), is holding in aggregate, Floating Compensation Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Floating Share, then the number of Floating Shares to be issued pursuant to such Floating Compensation Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Floating Compensation Option shall provide for an exercise price per Floating Compensation Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product obtained when: (i) the exercise price per Company Subordinate Voting Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the Company Compensation Option it replaces is multiplied by (ii) 0.3, and any document evidencing a Company Compensation Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Floating Compensation Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Floating Compensation Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Company Compensation Option for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Company Compensation Option;

 

(h) each Company RSU shall be adjusted in accordance with its terms to provide that each Company RSU shall be replaced by:

 

(i) a New RSU to acquire from the Company such number of New Subordinate Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that were issuable upon vesting of such Company RSU immediately prior to the Amendment Time, multiplied by (B) 0.7 (provided that if any holder of New RSUs, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(h), is holding in aggregate, New RSUs that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a New Subordinate Share, then the number of New Subordinate Shares to be issued pursuant to such New RSUs shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such New RSU shall provide for a conversion price per New RSU (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product obtained when: (i) the conversion price per Company Subordinate Voting Share that would otherwise be applicable pursuant to the Company RSU it replaces is multiplied by (ii) 0.7, and any document evidencing a Company RSU shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such New RSU. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a New RSU, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Company RSU for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any holder with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Company RSU; and

 

 
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(ii) a Floating RSU to acquire from the Company such number of Floating Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that were issuable upon vesting of such Company RSU immediately prior to the Amendment Time, multiplied by (B) 0.3 (provided that if any holder of Floating RSUs, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(h), is holding in aggregate, Floating RSUs that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Floating Share, then the number of Floating Shares to be issued pursuant to such Floating RSUs shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Floating RSU shall provide for a conversion price per Floating RSU (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product obtained when: (i) the conversion price per Company Subordinate Voting Share that would otherwise be applicable pursuant to the Company RSU it replaces is multiplied by (ii) 0.3, and any document evidencing a Company RSU shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Floating RSU. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Floating RSU, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Company RSU for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any holder with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Company RSU;

 

(i) the Notice of Articles and Articles of the Company, as applicable, shall be altered to:

 

(i) remove the Company Subordinate Voting Shares and the special rights and restrictions attaching to the Company Subordinate Voting Shares;

 

(ii) remove the Company Proportionate Voting Shares and the special rights and restrictions attaching to the Company Proportionate Voting Shares; and

 

(iii) remove the Company Multiple Voting Shares and the special rights and restrictions attaching to the Company Multiple Voting Shares;

 

(j) upon the Triggering Event Date occurring prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Purchaser shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchaser Call Option, exercise, and shall be deemed to have exercised, effective at the end of the Triggering Event Date, the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the outstanding Purchaser Call Option Shares other than any Purchaser Call Option Shares held by the Purchaser;

 

(k) upon the Triggering Event Date occurring prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Purchaser may, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Floating Call Option, exercise the Floating Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the outstanding Floating Shares other than any Floating Shares held by the Purchaser;

 

 
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(l) upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Purchaser Call Option by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Purchaser shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchaser Call Option, acquire from each Shareholder, other than the Purchaser, and each such Shareholder shall be required to transfer to the Purchaser, all of the Purchaser Call Option Shares that are held by such Shareholder on the Acquisition Date immediately following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i), which acquisition and transfer shall occur on the Acquisition Date in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iii) or Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F), as applicable;

 

(m) in the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Purchaser shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Floating Call Option, acquire from each Floating Shareholder, other than the Purchaser, and each such Floating Shareholder shall be required to transfer to the Purchaser, all of the Floating Shares that are held by such Floating Shareholder on the Acquisition Date, which acquisition and transfer shall occur on the Acquisition Date in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iv);

 

(n) on the Acquisition Date, each of the transactions or events set out below in this Section 3.2(n) shall occur, and shall be deemed to occur, in the following sequence, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, effective as at two minute intervals starting at the Acquisition Effective Time:

 

(i) each New Multiple Share outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time shall be exchanged with the Company for one New Subordinate Share, and upon such exchange:

 

(A) each such exchanged New Multiple Share shall be cancelled, and the holders of such exchanged New Multiple Shares shall be removed from the Company’s securities register for the New Multiple Shares; and

 

(B) each holder of such exchanged New Multiple Shares shall be entered in the Company’s securities register as the holder of the New Subordinate Shares issued to such holder pursuant to this Section 3.2(n)(i);

 

(ii) concurrently with the exchange of New Multiple Shares pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(i), the capital of the New Multiple Shares shall be reduced to nil, and there shall be added to the capital of the New Subordinate Shares, in respect of the New Subordinate Shares issued pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(i), an amount equal to the capital of the New Multiple Shares immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time;

 

 
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(iii) in accordance with the terms of the Purchaser Call Option, each New Subordinate Share held by a Company Non-U.S. Shareholder immediately following the exchange in Section 3.2(n)(i) shall be transferred, and shall be deemed to be transferred, free and clear of all Liens by the holder thereof to the Purchaser for the Purchaser Share Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Per Share Consideration), which Purchaser Share Consideration or Per Share Consideration, as applicable, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, and upon such transfer:

 

(A) each such former holder of such transferred New Subordinate Shares shall be removed from the Company’s securities register for the New Subordinate Shares;

 

(B) the Purchaser shall be entered in the Company’s securities register for the New Subordinate Shares as the legal owner of such transferred New Subordinate Shares; and

 

(C) each such former holder of such transferred New Subordinate Shares shall, subject to Section 5.1, be entered in the Purchaser’s securities register for the Purchaser Shares in respect of the Consideration Shares issued to such holder pursuant to this Section 3.2(n)(iii), or, to the extent applicable, in the securities register of the issuer of any Alternate Consideration that such former holder of New Subordinate Shares is entitled to receive in lieu of the Consideration Shares;

 

(iv) in the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, in accordance with the terms of the Floating Call Option, each Floating Share held by a Shareholder, other than Floating Shares held by the Purchaser, shall be transferred, and shall be deemed to be transferred, free and clear of all Liens by the holder thereof to the Purchaser for the Floating Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Floating Per Share Consideration), which Floating Consideration or Floating Per Share Consideration, as applicable, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, and upon such transfer:

 

(A) each such former holder of such transferred Floating Shares shall be removed from the Company’s securities register for the Floating Shares;

 

(B) the Purchaser shall be entered in the Company’s securities register for the Floating Shares as the legal owner of such transferred Floating Shares; and

 

 
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(C) if applicable, each such former holder of such transferred Floating Shares shall, subject to Section 5.1, be entered in the Purchaser’s securities register for the Purchaser Shares in respect of the Consideration Shares issued to such holder pursuant to this Section 3.2(n)(iv), or, to the extent applicable, in the securities register of the issuer of any Alternate Floating Consideration that such former holder of Floating Shares is entitled to receive in lieu of the Consideration Shares;

 

(v) each Eligible Company Canadian Shareholder shall be entitled to make a joint tax election with the Purchaser, pursuant to subsection 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act, as applicable (and the analogous provisions of provincial income tax law) in respect of any Shares transferred to the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall make available on the Purchaser’s website tax election forms required under the Tax Act within 60 days of the Acquisition Date. Any Eligible Company Canadian Shareholder who wants to make such election and otherwise qualifies to make such election may do so by providing to the Purchaser two signed copies of the necessary election forms within 120 days following the Acquisition Date, duly completed with the details of the number of Shares transferred and the applicable agreed amount or amounts for the purposes of such election. Thereafter, subject to the election forms complying with the provisions of the Tax Act (or applicable provincial or territorial income tax law), the forms will be signed by the Purchaser and returned to such Eligible Company Canadian Shareholder by ordinary mail within 30 days after the receipt thereof by the Purchaser for filing with the Canada Revenue Agency (or the applicable provincial or territorial taxing authority). The Purchaser will not be responsible for the proper completion of any election form, except for the obligation of the Purchaser to so sign and return duly completed election forms which are received by the Purchaser within 120 days following the Acquisition Date. The Purchaser will not be responsible for any taxes, interest or penalties resulting from the failure by an Eligible Company Canadian Shareholder to properly complete or file the election forms in the form and manner and within the time prescribed by the Tax Act (or any applicable provincial or territorial legislation). In its sole discretion, the Purchaser may choose to sign and return an election form received by it more than 120 days following the Acquisition Date, but the Purchaser will have no obligation to do so;

 

(vi) Purchaser Subco shall merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and Purchaser Subco and the Company shall be one corporate entity with the same effect as if they had amalgamated under Section 269 of the BCBCA, except that the legal existence of the Company shall not cease and the Company shall survive the Merger (the Company, as such surviving entity, “Mergeco”), notwithstanding the issue by the Registrar of a certificate of amalgamation and the assignment of a new incorporation number to Mergeco. The Merger, together with the transactions described in this Section 3.2(n)(i) through Section 3.2(n)(xii) is intended to qualify as an amalgamation as defined in subsection 87(9) of the Tax Act. As part of the Merger, and upon the Merger becoming effective:

 

 
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(A) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall survive the Merger as Mergeco;

 

(B) the properties, rights and interests and obligations of the Company shall continue to be the properties, rights and interests and obligations of Mergeco, and the Merger shall not constitute an assignment by operation of law, a transfer or any other disposition of the property, rights and interests of the Company to Mergeco;

 

(C) the separate legal existence of Purchaser Subco shall cease without Purchaser Subco being liquidated or wound up, and the property, rights and interests and obligations of Purchaser Subco shall become the property, rights and interests and obligations of Mergeco;

 

(D) Mergeco shall continue to be liable for the obligations of each of the Company and Purchaser Subco;

 

(E) the Notice of Articles and Articles of Mergeco shall be the same as the Notice of Articles and Articles of the Company, as altered in accordance with Sections 3.2(d) and 3.2(i), provided that the Purchaser Call Option shall no longer be applicable;

 

(F) each New Subordinate Share held by a Company U.S. Shareholder immediately following the exchange in Section 3.2(n)(i) shall, in accordance with the Purchaser Call Option, be transferred, and shall be deemed to be transferred, free and clear of all Liens by the holder thereof to the Purchaser for the Purchaser Share Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Per Share Consideration), which Purchaser Share Consideration or Per Share Consideration, as applicable, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, and each such former holder shall be deemed to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments and waivers, statutory or otherwise, required to transfer such New Subordinate Shares in accordance with this Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F), and upon such transfer:

 

i) each such former holder of such transferred New Subordinate Shares shall be removed from the Company’s securities register for the New Subordinate Shares;

 

ii) the Purchaser shall be entered in Mergeco’s securities register for the Mergeco New Subordinate Shares as the legal owner of such transferred New Subordinate Shares; and

 

 
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iii) each such former holder of such transferred New Subordinate Shares shall, subject to Section 5.1, be entered in the Purchaser’s securities register for the Purchaser Shares in respect of the Consideration Shares issued to such holder pursuant to this Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F), or, to the extent applicable, in the securities register of the issuer of any Alternate Consideration that such former holder of New Subordinate Shares is entitled to receive in lieu of the Consideration Shares;

 

(G) each New Subordinate Share held by the Purchaser and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be exchanged for Mergeco New Subordinate Shares on the basis of one Mergeco New Subordinate Share for each New Subordinate Share;

 

(H) each Floating Share outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be exchanged for Mergeco New Subordinate Shares on the basis of one Mergeco New Subordinate Share for each Floating Share;

 

(I) each Purchaser Subco Share outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be exchanged for Mergeco New Subordinate Shares on the basis of one Mergeco New Subordinate Share for each Purchaser Subco Share;

 

(J) in consideration for the Purchaser issuing Consideration Shares to the Company U.S. Shareholders in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F), Mergeco shall issue to the Purchaser one Mergeco New Subordinate Share for each Purchaser Share issued by the Purchaser to the Company U.S. Shareholders pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F);

 

(K) the board of directors of Mergeco shall be comprised of a minimum of one and a maximum of 10 directors;

 

(L) the amount added to the capital of the Purchaser Shares in respect of the Consideration Shares issued to Company U.S. Shareholders pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F) shall be equal to the product obtained when (I) the capital of the New Subordinate Shares immediately following the exchanges in Section 3.2(n)(i), is multiplied by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of New Subordinate Shares transferred pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F), and the denominator of which is the number of New Subordinate Shares outstanding immediately following the exchanges in Section 3.2(n)(i); and

 

 
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(M) in the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Company will file an election with the Canada Revenue Agency to cease to be a public corporation for the purposes of the Tax Act;

  

(vii) each New Option shall be exchanged for a Replacement Option to acquire from the Purchaser such number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of New Subordinate Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such New Option immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (provided that if any holder of Replacement Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(n), is holding in aggregate, Replacement Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Purchaser Share, then the number of Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to such Replacement Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Replacement Options shall provide for an exercise price per Replacement Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained when: (i) the exercise price per New Subordinate Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the New Option it replaces is divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, and any document evidencing a New Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Replacement Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Replacement Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the New Option for which it was exchanged, and shall be governed by the terms of the Purchaser Equity Incentive Plan, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original New Option. It is intended that subsection 7(1.4) of the Tax Act and Sections 1.424-1(a)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations, as applicable, apply to such exchange of New Options. Accordingly, and notwithstanding the foregoing, if required, the exercise price of the Replacement Option will be increased such that the Replacement Option In-The-Money Amount immediately after the exchange does not exceed the New Option In-The-Money Amount of the New Option (or a fraction thereof) exchanged for such Replacement Option immediately before the exchange and so on a share-by-share basis, the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the New Options being exchanged shall not be less favourable to the optionee than the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the Replacement Options immediately following the exchange;

 

 
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(viii) each New Compensation Option shall be exchanged for a Replacement Compensation Option to acquire from the Purchaser such number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of New Subordinate Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such New Compensation Option immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (provided that if any holder of Replacement Compensation Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(n), is holding in aggregate, Replacement Compensation Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Purchaser Share, then the number of Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to such Replacement Compensation Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Replacement Compensation Option shall provide for an exercise price per whole Replacement Compensation Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained when: (i) the exercise price per New Subordinate Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the New Compensation Option it replaces is divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, and any document evidencing a New Compensation Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Replacement Compensation Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Replacement Compensation Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the New Compensation Option for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original New Compensation Option;

  

(ix) each New RSU shall be exchanged for a Replacement RSU to acquire from the Purchaser such number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of New Subordinate Shares that were issuable upon vesting of such New RSU immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (provided that if any holder of Replacement RSUs, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(n), is holding in aggregate, Replacement RSUs that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Purchaser Share, then the number of Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to such Replacement RSUs shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Replacement RSU, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the New RSU for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any holder with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original New RSU;

 

 
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(x) in the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, each Floating Option shall be exchanged for a Replacement Option to acquire from the Purchaser such number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Floating Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Floating Option immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Floating Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (provided that if any holder of Replacement Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(n), is holding in aggregate, Replacement Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Purchaser Share, then the number of Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to such Replacement Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Replacement Options shall provide for an exercise price per Replacement Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained when: (i) the exercise price per Floating Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the Floating Option it replaces is divided by (ii) the Floating Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, and any document evidencing a Floating Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Replacement Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Replacement Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Floating Option for which it was exchanged, and shall be governed by the terms of the Purchaser Equity Incentive Plan, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Floating Option. It is intended that subsection 7(1.4) of the Tax Act and Sections 1.424-1(a)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations, as applicable, apply to such exchange of Floating Options. Accordingly, and notwithstanding the foregoing, if required, the exercise price of a Replacement Option will be increased such that the Replacement Option In-The-Money Amount immediately after the exchange does not exceed the Floating Option In-The-Money Amount of the Floating Option (or a fraction thereof) exchanged for such Replacement Option immediately before the exchange and so on a share-by-share basis, the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the Floating Options being exchanged shall not be less favourable to the optionee than the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the Replacement Options immediately following the exchange;

  

(xi) in the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, each Floating Compensation Option shall be exchanged for a Replacement Compensation Option to acquire from the Purchaser such number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Floating Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Floating Compensation Option immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Floating Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (provided that if any holder of Replacement Compensation Options, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(n), is holding in aggregate, Replacement Compensation Options that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Purchaser Share, then the number of Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to such Replacement Compensation Options shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Replacement Compensation Option shall provide for an exercise price per whole Replacement Compensation Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained when: (i) the exercise price per Floating Share that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the Floating Compensation Option it replaces is divided by (ii) the Floating Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, and any document evidencing a Floating Compensation Option shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Replacement Compensation Option. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Replacement Compensation Option, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Floating Compensation Option for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any optionee with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Floating Compensation Option; and

 

 
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(xii) in the event that the Floating Call Option is exercised by the Purchaser prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, each Floating RSU shall be exchanged for a Replacement RSU to acquire from the Purchaser such number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to: (A) the number of Floating Shares that were issuable upon vesting of such Floating RSU immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Floating Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (provided that if any holder of Replacement RSUs, following the exchange pursuant to this Section 3.2(n), is holding in aggregate, Replacement RSUs that would result in the issuance of a fraction of a Purchaser Share, then the number of Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to such Replacement RSUs shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number). Such Replacement RSU shall provide for a conversion price per Replacement RSU (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained when: (i) the conversion price per Floating Share that would otherwise be applicable pursuant to the Floating RSU it replaces is divided by (ii) the Floating Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, and any document evidencing a Floating RSU shall thereafter evidence and be deemed to evidence such Replacement RSU. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of a Replacement RSU, including the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercising, will be the same as the Floating RSU for which it was exchanged, and the exchange shall not provide any holder with any additional benefits as compared to those under his or her original Floating RSU.

 

3.3 Floating Share Election.

 

With respect to the transfer of Floating Shares made by a Floating Shareholder pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(iv) on the Floating Election Date, the Purchaser shall notify the Depositary and publicly announce by press release:

 

 
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(a) the Purchaser’s determination that the Floating Consideration shall be comprised solely of Floating Share Consideration;

  

(b) the Purchaser’s determination that the Floating Consideration shall be comprised solely of Floating Cash Consideration; or

 

(c) the Purchaser’s determination (the “Proportionate Election”) that the Floating Consideration to be received for each Floating Share held shall be comprised of a proportion of Floating Share Consideration (the “Share Proportion”) and a proportion of Floating Cash Consideration (the “Cash Proportion”). For greater certainty the aggregate of the Share Proportion and the Cash Proportion shall be equal to 1.0.

 

3.4 Proration of Floating Consideration.

 

In the event of a Proportionate Election, with respect to the payment of Floating Consideration to the Floating Shareholders, each Floating Shareholder shall receive pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(iv) for each Floating Share held (i) the Share Proportion multiplied by the Floating Share Consideration; and (ii) the Cash Proportion multiplied by the Floating Cash Consideration.

 

3.5 Reorganization Letter of Transmittal.

 

The Company shall send a Reorganization Letter of Transmittal to each Company Shareholder concurrently with the Circular.

 

3.6 Letter of Transmittal.

 

The Company shall send a Letter of Transmittal to each Shareholder within 15 Business Days following the receipt by the Company of a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice or a Triggering Event Notice, as the case may be, and if applicable, the Floating Call Option Exercise Notice.

 

3.7 U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment.

 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company intends that the Capital Reorganization described in Section 3.2(e) will be treated as a “recapitalization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the U.S. Tax Code.

 

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Merger and the transactions described in Section 3.2(n)(i) through Section 3.2(n)(xii) is uncertain and depends on a number of factors. Certain factors that will affect the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Merger and the transactions described in Section 3.2(n)(i) through Section 3.2(n)(xii) may not be determinable until the Acquisition Date, including whether the Purchaser exercises the Floating Call Option to acquire the Floating Shares and, if so, whether the Floating Consideration is paid in Floating Share Consideration, Floating Cash Consideration or a combination thereof. Depending on these and other factors, the Merger and the transactions described in Section 3.2(n)(i) through Section 3.2(n)(xii) may be treated as a taxable transaction in which gain or loss is generally recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or it may be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E) of the U.S. Tax Code. Neither the Company nor the Purchaser have sought, or expect to seek, a ruling from the IRS as to any U.S. federal income tax consequence described herein, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will not take a position contrary to the above.

 

 
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3.8 Canadian Tax Treatment.

 

The Company and the Purchaser intend that for Canadian federal income Tax purposes (and applicable provincial Tax purposes) the Merger will qualify as an amalgamation as defined in subsection 87(9) of the Tax Act.

 

3.9 No Fractional Purchaser Shares.

 

No fractional Purchaser Shares will be issued to any Person in connection with this Amended Plan of Arrangement. Where the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares to be issued to a Company Shareholder pursuant to this Amended Arrangement would otherwise result in a fraction of a New Subordinate Share or New Multiple Share being issuable, then the aggregate number of New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares to be issued to such Company Shareholder shall be rounded down to the closest whole number and no compensation shall be payable to such Company Shareholder in lieu of any such fractional New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares. Where the aggregate number of Purchaser Shares to be issued to a Shareholder pursuant to this Amended Arrangement would otherwise result in a fraction of a Purchaser Share being issuable, then the aggregate number of Purchaser Shares to be issued to such Shareholder shall be rounded down to the closest whole number and no compensation shall be payable to such Shareholder in lieu of any such fractional Purchaser Share.

 

3.10 Currency Conversion.

 

Where it is necessary to convert any sum from United States dollars to Canadian dollars, or vice versa, any such sum shall (unless otherwise provided hereby or required by law) be converted by applying the closing rate, as determined by the Bank of Canada, in effect on the date immediately preceding the relevant date. The determination of the conversion of any currency hereunder by the Company and the Purchaser shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

Article 4
RIGHTS OF DISSENT

 

4.1 Rights of Dissent.

 

Pursuant to the Amendment Interim Order, each registered Company Shareholder may exercise rights of dissent (“Dissent Rights”) under Section 238 of the BCBCA and in the manner set forth in Sections 242 to 247 of the BCBCA, all as modified by this Article 4 as the same may be modified by the Amendment Interim Order or the Amendment Final Order in respect of the Amended Arrangement, provided that the written notice of dissent to the Resolution contemplated by Section 242 of the BCBCA must be sent to and received by the Company not later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the Business Day that is two Business Days before the Meeting. Company Shareholders who validly exercise such rights of dissent and who:

 

 
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(a) are ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid fair value by the Purchaser, for the Dissenting Shares in respect of which they have exercised Dissent Rights, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 245 of the BCBCA, will be deemed to have irrevocably surrendered such Dissenting Shares to the Company pursuant to Section 3.2(a) in consideration of such fair value, and each such Company Share so surrendered shall be cancelled and in no case will the Company or the Purchaser or any other Person be required to recognize such holders as holders of Company Shares after the Amendment Time, and each Dissenting Company Shareholder will cease to be entitled to the rights of a Company Shareholder in respect of the Company Shares in relation to which such Dissenting Company Shareholder has exercised Dissent Rights and the securities register of the Company will be amended to reflect that such former holder is no longer the holder of such Company Shares as at and from the Amendment Time; or

 

(b) are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for the Dissenting Shares in respect of which they have exercised Dissent Rights, will be deemed to have participated in the Amended Arrangement on the same basis as a Company Shareholder who has not exercised Dissent Rights.

 

In addition to any other restrictions set forth in the BCBCA, none of the following Persons shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights: (i) Company Optionholders (with respect to any Company Options); (ii) Company RSU Holders (with respect to any Company RSUs); (iii) Company Compensation Option Holders (with respect to any Company Compensation Options); and (iv) Company Shareholders who vote in favour of, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote in favour of, the Resolution.

 

Article 5
CERTIFICATES AND PAYMENTS

 

5.1 Payment and Delivery of Consideration.

 

(a) Following receipt of the Final Order and prior to the Amendment Date, the Purchaser shall ‎deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Payment Agent, by wire transfer in ‎immediately available funds, an amount sufficient to pay the Amendment Option ‎Payment payable by the Purchaser to: (i) the Amendment Time Company ‎Shareholders in accordance with Section 3.2(c); and (ii) the Amendment Time High Street Holders and Amendment Time USCo2 Class B Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Amended Arrangement.‎

 

(b) Following receipt of the Final Order and prior to filing of the Required Filings, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Reorganization Depositary a sufficient number of New Subordinate Shares and New Multiple Shares to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue New Subordinate Shares and New Multiple Shares to Company Shareholders in accordance with Section 3.2(e).

 

 
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(c) Upon surrender to the Reorganization Depositary for cancellation of a certificate which immediately prior to the Amendment Time represented outstanding Company Shares, together with a duly completed and executed Reorganization Letter of Transmittal and such additional documents and instruments as the Reorganization Depositary may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Reorganization Depositary shall deliver to such Company Shareholder(s), a certificate representing the New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares which such holder(s) is entitled to receive pursuant to the Capital Reorganization, which New Subordinate Shares and New Multiple Shares will be registered in such name or names and either (A) delivered to the address or addresses as such Company Shareholder directed in their Reorganization Letter of Transmittal; or (B) made available for pick up at the office of the Reorganization Depositary in accordance with the instructions of the Company Shareholder in the Reorganization Letter of Transmittal, and any certificate representing Company Shares so surrendered shall forthwith thereafter be cancelled.

 

(d) Until surrendered as contemplated by Section 5.1(c), each certificate that immediately prior to the Amendment Time represented Company Shares shall be deemed after the Amendment Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the New Subordinate Shares and/or New Multiple Shares in lieu of such certificate as contemplated in Section 3.2(e).

 

(e) Following receipt by the Depositary of a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice or a Triggering Event Notice, as the case may be, and, if applicable, the Floating Call Option Exercise Notice, and prior to the Acquisition Date, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Depositary a sufficient number of Purchaser Shares and, if applicable, sufficient Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) to satisfy the Purchaser’s obligation to issue Consideration Shares and, if applicable, the Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) to Shareholders in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iii), Section 3.2(n)(iv) or Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F).

 

(f) Upon surrender to the Depositary for cancellation of a certificate which immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time represented outstanding Shares, together with a duly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal and such additional documents and instruments as the Depositary may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Depositary shall deliver to such Shareholder(s), a certificate representing the Consideration Shares and, if applicable, the Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, securities representing any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this Amended Plan of Arrangement, which Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, securities representing any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) will be registered in such name or names and, if applicable, along with the Floating Cash Consideration, either (A) delivered to the address or addresses as such Shareholder directed in their Letter of Transmittal; or (B) made available for pick up at the office of the Depositary in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder in the Letter of Transmittal, and any certificate representing Shares so surrendered shall forthwith thereafter be cancelled.

 

 
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(g) Until surrendered as contemplated by Section 5.1(f), each certificate that immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time represented Shares shall be deemed after the Acquisition Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) in lieu of such certificate as contemplated in Section 5.1(f), less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 5.4. Any such certificate formerly representing Shares not duly surrendered on or before the sixth anniversary of the Acquisition Date shall cease to represent a claim by or interest of any former Shareholder of any kind or nature against or in the Company or the Purchaser. On such date, all Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, securities representing any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) to which such Shareholder was entitled shall be deemed to have been surrendered to the Purchaser and shall be paid over by the Depositary to the Purchaser or as directed by the Purchaser.

 

(h) No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Acquisition Date with respect to Purchaser Shares (or, to the extent applicable, securities representing any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) with a record date on or after the Acquisition Date will be payable or paid to the holder of any unsurrendered certificate or certificates which, immediately prior to the Acquisition Date, represented outstanding Shares, until the surrender of such certificates to the Depositary. Subject to applicable Law and to Section 5.4, at the time of such surrender, there shall, in addition to the delivery of the Purchaser Shares (or, to the extent applicable, securities representing any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) to which such Shareholder is thereby entitled, be delivered to such holder, without interest, the amount of the dividend or other distribution with a record date after the Acquisition Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such Purchaser Shares (or, to the extent applicable, securities representing any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration).

 

(i) No holder of Shares shall be entitled to receive any consideration or entitlement with respect to such Shares in connection with the transactions or events contemplated by this Amended Plan of Arrangement other than any consideration or entitlement to which such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.2, this Section 5.1 and the other terms of this Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

 
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5.2 Amendment Time Lost Certificates.

 

In the event any certificate which immediately prior to the Amendment Time represented one or more outstanding Company Shares shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Reorganization Depositary will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares that such Company Shareholder has the right to receive pursuant to the Capital Reorganization, delivered in accordance with such Company Shareholder’s Reorganization Letter of Transmittal. When authorizing such exchange for any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the Person to whom such New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares are to be delivered shall as a condition precedent to the delivery of such New Subordinate Shares or New Multiple Shares, give a bond satisfactory to the Company and the Reorganization Depositary (each acting reasonably) in such sum as the Company may direct (acting reasonably), or otherwise indemnify the Company and the Purchaser in a manner satisfactory to the Company (acting reasonably) against any claim that may be made against the Company and the Purchaser with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

5.3 Acquisition Effective Time Lost Certificates.

 

In the event any certificate which immediately prior to the Acquisition Effective Time represented one or more outstanding Shares shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Depositary will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the Consideration Shares and, if applicable, the Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) that such Shareholder has the right to receive pursuant to this Amended Plan of Arrangement, delivered in accordance with such Shareholder’s Letter of Transmittal. When authorizing such exchange for any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the Person to whom such Consideration Shares and, if applicable, the Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration) are to be delivered shall as a condition precedent to the delivery of such Consideration Shares and, if applicable, the Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration), give a bond satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Depositary (each acting reasonably) in such sum as the Purchaser may direct (acting reasonably), or otherwise indemnify the Purchaser and the Company in a manner satisfactory to the Purchaser (acting reasonably) against any claim that may be made against the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

5.4 Withholding Rights.

 

(a) The Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable to any Person under this Amended Plan of Arrangement and the Acquisition (including, without limitation, any amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.1), such amounts as the Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary determines, acting reasonably, are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to such payment under the Tax Act, the U.S. Tax Code or any provision of any other Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes hereof as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such withholding was made, provided that such amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate Governmental Entity.

 

 
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(b) Not later than 10 Business Days prior to the Acquisition Date, the Purchaser shall give written notice to the Company of any deduction or withholding set forth in Section 5.4(a) that the Purchaser intends to make or that it anticipates the Depositary making and afford the Company a reasonable opportunity to dispute any such deduction or withholding.

 

(c) Each of the Company, the Purchaser and the Depositary is hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of such portion of Purchaser Shares or, if applicable, deduct and withhold such portion of the Floating Cash Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration or Alternate Floating Consideration), as applicable, payable to any Shareholder pursuant to this Amended Plan of Arrangement as is necessary to provide sufficient funds to the Company, the Purchaser or the Depositary, as the case may be, to enable it to implement such deduction or withholding, and the Company, the Purchaser or the Depositary will notify the holder thereof and remit to the holder any unapplied balance of the net proceeds of such sale.

 

5.5 No Liens.

 

Any exchange or transfer of securities pursuant to this Amended Plan of Arrangement, including the surrender of Company Shares by Dissenting Company Shareholders, shall be free and clear of any Liens or other claims of third parties of any kind.

 

5.6 Paramountcy.

 

From and after the Amendment Time this Amended Plan of Arrangement shall take precedence and priority over any and all New Subordinate Shares, New Multiple Shares, Floating Shares, Company Options, New Options, Floating Options, Company RSUs, New RSUs, Floating RSUs, Company Compensation Options, New Compensation Options and Floating Compensation Options issued or outstanding at or following the Amendment Time.

 

Article 6
AMENDMENTS

 

6.1 Amendments to Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

(a) The Company and the Purchaser may amend, modify and/or supplement this Amended Plan of Arrangement at any time and from time to time prior to the Amendment Time, provided that each such amendment, modification and/or supplement must be (i) set out in writing, (ii) approved by the Purchaser and the Company (subject to the Arrangement Agreement), each acting reasonably, (iii) filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, approved by the Court, and (iv) communicated to or approved by the Company Shareholders if and as required by the Court.

 

 
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(b) Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Amended Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by the Company or the Purchaser at any time prior to the Meeting (provided that the Purchaser or the Company, subject to the Proposal Agreement, have each consented in writing thereto) with or without any other prior notice or communication, and if so proposed and accepted by the Persons voting at the Meeting (other than as may be required under the Amendment Interim Order), shall become part of this Amended Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.

 

(c) Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Amended Plan of Arrangement that is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting shall be effective only if (i) it is consented to in writing by each of the Company and the Purchaser (in each case, acting reasonably), and (ii) if required by the Court, it is consented to by some or all of the Shareholders voting in the manner directed by the Court.

 

(d) Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Amended Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Amendment Date and prior to the Acquisition Date by the Purchaser and the Company, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser and the Company, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Amended Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the economic interest of any Shareholder, High Street Holder or USCo2 Class B Shareholder.

 

Article 7
FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out in this Amended Plan of Arrangement shall occur and shall be deemed to occur in the order set out in this Amended Plan of Arrangement without any further act or formality, each of the Parties shall make, do and execute, or cause to be made, done and executed, all such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or documents as may reasonably be required by either of them in order further to document or evidence any of the transactions or events set out in this Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

     
     

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS

 

ATTACHING TO THE SHARES

 

NEW SUBORDINATE SHARES

 

The Company will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of Class E subordinate voting shares (“New Subordinate Shares”), without nominal or par value, having attached thereto the special rights and restrictions as set forth below:

 

26.1 Voting

 

The holders of New Subordinate Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company except a meeting at which only the holders of another class or series of shares is entitled to vote. Each New Subordinate Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at each such meeting.

 

26.2 Alteration to Rights of New Subordinate Shares

 

So long as any New Subordinate Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of New Subordinate Shares expressed by separate special resolution, alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

 

(a) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the New Subordinate Shares; or

 

(b) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of New Subordinate Shares, New Multiple Shares or Floating Shares on a per share basis as provided for herein.

 

26.3 Purchaser Call Option

 

Each issued and outstanding New Subordinate Share shall, without any action by the holder, be subject to the terms of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (as defined below) and the Purchaser Call Option (as defined below) granted pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

For the purposes of these New Subordinate Share special rights and restrictions:

 

(a) Amendment” means the second amendment to the Arrangement Agreement made September 23, 2020 between Canopy Growth Corporation and the Company;

 

(b) Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement made April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020 by the Amendment, between Canopy Growth Corporation and the Company as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated;

 

 
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(c) Amended Plan of Arrangement” means the amended and restated plan of arrangement contemplated by the Amendment implementing an arrangement under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) involving the Company and Canopy Growth Corporation, as such amended and restated plan of arrangement may be amended from time to time; and

 

(d) Purchaser Call Option” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Amended Plan of Arrangement. The Purchaser Call Option contains the terms and conditions in Exhibit B to the Amended Plan of Arrangement, a copy of which is set out in Appendix A to this Exhibit A, and forms part of the special rights and restrictions attached to the New Subordinate Shares.

 

26.4 Dividends

 

The holders of New Subordinate Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared thereon by the directors from time to time. The directors may declare no dividend payable in cash or property on the New Subordinate Shares unless the directors simultaneously declare a dividend payable in cash or property on: (i) the New Multiple Shares, in an amount per New Multiple Share equal to the amount of the dividend declared per New Subordinate Share; and (ii) the Floating Shares, in an amount per Floating Share equal to the amount of the dividend declared per New Subordinate Share.

 

26.5 Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purposes of winding up its affairs, the holders of the New Subordinate Shares shall be entitled to participate pari passu with the holders of New Multiple Shares and Floating Shares, with the amount of such distribution per New Subordinate Share equal to each of: (i) the amount of such distribution per New Multiple Share; and (ii) the amount of such distribution per Floating Share.

 

26.6 Subdivision or Consolidation

 

The New Subordinate Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the New Multiple Shares and the Floating Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

 

 
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NEW MULTIPLE SHARES

 

The Company will be authorized to issue 117,600 Class F multiple voting shares (“New Multiple Shares”), without nominal or par value, having attached thereto the special rights and restrictions as set forth below:

 

27.1 Voting

 

The holders of New Multiple Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company except a meeting at which only the holders of another class or series of shares is entitled to vote. Subject to Articles 98.4 and 98.5, each New Multiple Share shall entitle the holder to 4,300 votes and each fraction of a New Multiple Share shall entitle the holder to the number of votes calculated by multiplying the fraction by 4,300 and rounding the product down to the nearest whole number, at each such meeting.

 

27.2 Alteration to Rights of New Multiple Shares

 

So long as any New Multiple Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of New Multiple Shares expressed by separate special resolution alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

 

(a) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the New Multiple Shares; or

 

(b) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of New Subordinate Shares, New Multiple Shares and Floating Shares on a per share basis as provided for herein.

 

At any meeting of holders of New Multiple Shares called to consider such a separate special resolution, each New Multiple Share shall entitle the holder to one vote and each fraction of a New Multiple Share will entitle the holder to the corresponding fraction of one vote.

 

27.3 Shares Superior to New Multiple Shares

 

The Company may take no action which would authorize or create shares of any class or series having preferences superior to or on a parity with the New Multiple Shares without the consent of the holders of a majority of the New Multiple Shares expressed by separate ordinary resolution.

