SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a – 16 OR 15d – 16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of January 2011
Commission
File No. 0-53646
Eagleford
Energy Inc. (formerly Eugenic Corp.)
(Registrant’s
name)
1 King
Street West, Suite 1505
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M5H 1A1
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40F
Form 20-F
x
Form
40-F
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
¨
No
x
If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1. Eagleford
Energy Inc. Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular dated as
of January 14, 2011 as filed on SEDAR on January 26, 2011.
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2. Eagleford
Energy Inc. Form of Proxy for use at Annual and Special Meeting to be held
on February 24, 2011 as filed on SEDAR on January 26,
2011.
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3. Eagleford
Energy Inc. Form of Supplemental Mailing Card as filed on SEDAR on January
26, 2011.
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: January
26, 2011
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EAGLEFORD
ENERGY INC.
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By:
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/s/ James Cassina
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Name: James
Cassina
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Title: President
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ITEM 1
(Formerly:
Eugenic Corp.)
NOTICE
OF MEETING
AND
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION CIRCULAR
in
respect of the
ANNUAL
AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to
be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011
DATED
AS OF JANUARY 14, 2011
(Formerly:
Eugenic Corp.)
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to
be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011
TO
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF EAGLEFORD ENERGY INC.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an
annual and special meeting (the "
Meeting
") of shareholders
("
Shareholders
") of
common shares ("
Common
Shares
") of Eagleford Energy Inc. (the "
Company
") will be held at the
offices of WeirFoulds LLP, Mason Room, 130 King Street West, Suite 1500,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on Thursday, February 24,
2011 for the following purposes:
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1.
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to
receive the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended
August 31, 2010 and the report of the auditors
thereon;
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2.
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to
elect the directors of the Company for the ensuing
year;
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3.
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to
appoint the auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, and to authorize
the directors to fix the auditors'
remuneration;
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4.
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to
approve amendments to the Company’s stock option
plan;
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5.
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to
consider and, if thought advisable, to approve a resolution, in the form
of the proposed resolution set forth in the Information Circular, the text
of which is incorporated herein by reference, authorizing the issuance by
the Company of up to 30,851,026 additional common shares by way of private
placements, acquisitions or equity credit lines during the period of one
year following shareholders’
approval;
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to
consider and, if thought advisable, to approve a special resolution, in
the form of the proposed special resolution set forth in the Information
Circular, the text of which is incorporated herein by reference,
authorizing the consolidation of the Company’s issued and outstanding
common shares on an up to one (1) for four (4) basis, or the division of
the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares on an up to four (4)
for one (1) basis, all subject to regulatory
approval;
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to
consider and, if thought advisable in conjunction with a determination to
proceed with a consolidation or share split as described in the
Information Circular, to approve a special resolution in the form of the
proposed special resolution set forth in the Information Circular, the
text of which in incorporated herein by reference, an amendment to the
articles of the Company to change the name of the Company to “Eagleford
Industries Inc.” or such other name as may be approved by the board of
directors of the Corporation and applicable regulatory and exchange
authorities; and
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to
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the Meeting
or any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
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Shareholders
should refer to the Information Circular for more detailed information with
respect to the matters to be considered at the Meeting.
If you are a registered shareholder
of the Company and are unable to attend the Meeting in person, please
date and execute the accompanying form of proxy and return it in the envelope
provided to Equity Financial Trust Company, the registrar and transfer agent of
the Company, at 200 University Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1 by no
later than 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 23, 2011.
If you are not a registered
shareholder
of the Company and receive these materials through your
broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the form of
proxy in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your broker or by
the other intermediary.
DATED
this 14th day of
January, 2011
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BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"James
Cassina"
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JAMES
CASSINA
Chief
Executive Officer, President and
Director
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Registered
shareholders unable to attend the Meeting are requested to date, sign and return
their form of proxy in the enclosed envelope. If you are a
non-registered shareholder of the Company and receive these materials through
your broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the
materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your broker or
by the other intermediary. Failure to do so may result in your shares
not being eligible to be voted by proxy at the Meeting.
(Formerly:
Eugenic Corp.)
PROXY
STATEMENT AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR FOR THE ANNUAL AND
SPECIAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2011
PURPOSE
OF SOLICITATION
THIS
INFORMATION CIRCULAR IS FURNISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
BY THE MANAGEMENT OF EAGLEFORD ENERGY INC. ("EAGLEFORD" OR THE "COMPANY") FOR
USE AT THE ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING (THE "MEETING") OF THE HOLDERS OF COMMON
SHARES ("COMMON SHARES") OF THE COMPANY.
The
Meeting will be held at the offices of WeirFoulds LLP, Mason Room, 130 King
Street West, Suite 1500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on
Thursday, February 24, 2011, and at any adjournments thereof for the purposes
set forth in the Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
accompanying this management information circular ("
Information
Circular
").
Although
it is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail,
proxies may also be solicited personally or by telephone, facsimile or personal
interview by regular employees of the Company, or by other proxy solicitation
services retained by the Company. The costs thereof will be borne by
the Company. In accordance with National Instrument 54-101 –
Communication with Beneficial Owners
of Securities of a Reporting Issuer
, arrangements have been made with
brokerage houses and other intermediaries to forward solicitation materials to
the beneficial owners of common shares of the Company held of record by such
persons and the Company may reimburse such persons for reasonable fees and
disbursements incurred by them in doing so.
Unless
otherwise specified, information contained in this Information Circular is given
as January 14, 2011 and, unless otherwise specified, all amounts shown represent
Canadian dollars. The record date for the Meeting has been set as
January 24, 2011 (the "
Record
Date
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APPOINTMENT
AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
Enclosed
herewith is a form of proxy for use at the Meeting. The persons named in the
form of proxy are directors and officers of the Company.
A
SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO DESIGNATE OR APPOINT A PERSON OR COMPANY (WHO NEED
NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) TO ATTEND AND ACT FOR HIM AND ON HIS BEHALF AT THE MEETING
OTHER THAN THE PERSONS DESIGNATED IN THE ENCLOSED INSTRUMENT OF
PROXY.
Such
right may be exercised by striking out the names of the two persons designated
in the instrument of proxy and by inserting in the blank space provided for that
purpose the name of the desired person or company or by completing another
proper instrument of proxy and, in either case, depositing the completed and
executed proxy with the registrar and transfer agent of the Company, Equity
Financial Trust Company at 200 University Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario
M5H 4H1 at any time prior to 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on Monday, February 23,
2011.
A
Shareholder forwarding the enclosed form of proxy may indicate the manner in
which the appointee is to vote with respect to any specific item by checking the
appropriate space. If the Shareholder giving the proxy wishes to
confer a discretionary authority with respect to any item of business, then the
space opposite the item is to be left blank. The shares represented
by the proxy submitted by a Shareholder will be voted in accordance with the
directions, if any, given in the proxy.
A
Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time in so far as it has
not been exercised. A proxy may be revoked, as to any matter on which
a vote shall not already have been cast pursuant to the authority conferred by
such proxy, by instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by his
attorney authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a body corporate, by a
duly authorized officer, attorney or representative thereof and deposited at the
registered office of the Company at any time prior to 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time)
on the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment
thereof, or with the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any
adjournment thereof, and upon either of such deposits the proxy is
revoked. A proxy may also be revoked in any other manner permitted by
law. The Company's registered office is located at Suite 1505, 1 King
Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1A1.
ADVICE
TO BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The
information set forth in this section is of significant importance to many
shareholders of the Company as a substantial number of shareholders do not hold
shares in their own name. Shareholders who do not hold their shares
in their own name (referred to in this Information Circular as
"Beneficial Shareholders"
)
should note that only proxies deposited by shareholders whose names appear on
the records of the Company as the registered holders of Common Shares can be
recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Common Shares are listed in an
account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all
cases those Common Shares will not be registered in the shareholder's name on
the records of the Company. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered
under the names of the shareholder's broker or an agent of that broker. In
Canada, the vast majority of such shares are registered under the names of CDS
& Co. (the registration name for CDS Depository and Clearing Services Inc.,
which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Common Shares held by
brokers or their agents or nominees can only be voted (for or against
resolutions) upon the instructions of the Beneficial Shareholder. Without
specific instructions, brokers and their agents and nominees are prohibited from
voting shares for the broker's clients.
THEREFORE,
BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING THE VOTING OF
THEIR COMMON SHARES ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON.
Applicable
regulatory policy requires intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions
from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of shareholders' meetings. Every
intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return
instructions which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in
order to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting. Often, the
form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker is identical to
the form of proxy provided to registered shareholders; however, its purpose is
limited to instructing the registered shareholder how to vote on behalf of the
Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for
obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Services, Inc.
(
"Broadridge"
). Broadridge
typically mails a scanable voting instruction form in lieu of the form of proxy.
The Beneficial Shareholder is requested to complete and return the voting
instruction form to them by mail or facsimile. Alternatively, the Beneficial
Shareholder can call a toll-free telephone number to vote the Common Shares held
by the Beneficial Shareholder. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all
instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the
voting of Common Shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial
Shareholder receiving a voting instruction form cannot use that voting
instruction form to vote Common Shares directly at the Meeting as the voting
instruction form must be returned as directed by Broadridge well in advance of
the Meeting in order to have the Common Shares voted.
Although
a Beneficial Shareholder may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the
purposes of voting Common Shares registered in the name of his broker (or agent
of the broker), a Beneficial Shareholder may attend at the Meeting as
proxyholder for a registered shareholder and vote the Common Shares in that
capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend at the Meeting and
indirectly vote their Common Shares as proxyholder for a registered shareholder
should enter their own names in the blank space on the instrument of proxy
provided to them and return the same to their broker (or the broker's agent) in
accordance with the instructions provided by such broker (or agent), well in
advance of the Meeting.
MANNER
OF VOTING AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY PROXIES
The
persons named in the enclosed instrument of proxy will vote or withhold from
voting the common shares in respect of which they are appointed in accordance
with the direction of the Shareholder appointing them and if the Shareholder
specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the common
shares shall be voted accordingly.
WHERE
NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE PROXY WILL CONFER DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY AND WILL
BE VOTED FOR EACH OF THE MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE AND DESCRIBED IN THIS
INFORMATION CIRCULAR. THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY ALSO CONFERS
DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY UPON THE PERSONS NAMED THEREIN TO VOTE WITH RESPECT TO
ANY AMENDMENTS OR VARIATIONS TO THE MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING
AND WITH RESPECT TO OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING IN
SUCH MANNER AS SUCH NOMINEE IN HIS JUDGMENT MAY DETERMINE. AS OF THE
DATE OF THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR, MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY KNOWS OF NO SUCH
AMENDMENTS, VARIATIONS OR OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING OTHER THAN
THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THE NOTICE.
APPROVAL
OF MATTERS
Unless
otherwise noted, approval of matters to be placed before the Meeting is by
"
ordinary resolution
",
which is a resolution passed by a simple majority (50% plus 1) of the votes cast
by Shareholders of the Company entitled to vote and present in person or
represented by proxy.
INTERESTS
OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
No person
who has been a director or officer of the Company at any time since the
beginning of its last completed financial year, no proposed nominee for election
as a director, and no associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons has
any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of
securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting, other
than the election of directors or the appointment of auditors.
VOTING
SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
The
authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of common
shares and an unlimited number of preference shares of which, as of the date of
this Information Circular, an aggregate of 30,851,026 common shares of the
Company are issued and outstanding and no preference shares are
issued. Each common share entitles the holder thereof to one vote at
all meetings of Shareholders.
All
holders of common shares of the Company of record at the close of business on
the Record Date will be entitled either to attend and vote at the Meeting in
person the shares held by them or, provided a completed and executed proxy shall
have been delivered to the Company as described above, to attend and vote
thereat by proxy the shares held by them. However, if a holder of
common shares of the Company has transferred any shares after the Record Date
and the transferee of such shares establishes ownership thereof and makes a
written demand, not later than ten (10) days before the Meeting, to be included
in the list of Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, the transferee will
be entitled to vote such shares.
As of the
date of this Information Circular, the only persons or companies who, to the
knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, beneficially
own, or control or direct, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying
ten percent (10%) or more of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the
Company are as follows:
Name
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Number of Shares
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Percentage of Outstanding Common
Shares
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James
Cassina
(1)
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6,032,523
Common Shares
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19.55
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Notes:
(1)
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Of
the 6,032,523 common shares held by Mr. Cassina, 2,036,604 are held
indirectly through Core Energy Enterprises Inc. and a further
3,995,919
are
held directly by Mr. Cassina.
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SECURITIES
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
Under the
Company's current stock option plan, the maximum number of common shares
reserved for issuance and available for purchase under the stock option plan is
4,846,512 common shares of the Company, of which NIL are issued and outstanding
as of the date of this information circular.
STATEMENT
OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
Company's Statement of Executive Compensation, in accordance with the
requirements of Form 51-102F6 – Statement of Executive Compensation, is set
forth below, which contains information about the compensation paid to, or
earned by, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and
each of the other three most highly compensated executive officers of the
Company earning more than CDN$150,000.00 in total compensation (the "
Named Executive Officers
" or
"
NEOs
") during the
Company's last three most recently completed financial years. Based
on the foregoing, James Cassina the Company's Chief Executive Officer was the
Company's only Named Executive Officer as at August 31, 2010.
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
Objective of the
Compensation Program
The
objectives of the Company's compensation program are to attract, hold and
inspire performance of its NEO’s of a quality and nature that will enhance the
sustainable profitability and growth of the Company. Due to the
Company's present financial situation, the Company views it as an important
objective of the Company's compensation program to ensure staff
retention.
The Compensation Review
Process
To
determine compensation payable, the compensation committee of the Company (the
"
Compensation
Committee
") determines an appropriate compensation reflecting the need to
provide incentive and compensation for the time and effort expended by the Named
Executive Officers of the Company while taking into account the financial and
other resources of the Company.