 

At any meeting of holders of New Multiple Shares called to consider such a separate ordinary resolution, each New Multiple Share will entitle the holder to one vote and each fraction of a New Multiple Share shall entitle the holder to the corresponding fraction of one vote.

 

27.4 Purchaser Call Option

 

Each issued and outstanding New Multiple Share shall, without any action by the holder, be subject to the terms of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (as defined below) and the Purchaser Call Option (as defined below) granted pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

 
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For the purposes of these New Multiple Share special rights and restrictions:

  

(a) Amendment” means the second amendment to the Arrangement Agreement made September 23, 2020 between Canopy Growth Corporation and the Company;

 

(b) Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement made April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020 by the Amendment, between Canopy Growth Corporation and the Company as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated;

 

(c) Amended Plan of Arrangement” means the amended and restated plan of arrangement contemplated by the Amendment implementing an arrangement under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) involving the Company and Canopy Growth Corporation, as such amended and restated plan of arrangement may be amended from time to time; and

 

(d) Purchaser Call Option” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Amended Plan of Arrangement. The Purchaser Call Option contains the terms and conditions in Exhibit B to the Amended Plan of Arrangement, a copy of which is set out in Appendix A to this Exhibit A, and forms part of the special rights and restrictions attached to the New Multiple Shares.

 

27.5 Issuance

 

No additional New Multiple Shares are issuable following the date of the Amendment.

 

27.6 Dividends

 

The holders of New Multiple Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared by the directors from time to time. The directors may declare no dividend payable in cash or property on the New Multiple Shares unless the directors simultaneously declare a dividend payable in cash or property on: (i) the New Subordinate Shares, in an amount equal to the amount of the dividend declared per New Multiple Share; and (ii) the Floating Shares, in an amount equal to the amount of the dividend declared per New Multiple Share.

 

Holders of fractional New Multiple Shares shall be entitled to receive any dividend declared on the New Multiple Shares, in an amount equal to the dividend per New Multiple Share multiplied by the fraction thereof held by such holder.

 

27.7 Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the holders of the New Multiple Shares shall be entitled to participate pari passu with the holders of New Subordinate Shares and Floating Shares, with the amount of such distribution per New Multiple Share equal to each of: (i) the amount of such distribution per New Subordinate Share; and (ii) the amount of such distribution per Floating Share; and each fraction of a New Multiple Share will be entitled to the amount calculated by multiplying the fraction by the amount payable per whole New Multiple Share.

 

 
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27.8 Subdivision or Consolidation

 

The New Multiple Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the New Subordinate Shares and the Floating Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

 

27.9 Transfer of New Multiple Shares

 

No New Multiple Share may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of, other than: (i) in connection with the conversion of New Multiple Shares into New Subordinate Shares; (ii) to an immediate family member of the holder; or (iii) a transfer for purposes of estate or tax planning to a company or person that is wholly beneficially owned by the holder or immediate family members of the holder or which the holder or immediate family members of the holder are the sole beneficiaries thereof.

 

27.10 Mandatory Conversion

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 27, on the Acquisition Date, each issued and outstanding New Multiple Share shall be automatically converted, in accordance with the Amended Plan of Arrangement, into such number of New Subordinate Shares as is determined by multiplying the number of New Multiple Shares by one. Fractions of New Multiple Shares shall be converted into such number of New Subordinate Shares as is determined by multiplying the fraction by one.

 

 
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FLOATING SHARES

  

The Company will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of Class D subordinate voting shares (“Floating Shares”), without nominal or par value, having attached thereto the special rights and restrictions as set forth below:

 

28.1 Voting

 

The holders of Floating Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company except a meeting at which only the holders of another class or series of shares is entitled to vote. Each Floating Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at each such meeting.

 

28.2 Alteration to Rights of Floating Shares

 

So long as any Floating Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of Floating Shares expressed by separate special resolution, alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

 

(a) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the Floating Shares; or

 

(b) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of New Subordinate Shares, New Multiple Shares or Floating Shares on a per share basis as provided for herein.

 

28.3 Floating Call Option

 

Each issued and outstanding Floating Share shall, without any action by the holder, be subject to the terms of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (as defined below) and the Floating Call Option (as defined below) granted pursuant to the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

For the purposes of these Floating Share special rights and restrictions:

 

(a) Amendment” means the second amendment to the Arrangement Agreement made September 23, 2020 between Canopy Growth Corporation and the Company;

 

(b) Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement made April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020 by the Amendment, between Canopy Growth Corporation and the Company as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated;

 

(c) Amended Plan of Arrangement” means the amended and restated plan of arrangement contemplated by the Amendment implementing an arrangement under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) involving the Company and Canopy Growth Corporation, as such amended and restated plan of arrangement may be amended from time to time; and

 

(d) Floating Call Option” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Amended Plan of Arrangement. The Floating Call Option contains the terms and conditions in Exhibit B to the Amended Plan of Arrangement, a copy of which is set out in Appendix A to this Exhibit A, and forms part of the special rights and restrictions attached to the Floating Shares.

 

 
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28.4 Dividends

 

The holders of Floating Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared thereon by the directors from time to time. The directors may declare no dividend payable in cash or property on the Floating Shares unless the directors simultaneously declare a dividend payable in cash or property on: (i) New Subordinate Shares, in an amount per New Subordinate Share equal to the amount of the dividend declared per Floating Share; and (ii) the New Multiple Shares, in an amount per New Multiple Share equal to the amount of the dividend declared per Floating Share.

 

28.5 Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purposes of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Floating Shares shall be entitled to participate pari passu with the holders of New Subordinate Shares and New Multiple Shares, with the amount of such distribution per Floating Share equal to each of: (i) the amount of such distribution per New Subordinate Share; and (ii) the amount of such distribution per New Multiple Share.

 

28.6 Subdivision or Consolidation

 

The Floating Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the New Subordinate Shares and the New Multiple Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

 

 
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APPENDIX A

  

(TO RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS

 

ATTACHING TO THE SHARES)

 

Definitions

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Amended Plan of Arrangement (the “Amended Plan of Arrangement”).

 

TERMS OF PURCHASER CALL OPTION

 

The Purchaser Call Option is granted upon and subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

Purchaser Call Option

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchaser Call Option and the terms of the New Subordinate Shares and the New Multiple Shares, the Purchaser has an option to purchase all of the New Subordinate Shares held by the Shareholders on the Acquisition Date immediately following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (such Shares, the “Purchaser Call Option Shares”), in each case subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Amended Plan of Arrangement, including Exhibit B thereto and this Exhibit A.

 

Exercise of Purchaser Call Option Prior to Triggering Event Date

 

The Purchaser Call Option may be exercised by the Purchaser in its sole discretion at any time prior to the Triggering Event Date and before the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date by delivering to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice stating that the Purchaser is exercising the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares and specifying the Acquisition Date on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares is to occur, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived.

 

Exercise of Purchaser Call Option Following Triggering Event Date

 

Upon the occurrence of the Triggering Event Date prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, and provided the Purchaser has not previously exercised the Purchaser Call Option, the Purchaser shall exercise, and shall be deemed to have exercised, effective at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the Triggering Event Date, the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares.

 

Upon the occurrence of the Triggering Event Date prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, and provided the Purchaser has not previously exercised the Purchaser Call Option, the Purchaser shall, within two Business Days of the Triggering Event Date, deliver to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice stating that the Purchaser is exercising the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares and specifying the Acquisition Date on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares is to occur, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived.

 

 
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If the Purchaser fails to deliver a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice to the Company in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company shall be entitled and shall be required, forthwith following such failure by the Purchaser, to deliver to the Purchaser (with a copy to the Depositary) a Triggering Event Notice specifying the Acquisition Date on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares is to occur, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived.

 

Expiry of Purchaser Call Option

 

If the Purchaser Call Option has not been exercised or deemed to have been exercised prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Purchaser Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Purchaser Call Option is exercised or deemed to be exercised prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date but the closing of the Acquisition has not occurred by the Acquisition Closing Outside Date, the Purchaser Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the Acquisition Closing Outside Date and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Effect of Exercise or Deemed Exercise of Purchaser Call Option

 

Upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Purchaser Call Option, the Purchaser shall be required to purchase from each Shareholder, and each Shareholder shall be required to sell to the Purchaser, on the Acquisition Date, the New Subordinate Shares held by such Shareholder immediately following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, in consideration for the payment by the Purchaser to such Shareholder of the Purchaser Share Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Per Share Consideration) for each New Subordinate Share acquired from such Shareholder, all in accordance with this Exhibit B and the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Purchase and Sale of Purchaser Call Option Shares Following Exercise of Purchaser Call Option

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of Purchaser Call Option Shares following the exercise or deemed exercise by the Purchaser of the Purchaser Call Option shall occur on the Acquisition Date as follows:

 

1) Following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, Company Non-U.S. Shareholders shall exchange their New Subordinate Shares for Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration) in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement; and

 

 
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2) Following the exchange by Company Non-U.S. Shareholders of their New Subordinate Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, Company U.S. Shareholders shall exchange their Company Subordinate Voting Shares for Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration) in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

On the Acquisition Date, the Purchaser shall issue to the holder of a Purchaser Call Option Share, for each Purchaser Call Option Share acquired, the Purchaser Share Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration), in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Assignment of Shares Prior to the Acquisition Date

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser Call Option shall not prohibit the sale, assignment or transfer of Shares by Shareholders at any time, or from time to time, prior to the Acquisition Date. A Shareholder that sells, assigns or transfers Shares prior to the Acquisition Date shall, following such sale, assignment or transfer, not be subject to the terms of the Purchaser Call Option in respect of such Shares (except to the extent such Shareholder subsequently re-acquires such Shares). For greater certainty, any acquirer of Shares following such sale, assignment or transfer shall be subject to the terms of the Purchaser Call Option in respect of such Shares.

 

Holders of Common Membership Units and USCo2 Class B Shares

 

The terms provided herein with respect to Shares shall apply in all respects to the holders of Common Membership Units and USCo2 Class B Shares except that the Purchaser Call Option may not be exercised before three years after the Acquisition Date with respect to these holders. The exercise of the Purchaser Call Option with respect to these holders is to be effectuated in a manner consistent with Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 of the Arrangement Agreement and the fourth amended and restated limited liability agreement of High Street.

 

TERMS OF FLOATING CALL OPTION

 

Each Floating Call Option is granted upon and subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

Floating Call Option

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Floating Call Option and the terms of the Floating Shares, the Purchaser has an option to purchase all of the Floating Shares held by the Floating Shareholders on the Acquisition Date, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Amended Plan of Arrangement, including Exhibit B thereto and this Exhibit A.

 

Exercise of Floating Call Option Prior to Triggering Event Date

 

The Floating Call Option may be exercised by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, following the exercise of the Purchaser Call Option, by delivering to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) a Floating Call Option Exercise Notice on or before the Floating Election Expiry Date stating that the Purchaser is exercising the Floating Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Floating Shares, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived. For greater certainty, the Purchaser has no right to acquire the Floating Shares pursuant to the Floating Call Option if the New Subordinate Shares are not acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option.

 

 
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Expiry of Floating Call Option

 

The Floating Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the earlier of (i) the Floating Election Expiry Date, and (ii) the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Floating Call Option is exercised prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date but the closing of the Acquisition has not occurred by the Acquisition Closing Outside Date, the Floating Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the Acquisition Closing Outside Date and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Effect of Exercise of Floating Call Option

 

Upon the exercise of the Floating Call Option, the Purchaser shall be required to purchase from each Floating Shareholder, and each Floating Shareholder shall be required to sell to the Purchaser, on the Acquisition Date, the Floating Shares held by such Floating Shareholder in consideration for the payment by the Purchaser to such Floating Shareholder of the Floating Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Floating Per Share Consideration) for each Floating Share acquired from such Floating Shareholder, all in accordance with this Exhibit B and the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Determination of Floating Consideration

 

On the Floating Election Date, the Purchaser shall notify the Depositary and publicly announce by press release, either:

 

1) the Purchaser’s determination that the Floating Consideration shall be comprised solely of Floating Share Consideration;

 

2) the Purchaser’s determination that the Floating Consideration shall be comprised solely of Floating Cash Consideration; or

 

3) the Proportionate Election that the Floating Consideration to be received for each Floating Share held shall be comprised of a Share Proportion and a Cash Proportion.

 

In the event of a Proportionate Election, each Floating Shareholder shall receive pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(iv) for each Floating Share held (i) the Share Proportion multiplied by the Floating Share Consideration; and (ii) the Cash Proportion multiplied by the Floating Cash Consideration. In no circumstances shall the non-cash portion of the Aggregate Floating Consideration include Purchaser Shares in an amount greater than the Floating Share Maximum without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.

 

 
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Purchase and Sale of Floating Shares Following Exercise of Floating Call Option

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of Floating Shares following the exercise by the Purchaser of the Floating Call Option shall occur on the Acquisition Date. Shareholders shall exchange their Floating Shares for the Floating Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Floating Consideration) in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iv) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

On the Acquisition Date, the Purchaser shall issue to the holder of a Floating Share, for each Floating Share acquired, the Floating Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Floating Consideration), in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Assignment of Shares Prior to the Acquisition Date

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Floating Call Option shall not prohibit the sale, assignment or transfer of Floating Shares by Floating Shareholders at any time, or from time to time, prior to the Acquisition Date. A Floating Shareholder that sells, assigns or transfers Floating Shares prior to the Acquisition Date shall, following such sale, assignment or transfer, not be subject to the terms of the Floating Call Option in respect of such Floating Shares (except to the extent such Floating Shareholder subsequently re-acquires such Floating Shares). For greater certainty, any acquirer of Floating Shares following such sale, assignment or transfer shall be subject to the terms of the Floating Call Option in respect of such Floating Shares.

  

 
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EXHIBIT B

 

(TO RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS

 

ATTACHING TO THE SHARES)

 

Definitions

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit B shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Amended Plan of Arrangement (the “Amended Plan of Arrangement”).

 

TERMS OF PURCHASER CALL OPTION

 

The Purchaser Call Option is granted upon and subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

Purchaser Call Option

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchaser Call Option and the terms of the New Subordinate Shares and the New Multiple Shares, the Purchaser has an option to purchase all of the New Subordinate Shares held by the Shareholders on the Acquisition Date immediately following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement (such Shares, the “Purchaser Call Option Shares”), in each case subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Amended Plan of Arrangement, including Exhibit B thereto and this Exhibit A.

 

Exercise of Purchaser Call Option Prior to Triggering Event Date

 

The Purchaser Call Option may be exercised by the Purchaser in its sole discretion at any time prior to the Triggering Event Date and before the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date by delivering to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice stating that the Purchaser is exercising the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares and specifying the Acquisition Date on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares is to occur, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived.

 

Exercise of Purchaser Call Option Following Triggering Event Date

 

Upon the occurrence of the Triggering Event Date prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, and provided the Purchaser has not previously exercised the Purchaser Call Option, the Purchaser shall exercise, and shall be deemed to have exercised, effective at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the Triggering Event Date, the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares.

 

Upon the occurrence of the Triggering Event Date prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, and provided the Purchaser has not previously exercised the Purchaser Call Option, the Purchaser shall, within two Business Days of the Triggering Event Date, deliver to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice stating that the Purchaser is exercising the Purchaser Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares and specifying the Acquisition Date on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares is to occur, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived.

 

 
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If the Purchaser fails to deliver a Purchaser Call Option Exercise Notice to the Company in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company shall be entitled and shall be required, forthwith following such failure by the Purchaser, to deliver to the Purchaser (with a copy to the Depositary) a Triggering Event Notice specifying the Acquisition Date on which the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares is to occur, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived.

 

Expiry of Purchaser Call Option

 

If the Purchaser Call Option has not been exercised or deemed to have been exercised prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, the Purchaser Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Purchaser Call Option is exercised or deemed to be exercised prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date but the closing of the Acquisition has not occurred by the Acquisition Closing Outside Date, the Purchaser Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the Acquisition Closing Outside Date and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Effect of Exercise or Deemed Exercise of Purchaser Call Option

 

Upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Purchaser Call Option, the Purchaser shall be required to purchase from each Shareholder, and each Shareholder shall be required to sell to the Purchaser, on the Acquisition Date, the New Subordinate Shares held by such Shareholder immediately following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, in consideration for the payment by the Purchaser to such Shareholder of the Purchaser Share Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Per Share Consideration) for each New Subordinate Share acquired from such Shareholder, all in accordance with this Exhibit B and the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Purchase and Sale of Purchaser Call Option Shares Following Exercise of Purchaser Call Option

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of Purchaser Call Option Shares following the exercise or deemed exercise by the Purchaser of the Purchaser Call Option shall occur on the Acquisition Date as follows:

 

1) Following the exchange referred to in Section 3.2(n)(i) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, Company Non-U.S. Shareholders shall exchange their New Subordinate Shares for Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration) in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement; and

 

 
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2) Following the exchange by Company Non-U.S. Shareholders of their New Subordinate Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iii) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement, Company U.S. Shareholders shall exchange their Company Subordinate Voting Shares for Consideration Shares (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration) in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(vi)(F) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

On the Acquisition Date, the Purchaser shall issue to the holder of a Purchaser Call Option Share, for each Purchaser Call Option Share acquired, the Purchaser Share Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Consideration), in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Assignment of Shares Prior to the Acquisition Date

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser Call Option shall not prohibit the sale, assignment or transfer of Shares by Shareholders at any time, or from time to time, prior to the Acquisition Date. A Shareholder that sells, assigns or transfers Shares prior to the Acquisition Date shall, following such sale, assignment or transfer, not be subject to the terms of the Purchaser Call Option in respect of such Shares (except to the extent such Shareholder subsequently re-acquires such Shares). For greater certainty, any acquirer of Shares following such sale, assignment or transfer shall be subject to the terms of the Purchaser Call Option in respect of such Shares.

 

Holders of Common Membership Units and USCo2 Class B Shares

 

The terms provided herein with respect to Shares shall apply in all respects to the holders of Common Membership Units and USCo2 Class B Shares except that the Purchaser Call Option may not be exercised before three years after the Acquisition Date with respect to these holders. The exercise of the Purchaser Call Option with respect to these holders is to be effectuated in a manner consistent with Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 of the Arrangement Agreement and the fourth amended and restated limited liability agreement of High Street.

 

TERMS OF FLOATING CALL OPTION

 

Each Floating Call Option is granted upon and subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

Floating Call Option

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Floating Call Option and the terms of the Floating Shares, the Purchaser has an option to purchase all of the Floating Shares held by the Floating Shareholders on the Acquisition Date, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Amended Plan of Arrangement, including Exhibit B thereto and this Exhibit A.

 

Exercise of Floating Call Option Prior to Triggering Event Date

 

The Floating Call Option may be exercised by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, following the exercise of the Purchaser Call Option, by delivering to the Company (with a copy to the Depositary) a Floating Call Option Exercise Notice on or before the Floating Election Expiry Date stating that the Purchaser is exercising the Floating Call Option with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Floating Shares, subject to the Acquisition Closing Conditions being satisfied or waived. For greater certainty, the Purchaser has no right to acquire the Floating Shares pursuant to the Floating Call Option if the New Subordinate Shares are not acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option.

 

 
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Expiry of Floating Call Option

 

The Floating Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the earlier of (i) the Floating Election Expiry Date, and (ii) the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date, and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Floating Call Option is exercised prior to the Purchaser Call Option Expiry Date but the closing of the Acquisition has not occurred by the Acquisition Closing Outside Date, the Floating Call Option shall expire and terminate effective as of the Acquisition Closing Outside Date and thereafter shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Effect of Exercise of Floating Call Option

 

Upon the exercise of the Floating Call Option, the Purchaser shall be required to purchase from each Floating Shareholder, and each Floating Shareholder shall be required to sell to the Purchaser, on the Acquisition Date, the Floating Shares held by such Floating Shareholder in consideration for the payment by the Purchaser to such Floating Shareholder of the Floating Consideration (or, in the event a Purchaser Change of Control shall have occurred prior to the Acquisition Date, the Floating Per Share Consideration) for each Floating Share acquired from such Floating Shareholder, all in accordance with this Exhibit B and the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Determination of Floating Consideration

 

On the Floating Election Date, the Purchaser shall notify the Depositary and publicly announce by press release, either:

 

1) the Purchaser’s determination that the Floating Consideration shall be comprised solely of Floating Share Consideration;

 

2) the Purchaser’s determination that the Floating Consideration shall be comprised solely of Floating Cash Consideration; or

 

3) the Proportionate Election that the Floating Consideration to be received for each Floating Share held shall be comprised of a Share Proportion and a Cash Proportion.

 

In the event of a Proportionate Election, each Floating Shareholder shall receive pursuant to Section 3.2(n)(iv) for each Floating Share held (i) the Share Proportion multiplied by the Floating Share Consideration; and (ii) the Cash Proportion multiplied by the Floating Cash Consideration. In no circumstances shall the non-cash portion of the Aggregate Floating Consideration include Purchaser Shares in an amount greater than the Floating Share Maximum without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.

 

 
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Purchase and Sale of Floating Shares Following Exercise of Floating Call Option

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of Floating Shares following the exercise by the Purchaser of the Floating Call Option shall occur on the Acquisition Date. Shareholders shall exchange their Floating Shares for the Floating Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Floating Consideration) in accordance with Section 3.2(n)(iv) of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

On the Acquisition Date, the Purchaser shall issue to the holder of a Floating Share, for each Floating Share acquired, the Floating Consideration (or, to the extent applicable, any Alternate Floating Consideration), in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

Assignment of Shares Prior to the Acquisition Date

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Floating Call Option shall not prohibit the sale, assignment or transfer of Floating Shares by Floating Shareholders at any time, or from time to time, prior to the Acquisition Date. A Floating Shareholder that sells, assigns or transfers Floating Shares prior to the Acquisition Date shall, following such sale, assignment or transfer, not be subject to the terms of the Floating Call Option in respect of such Floating Shares (except to the extent such Floating Shareholder subsequently re-acquires such Floating Shares). For greater certainty, any acquirer of Floating Shares following such sale, assignment or transfer shall be subject to the terms of the Floating Call Option in respect of such Floating Shares.

 

 
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EXHIBIT C

 

PURCHASER CALL OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE

 

CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION

 

PURCHASER CALL OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO: Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
AND TO: Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “Depositary”)
     

 

Reference is made to the arrangement agreement between Canopy Growth Corporation (the “Purchaser”) and the Company dated April 18, 2019, and amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020 and the amended plan of arrangement contemplated thereby (the “Amended Plan of Arrangement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Purchaser Call Option and the Amended Plan of Arrangement, the Purchaser hereby gives notice that it is exercising its rights pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option to acquire all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares.

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option is to occur on ________________, 20__ (the “Acquisition Date”) subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the Acquisition Closing Conditions.

 

DATED the _____ day of ____________________, 20__.

 

  CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
     
     
  Per:  
   

Authorized Signatory

I have authority to bind the Purchaser. 

 

 
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EXHIBIT D

 

TRIGGERING EVENT NOTICE

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

TRIGGERING EVENT NOTICE

 

TO: Canopy Growth Corporation. (the “Purchaser”)
AND TO: Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “Depositary”)
   

 

Reference is made to the arrangement agreement between the Purchaser and Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) dated April 18, 2019, and amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020 and the amended plan of arrangement contemplated thereby (the “Amended Plan of Arrangement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Purchaser Call Option and the Amended Plan of Arrangement, the Company hereby gives notice that the Triggering Event Date has occurred, and that the Purchaser is therefore deemed to have exercised its rights pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option to acquire all (but not less than all) of the Purchaser Call Option Shares.

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option is to occur on ________________, 20__ (the “Acquisition Date”) subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the Acquisition Closing Conditions.

 

DATED the _____ day of ____________________, 20__.

 

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

  Per:  
   

Authorized Signatory

I have authority to bind the Company. 

 

 
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EXHIBIT E

 

FLOATING CALL OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE

 

CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION

 

FLOATING CALL OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO: Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
AND TO: Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “Depositary”)
   

 

Reference is made to the arrangement agreement between Canopy Growth Corporation (the “Purchaser”) and the Company dated April 18, 2019, and amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020 and the amended plan of arrangement contemplated thereby (the “Amended Plan of Arrangement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended Plan of Arrangement.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Floating Call Option and the Amended Plan of Arrangement, the Purchaser hereby gives notice that the Purchaser is exercising its rights pursuant to the Floating Call Option to acquire all (but not less than all) of the Floating Shares.

 

The Floating Consideration shall be comprised of:

 

(a) ____ % Floating Share Consideration; and

 

(b) ____ % Floating Cash Consideration.

 

The closing of the purchase and sale of the Floating Shares pursuant to the Floating Call Option is to occur on the same date as the purchase and sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Call Option.

 

DATED the _____ day of ____________________, 20__.

 

  CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
     
     
  Per:  
   

Authorized Signatory

I have authority to bind the Purchaser. 

 

 

Schedule B
INITIAL APPROVED BUSINESS PLAN

 

 

[COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED]

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Copy

 

UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE LATER OF (I) EFFECTIVE DATE, AND (II) THE DATE THE ISSUER BECAME A REPORTING ISSUER IN ANY PROVINCE OR TERRITORY

 

THIS DEBENTURE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

11065220 CANADA INC.

 

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UNIVERSAL HEMP, LLC

 

AS OF September 23, 2020

 

 

DEBENTURE

 

 

 

 

DEBENTURE

 

USD$100,000,000                                                 Effective as of September 23, 2020 (the “Effective Date”)

 

ARTICLE One

INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions.

 

As used in this Debenture, including the Schedules hereto (if any), unless otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires the following terms have the following respective meanings:

 

(a) 90 Day Period” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(a);

 

(b) Affiliates” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with, such Person;

 

(c) Amendment” means by the second amendment to the Arrangement Agreement to be entered into between the Creditor and the Parent in the form attached as Schedule B to the proposal agreement between the Creditor and the Parent dated September 23, 2020, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, revised or supplemented from time to time;

 

(d) Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3(z)(iii);

 

(e) Applicable Law” means (i) (A) any domestic or foreign statute, law (including common and civil law), treaty, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or by-law (zoning or otherwise); (B) any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decision, ruling, decree or award; (C) any regulatory policy, practice, protocol, guideline or directive; or (D) any franchise, licence, qualification, authorization, consent, exemption, waiver, right, permit or other approval, in each case, of any Governmental Authority and having the force of law, binding on or affecting the Party referred to in the context in which the term is used or binding on or affecting the property of such Party; and (ii) the CSA, and other U.S. federal law the violation of which is predicated upon a violation of the CSA, and any statute, law, rule or regulation of any applicable state in the United States; in each case as all of the foregoing may exist as of the Effective Date or as may be implemented, revised or modified from time to time after the Effective Date;

 

(f) Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement between the Creditor and the Parent dated April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019, and as further amended by the Amendment;

 

(g) Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether governed by the laws of the United States or otherwise) maintained, sponsored, or contributed to, or required to be contributed to by the Company or with respect to which any such party otherwise has any liabilities;

 

 
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(h) “Business” means the business of cultivating, manufacturing, distributing and selling Hemp in the U.S. in compliance with all Applicable Laws.

 

(i) Business Day” means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or any day on which banking institutions are closed in New York, New York or Toronto, Ontario;

 

(j) Cannabis” means “marihuana” as defined in 21 U.S.C 802;

 

(k) Change of Control” means (i) any Person or group of Persons shall acquire, directly or indirectly, outstanding equity interests of the Company which have or represent 50% or more of the votes that may be cast to elect the directors of the Company or other Persons charged with the management and direction of the Company, (ii) any Person or group of Persons shall acquire the power to direct, or cause the direction of, management, business or policies of the Company, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, (iii) Acreage Holdings Inc. shall cease to indirectly own or control 100% of each class of outstanding equity interests of the Company, (iv) any Person or group of Persons shall succeed in having a sufficient number of nominees elected to the board of directors of the Company that such nominees, when added to any existing director remaining on the board of directors of the Company after such election who is also a nominee of such Person or group of Persons, will constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company, (v) if, at any time, the Company sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets, (vi) the Company amalgamates or otherwise merges its business and property with or into any other Person if that amalgamation or merger is not otherwise expressly permitted by the other provisions of this Debenture, or (vii) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;

 

(l) Claim” means any claim or liability of any nature whatsoever, including any demand, obligation, liability, debt, cause of action, suit, proceeding, judgment, award, assessment or reassessment;

 

(m) Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

(n) Company” means UNIVERSAL HEMP, LLC, a corporation, limited liability company or unlimited liability corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, and its successors and permitted assigns (by amalgamation, merger or otherwise);

 

(o) Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3(u)(i);

 

(p) Compliance Programs” means the Company's internal compliance programs that (i) meet or exceed international best practice standards for similar businesses or assets, (ii) are designed to detect and prevent violations of Applicable Law, and (iii) provide for the monitoring and supervision of compliance with the terms and requirements of such compliance programs;

 

 
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(q) Confidential Information” means information and intellectual property concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business, operations, assets, results or prospects of the Parties or any Affiliate thereof, including information regarding plans, budgets, costs, processes and other data, except to the extent that such information has already been publicly released by a Party as allowed herein or that the Party providing such information can demonstrate was previously publicly released by a Person who did not do so in violation or contravention of any duty or agreement;

 

(r) Control” means, in respect of a particular Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto;

 

(s) Corporate Records” means the corporate records of the Company, including in each case (i) all constating documents, articles, by-laws, notice of articles, any shareholders' agreements and any amendments thereto, and (ii) all minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders and the board of directors (and any committee thereof);

 

(t) Creditor” means 11065220 Canada Inc. and its successors and assigns;

 

(u) CSA” means the Controlled Substances Act of the United States, 21 U.S.C. s. 801 et seq. (including any implementing regulations and schedules);

 

(v) Debenture” means this debenture issued on the date hereof due on the Maturity Date in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000, as may be amended, supplemented, otherwise modified, restated or replaced from time to time;

 

(w) Debenture Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Debenture, the Security Agreements, guarantees from Subsidiaries of the Company (if any) and all other documents executed and delivered to the Creditor relating to or in connection with this Debenture but for certainty excluding the Arrangement Agreement, the Amendment, the Amended Plan of Arrangement (as defined in the Amendment) and all other documents executed and delivered to the Creditor by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company in connection with the Arrangement Agreement;

 

(x) Dollars”, “$” or “USD” means the lawful money of the United States;

 

(y) EBITDA” means, in respect of any fiscal period, the consolidated net income (loss) of the Company in such fiscal period plus without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income (loss) for such period, the sum of (i) interest expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, and (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period but excluding, in respect of the fiscal period, the following: (i) income or loss from investments; (ii) security-based compensation; (iii) non-cash impairment losses; (iv) costs associated with the Arrangement Agreement; and (v) other non-recurring expenses as mutually determined by the Company and the Creditor, acting reasonably, provided that in the event of a disagreement, such amount of non-recurring expenses shall be determined by a nationally recognized chartered accounting firm who is independent of the Company and the Creditor.

 

 
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(z) Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed to such term on page 1 herein;

 

(aa) Encumbrance” means any lien, charge, hypothec, pledge, mortgage, title retention agreement, covenant, condition, lease, license, security interest of any nature, claim, exception, reservation, easement, encroachment, right of occupation, right-of-way, right-of-entry, matter capable of registration against title, option, assignment, right of pre-emption, royalty, right, pledge, privilege or any other encumbrance or title defect of any nature whatsoever, and any other right of third parties relating to, attaching to or affecting any asset, regardless of form (excluding ordinary course payables), whether or not registered or registrable and whether or not consensual or arising by any Applicable Law, and includes any contract to create any of the foregoing;

 

(bb) Environmental Laws” means all Applicable Laws relating to the protection of human health and the environment, including all Applicable Laws pertaining to the reporting, licensing, permitting, transportation, storage, disposal, investigation or remediation of Releases, or threatened Releases, of Hazardous Substances into the air, surface water, groundwater, or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation or handling of Hazardous Substances;

 

(cc) ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;

 

(dd) ERISA Affiliate” means the Company and any entity required to be aggregated with the Company under Section 414 of the Code or any entity under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA;

 

(ee) ERISA Event” means any of the following: (i) a reportable event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA (other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived) with respect to a Title IV Plan; (ii) the withdrawal of any ERISA Affiliate from a Title IV Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (iii) the complete or partial withdrawal of any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan; (iv) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the filing of a notice of reorganization, insolvency or termination, or treatment of a plan amendment as termination, under Section 4041A of ERISA; (v) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Title IV Plan, or treatment of a plan amendment as termination, under Section 4041 of ERISA; (vi) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC; (vii) the failure to make any required contribution to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan when due; (viii) the imposition of an Encumbrance under Section 412 or 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 or 4068 of ERISA on any property (or rights to property, whether real or personal) of any ERISA Affiliate; (ix) the failure of a Benefit Plan or any trust thereunder intended to qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code to qualify thereunder; (x) a Title IV plan is in “at risk” status within the meaning of Code Section 430(i); (xi) a Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered status” or “critical status” within the meaning of Section 432(b) of the Code; and (xii) any other event or condition that constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or for the imposition of any liability upon any ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA other than for contributions to Title IV Plans and Multiemployer Plans in the ordinary course and PBGC premiums due but not delinquent;

 

 
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(ff) Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1 hereof;

 

(gg) Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Creditor or required to be withheld or deducted from an actual or deemed payment to the Creditor relating to, in connection with, or under the Debenture: (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, imposed as a result of the Creditor being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in the jurisdiction imposing the Tax (or any political subdivision of the jurisdiction), or that are Other Connection Taxes; (ii) any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld under the Income Tax Act (Canada) from any payment under the Debenture as a result of: (1) the recipient (or beneficial holder of the Debenture) not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with the Company, or (2) the recipient being a “specified non-resident shareholder” of the Company or not dealing at arm's length with a “specified shareholder” of the Company (in each case within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (other than where the non-arm’s length relationship arises, or where the recipient is a “specified non-resident shareholder”, or does not deal at arm’s length with a “specified shareholder”, as a result of such Person having become a party to, received or perfected a security interest under, or received or enforced any rights under, the Debenture); (iii) any Taxes imposed as a result of the Creditor’s failure (other than as a result of a change in law) to comply with Section 2.6(f); (iv) U.S. federal withholding or income Taxes imposed on or with respect to original issue discount, if any, imputed into amounts advanced by the Creditor under this Debenture for any reason whatsoever pursuant to a final determination by a Governmental Authority; or (v) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

(hh) “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements or implementing legislation enacted by any jurisdiction with respect to such intergovernmental agreements.

 

(ii) Governmental Authorities” means any municipal, regional, provincial, state or federal governments and their agencies, authorities, branches, departments, commissions or boards, having or claiming jurisdiction over the Company and/or the Company's assets, and “Governmental Authority” shall mean any one of the Governmental Authorities as the context requires;

 

(jj) Guarantee” means any agreement by which any Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes liable upon, the obligation of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person or otherwise assures any creditor of such Person against loss, and shall include any contingent liability under any letter of credit or similar document or instrument, but shall exclude liability arising as a result of the endorsement of cheques in the ordinary course of business;

 

 
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(kk) Hazardous Substances” means:

 

(i) any radioactive material;

 

(ii) any explosive;

 

(iii) any substance that, if added to any water, would degrade or alter or form part of a process of degradation or alteration of the quality of that water to the extent that it will adversely affect its use by man or by any animal, fish or plant;

 

(iv) any solid, liquid, gas or odour or combination of any of them that, if emitted into the air, would create or contribute to the creation of a condition of the air that:

 

A. endangers the health, safety or welfare of individual Persons or the health of animal life;

 

B. interferes with normal enjoyment of life or property; or

 

C. causes damage to plant life or to property;

 

(v) any petroleum or petroleum product regulated by Environmental Laws;

 

(vi) any toxic substance or other contaminant;

 

(vii) any substance declared to be hazardous or toxic under any Applicable Law now or hereafter enacted or promulgated by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or its property, assets or interests, including any substance which would be considered a hazardous substance under any Environmental Law; and

 

(viii) any other substance which is or may become hazardous, dangerous or toxic to individual Persons or property, including any asbestos or asbestos-containing material;

 

(ll) Hemp” means hemp and derivatives thereof, including, without limitation, cannabidiol (CBD), to the extent such products are not considered a controlled substance pursuant to the CSA;

 

(mm) "Indemnified Taxes" means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation of the Company under the Debenture Transaction Documents, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

(nn) Initial Advance” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(i);

 

 
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(oo) Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property which is recognized under the law of any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, whether under common law, by statute or otherwise, whether registered or not, including the following:

 

(i) patents, reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals and substitutes thereof, foreign counterparts of the foregoing, term restorations or other extensions of the term of any issued or granted patents anywhere in the world and extensions of the monopoly right covering a product or service previously covered by any issued or granted patent anywhere in the world for the limited purpose of extending the holder's exclusive right to make, use or sell a particular product or service covered by such patent (such as supplemental protection certificates or the like);

 

(ii) trade names, trademarks, service names, service marks, business names, product names, brands, logos, and other distinctive indicia of origin, and the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing;

 

(iii) industrial designs and design patents;

 

(iv) copyright, and any renewals, extensions and reversions of copyright;

 

(v) software and fixations thereof;

 

(vi) uniform resource locators, website addresses, and domain names;

 

(vii) database rights; and

 

(viii) any other intangible property and any other intellectual or industrial design or other intangible property rights, whether registered or not, anywhere in the world, and all derivatives of any of the foregoing; and

 

(ix) applications for registration, registrations and renewals of items (i) through (viii);

 

(pp) Interest Coverage Ratio” is calculated as EBITDA for the reporting period divided by the interest expense during the same reporting period;

 

(qq) Licensed Intellectual Property” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3(u)(iii);

 

(rr) Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any entity succeeding to any of its principal functions;

 

(ss) Material Adverse Change” means any change or event which constitutes a material adverse change in (i) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) the enforceability of this Debenture or any of the other Transaction Documents against the Company, (iii) the Company's ability to timely and fully perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents, or (iv) the ability of the Creditor to enforce its rights and remedies hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents;

 

 
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(tt) Material Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary of the Parent (i) the value of whose property, assets and undertaking account for 5% or more of the consolidated property, assets and undertaking of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the EBITDA of which is 5% or more of the consolidated EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries;

 

(uu) Maturity Date” means the earlier of (i) September 23, 2030, and (ii) the date that all amounts owing hereunder may become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(vv) Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, as to which any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation to make regular contributions or otherwise has any liabilities;

 

(ww) Obligations” means all monies and obligations now or at any time and from time to time hereafter owing or payable by the Company to the Creditor, including pursuant to this Debenture;

 

(xx) Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Creditor, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Creditor and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Creditor having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Debenture Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Debenture Transaction Document).

 

(yy) Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Debenture Transaction Document.

 

(zz) Parent” means Acreage Holdings, Inc., a company existing pursuant to the laws of the Province of British Columbia, or any successor thereto including by way of amalgamation;

 

(aaa) Parties” means the Company and the Creditor; and “Party” means either one of them;

 

(bbb) Permit” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.3(m);

 

(ccc) Permitted Debt” means:

 

(i) indebtedness in favour of the Creditor;

 

(ii) secured indebtedness permitted under Section (x) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances;

 

 
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(iii) intercompany Indebtedness owing to and held by the Company or any of its Affiliates related to services or costs incurred on behalf of the Business;

 

(iv) indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v) unsecured indebtedness up to the maximum aggregate amount of $250,000; and

 

(vi) indebtedness consented to by the Creditor in writing;

 

(ddd) Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

(i) statutory encumbrances not at the time overdue, or which are overdue but the validity of which is being contested in good faith and in respect of which appropriate reserves have been established;

 

(ii) Encumbrances for Taxes, duties and assessments which may be overdue but the validity of which is being contested in good faith and in respect of which appropriate reserves have been established;

 

(iii) Encumbrances or rights of distress reserved in or exercisable under any lease for rent or for compliance with the terms of such lease;

 

(iv) any obligations or duties affecting any lands due to any public utility or Governmental Authority with respect to any franchise, grant, licence or permit and any defects in title to structures or other facilities arising solely from the fact that such structures or facilities are constructed or installed on lands under government permits, leases or other grants; which obligations, duties and defects in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such property, structures or facilities for the purpose for which they are held;

 

(v) Encumbrances incurred or deposits made in connection with contracts, bids, tenders or expropriation proceedings, or to secure workers' compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security obligations, surety or appeal bonds, costs of litigation when required by law, public and statutory obligations, warehousemen's, carriers' and other similar Encumbrances and deposits;

 

(vi) Encumbrances given to a public utility or Governmental Authority to secure obligations incurred to such utility, municipality, government or other authority in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii) Encumbrances and privileges arising out of judgments or awards in respect of which: an appeal or proceeding for review has been commenced; a stay of execution pending such appeal or proceedings for review has been obtained; and appropriate reserves have been established;

 

 
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(viii) any mechanic's, labourer's, materialman's statutory or other similar Encumbrance arising in the ordinary course of business or out of the construction or improvement of any lands or arising out of the furnishing of materials or supplies therefor, the action to enforce which has not proceeded to a final judgment;
     
(ix) undetermined or inchoate Encumbrances incidental to the normal business operations of a company not at the time overdue, or which are overdue but have not been filed against such company or any of its properties pursuant to Applicable Law and the validity of which is being contested in good faith and appropriate reserves have been established;
     
(x) any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor with respect to any assets under any license or lease agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, provided that the same do not in any material respect interfere with the business of the Company or their Affiliates or materially detract from the value of the relevant assets of the Company or its Affiliates;
     
(xi) customary rights of set off, bankers’ liens, refunds or charge backs, under deposit agreements, of banks or other financial institutions where Company or any of Affiliates maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;
     
(xii) Encumbrances in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising in the ordinary course of business as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
     
(xiii) Encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business imposed by law in connection with the purchase or shipping of goods or assets (or the related assets and proceeds thereof), which Liens are in favor of the seller or shipper of such goods or assets and only attach to such goods or assets;
     
(xiv) PMSIs and capital leases up to the maximum aggregate amount of $250,000 incurred in connection with the purchase or leasing of capital equipment by the Company; and
     
(xv) Encumbrances consented to in writing by the Creditor;
     
(eee) Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership or other entity;
     
(fff) PMSI” means purchase-money security interests or purchase-money liens;
     
(ggg) Release” includes releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing or dumping, or permitting any of the foregoing to occur;

 

 
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(hhh) Restricted Payment” means any payment, directly or indirectly, by the Company (whether in cash or in kind, and whether by way of actual payment, set-off, counterclaim or otherwise):
   
(i) of any dividend, distribution or return of capital with respect to its equity securities;
     
(ii) on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of any of its equity securities or any warrants, options or similar rights with respect to its equity securities;
     
(iii) of any principal of, or interest or premium on, any indebtedness of the Company that, by its terms or contractual postponement, ranks in right of payment subordinate to any liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents;
     
(iv) of any principal of or interest or premium on any indebtedness of the Company to a holder of equity securities of the Company or to an Affiliate of a holder of equity securities of the Company;
     
(v) of any management, consulting or similar fee or any bonus payment or comparable payment, or by way of gift or other gratuity, to any director or officer of the Company (but excluding ordinary course wages, bonuses and payments made in connection with long-term incentive plans, in each case paid in the ordinary course of business);
     
(vi) for the purpose of setting apart any property for a sinking, defeasance or other analogous fund for any of the payments referenced above; or
     
(vii) of any kind whatsoever and for any purpose whatsoever to any of its Affiliates, [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED];
     
(iii) Sanctions” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3(z)(i);
   
(jjj) Security Agreements” means, collectively, each general security agreement by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in favour of the Creditor, as each may be amended, supplemented, otherwise modified, restated or replaced from time to time;
   
(kkk) Security Interest” means the pledges, assignments, mortgages, charges, and hypothecations of and the security interests in the assets and property of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries created in favour of the Creditor;
   
(lll) Subsidiary” means, as to any particular parent corporation or organization (i) any other corporation or organization more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such parent corporation or organization or by any one or more other entities that are themselves subsidiaries of such parent corporation or organization or (ii) any other corporation or organization that is otherwise Controlled by such parent corporation or organization. Unless otherwise expressly noted herein, the term “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company;

 

 
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(mmm) Tax Distributions” means for so long as (i) High Street Capital Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“High Street”) is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii) the taxable income of the Company and its Subsidiaries from their operation of the Business is reported on the U.S. federal income tax return of High Street and allocated amongst its members, any payment by the Company to a Governmental Authority in an amount necessary to satisfy and solely for the purpose of satisfying, a beneficial owner of High Street’s payment obligation to such Governmental Authority of any U.S. federal, state and local income tax liabilities then due and payable in respect of such beneficial owner’s proportionate share of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ taxable income of the Business for the relevant taxation period, in accordance with the terms of the operating agreement of High Street; provided that, such payment is permissible under Applicable Law [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED];
   
(nnn) Taxes” means all taxes, levies, duties, assessments, reassessments and other similar charges and impositions together with all related penalties, interest and fines or additional amounts with respect thereto, due and payable by the Company to any domestic or foreign government (federal, provincial, state, municipal or otherwise) or to any regulatory authority, agency, commission, board or court of competent jurisdiction of any domestic or foreign government;
   
(ooo) Title IV Plan” means a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, to which any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation to make regular contributions or otherwise has any liabilities;
   
(ppp) Tranche 2 Advance” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(ii);
   
(qqq) Tranche 2 Conditions” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2;
   
(rrr) Transaction Documents” means, collectively, (i) the Debenture Transaction Documents and (ii) the Arrangement Agreement and all other documents executed and delivered to the Creditor or an Affiliate of the Creditor by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company in connection with the Arrangement Agreement.
   
(sss) United States” means the United States of America; and
   
(ttt) U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time, set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions and comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession) that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination. Subject to Section 1.9, all references to “U.S. GAAP” shall be to U.S. GAAP applied consistently with the principles used in the preparation of the Parent's December 31, 2019 financial statements.

 

 
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1.2 Gender and Number.

 

Any reference in this Debenture to gender shall include all genders, and words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

1.3 Headings, Etc.

 

The division of this Debenture into Articles, Sections, Subsections, and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in the construction or interpretation of this Debenture.

 

1.4 Currency.

 

All references in this Debenture to dollars, unless otherwise specifically indicated, are expressed in the currency of the United States.

 

1.5 Severability.

 

Any article, section, subsection or other subdivision of this Debenture or any other provision of this Debenture which is, or becomes, illegal, invalid or unenforceable shall be severed from this Debenture and be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability and shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions hereof or thereof.

 

1.6 Governing Law.

 

This Debenture shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. For the purpose of legal proceedings, this Debenture shall be deemed to have been made in the said Province and to be performed therein and the courts of that Province shall have jurisdiction over all disputes which may arise under this Debenture. The Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.

 

1.7 Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRRECOVABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

1.8 Interpretation.

 

Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Debenture, if any matter in this Debenture is subject to the determination, consent or approval of the Creditor or is to be acceptable to the Creditor, such determination, consent, approval or determination of acceptability will be in the sole discretion of the Creditor, which means the Creditor shall have sole and unfettered discretion, without any obligation to act reasonably. If any provision in this Debenture refers to any action taken or to be taken by the Company, or which the Company is prohibited from taking, such provision will be interpreted to include any and all means, direct or indirect, of taking, or not taking, such action. When used in the context of a general statement followed by a reference to one or more specific items or matters, the term “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” and the use of the term “includes” shall mean “includes, without limitation”. All certificates and other required submissions made by specified officers of the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed for all purposes as made by such Person solely in such Person’s capacity as such officer and not in such Person’s individual capacity.

 

 
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1.9 Accounting Terms and Principles

 

All accounting determinations required to be made pursuant hereto shall, unless expressly otherwise provided herein, be made in accordance with U.S. GAAP. No change in the accounting principles used in the preparation of any financial statement hereafter adopted by the Parent shall be given effect for purposes of measuring compliance with any provision hereof or otherwise determining any relevant ratios and baskets which govern whether any action is permitted hereunder unless the Company and the Creditor agree to modify such provisions to reflect such changes in U.S. GAAP and, unless such provisions are modified, all financial statements and similar documents provided hereunder shall be provided together with a reconciliation between the calculations and amounts set forth therein before and after giving effect to such change in U.S. GAAP. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of EBITDA shall be made without giving effect to any change to U.S. GAAP occurring after the Effective Date as a result of the adoption of any proposals set forth in the Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Leases (Topic 840), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on August 17, 2010, or any other proposals issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in connection therewith, in each case if such change would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under U.S. GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE Two
PROMISE TO PAY

 

2.1 Principal Sum.

 

For value received, the Company hereby promises to pay to or to the order of the Creditor at the address of the Creditor set forth in Section 6.8(a) hereof (or such other address of the Creditor as may be indicated by the Creditor pursuant to Section 6.8(a) hereof) on the Maturity Date the lesser of:

 

(i) the principal sum of $100,000,000; and
     
(ii) the amount of the unpaid principal balance from time to time owing by the Company to the Creditor as recorded by or on behalf of the Creditor on the grid attached hereto as Schedule A and any further grids attached hereto, all of which grids form part of this Debenture;

 

and the Company promises to pay interest thereon pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof.

 

 
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2.2 Advances.

 

The Company shall be entitled to two drawdowns under this Debenture as follows:

 

(i) $50,000,000 on the Effective Date (the “Initial Advance”); and
     
(ii) $50,000,000 upon satisfaction of the Tranche 2 Conditions (the “Tranche 2 Advance”).
     
2.3 Interest.

 

(a) Interest shall accrue on the principal sum outstanding from the Effective Date both before and after the Maturity Date, default and judgment until actual payment in full at a rate of 6.10% per annum, calculated and compounded annually and payable in cash in arrears on each anniversary of the Effective Date and on the Maturity Date.
     
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default shall be continuing, interest shall accrue on the principal sum outstanding at a rate per annum equal to 15% calculated and payable as aforesaid.
     
(c) In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Debenture obligates the Company to make any payment of interest, or other amount payable to the Creditor, in an amount, or calculated at a rate, which would be prohibited by Applicable Law or would result in receipt by the Creditor of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permissible under Applicable Law then, notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted, with retroactive effect, to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by Applicable Law or so result in receipt by the Creditor of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permissible. Any amount or rate of interest referred to in this Section 2.3 shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles as an effective annual rate of interest over the term that the Debenture remains outstanding, on the assumption that any charges, fees or expenses that fall within the meaning of interest shall, if they relate to a specific period of time, be pro-rated over that period of time and otherwise be pro-rated over the period from the Effective Date to the Maturity Date, and, in the event of a dispute, a certificate of an accredited actuary appointed by the Creditor shall be conclusive for the purposes of such determination.
     
2.4 Use of Funds.

 

The Creditor has agreed to advance to the Company the principal sum hereunder exclusively for use by the Company in connection with the operation of the Business and on the express condition that such amount shall not be used, directly or indirectly, in connection with or for the operation or benefit of any of its Affiliates other than the Company’s Subsidiaries exclusively engaged in the Business.

 

 
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2.5 Voluntary Prepayment

 

The Company may from time to time, upon three (3) Business Days' prior written notice to the Creditor, make a prepayment in respect of all or any portion of the principal sum outstanding hereunder, together with any and all accrued interest thereon. This Debenture is non-revolving. For greater certainty, any repayment made on account of the principal sum outstanding hereunder may not be reborrowed.

 

2.6 Taxes

 

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any Obligation of the Company under this Debenture (or any of the other Debenture Transaction Documents) shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Company, then the Company shall be entitled to make the deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount required to be deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Company shall be increased as necessary so that after the deduction or withholding has been made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section) the Creditor receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. The Company shall indemnify the Creditor, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the Creditor or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Creditor and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, however, that at the Company’s election, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the Company’s cost) to cooperate to contest, recover or avoid any Indemnified Taxes that the Company believes are incorrectly imposed. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by the Creditor shall be conclusive, subject to the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
     
(b) The Company shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.
     
(c) If the Company receives a written notice issued by a Governmental Authority demanding payment from the Company of any Taxes described in clause (iv) of the definition of "Excluded Taxes", then, following delivery of such written demand to the Creditor, the Creditor shall pay over to the Company an amount equal to any such Taxes specified in such written demand at least five (5) Business Days prior to the due date of such payment by the Company if the Company has given the Creditor a minimum of thirty (30) days’ written notice of such payment, or if thirty (30) days’ notice has not been so provided, within twenty (20) Business Days following the Company’s delivery of such written demand; provided, however, that if the Creditor chooses, in its sole discretion, to contest the validity of such Governmental Authority’s demand for such Taxes (at the Creditor’s cost), then Creditor shall not be obligated to make any payment to the Company described in this Section 2.6(c) unless and until there is a final determination that such Taxes have been validly imposed and, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate to contest, recover or avoid any such Excluded Taxes.

 

 
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(d) If any Party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.6 (including the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying Party an amount equal to the refund (but only to the extent of the amount of such indemnification), net of all out of pocket expenses of the Creditor and without interest (other than any net after Tax interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to any such refund). The indemnifying Party, upon the request of the indemnified Party, shall repay to the indemnified Party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.6(d) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) if the indemnified Party is required to repay the refund or reduction to the Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.6(d), in no event will the indemnified Party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 2.6(d) the payment of which would place the indemnified Party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified Party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund or reduction had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section shall not be construed to require any indemnified Party to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying Party or any other Person, to arrange its affairs in any particular manner or to claim any available refund or reduction.
     
(e) If the Creditor is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under this Debenture, it shall deliver to the Company at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, the Creditor, if reasonably requested by the Company, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Company as will enable the Company to determine whether or not the Creditor is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. The Company agrees that if the Creditor provides a properly completed and duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E certifying that the Creditor is eligible for benefits under the tax treaty between the United States and Canada (the “Tax Treaty”), the Company shall act in accordance with such Form W-8BEN-E unless there has been a final determination by a Governmental Authority that the Creditor is not entitled to such benefits under the Tax Treaty. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Creditor’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Creditor to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Creditor.

 

 
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(f) Each Party’s obligations under this Section 2.6 shall survive the termination of the Debenture and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Debenture Transaction Document.

 

ARTICLE Three
COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Positive Covenants.

 

So long as this Debenture remains outstanding, the Company covenants and agrees that it will:

 

(a) Payment and Performance of Obligations. Duly and punctually pay all sums of money due by it under the terms of this Debenture at the times and places and in the manner provided for by this Debenture and shall duly and punctually perform and observe all other obligations on its part to be performed or observed hereunder at the times and in the manner provided for herein;
     
(b) Observation of Covenants. Duly observe and perform each and every of its covenants and agreements set forth in this Debenture;
     
(c) Notice. Provide the Creditor with prompt written notice of: (i) any event which constitutes, or which, with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder; (ii) the commencement by or against the Company or any of its Affiliates of any litigation or legal proceedings which if determined adversely to its interest would not be fully covered by insurance or which in the aggregate exceed $500,000 in claims; (iii) the occurrence of any event which would constitute, or would be reasonably expected to constitute, a Material Adverse Change; (iv) the commencement by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any legal proceedings or actions, which if determined adversely to its interest would constitute, or in the Creditor's reasonable judgment would be reasonably expected to constitute, a Material Adverse Change; (v) any default by the Company under a contract to which it is a party with a value in excess of $500,000; and (vi) claims or threatened claims by a Governmental Authority that the Company is violating Applicable Law in any material respect or the federal laws of the United States or the laws of any state of the United States in any respect;
     
(d) Maintenance of Existence & Business Practices. Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises in all material respects. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall (i) use, operate and maintain all of its property and assets in a good and workman like manner and in accordance with good business practice and in a manner which is not adverse to the interests of the Creditor or the ability of the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Debenture; and (ii) continue to collect all accounts receivable in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice;

 

 
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(e) Compliance with Compliance Programs. Beginning on the Effective Date and through and until the 90th day following the Effective Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and approve Compliance Programs. Following such 90 day period, the Company shall comply in all material respects with all such Compliance Programs and provide and continue to provide sufficient training to all signing authorities, directors and officers of the Company responsible for the Compliance Programs, including informing them of all Applicable Laws relating to the business of the Company, the Creditor and their respective Affiliates, including any changes thereto. The Company shall, on at least an annual basis, provide the Creditor with a list of all signing authorities, directors and officers of the Company responsible for the Company’s Compliance Programs and processes and controls related thereto, including details regarding the qualifications of such signing authorities, directors and officers and third-party consultants and, if requested by the Creditor, such further information as may be reasonably requested by the Creditor from time to time to demonstrate that such signing authorities are properly trained and fully familiar with: (i) the Applicable Laws which are applicable to business of the Company, the Creditor and their respective Affiliates; and (ii) the Company’s and its Affiliates’ Compliance Programs and processes and controls related thereto, in each case, so as to permit the Creditor to demonstrate due diligence and compliance with its obligations under Applicable Law;
     
(f) Compliance with Laws. Comply with all Applicable Laws and promptly notify and consult the Creditor in connection with: (i) any and all matters relating to any potential, actual or alleged violation of, or non-compliance with, Applicable Laws by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any investigation or audit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority; and (iii) any and all matters relating to any violations of, or non-compliance with, any Applicable Laws, and, for greater certainty, consultation for these purposes shall include the right of the Creditor to participate in all decisions to be made by the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to whether purported or alleged violations or instances of non-compliance will be challenged and how such violations or instances of non-compliance will be remediated, provided that, for greater certainty, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall make all such decisions in its discretion, acting reasonably, after having received any input provided by the Creditor in a timely fashion;
     
(g) Approvals. Use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary waivers, consents, Permits and approvals required to be obtained by the Company to operate its business, own its assets, and to complete the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, the Company shall obtain the written approval of the Creditor prior to (i) making, finalizing or amending its business plan(s) or budgets or the business plan(s) or budgets of any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) the appointment of any officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
     
(h) Taxes. Pay all Taxes imposed on it, or on its income or profits or its assets, when due and payable, except for any Taxes assessed against the Company which it is in good faith contesting pursuant to a bona fide dispute process and for which adequate reserves have been made in accordance with US GAAP;

 

 
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(i) Insurance. Maintain insurance coverage with responsible insurers, in amounts and against risks normally insured by owners of similar businesses or assets. Promptly on the happening of any loss or damage, the Company will furnish or cause to be furnished at its own expense all necessary proofs and will do all necessary acts to enable the Creditor to obtain payment of the insurance monies, which, in the sole discretion of the Creditor, may be applied in reinstating the insured property or be paid to the Company or be applied in payment of the Obligations, whether due or not then due, or paid partly in one way and partly in another;
   
(j) Carry on Business.
   
(i) Continue to carry on and conduct in all material respects, and cause any of its Subsidiaries to continue to carry on and conduct in all material respects, the Business in a proper and efficient manner, maintain proper books and records (in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and the business of the Company and any such Subsidiary in accordance with U.S. GAAP); and
     
(ii) Only carry on, and cause any of its Subsidiaries to only carry on, the Business;
     
(k) Ownership. Defend the Company's right, title and interest in and to its material property and assets against the claims of all other Persons, at its own expense, as well as maintain corporate ownership and Control, direct or indirect, of all of its Subsidiaries;
   
(l) Good Accounting Practice. At all times keep proper books of record and account which, in all material respects, are kept, where applicable, in accordance with US GAAP, consistently applied;
   
(m) Reporting.
   
(i) Deliver to the Creditor monthly, on the first Business Day of each month, a cash balance statement executed by a senior officer of the Company; and
     
(ii) Deliver to the Creditor monthly, as promptly as practicable following the end of each month, a compliance certificate certified by an executive officer of the Company, in the form of Exhibit A hereto;
     
(n) [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED];
   
(o) Inspection. Permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the Creditor and its employees and agents to enter upon, inspect and audit each of their respective properties, assets, books and records from time to time, (i) prior to an Event of Default which is continuing, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice not more than once per year; provided that any such inspection shall be at the sole expense of the Company, and (ii) following an Event of Default and for so long as it is continuing, at any time with or without notice and at the sole expense of the Company; and to permit the Creditor and its employees and agents to examine all computer and other electronic records with respect thereto and to make copies of all books and account and other records;

 

 
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(p) Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the funds advanced hereunder (i) only for the purposes set out in Section 2.4, (ii) [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED];
   
(q) Retail Stores. With respect to the Company’s retail stores, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into direct agreements with third party services providers (including, without limitation, for rent or utilities, even if such retail stores are shared with the Company’s Parent or its Affiliates); [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED].
   
(r) Subsidiary Guarantees and Security. The Company agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to provide to the Creditor: (i) a guarantee in respect of all present and future obligations of the Company to the Creditor hereunder (each such guarantee to be in an unlimited amount); and (ii) security of the same nature required to be provided by the Company hereunder. Such guarantees and security shall be provided by those Subsidiaries in existence on the date of this Debenture concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Debenture; and the Company agrees that it shall, concurrently with the formation or acquisition of any new Subsidiary cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver such guarantees and security; and the Company shall also deliver to the Creditor, or cause such Subsidiary to deliver to the Creditor, at the Company's cost and expense, such other instruments, documents and certificates reasonably required by the Creditor in connection therewith; and
   
(s) Further Assurances. Provide the Creditor with such other documents, consents, acknowledgements and agreements as are reasonably necessary to implement this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents.
   
3.2 Negative Covenants.

 

At all times, for so long as this Debenture remains outstanding, the Company hereby covenants and agrees, that, without the prior written consent of the Creditor, the Company shall not, and shall not allow any Subsidiary to:

 

(a) Amalgamations. Directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, amalgamate with, merge with, consolidate with or otherwise combine with, any Person;
   
(b) Indebtedness.
   
(i) Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any indebtedness, other than Permitted Debt; or
     
(ii) Guarantee, give financial assistance to, or render itself liable in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for any debt or obligation whatsoever, of any other Person other than Permitted Debt;
     
(c) Encumbrances. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Encumbrance on or with respect to any of its property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) except for Permitted Encumbrances;

 

 
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(d) Non-Arm's Length Transactions. Enter into, amend or be a party to any agreement or transaction with, or make any payment to, any Person not acting at arm's length (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) other than agreements, transactions and payments on terms and conditions which are no less favourable to the Company than would be usual and customary in similar agreements, transactions or payments between Persons acting at arm's length with each other;

 

(e) Compliance with ERISA. Cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that could result in the imposition of an Encumbrance on any asset of the Company with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (b) any other ERISA Event, that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(f) OFAC; USA Patriot Act; Anti-Corruption Laws. (i) Fail to comply with the laws, regulations and executive orders referred to in Section 3.3(z), (ii) directly or indirectly, use or permit any director, officer, agent, employee, or other person acting on behalf of the Company, to directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any advance hereunder, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any Person, including any government official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, or otherwise take any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, or (iii), directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any advance hereunder, the transaction, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, Affiliate, joint venture partner or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person participating in the transaction of any Sanctions.

 

(g) Change of Corporate Name or Location. Change its corporate name or change or move its chief executive office, tax residence, principal place of business, corporate offices, warehouses or other locations at which its property and assets are held or stored and/or the location of its records concerning such property and assets, without:

 

(i) providing the Creditor with at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice of its intention to do same; and
     
(ii) having received the Creditor's written acknowledgement that any reasonable action requested by the Creditor in connection therewith (including to continue the perfection of any Encumbrance in favour of the Creditor in the Company's property and assets) has been completed or taken;
     
(h) No Sale of Assets. Directly or indirectly sell, lease, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of (whether in one or a series of transactions) its property and assets except for sales (i) of equipment, fixtures or materials that are worn-out or obsolete or have been replaced and are not required for the conduct by the Company of its business, (ii) of inventory made in the ordinary course and as part of the normal operation of the Company's business, (iii) any trade in of equipment in exchange for other equipment in the ordinary course of business, (iv) the abandonment, cancellation or lapse of issued patents, registered trademarks and other registered intellectual property to the extent, in the Company’s reasonable business judgment, not economically desirable in the conduct of such the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s business or so long as such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders and the expiration of patents in accordance with their statutory terms or (v) otherwise with the prior written consent of the Creditor;

 

 
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(i) Constating Documents. Amend its articles or constating documents in any manner which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(j) Nature of Business. Carry on, or permit any Subsidiary to carry on, any business other than the Business, nor discontinue its business or any material part thereof;

 

(k) Dissolution. Liquidate, wind-up, dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), reorganize, make an assignment for the benefit of the Company's creditors or file a petition, answer or consent to seeking a reorganization, take part in a plan of arrangement, or undergo a change of control or similar transaction to any of the foregoing;

 

(l) No Sale-Leasebacks. Directly, or indirectly, enter into any arrangement providing for the sale, assignment, transfer or disposition of any property used in the ordinary course of its business and thereafter rent or lease such property;

 

(m) Restricted Payments. Declare, pay or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except declaring, paying or making any Tax Distribution;

 

(n) Investments. Make any direct or indirect investment in any Person, whether by acquisition of shares, indebtedness or other securities, or by loan, guarantee, advance, capital contribution or otherwise, except (i) investments in cash equivalents; (ii) investments in any Subsidiary; (iii) accounts receivable created, acquired or made and trade credit extended in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; and (iv) investments constituting deposits made in connection with the purchase of goods or services in the ordinary course of business.

 

(o) Cannabis Related Prohibitions.

 

(i) Invest (whether by acquisition of shares, indebtedness or other securities, or by loan, guarantee, advance, capital contribution or otherwise), engage (directly or indirectly) in, carry on or maintain any business, activity, affairs or operations that (directly or indirectly) serves the Cannabis market; and

 

(ii) Derive (or reasonably expect to derive) or accept revenues or funds from Parent or any of its Affiliates, or from any of the prohibited activities described in paragraph (i) above, unless and until such time that all such activities become legal under all Applicable Laws;

 

(p) Margin Regulation. Engage in the business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock;

 

(q) [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED]; and

 

 
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(r) Subsidiaries. Form any Subsidiary without the prior written consent of the Creditor.

 

3.3 Representations and Warranties

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Creditor that as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Tranche 2 Advance (if made):

 

(a) No Default. No default has occurred and is continuing under any material agreement to which the Company is a party or by which its property is bound.

 

(b) Location. Schedule B is a list of all addresses at which the Company, (i) has its chief executive office, head office, registered office and principal place of business, (ii) carries on business, and (iii) stores any tangible personal property (except for goods in transit in the ordinary course of business).

 

(c) Status; Corporate Power and Qualification. It:

 

(i) is a corporation duly incorporated, organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;

 

(ii) is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification;

 

(iii) has the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal right to own, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise encumber and operate its properties and assets, to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its business as presently conducted in the jurisdictions in which it currently carries on business;

 

(iv) is in compliance with its constating documents and by-laws; and

 

(v) is in compliance with all applicable provisions of Applicable Law.

 

(d) Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, the Company does not have any Subsidiaries.

 

(e) Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Approval and Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents:

 

(i) are within the Company's corporate power;

 

(ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary or proper corporate and shareholder action;

 

(iii) do not contravene any provision of the Company's constating documents or bylaws or any resolutions passed by the directors (or any committee thereof) or shareholders of the Company;

 

 
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(iv) do not result in any breach or violation of any statute or any judgment, decree, order, rule, policy or regulation of any court, Governmental Authority, arbitrator, stock exchange or securities regulatory authority applicable to the Company or any of its property or assets;

 

(v) do not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its property or assets are bound; and

 

(vi) do not require the consent, approval, authorization, order or agreement of, or registrations or qualification with any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

(f) Validity of Agreements. Each of the Debenture and the other Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject only to:

 

(i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, reconstruction, moratorium laws or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; and

 

(ii) the fact that the availability of equitable remedies, such as specific performance and injunctive relief, are in the discretion of a court and may not be available where damages are considered an equitable remedy.

 

(g) Taxes and Filings. All material income and other Tax returns, reports and statements, including information returns, required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by the Company have been timely filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and all such returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes required to have been paid by the Company (whether or not shown on any tax return) have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or late charge may be added thereto for non-payment thereof (or any such fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss has been paid). Proper and accurate amounts (in all material respects) have been withheld by the Company from payments to its employees, customers and other applicable payees for all periods in full in all material respects as required by all Applicable Laws and such withholdings have been timely paid (in all material respects) to the respective Governmental Authorities. No material audit, action, investigation, deficiencies, litigation, proposed adjustments or other matters in controversy related to Taxes of the Company presently exist or have been asserted or threatened, and the Company is not a party to any material action or proceeding for assessment or collection of Taxes and no such material event has been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its assets. There are no currently effective material elections, agreements or waivers extending the statutory period or providing for an extension of time with respect to the assessment or reassessment of any Taxes, or of the filing of any Tax return or any payment of Taxes by the Company.

 

 
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(h) Valid Issuance of Debenture. This Debenture will be duly and validly created and issued, and will be free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer set forth in the Debenture and under applicable securities legislation.

 

(i) Corporate Records. The Corporate Records of the Company are complete and accurate in all material respects and all corporate proceedings and actions reflected therein have been conducted in accordance with its constating documents and in material compliance with all Applicable Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (i) the minute books contain, in all material respects, complete and accurate minutes (or drafts thereof) of all meetings of the directors and shareholders of the Company and all such meetings were duly called and held; (ii) the minute books contain all written resolutions passed by the directors and shareholders of the Company and all such resolutions were duly passed; and (iii) the registers of directors and officers of the Company are complete and accurate and all former and present directors and officers of the Company were duly elected or appointed, as the case may be.

 

(j) Restrictive Agreements. The Company is not subject to any restriction under its constating documents, nor is it party to or subject to any Claim, Encumbrance or contract, instrument or other agreement which would prevent (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Debenture or the other Transaction Documents, (ii) compliance by the Company with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Debenture or the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, or (iii) the Company from carrying on its business as currently conducted after the date hereof.

 

(k) Compliance with Contracts. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change, (i) the Company is not, nor to the knowledge of the Company is any third party, in breach or default of any contract, instrument or other agreement to which it is a party and (ii) no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach.

 

(l) Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that in all material respects transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets and access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization.

 

(m) Compliance with Laws, Licenses and Permits. The Company (i) has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance (A) in all respects with all Applicable Laws in the United States, including, without limitation, the CSA, and (B) in all material respects with all other Applicable Laws and (ii) possesses or will possess all material approvals, consents, certificates, registrations, authorizations, permits and licenses issued by the appropriate provincial, state, municipal, federal or other regulatory agency or body necessary to carry on its business as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted (collectively, the “Permits”). The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all such Permits and the Company has not received any notice of the material modification, revocation or cancellation of, or any intention to materially modify, revoke or cancel or any proceeding relating to the modification, revocation or cancellation of any such Permit.

 

 
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(n) Environmental.

 

(i) The Company has conducted, and is conducting, its business in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws.

 

(ii) None of the properties owned or leased by the Company has been used to generate, manufacture, refine, treat, recycle, transport, store, handle, dispose, transfer, produce or process Hazardous Substances except in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws.

 

(iii) The Company has not caused or permitted the release of any Hazardous Substances at, in, on, under or from any property owned or leased by it except in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws.

 

(iv) All Hazardous Substances handled, recycled, disposed of, treated or stored on or off-site of any of the properties owned or leased by the Company have been handled, recycled, disposed of, treated and stored in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no Hazardous Substances at, in, on, under or migrating from any of the aforementioned properties except in material compliance with all Environmental Laws.

 

(v) The Company is in possession of all required environmental approvals (all of which are being complied with in all material respects) required to own, lease, operate, develop and exploit the properties (as and when acquired) and conduct its business as it is now being conducted.

 

(vi) No environmental, reclamation or abandonment obligation or work orders or other liabilities presently exist with respect to any portion of the properties owned or leased by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for any such obligations or liabilities to arise in the future as a result of any activity on any of these properties owned or leased by the Company.

 

(vii) The Company has not received from any Person or Governmental Authority any notice, formal or informal, of any proceeding, action or other claim, liability or potential liability arising under any Environmental Law that is pending which would be likely to result in any material action being taken by any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

(o) Assets. The Company owns or otherwise holds good and valid legal title to, or holds a valid leasehold interest in, all material assets and properties that are required to conduct its business and operations as presently conducted, and there are no Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any such assets or properties that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of any such assets or properties or materially and adversely impact the normal use and operation thereof by the Company in the ordinary course of business.

 

 
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(p) Employment and Labour Matters.

 

(i) The Company is not a party to or bound or governed by, or subject to, or has any liability with respect to (i) any collective bargaining or union agreement or other similar arrangement with any labour union or employee associate, or any actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened application for certification or bargaining rights in respect of the Company or (ii) any labour dispute, work stoppage or slowdown, strike or lock-out relating to or involving any employees of the Company.

 

(ii) The Company has operated in material compliance with all Applicable Laws with respect to employment and labour in all material respects, including employment and labour standards, occupational health and safety, employment equity, pay equity, workers' compensation, human rights, labour relations and privacy and, except for proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change, there are no current, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority with respect to any such matters.

 

(iii) Each material plan for retirement, bonus, stock purchase, profit sharing, stock option, deferred compensation, severance or termination pay, insurance, medical, hospital, dental, vision care, drug, sick leave, disability, salary continuation, legal benefits, unemployment benefits, vacation, pension, incentive or otherwise contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company for the benefit of any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company has been maintained in material compliance with the terms thereof and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules, policies and regulations that are applicable to any such plan.