The
Company’s Compensation Committee is comprised of Milton Klyman (Chair) and Colin
McNeil. The Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of
independent directors. Compensation is determined in the context of our
strategic plan, our growth, shareholder returns and other achievements and
considered in the context of position descriptions, goals and the performance of
each NEO. With respect to directors’ compensation, the Compensation Committee
reviews the level and form of compensation received by the directors, members of
each committee, the board chair and the chair of each board committee,
considering the duties and responsibilities of each director, his or her past
service and continuing duties in service to us. The compensation of directors,
the CEO and executive officers of competitors are considered, to the extent
publicly available, in determining compensation and the Compensation Committee
has the power to engage a compensation consultant or advisor to assist in
determining appropriate compensation.
Elements of Executive
Compensation
The
Company's NEO compensation program is based on the objectives of: (a) recruiting
and retaining the executives critical to the success of the Company; (b)
providing fair and competitive compensation; (c) balancing the interests of
management and shareholders of the Company; and (d) rewarding performance, on
the basis of both individual and corporate performance.
For the
financial year ended August 31, 2010, the Company's NEO compensation program
consisted of the following elements:
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a
base salary/management fee (the "
Short-Term
Incentive
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a
long-term equity compensation consisting of stock options granted under
the Company's stock incentive plan (
"Long-Term
Incentive"
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The
specific rationale and design of each of these elements are outlined in detail
below.
Short-Term
Incentive
Salaries
form an essential element of the Company's compensation mix as they are the
first base measure to compare and remain competitive relative to peer
groups. Base salaries are fixed and therefore not subject to
uncertainty and are used as the base to determine other elements of compensation
and benefits. The base salary provides an immediate cash incentive for the Named
Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee and the Board review salaries at
least annually.
Base
salary/management fees of the Named Executive Officer is set by the Compensation
Committee on the basis of the applicable officer’s responsibilities, experience
and past performance. In determining the base salary to be paid to a
particular Named Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee considers the
particular responsibilities related to the position, the experience level of the
officer, and his or her past performance at the Company and the current
financial position of the Company.
Long-Term
Incentive
The granting of stock options is a
variable component of compensation intended to reward the Company's Named
Executive Officers for their success in achieving sustained, long-term
profitability and increases in stock value. Stock options ensure that
the Named Executive Officers are motivated to achieve long-term growth of the
Company and continuing increases in shareholder value. In terms of
relative emphasis, the Company places more importance on stock
options
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The
Company provides long-term incentive compensation through its stock option
plan. The Compensation Committee recommends the granting of stock
options from time to time based on its assessment of the appropriateness of
doing so in light of the long-term strategic objectives of the Company, its
current stage of development, the need to retain or attract particular key
personnel, the number of stock options already outstanding and overall market
conditions. The Compensation Committee views the granting of stock options as a
means of promoting the success of the Company and higher returns to its
shareholders. The Board grants stock options after reviewing
recommendations made by the Compensation Committee.
As of our
fiscal year end August 31, 2010 we had no option/stock appreciation rights or
grants outstanding.
Stock
Option Plan
The
Company’s Stock Option Plan (the "
Plan
") was adopted by the
board of directors on January 26, 2010 and approved by a majority of our
shareholders voting at the Annual and Special Meeting held on February 9,
2010. The Plan was adopted in order that we may be able to provide
incentives for directors, officers, employees, consultants and other persons (an
"
Eligible Individual
")
to participate in our growth and development by providing us with the
opportunity through share options to acquire an ownership interest in
us. Directors and officers currently are not remunerated for their
services except as stated in "
Executive Compensation
"
above.
The
maximum number of common shares which may be set aside for issue under the Plan
is currently 4,846,512
common shares, provided
that the board has the right, from time to time, to increase such number subject
to the approval of our shareholders and any relevant stock exchange or other
regulatory authority. The maximum number of common shares which may
be reserved for issuance to any one person under the plan is 5% of the common
shares outstanding at the time of the grant less the number of shares reserved
for issuance to such person under any options for services or any other stock
option plans. Any common shares subject to an option, which are not
exercised, will be available for subsequent grant under the Plan. The
option price of any common shares cannot be less than the closing sale price of
such shares quoted on any trading system or on such stock exchange in Canada on
which the common shares are listed and posted for trading as may be selected for
such purpose by the board of directors, on the day immediately preceding the day
upon which the grant of the option is approved by the board of
directors.
Options
granted under the Plan may be exercised during a period no exceeding five years,
subject to earlier termination upon the optionee ceasing to be an Eligible
Individual, or, in accordance with the terms of the grant of the
option. The options are non-transferable and non-assignable except
between an Eligible Individual and a related corporation controlled by such
Eligible Individual upon the consent of the board of directors. The
Plan contains provisions for adjustment in the number of shares issuable there
under in the event of subdivision, consolidation, reclassification,
reorganization or change in the number of common shares, a merger or other
relevant change in the Company’s capitalization. The board of
directors may from time to time amend or revise the terms of the Plan or may
terminate the Plan at any time. The Company is seeking shareholder approval to
amend the Plan to, among other things, increase the maximum aggregate number of
common shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, to an amount equal to 20% of
the 30,851,026 issued and outstanding common shares (6,170,205) common shares)
of the Company.
The
Company does not have any other long-term incentive plans, including any
supplemental executive retirement plans.
Overview of How the
Compensation Program Fits with Compensation Goals
The
compensation package is designed to meet the goal of attracting, holding and
motivating key talent in a highly competitive oil and gas exploration
environment through salary and providing an opportunity to participate in the
Company’s growth through stock options. Through the grant of stock options, if
the price of the Company shares increases over time, both the Named Executive
Officer and shareholders will benefit.
Summary Compensation Table (CDN$)
The
following table provide information for the three most recently completed
financial years ended August 31,
2010,
2009 and 2008 regarding compensation earned by James Cassina the President and
Chief Executive Officer
of the
Company and Sandra J. Hall the former President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company.
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Non-equity Incentive
Plan Compensation
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Name and
Principal
Position
(1)(2)
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Year
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Salary
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Share
Based
Awards
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Option
Based
Awards
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Annual
Incentive
Plans
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Long
Term
Incentive
Plans
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Pension
Value
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All Other
Compen
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sation
(3)
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Total
Compen-
sation
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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James
Cassina,
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2010
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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600
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600
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Chief Executive
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2009
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Officer,
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2008
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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President
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Sandra
J. Hall,
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2010
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Chief
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President
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Notes:
(1)
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Sandra
J. Hall has been the acting Chief Financial Officer for the years ended
August 31, 2009 and 2008.
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(2)
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James
Cassina has been the acting Chief Financial Officer for the year ended
August 31, 2010.
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(3)
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Accrued
on account of directors fees at a rate of $100 per
meeting.
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(4)
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James
Cassina was appointed President on June 18,
2010.
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(5)
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Sandra
J. Hall resigned as President, Secretary and Director on June 18,
2010.
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Incentive
Plan Awards
There are
no incentive plan awards outstanding for any of the Named Executive Officers as
of August 31, 2010.
Pension
Plan Benefits
The
Company does not currently provide pension plan benefits to its Named Executive
Officers.
Termination
and Change of Control Benefits
The
Company does not currently have executive employment agreements in place with
any of its Named Executive Officers.
The
Company has no compensatory plan, contract or arrangement where a named
executive officer or director is entitled to receive compensation in the event
of resignation, retirement, termination, change of control or a change in
responsibilities following a change in control.
Director
Compensation
Each
director of the Company is entitled to receive the sum of $100 for each meeting
of the directors, meeting of a committee of the directors or meeting of the
shareholders attended. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010 no amount
was paid by the Company with respect to such fees.
Retirement
Policy for Directors
The
Company does not have a retirement policy for its directors.
Directors’
and Officers’ Liability Insurance
The
Company does not maintain directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
The
Canadian Securities Administrators in National Instrument 58-101 ("NI 58-101")
have adopted guidelines for effective corporate governance which address the
constitution and independence of boards, the functions to be performed by boards
and their committees and the recruitment, effectiveness and education of board
members. A description of our corporate governance practices is set out below,
including a discussion of the principal matters relating to corporate governance
practices discussed in NI 58-101.
Corporate
governance refers to the manner in which a board of directors oversees the
management and direction of a corporation. Governance is not a static
issue, and must be judged from time-to-time based on the evolution of a
corporation with respect to its size and the nature or its business, and upon
the changing standards of the community. Not all corporate governance
systems are alike. The Company's approach has been developed with
respect to the Company's growth and current status. The composition
of the Board is reviewed on an annual basis by the full Board and management of
the Company.
In
reviewing the issue of corporate governance, the Board has determined to perform
the function as an entire Board. Their mandate was to consider
corporate governance matters and make recommendations consistent with the
Company's position and size as a junior oil and gas Company. The
resulting approach to corporate governance adopted by the Company's Board
reflects these recommendations and recognizes the responsibility of the Board
for the stewardship of the Company. Through regular review at
quarterly meetings, the Company's Board will continue to examine these issues in
light of the Company's development in the oil and gas exploration and
exploitation business.
Most
matters requiring approval of the Board of the Company were approved by written
resolutions signed by all members of the Board, with detailed information being
circulated to all members of the Board beforehand. Any member of the
Board may request a formal meeting of the Board in the event that such director
considers that the subject matter of a particular resolution requires full Board
discussion. While it is standard practice for the Company's Board to
pass written resolutions in lieu of holding formal meetings in person, the Board
of Directors held seven (7) formal meetings during fiscal 2010.
The
information required to be disclosed by NI 58-101 is set out in
Schedule
"A"
attached to this Information Circular.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
The
mandate of the Audit Committee is formalized in a written
charter. The members of the audit committee of the board are James
Cassina, Milton Klyman (Chair) and Colin McNeil. Based on his professional
certification and experience, the board has determined that Milton Klyman is an
Audit Committee Financial Expert and that James Cassina and Colin McNeil are
financially literate. The audit committee's primary duties and responsibilities
are to serve as an independent and objective party to monitor our financial
reporting process and control systems, review and appraise the audit activities
of our independent auditors, financial and senior management, and the lines of
communication among the independent auditors, financial and senior management,
and the board of directors for financial reporting and control matters including
investigating fraud, illegal acts or conflicts of interest.
The Audit
Committee held four (4) formal meetings in person or via conference call during
fiscal 2010.
All
information required to be disclosed by Multilateral Instrument 52-110 – Audit
Committees is attached to this Information Circular as
Schedule
"B"
.
PARTICULARS
OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Election
of Directors
The Board
of the Company is currently comprised of three (3) directors.
UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY INTEND TO VOTE
FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL FOUR (4) NOMINEES. MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE THAT ANY OF THE NOMINEES WILL BE UNABLE TO SERVE AS A
DIRECTOR, BUT IF THAT SHOULD OCCUR FOR ANY REASON PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IT IS
INTENDED THAT DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY SHALL BE EXERCISED BY THE PERSONS NAMED IN
THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY TO VOTE THE PROXY FOR THE ELECTION OF ANY OTHER
PERSON OR PERSONS IN PLACE OF ANY NOMINEE(S) UNABLE TO SERVE. EACH DIRECTOR
ELECTED WILL HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION UNLESS HIS OFFICE IS
EARLIER VACATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BY-LAWS OF THE COMPANY.
Management
has been informed that each of the proposed nominees listed below is willing to
serve as a director if elected. The following table and the notes
thereto set out the name as well as the country and province and/or state of
residence of each person proposed to be nominated for election as a director,
his or her current position and office with the Company, his or her present
principal occupation, business or employment, the date on which he or she was
first elected or appointed a director of the Company and the approximate number
of common shares beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or
indirectly, which is in each instance based on information furnished by the
person concerned as of the date of this Information Circular.
Name and Residence
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Present Position(s) with
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Director Since
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Principal Occupation
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Common Shares
Beneficially Owned
Directly or Indirectly
(1)
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James Cassina
(2)
Nassau,
Bahamas
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
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February,
2009
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Business
Consultant
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6,032,523
(4)
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Milton Klyman
(2)(3)
Toronto,
Ontario
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Director
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August,
2000
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Self
Employed Financial Consultant
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50,000
(5)
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Colin McNeil
(2)(3)
Calgary,
Alberta
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Director
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June,
2010
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Independent
Consulting
Geophysicist
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Nil
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Notes:
(1)
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The
information as to shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, not
being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the
respective proposed directors
individually.
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(2)
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Member
of the Audit Committee of the
Company.
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(3)
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Member
of the Compensation Committee of the
Company.
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(4)
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Mr.
Cassina holds directly 3,995,919 common shares and 3,995,919 common share
purchase warrants. Each warrant is exercisable until February 27, 2014 to
purchase one common at a purchase price of $0.07 per share. Mr. Cassina
holds indirectly through Core Energy Enterprises Inc., 2,036,604 common
shares and 2,036,604 common share purchase warrants. Each
warrant is exercisable until February 27, 2014 to purchase one common at a
purchase price of $0.07 per share. Mr. Cassina has voting and investment
power with respect to the shares owned by Core Energy Enterprises
Inc.
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(5)
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Mr.
Klyman holds 50,000 common shares and 50,000 common shares purchase
warrants. Each warrant is exercisable until February 25, 2014
to purchase one common at a purchase price of $0.07 per
share.
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Corporate
Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions
Except as
disclosed below, to the best knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of
the Company is, as at the date hereof, or has been within the last ten years
prior to the date hereof: (a) subject to a cease trade order, an order similar
to a cease trade order or an order that denied a company access to any exemption
under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30
consecutive days that was issued while the proposed director of the Company was
acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial
officer of that company; (b) subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to
a cease trade order or an order that denied a company access to any exemption
under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30
consecutive days that was issued after the proposed director of the Company
ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of
that company and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person
was acting in such capacity; or (c) a director or executive officer of any
company that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of
that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal
under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or
instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a
receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets.
James
Cassina was Chairman of the Board of EnerNorth Industries Inc.