 

(q) ERISA Compliance. It has no Title IV Plans or Multiemployer Plans. Except for those that would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, (i) each Benefit Plan, and each trust thereunder, intended to qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code or other Applicable Law so qualifies, (ii) each Benefit Plan is in compliance with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Applicable Law, (iii) there are no existing or pending (or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened) claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions, lawsuits or other proceedings or investigation involving any Benefit Plan to which the Company incurs or otherwise has or could reasonably be expected to have an obligation or any liability and (iv) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. On the Effective Date, no ERISA Event has occurred in connection with which material obligations or material liabilities of the Company remain outstanding.

 

(r) Insolvency. The Company has not admitted in writing that it is, or has been declared to be, insolvent or unable to pay its debts. The Company has not committed an act of bankruptcy or sought protection from its creditors before any court or pursuant to any legislation, proposed a compromise or arrangement to its creditors generally, taken any proceeding with respect to a compromise or arrangement, taken any proceeding to be declared bankrupt or wound up, taken any proceeding to have a receiver appointed of any of its assets, had any Person holding any Encumbrance, charge, hypothec, pledge, mortgage, title retention agreement or other security interest or receiver take possession of any of its property, had an execution or distress become enforceable or levied upon any portion of its property or had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it.

 

 
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(s) Legal Proceedings. There is no material action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, by any Person, nor any arbitration, administrative or other proceeding by or before (or to the knowledge of the Company any investigation by) any Governmental Authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its property or rights and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no valid basis which would reasonably be expected to result in any such action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or investigation or which would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the issuance of this Debenture, the execution and delivery of any of the other Transaction Documents, or have a Material Adverse Change on the Company or its assets. The Company is not subject to any judgment, order or decree entered in any lawsuit or proceeding.

 

(t) Insurance. The assets, business and operations of the Company are insured against loss or damage with responsible insurers on a basis consistent with insurance obtained by reasonably prudent participants in a comparable business in comparable circumstances and such coverage is in full force and effect, and the Company shall not fail to promptly give any notice or present any material claim thereunder.

 

(u) Intellectual Property.

 

(i) Ownership. Other than Licensed Intellectual Property, the Company owns all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property used in and necessary to conduct the business of the Company as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted by the Company (the “Company Intellectual Property”), free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). The Company Intellectual Property is fully transferable, alienable and licensable by the Company without restriction. No Person, including any employee, former employee or current or former consultant of the Company has an interest in or right to use any portion of the Company Intellectual Property. Other than Licensed Intellectual Property, the Company's products and services contain no Intellectual Property in which any third party may claim superior, joint or common ownership. The Company does not have an obligation to grant any Person any licenses or other rights in or to the Company Intellectual Property. All Persons who have created material Company Intellectual Property in which copyright subsists have waived their moral rights in favour of the Company.

 

(ii) Registration and Use. All registered Intellectual Property owned by the Company is valid, subsisting, enforceable and in full force and effect. The Company has not used or enforced, or failed to use or enforce, or taken any other action with respect to any Company Intellectual Property that could limit its validity or enforceability or result in its invalidity or full or partial cancellation.

 

 
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(iii) Licences. The Company has a licence to use any Intellectual Property used in the Company's business that is not Company Intellectual Property (the “Licensed Intellectual Property”). To the Company's knowledge, all Licensed Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable. All contracts under which the Licensed Intellectual Property is licensed to the Company are in full force and effect and the Company is not in breach of any provision of any such contract.

 

(iv) Oppositions, etc. There is no interference, opposition, cancellation, re-examination or other contest, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, demand, or dispute pending, threatened or previously threatened against the Company Intellectual Property. No Governmental Authority has disputed, as of the date hereof, the Company's right to register or maintain registration of any Company Intellectual Property where the Company has applied for such registration, except where such dispute has been resolved in favour of issuing or continuing such registration.

 

(v) No infringement. The Company has not received written notice of any claim or allegation by any Person that the Company has infringed, or that the operation of the business (including the use of the Company Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property), infringes upon, misappropriates, depreciates, or violates, any Intellectual Property or other rights (including privacy and publicity rights) of any other Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of Canada or the United States and the Company is not aware of any facts that would be a reasonable basis therefor. No Person has questioned the right of the Company to unconditionally use, possess, transfer, distribute or otherwise dispose of any Company Intellectual Property.

 

(vi) No infringement by Third Parties. No other Person has infringed, misappropriated, depreciated, violated or made unauthorized use of the Company Intellectual Property or the Company's Confidential Information.

 

(vii) Full Rights and Effect of Transactions. The Company's rights in the Company Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property will not be adversely affected as a result of or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Debenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

(viii) Unregistered rights. To the Company's knowledge, there is no fact or circumstance which would prevent the Company's unregistered copyrights, trade-marks or other source identifiers from being registered in Canada or the United States.

 

(ix) Viruses, etc. The Company has taken all actions which a reasonably prudent Person in a similar industry would take to protect against the existence of any so-called computer viruses, worms, trap or back doors, Trojan horses or other instructions, codes, programs, data or materials which could improperly, wrongfully and/or without the authorization of the Company, interfere with the operation or use of the Company's computer systems.

 

 
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(x) Privacy. The Company is in compliance with all Applicable Laws relating to the privacy of individuals and the protection and disclosure of personal information.

 

(v) Accuracy of Disclosure. All written and factual information previously or contemporaneously furnished to the Creditor by or on behalf of the Company for purposes of or in connection with this Debenture, the other Transaction Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, is true and accurate in every material respect and such information is not incomplete by the omission of any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading.

 

(w) No Withholding of Information. The Company has not withheld from the Creditor any fact or information relating to itself, its business or to the transactions contemplated by this Debenture or the other Transaction Documents that would, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, be material to the Creditor in deciding whether to enter into this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents.

 

(x) Regulated Entities. The Company is not (a) an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or any other federal or state statute, rule or regulation limiting its ability to incur indebtedness, pledge its assets or perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

(y) Brokers’ Fees; Transaction Fees. The Company does not have any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s, broker’s or investment banker’s fee in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(z) Foreign Assets Control Regulations; Anti-Money Laundering; Anti-Corruption Practices.

 

(i) The Company is in compliance with all U.S. economic sanctions laws, Executive Orders and implementing regulations (“Sanctions”) as administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. State Department. The Company (i) is not a Person on the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”), (ii) is not a person who is otherwise the target of U.S. economic sanctions laws such that a U.S. person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such person, (iii) is not a Person organized or resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive Sanctions (a “Sanctioned Country”), and (iv) is not owned or controlled by (including by virtue of such Person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any Person on the SDN List or a government of a Sanctioned Country such that the entry into, or performance under, this Debenture or any other Transaction Document would be prohibited by U.S. law.

 

(ii) The Company is in compliance with all laws related to terrorism or money laundering including: (i) all applicable requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. 5311 et. seq., (the Bank Secrecy Act)), as amended by Title III of the USA Patriot Act, (ii) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (iii) Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079), any other enabling legislation, executive order or regulations issued pursuant or relating thereto and (iv) other applicable federal, provincial or state laws relating to “know your customer” or anti-money laundering rules and regulations. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority with respect to compliance with such anti-money laundering laws is pending or threatened to the knowledge of the Company.

 

 
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  (iii) The Company is in compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“Anti-Corruption Laws”). Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company has instituted and will continue to maintain policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

 

3.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Debenture and in all certificates delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Debenture will survive the execution of this Debenture. Each representation and warranty will be deemed to repeat on the date of the Tranche 2 Advance (if made), with reference to the facts and circumstances then subsisting, as if made at such time (including with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company formed after the Effective Date).

 

ARTICLE Four
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1 Conditions Precedent to Closing and the Initial Advance

 

The effectiveness of this Debenture and the obligation of the Creditor to make the Initial Advance under this Debenture will be subject to the completion of each of the following conditions precedent to the satisfaction of the Creditor:

 

(a) the execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Company in form and substance satisfactory to the Creditor;

 

(b) the Company shall have obtained and provided evidence to the Creditor of all necessary corporate approvals;

 

(c) the Company shall have delivered an officer's certificate attaching certified copies of its constating documents, a certificate of incumbency and certified directors' resolutions of the Company authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(d) all required filings and registrations shall have been made which, in the reasonable opinion of the Creditor's counsel, are desirable or required to make effective the Security Interest created or intended to be created by the Company in favour of the Creditor and to ensure the perfection and priority of the Security Interest; and

 

 
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(e) confirmation that no default or Event of Default exists under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Tranche 2 Advance

 

The obligation of the Creditor to make the Tranche 2 Advance under this Debenture will be subject to the completion of each of the following conditions precedent to the satisfaction of the Creditor (collectively, the “Tranche 2 Conditions”):

 

(a) the Company's EBITDA for any 90 day period (the "90 Day Period") is greater than or equal to 2.0 times the interest costs associated with the aggregate of the Initial Advance;

 

(b) the Company's business plan as delivered to the Creditor for the 12 months following the applicable 90 Day Period supports an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00:1;

 

(c) the Company shall have delivered a notice in writing to the Creditor at least 30 days prior to the date of advance, which notice must (i) request the Creditor to make the Tranche 2 Advance, (ii) set out the date the Company wishes to receive the Tranche 2 Advance (which date must be at least 30 days following the date of such notice) and (iii) confirm that each of the Tranche 2 Conditions have been met;

 

(d) the Company shall have delivered to the Creditor an officer’s certificate certifying that, as of the date of the Tranche 2 Advance (i) each representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.3 of this Debenture remains true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to (x) the representation and warranty set out in Section 3.3(m) and (y) any representation and warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) (unless such representation and warranty is made as of a specific date in which event it will be true and correct as of such date) and (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under any of the Transaction Documents; and

 

(e) such other documents, information and deliveries as may be reasonably required by the Creditor.

 

ARTICLE Five
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

5.1 Events of Default.

 

The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Debenture:

 

(a) if the Company fails to pay (i) any principal amount owing under this Debenture when due, or (ii) any interest or any other amounts payable under this Debenture or any other Transaction Document within ten (10) Business Days after the date such interest or other amount is due;

 

 
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(b) if a default occurs, which continues after the passage of any applicable cure period, under any agreement or instrument evidencing indebtedness of the Company;

 

(c) if any representation or warranty contained in this Debenture or any other Transaction Document is or becomes false or incorrect in any material respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to (x) the representation and warranty set out in Section 3.3(m) and (y) any representation and warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) subject in the case of representations and warranties that are capable of being cured (which for certainty, shall not include the representation and warranty set out in Section 3.3(m)), to a grace period of thirty (30) days following the Company becoming aware of or receiving notice of the inaccuracy of the representation or warranty;

 

(d) if any representation or warranty contained in the Arrangement Agreement is or becomes false or incorrect in any material respect subject in the case of representations and warranties that are capable of being cured, to a grace period of thirty (30) days following the Company becoming aware of or receiving notice of the inaccuracy of the representation or warranty;

 

(e) if the Company fails to perform or comply with any covenant or obligations contained in this Debenture or any other Transaction Document which, in the case of covenants that are capable of being cured (which for certainty, shall not include the covenants set out in Sections 3.1(j)(ii), 3.1(p), 3.1(q), 3.2(j), 3.2(m) and 3.2(o)), is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the Company becoming aware of or receiving written notice of such failure to perform or comply;

 

(f) (i) if the Parent fails to perform or comply with any covenant or obligations contained in the Arrangement Agreement which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to the Company by the Creditor, including for greater certainty, a material deviation from the Approved Business Plan (as defined in the Amendment) or (ii) in the event that the Parent or its Affiliates are operating outside of the Identified States (as defined in the Amendment) at any time following the date that is eighteen (18) months from the date of this Debenture;

 

(g) if the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary commits an act of bankruptcy or institutes or consents to the institution of any bankruptcy proceeding or a petition or other process for the bankruptcy of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary is filed or instituted without consent of the Company and remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) days or any of the relief sought in such proceeding (including the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property) shall occur;

 

(h) the admission in writing by the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;

 

 
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(i) the making by the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
   
(j) if any action or proceeding is launched or taken to terminate the corporate existence of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, whether by winding-up, surrender of charter or otherwise;
   
(k) if any proposal is made or any petition is filed by or against the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary under any law having for its purpose the extension of time for payment, composition or compromise of the liabilities of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, as applicable, or other reorganization or arrangement respecting its liabilities and such proposal or petition is not stayed or dismissed within forty-five (45) days or if the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary gives notice of its intention to make or file any such proposal or petition including an application to any court to stay or suspend any proceedings of creditors pending the making or filing of any such proposal or petition;
   
(l) if any receiver, administrator, or manager of the property, assets or undertaking of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or a substantial part thereof is appointed, whether privately, pursuant to any statute, or by or under any judgment or order of any court;
   
(m) if the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Material Subsidiary ceases to carry on its business or makes or proposes to make any sale of its assets in bulk or any sale of its assets out of the usual course of its business, other than sales made in order to comply with the prohibition against operating outside of the Identified States pursuant to Section 5.1(f)(ii);
   
(n) if (i) any judgment or judgments for the payment of money in the aggregate amount exceeding $[COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance) is obtained or entered against the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) and remains unpaid or unstayed for forty-five (45) days after the imposition of such judgment, or (ii) any judgment or judgments for the payment of money in the aggregate amount exceeding $[COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance) is obtained or entered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and remains unpaid or unstayed for forty-five (45) days after the imposition of such judgment;
   
(o) if there is a Change of Control;
   
(p) if the Company is required to pay, repay, prepay or otherwise retire any of its indebtedness (after the passage of any applicable cure period);
   
(q) if a default occurs in respect of any material agreement to which the Company is a party to and any applicable cure period in respect thereof expires; or

 

 
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(r) if any proceedings are taken to enforce any Encumbrance affecting the assets of the Company or if a distress or any similar process be levied or enforced against such assets and such proceedings are not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) days after the commencement thereof and such proceedings, distress or similar process materially and adversely affects the Company or its financial condition, business or operations; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an item or items of property having a value in excess of $[COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] in the aggregate shall be deemed to be material.
   

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, following written notice from the Creditor to the Company, all Obligations shall become forthwith due and payable.

 

5.2 Rights of the Creditor

 

The Creditor, without exonerating in whole or in part the Company, may grant time, renewals, extensions, indulgences, releases and discharges to, may take securities from and give the same and any or all existing securities up to, may abstain from taking securities from or from perfecting securities of, may accept compositions from, and may otherwise deal with the Company and all other Persons and securities as the Creditor may see fit.

 

Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, and for so long as such event shall persist, if the Company shall fail to perform any of its covenants or agreements in this Debenture or any other applicable Debenture Transaction Document, the Creditor may (but shall have no obligation to) perform any or all such covenants or agreements in any manner deemed fit by the Creditor without thereby waiving any rights to enforce the applicable Debenture Transaction Documents.

 

Nothing herein shall obligate the Creditor to extend or amend any credit to the Company or to any other Person.

 

No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Creditor, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

ARTICLE Six
GENERAL

 

6.1 Indemnity.

 

(a) The Company shall indemnify the Creditor, any receiver appointed by the Creditor, and their respective officers, directors, advisors, legal counsel, employees and representatives (each, an “Indemnified Party”) in connection with all claims, losses, Taxes (but with respect to Taxes, solely in the case of clauses (b) or (c) below) and expenses that an Indemnified Party may suffer or incur in connection with (a) the exercise by the Creditor or any receiver of any of its rights under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents, (b) any breach by the Company of the representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Debenture, or (c) any breach by the Company of, or any failure by the Company to observe or perform, any of the Obligations, except that the Company will not be obliged to indemnify any Indemnified Party to the extent those claims, losses and expenses are determined by a final judgment to have directly resulted from the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the Indemnified Party.

 

 
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(b) The Creditor will be constituted as the trustee of each Indemnified Party, other than itself, and shall hold and enforce each of the rights of the other Indemnified Parties under this section for their respective benefits.
   
6.2 Waiver.

 

No act or omission by the Creditor in any manner whatever shall extend to or be taken to affect any provision hereof or any subsequent breach or default or the rights resulting therefrom save only an express waiver in writing. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Debenture shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other provisions (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a waiver or continuing waiver unless expressly provided in writing duly executed by the party to be bound thereby. A waiver of default shall not extend to, or be taken in any manner whatsoever to affect the rights of the Creditor with respect to any subsequent default, whether similar or not. The Company waives every defence based upon any or all indulgences that may be granted to the Creditor.

 

6.3 No Merger or Novation.

 

Neither the taking of any judgment nor the exercise of any power of seizure or sale shall operate to extinguish the liability of the Company to pay the moneys owing hereby nor shall the same operate as a merger of any covenant herein contained or of any other Obligation, nor shall the acceptance of any payment or security constitute or create any novation.

 

6.4 Confidentiality.

 

(a) All Confidential Information shall be treated as confidential by the Parties and shall not be disclosed to any other Person other than in circumstances where a Party has an obligation to disclose such information in accordance with Applicable Law, in which case, such disclosure shall only be made after consultation with the other Parties (if reasonably practicable and permitted by Applicable Law).
   
(b) In the event that a Party hereto determines that a public announcement or other disclosure of the transactions contemplated hereby (each an “Announcement”) becomes necessary under Applicable Law, it will provide notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably possible, and shall not release such Announcement until the form and content of the Announcement is approved by the other Party acting reasonably. If either of the Parties determines that it is required to publish or disclose the text of this Debenture in accordance with Applicable Law, it shall provide the other Party with an opportunity to propose appropriate additional redactions to the text of this Debenture, and the disclosing Party hereby agrees to accept any such suggested redactions to the extent permitted by Applicable Law. If a Party does not respond to a request for comments within 48 hours (excluding days that are not Business Days) or such shorter period of time as the requesting Party has determined is necessary in the circumstances, acting reasonably and in good faith, the Party making the disclosure shall be entitled to issue the disclosure without the input of the other Party.

 

 
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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that:
   
(i) the Creditor shall be permitted to disclose all required information in connection with the Transaction Documents as may be required under applicable securities laws;
     
(ii) each of the Creditor and the Company may disclose Confidential Information to:
     
A. a Person providing financing or funding to the Company or the Creditor, as applicable, together with such prospective financier's consultants and advisors (financial and legal); and
     
B. any prospective purchaser of the Creditor's interest under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents, together with such prospective purchaser's financiers, consultants and advisors (financial and legal),
     

so long as, in each case, prior to receiving any such information the recipient enters into a confidentiality agreement with the disclosing Party pursuant to which the recipient provides a confidentiality undertaking in favour of the Company and the Creditor to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information in a manner consistent with this Debenture; and

 

(iii) each of the Parties may disclose Confidential Information to their respective directors, officers and employees (and the directors, officers and employees of their respective Affiliates) and the directors, officers, partners or employees of any financial, accounting, legal and professional advisors of such Party and its Affiliates, as well as any contractors and subcontractors of such Party, provided that each of such individuals to whom Confidential Information is disclosed is advised of the confidentiality of such information and is directed to abide by the terms and conditions of this Section 6.4.
     

The provisions of this Section 6.4 shall apply indefinitely.

 

6.5 Amalgamation or Merger.

 

The Company acknowledges that if it amalgamates or merges (as applicable) with any other corporation or corporations (a) the term “Company”, where used herein shall extend to and include each of the amalgamating or merging corporations and the amalgamated or merged corporation or surviving corporation of such merger, and (b) the term, “Obligations”, where used herein shall extend to and include the Obligations of each of the amalgamating or merging corporations and the amalgamated or merged corporation.

 

 
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6.6 Creditor May Remedy Default.

 

If the Company fails to do anything hereby required to be done by it, the Creditor may, but shall not be obliged to, do all or any such things, and all sums thereby expended by the Creditor shall be payable forthwith by the Company, shall be secured by the Security Agreements and shall form part of the Obligations, but no such performance by the Creditor shall be deemed to relieve the Company from any default or Event of Default hereunder.

 

6.7 Discharge and Satisfaction.

 

Upon payment or satisfaction in full by the Company to the Creditor of all moneys owing hereunder, these presents shall cease and become null and void, but the Creditor shall upon the request of the Company, execute and deliver to the Company a full release and discharge.

 

6.8 Notices.

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications (collectively, “Notices”) by the terms hereof required or permitted to be given by one Party to the other Party, or to any other Person shall be given by e-mail as the primary and required form of notice with return receipt confirmed and, as a supplemental form of notice only, in writing by personal delivery or by registered mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile transmission to such other party at:

 

(a) to the Creditor at:

 

11065220 Canada Inc.
c/o Canopy Growth Company
1 Hershey Drive
Smiths Falls, Ontario
K7A 0A8

 

Attention:    Phil Shaer
Email:         [PERSONAL INFORMATION REDACTED]

 

with a copy to:

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
40 King Street West, Suite 2100
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3C2

 

Attention:    Jonathan Sherman
Email:          jsherman@cassels.com

 

 
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(b) to the Company at:

 

UNIVERSAL HEMP, LLC
366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

  Attention: James Doherty, General Counsel
Email: [PERSONAL INFORMATION REDACTED]

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
  DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Suite 6000, 1 First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E2

 

Attention:    Robert Fonn
Email:          robert.fonn@dlapiper.com

 

and

 

Attention:    Russel W. Drew
Email:          russel.drew@dlapiper.com

 

and

 

Cozen O’Connor
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, Suite 2800
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

 

Attention:    Joseph C. Bedwick
Email:         JBedwick@cozen.com

 

or at such other address as may be given by such Party to the other Party hereto in writing from time to time. All such Notices shall be deemed to have been received when delivered or transmitted, or, if mailed, seventy-two (72) hours after 12:01 a.m. on the day following the day of the mailing thereof. If any Notice shall have been mailed and if regular mail service shall be interrupted by strikes or other irregularities, such Notice shall be deemed to have been received seventy-two (72) hours after 12:01 a.m. on the day following the resumption of normal mail service, provided that during the period that regular mail service shall be interrupted, all Notices shall be given by personal delivery, by facsimile transmission or by e-mail.

 

6.9 Invalidity of any Provisions.

 

Any provision of this Debenture which is prohibited by the laws of any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition without invalidating the remaining terms and provisions hereof or thereof and no such invalidity shall affect the obligation of the Company to repay the Obligations. This Debenture and all its provisions shall enure to the benefit of the Creditor, its successors and assigns and shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns. Presentment, notice of dishonour, protest and notice of protest hereof are hereby waived.

 

 
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6.10 Amendments.

 

This Debenture may only be amended by written agreement signed by each of the Parties hereto.

 

6.11 Entire Agreement.

 

This Debenture sets forth the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all existing agreements between them concerning such subject matter.

 

6.12 Assignments.

 

The Creditor may, subject to Applicable Law, assign, transfer or deliver all or any portion of the Debenture, the other Debenture Transaction Documents and its rights and obligations hereunder and thereunder to any Affiliate without the consent of the Company; provided, however, the Creditor may not assign, transfer or deliver any of its aforementioned rights without the consent of the Company if such assignment, transfer or delivery would have a material adverse impact with respect to any of the Company’s obligations under Section 2.6. The Company may not assign, transfer or deliver all or any portion of the Debenture, the other Debenture Transaction Documents or its rights and obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of the Creditor.

 

6.13 No Notice of Trust.

 

The Creditor or its legal representative will be regarded as exclusively entitled to the benefit of this Debenture and all Persons may act accordingly and the Company shall not be bound to enter in the register notice of any trust or, except as by some court of competent jurisdiction ordered, to recognize any trust or equity affecting the title to this Debenture.

 

6.14 Judgment Currency.

 

(a) If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due to the Creditor in any currency (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Other Currency”), the Parties agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Creditor could purchase the Original Currency with the Other Currency on the Business Day preceding the day on which final judgment is given or, if permitted by Applicable Law, on the day on which the judgment is paid or satisfied.
   
(b) The Obligations of the Company in respect of any sum due in the Original Currency from it to the Creditor under this Debenture shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any Other Currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Other Currency, the Creditor may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase the Original Currency with such Other Currency. If the amount of the Original Currency so-purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Creditor in the Original Currency, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding the judgment, to indemnify the Creditor, against any loss, and, if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Creditor in the Original Currency, the Creditor shall remit such excess to the Company.

 

 
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6.15 Further Assurances.

 

The Company shall, at the Company's expense and upon request of the Creditor, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the Creditor such further instruments and do and cause to be done such further acts as may be necessary or proper in the reasonable opinion of the Creditor to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Debenture and the other Debenture Transaction Documents.

 

6.16 Expenses.

 

Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Debenture shall be consummated, each Party agrees that it shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Debenture, and any amendment, modification, administration, interpretation or waiver of any of the provisions thereof. The Company shall pay all documented costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Creditor, or its agents on its behalf, in connection with the protection and enforcement of the rights of the Creditor provided for in this Debenture and the other Debenture Transaction Documents. All statements, reports, certificates, opinions, appraisals and other documents or information required to be furnished from time to time to the Creditor by the Company under this Debenture shall be supplied by the Company without cost to the Creditor.

 

6.17 Legal Holidays.

 

If any payment date is not a Business Day, the applicable payment due on such day shall be made on the next Business Day, and interest shall continue to accrue on the said principal amount during such stub period and shall also be paid on such next Business Day.

 

6.18 Payments without Deduction.

 

All payments to be made by the Company under this Debenture (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, costs or any other amount) shall be made in Dollars and shall be made in freely transferable, immediately available funds and without set-off, withholding or deduction of any kind whatsoever, except to the extent required by Applicable Law.

 

6.19 Execution; Counterparts.

 

This Debenture may be executed (including by way of electronic signature) in counterparts (and, to the extent applicable, by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Debenture and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire contract among the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Debenture by telecopy, DocuSign or by sending a scanned copy by electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Debenture.

 

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has caused this Debenture to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  UNIVERSAL HEMP, LLC
       
       
  Per: (signed) “Robert Daino
  Name:   Robert Daino
  Title:   President

 

       
  Per: (signed)James Doherty
  Name:   James Doherty
  Title:   Vice President and Secretary

 

  I/we have authority to bind the Company.

 

 
 

 

Schedule A
Grid

 

Date     Amount of
Advance
    Amount of
Repayment
    Unpaid
Principal
Balance
      Notation Made
By
 
September 23, 2020     USD$50,000,000     Nil     USD$50,000,000       Creditor  
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

 

 
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SCHEDULE B

LOCATION OF ASSETS AND BUSINESS

 

1. Chief Executive Office: 366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017 USA, to be moved in October 2020 to 450 Lexington Avenue, #3308, New York, New York 10163 USA.

 

2. Registered Office: Corporation Service Company 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808.

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A
compliance certificate

 

 

To: 11065220 Canada Inc. (the “Creditor”)

 

Reference is made to that debenture issued by UNIVERSAL HEMP, LLC to the Creditor on September 23, 2020, in an aggregate principal amount of USD$100,000,000 (the “Debenture”). All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meaning given to such terms in the Debenture.

 

This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Subsection 3.1(m)(ii) of the Debenture.

 

The undersigned responsible officer of the Company hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the duly appointed l of the Company, and is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate to the Creditor on behalf of the Company, and that:

 

1. The Company is in compliance:

 

i. in all respects, with all Applicable Laws in the United States, including the CSA; and

 

ii. in all material respects, with all other Applicable Laws.

 

2. The Company is in compliance with its Compliance Programs in all material respects. Such internal compliance programs have been periodically reviewed and updated to account for any changes in the laws and regulations applicable to the business, affairs and operations of the Company.

 

3. The Company has not received any communication from any Governmental Authority since the date of the last Compliance Certificate. If the Company has received any communication from any Governmental Authority, it has notified the Creditor and provided written copies of all such correspondence and any responses by the Company thereto.

 

4. The Company has not received any communication in connection with: (i) any potential, actual or alleged violation of, or non-compliance with, Applicable Law; (ii) any investigation or audit by any Governmental Authority; or (iii) any violations of, or non-compliance with, any Applicable Law which could reasonably be expected to result in fines or penalties or otherwise result in a material adverse effect on the business, affairs or operations of the Company or its Affiliates.

 

5. The Company has performed and observed, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to (x) the covenants set out in Sections 3.1(j)(ii), 3.1(p), 3.1(q), 3.2(j), 3.2(m) and 3.2(o) of the Debenture and (y) any covenant that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) , each covenant and condition of the Debenture, applicable to it, and, since the date of the last Compliance Certificate has not been in and is not currently in breach of any such covenant or condition.

 

6. Each representation and warranty of the Company set forth in Section 3.3 of the Debenture is true and correct as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of, l 20l.

 

 

  UNIVERSAL HEMP, LLC
       
       
  By:    
      Name:
      Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

(ACREAGE FINANCE DELAWARE, LLC)

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 23, 2020 (this Amendment), is the first amendment to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) and is entered into by and among Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower under the Credit Agreement (in such capacity, the “Borrower”), Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, as a guarantor under the Credit Agreement, Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company, as a guarantor under the Credit Agreement, D&B Wellness, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company, as a guarantor under the Credit Agreement, Thames Valley Apothecary, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company, as a guarantor under the Credit Agreement and IP Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as First Advance Lender, Second Advance Lender and Subsequent Advance Lender under the Credit Agreement (in each such capacity, a “Lender”) and as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Credit Agreement (in each such capacity, the “Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the credit agreement, dated as of March 6, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto, each Lender party thereto and the Agent; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, and each such party is willing to do so under the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above Recitals, the mutual premises and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. The parties to the Credit Agreement hereby amend the Credit Agreement and the appendices, schedules and exhibits thereto (as applicable) by making the additions which appear with computer generated underscoring and making the deletions which appear with computer generated strike throughs, in each case, in the composite copy of the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Annex A.

 

2. CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED. All provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including all obligations of the Borrower and Guarantors and all obligations and rights of the Lenders and the Agent thereunder) shall remain in full force and effect, as amended by this Amendment. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references to the Credit Agreement and corresponding references thereto or therein such as "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" or words of similar meaning or effect referring to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to mean the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall not be deemed to expressly or impliedly waive, amend

 

 
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    or supplement any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document other than as expressly set forth herein.
     
3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. The obligations of the Lenders and Agent to enter into this Amendment and the effectiveness of this Amendment are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

a. the Lenders and Agent shall have received copies (which may be delivered in “pdf” format) of this Amendment (together with the Annex A hereto) duly executed and delivered by each party hereto; and

 

b. approval by the shareholders of Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Parent”) of the amended and restated plan of arrangement to be implemented by the Parent pursuant to a second amendment to the arrangement agreement between the Parent and Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy”) dated April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the proposal agreement between the Parent and Canopy entered into as of June 24, 2020.

 

The date on which such conditions precedent are satisfied, shall be the “Amendment Effective Date”.

 

4. REPRESENTATIONS. In order to induce the Lenders and Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, each of the Borrower and Guarantors, represents and warrants as of the Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect hereto) as follows:

 

a. it is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization;

 

b. the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby are within its powers, have been duly authorized, and do not contravene (A) its charter, articles, by-laws, or other organizational documents, or (B) any Applicable Law;

 

c. except as expressly set forth in this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, no consent, license, permit, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with any Governmental Authority, is required to be obtained or made by it in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby;

 

d. this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by it and is effective to amend the Credit Agreement, as contemplated by the amendment provisions thereof;

 

e. each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity;

 

f. no event has occurred and is continuing, or will occur after giving effect to this Amendment, that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, or an event which

 

 
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    with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a Default or an Event of Default; and
     
g. each of its respective representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Amendment, as though made on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (unless any such representation or warranty by its terms expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).

 

5. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

a. Each of the Borrower and Guarantors hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Liens created and provided for by the Security Documents continue to secure, among other things, the performance of all of the Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Documents (including the Credit Agreement as, amended hereby); and the Credit Documents and the rights and remedies of the Secured Creditors thereunder, the obligations of each of the Borrower and Guarantors, and the Liens created and provided for under the Security Documents remain in full force and effect and shall not be impaired or discharged by this Amendment. Nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect or impair the priority of the Liens and security interests created and provided for by the Security Documents.

 

b. This Amendment may be executed (including by way of electronic signature) in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Amendment and the Credit Agreement constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy, electronic signature (including, for greater certainty, by DocuSign) or by sending a scanned copy by electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

c. The descriptive headings of the various sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

d. This Amendment may not be amended or otherwise modified except as provided in Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

e. The failure or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the other provisions of this Amendment.

 

f. This Amendment and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

g. Whenever the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular number herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural number, and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine.

 

 
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h. The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, represents the final agreement among the parties with respect to the matters set forth therein and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements among the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements among the parties with respect to such matters.

 

i. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND NOTICE PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

  ACREAGE FINANCE DELAWARE, LLC, as Borrower
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: President and Manager
     
     
  acreage ip holdings, llc, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: President
     
     
  PRIME WELLNESS OF CONNECTICUT, LLC, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: Manager
     
     
  D&B WELLNESS, LLC, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: Manager
     
     
  THAMES VALLEY APOTHECARY, LLC, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title:  President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement]

 

 
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  IP INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, as Agent
   
  By: “Kevin Murray”
    Name: Kevin Murray
    Title: Managing Member
     
     
  IP INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, as First Advance Lender
   
  By: “Kevin Murray”
    Name: Kevin Murray
    Title: Managing Member
     
     
  IP INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, as Second Advance Lender
   
  By: “Kevin Murray”
    Name: Kevin Murray
    Title: Managing Member
     
     
  IP INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, as Subsequent Advance Lender
   
  By: “Kevin Murray”
    Name: Kevin Murray
    Title: Managing Member

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement]

 

 
 

 

Annex A

 

(See attached)

 

 

 

 

Execution CopyVersion

 

ANNEX A

 

TO

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

 

 

ACREAGE FINANCE DELAWARE, LLC

 

as Borrower

 

and

 

ACREAGE IP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

and

 

PRIME WELLNESS OF CONNECTICUT, LLC

 

and

 

D&B WELLNESS, LLC

 

and

 

THAMES VALLEY APOTHECARY, LLC

 

as Guarantors

 

and

 

IP INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

 

as Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

MARCH 6, 2020

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION   1
       
Section 1.1 Defined Terms   1
Section 1.2 Gender and Number   1817
Section 1.3 Headings, etc.   1817
Section 1.4 Currency   1817
Section 1.5 Certain Phrases, etc.   1817
Section 1.6 Non-Business Days   1917
Section 1.7 Accounting Terms   1917
Section 1.8 Rateable Portion of First Advance   1918
Section 1.9 Incorporation of Schedules and Exhibits   1918
Section 1.10 Conflict   1918
Section 1.11 Certificates   2018
Section 1.12 Permitted Liens   2018
Section 1.13 References to Agreements   2018
Section 1.14 Statutes   2019
Section 1.15 Currency Equivalents Generally   2019
       
ARTICLE 2 CREDIT FACILITIES   2019
     
Section 2.1 Availability and Advances   2019
Section 2.2 Commitments and Facility Limits   2119
Section 2.3 Use of Proceeds   2120
Section 2.4 Mandatory Repayments   2120
Section 2.5 Prepayments; Termination and Reductions of Commitments   2220
Section 2.6 Payments under this Agreement   2220
Section 2.7 Application of Payments and Prepayments   2321
Section 2.8 Computations of Interest   2321
       
ARTICLE 3 ADVANCES   2321
     
Section 3.1 The First Advance   2322
Section 3.2 Reliance upon Borrower’s Authority   2322
Section 3.3 Interest on AdvancesFirst Advance   2422
       
ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS OF LENDING   2523
     
Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the First Advance   2523
Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Second Advance   27
Section 4.3 Conditions Precedent to any Subsequent Advance   27
Section 4.4 Waiver of Conditions Precedent   2824
       
ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   2824
     
Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties   2824
Section 5.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties   3128
       
ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER   3128
     
Section 6.1 Affirmative Covenants   3128

 

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Section 6.2 Negative Covenants   3430
       
ARTICLE 7 SECURITY   3632
       
Section 7.1 Security to be Provided by Credit Parties   3632
Section 7.2 Share Certificates   36
       
ARTICLE 8 CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES   3733
     
Section 8.1 Taxes   3733
       
ARTICLE 9 EVENTS OF DEFAULT   3834
     
Section 9.1 Events of Default   3834
Section 9.2 Acceleration   4036
Section 9.3 Remedies Upon Default   4036
       
ARTICLE 10 THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS   4237
     
Section 10.1 Appointment and Authority   4237
Section 10.2 Rights as a Lender   4338
Section 10.3 Exculpatory Provisions   4338
Section 10.4 Reliance by Agent   4439
Section 10.5 Indemnification of Agents   4439
Section 10.6 Delegation of Duties   4540
Section 10.7 Notices   4540
Section 10.8 Replacement of Agents   4540
Section 10.9 Non-Reliance on Agents   4641
Section 10.10 Holding of Security; Discharges   4641
Section 10.11 Survival   4641
       
ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS   4641
     
Section 11.1 Amendments, etc.   4641
Section 11.2 Waiver   4641
Section 11.3 Evidence of Debt   4742
Section 11.4 Notices: Effectiveness; Electronic Communication   4742
Section 11.5 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver   4843
Section 11.6 Successors and Assigns   4944
Section 11.7 Reserved   4944
Section 11.8 Interest on Amounts   4944
Section 11.9 Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws   5045
Section 11.10 Governing Law: Jurisdiction: Etc.   5045
Section 11.11 Waiver of Jury Trial   5247
Section 11.12 Counterparts: Integration: Effectiveness: Electronic Execution   5347
Section 11.13 Treatment of Certain Information: Confidentiality   5348
Section 11.14 Severability   5449
Section 11.15 Time of the Essence   5549
Section 11.16 USA PATRIOT Act   5550
Section 11.17 No Fiduciary Duty   5550

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 6, 2020 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower, Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, as the IP Guarantor, Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company (“Prime Wellness Connecticut”), D&B Wellness, LLC a Connecticut limited liability company (“D&B Wellness Connecticut”), Thames Valley Apothecary, LLC a Connecticut limited liability company (“TVA Connecticut”), and IP Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Lender (the “Lender”) and as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Agent”).