(“EnerNorth”) from July 1, 2002 to March, 2007, and had been a Director of
EnerNorth from 1996 to March 21, 2007, and President and Chief Executive Officer
from July 22, 1998 to June 30, 2002. On March 20, 2007 EnerNorth
filed an Assignment in Bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada).
Mr.
Klyman had been a Director of EnerNorth from December 1997 to September
2000. Mr. Klyman was re-appointed a director of the EnerNorth in
April 2001 until March 21, 2007. On March 20, 2007 EnerNorth filed an
Assignment in Bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada).
To the
knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of the Company: (a) has been
subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities
or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement
agreement with a securities regulatory; or (b) has been subject to any other
penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely
be considered important to a reasonable Shareholder in deciding whether to vote
for a proposed director of the Company.
To the
knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of the Company is, or has within
the ten years prior to the date hereof, become bankrupt, made a proposal under
any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or
instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a
receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of that
individual.
Appointment
of Auditors
Schwartz
Levitsky Feldman LLP, Chartered Accountants, of Toronto, Ontario are the current
auditors of the Company and were first appointed auditors of the Company in
2007. Shareholders of the Company will be asked at the Meeting to
reappoint Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, Chartered Accountants, of Toronto,
Ontario, as the Company's auditors to hold office until the close of the next
annual meeting of Shareholders of the Company, and to authorize the directors of
the Company to fix the auditors' remuneration.
UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY INTEND TO VOTE
FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SCHWARTZ LEVITSKY FELDMAN LLP, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AS
AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE NEXT ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS AND FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DIRECTORS TO FIX THEIR
REMUNERATION.
Financial
Statements
Accompanying
these materials is a copy of the audited consolidated financial statements of
the Company for the financial period ended August 31, 2010, together with the
auditors' report thereon. The directors will lay before the Meeting
the said audited financial statements and auditors' report, receipt of which by
the Meeting will not constitute approval or disapproval of any matters referred
to therein.
Amendment
to the Company’s Stock Option Plan
The
Meeting has been called in part, to consider and if thought advisable, to
approve an amendment to the Company's Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to, among
other things, increase the maximum aggregate number of common shares reserved
for issuance under the Plan, to an amount equal to 20% of the 30,851,026 issued
and outstanding shares common shares (6,170,205 common shares) of the Company
and to comply with all applicable regulatory
authorities.
The Plan
of the Company is administered by the Compensation Committee. The Plan is
designed to give each holder of an option an interest in preserving and
maximizing shareholder value in the longer term, to enable the Company to
attract and retain individuals with experience and ability and to reward
individuals for current and future performance. Employees, officers and
consultants of the Company (and its affiliates designated by the Compensation
Committee) are eligible as determined by the Compensation Committee to
participate in the Plan. The Compensation Committee considers option grants when
reviewing key employee compensation packages. Any grant recommendations made by
the Compensation Committee requires approval by the Board of Directors of the
Company. In determining the number of options to be granted, the Compensation
Committee gives consideration to the individual’s present and potential
contribution to the success of the Company.
The
number of options, which may be issued under the Plan in the aggregate and in
respect of any fiscal year, is limited under the terms of the Plan and cannot be
increased without shareholder and regulatory approval. The exercise price per
share is not less than the closing price of the Common Shares on the trading day
preceding the day on which the option is granted. Each option is for
a term of not more than five years. The vesting period of options is at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee. Options are not
transferable or assignable other than by will or other testamentary instrument
or the laws of succession. The Company’s Compensation Committee may also impose
other terms and conditions respecting such options as it considers appropriate
or necessary.
It is
currently proposed to amend the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of
shares issuable under the Plan, to 6,170,205 common shares, an amount equal to
20% of the 30,851,026 issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. The
amendment is subject to the approval of applicable regulatory authorities. The
Board may at any time by resolution amend or terminate the Plan, but any
amendment or termination affecting the terms and conditions of options
previously granted under the Plan will require the written consent of the option
holders.
The
foregoing summary is subject to the specific provisions of the amended Plan, a
copy which is annexed hereto as
Schedule
"C"
.
Accordingly,
at the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought fit,
approve an ordinary resolution in the following form:
"BE
IT RESOLVED as an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders of the Company
that:
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The
amended Plan (the "Amended Plan") of the Company, on the terms described
in the Circular of the Company be and the same is hereby ratified,
confirmed and approved; and
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Any
one director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized and
directed to do all things and to execute and deliver all documents and
instruments as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the terms of
this resolution.
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It
is the intention of management to vote the proxies in the accompanying form in
favour of the Amended Plan Resolution.
Advance
Approval of Issuance of Common Shares
Management
of the Company is continuing to evaluate potential acquisitions and exploration
and development opportunities to complement the existing operations of the
Company and to enhance future growth. In furtherance of acquisitions and or to
provide working capital, the Company may be required to raise additional capital
by way of private placements, acquisitions or equity credit lines with or
without combined possible debt financing.
The
Company will be seeking at the Meeting advance shareholder approval for share
issuances by the Company, pursuant to private placements, acquisitions or equity
credit lines. The Company proposes that the advance approval being sought be
restricted to a maximum of 100% of the number of common shares issued and
outstanding at the date of this Circular, being 30,851,026 common
shares.
Any
proposed transaction proceeded with by the Company under the advance approval
may be subject to regulatory approval and to the following additional
guidelines:
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It
must be completed within a twelve month period following the date the
shareholder approval is given; and
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(b)
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It
must comply with the requirements and relevant private placement pricing
rules of applicable regulatory
authorities.
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The Board
of Directors of the Company do not necessarily intend to issue the entire number
of common shares authorized pursuant to the proposed resolution. A
proposed transaction may be negotiated, and, if the directors consider the terms
reasonable in the circumstances and if the directors consider that the
transaction enhances the Company’s operations, closed accordingly.
Shareholders
of the Company will therefore be asked at the Meeting to consider and, if
thought advisable, to authorize by means of an ordinary resolution, the issuance
by the Company during the twelve months following the Meeting, pursuant to
private placements, acquisitions or equity credit lines, of a maximum of 100% of
the number of common shares issued and outstanding at the date of this Circular,
currently being 30,851,026 common shares, at such price or prices and on such
terms as the Board of Directors of the Company considers appropriate, subject to
the restrictions referred to above.
The text
of the ordinary resolution which Management intends to place before the Meeting
for the approval is as follows:
"BE
IT RESOLVED as an ordinary resolution of the Company that:
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The
Company be and is hereby authorized to issue during the twelve months
following the Meeting, pursuant to private placements, acquisitions or
equity credit lines, a maximum of 30,851,026 common shares at such price
or prices and on such terms as the board of directors of the Company
considers appropriate, subject to the restrictions described in the
management information circular of the Company dated January 14, 2011
distributed in connection with the
Meeting.
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The
directors of the Company are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to
revoke this resolution or any portion thereof before it is acted upon
without further approval or authorization of the shareholders of the
Company."
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In
the absence of contrary directions, Management intends to vote proxies in favour
of this ordinary resolution.
Approval
to Adjust the Number of Common Shares
As
indicated above, management of the Company is continuing to evaluate potential
acquisitions and exploration and development opportunities to complement the
existing operations of the Company and to enhance future growth. In furtherance
of these various initiatives that may be available to the Company, the Company
may be required to adjust the existing capital structure, by changing number of
common shares issued and outstanding. A capital structure
change of this nature could require a reduction in the number of issued common
shares by share consolidation (a "Consolidation"), or an increase in the number
of issued common shares by share split (a "Split"). In either event,
if acted upon by the Company, a Consolidation or a Split would impact each
shareholder identically in respect of the resulting number of common shares
outstanding.
The
Company will be seeking at the Meeting advance shareholder approval for any
proposed Consolidation or Split that may be required, within the parameters
contained in the special resolution set out below. The Company proposes that the
advance approval being sought be restricted under any Consolidation to a maximum
of up to 1/4 of the number of common shares issued and outstanding at the date
of implementing any Consolidation, and under the Split to a maximum
of up to 4 times the number of common shares issued and outstanding at the date
of implementing any Split.
To
consolidate or divide the common shares of the Corporation, the articles of the
Corporation must be amended. Such an amendment must be authorized by
a special resolution of shareholders. Shareholders of the Corporation
will therefore be asked at the Meeting to consider and, if thought advisable, to
authorize by means of a special resolution, an amendment to the articles of the
Corporation: (i) in the case of a Consolidation to consolidate the issued and
outstanding common shares of the Corporation resulting in up to four (4) issued
and outstanding common shares being consolidated for one (1) post consolidated
share; and (ii) in the case of a Split to split the issued and outstanding
common shares of the Corporation resulting in each one (1) issued and
outstanding common share being split for up to four (4) post split
shares. No fractional common shares of the Corporation will be issued
in connection with the Consolidation or the Split and, in the event that a
shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share upon such
Consolidation or Split, the number of common shares of the Corporation to be
received by such shareholder shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number of
common shares.
The text
of the special resolution shareholders will be asked to approve is as
follows:
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In
the event the Company proceeds with a Consolidation, the articles of the
Company be amended to consolidate the issued and outstanding common shares
of the Company by changing each one of the issued and outstanding common
shares of the Company to up to one-fourth (1/4) of a common share of the
Company.
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In
the event the Company proceeds with a Split, the articles of the Company
be amended to split the issued and outstanding common shares of the
Company by changing each one of the issued and outstanding common shares
of the Company to up to four (4) common shares of the
Company.
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No
fractional common shares of the Company shall be issued in connection with
the Consolidation or the Split and, in the event that a shareholder would
otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share upon such
Consolidation or Split, the number of common shares of the Company to be
received by such shareholder shall be rounded up to the nearest whole
number of common shares.
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4.
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Any
one director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized, for
and on behalf of the Company, to execute and deliver, or cause to be
delivered, articles of amendment of the Company, as required pursuant to
the
Business
Corporations Act
(Ontario), and to do all such other acts or things
necessary or desirable to implement, carry out and give effect to the
aforesaid amendment to the articles of the
Company.
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The
directors of the Company are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to
amend this resolution so that if the Consolidation is implemented the
Consolidation shall be less than one common share consolidated into
one-fifth of a common share, or if the Split is implemented the Split
shall be less than one common share split into five common shares, or
otherwise to revoke this special resolution or any portion thereof before
it is acted upon without further approval or authorization of the
shareholders of the Company.
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To be
approved, the special resolution must be passed by at least two-thirds of the
votes cast by shareholders at the Meeting in respect of this special resolution,
and approved by applicable regulatory and exchange authorities.
Unless
otherwise specified, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote
FOR the special resolution.
Proposed
Name Change of the Company
In the
event the Company determines it is in the best interests of the Company to
implement either the Consolidation or the Split, the Company will need to change
its name. In such a case the proposed name for the Company is
“Eagleford Industries Inc.” or such other name as may be approved by the Board
of the Company and applicable regulatory and exchange authorities.
To change
the name, the articles of the Company must be amended. Such an
amendment must be authorized by a special resolution of
shareholders. Shareholders of the Company will therefore be asked at
the Meeting to consider and, if thought advisable, to authorize by means of a
special resolution, an amendment to the articles of the Company to change the
name of the Company to “Eagleford Industries Inc.” or such other name as may be
approved by the Board of the Company and applicable regulatory and exchange
authorities.
Accordingly,
management is seeking the approval of the shareholders to change the name of the
Company in conjunction with a Consolidation or a Split. Such name change
requires the approval of the shareholders, and applicable regulatory and
exchange authorities of the Company by way of a special resolution, being a
resolution passed by a majority of not less than 2/3 of the votes cast by
shareholders at the Meeting. The following is the text of the proposed special
resolution to be put forth by management at the Meeting:
Be it
resolved as a special resolution of the Company that:
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The
articles of the Company be amended to change the name of the Company from
"Eagleford Energy Inc." to " Eagleford Industries Inc.” or such other name
as approved by the Board of the Company and applicable regulatory and
exchange authorities.
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Any
one director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized, for
and on behalf of the Company, to execute and deliver, or cause to be
delivered, articles of amendment of the Company, as required pursuant to
the
Business
Corporations Act
(Ontario), and to do all such other acts or things
necessary or desirable to implement, carry out and give effect to the said
change of name.
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3.
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The
directors of the Company are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to
delay or revoke this special resolution or any portion thereof before it
is acted upon without further approval or authorization of the
shareholders of the Company.
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To be
approved, the special resolution must be passed by at least two-thirds of the
votes cast by shareholders at the Meeting in respect of this special resolution,
and approved by applicable regulatory and exchange authorities.
Unless
otherwise specified, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote
FOR the special resolution.
INDEBTEDNESS
OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
During
the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010, no loans were made by the Company to any
senior officer, director or proposed nominee for election as a director or any
key employee of the Company, or any of their respective associates, for any
reason whatsoever.
MANAGEMENT
CONTRACTS
Management
functions of the Company and its subsidiaries are not to any substantial degree
performed by those other than by the directors or executive officers of the
Company or subsidiary.
INTEREST
OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
Except as
disclosed herein, no informed person of the Company, proposed director of the
Company nor any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed
director has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since
the commencement of the Company's financial year-ended August 31, 2010 or in any
proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
OTHER
MATTERS WHICH MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING
Management
is not aware of any other business to come before the Meeting other than as set
forth in the Notice of Meeting of Shareholders. If any other business properly
comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the
Instrument of Proxy to vote the Common Shares represented thereby in accordance
with their best judgment on such matter.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Additional
information relating to the Company may be obtained or viewed from the System
for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval (sedar) at
www.sedar.com
. Readers
can also access and view the public insider trading reports via the System for
Electronic Disclosure by Insiders at
www.sedi.ca
. The
Company’s United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings can be viewed
through the Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (edgar) at
www.sec.gov
.
Shareholders
may also contact the Company at Suite 1505, 1 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1A1 or by telephone (416) 364-4039 to request copies of the Company’s
financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis ("MD&A").
Financial information is provided in the Company’s comparative financial
statements and MD&A for its most recently completed financial year
.
APPROVAL
OF INFORMATION CIRCULAR
The
contents and the sending of this Information Circular to the shareholders of the
Company have been approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Unless otherwise specified, information contained in this
Information Circular is given as of January 14, 2011.
DATED
at Toronto, Ontario this
14
th
day of January, 2011.
BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
EAGLEFORD
ENERGY INC.
|
|
"James
Cassina"
|
JAMES
CASSINA
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President and
Director
|
SCHEDULE
"A"
EAGLEFORD
ENERGY INC.
(the
"Company"
)
FORM
58-101F2
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURE
Pursuant
to National Instrument 58-101
Disclosure of Corporate Governance
Practices
(
"NI
58-101"
), the Company is required and hereby discloses its corporate
governance practices as of the date of this Information Circular.
Board
of Directors
The
mandate of our board of directors, prescribed by the Business Corporations Act
(Ontario), is to manage or supervise the management of our business and affairs
and to act with a view to our best interests. In doing so, the board oversees
the management of our affairs directly and through its committees.
The
current terms of each of our directors began on August 10, 2000 except for Mr.
Cassina who was appointed on February 9, 2010 and Mr. McNeil who was appointed
on June 18, 2010. Our directors serve until our next Annual General Meeting or
until a successor is duly elected, unless the office is vacated in accordance
with our Articles or Bylaws. Our sole executive officer was appointed
by our Board of Directors to serve until the earlier of her resignation or
removal, with or without cause by the directors. There was no compensation paid
by us to our directors during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 for their
services in their capacity as directors or any compensation paid to committee
members.
As of
August 31, 2010 our board of directors consists of three directors, two of which
are "independent directors" in that they are "independent from management and
free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or
could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the directors
ability to act with a view to our best interests, other than interests and
relationships arising from shareholding". The independent directors
are Milton Klyman and Colin McNeil. It is our practice to attempt to
maintain a diversity of professional and personal experience among our
directors.
The
independent directors of the Company do not hold regularly scheduled meetings at
which non-independent directors and members of management are not in
attendance. The Company holds meetings as required, at which the
opinions of the independent directors are sought and duly acted upon for all
material matters relating to the Company.
Directorships
The
following directors of ours are directors of other Canadian or United States
reporting issuers as follows:
Colin
McNeil
|
Strategic
Oil & Gas Ltd.
|
Milton
Klyman
|
Bonanza
Blue Corp. and Western Troy Capital Resources Inc.
|
James
Cassina
|
Single
Touch Systems Inc. and Bonanza Blue
Corp.
|
Board
and Committee Meetings
The board
of directors has met at least once annually or otherwise as circumstances
warrant to review our business operations, corporate governance and financial
results. The table below reflects the attendance of each director of
ours at each Board and committee meeting of the Board during the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2010.
Name
|
|
Board of
Directors
Meetings
|
|
|
Audit
Committee
Meetings
|
|
Compensation
Committee
Meetings
|
|
Petroleum and
Natural Gas
Committee
Meetings
|
|
Disclosure
Committee
Meetings
|
Milton
Klyman
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Nil
|
William
Jarvis
|
|
6
|
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Nil
|
Sandra
Hall
|
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
|
Nil
|
|
1
|
|
Nil
|
James
Cassina
|
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
Nil
|
|
Nil
|
|
Nil
|
Colin
McNeil
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
Nil
|
|
Nil
|
|
Nil
|
Board
Mandate
The Board
assumes responsibility for stewardship of the Company, including overseeing all
of the operation of the business, supervising management and setting milestones
for the Company. The Board reviews the statements of responsibilities for the
Company including, but not limited to, the code of ethics and expectations for
business conduct.
The Board
approves all significant decisions that affect the Company and its subsidiaries
and sets specific milestones towards which management directs their
efforts.
The Board
ensures, at least annually, that there are long-term goals and a strategic
planning process in place for the Company and participates with management
directly or through its committees in developing and approving the mission of
the business of the Company and the strategic plan by which it proposes to
achieve its goals, which strategic plan takes into account, among other things,
the opportunities and risks of the Company's business. The strategic planning
process is carried out at each Board meeting where there are regularly reviewed
specific milestones for the Company.
The
strategic planning process incorporates identifying the main risks to the
Company's objectives and ensuring that mitigation plans are in place to manage
and minimize these risks. The Board also takes responsibility for identifying
the principal risks of the Company's business and for ensuring these risks are
effectively monitored and mitigated to the extent practicable. The Board
appoints senior management.
The
Company adheres to regulatory requirements with respect to the timeliness and
content of its disclosure. The Board approves all of the Company's major
communications, including annual and quarterly reports and press releases. The
Chief Executive Officer authorizes the issuance of news releases. The Chief
Executive Officer is generally the only individual authorized to communicate
with analysts, the news media and investors about information concerning the
Company.
The Board
and the audit committee of the Company (the
"Audit Committee"
) examines
the effectiveness of the Company's internal control processes and information
systems.
The Board
as a whole, given its small size, is involved in developing the Company's
approach to corporate governance. The number of scheduled board meetings varies
with circumstances. In addition, special meetings are called as necessary. The
Chief Executive Officer establishes the agenda at each Board meeting and submits
a draft to each director for their review and recommendation for items for
inclusion on the agenda. Each director has the ability to raise subjects that
are not on the agenda at any board meeting. Meeting agendas and other materials
to be reviewed and/or discussed for action by the Board are distributed to
directors in time for review prior to each meeting. Board members have full and
free access to senior management and employees of the Company.
Position
Descriptions
The Board
has not developed written position descriptions for the Chairman of the Board or
the Chief Executive Officer. The Board is currently of the view that
the respective corporate governance roles of the Board and management, as
represented by the Chief Executive Officer, are clear and that the limits to
management's responsibility and authority are well-defined.
Each of
the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Disclosure Committee and a
Petroleum and Natural Gas Committee has a chair and a mandate.
Orientation
and Continuing Education
We have
developed an orientation program for new directors including a director’s manual
("Director’s Manual") which contains information regarding the roles and
responsibilities of the board, each board committee, the board chair, the chair
of each board committee and our president. The Director’s Manual contains
information regarding its organizational structure, governance policies
including the Board Mandate and each Board committee charter, and our code of
business conduct and ethics. The Director’s Manual is updated as our business,
governance documents and policies change. We update and inform the board
regarding corporate developments and changes in legal, regulatory and industry
requirements affecting us.
Ethical
Business Conduct
We have
adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics (the "
Code
") for our directors,
officers and employees. The board encourages following the Code by making it
widely available. It is distributed to directors in the Director’s Manual and to
officers, employees and consultants at the commencement of their employment or
consultancy. The Code reminds those engaged in service to us that
they are required to report perceived or actual violations of the law,
violations of our policies, dangers to health, safety and the environment, risks
to our property, and accounting or auditing irregularities to the chair of the
Audit Committee who is an independent director of ours. In addition, to
requiring directors, officers and employees to abide by the Code, we encourage
consultants, service providers and all parties who engage in business with us to
contact the chair of the Audit Committee regarding any perceived and all actual
breaches by our directors, officers and employees of the Code. The chair of our
Audit Committee is responsible for investigating complaints, presenting
complaints to the applicable board committee or the board as a whole, and
developing a plan for promptly and fairly resolving complaints. Upon conclusion
of the investigation and resolution of a complaint, the chair of our Audit
Committee will advise the complainant of the corrective action measures that
have been taken or advise the complainant that the complaint has not been
substantiated. The Code prohibits retaliation by us, our directors and
management, against complainants who raise concerns in good faith and requires
us to maintain the confidentiality of complainants to the greatest extent
practical. Complainants may also submit their concerns anonymously in writing.
In addition to the Code, we have an Audit Committee Charter and a Policy of
Procedures for Disclosure Concerning Financial/Accounting
Irregularities.
Since the
beginning of our most recently completed financial year, no material change
reports have been filed that pertain to any conduct of a director or executive
officer that constitutes a departure from the Code. The board encourages and
promotes a culture of ethical business conduct by appointing directors who
demonstrate integrity and high ethical standards in their business dealings and
personal affairs. Directors are required to abide by the Code and expected to
make responsible and ethical decisions in discharging their duties, thereby
setting an example of the standard to which management and employees should
adhere. The board is required by the Board Mandate to satisfy our CEO and other
executive officers are acting with integrity and fostering a culture of
integrity throughout the Company. The board is responsible for reviewing
departures from the Code, reviewing and either providing or denying waivers from
the Code, and disclosing any waivers that are granted in accordance with
applicable law. In addition, the board is responsible for responding to
potential conflict of interest situations, particularly with respect to
considering existing or proposed transactions and agreements in respect of which
directors or executive officers advise they have a material interest. The Board
Mandate requires that directors and executive officers disclose any interest and
the extent, no matter how small, of their interest in any transaction or
agreement with us, and that directors excuse themselves from both board
deliberations and voting in respect of transactions in which they have an
interest. By taking these steps the board strives to ensure that directors
exercise independent judgment, unclouded by the relationships of the directors
and executive officers to each other and us, in considering transactions and
agreements in respect of which directors and executive officers have an
interest.
Nomination
of Directors
The Board
has not appointed a nominating committee and does not believe that such a
committee is warranted at the present time. The entire Board determines new
nominees to the Board, although a formal process has not been adopted. The
nominees are generally the result of recruitment efforts by the Board members,
including both formal and informal discussions among Board members and officers.
The Board generally looks for the nominee to have direct experience in the oil
and gas business and significant public company experience. The nominee must not
have a significant conflicting public company association.
Compensation
The Board
determines director and executive officer compensation by recommendation of the
Compensation Committee. The Company's Compensation Committee reviews the amounts
and effectiveness of compensation. Each of the members of the Compensation
Committee are independent. The Board reviews the adequacy and form of
compensation and compares it to other companies of similar size and stage of
development. There is no minimum share ownership requirement of
directors.
The
Compensation Committee convenes at least once annually to review director and
officer compensation and status of stock options. The Compensation Committee
also responds to requests from management and the Board to review
recommendations of management for new senior employees and their compensation.
The Compensation Committee has the power to approve and/or amend these
recommendations.
The
Company has felt no need to retain any compensation consultants or advisors at
any time since the beginning of the Company's most recently completed financial
year.
Committees
of the Board
Our board
of directors discharges its responsibilities directly and through committees of
the board of directors, currently consisting of the Audit Committee, a
compensation committee (the "
Compensation Committee
"), a
disclosure committee (the "
Disclosure Committee
") and a
petroleum and natural gas committee (the "
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Committee
").
Each of
the Audit Committee, Disclosure Committee and the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Committee consists of a majority of independent directors, while the
Compensation Committee consists of independent directors. Each
Committee has a specific mandate and responsibilities, as reflected in the
charters for each committee.
Audit
Committee
The
mandate of the Audit Committee is formalized in a written
charter. The members of the Audit Committee are James Cassina, Milton
Klyman (Chair) and Colin McNeil. Based on his professional certification and
experience, the board has determined that Milton Klyman is an Audit Committee
Financial Expert and that James Cassina and Colin McNeil are financially
literate. The Audit Committee's primary duties and responsibilities are to serve
as an independent and objective party to monitor our financial reporting process
and control systems, review and appraise the audit activities of our independent
auditors, financial and senior management, and the lines of communication among
the independent auditors, financial and senior management, and the board of
directors for financial reporting and control matters including investigating
fraud, illegal acts or conflicts of interest.
Compensation
Committee
The
mandate of the Compensation Committee is formalized in a written charter. The
members of the Compensation Committee are Colin McNeil and Milton Klyman
(Chair). The Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of
independent directors. Compensation is determined in the context of our
strategic plan, our growth, shareholder returns and other achievements and
considered in the context of position descriptions, goals and the performance of
each individual director and officer. With respect to directors’ compensation,
the Compensation Committee reviews the level and form of compensation received
by the directors, members of each committee, the board chair and the chair of
each board committee, considering the duties and responsibilities of each
director, his or her past service and continuing duties in service to us. The
compensation of directors, the CEO and executive officers of competitors are
considered, to the extent publicly available, in determining compensation and
the Compensation Committee has the power to engage a compensation consultant or
advisor to assist in determining appropriate compensation.
Disclosure
Committee
The
mandate of the Disclosure Committee is formalized in a written charter. The
members of the Disclosure Committee are Milton Klyman, Colin McNeil and James
Cassina (Chair). The Committee's duties and responsibilities include,
but are not limited to, review and revise our controls and other procedures
("Disclosure and Controls Procedures") to ensure that (i) information required
by us to be disclosed to the applicable regulatory authorities and other written
information that we will disclose to the public is reported accurately and on a
timely basis, and (ii) such information is accumulated and communicated to
management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure; assist in documenting and monitoring the integrity and evaluating
the effectiveness of the Disclosure and Control Procedures; the identification
and disclosure of material information about us, the accuracy completeness and
timeliness of our financial reports and all communications with the investing
public are timely, factual and accurate and are conducted in accordance with
applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Petroleum
and Natural Gas Committee
The
members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Committee are Milton Klyman, James
Cassina and Colin McNeil (Chair). The Petroleum and Natural Gas
Committee has the responsibility of meeting with the independent engineering
firms commissioned to conduct the reserves evaluation on our oil and natural gas
assets and to discuss the results of such evaluation with each of the
independent engineers and management. Specifically, the Petroleum and
Natural Gas Committee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, a
review of management’s recommendations for the appointment of independent
engineers, review of the independent engineering reports and considering the
principal assumptions upon which such reports are based, appraisal of the
expertise of the independent engineering firms retained to evaluate our
reserves, review of the scope and methodology of the independent engineers’
evaluations, reviewing any problems experienced by the independent engineers in
preparing the reserve evaluation, including any restrictions imposed by
management or significant issues on which there was a disagreement with
management and a review of reserve additions and revisions which occur from one
report to the next.