 

ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.1          Defined Terms.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Acceptance Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 9.3(1)(b).

 

“Advances” means, collectively, each of the First Advance, the Second Advance and any Subsequent Advance.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agentmeans the party named as such inhas the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble of this Agreement until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means theand includes any successor thereto.

 

Aggregate Principal Amount” means, at any time, in relation to anythe First Advance at any time, Tranche A or Tranche B, as the case may be, an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate principal amount of such Advance outstanding thereunder, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Agreementmeans this credit agreement as amended, modified, extended, renewed, replaced, restated, supplemented or refinanced from time to timehas the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble of this Agreement; and the expressions “Article” and “Section” followed by a number mean and refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) and the anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdictions applicable to the Credit Parties or their subsidiaries.

 

 

 

Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any requirement of Applicable Law relating to terrorism, economic sanctions or money laundering, including, without limitation, (a) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (i.e., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), (b) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (c) the USA PATRIOT Act and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (d) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), (e) laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered under any Sanctions, (f) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing or support of terrorist activities (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B) and (g) any similar laws enacted in the United States, Canada or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this Agreement operate, as any of the foregoing laws have been, or shall hereafter be, amended, renewed, extended, or replaced and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

 

‎“Applicable Law” means, (a) any domestic or foreign statute, law (including ‎common and civil law), treaty, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, restriction or by-law ‎‎(zoning or otherwise); (b) any judgment, order, writ, injunction, determination, ‎decision, ruling, decree or award; (c) any regulatory or stock exchange policy, ‎practice, guideline or directive; or (d) any franchise, licence, qualification, ‎authorization, consent, exemption, waiver, right, permit or other approval of any ‎Governmental Authority, binding on or affecting the Person referred to in the ‎context in which the term is used or binding on or affecting the Assets of such ‎Person, in each case whether or not having the force of law, provided that, unless ‎specifically included, the Federal Cannabis Laws are specifically excluded.‎

 

Applicable Premium” means, in respect of any repayment of an Advance, an amount equal to 10% of the amount of such Advance being repaid.

 

Asset” means, with respect to any Person, any property (including real property), assets and undertakings of such Person of every kind and wheresoever situate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (and, for greater certainty, includes any equity or like interest of such Person in any other Person).

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and any Person who is or becomes an assignee in accordance with this Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit 10.6 or any other form approved by the Agent.

 

Blocked Person” means any Person:

 

(a) that (i) is identified on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” published by OFAC and/or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC pursuant to authorizing statute, executive order or regulation; (ii) (A) is an agency of the government of a country, (B) an organization controlled by a country, or (C) resides, is organized or chartered in a country, region or territory that is the target of comprehensive sanctions under any Sanctions; (iii) a Person listed in any economic or financial sanctions-related or trade embargoes-related list of designated Persons maintained under any of the Anti-Money Laundering and

 

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    Anti-Terrorism Laws; or (iv) (A) is a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of the Executive Order or any related legislation or any other similar executive order(s) or (B) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of the Executive Order or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section 2 of the Executive Order; and
     
(b) that is owned or controlled by or that is acting for or on behalf of, any Person described in clause (a) above.

 

Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.

 

Borrower” means Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Business Day” means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are closed for business in New York, New York.

 

Canopy” means Canopy Growth Corporation together with any of its successors or any Affiliates thereof.

 

Canopy Option” means the Canopy’s option to acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of the Parent in accordance with the Parent’s constating documents as amended in connection with the plan of arrangement implemented by the Parent on June 27, 2019.

 

Capital Expenditures” means expenditures made directly or indirectly which are considered to be in respect of the acquisition or leasing of capital assets in accordance with IFRS, including the acquisition or improvement of real property, plant, machinery or equipment, whether fixed or removable.

 

“Capital Lease” means a lease that would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability.

 

Cash Equivalents” means (a) any readily-marketable securities (i) issued by, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or Canadian federal government or (ii) issued by any agency of the United States or Canadian federal government the obligations of which are fully backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Canadian federal government, (b) any readily-marketable direct obligations issued by any other agency of the United States or Canadian federal government, any state of the United States or any Canadian province or any political subdivision of any such state or province or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case having a rating of at least “A-1” from S&P or at least “P-1” from Moody’s, and (c) any commercial paper rated at least “A-1” by S&P or “P-1” by Moody’s and issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States; provided, however, that

 

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the maturities of all obligations specified in any of clauses (a), (b), and (c) above shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days.

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Person (or any successor to it continuing from any amalgamation, merger or other reorganization) or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert (as such concept is defined in National Instrument 62-104 - Take-over Bids and Issuer Bids) becoming the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of Equity Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the outstanding share capital of the Parent, (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Credit Parties’, on a consolidated basis, property and assets, (iii) the Parent’s shareholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent or any of the Credit Parties, (iv) the Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Securities of the Borrower or any other Credit Party; provided, however, that none of the following events shall constitute a “Change of Control”: (a) the acquisition of outstanding Equity Securities by Canopy or an affiliate thereof pursuant to the Canopy Option, (b) Mr. Kevin Murphy ceasing to hold Equity Securities representing more or less than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the outstanding share capital of the Parent, or (c) any event or circumstance in which the public shareholders of the Parent immediately prior to such event or circumstance continue to, directly or indirectly, own substantially all of the Parent’s and its subsidiaries property and assets through the ownership in a successor to, or assignee of, the Parent under this Agreement.

 

Charges” has the meaning specified in Section 11.8.“Closing Date” means the First Advance Closing Date, the Second Advance Closing Date and/or any Subsequent Advance Closing Date, as the case may be11.8.

 

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

Collateral” means, collectively, the First Advance Security, the Second Advance Security and any Subsequent Advance Security any and all Assets in respect of which the Agent or any other Secured Creditor has or is intended to have a Lien pursuant to a Security Document.

 

Connecticut Purchase Agreement” means that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among one or more Affiliates of the Borrower and JW Asset Management, LLC dated on or about the Second Advance Closing Date.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have corresponding meanings.

 

Controlled Substances Act” means the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.), and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect from time to time.

 

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Credit Documents” means collectively, this Agreement, the Guarantees, the Security Documents, the Parent Side Letter and all other documents (including any documents with respect to the Collateral) to be executed and delivered to the Agent and/or the Lender, as applicable, or any of them, by the Credit Parties, or any of them, from time to time in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

Credit Facility” means the credit facility to be made available to the Borrower by the LenderLenders under this Agreement for the purposes set out in Section 2.3.2.3.

 

Credit Parties” means collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors and “Credit Party” means any one of them.

 

Debt” of any Person means (without duplication):

 

(a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, including borrowings of commodities, prepaid forward sales of commodities, bankers’ acceptances, letters of credit or letters of guarantee;

 

(b) all indebtedness of such Person for the deferred purchase price of Assets or services, other than for Assets and services purchased in the ordinary course of business and paid for in accordance with customary practice and not represented by a note, bond, debenture or other evidence of Debt;

 

(c) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to Assets acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such Assets);

 

(d) all obligations of such Person represented by a note, bond, debenture or other evidence of Debt;

 

(e) all obligations under Capital Leases and all obligations under synthetic leases, in each case, in respect of which such Person is liable as lessee;

 

(f) all obligations with respect to any Equity Securities in the capital of the Person which, by their terms (or by the terms of any security into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event (i) mature or are mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) are redeemable for cash or debt at the sole option of the holder, or (iii) provide for scheduled payments of dividends in cash;

 

(g) the net amount payable by such Person under Derivatives Agreements, provided that such amount shall only constitute Debt if such Derivatives Agreements have been closed out or terminated; and

 

(h) all Debt of another entity of a type described in clauses (a) through (g) which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person, which is secured by a Lien on any Assets of such Person, which such Person has agreed (contingently or

 

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    otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or in respect of which such Person has otherwise assured a creditor or other entity against loss.

 

The Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any other entity (including a partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner liability) to the extent that the terms of such Debt expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

 

Default” means an event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

“Derivatives Agreement” means any agreement relating to a transaction of a type commonly considered to be a derivatives or hedging transaction or any combination of such transactions, in each case, whether relating to one or more of currencies, interest, commodities, securities or other matters, including (i) any option, collar, floor or cap, (ii) any forward contract, and (iii) any rate swap, basis swap, commodity swap, cross-currency swap or other swap or contract for differences.

 

Disposition” means, with respect to any Asset of any Person, any direct or indirect sale, lease (where such Person is the lessor), assignment, cession, transfer, exchange, conveyance, release or gift of such Asset, including by means of a sale and leaseback transaction, or any reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation or merger of such Person pursuant to which such Asset becomes the property of any other Person; and “Dispose” and “Disposed” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Distributionin respect of any Person means any amount paid, directly or indirectly, to a shareholder, partner, director, officer or employee of such Person or a Related Party thereto, including any amount paid by way of dividends, distribution of partnership profits, withdrawal of capital, redemption of shares or partnership units, payments of principal, interest or other amounts on account of indebtedness, salary, bonus, commission, management fees, directors’ fees or otherwise, or any other direct or indirect payment in respect of earnings or capital of such Person; except that the following shall not constitute Distributions (i) payment of commercially reasonable salaries, bonuses, commissions and directors’ fees from time to time to the officers, employees and directors of such Person in the ordinary course of business shall not be considered Distributions, (ii) out-of-pocket legal, accounting and filing costs, customary indemnifications of officers and directors and other reasonable and customary company overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) reasonable compensation (including severance, indemnity and other incentives) to officers and employees incurred in the ordinary course of business or (iv) distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

Dollar” and “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

Environment” means the natural environment (including soil, land, surface or subsurface strata), surface waters, groundwater, sediment, ambient air (including all layers of the atmosphere), indoor air, organic and inorganic matter and living organisms, and any other environmental medium or natural resource.

 

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Environmental Actions” means any summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding or judgment from any Person or Governmental Authority involving violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws or Releases, exposure to or cleanup of any Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties or businesses owned or operated by any Credit Party or any of their respective subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest; (b) onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Credit Party or any of their subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest, or (c) with respect to any Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

 

Environmental Law” means any and all current or future foreign, federal, state, provincial or local statutes, laws, common-law doctrine, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, judgments, governmental authorizations, or any other requirements of Governmental Authorities relating to (a) the Environment, including those Applicable Laws relating to Releases of Hazardous Materials, (b) protection of the public health and welfare with respect to the exposure to or the Release of any Hazardous Materials or (c) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare (to the extent related to exposure to or management of Hazardous Materials), in any manner applicable to any Credit Party or any subsidiary thereof.

 

Environmental Liabilities and Costs” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any actual or alleged noncompliance with or liability pursuant to any Environmental Law or Environmental Action, including any condition of the Environment or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or onto (a) any property presently or formerly owned by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or (b) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Credit Party or any subsidiary thereof.

 

Equity Securitiesmeans, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, membership or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

Equivalent Amount” means, on any day with respect to any two currencies, the amount obtained in one such currency (the “first currency”) when an amount in the other currency is converted into the first currency using the Bank of Canada’s spot rate for the conversion of the applicable amount of the other currency into the first currency in effect as of 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on such Business Day (or the immediately preceding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) or, in the absence of such a spot rate on such day, using such other rate as the Agent may reasonably select.

 

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Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.9.1.

 

Exchange” means the Canadian Securities Exchange, or such other recognized exchange in the United States or Canada on which the Parent Shares are then listed.

 

Excluded Taxes” means any payment to be made ‎by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (a) ‎Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, gross receipts, revenue, capital gains or capital, and franchise taxes imposed ‎on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws ‎of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any ‎Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, or that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any ‎branch profits taxes or any similar tax imposed by any jurisdiction in which the Lender is located, (c) ‎in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or ‎inability (other than as a result of a Changechange in Applicable Law) to comply with Section 8.1(5), and (d) any Taxes imposed ‎under FATCA.

 

Executive Order” means Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: - Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism issued on 23rd September, 2001, as amended by Order No. 132684, as so amended.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or ‎successor ‎version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) ‎and ‎any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.‎

 

‎“Federal Cannabis Laws” means the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et ‎seq. as it applies to marijuana (including any implementing regulations and ‎schedules in effect at the relevant time) or any other U.S. federal law the violation of ‎which is predicated upon a violation of the Controlled Substances Act as it applies ‎to marijuana.‎

 

First Advance” means an advancethe sum of the aggregate principal amount advanced under each of Tranche A and Tranche B to the Borrower under the Credit Facility to the Borrower to be made pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

First Advance Closing Date(s)” means the date(s) on which the First Advance is made provided that such First Advance may be made on two separate days.

 

First Advance Commitment” means anthe commitment of the Lenders to advance funds to the Borrower under the Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to up $22 million asup to the sum of the (a) the Tranche A Commitment and (b) the Tranche B Commitment, as the same may be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of any repayments or reductions required or made hereunder with respect to the First Advance.

 

First Advance Lender” means IP Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or such other Person as the Borrower may select.

 

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‎“First Advance Maturity Date” means the date which is one yeartwelve (12) months following the latest First Advance Closing Date or such later date as may be agreed between the Borrower and the First Advance Lenders., as applicable.

 

First Advance Obligations” means all debts, liabilities and obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Agent, and the First Advance Lender, or any of them, in connection with the First Advance pursuant to the Credit Documents, including the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance, the Applicable Premium relating to the First Advance, all accrued interest and all other amounts payable under this Agreement in relation to the First Advance.Fixed Shares” means the Class E subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Parent.

 

First Advance Security” means all personal property securing the First Advance Obligations pursuant to the First Advance Security Documents.

 

First Advance Security Documents” means the IP Security Agreement and any other security documents that the Borrower and the First Advance Lender may agree to in writing.

 

Fiscal Year” means any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending on December 31 of any calendar year.Floating Shares” means the Class D subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Parent.

 

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not organized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes by application of the laws of that jurisdiction and that is not otherwise considered or deemed in respect of any amount payable to it hereunder or under any Credit Document to be resident for income tax or withholding tax purposes in the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes by application of the laws of that jurisdiction. For the purposes of this definition, Canada and each Province and Territory thereof shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction and the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

Foreign Official” means any foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) Governmental Authority, or of any public international organization, or any foreign political party or official thereof, or candidate for foreign political office.

 

Foreign Recipient” means any (a) Foreign Lender, or (b) any other recipient of any payment from the Borrower, including but not limited to any Agent that is not organized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes by application of the laws of that jurisdiction and that is not otherwise considered or deemed in respect of any amount payable to it hereunder or under any Credit Document to be resident for income tax or withholding tax purposes in the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes by application of the laws of that jurisdiction. For the purposes of this definition, Canada and each Province and Territory thereof shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction and the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

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Freely Tradable” means, in respect of Parent Shares delivered by the Borrower to the Lender, Parent Shares which are not “restricted securities” for purposes or applicable securities laws and not otherwise subject to a hold-period or restriction on resale pursuant to applicable Canadian or United States securities laws.

 

GAAP” means the accounting principles generally accepted in Canada and/or the United States, as may be adopted by each Credit Party or the Parent, as the context requires, from time to time in accordance with applicable securities legislation.

 

Governing Documents” means (a) (i) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (ii) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement, and (iii) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity, (b) any certificate of designation or instrument relating to the rights of holders (including preferred shareholders) of Equity Securities in such entity, and (c) any shareholder rights agreement, voting trusts or other similar agreement to which such entity is a party.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any agency, authority, 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, including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank and including a Minister of the Crown, Superintendent of Financial Institutions or other comparable authority or agency, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.

 

Guarantee” means any guarantee of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement entered into by a Guarantor.

 

Guarantor” means each of the IP Guarantor, Prime Wellness Connecticut, D&B Wellness Connecticut and TVA Connecticut.

 

Hazardous Materials” means all chemicals, materials, substances, solid and hazardous wastes, toxic substances, flammable materials, solvents, radioactive materials, carcinogens, pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, compounds, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates and any petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas or mold, subject to regulation under, or which may give rise to liability pursuant to, any Environmental Law.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.5(21).

 

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Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.13(2).

 

Intellectual Property” means the trademarks and trademark applications owned or applied for by the IP Guarantor for use by the IP Guarantor, the Parent or one of their Affiliates solely outside of the United States, including the intellectual property therein and goodwill associated therewith, and any and all new, modified or updated versions thereof and such other new or existing trademarks, trade names, certification marks, service marks, design marks, word marks, brands, trade dress, works of authorship, logos and/or other indicia of origin, whether registered or unregistered, owned by the IP Guarantor, including those relating to cannabis and/or cannabis-related products, services, accessories, apparatus, paraphernalia or merchandise. For greater certainty, Intellectual Property shall not include any trademarks, whether registered or unregistered, or any other intellectual property of the Parent, the IP Guarantor and their Affiliates in the United States (including any United States’ territory).

 

Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 9.3(1)(b).

 

Interest Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(1).

 

Investment” means an investment made or held by a Person, directly or indirectly, in another Person (whether such investment was made by the first-mentioned Person in such other Person or was acquired from a third party), including a contribution of capital and including the acquisition or holding of the following: all or substantially all of the assets used in connection with a business; common or preferred shares; debt obligations; partnership interests; and investments in joint ventures; provided however that if a transaction would satisfy the definition of “Capital Expenditure” herein and also the definition of “Investment” herein, it shall be deemed to constitute an Investment and not a Capital Expenditure.

 

IP Collateral” means the Intellectual Property in respect of which the Agent or any Secured Creditor has or will have or is intended to have a Lien pursuant to the IP Security Agreement.

 

IP Guarantee” means the guarantee, dated the date hereof, granted by the IP Guarantor in favour of the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

IP Guarantor” means Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

IP Security Agreement” means the security agreement dated as of the date hereof granted by the IP Guarantor in favour of the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Lenders” means each of the First Advance Lender, the Second Advance Lender and any Subsequent Advance Lender provided that the First Advance Lender, the Second Advance

 

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Lender and any Subsequent Advance Lender may be the same Person and any other Persons from time to time party to this Agreement as a lender, and “Lender” means any one of them.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, trust or deemed trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, assignment, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge, security interest, deposit arrangement, royalty interest, claim, right of detention or seizure, right of distraint, easement, or right of set off (other than a right of set off arising in the ordinary course), including the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, title retention agreement or consignment agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), and any other agreement, trust or arrangement that in substance secures payment or performance of an obligation.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (i) (A) in relation to the Second Advance, a material adverse effect on the Second Advance Security, or (B) in relation to the Subsequent Advances, a material adverse effect on the Subsequent Advance Collateral, (ii) a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Credit Parties to perform their material obligations under the Credit Documents to which they are party, (iiior(ii) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Lender, or the Agent (or any of them) under any Credit Document; or (iv) in respect of the Second Advance, a material adverse effect on the business, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole).

 

Material Agreements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.1(13)(a). “Maturity Date” means the First Advance Maturity Date, the Second Advance Maturity Date or any Subsequent Advance Maturity Date, as the case may be.

 

Notice of Intent” has the meaning specified in Section 9.3(1).

 

Obligations ” means, collectively, the First Advance Obligations, the Second Advance Obligations and the Subsequent Advance Obligations, as the case may be, provided that any obligation or liability under Section 2.5(3) shall not be an “Obligation”. all debts, liabilities and obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Agent, and the First Advance Lender, or any of them, in connection with the First Advance pursuant to the Credit Documents, including the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance, the Tranche A Premium, all accrued interest in relation to the Aggregate Principal Amount of each Tranche and all other amounts payable under this Agreement in relation to the First Advance.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Credit Document).

 

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Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, in each case, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Parent” means Acreage Holdings, Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Parent Entities” means Parent and the Subsidiaries of Parent that, directly or indirectly, beneficially own equity interests of the Credit Parties.

 

Parent Shares ” means Class A subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Parent that are fully paid and non-assessable; and such “Parent Shares” to be issued following the exercise of the Canopy Option (if any) shall be deemed to include any equivalent securities of Canopy, collectively, (i) the Fixed Shares; and (ii) the Floating Shares.

 

Parent Side Letter” means the letter, dated the date of the Second Advance, from Parent and High Street Capital Partners, LLC to the Lender and JW Asset Management,LLC.Share Offering” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.3(4).

 

Pennsylvania Assets” means all of the equity interests in Prime Wellness of Pennsylvania,

 

LLC.

 

Permitted Debt” means:

 

(a) the Obligations;

 

(b) all Debt under the ________ Guarantee;

 

(c) any other Debt provided the repayment amount on maturity thereof does not exceed, in aggregate, $51,000,000 plus 10%;

 

(d) in relation to any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor, any Subordinated Debt;

 

(e) in relation to any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor, all obligations under Capital Leases;

 

(f) in relation to any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor, any guarantee or indemnity in respect of Permitted Debt;

 

(g) any other Debt which the Lender agrees in writing is Permitted Debt;

 

(h) in relation to any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor, any Debt arising under a foreign exchange transaction for spot or forward delivery entered into in connection with protection against fluctuation in currency rates

 

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provided that such foreign exchange transaction is not for speculative purposes; and

 

(i) in relation to any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor, any other Debt provided the aggregate principal amount thereof does not exceed $2,000,000.

 

Permitted Dispositions” means any sale, transfer, assignment, lease or other disposal made by any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor:

 

(a) of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b) of obsolete or redundant vehicles, plant and equipment for cash;

 

(c) made with the prior written consent of the Lender;

 

(d) of fixed assets where the proceeds of disposal are used to purchase replacement assets comparable or superior as to type, value and quality;

 

(e) of assets for cash where the consideration (when aggregated with the consideration for any other sale, transfer, assignment, lease or other disposal not allowed under paragraphs (a) to (e) above) does not exceed $2,000,000 in any 12 month period.

 

Permitted Liens” means, in respect of any Credit Party other than the Borrower and the IP Guarantor (except for paragraph (j) which applies in respect of the Borrower), any one or more of the following:

 

(a) Liens for Taxes which are not due or delinquent or the validity of which is being contested at the time by the Person in good faith by proper legal proceedings if adequate provision has been made for their payment and such Liens are not executed on or enforced against any of the Assets of any Credit Party;

 

(b) Liens in favour of the Agent and the other Secured Creditors created by the Security Documents;

 

(c) any Lien or deposit under workers’ compensation, social security or similar legislation or in connection with bids, tenders, leases or contracts or to secure related public or statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds where required by law;

 

(d) any builders’, mechanics’, materialman’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s and landlords’ liens and privileges, in each case, which relate to obligations not yet due or delinquent;

 

(e) any right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise, grant, claim or permit held or acquired by any Credit Party, or by any statutory provision, to terminate the lease, licence, franchise,

 

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grant, claim or permit or to purchase assets used in connection therewith or to require annual or other periodic payments as a condition of the continuance thereof;

 

(f) any Lien created or assumed by any Credit Party in favour of a public utility when required by the utility in connection with the operations of such Credit Party;

 

(g) any reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in original grants from any Governmental Authority;

 

(h) any applicable municipal and other Governmental Authority restrictions affecting the use of land or the nature of any structures which may be erected thereon, any minor encumbrance, such as easements, rights-of-way, servitudes or other similar rights in land granted to or reserved by other Persons, rights-of-way for sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, oil and natural gas pipelines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions applicable to the use of real property by any Credit Party, or title defects, encroachments or irregularities, that do not detract from the value of the property or impair its use in the operation of the business of any Credit Party;

 

(i) customary Liens in respect of service charges in respect of bank accounts;

 

(j) any Lien over the Restricted Account or any funds in the Restricted Account; and

 

(k) any Lien that secures Permitted Debt referred to under subsections (c), (e) and/or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”;.

 

Person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, institution, public benefit corporation, investment or other fund, Governmental Authority or other entity, and pronouns have a similarly extended meaning.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the Environment, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or property.

 

Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) investigate, clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the Environment, (b) respond to any Environmental Actions, (c) prevent or mitigate any Release, or (d) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities.

 

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Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or the general counsel of the applicable Credit Party or any Person designated by a Responsible Officer to act on behalf of a Responsible Officer, or other duly authorized Person acceptable to the Agent; provided that such designated Person may not designate any other Person to be a Responsible Officer. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Borrower.

 

Restricted Account” means the account into which the proceeds of the First Advance and the Second Advance are deposited provided that, if so agreed between the Borrower and any Subsequent Advance Lender, such account shall also be the account into which the proceeds of the applicable Subsequent Advance are deposited.

 

________ means ________P.

 

___ Credit Agreement” means that certain credit agreement, dated the date hereof, among _the the  _______ Lender, HSCP CN Holdings ULC, as borrower, and the Borrower, as guarantor.

 

_______ Credit Documents” means each of the ________ Credit Agreement, the _______ Guarantee, all other guarantees and security provided in connection therewith and all other agreements, instruments and other documents governing or relating thereto, and “_______ Credit Document” means any of them.

 

___ Guarantee” means the guarantee, dated the date hereof, among ______ and the Borrower, whereby Borrower guarantees the HSCP CN Holdings ULC’s obligations under the ________ Credit Agreement.

 

________ Lender” means ________, and any other Persons made a lender pursuant to the terms of the ______ Credit Agreement.

 

Sanctions ” means any of the sanctions programs and related requirements of Applicable Law administered by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the Government of Canada, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, in each case, as renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.

 

Second Advance” means an advance under the Credit Facility to the Borrower to be made pursuant to Section 4.2.

 

Second Advance Closing Date” means the date on which the Second Advance is made.

 

Second Advance Commitment” means an amount equal to up to $20 million as may be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of any repayments or reductions required or made hereunder with respect to the Second Advance.

 

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“Second Advance Lender” means IP Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or such other Person as the Borrower may select.

 

‎“Second Advance Maturity Date” means the date which is one year following the Second Advance Closing Date or such later date as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Second Advance Lenders.

 

“Second Advance Obligations” means all debts, liabilities and obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Agent, and the Second Advance Lender, or any of them, in connection with the Second Advance pursuant to the Credit Documents, including the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Second Advance, the Applicable Premium relating to the Second Advance, all accrued interest and all other amounts payable under this Agreement in relation to the Second Advance.

 

“Second Advance Security” means all personal property securing the Second Advance Obligations pursuant to the Second Advance Security Documents.

 

“Second Advance Security Documents” means the pledge agreement described in Section 7.1(a) and the IP Security Agreement.

 

Secured Creditors” means, as applicable, the Agent and the Lenders.

 

Security” means, at any time, the Liens in favour of the Secured Creditors, or any of them, in the Collateral securing their obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

Security Documents” means the IP Security Agreement and any other security documents that the Borrower and the First Advance Lender may agree to in writing.

 

Solvent” means, (a) with respect to any Person organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, on a particular date, that on such date, (i) such Person is not for any reason unable to meet its obligations as they generally become due, (ii) such Person has not ceased paying its current obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due, and (iii) the aggregate property of such Person is, at a fair valuation, sufficient, or, if disposed of at a fairly conducted sale under legal process, would be sufficient, to enable payment of all its obligations, due and accruing due, and (b) with respect to any Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located within the United States on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (iv) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent

 

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liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

Subordinated Debt” means indebtedness of any Credit Party to any Person which the Lenders in their sole discretion have consented to in writing and in respect of which the holder thereof has entered into a subordination, postponement and standstill agreement in favour of the Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent which shall provide (among other things) that: (A) the maturity date of such indebtedness is later than the latest First Advance Maturity Date; (B) the holder of such indebtedness may not receive any payments on account of principal or interest thereon (except to the extent, if any, expressly permitted therein); (C) any security held in respect of such indebtedness is subordinated to the Security; (D) the holder of such indebtedness may not take any enforcement action in respect of any such security (except to the extent, if any, otherwise expressly provided therein) without the prior written consent of the Agent; and (E) any enforcement action taken by the holder of such indebtedness will not interfere with the enforcement action (if any) being taken by the Agent in respect of the Security.

 

“Subsequent Advance” means an advance under the Credit Facility to the Borrower to be made pursuant to Section 4.3.

 

“Subsequent Advance Closing Date” means any date on which a Subsequent Advance is made.

 

“Subsequent Advance Commitment” means an amount equal to up $68 million as may be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of any repayments or reductions required or made hereunder with respect to any Subsequent Advance.

 

“Subsequent Advance Lender” means IP Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or such other Person as the Borrower may select.

 

‎“Subsequent Advance Maturity Date” means such date as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Subsequent Advance Lender.

 

“Subsequent Advance Obligations” means all debts, liabilities and obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Agent, and the Subsequent Advance Lender, or any of them, in connection with a Subsequent Advance pursuant to the Credit Documents, including the Aggregate Principal Amount of such Subsequent Advance, the Applicable Premium relating to such Subsequent Advance (if any), all accrued interest and Fees and all other amounts payable under this Agreement in relation to such Subsequent Advance.

 

“Subsequent Advance Security” means such Liens as may be agreed between the Borrower and any Subsequent Advance Lender.

 

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“Subsequent Advance Security Documents” means each security document that may be entered into in order to grant the Subsequent Advance Security in favour of the Agent and/or the Subsequent Advance Lender.

 

Subsidiaries” means the subsidiaries of the Parent.

 

subsidiary” means with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, (i) any corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the voting power of all equity interests entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors thereof are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent, (ii) any partnership, (x) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or (y) the only general partners of which are the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent and (iii) any other Person that is otherwise Controlled by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Third Party” means a third party designated by the Borrower.

 

Third Party IP Purchase Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 9.3(1)(b).

 

Third Party Offer” has the meaning specified in Section 9.3(1)(a).

 

Tranche” means each of Tranche A and/or Tranche B, as applicable.

 

Tranche A” has the meaning set out in Section 2.2(1).

 

Tranche A Commitment” means the commitment of each Lender to advance funds to the Borrower under the Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $1 million, as the same may be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of any repayments or reductions required or made hereunder with respect to Tranche A.

 

Tranche A Interest Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(1)(a).

 

Tranche A Premium” means, in respect of any repayment of Tranche A only, an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of Tranche A being repaid.

 

Tranche B” has the meaning set out in Section 2.2(2).

 

Tranche B Commitment” means the commitment of each Lender to advance funds to the Borrower under the Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $21 million, as the same may be reduced in an amount equal to the amount of any repayments or reductions required or made hereunder with respect to Tranche B.

 

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Tranche B Interest Rate” means, in respect of Tranche B only, the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum.

 

U.S. Dollars” and “U.S. $” means lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Section 1.2 Gender and Number.

 

Any reference in the Credit Documents to gender includes all genders and words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice versa.

 

Section 1.3 Headings, etc.

 

The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and are not to affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.4 Currency.

 

All references in the Credit Documents to $ or dollars, unless otherwise specifically indicated, are expressed in the currency of the United States of America.

 

Section 1.5 Certain Phrases, etc.

 

In any Credit Document (i) (y) the words “including” and “includes” mean “including (or includes) without limitation” and (z) the phrase “the aggregate of”, “the total of”, “the sum of”, or a phrase of similar meaning means “the aggregate (or total or sum), without duplication, of”, (ii) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, unless otherwise expressly stated, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”, and references to “this Agreement”, “hereof” and “herein” and like references refer to such Credit Document and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of such Credit Document.

 

Section 1.6 Non-Business Days.

 

Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due or any action to be taken hereunder shall be stated to be required to be taken on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made or such action shall be taken on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of the payment of any amount, the extension of time shall be included for the purposes of computation of interest, if any, thereon.

 

Section 1.7 Accounting Terms.

 

All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP. If there occurs a material change in GAAP, including as a result of a conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards and, as a result, an amount required to be determined hereunder would be materially different (as determined by the Borrower or the Agent), the Borrower and the Agent shall negotiate in good faith to revise (if appropriate) the relevant covenants to give effect to the intention of the parties under this Agreement as at the

 

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date hereof, and any new covenant shall be subject to approval by the Lender. Until the successful conclusion of any such negotiation and approval by the Lender, and/or if the Borrower and the Lender cannot agree on revisions to the covenants within thirty (30) days following the implementation of the change, the Borrower shall thereafter make all calculations for the purpose of determining compliance with the financial covenants contained herein both under GAAP in existence as at the date hereof and GAAP subsequently in effect and applied by the Borrower.

 

Section 1.8 Rateable Portion of First Advance.

 

References in this Agreement to a Lender’s rateable portion of the First Advance, any portion or Tranche thereof, or rateable share of Interest Shares orany payments of principal, interest (including, for greater certainty, Tranche A Interest Shares), fees or any other amount, shall mean and refer to a rateable portion or share as nearly as may be rateable in the circumstances, as determined in good faith by the Agent. Each such determination by the Agent shall be prima facie evidence of such rateable share.

 

Section 1.9 Incorporation of Schedules and Exhibits.

 

The schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall form an integral part of it.

 

Section 1.10 Conflict.

 

The provisions of this Agreement prevail in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between its provisions and the provisions of any of the other Credit Documents.

 

Section 1.11 Certificates.

 

Any certificate required by the terms of this Agreement or any Credit Document to be given by any officer of the Borrower for and on behalf of any Credit Party shall be given without any personal liability on the part of the officer giving the certificate.

 

Section 1.12 Permitted Liens.

 

Any reference in this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents to a Permitted Lien or a Lien permitted by this Agreement is not intended to subordinate or postpone, and shall not be interpreted as subordinating or postponing, or as any agreement to subordinate or postpone, any Lien created by any of the Credit Documents to any Permitted Lien or any Lien permitted hereunder, it being the intention of the parties that all Liens created pursuant to the Security shall at all times rank as first priority Liens, including in priority to Permitted Liens and all other Liens or other obligations whatsoever, subject only to Permitted Liens which under Applicable Law rank in priority thereto.

 

Section 1.13 References to Agreements.

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any reference in this Agreement to any agreement or document means such agreement or document as the same may have been or may from time to time be amended, modified, extended, renewed, restated, replaced or supplemented in accordance herewith and therewith.

 

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Section 1.14 Statutes.

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any reference in this Agreement to a statute refers to such statute and all rules and regulations made under it as the same may have been or may from time to time be amended, re-enacted or replaced.

 

Section 1.15 Currency Equivalents Generally.

 

Any amount specified in Article 5,5, Article 6 or Article 9 to be in U.S. Dollars shall also include the Equivalent Amount of such amount in any currency other than U.S. Dollars. For purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.2 with respect to any transaction in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such transaction occurs but, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.15 shall otherwise apply to Section 6.2.6.2.

 

ARTICLE 2
CREDIT FACILITIES

Section 2.1 Availability and Advances.

 

On the terms and conditions of this Agreement:, the First Advance Lender establishes in favour of the Borrower the Credit Facility in a maximum aggregate principal amount equal to the First Advance Commitment. The First Advance Lender agrees to make the First Advance to the Borrower in accordance with the First Advance Commitment on the First Advance Closing Date.

 

(1) the First Lender agrees to make the First Advance to the Borrower in accordance with the First Advance Commitment on the First Advance Closing Date;

 

(2) the Second Lender agrees to make the Second Advance to the Borrower in accordance with the Second Advance Commitment on the Second Advance Closing Date; and

 

(3) the Subsequent Lender agrees to make each Subsequent Advance to the Borrower in accordance with the Subsequent Advance Commitment on the applicable Subsequent Advance Closing Date.

 

Section 2.2 Commitments and Facility Limits.

 

(1) The First Advance, when made, shall permanently reduce the First Advance Commitment by the amount of the First Advance.

 

The SecondFirst Advance, when made, shall permanently reduce the Second Advance Commitment by the amount of the Second Advance. Each Subsequent Advance, when made, shall permanently reduce the Subsequent Advance Commitment by the amount of such Subsequent Advance. shall comprise the following tranches:

 

(1) a tranche in the maximum aggregate principal amount equal to the Tranche A Commitment (“Tranche A”); and

 

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(2) a tranche in the maximum aggregate principal amount equal to the Tranche B Commitment (“Tranche B”).

 

The Credit Facility does not revolve and any amount repaid or prepaid, as the case may be, under the Credit Facility cannot be reborrowed and will not increase or re-instate anythe First Advance Commitment or any part or Tranche thereof, rateably by the amount repaid or prepaid, as the case may be.