Assessments
The board
assesses, on an annual basis, the contributions of the board as a whole, the
Audit Committee and each of the individual directors, in order to determine
whether each is functioning effectively. The board monitors the adequacy of
information given to directors, communication between the board and management
and the strategic direction and processes of the board and
committees. The Audit Committee will annually review the Audit
Committee Charter and recommend, if any, revisions to the board as
necessary.
SCHEDULE
"B"
EAGLEFORD
ENERGY INC.
(the
"Company"
)
FORM
52-110F2
AUDIT
COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE
Audit
Committee Charter
The
responsibilities and duties of the audit committee (the "
Audit Committee
") of the board
of directors of the Company (the
"Board"
) are set out in the
Audit Committee’s charter (the "
Charter
"), the text of which
is set forth in
Appendix
"1"
to this
Schedule
"B"
.
Composition
of the Audit Committee
The
members of the audit committee of the board are James Cassina, Milton Klyman
(Chairman) and Colin McNeil. Based on his professional certification and
experience, the board has determined that Milton Klyman is an Audit Committee
Financial Expert and that James Cassina and Colin McNeil are financially
literate. The audit committee's primary duties and responsibilities are to serve
as an independent and objective party to monitor our financial reporting process
and control systems, review and appraise the audit activities of our independent
auditors, financial and senior management, and the lines of communication among
the independent auditors, financial and senior management, and the board of
directors for financial reporting and control matters including investigating
fraud, illegal acts or conflicts of interest.
Relevant
Education and Experience of Audit Committee Members
Milton
Klyman is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is a self-employed
financial consultant and has been a Chartered Accountant since
1952. Milton Klyman is a Life Member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Ontario, a Life member of the Canadian Institute of Mining
Metallurgy and Petroleum and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries
and Administrators.
James
Cassina is a consultant in business development, mergers and acquisitions and
corporate finance. James Cassina has served as a director and held various
executive positions with public companies.
Colin
McNeil is an independent consulting geophysicist and has managed exploration
programs and structured technical assessments for companies in the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Arctic, and Canada Colin McNeil has
served as a director and held various positions with public and private
companies.
Reliance
on Certain Exemption
Since the
commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the
Company has not relied upon any of the exemptions contained in the following
provisions of MI 52-110: (i) Section 2.4 (
De Minimis Non-audit
Services
); (ii) Section 3.2 (
Initial Public Offerings
);
(iii) Section 3.4 (
Events
Outside Control of Member
); (iv) Section 3.5 (
Death, Disability or Resignation of
Audit Committee Member
); and (v) Part 8 (
Exemptions
).
Reliance
on the Exemption in Subsection 3.3(2) or Section 3.6
Since the
commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the
Company has not relied upon any of the exemptions contained in the following
provisions of MI 52-110: (i) Subsection 3.3(2) (
Controlled Companies
); and
(ii) Section 3.6 (
Temporary
Exemption for Limited and Exceptional Circumstances
).
Reliance
on Section 3.8
Since the
commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the
Company has not relied upon the exemption in Section 3.8 (
Acquisition of Financial
Literacy
) of MI 52-110.
Audit
Committee Oversight
Since the
commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, no
recommendations were made by the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an
external auditor.
Pre-approval
Policies and Procedures
The
policies and procedures adopted by the Audit Committee in respect of the
engagement of the Company’s auditors in respect of non-audit services, being
services other than audit services, is described under the heading
"Responsibilities and Powers"
in the Charter.
External
Auditor Service Fees (By Category)
The
aggregate fees billed or accrued for professional fees rendered by Schwartz
Levitsky Feldman LLP, Chartered Accountants for the years ended August 31, 2010
and August 31, 2009 are as follows:
Nature of Services
|
|
Fees Paid to Auditor in Year-ended
August 31, 2010
|
|
|
Fees Paid to Auditor in Year-ended
August 31, 2009
|
|
Audit
Fees(1)
|
|
$
|
23,000
|
|
|
$
|
32,000
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees(2)
|
|
NIL
|
|
|
$
|
31,249
|
(5)
|
Tax
Fees(3)
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
|
All
Other Fees(4)
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
|
TOTALS
|
|
$
|
23,000
|
|
|
$
|
63,249
|
|
Notes:
(1)
|
"
Audit Fees
" include fees
necessary to perform the annual audit and any quarterly reviews of the
Company's financial statements management discussion and
analysis. This includes fees for the review of tax provisions
and for accounting consultations on matters reflected in the financial
statements. This also includes audit or other attest services
required by legislation or regulation, such as comfort letters, consents,
reviews of securities filings and statutory
audits.
|
(2)
|
"
Audit-Related Fees
"
include fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably
related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's
financial statements and that are not included in "Audit
Fees".
|
(3)
|
"
Tax Fees
" include fees
for all professional services rendered by the Company's auditors for tax
compliance, tax advice and tax
planning.
|
(4)
|
"
All Other Fees
" include
all fees for products and services provided by the Company's auditors not
included in "Audit Fees", "Audit-Related Fees" and "Tax
Fees".
|
(5)
|
Included
in Audit-Related Fees are fees of $31,249 from the Company’s former
auditor BDO Dunwoody LLP for review of the Company’s Registration
Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on
Form 20-F.
|
It is the
policy of the Audit Committee that all audit and non-audit services are
pre-approved prior to engagement. Before the initiation of each
audit, the principal accountant submits a budget of the expected range of
expenditures to complete their audit engagement (including Audit Fees and Tax
Fees) to the Audit Committee for approval. In the event that the principal
accountant exceeds these parameters, the individual auditor is expected to
communicate to management the reasons for the variances, so that such variances
can be ratified by the Audit Committee. As a result, 100% of expenditures within
the scope of the noted budget are approved by the Audit Committee.
During
fiscal 2010 and 2009 there were no hours performed by any person other than the
primary accountant’s fulltime permanent employees.
Exemption
The
Company is relying upon the exemption set forth in Section 6.1 (Part 3 –
Composition of the Audit
Committee
) of MI 52-110 which allows for an exemption of venture issuers
from the requirement that all members of its audit committee be
independent.
EXHIBIT
1
EAGLEFORD
ENERGY INC.
(the
"Company"
)
AUDIT
COMMITTEE CHARTER
This
Charter was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 28, 2009
and replaces all previous audit committee charters, terms of reference or other
similar documents prescribing the procedures, powers and duties of the Audit
Committee.
Audit
Committee Charter
This
Audit Committee Charter (the "Charter") has been adopted by the Board of
Directors (the "Board") of Eugenic Corp. (the "Company"). The Audit
Committee of the Board (the "Committee") will review and reassess this charter
annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for
approval. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities
are to:
|
·
|
Oversee
(i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements; (ii) the
Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and (iii) the
independent auditors’ qualifications and
independence.
|
|
·
|
Serve
as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s financial
reporting processes and internal control
systems.
|
|
·
|
Review
and appraise the audit activities of the Company’s independent auditors
and the internal auditing
functions.
|
|
·
|
Provide
open lines of communication among the independent auditors, financial and
senior management, and the Board of Directors for financial reporting and
control matters.
|
Role
and Independence: Organization
The
Committee assists the Board on fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of
the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing, internal control and
financial reporting practices of the Company. It may also have such
other duties as may from time to time be assigned to it by the
Board.
The Audit
Committee is to be comprised of at least three directors. The
majority of this Committee must be independent from management and free from any
relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the
exercise of his or her independent judgment as a member of the
Committee.
All
members shall, to the satisfaction of the Board, be financially literate (i.e.
will have the ability to read and understand a balance sheet, an income
statement, a cash flow statement and the notes attached thereto), and at least
one member shall have accounting or related financial management expertise to
qualify as "financially sophisticated". A person will qualify as
"financially sophisticated" is an individual who possesses the following
attributes:
|
1.
|
an
understanding of financial statements and generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
|
2.
|
an
ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection
with the accounting for estimates, accruals and
reserves;
|
|
3.
|
experience
preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that
present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are
generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can
reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements,
or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such
activities;
|
|
4.
|
an
understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting;
and
|
|
5.
|
an
understanding of audit committee
functions.
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The
majority of the members of the Committee are "independent" as defined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Board has determined that Mr. Klyman
is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation
S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
Committee members will be elected annually at the first meeting of the Board
following the annual meeting of shareholders. Each member of the
Committee serves during the pleasure of the Board and, in any event, only so
long as he or she is a director.
One
member of the Committee shall be appointed as chair. The chair shall
be responsible for leadership of the Committee, including scheduling and
presiding over meetings and making regular reports to the Board. The
chair will also maintain regular liaison with the CEO, CFO, and the lead
independent audit partner.
Responsibilities
and Powers
Although
the Committee may wish to consider other duties from time to time, the general
recurring activities of the Committee in carrying out its oversight role are
described below.
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·
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Annual
review and revision of this Charter as necessary with the approval of the
Board.
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·
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Review
and obtain from the independent auditors a formal written statement
delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Company,
consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard
1.
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·
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Recommending
to the Board the independent auditors to be retained (or nominated for
shareholder approval) to audit the financial statements of the
Company. Such auditors are ultimately accountable to the Board
and the Committee, as representatives of the
shareholders.
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·
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Evaluating,
together with the Board and management, the performance of the independent
auditors and, where appropriate, replacing such
auditors.
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·
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Obtaining
annually from the independent auditors a formal written statement
describing all relationships between the auditors and the Company. The
Committee shall actively engage in a dialogue with the independent
auditors with respect to any relationship that may impact the objectively
and the independence of the auditors and shall take, or recommend that the
Board take, appropriate actions to oversee and satisfy itself as to the
auditors’ independence.
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·
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Ensuring
that the independent auditors are prohibited from providing the following
non-audit services and determining which other non-audit services the
independent auditors are prohibited from
providing:
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o
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Bookkeeping
or other services related to the accounting records or financial
statements of the Company;
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o
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Financial
information systems design and
implementation;
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o
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Appraisal
or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind
reports;
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o
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Internal
audit outsourcing services;
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o
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Management
functions or human resources;
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o
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Broker
or dealer, investment advisor or investment banking
services;
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o
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Legal
services and expert services unrelated to the audit;
and
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o
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Any
other services which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
determines to be impermissible.
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·
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Approving
any permissible non-audit engagements of the independent
auditors.
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·
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Meeting
with the auditors and management of the Company to review the scope of the
proposed audit for the current year, and the audit procedures to be used,
and to approve audit fees.
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·
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Reviewing
the audited financial statements and discussing them with management and
the independent auditors. Consideration of the quality of the
Company’s accounting principles as applied in its financial
reporting. Based on such review, the Committee shall make its
recommendation to the Board as to the inclusion of the Company’s audited
financial statement in the Company’s Annual Report to
Shareholders.
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·
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Discussing
with management and the independent auditors the quality and adequacy of
and compliance with the Company’s internal
controls.
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·
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Establishing
procedures: (i) for receiving, handling and retaining of complaints
received by the Company regarding accounting, internal controls, or
auditing matters, and (ii) for employees to submit confidential anonymous
concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
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·
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Review
and discuss all related party transactions involving the
Company.
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·
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Engaging
independent counsel and other advisors if the Committee determines that
such advisors are necessary to assist the Committee in carrying out its
duties.
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·
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Publicly
disclose the receipt of warning about any violations of corporate
governance rules.
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Authority
The
Committee will have the authority to retain special legal, accounting or other
experts for advise, consultation or special investigation. The
Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company, the Company’s
outside legal counsel, or the independent auditor to attend a meeting of the
Committee, or to meet with any member of, or consultants to, the
Committee. The Committee will have full access to the books, records
and facilities of the Company.
Meetings
The
Committee shall meet at least yearly, or more frequently as the Committee
considers necessary. Opportunities should be afforded periodically to
the external auditor and to senior management to meet separately with the
independent members of the Committee. Meetings may be with representatives of
the independent auditors, and appropriate members of management, all either
individually or collectively as may be required by the Chairman of the
Committee.
The
independent auditors will have direct access to the Committee at their own
initiative.
The
Chairman of the Committee will report periodically the Committee’s findings and
recommendations to the Board of Directors.
S
CHEDULE
"C"
EAGLEFORD
ENERGY INC.
2011 AMENDED STOCK OPTION
PLAN
THIS AMENDED PLAN
was approved
and adopted on December 21, 2010 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
and ratified on February 24, 2011 by the shareholders of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
1.1
Definitions
. Where
used in this Plan, unless there is something in the subject matter or context
inconsistent therewith, the following terms will have the meanings set forth
below:
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(a)
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"
Administrator
" means,
initially, the President or Secretary of the Corporation and thereafter
will mean such director or other senior officer or employee of the
Corporation or a duly appointed committee thereof as may be designated as
Administrator by the Board from time to
time.
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(b)
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"
associate
" has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1(1) of the Securities
Act.
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(c)
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"
Board
" means the board
of directors of the Corporation, or any duly appointed committee thereof
to which the board of directors of the Corporation has delegated the power
to administer and grant Options under this Plan, as constituted from time
to time.
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(d)
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"
cause
" means, with
respect to a particular Employee:
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(i)
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"cause"
as such term is defined in the written employment agreement between the
Corporation and the Employee; or
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(ii)
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in
the event there is no written employment agreement between the Corporation
and the Employee or "cause" is not defined in the written employment
agreement between the Corporation and the Employee, the usual meaning of
cause under the laws of the Province of
Ontario.
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(e)
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"
Company
" unless
specifically indicated otherwise, means a corporation, incorporated
association or organization, body corporate, partnership, trust,
association, or other entity other than an
individual.
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(f)
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"
Consultant
" means a
person, other than an Employee or Director of the Corporation, or a
Company, who:
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(i)
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provides
on a
bona fide
basis consulting, technical, management or other services to the
Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation under a written
contract;
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(ii)
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possesses
technical, business, management or other expertise of value to the
Corporation or a Subsidiary of the
Corporation;
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(iii)
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in
the reasonable opinion of the Corporation, spends or will spend a
significant amount of time and attention on the business and affairs of
the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation;
and
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(iv)
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has
a relationship with the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation
that enables the individual to be knowledgeable about the business and
affairs of the Corporation.