 

Section 2.3 Use of Proceeds.

 

The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the First Advance and the Second Advance exclusively as cash collateral for purposes of the credit facility established pursuant to the ________ Credit Agreement, provided that if the Borrower and any Subsequent Advance Lender so agree, the Borrower shall also use the proceeds of the applicable Subsequent Advance as cash collateral for purposes of the credit facility established pursuant to the ‎________Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.4 Mandatory Repayments.

 

(a) The Borrower shall repay:

 

(1) (i) the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First AdvanceTranche A then outstanding and the ApplicableTranche A Premium thereon on the First Advance Maturity Date; and

 

(ii)

 

(2) the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Second Advance then outstanding and the Applicable Premium thereon on the Second Advance Maturity Date; and

 

(iii) the Aggregate Principal Amount of any Subsequent Advance then outstanding and the Applicable Premium (if applicable) thereon on the Subsequent Advance Maturity Date.

 

(b) If, prior to the date that is four months from the Second Advance Closing Date, Parent or its Affiliates has not (i) borrowed or otherwise raised debt or equity capital from ________ or another lender of at least an additional US$65,000,000, or (ii) the Borrower has not repaid the Second Advance by (A) paying the amount of the Second Amount Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon to the Second Advance Lender and (B) concurrently with such payment delivering to the Second Advance Lender that number of Interest Shares equal to 480,000 less the number of Second Advance Interest Shares delivered to the Second Advance Lender prior to such repayment date, the Second Advance Lender shall have the right to accelerate the maturity of the Second Advance. If this acceleration occurs, (i) the Borrower shall immediately cause the release of the Connecticut Purchase Agreement from escrow, which provides for the transfer of the collateral described in the Second Advance Security Document described in Section 7.1(a) to the Lender in full satisfaction of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Second Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon (being, for the avoidance of doubt, US$22,000,000 in principal amount), and (ii) the Borrower will deliver to the Second Advance Lender a

 

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number of Interest Shares equal to 480,000 less the number of Second Advance Interest Shares delivered to the Second Advance Lender prior to such date. Tranche B then outstanding on the First Advance Maturity Date.

 

Section 2.5 Prepayments; Termination and Reductions of Commitments.

 

(1) The Borrower may, in its discretion, prepay the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance, the Second Advance and/or any Subsequent Advance (in whole or in part) then outstanding upon five Business Days’ notice to the Agent (which notice shall state the proposed date of prepayment and, the principal amount being prepaid and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest on such Aggregate Principal Amount that the Borrower, in its discretion, may elect to prepay upon such prepayment). The Borrower shall, on the date specified in such prepayment notice, pay to the Lender the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance outstanding being prepaid together with the ApplicableTranche A Premium relating to the amount being prepaid. portion of Tranche A being prepaid at such time and any accrued and unpaid interest on such Aggregate Principal Amount that the Borrower has elected to prepay. For greater certainty, in the event that the Borrower prepays the entire Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance Lender or, the SecondFirst Advance Lender, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive allon the date of such prepayment all Tranche A Interest Shares that have yet to be issued to such Lenderthe First Advance Lender would otherwise have been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 3.3 upon repayment of the First Advance or the Second Advance contemplated in this Section 2.5(1)(a) as though the FristFirst Advance or the Second Advance, as applicable, washad been outstanding until its applicableon the First Advance Maturity Date. Once given a prepayment notice shall be irrevocable.

 

Section 2.6 Payments under this Agreement.

 

(1) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or set-off. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Borrower shall (i) make any payment required to be made by it to a Lender by depositing the amount of the payment with the Agent in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the date the payment is due, and (ii) with respect to any prepayment, provide to the Agent, upon one (1) Business Day’s notice to the Agent, a notice of prepayment which shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall specify the date of repayment.

 

(2) Payments made hereunder shall be made on a Business Day. Payments received by the Agent, before 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on a Business Day will be given value on that Business Day. All payments received by the Agent after 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) will be given value on the next following Business Day.

 

(3) The Borrower shall make each such payment under the Credit Documents in U.S. Dollars.

 

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Section 2.7 Application of Payments and Prepayments.

 

(1)

All prepayments under the Credit Facility pursuant to Section 2.5, excluding the Applicable Premium2.5 (i) in respect of principal, shall be applied by the Agent to the applicablein reduction of the Borrower’s obligation to pay any amounts on account of the Aggregate Principal Amount under the First Advance, (ii) in respect of the Tranche A Premium, in reduction of the Borrower’s obligation to pay any amounts on account of the Tranche A Premium, and (iii) in respect of interest (including, for greater certainty, Tranche A Interest Shares), shall be applied by the Agent in reduction of the Borrower’s obligation to pay any accrued and unpaid interest (including, for greater certainty, Tranche A Interest Shares) on the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance.

     
(2) Subject to Sections 2.4(bSection 2.7(1), 9.3(2) and 9.4, if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Agent to pay fully all Obligations then due hereunder then such funds shall be applied (i) first, in reduction of the Borrower’s obligation to pay any expenses, claims or losses referred to in Section 11.5,11.5, (ii) second, in reduction of the Borrower’s obligation to pay the Applicableinterest on any Obligations (including, for greater certainty, Tranche A Interest Shares) and the Tranche A Premium, and (iii) third, in reduction of the Borrower’s obligation to pay any amounts due and owing on account of any unpaid principal amount of any unpaid Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance which areis due and owing.

 

Section 2.8 Computations of Interest.

 

(1) All computations of interest shall be made by the Agent taking into account the ‎actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest is payable and on the basis ‎of a year of 365 days.‎

 

(2) If any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Credit Documents would obligate any Credit Party to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by Applicable Law or would result in a receipt by such Lender of interest at a criminal rate then, notwithstanding such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by Applicable Law or so result in a receipt by such Lender of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such Lender under the applicable Credit Document (including by reducing the ApplicableTranche A Premium), and thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts (including the number of Tranche A Interest Shares) required to be paid to such Lender which would constitute “interest” for purposes of Applicable Law.

 

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ARTICLE 3
ADVANCES

 

Section 3.1 The First Advance.

 

[Intentionally deleted.]

 

Section 3.2 Reliance upon Borrower’s Authority.

 

On or prior to the First Advance Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a written notice setting forth (a) the Restricted Account to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of eachthe First Advance requested by the Borrower, and (b) the names of the officers authorized to request suchthe First Advance on behalf of the Borrower, and shall provide the Agent with a specimen signature of each such officer. The Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on such officer’s authority to request eachthe First Advance on behalf of the Borrower, the proceeds of which are to be transferred to the Restricted Account pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. The Agent shall have no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself as one of the officers authorized by the Borrower to make such requests on its behalf. The crediting of anthe First Advance to the Restricted Account shall conclusively establish the obligation of the Borrower to repay suchthe First Advance as provided herein.

 

Section 3.3 Interest on AdvancesFirst Advance.

 

(1) The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the AdvancesAggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance and such interest shall accrue on the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance from the date such amount is advanced to the Borrower, both before and after the First Advance Maturity Date, default and judgment until actual payment in full as follows:

 

(a) from the first Advance Closing Date until the principal amount of the First Advance is repaid in full, by the delivery to the Lender of an aggregate of 27,333 Parent Shares per month (the “First Advance Interest Shares”);in respect of the Aggregate Principal Amount of Tranche A only, by delivery to the Lender of a maximum aggregate number of 16,799 Fixed Shares and 7,199 Floating Shares (collectively, the “Tranche A Interest Shares”), which shall be paid and delivered monthly in eleven equal installments of 1,527 Fixed Shares and 564 Floating Shares on the last day of each successive month commencing on the last day of the calendar month immediately following the date on which the First Advance is fully advanced to the Borrower with the balance of the Tranche A Interest Shares to be paid and delivered to the Lender on the First Advance Maturity Date; and

 

(b) from the Second Advance Closing Date until the principal amount of the Second Advance is repaid in full, by the delivery to the Lender of an aggregate of 40,000 Parent Shares per month (the “Second Advance Interest Shares”); and

 

(b) (c) from any Subsequent Advance Closing Date until the principal amount of such Subsequent Advance is repaid in full, by the delivery to the Lender of an aggregate of Parent Shares to be agreed between the Borrower and the applicable

 

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Subsequent Advance Lender (the “Subsequent Advance Interest Shares” and, together with the First Advance Interest Shares and the Second Advance Interest Shares, the “Interest Shares”).in respect of the Aggregate Principal Amount of Tranche B only, at the Tranche B Interest Rate, calculated annually based on the actual number of days elapsed and payable in cash on the First Advance Maturity Date.

 

Any reference herein of delivery to the Lender means to the Lender or as directed in writing by the Lender or to the owners of the Lender.

 

(2) If the Borrower:

 

(a) prepays the First Advance pursuant to Section 2.5 prior to the First Advance Maturity Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the First Advance Lender such number of Parent Shares as is equal to the difference between 328,000 Parent Shares and the aggregate amount of Interest Shares previously delivered to the First Advance Lender pursuant to Section 3.3(1)(a);

 

(b) prepays the Second Advance pursuant to Section 2.5 prior to the Second Advance Maturity Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Second Advance Lender such number of Parent Shares as is equal to the difference between 480,000 Parent Shares and the aggregate amount of Interest Shares previously delivered to the Second Advance Lender pursuant to Section 3.3(1)(b); or

 

(c) prepays a Subsequent Advance pursuant to Section 2.5 prior to the applicable Subsequent Advance Maturity Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the applicable Subsequent Advance Lender such number of Parent Shares as the Borrower and the applicable Subsequent Lender may agree.

 

(2) (3) The Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause the Interest Shares to be, when delivered to the Lenders hereunder, Freely Tradable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lenders acknowledge and agree that (i) no Interest Shares need be delivered by the Borrower prior to May 31, 2020 or such earlier date as the Borrower may determine (the “First Delivery Date”) (or within 30 days of any date upon which the Interest Shares are deliverable hereunder following the First Delivery Date), (ii) the Borrower’s obligation to deliver Second Advance Interest Shares shall cease at any time while the Second Advance is outstanding should the Borrower fail to deliver Freely Tradeable Second Advance Interest Shares on or prior to the First Delivery Date and, in respect of all Second Advance Interest Shares deliverable after the First Delivery Date, within 30 days of such prescribed delivery date, and (iii) following the cessation of the Borrower’s obligations to deliver Second Advance Interest Shares as contemplated in (ii), the Borrower shall satisfy all deliveries of Second Advance Interest Shares for which Interest Shares have not been previously delivered with a cash payment to the Second Advance Lender in place of Interest Shares on each applicable Second Advance Interest Shares delivery date in an amount equal to the 30 day volume weighted average price per Parent Share on the Exchange multiplied by the applicable number of

 

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    such Second Advance Interest Shares to be delivered on such date. Tranche A Interest Shares to be, when delivered to the Lenders hereunder, Freely Tradable.

 

(4) Subject to Section 3.3(3) above, Interest Shares shall be payable monthly in arears on the last Business Day of each month during which the applicable Advance is outstanding.

 

(3) (5) Each Lender shall hold all Tranche A Interest Shares received by it in a segregated account and shall not comingle the Tranche A Interest Shares with any other Parent Shares. The Lenders each hereby covenant that they will, promptly, and in any event within 24 hours, advise the Borrower in writing of any disposition of any Tranche A Interest ShareShares.

 

ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS OF LENDING

 

Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the First Advance.

 

The obligation of the First Advance Lender to make the First Advance under the Credit Facility is subject to fulfilment of the following conditions precedent at the time the First Advance is made available, provided that the First Advance may be advanced over two separate days:

 

(a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would arise immediately after giving effect to or as a result of the First Advance;
     
(b) the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in Article 5 and in each of the other Credit Documents are true and correct on the First Advance Closing Date as if such representations and warranties were made on that date;

 

(c) no litigation is pending or threatened in writing against one or more of the Credit Parties that, if decided adversely, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
     
(d) the First Security shall have been executed and delivered, all registrations necessary or desirable in connection therewith shall have been made, and all legal opinions and other documentation reasonably required by the First Advance Lender in connection therewith shall have been executed and delivered, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the First Advance Lender;
     
(e) the Agent having received, in form and substance and dated a date reasonably satisfactory to the First Advance Lender and its counsel:
     
(i) an executed copy of this Agreement, the IP Guarantee and the First Advance Security Documents;
     
(ii) (x) searches shall have been conducted in all jurisdictions and (y) deliveries of all consents, approvals, acknowledgements,

 

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    confirmations, undertakings, subordinations, discharges, waivers and other documents and instruments to the Agent shall have been made, which, in each case, are desirable or required to make effective the First Advance Security and to ensure the perfection and the first-ranking priority of the First Advance Security subject only to Permitted Liens which rank by law in priority;

 

(iii) certified copies of (i) the charter documents of each Credit Party; (ii) all resolutions of the Board of Directors or members, as the case may be, of each Credit Party approving the borrowing and other matters contemplated by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (iii) a list of the officers and directors authorized to sign agreements together with their specimen signatures;
     
(iv) a good standing certificate or like certificate with respect to each Credit Party issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of its organization;
     
(v) all approvals, acknowledgments and consents of all Governmental Authorities and other Persons which are required to be obtained by the Borrower in order to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to perform its obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party;
     
(vi) opinions from the counsel for each Credit Party regarding its corporate status, the due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Credit Documents provided by it, and such other matters as the Agent and the Lenders may reasonably require;

 

(vii) the documentation and other information that is required by the Agent and the First Advance Lender pursuant to Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable “know your client” laws and regulations; and
     
(viii) copies of the fully executed ________ Credit Agreement and the other ________ Credit Documents..

 

Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Second Advance

 

The obligation of the Second Lender to make the Second Advance under the Credit Facility is subject to fulfilment of the following conditions precedent at the time the Second Advance is made available:

 

(a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would arise immediately after giving effect to or as a result of the Second Advance;

 

(b) the Second Security shall have been executed and delivered, all registrations necessary in connection therewith shall have been made, and all legal opinions

 

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and other documentation reasonably required by the Second Advance Lender in connection therewith shall have been executed and delivered, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Second Advance Lender;

 

(c) the Agent having received, in form and substance and dated a date reasonably satisfactory to the Second Advance Lender and its counsel:

 

(i) an executed copy of the Guarantees (other than the IP Guarantee) and the Security Advance Security Documents; and

 

(ii) opinions from the counsel for each Credit Party regarding its corporate status, the due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Second Advance Security Documents.

 

Section 4.3 Conditions Precedent to any Subsequent Advance

 

The obligation of any Subsequent Advance Lender to make a Subsequent Advance under the Credit Facility is subject to fulfilment of the following conditions precedent at the time such Subsequent Advance is made available:

 

(a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would arise immediately after giving effect to or as a result of such Subsequent Advance;

 

(b) the Subsequent Security (if any) shall have been executed and delivered, all registrations necessary in connection therewith shall have been made, and all legal opinions and other documentation reasonably required by the applicable Subsequent Advance Lender in connection therewith shall have been executed and delivered, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and such Subsequent Advance Lender;

 

(c) the Agent having received, in form and substance and dated a date reasonably satisfactory to such Subsequent Advance Lender and its counsel:

 

(i) an executed copy of the Subsequent Advance Security Documents (if any); and

 

(ii) opinions from the counsel for each Credit Party regarding its corporate status, the due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Subsequent Advance Security Documents (if any).

 

Section 4.2 Section 4.4 Waiver of Conditions Precedent.

 

The conditions precedents set out in Section 4.1 are inserted for the sole benefit of the First Advance Lender and may be waived only by the First Advance Lender. The conditions precedents set out in Section 4.2 are inserted for the sole benefit of the Second Advance Lender and may be waived only by the First Advance Lender. The conditions precedents set out in

 

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Section 4.3 are inserted for the sole benefit of the applicable Subsequent Advance Lender and may be waived only by such Subsequent Advance Lender.

 

ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties.

Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender, acknowledging and confirming that the Agent and each Lender is relying on such representations and warranties without independent inquiry in entering into this Agreement and providing the AdvancesFirst Advance that:

 

(1) Incorporation and Qualification. Each of the Credit Parties is a company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each of the Credit Parties is qualified, licensed or registered to carry on business under the laws applicable to it in all jurisdictions in which such qualification, licensing or registration is necessary or where failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect;
     
(2) Power. Each of the Credit Parties has all requisite entity power and authority to (i) own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted by it, and (ii) enter into and perform its obligations under the Credit Documents to which it is a party;
     
(3) Conflict With Other Instruments. The execution and delivery by each of the Credit Parties and the performance by each of them of their respective obligations under, and compliance with the terms, conditions and provisions of, the Credit Documents to which they are a party will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or conditions of (u) their respective organization documents, (v) any Applicable Law (including with respect to the Borrower and the IP Guarantor only, all Federal Cannabis Laws) in any material respect, or (w) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting them or their respective Assets, or (ii) result in, require or permit (x) the imposition of any Lien in, on or with respect to any of their respective Assets (except in favour of the Agent and the Secured Creditors) or (y) the acceleration of the maturity of any indebtedness binding on or affecting any Credit Party;
     
(4) Entity Action, Governmental Approvals, etc. The execution and delivery of each of the Credit Documents by each of the Credit Parties, in each case, to the extent a party thereto and the performance by each of the Credit Parties of their respective obligations under the Credit Documents, in each case, to the extent a party thereto, have been duly authorized by all necessary entity action including the obtaining of all necessary equity owner consents. No authorization, consent, approval, registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any Governmental Authority or other Person, is or was necessary to be obtained or made by the Borrower in connection with its execution, delivery and performance of obligations under the Credit Documents except as are in full force and effect, unamended, at the date of this Agreement;

 

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(5) Execution and Binding Obligation. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents have been duly executed and delivered by each of the Credit Parties, in each case, to the extent a party thereto and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each such Person enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to any limitation under Applicable Laws relating to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement or creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles;

 

(6) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each of the Credit Parties is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Applicable Laws (including with respect to the Borrower and the IP Guarantor only, all Federal Cannabis Law);

 

(7) No Default. No Credit Party is in violation of its organizational documents or any operating agreement applicable to it;

 

(8) No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would reasonably be expected to arise immediately after giving effect to or as a result of the applicableFirst Advance pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(9) Books and Records. All books and records of each of the Credit Parties have been fully, properly and accurately kept and completed in all material respects in accordance with GAAP, where applicable, and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein;

 

(10) Financial Statements. The historical financial statements provided to the Lender in connection with this Agreement and the audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and each presents fairly and consistently in all material respects:

 

(a) the consolidated assets, liabilities, (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and financial position of the Parent as at the respective dates of the relevant statements; and

 

(b) the consolidated sales and earnings of the Parent during the periods covered by such statements;

 

(11) Solvency. Each Credit Party is Solvent on an individual basis;

 

(12) Security.

 

(a) Each of the Security Documents, when entered into by the applicable Credit Party, shall be effective to create in favour of the Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Creditors, legal, valid and perfected first priority Liens (subject only to Permitted Liens which rank by law in priority), enforceable in accordance with their terms against third parties and any trustee in bankruptcy in the Collateral subject thereto, except to the extent a secured creditor’s rights are affected or limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, organization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of secured creditors’ rights generally;

 

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(13) Issuance of ParentTranche A Interest Shares.

 

(a) the Parent has full corporate power and authority to issue the ParentTranche A Interest Shares as contemplated in this Agreement and such ParentTranche A Interest Shares, when issued will be duly and validly authorized and will not result in any breach or be in conflict with or constitute a default under or create a state of facts that after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any term or provision of the Parent’s constating documents, by-laws or resolutions of the directors of the Parent;

 

(b) the ParentTranche A Interest Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered, will be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable Parent Sharesshares;

 

(c) the issued and outstanding Parent Shares are listed and posted for trading on the Exchange and, to the knowledge of the Parent, the Parent is not in default of any material listing or filing requirements of the Exchange;

 

(d) the Parent has made or will make all necessary filings and has done and will do all other things necessary under the rules of the Exchange to list the ParentTranche A Interest Shares on the Exchange on the date such ParentTranche A Interest Shares are issued; and

 

(e) no order ceasing or suspending trading in the securities of the Parent or prohibiting the sale of the Parent Shares has been issued to the Parent or its directors or officers and no investigations or proceedings for such purposes are pending or threatened.

 

(14) Ownership of Assets. The Credit Parties own all assets in all material respects required in order to carry on their businesses as presently conducted. Each Credit Party owns, and possesses its assets free and clear of any and all Liens except for Permitted Liens. No Credit Party has any commitment or obligation (contingent or otherwise) to grant any Liens except for Permitted Liens.

 

(15) Intellectual Property. The IP Guarantor possesses or has the right to use all Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business, each of which is in good standing in all material respects; and has the right to use such Intellectual Property without violation of any material rights of others with respect thereto. No Person has asserted any claim in respect of the validity of such Intellectual Property or the IP Guarantor 's rights therein, and the Borrower and the IP Guarantor are not aware of any basis for the assertion of any such claims. The Borrower and the IP Guarantor are not aware of any material infringement of the IP Guarantor’s rights under such Intellectual Property by other Persons. The conduct and operations of the businesses of the IP Guarantor does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute or violate, in any material respect, any Intellectual Property rights held by any other Person.

 

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(16) Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Corruption Laws. No Credit Party is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) the subject or target of any Sanctions; or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. None of the Obligations and none of the other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement ‎will be paid by the Borrower or the IP Guarantor with any property or proceeds of any property that ‎was obtained or derived directly or indirectly: (x) as a result of an act or omission anywhere ‎that, if it had occurred in Canada, would have constituted a designated offence (as defined ‎in section 462.31(1) of the Criminal Code); or (y) in contravention of any Federal Cannabis ‎Law; and

 

(17) Margin Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no proceeds of anythe First Advance will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock.

 

(18) Taxes. Each Credit Party has paid all Taxes due and owing by it within applicable time periods. Each Credit Party is in compliance in all material respects with Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(19) SPV Status.

 

(a) Since the date of its incorporation, the Borrower has not (i) conducted any business other than the entry into the Credit Documents and the ________ Credit Documents or (ii) had any employees and, as at the date of this Agreement, it has no employees. The Borrower does not have any assets and it has not incurred any liabilities other than under the Credit Agreement Documents or ________ Credit Documents.

 

Section 5.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

 

The representations and warranties in this Agreement and in any certificates or documents delivered to the Agent and the Lender shall not merge in or be prejudiced by and shall survive the making of the AdvancesFirst Advance and shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations are either repaid or satisfied.

 

ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER

 

Section 6.1 Affirmative Covenants

 

Until all Obligations are either repaid or satisfied, then unless consent is given in accordance with Section 11.1,11.1, the Borrower and the Guarantors, as applicable, shall do the following:

 

(1) Prompt Payment. The Borrower will pay or cause to be paid all Obligations and other amounts payable under the Credit Documents punctually when due.

 

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(2) Additional Reporting Requirements. Deliver to the Agent (with sufficient copies for the Lender):

 

(a) as soon as practicable, and in any event within three Business Days after the occurrence of each Default or Event of Default, a statement of the Borrower, signed on its behalf by the chief financial officer of the Borrower or any other officer acceptable to the Agent, setting forth the details of the Default or Event of Default and the action which the Credit Party proposes to take or have taken; and

 

(b) such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of any Credit Party or its business as the Agent, on behalf of the Lender, may from time to time reasonably request;

 

(3) Share Purchases. Upon (i) the First Advance Lender’s request within 10 Business Days ‎following the First Advance ‎Maturity Date, the Borrower shall purchase up to 328,00023,999 Tranche A Interest Shares delivered to ‎the First Advance Lender (or such Persons as the First Advance Lender may direct) in connection with the First ‎AdvanceTranche A and then held by the First Advance Lender (or such other Persons to which such Tranche A Interest ‎Shares were issued) at a purchase price of US$4.50 per Tranche A Interest Share, and (ii) the Second Advance Lender’s request within 10 Business Days ‎following the third ‎anniversary of the Second Advance Closing Date, the Borrower shall purchase up ‎‎480,000 Interest Shares delivered to the Second Advance Lender (or the such U.S. person as the Second Advance Lender ‎had instructed such Interest Shares to be issued to) in connection with the Second ‎Advance and then held by the Second Advance Lender (or such U.S. person to which such Interest Shares ‎were issued) at a price of US$4.50 per Interest Share. . As a condition to the Borrower’s ‎obligations under this Section, each of the First Advance Lender and the Second Advance Lender shall deliver all evidence reasonably requested ‎by the Borrower to evidence that the holder of the Tranche A Interest Shares has not transferred ‎such Tranche A Interest Shares and the proposed shares subject to this provision are the same shares ‎that were issued as such Tranche A Interest Shares pursuant to Section 3.3(1)(a).‎

 

(4) Existence. Each Credit Party shall maintain its corporate existence in good standing, continue to carry on its business in all applicable jurisdictions, maintain all qualifications to carry on business in each applicable jurisdiction, and conduct its business in a proper and efficient manner;

 

(5) Permitted Uses. Use the proceeds of the AdvancesFirst Advance hereunder only for the purposes permitted pursuant to Section 2.3;

 

(6) Intellectual Property. The IP Guarantor shall:

 

(a) (i) protect, defend and use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the ‎ownership, validity and enforceability of the material Intellectual Property, (ii) use its best ‎efforts to detect any actions which may be or are infringements, violations, ‎passing off, dilution or other claims of or against the material Intellectual Property and ‎promptly advise the Agent in writing of any litigation relating thereto, and ‎

 

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  (iii) not allow any of the Intellectual Property to be ‎abandoned, forfeited, cancelled, expunged and/or dedicated to the public without ‎the written consent of the Agent;

 

(b) use, and make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that ‎any licensee uses, the Intellectual Property in such manner as to preserve its rights ‎therein provided that it is acknowledged and agreed that the IP Guarantor is under no ‎obligation to use or continue to use any Intellectual Property if it determines that ‎such Intellectual Property is no longer material; and

 

(c) take such actions as may be necessary or advisable in order to preserve the rights of the Agent under the IP Security Agreement.

 

(7) Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws. Promptly provide all information with respect to the Credit Parties, their respective directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders or other persons in control of the Credit Parties, including supporting documentation and other evidence, as may be reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lender or, subject to Section 11.6(2), any prospective assignee of the Agent or any Lender, in order to comply with any applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or such other applicable “know your client” laws and requirements, whether now or hereafter existence. ‎

 

(8) Inspection. Prior to an Event of Default that is continuing, each Credit Party will permit the Agent and its employees and agents to enter upon and inspect its properties, assets, books and records from time to time during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice and in a manner which does not materially interfere with its business, and make copies of and abstracts from such books and records and discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers, directors, accountants and auditors, and execute and deliver all consents and further assurances as may be necessary or desirable in order for the Agent and its agents to obtain information from Governmental Authorities and other third parties with respect to environmental matters; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such inspection rights shall be limited to no more than once in any twelve month period. During an Event of Default that is continuing, each Credit Party will permit the Agent and its employees and agents to enter upon and inspect its properties, assets, books and records at any time and make copies of and abstracts from such books and records and discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers, directors, accountants and auditors, and execute and deliver all consents and further assurances as may be necessary or desirable in order for the Agent and its agents to obtain information from Governmental Authorities and other third parties with respect to environmental matters.

 

(9) Compliance. Comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws ‎(including, with respect to the Borrower and the IP Guarantor only, all Federal Cannabis Laws)‎.

 

(10) Perform Obligations. Each Credit Party shall timely fulfil all covenants and obligations required to be performed by it under those Credit Documents to which it is a party.

 

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(11) Payment of Taxes. Pay when due all rents, Taxes, rates, levies, assessments and governmental charges, fees and dues lawfully levied, assessed or imposed in respect of its property which are material to the conduct of its business, and deliver to the Agent upon request receipts evidencing such payments; except for rents, Taxes, rates, levies, assessments and governmental charges, fees or dues in respect of which an appeal or review proceeding has been commenced, a stay of execution pending such appeal or review proceeding has been obtained or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; and the amounts in question do not in the aggregate materially detract from the ability of the Credit Parties to carry on their businesses and to perform and satisfy all of their respective obligations hereunder. Comply in all material respects with Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(12) Maintenance of Records. The Credit Parties will maintain good and proper books, accounts and records in accordance with GAAP.

 

(13) Maintenance of Assets. Each Credit Party will keep its property and assets (except obsolete assets) in good repair and working condition.

 

(14) Further Assurances. The Credit Parties will provide the Agent with such further information, financial data, documentation and other assurances as the Agent or the Lenders may reasonably require from time to time.

 

(15) Notice of Certain Events. The Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent of each of the following promptly after the occurrence thereof:

 

(a) any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b) the issuance of any management letter to the Parent or any of the Credit Parties by its auditor;

 

(c) the results of any facility audit by any Governmental Authority to the extent such results are material and negative; and

 

(d) the incorrectness of any representation or warranty contained in the Credit Documents in any material respect.

 

Section 6.2 Negative Covenants

 

Each Credit Party hereby covenants and agrees with the Agent and the Lender that each will not:

 

(1) Debt. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt except Permitted Debt;

 

(2) Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any Lien on its Assets other than Permitted Liens;

 

(3) Disposition of Assets. In the case of the IP Guarantor, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, lease or otherwise disposeDispose of any of any material party of its Intellectual Property which is the subject of the IP Security Agreement. In the case of

 

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  any other Credit Party, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, lease or otherwise disposeDispose of any material part of the Collateral which is subject to the Security except for Permitted Dispositions;

 

(4) Certain Payments. Make any payment in respect of principal, interest, fees or any other amounts in respect of Subordinated Debt;

 

(5) Transactions with Related Parties. Enter into any contract, carry out any transaction or otherwise have any dealings with Related Parties except on terms that are fair and reasonable and no less favourable to it than it could reasonably be expected to obtain in any comparable arm's length transaction with a Person that is not a Related Party;

 

(6) Agreements to Restrict Dividends and Other Payments. Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Credit Party to:

 

(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Parent Entities;

 

(ii) make loans or advances to the Borrower or the Parent Entities; or

 

(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its Assets to the Borrower or the Parent Entities;

 

except in each case for such encumbrances and restrictions as are set forth in this Agreement or the Side Letter.

 

(7) Carrying on Business. Cease to carry on its business in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices;

 

(8) Principal Place of Business. Change a Credit Party’s principal place of business or chief executive office or reorganize a Credit Party in a different jurisdiction without prior written notice to the Agent.

 

(9) Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Laws, etc. (a)(i) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person; (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to the Sanctions; (iii) use any of the proceeds of the Credit Facility or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to finance, promote or otherwise support in any manner any illegal activity, including, without limitation, any violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or any specified unlawful activity as that term is defined in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957; or (iv) violate, attempt to violate, or engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws in any material respects; or (b) with respect to any Credit Party, any subsidiary or affiliate of any Credit Party, any officer,

 

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  director or principal shareholder or owner of any Credit Party, any of the Credit Parties’ respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Credit Facility or other transactions hereunder, shall be or shall become a Blocked Person. In the case of the Borrower and the IP Guarantor, pay or cause to be paid all Obligations and other amounts payable under the Credit ‎Documents with any property or proceeds of any property that was obtained or derived ‎directly or indirectly: (x) as a result of an act or omission anywhere that, if it had occurred in ‎Canada, would have constituted a designated offence (as defined in section 462.31(1) of ‎the Criminal Code); or (y) in contravention of any Federal Cannabis Law.‎

  

(10) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws. (a) offer, promise, pay, give, or authorize the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any Foreign Official for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (ii) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (iii) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or (b) act or attempt to act in any manner which would subject any of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.

 

(11) Investment Company Act of 1940. Engage in any business, enter into any transaction, use any securities or take any other action or permit any of its subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing, that would cause it or any of its subsidiaries to be required to register under the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of being an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” not entitled to an exemption within the meaning of such Act.

 

(12) Amendments to Documents. Amend or change any of its Governing Documents, except where such amendment is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lender under the Credit Documents.

 

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ARTICLE 7
SECURITY

 

Section 7.1 Security to be Provided by Credit Parties. The Credit Parties (other than the Borrower) are providing the security listed below asAs continuing security for the payment of the Obligations, including all obligations of the Borrower arising under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents:(a) in relation to the Second Advance only, subject to the receipt of any consents approvals and authorizations from all applicable Governmental Authorities, either (i) a securities pledge agreement pursuant to which the securities in the capital of each Credit Party, the Credit Parties (other than the Borrower) are pledged in favour of the Agent or (ii) an executed copy of the Connecticut Purchase Agreement; and(b) in relation to all Advances,providing the IP Security Agreement,          and creating an assignment and security interest in respect of Intellectual Property of the IP Guarantor, provided that the remedies in relation to the IP Security Agreement shall be limited to the remedies set out in Section 9.3(1).

 

Section 7.2    Share Certificates.        All share certificates evidencing issued and outstanding securities in the capital of each Credit Party (other than the Borrower) shall be delivered to the Agent together with a stock transfer power of attorney executed in blank.

 

ARTICLE 8
CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES

 

Section 8.1 Taxes. (1) If any Credit Party, the Agent or any Lender is required by Applicable Law to deduct or pay any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) in respect of any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased by such Credit Party when payable as necessary so that after making or allowing for all required deductions and payments for Indemnified Taxes (including deductions and payments applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 8.1), the Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or payments for Indemnified Taxes been required, (ii) such Credit Party shall make any such deductions required to be made by it under Applicable Law and (iii) such Credit Party shall timely pay the full amount required to be deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

(1) Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.1(1) above, each Credit Party shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

(2) The Credit Parties shall indemnify the Agent and each Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Agent or such Lender and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(3) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Credit Party to a Governmental Authority, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment satisfactory to the Agent.

 

(4) Any Foreign Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender or Foreign Recipient, if requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender or Foreign Recipient is subject to withholding or information reporting requirements.

 

(5) If the Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Credit Party or with respect to which a Credit Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 8.1 or that, because of the payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes, it has benefited from a reduction in Excluded Taxes otherwise payable by it, it shall pay to such Credit Party an amount equal to such refund or reduction (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Credit Party under this Section 8.1 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund or reduction), net of all expenses of the Agent, or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any net after Tax interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Each Credit Party, upon the request of the Agent, or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Credit Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Agent or such Lender if the Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund or reduction to such Governmental Authority. This Section 8.1(65) shall not be construed to require the Agent, or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person, to arrange its affairs in any particular manner or to claim any available refund or reduction.

 

(6) The provisions of this Section 8.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE 9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 9.1 Events of Default.

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default under this Agreement (an “Event of Default”):

 

(a) the Borrower fails to pay any amount of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance (including the ApplicableTranche A Premium) when such amount becomes due and payable;

 

(b) the Borrower fails to    (i) deliver the Tranche A Interest Shares when they becomedue or (ii) pay any other interest under this Agreement when such interest becomes due and payable and such failure continues un-remedied for five Business Days;

 

(c) any Credit Party fails to perform, observe or comply with any of the covenants contained in Section 6.1(3), Section 6.1(4) and Section 6.2;

 

(d) any Credit Party fails to perform, observe or comply with any of its other covenants, agreements or other obligations in this Agreement or the Credit Documents and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days;

 

(e) any Credit Party repudiates its obligations under any Credit Document or any material provision thereof, or claims any of the Credit Documents or any material provision thereof to be invalid in whole or in part;

 

(f) any one or more of the Credit Documents or any material provision thereof ceases to be, or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Credit Party which is a party thereto, or enforceable by the Agent, the Lender or any of them against such Credit Party; or any Credit Party or Parent contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Credit Document; or any Credit Party or Parent denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Credit Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Credit Document;

 

(g) there is a Change of Control;

 

(h) any Credit Party or Parent (i) becomes insolvent or generally not able to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) institutes or has instituted against it any proceeding seeking (x) to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, (y) liquidation, winding up, administration, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any Applicable Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors including any proceeding under applicable corporate law seeking a compromise or arrangement of, or stay of proceedings to enforce, some or all of the debts of such Person, or (z) the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other

 

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  similar official for it or for any substantial part of its Assets, and in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either the proceeding remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 90 days, such Person fails to diligently and actively oppose such proceeding, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver, receiver manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its properties and assets) occurs, or (iv) takes any corporate action to authorize any of the above actions;

 

(i)

(A) the Parent Shares ceasescease to be listed on the Exchange or Parent (or any successor) ceases to be a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws, or (B) any order is issued, ceasing or suspending trading in the securities of the Parent for a period of five trading days or longer, or prohibiting the sale of the Parent Shares; or

 

(j) any Person which has provided a Guarantee in respect of the Obligations terminates or purports to terminate its liability under such Guarantee or its liability thereunder in respect of the AdvancesFirst Advance, or disputes the validity or enforceability of such Guarantee or any Security provided by such Person.

 

Section 9.2 Acceleration.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender or the Agent may by written notice to the Borrower declare all Obligations (including the ApplicableTranche A Premium) to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 9.1(h), all Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without notice by the Lender or the Agent.

 

Section 9.3 Remedies Upon Default.

 

Without limiting the rights and remedies of the Agent or any Lender under any other provisions of any Credit Document or under applicable law or at equity,

 

(1) Once the Obligations (including the ApplicableTranche A Premium) become due and payable pursuant to Section 9.2,9.2, the Agent shall provide written notice to the Credit Parties of its intention to enforce on the Security (the “Notice of Intent”); provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 9.1(h), no Notice of Intent shall be required. The terms and conditions of such enforcement are set forth below:

 

(a) Concurrently with the delivery of the Notice of Intent, the Agent shall provide the Third Party a written offer (the “Third Party Offer”) to sell to the Third Party all of the Intellectual Property at a price equal to $110,000,000 (the “Third Party Purchase Price”). The Third Party Offer shall be open for a period of 30 days following the Third Party’s receipt of the Third Party Offer.

 

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(b) In the event that the Third Party provides written acceptance of the Third Party Offer (the “Acceptance Notice”) to the Agent (i) the IP Guarantor shall transfer the Intellectual Property to the Agent on or before the Third Party IP Purchase Deadline, and (ii) ‎as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event not later than five days following the date the IP Guarantor transfers the Intellectual Property to the Agent), the Agent shall transfer the Intellectual Property to the Third Party, each pursuant to an intellectual property purchase agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 9.3 (the “Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement”). The “Third Party IP Purchase Deadline” shall be the date that is 30 days after the date that the Agent receives the Acceptance Notice; provided that if the parties are proceeding in good faith to transfer the Intellectual Property pursuant to an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement, the Third Party IP Purchase Deadline shall be extended until such time as reasonably determined by the Agent and the Borrower. Simultaneously with the transfer of the Intellectual Property by the Agent to the Third Party, the Agent shall pay to the Borrower in cash an amount equal to the amount by which the proceeds of the Third Party Purchase Price exceeds the amount of the Obligations then due and payable.

 

(2) In the event that the Third Party does not deliver an Acceptance Notice within the 30-day period specified above, the remedies of the Secured Creditors shall be limited as follows:

 

(a)           the Agent shall (for the benefit of the Secured Creditors), upon the written direction of the Secured Creditors, direct the Borrower to cause the Parent to offer for sale (whether by private placement or prospectus or registered offering) up to (i) 8,800,000 Parent Shares if the Second Advance is not then outstanding , or up to 20,000,000 Parent Shares if the Second Advance is then outstanding (the “Parent Share Offering”) within 30 days following the written request to do so received from the Agent (following the expiry of such 30-day period), with the number of Parent Shares to be offered, to be determined in the sole discretion of the Parent. The Borrower shall cause all of the net proceeds of the Parent Share Offering to be used to repay the Obligations (with any remaining proceeds being retained by the Borrower or the Parent, as the case may be). To the extent that the net proceeds of the Parent Share Offering is not sufficient to repay all applicable Obligations then outstanding, the proceeds of the Parent Share Offering shall be used for repayment as follows:

  

(i) if the Second Advance is then outstanding and the net proceeds from the Parent Share Offering is $29,700,000 or less, 25% such proceeds shall be used to repay the First Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon, and 75% of the net proceeds shall be used to repay the Second Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon;

 

(ii) if the Second Advance is then outstanding, and the net proceeds from the Parent Share Offering is greater than $29,700,000, such proceeds will be applied in repayment in full of the Second Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon, and the remaining net proceeds shall be applied in partial repayment of the First Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon;

 

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(iii) if the Second Advance is then not outstanding and if the First Advance is then outstanding, such proceeds will be applied in repayment of the First Advance in an amount equal to the remaining unpaid amount of the First Advance and the Applicable Premium thereon.

 

(b) If the Parent Share Offering is not completed within the 30 day period referred to above or the proceeds from the Parent Share Offering remitted to the Agent are not sufficient to satisfy the Obligations relating to the First Advance and the Second Advance as set out in Section 9.3(2)(a) and, if so agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Subsequent Advance Lender, any applicable Subsequent Advance, the Borrower will make a one-time cash payment to the Agent equal to (i) the sum of (A) the First Advance Obligations and (B) the Second Advance Obligations less (ii) the amount of the net proceeds from the Parent Share Offering (if any) previously remitted to the Lender in respect of such Advances, which payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the completion or termination of the Parent Share Offering, but no later than sixty days following the date upon which the Agent delivers written notice to the Lender indicating that the Parent Share Offering is to be undertaken. (c) In the event that the Obligations have still not been indefeasibly paid in full after the exercise of the remedies set out in Section 9.3(1), Section 9.3(2)(a) and Section 9.3(2)(b1) above, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, may elect to enforce: (i) its rights under the IP Security Agreement in relation to the IP Collateral (the “IP Proceeds”); and

 

(ii) in relation to the Second Advance only, the Second Lender’s rights under the other Security Documents (the “Connecticut Proceeds ”),and all proceeds of such enforcement shall be applied as follows: (A) as to the IP Proceeds, in repayment of the Aggregate Principal Amount of all Advances and (B) as to the Connecticut Proceeds, in repayment of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Secondthe First Advance.

 

(3) (d) In the event that the First Advance Obligations have not been repaid in full after the exercise of the remedies set out in Section 9.3(1), Section 9.3(2)(a), Section 9.3(2)(b) and Section 9.3(2)(c) above, the Borrower shall, within 60 days thereafter, cause certain Subsidiaries of the Parent to sell all or any portion of the Pennsylvania Assets. Upon the consummation of the sale of all or any portion of such Pennsylvania Assets, the Borrower shall cause an amount equal to the amount by which the First Advance Obligations have not been repaid to be transferred to the Agent for the account of the First Advance Lender.

 

(4) In the event that the Obligations have not been repaid in full after the exercise of the remedies set out in Section 9.3(1), Section 9.3(2) and Section 9.3(3) above, the Agent shall (for the benefit of the Secured Creditors), upon the written direction of the Secured Creditors, direct the Borrower to cause the Parent to use commercially reasonable efforts to offer for sale (whether by private placement or prospectus or registered offering) within 30 days following the written request to do so received from the Agent up to 1,400,000 Fixed Shares and up to 600,000 Floating Shares at the then prevailing market

 

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price for such Fixed Shares and Floating Shares, as applicable, as quoted on the Exchange (the “Parent Share Offering”), with the number of Fixed Shares and/or Floating Shares to be offered to be determined in the sole discretion of the Parent. The Borrower shall cause all of the net proceeds of the Parent Share Offering to be used to repay the Obligations (with any remaining proceeds being retained by the Borrower or the Parent, as the case may be).

 

(5) (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Article 9,9, immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 9.1(h), the Agent and the Lender shall have all of the rights described in Section 9.3.

 

(6) (4) All rights and remedies granted to the Agent and the Lender in this Agreement, and any other documents or instruments in existence between the parties or contemplated hereby, and any other rights and remedies available to the Agent and the Lenders at law or in equity, shall be cumulative. The exercise or failure to exercise any of the said remedies shall not constitute a waiver or release thereof or of any other right or remedy, and shall be non-exclusive (except to the extent such remedy is expressly stated to be exclusive in this Agreement).

 

ARTICLE 10
THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS

 

Section 10.1 Appointment and Authority.

 

The Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent to act on its behalf as the Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents as expressly provided herein and therein and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

Section 10.2 Rights as a Lender.

 

Each Person serving as the Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include each Person serving as the Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Each such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Agent and without any duty to account to the Lenders.

 

Section 10.3 Exculpatory Provisions.

 

(1) The Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, and its duties shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not:

 

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(a) be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(b) have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Lender, but the Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, (i) may expose the Agent to liability, (ii) is contrary to any Credit Document or Applicable Law, (iii) would require the Agent to become registered to do business in any jurisdiction, or (iv) would subject the Agent to taxation; and

 

(c) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

(2) The Agent shall not be (and none of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be) liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Lender or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment.

 

(3) Except as otherwise expressly specified in this Agreement, the Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (and the Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until the Agent has been notified in writing by a Credit Party of such fact or has been notified in writing by a Lender that it considers that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such notification to specify in detail the nature thereof), (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of, or the sufficiency or value of, or the perfection or priority of any lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (and the Agent shall be entitled to assume that the same are valid, enforceable, effective, genuine, sufficient, supported by value given, have been signed or delivered by the proper parties and are what they purport to be), or (v) the satisfaction of any condition specified in this Agreement, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.

 

(4) The Agent is not obliged to (i) take or refrain from taking any action or exercise or refrain from exercising any right or discretion under the Credit Documents, or (ii) incur or subject itself to any cost in connection with the Credit Documents, unless it is first specifically indemnified or furnished with security by the Secured Creditors, in form and

 

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substance satisfactory to it (which may include further agreements of indemnity or the deposit of funds).

 

Section 10.4 Reliance by Agent.

 

The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making, extension, renewal or increase of anythe First Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of suchthe First Advance. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

Section 10.5 Indemnification of Agents.

 

Each Credit Party jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Agent and hold it harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel, which may be incurred by or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Credit Documents or the transactions therein contemplated or any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent. However, no Credit Party shall be liable for any portion of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

 

Section 10.6 Delegation of Duties.

 

The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent. The Agent and any such sub-agent of the Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The provisions of this Article 10 and other provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents for the benefit of the Agent shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Agent and any such sub-agents, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Agent. The Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any of its sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Agent acted with gross negligence or wilful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.

 

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Section 10.7 Notices.

 

The Agent shall promptly deliver to each Lender any notices, reports or other communications contemplated in this Agreement which are intended for the benefit of the Lender.

 

Section 10.8 Replacement of Agents.

 

(1) The Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days prior notice of its resignation to the Lender and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Lender shall have the right to appoint a successor.

 

(2) If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Lender or shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lender, appoint a successor Agent, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any Security held by the Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such Security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Lender appoints a successor Agent pursuant to Section 10.8(1).

 

(3) Upon a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the former Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the former Agent), and the former Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the termination of the service of the former Agent, the provisions of this Article 10 and of Section 11.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such former Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the former Agent was acting as an Agent.

 

Section 10.9 Non-Reliance on Agents.

 

The Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. The Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

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Section 10.10 Holding of Security; Discharges.

 

If the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance and all other amounts due and payable under the Credit Documents to the Agent and the Lender have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full in cash and the First Advance Commitment has been terminated, each of the Agent and the Lender will release their interest in the Security.

 

Section 10.11 Survival.

 

The provisions of this Article shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations.

 

ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.1 Amendments, etc.

 

No amendment or waiver of any provision of any of the Credit Documents, nor consent to any departure by the Credit Parties or any other Person from such provisions, shall be effective unless in writing and approved by the Credit Parties and the Lender (and, with respect to any provision of Article 10 hereof, by the Credit Parties, the Lender and the Agent). Any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.

 

Section 11.2 Waiver.

 

No failure on the part of the Lender, the Agent, or any of the Credit Parties to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under any of the Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver of such right; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under any of the Credit Documents preclude any other or further exercise of such right or the exercise of any other right. The closing of this transaction shall not prejudice any right of one party against any other party in respect of anything done or omitted under this Agreement or in respect of any right to damages or other remedies.

 

Section 11.3 Evidence of Debt.

 

The indebtedness of the Borrower under the Credit Facility shall be evidenced by the records of the Agent acting on behalf of the Lender which shall constitute prima facie evidence of such indebtedness.

 

Section 11.4 Notices: Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

 

(1) All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be sent by personal delivery or courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail, or sent by e-mail addressed:

 

(a) to a Credit Party at:

 

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c/o Acreage Holdings, Inc.
366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA

 

Attention: Glen Leibowitz, Chief Financial Officer
 
Telephone: ________
E-mail:         ______                     __ 

 

(b) to the Agent at:

 

IP Investment Company, LLC
366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA

 

Attention: Kevin Murray

 

(c) and, if to the Lender, to it at its address or e-mail address specified in the Register.

 

(2) A notice is deemed to have been given and received (i) if sent by personal delivery or courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, on the date of delivery if it is a Business Day and the delivery was made prior to 4:00 p.m. (local time in place of receipt) and otherwise on the next Business Day or (ii) if sent by e-mail, on the date sent if it is a Business Day prior to 4:00 p.m. (local time where the recipient is located) and otherwise on the next Business Day.

 

(3) Any party hereto may change its address or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

 

Section 11.5 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(1)

The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent, (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Credit Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (a) the execution, delivery or enforcement of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance or non-performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation or non-consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) the AdvancesFirst Advance or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, or (c) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by a Credit Party or Parent and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party 

 

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thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or the breach of any Credit Document by such Indemnitee.

 

(2) To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under Section 11.5(1) to be paid by it to the Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s rateable portion (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity.

 

(3) To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, neither the Agent nor any Lender or any Credit Party nor Parent shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for indirect, consequential, punitive, aggravated or exemplary damages (as opposed to direct damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby (or any breach thereof), the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the AdvancesFirst Advance or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(4) All amounts due under this Section 11.5 shall be payable promptly after demand therefor. A certificate of the Agent, or a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts owing to the Agent, Lender or a sub-agent or Related Party, as the case may be, as specified in this Section, including reasonable detail of the basis of calculation of the amount or amounts, and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(5) The provisions of this Section 11.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance or all other Obligations. To the extent required by law to give full effect to the rights of the Indemnitees under this Section 11.5,11.5, the parties hereto agree and acknowledge that the Agent and Lender is acting as agent for its respective Related Parties and agrees to hold and enforce such rights on behalf of such Related Parties as they may direct. The Borrower acknowledges that neither its obligation to indemnify nor any actual indemnification by it of the Lender, the Agent or any other Indemnitee in respect of such Person’s losses for legal fees and expenses shall in any way affect the confidentiality or privilege relating to any information communicated by such Person to its counsel.

 

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Section 11.6 Successors and Assigns.

 

(1) No Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of the Lender.
   
(2) So long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing, the Lender may not sell participations in or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under any other Credit Document without the consent of any Credit Party. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender may sell participations in or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under any other Credit Document without the consent of any Credit Party but in no event may the Lender sell or assign its rights and obligations hereunder to a competitor of any Credit Party. The Lender may exchange information about the Credit Parties with actual or potential participants or assignees.
   
(3) The Agent shall maintain at its office in New York City, New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the name and address of the Lender, and the Commitmentscommitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the First Advance to, the Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and the Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

Section 11.7 Reserved.

 

Section 11.8 Interest on Amounts.

 

Except as may be expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, all amounts owed by the Borrower to the Agent and to any of the LenderLenders, which are not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, on demand, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest (both before and after default and judgment) in cash, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to five percent (5%) in excess of the indicative interest raterates set forth in Section 3.3 hereof(1)(a) and Section 3.3(1)(b).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to anythe First Advance, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on suchthe First Advance under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding suchthe First Advance in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of suchthe First Advance hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of suchthe Advance but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Advances or periods shall be

 

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increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

Section 11.9 Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws. If, upon the written request of the Lender, the Agent has ascertained the identity of the Borrower or any authorized signatories of the Borrower for purposes of Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws, then the Agent:

 

(a) shall be deemed to have done so as an agent for the Lender, and this Agreement shall constitute a “written agreement” in such regard between such Lender and the Agent within the meaning of the applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Law; and
     
(b) shall provide to the Lender copies of all information obtained in such regard without any representation or warranty as to its accuracy or completeness.
     
(2) Notwithstanding and except as may otherwise be agreed in writing, the Lender agrees that the Agent does not have any obligation to ascertain the identity of the Borrower or any authorized signatories of the Borrower on behalf of the Lender, or to confirm the completeness or accuracy of any information it obtains from the Borrower or any authorized signatory in doing so.

 

Section 11.10 Governing Law: Jurisdiction: Etc.

 

(1) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to any laws of the State of New York that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
   
(2) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its Assets, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the City and State of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document shall affect any right that the Agent, or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document against any Credit Party or its Assets in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(3) The Borrower irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding to the Borrower at the address provided for it in Section 11.4. 11.4.Nothing in this Section 11.10(3) limits the right of the Agent or any Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.

 

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(4) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document in any court referred to in Section 11.10(2). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
   
(5) Notwithstanding anything else contained in the Credit Documents, the Borrower and each Credit Party hereby agrees, for the sole benefit of the Lender, upon demand by the Agent, to submit to binding arbitration all claims, disputes and controversies between or among them (and their respective employees, officers, directors, attorneys, and other agents), whether in tort, contract or otherwise arising out of or relating to in any way (i) anythe First Advance, Security and related Credit Documents which are the subject of this Agreement and its negotiation, execution, collateralization, administration, repayment, modification, extension, substitution, formation, inducement, enforcement, default or termination; or (ii) requests for additional credit. Any arbitration proceeding will (i) proceed in a location in New York, New York selected by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), or such other administrator as the parties shall mutually agree upon; (ii) be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code), notwithstanding any conflicting choice of law provision in any of the documents between the parties; and (iii) be conducted by the AAA, or such other administrator as the parties shall mutually agree upon, in accordance with the AAA’s (or such other administrator’s) commercial dispute resolution procedures, unless the claim or counterclaim is at least $1,000,000.00 exclusive of claimed interest, arbitration fees and costs in which case the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s (or such other administrator’s) optional procedures for large, complex commercial disputes (the commercial dispute resolution procedures or the optional procedures for large, complex commercial disputes to be referred to, as applicable, as the “Rules”). If there is any inconsistency between the terms hereof and the Rules, the terms and procedures set forth herein shall control. Any party who fails or refuses to submit to arbitration following a demand by any other party shall bear all costs and expenses incurred by such other party in compelling arbitration of any dispute. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by any party that is a bank of the protections afforded to it under 12 U.S.C. §91 or any similar applicable state law. Any arbitration proceeding in which the amount in controversy is $5,000,000.00 or less will be decided by a single arbitrator selected according to the Rules, and who shall not render an award of greater than $5,000,000.00. Any dispute in which the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000.00 shall be decided by majority vote of a panel of three arbitrators; provided that all three arbitrators must actively participate in all hearings and deliberations. The arbitrator(s) will be a neutral attorney licensed in the State of New York or a neutral retired judge of the state or federal judiciary of New York, in either case with a minimum of ten years’ experience in the substantive law applicable to the subject matter of the dispute to be arbitrated. The arbitrator(s) will determine whether or not an issue is arbitrable and will give effect to the statutes of limitation in determining any claim. In any arbitration proceeding the arbitrator(s) will decide (by documents only or with a hearing at the discretion of the arbitrator(s)) any pre-hearing motions which are similar

 

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to motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim or motions for summary adjudication. The arbitrator(s) shall resolve all disputes in accordance with the substantive law of New York and may grant any remedy or relief that a court of such state could order or grant within the scope hereof and such ancillary relief as is necessary to make effective any award. The arbitrator(s) shall also have the power to award recovery of all costs and fees, to impose sanctions and to take such other action as the arbitrator deems necessary to the same extent a judge could pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the New York Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable law. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The institution and maintenance of an action for judicial relief or pursuit of a provisional or ancillary remedy shall not constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the plaintiff, to submit the controversy or claim to arbitration if any other party contests such action for judicial relief. In any arbitration proceeding discovery will be permitted in accordance with the Rules. All discovery shall be expressly limited to matters directly relevant to the dispute being arbitrated and must be completed no later than 20 days before the hearing date and within 180 days of the filing of the dispute with the AAA. Any requests for an extension of the discovery periods, or any discovery disputes, will be subject to final determination by the arbitrator(s) upon a showing that the request for discovery is essential for the party's presentation and that no alternative means for obtaining information is available. The arbitrator(s) shall award all costs and expenses of the arbitration proceeding.

 

Section 11.11 Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (whether based on contract, tort or any other theory). Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other Person has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Person would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section.

 

Section 11.12 Counterparts: Integration: Effectiveness: Electronic Execution.

 

(1) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together constitute one and the same instrument. Transmission of an executed signature page by facsimile, email or other electronic means is as effective as a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when it has been executed by the Agent and when the Agent has received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.

 

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(2) The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Credit Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including Parts 2 and 3 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), the Electronic Transactions Act (Alberta) and other similar federal or provincial laws based on the Uniform Electronic Commerce Act of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada or its Uniform Electronic Evidence Act and equivalent laws of the United States including Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (15 USC § 7001 et seq.), the Electronic Signatures and Records Act of 1999 (N.Y. State Tech. Law §§ 301-309), or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as the case may be.

 

Section 11.13 Treatment of Certain Information: Confidentiality.

 

(1) Each of the Agent and the Lender agrees, and each of the Credit Parties agree, to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to it, its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators, trustees, agents, auditors, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement in favour of the Credit Parties with privity of contract containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.13 to (i) any assignee of, or any prospective assignee of, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its partners, directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators, trustees, agents, advisors or other representatives) to any swap, derivative, credit-linked note or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Credit Parties and their obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, or the advisors of the Persons referred to in (i) and (ii), (g) with the consent of the Credit Party or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Agent or the Lender on a non-confidential basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to impose any duty on the Lender to refrain from trading in securities of the Parent, including the Tranche A Interest Shares, provided that the Lender is in compliance with all applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules related thereto. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that they will not provide the Lender with material, non-public information concerning Parent and none of the Lender and the Agent shall have any duty of confidentiality with respect to Information that may constitute non-public information of Parent.

 

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(2) For purposes of this Section, “Information” means: (a) with respect to the Agent and the Lender, all information received in connection with this Agreement from each Credit Party relating to such Credit Party or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Agent or the Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to such receipt; and (b) with respect to the Credit Parties, all information contained in this Agreement and all other Credit Documents and all information received from the Agent and the Lender, including the identity of Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators, trustees, agents, auditors, advisors and representatives. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 11.13 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. In addition, the Agent may disclose to any agency or organization that assigns standard identification numbers to loan facilities such basic information describing the facilities provided hereunder as is necessary to assign unique identifiers (and, if requested, supply a copy of this Agreement), it being understood that the Person to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to make available to the public only such Information as such person normally makes available in the course of its business of assigning identification numbers.
   
(3) The Credit Parties agree to provide the Agent with the opportunity to review and comment on any press release in respect of any matter contemplated in any Credit Document. In respect of any Credit Document or other document to be filed on SEDAR (or on any other public filing repository), the Credit Parties agree to redact the names of all parties other than the Agent, the Lender and direct members of the Lender; provided, however, that the foregoing obligations of the Credit Parties are subject to applicable securities laws in the relevant jurisdiction in which the public filings are to be made.


Section 11.14 Severability.

 

If any court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal exists or is taken, determines any provision of this Agreement to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 11.15 Time of the Essence.

 

Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

 

Section 11.16 USA PATRIOT Act.

 

Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

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Section 11.17 No Fiduciary Duty.

 

The Agent, the Lender and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section  11.17,11.17, the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower, its members and its Affiliates. The Borrower agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and the Borrower, its members or its Affiliates, on the other hand. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, and (b) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (i) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favour of the Borrower, its members or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise the Borrower, its members or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to the Borrower except the obligations expressly set forth in the Credit Documents and (ii) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of the Borrower, its management, members, creditors or any other person. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. The Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Borrower, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Credit Agreement.

 

  ACREAGE FINANCE DELAWARE, LLC, as Borrower    
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: President and Manager

 

 

  ACREAGE IP HOLDINGS, LLC, as IP Guarantor  
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: President

 

 

  IP INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, as a Lender and Agent
   
  By: “Kevin Murray”
    Name: Kevin Murray
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

  PRIME WELLNESS OF CONNECTICUT, LLC, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: Manager

 

 

  D&B WELLNESS, LLC, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

  THAMES VALLEY APOTHECARY, LLC, as a Guarantor
   
  By: “Kevin Murphy”
    Name: Kevin Murphy
    Title: President

 

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EXHIBIT 9.3

FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (“IP Assignment Agreement”), dated as of [•], is made by [•] (“Assignor”) in favor of [•] (“Assignee”).

 

WHEREAS, Acreage Finance Delaware, LLC (“Acreage Finance”), Acreage IP Holdings, LLC, Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, D&B Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, Thames Valley Apothecary, LLC, and IP Investment Company, LLC, as Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (“Administrative and Collateral Agent”) have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March [_], 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and a declaration that all Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) are immediately due and payable, the Administrative and Collateral Agent, on behalf of Assignor, has provided Assignee with a written offer to sell, transfer, and assign Assignee all of the Assigned IP (as defined below) in exchange for the payment of $[_] (the “Third Party Offer”);

 

WHEREAS, Assignee has accepted the Third Party Offer within the 30-day time period set forth in the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Third Party Offer, Assignor wishes to assign and Assignee wishes to accept Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Assigned IP (as defined below herein) in exchange for the payment of $[_];

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, and conditions set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Assignment. Assignor hereby irrevocably conveys, transfers, and assigns to Assignee all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following (the “Assigned IP”):

 

(a)       the trademark registrations and applications set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and all issuances, extensions, and renewals thereof (the “Trademarks”), together with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, the Trademarks;

 

(b)       all rights of any kind whatsoever of Assignor accruing under any of the foregoing provided by applicable law of any jurisdiction, by international treaties and conventions, and otherwise throughout the world;

 

(c)       any and all royalties, fees, income, payments, and other proceeds now or hereafter due or payable with respect to any and all of the foregoing; and

 

(d)       any and all claims and causes of action with respect to any of the foregoing, whether accruing before, on, or after the date hereof, including all rights to and claims for damages, restitution, and injunctive and other legal and equitable relief for past, present, and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse,

 

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breach, or default, with the right but no obligation to sue for such legal and equitable relief and to collect, or otherwise recover, any such damages.

 

The parties acknowledge and agree that Assignor is selling, assigning, transferring, and conveying whatever interest Assignor has or may have in the Assigned IP, if any, without any representations or warranties of any kind.

 

2.            Consideration. As consideration in full for the Assigned IP, Assignee shall pay Assignor a one-time fee in the amount of $[_].

 

3.            Recordation and Further Actions. Assignor hereby authorizes the officials of corresponding entities or agencies in any applicable jurisdictions to record and register this IP Assignment Agreement upon request by Assignee. Following the date hereof, upon Assignee’s reasonable request, Assignor shall take such steps and actions, and provide such cooperation and assistance to Assignee and its successors, assigns, and legal representatives, including the execution and delivery of any affidavits, declarations, oaths, exhibits, assignments, powers of attorney, or other documents, as may be reasonably necessary to effect, evidence, or perfect the assignment of the Assigned IP to Assignee, or any assignee or successor thereto.

 

4.            Counterparts. This IP Assignment Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this IP Assignment Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail, or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this IP Assignment Agreement.

 

5.            Amendment and Modification. This IP Assignment Agreement may only be amended, modified, or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto.

 

6.            Waiver. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this IP Assignment Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from this IP Assignment Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; and any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder shall not preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.

 

7.            Successors and Assigns. This IP Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

8.            Governing Law. This IP Assignment Agreement and any claim, controversy, dispute, or cause of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) based upon, arising out of, or relating to this IP Assignment Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Each of the Partiesparties hereto irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the Province of Ontario.

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor has duly executed and delivered this IP Assignment Agreement as of the date first above written.
 

  ASSIGNOR: [•]
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
  Address for Notices:

 

[ACKNOWLEDGMENT  
   
STATE OF [STATE] )
  )SS.
COUNTY OF [COUNTY] )

 

On the [ORDINAL NUMBER] day of [MONTH], [YEAR], before me personally appeared [SIGNATORY NAME], personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, who, being duly sworn, did depose and say that [he/she] executed the same [in [his/her] authorized capacity as the [SIGNATORY TITLE] of [ASSIGNEE], the [TYPE OF ENTITY] described], and acknowledged the instrument to be [[his/her] free act and deed/the free act and deed of [ASSIGNEE]] for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument.

 

   
  Notary Public
  Printed Name:
My Commission Expires: [DATE]]  

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED: ASSIGNEE: [•]
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
  Address for Notices:
   
[ACKNOWLEDGMENT  
   
STATE OF [STATE] )
  )SS.
COUNTY OF [COUNTY] )
   

On the [ORDINAL NUMBER] day of [MONTH], [YEAR], before me personally appeared [SIGNATORY NAME], personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, who, being duly sworn, did depose and say that [he/she] executed the same [in [his/her] authorized capacity as the [SIGNATORY TITLE] of [ASSIGNEE], the [TYPE OF ENTITY] described], and acknowledged the instrument to be [[his/her] free act and deed/the free act and deed of [ASSIGNEE]] for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument.

   
   
  Notary Public
  Printed Name:
My Commission Expires: [DATE]  

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

ASSIGNED TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

 

TRADEMARK JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE GOODS
LIVE RESIN PROJECT Canada 1993764 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

Canada 1993763 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

SUPERFLUX Canada 1993766 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

 

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TRADEMARK JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE GOODS
Canada 1993767 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

NATURAL WONDER Canada 1993762 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

Canada 1993765 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

TRADEMARK JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE GOODS
LIVE RESIN PROJECT European Union 018146035 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational

 

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        cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils
European Union 018146038 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

SUPERFLUX European Union 018146042 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

TRADEMARK JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE GOODS
European Union 018146041 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes;

 

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        cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils
NATURAL WONDER European Union 018146039 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

European Union 018146040 November 1, 2019

Class 5:  Medical marijuana; Cannabis for medical purposes

Class 34: Recreational cannabis and marijuana; cannabis and marijuana for smoking purposes; cannabis extracts, cannabis concentrates, cannabis oils, cannabis tinctures for smoking purposes; derivatives of cannabis, namely resins and oils

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

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ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT INDENTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 23, 2020

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT INDENTURE

 

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT INDENTURE (the “Supplemental Warrant Indenture”) is dated as of September 23, 2020.

 

BETWEEN:

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of British Columbia (the “Corporation”),

 

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ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY, a trust company incorporated under the laws of Alberta and authorized to carry on business in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia (the “Warrant Agent”)

 

WHEREAS on June 27, 2019, the Corporation implemented an arrangement under section 288 of the Business Corporations ‎‎Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) with Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) pursuant to the arrangement agreement between the Corporation and Canopy Growth dated April 18, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 (the “Arrangement Agreement”);

 

AND WHEREAS the Corporation entered into a warrant indenture dated as of February 10, 2020 (the “Warrant Indenture”) with Odyssey Trust Company (the “Warrant Agent”) providing for the issuance of up to 10,141,987 Class A subordinate voting share purchase warrants of the Corporation, each of which when originally issued was exercisable to acquire one Class A subordinate voting share of the Corporation (the “Subordinate Voting Shares”) at an exercise price of $5.80 per Subordinate Voting Share at any time prior to 4:00 p.m. on February 10, 2025;

 

AND WHEREAS on March 2, 2020, the Corporation issued 6,085,192 Subordinate Voting Share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) to certain warrantholders (the “Warrantholders”) under the Warrant Indenture;

 

AND WHEREAS on June 24, 2020, Canopy Growth and the Corporation entered into a proposal agreement (the “Proposal Agreement”) ‎proposing to, among other things, amend the Arrangement Agreement and implement an ‎amended and restated plan of arrangement pursuant to the ‎BCBCA (the “Amended ‎Arrangement”)‎;

 

AND WHEREAS pursuant to certain letter agreements entered into between the Corporation and the Warrantholders, and in connection with the implementation of the Amended Arrangement, the Corporation has agreed to lower the exercise price of the Warrants from $5.80 per Subordinate Voting Share to $4.00 per Subordinate Voting Share (the “Exercise Price”);

 

AND WHEREAS under the terms of the Proposal Agreement, the Corporation has agreed to undertake a reorganization of its capital (the “Capital Reorganization”), pursuant to which, among other things, each Subordinate Voting Share shall be exchanged for 0.7 of a Class E subordinate voting share (each whole share, a “Fixed Share”) and 0.3 of a Class D subordinate voting share (each whole share, a “Floating Share”) immediately after the effective time of the Amended Arrangement (the “Amendment Time”);

 

AND WHEREAS in accordance with the Amended Arrangement, each Warrant ‎outstanding at the Amendment Time will be exchanged for: (i) 0.7 of a Fixed Share purchase warrant, each whole Fixed Share purchase warrant (a “Fixed Warrant”) exercisable to purchase one Fixed Share; and (ii) 0.3 of a Floating Share purchase warrant, each whole Floating Share purchase warrant (a “Floating Warrant”, and together with the Fixed Warrants, the “Replacement Warrants”) exercisable to purchase one Floating Share, each at an exercise price equal to $4.00 (the “Exercise Price”);

 

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AND WHEREAS the Amended Arrangement was approved by the shareholders of the Corporation at a meeting held September 16, 2020 and by the Supreme Court of British Columbia by a final order granted on September 18, 2020, and became effective at 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the date hereof;

 

AND WHEREAS the term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercise and other terms and conditions of each‎ Fixed Warrant and each Floating Warrant will be otherwise the same as they were prior to the Amendment Time, as adjusted to take into account ‎the Amended Arrangement;‎

 

AND WHEREAS the Capital Reorganization constitutes a “capital reorganization” pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant Indenture (and in particular pursuant to Section 4.1(d) of the Warrant Indenture);

 

AND WHEREAS the provisions of the Warrant Indenture (and in particular sections 4.1(d) and 8.1 of the Warrant Indenture) provide that upon the happening of a capital reorganization a supplemental indenture setting forth the adjustments required as a result of the capital reorganization shall be entered into;

 

AND WHEREAS the Corporation has delivered to the Warrant Agent a Certificate of Adjustment ‎pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Warrant Indenture;‎

 

AND WHEREAS the recitals in this Supplemental Warrant Indenture are made as representations and statements of fact by the Corporation and not by the Warrant Agent;

 

AND WHEREAS the Corporation and the Warrant Agent wish to enter into this ‎Supplemental Warrant Indenture to give effect to the necessary amendments to the Warrant Indenture ‎effective as of the Amendment Time.

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT INDENTURE WITNESSES, and it is hereby covenanted, agreed and declared as follows:

 

Article 1
INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Supplemental Indenture.

 

This Supplemental Warrant Indenture is a supplemental indenture in accordance with Article 8 of the Warrant Indenture. The Warrant Indenture and this Supplemental Warrant Indenture will be read together and have effect so far as practicable as though all of the provisions of all such indentures were contained in one instrument. The terms “this Supplemental Warrant Indenture”, “this supplemental indenture”, “this indenture”, “herein”, “hereof”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, and similar expressions, unless the context otherwise specifies or requires, refer to the Warrant Indenture and this Supplemental Warrant Indenture and not to any particular Article, section or other portion, and include every instrument supplemental or ancillary to this Supplemental Warrant Indenture.

 

1.2 Definitions.

 

All terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Warrant Indenture have the meanings ascribed to them in the Warrant Indenture, as such meanings may be amended by this Supplemental Warrant Indenture.

 

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1.3 Applicable Law.

 

This Supplemental Warrant Indenture shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and federal laws of Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as an Ontario contract.

 

Article 2
AMENDMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WARRANT INDENTURE

 

2.1 Amendments and Adjustments to the Warrant Indenture.

 

The Corporation and the Warrant Agent agree that effective as of the Effective Time:

 

(a) Section 1.1 of the Warrant Indenture is amended by:

 

(i) Deleting the definition of “Arrangement Agreement” and replacing it with the following:

 

Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement between the Corporation and Canopy Growth Corporation dated April 28, 2019, as amended on May 15, 2019 and September 23, 2020.

 

(ii) Deleting the definition of “Current Market Price” and replacing it with the following:

 

‎“Current Market Price” of the Fixed Shares or the Floating Shares, as applicable, at any date means the greater of (a) ‎the closing trading price per Fixed Share or Floating Share, respectively, on the CSE on the Trading Day ‎immediately prior to such date, and (b) the volume weighted average of the trading price per Fixed Share or Floating Share, as applicable, for such Fixed Share or Floating Share, respectively, for each day there was a closing ‎price for the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending five days prior to such date on the CSE or, if ‎on such date the Fixed Shares or Floating Shares, as applicable, are not listed on the CSE, on such stock exchange ‎upon which such Fixed Shares or Floating Shares, as applicable, are listed and as selected by the directors of the ‎Corporation or, if such Fixed Shares or Floating Shares, as applicable, are not listed on any stock exchange then on ‎such over the counter market as may be selected for such purpose by the directors of the ‎Corporation acting reasonably, or, if not traded on any recognized market or exchange or over-‎the-counter market, as determined by the Corporation, acting reasonably‎.

 

(iii) Deleting the definition of “Exercise Price” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Exercise Price” means, collectively, the Fixed Exercise Price and the Floating Exercise Price, or any of them, as the context may require.‎

 

(iv) Adding the following definition of Fixed Exercise Price:

 

Fixed Exercise Price” means the price at which a Fixed Share may be purchased by the exercise of a Fixed Warrant, which is initially $4.00 per Fixed Share, payable in immediately available United States funds, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.