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(g)
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"
Corporation
" means
Eagleford Energy Inc., and includes any successor corporation
thereto.
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(h)
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"
Director
" means a
director or senior officer of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the
Corporation to whom stock options may be granted in reliance on a
prospectus exemption under applicable Securities
Laws.
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(i)
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"
disinterested Shareholder
approval
" means approval by a majority of the votes cast by all
shareholders of the Corporation at a duly called and held meeting of
shareholders of the Corporation, excluding votes attaching to Shares
beneficially owned by:
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(i)
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Insiders
to whom Options may be granted under this Plan;
and
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(ii)
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associates
of Insiders referred to in Section 0(i)(i)
above.
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(j)
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"
Effective Date
" means
the effective date of this Plan being February 24,
2011.
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(k)
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"
Employee
" means an
individual who:
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(i)
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is
considered an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the
Corporation under the
Income Tax Act
(Canada)
(i.e., for whom income tax, employment insurance and CPP deductions must
be made at source); or
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(ii)
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works
full-time for the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation providing
services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same
control and direction by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the
Corporation over the details and methods of work as an employee of the
Corporation, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source;
or
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(iii)
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works
for the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation on a continuing and
regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services
normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control
and direction by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation over
the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation, but for
whom income tax deductions are not made at
source.
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(l)
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"
Exchange
" means where
the context permits, any exchange on which the Shares are or may be listed
from time to time.
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(m)
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"
Exercise Notice
" means
the notice respecting the exercise of an Option, in the form set out in
Exhibit "I" of the Option Agreement, duly executed by the Option
Holder.
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(n)
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"
Exercise Period
" means
the period during which a particular Option may be exercised and, subject
to earlier termination in accordance with the terms hereof, is the period
from and including the Grant Date through to and including the Expiry
Date.
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(o)
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"
Exercise Price
" means
the price per Share at which Shares may be purchased under an Option duly
granted under this Plan, as determined in accordance with Section 0 of
this Plan and, if applicable, adjusted in accordance with Section 0 of
this Plan.
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(p)
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"
Expiry Date
" means the
date determined in accordance with Section 0 of this Plan and after which
a particular Option cannot be exercised and is deemed to be null and void
and of no further force or effect.
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(q)
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"
Grant Date
" means the
date on which the Board grants a particular
Option.
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(i)
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an
Insider as defined in Section 1(1) of the Securities Act, other than a
person who falls within that definition solely by virtue of being a
director or senior officer of a Subsidiary;
or
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(ii)
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an
associate of an Insider, a director or senior officer of a Company that is
an Insider or Subsidiary of the
Corporation.
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(s)
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"
Limit
" shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 0 of this
Plan.
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(t)
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"
Market Price
" at any
date in respect of the Shares shall be the closing price of such Shares on
any Exchange (and if listed on more than one Exchange, then the highest of
such closing prices) on the last Business Day prior to the Grant Date (or,
if such Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on the Exchange,
on such stock exchange on which the Shares are listed and posted for
trading as may be selected for such purpose by the Board). In the event
that such Shares did not trade on such Business Day, the Market Price
shall be the average of the bid and asked prices in respect of such Shares
at the close of trading on such date. In the event that such Shares are
not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange, the Market Price
shall be the fair market value of such Shares as determined by the Board
in its sole discretion;
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(u)
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"
OBCA
" means the
Ontario Business Corporations
Act
, as amended, or such other successor legislation which may be
enacted, from time to time.
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(v)
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"
Option
" means an option
to acquire Shares granted to a Director, Employee or Consultant pursuant
to this Plan.
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(w)
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"
Option Agreement
" means
an agreement, in the form substantially similar as that set out in
Schedule "A" hereto, evidencing an Option granted under this
Plan.
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(x)
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"
Option Holder
" means a
Director, Employee or Consultant or former Director, Employee or
Consultant, to whom an Option has been granted and who continues to hold
an unexercised and unexpired Option or, where applicable, the Personal
Representative of such person.
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(y)
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"
Plan
" means this stock
option plan as may be amended from time to
time.
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(z)
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"
person
" means a Company
or an individual.
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(aa)
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"
Personal Representative
"
means:
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(i)
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in
the case of a deceased Option Holder, the executor or administrator of the
deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction
to do so; and
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(ii)
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in
the case of an Option Holder who, for any reason, is unable to manage his
or her affairs, the individual entitled by law to act on behalf of such
Option Holder.
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(bb)
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"
Regulatory Authorities
"
means the Exchange and any other organized trading facilities on which the
Corporation's Shares are listed and all securities commissions or similar
securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the
Corporation.
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(cc)
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"
Re-Organization Event
"
has the meaning given in Section 0 of this
Plan.
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(dd)
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"
Securities Act
" means
the
Securities
Act
(Ontario), as amended, or such other successor legislation as
may be enacted, from time to time.
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(ee)
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"
Securities Laws
" means
securities legislation, securities regulation and securities rules, as
amended, and the policies, notices, instruments and blanket orders in
force from time to time that govern or are applicable to the Corporation
or to which it is subject, including, without limitation, the Securities
Act.
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(ff)
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"
Share
" or "
Shares
" means, as the
case may be, one (1) or more common shares without par value in the
capital stock of the Corporation as constituted on the Effective Date or,
in the event of an adjustment contemplated by Section 0 of this Plan, such
other shares or securities to which an Option Holder may be entitled upon
the due exercise of an Option as a result of such
adjustment.
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(gg)
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"
Share Compensation
Arrangemen
t" means a stock option, stock option plan, employee
stock purchase plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism of
the Corporation involving the issuance or potential issuance of Shares to
one or more Directors, Employees or Consultants, including a share
purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by
way of a loan, guarantee or
otherwise.
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(hh)
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"
Subsidiary
" means a
subsidiary as interpreted in the
OBCA.
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(ii)
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"
Termination Date
"
means:
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(i)
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in
the case of the resignation of the Option Holder as an Employee of the
Corporation, the date that the Option Holder provides notice of his or her
resignation as an Employee of the Corporation to the Corporation;
or
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(ii)
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in
the case of the termination of the Option Holder as an Employee of the
Corporation by the Corporation for any reason other than death, the
effective date of termination set out in the Corporation's notice of
termination of the Option Holder as an Employee of the Corporation to the
Option Holder; or
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(iii)
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in
the case of the termination of the written contract of the Option Holder
to provide consulting services to the Corporation, the effective date of
termination set out in any notice provided by one of the parties to the
written contract to the other party;
or
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(iv)
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the
effective date of termination of a Director, Employee or Consultant
pursuant to an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction
to so order.
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1.2
Choice of Law
. This
Plan is established under and the provisions of this Plan will be subject to and
interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario.
1.3
Headings
. The
headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the
interpretation of this Plan.
ARTICLE
II
PURPOSE
AND PARTICIPATION
2.1
Purpose
. The
purpose of this Plan is to provide the Corporation with a share-related
mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Directors, Employees and
Consultants, to reward such of those Directors, Employees and Consultants as may
be granted Options under this Plan by the Board from time to time for their
contributions toward the long term goals and success of the Corporation and to
enable and encourage such Directors, Employees and Consultants to acquire Shares
as long term investments and proprietary interests in the
Corporation.
2.2
Participation
. The
Board will, from time to time and in its sole discretion, determine those
Directors, Employees, Consultants (and, when applicable, to a Company wholly
owned by any such Director, Employee or Consultant), if any, to whom Options are
to be granted. The Board may only grant options to an Employee or
Consultant if such Employee or Consultant is a
bona fide
Employee or
Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case
may be. The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant the majority of
the Options to Insiders of the Corporation. However, in no case will
the grant of Options under this Plan, together with any proposed or previously
existing Share Compensation Arrangement, result in (in each case, as determined
on the Grant Date):
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(a)
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the
number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options granted
to Insiders exceeding ten percent (5%)
of the
Corporation's issued and outstanding Shares (on a non-diluted
basis);
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(b)
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the
grant to Insiders, within any twelve (12) month period, of Options
reserving for issuance a number of Shares exceeding in the aggregate ten
percent (5%)
of the
Corporation's issued and outstanding Shares (on a non-diluted
basis);
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(c)
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the
grant to any one (1) Insider, and such Insider's associates, within any
twelve (12) month period, Options reserving for issuance a number of
Shares exceeding in the aggregate five percent (5%)
of the
Corporation's issued and outstanding Shares
(on a non-diluted
basis); or
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(d)
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the
number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options granted
to any one (1) person exceeding in the aggregate five percent (5%) of the
Corporation's issued and outstanding Shares (on a non-diluted
basis).
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Any
entitlement to acquire Shares granted pursuant to this Plan or any other Share
Compensation Agreement prior to the Optionee becoming an Insider shall be
excluded for the purposes of calculating the limits set out in Subsections
2.2(a), (b) and (c), above.
2.3
Notification of
Grant
. Following the approval by the Board of the granting of
an Option, the Administrator will notify the Option Holder in writing of the
award and will enclose with such notice the Option Agreement representing the
Option so granted.
2.4
Copy of Plan
. Each
Option Holder, concurrently with the notice of the award of the Option, will,
upon written request, be provided with a copy of this Plan, and a copy of any
amendment to this Plan will be promptly provided by the Administrator to each
Option Holder.
2.5
Limitation
. This
Plan does not give any Option Holder that is a Director the right to serve or
continue to serve as a Director of the Corporation, does not give any Option
Holder that is an Employee the right to be or to continue to be employed by the
Corporation and does not give any Option Holder that is a Consultant the right
to be or continue to be retained or engaged by the Corporation as a consultant
for the Corporation.
ARTICLE
III
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
3.1
Board to Issue
Shares
. The Shares to be issued to Option Holders upon the
exercise of Options will be previously authorized but unissued Shares in the
capital stock of the Corporation.
3.2
Number of Shares
Reserved
. Subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 0
of this Plan and any subsequent amendment to this Plan, the number of Shares
reserved for issuance and which will be available for purchase pursuant to
Options granted under this Plan shall not exceed 6,170,205 Shares (the "
Limit
"), being 20% of the
total issued and outstanding on the date of approval of the Plan. If
any Option expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been
exercised in full, the number of Shares in respect of which Option expired or
terminated, as the case may be, shall not be counted towards the Limit, and will
again be available for the purposes of this Plan.
3.3
Term of
Option
. Subject to Section 0, the Expiry Date of an Option
will be the date so fixed by the Board at the time the particular Option is
granted, provided that such date will be no later than the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the Grant Date of such Option.
3.4
Termination of
Option
. Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be
attached to Options granted hereunder, an Option Holder may exercise an Option
in whole or in part at any time or from time to time during the Exercise
Period. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Exercise
Period will terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of 5:00 p.m.
(Toronto time) on the Expiry Date. The Expiry Date of an Option will
be the
earlier
of the date so fixed by the Board at the time the Option is granted and the date
established, if applicable, in subsections 0 to (c) below:
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(a)
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Death of Option
Holder
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In the
event that the Option Holder should die while he or she is still a Director (if
he or she holds his or her Option as a Director), an Employee (if he or she
holds his or her Option as an Employee) or a Consultant (if he or she holds his
or her Option as a Consultant), the Expiry Date will be the first anniversary of
the Option Holder's date of death.
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(b)
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Ceasing to Hold
Office
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In the
event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as a Director of the
Corporation and such Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Corporation
other than by reason of death, the Expiry Date of the Option will not exceed the
ninetieth (90
th
) day
following the date the Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Corporation
unless the Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Corporation as a result
of:
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(i)
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ceasing
to meet the qualifications of a director set forth in the OBCA;
or
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(ii)
|
an
ordinary resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the
Corporation pursuant to subsection 122 of the OBCA;
or
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(iii)
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an
order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so
order,
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in which
case the Expiry Date will be the date the Option Holder ceases to be a Director
of the Corporation.
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(c)
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Ceasing to be an
Employee or Consultant
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In the
event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Employee or
Consultant of the Corporation and such Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or
Consultant of the Corporation other than by reason of death, the Expiry Date of
the Option will not exceed the ninetieth (90
th
) day
following the Termination Date unless the Option Holder ceases to
be:
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(i)
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an
Employee of the Corporation as a result of termination for Cause;
or
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(ii)
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an
Employee or Consultant of the Corporation as a result of an order made by
any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so
order,
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in which
case the Expiry Date will be the Termination Date.
In the
event that an Option Holder commits an act of bankruptcy or any proceeding is
commenced against an Option Holder under the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada) or other applicable bankruptcy or insolvency legislation in force at
the time of such bankruptcy or insolvency and such proceeding remains
undismissed for a period of thirty (30) days, no Option held by such Option
Holder may be exercised following the date on which such Option Holder commits
such act of bankruptcy or such proceeding remains undismissed, as the case may
be.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Plan, in no case will an Option be exercisable after
the tenth (10
th
)
anniversary of the Grant Date of the Option.
3.5
Exercise Price
. The
price at which an Option Holder may purchase a Share upon the exercise of an
Option (the "
Exercise
Price
") will be determined by the Board and set forth in the Option
Agreement issued in respect of such Option and, in any event, will not be less
than the Market Price of the Corporation's Shares calculated as of the Grant
Date. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Plan, in no
case will the Market Price be less than the minimum prescribed by each of the
organized trading facilities as would apply to the Grant Date in
question.
3.6
Additional
Terms
. Subject to all applicable Securities Laws of all
applicable Regulatory Authorities, the Board may attach other terms and
conditions to the grant of a particular Option, such terms and conditions to be
referred to in the Option Agreement at the time of grant. These terms
and conditions may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the
following:
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(a)
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providing
that an Option expires on a date other than as provided for
herein;
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(b)
|
providing
that a portion or portions of an Option vest after certain periods of time
or upon the occurrence of certain events, or expire after certain periods
of time or upon the occurrence of certain
events;
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(c)
|
providing
that an Option be exercisable immediately, in full, notwithstanding that
it has vesting provisions, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as
a friendly or hostile take-over bid for the Corporation;
and
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(d)
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providing
that an Option issued to, held by or exercised by an Option Holder who is
a citizen or resident of the United Sates of America, and otherwise
meeting the statutory requirements, be treated as an "Incentive Stock
Option" as that term is defined for purposes of the United States of
America Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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3.7
Non-Transferability of
Options
. The Options granted hereunder are not assignable,
transferable or negotiable (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and may
not be assigned or transferred, provided however that the Personal
Representative of an Option Holder may, to the extent permitted by Section 0 of
this Plan, exercise the Option within the Exercise Period. Upon any
attempt to assign, transfer, negotiate, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
of or transfer an Option contrary to this Section 0 of this Plan, or upon the
levy of any attachment or similar process upon an Option, the Option and all
rights, benefits and privileges arising thereunder or therefrom, at the sole
discretion and election of the Corporation, shall cease and terminate and be of
no further force or affect whatsoever.
3.8
Adjustments
. If,
prior to the complete exercise of an Option, the Shares are consolidated,
subdivided, converted, exchanged or reclassified or in any way substituted for
(collectively, a "
Re-Organization Event
"), an
Option, to the extent that it has not been exercised, will be adjusted by the
Board in accordance with such Re-Organization Event in the manner the Board
deems appropriate. No fractional Shares will be issued upon the
exercise of the Options and accordingly, if as a result of the Re-Organization
Event, an Option Holder would become entitled to a fractional Share, such Option
Holder will have the right to purchase only the next lowest whole number of
Shares and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the
fractional interest so disregarded.
3.9
No Rights as
Shareholders
. An Option Holder shall not have any rights as a
shareholder of the Corporation with respect to any of the Shares covered by such
Option until the date of issuance of a certificate for Shares upon the due
exercise of such Option, in full or in part, and then only with respect to the
Shares represented by such certificate or certificates. Without in
any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, no adjustment shall be made
for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
such share certificate is issued.
ARTICLE
IV
EXERCISE
OF OPTION
4.1
Exercise of
Option
. An Option may be exercised only by the Option Holder
or the Personal Representative of the Option Holder. Subject to the
provisions of this Plan, an Option Holder or the Personal Representative of an
Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time or from
time to time during the Exercise Period up to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the
Expiry Date by delivering to the Administrator an Exercise Notice, the
applicable Option Agreement and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to
"
Eagleford Energy
Inc.
" in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the
Shares to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.
4.2
Issue of Share
Certificates
. As soon as practicable following the receipt of
the Exercise Notice and the certified cheque or bank draft referred to in
Section 0, the Administrator will cause to be delivered to the Option Holder a
certificate for the Shares so purchased. If the number of Shares so
purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Agreement, the
Option Holder will surrender the Option Agreement to the Corporation and the
Administrator will forward a new Option Agreement to the Option Holder
concurrently with delivery of the Share certificate for the balance of Shares
available under the Option.
4.3
Condition of
Issue
. The Options and the issue of Shares by the Corporation
pursuant to the exercise of Options are subject to the terms and conditions of
this Plan and compliance with the rules and policies of all applicable
Regulatory Authorities to the granting of such Options and to the issuance and
distribution of such Shares, and to all applicable Securities
Laws. The Option Holder agrees to comply with all such laws,
regulations, rules and policies and agrees to furnish to the Corporation any
information, reports or undertakings required to comply with and to fully
cooperate with the Corporation in complying with such laws, regulations, rules
and policies. Notwithstanding any of the provisions contained in this
Plan or in any Option, the Corporation's obligation to issue Shares to an Option
Holder pursuant to the exercise of any Option granted under the Plan shall be
subject to:
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completion
of such registration or other qualification of such Shares or obtaining
approval of such Regulatory Authority as the Corporation shall determine
to be necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization,
issuance or sale thereof;
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the
admission of such Shares to listing on any stock exchange on which the
Shares may then be listed;
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the
receipt from the Option Holder of such representations, warranties,
agreements and undertakings, as the Corporation determines to be necessary
or advisable in order to safeguard against the violation of the Securities
Laws of any jurisdiction; and
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the
satisfaction of any conditions on exercise prescribed pursuant to Section
0 and Article 5 of this Plan.
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ARTICLE
V
ADMINISTRATION
5.1
Administration
. This
Plan will be administered by the Administrator on the instructions of the
Board. The Board may make, amend and repeal at any time and from time
to time such regulations not inconsistent with this Plan as it may deem
necessary or advisable for the proper administration and operation of this Plan
and such regulations will form part of this Plan. The Board may
delegate to the Administrator or any director or other senior officer or
employee of the Corporation such administrative duties and powers as it may see
fit.
5.2
Board Powers
. The
Board shall have the power, where consistent with the general purpose and intent
of this Plan and subject to the specific provisions of this Plan:
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to
establish policies and to adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the
purposes, provisions and administration of this
Plan;
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to
interpret and construe this Plan and to determine all questions arising
out of this Plan or any Option, and any such interpretation, construction
or determination made by the Board shall be final, binding and conclusive
for all purposes;
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determine the number of Shares reserved for issuance by each
Option;
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to
determine the Exercise Price of each
Option;
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to
determine the time or times when Options will be granted and
exercisable;
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to
determine if the Shares which are issuable on the due exercise of an
Option will be subject to any restrictions upon the due exercise of such
Option; and
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to
prescribe the form of the instruments and certificates relating to the
grant, exercise and other terms of
Options.
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5.3
Board
Discretion
. The Board may, in its discretion, require as
conditions to the grant or exercise of any Option that the Option Holder shall
have:
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represented,
warranted and agreed in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation
that the Option Holder is acquiring and will acquire such Option and the
Shares to be issued upon the exercise thereof or, as the case may be, is
acquiring such Shares, for his, her or its own account, for investment and
not with a view to or in connection with any distribution, that the Option
Holder has had access to such information as is necessary to enable him,
her or it to evaluate the merits and risks of such investment and that the
Option Holder is able to bear the economic risk of holding such Shares for
an indefinite period;
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agreed
to restrictions on transfer in form and substance satisfactory to the
Corporation and to an endorsement on any option agreement or certificate
representing the Shares making appropriate reference to such restrictions;
and
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agreed
to indemnify the Corporation in connection with the
foregoing.
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5.4
Board
Requirements
. Any Option granted under this Plan shall be
subject to the requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Corporation shall
determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares issuable
upon due exercise of such Option upon any securities exchange or under any
Securities Laws of any jurisdiction, or the consent or approval of Regulatory
Authority, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant or
exercise of such Option or the issuance or purchase of Shares thereunder, such
Option may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall
be deemed to require the Corporation to apply for or to obtain such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval.
5.5
Interpretation
. The
interpretation by the Board of any of the provisions of this Plan and any
determination by it pursuant thereto will be final and conclusive and will not
be subject to any dispute by any Option Holder. No member of the
Board or any individual acting pursuant to authority delegated by it hereunder
will be liable for any action or determination in connection with this Plan made
or taken in good faith and each member of the Board and each such individual
will be entitled to indemnification with respect to any such action or
determination in the manner provided for by the Corporation.
ARTICLE
VI
AMENDMENT
AND TERMINATION
6.1
Prospective Amendment and
Termination
. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any
time upon receipt of requisite regulatory approval including, without
limitation, the approval of the Exchange, provided, however, that no such
amendment may increase the maximum number of Shares that may be optioned under
the Plan, change the manner of determining the minimum Option Price or, without
the consent of the Optionee, alter or impair any of the terms of any Option
previously granted to an Optionee under the Plan. Any amendments to the terms of
an Option shall also require regulatory approval, including without limitation,
the approval of the Exchange.
6.2
Retrospective
Amendment
. The Board may from time to time retrospectively
amend this Plan and, with the consent of the affected Option Holders,
retrospectively amend the terms and conditions of any Options that have been
previously granted.
6.3
Sale of Corporation, Extension of
Expiration Date, Non-Applicability of Termination of Employment
Provisions
. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary
in this Plan or in any resolution of the Board in implementation
thereof:
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in
the event the Corporation proposes to amalgamate, merge or consolidate
with any other corporation (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary) or to
liquidate, dissolve or wind-up, or in the event an offer to purchase or
repurchase the Shares of the Corporation or any part thereof shall be made
to all or substantially all holders of Shares of the Corporation, the
Corporation shall have the right, upon written notice thereof to each
Option Holder holding Options under the Plan, to permit the exercise of
all such Options within the twenty (20) day period next following the date
of such notice and to determine that upon the expiration of such twenty
(20) day period, all rights of the Option Holders to such Options or to
exercise same (to the extent not theretofore exercised) shall
ipso facto
terminate
and cease to have further force or effect
whatsoever;
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in
the event of the sale by the Corporation of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety so that the Corporation shall cease to operate as an active
business, any outstanding Option may be exercised as to all or any part of
the Optioned Shares in respect of which the Option Holder would have been
entitled to exercise the Option in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan at the date of completion of any such sale at any time up to and
including, but not after the earlier of: (i) the close of business on that
date which is thirty (30) days following the date of completion of such
sale; and (ii) the close of business on the Expiry Date of the Option; but
the Option Holder shall not be entitled to exercise the Option with
respect to any other Shares;
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subject
to the rules of any relevant Regulatory Authority, the Board may, by
resolution, extend the Expiration Date of any Option. The Board
shall not, in the event of any such advancement or extension, be under any
obligation to advance or extend the date on or by which Options may be
exercised by any other Option Holder;
and
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the
Board may, by resolution, but subject to requirements of applicable
Regulatory Authorities and Securities Laws, decide that any of the
provisions hereof concerning the effect of termination of the Option
Holder's employment shall not apply to any Option Holder for any reason
acceptable to the Board.
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 0, should changes be required to the Plan by any
Regulatory Authority of any jurisdiction to which this Plan or the Corporation
now is or hereafter becomes subject, such changes shall be made to the Plan as
are necessary to conform with such requirements and, if such changes are
approved by the Board, the Plan, as amended, shall be filed with the records of
the Corporation and shall remain in full force and effect in its amended form as
of and from the date of its adoption by the Board.
6.4
Regulatory
Authority Approval
. This Plan and any amendments hereto are
subject to all necessary approvals of the applicable Regulatory
Authorities.
6.5
Disinterested Shareholder
Approval
. Disinterested Shareholder approval must be obtained
if the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan to be granted to
Insiders exceeds ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding Shares, if the
grant of Options to Insiders, within any twelve (12) month period, exceeds ten
percent (10%)
of
the Corporation's issued and outstanding Shares, or if the number of Shares
reserved for issuance to any one (1) person exceeds five percent (5%) of the
issued and outstanding Shares.
6.6
Agreement
. The
Corporation and every Option granted hereunder will be bound by and subject to
the terms and conditions of this Plan. By accepting an Option granted
hereunder, the Option Holder has expressly agreed with the Corporation to be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Plan.
6.7
Effective Date of
Plan
. Upon approval by the shareholders of the Corporation in
accordance with the OBCA, and by acceptance by the Exchange (if the Shares are
listed or posted on an Exchange and such acceptance is required), this Plan
shall be deemed to be effective as of the Effective Date. Any Options
granted prior to such approval and acceptance(s) shall be conditional upon such
approval and acceptance(s) being given and no such Options may be exercised
unless such approval and acceptance is given.
6.8
Governing Law
.
This Plan and all
matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein.
EXHIBIT
"I"
Unless
otherwise defined, all capitalized terms used herein will have the meanings
specified in the stock option plan adopted by Eagleford Energy Inc. effective as
of February 24, 2011 (the "
Plan
").
OPTION
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT
made as of
[
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o
, 20
[
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o
(the "
Effective Date
").
BETWEEN:
EAGLEFORD ENERGY INC.
, a
corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of Ontario,
(the
"
Corporation
")
OF THE
FIRST PART
- and
-
[
·
¨
,
(the
"
Optionee
")
OF THE
SECOND PART.
For good
and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by each of the parties hereto), the Corporation and the Optionee
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Grant of
Option
1.1 The
Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee pursuant to the terms of the Plan the
right and option (the "
Option
") to purchase all or
any part of an aggregate of up to
[
·
Shares at a purchase price
of $
[
·
per Share expiring on
[
·
and on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and therein.
2.
Vesting
2.1 Notwithstanding
Section 1 above or any other provision of this Agreement, legal and beneficial
title to the Option granted to the Optionee hereunder, in respect of the Shares
and all rights, privileges and benefits arising and flowing therefrom or to
arise or flow therefrom hereafter, shall vest in the Optionee and the Optionee
shall be entitled to exercise said Option to purchase the Shares only in the
proportion and on the dates (the "
Vesting Dates
") set out below,
provided that the Optionee is a
[Consultant or Employee or
Director]
of the Corporation on such Vesting Date (and has been a
[Consultant or Employee or
Director]
of the Corporation continuously from the date
hereof):
Vesting Date
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3.
Exercise
of Option
3.1 Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2
above, the Option may be exercised from time to time prior to the Expiry Time
(as hereinafter defined) by delivery to the Corporation at its registered office
of an executed Exercise Notice (attached hereto as Exhibit "I") addressed to the
President of the Corporation specifying the number of Shares with respect to
which the Option is being exercised and accompanied by payment in full, by cash
or certified cheque, of the purchase price of the Shares then being
purchased. Subject to any provisions of this Agreement to the
contrary, certificates for such Shares shall be issued and delivered to the
Optionee within a reasonable time following the receipt of such notice and
payment.
3.2 Notwithstanding
any provisions contained in this Agreement, the Corporation's obligation to
issue Shares to the Optionee pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall be
subject to: (i) receipt of any required shareholder
approval; (ii) completion of such registration or other qualification
of such Shares or obtaining approval of such governmental or regulatory
authority as the Corporation shall determine to be necessary or advisable in
connection with the authorization, issuance or sale
thereof; (iii) the admission of such Shares to listing on
any stock exchange or market on which the Shares may then be listed; (iv) the
receipt from the Optionee of such representations, warranties, agreements and
undertakings as the Corporation determines to be necessary or advisable in order
to safeguard against the violation of the securities laws of any jurisdictions;
and (v) compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Corporation to apply
for or obtain any such registration, qualification, approval or listing referred
to above. The Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees that he has had
access to such information as is necessary to enable him to evaluate the merits
and risks of acquiring Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option and that he
is able to bear the economic risk of holding such Shares for an indefinite
period.
4.
No
Assignment
4.1 The
Option is personal to the Optionee and non-assignable (whether by operation of
law or otherwise). Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge,
hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Option contrary to the provisions of
this Agreement, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the
Option, the Option shall, at the election of the Corporation, cease and
terminate and be of no further force or effect whatsoever.
5.
Expiration
5.1 Subject
to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, including the vesting
conditions set out in Section 2 above and the termination provisions set out in
Section 6 below, the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option with
respect to all or any part of the Shares to the extent vested at any time or
from time to time after the date hereof and prior to the close of business on
[
·
(the "
Expiry Time
"). On the Expiry
Time, the Option shall forthwith expire and terminate and be of no further force
or effect whatsoever with respect to the unexercised balance of the Shares
available under the Option, whether vested or not.
6.
Termination
of Employment; Death; Bankruptcy
6.1 Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and this Section 6 and to any express
resolution passed with respect to the Option by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the "
Board
") or by any committee of
the Board established by the Board to administer the Plan (the "
Committee
"), the Option and
all rights to purchase Shares pursuant thereto shall immediately expire, except
to the extent vested in which case they shall expire and terminate on the
[●]
day following the date the
Optionee ceases to be a ["
Consultant
" or "
Employee
" or "
Director
"] within the meaning
of Section 0 of the Plan.
6.2 Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and this Section 6, if the Optionee shall
die prior to the full exercise of the Option, his Personal Representatives,
heirs or legatees may, at any time within twelve (12) months after the date of
such death, exercise the Option with respect to the unexercised balance of the
Shares to the extent vested, subject to the terms of the Option but only to the
same extent to which the Optionee could have exercised the Option immediately
before the date of such death. In no event, however, shall the Option
be exercisable after the Expiry Time.
6.3 In
the event that the Optionee commits an act of bankruptcy or any proceeding is
commenced against the Optionee under the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada) or other applicable bankruptcy or insolvency legislation in force at
the time of such bankruptcy and such proceeding remains undismissed for a period
of thirty (30) days, the Option may not be exercised following the date on which
the Optionee commits such act of bankruptcy or such proceeding remains
undismissed, as the case may be.
7.
Rights as
a Shareholder
7.1 An
Optionee shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Corporation with
respect to any of the Shares subject to the Option until the date of issuance of
a certificate for such Shares upon the exercise of the Option, in full or in
part, and then only with respect to the Shares represented by such certificate
or certificates. Without in any way limiting the generality of the
foregoing, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which
the record date is prior to the date such share certificate is
issued.
8.
Inconsistency
with Plan
8.1 The
parties hereto agree that in the event this Agreement is inconsistent with the
Plan the Plan shall prevail.
9.
Certain
Adjustments
9.1 In
the event that the Shares are at any time changed or affected as a result of the
declaration of a stock dividend thereon or their subdivision or consolidation,
the number of Shares reserved for the Option shall be adjusted accordingly by
the Board or the Committee to such extent as they deem proper in their
discretion. In such event, the number of, and the price payable for,
the Shares that are then subject to the Option may also be adjusted by the Board
or the Committee to such extent, if any, as they deem proper in their
discretion.
9.2 If
at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the expiration of the
term of the Option, the Shares shall be reclassified, reorganized or otherwise
changed, otherwise than as specified in Section 8.1 of this Agreement or,
subject to the provisions of subsection 10.1(a) of this Agreement, the
Corporation shall consolidate, merge or amalgamate with or into another
corporation (the corporation resulting or continuing from such consolidation,
merger or amalgamation being herein called the "
Successor Corporation
"), the
Optionee shall be entitled to receive upon the subsequent exercise of the Option
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall accept in lieu of the
number of Shares to which he was theretofore entitled upon such exercise but for
the same aggregate consideration payable therefor, the aggregate number of
shares of the appropriate class and/or other securities of the Corporation or
the Successor Corporation (as the case may be) and/or other consideration from
the Corporation or the Successor Corporation (as the case may be) that the
Optionee would have been entitled to receive as a result of such
reclassification, reorganization or other change or, subject to the provisions
of subsection 9.1 of this Agreement, as a result of such consolidation, merger
or amalgamation, if on the record date of such reclassification,
reorganization or other change or the effective date of such
consolidation, merger or amalgamation, as the case may be, he had been the
registered holder of the number of Shares to which he was theretofore entitled
upon such exercise.
10.
Amendments
to the Option
10.1
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement:
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in
the event the Corporation proposes to amalgamate, merge or consolidate
with any other corporation (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary) or to
liquidate, dissolve or wind-up, or in the event an offer to purchase or
repurchase the Shares or any part thereof shall be made to all or
substantially all holders of the Shares, the Corporation shall have the
right, upon written notice thereof to the Optionee, to permit the exercise
of the Option within the twenty (20) day period next following the date of
such notice and to determine that upon the expiration of such twenty (20)
day period, all rights of the Optionee to the Option or to exercise same
(to the extent not theretofore exercised) shall ipso facto terminate and
cease to have further force or effect
whatsoever;
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in
the event of the sale by the Corporation of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety so that the Corporation shall cease to operate as an active
business, the Option may be exercised as to all or any part of the Shares
subject to the Option in respect of which the Optionee would have been
entitled to exercise the Option in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement at the date of completion of any such sale at any time up to and
including, but not after the earlier of: (i) the close of business on that
date which is thirty (30) days following the date of completion of such
sale; and (ii) the close of business on the expiration date of the Option;
but the Optionee shall not be entitled to exercise the Option with respect
to any other Shares; and
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subject
to the rules of any relevant stock exchange or other regulatory authority,
the Board may, by resolution, advance the date on which any Option may be
exercised or extend the expiration date of the
Option.
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The
Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Board may at any time by
resolution terminate the Plan. In such event, the Option if
vested and outstanding may be exercised by the Optionee after the date on
which the Corporation shall have notified the Optionee of the termination
of the Plan, but only to the same extent as the Optionee could have
exercised the Option immediately prior to the date of such
notification.
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11.
Notice
11.1
All communications and payments provided for under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given when delivered in
person or deposited in the mail, first class, certified or registered, return
receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid and,
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if
to the Optionee, addressed to:
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Fax
No.:
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(b)
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if
to the Corporation, addressed to:
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Eagleford
Energy Inc.
1
King Street West
Suite
1505
Toronto,
Ontario
M5H
1A1
Attention:
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President
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Phone
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416-364-4039
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Fax
No.:
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416-364-8244
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in either
case with a copy to:
WeirFoulds
LLP
The
Exchange Tower,
Suite
1600
130 King
Street West
Toronto,
ON M5X 1J5
Attention:
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Wayne
Egan
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Phone
No.
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416-947-5086
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Fax
No.
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416-365-1876
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12.
Time of
Essence
12.1
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement and each
and every part hereof.
13.
Binding
Effect
13.1
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties hereto, the successors of the Corporation and the
executor, administrator, heirs and personal representatives of the
Optionee. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the
Optionee.
14.
Headings
14.1 The
section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
15.
Amendment
15.1 This
Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by each of the
parties hereto.
16.
Governing
Law
16.1 This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
17.
Duplicate
Originals
17.1 It
is hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto that this Agreement has been signed
in duplicate only, one (1) original executed copy delivered to the Optionee and
one (1) delivered to the Corporation.
18.
Paramountcy
18.1 To
the extent there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between this Agreement and
any other employment or consulting agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall
govern to the extent of such inconsistency or ambiguity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
the parties
hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above
written.
SIGNED,
SEALED & DELIVERED
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ENERGY INC.
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EXERCISE
NOTICE
TO:
EAGLEFORD ENERGY
INC.
AND
TO:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THEREOF
Unless
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms will have the meanings specified
in the stock option plan adopted by Eagleford Energy Inc. effective as February
24, 2011.
The
undersigned holder of the Options evidenced by the Option Agreement hereby
subscribes for ____________________ Shares of the Corporation pursuant to such
Options exercisable at an aggregate exercise price of Cdn$____________________
until the Expiry Time (or such other price as is determined pursuant to the
Option Agreement) on the terms specified in such Option Agreement and enclosed
herewith a certified cheque, bank draft or money order payable to the order of
the Corporation in payment therefor.
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably directs that the said Shares be issued in the
name of the undersigned and delivered as follows:
Name(s) in Full
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Address(es)
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SIN Number
(if applicable)
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Number(s) of
Common Shares
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Taxpayer
Identification
Number (if
applicable)
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(Please
print full name in which Share certificates are to be issued. If any
Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the holder, the holder
must pay to the Corporation all exigible transfer taxes or other government
charges.)
DATED
this __________ day of ____________________, 20_____.
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Signature
Guaranteed
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Signature
of Subscriber
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Name
of Subscriber
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Address
of Subscriber
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Please
check if the Share certificates are to be delivered at the office where
this Exercise Notice is surrendered, failing which the certificates will
be mailed.
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Certificates
will be delivered or mailed only after the transfer books of the
Corporation have been opened for five (5) business days after the due
surrender of the Exercise Notice as
aforesaid.
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ITEM 2
(Formerly:
Eugenic Corp.)
FORM
OF PROXY SOLICITED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF EAGLEFORD ENERGY INC. FOR USE AT THE
ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2011
The
undersigned shareholder(s) of
EAGLEFORD ENERGY INC.
(the
"
Corporation
") hereby
appoint(s) in respect of all of the shares of the Corporation held by the
undersigned, James Cassina, Director, or failing him, Milton Klyman, Director,
or in lieu of the foregoing ________________________________________as nominee
of the undersigned, with power of substitution, to attend, act and vote for the
undersigned at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation
(the "
Meeting
") to be
held on the 24
th
day
of February, 2011, and any adjournment or adjournments
thereof:
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TO
VOTE FOR ( ) WITHHOLD FROM VOTING ( )
the election of directors.
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2.
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TO
VOTE FOR ( ) WITHHOLD FROM VOTING ( )
the appointment of Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, Chartered Accountants,
as auditors of the Corporation to hold office until the close of the next
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation, and authorizing the
directors to fix their
remuneration.
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3.
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TO
VOTE FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) a resolution
approving amendments to the stock option plan of the
Corporation.
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4.
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TO
VOTE FOR ( ) AGAINST
( ) the resolution authorizing the issuance
by the Corporation during the twelve months following the Meeting,
pursuant to one or more private placements or acquisitions, of up to
30,851,026 additional common
shares.
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5.
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VOTE FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) a special
resolution authorizing the consolidation of the Corporation’s issued and
outstanding common shares on an up to one (1) for four (4) basis, or the
division of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding common shares on an
up to four (4) for one (1) basis, all subject to regulatory
approval.
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6.
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TO
VOTE FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) a special
resolution authorizing an amendment to the articles of the Corporation to
change the name of the Corporation to "Eagleford Industries Inc." or such
other name as may be approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
and applicable regulatory
authorities.
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This
Proxy revokes and supersedes all proxies of earlier
date.
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If any
amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting are
proposed at the Meeting or if any other matters properly come before the
Meeting, this proxy confers discretionary authority to vote on such amendments
or variations or such other matters according to the best judgement of the
person voting the proxy at the Meeting.
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Signature
of Shareholder(s)
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Print
Name
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(SEE NOTES ON BACK OF THIS
PAGE)
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NOTES:
(1) This
form of proxy must be dated and signed by the appointor or his attorney
authorized in writing or, if the appointer if a body corporate, this form of
proxy must be executed by an officer or attorney thereof duly
authorized. If the proxy is not dated, it will be deemed to bear the
date on which it was mailed.
(2) The
shares represented by this proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in
accordance with the instructions of the shareholder on any ballot that may be
called for.
(3) A
SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) TO
ATTEND AND ACT FOR HIM OR HER ON HIS OR HER BEHALF AT THE MEETING OTHER THAN THE
PERSONS DESIGNATED IN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY. SUCH RIGHT MAY BE
EXERCISED BY STRIKING OUT THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS DESIGNATED IN THIS FORM OF
PROXY AND BY INSERTING IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE THE NAME OF
THE DESIRED PERSON OR BY COMPLETING ANOTHER FORM OF PROXY AND, IN EITHER CASE,
DELIVERING THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED PROXY TO THE CORPORATION C/O EQUITY
FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, 200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 400, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5H
4H1, AT ANY TIME UP TO AND INCLUDING 4 PM ON FEBRUARY 23, 2011.
(4) IN
THE ABSENCE OF INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY, THE PERSONS NAMED IN THIS FORM OF
PROXY WILL VOTE FOR EACH OF THE MATTER IDENTIFIED IN THIS PROXY.
(5) This
proxy ceases to be valid one year from its date.
(6) If
your address as shown is incorrect, please give your correct address when
returning this proxy.
ITEM 3
(Formerly:
Eugenic Corp.)
1 King
Street West, Suite 1505
Toronto,
ON M5H 1A1
January
14, 2011
Those
shareholders who wish to be added to the Supplemental Mailing List of Eagleford
Energy Inc. (the "
Company
") in order to receive
the Company's unaudited interim financial statements, please complete the
following and forward it to the offices of EAGLEFORD ENERGY INC. 1King Street
West, Suite 1505, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1A1.
* * * * *
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I HEREBY
CERTIFY that I am a shareholder of the Company and, as such, request that you
add me to your Supplemental Mailing List.
(Please
PRINT your name and address)
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(FIRST
NAME) (LAST NAME)
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(APT.
NO.) (STREET
NUMBER) (STREET)
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(CITY) (PROVINCE/STATE)
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(POSTAL/ZIP
CODE) (COUNTRY)
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SIGNED:
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(Signature
of
Shareholder)
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