 

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(v) Adding the following definition of Fixed Shareholders:

 

Fixed Shareholders” means the holders of Fixed Shares.

 

(vi) Adding the following definition of Fixed Shares:

 

Fixed Shares” means, subject to Article 4, fully paid and non-assessable Class E subordinate voting shares in ‎the capital of the Corporation as presently constituted‎.

 

(vii) Adding the following definition of Fixed Warrants:

 

Fixed Warrants” means the Fixed Share purchase warrants of the Corporation created by and ‎authorized by and issuable under this Indenture,‎ to be issued and countersigned hereunder as a Warrant Certificate and/or ‎Uncertificated Warrant held through the book entry registration system on a no certificate ‎issued basis, entitling the holder or holders thereof to purchase up to 4,259,633 Fixed ‎Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided) at the Fixed ‎Exercise Price prior to the Expiry Time and, where the context so requires, also means the ‎warrants issued and Authenticated hereunder, whether by way of Warrant Certificate or ‎Uncertificated Warrant‎.

 

(viii) Adding the following definition of Floating Exercise Price:

 

Floating Exercise Price” means the price at which a Floating Share may be purchased by the exercise of a Floating Warrant, which is initially $4.00 per Floating Share, payable in immediately available United States funds, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.

 

(ix) Adding the following definition of Floating Shares:

 

Floating Shares” means, subject to Article 4, fully paid and non-assessable Class D subordinate voting shares in ‎the capital of the Corporation as presently constituted‎.

 

(x) Adding the following definition of Floating Shareholders:

 

Floating Shareholders” means the holders of Floating Shares.

 

(xi) Adding the following definition of Floating Warrants:

 

Floating Warrants” means the Floating Share purchase warrants of the Corporation created by and ‎authorized by and issuable under this Indenture,‎ to be issued and countersigned hereunder as a Warrant Certificate and/or ‎Uncertificated Warrant held through the book entry registration system on a no certificate ‎issued basis, entitling the holder or holders thereof to purchase up to 1,825,556 Floating ‎Shares (subject to adjustment as herein provided) at the Fixed ‎Exercise Price prior to the Expiry Time and, where the context so requires, also means the ‎warrants issued and Authenticated hereunder, whether by way of Warrant Certificate or ‎Uncertificated Warrant‎.

 

(xii) Deleting the definition of “Multiple Voting Shares” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

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Multiple Voting Shares” means fully paid and non-assessable Class F multiple voting shares in the capital of the Corporation as presently constituted.

 

(xiii) Adding the following definition of Registered Fixed Warrantholders:

 

Registered Fixed Warrantholders” means the persons who are registered owners of ‎Fixed Warrants as such names appear on the register, and for greater certainty, shall include the ‎Depository as well as the holders of Uncertificated Fixed Warrants appearing on the register of the ‎Warrant Agent.

 

(xiv) Adding the following definition of Registered Fixed Warrantholders:

 

Registered Floating Warrantholders” means the persons who are registered owners of ‎Floating Warrants as such names appear on the register, and for greater certainty, shall include the ‎Depository as well as the holders of Uncertificated Floating Warrants appearing on the register of the ‎Warrant Agent.‎

 

(xv) Deleting the definition of “Registered Warrantholders” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Registered Warrantholders” means, collectively, the Registered Fixed Warrantholders and the Registered Floating Warrantholders, or any one of them, as the context may require.

 

(xvi) Deleting the definition of “Shareholders” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Shareholders” means, collectively, the Fixed Shareholders and the Floating Shareholders, or any one of them, as the context may require.

 

(xvii) Deleting the definition of “Subordinate Voting Shares” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Subordinate Voting Shares” means, collectively, the Fixed Shares and the Floating Shares, or any one of them, as the context may require.

 

(xviii) Adding the following definition of Uncertificated Fixed Warrant:

 

Uncertificated Fixed Warrant” means any Fixed Warrant which is not evidenced by a Warrant ‎Certificate.

 

(xix) Adding the following definition of Uncertificated Floating Warrant:

 

Uncertificated Floating Warrant” means any Floating Warrant which is not evidenced by a Warrant ‎Certificate.‎

 

(xx) Deleting the definition of “Uncertificated Warrant” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Uncertificated Warrant” means, collectively, any Uncertificated Fixed Warrant or Uncertificated Floating Warrant, as the context may require.

 

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(xxi) Deleting the definition of “Warrants” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Warrants” means, collectively, the Fixed Warrants and the Floating Warrants‎, or any one of them, as the context may require.

 

(xxii) Deleting the definition of “Warrant Shares” in the Warrant Indenture and replacing it with the following:

 

Warrant Shares” means, collectively, the Fixed Shares issuable upon exercise of a Fixed Warrant and the Floating Shares issuable upon exercise of a Floating Warrant, as the context may require.

 

(b) Section 2.1 of the Warrant Indenture is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

A maximum of 4,259,633 Fixed Warrants and 1,825,556 Floating Warrants (subject to adjustment as herein provided) are hereby created and authorized to be issued in accordance with ‎the terms and conditions hereof‎. Registration of interests in Warrants held by the Depository may be evidenced by a position appearing ‎on the register for Warrants of the Warrant Agent for an amount representing the aggregate number of ‎such Warrants outstanding from time to time.‎

 

(c) Section 2.2(1) of the Warrant Indenture is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

‎Subject to the applicable conditions for exercise set out in Article 3 having been satisfied and ‎subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4.1: (i) each whole Fixed Warrant shall entitle each ‎Warrantholder thereof, upon exercise at any time after the Issue Date and prior to the Expiry ‎Time, to acquire one Fixed Share upon payment of the Fixed Exercise Price; and (ii) each whole Floating Warrant shall entitle each Warrantholder thereof, upon exercise at any time after the Issue Date and prior to the Expiry Time, to acquire one Floating Share upon payment of the Floating Exercise Price. ‎

 

(d) Section 2.4 of the Warrant Indenture is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

All Fixed Warrants shall rank equally and without preference over other Fixed Warrants, and all Floating Warrants shall rank equally and without preference over other Floating Warrants, whatever may be the ‎actual date of issue thereof.‎

 

(e) Subparagraph (a) of Section 2.9(1) of the Warrant Indenture is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

(a) the name and address of the Registered Warrantholder, the date of Authentication thereof, and the number and type of Warrants held by such Registered Warrantholder.

 

(f) Section 3.1 of the Warrant Indenture is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

Subject to the provisions of this Indenture, each Registered Warrantholder may exercise the ‎right conferred on such holder to subscribe for and purchase: (i) one Fixed Share for each Fixed Warrant; and (ii) one Floating Share for each Floating Warrant, in each case, on or ‎after the Issue Date and prior to the Expiry Time and in accordance with the conditions herein.‎

 

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(g) Pursuant to Section 4.1(h) of the Warrant Indenture, the term “Subordinate Voting Shares” where used in Article 4 of the Warrant Indenture shall be interpreted to mean the Fixed Shares and/or Floating Shares, as the context requires.

 

(h) Section 5.2(a) of the Warrant Indenture shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

 

‎it will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Fixed Shares and Floating Shares for ‎the purpose of enabling it to satisfy its obligations to issue Warrant Shares upon the ‎exercise of the Warrants‎.

 

(i) Section 6.4(a) of the Warrant Indenture shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

 

the Registered Warrantholders of not less than 51% of the aggregate number of all the then outstanding Warrants shall ‎have power (in addition to the powers exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution) by ‎requisition in writing to instruct the Warrant Agent to waive any default hereunder and ‎the Warrant Agent shall thereupon waive the default upon such terms and conditions ‎as shall be prescribed in such requisition.

 

(j) Adding the following section to the Warrant Indenture as Section 7.17:

 

Meetings of Registered Fixed Warrantholders and Registered Floating Warrantholders

 

For greater certainty, this Article 7 shall apply to meetings of Fixed Warrantholders and to meetings of Floating Warrantholders, as the context may require, mutatis mutandis.

 

(k) Section 10.8 shall be renamed “Warrants Owned by the Corporation - Certificate to be Provided.”

 

(l) The form of certificate for the Warrants attached as Schedule “A” to the Warrant Indenture shall be replaced ‎with the form of certificate for the Fixed Warrants and the form of certificate for the Floating Warrants, substantially as set out in Schedule “A” and Schedule “B” attached hereto, respectively, with such ‎insertions, omissions, substitutions or other variations as shall be required or permitted ‎by the Warrant Indenture, and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon ‎such legend or legends or endorsements, not inconsistent with the provisions of the ‎Warrant Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law or with any rules or ‎regulations pursuant thereto or with any rules or regulations of any securities exchange ‎or securities regulatory authority or to conform with general usage, all as may be ‎determined by the directors or officers of the Corporation executing such Replacement Warrants, in accordance with the Warrant Indenture.‎

 

Article 3
MISCELLANEOUS

 

3.1 Confirmation.

 

The provisions of the Warrant Indenture and Warrants remain in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed, unamended.

 

3.2 Further Assurances.

 

The parties shall, with reasonable diligence, do all such things and provide all such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Supplemental Warrant Indenture, and each party shall provide such further documents or instruments required by the other party as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Supplemental Warrant Indenture and carry out its provisions.

 

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3.3 Counterparts.

 

This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Supplemental Warrant Indenture under the hands of their proper officers in that behalf as of the date first written above.

 

  ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

    Per:   “William C. Van Faasen”
        Name: William C. Van Faasen
        Title:    Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

  ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY

 

  Per:   “Jenna Kaye”
      Authorized Signatory

 

  Per:   “Dan Sander”
      Authorized Signatory

 

Acreage - Supplemental Warrant Indenture

 

 

 

 

Schedule “A”

 

Form of FIXED Warrant

 

THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE EXERCISABLE AT OR BEFORE 4:00 PM (TORONTO, ONTARIO TIME) ON [INSERT DATE THAT IS 60 MONTHS FROM THE ISSUE DATE] (THE “EXPIRY DATE”) AFTER WHICH TIME THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.

 

Insert if required under Section 2.8(1)

 

“THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE ‎HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT ‎OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES ‎LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THESE SECURITIES AND ‎THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY NOT BE ‎OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ‎COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, (2) ‎PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) ‎PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER ‎THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, AND, IN EACH CASE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ‎APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AFTER THE SELLER FURNISHES ‎TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING ‎OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE ‎REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT. ‎HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE ‎CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT.‎

 

THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE EXERCISED IN THE UNITED STATES OR BY ‎OR ON BEHALF OF, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON ‎UNLESS THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE ‎OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ‎ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OR AN ‎EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE. ‎‎”UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S ‎UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT.”‎

 

Insert if required under Section 2.8(3)

 

‎”UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE ‎HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITY ‎BEFORE FOUR MONTHS AND ONE DAY AFTER THE ORIGINAL DATE ‎OF ISSUANCE OF THE SPECIAL WARRANT(S).”‎

 

‎”WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE CSE AND ‎COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION, ‎THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ‎SOLD, TRANSFERRED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRADED ON ‎OR THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE CSE OR OTHERWISE IN ‎CANADA OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CANADIAN RESIDENT ‎UNTIL FOUR MONTHS AND ONE DAY AFTER THE ORIGINAL DATE OF ‎ISSUANCE OF THE SPECIAL WARRANT(S).”‎

 

For all Warrants registered in the name of the Depository, also include the following legend:

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (“CDS”) TO ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HEREIN AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

 

 

 

WARRANT

 

To acquire Fixed Shares of

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(existing under the laws of British Columbia, Canada)

 

Warrant
Certificate No. 

Certificate for Warrants, each entitling the holder to acquire one (1) Fixed Share

 

CUSIP 00489Y147
ISIN CA00489Y1473

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received,

 

 

(the “Warrantholder”) is the registered holder of the number of Class E subordinate voting share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) specified above, and is entitled, on exercise of these Warrants upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Indenture, to purchase at any time before the Expiry Time (as defined below) on [Insert Date that is 60 months from the Issue Date] (the “Expiry Date”) one fully paid and non-assessable Class E subordinate voting share without par value in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the date hereof (a “Fixed Share”) for each Warrant, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Indenture (as hereinafter defined). “Expiry Time” means 4:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Expiry Date.

 

The right to purchase Fixed Shares may only be exercised by the Warrantholder within the time set forth above by:

 

(a)            duly completing and executing the exercise form (the “Exercise Form”) attached hereto; and

 

(b)            surrendering this warrant certificate (the “Warrant Certificate”), with the Exercise Form to the Warrant Agent at the principal office of the Warrant Agent, in Calgary, Alberta, together with a certified cheque, bank draft or money order in the lawful money of Canada payable to or to the order of the Corporation in an amount equal to the purchase price of the Fixed Shares so subscribed for.

 

 

 

 

The surrender of this Warrant Certificate, the duly completed Exercise Form and payment as provided above will be deemed to have been effected only on personal delivery thereof to, or if sent by mail or other means of transmission on actual receipt thereof by, the Warrant Agent at its principal office as set out above.

 

Subject to adjustment thereof in the events and in the manner set forth in the Warrant Indenture hereinafter referred to, the exercise price payable for each Fixed Share upon the exercise of Warrants shall be $4.00 per Fixed Share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

Certificates for the Fixed Shares subscribed for will be mailed to the persons specified in the Exercise Form at their respective addresses specified therein or, if so specified in the Exercise Form, delivered to such persons at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered. If fewer Fixed Shares are purchased than the number that can be purchased pursuant to this Warrant Certificate, the holder hereof will be entitled to receive without charge a new Warrant Certificate in respect of the balance of the Fixed Shares not so purchased. No fractional Fixed Shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

This Warrant Certificate evidences Warrants of the Corporation issued or issuable under the provisions of a warrant indenture (which indenture together with all other instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto is herein referred to as the “Warrant Indenture”) dated as of February 10, 2020 between the Corporation and Odyssey Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, to which Warrant Indenture reference is hereby made for particulars of the rights of the holders of Warrants, the Corporation and the Warrant Agent in respect thereof and the terms and conditions on which the Warrants are issued and held, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Warrant Indenture were herein set forth, to all of which the holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. Any capitalized term in this Warrant Certificate that is not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant Indenture. The Corporation will furnish to the holder, on request and without charge, a copy of the Warrant Indenture.

 

Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Warrantholder shall not exercise any portion of the Warrants if the exercise of such portion of the Warrants would result in the Warrantholder, together with its affiliates and parties acting jointly and in concert with such persons (the “Attribution Group”) beneficially owning, or having control or direction over, 10% or more of the outstanding Fixed Shares (the “Warrant Ownership Threshold”). For purposes of calculating the Warrant Ownership Threshold, the number of Fixed Shares beneficially owned, or controlled or directed by, the Attribution Group shall include the number of Fixed Shares issuable upon exercise of such portion of the Warrants with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Fixed Shares which are issuable upon (i) exercise of the Warrants in respect of which such determination is not being made and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Attribution Group or securities available to be borrowed under securities lending arrangements by any member of the Attribution Group that are, in each case, subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the restrictions set forth in this paragraph. 1

 

On presentation at the principal office of the Warrant Agent as set out above, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and on compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Warrant Agent, one or more Warrant Certificates may be exchanged for one or more Warrant Certificates entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate an equal number of Fixed Shares as are purchasable under the Warrant Certificate(s) so exchanged.

 

 

1 This paragraph is to be included only for Warrants issued to [REDACTED]

 

 

 

 

The Warrant Indenture contains provisions for the adjustment of the Exercise Price payable for each Fixed Share upon the exercise of Warrants and the number of Fixed Shares issuable upon the exercise of Warrants in the events and in the manner set forth therein.

 

The Warrant Indenture also contains provisions making binding on all holders of Warrants outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of holders of Warrants held in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and instruments in writing signed by Warrantholders of Warrants entitled to purchase a specific majority of the Fixed Shares that can be purchased pursuant to such Warrants.

 

Nothing contained in this Warrant Certificate, the Warrant Indenture or elsewhere shall be construed as conferring upon the holder hereof any right or interest whatsoever as a holder of Fixed Shares or any other right or interest except as herein and in the Warrant Indenture expressly provided. In the event of any discrepancy between anything contained in this Warrant Certificate and the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture, the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture shall govern.

 

Warrants may only be transferred in compliance with the conditions of the Warrant Indenture on the register to be kept by the Warrant Agent in Calgary, Alberta, or such other registrar as the Corporation, with the approval of the Warrant Agent, may appoint at such other place or places, if any, as may be designated, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent or other registrar accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and execution satisfactory to the Warrant Agent or other registrar and upon compliance with the conditions prescribed in the Warrant Indenture and with such reasonable requirements as the Warrant Agent or other registrar may prescribe and upon the transfer being duly noted thereon by the Warrant Agent or other registrar.

 

The Warrants evidenced hereby shall not be exercised by the holder hereof at any time that a registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) registering the Fixed Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby is not effective, unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act is available and such holder provides evidence of the availability of such exemption reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent, including an opinion of counsel (which will not be sufficient unless it is from counsel of recognized standing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation) to such effect.

 

In this Warrant Certificate all references to “$” or any money amount are to United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

Time is of the essence hereof.

 

This Warrant Certificate will not be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent from time to time under the Warrant Indenture.

 

The parties hereto have declared that they have required that these presents and all other documents related hereto be in the English language. Les parties aux présentes déclarent qu’elles ont exigé que la présente convention, de même que tous les documents s’y rapportant, soient rédigés en anglais.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed as of ___________, 2020.

 

  ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

  By:    
    Authorized Signatory

 

 

Countersigned and Registered by:  
   
ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY  

 

 

By:    
  Authorized Signatory  
     
Date:    

 

 

 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

TO:       Odyssey Trust Company

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(print name and address) a total of ____________________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ____________________ as its attorney with full power of substitution to transfer the said securities on the appropriate register of the Warrant Agent.

 

¨ Check this box if the transfer is being made within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a “U.S. person” (as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)). The undersigned represents, warrants and certifies that the transfer of the Warrants is being completed pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, in which case the undersigned has furnished to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent to such effect.

 

DATED this ____ day of_________________, 20____.

 

SPACE FOR GUARANTEES OF
SIGNATURES (BELOW)

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__________________________________

Signature of Transferor 

 

_________________________________

Guarantor’s Signature/Stamp

 

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__________________________________

Name of Transferor 

 

 

REASON FOR TRANSFER – For US Residents only (where the individual(s) or corporation receiving the securities is a US resident). Please select only one (see instructions below).

 

Gift Estate Private Sale Other (or no change in ownership)

 

 

Date of Event (Date of gift, death or sale): Value per Warrant on the date of event:

 

    CAD OR   USD

 

 

 

 

CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS – READ CAREFULLY

 

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. All securityholders or a legally authorized representative must sign this form. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. As at the time of closing, you may choose one of the following methods (although subject to change in accordance with industry practice and standards):

 

· Canada and the USA: A Medallion Signature Guarantee obtained from a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Many commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, and all broker dealers participate in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Medallion Guaranteed”, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

· Canada: A Signature Guarantee obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Signature Guaranteed”, sign and print their full name and alpha numeric signing number. Signature Guarantees are not accepted from Treasury Branches, Credit Unions or Caisse Populaires unless they are members of a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, are also required to accompany the transfer, unless there is a “Signature & Authority to Sign Guarantee” Stamp affixed to the transfer (as opposed to a “Signature Guaranteed” Stamp) obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a Medallion Signature Guarantee with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

· Outside North America: For holders located outside North America, present the certificates(s) and/or document(s) that require a guarantee to a local financial institution that has a corresponding Canadian or American affiliate which is a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The corresponding affiliate will arrange for the signature to be over-guaranteed.

 

OR

 

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed by an authorized officer of Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust whose sample signature(s) are on file with the transfer agent, or by a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words: “SIGNATURE GUARANTEED”, “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” OR “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE”, all in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, will also be required to accompany the transfer unless there is a “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

 

 

 

REASON FOR TRANSFER – FOR US RESIDENTS ONLY

 

Consistent with US IRS regulations, Odyssey Trust Company is required to request cost basis information from US securityholders. Please indicate the reason for requesting the transfer as well as the date of event relating to the reason. The event date is not the day in which the transfer is finalized, but rather the date of the event which led to the transfer request (i.e. date of gift, date of death of the securityholder, or the date the private sale took place).

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE FORM

 

TO:                       Acreage Holdings, Inc.

 

AND TO:              Odyssey Trust Company

 

The undersigned holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate hereby exercises the right to acquire ____________ (A) Fixed Shares of Acreage Holdings, Inc.

 

  Total Exercise Price Payable:  
    ((A) multiplied by $4.00, subject to adjustment)

 

The undersigned hereby exercises the right of such holder to be issued, and hereby subscribes for, Fixed Shares that are issuable pursuant to the exercise of such Warrants on the terms specified in such Warrant Certificate and in the Warrant Indenture.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that the undersigned is aware that the Fixed Shares received on exercise may be subject to restrictions on resale under applicable securities legislation.

 

Any capitalized term herein that is not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant Indenture.

 

As at the time of exercise hereunder, the undersigned represents, warrants and certifies as follows:

 

¨ (A) The undersigned holder (i) at the time of exercise of the Warrants and execution and delivery of this Exercise Form is not in the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)); (ii) is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act); (iii) is not exercising the Warrants for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person or a person in the United States; (iv) did not receive an offer to exercise the Warrants in the United States; and (v) represents and warrants that the exercise of the Warrants and the acquisition of the Warrant Shares occurred in an “offshore transaction” (as defined under Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act); OR

 

¨ (B) The undersigned holder has delivered to the Corporation an opinion of counsel (which will not be sufficient unless it is from counsel of recognized standing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation) to the effect that the securities are registered pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof and applicable state securities laws is available; OR

 

¨ (C) The undersigned holder represents to the Corporation that (i) the undersigned is a U.S. Person or a person in the United States, (ii) the undersigned was the original purchaser of the Special Warrants from the Corporation and acquired the Warrants upon exercise of the Special Warrants or the undersigned is a transferee pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Warrant Indenture, and (iii) the undersigned is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act on the date hereof.

 

It is understood that the Corporation and Odyssey Trust Company may require evidence to verify the foregoing representation. If Box B above is checked, holders are encouraged to consult with the Corporation in advance to determine that the legal opinion tendered in connection with the exercise will be satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation.

 

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably directs that the said Fixed Shares be issued, registered and delivered as follows:

 

Name(s) in Full and Social
Insurance Number(s) 
(if applicable)
  Address(es)   Number of Fixed
Shares
         
         
         
         
         

 

Please print full name in which certificates representing the Fixed Shares are to be issued. If any Fixed Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the registered holder, the registered holder must pay to the Warrant Agent all exigible transfer taxes or other government charges, if any, and the Form of Transfer must be duly executed.

 

Once completed and executed, this Exercise Form must be mailed or delivered to Odyssey Trust Company, c/o Corporate Trust.

 

DATED this ____day of _____, 20__.

 

  )  
  )  
  )  
Witness ) (Signature of Warrantholder, to be the same as
  ) appears on the face of this Warrant Certificate)
  )  
  )  
    Name of Registered Warrantholder

 

¨           Please check if the certificates representing the Fixed Shares are to be delivered at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered, failing which such certificates will be mailed to the address set out above. Certificates will be delivered or mailed as soon as practicable after the surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent.

 

 

Schedule “B”

 

Form of FLOATING Warrant

 

THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE EXERCISABLE AT OR BEFORE 4:00 PM (TORONTO, ONTARIO TIME) ON [INSERT DATE THAT IS 60 MONTHS FROM THE ISSUE DATE] (THE “EXPIRY DATE”) AFTER WHICH TIME THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.

 

Insert if required under Section 2.8(1)

 

“THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE ‎HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT ‎OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES ‎LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THESE SECURITIES AND ‎THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF MAY NOT BE ‎OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ‎COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, (2) ‎PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) ‎PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER ‎THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, AND, IN EACH CASE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ‎APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AFTER THE SELLER FURNISHES ‎TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING ‎OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE ‎REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT. ‎HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE ‎CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT.‎

 

THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE EXERCISED IN THE UNITED STATES OR BY ‎OR ON BEHALF OF, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON ‎UNLESS THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE ‎OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ‎ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OR AN ‎EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE. ‎‎”UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S ‎UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT.”‎

 

Insert if required under Section 2.8(3)

 

‎”UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE ‎HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITY ‎BEFORE FOUR MONTHS AND ONE DAY AFTER THE ORIGINAL DATE ‎OF ISSUANCE OF THE SPECIAL WARRANT(S).”‎

 

‎”WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE CSE AND ‎COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION, ‎THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ‎SOLD, TRANSFERRED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRADED ON ‎OR THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE CSE OR OTHERWISE IN ‎CANADA OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CANADIAN RESIDENT ‎UNTIL FOUR MONTHS AND ONE DAY AFTER THE ORIGINAL DATE OF ‎ISSUANCE OF THE SPECIAL WARRANT(S).”‎

 

 

For all Warrants registered in the name of the Depository, also include the following legend:

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (“CDS”) TO ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HEREIN AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

WARRANT

 

To acquire Floating Shares of

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(existing under the laws of British Columbia, Canada)

 

Warrant Certificate for Warrants, each entitling the holder to acquire one (1) Floating
Certificate No.  Share
   
  CUSIP 00489Y154
  ISIN CA00489Y1549

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received,

 

 

 

(the “Warrantholder”) is the registered holder of the number of Class D subordinate voting share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) specified above, and is entitled, on exercise of these Warrants upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Indenture, to purchase at any time before the Expiry Time (as defined below) on [Insert Date that is 60 months from the Issue Date] (the “Expiry Date”) one fully paid and non-assessable Class D subordinate voting share without par value in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the date hereof (a “Floating Share”) for each Warrant, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Indenture (as hereinafter defined). “Expiry Time” means 4:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Expiry Date.

 

The right to purchase Floating Shares may only be exercised by the Warrantholder within the time set forth above by:

 

(a)           duly completing and executing the exercise form (the “Exercise Form”) attached hereto; and

 

(b)          surrendering this warrant certificate (the “Warrant Certificate”), with the Exercise Form to the Warrant Agent at the principal office of the Warrant Agent, in Calgary, Alberta, together with a certified cheque, bank draft or money order in the lawful money of Canada payable to or to the order of the Corporation in an amount equal to the purchase price of the Floating Shares so subscribed for.

 

 

The surrender of this Warrant Certificate, the duly completed Exercise Form and payment as provided above will be deemed to have been effected only on personal delivery thereof to, or if sent by mail or other means of transmission on actual receipt thereof by, the Warrant Agent at its principal office as set out above.

 

Subject to adjustment thereof in the events and in the manner set forth in the Warrant Indenture hereinafter referred to, the exercise price payable for each Floating Share upon the exercise of Warrants shall be $4.00 per Floating Share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

Certificates for the Floating Shares subscribed for will be mailed to the persons specified in the Exercise Form at their respective addresses specified therein or, if so specified in the Exercise Form, delivered to such persons at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered. If fewer Floating Shares are purchased than the number that can be purchased pursuant to this Warrant Certificate, the holder hereof will be entitled to receive without charge a new Warrant Certificate in respect of the balance of the Floating Shares not so purchased. No fractional Floating Shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

This Warrant Certificate evidences Warrants of the Corporation issued or issuable under the provisions of a warrant indenture (which indenture together with all other instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto is herein referred to as the “Warrant Indenture”) dated as of February 10, 2020 between the Corporation and Odyssey Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, to which Warrant Indenture reference is hereby made for particulars of the rights of the holders of Warrants, the Corporation and the Warrant Agent in respect thereof and the terms and conditions on which the Warrants are issued and held, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Warrant Indenture were herein set forth, to all of which the holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. Any capitalized term in this Warrant Certificate that is not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant Indenture. The Corporation will furnish to the holder, on request and without charge, a copy of the Warrant Indenture.

 

Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Warrantholder shall not exercise any portion of the Warrants if the exercise of such portion of the Warrants would result in the Warrantholder, together with its affiliates and parties acting jointly and in concert with such persons (the “Attribution Group”) beneficially owning, or having control or direction over, 10% or more of the outstanding Floating Shares (the “Warrant Ownership Threshold”). For purposes of calculating the Warrant Ownership Threshold, the number of Floating Shares beneficially owned, or controlled or directed by, the Attribution Group shall include the number of Floating Shares issuable upon exercise of such portion of the Warrants with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Floating Shares which are issuable upon (i) exercise of the Warrants in respect of which such determination is not being made and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Attribution Group or securities available to be borrowed under securities lending arrangements by any member of the Attribution Group that are, in each case, subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the restrictions set forth in this paragraph.2

 

On presentation at the principal office of the Warrant Agent as set out above, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and on compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Warrant Agent, one or more Warrant Certificates may be exchanged for one or more Warrant Certificates entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate an equal number of Floating Shares as are purchasable under the Warrant Certificate(s) so exchanged.

 

 

2 This paragraph is to be included only for Warrants issued to [REDACTED].

 

 

The Warrant Indenture contains provisions for the adjustment of the Exercise Price payable for each Floating Share upon the exercise of Warrants and the number of Floating Shares issuable upon the exercise of Warrants in the events and in the manner set forth therein.

 

The Warrant Indenture also contains provisions making binding on all holders of Warrants outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of holders of Warrants held in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and instruments in writing signed by Warrantholders of Warrants entitled to purchase a specific majority of the Floating Shares that can be purchased pursuant to such Warrants.

 

Nothing contained in this Warrant Certificate, the Warrant Indenture or elsewhere shall be construed as conferring upon the holder hereof any right or interest whatsoever as a holder of Floating Shares or any other right or interest except as herein and in the Warrant Indenture expressly provided. In the event of any discrepancy between anything contained in this Warrant Certificate and the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture, the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture shall govern.

 

Warrants may only be transferred in compliance with the conditions of the Warrant Indenture on the register to be kept by the Warrant Agent in Calgary, Alberta, or such other registrar as the Corporation, with the approval of the Warrant Agent, may appoint at such other place or places, if any, as may be designated, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent or other registrar accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and execution satisfactory to the Warrant Agent or other registrar and upon compliance with the conditions prescribed in the Warrant Indenture and with such reasonable requirements as the Warrant Agent or other registrar may prescribe and upon the transfer being duly noted thereon by the Warrant Agent or other registrar.

 

The Warrants evidenced hereby shall not be exercised by the holder hereof at any time that a registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) registering the Floating Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby is not effective, unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act is available and such holder provides evidence of the availability of such exemption reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent, including an opinion of counsel (which will not be sufficient unless it is from counsel of recognized standing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation) to such effect.

 

In this Warrant Certificate all references to “$” or any money amount are to United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

Time is of the essence hereof.

 

This Warrant Certificate will not be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent from time to time under the Warrant Indenture.

 

The parties hereto have declared that they have required that these presents and all other documents related hereto be in the English language. Les parties aux présentes déclarent qu’elles ont exigé que la présente convention, de même que tous les documents s’y rapportant, soient rédigés en anglais.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed as of ___________, 2020.

 

  ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

Countersigned and Registered by:  
   
ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY  
   
By:    
  Authorized Signatory  
     
Date:    

 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

TO:         Odyssey Trust Company

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________(print name and address) a total of ____________________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ____________________ as its attorney with full power of substitution to transfer the said securities on the appropriate register of the Warrant Agent.

 

¨ Check this box if the transfer is being made within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a “U.S. person” (as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)). The undersigned represents, warrants and certifies that the transfer of the Warrants is being completed pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, in which case the undersigned has furnished to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent to such effect.

 

DATED this ____ day of_________________, 20____.

 

SPACE FOR GUARANTEES OF SIGNATURES (BELOW) )  
 

)

 

)

 

)

 

__________________________

Signature of Transferor

 

_______________________________

Guarantor’s Signature/Stamp 

)

 

)

_____________________________

Name of Transferor

 

REASON FOR TRANSFER – For US Residents only (where the individual(s) or corporation receiving the securities is a US resident). Please select only one (see instructions below).

 

¨   Gift ¨   Estate ¨   Private Sale ¨   Other (or no change in ownership)

 

Date of Event (Date of gift, death or sale): Value per Warrant on the date of event:  
       
  ¨CAD OR ¨USD

 

 

CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS – READ CAREFULLY

 

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. All securityholders or a legally authorized representative must sign this form. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. As at the time of closing, you may choose one of the following methods (although subject to change in accordance with industry practice and standards):

 

· Canada and the USA: A Medallion Signature Guarantee obtained from a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Many commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, and all broker dealers participate in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Medallion Guaranteed”, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

· Canada: A Signature Guarantee obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Signature Guaranteed”, sign and print their full name and alpha numeric signing number. Signature Guarantees are not accepted from Treasury Branches, Credit Unions or Caisse Populaires unless they are members of a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, are also required to accompany the transfer, unless there is a “Signature & Authority to Sign Guarantee” Stamp affixed to the transfer (as opposed to a “Signature Guaranteed” Stamp) obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a Medallion Signature Guarantee with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

· Outside North America: For holders located outside North America, present the certificates(s) and/or document(s) that require a guarantee to a local financial institution that has a corresponding Canadian or American affiliate which is a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The corresponding affiliate will arrange for the signature to be over-guaranteed.

 

OR

 

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed by an authorized officer of Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust whose sample signature(s) are on file with the transfer agent, or by a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words: “SIGNATURE GUARANTEED”, “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” OR “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE”, all in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, will also be required to accompany the transfer unless there is a “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

 

REASON FOR TRANSFER – FOR US RESIDENTS ONLY

 

Consistent with US IRS regulations, Odyssey Trust Company is required to request cost basis information from US securityholders. Please indicate the reason for requesting the transfer as well as the date of event relating to the reason. The event date is not the day in which the transfer is finalized, but rather the date of the event which led to the transfer request (i.e. date of gift, date of death of the securityholder, or the date the private sale took place).

 

 

EXERCISE FORM

 

TO:                        Acreage Holdings, Inc.

 

AND TO:               Odyssey Trust Company

 

The undersigned holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate hereby exercises the right to acquire ____________ (A) Floating Shares of Acreage Holdings, Inc.

 

  Total Exercise Price Payable:  
    ((A) multiplied by $4.00, subject to adjustment)

 

The undersigned hereby exercises the right of such holder to be issued, and hereby subscribes for, Floating Shares that are issuable pursuant to the exercise of such Warrants on the terms specified in such Warrant Certificate and in the Warrant Indenture.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that the undersigned is aware that the Floating Shares received on exercise may be subject to restrictions on resale under applicable securities legislation.

 

Any capitalized term herein that is not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant Indenture.

 

As at the time of exercise hereunder, the undersigned represents, warrants and certifies as follows:

 

¨ (A) The undersigned holder (i) at the time of exercise of the Warrants and execution and delivery of this Exercise Form is not in the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)); (ii) is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act); (iii) is not exercising the Warrants for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person or a person in the United States; (iv) did not receive an offer to exercise the Warrants in the United States; and (v) represents and warrants that the exercise of the Warrants and the acquisition of the Warrant Shares occurred in an “offshore transaction” (as defined under Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act); OR

 

¨ (B) The undersigned holder has delivered to the Corporation an opinion of counsel (which will not be sufficient unless it is from counsel of recognized standing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation) to the effect that the securities are registered pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof and applicable state securities laws is available; OR

 

¨ (C) The undersigned holder represents to the Corporation that (i) the undersigned is a U.S. Person or a person in the United States, (ii) the undersigned was the original purchaser of the Special Warrants from the Corporation and acquired the Warrants upon exercise of the Special Warrants or the undersigned is a transferee pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Warrant Indenture, and (iii) the undersigned is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act on the date hereof.

 

It is understood that the Corporation and Odyssey Trust Company may require evidence to verify the foregoing representation. If Box B above is checked, holders are encouraged to consult with the Corporation in advance to determine that the legal opinion tendered in connection with the exercise will be satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation.

 

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably directs that the said Floating Shares be issued, registered and delivered as follows:

 

Name(s) in Full and Social Insurance Number(s) (if applicable)   Address(es)   Number of Floating Shares
         
         
         
         
         

 

Please print full name in which certificates representing the Floating Shares are to be issued. If any Floating Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the registered holder, the registered holder must pay to the Warrant Agent all exigible transfer taxes or other government charges, if any, and the Form of Transfer must be duly executed.

 

Once completed and executed, this Exercise Form must be mailed or delivered to Odyssey Trust Company, c/o Corporate Trust.

 

DATED this ____day of _____, 20__.

 

  )  
  )  
  )  
Witness ) (Signature of Warrantholder, to be the same as
  ) appears on the face of this Warrant Certificate)
  )  
  )  
    Name of Registered Warrantholder

 

¨            Please check if the certificates representing the Floating Shares are to be delivered at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered, failing which such certificates will be mailed to the address set out above. Certificates will be delivered or mailed as soon as practicable after the surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent.