UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of: March 2021
Commission File Number: 1-31402
CAE INC.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
8585 Cote de Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Canada H4T 1G6
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Exhibit 99.4 of this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference as an additional exhibit to the registrants Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-250113).
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Subscription Agreement dated February 27, 2021 (redacted). | |
99.2 | Unofficial English Translation of Subscription Agreement dated February 27, 2021 (redacted). | |
99.3 | Share and Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2021 (redacted). | |
99.4 | Material Change Report dated March 5, 2021. | |
99.5 | Subscription Receipt Agreement dated March 4, 2021. | |
99.6 | Unofficial English Translation of Subscription Receipt Agreement dated March 4, 2021. |
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: March 5, 2021
CAE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Hounsell |
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Name: Mark Hounsell | ||
Title: General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
Private & Confidential |
Execution version |
Dated February 27, 2021
CORAL BLUE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD.
and
CAE INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Redacted Information with respect to a confidential contractual undertaking. |
Table of Contents
Article 1 Definitions |
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Article 2 Interpretation |
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Article 3 Preamble and Schedules |
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Article 4 Currency |
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Article 5 Time of the Essence |
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Article 6 Subscription |
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Article 7 Commitment Fee |
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Article 8 Representations and Warranties of the Corporation |
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Article 9 Representations and Warranties of the Investor |
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Article 10 Acknowledgements and Agreements of the Investor |
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Article 11 Covenants of the Corporation |
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Article 12 Indemnity |
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Article 13 Expenses |
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Article 14 Closing Conditions, Deliveries and Closing |
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Article 15 Termination |
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Article 16 Notice |
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Article 17 Waiver |
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Article 18 Parties to Discuss Press Releases |
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Article 19 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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Article 21 Severance |
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Article 22 Governing Law |
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Article 23 Assignment and Successors |
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Article 24 Public Filing |
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Article 25 Amendments or Modifications |
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Article 26 Counterpart Execution |
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Article 27 Further Assurances |
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Article 28 Entire Agreement |
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Article 29 Language |
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Article 30 E-Sign |
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Article 31 Non-Recourse |
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THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is dated February 27, 2021 and is made between:
(1) |
CORAL BLUE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD., a corporation duly constituted pursuant to the laws of Singapore (the Investor); and |
(2) |
CAE INC., a corporation duly constituted pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the Corporation). |
WHEREAS
(A) |
the Corporation, together with a Wholly-owned Affiliate, is entering into on the date hereof a share and asset purchase agreement (the Acquisition Agreement) with L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (Seller Parent) relating to the Acquisition (as defined herein) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$1.05 billion (subject to adjustments in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement) (the Acquisition Purchase Price); |
(B) |
the Corporation wishes to enter into this agreement with the Investor, pursuant to which the Corporation will issue to the Investor, and the Investor will subscribe from the Corporation by way of private placement exempt from the prospectus requirements of Canadian Securities Laws (as hereinafter defined) (the Private Placement), at the Closing Time a total of 7,200,000 subscription receipts (the Subscribed Receipts) at a price of $31.25 per Subscribed Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of $225,000,000.00, to be used to finance a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price; |
(C) |
concurrently with the Private Placement, the Corporation has also agreed to issue to CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc. (the Other Investor) 15,200,000 Subscription Receipts at the Closing Time at a price of $31.25 per Subscription Receipt pursuant to a subscription agreement (the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement) containing terms not more advantageous to the Other Investor than the terms set forth herein (the Concurrent Private Placement) and under the terms of a subscription receipt agreement containing terms substantially identical to the terms set forth in the Subscription Receipt Agreement (as hereinafter defined). |
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the undertakings and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
Article 1
Definitions
As used in this Agreement, including the paragraphs prior to this definitional section and any amendments hereto, unless the context otherwise requires:
1933 Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;
1934 Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;
Acquisition means the acquisition of the Business by the Corporation, directly or indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;
Acquisition Agreement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
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Acquisition Closing means the time at which the Acquisition is completed;
Acquisition Purchase Price has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Additional Investors has the meaning ascribed to that term in Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable. hereof;
Affiliate has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Act (Québec), and Wholly-owned Affiliate means an Affiliate as defined in the Securities Act (Québec), with the proviso that the notion of control as incorporated in such definition shall be defined as the ownership of 100% of the equity securities of an entity;
Agreement means this agreement, including any schedules or exhibits attached hereto, and not any particular Article or Section or other portion except as may be specified, and words such as hereto, herein and hereby refer to this Agreement as the context requires;
Annual Financial Statements means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the financial years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, together with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon and the notes thereto;
Anti-Money Laundering Laws has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(kk) hereof;
Applicable Securities Laws means all Canadian Securities Laws and all applicable securities laws in the United States and the respective regulations, rules, instruments, blanket orders and blanket rulings thereunder;
Bribery Act has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(ii) hereof;
Business means Seller Parents military aviation training business (including the AMI business) operated within its Link Training and Simulation division of its Military Training sector of its Aviation Systems segment, as conducted by the Seller Parent through the Seller and the Sold Company.
Business Day means any day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day which is a legal, statutory or civic holiday or a day on which banking institutions are required by law, regulation or local proclamation to close in the City of Montreal, Province of Québec, or the City of New York, State of New York, United States;
Canadian Securities Laws means all applicable securities laws in the provinces of Canada and the applicable rules and regulations under such laws, together with applicable published national, multilateral and local policy statements, instruments, notices, blanket orders and blanket rulings of the Securities Commissions;
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as amended, including the regulations thereunder;
CDS has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 14.4(a) hereof;
Closing Date means March 4, 2021 or any other date mutually agreed to by the Investor and the Corporation;
Closing Time means 11:00 a.m. (Montréal time) or any other time on the Closing Date as the Investor and the Corporation may agree;
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Commitment Fee has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article 7 hereof;
Common Shares means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation;
Concurrent Private Placement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Corporation means CAE Inc., a corporation governed by the CBCA;
COVID-19 Outbreak has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(rr) hereof;
Environmental Laws means any Canadian, United States and other foreign, federal, provincial, state, municipal and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment, or to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants;
Escrow Release Conditions means, collectively, (i) the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the Acquisition Closing in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement without (A) amendment or waiver which would be materially adverse to the Corporation, or (B) any material amendment or waiver of any closing conditions in Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement that, if not satisfied (or waived), would allow the Corporation to not effect the Acquisition Closing, unless (for both (A) and (B)) the consent of the Investor, acting reasonably and in good faith, is given to such amendment or waiver (other than the payment of the Acquisition Purchase Price pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and such conditions precedent that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Acquisition Closing), without the prior occurrence of a Termination Event, and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the subscription receipt agreement entered into in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement;
Escrow Release Notice means the notice to be provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor, substantially in the form set forth in Subscription Receipt Agreement, executed by the Corporation, certifying that the Escrow Release Conditions have been satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the subscription receipt agreement entered into in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently therewith and that the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montréal time) on the Outside Date, and indicating the scheduled Acquisition Closing time;
FCPA has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(ii) hereof;
Financial Information means, collectively, (i) the Financial Statements, and (ii) the managements discussion and analysis of financial results for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, (iii) the managements discussion and analysis of financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2020;
Financial Statements means, collectively, the Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements;
IFRS means the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;
Indemnified Person has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12.3 hereof;
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Indemnifying Party has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12.3 hereof;
Intellectual Property has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(oo) hereof;
Interim Financial Statements means the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2020 together with the notes thereto;
Investment Company Act has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(s);
Investor means, initially, Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd., and, to the extent the Investor elects to subscribe to the Subscribed Receipts indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, means such Wholly-owned Affiliate;
Investor Expenses has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article 13 hereof;
Investor Related Party has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article 31 hereof;
IT Systems and Data has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(pp) hereof;
Lien has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(i) hereof;
Material Adverse Effect means any change, event or effect that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, properties, assets, business, operations, or results of operation of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
Material Contract has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(mm) hereof;
Material Subsidiaries means CAE USA Inc., CAE SimuFlite Inc., CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc., CAE GmbH, Parc Aviation Limited, CAE Healthcare, Inc., CAE Healthcare Canada Inc., CAE Center Amsterdam BV and CAE Training & Services UK Ltd.;
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange;
Other Investor has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Outside Date has the same meaning as the Outside Date under the Acquisition Agreement as in effect as of the date of this Agreement (and which includes, for greater certainty, any extension thereof in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement);
Permits means all permits, consents, waivers, applications, authorizations, licences, certificates, approvals, registrations, franchises, rights, privileges and exemptions or the like issued or granted by any governmental or regulatory authority;
Preamble means the preamble of this Agreement;
Private Placement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Private Placement Proceeds means the Subscription Amount, after deducting the Commitment Fee;
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Redacted definition of a term used in Section 11.1. |
Redacted definition of a term used in Article 7. |
Public Record means all information filed by or on behalf of the Corporation and its predecessor entities with any of the Securities Commissions in compliance, or intended compliance, with any Applicable Securities Laws from March 31, 2019 to the Closing Time, in each case publicly available on the SEDAR website, other than public information or disclosures that have been modified or superseded by subsequent public information or disclosures by the Corporation, to the extent so modified or superseded;
NI 45-102 means National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities;
NI 45-106 means National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions;
NI 51-102 means National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations;
NI 52-109 means National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings;
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Sanctions has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(jj) hereof;
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
Securities Commissions means the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada;
SEDAR means the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval adopted by the Canadian securities authorities through National Instrument 13-101 System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR);
Seller means L3 Technologies, Inc.;
Seller Parent has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Sold Company means L3 Doss Aviation, Inc.;
Subscribed Receipts has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Subscription Amount has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 6.1 hereof;
Subscription Receipt Agent means Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as subscription receipt agent under the Subscription Receipt Agreement;
Subscription Receipt Agreement means the agreement governing the terms and conditions of the Subscribed Receipts to be entered into on the Closing Date by the Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule B;
Subscription Receipts means the subscription receipts to be created, issued and authenticated under the Subscription Receipt Agreement and from time to time outstanding, each Subscription Receipt evidencing the rights to be set out in the Subscription Receipt Agreement;
Subsidiary has the meaning ascribed to that term in the CBCA;
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Termination Date means the date on which a Termination Event occurs;
Termination Event means the earliest to occur of any of: (i) the Escrow Release Notice is not delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date; (ii) the Corporation delivering a notice to the Investor or announcing to the public by way of press release that it has determined not to proceed with the Acquisition or (iii) the Acquisition Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms;
Transaction Documents means this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement;
Transfer means any direct or indirect offer, transfer, donation, sale, assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, mortgage, gift, pledge, hypothecation, grant of a security interest in or other disposal or attempted disposal of all or any portion of a security or of any rights connected thereto or interests therein, with or without consideration;
TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange;
Underlying Shares means the Common Shares which may be issued pursuant to the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
Where a representation or warranty appearing in this Agreement expressly includes a qualification relating to knowledge by the Corporation, such knowledge shall be deemed to be the actual knowledge of the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, the Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions, the Group President, Defence & Security, the President, CAE Healthcare, the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, after making due inquiries with their direct reports.
The expressions misrepresentation, material change and material fact have the meanings ascribed to them in the Applicable Securities Laws; the term distribution has the meaning ascribed to it in the Applicable Securities Laws and includes a private placement, offering or public offering, as the case may be, and the verb distribute has a corresponding meaning.
Wherever the words include, including or includes are used in this Agreement, they are not intended to be limiting and they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
Article 2
Interpretation
2.1 |
Unless indicated otherwise or unless the context requires another interpretation: |
(a) |
the insertion of headings herein is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof; |
(b) |
any reference in this Agreement to gender includes all genders (including neuter) and words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa; |
(c) |
if an action is to be taken hereunder on or prior to a certain day which is not a Business Day, such action shall be taken at or prior to the time indicated on the next following Business Day; and |
(d) |
reference to a statute, except where a specific year and chapter are stated, includes every amendment to, every regulation made under and any law enacted in substitution of such statute or regulation. |
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Article 3
Preamble and Schedules
3.1 |
The Preamble and the following schedules to this Agreement form an integral part thereof. |
Schedule |
A Representation Letter (for Non-Canadian resident investors excluding U.S. Persons) |
Schedule |
B Form of Subscription Receipt Agreement. |
Article 4
Currency
All currency amounts in this document are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Article 5
Time of the Essence
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
Article 6
Subscription
6.1 |
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Investor agrees, directly or indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, to subscribe from the Corporation for all and not less than all of the Subscribed Receipts and the Corporation agrees to issue and sell to the Investor all and not less than all of the Subscribed Receipts at a price of $31.25 per Subscribed Receipt, for a total purchase price of $225,000,000.00 (the Subscription Amount). |
6.2 |
Each Subscribed Receipt shall give the Investor: |
(a) |
if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing occurs on or prior to the Outside Date, the right to receive one Underlying Share, in accordance with the Subscription Receipt Agreement, without the payment of additional consideration or other formality, as well as (without duplication) a per-share payment equal to the dividends declared by the Corporation for which the record date is between the Closing Date inclusively and the date the Underlying Shares are issued, exclusively, net of any applicable withholding taxes and such per-share payment shall first be paid by way of a pro rata share of any interest accrued on the purchase price of the Subscription Receipts, and any remaining balance shall be paid out as a refund of a portion of the purchase price of the Subscription Receipts; or |
(b) |
if a Termination Event occurs, the right to be reimbursed the full purchase price of the Subscribed Receipts as well as interest earned thereon calculated as of the Closing Date up to the Termination Date, net of any applicable withholding taxes. |
6.3 |
If the conditions in 6.2(a) are fulfilled, then any interest accrued on the purchase price of the Subscription Receipts, net of any portion thereof paid to the Investor on account of the per-share payment described in 6.2(a), shall be paid to the Corporation, net of any applicable withholding taxes, together with the balance of any remaining escrowed funds. |
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Redacted information with respect to confidential information |
Article 7
Commitment Fee
As consideration for providing the Corporation with certainty regarding financing a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price, the Corporation agrees to pay to the Investor (or its designee) upon, in connection with and subject to, the Acquisition Closing, a commitment fee corresponding to 4% of the Subscription Amount, namely $9,000,000.00 (the Commitment Fee), net of any withholding taxes, if applicable, and not including any federal and/or provincial sales taxes, if applicable.
Article 8
Representations and Warranties of the Corporation
8.1 |
The Corporation hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, that: |
Corporate Matters
(a) |
the Corporation (i) has been duly incorporated or otherwise formed and organized, (ii) is validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of Canada, (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets, and to carry on its undertaking as described in the Public Record, including issuing the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Underlying Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and (iv) is qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its property and assets requires such qualification, except where, in the case of clause (iv) above, the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(b) |
this Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement have been, and, when executed and delivered, the Subscription Receipt Agreement will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitute or will constitute, as applicable, a valid and binding agreement of the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with their terms, subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, or by general equitable principles; |
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(c) |
no consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for the Corporations execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except (i) such as have been, or will be, obtained or made by the Corporation on or prior to the Closing Time or those filings required to be made following the Closing Time in connection with the Private Placement and Concurrent Private Placement, (ii) the approval from the TSX and NYSE; and (iii) those required in connection with the Acquisition; |
(d) |
the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the Acquisition Agreement by the Corporation, the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof by the Corporation, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Subscribed Receipts at the Closing Time and the issuance and delivery of the Underlying Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, do not and will not result in, and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in: |
(i) |
a breach or violation of, and do not and will not conflict with, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of the Corporation or the Material Subsidiaries or resolutions of their respective shareholders or directors (or any committee thereof); |
(ii) |
a breach of or default under any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries will be contractually bound at the Closing Time, except for such breaches or defaults that would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; or |
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any violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation or judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(e) |
each of the Material Subsidiaries (i) has been duly incorporated or otherwise formed and organized, (ii) is validly existing and in good standing (or, if applicable, the equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, (iii) has all requisite capacity and authority to own, lease and operate its property and assets and to carry on its business as described in the Public Record, and (iv) is qualified and in good standing (or, if applicable, the equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its property and assets requires such qualification, except where, in the case of clause (iv) above, the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(f) |
the Material Subsidiaries contribute in the aggregate, in excess of 70% of the consolidated revenues of the Corporation as indicated in the Interim Financial Statements. Except for the Material Subsidiaries, no Subsidiary of the Corporation contributes more than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Corporation as indicated in the Interim Financial Statements. The Corporation is, directly or indirectly, the registered and beneficial holder of all of the issued and outstanding securities of each Material Subsidiary; |
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the Corporation is not, directly or indirectly through any of its Subsidiaries, a member, partner or participant in any partnership, joint venture or syndicate where the joint liability that could arise from such membership, partnership or participation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(h) |
the authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in one or more series, of which as at the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the date hereof there was 282,820,453 Common Shares issued and outstanding; |
(i) |
all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding shares or equity interests of each of the Material Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, are owned by the Corporation, directly or through Subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim (Liens), except for any such Liens that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(j) |
the Corporation has the corporate power and authority to create, authorize, issue and sell the Subscribed Receipts and the corporate power and authority to issue the Underlying Shares, and, at the Closing Date, the Subscribed Receipts will be duly and validly authorized for issuance and allotted and, upon receipt of the purchase price therefor, will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and outstanding and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights and, upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the Underlying Shares issued pursuant thereto will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
(k) |
except as contemplated hereby and by the Concurrent Private Placement and as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, no person, firm or corporation, as of the date hereof, has any agreement or option with the Corporation, or any right or privilege (whether preemptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option with the Corporation, for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any Subscribed Receipts; |
(l) |
except as has been disclosed to the Investor, the minutes and records of the Corporation made available to the Investor in connection with its due diligence investigation in respect of the subscription to the Subscribed Receipts contain copies of all proceedings (or certified copies thereof) in respect of material matters of the shareholders, the boards of directors and all committees of the boards of directors of the Corporation since January 1, 2016 to the date of review of such corporate records and minutes and there have been no other meetings, resolutions or proceedings in respect of material matters of the shareholders, board of directors or any committees of the board of directors of the Corporation since January 1, 2016 to the date of review of such corporate records and minutes not reflected in such minutes and other records; |
(m) |
Computershare Trust Company of Canada, at its principal office located in the city of Toronto, has been duly appointed as registrar and transfer agent for the Common Shares in Canada and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. has been duly appointed as transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares in the United States; |
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(n) |
upon the execution of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agent, at its principal office located in the city of Toronto, will have been duly and validly appointed as subscription receipt agent pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and as the transfer agent and registrar for the Subscription Receipts and escrow agent for the Subscription Amount; |
Securities Matters
(o) |
there are no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale included in the Private Placement or Concurrent Private Placement, except for such rights as have been duly waived; |
(p) |
the Corporation is, and will at the Closing Time be, a reporting issuer or the equivalent in each of the provinces of Canada and is not on a list of defaulting issuers maintained by any of the Securities Commissions pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, the Corporation is in compliance, in all material respects, with all of its applicable continuous disclosure obligations under Applicable Securities Laws and no material change relating to the Corporation has occurred with respect to which the requisite material change report has not been filed on a non-confidential basis with all relevant securities regulatory authorities (unless originally filed on a confidential basis and subsequently made non-confidential). The information and statements set forth in the Public Record, as of the respective applicable dates of such information and statements, did not contain any misrepresentation; |
(q) |
the currently issued and outstanding Common Shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NYSE, and, upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the Underlying Shares will be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NYSE upon the Corporation complying with the usual conditions imposed by the TSX and NYSE with respect thereto; |
(r) |
no Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority or the TSX or the NYSE or the SEC has issued any order which is currently outstanding preventing or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation, and no such proceeding is, to the knowledge of the Corporation, pending, contemplated or threatened; |
(s) |
the Corporation has been advised of the rules and requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the Investment Company Act). The Corporation is not, and, after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Receipts and the application of the proceeds thereof to finance a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price, will not be, required to register as an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act; |
(t) |
the Corporation will use the Private Placement Proceeds and the net proceeds from the Concurrent Private Placement to finance a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price and costs related to the Acquisition; |
Financial and Tax Matters
(u) |
the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS (and on a basis consistent throughout the periods indicated except as disclosed in the Financial Statements), and present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation as of the dates indicated and the results of operations and the changes in financial position of the Corporation for the periods specified; |
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(v) |
the Corporation had a reasonable basis for disclosing all forward-looking information contained in the Public Record; |
(w) |
other than as disclosed in the Financial Information, there are no material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with unconsolidated entities or other persons that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(x) |
none of the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary has, or on the Closing Date will have, incurred any material liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with IFRS, except for liabilities or obligations: (i) that occurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) reflected in or reserved against in the Financial Statements, or (iii) disclosed in the Public Record; |
(y) |
there is not currently and, during the last three fiscal years, has not been any reportable event (within the meaning of NI 51-102) with the auditors of the Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. To the knowledge of the Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, chartered professional accountants, Montreal, Québec are independent with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of the Code of Ethics of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec. To the knowledge of the Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States); |
(z) |
the Corporation maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting which is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS; |
(aa) |
the Corporation maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to differences; and (v) material information relating to it and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) is made known to those within the Corporation or such Subsidiary responsible for the preparation of the financial statements during the period in which the financial statements have been prepared and that such material information is disclosed to the public within the time periods required by Applicable Securities Laws; except as disclosed in the Public Record, (A) the Corporation is not aware of any material weakness in the Corporations internal control over financial reporting which would be required to be disclosed in a certificate issued pursuant to NI-52-109, and (B) since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, there has been no change in the Corporations internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporations internal control over financial reporting; |
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(bb) |
the Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act) that comply with the requirements of the 1934 Act; and such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) is made known to the Corporations principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established to the extent required by Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act; |
(cc) |
other than as disclosed in the Public Record: (i) the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has, on a timely basis, filed all necessary tax returns and notices and has paid or made provision for all applicable taxes of whatever nature for all tax years to the date hereof to the extent such taxes have become due or have been alleged to be due, except to the extent that the failure to do any of the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) except for extensions for tax returns and for COVID-19 related extensions for filing or paying taxes, the Corporation is not aware of any tax deficiencies or interest or penalties accrued or accruing or alleged to be accrued or accruing, thereon with respect to itself or any of its Subsidiaries which have not otherwise been provided for by the Corporation, except to the extent that any such deficiency, interest or penalty would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(dd) |
except as disclosed in the Public Record, the Corporation (i) has not made any acquisition that is a significant acquisition within the meaning of NI 51-102 in its current financial year, and (ii) does not currently propose to make an acquisition (including the Acquisition) that has progressed to a state where a reasonable person would believe that the likelihood of the acquisition being completed is high, and that would currently be a significant acquisition within the meaning of NI 51-102; |
Legal and Compliance Matters
(ee) |
except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened against or affecting the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, provincial, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board or agency, domestic or foreign, which if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or which would adversely affect the ability of the Corporation to perform its obligations under, or consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement; |
(ff) |
except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, each of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of each jurisdiction in which its business is carried on, except for non-compliance that would not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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(gg) |
each of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries holds all right, title and interest to all assets that are material to its respective business free and clear of all Liens except for any such Liens that would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property held under lease by the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries which is material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
(hh) |
except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries collectively possess such Permits necessary to conduct the business and activities now conducted by them, except where the failure to so possess would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Permits, except where the failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(ii) |
none of the Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has in the course of their actions for, or on behalf of, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of either (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the FCPA), including, without limitation, making use of the mail or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA or (ii) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the Bribery Act), and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and the Bribery Act and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, its Affiliates have conducted their businesses in material compliance with the FCPA and the Bribery Act, and the Corporation has instituted, maintains and enforces, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries with the FCPA and the Bribery Act; |
(jj) |
none of the Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), nor is the Corporation located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Corporation will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Private Placement or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity to fund any activities of or business with any person or entity, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions; |
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(kk) |
the operations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with the requirements of applicable anti-money laundering laws, including, applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended by the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), Part II.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada) and, in each case, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the anti-money laundering laws of various jurisdictions where the Corporation and its Subsidiaries conduct business (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened; |
Other Matters
(ll) |
neither the Corporation nor any of the Material Subsidiaries is in violation of its constating documents; and neither the Corporation nor any of the Material Subsidiaries is in default in the performance or observation of any obligation, agreement, covenant, or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject (a Material Contract) which default, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(mm) |
the Corporation has no knowledge of any default, or any circumstance which with the giving of notice or lapse of time (or both) would give rise to a default, by any person who is a party to any Material Contract with the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries, except for such defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(nn) |
no labor dispute with, or disruption by, the employees of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect exists or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, is threatened or imminent; |
(oo) |
except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries owns all rights in or has obtained valid and enforceable licenses or other rights to use, the systems, recipes, know how (including trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information), trade-marks (both registered and unregistered), trade names, patents, patent applications, inventions, copyrights and any other intellectual property (collectively, Intellectual Property) described in the Public Record as being owned or licensed by the Corporation or which are used for the conduct of the Corporations business as currently carried on and proposed to be carried on, free and clear of all Liens except for any such Liens that would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) to the knowledge of the Corporation, there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or commercialized by the Corporation; and (iii) except as disclosed in the Public Record, there is no action, suit, proceeding or claim pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened by others challenging the Corporations rights in or to any Intellectual Property or the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or commercialized by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and the Corporation is unaware of any other fact which could form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; |
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(pp) |
(i) except as disclosed in the Public Record, (x) there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Corporations or its Subsidiaries information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, IT Systems and Data) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (y) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(qq) |
except as set forth in the Public Record, or except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Corporation and each of the Material Subsidiaries, respectively: (i) are in compliance with Environmental Laws; (ii) have received and are in compliance with all Permits required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; (iii) have not received notice from any governmental agency or any written notice from any third party of any actual or potential liability under Environmental Laws for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants or regarding any actual or potential violation of Environmental Laws; and (iv) are not the subject of any claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or government authority or the subject of any investigation under Environmental Laws, including for potential liability for investigatory costs, clean-up costs, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys fees or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any hazardous or toxic substance or waste at any location; |
(rr) |
other than as set forth in the Public Record as of the date hereof and other than the Acquisition, which will be announced concurrently with the Private Placement, since March 31, 2020, the business of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries has been carried on in the ordinary course in all material respects and there has not been any undisclosed material change or change having a Material Adverse Effect (and, for greater certainty, the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (the COVID-19 Outbreak) on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof already disclosed in the Public Record shall not be considered); |
(ss) |
except as mandated by an applicable governmental or regulatory authority, and except as disclosed in the Public Record, there has been no suspension of the operations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as a result of the COVID-19 Outbreak, which, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect. The Corporation has been monitoring the COVID-19 Outbreak and the potential material impacts on its operations, and has implemented appropriate measures to support the wellness of its employees where the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate while continuing to operate; |
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Private Placement and Acquisition
(tt) |
assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall not, in and of themselves, result in the Investor holding 10.0% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (assuming the issuance of the Underlying Shares as of the date hereof); |
(uu) |
the Corporation is not required by applicable law or TSX or NYSE requirements or its constating documents to obtain the approval of its shareholders in order to complete the Private Placement and the Concurrent Private Placement (and issue the Underlying Shares); |
(vv) |
the Corporation is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would cause it to believe that the Acquisition will not be completed in all material respects in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement on or prior to the Outside Date; |
(ww) |
to the knowledge of the Corporation, without any inquiry, the representations and warranties of Seller Parent in the Acquisition Agreement are, or will at the date of their execution, as the case may be, true and correct by the standards contemplated therein; |
(xx) |
the Corporation is not currently considering any material write-offs with respect to any of the Businesss assets following the Acquisition Closing; |
(yy) |
to the Corporations knowledge, there have been no disputes or claims between the parties to the Acquisition Agreement, and the Corporation is not aware of any threatened or pending disputes or claims between the parties thereto, relating to the subject matter of or the transactions contemplated under the Acquisition Agreement; and |
(zz) |
the Corporation has provided to the Investor true and complete copies of the up to date Acquisition Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto (it being understood however that certain schedules and exhibits have been provided on a redacted basis). |
Article 9
Representations and Warranties of the Investor
9.1 |
The Investor represents and warrants as follows to the Corporation, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and acknowledges that the Corporation is relying on such representations and warranties: |
(a) |
it has all requisite power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to purchase the Subscribed Receipts; |
(b) |
it has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it; |
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Redacted information with respect to confidential information |
(c) |
this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the general qualifications that: |
(i) |
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting creditors rights generally; and |
(ii) |
equitable remedies, including the remedies of specific performance and injunctive relief, are available only in the discretion of the applicable court; |
(d) |
the execution and delivery of and performance by it of this Agreement do not and will not (or would not with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event or condition) result in a breach or violation of or a conflict with, or allow any other person to exercise any rights under any of the terms or provisions of its by-laws, its constating documents or any other material contract, agreement, instrument, undertaking or covenant to which it is a party or by which it is bound; |
(e) |
as of the date hereof, it, together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over, directly or indirectly, 3,383,516 Common Shares; |
(f) |
no portion of the Commitment Fee XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX payable to the Investor is payable in respect of services rendered in Canada; |
(g) |
it is resident in Singapore; |
(h) |
if the Investor or, for greater clarity, to the extent the Investor elects to subscribe to the Subscribed Receipts indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, such Wholly-owned Affiliate, is resident in or otherwise subject to the applicable securities laws of a jurisdiction outside of Canada, it has concurrently executed and delivered a Representation Letter in the form attached to this Agreement as Schedule A and will provide such evidence of compliance with all matters described in such Representation Letter as the Corporation or its counsel may request; |
(i) |
it, and, for greater clarity, to the extent the Investor elects to subscribe to the Subscribed Receipts indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, such Wholly-owned Affiliate, (A) is purchasing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Subscribed Receipts or Underlying Shares, (B) is an accredited investor as such term is defined in NI 45-106 (specifically, it falls under paragraph (m) of the definition of accredited investor in section 1.1 of NI 45-106), and (C) was not created and is not being used solely to purchase or hold securities as an accredited investor as described in paragraph (m) of the definition of accredited investor in NI 45-106; and |
(j) |
it is not a U.S. Person (as defined in the 1933 Act, which definition includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident in the United States, an estate or trust of which any executor or administrator or trustee, respectively, is a U.S. Person and any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States). |
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Article 10
Acknowledgements and Agreements of the Investor
10.1 |
The Investor acknowledges and agrees as follows in favour of the Corporation: |
(a) |
neither the Subscribed Receipts nor the Underlying Shares have been qualified for distribution in Canada through the filing of a prospectus with any Securities Commission or other securities regulatory authority and, as a consequence of acquiring securities pursuant to a prospectus exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by Canadian Securities Laws, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Investor; |
(b) |
the Subscribed Receipts are being offered hereunder in reliance on the accredited investor exemption under section 2.3 of NI 45-106 and the certificates evidencing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares, or to the extent that they are entered in a direct registration system or another electronic book-entry system, the written notice received by the Investor, shall bear the appropriate legend required under sub-paragraph 2.5(2)3.(i) of NI 45-102; |
(c) |
it undertakes and agrees that it shall not, and shall procure that each of its Affiliates shall not, without the prior written consent of the Corporation, directly or indirectly, Transfer the Subscribed Receipts in whole or in part for the period commencing on the Closing Date until the earlier of the Termination Date or the Acquisition Closing, provided that, the foregoing restriction on Transfer shall not apply to Transfers to a Wholly-owned Affiliate or to a person of which it is a Wholly-owned Affiliate and Transfers where the equity securities are managed by arms-length parties pursuant to a discretionary mandate or where the purpose of the Transfer is to maintain a portfolio of investments which tracks a stock market index for pure investment purposes; |
(d) |
the Subscribed Receipts (and, where applicable, the Underlying Shares) will be subject to restrictions on resale pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws until such time that: |
(i) |
the regulatory hold period has expired; |
(ii) |
the Investor can rely on another regulatory exemption; or |
(iii) |
an appropriate discretionary order is obtained pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws; |
(e) |
neither the Subscribed Receipts nor the Underlying Shares have been and such securities will not be registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States and such securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States without registration under the 1933 Act or compliance with requirements of an exemption from registration and the applicable laws of all applicable states and that the Corporation has no present intention of filing a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act in respect of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares; |
(f) |
the Investor is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) and is not acquiring the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person, the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares have not been offered to the Investor in the United States, and the Investor and the individuals executing and delivering this Agreement on behalf of the Investor were not in the United States when this Agreement was executed and delivered; |
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(g) |
it undertakes and agrees not to offer or sell the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares in the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) and or engage in, any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) in the United States and it undertakes and agrees not to do so unless such securities are registered pursuant to the 1933 Act, and the securities legislation of all applicable states of the United States or an exemption from such registration requirements is available; |
(h) |
any certificates or book-entry registration evidencing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares (if issued on or prior to the date that is four (4) months and a day from the Closing Date) shall bear a legend in the case of a certificated issue, or a notation in the case of an electronic deposit to the following effect: |
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITIES BEFORE [INSERT THE DATE THAT IS FOUR MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE CLOSING DATE].
(i) |
any certificates or book-entry registration evidencing the Underlying Shares (if issued on or prior to the date that is four (4) months and a day from the Closing Date) shall also bear a legend in the case of a certificated issue, or a notation in the case of an electronic deposit to the following effect: |
The securities represented by this certificate are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX); however, the said securities cannot be traded through the facilities of TSX since they are not freely transferable, and consequently any certificate representing such securities is not good delivery in settlement of transactions on TSX.
(j) |
it consents to the fact that the Corporation may collect personal information (as defined in applicable legislation respecting the protection of privacy and personal information, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and any similar legislation or provincial or federal law which may apply or which replaces or supplements it which may be in force from time to time) for the purpose of this Agreement; it consents that the Corporation may keep such personal information for as long as permitted or required by law or business practices; it further consents to the fact that the Corporation may be required under Applicable Securities Laws or the rules and policies of a stock exchange to provide regulatory authorities with some of the personal information it provided in this Agreement, that such information may also be provided to the Corporations registrar and transfer agent, that such information may be included in the registers and that the Corporation may use and disclose personal information about it as follows: |
(i) |
for internal purposes with respect to managing the relationship between the Corporation and the Investor and their contractual obligations; |
(ii) |
for tax purposes including, where the law so requires, the disclosure to the Canada Revenue Agency or Revenu Québec; |
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(iii) |
for purposes of disclosure to securities regulatory authorities and other regulatory organizations having jurisdiction regarding distribution reports and similar regulatory filings; |
(iv) |
for the purpose of disclosure to an authority, and in particular a governmental authority, to which such information must be disclosed pursuant to a court order or subpoena and where there is no reasonable alternative to such disclosure; |
(v) |
for purposes of disclosure to professional advisors of the Corporation in connection with their providing of professional services; |
(vi) |
for purposes of disclosure to any person where such disclosure is necessary for legitimate business reasons and is made with the prior written consent of the Investor; |
(vii) |
for purposes of disclosure to a court to rule on the rights of the parties hereunder; and |
(viii) |
for use and disclosure as otherwise required by law; |
(k) |
it has been notified by the Corporation (a) of the delivery to any applicable Securities Commission of its full name, address and telephone number, the number and type of securities purchased, the total purchase price, the fact that the Corporation and Investor are relying upon the accredited investor exemption under section 2.3 of NI 45-106 and the category of accredited investor that it meets, and the date of distribution, (b) that this information is being collected indirectly by such Securities Commission under the authority granted to it in applicable securities legislation, and (c) that this information is being collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the applicable securities legislation; |
(l) |
it has not received or been provided with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering memorandum (as defined under Canadian Securities Laws), prospectus, or sales or advertising literature in connection with its subscription for the Subscribed Receipts, and the decision to execute this Agreement and to purchase the Subscribed Receipts has not been based upon any verbal or written representations as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Corporation, other than such written representations as are expressly contained herein; |
(m) |
it is familiar with the Corporation through prior investments or business dealings; |
(n) |
it has not become aware of any advertisement in printed media of general and regular paid circulation (or other printed public media), radio, television or telecommunications or other form of advertisement (including electronic display, the internet and social media) with respect to the distribution of the Subscribed Receipts; |
(o) |
if required by applicable securities legislation, regulations, rules, policies or orders or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other regulatory authority, the Investor will execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Corporation in filing such reports, undertakings and other documents with respect to the issuance of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares; |
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Redacted information with respect to confidential information. |
(p) |
no securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares; |
(q) |
there are risks associated with the purchase of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares; |
(r) |
it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares and is able to, and agrees to, bear the economic risk of loss of its investment; and |
(s) |
no person has made to the Investor (or any person on whose behalf the Investor is contracting) any written or oral representations (i) that any person will resell or repurchase the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares, or (ii) except under the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, that any person will refund the purchase price of the Subscribed Receipts, or (iii) as to the future price or value of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares. |
Article 11
Covenants of the Corporation
11.1 |
The Corporation covenants and agrees to: |
(a) |
duly and validly create and authorize the issuance of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Transaction Documents; |
(b) |
not to declare any dividends before the Closing Date; |
(c) |
cause the Underlying Shares to be, upon their issuance in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement, issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
(d) |
pay or cause to be paid all amounts due to be paid by it to the Investor in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement, including the Commitment Fee XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, on the due dates for payment in immediately available funds; |
(e) |
at the Closing Time, issue the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement; |
(f) |
use the Private Placement Proceeds and the net proceeds of the Concurrent Private Placement for the partial payment of the Acquisition Purchase Price and costs of the Acquisition; |
(g) |
comply with its covenants set forth in this Agreement and fulfil its obligations under this Agreement duly, timely and in good faith; |
(h) |
not amend its constating documents prior to the Closing Date without the consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; |
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Redacted information with respect to an exception to the lock-up provision. |
(i) |
without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, not to, and not to publicly disclose an intention to, for a period ending on the earlier of the Termination Date and the date that is ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares, except for (i) the issuance by the Corporation of Subscription Receipts and Common Shares as contemplated herein or pursuant to the Concurrent Private Placement; X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ; (iii) the issuance by the Corporation of the Common Shares upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; (iv) the issuance by the Corporation of any Common Shares or options to acquire Common Shares or other award, right or grant pursuant to the Corporations stock option plan, deferred share unit plan, performance and restricted share unit plan or employee share purchase plan existing as of the date of this Agreement and the issuance of Common Shares in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of any such options, awards rights or grants; (v) the issuance by the Corporation of any Common Shares pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan or optional share purchase plan; (vi) to satisfy existing contractual arrangements entered into prior to the date hereof and disclosed to the Investor in writing at or prior to such time as this Agreement is executed; or (vii) pursuant to the Corporations shareholder rights plan; |
(j) |
during the period from the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of the Termination Date and the Closing Time, to promptly inform the Investor of the full particulars of: |
(i) |
any material change (actual, anticipated, contemplated, proposed or threatened) in or affecting the business, operations, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of (x ) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (y) the Business, in each case of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement (including as a result of the COVID 19 Outbreak but only to the extent that the material change occurs after the date of this Agreement). For greater certainty, any impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof already disclosed in the Public Record or to the Investor shall not be considered; or |
(ii) |
any request from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority for any material amendment to any document forming part of the Public Record or for any additional information of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; |
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(iii) |
the issuance by any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority, a stock exchange or other competent authority of any order to cease or suspend trading of any of the Corporations securities, or the institution, or threatened institution, of any proceedings for that purpose of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; |
(iv) |
any amendment or proposed amendment to the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement, or any waiver of any condition to be satisfied, completed or otherwise met thereunder, or the termination of such agreements; |
(v) |
the receipt by the Corporation of any material communication from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority, any stock exchange or any other competent authority relating to any document forming part of the Public Record or the distribution of the Subscribed Receipts, of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; or |
(vi) |
any notice or other correspondence received by the Corporation from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority requesting any information, meeting or hearing relating to the Private Placement, the Concurrent Private Placement or the Acquisition or any other event or state of affairs that the Corporation reasonably believes may be material to the Investor of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; |
(k) |
during the period from the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of the Termination Date or the fulfilment of the Escrow Release Conditions: |
(i) |
use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the satisfaction of all of the necessary conditions in its control to the completion, and the closing, of the Acquisition in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Agreement; and |
(ii) |
promptly provide the Investor with such information as it may reasonably request regarding the status of the Acquisition (including, in relation to the fulfillment of the conditions to the Acquisition) subject to any confidentiality, regulatory or other restrictions relating to the supply of such information. |
Article 12
Indemnity
12.1 |
The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, and each of the Investors Affiliates, agents, directors, officers, shareholders and employees, and the successors and assigns of the foregoing, from and against all liabilities, claims, losses (other than loss of profits and other consequential damages), reasonable costs, damages and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation any legal fees or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Investor in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) in any way caused by, or arising directly or indirectly from, or in consequence of: |
(a) |
any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation contained in any part of the Public Record filed by or on behalf of the Corporation (except any statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information which has been provided in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein); |
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(b) |
any order made or enquiry, investigation or proceedings commenced or threatened by any securities commission or other competent authority based upon any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact, in each case required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or alleged omission of a material fact, in each case required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation (except a statement or omission or alleged statement or omission or misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation made in reliance upon and in conformity with information which has been provided in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein) in the Public Record or based upon any failure to comply with the Applicable Securities Laws (other than any failure or alleged failure to comply by the Investor), preventing or restricting the trading in or the sale or distribution of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares; |
(c) |
the material non-compliance or alleged material non-compliance by the Corporation with any of the Applicable Securities Laws or the by-laws, rules or regulations of the TSX or the NYSE; or |
(d) |
any (A) actual untruth, inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Corporation existing at the date hereof, (B) actual material untruth, material inaccuracy or material breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Corporation existing at the Closing Time (except where already qualified by materiality, in which case it shall be an actual untruth, inaccuracy or breach after giving effect to such qualification) other than the representation and warranty of the Corporation given with respect to the Business under Section 8.1(ww), or (C) any breach by the Corporation of its covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement or in the Subscription Receipt Agreement. |
12.2 |
The Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of section 15 of the 1933 Act, as amended, or section 20 of the 1934 Act and the successors and assigns of the foregoing persons, and each of their respective officers, employees, agents and Affiliates to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Corporation to the Investor, but only (i) with reference to information relating to the Investor provided to the Corporation in writing by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion in the Public Record or (ii) arising directly or indirectly from, or in consequence of, any breach by the Investor of its (A) representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or (B) covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement. |
12.3 |
If any claim contemplated by Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 shall be asserted against any of the persons in respect of which indemnification is or might reasonably be considered to be provided for in Section 12.1 or Section 12.2, such person (the Indemnified Person) shall notify the person against whom such indemnification is sought (the Indemnifying Party) (provided that failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party of the nature of such claim in a timely fashion shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of liability hereunder only if and to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the Indemnifying Partys ability to defend such claim) as soon as possible of the nature of such claim and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled (but not required) to assume the defence of any suit brought to enforce such claim, provided, however, that the defence shall be through legal counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and acceptable to the Indemnified Person, acting reasonably, and that no settlement may be made by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of the other, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. |
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The Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain separate counsel in any proceeding relating to a claim contemplated by Section 12.1 but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Person, unless:
(a) |
the Indemnified Person has been advised by counsel that there may be a reasonable legal defense available to the Indemnified Person which is different from or additional to a defense available to an Indemnifying Party and that representation of the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to the actual or potential differing interests between them (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such proceedings on the Indemnified Persons behalf); |
(b) |
the Indemnifying Party shall not have taken the defense of such proceedings and employed counsel within ten (10) days after notice has been given to the Indemnifying Party of commencement of such proceedings or, having employed such counsel, have diligently pursued such defense; or |
(c) |
the employment of such counsel has been authorized by the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such proceedings; |
and, in any such event, the reasonable fees and expenses of such Indemnified Persons counsel (on a solicitor and his client basis) shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate law firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Indemnified Persons of or related to the Investor.
12.4 |
If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of any suit brought to enforce a claim hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall provide the Indemnifying Party with copies of all documents and information in its possession pertaining to the claim, take all reasonable actions necessary to preserve its rights to object to or defend against the claim, consult and reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in determining whether the claim and any legal proceeding resulting therefrom should be resisted, compromised or settled and reasonably cooperate and assist in any negotiations to compromise or settle, or in any defense of, a claim undertaken by the Indemnifying Party. |
12.5 |
If the indemnification provided for in this Article 12 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Person for any reason not solely attributable to the Indemnified Person with respect to any liabilities, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, demands, losses (other than losses of profit or other consequential damages), costs (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), damages and expenses referred to in this Article 12, then the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Person shall contribute to the amount paid or payable as a result of a claim contemplated by Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 above in such proportions as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Person, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of such respective parties, in connection with the statement or omissions that resulted in such liabilities, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, demands, losses, costs, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. |
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Redacted Information with respect to a confidential information. |
12.6 |
The Corporation hereby waives its right to recover contribution from the Investor with respect to any liability of the Indemnifying Party by reason of or arising out of any misrepresentation in any document forming part of the Public Record provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply in respect of liability caused or incurred by reason of any misrepresentation which is based upon information relating solely to the Investor contained in such documents and furnished to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Investor in writing expressly for inclusion in any document forming part of the Public Record. |
12.7 |
For greater certainty, the Indemnifying Party will not have any obligation to contribute pursuant to this Article 12 in respect of any claim except to the extent the indemnity given by it in this Article 12 of this Agreement would have been applicable to that claim in accordance with its terms, had that indemnity been found to be enforceable and available to the Indemnified Person. |
12.8 |
The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to this Article 12, the Investor is contracting on its own behalf and as agent for the other Indemnified Persons referred to in this Article 12. In this regard, the Investor shall act as trustee or agent for such Indemnified Persons of the covenants of the Corporation under this Article 12 with respect to such Indemnified Persons and accepts these trusts or agencies and shall hold and enforce those covenants on behalf of such Indemnified Persons. |
12.9 |
Subject to applicable laws and the rules and regulations of the TSX, any indemnity payable by the Corporation to the Investor pursuant to this Article 12 shall be deemed to be a decrease to the Subscription Amount paid to the Corporation. Any indemnity payable by the Investor to the Corporation pursuant to Article 12 shall be deemed to be an increase to the Subscription Amount paid to the Corporation. |
12.10 |
This Article 12 shall be terminated and cease to have any effect upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the (i) reimbursement to the Investor of the full purchase price of the Subscribed Receipts as well as interest actually earned thereon calculated as of the Closing Date up to the Termination Date, and the fulfilment by the Corporation of all other obligations to be fulfilled and satisfied by it up to the Termination Date except to the extent that the same have been waived by the Subscription Receipt Agent under the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and (ii) payment of all amounts due to be paid by the Corporation to the Investor in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, including the Investor Expenses XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
. Article 13
Expenses
All costs and expenses (including applicable sales and value added taxes) incurred by the Corporation in connection with or incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby, including those relating to the creation and distribution of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares, shall be borne by the Corporation, including the fees and expenses of the Corporations counsel, the fees and expenses of the Corporations transfer agent, auditors and other outside consultants and all stock exchange listing fees, and the Corporation shall reimburse, up to an aggregate amount of $100,000, all costs and expenses (plus applicable sales and value added taxes) incurred by the Investor in connection with or incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby, including those relating to the subscription of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares and the fees and expenses of the Investors counsel and other outside consultants (the Investor Expenses) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated shall be completed. It is acknowledged and agreed that McCarthy Tétrault LLP shall act as Canadian legal counsel to the Investor and the Other Investor in connection with the Private Placement and the Concurrent Private Placement, respectively, and shall invoice separately the Other Investor for its fees and expenses which are in addition to the Investor Expenses specified herein.
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Article 14
Closing Conditions, Deliveries and Closing
14.1 |
The following deliveries shall be completed as of the date hereof electronically or at such place as the Corporation and the Investor may agree: |
(a) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor executed copies of this Agreement, the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement, and the Acquisition Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto (it being understood however that certain schedules and exhibits will be provided on a redacted basis); and |
(b) |
the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Corporation executed copies of this Agreement. |
14.2 |
Provided that no Termination Event has occurred, the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Receipts at the Closing Time and the closing of the Private Placement will be conditional upon and subject to the following conditions being fulfilled at or prior to the Closing Time, which conditions may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the Investor: |
(a) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor a copy of the Subscription Receipt Agreement duly executed by the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent; |
(b) |
the Corporation shall deliver to the Investor a certificate dated the Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, acting reasonably, addressed to the Investor with respect to (i) the constating documents of the Corporation; (ii) the resolutions of the directors of the Corporation relevant to the allotment, issue and sale of the Subscribed Receipts and the allotment and issue of the Underlying Shares upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement and the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement; |
(c) |
the Investor shall have received at the Closing Time a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Corporation by the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation or such other persons as may be agreed upon by the Investor, acting reasonably, certifying (in their capacity as officers of the Corporation, as the case may be, and without personal liability) that: |
(i) |
no order ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation has been issued and, to the knowledge of such persons, no proceedings for such purposes are pending, contemplated or threatened; |
(ii) |
there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Corporation since the date hereof (for greater certainty, any impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof already disclosed in the Public Record or to the Investor shall not be considered); |
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(iii) |
no material change in the business, operations, or capital of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, has occurred since the date hereof with respect to which the requisite material change report has not been filed and no such disclosure has been made on a confidential basis; |
(iv) |
the representations and warranties of the Corporation herein are true and correct in all material respects or, if already qualified by materiality, true and correct (other than de minimis inaccuracies), as of the Closing Time (except for representations and warranties stated to be as at a certain date), with the same force and effect as if made by the Corporation as at the Closing Time after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby; |
(v) |
the Corporation has complied with all covenants, terms and conditions hereof to be complied with and satisfied by it at or prior to the Closing Time except to the extent that the same have been waived by the Investor in writing pursuant hereto; and |
(vi) |
no event has occurred since the date of this Agreement which would make the Escrow Release Conditions not being capable of being satisfied as of the Acquisition Closing; |
(d) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor favourable legal opinions dated the Closing Date from the Corporations legal counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, (addressed to the Investor) with respect to: |
(i) |
each of the Corporation and CAE Healthcare Canada Inc. being a corporation incorporated or amalgamated and existing under the CBCA and having all requisite corporate power and capacity to conduct its business as described in the Public Record; |
(ii) |
each of the Corporation and CAE Healthcare Canada Inc. being registered under the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (Québec), not having failed to file an annual updating declaration under such Act, not having failed to comply with a request made under Section 73 of such Act, and not being dissolved nor having its registration cancelled under such Act; |
(iii) |
all necessary corporate actions having been taken by the Corporation to validly allot, create and issue to the Investor the Subscribed Receipts in the manner contemplated herein, as Subscription Receipts pursuant to the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Agreement and, subject to payment in full for them, the Subscribed Receipts will be validly issued; |
(iv) |
the Underlying Shares having been validly authorized for issuance and, when issued upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
(v) |
the Corporations authorized share capital consisting of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, and as to the number of issued and outstanding shares in reliance on a letter from the transfer agent; |
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(vi) |
the Corporation is a reporting issuer in the Province of Québec within the meaning of the Securities Act (Québec) and is not on the list of defaulting reporting issuer maintained by the Autorité des marchés financiers; |
(vii) |
in reliance on the conditional listing letter of the TSX, the conditional approval of the TSX of the listing of the Underlying Shares, subject to standard listing conditions being completed on or before the date specified for such in such letter; |
(viii) |
the execution by the Corporation of the Transaction Documents and the legality, validity and enforceability of the Transaction Documents against the Corporation (subject to usual qualifications); |
(ix) |
all necessary corporate actions having been taken by the Corporation to authorize the execution of each of the Transaction Documents, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder; |
(x) |
(i) the execution by the Corporation of the Transaction Documents, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (ii) the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares as at the Closing Time not resulting in a breach of, and not creating a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, results in a breach of, or a conflict with or a default under (a) any provisions of the articles or by-laws of the Corporation, or (b) any applicable law of general application in the Province of Quebec or the laws of Canada applicable therein, as they exist as of the Closing Date; |
(xi) |
the issuance and sale by the Corporation of the Subscribed Receipts to the Investor in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and of the Subscription Receipt Agreement being exempt from the prospectus requirements of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec and no prospectus or other documents being required to be filed, no proceedings being required to be taken and no approvals, permits, consents, orders or authorizations being required to be obtained by the Corporation under the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec to permit such issuance and sale, except for Form 45-106F1 pursuant to NI 45-106 accompanied by the requisite filing fees; |
(xii) |
the issuance and delivery by the Corporation of the Underlying Shares to the Investor in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and of the Subscription Receipt Agreement being exempt from the prospectus requirements of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec and no prospectus or other documents being required to be filed, no proceedings being required to be taken and no approvals, permits, consents, orders or authorizations being required to be obtained by the Corporation under the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec to permit such issuance and delivery; |
(xiii) |
that the first trade of the Subscribed Receipts will be a distribution and subject to the prospectus requirement of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec unless such securities have been held for a period of four months and a day following the Closing Date, subject to the usual qualifications; |
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(xiv) |
that the first trade of the Underlying Shares will be a distribution and subject to the prospectus requirement of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec, unless the Subscribed Receipts have been held for a period of four months and a day following the Closing Date and the other conditions set out in subsection 2.5(2) of NI 45-102 are satisfied, subject to the usual qualifications; |
(xv) |
the form and terms of the certificates, if any, representing the Subscribed Receipts, having been duly approved and adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation and complying with all applicable requirements of the CBCA and the rules of the TSX; |
(xvi) |
the appointment as transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares of Computershare Trust Company of Canada at its principal offices in the City of Toronto; and |
(xvii) |
the appointment as subscription receipt agent pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and as the transfer agent and registrar for the Subscription Receipts and escrow agent for the Private Placement Proceeds, of the Subscription Receipt Agent at its principal offices in the cities of Montréal and Toronto; |
(e) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor favourable legal opinions dated the Closing Date from the Corporations U.S. legal counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, (addressed to the Investor) with respect to each Material Subsidiary that is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction in the United States being a validly existing corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; |
(f) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered evidence satisfactory to the Investor that the Underlying Shares have been conditionally approved for listing and posting for trading on the TSX and the NYSE subject to the satisfaction by the Corporation of the filing and other requirements of the TSX and the NYSE; |
(g) |
the Corporation shall pay or cause to be paid the Investor Expenses to the Investor in immediately available funds; and |
(h) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Investor that the Concurrent Private Placement has closed prior to or shall close simultaneously with the closing of the Private Placement and that the proceeds of the Concurrent Private Placement have been or shall be simultaneously placed in escrow in accordance with the Subscription Receipt Agreement, in addition to the Private Placement Proceeds. |
14.3 |
The obligation of the Corporation to issue and sell the Subscribed Receipts to the Investor at the Closing Time will be subject to: |
(a) |
the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Corporation a copy of the Subscription Receipt Agreement duly executed by it; |
(b) |
the simultaneous completion of the Concurrent Private Placement containing terms substantially similar to the terms set forth herein; |
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(c) |
the issue and sale of the Subscribed Receipts by the Corporation shall be exempt from prospectus requirements provided for under Canadian Securities Laws and shall be exempt from prospectus requirements provided for under the equivalent provisions of the securities laws of any other applicable jurisdiction; and |
(d) |
the Underlying Shares shall have been conditionally approved for listing and posting for trading on the TSX and the NYSE subject to the satisfaction by the Corporation of the filing and other requirements of the TSX and the NYSE; |
14.4 |
The sale of the Subscribed Receipts shall be completed electronically on the Closing Date or at such place as the Corporation and the Investor may agree. Subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 14.2 and 14.3, on such date: |
(a) |
the Investor shall pay to the Subscription Receipt Agent, by wire transfer or such other means as the Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent may agree, the Subscription Amount, in consideration for the issuance of the Subscribed Receipts against delivery by the Corporation (or on its behalf) to: (i) the Investor of one or more fully and duly-registered non-certificated issue (NCI), direct registered statement (DRS) or electronic evidence of issuance of such, evidencing, in the aggregate, the Subscribed Receipts, in any case registered in the name of the Investor, or (ii) CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (CDS) of one or more fully and duly-registered global certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, the Subscribed Receipts, or electronic evidence of their issuance, in each case registered in the name of CDS & Co. as nominee for CDS, to be held by CDS in the form of a book-based or book-entry only or uncertificated security (in the case of an electronic delivery), as the case may be, in accordance with the rules and procedures of CDS, or, in either case, in such other names as the Investor shall notify the Corporation in writing not less than 48 hours prior to the Closing Date; and |
(b) |
the Investor and the Corporation shall provide each other with such other documents as they may mutually agree upon. |
Article 15
Termination
15.1 |
At or prior to the Closing Time, this Agreement shall be capable of being terminated by either party if (and only if): |
(a) |
a Termination Event has occurred prior to the Closing Time; or |
(b) |
any of the conditions set forth in Section 14.2 or Section 14.3 are not or cannot be satisfied at the Closing Time, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Article 15 shall not be available to a party whose failure to fulfill any of its covenants or obligations or whose breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure to satisfy the application condition. |
15.2 |
This Agreement shall otherwise be incapable of being terminated by the Investor at or prior to the Closing Time and the Investor hereby waives any right to repudiate, rescind, terminate or otherwise avoid its obligations under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Time. |
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15.3 |
The rights of termination contained herein may be exercised by either party and are in addition to any other rights or remedies either party may have in respect of any default, act or failure to act or non-compliance by the other party in respect of any of the matters contemplated by this Agreement. |
15.4 |
If the obligations of either party are terminated under this Agreement pursuant to the termination rights provided for herein, there shall be no further liability on the part of the Investor to the Corporation, or of the Corporation to the Investor, except in respect of any liability which may have arisen under Article 7, Article 12 and Article 13. |
Article 16
Notice
16.1 |
Any notice or other communication to be given hereunder shall, in the case of notice to be given to the Corporation, be addressed to: |
CAE Inc.
8585 Cote de Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Québec H4T 1G6
Attention: General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Email: caeinc-vplegal@cae.com
with a copy to (which will not constitute a formal notice):
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
1 Place Ville-Marie
Suite 2500
Montréal, Québec H3B 1R1
Attention: Stephen J. Kelly
Email: stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com
16.2 |
and, in the case of notice to be given to the Investor, be addressed to: |
Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd.
168 Robinson Road
#37-01 Capital Tower
Singapore 068912
Attention: Manning Lea Doherty, Renee Teo Wei Ling and Ang Teck Siang
Email: manningdoherty@gic.com.sg
reneeteo@gic.com.sg
angtecksiang@gic.com.sg
with a copy to (which will not constitute a formal notice):
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
1000 de la Gauchetière Street West, Suite 2500
Montreal, Québec H3B 0A2
Attention: Patrick Boucher
Email: pboucher@mccarthy.ca
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or to such other address as a party may designate by notice given to the others. Each communication shall be personally delivered to the addressee or sent by email to the addressee;
16.3 |
a communication which is personally delivered shall, if delivered before 4:30 p.m. (local time at the place of delivery) on a Business Day, be deemed to be given and received on that day and, in any other case, be deemed to be given and received on the first Business Day following the day on which it is delivered; |
16.4 |
a communication which is sent by email shall, if sent on a Business Day before 4:30 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt), be deemed to be given and received on that day and, in any other case, be deemed to be given and received on the first Business Day following the day on which it is sent; and |
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if, due to a strike, lock-out or other work stoppage, whether real or pending, involving postal workers, any notice to be given to the Corporation or the Investor hereunder which may reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its destination shall only be valid and take effect if it is delivered to the designated officer of the party to which it is addressed or if it is delivered to such party at the appropriate address indicated herein by any prepaid means, sent and registered, or by e-mail. |
Article 17
Waiver
The Investor may waive in whole or in part any breach of, default under or non-compliance with any representation, warranty, covenants, term or condition hereunder, or extend the time for compliance therewith, without prejudice to any of its rights in respect of any other representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition hereunder or any other breach of, default under or non-compliance with any other representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition hereof, provided that any such waiver or extension shall be binding on the Investor only if the same is in writing.
Each of the Corporation and the Investor reserves the right to waive any of its rights hereunder in whole or in part, at its complete discretion, without limiting any of its other rights hereunder.
Article 18
Parties to Discuss Press Releases
The parties shall cooperate with each other in relaying to third parties information concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, and shall discuss drafts of all press releases and other releases of information for dissemination to the public pertaining hereto and to the Subscription Receipt Agreement. However, nothing in this Article 18 shall prevent a party from furnishing any information to any governmental agency or regulatory authority or stock exchange or to the public, insofar only as is permitted by this Agreement or required by Applicable Securities Laws, provided that a party which proposes to make such a public disclosure shall, to the extent reasonably possible, provide the other party with a draft of such information in sufficient time prior to its release to enable such other parties to review such draft and advise that party of any comments it may have with respect thereto. In particular, the Corporation agrees that it shall, subject to the requirements of Applicable Securities Laws and the CBCA, obtain the consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to the disclosure of any information regarding the Investor and the Private Placement to be contained in any press release or other document filed with any authorized authority or disclosed to the public.
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The parties agree and acknowledge that the public announcement of the Private Placement shall be concurrent with the public announcement of the Concurrent Private Placement and the Acquisition.
Article 19
Survival of Representations and Warranties
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All representations and warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements herein shall survive the payment by the Investor for the Subscribed Receipts and the termination of this Agreement as follows: as regards the representations and warranties (except for the Core Representations) and the indemnities provided in Sections 12.1(a), 12.1(b), 12.1(c) and 12.1(d)(A) (except for the Core Representations), 12.1(d)(B) (except for the Core Representations), Section 12.2(i) and Section 12.2(ii)(A) (except for the Core Representations) for a period of three years following the Closing Date, and as regards the covenants and indemnities in 12.1(d)(A) (Core Representations only), 12.1(d)(B) (Core Representations only), 12.1(d)(C) and 12.2(ii)(B) and the Core Representations, indefinitely, and shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Investor regardless of any investigation by or on behalf of the Investor with respect thereto, provided that, the representation and warranty provided in Section 8.1(cc) shall survive the Closing Date and continue in full force and effect until 90 days after the expiration of the period during which any tax assessment may be issued by a governmental entity in respect of any taxation year to which such representations and warranties extend. |
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For the purpose of this Article 19 only, the expression Core Representations means the representations given in Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(c), 8.1(e), 8.1(h), 8.1(i), 8.1(j) and 8.1(uu) and Sections 9.1(a), 9.1(b), 9.1(c), 9.1(g) and 9.1(i). |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a claim for any breach of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement involving fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation may be made at any time subject only to the applicable limitation periods imposed by applicable laws. |
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Article 21
Severance
If one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein.
Article 22
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Québec (without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles thereunder) and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Each of the Corporation and the Investor hereby attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Québec.
Article 23
Assignment and Successors
Neither this Agreement nor any benefits or duties accruing under this Agreement shall be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that the Investor shall be entitled to assign this Agreement or the benefits or duties accruing hereunder to a Wholly-owned Affiliate of the Investor without the prior consent of the Corporation, provided that the Investor shall remain liable for the performance of such Affiliates obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Article 24
Public Filing
The parties hereby consent to the public filing of each of the Transaction Documents if any party is required to do so by law or by applicable regulations or policies of any regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction or any stock exchange.
Article 25
Amendments or Modifications
Subject to Article 20, this Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an agreement in writing executed by all the parties hereto.
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Article 26
Counterpart Execution
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which so executed shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of counterparts may be effected by PDF format transmission.
Article 27
Further Assurances
Each party to this Agreement covenants and agrees that, from time to time, it will, at the request of the requesting party, use its reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such other acts and things as any party hereto, acting reasonably, may from time to time request be executed or done in order to better evidence or perfect or effectuate any provision of this Agreement or of any agreement or other document executed pursuant to this Agreement or any of the respective obligations intended to be created hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, the Investor shall not be required to provide any non-public information with respect to itself or its Affiliates.
Article 28
Entire Agreement
It is understood that the terms and conditions of this Agreement supersede any previous verbal or written agreement between the Investor and/or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not replace or supersede the confidentiality agreement entered into between the Corporation and the Investor (directly or indirectly though an Affiliate of the Investor) dated February 16, 2021.
Article 29
Language
The parties hereto declare that each of them has required this Agreement to be in the English language and each of them does hereby consent to any documentation, notices or legal proceedings provided for herein, issued hereunder, or relating directly or indirectly hereto, being in the English language. Chaque partie déclare par les présentes avoir demandé que la présente convention soit rédigée en anglais et chaque partie consent par les présentes à ce que tout document, procédure légale ou avis prévu ou découlant des présentes ou sy rapportant directement ou indirectement soit rédigé en anglais seulement.
Article 30
E-Sign
The parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.
Article 31
Non-Recourse
The Corporation covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no person other than the parties hereto shall have any obligation hereunder or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that, notwithstanding that the Investor or any of its permitted assigns may be a partnership or limited liability company or other entity, the Corporation has no rights of recovery against and no recourse hereunder or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral
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representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any of the former, current or future directors, officers, employees, agents, general or limited partners, managers, members, stockholders, Affiliates, assignees or representatives of the Investor or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, assignee or representative of any of the foregoing (but not including the Investor, an Investor Related Party), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or limited partnership) veil, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Investor Related Party for any obligations of the Investor or any of its successors or assigns under this Agreement, under the Acquisition Agreement or under any documents or instrument delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in respect of any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim (whether at law or equity or in tort or contract) based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the first hereinabove written.
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Schedule A
REPRESENTATION LETTER
(FOR NON-CANADIAN RESIDENT INVESTORS
EXCLUDING U.S. PERSONS)
TO: CAE Inc. (the Corporation)
(Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Schedule have the meaning ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreement to which this Schedule is attached)
In connection with the execution by the undersigned Investor of the Agreement which this Representation Letter forms a part of, the undersigned Investor hereby represents, warrants, covenants and certifies to the Corporation that:
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The undersigned Investor is resident of Singapore (the Foreign Jurisdiction) and the undersigned Investor certifies that it is not resident in or otherwise subject to applicable securities laws of any province or territory of Canada. |
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The undersigned Investor is a purchaser which is purchasing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares pursuant to an exemption from any prospectus or securities registration or similar requirements under the applicable securities laws of the Foreign Jurisdiction or any other securities laws to which the Investor is otherwise subject. |
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The purchase of Subscribed Receipts and Underlying Shares by the Investor does not contravene any of the applicable securities laws in the Foreign Jurisdiction or any other securities laws to which the Investor is otherwise subject and does not result in: (i) any obligation of the Corporation to prepare and file a prospectus, an offering memorandum or similar document; or (ii) any obligation of the Corporation to make any filings with or seek any approvals of any kind from any regulatory body in such jurisdiction or any other ongoing reporting requirements with respect to such purchase or otherwise; or (iii) any registration or other obligation on the part of the Corporation under the applicable securities laws in the Foreign Jurisdiction or any other securities laws to which the Investor is otherwise subject. |
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The Investor is knowledgeable of, and has been independently advised as to, the securities laws of the Foreign Jurisdiction or any other securities laws to which the Investor is otherwise subject. |
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Upon execution of this Schedule by the undersigned Investor, this Schedule shall be incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement. |
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Dated: February 27, 2021
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Schedule B
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 99.2
[TRANSLATION]
Dated February 27, 2021
CDPQ MARCHÉS BOURSIERS INC.
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CAE INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Redacted information with respect to a confidential contractual undertaking. |
Table of Contents
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Article 8 Representations and Warranties of the Corporation |
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Article 9 Representations and Warranties of the Investor |
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Article 10 Acknowledgements and Agreements of the Investor |
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Article 12 Indemnity |
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Article 13 Expenses |
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Article 14 Closing Conditions, Deliveries and Closing |
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Article 15 Termination |
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Article 30 Non-Recourse |
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THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is dated February 27, 2021 and is made between:
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CDPQ MARCHÉS BOURSIERS INC., a legal person duly constituted pursuant to the laws of the Province of Québec (the Investor); and |
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CAE INC., a corporation duly constituted pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the Corporation). |
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the Corporation, together with a Wholly-owned Affiliate, is entering into on the date hereof a share and asset purchase agreement (the Acquisition Agreement) with L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (Seller Parent) relating to the Acquisition (as defined herein) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$1.05 billion (subject to adjustments in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement) (the Acquisition Purchase Price); |
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the Corporation wishes to enter into this agreement with the Investor, pursuant to which the Corporation will issue to the Investor, and the Investor will subscribe from the Corporation by way of private placement exempt from the prospectus requirements of Canadian Securities Laws (as hereinafter defined) (the Private Placement), at the Closing Time a total of 15,200,000 subscription receipts (the Subscribed Receipts) at a price of $31.25 per Subscribed Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of $475,000,000.00, to be used to finance a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price; |
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concurrently with the Private Placement, the Corporation has also agreed to issue to Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd. (the Other Investor) 7,200,000 Subscription Receipts at the Closing Time at a price of $31.25 per Subscription Receipt pursuant to a subscription agreement (the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement) containing terms not more advantageous to the Other Investor than the terms set forth herein (the Concurrent Private Placement) and under the terms of a subscription receipt agreement containing terms substantially identical to the terms set forth in the Subscription Receipt Agreement (as hereinafter defined). |
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the undertakings and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
Article 1
Definitions
As used in this Agreement, including the paragraphs prior to this definitional section and any amendments hereto, unless the context otherwise requires:
1933 Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;
1934 Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;
Acquisition means the acquisition of the Business by the Corporation, directly or indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;
Acquisition Agreement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
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Acquisition Closing means the time at which the Acquisition is completed;
Acquisition Purchase Price has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Additional Investors has the meaning ascribed to that term in Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable. hereof;
Affiliate has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Act (Québec), and Wholly-owned Affiliate means an Affiliate as defined in the Securities Act (Québec), with the proviso that the notion of control as incorporated in such definition shall be defined as the ownership of 100% of the equity securities of an entity;
Agreement means this agreement, including any schedules or exhibits attached hereto, and not any particular Article or Section or other portion except as may be specified, and words such as hereto, herein and hereby refer to this Agreement as the context requires;
Annual Financial Statements means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the financial years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, together with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon and the notes thereto;
Anti-Money Laundering Laws has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(kk) hereof;
Applicable Securities Laws means all Canadian Securities Laws and all applicable securities laws in the United States and the respective regulations, rules, instruments, blanket orders and blanket rulings thereunder;
Bribery Act has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(ii) hereof;
Business means Seller Parents military aviation training business (including the AMI business) operated within its Link Training and Simulation division of its Military Training sector of its Aviation Systems segment, as conducted by the Seller Parent through the Seller and the Sold Company.
Business Day means any day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day which is a legal, statutory or civic holiday or a day on which banking institutions are required by law, regulation or local proclamation to close in the City of Montreal, Province of Québec, or the City of New York, State of New York, United States;
Canadian Securities Laws means all applicable securities laws in the provinces of Canada and the applicable rules and regulations under such laws, together with applicable published national, multilateral and local policy statements, instruments, notices, blanket orders and blanket rulings of the Securities Commissions;
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as amended, including the regulations thereunder;
CDS has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 14.4(a) hereof;
Closing Date means March 4, 2021 or any other date mutually agreed to by the Investor and the Corporation;
Closing Time means 11:00 a.m. (Montréal time) or any other time on the Closing Date as the Investor and the Corporation may agree;
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Commitment Fee has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article 7 hereof;
Common Shares means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation;
Concurrent Private Placement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Corporation means CAE Inc., a corporation governed by the CBCA;
COVID-19 Outbreak has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(rr) hereof;
Environmental Laws means any Canadian, United States and other foreign, federal, provincial, state, municipal and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment, or to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants;
Escrow Release Conditions means, collectively, (i) the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the Acquisition Closing in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement without (A) amendment or waiver which would be materially adverse to the Corporation, or (B) any material amendment or waiver of any closing conditions in Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement that, if not satisfied (or waived), would allow the Corporation to not effect the Acquisition Closing, unless (for both (A) and (B)) the consent of the Investor, acting reasonably and in good faith, is given to such amendment or waiver (other than the payment of the Acquisition Purchase Price pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and such conditions precedent that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Acquisition Closing), without the prior occurrence of a Termination Event, and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the subscription receipt agreement entered into in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement;
Escrow Release Notice means the notice to be provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor, substantially in the form set forth in Subscription Receipt Agreement, executed by the Corporation, certifying that the Escrow Release Conditions have been satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the subscription receipt agreement entered into in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently therewith and that the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montréal time) on the Outside Date, and indicating the scheduled Acquisition Closing time;
FCPA has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(ii) hereof;
Financial Information means, collectively, (i) the Financial Statements, and (ii) the managements discussion and analysis of financial results for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, (iii) the managements discussion and analysis of financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2020;
Financial Statements means, collectively, the Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements;
IFRS means the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;
Indemnified Person has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12.3 hereof;
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Indemnifying Party has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12.3 hereof;
Intellectual Property has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(oo) hereof;
Interim Financial Statements means the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2020 together with the notes thereto;
Investment Company Act has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(s);
Investor means, initially, CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc., and, to the extent the Investor elects to subscribe to the Subscribed Receipts indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, means such Wholly-owned Affiliate;
Investor Expenses has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article 13 hereof;
Investor Related Party has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article 30 hereof;
IT Systems and Data has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(pp) hereof;
Lien has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(i) hereof;
Material Adverse Effect means any change, event or effect that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, properties, assets, business, operations, or results of operation of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
Material Contract has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(mm) hereof;
Material Subsidiaries means CAE USA Inc., CAE SimuFlite Inc., CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc., CAE GmbH, Parc Aviation Limited, CAE Healthcare, Inc., CAE Healthcare Canada Inc., CAE Center Amsterdam BV and CAE Training & Services UK Ltd.;
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange;
Other Investor has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Outside Date has the same meaning as the Outside Date under the Acquisition Agreement as in effect as of the date of this Agreement (and which includes, for greater certainty, any extension thereof in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement);
Permits means all permits, consents, waivers, applications, authorizations, licences, certificates, approvals, registrations, franchises, rights, privileges and exemptions or the like issued or granted by any governmental or regulatory authority;
Preamble means the preamble of this Agreement;
Private Placement has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Private Placement Proceeds means the Subscription Amount, after deducting the Commitment Fee;
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Public Record means all information filed by or on behalf of the Corporation and its predecessor entities with any of the Securities Commissions in compliance, or intended compliance, with any Applicable Securities Laws from March 31, 2019 to the Closing Time, in each case publicly available on the SEDAR website, other than public information or disclosures that have been modified or superseded by subsequent public information or disclosures by the Corporation, to the extent so modified or superseded;
NI 45-102 means National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities;
NI 45-106 means National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions;
NI 51-102 means National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations;
NI 52-109 means National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings;
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Sanctions has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 8.1(jj) hereof;
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
Securities Commissions means the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada;
SEDAR means the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval adopted by the Canadian securities authorities through National Instrument 13-101 System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR);
Seller means L3 Technologies, Inc.;
Seller Parent has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Sold Company means L3 Doss Aviation, Inc.;
Subscribed Receipts has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Preamble;
Subscription Amount has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 6.1 hereof;
Subscription Receipt Agent means Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as subscription receipt agent under the Subscription Receipt Agreement;
Subscription Receipt Agreement means the agreement governing the terms and conditions of the Subscribed Receipts to be entered into on the Closing Date by the Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule A;
Subscription Receipts means the subscription receipts to be created, issued and authenticated under the Subscription Receipt Agreement and from time to time outstanding, each Subscription Receipt evidencing the rights to be set out in the Subscription Receipt Agreement;
Subsidiary has the meaning ascribed to that term in the CBCA;
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Termination Date means the date on which a Termination Event occurs;
Termination Event means the earliest to occur of any of: (i) the Escrow Release Notice is not delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date; (ii) the Corporation delivering a notice to the Investor or announcing to the public by way of press release that it has determined not to proceed with the Acquisition or (iii) the Acquisition Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms;
Transaction Documents means this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement;
Transfer means any direct or indirect offer, transfer, donation, sale, assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, mortgage, gift, pledge, hypothecation, grant of a security interest in or other disposal or attempted disposal of all or any portion of a security or of any rights connected thereto or interests therein, with or without consideration;
TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange;
Underlying Shares means the Common Shares which may be issued pursuant to the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
Where a representation or warranty appearing in this Agreement expressly includes a qualification relating to knowledge by the Corporation, such knowledge shall be deemed to be the actual knowledge of the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, the Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions, the Group President, Defence & Security, the President, CAE Healthcare, the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, after making due inquiries with their direct reports.
The expressions misrepresentation, material change and material fact have the meanings ascribed to them in the Applicable Securities Laws; the term distribution has the meaning ascribed to it in the Applicable Securities Laws and includes a private placement, offering or public offering, as the case may be, and the verb distribute has a corresponding meaning.
Wherever the words include, including or includes are used in this Agreement, they are not intended to be limiting and they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
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Interpretation
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the insertion of headings herein is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof; |
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any reference in this Agreement to gender includes all genders (including neuter) and words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa; |
(c) |
if an action is to be taken hereunder on or prior to a certain day which is not a Business Day, such action shall be taken at or prior to the time indicated on the next following Business Day; and |
(d) |
reference to a statute, except where a specific year and chapter are stated, includes every amendment to, every regulation made under and any law enacted in substitution of such statute or regulation. |
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Article 3
Preamble and Schedules
3.1 |
The Preamble and the following schedules to this Agreement form an integral part thereof. |
Schedule A Form of Subscription Receipt Agreement.
Article 4
Currency
All currency amounts in this document are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Article 5
Time of the Essence
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
Article 6
Subscription
6.1 |
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Investor agrees, directly or indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, to subscribe from the Corporation for all and not less than all of the Subscribed Receipts and the Corporation agrees to issue and sell to the Investor all and not less than all of the Subscribed Receipts at a price of $31.25 per Subscribed Receipt, for a total purchase price of $475,000,000 (the Subscription Amount). |
6.2 |
Each Subscribed Receipt shall give the Investor: |
(a) |
if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing occurs on or prior to the Outside Date, the right to receive one Underlying Share, in accordance with the Subscription Receipt Agreement, without the payment of additional consideration or other formality, as well as (without duplication) a per-share payment equal to the dividends declared by the Corporation for which the record date is between the Closing Date inclusively and the date the Underlying Shares are issued, exclusively, net of any applicable withholding taxes and such per-share payment shall first be paid by way of a pro rata share of any interest accrued on the purchase price of the Subscription Receipts, and any remaining balance shall be paid out as a refund of a portion of the purchase price of the Subscription Receipts; or |
(b) |
if a Termination Event occurs, the right to be reimbursed the full purchase price of the Subscribed Receipts as well as interest earned thereon calculated as of the Closing Date up to the Termination Date, net of any applicable withholding taxes. |
6.3 |
If the conditions in 6.2(a) are fulfilled, then any interest accrued on the purchase price of the Subscription Receipts, net of any portion thereof paid to the Investor on account of the per-share payment described in 6.2(a), shall be paid to the Corporation, net of any applicable withholding taxes, together with the balance of any remaining escrowed funds. |
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Article 7
Commitment Fee
As consideration for providing the Corporation with certainty regarding financing a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price, the Corporation agrees to pay to the Investor upon, in connection with and subject to, the Acquisition Closing, a commitment fee corresponding to 4% of the Subscription Amount, namely $19,000,000.00 (the Commitment Fee), net of any withholding taxes, if applicable, and not including any federal and/or provincial sales taxes, if applicable.
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Article 8
Representations and Warranties of the Corporation
8.1 |
The Corporation hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, that: |
Corporate Matters
(a) |
the Corporation (i) has been duly incorporated or otherwise formed and organized, (ii) is validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of Canada, (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets, and to carry on its undertaking as described in the Public Record, including issuing the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Underlying Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and (iv) is qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its property and assets requires such qualification, except where, in the case of clause (iv) above, the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(b) |
this Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement have been, and, when executed and delivered, the Subscription Receipt Agreement will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitute or will constitute, as applicable, a valid and binding agreement of the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with their terms, subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, or by general equitable principles; |
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(c) |
no consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for the Corporations execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except (i) such as have been, or will be, obtained or made by the Corporation on or prior to the Closing Time or those filings required to be made following the Closing Time in connection with the Private Placement and Concurrent Private Placement, (ii) the approval from the TSX and NYSE; and (iii) those required in connection with the Acquisition; |
(d) |
the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the Acquisition Agreement by the Corporation, the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof by the Corporation, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Subscribed Receipts at the Closing Time and the issuance and delivery of the Underlying Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, do not and will not result in, and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in: |
(i) |
a breach or violation of, and do not and will not conflict with, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of the Corporation or the Material Subsidiaries or resolutions of their respective shareholders or directors (or any committee thereof); |
(ii) |
a breach of or default under any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries will be contractually bound at the Closing Time, except for such breaches or defaults that would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; or |
(iii) |
any violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation or judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(e) |
each of the Material Subsidiaries (i) has been duly incorporated or otherwise formed and organized, (ii) is validly existing and in good standing (or, if applicable, the equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, (iii) has all requisite capacity and authority to own, lease and operate its property and assets and to carry on its business as described in the Public Record, and (iv) is qualified and in good standing (or, if applicable, the equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its property and assets requires such qualification, except where, in the case of clause (iv) above, the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(f) |
the Material Subsidiaries contribute in the aggregate, in excess of 70% of the consolidated revenues of the Corporation as indicated in the Interim Financial Statements. Except for the Material Subsidiaries, no Subsidiary of the Corporation contributes more than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Corporation as indicated in the Interim Financial Statements. The Corporation is, directly or indirectly, the registered and beneficial holder of all of the issued and outstanding securities of each Material Subsidiary; |
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(g) |
the Corporation is not, directly or indirectly through any of its Subsidiaries, a member, partner or participant in any partnership, joint venture or syndicate where the joint liability that could arise from such membership, partnership or participation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(h) |
the authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in one or more series, of which as at the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the date hereof there was 282,820,453 Common Shares issued and outstanding; |
(i) |
all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding shares or equity interests of each of the Material Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, are owned by the Corporation, directly or through Subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim (Liens), except for any such Liens that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(j) |
the Corporation has the corporate power and authority to create, authorize, issue and sell the Subscribed Receipts and the corporate power and authority to issue the Underlying Shares, and, at the Closing Date, the Subscribed Receipts will be duly and validly authorized for issuance and allotted and, upon receipt of the purchase price therefor, will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and outstanding and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights and, upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the Underlying Shares issued pursuant thereto will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
(k) |
except as contemplated hereby and by the Concurrent Private Placement and as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, no person, firm or corporation, as of the date hereof, has any agreement or option with the Corporation, or any right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option with the Corporation, for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any Subscribed Receipts; |
(l) |
except as has been disclosed to the Investor, the minutes and records of the Corporation made available to the Investor in connection with its due diligence investigation in respect of the subscription to the Subscribed Receipts contain copies of all proceedings (or certified copies thereof) in respect of material matters of the shareholders, the boards of directors and all committees of the boards of directors of the Corporation since January 1, 2016 to the date of review of such corporate records and minutes and there have been no other meetings, resolutions or proceedings in respect of material matters of the shareholders, board of directors or any committees of the board of directors of the Corporation since January 1, 2016 to the date of review of such corporate records and minutes not reflected in such minutes and other records; |
(m) |
Computershare Trust Company of Canada, at its principal office located in the city of Toronto, has been duly appointed as registrar and transfer agent for the Common Shares in Canada and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. has been duly appointed as transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares in the United States; |
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(n) |
upon the execution of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agent, at its principal office located in the city of Toronto, will have been duly and validly appointed as subscription receipt agent pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and as the transfer agent and registrar for the Subscription Receipts and escrow agent for the Subscription Amount; |
Securities Matters
(o) |
there are no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale included in the Private Placement or Concurrent Private Placement, except for such rights as have been duly waived; |
(p) |
the Corporation is, and will at the Closing Time be, a reporting issuer or the equivalent in each of the provinces of Canada and is not on a list of defaulting issuers maintained by any of the Securities Commissions pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, the Corporation is in compliance, in all material respects, with all of its applicable continuous disclosure obligations under Applicable Securities Laws and no material change relating to the Corporation has occurred with respect to which the requisite material change report has not been filed on a non-confidential basis with all relevant securities regulatory authorities (unless originally filed on a confidential basis and subsequently made non-confidential). The information and statements set forth in the Public Record, as of the respective applicable dates of such information and statements, did not contain any misrepresentation; |
(q) |
the currently issued and outstanding Common Shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NYSE, and, upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the Underlying Shares will be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NYSE upon the Corporation complying with the usual conditions imposed by the TSX and NYSE with respect thereto; |
(r) |
no Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority or the TSX or the NYSE or the SEC has issued any order which is currently outstanding preventing or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation, and no such proceeding is, to the knowledge of the Corporation, pending, contemplated or threatened; |
(s) |
the Corporation has been advised of the rules and requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the Investment Company Act). The Corporation is not, and, after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Receipts and the application of the proceeds thereof to finance a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price, will not be, required to register as an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act; |
(t) |
the Corporation will use the Private Placement Proceeds and the net proceeds from the Concurrent Private Placement to finance a portion of the Acquisition Purchase Price and costs related to the Acquisition; |
Financial and Tax Matters
(u) |
the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS (and on a basis consistent throughout the periods indicated except as disclosed in the Financial Statements), and present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation as of the dates indicated and the results of operations and the changes in financial position of the Corporation for the periods specified; |
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(v) |
the Corporation had a reasonable basis for disclosing all forward-looking information contained in the Public Record; |
(w) |
other than as disclosed in the Financial Information, there are no material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with unconsolidated entities or other persons that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(x) |
none of the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary has, or on the Closing Date will have, incurred any material liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with IFRS, except for liabilities or obligations: (i) that occurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) reflected in or reserved against in the Financial Statements, or (iii) disclosed in the Public Record; |
(y) |
there is not currently and, during the last three fiscal years, has not been any reportable event (within the meaning of NI 51-102) with the auditors of the Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. To the knowledge of the Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, chartered professional accountants, Montreal, Québec are independent with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of the Code of Ethics of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec. To the knowledge of the Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States); |
(z) |
the Corporation maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting which is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS; |
(aa) |
the Corporation maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to differences; and (v) material information relating to it and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) is made known to those within the Corporation or such Subsidiary responsible for the preparation of the financial statements during the period in which the financial statements have been prepared and that such material information is disclosed to the public within the time periods required by Applicable Securities Laws; except as disclosed in the Public Record, (A) the Corporation is not aware of any material weakness in the Corporations internal control over financial reporting which would be required to be disclosed in a certificate issued pursuant to NI-52-109, and (B) since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, there has been no change in the Corporations internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporations internal control over financial reporting; |
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(bb) |
the Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act) that comply with the requirements of the 1934 Act; and such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) is made known to the Corporations principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established to the extent required by Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act; |
(cc) |
other than as disclosed in the Public Record: (i) the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has, on a timely basis, filed all necessary tax returns and notices and has paid or made provision for all applicable taxes of whatever nature for all tax years to the date hereof to the extent such taxes have become due or have been alleged to be due, except to the extent that the failure to do any of the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) except for extensions for tax returns and for COVID-19 related extensions for filing or paying taxes, the Corporation is not aware of any tax deficiencies or interest or penalties accrued or accruing or alleged to be accrued or accruing, thereon with respect to itself or any of its Subsidiaries which have not otherwise been provided for by the Corporation, except to the extent that any such deficiency, interest or penalty would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(dd) |
except as disclosed in the Public Record, the Corporation (i) has not made any acquisition that is a significant acquisition within the meaning of NI 51-102 in its current financial year, and (ii) does not currently propose to make an acquisition (including the Acquisition) that has progressed to a state where a reasonable person would believe that the likelihood of the acquisition being completed is high, and that would currently be a significant acquisition within the meaning of NI 51-102; |
Legal and Compliance Matters
(ee) |
except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened against or affecting the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, provincial, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board or agency, domestic or foreign, which if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or which would adversely affect the ability of the Corporation to perform its obligations under, or consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement; |
(ff) |
except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, each of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of each jurisdiction in which its business is carried on, except for non-compliance that would not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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(gg) |
each of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries holds all right, title and interest to all assets that are material to its respective business free and clear of all Liens except for any such Liens that would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property held under lease by the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries which is material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
(hh) |
except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Record, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries collectively possess such Permits necessary to conduct the business and activities now conducted by them, except where the failure to so possess would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Permits, except where the failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(ii) |
none of the Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has in the course of their actions for, or on behalf of, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of either (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the FCPA), including, without limitation, making use of the mail or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA or (ii) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the Bribery Act), and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and the Bribery Act and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, its Affiliates have conducted their businesses in material compliance with the FCPA and the Bribery Act, and the Corporation has instituted, maintains and enforces, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries with the FCPA and the Bribery Act; |
(jj) |
none of the Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), nor is the Corporation located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Corporation will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Private Placement or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity to fund any activities of or business with any person or entity, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions; |
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(kk) |
the operations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with the requirements of applicable anti-money laundering laws, including, applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended by the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), Part II.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada) and, in each case, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the anti-money laundering laws of various jurisdictions where the Corporation and its Subsidiaries conduct business (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened; |
Other Matters
(ll) |
neither the Corporation nor any of the Material Subsidiaries is in violation of its constating documents; and neither the Corporation nor any of the Material Subsidiaries is in default in the performance or observation of any obligation, agreement, covenant, or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject (a Material Contract) which default, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(mm) |
the Corporation has no knowledge of any default, or any circumstance which with the giving of notice or lapse of time (or both) would give rise to a default, by any person who is a party to any Material Contract with the Corporation or any of the Material Subsidiaries, except for such defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(nn) |
no labor dispute with, or disruption by, the employees of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect exists or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, is threatened or imminent; |
(oo) |
except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries owns all rights in or has obtained valid and enforceable licenses or other rights to use, the systems, recipes, know how (including trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information), trade-marks (both registered and unregistered), trade names, patents, patent applications, inventions, copyrights and any other intellectual property (collectively, Intellectual Property) described in the Public Record as being owned or licensed by the Corporation or which are used for the conduct of the Corporations business as currently carried on and proposed to be carried on, free and clear of all Liens except for any such Liens that would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) to the knowledge of the Corporation, there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or commercialized by the Corporation; and (iii) except as disclosed in the Public Record, there is no action, suit, proceeding or claim pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened by others challenging the Corporations rights in or to any Intellectual Property or the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or commercialized by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and the Corporation is unaware of any other fact which could form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; |
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(pp) |
(i) except as disclosed in the Public Record, (x) there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Corporations or its Subsidiaries information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, IT Systems and Data) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (y) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(qq) |
except as set forth in the Public Record, or except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Corporation and each of the Material Subsidiaries, respectively: (i) are in compliance with Environmental Laws; (ii) have received and are in compliance with all Permits required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; (iii) have not received notice from any governmental agency or any written notice from any third party of any actual or potential liability under Environmental Laws for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants or regarding any actual or potential violation of Environmental Laws; and (iv) are not the subject of any claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or government authority or the subject of any investigation under Environmental Laws, including for potential liability for investigatory costs, clean-up costs, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys fees or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any hazardous or toxic substance or waste at any location; |
(rr) |
other than as set forth in the Public Record as of the date hereof and other than the Acquisition, which will be announced concurrently with the Private Placement, since March 31, 2020, the business of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries has been carried on in the ordinary course in all material respects and there has not been any undisclosed material change or change having a Material Adverse Effect (and, for greater certainty, the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (the COVID-19 Outbreak) on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof already disclosed in the Public Record shall not be considered); |
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except as mandated by an applicable governmental or regulatory authority, and except as disclosed in the Public Record, there has been no suspension of the operations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as a result of the COVID-19 Outbreak, which, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect. The Corporation has been monitoring the COVID-19 Outbreak and the potential material impacts on its operations, and has implemented appropriate measures to support the wellness of its employees where the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate while continuing to operate; |
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Private Placement and Acquisition
(tt) |
assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall not, in and of themselves, result in the Investor holding 10.0% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (assuming the issuance of the Underlying Shares as of the date hereof); |
(uu) |
the Corporation is not required by applicable law or TSX or NYSE requirements or its constating documents to obtain the approval of its shareholders in order to complete the Private Placement and the Concurrent Private Placement (and issue the Underlying Shares); |
(vv) |
the Corporation is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would cause it to believe that the Acquisition will not be completed in all material respects in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement on or prior to the Outside Date; |
(ww) |
to the knowledge of the Corporation, without any inquiry, the representations and warranties of Seller Parent in the Acquisition Agreement are, or will at the date of their execution, as the case may be, true and correct by the standards contemplated therein; |
(xx) |
the Corporation is not currently considering any material write-offs with respect to any of the Businesss assets following the Acquisition Closing; |
(yy) |
to the Corporations knowledge, there have been no disputes or claims between the parties to the Acquisition Agreement, and the Corporation is not aware of any threatened or pending disputes or claims between the parties thereto, relating to the subject matter of or the transactions contemplated under the Acquisition Agreement; and |
(zz) |
the Corporation has provided to the Investor true and complete copies of the up to date Acquisition Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto (it being understood however that certain schedules and exhibits have been provided on a redacted basis). |
Article 9
Representations and Warranties of the Investor
9.1 |
The Investor represents and warrants as follows to the Corporation, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and acknowledges that the Corporation is relying on such representations and warranties: |
(a) |
it has all requisite power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to purchase the Subscribed Receipts; |
(b) |
it has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it; |
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(c) |
this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the general qualifications that: |
(i) |
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting creditors rights generally; and |
(ii) |
equitable remedies, including the remedies of specific performance and injunctive relief, are available only in the discretion of the applicable court; |
(d) |
the execution and delivery of and performance by it of this Agreement do not and will not (or would not with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event or condition) result in a breach or violation of or a conflict with, or allow any other person to exercise any rights under any of the terms or provisions of its by-laws, its constating documents or any other material contract, agreement, instrument, undertaking or covenant to which it is a party or by which it is bound; |
(e) |
as of the date hereof, it, together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over, directly or indirectly, 9,404,237 Common Shares; |
(f) |
it is resident in the province of Québec; |
(g) |
it, and, for greater clarity, to the extent the Investor elects to subscribe to the Subscribed Receipts indirectly through a Wholly-owned Affiliate, such Wholly-owned Affiliate, (A) is purchasing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Subscribed Receipts or Underlying Shares, (B) is an accredited investor as such term is defined in NI 45-106 (specifically, it falls under paragraph (t) of the definition of accredited investor in section 1.1 of NI 45-106), and (C) was not created and is not being used solely to purchase or hold securities as an accredited investor as described in paragraph (m) of the definition of accredited investor in NI 45-106; and |
(h) |
it is not a U.S. Person (as defined in the 1933 Act, which definition includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident in the United States, an estate or trust of which any executor or administrator or trustee, respectively, is a U.S. Person and any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States). |
Article 10
Acknowledgements and Agreements of the Investor
10.1 |
The Investor acknowledges and agrees as follows in favour of the Corporation: |
(a) |
neither the Subscribed Receipts nor the Underlying Shares have been qualified for distribution in Canada through the filing of a prospectus with any Securities Commission or other securities regulatory authority and, as a consequence of acquiring securities pursuant to a prospectus exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by Canadian Securities Laws, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Investor; |
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(b) |
the Subscribed Receipts are being offered hereunder in reliance on the accredited investor exemption under section 2.3 of NI 45-106 and the certificates evidencing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares, or to the extent that they are entered in a direct registration system or another electronic book-entry system, the written notice received by the Investor, shall bear the appropriate legend required under sub-paragraph 2.5(2)3.(i) of NI 45-102; |
(c) |
it undertakes and agrees that it shall not, and shall procure that each of its Affiliates shall not, without the prior written consent of the Corporation, directly or indirectly, Transfer the Subscribed Receipts in whole or in part for the period commencing on the Closing Date until the earlier of the Termination Date or the Acquisition Closing, provided that, the foregoing restriction on Transfer shall not apply to Transfers to a Wholly-owned Affiliate or to a person of which it is a Wholly-owned Affiliate and Transfers where the equity securities are managed by arms-length parties pursuant to a discretionary mandate or where the purpose of the Transfer is to maintain a portfolio of investments which tracks a stock market index for pure investment purposes; |
(d) |
the Subscribed Receipts (and, where applicable, the Underlying Shares) will be subject to restrictions on resale pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws until such time that: |
(i) |
the regulatory hold period has expired; |
(ii) |
the Investor can rely on another regulatory exemption; or |
(iii) |
an appropriate discretionary order is obtained pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws; |
(e) |
neither the Subscribed Receipts nor the Underlying Shares have been and such securities will not be registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States and such securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States without registration under the 1933 Act or compliance with requirements of an exemption from registration and the applicable laws of all applicable states and that the Corporation has no present intention of filing a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act in respect of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares; |
(f) |
the Investor is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) and is not acquiring the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person, the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares have not been offered to the Investor in the United States, and the Investor and the individuals executing and delivering this Agreement on behalf of the Investor were not in the United States when this Agreement was executed and delivered; |
(g) |
it undertakes and agrees not to offer or sell the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares in the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) and or engage in, any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) in the United States and it undertakes and agrees not to do so unless such securities are registered pursuant to the 1933 Act, and the securities legislation of all applicable states of the United States or an exemption from such registration requirements is available; |
(h) |
any certificates or book-entry registration evidencing the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares (if issued on or prior to the date that is four (4) months and a day from the Closing Date) shall bear a legend in the case of a certificated issue, or a notation in the case of an electronic deposit to the following effect: |
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UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITIES BEFORE [INSERT THE DATE THAT IS FOUR MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE CLOSING DATE].
(i) |
any certificates or book-entry registration evidencing the Underlying Shares (if issued on or prior to the date that is four (4) months and a day from the Closing Date) shall also bear a legend in the case of a certificated issue, or a notation in the case of an electronic deposit to the following effect: |
The securities represented by this certificate are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX); however, the said securities cannot be traded through the facilities of TSX since they are not freely transferable, and consequently any certificate representing such securities is not good delivery in settlement of transactions on TSX.
(j) |
it consents to the fact that the Corporation may collect personal information (as defined in applicable legislation respecting the protection of privacy and personal information, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and any similar legislation or provincial or federal law which may apply or which replaces or supplements it which may be in force from time to time) for the purpose of this Agreement; it consents that the Corporation may keep such personal information for as long as permitted or required by law or business practices; it further consents to the fact that the Corporation may be required under Applicable Securities Laws or the rules and policies of a stock exchange to provide regulatory authorities with some of the personal information it provided in this Agreement, that such information may also be provided to the Corporations registrar and transfer agent, that such information may be included in the registers and that the Corporation may use and disclose personal information about it as follows: |
(i) |
for internal purposes with respect to managing the relationship between the Corporation and the Investor and their contractual obligations; |
(ii) |
for tax purposes including, where the law so requires, the disclosure to the Canada Revenue Agency or Revenu Québec; |
(iii) |
for purposes of disclosure to securities regulatory authorities and other regulatory organizations having jurisdiction regarding distribution reports and similar regulatory filings; |
(iv) |
for the purpose of disclosure to an authority, and in particular a governmental authority, to which such information must be disclosed pursuant to a court order or subpoena and where there is no reasonable alternative to such disclosure; |
(v) |
for purposes of disclosure to professional advisors of the Corporation in connection with their providing of professional services; |
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(vi) |
for purposes of disclosure to any person where such disclosure is necessary for legitimate business reasons and is made with the prior written consent of the Investor; |
(vii) |
for purposes of disclosure to a court to rule on the rights of the parties hereunder; and |
(viii) |
for use and disclosure as otherwise required by law; |
(k) |
it has been notified by the Corporation (a) of the delivery to any applicable Securities Commission of its full name, address and telephone number, the number and type of securities purchased, the total purchase price, the fact that the Corporation and Investor are relying upon the accredited investor exemption under section 2.3 of NI 45-106 and the category of accredited investor that it meets, and the date of distribution, (b) that this information is being collected indirectly by such Securities Commission under the authority granted to it in applicable securities legislation, and (c) that this information is being collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the applicable securities legislation; |
(l) |
it has not received or been provided with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering memorandum (as defined under Canadian Securities Laws), prospectus, or sales or advertising literature in connection with its subscription for the Subscribed Receipts, and the decision to execute this Agreement and to purchase the Subscribed Receipts has not been based upon any verbal or written representations as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Corporation, other than such written representations as are expressly contained herein; |
(m) |
it is familiar with the Corporation through prior investments or business dealings; |
(n) |
it has not become aware of any advertisement in printed media of general and regular paid circulation (or other printed public media), radio, television or telecommunications or other form of advertisement (including electronic display, the internet and social media) with respect to the distribution of the Subscribed Receipts; |
(o) |
if required by applicable securities legislation, regulations, rules, policies or orders or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other regulatory authority, the Investor will execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Corporation in filing such reports, undertakings and other documents with respect to the issuance of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares; |
(p) |
no securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares; |
(q) |
there are risks associated with the purchase of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares; |
(r) |
it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares and is able to, and agrees to, bear the economic risk of loss of its investment; and |
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Redacted information with respect to confidential information. |
Redacted information with respect to an exception to the lock-up provision. |
(s) |
no person has made to the Investor (or any person on whose behalf the Investor is contracting) any written or oral representations (i) that any person will resell or repurchase the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares, or (ii) except under the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, that any person will refund the purchase price of the Subscribed Receipts, or (iii) as to the future price or value of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares. |
Article 11
Covenants of the Corporation
11.1 |
The Corporation covenants and agrees to: |
(a) |
duly and validly create and authorize the issuance of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Transaction Documents; |
(b) |
not to declare any dividends before the Closing Date; |
(c) |
cause the Underlying Shares to be, upon their issuance in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement, issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
(d) |
pay or cause to be paid all amounts due to be paid by it to the Investor in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement, including the Commitment Fee XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, on the due dates for payment in immediately available funds; |
(e) |
at the Closing Time, issue the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement; |
(f) |
use the Private Placement Proceeds and the net proceeds of the Concurrent Private Placement for the partial payment of the Acquisition Purchase Price and costs of the Acquisition; |
(g) |
comply with its covenants set forth in this Agreement and fulfil its obligations under this Agreement duly, timely and in good faith; |
(h) |
not amend its constating documents prior to the Closing Date without the consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; |
(i) |
without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, not to, and not to publicly disclose an intention to, for a period ending on the earlier of the Termination Date and the date that is ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares, except for (i) the issuance by the Corporation of Subscription Receipts and Common Shares as contemplated herein or pursuant to the Concurrent Private Placement; XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; (iii) the issuance by the Corporation of the Common Shares upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; (iv) the issuance by the Corporation of any Common Shares or options to acquire Common Shares or other award, right or grant pursuant to the Corporations stock option plan, deferred share unit plan, performance and restricted share unit plan or employee share purchase plan existing as of the date of this Agreement and the issuance of Common Shares in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of any such options, awards rights or grants; (v) the issuance by the Corporation of any Common Shares pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan or optional share purchase plan; (vi) to satisfy existing contractual arrangements entered into prior to the date hereof and disclosed to the Investor in writing at or prior to such time as this Agreement is executed; or (vii) pursuant to the Corporations shareholder rights plan; |
(j) |
during the period from the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of the Termination Date and the Closing Time, to promptly inform the Investor of the full particulars of: |
(i) |
any material change (actual, anticipated, contemplated, proposed or threatened) in or affecting the business, operations, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of (x) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (y) the Business, in each case of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement (including as a result of the COVID 19 Outbreak but only to the extent that the material change occurs after the date of this Agreement). For greater certainty, any impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof already disclosed in the Public Record or to the Investor shall not be considered; or |
(ii) |
any request from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority for any material amendment to any document forming part of the Public Record or for any additional information of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; |
(iii) |
the issuance by any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority, a stock exchange or other competent authority of any order to cease or suspend trading of any of the Corporations securities, or the institution, or threatened institution, of any proceedings for that purpose of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; |
(iv) |
any amendment or proposed amendment to the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement, or any waiver of any condition to be satisfied, completed or otherwise met thereunder, or the termination of such agreements; |
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(v) |
the receipt by the Corporation of any material communication from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority, any stock exchange or any other competent authority relating to any document forming part of the Public Record or the distribution of the Subscribed Receipts, of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; or |
(vi) |
any notice or other correspondence received by the Corporation from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory authority requesting any information, meeting or hearing relating to the Private Placement, the Concurrent Private Placement or the Acquisition or any other event or state of affairs that the Corporation reasonably believes may be material to the Investor of which the Corporation becomes aware since the date of this Agreement; |
(k) |
during the period from the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of the Termination Date or the fulfilment of the Escrow Release Conditions: |
(i) |
use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the satisfaction of all of the necessary conditions in its control to the completion, and the closing, of the Acquisition in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Agreement; and |
(ii) |
promptly provide the Investor with such information as it may reasonably request regarding the status of the Acquisition (including, in relation to the fulfillment of the conditions to the Acquisition) subject to any confidentiality, regulatory or other restrictions relating to the supply of such information. |
Article 12
Indemnity
12.1 |
The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, and each of the Investors Affiliates, agents, directors, officers, shareholders and employees, and the successors and assigns of the foregoing, from and against all liabilities, claims, losses (other than loss of profits and other consequential damages), reasonable costs, damages and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation any legal fees or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Investor in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) in any way caused by, or arising directly or indirectly from, or in consequence of: |
(a) |
any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation contained in any part of the Public Record filed by or on behalf of the Corporation (except any statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information which has been provided in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein); |
(b) |
any order made or enquiry, investigation or proceedings commenced or threatened by any securities commission or other competent authority based upon any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact, in each case required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or alleged omission of a material fact, in each case required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation (except a statement or omission or alleged statement or omission or misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation made in reliance |
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upon and in conformity with information which has been provided in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein) in the Public Record or based upon any failure to comply with the Applicable Securities Laws (other than any failure or alleged failure to comply by the Investor), preventing or restricting the trading in or the sale or distribution of the Subscribed Receipts or the Underlying Shares;
(c) |
the material non-compliance or alleged material non-compliance by the Corporation with any of the Applicable Securities Laws or the by-laws, rules or regulations of the TSX or the NYSE; or |
(d) |
any (A) actual untruth, inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Corporation existing at the date hereof, (B) actual material untruth, material inaccuracy or material breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Corporation existing at the Closing Time (except where already qualified by materiality, in which case it shall be an actual untruth, inaccuracy or breach after giving effect to such qualification) other than the representation and warranty of the Corporation given with respect to the Business under Section 8.1(ww), or (C) any breach by the Corporation of its covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement or in the Subscription Receipt Agreement. |
12.2 |
The Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of section 15 of the 1933 Act, as amended, or section 20 of the 1934 Act and the successors and assigns of the foregoing persons, and each of their respective officers, employees, agents and Affiliates to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Corporation to the Investor, but only (i) with reference to information relating to the Investor provided to the Corporation in writing by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion in the Public Record or (ii) arising directly or indirectly from, or in consequence of, any breach by the Investor of its (A) representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or (B) covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement. |
12.3 |
If any claim contemplated by Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 shall be asserted against any of the persons in respect of which indemnification is or might reasonably be considered to be provided for in Section 12.1 or Section 12.2, such person (the Indemnified Person) shall notify the person against whom such indemnification is sought (the Indemnifying Party) (provided that failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party of the nature of such claim in a timely fashion shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of liability hereunder only if and to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the Indemnifying Partys ability to defend such claim) as soon as possible of the nature of such claim and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled (but not required) to assume the defence of any suit brought to enforce such claim, provided, however, that the defence shall be through legal counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and acceptable to the Indemnified Person, acting reasonably, and that no settlement may be made by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of the other, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain separate counsel in any proceeding relating to a claim contemplated by Section 12.1 but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Person, unless: |
(a) |
the Indemnified Person has been advised by counsel that there may be a reasonable legal defense available to the Indemnified Person which is different from or additional to a defense available to an Indemnifying Party and that representation of the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to the actual or potential differing interests between them (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such proceedings on the Indemnified Persons behalf); |
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(b) |
the Indemnifying Party shall not have taken the defense of such proceedings and employed counsel within ten (10) days after notice has been given to the Indemnifying Party of commencement of such proceedings or, having employed such counsel, have diligently pursued such defense; or |
(c) |
the employment of such counsel has been authorized by the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such proceedings; |
and, in any such event, the reasonable fees and expenses of such Indemnified Persons counsel (on a solicitor and his client basis) shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate law firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Indemnified Persons of or related to the Investor.
12.4 |
If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of any suit brought to enforce a claim hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall provide the Indemnifying Party with copies of all documents and information in its possession pertaining to the claim, take all reasonable actions necessary to preserve its rights to object to or defend against the claim, consult and reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in determining whether the claim and any legal proceeding resulting therefrom should be resisted, compromised or settled and reasonably cooperate and assist in any negotiations to compromise or settle, or in any defense of, a claim undertaken by the Indemnifying Party. |
12.5 |
If the indemnification provided for in this Article 12 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Person for any reason not solely attributable to the Indemnified Person with respect to any liabilities, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, demands, losses (other than losses of profit or other consequential damages), costs (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), damages and expenses referred to in this Article 12, then the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Person shall contribute to the amount paid or payable as a result of a claim contemplated by Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 above in such proportions as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Person, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of such respective parties, in connection with the statement or omissions that resulted in such liabilities, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, demands, losses, costs, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. |
12.6 |
The Corporation hereby waives its right to recover contribution from the Investor with respect to any liability of the Indemnifying Party by reason of or arising out of any misrepresentation in any document forming part of the Public Record provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply in respect of liability caused or incurred by reason of any misrepresentation which is based upon information relating solely to the Investor contained in such documents and furnished to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Investor in writing expressly for inclusion in any document forming part of the Public Record. |
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Redacted information with respect to confidential information.. |
12.7 |
For greater certainty, the Indemnifying Party will not have any obligation to contribute pursuant to this Article 12 in respect of any claim except to the extent the indemnity given by it in this Article 12 of this Agreement would have been applicable to that claim in accordance with its terms, had that indemnity been found to be enforceable and available to the Indemnified Person. |
12.8 |
The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to this Article 12, the Investor is contracting on its own behalf and as agent for the other Indemnified Persons referred to in this Article 12. In this regard, the Investor shall act as trustee or agent for such Indemnified Persons of the covenants of the Corporation under this Article 12 with respect to such Indemnified Persons and accepts these trusts or agencies and shall hold and enforce those covenants on behalf of such Indemnified Persons. |
12.9 |
Subject to applicable laws and the rules and regulations of the TSX, any indemnity payable by the Corporation to the Investor pursuant to this Article 12 shall be deemed to be a decrease to the Subscription Amount paid to the Corporation. Any indemnity payable by the Investor to the Corporation pursuant to Article 12 shall be deemed to be an increase to the Subscription Amount paid to the Corporation. |
12.10 |
This Article 12 shall be terminated and cease to have any effect upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the (i) reimbursement to the Investor of the full purchase price of the Subscribed Receipts as well as interest actually earned thereon calculated as of the Closing Date up to the Termination Date, and the fulfilment by the Corporation of all other obligations to be fulfilled and satisfied by it up to the Termination Date except to the extent that the same have been waived by the Subscription Receipt Agent under the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and (ii) payment of all amounts due to be paid by the Corporation to the Investor in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, including the Investor Expenses XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. |
Article 13
Expenses
All costs and expenses (including applicable sales and value added taxes) incurred by the Corporation in connection with or incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby, including those relating to the creation and distribution of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares, shall be borne by the Corporation, including the fees and expenses of the Corporations counsel, the fees and expenses of the Corporations transfer agent, auditors and other outside consultants and all stock exchange listing fees, and the Corporation shall reimburse, up to an aggregate amount of $100,000, all costs and expenses (plus applicable sales and value added taxes) incurred by the Investor in connection with or incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby, including those relating to the subscription of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares and the fees and expenses of the Investors counsel and other outside consultants (the Investor Expenses) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated shall be completed. It is acknowledged and agreed that McCarthy Tétrault LLP shall act as Canadian legal counsel to the Investor and the Other Investor in connection with the Private Placement and the Concurrent Private Placement, respectively, and shall invoice separately the Other Investor for its fees and expenses which are in addition to the Investor Expenses specified herein.
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Article 14
Closing Conditions, Deliveries and Closing
14.1 |
The following deliveries shall be completed as of the date hereof electronically or at such place as the Corporation and the Investor may agree: |
(a) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor executed copies of this Agreement, the Concurrent Private Placement Subscription Agreement, and the Acquisition Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto (it being understood however that certain schedules and exhibits will be provided on a redacted basis); and |
(b) |
the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Corporation executed copies of this Agreement. |
14.2 |
Provided that no Termination Event has occurred, the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Receipts at the Closing Time and the closing of the Private Placement will be conditional upon and subject to the following conditions being fulfilled at or prior to the Closing Time, which conditions may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the Investor: |
(a) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor a copy of the Subscription Receipt Agreement duly executed by the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent; |
(b) |
the Corporation shall deliver to the Investor a certificate dated the Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, acting reasonably, addressed to the Investor with respect to (i) the constating documents of the Corporation; (ii) the resolutions of the directors of the Corporation relevant to the allotment, issue and sale of the Subscribed Receipts and the allotment and issue of the Underlying Shares upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement and the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement; |
(c) |
the Investor shall have received at the Closing Time a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Corporation by the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation or such other persons as may be agreed upon by the Investor, acting reasonably, certifying (in their capacity as officers of the Corporation, as the case may be, and without personal liability) that: |
(i) |
no order ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation has been issued and, to the knowledge of such persons, no proceedings for such purposes are pending, contemplated or threatened; |
(ii) |
there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Corporation since the date hereof (for greater certainty, any impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof already disclosed in the Public Record or to the Investor shall not be considered); |
(iii) |
no material change in the business, operations, or capital of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, has occurred since the date hereof with respect to which the requisite material change report has not been filed and no such disclosure has been made on a confidential basis; |
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(iv) |
the representations and warranties of the Corporation herein are true and correct in all material respects or, if already qualified by materiality, true and correct (other than de minimis inaccuracies), as of the Closing Time (except for representations and warranties stated to be as at a certain date), with the same force and effect as if made by the Corporation as at the Closing Time after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby; |
(v) |
the Corporation has complied with all covenants, terms and conditions hereof to be complied with and satisfied by it at or prior to the Closing Time except to the extent that the same have been waived by the Investor in writing pursuant hereto; and |
(vi) |
no event has occurred since the date of this Agreement which would make the Escrow Release Conditions not being capable of being satisfied as of the Acquisition Closing; |
(d) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor favourable legal opinions dated the Closing Date from the Corporations legal counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, (addressed to the Investor) with respect to: |
(i) |
each of the Corporation and CAE Healthcare Canada Inc. being a corporation incorporated or amalgamated and existing under the CBCA and having all requisite corporate power and capacity to conduct its business as described in the Public Record; |
(ii) |
each of the Corporation and CAE Healthcare Canada Inc. being registered under the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (Québec), not having failed to file an annual updating declaration under such Act, not having failed to comply with a request made under Section 73 of such Act, and not being dissolved nor having its registration cancelled under such Act; |
(iii) |
all necessary corporate actions having been taken by the Corporation to validly allot, create and issue to the Investor the Subscribed Receipts in the manner contemplated herein, as Subscription Receipts pursuant to the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Agreement and, subject to payment in full for them, the Subscribed Receipts will be validly issued; |
(iv) |
the Underlying Shares having been validly authorized for issuance and, when issued upon the exchange of the Subscribed Receipts in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
(v) |
the Corporations authorized share capital consisting of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, and as to the number of issued and outstanding shares in reliance on a letter from the transfer agent; |
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(vi) |
the Corporation is a reporting issuer in the Province of Québec within the meaning of the Securities Act (Québec) and is not on the list of defaulting reporting issuer maintained by the Autorité des marchés financiers; |
(vii) |
in reliance on the conditional listing letter of the TSX, the conditional approval of the TSX of the listing of the Underlying Shares, subject to standard listing conditions being completed on or before the date specified for such in such letter; |
(viii) |
the execution by the Corporation of the Transaction Documents and the legality, validity and enforceability of the Transaction Documents against the Corporation (subject to usual qualifications); |
(ix) |
all necessary corporate actions having been taken by the Corporation to authorize the execution of each of the Transaction Documents, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder; |
(x) |
(i) the execution by the Corporation of the Transaction Documents, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (ii) the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Receipts and the Underlying Shares as at the Closing Time not resulting in a breach of, and not creating a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, results in a breach of, or a conflict with or a default under (a) any provisions of the articles or by-laws of the Corporation, or (b) any applicable law of general application in the Province of Quebec or the laws of Canada applicable therein, as they exist as of the Closing Date; |
(xi) |
the issuance and sale by the Corporation of the Subscribed Receipts to the Investor in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and of the Subscription Receipt Agreement being exempt from the prospectus requirements of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec and no prospectus or other documents being required to be filed, no proceedings being required to be taken and no approvals, permits, consents, orders or authorizations being required to be obtained by the Corporation under the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec to permit such issuance and sale, except for Form 45-106F1 pursuant to NI 45-106 accompanied by the requisite filing fees; |
(xii) |
the issuance and delivery by the Corporation of the Underlying Shares to the Investor in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and of the Subscription Receipt Agreement being exempt from the prospectus requirements of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec and no prospectus or other documents being required to be filed, no proceedings being required to be taken and no approvals, permits, consents, orders or authorizations being required to be obtained by the Corporation under the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec to permit such issuance and delivery; |
(xiii) |
that the first trade of the Subscribed Receipts will be a distribution and subject to the prospectus requirement of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec unless such securities have been held for a period of four months and a day following the Closing Date, subject to the usual qualifications; |
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(xiv) |
that the first trade of the Underlying Shares will be a distribution and subject to the prospectus requirement of the Applicable Securities Laws of the Province of Québec, unless the Subscribed Receipts have been held for a period of four months and a day following the Closing Date and the other conditions set out in subsection 2.5(2) of NI 45-102 are satisfied, subject to the usual qualifications; |
(xv) |
the form and terms of the certificates, if any, representing the Subscribed Receipts, having been duly approved and adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation and complying with all applicable requirements of the CBCA and the rules of the TSX; |
(xvi) |
the appointment as transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares of Computershare Trust Company of Canada at its principal offices in the City of Toronto; and |
(xvii) |
the appointment as subscription receipt agent pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, and as the transfer agent and registrar for the Subscription Receipts and escrow agent for the Private Placement Proceeds, of the Subscription Receipt Agent at its principal offices in the cities of Montréal and Toronto; |
(e) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor favourable legal opinions dated the Closing Date from the Corporations U.S. legal counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, (addressed to the Investor) with respect to each Material Subsidiary that is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction in the United States being a validly existing corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; |
(f) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered evidence satisfactory to the Investor that the Underlying Shares have been conditionally approved for listing and posting for trading on the TSX and the NYSE subject to the satisfaction by the Corporation of the filing and other requirements of the TSX and the NYSE; |
(g) |
the Corporation shall pay or cause to be paid the Investor Expenses to the Investor in immediately available funds; and |
(h) |
the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Investor that the Concurrent Private Placement has closed prior to or shall close simultaneously with the closing of the Private Placement and that the proceeds of the Concurrent Private Placement have been or shall be simultaneously placed in escrow in accordance with the Subscription Receipt Agreement, in addition to the Private Placement Proceeds. |
14.3 |
The obligation of the Corporation to issue and sell the Subscribed Receipts to the Investor at the Closing Time will be subject to: |
(a) |
the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Corporation a copy of the Subscription Receipt Agreement duly executed by it; |
(b) |
the simultaneous completion of the Concurrent Private Placement containing terms substantially similar to the terms set forth herein; |
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(c) |
the issue and sale of the Subscribed Receipts by the Corporation shall be exempt from prospectus requirements provided for under Canadian Securities Laws and shall be exempt from prospectus requirements provided for under the equivalent provisions of the securities laws of any other applicable jurisdiction; and |
(d) |
the Underlying Shares shall have been conditionally approved for listing and posting for trading on the TSX and the NYSE subject to the satisfaction by the Corporation of the filing and other requirements of the TSX and the NYSE; |
14.4 |
The sale of the Subscribed Receipts shall be completed electronically on the Closing Date or at such place as the Corporation and the Investor may agree. Subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 14.2 and 14.3, on such date: |
(a) |
the Investor shall pay to the Subscription Receipt Agent, by wire transfer or such other means as the Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent may agree, the Subscription Amount, in consideration for the issuance of the Subscribed Receipts against delivery by the Corporation (or on its behalf) to: (i) the Investor of one or more fully and duly-registered non-certificated issue (NCI), direct registered statement (DRS) or electronic evidence of issuance of such, evidencing, in the aggregate, the Subscribed Receipts, in any case registered in the name of the Investor, or (ii) CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (CDS) of one or more fully and duly-registered global certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, the Subscribed Receipts, or electronic evidence of their issuance, in each case registered in the name of CDS & Co. as nominee for CDS, to be held by CDS in the form of a book-based or book-entry only or uncertificated security (in the case of an electronic delivery), as the case may be, in accordance with the rules and procedures of CDS, or, in either case, in such other names as the Investor shall notify the Corporation in writing not less than 48 hours prior to the Closing Date; and |
(b) |
the Investor and the Corporation shall provide each other with such other documents as they may mutually agree upon. |
Article 15
Termination
15.1 |
At or prior to the Closing Time, this Agreement shall be capable of being terminated by either party if (and only if): |
(a) |
a Termination Event has occurred prior to the Closing Time; or |
(b) |
any of the conditions set forth in Section 14.2 or Section 14.3 are not or cannot be satisfied at the Closing Time, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Article 15 shall not be available to a party whose failure to fulfill any of its covenants or obligations or whose breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure to satisfy the application condition. |
15.2 |
This Agreement shall otherwise be incapable of being terminated by the Investor at or prior to the Closing Time and the Investor hereby waives any right to repudiate, rescind, terminate or otherwise avoid its obligations under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Time. |
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15.3 |
The rights of termination contained herein may be exercised by either party and are in addition to any other rights or remedies either party may have in respect of any default, act or failure to act or non-compliance by the other party in respect of any of the matters contemplated by this Agreement. |
15.4 |
If the obligations of either party are terminated under this Agreement pursuant to the termination rights provided for herein, there shall be no further liability on the part of the Investor to the Corporation, or of the Corporation to the Investor, except in respect of any liability which may have arisen under Article 7, Article 12 and Article 13. |
Article 16
Notice
16.1 |
Any notice or other communication to be given hereunder shall, in the case of notice to be given to the Corporation, be addressed to: |
CAE Inc.
8585 Cote de Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Québec H4T 1G6
Attention: General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Email: caeinc-vplegal@cae.com
with a copy to (which will not constitute a formal notice):
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
1 Place Ville-Marie
Suite 2500
Montréal, Québec H3B 1R1
Attention: Stephen J. Kelly
Email: stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com
16.2 |
and, in the case of notice to be given to the Investor, be addressed to: |
CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc.
1000, place Jean Paul-Riopelle
Montreal, Québec H2Z 2B3
Attention: Annie Houle (Directrice principal, Placements Privés Québec, Grandes entreprises,
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec)
Michèle Lefaivre (Directrice, Affaires juridiques, Investissements, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec)
Email: ahoule@cdpq.com
affairesjuridiques@cdpq.com
with a copy to (which will not constitute a formal notice):
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
1000 de la Gauchetière Street West, Suite 2500
Montreal, Québec H3B 0A2
Attention: Patrick Boucher
Email: pboucher@mccarthy.ca
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or to such other address as a party may designate by notice given to the others. Each communication shall be personally delivered to the addressee or sent by email to the addressee;
16.3 |
a communication which is personally delivered shall, if delivered before 4:30 p.m. (local time at the place of delivery) on a Business Day, be deemed to be given and received on that day and, in any other case, be deemed to be given and received on the first Business Day following the day on which it is delivered; |
16.4 |
a communication which is sent by email shall, if sent on a Business Day before 4:30 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt), be deemed to be given and received on that day and, in any other case, be deemed to be given and received on the first Business Day following the day on which it is sent; and |
16.5 |
if, due to a strike, lock-out or other work stoppage, whether real or pending, involving postal workers, any notice to be given to the Corporation or the Investor hereunder which may reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its destination shall only be valid and take effect if it is delivered to the designated officer of the party to which it is addressed or if it is delivered to such party at the appropriate address indicated herein by any prepaid means, sent and registered, or by e-mail. |
Article 17
Waiver
The Investor may waive in whole or in part any breach of, default under or non-compliance with any representation, warranty, covenants, term or condition hereunder, or extend the time for compliance therewith, without prejudice to any of its rights in respect of any other representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition hereunder or any other breach of, default under or non-compliance with any other representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition hereof, provided that any such waiver or extension shall be binding on the Investor only if the same is in writing.
Each of the Corporation and the Investor reserves the right to waive any of its rights hereunder in whole or in part, at its complete discretion, without limiting any of its other rights hereunder.
Article 18
Parties to Discuss Press Releases
The parties shall cooperate with each other in relaying to third parties information concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, and shall discuss drafts of all press releases and other releases of information for dissemination to the public pertaining hereto and to the Subscription Receipt Agreement. However, nothing in this Article 18 shall prevent a party from furnishing any information to any governmental agency or regulatory authority or stock exchange or to the public, insofar only as is permitted by this Agreement or required by Applicable Securities Laws, provided that a party which proposes to make such a public disclosure shall, to the extent reasonably possible, provide the other party with a draft of such information in sufficient time prior to its release to enable such other parties to review such draft and advise that party of any comments it may have with respect thereto. In particular, the Corporation agrees that it shall, subject to the requirements of Applicable Securities Laws and the CBCA, obtain the consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to the disclosure of any information regarding the Investor and the Private Placement to be contained in any press release or other document filed with any authorized authority or disclosed to the public.
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The parties agree and acknowledge that the public announcement of the Private Placement shall be concurrent with the public announcement of the Concurrent Private Placement and the Acquisition.
Article 19
Survival of Representations and Warranties
19.1 |
All representations and warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements herein shall survive the payment by the Investor for the Subscribed Receipts and the termination of this Agreement as follows: as regards the representations and warranties (except for the Core Representations) and the indemnities provided in Sections 12.1(a), 12.1(b), 12.1(c) and 12.1(d)(A) (except for the Core Representations), 12.1(d)(B) (except for the Core Representations), Section 12.2(i) and Section 12.2(ii)(A) (except for the Core Representations) for a period of three years following the Closing Date, and as regards the covenants and indemnities in 12.1(d)(A) (Core Representations only), 12.1(d)(B) (Core Representations only), 12.1(d)(C) and 12.2(ii)(B) and the Core Representations, indefinitely, and shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Investor regardless of any investigation by or on behalf of the Investor with respect thereto, provided that, the representation and warranty provided in Section 8.1(cc) shall survive the Closing Date and continue in full force and effect until 90 days after the expiration of the period during which any tax assessment may be issued by a governmental entity in respect of any taxation year to which such representations and warranties extend. |
19.2 |
For the purpose of this Article 19 only, the expression Core Representations means the representations given in Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(c), 8.1(e), 8.1(h), 8.1(i), 8.1(j) and 8.1(uu) and Sections 9.1(a), 9.1(b), 9.1(c), 9.1(f) and 9.1(g). |
19.3 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a claim for any breach of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement involving fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation may be made at any time subject only to the applicable limitation periods imposed by applicable laws. |
Article 20
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Article 21
Severance
If one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein.
Article 22
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Québec (without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles thereunder) and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Each of the Corporation and the Investor hereby attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Québec.
Article 23
Assignment and Successors
Neither this Agreement nor any benefits or duties accruing under this Agreement shall be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that the Investor shall be entitled to assign this Agreement or the benefits or duties accruing hereunder to a Wholly-owned Affiliate of the Investor without the prior consent of the Corporation, provided that the Investor shall remain liable for the performance of such Affiliates obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Article 24
Public Filing
The parties hereby consent to the public filing of each of the Transaction Documents if any party is required to do so by law or by applicable regulations or policies of any regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction or any stock exchange.
Article 25
Amendments or Modifications
Subject to Article 20, this Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an agreement in writing executed by all the parties hereto.
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Article 26
Counterpart Execution
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which so executed shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of counterparts may be effected by PDF format transmission.
Article 27
Further Assurances
Each party to this Agreement covenants and agrees that, from time to time, it will, at the request of the requesting party, use its reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such other acts and things as any party hereto, acting reasonably, may from time to time request be executed or done in order to better evidence or perfect or effectuate any provision of this Agreement or of any agreement or other document executed pursuant to this Agreement or any of the respective obligations intended to be created hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, the Investor shall not be required to provide any non-public information with respect to itself or its Affiliates.
Article 28
Entire Agreement
It is understood that the terms and conditions of this Agreement supersede any previous verbal or written agreement between the Investor and/or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not replace or supersede the confidentiality agreement entered into between the Corporation and the Investor (directly or indirectly though an Affiliate of the Investor) dated February 10, 2021.
Article 29
E-Sign
The parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.
Article 30
Non-Recourse
The Corporation covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no person other than the parties hereto shall have any obligation hereunder or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that, notwithstanding that the Investor or any of its permitted assigns may be a partnership or limited liability company or other entity, the Corporation has no rights of recovery against and no recourse hereunder or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any of the former, current or future directors, officers, employees, agents, general or limited partners, managers, members, stockholders, Affiliates, assignees or representatives of the Investor or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, assignee or representative of any of the foregoing (but not including the Investor, an Investor Related Party), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or limited partnership) veil, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Investor Related Party for any obligations of the Investor or any of its successors or assigns under this Agreement, under the Acquisition
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Agreement or under any documents or instrument delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in respect of any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim (whether at law or equity or in tort or contract) based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the first hereinabove written.
CDPQ MARCHÉS BOURSIERS INC. |
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Title: Senior Director, Investment |
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CAE INC. |
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[Signature page - Subscription Agreement]
Schedule A
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGREEMENT
[Redacted for confidentiality reasons]
Exhibit 99.3
EXECUTION VERSION
SHARE AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.,
CAE USA Inc.,
and CAE Inc.
Dated as of February 27, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND TERMS |
1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Certain Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.3 |
Headings | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE BUSINESS |
3 | |||||
Section 2.1 |
Purchase and Sale of the Sold Securities | 3 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Purchase and Sale of the Transferred Assets | 3 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Excluded Assets | 4 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Assumption of Liabilities | 6 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Excluded Liabilities | 7 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
Purchase Price | 7 | ||||
Section 2.7 |
Closing | 7 | ||||
Section 2.8 |
Closing Deliveries | 7 | ||||
Section 2.9 |
Nonassignability of Assets | 8 | ||||
Section 2.10 |
Affiliate Acquisitions | 9 | ||||
Section 2.11 |
Purchase Price Adjustment | 9 | ||||
Section 2.12 |
Allocation of Purchase Price | 14 | ||||
Section 2.13 |
Adjustments to the Purchase Price | 14 | ||||
Section 2.14 |
Withholding Taxes | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER PARENT |
15 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Organization and Qualification | 15 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Authorization | 15 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Capitalization of the Sold Company | 16 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Governmental Filings | 16 | ||||
Section 3.5 |
Non-Contravention | 16 | ||||
Section 3.6 |
Financial Information | 17 | ||||
Section 3.7 |
Absence of Certain Change | 17 | ||||
Section 3.8 |
Legal Proceedings | 18 | ||||
Section 3.9 |
Employee Benefits | 18 | ||||
Section 3.10 |
Compliance with Laws | 20 | ||||
Section 3.11 |
Environmental Matters | 20 | ||||
Section 3.12 |
Intellectual Property | 21 | ||||
Section 3.13 |
Labor | 23 | ||||
Section 3.14 |
Material Contracts | 23 | ||||
Section 3.15 |
Government Contracts | 24 | ||||
Section 3.16 |
Sufficiency of Assets | 27 | ||||
Section 3.17 |
Real Property | 28 | ||||
Section 3.18 |
Taxes | 29 | ||||
Section 3.19 |
Insurance Coverage | 31 | ||||
Section 3.20 |
Brokers | 32 | ||||
Section 3.21 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 32 |
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Section 3.22 |
Reliance | 32 | ||||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
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Section 4.1 |
Organization and Qualification | 33 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Authorization | 33 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
Governmental Filings | 34 | ||||
Section 4.4 |
Non-Contravention | 34 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Legal Proceedings | 34 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
Availability of Funds | 34 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
Solvency | 34 | ||||
Section 4.8 |
Brokers | 35 | ||||
Section 4.9 |
Purchasers Examination | 35 | ||||
Section 4.10 |
Organizational Conflict of Interest | 35 | ||||
Section 4.11 |
Investment Purpose | 35 | ||||
Section 4.12 |
Independent Investigation | 35 | ||||
Section 4.13 |
Export Controls; OFAC; Ownership | 36 | ||||
Section 4.14 |
Debarment | 36 | ||||
Section 4.15 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 36 | ||||
Section 4.16 |
Reliance | 37 | ||||
ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 |
Access and Information | 37 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Interim Operations | 39 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
Cooperation; Efforts | 41 | ||||
Section 5.4 |
Novation of Government Contracts | 41 | ||||
Section 5.5 |
Regulatory Approvals | 42 | ||||
Section 5.6 |
Ancillary Agreements | 47 | ||||
Section 5.7 |
Seller Financing Cooperation | 47 | ||||
Section 5.8 |
Purchaser Financing Covenant | 49 | ||||
Section 5.9 |
RWI | 50 | ||||
Section 5.10 |
Confidentiality | 50 | ||||
Section 5.11 |
Publicity | 51 | ||||
Section 5.12 |
Further Assurances | 52 | ||||
Section 5.13 |
Payments to and from Third Parties | 52 | ||||
Section 5.14 |
Wrong Pockets | 52 | ||||
Section 5.15 |
Mail and Other Communications | 53 | ||||
Section 5.16 |
Third-Party Consents | 54 | ||||
Section 5.17 |
Shared Contracts | 54 | ||||
Section 5.18 |
Shared Permits | 54 | ||||
Section 5.19 |
Letters of Credit; Guaranties; and Performance Bonds | 55 | ||||
Section 5.20 |
Intercompany Accounts | 55 | ||||
Section 5.21 |
Insurance Matters | 56 | ||||
Section 5.22 |
Facility Clearances | 56 | ||||
Section 5.23 |
Export Controls | 56 | ||||
Section 5.24 |
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Section 5.25 |
Seller Marks | 57 | ||||
Section 5.26 |
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Section 5.27 |
Guarantee; Representations and Warranties of Purchaser Parent | 59 | ||||
Section 5.28 |
Post-Closing Principal Payments | 60 | ||||
ARTICLE VI EMPLOYEE MATTERS COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1 |
Continuation of Employment | 60 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Terms of Employment | 61 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Severance and Notice | 61 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Closing Fiscal Year Bonuses | 61 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
Tax-Qualified Plans | 62 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
Certain Welfare Plan Matters | 62 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
Seller Equity Awards | 62 | ||||
Section 6.8 |
Retention Bonus | 63 | ||||
Section 6.9 |
COBRA | 63 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Cafeteria Plan | 63 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Sick Pay and Disability | 64 | ||||
Section 6.12 |
Credited Service | 64 | ||||
Section 6.13 |
Workers Compensation | 64 | ||||
Section 6.14 |
Vacation and Other Paid Time Off | 64 | ||||
Section 6.15 |
Educational Assistance; Adoption Assistance | 65 | ||||
Section 6.16 |
WARN | 65 | ||||
Section 6.17 |
Participation in Seller Parents Benefit Plans | 65 | ||||
Section 6.18 |
Liabilities with Respect to Business Employees | 65 | ||||
Section 6.19 |
Labor Contracts | 65 | ||||
Section 6.20 |
No Third Party Beneficiaries | 65 | ||||
Section 6.21 |
Non-Solicitation | 66 | ||||
ARTICLE VII TAX MATTERS |
66 | |||||
Section 7.1 |
Tax Returns | 66 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Proration of Taxes | 66 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Limitations | 67 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Cooperation | 67 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Transfer Taxes | 67 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
Tax Treatment of Payments by Purchaser and Seller Parent under This Agreement | 67 | ||||
Section 7.7 |
338(h)(10) Election | 68 | ||||
Section 7.8 |
Pre-Closing Restructuring | 68 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
69 | |||||
Section 8.1 |
Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser and Seller Parent | 69 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Conditions to the Obligation of Purchaser | 69 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Conditions to the Obligation of Seller Parent | 70 | ||||
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION |
70 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
No Survival; RWI | 70 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Exclusive Remedy | 71 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Indemnification by Seller Parent | 72 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Indemnification by Purchaser | 72 |
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Section 9.5 |
Claim Procedures | 72 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
Damages and Recoveries | 75 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
Payments | 76 | ||||
Section 9.8 |
Minimizing and Mitigating Damages | 76 | ||||
Section 9.9 |
No Rights Against Nonparties | 76 | ||||
ARTICLE X TERMINATION |
76 | |||||
Section 10.1 |
Termination | 76 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Obligations Upon Termination | 77 | ||||
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS |
78 | |||||
Section 11.1 |
Notices | 78 | ||||
Section 11.2 |
Amendment; Waiver | 80 | ||||
Section 11.3 |
No Assignment or Benefit to Third Parties | 80 | ||||
Section 11.4 |
Entire Agreement | 80 | ||||
Section 11.5 |
Payments | 81 | ||||
Section 11.6 |
Expenses | 81 | ||||
Section 11.7 |
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum; Waiver of Trial by Jury | 81 | ||||
Section 11.8 |
Specific Performance | 82 | ||||
Section 11.9 |
Severability | 82 | ||||
Section 11.10 |
Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representations | 82 | ||||
Section 11.11 |
Non-Assertion of Attorney-Client Privilege | 83 | ||||
Section 11.12 |
Fulfillment of Obligations | 83 | ||||
Section 11.13 |
Counterparts | 83 |
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ANNEXES, SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
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SHARE AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SHARE AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of February 27, 2021, by and among L3Harris Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Seller Parent), CAE USA Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and CAE Inc., a corporation duly constituted pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (Purchaser Parent).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Seller Parent, through L3 Technologies, Inc. (the Seller), is engaged in the Business (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, Seller Parent owns, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent of the Equity Securities of L3 Doss Aviation, Inc., a Texas corporation (the Sold Company);
WHEREAS, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (a) Seller Parent desires to, and to cause the Seller to, sell and transfer, and Purchaser desires to purchase, one hundred percent of the Equity Securities in the Sold Company (the Sold Securities) and (b) Seller Parent desires to, and to cause the Seller to, sell, assign and transfer, and Purchaser desires to purchase, the Transferred Assets (as defined herein) (including, as applicable, the entire portion of assets involved in performing government contracts held by the Business), and Purchaser is willing to assume certain liabilities, including the Assumed Liabilities (as defined herein), in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (the transactions contemplated under clauses (a) and (b), collectively, the Transactions); and
WHEREAS, upon the Closing of the Transactions, Seller Parent, Purchaser, or an Affiliate of Seller Parent or Purchaser, as applicable, will enter into the Ancillary Agreements, each to be dated as of the Closing Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, as defined in this Agreement and intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, each capitalized term set forth in Annex 1 shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein or the meaning ascribed to it in the Section or other provision of this Agreement specified opposite thereto, as applicable.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. Unless the express context otherwise requires:
(a) the words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
(b) the terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa;
(c) all references to dollars or $ in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement refer to United States dollars, which is the currency used for all purposes in this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement;
(d) any currency conversions made with respect to this Agreement, including conversions of any amounts expressed in a currency other than dollars for the purposes of determining whether any monetary limit or threshold set out herein has been reached or exceeded (as the case may be), or with respect to the calculation of Cash, Closing Working Capital and Closing Indebtedness, will be made at the applicable Period End Rate;
(e) references herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Annex, Schedule or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections, Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement;
(f) wherever the word include, includes or including is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation;
(g) except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in this Agreement to any Law include the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced from time to time, and in the case of any such amendment, re-enactment, consolidation or replacement, reference herein to a particular provision shall be read as referring to such amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced provision, and shall also include, unless the context otherwise requires, all applicable guidelines, bulletins or policies made in connection therewith; provided that, for purposes of any representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement that are made as of a specific date, references to any Law shall be deemed to refer to such Law as amended as of such date;
(h) the Parties have drafted this Agreement jointly through the exchange of drafts hereof, so no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement;
(i) the fact that any item of information is disclosed in any section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection to which the relevance of such item is apparent based on a plain reading of such disclosure;
(j) wherever the word promptly or as promptly as practicable is used in this Agreement, it shall mean without undue delay; and
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(k) references herein to any gender include each other gender.
Section 1.3 Headings. Heading references in this Agreement and the table of contents of this Agreement are for convenience purposes only, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE BUSINESS
Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Sold Securities. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, in consideration of the Base Purchase Price, as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11, at the Closing, Seller Parent shall sell and transfer, and shall cause the Seller to sell and transfer, and Purchaser shall purchase the entirety of the Sellers right, title and interests as of the Closing in and to the Sold Securities, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances and other restrictions arising under applicable securities Laws).
Section 2.2 Purchase and Sale of the Transferred Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, in consideration of the Base Purchase Price, as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11, at the Closing, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause the Seller to, sell, assign and transfer, and Purchaser shall purchase the entirety of Seller Parents and the Sellers respective right, title and interest as of the Closing in and to the following assets (collectively, the Transferred Assets); provided that the Transferred Assets shall not include any assets of the Sold Company that would be Transferred Assets pursuant to this Section 2.2, it being understood that, subject to Section 2.3, Purchaser shall obtain indirect ownership of any assets that are owned, leased, licensed or otherwise held by the Sold Company by virtue of the purchase of the Sold Securities pursuant to Section 2.1:
(a) all tangible assets and properties and fixed assets, equipment, machinery, operating supplies, furniture, office equipment, data processing equipment, parts, computer equipment, computers, computer peripherals and other items of personal property, and all inventory consisting of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods and in-transit inventory and the related packaging materials, in each case, Related to the Business, including as listed in Section 2.2(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;
(b) the real property lease agreements listed in Section 2.2(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the Transferred Leases, and such real property that is the subject of the Transferred Leases, the Transferred Leased Real Property);
(c) the real property owned by the Seller listed in Section 2.2(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the Transferred Owned Real Property);
(d) all Transferred Contracts entered into by the Seller or Seller Parent (other than Shared Contracts), subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5.17;
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(e) any currently outstanding written bid, proposal, offer or quote for supplies, services or construction, whether solicited or unsolicited, made by Seller or Seller Parent and Related to the Business, and any amendment, modification or supplement thereto that is outstanding and in effect as of the date hereof and that, if accepted, would lead to a Transferred Contract with a Governmental Entity or with any other Person (each, a Transferred Bid);
(f) originals or, to the extent originals are not available by reason other than that such originals are Excluded Books and Records, copies of all Books and Records that are located at the Transferred Real Properties and copies of all other existing Books and Records (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, such Books and Records themselves); provided that Seller shall be entitled to retain copies of all Books and Records;
(g) to the extent transferable under applicable Law, all Permits (including the FCC Licenses and all applications for issuance or renewal thereof and application materials in process), held by the Seller or Seller Parent that are Related to the Business, except Shared Permits;
(h) all assets that are separately funded and directly attributable to the Assumed Plans;
(i) all Transferred Intellectual Property;
(j) all deposits that to the extent related to a Transferred Asset (Deposits);
(k) to the extent transferable, all rights under express or implied warranties from suppliers with respect to the Transferred Assets;
(l) all rights to causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off of any kind, lawsuits, claims, bankruptcy claims or proofs of claims and demands of any nature in each case exclusively related to the Assumed Liabilities;
(m) all trade accounts receivable and other rights to payment from customers of the Business and the full benefit of all security for such accounts or rights to payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or products sold or services rendered to customers of the Business;
(n) all prepaid taxes with respect to any Transferred Assets;
(o) all goodwill, if any, to the extent Related to the Business; and
(p) all other tangible assets Related to the Business (other than assets of the types referred to in clauses (a)-(o) above that are excluded as a result of the qualifications, exceptions and limitations set forth therein and the Excluded Assets).
Section 2.3 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Seller Parent and the Seller shall retain all of their existing right, title and interest in and to, and there shall be excluded from the Transfer of the Transferred Assets to Purchaser hereunder, and the Transferred Assets shall not include the following (collectively, the Excluded Assets), and Seller Parent shall, or shall cause the Seller to, as applicable, transfer the Excluded Assets out of the Sold Company prior to the Closing, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement:
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(a) all cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts, bank deposits, investment accounts, lockboxes, certificates of deposit, benefits of credits, prepaid expenses and other deposits (other than the Deposits), marketable securities or investments in other Persons (other than the Sold Company), similar types of investments, intercompany loans, certificates of deposit or treasury bills, and other similar items of the Seller and Seller Parent;
(b) all (i) systems, properties and assets that are corporate-wide, segment-wide, sector-wide or division-wide and are not exclusively used in the Business and (ii) systems, properties and assets managed by the corporate-wide, segment-wide, sector-wide or division-wide information technology group of the Seller and its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company), including, for the foregoing clause (i) and clause (ii), management information systems and software, computer and communications systems and software and related third party software, internet protocol addresses, voicemail, and messaging systems and related intellectual property rights and technology and assets, including the assets that are not Related to the Business but will be utilized by the Seller or its Affiliates in providing services to the Sold Company under the Transition Services Agreement;
(c) all Group Policies and binders maintained by the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company), and all rights of action, lawsuits, benefits, claims, demands, rights of recovery and set-off, and proceeds, under or with respect to such Group Policies;
(d) all Excluded Books and Records, wherever located;
(e) all real property owned, operated, leased, subleased or licensed by, or for which a right to use or occupy has been granted to, the Seller or Seller Parent, other than the Transferred Leased Real Properties;
(f) the Seller Marks and any names, marks and logos either alone or in combination with other words, phrases, designs and the like substantially similar to the Seller Marks or any derivations therefrom in any language;
(g) all Intellectual Property owned by Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company), other than the Transferred Intellectual Property;
(h) all Tax assets (including duty and tax refunds) of Seller Parent or the Seller;
(i) all rights in connection with and assets of the Benefit Plans (other than assets that are separately funded and directly attributable to the Assumed Plans);
(j) all invoices, shipping documents, purchase orders and other preprinted business forms that bear any Trademark owned by Seller other than those included in the Transferred Intellectual Property;
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(k) all rights of the Seller relating to benefits, credits, deposits and prepaid expenses, claims for refunds and rights to offset in respect thereof, other than the Deposits and benefits, credits, prepaid expenses, claims for refunds and rights to offset to the extent relating to Transferred Assets;
(l) all Intercompany Accounts;
(m) (i) all licenses to the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Sold Company) with respect to computer software and related databases, including those set forth in Section 2.3(m) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and (ii) all Seller Owned Software;
(n) all confidential communications between the Seller and its legal counsel and other advisors Related to the Business or the Transferred Assets or arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Transactions (or the sales process relating to the potential sale of the Business), including any attendant attorney-client privilege, attorney work product protection, and expectation of client confidentiality applicable thereto, in each case including information or files in any format in connection therewith;
(o) other than the Sold Securities, any shares or other interests in any Person or any securities of any Person;
(p) the Ancillary Agreements;
(q) all Shared Contracts;
(r) all Shared Permits;
(s) except as explicitly provided for in this Agreement, all Contracts between Seller and any of its Affiliates or between Affiliates of Seller, whether arising before, on or after the Closing Date;
(t) all rights of, and all consideration received by, the Seller and its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company) pursuant to, and all rights of the Seller and its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company) under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, subject to the terms hereof and thereof;
(u) all assets described on Section 2.3(u) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; and
(v) any asset which is not included as a Transferred Asset by virtue of the limitations expressed or implied in Section 2.2(a) (o).
Section 2.4 Assumption of Liabilities. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and subject to Section 2.5, effective as of the Closing, Purchaser, or one or more of its Subsidiaries, hereby assumes and agrees to thereafter discharge and perform when due or payable all of the Assumed Liabilities. Purchaser hereby guarantees the discharge and performance when due and/or payable of all Assumed Liabilities assumed by any Affiliate of Purchaser.
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Section 2.5 Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Seller Parent and its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company) shall retain, and Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not assume, any Excluded Liability, and, as between Purchaser and Seller Parent, Seller Parent and its Affiliates (other than the Sold Company) shall be responsible for, and shall discharge and perform when due or payable, all Excluded Liabilities.
Section 2.6 Purchase Price. The purchase price to be paid by Purchaser to Seller Parent for the Sold Securities and the Transferred Assets shall be a cash amount equal to the Base Purchase Price, as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11.
Section 2.7 Closing. The Parties shall conduct the closing (the Closing) of the Transactions at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on the second Business Day following the date on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) has been satisfied or duly waived (the Conditions Satisfaction Date), either (a) remotely via electronic exchange of documents and signatures or (b) at such other time and place or in such other manner as the Parties may mutually agree; provided, however, that Seller Parent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cause the Closing to instead occur on the last Business Day of the then-current fiscal monthly accounting period. The date on which the Closing occurs is called the Closing Date. The Parties agree to treat the Closing as having become effective for accounting purposes as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on the Closing Date (the Effective Time), except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
Section 2.8 Closing Deliveries.
(a) Deliveries by Purchaser. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Seller Parent the following:
(i) the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.3(c);
(ii) an amount in cash equal to the Estimated Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts that shall have been designated by Seller Parent at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) a counterpart of each of the other Ancillary Agreements, duly executed by Purchaser or the applicable Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty; and
(iv) such other instruments of assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller Parent, as may be necessary to effect Purchasers assumption of the Assumed Liabilities and the assignment of the Transferred Assets, in each case duly executed by Purchaser or the applicable Affiliate of Purchaser.
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(b) Deliveries by Seller Parent. At the Closing, Seller Parent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Purchaser the following:
(i) the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.2(c);
(ii) a duly executed IRS Form W-9 from the Seller;
(iii) deeds (in the form of a special warranty deed or its equivalent customarily given in the applicable jurisdiction), bills of sale and such other instruments as are required or customary to effect the transfer of each Transferred Owned Real Property to the Purchaser (or evidence such transfer on the public records) in the applicable jurisdiction, duly executed by Seller or its applicable Affiliate, together with such customary affidavits and other closing deliverables (in each case, in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller Parent and Purchaser) that Purchasers title insurance company reasonably required to issue policies of title insurance for each Transferred Owned Real Property;
(iv) to the extent the Sold Securities are certificated, stock certificates representing all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Sold Company, duly endorsed in blank or duly executed in proper form for transfer, and if such Sold Securities are not in certificated form, other evidence of assignment;
(v) a counterpart of each of the other Ancillary Agreements, duly executed by Seller Parent or the applicable Subsidiaries of Seller Parent; and
(vi) such other instruments of assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, as may be necessary to effect Purchasers assumption of the Assumed Liabilities and the effective assignment of the Transferred Assets, in each case duly executed by Seller Parent or the applicable Affiliate of Seller Parent.
Section 2.9 Nonassignability of Assets.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, to the extent that the Transfer or attempted Transfer to Purchaser of any asset that would be a Transferred Asset (other than the FCC Licenses and any Restricted Assets, which are addressed in Section 5.5(d)) or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom is (a) prohibited by any applicable Law or (b) without a Permit or Consent would (i) constitute a breach or other contravention thereof, (ii) subject Seller Parent, Purchaser, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents or Affiliates, to civil or criminal liability, (iii) be ineffective, void or voidable or (iv) adversely affect the rights thereunder of Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective officers, directors, agents or Affiliates, and such Permit or Consent has not been obtained prior to the Closing, then in each case the Closing shall proceed without the Transfer of such asset unless the failure to Transfer such asset causes a failure of any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII, in which event, the Closing shall proceed only if the failed condition is waived by the Party or Parties entitled to the benefit thereof. For a period of 12 months after the Closing, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain such Permit or Consent. Pending obtaining such Permit or Consent, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause Seller to, cooperate with Purchaser in good faith and without further consideration in any
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lawful and commercially reasonable arrangement to provide Purchaser with the economic claims, rights and benefits under such asset and assume the economic burdens and obligations with respect thereto in accordance with this Agreement, including by subcontracting, sublicensing or subleasing to Purchaser to the extent contractually permissible. Once the required Permit or Consent is obtained, Seller Parent shall, or shall cause the relevant Affiliates to, Transfer such asset to Purchaser at no additional cost to Purchaser. Seller Parent shall not have any Liability to Purchaser arising out of or relating to the failure to obtain any such Permit or Consent that may be required in connection with the Transactions by this Agreement due to any Governmental Entity or third partys failure to issue or grant such Permit or to provide Consent, as applicable, or because of any circumstances resulting therefrom; provided that Seller Parents compliance with its covenants set forth herein, including in Section 5.16, Section 5.17 and Section 5.18, shall be so taken into account. For so long as Seller Parent holds any Transferred Assets and provides to Purchaser any claims, rights and benefits of any such Transferred Assets pursuant to an arrangement described in this Section 2.9, Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller Parent from and against all Damages incurred or asserted as a result of Seller Parents post-Closing direct or indirect ownership, management or operation of any such Transferred Assets, except to the extent arising from Seller Parents or Sellerss or any of their Affiliates (other than the Sold Companys) gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in no event shall Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates be required to make any payment, incur any Liability, commence any litigation or make any concession to obtain any Permits or Consents contemplated by this Section 2.9, and the failure to receive any such Permits or Consents, in and of itself, shall not be taken into account with respect to whether any conditions set forth in Article VIII shall have been satisfied; provided that Seller Parents compliance with its covenants set forth herein, including in Section 5.16, Section 5.17 and Section 5.18, shall be so taken into account.
Section 2.10 Affiliate Acquisitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser may elect to have any or all of the Transferred Assets Transferred to, or any of the Assumed Liabilities assumed by, one or more of its Subsidiaries so long as no such election results in any greater cost or obligation than Seller Parent would otherwise have had; provided, however, that no such election shall relieve Purchaser of any of its obligations to Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries hereunder with respect to the Assumed Liabilities or otherwise.
Section 2.11 Purchase Price Adjustment.
(a) Delivery of Estimated Closing Statement. No later than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller Parent will prepare and deliver to Purchaser an Estimated Closing Statement. Any currency conversions made in preparation of the foregoing will be made at the Period End Rate.
(b) Post-Closing Statement.
(i) Delivery of the Post-Closing Statement. No later than 60 days after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller Parent a Post-Closing Statement, together with reasonable supporting calculations and documentation used by Purchaser in determining the
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amounts set forth therein. Upon the request of Seller Parent, Purchaser shall promptly provide Seller Parent with any information related to the Business reasonably requested by Seller Parent for purposes of the review and verification of Purchasers calculations set forth in the Post-Closing Statement. Any currency conversions made in preparation of the foregoing will be made at the Period End Rate. In the event that Purchaser does not, within the applicable time period set forth in the preceding sentence, deliver a Post-Closing Statement, then, at the election of Seller Parent, in its sole discretion, either (A) the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount shall be deemed to equal zero or (B) Seller Parent may conduct a review of the Sellers books and the calculation of the Estimated Closing Statement and make any adjustments necessary thereto (Seller-Prepared Post-Closing Statement), and upon the determination and delivery of the Seller-Prepared Post-Closing Statement to Purchaser, Purchaser shall have the same rights as provided to Seller Parent with respect to Seller Parents review of the Post-Closing Statement under Section 2.11(b)(iii), applicable mutatis mutandis, with respect to its review of the Seller-Prepared Post-Closing Statement, and the parties shall observe the same procedures with respect to any Notice of Objection and Disputed Items arising therefrom. The Post-Closing Statement will entirely disregard (x) any and all effects on the assets or liabilities of the Business as a result of any financing or refinancing arrangements entered into at any time by Purchaser or any other transaction entered into by Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and (y) any of the plans, transactions or changes which Purchaser intends to initiate or make or cause to be initiated or made after the Closing with respect to the Business, or any facts or circumstances that are unique or particular to the Purchaser or any of its assets or liabilities.
(ii) Access to Information. From and after delivery of the Post-Closing Statement, Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to: (A) provide Seller Parent and its Representatives, in connection with Seller Parents review of the Post-Closing Statement, with access during normal business hours to Purchasers facilities, books and records, work papers of accountants (subject to execution of customary work paper access letters if requested by Purchasers accountants) that are, in each case, Related to the Business, and to any other information reasonably requested for purposes of preparing and reviewing the calculations contemplated by this Section 2.11; (B) preserve and not alter or destroy any of the books and records of the Sold Company or Related to the Business, or any other documents on which the calculations set forth in the Post-Closing Statement are based or which may be useful or helpful to Seller Parent or its advisors and (C) cooperate with and assist Seller Parent and its Representatives in connection with the review of such materials, including by making available Purchasers and its Subsidiaries employees, accountants and other personnel to the extent reasonably requested. For the avoidance of doubt, access to facilities, books, records, work papers, employees, accountants and other personnel pursuant to this Section 2.11(b)(ii) shall not result in an obligation to reimburse any of Seller Parents expenses pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement. Purchaser shall authorize its accountants to disclose work papers generated by such accountants in connection with preparing and reviewing the calculations of Closing Working Capital as specified in this Section 2.11; provided that such accountants shall not be obligated to make any work papers available except in accordance with such accountants disclosure procedures and then only after the non-client party has signed an agreement relating to access to such work papers in form and substance acceptable to such accountants.
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(iii) Notice of Objection. If Seller Parent has any objection to the Post- Closing Statement or any of the amounts included in the calculation of the Final Purchase Price set forth therein, it shall deliver to Purchaser a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the particulars of such disagreement, including the specific items in the Post-Closing Statement that are in dispute, and the nature and amount of any disagreement so identified (such written statement, a Notice of Objection), not later than 60 days after its receipt of the Post-Closing Statement; provided that (A) such period shall be tolled and extended to account for any material delay or failure by Purchaser to provide reasonable access pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(ii) (which delay or failure must be notified in writing to Purchaser by Seller Parent promptly (but no later than one day thereafter) upon occurrence thereof) (such 60-day period, as may be extended, the Review Period); and (B) any Notice of Objection may reference only disagreements based on mathematical errors or based on amounts of the Closing Net Cash (including Closing Indebtedness) and Closing Working Capital as reflected on the Post-Closing Statement not being calculated in accordance with the Accounting Methodology and the terms and provisions of this Agreement. If Seller Parent delivers a Notice of Objection to Purchaser within the Review Period, Seller Parent and Purchaser shall work in good faith to resolve Seller Parents objections within the 20-day period following the delivery of the Notice of Objection. Any disputed items resolved in writing between Seller Parent and Purchaser within such 20-day period shall be final and binding with respect to such items, and if Seller Parent and Purchaser agree in writing on the resolution of each disputed item specified by Seller Parent in the Notice of Objection and the amount of the Final Purchase Price, the amount so determined shall be final and binding on the parties for all purposes hereunder. If Seller Parent fails to deliver a Notice of Objection within the Review Period, the Post-Closing Statement shall be deemed to have been accepted by Seller Parent and shall be deemed final and binding upon all of the Parties and shall be deemed the Final Closing Statement. Any communications between the Seller Parent and Purchaser (or their respective Representatives) during the Review Period shall be treated as settlement discussion materials pursuant to U.S. Federal Rule of Evidence 408 and similar state rules.
(iv) Selection of the Accountant. In the event that Seller Parent and Purchaser are unable to resolve in writing any of Seller Parents objections in the Notice of Objection within the 20-day period (or such longer period as may be agreed by Purchaser and Seller Parent) after the delivery of such Notice of Objection, the resolution of all of such unresolved objections (Disputed Items) shall be submitted to an accounting firm of recognized national standing in the United States as may be mutually selected by Purchaser and Seller Parent (an Independent Accountant), which shall resolve such objections and determine the Final Purchase Price. If, within 15 days after the end of the 20-day period described in the foregoing sentence, the Independent Accountant is not willing and able to serve in such capacity and Purchaser and Seller Parent otherwise fail to appoint an alternative accounting firm mutually selected by Purchaser and Seller Parent, then the Parties shall discuss potential independence considerations, Seller Parent shall deliver to Purchaser a list of three independent accounting firms of recognized national standing in the United States, which shall not include Seller Parent Accountant, and Purchaser shall select one of such three accounting firms (such firm ultimately selected pursuant to the aforementioned procedures being the Accountant). Seller Parent and Purchaser shall execute any agreement reasonably required by the Accountant for its engagement hereunder.
(v) Submission of Disputed Items. Each of Purchaser and Seller Parent shall, promptly (but in any event within ten Business Days) following the formal engagement of the Accountant, provide the Accountant with a single written submission setting forth its respective
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calculations of and assertions regarding the Disputed Items (which submissions the Accountant shall promptly distribute to the other Party) and upon receipt thereof, each of Seller Parent and Purchaser shall be entitled (no later than ten Business Days following receipt of the other Partys initial submission) to submit to the Accountant a single written response to such other Partys initial submission setting forth such Partys objections or rebuttals to the calculations and/or assertions set forth in such initial submission (which responses the Accountant shall promptly distribute to the other applicable Party). There shall be no ex parte communications between Seller Parent (or its Representatives) or Purchaser (or its Representatives), on the one hand, and the Accountant, on the other hand, relating to the Disputed Items and unless requested by the Accountant in writing, no Party may present any additional information or arguments to the Accountant, either orally or in writing.
(vi) Accountants Determination. The Accountant shall be instructed to render its determination with respect to the Disputed Items as soon as reasonably possible (which Purchaser and Seller Parent agree shall not be later than 30 days following the formal engagement of the Accountant). The Accountant shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator to determine solely the Disputed Items based solely on the submissions and responses provided by each of Purchaser and Seller Parent pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(v), without independent investigation and in accordance with this Agreement and the Accounting Methodology. In resolving any disputed amount in connection with its determination of the Final Purchase Price, (A) each of Seller Parent and Purchaser and their respective Representatives shall be afforded the opportunity to present to the Accountant any material such Party deems relevant to the dispute (provided that such material and its applications would be in accordance with this Section 2.11, and shall have a continuing opportunity to discuss the matter and its position with the Accountant; provided, further, that no such presentation of materials or communication shall be on an ex parte basis unless agreed to in writing by the other Party) and (B) the Accountant may not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either Party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by either Party in the Post-Closing Statement or the Notice of Objection. Furthermore, in its review and calculation of the Disputed Items, such Accountant shall (v) be limited to a review of whether the Disputed Items were calculated strictly in accordance with the Accounting Methodology and this Section 2.11 (and any related definitions), (w) consider only the Disputed Items in the Notice of Objection and shall therefore be bound as to all other matters and calculations as to which the Post-Closing Statement and the Notice of Objection are in accord, (x) be bound in all respects and for all purposes by the definitions hereof and the Accounting Methodology, and shall select, with respect to each Disputed Item, an amount within the range between Purchasers position as set forth in the Post-Closing Statement or Seller Parents position, as set forth in the Notice of Objection, (y) not consider in any respect or for any purpose any settlement discussions or settlement offer made by or on behalf of Purchaser and Seller Parent, unless otherwise agreed by Purchaser and Seller Parent, and no Party will disclose (or permit its Representatives to disclose) to the Accountant any such discussions or offer and (z) be limited to fixing mathematical errors and determining whether the Disputed Items were determined strictly in accordance with the Accounting Methodology, and the Accountant is not to make any other determination, including (1) whether GAAP was followed for any purposes under this Agreement, (2) whether any of the Target Working Capital, the Estimated Net Cash, or the Estimated Working Capital is correct, (3) the accuracy of Section 3.6, or any other representation or warranty in this Agreement or (4) compliance by any Party with any of its covenants, agreements or obligations in this Agreement (other than compliance with this Section 2.11). The Parties agree that the
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determination of the Accountant with respect to any Disputed Items is not intended to permit the introduction of different judgments, accounting methods, policies, principles, practices, procedures, classifications or estimation methodologies for the purposes of determining the Final Purchase Price, and the Accountant shall not conduct an independent investigation but shall instead base its determination on the written submissions of the Parties delivered pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(v) and this Section 2.11(b)(vi) with respect to the Disputed Items. The determination of the Accountant pursuant to this Section 2.11(b)(vi) shall be binding and final for purposes of this Agreement. The Post-Closing Statement resulting from the determinations with respect to the Disputed Items made by the Accountant pursuant to this Section 2.11(b)(vi) shall be deemed the Final Closing Statement.
(vii) Accountants Fees and Expenses. The Accountant shall allocate its fees and expenses between Purchaser and Seller Parent based upon the percentage of the contested amount submitted to the Accountant that is ultimately awarded to Purchaser, on the one hand, or Seller Parent, on the other hand, such that Purchaser bears a percentage of such fees and expenses equal to the percentage of the contested amount awarded to Seller Parent and Seller Parent bears a percentage of such fees and expenses equal to the percentage of the contested amount awarded to Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt, the fees and disbursements of the Representatives of each Party incurred in connection with the preparation or review of the Post-Closing Statement and any Notice of Objection as well as any submissions and responses to the Accountant, as applicable, shall be borne by such Party.
(c) Payment of Post-Closing Adjustment Amount. Within two Business Days following the determination of the Final Closing Statement:
(i) Purchaser shall pay to Seller Parent an amount equal to the Post- Closing Adjustment Amount, if the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount is a positive number;
(ii) Seller Parent shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to the absolute value of the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount, if the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount is a negative number; and
(iii) neither Seller Parent nor Purchaser shall have any payment obligation pursuant to this Section 2.11(c) if the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount is zero.
Any payment made pursuant to this Section 2.11(c) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, pursuant to the instructions previously delivered by Purchaser or Seller Parent, as applicable. Any such payment shall, for tax purposes, be deemed to be an adjustment to the consideration payable to Seller Parent.
(d) Exclusive Remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the process set forth in this Section 2.11 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties for any disputes related to items required to be included or reflected in the calculation of the Final Purchase Price; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not limit Purchasers rights of recovery under the RWI.
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Section 2.12 Allocation of Purchase Price.
(a) No later than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller Parent will prepare and deliver to Purchaser an estimate of the amount of Transfer Taxes to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.5.
(b) Purchaser shall, as soon as practicable after the determination of the Final Closing Statement pursuant to Section 2.11, deliver to Seller Parent a proposed allocation that provides the manner in which the sum of the portion of the Final Purchase Price and the applicable Assumed Liabilities of the Seller that are assumed by Purchaser (or its applicable Affiliate) shall be allocated among the Sold Securities and Transferred Assets, which allocation shall be made in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, any other applicable Tax Law (Proposed Allocation). Seller Parent shall respond within 15 Business Days of receipt of the Proposed Allocation by providing either (i) its acceptance of the Proposed Allocation or (ii) any reasonable objections, in writing, in which case Seller Parent shall also provide its determination of the allocation of the purchase price, along with backup calculations and supporting documents. Seller Parent and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any differences between them for ten days. In the event that an agreement cannot be reached, any dispute shall be resolved in a manner similar to the procedures for the purchase price adjustment dispute as described in Section 2.11(b). The allocation pursuant to this Section 2.12(b) as finally determined pursuant to these provisions shall be referred to as the Final Allocation.
(c) The Parties agree that they will not, and will not permit any of their respective Affiliates to, take a position (unless required by a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code or any similar state, local or non-U.S. law) on any Tax Return or in any Tax audit or examination before any Governmental Entity that is in any way inconsistent with the Final Allocation.
Section 2.13 Adjustments to the Purchase Price. Purchaser and Seller Parent agree to treat any amounts payable after the Closing by Seller Parent to Purchaser (or by Purchaser to Seller Parent) pursuant to this Agreement as an adjustment to the Final Purchase Price for Tax purposes, unless a change in applicable Tax Law, or final determination by the appropriate Governmental Entity or court causes any such payment not to be treated as an adjustment to the Final Purchase Price for Tax purposes.
Section 2.14 Withholding Taxes. The Parties acknowledge and agree that all payments made by or on behalf of Purchaser under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of any Taxes unless Purchaser is required under the Code, or any applicable provision of Tax Law, to deduct and withhold such amounts to be paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity; provided that at least 15 Business Days prior to making any such deduction or withholding, Purchaser shall provide notice to Seller Parent of the amounts subject to withholding and shall cooperate with Seller Parent to eliminate or minimize to the greatest extent practicable the basis for such deduction or withholding.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER PARENT
Except (a) as disclosed in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Seller Parent with or to the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Seller Parent10-K) and prior to the date of this Agreement (other than (i) any information that is contained solely in the Risk Factors section of the Seller 10-K that are not statements of historical fact and (ii) any forward-looking statements, or other statements that are similarly predictive or forward-looking in nature, contained in the Seller 10-K), (b) with respect to or in connection with any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, or (c) as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, of which the Sections referred to below are a part, or in the documents and other materials identified in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and subject to the limitations contained in Article XI, Seller Parent represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of the Seller Parent and Seller is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Seller Parent and Seller has all necessary corporate power and authority to own the Sold Securities, and together with the Sold Company, to operate the Business. The Seller has all necessary corporate power and authority to sell, grant, convey and transfer the Sold Securities to Purchaser as contemplated by this Agreement, and to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is or will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
Section 3.2 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by or on behalf of each of Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries party thereto, as applicable, and the consummation by each of them of the Contemplated Transactions have been, in the case of Seller Parent, and will be prior to the Closing, in the case of its Subsidiaries, duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other applicable legal entity action on the part of such party, and, upon such authorization, no other material corporate or shareholder proceedings or actions are necessary to authorize and consummate this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Contemplated Transactions. Seller Parent has duly executed this Agreement and, on the Closing Date, Seller Parent and each Subsidiary of Seller Parent, as applicable, will have duly executed and delivered the applicable Ancillary Agreements to which Seller Parent or such Subsidiary of Seller Parent will be a party. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Purchaser, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Seller Parent and each applicable Ancillary Agreement when so executed and delivered will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Seller Parent and/or each Subsidiary of Seller Parent party thereto, as applicable, enforceable against Seller Parent or such Subsidiary of Seller Parent in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws from time to time in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, and (b) general equitable principles with respect to the availability of specific performance or other equitable remedies (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) (the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions).
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Section 3.3 Capitalization of the Sold Company. The authorized capital stock of the Sold Company consists of 10,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which 800 shares of the common stock of the Sold Company are issued and outstanding, and there are no other authorized, allotted, issued or outstanding Equity Securities of the Sold Company. The Sold Securities are owned of record free and clear of any Encumbrances (except for restrictions imposed by state and federal securities laws), by the Seller and have been validly allotted and issued, are fully paid or credited as fully paid and nonassessable (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. Except as expressly set forth in the Organizational Documents of the Sold Company, there are no outstanding options, warrants, calls, rights or any other agreements relating to the sale, allotment, issuance or voting of any Equity Securities of the Sold Company, or any securities or other instruments convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any of the Sold Securities.
Section 3.4 Governmental Filings. Assuming the accuracy of Section 4.3, except for (a) (i) HSR Act Clearance, (ii) any other Antitrust Approvals, (iii) (x) the filing of a joint voluntary notice (the Joint Notice) with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) pursuant to Section 721 of Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (codified at 50 U.S.C. § 4565), as amended, and the regulations issued pursuant thereto (codified at 31 C.F.R. Parts 800 through 802), as amended (collectively, Section 721) and (y) CFIUS Approval and (iv) any other Foreign Investment Approvals (clauses (i) through (iv), the Regulatory Approvals), (b) filings required solely related to the identity of or any business conducted by Purchaser or its Affiliates, (c) all consents and approvals of Governmental Entities listed on Section 3.4 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (d) filings that may be required under applicable securities Laws, (e) filings of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements that may be required under Law in any jurisdictions other than the United States, (f) approvals, consents, waivers or authorizations that may be required as a result of the identity or character of Purchaser, (g) the DDTC Notices; (h) the actions required to be taken by Seller Parent pursuant to Section 5.4, (i) appropriate submissions to the United States Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, formerly known as the Defense Security Service (the DCSA) and, to the extent applicable, any other Governmental Entity, pursuant to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M) (together with any supplements, amendments or revised editions thereof, the NISPOM) and any other applicable national or industrial security regulations, and appropriate submissions and requests for approval under any applicable foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) requirements, (j) the FCC Approval and (k) any other filing, submission, notice, approval, consent, waiver or authorization of any Governmental Entity where the failure to obtain such would not be materially adverse to the Business, taken as a whole, no approval, consent, waiver or authorization from, or notification or filing to, any Governmental Entity is required for or in connection with the execution and delivery by Seller Parent of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is or will be a party or the consummation by the Seller of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 3.5 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by the Seller of the Contemplated Transactions do not and will not, assuming the receipt of the Regulatory Approvals, submission of the DDTC Notices, completion of the actions required to be taken by Seller Parent pursuant to Section 5.4, and completion of such filings with the DCSA as
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are necessary to comply with the NISPOM (DOD 5220.22-M)(a) violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) conflict with, or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any right or obligation of the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries which is a party thereto under, any Material Contract, or Real Property Lease, or (c) subject to compliance with the requirements of Antitrust Laws, violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under applicable Law applicable to the Seller with respect to the Business or the Sold Securities, other than, in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), conflicts, breaches, terminations, defaults, cancellations, modifications, accelerations, losses, violations or Encumbrances that would not be materially adverse to the Business, taken as a whole.
Section 3.6 Financial Information.
(a) Section 3.6(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) the unaudited balance sheet (the Balance Sheet) of the Business as of January 1, 2021 (the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date) and (ii) the unaudited income statement of the Business for the respective 12-month period ending January 1, 2021 (together with the Balance Sheet, hereinafter being referred to as the Financial Information).
(b) The Balance Sheets fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Business as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date and the income statement included in the Financial Information (including any related notes and schedules thereto) fairly present in all material respects the results of operations, as the case may be, of the Business for the period set forth therein in accordance with the accounting records and policies of Seller Parent and with GAAP, consistently applied during the periods involved, except (i) that the Financial Information does not contain all footnote disclosures required by GAAP, (ii) that the Financial Information (and the allocations and estimations made by Seller Parent in preparing such Financial Information) (A) is not necessarily indicative of the costs that would have resulted if the Business had been operated on a standalone basis as of such dates or for such periods and (B) may not be indicative of any such costs to Purchaser that will result following the Closing, and (iii) as set forth on Section 3.6(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
(c) The Business does not have Liabilities that are required to be set forth on a combined balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) Liabilities reflected in the Financial Information or disclosed in the notes thereto, (ii) Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material in amount, (iii) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and (iv) Liabilities for future performance under any Transferred Contract .
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Change. From the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, (a) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect and (b) Seller Parent has not, and has not permitted any of its Subsidiaries to, in relation to the conduct of the Business, take any action set forth in clauses (i), (iii)-(iv), (viii)-(ix) and (xi) of Section 5.2(a) which, if taken during the Pre-Closing Period, would require consent of Purchaser.
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Section 3.8 Legal Proceedings.
(a) There are no Proceedings Related to the Business that are pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened in writing against the Seller Parent, the Seller or the Sold Company that would reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to the Business.
(b) During the past three years, there has been no pending directed or voluntary disclosures with respect to any potential violation of Anti-Corruption Laws by the Sold Company, or by Seller Parent or Seller with respect to the Business. To the Knowledge of the Seller Parent, during the past three years, no director, officer, employee or agent (in the course of their actions taken on behalf of the Business) of the Sold Company or, with respect to the Business, Seller Parent or Seller, has given, offered or solicited or agreed to give, offer or solicit, any contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment regardless of form and whether in money, property or services, (i) to any government official (whether foreign or local), or (ii) that subjected the Sold Company or, with respect to the Business, Seller Parent or Seller, to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental Proceeding, in each case, in a manner that violated applicable Law.
Section 3.9 Employee Benefits.
(a) Section 3.9(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of each material Benefit Plan, separately identifying each such Benefit Plan that is an Assumed Plan. Seller Parent has made available to Purchaser, to the extent applicable, with respect to each such material Benefit Plan, correct and complete copies of the Benefit Plan documents or the summary plan descriptions, to the extent applicable.
(b) Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall (i) entitle any current or former Business Employees, or directors or independent contractors of the Sold Company or its ERISA Affiliates, to severance pay or benefits or any increase in severance pay or benefits upon any termination of employment after the date of this Agreement (other than severance pay required by applicable Law) or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding of compensation or benefits under, or materially increase the amount payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Benefit Plans to any current or former Business Employees, or directors or independent contractors of the Sold Company or its ERISA Affiliates. No amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of benefits) to any current or former Business Employee, or directors or independent contractors of the Sold Company, in connection with the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) will be an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. The Sold Company has no obligation to make a gross-up or similar payment in respect of any taxes that may become payable under Section 4999 of the Code.
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(c) With respect to each Benefit Plan, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, taken as a whole: (i) no event has occurred and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Sold Company could be subject to any liability under the terms of such Benefit Plan, ERISA, the Code or other Law, (ii) each Benefit Plan (other than a Non-U.S. Benefit Plan) complies and has been established, amended, managed and operated in all material respects with applicable Law and administrative or governmental rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code, and (iii) each Assumed Plan intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to such qualification from the IRS and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, no event has occurred, either by reason of any action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of any such qualification. With respect to each Benefit Plan, all required payments, premiums, contributions, distributions or reimbursements for all periods ending prior to or as of the date hereof have been made within the time prescribed by such Benefit Plan or applicable law or, to the extent not required to be made or paid on or before the date hereof have been properly accrued.
(d) The Sold Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not and are not expected to incur any material liability relating to any Benefit Plan under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated single-employer plan, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by the Sold Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
(e) The Sold Company has not maintained, established, participated in or contributed to, and is not and has not been obligated to contribute to, and has not otherwise incurred any obligation or liability (including any contingent liability) under, (i) any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA in the last six years or (ii) any arrangement that provides medical life insurance or other welfare benefits to any current or future retired or terminated employee (or dependent thereof) other than as required pursuant to COBRA.
(f) All Assumed Plans that are Non-U.S. Benefit Plans comply with applicable local Law in all material respects.
(g) To the Knowledge of Seller Parent, none of the Benefit Plans are presently under non-routine audit or examination (nor has notice been received of a potential audit or examination) by the IRS, the Department of Labor, or any other Governmental Entity, domestic or foreign, and no matters are pending with respect to a Benefit Plan under the IRSs Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, or other similar programs. There has been no prohibited transaction with respect to any Benefit Plan which could subject the Sold Company or any officer, director or employee of the Sold Company to a material penalty or tax under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
(h) The Sold Company and each ERISA Affiliate have offered affordable, minimum value, employer group medical coverage to all of their full-time, common law employees, within the meaning of the employer shared responsibility regulations promulgated under Code § 4980H for each calendar year for which the Sold Company and its ERISA Affiliates are an applicable large employer as that term is defined in Code § 4980H and the regulations thereunder. To the Knowledge of Seller Parent, no penalties under Code § 4980H and the regulations thereunder are assessable on the Sold Company or any ERISA Affiliate for the last three calendar years with respect to any employee. Further, for the last three calendar years for which such forms have become due, the Sold Company and each ERISA Affiliate have timely filed their Forms 1094-C and Forms 1095-C with respect to their employer group medical coverage, if required by Law.
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(i) Each Benefit Plan that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has at all times been administered, operated and maintained in all material respects according to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Sold Company has no obligation to make a gross-up or similar payment in respect of any taxes that may become payable under Section 409A of the Code.
Section 3.10 Compliance with Laws.
(a) The Business is, and for the past three years, has been conducted in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Business. The Seller Parent, the Seller and the Sold Company are duly licensed under Law and now possess, or will at Closing possess, all material Permits necessary for the conduct of the Business, except where the failure to be so licensed or to possess such Permits, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to be material to the Business, and are in compliance in all material respects with such Permits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a warranty, representation or obligation on the part of Seller Parent, Seller or the Sold Company that relates to compliance with any zoning ordinances or building code.
(b) The Sold Company and Seller Parent and Seller, to the extent applicable to the Business, and to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in the course of their actions taken on behalf of the Business) (i) are and for the past three years have been in compliance in all material respects with U.S. and any applicable foreign economic sanctions Laws and regulations, including economic sanctions administered by OFAC and U.S. and applicable foreign Laws and regulations pertaining to export and import controls and anti-boycott requirements, including those administered by the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State (collectively, Trade Controls), and (ii) are not and have not been (A) identified on any OFAC List, (B) organized, resident, or located in any country or territory that is itself the subject of economic sanctions; or (C) owned or controlled by any Person or Persons described in clause (A) or (B).
Section 3.11 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Seller and the Sold Company (each, with respect to the Business) are currently, and for the past three years have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to the Owned Real Property, the Leased Real Property and the operation of the Business as currently operated by the Seller and the Sold Company, other than failures to comply that would not be reasonably expected to result in material Liability to the Business.
(b) None of the Seller or the Sold Company have received from any Person any written notice, demand, claim, letter or request for information relating to any violation or alleged violation of, or Liability under, any Environmental Law in relation to the Business by the Seller or the Sold Company, the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property, other than those in each case that would not be reasonably expected to result in material Liability to the Business.
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(c) There are no Orders outstanding, or any Proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened relating to compliance with any Environmental Law in relation to the Business, the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property, other than those Orders and Proceedings that would not be reasonably expected to result in material Liability to the Business.
(d) There has been no release of Hazardous Substances at the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property or any formerly owned, used or operated property, nor any disposal of Hazardous Substances that would reasonably be expected to result in a material Liability, and to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, there exists no (i) underground or above ground storage tanks other than in compliance with Environmental Laws, (ii) materials or equipment containing friable asbestos or polychlorinated biphenyls other than in compliance with Environmental Laws, (iii) groundwater monitoring wells, drinking water wells or production water wells or (iv) landfills, surface impoundments or disposal areas at the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property.
(e) Neither the Sold Company nor the Business has assumed by contract, by operation of Law any obligations or liabilities relating to Hazardous Substances or otherwise arising under or relating to applicable Environmental Laws that would reasonably be expected to result in a material Liability.
(f) All final and non-privileged environmental reports, studies, audits, records, sampling data, site assessments and other similar documents that are in the possession of the Seller Parent, the Seller or the Sold Company and relate to the Business or the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property have been made available to the Purchaser.
Section 3.12 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all Registered Business IP, indicating for each item of such Registered Business IP, the record owner, the registration or application number and the application jurisdiction. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, such Registered Business IP that is issued or registered is subsisting and valid and enforceable. The Registered Business IP includes all registered Intellectual Property (i) owned by the Seller Parent, Seller or Sold Company and (ii) used exclusively in the Business.
(b) Seller Parent, the Seller or the Sold Company exclusively owns the material Business IP, free and clear of Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
(c) The Business IP, together with all Intellectual Property (including software) licensed by Seller and its Affiliates (excluding the Sold Company) to Purchaser, Sold Company or their respective Affiliates under the Ancillary Agreements, constitutes all material Intellectual Property used in, held for use in or otherwise necessary for the operation of the Business as currently conducted. The foregoing is not, and shall not be construed as, a representation or warranty regarding non-infringement of Intellectual Property, which is addressed solely in Section 3.12(d).
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(d) The conduct of the Business as currently conducted, and as it has been conducted for the last three years, does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any other Person, in each case, in any material respect.
(e) To the Knowledge of Seller Parent, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, or has in the past three years infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, the Business IP, in each case, in any material respect.
(f) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, Seller Parent, the Seller or the Sold Company has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect, maintain and enforce the Business IP, and to protect and preserve the confidentiality of the Trade Secrets included in the Business IP.
(g) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, none of the Seller, Seller Parent or the Sold Company has disclosed any Trade Secrets or confidential information within the Transferred Intellectual Property or in which the Sold Company has (or purports to have) any right, title or interest (or any tangible embodiment thereof) to any Person, employee, or contractor without having such Person employee, or contractor execute a valid and binding written agreement regarding the non-disclosure and non-use thereof. Each of the past and present employees, consultants, and contractors of the Sold Company and any other Persons that develop, author, create or invent any material Business IP, have entered into written agreements with the Sold Company (or the Seller or Seller Parent, as applicable) pursuant to which such employee, consultant, contractor or Person agrees to protect all of the Business IP and assigns to the Sold Company (or the Seller or Seller Parent, as applicable) any Intellectual Property invented, created, discovered or otherwise developed by such employee, consultant, contractor or Person in the course of his, her or its relationship with the Sold Company (or the Seller or Seller Parent, as applicable).
(h) The Sold Company (or the Seller or Seller Parent, as applicable) does not use any Open Source Materials in any in a manner that requires, pursuant to the license applicable to such Open Source Materials, any material portions of the Owned Software or Transferred Software (for clarity, other than such Open Source Materials themselves) to be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) licensed to any third parties for the purpose of making derivative works, (iii) redistributed, hosted or otherwise made available at no or minimal charge or (iv) licensed, sold or otherwise made available on terms that grant the right to decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise derive the source code of the Owned Software or Transferred Software. The source code of the Owned Software or Transferred Software (x) has not been disclosed to any Person, except pursuant to contractual obligations of confidentiality and (y) in the past three years, has not been placed in escrow for the benefit of a third party.
(i) The Business IT Assets perform in all material respects in conformance with their documentation and as otherwise required by the Business.
(j) Notwithstanding any of the other representations and warranties in this Article III, the representations and warranties in this Section 3.12, Section 3.14(a)(viii) (and, as related thereto, Section 3.14(b)), Section 3.15(h) and Section 3.15(i) constitute the sole representations and warranties of the Seller Parent with respect to Intellectual Property and IT Assets.
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Section 3.13 Labor.
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of (i) any Labor Contract that the Sold Company is a party to or otherwise bound by respecting the Business Employees with the exception of labor unions and similar labor organizations that are mandated by Law and (ii) any pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened labor representation request with respect to any Business Employee.
(b) The Sold Company is in compliance in all respects with all applicable labor Laws in relation to the Business Employees.
(c) As of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened strike, walkout or other work stoppage or any union organizing effort by any of the Business Employees.
Section 3.14 Material Contracts.
(a) Section 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each of the Material Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Material Contract means any Contract (other than Labor Contracts, Real Property Leases, Government Contracts and Government Bids) to which the Seller or the Sold Company is a party that is Related to the Business:
(i) a Contract under which the Business has made aggregate payments to vendors or suppliers of more than $3,000,000 (or local currency equivalent) during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020;
(ii) a Contract that is a joint venture agreement, operating agreement or similar agreement with respect to a Person that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by Seller Parent;
(iii) a Contract Related to the Business that contains any (A) most favored nation or similar provision in favor of a Person other than the Sold Company, (B) a provision expressly requiring the Seller or the Sold Company to purchase goods or services exclusively from another Person or (C) express restriction on the ability of the Seller or the Sold Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or to provide services generally or in any market segment or any geographic area;
(iv) a Contract Related to the Business pursuant to which the Seller or the Sold Company has incurred or become liable for any Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness incurred in the Ordinary Course) owed to a Person other than Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates and that is currently outstanding;
(v) a Contract or series of related Contracts under which the Seller or the Sold Company may be obligated to dispose of or acquire any assets or properties material to the Business taken as a whole, other than dispositions or acquisitions of assets with an aggregate value of less than $3,000,000 in the Ordinary Course;
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(vi) other than Contracts related to Intellectual Property and IT Assets, Contracts that grant an option to acquire, sell, lease or license any material asset of the Business or that grant any right of first offer, right of first refusal or right of first negotiation in respect of any material asset of the Business;
(vii) Contracts pursuant to which the Seller or the Sold Company (A) receives any license or other rights under any material Intellectual Property (except for (x) any grant by former or current employees, contractors or consultants, (y) pursuant to non-disclosure agreements or (z) non-exclusive licenses to generally available software) or (B) grants any license or other rights under any material Intellectual Property (except for non-exclusive licenses granted in the Ordinary Course or pursuant to non-disclosure agreements), in each case of clause (A) and (B), where such license or grant is material to the Business, taken as a whole; or
(viii) any lease of real property Related to the Business under which the Seller or the Sold Company is a lessor or landlord.
(b) Each Material Contract (i) is a valid and binding agreement of the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto, (ii) is in full force and effect, and (iii) subject to the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions, is enforceable against the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto. Except as would not be material to the Business, taken as a whole, as to each Material Contract, except for breaches or defaults that have been cured and for which the breaching or defaulting party has no Liability, there does not exist thereunder any breach or default on the part of the Seller or the Sold Company, and there does not exist, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, any event, occurrence or condition, which (after notice, passage of time or both) would constitute or give rise to any such breach or default thereunder.
Section 3.15 Government Contracts.
(a) Generally.
(i) Each Government Contract that is Related to the Business and has generated, or is reasonably expected to generate, more than $7,000,000 in revenue to the Seller or the Sold Company over the life of such Government Contract is listed on Section 3.15(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the Material Government Contracts). Each Material Government Contract (i) is a valid and binding agreement of the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto, (ii) is in full force and effect, and (iii) subject to the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions, is enforceable against the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto.
(ii) Section 3.15(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists and identifies each outstanding Government Bid existing as of the date hereof, that, if accepted, would lead to a Government Contract that Seller Parent would reasonably expect to generate more than $7,000,000 in revenue to the Business over the life of such Government Contract (the Material Government Bids).
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(b) Compliance with Law, Regulation and Contractual Terms.
(i) The Seller and the Sold Company, as applicable, are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to the Material Government Contracts and the Material Government Bids.
(ii) The Seller and the Sold Company, as applicable, are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions, including all clauses, provisions, specifications, and quality assurance, testing and inspection requirements, of the Material Government Contracts.
(iii) None of the Seller or the Sold Company have made any payment, directly or indirectly, to any Person in violation, in any material respect, of applicable Laws, including the Procurement Integrity Act (41 U.S.C. § 423) and other Laws relating to bribes, gratuities, kickbacks, lobbying expenditures, political contributions and contingent fee payments.
(iv) In the past three years, none of the Seller, the Sold Company or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, any of their respective Principals (as defined in FAR 2.101), employees, agents, or subcontractors has violated federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity violations found in Title 18 of the United States Code or of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 37293733) in connection with the award, performance or close out of any Material Government Contract or any subcontract, purchase order or other contract issued by the Seller or Sold Company to any subcontractor, supplier or vendor. In the past three years, none of the Seller or the Sold Company received significant overpayment(s) on any Material Government Contract or any subcontract, purchase order, or other contract (other than contract financing payments as defined in FAR § 32.001) issued thereunder that have not been disclosed or reconciled.
(v) In the past three years, all representations, certifications, or disclosure statements made or submitted by or on behalf of the Seller Parent, the Seller or the Sold Company required under any Material Government Contracts, Material Government Bids and quotations, bids and proposals for Material Government Contracts were current, accurate, and complete in all material respects as of the date of their submission. The Seller and the Sold Company have complied in all material respects with all applicable representations, certifications, and disclosure requirements under all Material Government Contracts and each of its quotations, bids, and proposals for Material Government Contracts.
(vi) In the past three years, none of the Seller Parent, the Seller and the Sold Company have undergone or are undergoing any audit by a Governmental Entity (other than routine audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency or the Defense Contract Management Agency), review, inspection, investigation, survey or examination of records relating to any Material Government Contract.
(vii) In the past three years, none of the Seller Parent, Seller, and Sold Company have made any voluntary disclosure to a Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged false statements, false claims, or similar misconduct under to any Material Government Contract.
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(viii) The Seller and the Sold Companys cost accounting, purchasing, inventory and quality control systems are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable U.S. Government procurement statutes and regulations and with the requirements of the applicable Material Government Contracts.
(c) Disputes, Claims and Litigation.
(i) There exist no outstanding asserted disputes, claims or written requests for equitable adjustment for an amount in excess of $3,000,000 between the Seller or the Sold Company, on the one hand, and either any Governmental Entity or any prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other Person, on the other hand, arising under or relating to any Material Government Contract or Material Government Bid.
(ii) In the past three years, neither any Governmental Entity nor any prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor under a Material Government Contract has withheld or set off, or attempted to withhold (other than the hold-backs pursuant to contracts in the Ordinary Course) or set off, amounts of money otherwise acknowledged to be due to Seller or the Sold Company under any Material Government Contract or withhold or set offs that have been completed or resolved.
(iii) None of Seller Parent, Seller or the Sold Company have received written notice of, and to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, the Seller and Sold Company are not under, any administrative, civil, or criminal investigation by a Government Entity or indictment involving alleged false statements, false claims or other misconduct relating to any Material Government Contract or quotations, bids, and proposals for Government Contracts. The Seller and Sold Company have not been, and are not now, a party to any administrative or civil litigation involving alleged false statements, false claims, or other misconduct relating to any Material Government Contract or quotations, bids, and proposals for Government Contracts.
(d) Sanctions and Termination. In the past three years, none of the Seller, the Sold Company or Seller Parent has received any material show cause, cure, deficiency, default or similar notice in writing relating to any Material Government Contract. During the three-year period immediately prior to the date hereof, none of the Seller, the Sold Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, consultants was suspended, debarred or proposed for suspension or debarment from government contracting. The Seller and the Sold Company have not received any notice in writing terminating or indicating a final decision to terminate any Material Government Contract for default.
(e) National Security Obligations. As of the date hereof, Seller Parent and its respective employees hold such security clearances as are required, in all material respects, to perform any Government Contracts of the type currently being performed by it. To the Knowledge of the Seller Parent, there is no existing information, fact, condition, or circumstance that would cause the Seller and the Sold Company to lose any facility security clearance. The Seller and the Sold Company are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements regarding national security, including those obligations specified in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, DOD 5220.22-M (May 18, 2016), and any supplements, amendments or revised editions thereof.
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(f) Assignments. The Seller Parent, the Seller, and the Sold Company have not made any assignment of any Material Government Contract or of any interest in any Material Government Contract to any Person.
(g) Organizational Conflicts of Interest. In the past three years, the Seller and the Sold Company have not had access to non-public information, provided services or engaged in any other conduct that has created an unmitigated organizational conflict of interest. The Seller and the Sold Company have developed and implemented procedures designed to identify potential organizational conflicts of interest.
(h) Technical Data and Software Rights.
(i) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, in no case has the Seller Parent, the Seller, or the Sold Company waived, assigned, or forfeited any rights or title in data, technical data or computer software licensed or otherwise provided by the Seller Parent, the Seller, or the Sold Company under a Governmental Contract, by failing to mark such data, technical data, or software in accordance with the applicable requirements for protection of such rights, or by any other acts or omissions constituting a waiver, in each case, with respect to such Government Contract, including failing to furnish the standard commercial computer software and commercial computer software license to a Governmental Entity customer, or acts or omissions constituting assignment of such data, technical data or computer software such as agreeing to any contractual provisions in any Government Contract giving a Governmental Entity rights to such data, technical data or computer software different from the applicable customary commercial computer software license or the right to require assignment of copyright, patent or other rights in the Sellers or the Sold Companys data, technical data, or computer software; and
(ii) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, in no case has any Governmental Entity or any other Person asserted a challenge, or expressed an intent to challenge, any of the Sellers or the Sold Companys ownership of any data, technical data or computer software, in connection with any Governmental Contract.
(i) Inventions. The Seller and the Sold Company have complied with the requirements to submit patentable invention disclosures as required under the federal acquisition regulations under any Material Government Contract and no Governmental Entity has any ownership or exclusive license rights in any inventions of the Business
Section 3.16 Sufficiency of Assets. Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries own, hold or have the right to use (including licenses or pursuant to licenses or other Contracts), free and clear of Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances, all of the tangible assets of the Sold Company and all of the tangible assets that constitute Transferred Assets (other than (a) assets, rights, services and properties contemplated to be made available to Purchaser pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements, (b) Business Guarantees terminated in accordance with Section 5.19 and Intercompany Accounts cancelled, repaid or otherwise eliminated in accordance with Section 5.20, (c) Group Policies and (d) Intellectual Property, which is the subject of Section 3.12(c)), which together constitute all of the tangible assets necessary for the conduct and operation of the Business
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by Purchaser in substantially the same manner in all material respects as the Business was conducted and operated by Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing, assuming all Consents and Regulatory Approvals, CFIUS Approval and DCSA Approval required in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been obtained, other than as set forth on Section 3.16 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; provided, however, that the foregoing is not a representation of non-infringement of Intellectual Property (which is addressed solely in Section 3.12(c)). The tangible assets, taken as a whole, of the Sold Company and those included in the Transferred Assets are in good operating condition and repair, except for ordinary wear and tear and the inventory or equipment that is no longer actively used by the Business.
Section 3.17 Real Property.
(a) Seller Parent has made available to Purchaser prior to the date of this Agreement correct and complete copies of each of the Real Property Leases. Section 3.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list of the Real Property Leases, including the expiration date, the approximate total annual lease cost and the approximate total annual operating cost. Other than has been made available to Purchaser by Seller Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, there are not any material subleases, licenses or other occupancy agreements affecting the Real Property Leases. The Seller, Seller Parent or the Sold Company, as applicable, has a valid leasehold interest in the Real Property Leases and the real property subject thereto, free from all Encumbrances except Permitted Encumbrances. Other than the Real Property Leases, there are no other agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the Seller, Seller Parent or the Sold Company, as applicable, and the applicable landlords with respect to the real property subject to the Real Property Leases. There are no offsets, counterclaims or defenses under the Real Property Leases on the part of the applicable landlords. All rent and other amounts payable under the Real Property Leases have been fully and timely paid. Each Real Property Lease (i) is a valid and binding agreement of the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto, (ii) is in full force and effect, and (iii) subject to the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions, is enforceable against the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto. Except as would not be material to the Business, taken as a whole, as to each Real Property Lease, except for breaches or defaults that have been cured and for which the breaching or defaulting party has no Liability, there does not exist thereunder any breach or default on the part of the Seller or the Sold Company, and there does not exist, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, any event, occurrence or condition, which (after notice, passage of time or both) would constitute or give rise to any such breach or default thereunder.
(b) Section 3.17(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list of all of the Transferred Owned Real Property. Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than the Sold Company) has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Transferred Owned Real Property, free and clear of Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. Other than as set forth on Section 3.14(a)(viii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there are no material leases, subleases, licenses or other occupancy agreements affecting the Transferred Owned Real Property. There are no amounts payable to any Person the non-payment of which could give rise to an Encumbrance upon any Transferred Owned Real Property.
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(c) The Sold Company does not own any real property, except for the Sold Company Owned Real Property. The Sold Company has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Sold Company Owned Real Property, free and clear of Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. Other than as set forth on Section 3.14(a)(viii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there are no material leases, subleases, licenses or other occupancy agreements affecting the Sold Company Owned Real Property. There are no amounts payable to any Person the non-payment of which could give rise to an Encumbrance upon any Sold Company Owned Real Property.
(d) The Transferred Leased Real Property set forth on Section 3.17(d)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is subject to that certain PILOT program arrangement set forth on Section 3.17(d)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the PILOT Arrangement). The Transferred Owned Real Property set forth on Section 3.17(d)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is subject to that certain Economic Development Incentives arrangement set forth on Section 3.17(d)(iv) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the EDI Arrangement). Each Contract relating to the PILOT Arrangement and the EDI Arrangement (A) is a valid and binding agreement of the Seller and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto, (B) is in full force and effect, and (iii) subject to the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions, is enforceable against the Seller and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, each other party thereto. Except as would not be material to the Business, taken as a whole, as to each Contract relating to the PILOT Arrangement or the EDI Arrangement, except for breaches or defaults that have been cured and for which the breaching or defaulting party has no Liability, there does not exist thereunder any breach or default on the part of the Seller and there does not exist, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, any event, occurrence or condition, which (after notice, passage of time or both) would constitute or give rise to any such breach or default thereunder, nor, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, have events or changes occurred since the initial effective date of the PILOT Arrangement and EDI Arrangement, respectively, that allow the applicable governmental body to terminate or recapture benefits pursuant to the provisions of such Contracts.
(e) As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened appropriation, condemnation, eminent domain or like proceedings relating to the Owned Real Property and, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, no pending or threatened appropriation, condemnation, eminent domain or like proceedings relating to the Leased Real Property, in each case, except for any proceeding that would not be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to be material to the Business.
Section 3.18 Taxes. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedules:
(a) all Tax Returns required to be filed by the Sold Company or with respect to any of the Transferred Assets or the Business have been filed when due (taking into account extensions) and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and all material Taxes required to be paid by the Sold Company or with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business (whether or not shown as due on such Tax Returns) have been or will be paid, except for any Taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP;
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(b) each of the Sold Company and, with respect to the Transferred Assets and the Business, the Seller Parent and the Seller has (i) complied with all applicable Law relating to the payment, reporting and withholding of material Taxes, (ii) withheld (within the time and in the manner prescribed by applicable Law) from employee wages and paid over to the proper Governmental Entities (or is properly holding for such timely payment) all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under all applicable Law, and (iii) timely filed all withholding and information reporting Tax Returns with respect to a material amount of Taxes;
(c) there are no Encumbrances for material Taxes on the assets of the Sold Company and the Transferred Assets, except for (i) Permitted Encumbrances, and (ii) Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP;
(d) there is no pending Tax Contest by any Governmental Entity with respect to any Taxes of the Sold Company or any Taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business, and no such Tax Contest has been threatened in writing;
(e) the Sold Company has not waived any statute of limitations beyond the date hereof in respect of any Taxes or agreed to any extension of time beyond the date hereof with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than in connection with any extension of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the Ordinary Course), which waiver or extension is still in effect;
(f) no jurisdiction where the Sold Company does not file a Tax Return has made a claim in writing that the Sold Company is or may be required to file a Tax Return for such jurisdiction, and no jurisdiction where the Seller does not file a Tax Return has made a claim in writing that the Seller is or may be required to file a Tax Return with respect to the Transferred Assets or Business for such jurisdiction;
(g) (i) the Sold Company does not have, nor did it previously have, since January 1, 2018, a permanent establishment in any country other than the United States, and (ii) the Seller does not have, nor did it previously have, since January 1, 2018, a permanent establishment in any country other than the United States as a result of its ownership of the Transferred Assets or conduct of the Business;
(h) the Sold Company has not participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4;
(i) the Sold Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement providing for the indemnification, allocation or sharing of Taxes (other than any commercial agreement entered into in the Ordinary Course and the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes);
(j) the Sold Company does not have any liabilities (i) under any agreements providing for the indemnification, allocation or sharing of Taxes (other than any commercial agreement entered into in the Ordinary Course and the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes); or (ii) as a result of being a transferee (within the meaning of Section 6901 of the Code or any other applicable Law) or successor of another Person or as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, unitary or combined group of which the Seller Parent or Seller was not or is not the ultimate parent corporation pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), in each case, that will not have been satisfied prior to Closing or properly accrued on the books and records of the Sold Company;
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(k) since January 1, 2018, the Sold Company has never been a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group of which the Seller Parent or L3 Technologies, Inc. was not the ultimate parent corporation;
(l) the Sold Company will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, whether pursuant to Section 481 or 263A of the Code or any comparable provision under state, local or foreign Tax Law or otherwise, as a result of any (i) transactions, events or accounting methods employed prior to the Transactions, (ii) closing agreement described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law) executed prior to the Closing, (iii) intercompany transactions or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law) with respect to a transaction occurring prior to the Closing, (iv) election under Section 108(i) of the Code made prior to the Closing, (v) prepaid amounts received prior to the Closing, or (vi) an election under Section 965(h) of the Code;
(m) the Sold Company has not received any private letter ruling from the IRS (or any comparable Tax ruling from any other Governmental Entity);
(n) Since January 1, 2018, the Sold Company has not received any IRS Form K-1 in its capacity as a partner for U.S. federal income tax purposes ; and
(o) the Sold Company has not been a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a distribution intended to qualify under Section 355(a) of the Code in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (i) the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.18 and Section 3.9 (Employee Benefits) constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties regarding Taxes, Tax Returns and other matters relating or attributable to Taxes; and (ii),nothing in this Agreement (including this Section 3.18) shall be construed as providing a representation or warranty with respect to the existence, amount, expiration date or limitations on (or availability of) any Tax attribute (including methods of accounting) with respect to the Sold Company or any Transferred Assets.
Section 3.19 Insurance Coverage. Set forth on Section 3.19 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a true, correct and complete list of all current material policies or binders of liability, product liability, umbrella liability, real and personal property, workers compensation, fiduciary liability and other casualty and property insurance maintained by the Seller Parent or its Affiliates relating to the Business, but excluding any self-insurance program (collectively, the Insurance Policies). Except as set forth on Section 3.19 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there are no material claims related to the Business, the Sold Company or any Transferred Asset or Assumed Liability pending under any such Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed or in respect of which there is an outstanding reservation of rights.
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Neither Seller Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has, during the past three years, received any written notice of cancellation of any such Insurance Policy materially adversely impacting the Business. All premiums due on such Insurance Policies have either been paid or, if not yet due, accrued. All such Insurance Policies (a) are in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their terms, (b) are provided by carriers who are financially solvent, and (c) have not been subject to any lapse in coverage, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, taken as a whole. Neither Seller Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under, or has otherwise failed to comply with, in any material respect, any provision contained in any such Insurance Policy in a manner that could reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the Business.
Section 3.20 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 3.20 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller Parent has not utilized the services of any investment banker, broker, finder or intermediary in connection with the Contemplated Transactions who is entitled to a fee or commission from Purchaser or for which Purchaser would be responsible in connection with this Agreement or upon consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. Seller Parent shall pay all such fees of those entities set forth on Section 3.20 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.21 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III, the Ancillary Agreements and any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement, neither Seller Parent nor any other Person makes any other representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, in respect of Seller Parent, its Subsidiaries or the Business. Any such other representation or warranty is hereby expressly disclaimed by Purchaser on behalf of itself and its Affiliates. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this Article III, the Ancillary Agreements and any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement, Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries are selling, assigning, licensing and transferring the Sold Securities and the Transferred Assets to Purchaser on an as is basis.
Section 3.22 Reliance. In making its decision to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, Seller Parent has relied solely upon the representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in Article IV (and acknowledges that such representations and warranties are the only representations and warranties made by Purchaser or any of its current or former Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, attorneys, accountants, agents, Representatives and employees in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions). Seller Parent has agreed to enter into the Contemplated Transactions with the understanding, acknowledgement and agreement that no representations or warranties, express or implied, are made with respect to any estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information or forward-looking business and strategic plan information regarding the business of Purchaser, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Seller Parent or any other Person of any estimates, projections, forecasts or other forward-looking information or forward-looking business or strategic information with respect to any of the foregoing, and, except as specifically set forth in Article IV, any other information provided or made available to Seller Parent or any other Person in connection with the Contemplated Transactions (including any estimates, projections, forecasts or other forward- looking information or forward-looking business or strategic information made available to Seller Parent or any other Person in data rooms, management presentations or due diligence sessions in expectation of the Contemplated Transactions), and Seller Parent acknowledges the foregoing.
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Seller Parent is not relying on, and acknowledges that no current or former Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, attorneys, accountants, agents, Representatives and employees of Purchaser or any other Person has made or is making, any representations, warranties or commitments whatsoever regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, express or implied.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Subject to the limitations contained in Article XI, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller Parent as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification. Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty is a corporation or other legal entity validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or incorporated, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be existing or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, each of Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty has all necessary corporate or other applicable entity power, as the case may be, and authority to own, lease and operate its respective properties and assets and to carry on its respective businesses as currently conducted and the Business. Each of Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is or will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
Section 4.2 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by or on behalf of each of Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty, as applicable, and the consummation by each of them of the Contemplated Transactions have been, in the case of Purchaser, and will be prior to the Closing, in the case of Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty, duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other applicable legal entity action on the part of such party, and, upon such authorization, no other material corporate or shareholder proceedings or actions are necessary to authorize and consummate this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Contemplated Transactions. Purchaser has duly executed this Agreement and on the Closing Date each of Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty, as applicable, will have duly executed and delivered the applicable Ancillary Agreement to which it will be a party. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller Parent, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Purchaser and each such Ancillary Agreement when so executed and delivered will constitute the valid and binding obligation of each of Purchaser and each Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty, as applicable, enforceable against Purchaser and/or any Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty party thereto in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions.
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Section 4.3 Governmental Filings. Assuming the accuracy of Section 3.4, except for (a) the Regulatory Approvals, (b) filings required solely related to the identity of or any business conducted by Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including relating to the CFIUS Approval and the DCSA Approval, (c) all consents and approvals of Governmental Entities listed on Section 3.4 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (d) filings that may be required under applicable securities Laws, (e) filings of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements that may be required under Law in any jurisdictions other than the United States, (f) approvals, consents, waivers or authorizations that may be required as a result of the identity or character of Purchaser, (g) the DDTC Notices, (h) written confirmation from DDTC that Purchaser is registered as a manufacturer and exporter under the ITAR; (i) the actions required to be taken by Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.4, (j) the FCC Approvals and (k) any other approval, consent, waiver or authorization of any Governmental Entities where the failure to obtain such would not reasonably be likely to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, no approval, consent, waiver or authorization from, or notification or filing to, any Governmental Entity is required for or in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which any of Purchaser or any of the Purchaser Ancillary Counterparties are or will be a party or the consummation by Purchaser of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 4.4 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by Purchaser of the Contemplated Transactions do not and will not, assuming the receipt of the Regulatory Approvals, the CFIUS Approval, the DCSA Approval, the FCC Approval, submission of the DDTC Notices, completion of the actions required to be taken by Seller Parent pursuant to Section 5.4, and the receipt of written confirmation from the U.S. Department of States DDTC that Purchaser is registered as a manufacturer and exporter under ITAR (a) violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of Purchaser or any Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty, (b) conflict with, or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any right or obligation of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries which is a party thereto under any Contract to which it is a party or (c) violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under applicable Law to which Purchaser or any Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty is subject, other than, in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), conflicts, breaches, terminations, defaults, cancellations, accelerations, losses or violations that would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Legal Proceedings. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, threatened, against Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.6 Availability of Funds. As of the date hereof, Purchaser has access to cash or existing financing (including the binding subscription receipt financing entered into by the Purchaser Parent on the date hereof (the Financing)) and borrowing facilities, and as of the Closing Date, Purchaser will continue to have such cash available and/or existing financing and borrowing facilities that together are sufficient to enable it to consummate the Transactions and to satisfy all of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements when required to do so pursuant to the terms hereof. To the Knowledge of Purchaser, there is no circumstance or condition that would reasonably be expected to prevent the availability of the Financing.
Section 4.7 Solvency.
(a) Purchaser is not entering into this Agreement or the Transactions with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors.
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(b) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.6, after giving effect to the payment of all amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, payment of all related fees and expenses and consummation of the Transactions (including the consummation and funding of the Financing), at and immediately after the Closing, Purchaser shall be Solvent.
Section 4.8 Brokers. Purchaser has not utilized the services of any investment banker, broker, finder or intermediary in connection with the Contemplated Transactions who is entitled to a fee or commission from Seller Parent or for which Seller Parent would be responsible in connection with this Agreement or upon consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 4.9 Purchasers Examination. Seller Parent has provided Purchaser with such access to the records, books, documents, facilities and personnel of the Seller and the Sold Company as Purchaser has deemed necessary and appropriate in order for Purchaser to investigate and examine to its satisfaction the business, affairs and properties of the Seller and the Sold Company sufficient to make an informed decision to purchase the Sold Securities and the Transferred Assets and to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Sold Securities and the Transferred Assets and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 4.10 Organizational Conflict of Interest. Neither Purchaser, nor any of its Affiliates, has performed any activities under any Purchaser Government Contract, and to the Knowledge of Purchaser, no other facts or circumstances exist that are likely to create an Organizational Conflict of Interest (as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5) as a result of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 4.11 Investment Purpose. Purchaser is purchasing the Sold Securities for the purpose of investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof in violation of applicable federal, state or provincial securities laws. Purchaser acknowledges that the sale of the Sold Securities hereunder has not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and that the Sold Securities may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act, pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act or in a transaction not subject thereto. Purchaser represents that it is an Accredited Investor as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act.
Section 4.12 Independent Investigation. Purchaser has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the Seller, the Sold Company, the Sold Securities, the Transferred Assets and the Business, and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data by Seller Parent and the Seller for such purpose. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, Purchaser has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of Seller Parent set forth in Article III, the Ancillary Agreements and any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement.
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Section 4.13 Export Controls; OFAC; Ownership.
(a) None of Purchaser, and, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, the directors, officers or employees of Purchaser, have been during the past two years, or currently are: (i) designated on any Sanctions List; (ii) located in, organized under the laws of, or resident in Cuba, Venezuela, Crimea, North Korea, Iran, or Syria (each, a Sanctioned Country); (iii) owned or controlled by any entity or persons described in clauses (i) or (ii); or (iv) engaged in any dealings or transactions in violation of applicable sanctions imposed pursuant to the Sanctions Lists, including any dealings or transactions with any person that is the subject of sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country, or with any person that is owned 50% or more, individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly by any person that is on a Sanctions List or resident within any Sanctioned Country. Purchaser has implemented and currently maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions regulations.
(b) To the Knowledge of Purchaser, no fact or circumstance related to Purchaser or its ownership would preclude or delay national security classification clearance approval sufficient to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser (and each Affiliate thereof that will employ Seller Business Employees or Continuing U.S. Employees) holds (or as of the Closing shall hold) a facility security clearance as necessary to perform the activities contemplated under the Pre-Novation Subcontract and sponsor each Seller Business Employee and Continuing U.S. Employee.
(c) No foreign Governmental Entity, agency of a foreign Governmental Entity, or representative of a foreign Governmental Entity, no business enterprise or other Person organized, chartered or incorporated under the laws of any country other than the United States or its territories, nor any Person who is not a citizen or national of the United States: (i) owns a voting interest in Purchaser sufficient to elect, or is otherwise entitled to representation on, Purchasers governing board; (ii) has or will have the ability to access classified information in the possession of any cleared facility of any Subsidiary of Purchaser; or (iii) has the power, direct or indirect (whether or not exercised, and whether or not exercisable through the ownership of Purchaser securities, by contractual arrangements or other means), to direct or decide matters affecting the management or operations of Purchaser (the affiliations described in any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), Foreign Interests), in a manner that may (or may reasonably be expected to) result in unauthorized access to classified information or may (or may reasonably be expected to) adversely affect the performance of classified contracts.
(d) Neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has any direct or indirect Foreign Interests.
Section 4.14 Debarment. Neither Purchaser, nor any of its Affiliates, is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Governmental Entity and, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, no basis for such an action exists.
Section 4.15 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV, neither Purchaser nor any other Person makes any other representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, in respect of Purchaser, its Subsidiaries, or the business and operations or the assets of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries. Any such other representation or warranty is hereby expressly disclaimed by Seller Parent on behalf of itself and its Affiliates.
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Section 4.16 Reliance. In making its decision to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, Purchaser has relied solely upon the representations and warranties of Seller Parent set forth in Article III (and acknowledges that such representations and warranties are the only representations and warranties made by Seller Parent or any of its current or former Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, attorneys, accountants, agents, Representatives and employees in connection with this Agreement, the Contemplated Transactions, the Seller, the Sold Company or the Business). Purchaser has agreed to enter into the Contemplated Transactions with the understanding, acknowledgement and agreement that no representations or warranties, express or implied, are made with respect to any estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information or forward-looking business and strategic plan information regarding the Contemplated Transactions, the Seller, the Sold Company or the Business, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Purchaser or any other Person of any estimates, projections, forecasts or other forward-looking information or forward-looking business or strategic information with respect to any of the foregoing, and, except as specifically set forth in Article III, any other information provided or made available to Purchaser or any other Person in connection with the Contemplated Transactions (including any estimates, projections, forecasts or other forward- looking information or forward-looking business or strategic information made available to Purchaser or any other Person in data rooms, management presentations or due diligence sessions in expectation of the Contemplated Transactions), and Purchaser acknowledges the foregoing. Purchaser is not relying on, and acknowledges that no current or former Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, attorneys, accountants, agents, Representatives or employees of Seller Parent or any other Person has made or is making, any representations, warranties or commitments whatsoever regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, express or implied.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Access and Information.
(a) Pre-Closing Access. From the execution of this Agreement until the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article X (the Pre-Closing Period), subject to reasonable rules, regulations and requirements of Seller Parent and Seller Parents reasonable views with respect to applicable Regulatory Laws, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause the Seller or the Sold Company, as applicable, and, to the extent reasonably required to prepare for the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, within a reasonable period following the prior written request of Purchaser, afford Purchaser and its Representatives access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, to the facilities and personnel of the Business and the Books and Records; provided, however, that in no event shall Purchaser have access to any information that (i) would violate or create any potential Liability of Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable Law, (ii) would (A) result in the disclosure of any Trade Secrets of Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or of third parties or (B) violate any
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obligation of Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to confidentiality or data protection requirements, (iii) would unreasonably disrupt the conduct of the Business or any other business or operations of Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) would relate to the auction or sale process related to the Business or (v) would reasonably be expected to cause the loss or waiver of the protection of any attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege or other relevant legal privilege of Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, further, that neither Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries shall conduct any environmental sampling in respect of the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property. All information received by Purchaser pursuant to this Section 5.1(a) shall be governed by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements.
(b) Post-Closing Access. Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, for the periods required under applicable Law and in any case for at least seven years after the Closing Date, (i) retain the Books and Records and any other books of account, records, files, invoices, correspondence and memoranda, customer and supplier lists, data, specifications, insurance policies, operating history information and inventory records in existence on the Closing Date that are Related to the Business that are provided by or on behalf of Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries to Purchaser or its Subsidiaries at the Closing in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and (ii) upon the reasonable request of Seller Parent, grant the right to Seller Parent, Seller and their respective Representatives, during regular business hours and subject to reasonable rules, regulations and requirements of Purchaser and its Affiliates, at the expense of Seller Parent, to inspect and copy such Books and Records or such other documents to the extent necessary to prepare financial statements and Tax Returns; provided, however, that in no event shall Seller Parent, Seller or their Representatives have access to any information that, based on advice of Purchasers counsel, (A) would violate or create any potential Liability of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable Law, (B) would (x) result in the disclosure of any Trade Secrets of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or of third parties or (y) violate any obligation of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to confidentiality or data protection requirements, (C) would unreasonably disrupt the conduct of the business or operations of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) would result in the disclosure of any information referencing the valuation of the assets or businesses of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries or (E) would reasonably be expected to cause the loss or waiver of the protection of any attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege or other relevant legal privilege of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries. All information received by Seller Parent, Seller and their Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall be governed by Section 5.14(a).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1, no Party shall be deemed to have breached this Section 5.1 if such Party cannot provide to the other Party access to any books, records, employees, offices or properties of the other Party as a result of COVID-19 or the COVID-19 Measures; provided that for so long as any applicable COVID-19 Measures are in effect, the providing party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide access to the receiving party and its Representatives under this Section 5.1 through virtual or other remote means.
(d) The Party requesting any information or access pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall reimburse the Party providing such information or access promptly for reasonable out-of-pocket costs that such providing Party or its Affiliates may incur in complying with any such request. All requests for information or access made pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be directed to an officer of Seller Parent or Purchaser or such Person or Persons as may be designated by Seller Parent or Purchaser, respectively.
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Section 5.2 Interim Operations.
(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, except (i) as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as Purchaser shall otherwise agree in writing in advance (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (iv) as required by any Contract or Permit which has been disclosed to Purchaser prior to the date of this Agreement, (v) as required by applicable Law or GAAP or (vi) as required by the COVID-19 Measures, Seller Parent (x) shall conduct, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct, the Business in the Ordinary Course, (y) to the extent consistent with clause (x), shall use, and cause its Affiliates to use, commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact the current organization, material assets, Permits (other than Shared Permits) and relationships and goodwill of key Business Employees, customers, suppliers, regulators and others having material business relationships with the Business and (z) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, in each case in relation to the conduct of the Business:
(i) sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, encumber or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, encumbrance or exercise of any Sold Securities;
(ii) sell, lease, license, transfer or dispose of any (A) Transferred Assets other than Business IP or inventory sold in the Ordinary Course; (B) material Business IP or, within the scope of the Business, any licensed Business IP, other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the Ordinary Course or abandonment or lapse of Registered Business IP in the Ordinary Course; or (C) Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property;
(iii) acquire any material assets or material business of another Person (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) other than (A) in the Ordinary Course or (B) pursuant to existing Contracts in existence on the date of this Agreement and provided to Purchaser;
(iv) (A) amend or propose to amend the Organizational Documents of the Sold Company or (B) cause the Sold Company to declare, set aside or pay any dividend or distribution to any Person (except any such cash dividends or distributions in amounts reasonably necessary to facilitate the elimination of Intercompany Accounts as contemplated by this Agreement);
(v) grant or permit any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any Transferred Asset or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money outstanding or any guarantee for such indebtedness of another Person or issue or sell or have outstanding any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt security of the Sold Company, in each case, that would be an Assumed Liability, except for, in each case, (A) Intercompany Accounts among the Seller and the Sold Company to be eliminated in accordance with Section 5.20, (B) Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the Ordinary Course, (C) indebtedness in replacement of existing indebtedness for borrowed money on terms substantially consistent with or more beneficial than the indebtedness being replaced or (D) indebtedness that will be repaid or extinguished at or prior to the Closing;
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(vi) except (A) as required by the terms of the Benefit Plans currently in effect, or (B) as otherwise required by applicable Law, (y) materially increase the compensation or consulting fees, bonus, pension, welfare, fringe or other benefits, severance or termination pay of any Business Employee, or (z) amend in any material respect any Assumed Plan, in each case, other than (1) changes to Benefit Plans that are not Assumed Plans that are not targeted at Business Employees, (2) changes in connection with any annual renewal or reenrollment of health and welfare plans and (3) annual salary (and corresponding bonus) increases not to exceed 3% in the aggregate for the U.S. (or the applicable country salary increase budget as determined by Seller Parent), individual market-competitive salary adjustments to retain critical talent, and job level promotions due to changes in individual job responsibilities;
(vii) other than as contemplated by Section 6.1(a), transfer any Business Employee into or out of the Sold Company, or transfer the employment of any employee to a position in which such employee would no longer be a Business Employee;
(viii) settle any material Proceeding principally affecting the Business other than if the Damages resulting from such waiver, release, assignment settlement or compromise involves solely the payment of cash and such amount is paid prior to the Closing;
(ix) make any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice or auditing practice applicable to the Business other than changes (A) as may be initiated by Seller Parent with respect to its business generally or (B) as may be appropriate to conform to GAAP or applicable Law;
(x) either (i) accelerate collection of any account receivable relating to the Business in advance of its due date, or (ii) delay payment of any account payable relating to the Business beyond its due date, in each case, with the primary purpose of affecting the calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price to be set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement;
(xi) adopt any partial or complete plan of liquidation, dissolution or winding down with respect to the Sold Company or Seller;
(xii) except as required by applicable Law or as contemplated by this Agreement, make or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any method of Tax accounting, amend any Tax Returns or settle any Tax claim, in each case, to the extent such action would both (A) be outside of the Ordinary Course and (B) reasonably be expected to have the effect of increasing the Tax liability of Purchaser for any period ending after the Closing Date;
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(xiii) in each case other than in the Ordinary Course, enter into, amend or modify in any material respect or terminate any Material Contract (or any Contract that would be a Material Contract if entered into prior to the date hereof) or Transferred Lease, or otherwise waive, release or assign any material rights, claims or benefits thereto; or
(xiv) authorize or enter into any agreement or obligation to undertake any of the foregoing.
(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give either Party, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the other Partys operations prior to the Closing Date.
Section 5.3 Cooperation; Efforts. Except where greater efforts are expressly required pursuant to the terms hereof, Seller Parent and Purchaser shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all of the conditions to the obligations of the other to consummate the Contemplated Transactions that are within its control to be met as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to establish any necessary presence (which may include, if appropriate, appointment of a distributor) in each territory or country where necessary so that the Closing can take place without delay.
Section 5.4 Novation of Government Contracts.
(a) Promptly following the Closing (and again after award, should award be made under any Transferred Bids that have not been awarded that require novation), Seller Parent and Purchaser shall, in accordance with, and to the extent required by, Part 42, Subpart 42.12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), submit in writing to each responsible contracting officer a request for the applicable Governmental Entity to (i) recognize Purchaser as the successor in interest to all of the Transferred Contracts that are Government Contracts or Transferred Bids that, if accepted, would lead to a Transferred Contract with a Governmental Entity, subsequently awarded that are with a Governmental Entity (Government Prime Contracts) and (ii) enter into a novation agreement (each, a Novation Agreement) in the form contemplated by such regulations. Seller Parent and Purchaser shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain all Consents required for the purpose of processing, entering into and completing the Novation Agreements with regard to the Government Prime Contracts, including responding promptly to any requests for information by the applicable Governmental Entity with regard to such Novation Agreements. Seller Parent and Purchaser shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to provide all reasonable information and take all other actions reasonably necessary to provide all required documents for and to execute and consummate such Novation Agreement.
(b) Until such time as the applicable Governmental Entity recognizes such transfer by entering into a Novation Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a final transfer, assignment, attempted transfer or an attempted assignment of a Government Prime Contract or any Assumed Liabilities related thereto. If and when the applicable Governmental Entity recognizes the transfer of any such Government Prime Contract to Purchaser, in accordance with, and to the extent required by, Part 42, Subpart 42.12 of the FAR, such Government Prime Contract and the Assumed Liabilities related thereto shall be deemed to have been a Transferred Asset and part of the Assumed Liabilities as of the Closing Date.
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(c) Under the terms of the subcontract in all material respects in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4 herein (the Pre-Novation Subcontract), from the Closing Date until such time as the applicable Governmental Entity recognizes the transfer of the rights and obligations under any such Government Prime Contract to Purchaser, in accordance with, and to the extent required by, Part 42, Subpart 42.12 of the FAR, and to the extent not prohibited under such Government Prime Contract or any requirements related to obtaining maintaining a security clearance or employing the Seller Business Employees, Purchaser (i) shall obtain, to the maximum extent possible, the claims, rights and benefits of Seller Parent and its Affiliates, as applicable, arising under such Government Prime Contract, and shall perform for and in the place of Seller Parent or such Affiliates, any and all obligations and shall provide any and all goods, equipment and services under the Government Prime Contracts arising after the Closing Date, pursuant to each of their respective terms and conditions, (ii) agrees to perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations arising after the Closing Date with respect to each such Government Prime Contract, in a timely manner and in accordance with all applicable Laws and with all of the terms of such Government Prime Contract, and (iii) assuming Purchaser has obtained the claims, rights and benefits of Seller Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable arising under such Government Prime Contract, covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller Indemnified Parties for all Damages asserted against or incurred or suffered by any of them arising directly as a result of Purchasers performance, non-performance or deficient performance of any obligation arising after the Closing Date with respect to such Government Prime Contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 9.1, as if such Government Prime Contract was assumed by Purchaser as part of the Assumed Liabilities. In the event the Pre-Novation Subcontract constitutes a violation or breach of such Government Prime Contract or any applicable Law or any requirements related to obtaining or maintaining a security clearance or employing the Seller Business Employees, Seller Parent shall (A) cooperate in any reasonable and lawful arrangement designed to provide all of the benefits arising pursuant to each of the Government Prime Contracts to Purchaser, and (B) enforce at the request of Purchaser for its account, any rights of Seller arising from any such Government Prime Contract, and Purchaser shall cooperate in any reasonable and lawful arrangement designed to provide such benefits to Purchaser.
Section 5.5 Regulatory Approvals.
(a) Antitrust Matters.
(i) The Parties shall (A) as promptly as practicable following the date hereof, make all filings and submissions (or draft filings and submissions where applicable) to Governmental Entities required or advisable under the HSR Act (which initial filings shall be made within ten Business Days following the date hereof) and under applicable Antitrust Laws or any other Antitrust Approval (which initial filings shall be made within 20 Business Days following the date hereof, provided that all Seller Parent information necessary for such filing has been provided sufficiently in advance to allow reasonable preparation thereof) in order to effect the Contemplated Transactions and (B) promptly respond to any request for additional information from a Governmental Authority relating to such filings and submissions.
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(ii) Each Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, cooperate with the other Party and furnish to the other Party all information necessary or desirable in connection with HSR Act Clearance and any other Antitrust Approval, and in connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity with respect thereto; provided that in no event shall Seller Parent or Purchaser have access to any information of the other Party that (i) based on advice of such other Partys counsel, would violate or create any potential Liability under applicable Law, including Antitrust Laws, or would impair the exercise of any legal privilege or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such other Party, would result in the disclosure of any Trade Secrets of such other Party or (iii) in the reasonable judgment of such other Party, would violate any obligation of such other Party with respect to confidentiality or data protection requirements; provided, further, that where access to information cannot be provided due to the exceptions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), to the extent permitted under applicable Law, such other Party shall make available such information in connection with any filing on an outside counsel-to-counsel basis.
(iii) The Parties shall cooperate in good faith with respect to all aspects of the Parties efforts to obtain HSR Act Clearance and any other Antitrust Approvals. Each Party shall (i) have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to the other Party and its respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials (including correspondence) submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with any Proceeding with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) promptly inform each other of any communication (or any other correspondence or memoranda) received from, or given to, any Governmental Entity and (iii) promptly furnish each other with copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between them or their Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity or its respective staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Contemplated Transactions. The Parties shall provide the other Party and its counsel with advance notice of, and the opportunity to review and comment on, any material correspondence or submission with or to any Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and shall provide the other Party and its counsel with advance notice of, and the opportunity to participate in, any material in person or telephonic discussion or meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
(iv) Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, (i) engage in, any merger and acquisition activities, including any business combinations, asset acquisitions or sales, consolidations, mergers, stock acquisitions or sales, joint ventures, licensing or other strategic transactions, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions or (ii) accept any direct or indirect investment or commitment to directly or indirectly invest in Purchaser or its respective Subsidiaries if such investment or commitment would reasonably be expected to (A) impose any material delay in the obtaining of, or materially increase the risk of not obtaining, any consents of any Governmental Entity necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions or materially extending the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period, (B) materially increase the risk of any Governmental Entity seeking or entering an Order prohibiting the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, or (C) materially increase the risk of not being able to remove any such Order on appeal or otherwise.
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(b) CFIUS and Other Foreign Investment Filings.
(i) The Parties shall (A) as promptly as practicable following the date hereof, provide all necessary information within their respective control, in order to produce and submit to CFIUS a draft of the Joint Notice as contemplated under 31 C.F.R. § 501(g) and any non-United States foreign investment filings triggered by the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions; (B) as promptly as practicable after receiving feedback from CFIUS, address and resolve any questions and comments received on the draft Joint Notice from CFIUS and submit a formal Joint Notice as contemplated by 31 C.F.R. § 800.401(f); and (C) promptly file any additional information requested by CFIUS in connection with the Joint Notice as soon as practicable (and in any event in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements unless an extension is timely requested and received) after receipt of such request therefor. Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, take all lawful actions to obtain CFIUS Approval promptly (and in any event at least two Business Days prior to the Outside Date), including providing all such assurances as may be customarily necessary to address national security (including entering into a mitigation agreement, letter of assurance, national security agreement or other similar arrangement or agreement), law enforcement and public safety interests in relation to any services offered by the Business and its Subsidiaries, including agreeing to terms and conditions that prevent Purchaser and its Affiliates from exercising effective management and control over any material portion of the Business.
(ii) In furtherance of, and without limiting the generality of, the obligations in this Section 5.5, each of Purchaser and Seller Parent agrees to take or cause to be taken the following actions in connection with the efforts to obtain CFIUS Approval: (i) cooperate in all respects and consult with each other in connection with the Joint Notice, including by allowing the other Party to have a reasonable opportunity to review in advance and comment on drafts of filings and submissions, except for personal identifier information required by 31 C.F.R. § 800.502(c)(5)(vi)(B) (PII) or other sensitive or privileged confidential information; (ii) promptly inform the other Party of any communication received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, CFIUS, by promptly providing copies to the other Party of any such written communications, except for PII or other sensitive or privileged information; and (iii) except with respect to PII or other sensitive or privileged information, permit the other Party to review in advance any communication that it gives to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting, substantive telephone call or conference with, CFIUS, and to the extent not prohibited by CFIUS, give the other Party the opportunity to attend and participate in any such meeting, substantive telephone call or conference with CFIUS, in each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), subject to confidentiality considerations contemplated by Section 721 or as may be required by CFIUS; provided that the Party in possession of any communication containing PII or other sensitive or privileged information referred to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) shall redact such PII or other sensitive or privileged information so that the communication may be shared with the other Party in such redacted form. In addition, with regard to any meeting, substantive telephone call or conference, or written communication, a Party need not be represented or notified by the other Party if any relevant Governmental Entity objects to the Partys being represented at any such meeting or in any such conversation.
(c) Efforts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, take all lawful actions to promptly obtain (and in any event prior to the Outside Date), all Regulatory Approvals, promptly undertake any and all actions necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove the actual or threatened
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prohibition or commencement of any other action by or on behalf of any Applicable Authority with respect to the Regulatory Approvals and proffer to any Applicable Authority to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to obtain all Regulatory Approvals as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to the Outside Date), including (i) preparing and filing as soon as practicable after the date hereof all forms, registrations and notices required to be filed to consummate the Contemplated Transactions and the taking of such actions as are reasonably necessary to promptly obtain (and in any event prior to than the Outside Date) all Regulatory Approvals, and (ii) promptly undertake any and all actions necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove an actual prohibition by or on behalf of any Applicable Authority with respect to any Regulatory Approval, including as may be necessary or appropriate in order to obtain all Regulatory Approvals as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the Outside Date: (A) agreeing to promptly effect any Divestiture Action that any Applicable Authority shall require, propose, offer or impose (provided that such Divestiture Action shall be conditioned on the occurrence of, and shall become effective only from and after, the Closing), (B) agreeing promptly to comply with any commitment, consent decree, Encumbrance, mitigation agreement and any other condition or operating restriction with respect to any businesses, product lines, tangible or intangible assets, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Permits, operations, rights or interests therein that any Applicable Authority may require, propose, offer or impose, (C) (x) submitting to the DCSA a foreign ownership, control, or influence mitigation plan (FOCI Mitigation Plan) with respect to any NISPOM covered activities of Seller Parent and its relevant Subsidiaries that are Related to the Business and (y) committing to implement any mitigation agreement following the Closing in connection with any such FOCI Mitigation Plan accepted by the DCSA, and (D) defending any Proceeding (including any Proceeding seeking a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction) and initiating any appropriate Proceeding against any Applicable Authority which acts, seeks, proposes or threatens to prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions; provided that Purchaser shall have the right to determine, direct and control the strategy and process by which the Parties implement the measures described in clauses (i) and (ii) above (including each subpart), provided, further, that Purchaser shall exercise such authority in full compliance with the Seller Parents consultation, participation and other rights, and Purchasers obligations, in each case as set forth in this Section 5.5, and for the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser shall consult with the Seller Parent and consider in good faith the views of the Seller Parent prior to entering into any agreement, arrangement, undertaking or understanding (oral or written) with any Governmental Entity with respect to the Contemplated Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for, and Seller Parent shall have no obligations with respect to, the planning, structuring (including tax structuring) and implementation of any Divestiture Action. No Partys obligations under this Section 5.5 or the performance hereof shall entitle such Party to any adjustment or modification of the Base Purchase Price or any other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(d) FCC Licenses.
(i) Sold Company shall, as promptly as practicable (but in any event within 10 days following the date hereof), make all filings and submissions to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to seek FCC approval to assign the FCC authorizations, as set forth on Schedule 5.5(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (FCC Licenses), from the Sold Company to Seller Parent or any Subsidiary of Seller Parent (other than the Sold Company), as selected by Seller Parent in its sole discretion (New FCC Licensee). Upon receipt of such FCC approval, Seller Parent shall cause the Sold Company to promptly consummate the assignment of the FCC Licenses to the New FCC Licensee.
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(ii) No later than 10 days following the assignment of the FCC Licenses to the New FCC Licensee, the Parties shall jointly prepare and file the necessary application to assign the FCC Licenses from the New FCC Licensee to Purchaser (including, for purposes of this Section 5.5(d), a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Purchaser (including, following the Closing, the Sold Company)). The Parties shall cooperate with each other and use their respective best efforts to promptly obtain authorization and approval to assign the FCC Licenses from the New FCC Licensee to Purchaser (the FCC Approval). Upon receipt of the FCC Approval to the extent such receipt occurs on or after the Closing Date, Seller Parent shall, or shall cause the New FCC Licensee to, promptly (an in any event within five Business Days) consummate the assignment of the FCC Licenses and the Restricted Assets to Purchaser for no additional cost. To the extent such receipt occurs prior to the Closing Date, Seller Parent shall, or shall cause the New FCC Licensee to, consummate the assignment of the FCC Licenses and the Restricted Assets to Purchaser as of the Closing Date for no additional cost.
(iii) Until the earlier of (A) when the FCC Licenses are assigned by New FCC Licensee to Purchaser in accordance with the FCC Approval or (B) a period not to exceed 24 months from the Closing Date, and, in either case, solely to the extent (x) the New FCC Licensee and its designated representatives have sufficient access to the site at which the FCC Licenses and Restricted Assets are located, consistent with FCC requirements; (y) the Purchaser or Sold Company does not intentionally preclude or obstruct the New FCC Licensees efforts to comply with all applicable FCC requirements; and (z) the Management Agreement remains valid and effective: (1) Seller Parent shall provide exclusively to Purchaser and its Affiliates such communications services as are requested by Purchaser and that are authorized under the FCC Licenses and capable of being provided using the Restricted Assets, except to the extent otherwise required by the FCC; (2) the Sold Company shall, pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, in all material respects in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5, assist with the operation of the FCC Licenses and the ground radio equipment associated therewith, subject to the ultimate oversight of New FCC Licensee; and (3) Seller Parent shall, and shall cause the New FCC Licensee to, (a) oversee and maintain the FCC Licenses and the Restricted Assets in the Ordinary Course, (b) make all required filings relating to the FCC Licenses; (c) oversee the operations of the Restricted Assets under the FCC Licenses in compliance with applicable Law; and (d) not sell, transfer, lease, license or dispose of any of the FCC Licenses or the Restricted Assets.
(iv) After the date of this Agreement, but prior to the Closing, the Parties shall promptly identify all assets that are Transferred Assets that require the FCC Licenses and that must, pending receipt of the FCC Approval, remain under the control of the New FCC Licensee (the Restricted Assets). Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the ownership of such Restricted Assets shall remain with Seller or the New FCC Licensee until the FCC Licenses are assigned to Purchaser, in accordance with this Section 5.5(d).
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Section 5.6 Ancillary Agreements.
(a) At the Closing, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to, execute and deliver, at or prior to the Closing, each applicable Ancillary Agreement and Purchaser shall, and shall cause each of the Purchaser Ancillary Counterparties to, execute and deliver, at or prior to Closing, each such applicable Ancillary Agreement.
(b) With respect to any Ancillary Agreements whose forms are attached hereto as an Exhibit, such Ancillary Agreements shall be prepared, executed and delivered in such forms, except in each case for (i) items that are bracketed or otherwise noted as an unresolved item in such Exhibit, (ii) such changes as are specifically contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) such changes as may be mutually agreed by Seller Parent and Purchaser.
Section 5.7 Seller Financing Cooperation.
(a) Prior to the Closing, Seller Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts, at the sole cost and expense of Purchaser, to cooperate with Purchaser as is reasonably necessary in connection with the arrangement of the Financing by Purchaser, to the extent customary and reasonably requested by Purchaser in writing, including using reasonable best efforts to:
(i) cause appropriate members of the Sellers and the Sold Companys management teams to participate during normal business hours in a reasonable and limited number of meetings, lender and/or investor presentations, road show presentations, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions, calls, teleconferences, videoconferences and, if applicable, meetings with prospective lenders, investors and ratings agencies, in each case, upon reasonable notice at mutually agreed times and places (which may be limited by management to virtual meetings only), and only to the extent customarily needed for financing of the type contemplated by the Financing and cooperate with prospective lenders, placement agents, initial purchasers and their respective advisors in performing their due diligence;
(ii) assist Purchaser with Purchasers preparation of customary materials for rating agency presentations, disclosure documents (including confidential information memoranda, offering memoranda, private placement memoranda, bank information memoranda (confidential and public), prospectus supplements, including providing a reasonable summary description of the Business and the Sold Company for use in any such disclosure documents) and related marketing materials or other marketing documents customarily used to arrange the Financing and similar documents reasonably necessary in connection with the Financing;
(iii) provide customary authorization and representation letters and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause Seller Parents accountants to provide customary accountants comfort letters (including negative assurance comfort) and consents to the use of accountants audit reports relating to Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries in connection with the information provided in any disclosure document and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the accountants to participate in due diligence sessions; and
(iv) provide the Financial Information;
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(v) provide at least four Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information customarily required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and 31 C.F.R. 1010.230, relating to the Sold Company, as reasonably requested by Purchaser at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Section 5.7 shall require Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates or representatives (i) to execute or approve any definitive financing documents, including any credit or other agreements, pledge documents, security documents or other certificates in connection with the Financing (other than as expressly set forth in Section 5.7(a)(iii) above), (ii) to provide cooperation or take any other action to the extent that it could reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the business or operations of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) to provide cooperation to the extent that it could reasonably be expected to conflict with or violate any applicable Law or result in a breach of, or a default under, any contract to which Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates is a party, (iv) to provide cooperation to the extent that it could reasonably be expected to interfere with or adversely affect any commercial relationships with customers, suppliers or other parties, (v) to breach, waive or amend any terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (vi) to provide cooperation to the extent it would cause any condition set forth in Section 8.1, Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 to not be satisfied, (vii) to violate any obligation of confidentiality binding on Seller Parent or its Affiliates or representatives or disclose any information that is legally privileged or commercially sensitive or (viii) to deliver any financial statements. Additionally, (A) none of Seller Parent or its Affiliates shall be required to pay or incur any fee or incur or assume any liability or obligation in connection with any Financing prior to the Closing (other than as are expressly reimbursable or payable by Purchaser and except for the obligation to deliver the customary authorization and representation letter referenced above), (B) none of the directors of Seller Parent or its Affiliates shall be required to authorize or adopt any resolutions approving the agreements, documents, instruments, actions and transactions contemplated in connection with the Financing, (C) except as set forth in Section 5.7(a)(iii), none of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates or representatives shall be required, prior to the Closing, to make any representation to Purchaser, any of its Affiliates, any lender, agent or lead arranger to any Financing, or any other Person with respect to any action under this Section 5.7, including as to solvency, or to deliver or require to be delivered any solvency or similar certificate or any legal opinion and (D) none of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates or representatives shall be required, in connection with the Financing, to seek any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification under any indebtedness. Nothing hereunder shall require any employee, officer or director of Seller Parent to, in connection with the Financing, deliver any certificate or other document or take any other action that would potentially result in personal liability to such employee, officer or director.
(c) Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller Parent and its Affiliates, and its and their respective pre-Closing directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and professional advisors, from and against any liability, obligation or Damages suffered or incurred by them in connection with any cooperation provided under this Section 5.7, the arrangement of the Financing and any information provided in connection therewith, except in the event such liabilities, obligations or Damages arose out of or result from fraud, negligence, intentional misrepresentation or willful misconduct of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates. Purchaser shall promptly, upon request, reimburse Seller Parent and its Affiliates and representatives for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Seller Parent or its Affiliates in connection with any cooperation provided under this Section 5.7.
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(d) All non-public or other confidential information provided by Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates or representatives pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in accordance with Section 5.10, except that Purchaser will be permitted to disclose such information to any financing sources or prospective financing sources and other financial institutions and investors that are or may become parties to the Financing, to any underwriters, initial purchasers or placement agents in connection with the Financing (and, in each case, to their respective counsel and auditors) so long as such Persons (i) agree to be bound by the Confidentiality Agreements as if parties thereto or (ii) are subject to other confidentiality undertakings reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and of which Seller Parent is a beneficiary, and to include such information in any disclosure document for the Financing to the extent required by applicable Law, provided that the Purchaser shall give the Seller Parent a reasonable period of time to review and comment on any such disclosure documents and the Purchaser shall give reasonable consideration to the Seller Parents reasonable comments in respect of any such disclosure documents where such comments are provided within a reasonable time frame prior to the filing or use of any such disclosure documents.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a breach by Seller Parent or its Affiliates of their obligations under this Section 5.7 shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or a breach for purposes of Article VIII or Article X.
(f) In no event will Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (which for this purpose will be deemed to include each direct investor in Purchaser and the financing sources or potential financing sources of Purchaser and such investors) enter into any contract after the date of this Agreement prohibiting or seeking to prohibit any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of debt or equity financing from providing or seeking to provide debt or equity financing or financial advisory services to any Person, in each case in connection with a transaction relating to Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates or in connection with the Transactions.
Section 5.8 Purchaser Financing Covenant.
(a) Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, refrain from taking, directly or indirectly, any action that could reasonably be expected to result in the Financing or the Purchasers existing borrowing facilities to be unavailable as of the Closing Date.
(b) In the event of any event or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to make all or any portion of the Financing unavailable (any such event or circumstance, a Financing Failure Event), Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to arrange to obtain, or cause to be obtained, alternative financing, including from alternative sources, in an amount sufficient to replace any unavailable portion of the Financing (Alternative Financing) as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such Financing Failure Event, on terms, in each case, that would not reasonably be expected to delay the Closing or make the Closing materially less likely to occur. In the event Purchaser has obtained substitute financing, the proceeds of which are received on the Closing Date and which amount substitutes an equivalent portion of the Financing, for the purposes of Section 5.7, all references to the Financing shall be deemed to include such substitute financing.
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(c) Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that none of the obtaining of the Financing or any Alternative Financing, the completion of any issuance of securities contemplated by the Financing, or Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates having or maintaining any available cash balances is a condition to the Closing, and reaffirms its obligation to consummate the Transactions irrespective and independently of the availability of the Financing or any Alternative Financing, the completion of any such issuance, or Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates having or maintaining any available cash balances. Subject to Section 10.1, if the Financing has not been obtained, Purchaser shall continue to be obligated, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 and Section 8.2, to consummate the Transactions.
Section 5.9 RWI. At or prior to the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller Parent evidence of a buyer-side representations and warranties insurance policy, effective as of the Closing, substantially in the form set forth in Annex 2 (the RWI). The cost of the premiums together with all taxes and application, underwriting, due diligence or similar fees or expenses in connection with the RWI shall be paid by Purchaser. Purchaser has paid or will promptly pay when due all premiums required for the full term of the RWI together with all taxes and application, underwriting, due diligence or similar fees or expenses incurred or payable with respect to the RWI or in connection with, or as a result of, the issuance thereof, and will comply in all material respects with all of its obligations under the RWI. Purchaser shall not waive, amend or modify such subrogation provision, or allow any anti-subrogation provision to be waived, amended or modified, without the prior written consent of Seller Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). From and after the Closing, the RWI will serve as Purchasers and its Affiliates sole recourse for breaches of any representation or warranty of Seller Parent, other than in the case of Fraud. During the Pre-Closing Period, Seller Parent will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Purchaser in its fulfillment of its obligation to ensure that the RWI is in full force and effect at Closing under this Section 5.9.
Section 5.10 Confidentiality.
(a) Each of Purchaser and Seller Parent acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with the Transactions is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety; provided that actions taken by Purchaser and Seller Parent to the extent necessary in order to comply with their respective obligations under Section 5.3 and Section 5.5 hereunder shall not be deemed to be in violation of this Section 5.10 or the Confidentiality Agreements. Effective upon the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreements shall terminate in accordance with its terms.
(b) Except as (i) required by applicable Law or (ii) as agreed in writing by Purchaser, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, treat as confidential and shall safeguard and Seller Parent shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, use or disclose to any third party any information, knowledge or data Related to the Business. Seller Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use the same degree of care, to no less than a reasonable standard of care, to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination or disclosure of such information, knowledge or data as Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries used with respect thereto prior to the date of this Agreement.
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(c) Except (i) as required by applicable Law or (ii) as agreed in writing by Seller Parent, Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, treat as confidential and shall safeguard and Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, use or disclose to any third party any information, knowledge or data relating to the businesses of Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries other than the Business that becomes known to Purchaser as a result of or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.10(c) shall prevent the disclosure of any such information, knowledge or data to any Representatives of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries to whom such disclosure is necessary or desirable in the conduct of the Business or the operation of the Transferred Assets if such Representatives are informed by Purchaser of the confidential nature of such information and are directed by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.10(c).
(d) Purchaser and Seller Parent acknowledge that the confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall not extend to information, knowledge and data that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements or this Section 5.10 by the Party owing a duty of confidentiality or its representatives, (ii) is or has previously been disclosed to the Party owing a duty of confidentiality on a non-confidential basis by a third party; provided that such third party was not breaching an obligation of confidentiality to the other Party that was known or should have been known by the Party owing a duty of confidentiality after reasonable inquiry, (iii) was independently developed by the Party owing a duty of confidentiality from and after the Closing without violating any of its obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements or this Section 5.10, (iv) is required to be disclosed by a Governmental Entity, or to comply with applicable Law or any rule or regulation of a stock exchange; provided that the requirement to make the disclosure does not arise from a breach by the Party owing a duty of confidentiality or its representatives and, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of such information is made pursuant to this clause (iv), the Party owing a duty of confidentiality, to the extent practically and legally permissible, shall notify the other Party of its intention to make such disclosure and provide a list of the information it intends to disclose prior to making such disclosure and shall cooperate with the other Party so the other Party may seek, at its sole cost and expense, an appropriate protective order or other remedy, or (v) is disclosed to the Special Compliance Officer or the U.S. Department of State in connection with Seller Parents obligations under or in order to otherwise comply with the Consent Agreement. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party owing a duty of confidentiality shall disclose only that portion of such information which it is advised by its outside counsel is required by applicable Law or any rule or regulation of a stock exchange to be disclosed and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain an order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such information.
Section 5.11 Publicity. Each Party shall consult with the other Party, and provide meaningful opportunity for review and give due consideration to reasonable comment by the other Party, prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making planned public statements with respect to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions and prior to making any filings with any third party or any Governmental Entity (including any national securities exchange) with respect thereto, except (a) as may be required by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any
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listing agreement with or rules of any national securities exchange or (b) any consultation that would not be reasonably practicable as a result of requirements of applicable Law. Each Party may make any public statements in response to questions by the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences or analyst or investor conference calls, so long as such statements are not inconsistent with previous statements made jointly by the Parties.
Section 5.12 Further Assurances. From time to time after the Closing, each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver any other assurances or documents or instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the other Party and necessary for the requesting Party to satisfy its obligations hereunder or to obtain the benefits of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 5.13 Payments to and from Third Parties.
(a) Seller Parent shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, (i) promptly pay or deliver to Purchaser (or Purchasers designated Affiliate) any monies or checks that are in respect of the Business, a Transferred Asset or an Assumed Liability that have been delivered to Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries following the Closing, including any monies or checks sent by customers, suppliers or other contracting parties in respect of the Business, a Transferred Asset or an Assumed Liability and (ii) promptly reimburse Purchaser (or its designated Affiliates) for any amounts paid by Purchaser (or its designated Affiliates) to the extent such payments are or are in respect of any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability.
(b) Purchaser shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, (i) promptly pay or deliver to Seller Parent (or its designated Affiliates) any monies or checks that have been sent to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates after the Closing to the extent such monies or checks are in respect of an Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability and (ii) promptly reimburse Seller Parent (or its designated Affiliates) for any amounts paid by Seller Parent to the extent such payments are or are in respect of any Transferred Asset or an Assumed Liability.
(c) The Parties acknowledge and agree there is no right of offset regarding such payments and a Party shall not withhold funds received from third parties for the account of the other Party in the event there is a dispute regarding any other issue under this Agreement.
Section 5.14 Wrong Pockets.
(a) If at any time within 12 months after the Closing Date, either Party discovers that any Transferred Asset is held by Seller or any of its Affiliates or that any Assumed Liability has not been assumed by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, each of Seller Parent, Purchaser and their respective Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly transfer such Transferred Asset to Purchaser or its designated Affiliate or cause such Assumed Liability to be assumed by Purchaser or its designated Affiliate, in each case, for no additional consideration and at Seller Parents expense; provided that none of Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party in consideration therewith.
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(b) If at any time within 12 months after the Closing Date, either Party discovers that any Excluded Asset is held by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or that any Excluded Liability has been erroneously assumed by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, each of Seller Parent, Purchaser and their respective Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly transfer such Excluded Asset to Seller Parent or its designated Affiliate or cause such Excluded Liability to be assumed by Seller Parent or its designated Affiliate in each case for no additional consideration and at Purchasers expense; provided that none of Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party in consideration therewith.
(c) To the extent that any Business IP was used or otherwise exploited by the Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates outside the Business at any time in the 12-month period prior to the Closing Date, promptly following Seller Parents accurate notice to Purchaser to that effect, the Sold Company shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, grant to the Seller Parent and its applicable Affiliates a non-exclusive, irrevocable, sublicensable, perpetual, worldwide license, for no additional consideration, to use and otherwise exploit such Business IP in substantially the same manner such Business IP was used or otherwise exploited outside the Business in the 12- month period prior to the Closing Date. Seller Parent shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, promptly reimburse the Sold Company or its applicable Affiliates for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing license.
(d) To the extent any Intellectual Property owned by the Seller Parent or its Affiliates as of the Closing Date (excluding any Business IP or any Intellectual Property provided to, or practiced on behalf of, the Sold Company and its Affiliates under the Transition Services Agreement) was used or otherwise exploited in the Business in the 12-month period prior to the Closing Date, promptly following Purchasers accurate notice to Seller Parent to that effect, the Seller Parent shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, grant to Purchaser and its applicable Affiliates a non-exclusive, irrevocable, sublicensable, perpetual, worldwide license, for no additional consideration, to use and otherwise exploit such Intellectual Property in substantially the same manner such Intellectual Property was used or otherwise exploited in the Business in the 12-month period prior to the Closing Date. The Sold Company shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, promptly reimburse Seller Parent or its applicable Affiliates for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing license.
Section 5.15 Mail and Other Communications. Following the Closing, Seller Parent and its Affiliates may receive mail, packages and other communications (including electronic communications) properly belonging to Purchaser and its Affiliates. Accordingly, at all times following the Closing, (a) Purchaser authorizes Seller Parent and its Affiliates to receive and open all mail, packages and other communications received by it and not clearly intended for Purchaser or its Affiliates or any of Purchasers or its Affiliates officers or directors, and to retain the same to the extent that they are not Related to the Business, the Transferred Assets or the Assumed Liabilities and (b) to the extent such mail, packages and other communications are Related to the Business or the Transferred Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, Seller Parent shall promptly after becoming aware thereof refer, forward or otherwise deliver such mail, packages or other communications to Purchaser (or, in case the same relate to the Business, the Transferred Assets or the Assumed Liabilities as well as any retained businesses or operations of the Seller or
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its Affiliates following the Closing, Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities, copies thereof). The provisions of this Section 5.15 are not intended to, and shall not be deemed to, constitute an authorization by Purchaser or its Affiliates to permit Seller Parent or its Affiliates to accept service of process on its behalf, and Seller Parent is not and shall not be deemed to be the agent of Purchaser for service of process purposes.
Section 5.16 Third-Party Consents.
(a) Except with respect to governmental filings and approvals (which are addressed in Section 5.5), Shared Contracts (which are addressed in Section 5.17) and Shared Permits (which are addressed in Section 5.18), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller Parent and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective controlled Affiliates to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any Consents required from third parties in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions at or prior to the Closing. In addition to the foregoing sentence, Purchaser agrees to provide such evidence as to financial capability, resources and creditworthiness as may be reasonably requested by any third party whose Consent or approval is sought hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in no event shall Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates be required to make any payment, incur any material liability, commence any litigation or make any material concession to obtain any Consents of third parties contemplated by this Section 5.16(b), and the failure to receive any such Consents, in and of itself, shall not be taken into account with respect to whether any conditions set forth in Article VIII shall have been satisfied (but a Partys compliance with this Section 5.16 shall be so taken into account).
Section 5.17 Shared Contracts. Prior to the Closing and for a period of 12 months after the Closing Date, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to assist Purchaser, as Purchaser reasonably requests in writing, either to (a) establish replacement contracts, contract rights or other agreements with respect to the Business with any third party which is a counterparty to any Contract set forth in Section 5.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (each, a Shared Contract), (b) assign the rights and obligations under such Shared Contract to the extent Related to the Business to Purchaser, or (c) establish reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide Purchaser the rights and obligations under such Shared Contract to the extent Related to the Business to Purchaser; provided, however, that Seller Parent makes no representation or warranty that any third party will agree to enter into any such contract, contract right or other agreement with Purchaser on the existing terms of the applicable Shared Contract or at all. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.17, in no event shall Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates be required to make any payment, incur any liability, commence any litigation or make any concession to fulfill its obligations under this Section 5.17.
Section 5.18 Shared Permits. Set forth on Section 5.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule are all Permits issued to the Seller Parent, the Seller or an Affiliate thereof (other than the Sold Company) that are Related to the Business and also primarily relate to or are material to the businesses of Seller Parent or its Affiliates (each, a Shared Permit), such Shared Permits will remain with Seller Parent; provided that, prior to the Closing and for a period of 12 months after
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the Closing Date, Seller Parent and Purchaser shall, and shall cause each of its and their respective Affiliates to, cooperate in all reasonable respects and consultation with each other to, upon Purchasers reasonable request in writing, establish replacement Permits to be held by Purchaser or one of its Subsidiaries for any such Shared Permits; and provided, further, that Seller Parent and Purchaser make no representation or warranty that any Governmental Entity will agree to issue or grant any such Permit to Purchaser or its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.18, in no event shall Seller Parent or Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates be required to make any payment, incur any liability, commence any litigation or make any concession to fulfill its obligations under this Section 5.18.
Section 5.19 Letters of Credit; Guaranties; and Performance Bonds. The Parties acknowledge that (a) at the Closing, the letters of credit, guaranties and performance bonds Related to the Business, including those listed on Section 5.19 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the Business Guarantees) shall be terminated and the applicable Person (including the Seller and its Affiliates) to be released from any obligations thereunder, effective at the Closing, (b) the Parties shall cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to cause such termination and release and (c) in connection with such termination and release, Purchaser shall arrange for the issuance of replacement letters of credit, guaranties and performance bonds (Replacement Guarantees) of such Business Guarantees at or prior to the Closing. In no event shall Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates have any Liabilities with respect to any such Business Guarantees or Replacement Guarantees and Purchaser shall provide a full release (in a form satisfactory to Seller Parent) with respect thereto. If the Closing occurs without all Business Guarantees having terminated and Purchaser having obtained all Replacement Guarantees and as a result, following the Closing, Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates incurs Damages resulting from a claim against, or draw upon, a Business Guarantee, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller Parent and its Affiliates from and against, and reimburse Seller Parent and its Affiliates for, such Damages. Purchaser agrees to continue to use its reasonable best efforts after the Closing to assist Seller Parent and its Affiliates in releasing the Business Guarantees. Purchaser agrees not to amend, modify or renew any Contract subject to any continuing obligation of Seller Parent without the consent of Seller Parent in its sole discretion unless, pursuant to or prior to such amendment, modification or renewal, Seller Parents continuing obligation has been extinguished and Seller Parent has no continuing Liability thereunder.
Section 5.20 Intercompany Accounts. Seller Parent shall, and cause the Seller to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Intercompany Accounts to be cancelled, repaid or otherwise eliminated at the Closing. The Parties shall reconcile, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing, all Intercompany Accounts that existed immediately prior to the Closing and that remained outstanding as of immediately after the Closing and Purchaser (if the net settlement of such accounts results in an amount owed to Seller Parent) or Seller Parent (if the net settlement results in an amount owed to Seller Parent) shall pay the net settlement amount. If the Closing occurs without the cancellation, repayment or other elimination of the relevant Intercompany Accounts, then such failure shall not constitute a breach of this Section 5.20; provided that any Liabilities resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any Intercompany Account not so cancelled, repaid or otherwise eliminated shall be deemed to be Closing Indebtedness.
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Section 5.21 Insurance Matters. Purchaser is aware that the Business is covered by group corporate insurance policies taken out by Seller Parent and its Affiliates (each, a Group Policy) and that the Business shall not be covered by such corporate insurance policies, including claims based and occurrence based policies, after the Closing. Purchaser shall undertake measures so that the current corporate insurance policies are replaced by other insurance policies for the Business as of the Effective Time at the latest if and to the extent such corporate insurance policies cover the Business. Seller Parent, Purchaser and Purchasers insurance broker shall reasonably cooperate to identify such corporate insurance policies and to facilitate a smooth replacement thereof on the Closing Date at Purchasers expense. With regard to occurrence-based policies, Seller Parent shall not retroactively cancel or amend those policies with regard to coverage for the Business for occurrences prior to the Closing Date. With regard to claims-made policies, Seller Parent shall not retroactively cancel or amend those policies with regard to claims noticed to the insurers thereunder prior to the Closing Date. Seller Parent shall reasonably cooperate with Purchaser, at Purchasers written request, to allow Purchaser to direct and/or pursue insurance claims for the matters described in the foregoing two sentences (Business Claims). Purchaser shall defend, indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Seller Parent and its Affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns, in their capacity as such, for, from and against all liability or Damages, including for any expenses incurred or increases in premiums, incurred or suffered as a result of such cooperation and pursuit of any Business Claim by, or directed by, Purchasers. If there is a recovery under such Group Policy with respect to a Business Claim, Seller Parent shall promptly notify Purchaser and all proceeds shall be for the benefit of and promptly remitted to Purchaser. To the extent any Seller or any of its Affiliates receives any notice or other communication with respect to any Business Claim, such Person shall promptly notify the Purchasers in writing.
Section 5.22 Facility Clearances. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, Seller Parent, in coordination with and cooperation from Purchaser, shall prepare and submit to the DCSA and, to the extent applicable, any other cognizant security agency (CSA), a notification of the Contemplated Transactions pursuant to the NISPOM and any other applicable U.S. national industrial security Laws. Seller Parent and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other in connection with any actions, filings or discussions between any of the parties and DCSA or other applicable CSAs in connection with the parties efforts to obtain DCSA approval.
Section 5.23 Export Controls. Seller Parent and Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts to prepare and submit (i) any required applications and notices related to the Businesss Statement of Registration with DDTC in respect of the Contemplated Transactions in accordance with the ITAR; and (ii) any requests to amend or novate licenses or other authorizations issued by DDTC or the U.S. Department of Commerces Bureau of Industry and Security that may be necessary as a consequence of the Contemplated Transactions.
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Section 5.25 Seller Marks.
(a) Except as expressly provided in this Section 5.25, Seller Parent, on behalf of the Sold Company and its Affiliates, acknowledges and agrees that neither the Sold Company nor any of its Affiliates (i) has, nor following the Closing shall have, any right, title or interest in or to any Trademarks owned by Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates, including the name L3H or any derivative, variation, translation, stylization or adaptation thereof, or any Trademark confusingly similar thereto (collectively, the Seller Marks) and (ii) shall use or display the Seller Marks after the Closing.
(b) Effective upon the Closing, Seller Parent, on behalf of the Sold Company and its applicable Affiliates, hereby grants to Purchaser and its Affiliates, a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, royalty-free license to use and display the Seller Marks for the six-month period immediately following the Closing solely in connection with the operation of the Business, solely in the manner so used or displayed as of the Closing Date, and solely in accordance with Seller Parents or its applicable Affiliates generally applicable Trademark usage guidelines, as may be provided to the Sold Company or its Affiliates from time to time. All goodwill arising from the use or display of the Seller Marks by the Sold Company or its Affiliates will inure to the benefit of Seller Parent and its applicable Affiliates.
(c) As promptly as practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than three months thereafter, the Sold Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (i) cease and discontinue all use and display of the Seller Marks and (ii) eliminate the Seller Marks from, revise, paint over or otherwise permanently obscure the Seller Marks on any existing inventory, signage or other public-facing materials (including any publicly distributable documents and other digital or physical public-facing materials bearing such Seller Marks) owned or controlled by the Sold Company or any of its Affiliates following the Closing.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following actions shall constitute a breach of this Section 5.25: if, after the Closing Date, the Sold Company or any of its Affiliates (i) uses the Seller Marks in a nominative manner in textual sentences referencing the historical relationship between Seller Parent and the Sold Company, which references are factually
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accurate, (ii) retains copies of any books, records and other materials that, as of the Closing Date, contain or display the Seller Marks and such copies are used solely for internal or archival purposes (and not public display) or (iii) uses the Seller Marks to comply with applicable Law or for litigation, regulatory or corporate filings and documents filed by the Sold Company or any of its Affiliates with any Governmental Entity.
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Section 5.27 Guarantee; Representations and Warranties of Purchaser Parent.
(a) Purchaser Parent hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Purchaser the full payment and performance of Purchasers obligations under this Agreement (the Obligations) on the terms and subject to the conditions in this Agreement (the Guarantee). The Obligations under this Guarantee are continuing and will remain in full force and effect until such Obligations have been performed or paid and satisfied in full. This Guarantee shall be an obligation for full and prompt payment and performance rather than a secondary guarantee of collectability and can be enforced against Purchaser Parent directly as a primary obligor without the necessity of first taking action to enforce this Agreement against Purchaser. None of the Obligations shall be limited, lessened or released, nor shall this Guarantee be discharged, by any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, merger or amalgamation of Purchaser, by any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Purchaser or by judicial or extra judicial receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, composition with creditors or other proceedings affecting Purchaser. The Obligations shall continue unaffected by any change in the name of Purchaser or by any change whatsoever in the objects, capital structure or constitution of Purchaser, or by Purchaser being amalgamated, merged or otherwise combined with another corporation. Seller Parent acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser Parent shall be entitled to all rights, remedies and benefits of Purchaser hereunder with respect to such Obligations.
(b) Purchaser Parent represents and warrants to Seller Parent as follows: (i) Purchaser Parent is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Canada; (ii) Purchaser Parent has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority and has taken all organizational action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser Parent and, when executed and delivered by Seller Parent and Purchaser, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of Purchaser Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Insolvency and Equity Exceptions; and (iv) assuming receipt of the Financing or Alternative Financing, Purchaser Parent has all of the funds necessary for Purchaser to consummate the Transactions and to satisfy all of its obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Purchaser Parents obligations under this Section 5.27 shall not be assignable to any other person without the prior written consent of Seller Parent (which may be given or withheld in Seller Parents sole discretion), and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void and of no force and effect.
(c) The provisions of Section 11.7 shall be deemed to apply to this Section 5.27, and, for the purposes of such provisions, Purchaser Parent shall be considered a Party.
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Section 5.28 Post-Closing Principal Payments. Purchaser shall remit, to an account designated by Seller Parent, an amount equal to the principal paydown portion of each lease payment received following the Closing by Purchaser or any Affiliate, designee or assignee of Purchaser pursuant to the Contract specified on Annex 3 hereto, with the principal paydown portion determined in accordance with the amortization schedule set forth on Annex 3 hereto. Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to collect all of the lease payments in accordance with the terms of such Contract. All such remittances shall be made no later than 10 Business Days after the date of receipt of the related lease payment.
ARTICLE VI
EMPLOYEE MATTERS COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Continuation of Employment. The Parties intend that there shall be continuity of employment with respect to the Business Employees as set forth below. Each Business Employee whose employment continues with the Sold Company after the Closing as a result of the Contemplated Transactions or any action contemplated herein is a Continuing Employee. Section 6.1 of the Seller Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, complete and accurate list, as of the date hereof, of all Continuing Employees and each of their respective: (i) hire date; (ii) current classification under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and/or equivalent state or local wage and hour Legal Requirements (i.e., exempt, non-exempt); (iii) current annual compensation (and the portions thereof attributable to salary, bonus and other compensation respectively); (iv) accrued but unused Seller Banked PTO that will not be paid out by Seller Parent pursuant to Section 6.14; and (v) amounts to be paid by Purchaser in connection with any educational assistance or adoption assistance pursuant to Section 6.15. To the extent permitted by applicable Law and subject to the Confidentiality Agreements, Seller Parent shall provide an updated Section 6.1 of the Seller Disclosure Schedules at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date.
(a) Sold Company Business Employees. Each Sold Company Business Employee who continues to be employed by the Sold Company immediately prior to the Closing Date (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Employees) shall continue to be employed by the Sold Company on and after the Closing. Effective no later than the date immediately prior to the Closing Date, Seller Parent shall cause the Sold Company to transfer and assign to Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates the employment of the Excluded Employees.
(b) Seller Business Employees. Purchaser shall, or shall cause one of its Affiliates to, at least 30 days prior to the Closing Date, offer employment in writing to each Seller Business Employee providing for employment commencing on and after the Closing consistent with the terms of employment set forth in Section 6.2.
(c) U.S. On-Leave Employees. Effective no later than the date immediately prior to the Closing Date, Seller Parent shall cause the Sold Company to transfer and assign to Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates the employment of their U.S. On-Leave Employees. To the extent reasonably practicable, Seller Parent shall notify Purchaser not less than 10 Business Days prior to any U.S. On-Leave Employees return to active employment, and Purchaser shall, or shall cause one of its Affiliates to, make offers of employment to each U.S. On-Leave Employee as of the date on which such U.S. On-Leave Employee is able to commence active employment and presents himself or herself to Purchaser or one of its Affiliates for active employment; provided that, such U.S. On-Leave Employee so presents himself or herself within the one year-period following the incurrence of the injury or disability giving rise to the leave status or, if longer, following the expiration of such period as required by applicable Law.
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Section 6.2 Terms of Employment. For a period of at least 12 months following the Closing Date, Purchaser or any of its Affiliates shall provide each Continuing Employees with (a) a level of base compensation, that is no less favorable than the level of such Continuing Employees base compensation immediately prior to the Closing Date, (b) a bonus opportunity (including the applicable pro-rated portion of the 2021 calendar year bonus) and long-term incentive opportunities, as applicable, that are, in each case, no less than such Continuing Employees bonus opportunity and long-term incentive opportunities immediately prior to the Closing Date and (c) other retirement and welfare benefits, in each case, that are no less favorable in the aggregate to the retirement and welfare benefits provided to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that the requirements of this sentence shall not apply to Continuing Employees who are covered by a Labor Contract.
Section 6.3 Severance and Notice. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, have in effect for a period of at least 12 months following the Closing Date a severance plan, practice or policy applicable to each Continuing Employee that is no less favorable to such Continuing Employee than the severance plan, practice or policy of the Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates, applicable to such Continuing Employee and in effect as of immediately prior to the Closing Date (with credit for service with the Seller Parent and any of its Affiliates, the Sold Company and their predecessors as set forth in Section 6.12). In addition, subject to Section 6.8, Purchaser solely shall be responsible for, and have all Liability with respect to, any severance or similar obligation with respect to or arising from the termination of employment with Purchaser and its Affiliates of a Continuing Employee (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security, unemployment or similar Taxes), including without limitation, for any Seller Business Employee who is not offered employment by Purchaser and/or one of its Affiliates in compliance with Section 6.1(b); provided, however, that the requirements of this Section 6.3 shall not apply to Continuing Employee who are covered by a Labor Contract.
Section 6.4 Closing Fiscal Year Bonuses. On, or promptly following, the Closing, Seller Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, to each annual bonus-eligible Continuing Employee a cash payment equal to the product of (a) his or her annual cash incentive award under the applicable Benefit Plan (with the applicable performance level determined by Seller Parent in its sole discretion), multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of days between January 2 of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs and the Closing Date and the denominator of which is 365. Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller Parent and its Affiliates to facilitate payment of (i) such prorated annual bonus payments and (ii) any unpaid annual bonus payments for the year prior to the year in which the Closing Date occurs to any Continuing Employees, including, if requested by Seller Parent, by paying such amounts to the applicable Continuing Employees subject to applicable Tax withholding and remitting the Tax withholding and payroll Taxes to the appropriate Tax authority, subject to reimbursement by Seller Parent within 30 days following the applicable payment. Purchaser shall provide the Continuing Employees who participated in the Benefit Plans set forth on 0 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule immediately prior to the Closing Date (such plans, the Seller Bonus Plans) with the opportunity to earn annual bonuses for the portion of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs commencing on the Closing Date, which annual bonuses shall be governed by plans, programs or arrangements maintained by Purchaser and its Affiliates in their discretion (the Purchaser Bonus Plans).
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Section 6.5 Tax-Qualified Plans. Effective as of the Closing Date, each Continuing U.S. Employee shall become fully vested in his or her account balance in the Seller Retirement Plan. Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have, or shall cause its Affiliates to have, in effect a defined contribution plan that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code (the Purchaser Retirement Plan) in which Continuing U.S. Employees who meet the eligibility criteria thereof shall be eligible to participate. Effective as of the Closing Date, the Continuing U.S. Employees shall cease to participate, contribute or accrue benefits in the Seller Retirement Plan. Purchaser agrees to cause the Purchaser Retirement Plan to accept rollovers by Continuing U.S. Employees from the Seller Retirement Plan. Purchaser agrees that it will cause the third party administrators of the Purchaser Retirement Plan to accept any rollover contemplated pursuant to this Section 6.5 no later than 30 days following the date that Purchaser or such third party administrator receives the documentation necessary to process such rollover.
Section 6.6 Certain Welfare Plan Matters. Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall maintain or cause its Affiliates to maintain Welfare Plans, including a group health plan, in which Continuing U.S. Employees and their spouses, dependents or other beneficiaries shall be eligible to participate (the Purchaser Welfare Plans). Following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that (a) no waiting periods, exclusions or limitations with respect to any pre-existing conditions, evidence of insurability or good health or actively-at-work exclusions are applicable to any Continuing U.S. Employees covered by the Benefit Plans, or their spouses, dependents or other beneficiaries, under any similar Purchaser Welfare Plans, and (b) any costs or expenses incurred by the Continuing U.S. Employees and their spouses, dependents and other beneficiaries under the Benefit Plans with respect to the plan year that includes the Closing Date, up to (and including) the Closing Date, shall be specifically applied for purposes of satisfying any similar deductible, co-payment, coinsurance, maximum out-of-pocket provisions and like adjustments or limitations on coverage under the Purchaser Welfare Plans. Purchaser shall be liable under the Purchaser Welfare Plans for all amounts payable by reason of claims incurred by the Continuing U.S. Employees and their eligible spouses, dependents and other beneficiaries on and after the date they become Continuing U.S. Employees.
Section 6.7 Seller Equity Awards. Effective as of the Closing, the Seller Parent shall take any actions necessary to ensure that all outstanding equity awards granted under the Seller Parents equity or equity-based compensation plans and held by Continuing Employees that are unvested as of immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be treated in accordance with the equity plan terms and conditions under which they were granted. Seller Parent shall be solely responsible for all Tax reporting related to, and the employer portion of any payroll Taxes that are imposed in connection with, any equity or equity-based awards granted under Seller Parents equity or equity-based compensation plans and held by Continuing Employees (including on the grant, exercise and/or vesting).
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Section 6.8 Retention Bonus. From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall assume and honor in accordance with their terms, all employment, retention, severance, termination and similar plans, agreements or arrangements (including change-in-control provisions) of Continuing Employees listed on Section 6.8 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the Retention Arrangements) (or shall cause its Affiliates, including the Sold Company, to retain and honor all such Retention Arrangements) and shall pay to each Continuing Employee any amounts that become payable to such Continuing Employee on or following the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the applicable Retention Arrangement (including the Retention Bonus (as such term is defined in certain Retention Arrangements)). Purchaser shall condition the payment of each Retention Bonus or other payment under the Retention Arrangements on the execution of a waiver and release of all claims against Seller Parent and its Affiliates in the form customarily used by Seller Parent.
Section 6.9 COBRA. Seller Parent and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for any and all Liabilities relating to compliance with the requirements of Section 4980B of the Code, Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, or any similar state or local Law (COBRA), including the provision of continuation coverage, with respect to all U.S. Business Employees who do not become Continuing U.S. Employees, and their spouses and dependents, and with respect to Continuing U.S. Employees, and their spouses and dependents, for whom a qualifying event occurs prior to the date on which the U.S. Business Employee becomes a Continuing U.S. Employee. Purchaser and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for any and all Liabilities relating to compliance with the requirements of COBRA, including the provision of continuation coverage, with respect to qualifying events with respect to Continuing U.S. Employees, and their spouses and dependents, that occur on or after the Closing Date (including a qualifying event occurring as a result of the Contemplated Transactions).
Section 6.10 Cafeteria Plan. Purchaser shall have in effect, or cause to be in effect, as of the Closing Date, flexible spending reimbursement accounts under a cafeteria plan qualifying under Section 125 of the Code (the Purchaser Cafeteria Plan) in which Continuing U.S. Employees who meet the eligibility criteria thereof may participate, as limited by any applicable Labor Contract. As soon as practicable following the Closing Date, Seller Parent shall cause to be transferred to Purchaser an amount in cash equal to the excess of the aggregate accumulated contributions to the flexible spending reimbursement accounts under Seller Parents cafeteria plan in which such Continuing U.S. Employees participate (the Seller Cafeteria Plan) made during the year in which the Closing Date occurs by the Continuing U.S. Employees over the aggregate reimbursement payouts made for such year from such accounts to such Continuing U.S. Employees. Purchaser or any of its Affiliates shall cause the balance of each Continuing U.S. Employees accounts under the Seller Cafeteria Plan as of the Closing Date to be credited to the Continuing U.S. Employees corresponding accounts under the Purchaser Cafeteria Plan in which such employee participates following the Closing Date. On and after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall assume and be solely responsible for all claims for reimbursement by the Continuing U.S. Employees, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Closing Date, that have not been paid in full as of the Closing Date, which claims shall be paid pursuant to and under the terms of the Purchaser Cafeteria Plan. Purchaser agrees to cause the Purchaser Cafeteria Plan to honor and continue through the end of the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs the elections made by each Continuing U.S. Employee under the Seller Cafeteria Plan in respect of the flexible spending reimbursement accounts that are in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date, provided, that Seller Parent provides all information required in order to properly administer this Section 6.10 at least 15 days prior to the Closing Date and continues to provide all additional information requested by Purchaser in order to effectuate this Section 6.10.
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Section 6.11 Sick Pay and Disability. Purchaser shall be solely responsible for sick pay and disability (whether long-term or short-term) coverage of all Continuing U.S. Employees on and after the Closing Date, even if the incident or circumstance giving rise to such coverage occurred prior to the Closing Date unless the disability claim was filed and approved pursuant to a Benefit Plan sponsored by Seller Parent or its affiliate that is not an Assumed Plan, and such Continuing Employee is on short- or long-term disability prior to the Closing, in which case Seller Parent shall be responsible for administration of such claim, and Purchaser shall not be obligated to treat such individual as a Continuing Employee until such individual is able to return to work subject to (b).
Section 6.12 Credited Service. With respect to each benefit plan, including severance, vacation and paid time-off plans, policies or practices, sponsored or maintained by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, Purchaser or such Affiliate shall recognize, for all Continuing U.S. Employees, credit for all service with the Seller Parent, its Affiliates (including the Sold Company) and their respective predecessors, for all relevant purposes (including eligibility, vesting, level of benefits, benefit accrual, pre-existing condition limitations and early retirement subsidies); provided that no service credit shall be granted to the extent any duplication of benefits results.
Section 6.13 Workers Compensation. Purchaser shall have the obligation and Liability for any workers compensation, occupational disease or illness, state or other disability or similar workers protection claims with respect to any Continuing U.S. Employee, whether the injury or illness giving rise to such claim originates prior to, on or after the Closing Date.
Section 6.14 Vacation and Other Paid Time Off. Effective as of the Closing Date, except as otherwise required by applicable requirements of Law, Seller Parents obligations and Liability with respect to the accrued and unused vacation days of the Continuing Employees, including (for Sold Company Business Employees only) unused vacation days or paid time for exempt employees that were banked on December 20, 2019 as a result of the transition to the Seller Parent discretionary vacation policy (the Seller Banked PTO), shall be transferred to and assumed by Purchaser and its Affiliates, and Purchaser and its Affiliates shall recognize and provide all such unused vacation and paid time off and shall allow such Continuing Employees to use such accrued time on substantially the same terms as applied to such Continuing Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date. Seller Parent shall retain the liability for and pay out the Seller Banked PTO to any Seller Business Employee entitled to such Seller Banked PTO in accordance with Seller Parents policy; provided, however, that to the extent such payment of the Seller Banked PTO would trigger a Tax or penalty under Section 409A of the Code, such Seller Banked PTO shall be transferred to and assumed by Purchaser and its Affiliates, and Purchaser and its Affiliates shall provide for the payment of such Seller Banked PTO upon a subsequent separation from service for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.
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Section 6.15 Educational Assistance; Adoption Assistance. Purchaser shall assume and have Liability for, and pay, any amounts payable to the Continuing Employees under a Seller Parent educational assistance arrangement if the Continuing Employee has completed or commenced a class or coursework eligible for assistance thereunder as of the Closing Date, only to the extent any such amounts remain unpaid to the employee prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall assume and have Liability for, and pay, any amounts payable to the Continuing U.S. Employees under a Seller adoption assistance arrangement if the adoption has been finalized as of the Closing Date, only to the extent any such amounts remain unpaid to the Continuing U.S. Employee prior to the Closing Date.
Section 6.16 WARN. Purchaser shall be responsible for all Liabilities under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and similar state, local or foreign Laws resulting from or arising after the Closing with respect to the Business. Purchaser acknowledges that it has not informed Seller Parent of any planned or contemplated decisions or actions by Purchaser or its Affiliates concerning any terminations or layoffs that would require notice under any Law. Purchaser agrees that it will be solely responsible for any Liabilities created if either Purchaser or its Affiliates take any action that will cause the notice provision of any such Law to become applicable.
Section 6.17 Participation in Seller Parents Benefit Plans. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, Seller Parent and its Affiliates shall terminate coverage of the Continuing Employees under the Benefit Plans that are not Assumed Plans as of the Closing Date.
Section 6.18 Liabilities with Respect to Business Employees. Following the Closing, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all Liabilities incurred with respect to any Continuing Employees, whether or not incurred by the Sold Company, and regardless of whether such Liability was incurred on or after the Closing Date, except Seller Parent will retain liability with respect to Benefit Plans that are not Assumed Plans.
Section 6.19 Labor Contracts. At the Closing, Purchaser shall assume the Labor Contracts set forth on Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule with provisions applicable to such Continuing Employees and shall agree and become party to and bound by the terms and conditions of such Labor Contracts applicable to Continuing Employees. Purchaser shall provide compensation and benefits to such Continuing Employees in accordance with the applicable Labor Contracts.
Section 6.20 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Subject to Section 11.3, no provision contained in this Article VI shall (a) be treated as an amendment of any particular employee benefit plan or compensation arrangement maintained by Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates, (b) except as expressly provided herein or under applicable Law, obligate Purchaser or any of its Affiliates to (i) maintain any particular benefit plan or compensation arrangement or (ii) retain the employment, or terms of employment, of any particular employee, after the Closing or (c) except as expressly provided herein or under applicable Law, prevent the amendment or termination of any employee benefit plan or compensation arrangement after the Closing or interfere with the right or obligation of Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates to make changes to such a plan or arrangement. Seller Parent and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that all provisions contained in this Article VI are included for the sole benefit of Seller Parent, Purchaser and their respective Affiliates, and that nothing in this Article VI, whether express or implied, shall create any third party beneficiary or other rights in any other Person, including any Continuing Employee or any other employee, former employee, or participant in any employee benefit plan or compensation arrangement (or any spouse, dependent or other beneficiary thereof), of Seller Parent, Purchaser or their respective Affiliates.
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Section 6.21 Non-Solicitation. Each of Seller Parent and Purchaser shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates (other than the Sold Company) not to, for the period commencing on the Closing Date and expiring on the date that is 18 months from the Closing Date, directly or indirectly solicit for employment or any similar arrangement any Continuing Employee, in the case of Seller Parent and its Affiliates, or any employee of Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries who (a) prior to the Closing, performed work for (i) the Business or (ii) Seller Parents and its Subsidiaries commercial training business sector, which is a full service provider of data analytics, simulators and training solutions in the fragmented global civil aviation training market, and/or (b) following the Closing, performs any of Seller Parent and its Affiliates obligations under the Ancillary Agreements (Remaining Employee); provided, however, that this Section 6.21 (A) shall not apply to Business Employees who have ceased to be employed by the Sold Company prior to the commencement of any activities otherwise prohibited by this Section 6.21, and (B) shall not prohibit general solicitations for employment through advertisements or other means not specifically directed toward Continuing Employees or Remaining Employees, as applicable.
ARTICLE VII
TAX MATTERS
Section 7.1 Tax Returns.
(a) Seller Parent shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) all Tax Returns of the Sold Company required to be filed on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller Parent shall cause such Tax Returns to be filed on a timely basis, and the Sold Company shall pay all Taxes reflected on such Tax Returns.
(b) Purchaser shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) all Tax Returns (other than income Tax Returns with respect to periods for which a consolidated, unitary or combined income Tax Return of Seller Parent includes the operations of the Sold Company) of the Sold Company required to be filed after the Closing Date which include any Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period (the Pre-Closing Tax Returns). Unless otherwise required by Law, the Pre-Closing Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with prior Tax Returns. Purchaser shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) any material Pre-Closing Tax Returns to Seller Parent for its review and comment not later than 20 days prior to the due date of such Pre-Closing Tax Returns (taking into account any applicable extensions of time to file) and Seller Parent may review and comment on such material Pre-Closing Tax Returns, such comments not to be unreasonably rejected by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall cause such Pre-Closing Tax Returns to be filed on a timely basis.
Section 7.2 Proration of Taxes. With respect to any Straddle Period: (a) in the case of any Taxes based upon income, receipts, transactions or payroll, the portion of such Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on and included the Closing Date (and for such purpose, the taxable period of any partnership or other pass-through entity or non-U.S. entity in which the
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Sold Company holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate at such time), and (b) in the case of any other Taxes, the portion of such Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period prior to and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period.
Section 7.3 Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates (including, after the Closing for the avoidance of doubt, the Sold Company) to (i) make, amend, or revoke any Tax election that is retroactive to a taxable period that ends on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) amend any Tax Return filed with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or (iii) take any action relating to Taxes, or that could create a Tax liability, on the Closing Date after the Closing that is outside the ordinary course of business, in each case, without the prior written consent of Seller Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Section 7.4 Cooperation. With respect to the Sold Company and the Business, each Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates (including, in the case of Purchaser, the Sold Company), to make available to the other Party as reasonably requested all information, records and documents relating to Taxes concerning the Sold Company and/or the Business, and provide the assistance of all officers and employees of the Sold Company and the Business to the extent reasonably requested by Seller Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, and unless required by applicable Laws, neither Seller Parent nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to provide any Person with any Tax Return or copy of any Tax Return of (a) Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates or (b) a consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary group that includes Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates except, in each case, for materials or portions thereof (including associated schedules and work papers) that relate solely to the Sold Company or the Transferred Assets.
Section 7.5 Transfer Taxes. Any Transfer Taxes that are, or become, due and payable as a result of the Contemplated Transactions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any transaction under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) shall be borne by Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay to Seller Parent the amount of any Transfer Taxes that Purchaser is liable for pursuant to this Section 7.5 that are required to be remitted to a Governmental Entity by Seller Parent or any Affiliate of Seller Parent no later than five Business Days prior to the date such Transfer Taxes are due. Any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with any Transfer Taxes (Transfer Tax Returns) shall be prepared by Seller Parent as soon as possible taking the filing deadline for the respective Transfer Tax Return into account. Purchaser and Seller Parent shall reasonably cooperate in the execution of all filings, Tax Returns, reports and forms as may be required with respect to all such Taxes.
Section 7.6 Tax Treatment of Payments by Purchaser and Seller Parent under This Agreement. Payments made by Seller Parent (or its Subsidiaries) under this Agreement shall be treated as a reduction of the Final Purchase Price and payments made by Purchaser (or its Subsidiaries) under this Agreement shall be treated as an increase of the Final Purchase Price, each to the extent permitted under any applicable Law.
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Section 7.7 338(h)(10) Election.
(a) Purchaser agrees that neither Purchaser nor any of Purchasers Affiliates shall make (or permit any person to make) an election under Section 338 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) with respect to the Sold Company in connection with the purchase of Sold Securities pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code (and any corresponding election under state and local law) (a Section 338(h)(10) Election) may be permitted, if Purchaser agrees to indemnify, defend, hold harmless and reimburse Seller Parent and Seller Parents Affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns, in their capacity as such, for, from and against all incremental Taxes incurred or suffered as the result of making such Section 338(h)(10) Election (determined on a with or without basis). Subject to the preceding sentence, if Purchaser decides to make a Section 338(h)(10) Election, Seller Parent shall consent to such election; provided that the Purchaser and the Seller Parent agree to comply with the provisions of Section 7.7(b).
(b) In the event Purchaser decides to make a Section 338(h)(10) Election pursuant to Section 7.7(a), Purchaser shall prepare all Tax forms, including IRS Forms 8023 and 8883, and comparable state and local Tax forms that may be required to effect a valid Section 338(h)(10) election for federal and comparable state and local Tax purposes (Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms). As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall furnish Seller Parent with a draft of the Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms, and within 30 days after the receipt of the Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms from Purchaser, Seller Parent shall furnish Purchaser with its comments, if any, regarding the Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms. Purchaser shall make reasonable adjustments to the Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms proposed by Seller Parent. In the event the parties cannot reach agreement on the Section 338(h) (10) Election Forms, such disagreement shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant. Purchaser and Seller Parent shall duly execute the completed Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms promptly after such forms have been finalized. Purchaser shall file such forms within the applicable time period and provide copies of the Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms as filed. As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the date of any adjustment to the Final Purchase Price, Purchaser shall furnish Seller Parent with a copy of the appropriate amended Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms. Purchaser, Seller Parent and the Sold Company shall file all Tax Returns (including amended returns and claims for refund) and information reports in a manner consistent with the Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms. None of Purchaser, Seller Parent and the Sold Company shall take any position on any Tax Return or with any taxing authorities that is inconsistent with the agreed fair market values on the final Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms, provided that Purchaser, Seller and the Sold Company may take a tax position consistent with any examination adjustments made by the IRS or applicable state or local taxing authorities.
Section 7.8 Pre-Closing Restructuring. Seller Parent agrees to consider in good faith any Pre-Closing restructuring transaction proposed by Purchaser to facilitate the Transactions.
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ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 8.1 Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser and Seller Parent. The respective obligations of each Party to effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) Antitrust Approvals. HSR Act Clearance and the Antitrust Approval set forth in Section 8.1(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall have occurred or been obtained, or otherwise reasonably determined not to be required (as applicable).
(b) CFIUS Approval. CFIUS Approval shall have occurred or been obtained.
(c) DCSA Approval. DCSA Approval shall have occurred or been obtained.
(d) DDTC Notices. At least 60 days shall have passed following the submission of the DDTC Notices by Seller Parent.
(e) No Prohibition or Pending Governmental Proceeding. No Order shall have been issued after the date of this Agreement and be in effect and no Proceeding brought by a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have been initiated after the date of this Agreement and be pending or threatened in writing before any Governmental Entity wherein an unfavorable Order would (i) prevent consummation of the entirety of the Transactions, or (ii) cause the entirety of the Transactions to be rescinded following consummation.
Section 8.2 Conditions to the Obligation of Purchaser. The obligation of Purchaser to effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The representations and warranties made by Seller Parent contained in Section 3.7(a) shall be true and correct as of the date hereof.
(ii) The Seller Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.
(iii) The representations and warranties made by Seller Parent contained in Article III (other than the Seller Fundamental Representations and representations and warranties made by Seller Parent contained in Section 3.7(a)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any Material Adverse Effect limitations set forth therein) as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of a particular date or period of time, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct as of such particular date or period of time), except for any failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct as have not had a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Covenants. The covenants and agreements of Seller Parent to be performed on or prior to the Closing shall have been duly performed in all material respects.
(c) Certificate. Purchaser shall have received a certificate at the Closing signed on behalf of Seller Parent by a duly authorized officer of Seller Parent (solely in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, and without personal liability) certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(a) and Section 8.2(b) have been satisfied.
(d) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any Change that has had, or would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.3 Conditions to the Obligation of Seller Parent. The obligation of Seller Parent to effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The Purchaser Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.
(ii) The representations and warranties made by Purchaser contained in Article IV (other than the Purchaser Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Purchaser Material Adverse Effect limitations set forth therein) as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of a particular date or period of time, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct as of such particular date or period of time), except for any failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct as have not had a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Covenants. The covenants and agreements of Purchaser to be performed on or prior to the Closing shall have been duly performed in all material respects.
(c) Certificate. Seller Parent shall have received at the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of Purchaser by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser (solely in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, and without personal liability) certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 8.3(a) and Section 8.3(b) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 No Survival; RWI.
(a) Except as explicitly provided under Section 9.3 and Section 9.4, all of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or schedule delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time, and shall not survive the Closing, and thereafter there shall be no liability on the part of, nor shall any claim be
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made by, any party or any of their respective Affiliates in respect thereof; provided that this Section 9.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the Parties that by its terms requires performance after the Closing. In furtherance and not limitation of the foregoing, the Parties, intending to contractually shorten any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, hereby agree that: (a) the representations and warranties herein are intended solely to facilitate disclosure and to give effect to the closing conditions set forth in Section 8.2 and Section 8.3 and (b) no claim of any kind based on the failure of any representation or warranty to have been true and correct may be brought at any time after the Effective Time, other than in the case of Fraud, and then solely against the Party committing such Fraud.
(b) Following the Closing, Purchasers right to assert claims under the RWI shall be Purchasers sole and exclusive remedy for any Damages arising from Seller Parents breach of any of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and Seller Parent shall not have any liability therefor, except in the case of Fraud, and then solely against the Party committing such Fraud.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Article IX and in Article XI shall survive forever.
Section 9.2 Exclusive Remedy. Following the Closing, no Party shall assert against any other Party any claim, cause of action, right or remedy, or any Proceeding, relating to this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith or therewith, other than (i) claims pursuant to this Article IX, (ii) claims that a Party committed Fraud, and (iii) claims pursuant to the terms of any Ancillary Agreement. Following the Closing, the claims and remedies specified in clauses (i) through clause (iii) of the previous sentence shall constitute the Parties sole and exclusive rights and remedies available to the Indemnified Parties, whether in any individual, corporate or any other capacity, for any and all Damages or other claims (directly or indirectly) relating to or arising out of this Agreement and any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith or therewith, and shall supersede all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity (including any right of rescission), regardless of the legal theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed (whether sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law or in equity, on public policy grounds, under any Law (including under securities Laws) or otherwise). Accordingly, effective as of the Closing, each Party hereby irrevocably waives and discharges, and releases each other Party, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, from, all other claims, causes of action and Proceeding relating thereto. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party waives and releases, on its behalf and on behalf of its respective Indemnified Parties, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, any and all other rights, claims and causes of action it may have against the other Party or the other Partys Indemnified Parties, whether in any individual, corporate or any other capacity, relating (directly or indirectly) to the subject matter of this Agreement (including relating to any exhibit, Schedule or document delivered hereunder), including whether arising under or based upon any Law or otherwise and including any rights to rescission of this Agreement, other than claims for breach of any agreement or covenant herein surviving, and requiring performance at or after, the Closing to the extent provided in Section 9.1 and in accordance with the terms of this Article IX. The limits imposed on a Party and the Partys Indemnified Parties remedies with respect to this Agreement (including this Section 9.2) were specifically bargained for between sophisticated parties and were specifically taken into account in the determination of the amounts to be paid hereunder. None of
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the Parties or any of the Indemnified Parties may avoid the limitations on liability set forth in this Agreement by seeking damages for breach of contract, tort, contribution or pursuant to any other theory of liability. Nothing in this Section 9.2 shall limit a Partys right to (a) seek specific performance of the other parties obligations under any covenant herein surviving, and requiring performance at or after, the Closing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (b) bring a claim for Fraud against the Party committing such Fraud.
Section 9.3 Indemnification by Seller Parent. Following the Closing, Seller Parent shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser and its Affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns, in their capacity as such (collectively, the Purchaser Indemnified Parties), for, from and against all Damages incurred or suffered as the result of any (a) subject to the terms and conditions of Section 9.1, post-Closing breach or nonperformance of any covenant of Seller Party requiring post-Closing performance set forth herein; and (b) Excluded Liabilities (other than those Liabilities to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to the Ancillary Agreements).
Section 9.4 Indemnification by Purchaser. Following the Closing, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless and reimburse Seller Parent and Seller Parents Affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns, in their capacity as such (collectively, the Seller Indemnified Parties), for, from and against all Damages incurred or suffered as the result of any (a) subject to the terms and conditions of Section 9.1, post-Closing breach or nonperformance of any covenant of Purchaser requiring post-Closing performance set forth herein; and (b) Assumed Liabilities.
Section 9.5 Claim Procedures.
(a) In order for a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party (any of them, an Indemnified Party) to duly make a valid claim with respect to any of the occurrences specified in Section 9.3 or Section 9.4, the Indemnified Party must promptly (and in any event within 30 days of the identification of a claim) provide written notice to Seller Parent (for claims made by Purchaser Indemnified Parties) or to Purchaser (for claims made by Seller Indemnified Parties) (the recipient of such notice, the Indemnifying Party), which notice shall set forth a description in reasonable detail of the occurrence(s) specified in Section 9.3 or Section 9.4 which the Indemnified Party alleges to have occurred, a description of the facts and circumstances giving rise to such occurrences, the estimated amount of Damages actually incurred or suffered as the result thereof (to the extent then ascertainable), and a description of any other remedy sought in connection therewith, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and, to the extent practicable, any other material details pertaining thereto (a Claim Notice); provided that the failure to give such prompt written notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses or is otherwise prejudiced by reason of such failure. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate with and provide to the Indemnifying Party such information under the Indemnified Partys control as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request for the purposes of determining the validity of the allegations made in the Claim Notice and shall keep the Indemnifying Party reasonably and promptly informed of factual and procedural developments (including additional information which may come under the Indemnified Partys control) in connection therewith. The Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall use reasonable best efforts to avoid production of confidential information (consistent with applicable Law) to third parties and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and others representing any party to a Third Party Claim to be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client or work product privileges.
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(b) In the event the Claim Notice results from any Proceeding asserted or threatened against, the Indemnified Party by a third party (a Third Party Claim):
(i) The Indemnified Party shall provide the Claim Notice to the Indemnifying Party promptly following the Indemnified Partys receipt of the Third Party Claim; provided that the failure to give such prompt written notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses by reason of such failure.
(ii) During the period ending on the earlier of the 30th calendar day following the Indemnifying Partys receipt of the Claim Notice and the fifth calendar day preceding the date on which an appearance is required to be made before a court, arbitrator or other tribunal or an answer or similar pleading is required to be filed in a litigation or other proceeding, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to notify the Indemnified Party of its election to assume and control the defense of the Third Party Claim; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to defend or direct the defense of any such Third Party Claim that seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Parties.
(A) In the event that the Indemnifying Party is entitled to and duly and timely makes such election, the Indemnifying Party shall defend the Indemnified Party by appropriate proceedings and shall have the sole power (as between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and their respective Affiliates) to direct and control such defense and the settlement, arbitration, litigation and appellate strategy relating to the Third Party Claim. The Indemnified Party shall be entitled but not obligated to participate in any such defense and to employ separate counsel of its choosing for such purpose; provided that the fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnified Party and shall not be recoverable from such Indemnifying Party under this Section 9.5. If the Indemnifying Party shall control the defense of any such claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to settle such claims; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or offer to settle, compromise or cease to defend such Third Party Claim if such settlement, compromise or cessation would result in (v) any monetary liability of the Indemnified Party that shall not be promptly paid or reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party, (w) the imposition of a consent order, injunction or decree that would materially restrict the future activity or conduct of the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates in any material respect, (x) a finding or admission of a material violation of a material Law by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, (y) a finding or admission that would have a material and adverse effect on other claims made or threatened against the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates or (z) any material non-monetary condition or obligation being imposed on any Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates.
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(B) If the Indemnifying Party is not entitled to or does not duly and timely make such election, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled but not obligated (subject to Section 9.8 (Minimizing and Mitigating Damages)) to notify the Indemnifying Party of its election to assume and control such defense from the Indemnifying Party, whereupon the Indemnified Party and not the Indemnifying Party shall have the powers described in the first sentence of Section 9.5(b)(ii)(A); provided that the Indemnified Partys right to be indemnified, defended, held harmless and reimbursed in respect of the Third Party Claim shall not otherwise be affected by such election; provided, further, that the Indemnified Party may not settle any such matter without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnified Party is seeking or shall seek indemnification hereunder with respect to such matter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the foregoing sentence, the Indemnifying Party shall have no liability with respect to a Third Party Claim settled without its prior written consent.
(iii) The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate in order to ensure the proper and adequate investigation and defense of all Third Party Claims, including by providing reasonable access to each others relevant business records, documents and employees, for purposes of investigation, document production, testimony and otherwise. The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall keep each other fully and promptly informed with respect to the status of all Third Party Claims and shall deliver to each other copies of all material written notices and documents (including court papers) received by the other that relate to any Third Party Claims. The Person controlling the defense of a Third Party Claim shall in good faith allow the Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, as the case may be, to make comments to the materials filed or submitted in such defense, and shall consider such comments in good faith.
(iv) All reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees, costs and expenses actually incurred or suffered by the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending, and cooperating in the investigation and defense of, the Third Party Claim (Third Party Claim Expenses) shall be paid as follows:
(A) Any Third Party Claim Expenses actually incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Party (x) prior to or in the absence of the due and timely making of the election described in Section 9.5(b)(ii)(A), (y) under the circumstances described in Section 9.5(b)(ii)(B) or (z) in compliance with Section 9.5(b)(iii), shall constitute Damages for which the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to be reimbursed if the Indemnified Party is determined pursuant to a Final Determination to be entitled to be indemnified, held harmless and reimbursed pursuant to this Article IX in respect of the Third Party Claim.
(B) Third Party Claim Expenses actually incurred or suffered by the Indemnifying Party shall be reimbursed by the Indemnified Party if the Indemnified Party is determined pursuant to a Final Determination not to be entitled to be indemnified, held harmless and reimbursed pursuant to this Article IX in respect of the Third Party Claim.
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(C) Third Party Claim Expenses not addressed by Section 9.5(b)(iv)(A) or Section 9.5(b)(iv)(B) shall be paid by the Person by which they were incurred.
Section 9.6 Damages and Recoveries.
(a) No Punitive Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnified Party shall be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless or reimbursed pursuant to this Article IX in respect of, and Damages shall not include, any except to the extent awarded by a court to a third party pursuant to a Third Party Claim, punitive or exemplary damages.
(b) Insurance. In calculating the amount of any Damages, the proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates under any insurance policy or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment by or against any other Person, in each case relating to the matters described in the Claim Notice, shall be deducted (net of any amounts incurred in pursuing such recovery), except to the extent that the adjustment itself would excuse, exclude or limit the coverage of all or part of such Damages. The Indemnified Party shall, use commercially reasonable efforts as required by applicable Law to recover any such insurance or other proceeds from third parties to the same extent such Indemnified Party would recover such proceeds if such Damages were not subject to indemnification hereunder. In the event that, after having complied with the preceding sentence, an Indemnified Party still has any rights against a third party with respect to any occurrence, claim or Damages that result in a payment by an Indemnifying Party under this Article IX, such Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to such rights to the extent of such payment; provided that until the Indemnified Party recovers full payment of the Damages associated with such payment, any and all claims of the Indemnifying Party against any such third party on account of said indemnity payment are hereby expressly made subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Indemnified Partys rights against such third party. Each Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party shall duly execute upon reasonable written request all instruments reasonably necessary to evidence and perfect the subrogation and subordination rights detailed herein, and otherwise reasonably cooperate in the prosecution of such claims.
(c) Taxes. In calculating the amount of any Damages with respect to the Sold Securities, there shall be deducted an amount equal to any net Tax benefit the Person claiming such Damages actually recovers as a result of such Damages. The amount of a net Tax benefit shall be the present value of the Tax benefit as of the date of any indemnification payment (using the interest rate calculation of Section 6621(a)(2) of the Code and based on the actual Tax attributes of the Person claiming such Damages) multiplied by (i) the combined effective Federal and state corporate tax rates in effect for such Person at the time of the indemnity payment or (ii) in the case of a credit, one hundred percent.
(d) Reimbursement. If an Indemnified Party recovers an amount from a third party in respect of the Damages after all or a portion of such Damages have been paid by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Article IX, the Indemnified Party shall promptly remit to the Indemnifying Party the excess (if any) of (i) the amount paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of such Damages, plus the amount received from the third party in respect thereof, less (ii) the full amount of the Damages.
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(e) Contingent Liabilities. No Indemnifying Party shall be liable under this Article IX in respect of any Damages which are contingent unless and until such contingent Damages become an actual Liability and are due and payable; provided that this Section 9.6(e) shall not limit the ability of any Indemnified Party to submit a Claim Notice.
(f) No Double Recovery. No Indemnified Party shall be entitled to recover more than once in respect of the same Damages (notwithstanding that such Damages may result from more than one of the occurrences specified in Section 9.3 or Section 9.4, as the case may be).
Section 9.7 Payments. The Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party the amount of any Damages for which it is liable hereunder, in immediately available funds, to an account specified by the Indemnified Party no later than five Business Days following any Final Determination of the claims set forth in the related Claim Notice.
Section 9.8 Minimizing and Mitigating Damages. Each Indemnified Party shall take all reasonable actions to minimize and mitigate any indemnifiable Damages.
Section 9.9 No Rights Against Nonparties. In addition to Section 9.2, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Proceeding, right or remedy that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, may only be made against the Persons that are expressly identified as Parties in their capacities as parties to this Agreement, and no Party shall at any time assert against any Person (other than a Party) which is a director, officer, employee, stockholder, general or limited partner, member, manager, agent or Affiliate or Representative of another Party (each, a Nonparty), any claim, cause of action, right or remedy, or any Proceeding, relating to this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith or therewith. Each Party hereby waives and discharges any such claim, cause of action, right, remedy and Proceeding, and releases (and agrees to execute and deliver any instrument necessary to effectuate the release of) each Nonparty therefrom. The provisions of this Section 9.2 are for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by each Nonparty, which is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 9.2 in connection herewith.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
Section 10.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Contemplated Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written agreement of Purchaser and Seller Parent;
(b) by either Purchaser or Seller Parent, upon written notice thereof, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to November 30, 2021 (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 10.1(b), the Outside Date) so long as the terminating party is not in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement where such material breach shall have proximately contributed to the failure of the Closing to have occurred by such date; provided, that if the Closing shall not have occurred at least five Business Days prior to such date and all of the conditions to Closing have been satisfied or shall be capable of then being satisfied, other than the conditions
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set forth in Section 8.1(a), Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), or Section 8.1(e), the Seller Parent and the Purchaser shall each have the right, exercisable twice (in total), to extend the Outside Date for a period of three months by providing notice to the other Party; and provided, further, that if (i) the Conditions Satisfaction Date has occurred prior to the Outside Date as it may have been extended pursuant to this Section 10.1(b) and (ii) the Closing Date shall not have occurred prior to such Outside Date, then the Outside Date shall be automatically extended to the date on which the Closing is required to occur pursuant to Section 2.7;
(c) by either Purchaser or Seller Parent, upon written notice thereof, if any Order issued after the date of this Agreement permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the entirety of the Contemplated Transactions shall have become final and non-appealable; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(c) shall not be available to a Party if the breach of any covenant or agreement of this Agreement by such Party has resulted in the imposition of such Order;
(d) by Seller Parent, upon written notice to Purchaser, if there shall have been a breach by Purchaser of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall have become untrue, in each case such that any condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) would not be satisfied, and such breach or failure to be true and correct is not curable prior to the Outside Date, or if curable prior to the Outside Date, Purchaser shall not have cured such breach within 60 days after receipt of written notice thereof from Seller Parent stating Seller Parents intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d); provided that Seller Parent shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d) if there has been a breach by Seller Parent of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement or if any representation or warranty of Seller Parent shall have become untrue, in each case such that any condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) would not be satisfied; or
(e) by Purchaser, upon written notice to Seller Parent, if there shall have been a breach by Seller Parent of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Seller Parent set forth in this Agreement shall have become untrue, in each case such that any condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) would not be satisfied (and such breach or failure to be true and correct is not curable prior to the Outside Date, or if curable prior to the Outside Date, Seller Parent shall not have cured such breach within 60 days after receipt of written notice thereof from Purchaser stating Purchasers intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(e)); provided that Purchaser shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(e) if there has been a breach by Purchaser of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement or if any representation or warranty of Purchaser shall have become untrue, in each case such that any condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) would not be satisfied.
Section 10.2 Obligations Upon Termination. If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(c), then neither Party shall have any further liability or obligation to the other except as set forth in this Section 10.2. If Seller Parent or Purchaser shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(b), Section 10.1(d) or Section 10.1(e), then it is expressly understood and agreed that the terminating Partys right to
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pursue all legal remedies for breach of contract and Damages also shall survive such termination unimpaired. If the Agreement is terminated, Seller Parent, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, shall return to the other all documents and other materials received from the other Party, its Affiliates or its Representatives (including all copies or reproductions thereof in whatever form or medium, including electronic copies, or materials developed from any such documents or other materials) relating to the Contemplated Transactions, whether obtained before or after the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the parties under the Confidentiality Agreements and under Section 5.10, this Section 10.2, and Article XI (including any related defined terms) shall survive such termination.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1 Notices. All notices, requests, instructions or other communications or documents to be given or made hereunder by any Party to the other Party shall be in writing and (a) served by personal delivery upon the Party for whom it is intended, (b) sent by an internationally recognized overnight courier service to the Party for whom it is intended or (c) sent by email; provided that in the case of clause (c), the transmission of the email is promptly confirmed to the receiving party by telephone and is followed up within one Business Day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other methods described herein:
to Purchaser:
CAE USA Inc.
4908 Tampa West Blvd.
Tampa FL 33634
Attn: David Allmand, General Counsel
Telephone: 813-887-1424
Email: Dave.allmand@caemilusa.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
DLA Piper LLP (US)
500 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Sarah Kahn
Telephone: (202) 799-4210
Email: sarah.kahn@us.dlapiper.com
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to Purchaser Parent:
CAE Inc.
8585, Ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse St-Laurent
Québec Canada H4T 1G6
Mark Hounsell, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
514 734-5779
mark.hounsell@cae.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
DLA Piper LLP (US)
500 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Sarah Kahn
Telephone: (202) 799-4210
Email: sarah.kahn@us.dlapiper.com
to Seller Parent:
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
1025 West NASA Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32919
Attention: Scott T. Mikuen, Esq.
Telephone: (321) 727-9125
Email: Scott.Mikuen@L3harris.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Keith A. Pagnani
Scott B. Crofton
Telephone: (212) 558-4000
Email: pagnanik@sullcrom.com
croftons@sullcrom.com
or to such other Person or address as has been designated in writing by the Party to receive such notice provided above. Any notice, request, instruction or other communications or document given as provided above shall be deemed given to the receiving party (x) upon actual receipt, if delivered personally, (y) on the second Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by an overnight courier, or (z) upon confirmation of successful transmission if sent by email and followed up within one Business Day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other methods described herein. Copies to outside counsel are for convenience only and failure to provide a copy to outside counsel does not alter the effectiveness of any notice, request, instruction or other communication otherwise given in accordance with this Section 11.1.
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Section 11.2 Amendment; Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement (including this Section 11.2) may be amended or waived if and only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Party, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Law.
Section 11.3 No Assignment or Benefit to Third Parties.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that (i) either Party may assign any and all of its rights under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to one or more of its wholly owned Subsidiaries (but no such assignment shall relieve such Party of any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder); and (ii) any obligation of any Party to any other Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, which obligation is performed, satisfied or fulfilled completely by an Affiliate of such Party, shall be deemed to have been performed, satisfied or fulfilled by such Party. Any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement not effected in accordance with this Section 11.3 shall be null and void.
(b) Each Party agrees that its respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other Party and its successors and permitted assigns and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties and such successors and permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein; provided, however, that the Affiliates of each Party and its and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, attorneys, accountants, agents, Representatives and employees and their heirs, successors and permitted assigns, shall be third party beneficiaries of, and shall be entitled to rely on, Section 9.1(a).
Section 11.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (in each case, together with the annexes, schedules and exhibits thereto) collectively contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, except for the Confidentiality Agreements, which shall remain in full force and effect until the Closing and is hereby amended accordingly. No Party shall be bound by, or be liable for, any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not contained herein or therein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Ancillary Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Neither Party shall, or shall permit its respective Affiliates to, enforce or attempt to enforce, or otherwise use or introduce into evidence, the entire agreement clause in any Ancillary Agreement in any manner which could challenge, question or impair the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or, in each case, any terms hereof or thereof.
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Section 11.5 Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any payment to be made by one Party to the other Party in connection with this Agreement shall be made in United States dollars.
Section 11.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whether or not the Closing occurs, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by the Party incurring such costs and expenses. Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of any filing fees required to be made in connection with filings to be made under the HSR Act and other Antitrust Laws and in respect of other Regulatory Approvals, as well as the payment of any fees required to be made pursuant to 31 C.F.R. Subpart K in connection with the filing of the Joint Notice with CFIUS.
Section 11.7 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum; Waiver of Trial by Jury.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statutes of limitations, without giving effect to any borrowing statute or applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws (including statutes of limitation) of another jurisdiction (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) would be required thereby.
(b) Each of the Parties agrees that: (i) it shall bring any Proceeding against any other Party in connection with, arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions exclusively in the Chosen Courts; and (ii) solely in connection with such Proceedings, it (A) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (B) irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue in any such Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (C) irrevocably waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party, (D) agrees that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such Proceeding in the manner provided in Section 11.1 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof and (E) it shall not assert as a defense any matter or claim waived by the foregoing clause (A) through clause (D) of this Section 11.7 or that any Order issued by the Chosen Courts may not be enforced in or by the Chosen Courts.
(c) Each Party acknowledges and agrees that any Proceeding against any other Party which may be connected with, arise out of or otherwise relate to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions is expected to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any such Proceeding. Each Party acknowledges and certifies that (i) no Representative of the other Parties has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Parties would not, in the event of any Proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) it understands and has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) it makes this waiver voluntarily and (iv) it has been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions among other things, the mutual waivers, acknowledgments and certifications set forth in this Section 11.7(c).
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Section 11.8 Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the rights of each Party to consummate the Contemplated Transactions are unique and of extraordinary character and that if for any reason any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached, immediate and irreparable harm or Damage would be caused for which money Damages would not be an adequate remedy, and further agree that, (a) Damages to Seller Parent or Purchaser caused by the non-occurrence of the Closing, including Damages related to reputational harm, customer or employee losses, increased costs, harm to Seller Parent or Purchasers business, and/or a reduction in the actual or perceived value of Seller Parent, Purchaser or any of its or their direct or indirect Subsidiaries, would be difficult or impossible to calculate, and (b) the right of specific performance is an integral part of this Agreement and without that right Seller Parent and Purchaser would not have entered into this Agreement. Therefore, the obligations of the Parties, including the Seller Parents obligations to, or to cause the Seller to, sell the Sold Securities to Purchaser, and Purchasers obligation to purchase the Sold Securities from the Seller, shall be enforceable by specific performance, and appropriate injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith without the posting of any bond. Such remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies which a party may have under this Agreement.
Section 11.9 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. The preceding sentence shall also apply in the event the Agreement contains any unintended gaps.
Section 11.10 Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representations. Purchaser hereby waives, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Sold Company after Closing) to waive, and shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Sold Company after Closing) not to, assert any conflict of interest arising out of or relating to the representation, after the Closing (the Post-Closing Representation), of Seller Parent, any of its respective Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, employees or directors (any such person or entity, a Designated Person) in any matter involving this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Contemplated Transactions, by any legal counsel, including Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Covington & Burling LLP, Morrison & Foerster LLP and Reed Smith LLP (Prior Company Counsel), currently representing any Designated Person in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Contemplated Transactions (the Current Representation). Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates (including the Sold Company following the Closing) agrees that, following the Closing, Prior Company Counsel may serve as counsel to any Designated Person in connection with any matters related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Contemplated Transactions, including any litigation, claim or obligation
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arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Contemplated Transactions notwithstanding any representation by Prior Company Counsel prior to the Closing, and Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates (including the Sold Company following the Closing), hereby agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between Purchaser or the Sold Company, on the one hand, and any Designated Person, on the other hand, Prior Company Counsel may represent one or more Designated Persons in such dispute even though the interests of such Person(s) may be directly adverse to Purchaser or the Sold Company and even though Prior Company Counsel may have represented the Sold Company in a matter substantially related to such dispute.
Section 11.11 Non-Assertion of Attorney-Client Privilege. Purchaser hereby waives, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Sold Company following the Closing) to waive, and shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Sold Company following the Closing) not to, assert any attorney-client privilege with respect to any attorney-client communication between any Prior Company Counsel and any Designated Person providing advice with respect to the Current Representation in connection with any Post-Closing Representation, including in connection with a dispute between any Designated Person and one or more of Purchaser, the Sold Company and their respective Affiliates, it being the intention of the Parties that all rights to such attorney-client privilege and to control such attorney-client privilege shall be retained by Seller Parent. Furthermore, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any advice given to or communication with any of the Designated Persons with respect to the Current Representation shall not be subject to any joint privilege and shall be owned solely by Seller Parent. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, the portion of the books and records of the Sold Company containing any such privileged communications shall be excluded from the Transactions, and Seller Parent may, at its own expense, conduct a search and segregate and remove such privileged communications from the books and records of the Sold Company immediately prior to the Closing with no copies retained by the Sold Company. If any such privileged communications are thereafter discovered in the books and records of the Sold Company, they shall be promptly tendered to Seller Parent, without retaining copies, and Purchaser agrees (including on behalf of its Affiliates) that any applicable attorney-client privilege shall remain intact notwithstanding. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it has had the opportunity (including on behalf of its Affiliates) to discuss and obtain adequate information concerning the significance and material risks of the waivers, permissions and other provisions of this Section 11.11, including the opportunity to consult with counsel other than Prior Company Counsel. This Section 11.11 shall be irrevocable, and no term of this Section 11.11 may be amended, waived or modified, without the prior written consent of Seller Parent and its Affiliates and Prior Company Counsel affected thereby.
Section 11.12 Fulfillment of Obligations. Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of a Party to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of such Party to cause such Subsidiary or Affiliate to take such action.
Section 11.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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(signed) Gregory A. Taylor |
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Name: Gregory A. Taylor |
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Title: VP Corporate Strategy and Development |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
CAE USA Inc. |
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(signed) Raymond Duquette |
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Name: Raymond Duquette |
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Title: President & General Manager |
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CAE Inc. |
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(signed) Marc Parent |
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Name: Marc Parent |
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Title: President & Chief Executive Officer |
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Definitions
Accounting Methodology means (a) the accounting methods, policies, practices, principles, bases and procedures, including classification and estimation methodologies adopted, and judgements and assumptions and (b) the illustrative closing working capital calculation (the Illustrative Closing Working Capital Calculation), each as set forth on Exhibit 1. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the determination of Estimated Working Capital and Closing Working Capital and the preparation of the Estimated Closing Statement and the Post-Closing Statement shall not take into account any current assets or current liabilities that are not expressly included as line items in the Illustrative Closing Working Capital Calculation and (ii) the Illustrative Closing Working Capital Calculation is merely an example calculation.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term control (including the correlative meanings of the terms controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
Agreement means this Share and Asset Purchase Agreement, including the Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Ancillary Agreements means the Transition Services Agreement, the Master Services Agreement, Management Agreement and the Pre-Novation Subcontract.
Anti-Corruption Laws means (a) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq.), (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010 (UKBA), and (c) other applicable, material anti-corruption, anti-kickback and bribery Laws of jurisdictions in which the Business currently operates.
Antitrust Approvals means any filing or approval under any Antitrust Laws applicable to the Contemplated Transactions or any other notice or filing required or requested by any Governmental Entity in relation thereto.
Antitrust Laws means any applicable antitrust, competition or merger control Laws promulgated by any Governmental Entity.
Applicable Authority means, with respect to any Regulatory Approval, the Governmental Entity charged with reviewing or analyzing the related Regulatory Approvals, granting or withholding such Regulatory Approval or supervising the regulatory process with respect to such Regulatory Approval.
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Assumed Liabilities means all Liabilities, other than the Excluded Liabilities, to the extent relating to, arising out of or in connection with the Business or the ownership or use of the Transferred Assets whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing, and whether accrued or fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable as of the Closing Date. Such Assumed Liabilities shall include the following:
(A) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of, or in connection with the Transferred Contracts, the Transferred Intellectual Property, the Transferred Leased Real Properties, the Transferred Bids, the operation of the Business or the ownership of the Transferred Assets, including any Environmental Liabilities, in each case regardless of whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing;
(B) all Liabilities to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to products and services manufactured, sold, delivered or otherwise provided by the Business, at any time prior to, on or after the Closing Date;
(C) all Liabilities to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to accounts payable and notes payable and other payables of the Business;
(D) all Liabilities incurred with respect to the Continuing Employees, whether or not incurred by the Sold Company, and regardless of whether such Liability was incurred on or after the Closing Date (except Seller Parent will retain liability with respect to Benefit Plans that are not Assumed Plans);
(E) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of, or in connection with the Labor Contracts set forth on Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; and
(F) Liabilities for Taxes to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to the operation of the Business or the ownership of the Transferred Assets on the Closing Date after the Closing.
Assumed Plans means, collectively, the Benefit Plans (a) that are sponsored by the Sold Company, (b) that will be transferred to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates by operation of Law, (c) set forth on Section 3.9(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, or (d) that are transferred to the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Article VI.
Base Purchase Price means an amount equal to $1,050,000,000.00.
Benefit Plan means each benefit or compensation plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) and any other contract, policy, arrangement or other obligation, including prerequisite programs, bonuses, deferred compensation, equity-based arrangements, or any employment, termination, retention, change in control or severance agreement, plan, program, policy or arrangement, in each case, which is sponsored or maintained, or required to be contributed to, or with respect to which any potential liability is borne by the Sold Company or is sponsored or maintained on behalf of or made available to the Business Employees, excluding any statutorily required benefits and any plans sponsored by a Governmental Entity pursuant to applicable Law.
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Books and Records means all books, ledgers, files, reports, plans, records, manuals and other materials (in any form or medium) Related to the Business, but excluding any such items to the extent (a) they are included in or primarily related to any Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities (for the avoidance of doubt, including Excluded Books and Records), (b) any Law prohibits their Transfer, or (c) any Transfer thereof otherwise would subject Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries to any material liability.
Business means Seller Parents military aviation training business (including the AMI business) operated within its Link Training and Simulation division of its Military Training sector of its Aviation Systems segment, as conducted by the Seller Parent through the Seller and the Sold Company immediately prior to the Closing.
Business Day means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Florida or New York, New York are authorized by Law to close.
Business Employees means the Sold Company Business Employees and the Seller Business Employees.
Business IP means all Intellectual Property owned by the Sold Company and the Transferred Intellectual Property.
Business IT Assets means all IT Assets owned by the Seller, to the extent Related to the Business, and by the Sold Company.
Cash means the aggregate of all cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits, investment accounts, lockboxes, certificates of deposit, bank accounts, other deposits, marketable securities and other similar items (including deposits in transit), in each case, as of the Effective Time and of the Sold Company, calculated in accordance with the Accounting Methodology.
CFIUS Approval means a written notice from CFIUS that it has concluded all action under Section 721 and there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the Transaction, or if CFIUS has sent a report to the President of the United States requesting the Presidents decision with respect to the Transaction, then (i) the President shall have announced a decision not to take any action to suspend or prohibit the Transaction or (ii) the President shall not have taken any action after 15 days from the date the President received such report from CFIUS.
Chosen Courts means any state court sitting in New Castle County, Delaware (including the Delaware Chancery Court) and any federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware, including any appellate court from any thereof.
Closing Indebtedness means the aggregate of all Indebtedness as of the Effective Time of the Sold Company on a combined basis as of immediately prior to the Closing calculated in accordance with the Accounting Methodology and without duplication.
Closing Net Cash means an amount, which may be positive or negative, equal to (a) Cash less (b) Closing Indebtedness.
Closing Working Capital means an amount, which may be positive or negative, equal to Closing Working Capital Assets less Closing Working Capital Liabilities.
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Closing Working Capital Assets means the sum of the line items of current assets of (a) the Sold Company and (b) the Business included in the Transferred Assets (and only those line items) set forth in the Illustrative Closing Working Capital Calculation under the heading Working Capital Assets, on a combined basis, as of the Effective Time, in each case calculated in accordance with the Accounting Methodology; provided, however, that in no event will Closing Working Capital Assets include any (i) Cash, or (ii) any deferred Tax assets.
Closing Working Capital Liabilities means the sum of the line items of current liabilities of (a) the Sold Company and (b) the Business included in the Assumed Liabilities (and only those line items) set forth in the Illustrative Closing Working Capital Calculation under the heading Working Capital Liabilities, on a combined basis, as of the Effective Time, in each case calculated in accordance with the Accounting Methodology; provided, however, that in no event will Closing Working Capital Liabilities include (i) any amounts that constitute Closing Indebtedness, or (ii) any deferred Tax liabilities.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Confidentiality Agreements means the confidentiality agreement between Seller Parent and Purchaser, dated January 25, 2021, and the clean team agreement between Seller Parent and Purchaser, dated February 10, 2021, each as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
Consent means any consent, license, permit, waiver, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, or notification to, any Person that is not a Governmental Entity or an Affiliate of Seller Parent or Purchaser.
Consent Agreement means that certain Consent Agreement with the DDTC Bureau of Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, dated as of September 19, 2019.
Contemplated Transactions means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and (b) the Transactions.
Continuing U.S. Employee means any Continuing Employee who is employed by the Sold Company or any of its Affiliates following the Closing that is organized in the United States following the Closing Date.
Contract means any contract, agreement, lease, easement, license, sales order, purchase order, or any other contractual or quasi-contractual obligation, commitment or understanding, whether oral or written, other than any (a) Permit, (b) Consent, or (c) Benefit Plan.
COVID-19 shall mean SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks.
COVID-19 Measures means any quarantine, shelter in place, stay at home, workforce reduction, social or physical distancing, shutdown, closure, sequester, safety or similar Law, directive, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any industry group, nationally or internationally recognized organization or any Governmental Entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including the CARES Act and Families First Act.
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Damages means damages, losses, penalties, fines, costs, interest, expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of attorneys and advisors), settlement payments, awards, judgments, fines and penalties.
DCSA Approval means written acknowledgement from DCSA that it has accepted the FOCI Mitigation Plan for Purchaser to operate the Business.
DDTC means the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
DDTC Notices means a notification to the DDTC at least 60 days prior to the Closing of Seller Parents intent to sell the Business to Purchaser, pursuant to Paragraph (5) of the Consent Agreement and any required notice pursuant to Section 122.4 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130.
Divestiture Action means any of the following actions: (a) agreeing to sell, divest or otherwise convey or hold separate any particular assets or categories of assets or businesses of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or of the Business contemporaneously with or subsequent to the Closing, including terminating existing relationships, contractual rights or obligations of Purchaser or its Affiliates or of the Business or creating any relationship, contractual right or obligation of Purchaser or its Affiliates or of the Business; or (b) entering into agreements or stipulating to the entry of any Order by, or filing any applications with, any Governmental Entity in connection with any of the foregoing.
Encumbrance means any lien, pledge, charge, claim, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, restrictive covenant, right of first offer or right of first refusal, title defect or encumbrance.
Environment means soil, land surface and subsurface strata, surface waters, ground waters, drinking water supply, stream sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), buildings and structures (whether above or below ground), plant and animal life and any other environmental medium or natural resource.
Environmental Law means any Law relating to (a) the protection of the Environment or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, management, release or disposal of, any Hazardous Substance, or (b) the environmental aspects of worker health and safety.
Environmental Liabilities means all Liabilities, Proceedings and Damages resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any violation of, or Liability under any applicable Environmental Law, any exposure of any Person to any Hazardous Substance or any obligation under any applicable Environmental Law.
Equity Securities means (a) any shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or registered capital or in the capital of a corporation, (b) any ownership interests in a Person other than a corporation, including
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membership interests, partnership interests, joint venture interests and beneficial interests, and (c) any warrants, options, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights (including any rights of first refusal, preemptive or similar rights), calls or other rights to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.
ERISA means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
ERISA Affiliate means all employers (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
Estimated Closing Statement means a written statement delivered pursuant to Section 2.11(a), as may be revised to the extent Seller Parent and Purchaser mutually agree in writing to any revisions with respect thereto prior to the Closing, setting forth Seller Parents good-faith calculations of the Estimated Purchase Price in accordance with the Accounting Methodology, that shall take into account, and set forth as separate line items, all items establishing the basis for such calculations, in each case, as of the Effective Time, including (a) Seller Parents itemized good faith calculation of (i) Closing Working Capital (such estimate, Estimated Working Capital), and (ii) the Closing Net Cash (such estimate, Estimated Net Cash) and (b) the calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price as a result of the estimates described in the foregoing clause (a).
Estimated Purchase Price means an amount equal to the sum of:
(A) Base Purchase Price; plus
(B) the Estimated Net Cash; plus
(C) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital Upper Limit; minus
(D) the amount, if any, by which the Target Working Capital Lower Limit exceeds the Estimated Working Capital.
Excluded Books and Records means (a) all records which relate in whole or in part to Taxes or accounting (including Tax Returns), (b) all records relating to the employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Business Employees), including personnel, employment and medical records, (c) all records relating to or used in the business of Seller and (i) not located at the Transferred Real Property or (ii) not Related to the Business, (d) any documents, papers and other records the confidentiality of which is protected, or the transfer of which is prohibited, by applicable Law, (e) any documents, papers and other records (including any minutes or summaries of executive meetings and strategy papers) relating to evaluating, negotiating or implementing the Transactions and (f) the corporate charter, seal, minute books, stock record books and other similar documents relating to the organization, maintenance and existence of Seller and its Subsidiaries.
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Excluded Employees shall mean the individuals identified as such on Section 6.1(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Excluded Liabilities means any Liabilities of Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Sold Company), other than the Assumed Liabilities. Such Excluded Liabilities shall include the following:
(a) Liabilities of Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than those of the Sold Company) for Taxes to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to the operation of the Business or the ownership of the Transferred Assets on or prior to the Closing Date;
(b) all Liabilities to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to the Excluded Assets;
(c) all liabilities resulting from, arising out of or relating to Benefit Plans that are post-retirement medical or other welfare plans or defined benefit plans whether or not maintained in the United States, and any other Benefit Plan not explicitly assumed other than the Assumed Liabilities and except as otherwise provided in Article VI;
(d) all Liabilities for which Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than the Sold Company) are expressly made responsible pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and
(e) all Indebtedness of Seller Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than the Sold Company).
Excluded Seller Leased Property means those assets or rights not included in the Transferred Assets that are to be leased, licensed or otherwise provided by Seller and/or any of its Affiliates to Purchaser and/or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
Final Closing Statement means the Post-Closing Statement that is deemed final in accordance with Section 2.11(b)(iii) or the Post-Closing Statement resulting from the determinations made by the Accountant in accordance with Section 2.11(b)(vi), as applicable.
Final Determination means an occurrence where (a) the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in writing, (b) a court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered a final and non-appealable Order or judgment or (c) an arbitration or like panel shall have rendered a final non-appealable determination with respect to disputes the parties have agreed to submit thereto.
Final Purchase Price means an amount equal to the sum of:
(A) Base Purchase Price; plus
(B) the Closing Net Cash; plus
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(C) the amount, if any, by which the Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital Upper Limit; minus
(D) the amount, if any, by which the Target Working Capital Lower Limit exceeds the Closing Working Capital.
Foreign Investment Approval means all consents, approvals, clearances, permissions, waivers and/or filings under any Foreign Investment Law, or associated regulations or practices applied by any Governmental Entity.
Foreign Investment Laws means any law that provides for the review, clearance or notification of transactions on grounds of national security or other national or public interest.
Fraud means actual common law fraud under the laws of the State of Delaware with respect to the making of the representations and warranties in Article III and Article IV, or any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement that involves, in each case, a knowing and intentional misrepresentation therein (by Seller Parent, with respect to Article III, and by Purchaser, with respect to Article IV) with the intent that the other party relies thereon and does not include claims based on constructive knowledge, negligent or reckless misrepresentation or similar theories.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Government Bid means, solely to the extent Related to the Business, any currently outstanding written bid, proposal, offer or quote for supplies, services or construction, whether solicited or unsolicited, made by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, and any amendment, modification or supplement thereto that is outstanding and in effect, which is intended by Seller or such Subsidiary of Seller to result in a Government Contract.
Government Contract means, solely to the extent Related to the Business, (a) any material Contract between Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a Governmental Entity, on the other hand or (b) any material subcontract, teaming agreement, joint venture agreement, basic ordering agreement, letter contract or other written binding arrangement by which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to provide goods or services to a prime contractor, to a Governmental Entity or to a higher-tier subcontractor the period of performance for which, with regard to each of clauses (a) and (b), has not expired or been terminated or closed out. For purposes hereof, a task, purchase, delivery, change or work order under a Government Contract will not constitute a separate Government Contract but will be part of the Government Contract to which it relates.
Governmental Entity means (a) any federal, state, provincial or local government or any political subdivision thereof in the United States or other jurisdiction, (b) any entity, agency, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions in any jurisdiction, and (c) any supranational organization of sovereign states exercising such functions for such sovereign states.
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Hazardous Substance means any substance that is listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic or a pollutant under applicable Environmental Law, including petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos-containing material, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, toxic mold, 1,4 dioxane, polychlorinated biphenyls and lead-containing products.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
HSR Act Clearance means (a) the waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions under the HSR Act has expired or been terminated and (b) any timing agreement(s) with the Federal Trade Commission and/or the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice pursuant to the HSR Act applicable to the consummation of the Transactions (if any) has expired or otherwise does not prohibit consummation of the Transactions.
Illustrative Closing Working Capital Calculation means the illustrative closing working capital calculation set forth in the Accounting Methodology.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of others for borrowed money secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Encumbrance on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligation secured thereby has been assumed; (d) all guaranties by such Person of obligations of others for borrowed money; (e) all obligations under leases recorded as a capital or finance lease in the Financial Information (excluding any obligations associated with leases classified as operating leases in the Financial Information); and (f) if such Person is Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, solely to the extent Related to the Business, all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, guaranties and performance bonds, in each case solely to the extent payments have been made (and not repaid) in respect of such letters of credit, guaranties or performance bonds. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade payables, (ii) any obligations under any performance bond or letter of credit to the extent undrawn or uncalled, (iii) any amounts included in the calculation of Closing Working Capital Liabilities in the determination of Closing Working Capital, (iv) any Intercompany Account, (v) obligations described in any of clauses (a) to (e) above to the extent such obligations are to be released in connection with the Closing, (vi) Excluded Liabilities or (vii) any Indebtedness incurred by Purchaser and its Affiliates.
Intellectual Property means all rights in or to the following, anywhere in the world: (a) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/as, domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, trade names, and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations for the foregoing and all renewals of same, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby (collectively, Trademarks); (b) patents, patent applications and registrations, design patents and other patent rights, including all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, reissues, extensions, certificates of reexamination, utility models and supplementary protection certificates (collectively, Patents); (c) trade secrets, confidential information and know-how, including unpatented inventions, processes, schematics, algorithms, business methods, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models and designs (collectively, Trade Secrets); (d) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not, copyrights therein and thereto, all registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals,
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extensions, restorations and reversions thereof; (e) rights in computer software (including all source code and object code), data and documentations; (f) the right to sue and collect damages for all past, present and future infringement of any rights in any of the foregoing; and (g) any other similar intellectual property rights.
Intercompany Accounts means any Indebtedness, account payable, or account receivable between Seller Parent and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Sold Company or a business unit or division with the Seller that is Related to the Business and that is treated as if it were a separate legal entity for accounting purposes, on the other hand.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
IT Assets means information technology assets, including computers, software, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, and data communications lines. For clarity, IT Assets excludes any Intellectual Property.
Knowledge or any similar phrase means, in respect of Seller Parent, the actual knowledge of those individuals listed on Section 1.1(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, after reasonable inquiry of their direct reports, or in respect of Purchaser, the actual knowledge of Mark Hounsell, Dan Gelston, Ray Duquette and Bruce McConnell, after reasonable inquiry of their direct reports; provided, however, that, with respect to matters related to Intellectual Property, such reasonable inquiry does not require the Seller Parent or any of the foregoing individuals to perform any clearance searches, seek any freedom to operate or other legal opinions or otherwise conduct any similar investigations with respect to any third party Intellectual Property.
Labor Contract means each letter of assent, memorandum of agreement or labor Contract entered into with a labor union, works council or like organization governing the terms and conditions of employment of any Business Employee.
Law means any law, common law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, Order, judgment, injunction or decree enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by a Governmental Entity.
Leased Real Property means the material real property that is the subject of the Transferred Leases or otherwise set forth on Section 1.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Liabilities means any and all debts, liabilities, guarantees, assurances, commitments and obligations of any kind, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, asserted or not asserted, known or unknown, due or to become due, determined, determinable or otherwise, whenever or however arising (including whether arising out of any contract or tort based on negligence or strict liability).
Management Agreement means that form of aeronautical fixed services use agreement in all material respects in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.
Master Services Agreement means the master services agreement in all material respects in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.
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Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Business, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, except as expressly set forth below, none of the following, and no change, effect, event, occurrence or development (each, a Change) resulting from or arising out of the following, shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred:
(A) Changes in the economy or financial, debt, credit or securities markets generally in the United States or elsewhere, including (i) any disruptions of any of the foregoing markets, (ii) any changes in interest or exchange rates and (iii) any changes in the price of any security, commodity, contract or index;
(B) Changes generally affecting the industries in the United States or elsewhere in which the Business operates;
(C) Changes or proposed Changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or interpretations thereof or in any Law of general applicability or regulatory or legal conditions (including any governmental or quasi-governmental action, including COVID- 19 Measures, taken in connection with any epidemic (including COVID-19), mass infection) or interpretations thereof;
(D) any Changes resulting from acts of war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience, hostilities, sabotage, terrorism, military or police actions, cyber-attacks or the continuation, worsening or escalation of any of the foregoing in any country or region in the world (whether perpetrated or encouraged by a state or non-state actor or actors), or any outbreak of illness or other public health event or epidemic (including COVID-19), or any other national or international calamity or crisis, whether or not caused by any Person; any Changes resulting from any hurricane, flood, superstorm, tornado, earthquake or other weather or natural disasters or any other similar force majeure event;
(E) any Changes resulting from any national, international or any foreign or domestic regional economic, financial, trade-based, social or political conditions, relationships or policies or events in general (including changes therein), including those relating to or arising out of any elections or referenda and including the potential or actual departure or withdrawal, or any statements or other proclamations of public officials;
(F) the effect of seasonal Changes on the assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the Business;
(G) any failure by the Business to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenues, earnings, cash flow or cash position or other financial, accounting or operating measures or metrics (whether such projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions were made by Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or by independent third parties) for any period; provided that the exception in this clause (G) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any underlying Change that is the cause of such failure has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(H) any Changes in the relationship of the Business, contractual or otherwise, with customers, Governmental Entities, employees, suppliers, distributors, financing sources, labor unions, partners or other Persons or any Changes relating to, arising out of or attributable to the announcement, pendency, performance or consummation of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, or the identity of, plans or intentions of, or facts or circumstances relating to Purchaser and its Affiliates;
(I) any Change resulting from the failure of any Government Bid to result in a Government Contract, any protest initiated by any third party with respect to any Government Bid or Government Contract of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, the failure of any protest relating to a Government Bid or Government Contract initiated by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or the failure to be awarded task orders under Government Contracts;
(J) any Change resulting from the failure of any Governmental Entity to fund all or any portion of any project of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any Government Contract to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or relating to any Government Bid initiated by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries;
(K) the failure of the U.S. federal government to adopt a budget for a fiscal year, the extension of any effective continuing resolution under which the U.S. federal government is operating or the shutdown of the U.S. federal government upon expiration of any continuing resolution;
(L) any Proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions;
(M) any Change in the creditworthiness or condition (financial or otherwise) of any customer or other commercial counterparty of the Business;
(N) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Purchaser;
(O) any Change related to Purchaser or its Affiliates; or
(P) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or by the Business that are required to be taken or omitted to be taken by this Agreement.
provided, however, that with respect to clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (K), such Change shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is occurring, but only if and to the extent it materially and disproportionately affects the Business, taken as a whole, relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industry in which the Business operates (in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact may be taken into account and then only to the extent otherwise permitted by this definition).
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Non-U.S. Benefit Plans means Benefit Plans that are maintained primarily for the benefit of Business Employees outside of the United States.
OFAC means the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Open Source Materials means any software that is distributed as open source software or that otherwise requires as a condition of its use, modification or distribution that it, or other software into which such software is incorporated, integrated or with which such software is combined or distributed or that is derived from or linked to such software, be disclosed or distributed in source code form, delivered at no charge or be licensed, distributed or conveyed under the same terms as such contract (including software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, Microsoft Shared Source License, Common Public License, Artistic License, Netscape Public License, Sun Community Source License (SCSL), Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), Apache License and any license approved by the Open Source Initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org).
Order means any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity, arbitrator or arbitral tribunal.
Ordinary Course means, with respect to Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the Business in accordance with Seller Parents and its Subsidiaries day-to-day customs, practices and procedures.
Organizational Documents means, (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, as applicable, and bylaws, or comparable documents, (b) with respect to any Person that is a partnership, its certificate of partnership and partnership agreement, or comparable documents, (c) with respect to any Person that is a limited liability company, its certificate of formation and limited liability company or operating agreement, or comparable documents, (d) with respect to any Person that is a trust or other entity, its declaration or agreement of trust or other constituent document or comparable documents and (e) with respect to any other Person that is not an individual, its comparable organizational documents.
Owned Real Property means the Transferred Owned Real Property and the Sold Company Owned Real Property.
Owned Software means any and all software owned or purported to be owned by the Sold Company (including all source code and object code).
Parties means Purchaser and Seller Parent.
Period End Rate means with respect to currency conversion for each country or territory, (a) to the extent that such conversion is calculated as of an accounting period-end of Seller Parent, the currency conversion rate used by Seller Parent for financial reporting, generally
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as reported by Bloomberg on the Tuesday prior to the last day of the accounting period of Seller Parent, and (b) to the extent such conversion is calculated other than as of an accounting period-end of Seller Parent, the currency conversion rate used by Seller Parent for financial reporting, generally as reported by Bloomberg on the calendar day prior to the Closing Date.
Permit means any consent, license, permit, action, waiver, approval, authorization, certificate, registration or filing issued by, obtained from or made with a Governmental Entity.
Permitted Encumbrances means (a) Encumbrances to the extent specifically reflected or specifically reserved against or otherwise disclosed in the Financial Information; (b) mechanics, materialmens, warehousemens, carriers, workers, builders or repairmens liens or other similar common law or statutory Encumbrances arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course; (c) liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges not yet due and payable or due but not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP to the extent such action was required as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date; (d) with respect to real property, (i) minor imperfections of title, encroachments, conditions, encumbrances, covenants, reservations of rights, easements, rights of way and restrictions, if any, that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) zoning, entitlements, building, subdivision or other land use Laws or other similar requirements or restrictions, (iii) any Encumbrance which a reputable title insurance company would be willing to omit as an exception, or affirmatively insure, in its title insurance policy for the applicable parcel of real property or any condition that may be shown by a current and accurate survey, or that would be apparent as part of a physical inspection, of the applicable parcel of real property and (iv) any right, title or interest of a lessor, sublessor or licensor, or any Encumbrance to which the fee simple interest, or any superior leasehold interest, is subject to the extent set forth on Section 3.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule or in any Transferred Contract made available to Purchaser; (e) deed restrictions limiting the use of real property to commercial, industrial or non-residential uses in each case that are consistent with such real propertys present use; (f) licenses, covenants not to assert or other rights under Intellectual Property or IT Assets granted by the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries; (g) Encumbrances of record that, with respect to real property, are specified on copies of title insurance policies or title reports provided to Purchaser prior to the date of this Agreement; (h) Encumbrances in Purchasers favor arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (i) immaterial non-monetary Encumbrances incurred in the Ordinary Course; (j) Encumbrances that will be discharged prior to or in conjunction with the Closing; (k) purchase money Encumbrances, Encumbrances arising under conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the Ordinary Course or that arose or were created in the Ordinary Course; and (l) pledges or deposits under workmens compensation Laws, unemployment insurance Laws or similar legislation, or good-faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts or leases, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations or to secure customs or appeal bonds to which such entity is a party, in each case incurred or made in the Ordinary Course.
Person means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.
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Post-Closing Adjustment Amount means the amount, which may be positive or negative, equal to the Final Purchase Price minus the Estimated Purchase Price.
Post-Closing Statement means the written statement delivered pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i) setting forth Purchasers good-faith calculations of the Final Purchase Price and the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount in accordance with the Accounting Methodology, that shall take into account, and set forth as separate line items, all items establishing the basis for such calculations, in each case, as of the Effective Time, including (a) Purchasers itemized good faith calculation of (i) the Closing Working Capital, and (ii) the Closing Net Cash, (b) the resulting calculation of the Final Purchase Price assuming the accuracy of the estimates described in the foregoing clause (a) and (c) the resulting amount of the adjustment(s), if any, to the Estimated Purchase Price calculated in accordance with Section 2.11.
Pre-Closing Tax Period means any taxable period ending at or before the Effective Time.
Proceeding means any civil, criminal or administrative claim, hearing, action, arbitration, litigation, suit, demand, investigation or other proceeding.
Purchaser Ancillary Counterparty means Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser contemplated to be a party to an Ancillary Agreement.
Purchaser Fundamental Representations means the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification) (first sentence only), Section 4.2 (Authorization), 0 (Availability of Funds), Section 4.7 (Solvency) and Section 4.8 (Brokers).
Purchaser Government Contract means (a) any Contract including an individual task order, delivery order, purchase order, or blanket purchase agreement between Purchaser or its Affiliates and a Governmental Entity or (b) any subcontract, teaming agreement, joint venture agreement, basic ordering agreement, letter contract or other binding arrangement by which Purchaser or any of its Affiliates has agreed to provide goods or services to a prime contractor, to a Governmental Entity or to a higher-tier subcontractor.
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect means any Change that would prevent or materially impede the performance by Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Real Property Leases means Contracts pursuant to which the Seller, the Sold Company or any of their respective Affiliates subleases or licenses, or is granted a right to use or occupy the Leased Real Property, including all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto.
Registered Business IP means any Business IP that is issued by, registered with, renewed by or the subject of a pending application before any Intellectual Property registrar, including any patent or trademark office or Internet domain name registrar.
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Related to the Business means primarily related to, or used primarily in connection with, the Business as conducted by the Seller and its Affiliates prior to the Closing.
Representative means, with respect to a Person, the directors, managers, partners, members, officers, employees, agents, advisors (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors) or other authorized representatives of such Person or any of its Affiliates.
Sanctions Lists means the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list administered by OFAC, the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications list administered by OFAC, the Entity List administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Unverified List administered by BIS, the Denied Persons List maintained by BIS, the Debarred Parties list administered by DDTC, and all other sanctions lists administered by OFAC, BIS, DDTC, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
Seller Business Employees means each employee of Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries (excluding the Sold Company) who is (a) primarily engaged in the Business, or (b) otherwise agreed by Seller Parent and Purchaser to be classified as an employee of the Business.
Seller Disclosure Schedule means the disclosure schedule referring to this Agreement as attached to this Agreement.
Seller Fundamental Representations means the representations and warranties made by Seller Parent contained in Section 3.1 (Organization and Qualification) (first and second sentence only), Section 3.2 (Authorization), Section 3.3 (Capitalization of the Sold Company) and Section 3.20 (Brokers).
Seller Owned Software means software that has been developed, created or otherwise acquired by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Sold Company).
Seller Retirement Plan means each of the L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and the L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Excess Retirement Savings Plan (ERSP), each as amended from time to time.
Sold Company Business Employee means each employee of the Sold Company.
Sold Company Owned Real Property means the real property owned by Sold Company, located at (a) 3670 Rebecca Lane, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and (b) 1 William White Blvd., Pueblo, Colorado.
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Solvent means, when used with respect to any Person, that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed (i) the value of all liabilities of such person, including contingent and other liabilities, as of such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors and (ii) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person as such debts become absolute and mature, (b) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date, and (c) such Person will be able to pay its liabilities as they mature.
Straddle Period means any taxable period that begins prior to and ends following the Closing Date.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries.
Target Working Capital Lower Limit means an amount equal to $33,100,000.
Target Working Capital Upper Limit means an amount equal to $35,100,000.
Tax Contest means an audit, investigation, examination, claim, appeal, dispute or controversy relating to Taxes.
Taxes means any United States or foreign, federal, state or local income, gross receipts, sales, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, escheat, unclaimed property, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, use, transfer, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other tax, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto.
Tax Returns means all reports, returns, declarations, computations, forms, statements or other information required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity with respect to any Tax (and any attachments thereto or amendment thereof) including any information return, claim for refund, estimated tax return, advance tax return, self-assessments, amended withholding tax return, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.
Transfer means to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver.
Transfer Tax means all federal, state, local or foreign or other excise, sales, use, value added, transfer (including real property transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar taxes and fees that may be imposed or assessed as a result of the Transactions, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.
Transferred Contracts means all Contracts (other than this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, and those Contracts governing Excluded Seller Leased Property) that are Related to the Business.
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Transferred Intellectual Property means the Transferred Patents, the Transferred Trademarks and the Transferred Other Intellectual Property (for clarity, excluding all Intellectual Property (including software) licensed by Seller and its Affiliates to Purchaser, Sold Company or their respective Affiliates under the Ancillary Agreements).
Transferred Other Intellectual Property means all Intellectual Property (other than Patents and Trademarks), including all Transferred Software, Related to the Business.
Transferred Patents means only the Patents set forth in Section 2.2(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Transferred Real Property means (a) the Leased Real Property and (b) the Owned Real Property.
Transferred Software means all Seller Owned Software Related to the Business (including all source code and object code).
Transferred Trademarks means only the Trademarks set forth in Section 2.2(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Transition Services Agreement means the transition services agreement in all material respects in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
U.S. Business Employee means any Business Employee employed by the Sold Company, Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates that is organized in the United States.
U.S. On-Leave Employees means any U.S. Business Employees absent from employment due to an authorized or protected leave of absence (including, but not limited to, a leave of absence due to short-term or long-term disability with the right to return to employment following expiration of such absence under applicable Law).
Welfare Plan means any welfare plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA).
TERM |
SECTION |
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Accountant | Section 2.11(b)(iv) | |
Agreement | Preamble | |
Alternative Financing | Section 5.8(b) | |
Balance Sheet | Section 3.6(a) | |
BIS | Sanctions Lists definition | |
Business Claims | Section 5.21 | |
Business Guarantees | Section 5.19 | |
CFIUS | Section 3.4 | |
Change | Material Adverse Effect definition | |
Claim Notice | Section 9.5(a) | |
Closing | Section 2.7 | |
Closing Date | Section 2.7 |
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Contractual undertaking redacted for confidentiality reasons. |
TERM |
SECTION |
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Section 5.26(a) |
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COBRA |
Section 6.9 |
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Conditions Satisfaction Date |
Section 2.7 |
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Continuing Employee |
Section 6.1 |
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CSA |
Section 5.22 |
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Current Representation |
Section 11.10 |
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DCSA |
Section 3.4 |
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Deposits |
Section 2.2(j) |
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Designated Person |
Section 11.10 |
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Disputed Items |
Section 2.11(b)(iv) |
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Effective Time |
Section 2.7 |
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Estimated Net Cash |
Estimated Closing Statement definition |
|
Estimated Working Capital |
Estimated Closing Statement definition |
|
Excluded Assets |
Section 2.3 |
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FAR |
Section 5.4(a) |
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FCC |
Section 5.5(d)(i) |
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FCC Approval |
Section 5.5(d)(ii) |
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FCC Licenses |
Section 5.5(d)(i) |
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EDI Arrangement |
Section 3.17(d) |
|
Final Allocation |
Section 2.12(a) |
|
Financial Information |
Section 3.6(a) |
|
Financing |
Section 4.6 |
|
Financing Failure Event |
Section 5.8(b) |
|
FOCI |
Section 3.4 |
|
FOCI Mitigation Plan |
Section 5.5(c) |
|
Foreign Interests |
Section 4.13(c) |
|
Government Prime Contracts |
Section 5.4(a) |
|
Group Policy |
Section 5.21 |
|
Guarantee |
Section 5.27(a) |
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Indemnified Party |
Section 9.5(a) |
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Indemnifying Party |
Section 9.5(a) |
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Independent Accountant |
Section 2.11(b)(iv) |
|
Insolvency and Equity Exceptions |
Section 3.2 |
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Insurance Policies |
Section 3.19 |
|
ITAR |
DDTC Notices definition |
|
Joint Notice |
Section 3.4 |
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Material Contract |
Section 3.14(a) |
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Material Government Bids |
Section 3.15(a)(ii) |
|
Material Government Contracts |
Section 3.15(a)(i) |
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Most Recent Balance Sheet Date |
Section 3.6(a) |
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New FCC Licensee |
Section 5.5(d)(i) |
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NISPOM |
Section 3.4 |
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TERM |
SECTION |
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Nonparty |
Section 9.9 |
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Notice of Objection |
Section 2.11(b)(iii) |
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Novation Agreement |
Section 5.4(a) |
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Obligations |
Section 5.27(a) |
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Outside Date |
Section 10.1(b) |
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PII |
Section 5.5(b)(ii) |
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Patents |
Intellectual Property definition |
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PILOT Arrangement |
Section 3.17(d) |
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Post-Closing Representation |
Section 11.10 |
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Pre-Closing Period |
Section 5.1(a) |
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Pre-Closing Tax Returns |
Section 7.1(b) |
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Pre-Novation Subcontract |
Section 5.4(c) |
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Prior Company Counsel |
Section 11.10 |
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Proposed Allocation |
Section 2.12(a) |
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Purchaser |
Preamble |
|
Purchaser Bonus Plans |
0 |
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Purchaser Cafeteria Plan |
Section 6.10 |
|
Purchaser Indemnified Parties |
Section 9.3 |
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Purchaser Parent |
Recitals |
|
Purchaser Retirement Plan |
Section 6.5 |
|
Purchaser Welfare Plans |
Section 6.6 |
|
Regulatory Approvals |
Section 3.4 |
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Remaining Employee |
Section 6.21 |
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Replacement Guarantees |
Section 5.19 |
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Restricted Assets |
Section 5.5(d)(iv) |
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Retention Arrangements |
Section 6.8 |
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Retention Bonus |
Section 6.8 |
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Review Period |
Section 2.11(b)(iii) |
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RWI |
Section 5.9 |
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Sanctioned Country |
Section 4.13(a) |
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Section 338(h)(10) Election |
Section 7.7(a) |
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Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms |
Section 7.7(b) |
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Section 721 |
Section 3.4 |
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Seller |
Recitals |
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Seller Banked PTO |
Section 6.14 |
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Seller Bonus Plans |
0 |
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Seller Cafeteria Plan |
Section 6.10 |
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Seller Indemnified Parties |
Section 9.4 |
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Seller Marks |
Section 5.25(a) |
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Seller Parent |
Preamble |
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Seller Parent Accountant |
Section 2.11(b)(i) |
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Seller Parent Accountant Determination |
Section 2.11(b)(i) |
|
Seller Parent 10-K |
Article III |
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TERM |
SECTION |
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Seller-Prepared Post-Closing Statement |
Section 2.11(b)(i) |
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Shared Contract |
Section 5.17 |
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Shared Permits |
Section 5.18 |
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Sold Company |
Recitals |
|
Sold Securities |
Recitals |
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Third Party Claim |
Section 9.5(b) |
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Third Party Claim Expenses |
Section 9.5(b)(iv) |
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Trade Controls |
Section 3.10(b) |
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Trade Secrets |
Intellectual Property definition |
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Trademarks |
Intellectual Property definition |
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Transactions |
Recitals |
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Transfer Tax Returns |
Section 7.5 |
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Transferred Assets |
Section 2.2 |
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Transferred Bid |
Section 2.2(e) |
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Transferred Leased Real Property |
Section 2.2(b) |
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Transferred Leases |
Section 2.2(b) |
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Transferred Owned Real Property |
Section 2.2(c) |
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EXECUTION VERSION
SELLER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
to the
SHARE AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.,
CAE USA Inc.,
and CAE Inc.
Dated as of February 27, 2021
INTRODUCTION
This Seller Disclosure Schedule (the Seller Disclosure Schedule) constitutes the Seller Disclosure Schedule referred to in that certain Share and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2021 (the Agreement), by and between L3Harris Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Seller Parent), CAE USA Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and CAE Inc., a corporation duly constituted pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (Purchaser Parent). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement. Section references are to sections of the Agreement unless otherwise specified.
The Seller Disclosure Schedule is qualified in its entirety by reference to the specific provisions of the Agreement and does not constitute, and shall not be construed as constituting, representations, warranties or covenants of Seller Parent, except as and to the extent provided in the Agreement. Nothing contained in this Seller Disclosure Schedule is intended to broaden the scope of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Agreement. It is expressly understood and acknowledged that any exceptions set forth herein shall not constitute a basis for a claim of a breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants made in the Agreement. The inclusion of any facts, items or information, including dollar amounts, in this Seller Disclosure Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that such fact, item or information (or any non-disclosed item or information of comparable or greater significance) is material to Seller Parent, individually or taken as a whole, and any such disclosure, including dollar amounts, shall not be deemed an acknowledgment or representation that such facts, items or information are material or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or that such item or information is otherwise required to be scheduled as an exception to any representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Agreement. Therefore, the inclusion of any item in the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or evidence of materiality of such item, nor shall it establish any standard of materiality for any purpose whatsoever.
No disclosure in this Seller Disclosure Schedule relating to any possible or alleged breach or violation of any law, contract or other obligation shall be construed as an admission or indication to any third party that any such breach or violation exists or has actually occurred, or as an admission against any interest of Seller Parent or its respective directors or officers. In disclosing the information in this Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller Parent expressly does not waive any attorney-client privilege associated with such information or any protection afforded by the work-product doctrine with respect to any of the matters disclosed or discussed herein. References in this Seller Disclosure Schedule to any agreement include references to such agreements exhibits, amendments and schedules. Where the terms of a contract or other disclosure item have been referenced, summarized or described, such reference, summary or description does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms of such contract or other disclosure item.
Disclosure of any particular matter in any section or subsection of this Seller Disclosure Schedule, notwithstanding the omission of appropriate cross-references, shall be deemed to be disclosed for all purposes of the Agreement as long as the relevance of such disclosure to the other Sections or sub-Sections of the Agreement is apparent based on a plain reading of such disclosure. The introductory language and section headings within this Seller Disclosure Schedule are inserted for convenience of reference only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement or this Seller Disclosure Schedule.
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This Seller Disclosure Schedule contains confidential and proprietary information of Seller Parent that is being provided to Purchaser subject to Purchasers obligations of confidentiality to Seller Parent.
Seller Parent does not assume any responsibility to any Person that is not a party to the Agreement for the accuracy of any information contained in this Seller Disclosure Schedule. The information was not prepared or disclosed with a view to its potential disclosure to others. This information is disclosed in confidence for the purposes contemplated in the Agreement.
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Information redacted in connection with confidential information. |
Schedules 1.1(a) to 6.8 are redacted in connection with confidential information. |
Section 8.1(a)
Antitrust Approvals
1. Saudi Arabia;
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Exhibits 1 to 5 are redacted in connection with confidential information. |
Exhibit 99.4
FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
Certain statements in this material change report constitute forward-looking statements. Readers should refer to the cautionary notice regarding forward-looking statements that appears at the end of this report.
Item 1 |
Name and Address of Company: |
CAE Inc. (CAE or the Company)
8585 Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Québec H4T 1G6
Item 2 |
Date of Material Change: |
March 1 and 4, 2021
Item 3 |
News Release: |
On March 1 and 4, 2021, CAE issued two news releases indicating the material change, which were disseminated in Canada through the facilities of a recognized news service in both French and English and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Item 4 |
Summary of Material Change: |
On March 1, 2021, CAE announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for the acquisition of L3Harris Military Training business for US$1.05 billion, subject to customary adjustments (the Acquisition). On March 4, 2021, CAE announced that it has completed its previously announced private placements of subscription receipts to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and GIC Private Limited (GIC).
Item 5.1 |
Full Description Of Material Change: |
On March 1, 2021, CAE announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) providing for the Acquisition. The Acquisition value represents approximately 13.5 times the L3Harris Military Training business estimated adjusted 2020 EBITDA(1) or approximately 10 times, including cost synergies, which are expected to reach a range of C$35 to C$45 million (approximately US$28 to US$35 million) annually by the end of the second year following closing of the Acquisition. The Acquisition is expected to be low-teens percentage EPS accretive to CAE in the first full year post closing, including expected cost synergies. The closing of the Acquisition is expected in the second half of calendar year 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The L3Harris Military Training business includes Link Simulation & Training, Doss Aviation and AMI. L3Harris Link is one of the leading providers of military training solutions in the United States; Doss Aviation is the provider of initial flight training to the United States Air Force (USAF); and AMI is a design and manufacturing facility for simulator hardware. Upon closing, the L3Harris Military Training business would operate under CAE USA, headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
The Acquisition will expand CAEs position as a platform-agnostic training systems integrator by diversifying CAEs training and simulation leadership in the air domain, complementing land and naval training solutions, and enhancing CAEs training and simulation capabilities in space and cyber. L3Harris Military Training will bring significant experience in the development and delivery of training systems for fighter and bomber aircraft, Army rotary-wing platforms, submarines and remotely piloted aircraft. L3Harris Military Training will also bring a significant backlog and position on key programs, including the USAF Simulators Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) program, USAF F-16 Simulators Training Program (STP), US Navy/Marine Corps F/A-18 aircrew training systems, USAF Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) training and USAF B-2 training system.
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The Acquisition and other related transaction costs are to be funded through the issuance of C$700 million (approximately US$550 million) aggregate amount of subscription receipts to two institutional investors on a private placement basis (the Private Placements) as well as other currently available liquidities. The Private Placements are supported by a C$475 million (approximately US$375 million) investment by CDPQ, a Canada-based global institutional investor, and a C$225 million (approximately US$175 million) investment by GIC, one of the worlds largest sovereign wealth funds, with an established global network.
On March 4, 2021, CAE announced that it has completed the Private Placements to CDPQ and GIC of an aggregate of 22,400,000 subscription receipts at a price of C$31.25 per subscription receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of C$700 million (approximately US$550 million).
The proceeds from the Private Placements will be held in escrow and are intended to be used by CAE to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Acquisition.
Each subscription receipt will entitle the holder to receive one common share of CAE as well as a commitment fee upon and subject to closing of the Acquisition. The subscription receipts will be subject to a four month hold period under applicable securities laws in Canada. While the Private Placements and other currently available liquidities provide sufficient funds to close the Acquisition, CAE may, subject to market and other conditions, also opportunistically undertake the issuance of additional equity and/or debt financing.
The subscription receipts and the common shares of CAE have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or the securities laws of any state of the United States or province of Canada and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to U.S. persons or in Canada except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state or Canadian securities laws. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States, Canada or elsewhere.
Item 5.2 |
Disclosure for Restructuring Transactions: |
Not applicable.
Item 6 |
Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102: |
Not applicable.
Item 7 |
Omitted Information: |
Not applicable.
Item 8 |
Executive Officer: |
For any inquiries with respect to this material change report, please contact Andrew Arnovitz, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations, at (514) 734-5760 or andrew.arnovitz@cae.com.
Item 9 |
Date of Report: |
March 5, 2021
Caution concerning forward-looking statements
This report includes forward-looking statements, which include, without limitation, statements relating to the Acquisition, the Private Placements, available liquidities, the use of proceeds of the Private Placements, the expected timing of, and conditions precedent to, completion of the Acquisition; the attractiveness of the Acquisition from a financial perspective and expected accretion in various financial metrics; expectations regarding anticipated cost savings and synergies; the strength, complementarity and compatibility of L3Harris Military Trainings business with CAEs existing business and teams; other anticipated benefits of the Acquisition and their impact on the Corporations future growth, results of operations, performance, business, prospects and opportunities, CAEs business outlook, objectives, development, plans, growth strategies and other strategic priorities, and CAEs leadership position in its markets; general economic outlook; prospects and trends of an industry; and other statements that are not historical facts. Although CAE believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements since no assurance can be given that they will prove to be correct.
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Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as believe, expect, anticipate, plan, intend, continue, estimate, may, will, should, strategy, future and similar expressions. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws and of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties associated with our business which may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from results indicated in forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties relating to the following: the possible failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Acquisition; the integration of L3Harris Military Trainings business (such as the impact of significant demands placed on CAE as a result of the Acquisition, the time and resources required to integrate L3Harris Military Trainings business, diversion of management time on integration-related issues, unanticipated costs of integration, including operating costs or business disruption being greater than expected, and the difficulties and delays associated with such integration); uncertainty as to the expected financial condition and economic performance of the combined company following the closing of the Acquisition, including future revenues, expenses, earnings, indebtedness, losses, prospects, business strategies for the management, expansion and growth of CAE following the closing of the Acquisition; CAEs dependence on key employees and the loss of certain key personnel of L3Harris Military Training; the possible failure to realize, in the timeframe anticipated or at all, the anticipated synergies of the Acquisition, including without limitation anticipated cost savings and synergies; the failure to close the Acquisition or change in the terms of the Acquisition; the uncertainty of obtaining in a timely manner, or at all, the requisite regulatory approvals required to complete the Acquisition; unfavourable capital markets developments or other factors that may adversely affect CAEs ability to finance the Acquisition; increased indebtedness; transitional risk; the fact that CAE does not currently own or control L3Harris Military Training; potential undisclosed costs or liabilities associated with the Acquisition; impact of acquisition-related expenses; the reliance on information provided by, and assumptions, judgments and allocations made by, L3Harris and the risk of inaccurate or incomplete information; historical and/or carve-out financial information may not be representative of future performance; change of control and other similar provisions and fees; the nature of acquisitions; exchange rate and foreign currency exposure risks; the fact that the combined company will continue to face the same risks that CAE currently faces and potential litigation. The foregoing list is not exhaustive and other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have a material adverse effect on the performance or results of CAE or L3Harris Military Training. The completion of the Acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, termination rights and other risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, regulatory approvals, and there can be no assurance that the Acquisition will be completed. There can also be no assurance that if the Acquisition is completed, the strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the Acquisition will be realized.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance or events, and we caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable and appropriate based on information currently available, there is risk that they may not be accurate. The forward-looking statements contained in this report describe our expectations as of March 1, 2021 and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forwardlooking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information and statements contained in this report are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Except as otherwise indicated by CAE, forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any special items or of any dispositions, monetizations, mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations or other transactions that may occur after March 1, 2021. The financial impact of these transactions and special items can be complex and depends on the facts particular to each of them. We therefore cannot describe the expected impact in a meaningful way or in the same way we present known risks affecting our business. Forward-looking statements are presented in this report for the purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding certain key elements of the Acquisition and the Private Placements. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
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Pending the Acquisition closing, L3Harris Military Training is a fully integrated business unit of L3Harris, and separate financial statements historically have not been prepared for the L3Harris Military Training business. Consequently, the financial information of the L3Harris Military Training business included in this document has been derived from the consolidated financial statements and historical accounting records of L3Harris and reflects certain significant assumptions, judgments and allocations made by L3Harris. The financial position, net income and cash flows of the L3Harris Military Training business may not be representative of the financial performance if the L3Harris Military Training business had been a stand-alone entity or operated independently of L3Harris. For example, in preparing financial information on the L3Harris Military Training business, L3Harris has made an appropriate allocation of costs and expenses that are attributable to the L3Harris Military Training business. However, these costs and expenses reflect the costs and expenses attributable to the L3Harris Military Training business operated as part of a larger organization and do not reflect costs and expenses that would be incurred by the business had it been operated independently. As a result, the historical financial information of the L3Harris Military Training business may not be a reliable indicator of future results.
Material assumptions
The forward-looking statements set out in this report are based on certain assumptions including, without limitation: our liquidity from our cash and cash equivalents, undrawn amounts on our revolving credit facilities, the balance available under our receivable purchase program, our cash flows from operations and continued access to debt funding will be sufficient to meet financial requirements in the foreseeable future; and no material financial, operational or competitive consequences of changes in regulations affecting our business. For additional information, including with respect to other assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements made in the report, refer to the applicable reportable segment in CAEs MD&A for the year ended March 31, 2020. Given the impact of the changing circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the related response from CAE, governments, regulatory authorities, businesses and customers, there is inherently more uncertainty associated with CAEs assumptions. Accordingly, the assumptions outlined in this report and, consequently, the forward-looking statements based on such assumptions, may turn out to be inaccurate. As it relates to the Acquisition or the combined company following the Acquisition, the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements this report include, without limitation, the receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals required to complete the Acquisition in a timely manner and on terms acceptable to CAE; the realization of the expected strategic, financial and other benefits of the Acquisition in the timeframe anticipated; economic and political environments and industry conditions; CAEs ability to retain and attract new business and achieve synergies and expand market position and leadership arising from successful integration plans relating to the Acquisition; CAEs ability to otherwise complete the integration of the business acquired within anticipated time periods and at expected cost levels; the accuracy and completeness of public and other disclosure (including financial disclosure) by L3Harris; absence of significant undisclosed costs or liabilities associated with the Acquisition; CAEs ability to attract and retain key employees in connection with the Acquisition; the ability of CAE to opportunistically access the capital markets before or after the Acquisition closing and absence of material change in market conditions; the ability to hedge exposures to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; the maintenance of CAEs investment grade credit rating; as well as managements estimates and expectations in relation to future economic and business conditions and other factors in relation to the Acquisition and resulting impact on growth and accretion in various financial metrics.
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Other Material risks
Other important risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements are set out in CAEs MD&A for the year ended March 31, 2020 filed by CAE with the Canadian Securities Administrators (available at www.sedar.com) and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov). The fiscal year 2020 MD&A is also available at www.cae.com. Any one or more of the factors set out in CAEs MD&A may be exacerbated by the growing COVID-19 outbreak and may have a significantly more severe impact on CAEs business, results of operations and financial condition than in the absence of such outbreak. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any of the disclosed risks could have a material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements. We caution that the disclosed list of risk factors is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect our results.
Non-GAAP and other financial measures
This report includes non-GAAP and other financial measures. Non-GAAP measures are useful supplemental information but do not have a standardized meaning according to GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. These measures should not be confused with, or used as an alternative for, performance measures calculated according to GAAP. They should also not be used to compare with similar measures from other companies. Management believes that providing certain non-GAAP measures provides users with a better understanding of our results and trends and provides additional information on our financial and operating performance.
For non-GAAP and other financial measures monitored by CAE, and a reconciliation of such measures to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP, please refer to Section 5 of CAEs MD&A for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators available on our website (www.cae.com) and on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
(1) EBITDA
EBITDA comprises earnings before income taxes, finance expense net, depreciation and amortization. Refer to section 5.2 Non-GAAP measure reconciliations of the MD&A for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP.
EBITDA margin in D&S is defined as the EBITDA of the Defense and Security segment expressed as a percentage of the Defense and Security revenues.
EBITDA of L3Harris Military Training business comprises earnings before income taxes, finance expense net, depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA of L3Harris Military Training business is calculated as EBITDA from L3 Harris Military Training, after giving effect to the Acquisition and Acquisition related adjustments from sales type leases accounted for under US GAAP and estimated standalone costs. Adjusted EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning under IFRS; accordingly, it may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. Investors should not view Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative measure to, for example, net earnings (loss), or as a measure of operating results, which are IFRS measures.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 | Definitions | 2 | ||||
1.2 | Headings | 5 | ||||
1.3 | References | 5 | ||||
1.4 | Certain Rules of Interpretation | 6 | ||||
1.5 | Day Not a Business Day | 6 | ||||
1.6 | Applicable Law and Attornment | 6 | ||||
1.7 | Conflict | 6 | ||||
1.8 | Currency | 6 | ||||
1.9 | Severability | 6 | ||||
1.10 | Schedules | 6 |
ARTICLE 2
PAYMENT AND ISSUE OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
2.1 | Payment Acknowledgement | 7 | ||||
2.2 | Terms and Issue of Subscription Receipts | 7 | ||||
2.3 | Fractional Subscription Receipts | 8 | ||||
2.4 | Register for Subscription Receipts | 8 | ||||
2.5 | Registers Open for Inspection | 9 | ||||
2.6 | Receiptholder not a Shareholder | 9 | ||||
2.7 | Subscription Receipts to Rank Pari Passu | 9 | ||||
2.8 | Signing of Subscription Receipt Certificates | 9 | ||||
2.9 | Authentication by the Subscription Receipt Agent | 9 | ||||
2.10 | Issue in Substitution for Subscription Receipt Certificates Lost, etc. | 10 | ||||
2.11 | Exchange of Subscription Receipt Certificates | 10 | ||||
2.12 | Charges for Exchange | 10 | ||||
2.13 | Transfer and Ownership of Subscription Receipts | 10 | ||||
2.14 | Global Subscription Receipts | 12 | ||||
2.15 | Resale Restrictions and Legends | 13 |
ARTICLE 3
ESCROW RELEASE, SATISFACTION OF ISSUANCE RIGHT
OR TERMINATION PAYMENT RIGHT
3.1 | Escrow Release Notice | 14 | ||||
3.2 | Issue of Common Shares and Payment Thereon | 15 | ||||
3.3 | Payment on Termination | 16 | ||||
3.4 | Cancellation of Surrendered Subscription Receipt Certificates | 17 | ||||
3.5 | Additional Payments by the Corporation | 17 |
ARTICLE 4
INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST
4.1 | Investment of Proceeds | 18 | ||||
4.2 | Segregation of Proceeds | 19 | ||||
4.3 | Third Party Interest | 19 |
ARTICLE 5
ADJUSTMENTS
5.1 | Adjustments | 20 | ||||
5.2 | No Adjustment | 21 |
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5.3 | Determination by Corporations Auditors | 22 | ||||
5.4 | Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment | 22 | ||||
5.5 | Certificate of Adjustment | 22 | ||||
5.6 | Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent | 22 |
ARTICLE 6
RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND COVENANTS
6.1 | Optional Purchases by the Corporation | 23 | ||||
6.2 | General Covenants | 23 | ||||
6.3 | Subscription Receipt Agents Remuneration, Expenses and Indemnification | 24 | ||||
6.4 | Performance of Covenants by Subscription Receipt Agent | 24 | ||||
6.5 | Accounting | 24 | ||||
6.6 | Payments by Subscription Receipt Agent | 24 | ||||
6.7 | Anti-Money Laundering and Privacy | 25 | ||||
6.8 | Regulatory Matters | 25 |
ARTICLE 7
ENFORCEMENT
7.1 | Suits by Receiptholders | 26 | ||||
7.2 | Immunity of Shareholders, etc. | 26 | ||||
7.3 | Limitation of Liability | 26 |
ARTICLE 8
MEETINGS OF RECEIPTHOLDERS
8.1 | Right to Convene Meetings | 26 | ||||
8.2 | Notice | 26 | ||||
8.3 | Chairman | 27 | ||||
8.4 | Quorum | 27 | ||||
8.5 | Power to Adjourn | 27 | ||||
8.6 | Show of Hands | 27 | ||||
8.7 | Poll and Voting | 27 | ||||
8.8 | Regulations | 28 | ||||
8.9 | Corporation and Subscription Receipt Agent may be Represented | 28 | ||||
8.10 | Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution | 28 | ||||
8.11 | Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution | 29 | ||||
8.12 | Powers Cumulative | 30 | ||||
8.13 | Minutes | 30 | ||||
8.14 | Instruments in Writing | 31 | ||||
8.15 | Binding Effect of Resolutions | 31 | ||||
8.16 | Holdings by Corporation Disregarded | 31 |
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS
9.1 | Provision for Supplemental Agreements for Certain Purposes | 31 |
ARTICLE 10
CONCERNING THE SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGENT
10.1 | Rights and Duties of Subscription Receipt Agent | 32 | ||||
10.2 | Evidence, Experts and Advisers | 33 | ||||
10.3 | Documents, Monies, etc. Held by Subscription Receipt Agent | 33 | ||||
10.4 | Actions by Subscription Receipt Agent to Protect Interest | 34 | ||||
10.5 | Subscription Receipt Agent not Required to Give Security | 34 |
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10.6 | Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent | 34 | ||||
10.7 | Replacement of Subscription Receipt Agent; Successor by Merger | 34 | ||||
10.8 | Conflict of Interest | 35 | ||||
10.9 | Acceptance of Appointment | 35 | ||||
10.10 | Subscription Receipt Agent Not to be Appointed Receiver | 36 |
ARTICLE 11
GENERAL
11.1 | Notice to the Corporation, Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor | 36 | ||||
11.2 | Notice to Receiptholders | 37 | ||||
11.3 | Ownership and Transfer of Subscription Receipts | 37 | ||||
11.4 | Evidence of Ownership | 38 | ||||
11.5 | Satisfaction and Discharge of Agreement | 38 | ||||
11.6 | Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement | 38 | ||||
11.7 | Provisions of Agreement and Subscription Receipts for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Receiptholders | 39 | ||||
11.8 | Subscription Receipts Owned by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries - Certificate to be Provided | 39 | ||||
11.9 | Effect of Execution | 39 | ||||
11.10 | Time of Essence | 39 | ||||
11.11 | Termination | 39 | ||||
11.12 | Force Majeure | 39 | ||||
11.13 | Notice of Issue | 39 | ||||
11.14 | Counterparts | 40 |
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SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGREEMENT
THIS SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGREEMENT made as of the 4th day of March, 2021 among:
CAE INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation)
AND
CORAL BLUE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD., a corporation governed by the laws of Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the Investor)
AND
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a trust company authorized to carry on business in all Provinces and Territories of Canada (hereinafter referred to as the Subscription Receipt Agent).
WHEREAS the Corporation is proposing to create, issue and sell Subscription Receipts, with such Subscription Receipts having the terms set forth in this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Corporation and the Investor have agreed that:
(a) |
the Proceeds are to be delivered to and held by the Subscription Receipt Agent and invested in the manner set forth herein; |
(b) |
if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, then: (i) each holder of Subscription Receipts shall be entitled to receive, without any further action required by such holder and without payment of additional consideration, one Common Share for each Subscription Receipt held plus any Dividend Equivalent Payment that becomes payable hereunder, less any applicable withholding taxes and (ii) the Corporation shall receive the balance of the Escrowed Funds (including any remaining Earned Interest), less any applicable withholding taxes; and |
(c) |
if a Termination Event occurs prior to the Acquisition Closing Time, the subscription for Common Shares represented by each Subscription Receipt shall be automatically terminated and cancelled and each holder of Subscription Receipts shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the Subscription Price in respect of each Subscription Receipt held by such holder together with the Earned Interest, less applicable withholding taxes; |
AND WHEREAS the Investor has agreed in the Subscription Agreement that the Subscription Receipts will be governed by this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Subscription Receipt Agent has agreed to act as registrar, transfer agent and paying agent for the Subscription Receipts, and as escrow agent to receive the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms and conditions set out herein;
AND WHEREAS all things necessary have been done and performed to make the Subscription Receipts, when Authenticated by the Subscription Receipt Agent and issued as provided in this Agreement, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Corporation with the benefits and subject to the terms of this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the foregoing recitals are by the Corporation and the Investor, as the context provides, and not by the Subscription Receipt Agent;
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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that for good and valuable consideration mutually given and received, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed and declared as set forth below.
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 |
Definitions |
In this Agreement and the recitals, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith or unless otherwise expressly provided, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.
Acquisition means the acquisition of the Business by the Corporation, directly or indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
Acquisition Agreement means the share and asset purchase agreement entered into on February 27, 2021 between the Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and Seller Parent relating to the Acquisition.
Acquisition Closing Date means the date upon which the Acquisition is completed.
Acquisition Closing Time means the time on the Acquisition Closing Date at which the closing of the Acquisition is completed.
Agreement means this agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Approved Rating has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1(a).
Authenticate means (a) with respect to the issuance of a Subscription Receipt Certificate, one which has been duly signed by the Corporation and authenticated by manual or electronic signature of an authorized signing officer of the Subscription Receipt Agent, (b) with respect to the issuance of an Uncertificated Subscription Receipt, one in respect of which the Subscription Receipt Agent has completed all Internal Procedures such that the particulars of such Uncertificated Subscription Receipt as required by Article 2 are entered in the register of holders of Subscription Receipts, and Authenticated, Authenticating and Authentication have the appropriate correlative meanings.
Bank has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1(a).
Beneficial Holders means Persons recognized as beneficial holders of Subscription Receipts by Book-Entry Participants.
Book-Entry Only System means the book-based securities transfer system administered by CDS in accordance with its operating rules and procedures in force from time to time.
Book-Entry Participant means institutions that participate directly or indirectly in CDS Book-Entry Only System for the Subscription Receipts.
Business means Seller Parents military aviation training business (including the AMI business) operated within its Link Training and Simulation division of its Military Training sector of its Aviation Systems segment, as conducted by the Seller Parent through the Seller and the Sold Company.
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Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a statutory or civic holiday or a day on which banking institutions are not generally authorized or obligated to open for business in Montréal, Québec, Toronto, Ontario or New York, United States.
Capital Reorganization has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1(b).
CDS means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. and its successors in interest.
Common Share Dividend means each cash dividend payable on Common Shares declared (and publicly announced) by the board of directors of the Corporation.
Common Share Dividend Record Date means the record date for a Common Share Dividend.
Common Share Reorganization has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1(a).
Common Shares means common shares in the capital of the Corporation.
Corporation has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Counsel means a barrister or solicitor or a firm of barristers or solicitors, who may be counsel for the Corporation, acceptable to the Subscription Receipt Agent, acting reasonably.
Designated Offices means the principal corporate trust offices of the Subscription Receipt Agent from time to time in the city of Toronto, Ontario.
Dividend Equivalent Payment means, without duplication, an amount in cash, if any, equal to the Common Share Dividends per Common Share for which Common Share Dividend Record Dates occur during the period from the date hereof to the date prior to the Acquisition Closing Date.
Earned Interest means the interest and other income actually received or credited on the investment of the Escrowed Funds between the date hereof and the earlier to occur of the Acquisition Closing Date and the Termination Date.
Escrowed Funds means, collectively, the Proceeds plus all Earned Interest thereon or other income earned and any investments acquired or made from time to time with such funds.
Escrow Release Conditions means, collectively, (i) the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the closing of the Acquisition in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement without (A) amendment or waiver which would be materially adverse to the Corporation, or (B) any material amendment or waiver of any closing conditions in Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement that, if not satisfied (or waived), would allow the Corporation to not effect the closing of the Acquisition, unless (for both (A) and (B)) the consent of the Investor, acting reasonably and in good faith, is given to such amendment or waiver (other than the payment of the purchase price of the Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and such conditions precedent that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Acquisition Closing Time), without the prior occurrence of a Termination Event, and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement.
Escrow Release Notice means the notice to be provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 3.1(a), executed by the Corporation, certifying that the Escrow Release Conditions have been satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently therewith and that the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date, and indicating the scheduled Acquisition Closing Time.
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Extraordinary Resolution has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.11(a) and Section 8.14.
Global Subscription Receipt means a Subscription Receipt Certificate that is issued to and registered in the name of CDS or its nominee pursuant to Section 2.14.
Internal Procedures means in respect of the making of any one or more entries to, changes in or deletions of any one or more entries in the register at any time (including without limitation, original issuance or registration of transfer of ownership), the Subscription Receipt Agents internal procedures customary at such time for the entry, change or deletion made to be completed under the operating procedures followed at the time by the Subscription Receipt Agent.
Investor has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction means the written irrevocable direction and undertaking executed by the Corporation, to be delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to Section 3.1(d), substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 3.1(d).
Issuance Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.6(a).
LVTS means the large value electronic money transfer system operated by the Canadian Payments Association and any successor thereto.
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.
Other Investor means CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc.
Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement means the agreement among the Corporation, the Other Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent governing the terms and conditions of the subscription receipts to be issued and sold by the Corporation to the Other Investor, which agreement shall contain terms substantially identical to this Agreement.
Outside Date has the same meaning as the Outside Date under the Acquisition Agreement as in effect as of the date of this Agreement (and which includes, for greater certainty, any extension thereof in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement);
Person includes an individual, corporation, company, joint venture, association, trust, trustee, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Proceeds means an amount equal to the Subscription Price multiplied by the total number of Subscription Receipts issued to the Investor, such amount being $225,000,000.00 in aggregate.
Receiptholders or holders means the registered holders from time to time of Subscription Receipts.
Receiptholders Request means an instrument signed in one or more counterparts by Receiptholders holding in the aggregate not less than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts, requesting the Subscription Receipt Agent to take some action or proceeding specified therein.
Refund Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.6(a).
Seller means L3 Technologies, Inc.
Seller Parent means L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Sold Company means L3 Doss Aviation, Inc.
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Standard & Poors means Standard & Poors Ratings Services.
Subscription Agreement means the subscription agreement dated February 27, 2021 entered into between the Corporation and the Investor providing for the private placement by the Corporation of 7,200,000 Subscription Receipts.
Subscription Price means $31.25 per Subscription Receipt.
Subscription Proceeds Account has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1(b).
Subscription Receipt Agent means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or its successors from time to time under this Agreement.
Subscription Receipt Certificate means a certificate evidencing Subscription Receipts in the form attached as Schedule 2.2(b).
Subscription Receipts means the subscription receipts created, issued and Authenticated hereunder and from time to time outstanding, each Subscription Receipt evidencing the rights set out herein.
Termination Date means the day on which a Termination Event occurs.
Termination Event means the earliest to occur of any of:
(a) |
the Escrow Release Notice is not delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date; |
(b) |
the Corporation delivering a notice to the Investor or announcing to the public by way of press release that it has determined not to proceed with the Acquisition; or |
(c) |
the Acquisition Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. |
TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Uncertificated Subscription Receipts means Subscription Receipts that are issued by electronic delivery to CDS, or its nominee, for the purpose of being held by or on behalf of CDS.
written request of the Corporation and certificate of the Corporation mean, respectively, a written request and certificate signed by the Corporation and may consist of one or more instruments so executed.
1.2 |
Headings |
The headings, the table of contents and the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and Schedules are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
1.3 |
References |
Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement:
(a) |
references herein to Articles, Sections and Schedules are to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement; |
(b) |
hereto, herein, hereby, hereunder, hereof and similar expressions, without reference to a particular provision, refer to this Agreement; and |
(c) |
a reference to a Party refers to a party to this Agreement. |
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1.4 |
Certain Rules of Interpretation |
Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.
Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement:
(a) |
the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and |
(b) |
references to any gender shall include references to all genders. |
1.5 |
Day Not a Business Day |
In the event that any day on or before which any action is required to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be taken at or before the requisite time on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
1.6 |
Applicable Law and Attornment |
This Agreement and the Subscription Receipts shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Québec and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Québec.
1.7 |
Conflict |
In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between a provision in the body of this Agreement and in any Subscription Receipt Certificate issued hereunder, the provision in the body of this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
1.8 |
Currency |
All dollars amounts expressed in this Agreement and in the Subscription Receipts are in lawful money of Canada and all payments required to be made hereunder or thereunder shall be made in Canadian dollars.
1.9 |
Severability |
Each of the provisions in this Agreement is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the other provisions hereof.
1.10 |
Schedules |
The following Schedules attached to this Agreement form an integral part of this Agreement:
Schedule 2.2(b): |
Form of Subscription Receipt Certificate |
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Schedule 3.1(a): |
Escrow Release Notice |
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Schedule 3.1(d): |
Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction |
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ARTICLE 2
PAYMENT AND ISSUE OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
2.1 |
Payment Acknowledgement |
(a) |
The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that it is a condition of Receiptholders payments of $31.25 per Subscription Receipt that the Escrowed Funds be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 as agent and bailee on behalf of the holders of Subscription Receipts. The Corporation further acknowledges and confirms that it has and will have no interest in the Escrowed Funds or in the Earned Interest credited or received thereon until the Acquisition Closing Time. The Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain the Escrowed Funds as agent and bailee for and on behalf of the holders of Subscription Receipts and shall invest, disburse and deal with the Escrowed Funds as provided herein. |
(b) |
The Corporation has directed the Investor to deliver the Proceeds to the Subscription Receipt Agent on closing by way of electronic wire transfer and, upon receipt, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall immediately place such funds in a segregated account in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In that regard, the Subscription Receipt Agent hereby acknowledges receipt from the Investor of a wire transfer or wire transfers of funds in the aggregate amount of $225,000,000.00 in respect of the Subscription Receipts issued to the Investor pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and confirms that such funds have been deposited in a segregated account designated as the CAE Inc. GIC Sub. Receipts account (the Subscription Proceeds Account), and the Subscription Receipt Agent will retain and invest such funds solely as agent and bailee on behalf of the holders of Subscription Receipts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pending payment and release of the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of these funds, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall execute one or more separate written receipt(s) to the Investor evidencing the funds having been received. |
(c) |
The Corporation hereby: |
(i) |
acknowledges that the amount received by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to Section 2.1(b) represents payment in full by the Investor to the Subscription Receipt Agent of the Subscription Price for the 7,200,000 Subscription Receipts issued on the date hereof; and |
(ii) |
irrevocably directs the Subscription Receipt Agent to retain the amounts described in Section 2.1(b) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pending payment of the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
(d) |
The Investor has acknowledged by one or more separate written receipt(s), concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, receipt of the Global Subscription Receipt representing 7,200,000 Subscription Receipts registered in the name of CDS (or its nominee). |
2.2 |
Terms and Issue of Subscription Receipts |
(a) |
7,200,000 Subscription Receipts are hereby created and authorized to be issued. |
(b) |
Any Subscription Receipt Certificates (including all replacements issued in accordance with this Agreement) shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 2.2(b), shall bear such distinguishing letters and numbers as the Corporation may, with the approval of the Subscription Receipt Agent and CDS, prescribe, and shall be issuable in any whole number denominations. |
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(c) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent is hereby directed, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, to Authenticate, issue and deliver, at the direction of the Corporation, to the Investor a definitive Subscription Receipt Certificate in the form of a Global Subscription Receipt representing 7,200,000 Subscription Receipts issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement between the Corporation and the Investor dated February 27, 2021 registered in the name of CDS (or its nominee). |
(d) |
Upon the issue of the Subscription Receipts in accordance with Section 2.2(c), the Subscription Receipt Certificate shall have been executed by the Corporation and delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent, Authenticated by the Subscription Receipt Agent upon the written direction provided for in Section 2.2(c) and delivered by the Subscription Receipt Agent to McCarthy Tétrault LLP, for and on behalf of the Investor, without any further act of or formality on the part of the Corporation. |
(e) |
Each Subscription Receipt shall evidence: |
(i) |
(a) if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, the holders subscription for, and the right to receive, pursuant to this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt automatically at the Acquisition Closing Time, without any further action required by such holder and without payment of additional consideration, one fully paid and non-assessable Common Share, together with a Dividend Equivalent Payment, if any, less applicable withholding taxes, as set forth in Section 3.2, or (b) if a Termination Event occurs, the right of the holder to receive an amount equal to the full Subscription Price for such Subscription Receipt, together with the Earned Interest, less applicable withholding taxes, and |
(ii) |
the holders ownership interest in the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
(f) |
If a Termination Event occurs, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall pay the balance of the Escrowed Funds and any amounts received from the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.5 in accordance with Section 3.3. |
(g) |
For greater certainty, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall expressly not be a trustee of the Receiptholders hereunder and the terms of this Agreement shall not create or be construed as a trust for the benefit of the Receiptholders and, except as and subject to the terms provided herein, the Escrowed Funds shall be the property of the Receiptholders, and shall not form part of the property, estate, assets, undertaking, or effects of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
2.3 |
Fractional Subscription Receipts |
No fractional Subscription Receipts shall be issued or otherwise provided for hereunder.
2.4 |
Register for Subscription Receipts |
The Corporation hereby appoints the Subscription Receipt Agent as registrar of the Subscription Receipts, and the Corporation shall cause to be kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Designated Offices, a securities register in which shall be entered the names and addresses of holders of Subscription Receipts and the other particulars, prescribed by law, of the Subscription Receipts held by them. The Corporation shall also cause to be kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Designated Offices the register of transfers, and may also cause to be kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent, branch registers of transfers in which shall be recorded the particulars of the transfers of Subscription Receipts registered in that branch register of transfers.
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2.5 |
Registers Open for Inspection |
The registers referred to in Section 2.4 shall be open at all reasonable times during regular business hours of the Subscription Receipt Agent on a Business Day for inspection by the Corporation or any Receiptholder. The Subscription Receipt Agent shall, from time to time when requested so to do by the Corporation, furnish the Corporation with a list of the names and addresses of Receiptholders entered in the registers kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent and showing the number of Subscription Receipts held by each such holder.
2.6 |
Receiptholder not a Shareholder |
Nothing in this Agreement or in the holding of a Subscription Receipt evidenced by a Subscription Receipt Certificate or otherwise, shall confer or be construed as conferring upon a Receiptholder any right or interest whatsoever as a shareholder of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the right to vote at, to receive notice of, or to attend meetings of shareholders of the Corporation or the right to receive distributions or any continuous disclosure materials of the Corporation. Receiptholders are entitled to the rights expressly provided for in the Subscription Receipts and this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.7 |
Subscription Receipts to Rank Pari Passu |
Each Subscription Receipt shall rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Subscription Receipts issued or to be issued hereunder, whatever may be the actual date of issue of same.
2.8 |
Signing of Subscription Receipt Certificates |
The Subscription Receipt Certificates shall be signed by one or more officers of the Corporation on behalf of the Corporation. The signature of such officer(s) may be mechanically reproduced in facsimile or electronic form and Subscription Receipt Certificates bearing such facsimile or electronic signature shall, subject to Section 2.9, be binding upon the Corporation as if they had been manually signed by such officer. Notwithstanding that the Person whose manual, facsimile or electronic signature appears on any Subscription Receipt Certificate as such officer may no longer hold such position at the date of such Subscription Receipt Certificate or at the date of certification or delivery thereof, any Subscription Receipt Certificate signed as aforesaid shall, subject to Section 2.9, be valid and binding on the Corporation and the holder thereof shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
2.9 |
Authentication by the Subscription Receipt Agent |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall Authenticate Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts to be issued by the Corporation upon the written direction of the Corporation. No Subscription Receipt Certificate shall be issued or, if issued, shall be valid for any purpose or entitle the holder to the benefit hereof until it has been Authenticated by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent, and such Authentication by the Subscription Receipt Agent on any Subscription Receipt Certificate or with respect to any Uncertificated Subscription Receipt shall be conclusive evidence as against the Corporation that the Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt has been duly issued hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits hereof. |
(b) |
The Authentication of the Subscription Receipt Agent on Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts issued hereunder shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Subscription Receipt Agent as to the validity of this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts (except the Authentication thereof) and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall in no respect be liable or answerable for the use made of the Subscription Receipt Certificates or |
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Uncertificated Subscription Receipts or any of them or of the consideration therefor except as otherwise specified herein. The certification by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent on Subscription Receipt Certificates shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Subscription Receipt Agent that the said Subscription Receipt Certificates have been duly certified by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. |
2.10 |
Issue in Substitution for Subscription Receipt Certificates Lost, etc. |
(a) |
In case any Subscription Receipt Certificate shall become mutilated or be lost, destroyed or stolen, the Corporation, subject to applicable law and compliance with Section 2.10(b), shall issue, and thereupon the Subscription Receipt Agent shall certify and deliver, a new Subscription Receipt Certificate of like tenor as the one mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen in exchange for and in place of and upon cancellation of such mutilated Subscription Receipt Certificate, or in lieu of and in substitution for such lost, destroyed or stolen Subscription Receipt Certificate, and the substituted Subscription Receipt Certificate shall be in a form approved by the Subscription Receipt Agent and shall be entitled to the benefits hereof and shall rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Subscription Receipts issued or to be issued hereunder. |
(b) |
The applicant for the issue of a new Subscription Receipt Certificate pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall bear the cost of the issue thereof and in case of loss, destruction or theft shall, as a condition precedent to the issue thereof, furnish to the Corporation and to the Subscription Receipt Agent such evidence of ownership and of the loss, destruction or theft of the Subscription Receipt Certificate so lost, destroyed or stolen as shall be satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Subscription Receipt Agent in their sole discretion, and such applicant shall also be required to furnish an indemnity and surety bond in amount and form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent in their sole discretion and shall pay the reasonable charges of the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent in connection therewith. |
2.11 |
Exchange of Subscription Receipt Certificates |
(a) |
Subscription Receipt Certificates may, upon compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Subscription Receipt Agent, be exchanged for another Subscription Receipt Certificate or Subscription Receipt Certificates entitling the holder thereof to, in the aggregate, the same number of Subscription Receipts as represented by the Subscription Receipt Certificates so exchanged. |
(b) |
Subscription Receipt Certificates may be surrendered for exchange only at the Designated Offices during regular business hours of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
2.12 |
Charges for Exchange |
Except as otherwise herein provided, the Subscription Receipt Agent may charge to the holder requesting an exchange a reasonable sum for each new Subscription Receipt Certificate issued in exchange for Subscription Receipt Certificate(s). Payment of such charges and reimbursement of the Subscription Receipt Agent or the Corporation for any and all stamp taxes or governmental or other charges required to be paid shall be made by such holder as a condition precedent to such exchange.
2.13 |
Transfer and Ownership of Subscription Receipts |
(a) |
Subject to Section 2.13(d), Section 2.14, and Section 2.15 and subject to the Subscription Agreement, including Section 10.1(c) of the Subscription Agreement, there are no restrictions on the transfer of the Subscription Receipts; however, the Subscription |
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Receipts may only be transferred on the register kept at one of the Designated Offices by the holder or his legal representatives or his attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing: (i) in the case of a Subscription Receipt Certificate, surrendering to the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Designated Office the Subscription Receipt Certificates representing the Subscription Receipts to be transferred; and (ii) in the case of Uncertificated Subscription Receipts, in accordance with procedures prescribed by CDS under the Book-Entry Only System. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of Subscription Receipts at one of the Designated Offices, the Corporation shall in the case of Subscription Receipt Certificates, issue and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall Authenticate and deliver, in accordance with its Internal Procedures, a new Subscription Receipt Certificate and in the case of Uncertificated Subscription Receipts, the Subscription Receipt Agent will confirm the electronic deposit in accordance with procedures prescribed by CDS in the Book-Entry Only System, in each case of like tenor and in the name of the designated transferee. If less than all the Subscription Receipts evidenced by the Subscription Receipt Certificate(s) so surrendered are transferred, the transferor shall be entitled to receive, in the same manner, a new Subscription Receipt Certificate registered in his name evidencing the Subscription Receipts not transferred; however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13(a), Subscription Receipts shall only be transferred upon: |
(i) |
payment to the Subscription Receipt Agent of a reasonable sum for each new Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt issued upon such transfer, and reimbursement of the Subscription Receipt Agent or the Corporation for any and all stamp taxes or governmental or other charges required to be paid in respect of such transfer; and |
(ii) |
such reasonable requirements as the Subscription Receipt Agent may prescribe, |
and all such transfers shall be duly noted in the register for Subscription Receipts maintained pursuant to Section 2.4 by the Subscription Receipt Agent.
(b) |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall deem and treat the registered owner of any Subscription Receipt as the beneficial owner thereof for all purposes and neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. |
(c) |
The transfer register in respect of Subscription Receipts shall be closed at 5:00 p.m. (local time) at the Designated Office, on the earlier to occur of the Acquisition Closing Date and the Termination Date (subject to settlement). |
(d) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall promptly advise the Corporation of any requested transfer of Subscription Receipts. The Corporation shall be entitled, and may direct the Subscription Receipt Agent, to refuse to recognize any transfer, or enter the name of any transferee, of any Subscription Receipts on the registers referred to in this Article 2, if such transfer would constitute a violation of the securities laws of any jurisdiction or the rules, regulations or policies of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction. |
(e) |
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law and subject to Section 2.14, a Receiptholder shall be entitled to the rights and privileges attaching to the Subscription Receipts as expressly set forth herein. Either the issue and delivery of Common Shares and the payment of any Dividend Equivalent Payment, as provided in Section 3.2, or the payment of the Subscription Price and such Receiptholders pro rata portion of the aggregate of any Earned Interest, as provided in Section 3.3, all in accordance with the terms and conditions herein contained, shall discharge all responsibilities of the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent with respect to such Subscription Receipts and neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be bound to inquire |
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into the title of a Receiptholder or a transferee of Subscription Receipts who surrenders a Subscription Receipt Certificate. |
2.14 |
Global Subscription Receipts |
(a) |
Subject to Section 2.14(b): |
(i) |
Subscription Receipt Certificates will only be issued in the form of a Global Subscription Receipt certificate, which will be registered in the name of and deposited with CDS or its nominee; |
(ii) |
owners of the beneficial interests in the Subscription Receipts shall not be entitled to have Subscription Receipts registered in their names, shall not receive or be entitled to receive Subscription Receipt Certificates in definitive form and shall not be considered owners or holders thereof under this Agreement or any supplemental agreement; |
(iii) |
beneficial interests in Global Subscription Receipts will be represented only through the Book-Entry Only System and, subject to applicable law or unless otherwise requested by CDS, will be issued in uncertificated form; |
(iv) |
all Subscription Receipts issued electronically to CDS in uncertificated form through the uncertificated inventory system of CDS will be evidenced by a book position on the register of holders to be maintained by the Subscription Receipt Agent in accordance with Section 2.4; |
(v) |
transfers of Subscription Receipts between Book-Entry Participants shall occur in accordance with CDS rules and procedures; |
(vi) |
all references herein to actions by, notices given or payments made to Receiptholders shall, refer to actions taken by, or notices given or payments made to, CDS on instruction from the Book-Entry Participants in accordance with CDS rules and procedures; |
(vii) |
in respect of any provision hereof requiring or permitting actions with the consent of or at the direction of Receiptholders evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate Subscription Receipts outstanding, such direction or consent shall be given by Beneficial Holders acting through CDS and the Book-Entry Participants owning Subscription Receipts evidencing the requisite percentage of the Subscription Receipts; |
(viii) |
the rights of a Beneficial Holder whose Subscription Receipts are held through CDS shall be exercised only through CDS and the Book-Entry Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such holders and CDS and the Book-Entry Participants upon instructions from the Book-Entry Participants; |
(ix) |
each of the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Corporation may deal with CDS for all purposes (including the making of payments) as the authorized representative of the respective Beneficial Holders and such dealing with CDS shall constitute satisfaction or performance, as applicable, of their respective obligations hereunder; |
(x) |
if any notice or other communication is required to be given to Beneficial Holders, the Subscription Receipt Agent will give such notices and communications to CDS; |
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provided that:
(xi) |
neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent nor any agent thereof shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspects of the records relating to or payments made by CDS on account of the beneficial interests in the Subscription Receipts or for any advice or representation made or given by CDS or any action to be taken by CDS on its own direction or at the direction of any Book-Entry Participant; and |
(xii) |
nothing herein shall prevent Beneficial Holders from voting such Subscription Receipts using duly executed proxies in accordance with the requirements of CDS and of applicable laws. |
(b) |
In the event that: |
(i) |
CDS resigns, is removed from its responsibility as depository, or ceases to be a clearing agency or otherwise ceases to be eligible to be a depository and the Corporation is unable or does not wish to locate a qualified successor; |
(ii) |
the Book-Entry Only System is terminated; or |
(iii) |
the Corporation so instructs the Subscription Receipt Agent in writing; |
CDS shall surrender each Global Subscription Receipt to the Subscription Receipt Agent with instructions for registration of Subscription Receipts in the name and in the amount specified by CDS and the Corporation shall issue and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall certify and deliver the aggregate number of Subscription Receipts then outstanding in the form of definitive Subscription Receipt Certificates representing such Subscription Receipts, the whole in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13, mutatis mutandis.
2.15 |
Resale Restrictions and Legends |
The Subscription Receipts will be issued in Canada pursuant to exemptions from prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws and the Subscription Receipt Certificates representing each Subscription Receipt issued to a person in Canada (and certificates issued in exchange for or substitution of any Subscription Receipt) or transferred to a person in Canada shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 2.2(b) and, until such time as no longer required by applicable law, shall bear a legend to the following effect:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JULY 5, 2021.
Any certificate evidencing the Common Shares issued upon exchange of the Subscription Receipts on or prior to the date that is four (4) months and a day from the date hereof shall bear the following legend:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JULY 5, 2021.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (TSX); HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT GOOD DELIVERY IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.
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ARTICLE 3
ESCROW RELEASE, SATISFACTION OF ISSUANCE RIGHT
OR TERMINATION PAYMENT RIGHT
3.1 |
Escrow Release Notice |
(a) |
If the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently therewith and the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date, the Corporation shall deliver the Escrow Release Notice to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor. |
(b) |
Forthwith upon receipt of the Escrow Release Notice, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall release the Escrowed Funds to or at the direction of the Corporation, minus the amount required to make the aggregate payments set forth in Section 3.2(b), which amount shall be set out in the Escrow Release Notice (provided that such amount will continue to be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and such retained amount shall be retained first from any Earned Interest on the Escrowed Funds and any remaining balance in respect thereof shall be retained from the Escrowed Funds). |
(c) |
The Escrow Release Notice may be delivered up to one (1) Business Day prior to the scheduled Acquisition Closing Time, provided that if the Escrowed Funds are released pursuant to an Escrow Release Notice and the Acquisition Closing Time does not occur within one (1) Business Day of such release, the Corporation will cause such Escrowed Funds to be returned to the Subscription Receipt Agent as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, and the Escrowed Funds will continue to be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, pending receipt of another Escrow Release Notice or the occurrence of a Termination Event. |
(d) |
If the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Corporation shall forthwith cause the Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction to be delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent. The Corporation shall promptly issue the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Subscription Receipts, and the Corporation shall deliver the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Subscription Receipts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any case, make such delivery within three (3) Business Days following the Acquisition Closing Date. |
(e) |
Any Escrow Release Notice or Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be received by the Subscription Receipt Agent no later than 9:00 a.m. (Montréal time) on the day on which the funds are to be released or shares issued. Any Escrow Release Notice or Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction received by the Subscription Receipt Agent after 9:00 a.m. (Montréal time) or received on a non-Business Day shall be deemed to have been given prior to 9:00 a.m. (Montréal time) on the next Business Day. |
(f) |
On the Acquisition Closing Date, the Corporation shall issue a press release confirming the Acquisition Closing Date has occurred and setting out the date on which the transfer register for the Subscription Receipts closed, and that the underlying Common Shares have been issued through the facilities of CDS in accordance with Section 3.2. |
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3.2 |
Issue of Common Shares and Payment Thereon |
(a) |
If the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event and Common Shares are issued in accordance with Section 3.1(d), such Common Shares shall be and shall be deemed to be issued to the Receiptholder in accordance with the right of such holder to receive Common Shares as described in Section 2.2(e)(i) (which right shall be and shall be deemed to be irrevocably exercised on the delivery of the Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction as provided in Section 3.1(d)) and such Common Shares shall be deemed to be issued at the Acquisition Closing Time, notwithstanding that a certificate or a Book-Entry Only System customer confirmation therefor may not yet have been issued or entered, as the case may be, and the Persons to whom such Common Shares are to be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have become the holders of record of such Common Shares at the Acquisition Closing Time. |
(b) |
If the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event and Common Shares are issued in accordance with Section 3.1(d), a Receiptholder shall be entitled to, from and after the Acquisition Closing Time, but shall receive no earlier than on the third (3rd) Business Day following the Acquisition Closing Date, an amount in cash in respect of each of such holders Subscription Receipts equal to a Dividend Equivalent Payment, if any, less applicable withholding taxes, provided that to the extent that this amount, if any, includes amounts in respect of Common Share Dividends for which any Common Share Dividend Record Date has occurred but which has not yet been paid, such amount shall not be payable to holders, unless the Corporation otherwise elects, until the date such Common Share Dividends are paid to shareholders of the Corporation; and provided further that any applicable portion of a Dividend Equivalent Payment shall be satisfied by the Subscription Receipt Agent no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the Acquisition Closing Date or the date Common Share Dividends are paid to shareholders of the Corporation, as applicable. Such Dividend Equivalent Payments shall first be paid by way of a pro rata share of any Earned Interest, and any remaining balance shall be paid out of the Escrowed Funds as a refund of a portion of the Subscription Price for each Subscription Receipt held. |
(c) |
Effective immediately after the Common Shares have been issued as contemplated in Sections 3.1(d) and 3.2(a), and any Dividend Equivalent Payment due has been paid to Receiptholders as contemplated in Section 3.2(b), the Subscription Receipts relating thereto shall be void and of no value or effect. |
(d) |
The obligation to make the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3.2(b) shall be satisfied by mailing or delivering payment therefor by cheque or wire transfer or, in respect of all payments in excess of $25,000,000 (or such other amount as determined from time to time by the Canadian Payments Association or any successor thereto) by the use of the LVTS, to the Receiptholder at its registered address. So long as CDS is the sole registered Receiptholder, all payments of the amounts specified in Section 3.2(b) shall be satisfied by LVTS. If payment is made by cheque, such cheque shall be forwarded to the Receiptholder at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which the payment is to be made. If payment is made by wire transfer or LVTS, it shall be made by noon (Montréal time) on the date on which the payment is to be made. The mailing of such cheque or the making of such payment by wire transfer or LVTS shall, to the extent of the sum represented thereby, plus the amount of any taxes withheld, satisfy and discharge the obligations of the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Corporation to the amounts specified in Section 3.2(b), unless (i) in the case of payment by cheque, such cheque is not paid at par on presentation and (ii) in the case of payment by wire transfer, such wire transfer is not actually received by the Receiptholder. In either such case and upon receiving confirmatory evidence thereof, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be obligated to immediately rectify such non-payment such that full payment is made to, and received by, the Receiptholders. |
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(e) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall be entitled to, or shall direct CDS to, deduct and withhold from any amount payable to Receiptholders pursuant to Section 3.2(b) such amount as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS is required or entitled to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any provisions of provincial, state, local or foreign tax law, in each case, as amended or succeeded and subject to the provisions of any applicable income tax treaty between Canada and the place where the Receiptholder is resident (provided such documentary evidence of entitlement to the benefits of such treaty as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS may reasonably request is timely provided). To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Receiptholder, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted in accordance with applicable law to the applicable taxing authority. |
(f) |
Upon the mailing or delivery of any cheque, wire transfer or LVTS as provided in Section 3.2(d) (and provided such cheque has been honoured for payment, if presented for payment within six (6) months of the date thereof) all rights evidenced by the Subscription Receipts relating thereto shall be satisfied and such Subscription Receipts shall be void and of no value or effect. Any Escrowed Funds, interest or other monies held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant hereto after the cheque, wire transfer or LVTS for the amount specified in Section 3.2(b) has been mailed or delivered, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Corporation as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and in any event within three Business Days, provided that the Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain sufficient Escrowed Funds to satisfy any cheques so mailed or delivered. |
3.3 |
Payment on Termination |
(a) |
If a Termination Event occurs, then: |
(i) |
the Corporation shall forthwith notify the Subscription Receipt Agent thereof and shall issue a press release setting forth the occurrence of the Termination Event; |
(ii) |
the Receiptholders subscription for, and right to receive, pursuant to this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt, a Common Share evidenced by each Subscription Receipt, shall be automatically terminated and cancelled and each Receiptholder shall be entitled to receive only, no later than on the third (3rd) Business Day following the Termination Event: |
(A) |
a payment in the amount of $31.25 in respect of each of such holders Subscription Receipts; and |
(B) |
such holders pro rata portion of the aggregate of any Earned Interest, less applicable withholding taxes; |
(iii) |
if the Escrowed Funds in the Subscription Proceeds Account are not sufficient to meet the payment required by Section 3.3(a)(ii), the Subscription Receipt Agent shall only make payments under Section 3.3(a)(ii) to the extent of the monies available in the Subscription Proceeds Account in accordance with Section 3.3(a)(ii) and promptly upon receipt of such additional monies as are provided by the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.5. The Subscription Receipt Agent agrees to cause any amounts payable to the holders of Subscription Receipts pursuant to this Section 3.3 to be paid no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the Termination Date; and |
(iv) |
Subscription Receipt registers shall be closed at the close of business on the Termination Date. |
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(b) |
The obligation to make the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii) shall be satisfied by mailing or delivering payment therefor by cheque or wire transfer or, in respect of all payments in excess of $25,000,000 (or such other amount as determined from time to time by the Canadian Payments Association or any successor thereto) by the use of the LVTS, to the Receiptholder at its registered address. So long as CDS is the sole registered Receiptholder, all payments of the amounts specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii) shall be satisfied by LVTS. If payment is made by cheque, such cheque shall be forwarded to the Receiptholder at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which the payment is to be made. If payment is made by wire transfer or LVTS, it shall be made by noon (Montréal time) on the date on which the payment is to be made. The mailing of such cheque or the making of such payment by wire transfer or LVTS shall, to the extent of the sum represented thereby, plus the amount of any taxes withheld, satisfy and discharge the obligations of the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Corporation to pay the amounts specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii), unless (i) in the case of payment by cheque, such cheque is not paid at par on presentation and (ii) in the case of payment by wire transfer, such wire transfer is not actually received by the Receiptholder. In either such case and upon receiving confirmatory evidence thereof, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be obligated to immediately rectify such non-payment such that full payment is made to, and received by, the Receiptholders. |
(c) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall be entitled to, or shall direct CDS to, deduct and withhold from any amount payable to Receiptholders pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(ii) such amount as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS is required or entitled to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any provisions of provincial, state, local or foreign tax law, in each case, as amended or succeeded and subject to the provisions of any applicable income tax treaty between Canada and the place where the Receiptholder is resident (provided such documentary evidence of entitlement to the benefits of such treaty as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS may reasonably request is timely provided). To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Receiptholder, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted in accordance with applicable law to the applicable taxing authority. |
(d) |
Upon the mailing or delivery of any cheque, wire transfer or LVTS as provided in Section 3.3(b) (and provided such cheque has been honoured for payment, if presented for payment within six months of the date thereof) all rights evidenced by the Subscription Receipts relating thereto shall be satisfied and such Subscription Receipts shall be void and of no value or effect. Any Escrowed Funds, interest or other monies held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant hereto after the cheque, wire transfer or LVTS for the amount specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii) has been mailed or delivered, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Corporation as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, provided that the Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain sufficient Escrowed Funds to satisfy any cheques so mailed or delivered. |
3.4 |
Cancellation of Surrendered Subscription Receipt Certificates |
All Subscription Receipt Certificates surrendered to the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.11, 2.13 and 6.1 shall be returned to or received by the Subscription Receipt Agent for cancellation and, if required by the Corporation, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall furnish the Corporation with a cancellation certificate identifying the Subscription Receipt Certificates so cancelled and the number of Subscription Receipts evidenced thereby.
3.5 |
Additional Payments by the Corporation |
The Corporation shall, no later than one (1) Business Day before the date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to Section 3.3, pay to the Subscription Receipt Agent, as agent and bailee
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on behalf of the Receiptholders, such amount, if any, as will be sufficient, when combined with the portion of the Escrowed Funds available for such payment, to allow the Subscription Receipt Agent to pay in full the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.3.
3.6 |
Claim against the Corporation |
(a) |
Pursuant to this Agreement, Receiptholders have a claim against the Corporation to be issued one Common Share (subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5.1 of this Agreement) for each Subscription Receipt held plus any Dividend Equivalent Payment, less applicable withholding taxes if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event (the Issuance Right) or, if the Termination Date occurs, to be reimbursed an amount equal to the Subscription Price for each Subscription Receipt held by the Receiptholder plus an amount equal to the Earned Interest thereon less applicable withholding taxes (the Refund Right). |
(b) |
Until the Issuance Right or the Refund Right arises, Receiptholders will not be entitled to assert a claim against the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.6(a) unless, prior to the date on which the Issuance Right or the Refund Right, as the case may be, has been satisfied: |
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the Corporation makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or any proceeding is instituted by the Corporation seeking relief on its behalf as a debtor or to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent or seeking liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or seeking appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian or similar official for it or any substantial part of its property and assets or the Corporation takes any action to authorize any of the actions set forth above; or |
(ii) |
the Corporation shall be declared bankrupt, or a receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian or similar official shall be appointed for the Corporation or any substantial part of the property or assets of the Corporation or distress or execution of any similar process is levied or enforced on such property or assets and remains unsatisfied for such period as would permit such property or such part thereof to be sold thereunder, in which events the Refund Right shall be deemed to have occurred and the Receiptholders shall be entitled to payment of the amounts payable according to Section 3.3. |
ARTICLE 4
INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST
4.1 |
Investment of Proceeds |
(a) |
Until released in accordance with this Agreement, the Escrowed Funds shall be kept segregated in the records of the Subscription Receipt Agent and shall be invested in interest-bearing or discount debt obligations denominated in Canadian dollars issued or guaranteed by the Government of Canada or a province of Canada or a Canadian chartered bank provided that such obligation is rated at least R1 (middle), in respect of short-term obligations, or A, in respect of long-term obligations, by DBRS Inc. or a similar rating service or such other investments that the Subscription Receipt Agent is able to effect, and as directed jointly in writing by the Corporation and the Investor. Such written direction to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be provided no later than 10:00 a.m. (Montréal time) on the day on which the investment is to be made. Any written direction received by the Subscription Receipt Agent after 10:00 a.m. or on a day which is not a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given prior to 10:00 a.m. on the next succeeding Business Day. The Corporation and the Investor hereby jointly direct the |
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Subscription Receipt Agent that when not so invested, any cash balances constituting part or all of the Escrowed Funds shall be kept segregated in the records of the Subscription Receipt Agent and shall be deposited in one or more non-interest bearing trust accounts to be maintained by the Subscription Receipt Agent in the name of the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Bank of Nova Scotia (the Bank), provided that such bank maintains an issuer credit rating from Standard & Poors of at least A (an Approved Rating). The Subscription Receipt Agent shall withdraw, as soon as reasonably practicable, any cash balances constituting part or all of the Escrowed Funds that may then be deposited with the Bank if the Subscription Receipt Agent has received notice from the Corporation that the Bank fails to so qualify at any time, and re-deposit such amount with one or more other Canadian Schedule I banks that have an Approved Rating at such time. |
(b) |
All Earned Interest received from the investment of the Escrowed Funds shall be credited to, and shall become a part of, the Escrowed Funds (and any bank charges and similar fees as well as losses, if any, on such investments shall be debited to the Escrowed Funds). |
(c) |
All Escrowed Funds held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent solely as agent and bailee on behalf of the Receiptholders, and for certainty shall not form part of the property, estate, assets, undertaking or effects of the Subscription Receipt Agent. The delivery of the Escrowed Funds to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not give rise to a debtor-creditor or other similar relationship between the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Receiptholders. |
(d) |
The Escrowed Funds held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to this Agreement are the sole risk of the Receiptholders, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Escrowed Funds which may result from any investments (including any deposits) made pursuant to this Section 4.1, and any credit or other losses on any investments liquidated or sold prior to maturity. Each of the Corporation and the Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Subscription Receipt Agent acts prudently in depositing the Escrowed Funds at the Bank, and that the Subscription Receipt Agent is not required to make any further inquiries in respect of any such bank. |
(e) |
The Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent acknowledge and agree that for all income tax purposes the Investor shall be regarded as the owner of the Escrowed Funds at all times prior to the Acquisition Closing Date or the Termination Date, as applicable. The Corporation and the Investor agree to provide the Subscription Receipt Agent with their certified tax identification number and others forms, documents and information that the Subscription Receipt Agent may request in order to fulfill any tax reporting function. The Subscription Receipt Agent shall cause all information returns, slips and all other tax filings required to be prepared in respect to the Earned Interest as prescribed by applicable law. |
4.2 |
Segregation of Proceeds |
The Escrowed Funds received by the Subscription Receipt Agent and any other securities or other investments received by the Subscription Receipt Agent on the investment or reinvestment of such Escrowed Funds, shall be received by the Subscription Receipt Agent solely as agent and bailee on behalf of the Receiptholders, and shall be segregated and kept apart by the Subscription Receipt Agent from any assets of the Subscription Receipt Agent or held by the Subscription Receipt Agent for Persons who are not Parties.
4.3 |
Third Party Interest |
The Corporation hereby represents to the Subscription Receipt Agent that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any account to be opened by, or interest to be held by, the Subscription Receipt
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Agent, in connection with this Agreement, for or to the credit of the Corporation, is not intended to be used by or on behalf of any third party.
ARTICLE 5
ADJUSTMENTS
5.1 |
Adjustments |
The rights attached to Subscription Receipts may be subject to adjustment from time to time in the events and in the manner provided as follows, subject to all applicable regulatory and stock exchange approvals:
(a) |
Common Share Reorganization. If, at any time after the date hereof and before the Acquisition Closing Date, the Corporation subdivides, redivides or changes its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares or reduces, combines or consolidates its outstanding Common Shares into a lesser number of Common Shares, or issues Common Shares to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares by way of a stock distribution, stock dividend or otherwise (any of such events being called a Common Share Reorganization), then the number of underlying Common Shares with respect to each Subscription Receipt shall be adjusted as of the record date at which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Common Share Reorganization by multiplying the number of underlying Common Shares theretofore obtainable immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date after giving effect to such Common Share Reorganization and the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date before giving effect to such Common Share Reorganization. |
(b) |
Capital Reorganization. If, at any time after the date hereof and before the Acquisition Closing Date, there is a reclassification of Common Shares at any time outstanding or a change of the Common Shares into other shares or into other securities (other than a Common Share Reorganization), or a consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger of the Corporation with or into any corporation or other entity (other than a consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger which does not result in any reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or a change of the Common Shares into other shares or into other securities), or a transfer of the undertaking or assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to another entity, or if a record date for any of the foregoing events occurs, (any of such events being herein called a Capital Reorganization), any Receiptholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive Common Shares pursuant to Subscription Receipts then held after the record date or effective date of such Capital Reorganization will be entitled to receive, and will accept for the same aggregate consideration, in lieu of the number of Common Shares to which such Receiptholder was otherwise entitled, the aggregate number of shares, units, warrants, other securities or other property which such Receiptholder would have been entitled to receive as a result of such Capital Reorganization if, on the effective date of such Capital Reorganization, the Receiptholder had been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which such Receiptholder was theretofore entitled with respect to the Subscription Receipts. If determined appropriate by the Corporation, acting reasonably, appropriate adjustments will be made as a result of any such Capital Reorganization in the application of the provisions set forth in this Article 5 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Receiptholders to the extent that the provisions set forth in this Article 5 will thereafter correspondingly be made applicable as nearly as may be reasonable in relation to any securities or property thereafter deliverable pursuant to the terms of any Subscription Receipt. Any such adjustments will be made by and set forth in terms and conditions supplemental hereto approved by the Corporation, acting reasonably, and, |
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absent manifest error, will for all purposes be conclusively deemed to be the appropriate adjustment. |
(c) |
Special Distributions. If at any time after the date hereof and before the Acquisition Closing Date, the Corporation issues or distributes to the holders of all or substantially all of the outstanding Common Shares, securities of the Corporation, including rights, options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares or property or assets, including evidences of indebtedness, and other than as a result of a Common Share Reorganization or a Capital Reorganization, or a record date for any of the foregoing events occurs, there will be an appropriate adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to Subscription Receipts or, at the option of the Corporation, such securities, property or assets may be issued to the Subscription Receipt Agent and delivered to the Receiptholders and, for the same aggregate consideration payable, if any, in addition to the number of Common Shares to which such Receiptholder was theretofore entitled, the Receiptholder will be entitled to receive such securities, property or assets as if on the record date at which holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose thereof, such Receiptholder had been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which the Receiptholder was then entitled. |
(d) |
The adjustments provided for in this Section 5.1 are cumulative and shall apply (without duplication) to successive subdivisions, consolidations, changes, distributions, issues or other events resulting in adjustment under the provisions of this Section 5.1. |
(e) |
If the Corporation, after the date hereof, takes any action affecting the Common Shares, other than the actions described in this Section 5.1, which, in the reasonable opinion of the directors of the Corporation, would materially affect the rights of the Receiptholders or the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts, then the number of Common Shares which are to be received pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be adjusted in such manner, if any, and at such time as the directors of the Corporation may, in their discretion but subject, for greater certainty, to the prior approval of the TSX and the NYSE, reasonably determine to be equitable to the Receiptholders in such circumstances, taking into account, amongst other things, the position of such Receiptholders if they had been the registered holders of the Common Shares to which they were theretofore entitled. |
5.2 |
No Adjustment |
(a) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Agreement in the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts upon the issue of Common Shares pursuant to any share option plan, share purchase plan, dividend reinvestment plan, restricted share unit plan, performance share unit plan or other incentive plan in force from time to time for officers, directors, employees, consultants or shareholders of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, in connection with the Acquisition and the financing thereof (including, for greater certainty, in respect of any subscription receipts or Common Shares issued to the Other Investor), or pursuant to any agreement (including any loan agreement), share option, warrant or other right (including anti-dilution or preemptive rights) to receive or purchase Common Shares granted by the Corporation prior to the date of this Agreement and no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Agreement in the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts further to purchases of Common Shares by the Corporation under a normal course issuer bid. |
(b) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, no adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be required unless the adjustment would result in a change of at least 0.01% of the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts, provided, however, that any adjustments that, except for the provisions of this Section 5.2(b) would otherwise have |
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been required to be made, shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. |
(c) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, no adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be made in respect of any events described in Article 5 if the holders of the Subscription Receipts are entitled to participate in the events on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as if the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of their Subscription Receipts had been automatically issued immediately prior to the effective date or record date of the events. For greater certainty, any such participation by Receiptholders in situations described in this Section 5.2(c) shall be subject to the approval of the TSX and the NYSE. |
(d) |
If the Corporation shall set a record date to determine the holders of Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive any distribution or any subscription or purchase rights in accordance with Article 5 and shall, thereafter, legally abandon its plans to pay or deliver the distribution or subscription or purchase rights, then no adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be required by reason of the setting of the record date. |
5.3 |
Determination by Corporations Auditors |
In the event of any question arising with respect to the adjustments provided for in this Article 5, such question shall be conclusively determined by the Corporations auditors or other independent auditors agreed upon by the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent, who shall have access to all necessary records of the Corporation, and such determination (absent manifest error) shall be binding upon the Corporation, the Subscription Receipt Agent, all Receiptholders and all other persons interested therein.
5.4 |
Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment |
As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment in the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts, the Corporation shall take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of Counsel, be necessary to ensure that the Corporation may validly and legally issue, as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, all of the Common Shares which the holders of such Subscription Receipts are entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Receipt, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
5.5 |
Certificate of Adjustment |
The Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any event which requires an adjustment or readjustment as provided in this Article 5, deliver a certificate of the Corporation to the Subscription Receipt Agent specifying the nature of the event requiring such adjustment or readjustment and the amount of the adjustment or readjustment necessitated thereby and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.
5.6 |
Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent |
Except as provided in Section 9.1, the Subscription Receipt Agent:
(a) |
shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Receiptholder to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment contemplated by Section 5.1, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same; |
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(b) |
shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any Common Shares or of any shares or other securities or property which may at any time be issued or delivered pursuant to the terms of any Subscription Receipt; and |
(c) |
shall not be responsible for any failure of the Corporation to make any payment or to issue, transfer or deliver Common Shares or certificates representing Common Shares upon the surrender of any Subscription Receipts for the purpose of the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to their terms or to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Article 5. |
ARTICLE 6
RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND COVENANTS
6.1 |
Optional Purchases by the Corporation |
Subject to applicable law, the Corporation may from time to time purchase by private contract or otherwise any of the Subscription Receipts.
6.2 |
General Covenants |
(a) |
The Corporation covenants with the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor that so long as any Subscription Receipts remain outstanding: |
(i) |
it will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain its existence; |
(ii) |
it will make all requisite filings under applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including those necessary to remain a reporting issuer not in default in each of the provinces of Canada; |
(iii) |
it will promptly announce by press release the occurrence of the Acquisition Closing Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 3.1(f) or Section 3.3(a)(i), as the case may be; |
(iv) |
generally, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform and carry out all of the acts or things to be done by it as provided in this Agreement; |
(v) |
it will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Common Shares for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy its obligations to issue Common Shares upon exchange of the Subscription Receipts; |
(vi) |
it will cause the Common Shares from time to time acquired upon exchange of the Subscription Receipts to be duly issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares and delivered in accordance with the Subscription Receipts and the terms hereof; |
(vii) |
it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Common Shares continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NYSE; and |
(viii) |
with respect to any notices to be given or other acts to be performed or which may be given or performed by any Investor under or pursuant to this Agreement, it shall provide to the Investor in a timely manner all such information and documents as the Investor may reasonably request and is within the knowledge or control of the Corporation in order to verify the factual circumstances relating to such notices or acts and, if requested, such information shall be certified correct by the Corporation. |
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6.3 |
Subscription Receipt Agents Remuneration, Expenses and Indemnification |
(a) |
The Corporation covenants that it will pay to the Subscription Receipt Agent from time to time reasonable remuneration for its services hereunder and will pay or reimburse the Subscription Receipt Agent upon receipt of an invoice for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Subscription Receipt Agent in the administration or execution of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the disbursements of its counsel and all other advisers and assistants not regularly in its employ) both before any default hereunder and thereafter until all duties of the Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder shall be finally and fully performed, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise out of or result from the Subscription Receipt Agents negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith. Any amount owing hereunder and remaining unpaid after 30 days from the invoice date will bear interest at the then current rate charged by the Subscription Receipt Agent against unpaid invoices and shall be payable on demand. This Section 6.3(a) shall survive the resignation of the Subscription Receipt Agent and/or the termination of this Agreement. |
(b) |
The Corporation hereby indemnifies and saves harmless the Subscription Receipt Agent and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, losses, costs, claims, actions, demands, suits, proceedings, damages, charges, assessments, judgments and expenses (including reasonable expert consultant and legal fees and disbursements on a solicitor and client basis) whatsoever which may be brought against the Subscription Receipt Agent or which it may suffer or incur as a result or arising out of the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, save only in the event of the negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith of the Subscription Receipt Agent. It is understood and agreed that this indemnification shall survive the termination or the discharge of this Agreement or the resignation or replacement of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
6.4 |
Performance of Covenants by Subscription Receipt Agent |
If the Corporation shall fail to perform any of its covenants contained in this Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agent may notify the Receiptholders of such failure on the part of the Corporation or may itself perform any of the said covenants capable of being performed by it, but shall be under no obligation to perform said covenants or to notify the Receiptholders of such performance by it. All sums expended or advanced by the Subscription Receipt Agent in so doing shall be repayable as provided in Section 6.3. No such performance, expenditure or advance by the Subscription Receipt Agent shall relieve the Corporation of any default hereunder or of its continuing obligations under the covenants contained herein.
6.5 |
Accounting |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall maintain accurate books, records and accounts of the transactions effected or controlled by the Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder and the receipt, investment, reinvestment and disbursement of the Proceeds, and shall provide to the Corporation records and statements thereof at least once per month and otherwise periodically on written request. The Corporation shall have the right to audit any such books, records, accounts and statements.
6.6 |
Payments by Subscription Receipt Agent |
In the event that any funds to be disbursed by the Subscription Receipt Agent in accordance herewith are received by the Subscription Receipt Agent in the form of an uncertified cheque or cheques, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be entitled to delay the time for disbursement of such funds hereunder until such uncertified cheque or cheques have cleared in the ordinary course by the financial institution upon which the same are drawn. The Subscription Receipt Agent will disburse monies according to this Agreement only to the extent that monies have been deposited with it.
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6.7 |
Anti-Money Laundering and Privacy |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason whatsoever, the Subscription Receipt Agent, in its sole judgment, acting reasonably, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist legislation or economic sanctions legislation, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Subscription Receipt Agent, in its sole judgment, acting reasonably, determine at any time that its acting under this Agreement has resulted in its being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist legislation or economic sanctions legislation, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the right to resign on 10 days prior written notice sent to the Corporation hereby provided that: |
(i) |
the Subscription Receipt Agents written notice shall describe the circumstances of such non-compliance; and |
(ii) |
that if such circumstances are rectified to the Subscription Receipt Agents satisfaction within such 10 day period, then such resignation shall not be effective. |
(b) |
Each Party acknowledges that the Subscription Receipt Agent may, in the course of providing services hereunder, collect or receive financial and other personal information about such Parties and/or their representatives, as individuals, or about other individuals related to the subject matter hereof, and use such information for the following purposes: |
(i) |
to provide the services required under this Agreement and other services that may be requested from time to time; |
(ii) |
to help the Subscription Receipt Agent manage its servicing relationships with such individuals; |
(iii) |
to meet the Subscription Receipt Agents legal and regulatory requirements; and |
(iv) |
if Social Insurance Numbers are collected by the Subscription Receipt Agent, to perform tax reporting and to assist in verification of an individuals identity for security purposes. |
Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the Subscription Receipt Agent may receive, collect, use and disclose personal information provided to it or acquired by it in the course of this Agreement for the purposes described above and, generally, in the manner and on the terms described in its Privacy Code, which the Subscription Receipt Agent shall make available on its website, www.computershare.com, or upon request, including revisions thereto. The Subscription Receipt Agent may transfer personal information to other companies in or outside of Canada that provide data processing and storage or other support in order to facilitate the services it provides.
Further, each Party agrees that it shall not provide or cause to be provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent any personal information relating to an individual who is not a party to this Agreement unless that party has assured itself that such individual understands and has consented to the aforementioned uses and disclosures.
6.8 |
Regulatory Matters |
The Corporation shall file all such documents, notices and certificates and take such steps and do such things as may be necessary under applicable securities laws to permit the issuance of the Common Shares in the circumstances contemplated by Section 3.2(a) such that such issuance will comply with the prospectus and registration requirements of applicable securities laws.
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ARTICLE 7
ENFORCEMENT
7.1 |
Suits by Receiptholders |
All or any of the rights conferred upon any Receiptholder by any of the terms of the Subscription Receipt Certificates or of this Agreement, or of both, may be enforced by the Receiptholder by appropriate proceedings but without prejudice to the right which is hereby conferred on the Subscription Receipt Agent to proceed in its own name to enforce each and all of the provisions contained herein as agent on behalf of the Receiptholders.
7.2 |
Immunity of Shareholders, etc. |
The Subscription Receipt Agent and, by the acceptance of the Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Subscription Receipts, the Receiptholders hereby waive and release any right, cause of action or remedy now or hereafter existing in any jurisdiction against any past, present or future shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any successor entity for the issue of the Common Shares pursuant to any Subscription Receipt or on any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty by the Corporation contained herein or in the Subscription Receipt Certificate(s).
7.3 |
Limitation of Liability |
The obligations hereunder are not personally binding on, nor shall resort hereunder be had to, the private property of any of the past, present or future shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation or any successor entity, but only the property of the Corporation or any successor entity shall be bound in respect hereof.
ARTICLE 8
MEETINGS OF RECEIPTHOLDERS
8.1 |
Right to Convene Meetings |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may at any time and from time to time, and shall on receipt of a written request of the Corporation or of a Receiptholders Request and upon being funded and indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Corporation or by the Receiptholders signing such Receiptholders Request against the cost which may be incurred in connection with the calling and holding of such meeting, convene a meeting of the Receiptholders. In the event of the Subscription Receipt Agent failing to so convene a meeting within 10 days after receipt of such written request of the Corporation or such Receiptholders Request and indemnity given as aforesaid, the Corporation or such Receiptholders, as the case may be, may convene such meeting. Every such meeting shall be held in Montréal, Québec or at such other place as may be determined by the Subscription Receipt Agent and approved by the Corporation.
8.2 |
Notice |
At least 10 days prior notice of any meeting of Receiptholders shall be given to the Receiptholders in the manner provided for in Section 11.2 and a copy of such notice shall be sent by mail to the Subscription Receipt Agent (unless the meeting has been called by the Subscription Receipt Agent) and to the Corporation (unless the meeting has been called by the Corporation). Such notice shall state the date (which shall be a Business Day) and time when, and the place where the meeting, is to be held, shall state briefly the general nature of the business to be transacted thereat and shall contain such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Receiptholders to make a reasoned decision on the matter, but it shall not be necessary for any such notice to set out the terms of any resolution to be proposed or any of the provisions of this Article 8.
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8.3 |
Chairman |
An individual (who need not be a Receiptholder) designated in writing by the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be chairman of the meeting and if no individual is so designated, or if the individual so designated is not present within 15 minutes from the time fixed for the holding of the meeting, the Receiptholders present in person or by proxy shall choose some individual present to be chairman.
8.4 |
Quorum |
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.11(a), at any meeting of the Receiptholders a quorum shall consist of not less than two Receiptholders, present in person or by proxy and holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts, provided that if the Subscription Receipts are issued in the form of Global Subscription Receipts such that there is only one Receiptholder, quorum shall consist of not less than two Beneficial Holders present in person or by proxy and beneficially holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts. If a quorum of the Receiptholders shall not be present within 30 minutes from the time fixed for holding any meeting, the meeting, if summoned by the Receiptholders or on a Receiptholders Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case it shall be adjourned to the next following Business Day) at the same time and place and no notice of the adjournment need be given. Any business may be brought before or dealt with at an adjourned meeting that might have been dealt with at the original meeting in accordance with the notice calling the same. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present at the commencement of business. At the adjourned meeting the Receiptholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened notwithstanding that they may not hold more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts.
8.5 |
Power to Adjourn |
The chairman of any meeting at which a quorum of the Receiptholders is present may, with the consent of Receiptholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting, adjourn any such meeting and no notice of such adjournment need be given except such notice, if any, as the meeting may prescribe.
8.6 |
Show of Hands |
Every question submitted to a meeting shall be decided in the first place by a majority of the votes given on a show of hands except that votes on an Extraordinary Resolution shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided. At any such meeting, unless a poll is duly demanded as herein provided, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost or not carried by a particular majority shall be conclusive evidence of the fact.
8.7 |
Poll and Voting |
(a) |
On every Extraordinary Resolution, and on any other question submitted to a meeting and after a vote by show of hands when demanded by the chairman or by one or more of the Receiptholders acting in person or by proxy and holding at least 5% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts, a poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman shall direct. Questions other than those required to be determined by Extraordinary Resolution shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast on the poll. |
(b) |
On a show of hands, every Person who is present and entitled to vote, whether as a Receiptholder or as proxy for one or more absent Receiptholders, or both, shall have one vote. On a poll, each Receiptholder present in person or represented by a proxy duly appointed by instrument in writing shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Common Share he is entitled to receive pursuant to the Subscription Receipt(s) then held or represented by him. A proxy need not be a Receiptholder. In the case of joint holders, any |
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of them present in person or by proxy at the meeting may vote in the absence of the other or others; but in case more than one of them shall be present in person or by proxy, they shall vote together in respect of Subscription Receipts of which they are joint registered holders. The chairman of any meeting shall be entitled, both on a show of hands and on a poll, to vote in respect of the Subscription Receipts, if any, held or represented by him.
8.8 |
Regulations |
The Subscription Receipt Agent, or the Corporation with the approval of the Subscription Receipt Agent, may from time to time make and from time to time vary such regulations as it shall think fit for:
(a) |
the setting of the record date for a meeting of Receiptholders for the purpose of determining Receiptholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at such meeting; |
(b) |
the issue of voting certificates by any bank, trust company or other depositary satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent stating that the Subscription Receipt Certificates specified therein have been deposited with it by a named Person and will remain on deposit until after the meeting, which voting certificate shall entitle the Persons named therein to be present and vote at any such meeting and at any adjournment thereof or to appoint a proxy or proxies to represent them and vote for them at any such meeting and at any adjournment thereof in the same manner and with the same effect as though the Persons so named in such voting certificates were the actual holders of the Subscription Receipt Certificates specified therein; |
(c) |
the deposit of voting certificates and instruments appointing proxies at such place and time as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or the Receiptholders, convening the meeting, as the case may be, may in the notice convening the meeting direct; |
(d) |
the deposit of voting certificates and instruments appointing proxies at some approved place or places other than the place at which the meeting is to be held and enabling particulars of such instruments appointing proxies to be mailed, telecopied or electronically delivered before the meeting to the Corporation or to the Subscription Receipt Agent at the place where the same is to be held and for the voting of proxies so deposited as though the instruments themselves were produced at the meeting; |
(e) |
the form of the instrument of proxy; and |
(f) |
generally for the calling of meetings of Receiptholders and the conduct of business thereat. |
Any regulations so made shall be binding and effective and the votes given in accordance therewith shall be valid and shall be counted. Save as such regulations may provide, the only Persons who shall be recognized at any meeting as a Receiptholder, or be entitled to vote or be present at the meeting in respect thereof (subject to Section 8.9), shall be Receiptholders or their counsel, or proxies of Receiptholders.
8.9 |
Corporation and Subscription Receipt Agent may be Represented |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent, by their respective authorized agents, and the Counsel for the Corporation and counsel for the Subscription Receipt Agent may attend any meeting of the Receiptholders, but shall have no vote as such unless in their capacity as Receiptholder or a proxyholder.
8.10 |
Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution |
In addition to all other powers conferred upon them by any other provisions of this Agreement or by law, the Receiptholders at a meeting shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.11, have the power,
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subject to all applicable regulatory and exchange approvals and approvals required under the Subscription Agreement, exercisable from time to time by Extraordinary Resolution:
(a) |
to agree to any modification, abrogation, alteration, compromise or arrangement of the rights of Receiptholders or the Subscription Receipt Agent against the Corporation or against its undertaking, property and assets or any part thereof whether such rights arise under this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or otherwise; |
(b) |
to amend, alter or repeal any Extraordinary Resolution previously passed or sanctioned by the Receiptholders; |
(c) |
to direct or to authorize the Subscription Receipt Agent to enforce any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation contained in this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or to enforce any of the rights of the Receiptholders in any manner specified in such Extraordinary Resolution or to refrain from enforcing any such covenant or right; |
(d) |
to waive, and to direct the Subscription Receipt Agent to waive, any default on the part of the Corporation in complying with any provisions of this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates either unconditionally or on any conditions specified in such Extraordinary Resolution; |
(e) |
to restrain any Receiptholder from taking or instituting any suit, action or proceeding against the Corporation for the enforcement of any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation in this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or to enforce any of the rights of the Receiptholders; |
(f) |
to direct any Receiptholder who, as such, has brought any suit, action or proceeding to stay or to discontinue or otherwise to deal with the same upon payment of the costs, charges and expenses reasonably and properly incurred by such Receiptholder in connection therewith; |
(g) |
to assent to any modification of, change in or omission from the provisions contained in the Subscription Receipt Certificates and this Agreement or any ancillary or supplemental instrument which may be agreed to by the Corporation, and to authorize the Subscription Receipt Agent to concur in and execute any ancillary or supplemental agreement embodying the change or omission, provided that such modification, change or omission will not prejudice the rights of the Receiptholders or the Subscription Receipt Agent; |
(h) |
with the consent of the Corporation (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), to remove the Subscription Receipt Agent or its successor in office and to appoint a new Subscription Receipt Agent to take the place of the Subscription Receipt Agent so removed; and |
(i) |
to assent to any compromise or arrangement with any creditor or creditors or any class or classes of creditors, whether secured or otherwise, and with holders of any Common Shares or other securities of the Corporation. |
8.11 |
Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution |
(a) |
The expression Extraordinary Resolution when used in this Agreement means, subject as hereinafter provided in this Section 8.11 and in Section 8.14, a resolution proposed at a meeting of Receiptholders duly convened for that purpose and held in accordance with the provisions of this Article 8 at which there are present in person or by proxy not less than two Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts and passed by the affirmative votes of Receiptholders holding not less than 662⁄3% |
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of the Subscription Receipts represented at the meeting and voted on the poll on such resolution.
(b) |
If, at any meeting called for the purpose of passing an Extraordinary Resolution, not less than two Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts are not present in person or by proxy within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, then the meeting, if convened by Receiptholders or on a Receiptholders Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case it shall stand adjourned to such day, being not less than 14 or more than 30 days later, and to such place and time as may be appointed by the chairman of the meeting. Not less than seven days prior notice shall be given of the time and place of such adjourned meeting in the manner provided for in Section 11.2. Such notice shall state that at the adjourned meeting the Receiptholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum but it shall not be necessary to set forth the purposes for which the meeting was originally called or any other particulars. At the adjourned meeting: |
(i) |
if the Extraordinary Resolution purports to exercise any of the powers conferred pursuant to Section 8.10(a), (d), (g) or (i) or purports to change the provisions of this Section 8.11 or of Section 8.14 or purports to amend, alter or repeal any Extraordinary Resolution previously passed or sanctioned by the Receiptholders in exercise of the powers referred to in this Section 8.11(b)(i), a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts present in person or by proxy; and |
(ii) |
in any other case, a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of such Receiptholders as are present in person or by proxy. |
(c) |
At any adjourned meeting of Receiptholders as described in this Section 8.11, any resolution passed by the requisite votes as provided in Section 8.11(a) shall be an Extraordinary Resolution within the meaning of this Agreement notwithstanding that Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts may not be present in person or by proxy at such adjourned meeting, except in relation to the matters contemplated by Section 8.11(b)(i). |
(d) |
Votes on an Extraordinary Resolution shall always be given on a poll and no demand for a poll on an Extraordinary Resolution shall be necessary. |
8.12 |
Powers Cumulative |
Any one or more of the powers or any combination of the powers in this Agreement stated to be exercisable by the Receiptholders by Extraordinary Resolution or otherwise may be exercised from time to time and the exercise of any one or more of such powers or any combination of powers from time to time shall not be deemed to exhaust the right of the Receiptholders to exercise such power or powers or combination of powers then or thereafter from time to time.
8.13 |
Minutes |
Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at every meeting of Receiptholders shall be made and duly entered in books to be provided from time to time for that purpose by the Corporation, and any such minutes as aforesaid, if signed by the chairman or the secretary of the meeting at which such resolutions were passed or proceedings had or by the chairman or secretary of the next succeeding meeting held shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated and, until the contrary is proved, every such meeting in respect of the proceedings of which minutes shall have been made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held, and all resolutions passed thereat or proceedings taken shall be deemed to have been duly passed and taken.
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8.14 |
Instruments in Writing |
All actions which may be taken and all powers that may be exercised by the Receiptholders at a meeting held as provided in this Article 8 may also be taken and exercised by an instrument in writing signed in one or more counterparts by such Receiptholders in person or by attorney duly appointed in writing, by Receiptholders holding at least (i) a majority of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts with respect to a resolution which is not an Extraordinary Resolution; and (ii) 662⁄3% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts with respect to an Extraordinary Resolution, and the expression Extraordinary Resolution when used in this Agreement shall include an instrument so signed by Receiptholders holding at least 662⁄3% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts.
8.15 |
Binding Effect of Resolutions |
Every resolution and every Extraordinary Resolution passed in accordance with the provisions of this Article 8 at a meeting of Receiptholders shall be binding upon all the Receiptholders, whether present at or absent from such meeting, and every instrument in writing signed by Receiptholders in accordance with Section 8.14 shall be binding upon all the Receiptholders, whether signatories thereto or not, and each and every Receiptholder and the Subscription Receipt Agent (subject to the provisions for indemnity herein contained) shall be bound to give effect accordingly to every such resolution and instrument in writing.
8.16 |
Holdings by Corporation Disregarded |
In determining whether Receiptholders holding the required number of Subscription Receipts are present at a meeting of Receiptholders for the purpose of determining a quorum or have concurred in any consent, waiver, Extraordinary Resolution, Receiptholders Request or other action under this Agreement, Subscription Receipts owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation shall be disregarded in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.8.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS
9.1 |
Provision for Supplemental Agreements for Certain Purposes |
From time to time the Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent may, subject to the provisions hereof and the approval of the TSX and the NYSE, if required, and they shall, when so directed in accordance with the provisions hereof, execute and deliver by their proper officers, agreements supplemental hereto, which thereafter shall form part hereof, for any one or more or all of the following purposes:
(a) |
adding to the provisions hereof such additional covenants and enforcement provisions as, in the opinion of Counsel, are necessary or advisable in the circumstances, provided that the same are not in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent, relying on Counsel, prejudicial to the interests of the Receiptholders; |
(b) |
giving effect to any Extraordinary Resolution passed as provided in Article 8; |
(c) |
making such provisions not inconsistent with this Agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder, provided that such provisions are not, in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent, relying on Counsel, prejudicial to the interests of the Receiptholders; |
(d) |
adding to or altering the provisions hereof in respect of the transfer of Subscription Receipts, making provision for the exchange of Subscription Receipt Certificates, and making any modification in the form of the Subscription Receipt Certificates which does not affect the substance thereof; |
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(e) |
modifying any of the provisions of this Agreement, including relieving the Corporation from any of the obligations, conditions or restrictions herein contained, provided that such modification or relief shall be or become operative or effective only if, in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent, such modification or relief in no way prejudices any of the rights of the Receiptholders or of the Subscription Receipt Agent, and provided further that the Subscription Receipt Agent may in its sole discretion decline to enter into any such supplemental agreement which in its opinion may not afford adequate protection to the Subscription Receipt Agent when the same shall become operative; and |
(f) |
for any other purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including the correction or rectification of any ambiguities, defective or inconsistent provisions, errors, mistakes or omissions herein, provided that in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent the rights of the Subscription Receipt Agent and of the Receiptholders are in no way prejudiced thereby. |
ARTICLE 10
CONCERNING THE SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGENT
10.1 |
Rights and Duties of Subscription Receipt Agent |
(a) |
In the exercise of the rights and duties prescribed or conferred by the terms of this Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent subscription receipt agent would exercise in comparable circumstances. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Subscription Receipt Agent from liability for its own negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith. |
(b) |
The obligation of the Subscription Receipt Agent to commence or continue any act, action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing any rights of the Subscription Receipt Agent or the Receiptholders hereunder shall be conditional on the Receiptholders furnishing, when required by notice by the Subscription Receipt Agent, sufficient funds to commence or to continue such act, action or proceeding and an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent to protect and to hold harmless the Subscription Receipt Agent against the costs, charges and expenses and liabilities to be incurred thereby and any loss and damage it may suffer by reason thereof. None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall require the Subscription Receipt Agent to expend or to risk its own funds or otherwise to incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless indemnified as aforesaid. |
(c) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may, before commencing or at any time during the continuance of any such act, action or proceeding, require the Receiptholders at whose instance it is acting to deposit with the Subscription Receipt Agent the Subscription Receipts held by them, for which Subscription Receipts the Subscription Receipt Agent shall issue receipts. |
(d) |
Every provision of this Agreement that by its terms relieves the Subscription Receipt Agent of liability or entitles it to rely upon any evidence submitted to it is subject to the provisions of this Section 10.1 and of Section 10.2. |
(e) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall have no duties except those expressly set forth herein, and it shall not be bound by any notice of a claim or demand with respect to, or any waiver, modification, amendment, termination or rescission of, this Agreement, unless received by it in writing and signed by the other Parties and, if its duties herein are affected, unless it shall have given its prior written consent thereto. |
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(f) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be held liable for refusing to act unless it has received clear and reasonable documentation which complies with the terms of this Agreement, which documentation does not require the exercise of any discretion or independent judgment. |
(g) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall incur no liability whatsoever with respect to the delivery or non-delivery of any certificates whether delivery by hand, mail or any other means. |
(h) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the deficiency, correctness, genuineness or validity of any securities deposited with it. |
(i) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall not deduct its fees or any other amount it may be entitled to claim under Section 6.3 of this Agreement from the Escrowed Funds. |
10.2 Evidence, Experts and Advisers
(a) |
In addition to the reports, certificates, opinions and other evidence required by this Agreement, the Corporation shall furnish to the Subscription Receipt Agent such additional evidence of compliance with any provision hereof, and in such form, as the Subscription Receipt Agent may reasonably require by written notice to the Corporation. |
(b) |
In the exercise of its rights and duties hereunder, the Subscription Receipt Agent may, if it is acting in good faith, rely as to the truth of the statements and the accuracy of the opinions expressed in statutory declarations, opinions, reports, written requests, consents, or orders of the Corporation, certificates of the Corporation or other evidence furnished to the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to any provision hereof or pursuant to a request of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
(c) |
Whenever it is provided in this Agreement that the Corporation shall deposit with the Subscription Receipt Agent resolutions, certificates, reports, opinions, requests, orders or other documents, it is intended that the trust, accuracy and good faith on the effective date thereof and the facts and opinions stated in all such documents so deposited shall, in each and every such case, be conditions precedent to the right of the Corporation to have the Subscription Receipt Agent take the action to be based thereon. |
(d) |
Proof of the execution of an instrument in writing, including a Receiptholders Request, by any Receiptholder may be made by the certificate of a notary public, or other officer with similar powers, that the Person signing such instrument acknowledged to the officer the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution or in any other manner which the Subscription Receipt Agent may consider adequate. |
(e) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may employ or retain such counsel, accountants, appraisers or other experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its duties hereunder and may pay reasonable remuneration for all services so performed by any of them, without taxation of costs of any counsel, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such experts or advisers who have been appointed with due care by the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
10.3 |
Documents, Monies, etc. Held by Subscription Receipt Agent |
Subject to Article 4, any securities, documents of title or other instruments that may at any time be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to this Agreement may be placed in the deposit vaults of the Subscription Receipt Agent or deposited for safekeeping with the Bank.
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10.4 |
Actions by Subscription Receipt Agent to Protect Interest |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such actions and proceedings as it may consider necessary or expedient to preserve, protect or enforce its interests and the interests of the Receiptholders, Beneficial Holders and the Corporation.
10.5 |
Subscription Receipt Agent not Required to Give Security |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be required to give any bond or security in respect of the execution of this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the premises.
10.6 |
Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent |
By way of supplement to the provisions of any law for the time being relating to trustees, it is expressly declared and agreed as follows:
(a) |
the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any statements of fact or recitals in this Agreement or in the Subscription Receipt Certificates (except the representation contained in Section 10.8 or in the certificate of the Subscription Receipt Agent on the Subscription Receipt Certificates) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements or recitals are and shall be deemed to be made by the Corporation; |
(b) |
nothing herein contained shall impose any obligation on the Subscription Receipt Agent to see to or to require evidence of the registration or filing (or renewal thereof) of this Agreement or any instrument ancillary or supplemental hereto; |
(c) |
the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be bound to give notice to any Person of the execution hereof; and |
(d) |
the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not incur any liability or responsibility whatever or be in any way responsible for the consequence of any breach on the part of the Corporation of any of the covenants herein contained or of any acts of any officers, employees, agents or servants of the Corporation. |
10.7 |
Replacement of Subscription Receipt Agent; Successor by Merger |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may resign its appointment and be discharged from all other duties and liabilities hereunder, subject to this Section 10.7, by giving to the Corporation not less than 60 days prior notice in writing or such shorter prior notice as the Corporation may accept as sufficient. The Receiptholders by Extraordinary Resolution shall have power at any time to remove the existing Subscription Receipt Agent and to appoint a new Subscription Receipt Agent. The Corporation and the Investor together may remove the existing Subscription Receipt Agent in the event that there are any changes, events or occurrences in respect of the Subscription Receipt Agent after the date hereof which the Corporation determines, acting reasonably, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the creditworthiness of the Subscription Receipt Agent or on the ability of the Subscription Receipt Agent to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. In the event of the Subscription Receipt Agent resigning or being removed as aforesaid or being dissolved, becoming bankrupt, going into liquidation or otherwise becoming incapable of acting hereunder, the Investor shall forthwith appoint a new subscription receipt agent unless a new subscription receipt agent has already been appointed by the Receiptholders; failing such appointment by the Investor, the retiring Subscription Receipt Agent or any Receiptholder may apply to a justice of the Superior Court of Québec on such notice as such justice may direct, for the appointment of a new subscription receipt agent; but any new subscription receipt agent so appointed by the |
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Investor or by the Superior Court of Québec shall be subject to removal as aforesaid by the Receiptholders. Any new subscription receipt agent appointed under any provision of this Section 10.7 shall be a corporation authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in the Province of Québec and, if required by the applicable legislation for any other provinces, in such other provinces. On any such appointment, the new subscription receipt agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder. At the request of the Corporation or the new Subscription Receipt Agent, the retiring Subscription Receipt Agent, upon payment of the amounts, if any, due to it pursuant to Section 6.3, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to the new Subscription Receipt Agent all property and money held and all records kept by the retiring Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder or in connection herewith. |
(b) |
Upon the appointment of a successor subscription receipt agent, the Corporation shall promptly notify the Receiptholders thereof in the manner provided for in Article 11. |
(c) |
Any corporation into or with which the Subscription Receipt Agent may be merged or consolidated or amalgamated, or any corporation resulting therefrom to which the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be the successor to the Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder without any further act on its part or any of the Parties, provided that such corporation would be eligible for appointment as a successor subscription receipt agent under Section 10.7(a). |
(d) |
Any Subscription Receipt Certificates Authenticated but not delivered by a predecessor subscription receipt agent may be delivered by the successor subscription receipt agent in the name of the predecessor or successor subscription receipt agent. |
10.8 |
Conflict of Interest |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent represents to the Corporation and the Investor that, to the best of its knowledge, at the time of execution and delivery hereof no material conflict of interest exists between its role as subscription receipt agent hereunder and its role in any other capacity and agrees that in the event of a material conflict of interest arising hereafter it will, within 30 days after ascertaining that it has such a material conflict of interest, either eliminate the same or assign its appointment as subscription receipt agent hereunder to a successor subscription receipt agent approved by the Corporation and meeting the requirements set forth in Section 10.7(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.8(a), if any such material conflict of interest exists or hereafter shall exist, the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Certificates shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason thereof. |
(b) |
Subject to Section 10.8(a), the Subscription Receipt Agent, in its personal or any other capacity, may buy, lend upon and deal in securities of the Corporation and generally may contract and enter into financial transactions with the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation without being liable to account for any profit made thereby. |
10.9 |
Acceptance of Appointment |
The Subscription Receipt Agent hereby accepts the appointment as subscription receipt agent, escrow agent and paying agent in this Agreement and agrees to perform its duties hereunder upon the terms and conditions herein set forth.
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10.10 |
Subscription Receipt Agent Not to be Appointed Receiver |
The Subscription Receipt Agent and any Person related to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be appointed a receiver, a receiver and manager or liquidator of all or any part of the assets or undertakings of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 11
GENERAL
11.1 |
Notice to the Corporation, Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor |
(a) |
Unless herein otherwise expressly provided, any notice to be given hereunder to the Corporation, the Investor or the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be deemed to be validly given if delivered by postage prepaid, hand courier or if transmitted by email: |
(i) |
if to the Corporation: |
CAE Inc.
8585 Cote de Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Québec
H4T 1G6
Attention: |
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
Email: |
caeinc-vplegal@cae.com; |
with a copy to:
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
1 Place Ville-Marie Suite 2500
Montréal, Québec H3B 1R1
Attention: |
Stephen J. Kelly |
Email: |
stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com; |
(ii) |
if to the Investor: |
Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd.
168 Robinson Road
#37-01 Capital Tower
Singapore 068912
Attention: |
Manning Lea Doherty, Renee Teo Wei Ling and Ang Teck Siang |
Email: |
manningdoherty@gic.com.sg |
reneeteo@gic.com.sg |
angtecksiang@gic.com.sg |
with a copy to:
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
1000 de la Gauchetière Street West, Suite 2500 Montréal, Québec H3B 0A2
Attention: |
Patrick Boucher |
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Email: |
pboucher@mccarthy.ca; |
(iii) |
if to the Subscription Receipt Agent: |
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
1500 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, 7th Floor
Montréal, Québec H3A 3S8
Attention: |
Manager, Corporate Trust Department |
Email: |
NoticesCTmontreal@computershare.com, |
and any such notice delivered in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed to have been received, if mailed, on the second Business Day following the day of the mailing of the notice, if delivered by hand courier, on the date of delivery or, if by email on the day of transmission or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day following the day of transmission.
(b) |
The Corporation, each Investor, or the Subscription Receipt Agent, as the case may be, may from time to time notify the other in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a) of a change of address which, from the effective date of such notice and until changed by like notice, shall be the address of the Corporation, the applicable Investor or the Subscription Receipt Agent, as the case may be, for all purposes of this Agreement. |
11.2 |
Notice to Receiptholders |
(a) |
Any notice to the Receiptholders under the provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and effective if delivered or sent by letter or circular through the ordinary post addressed to such holders at their post office addresses appearing on the register hereinbefore mentioned and shall be deemed to have been effectively given on the date of delivery or, if mailed, two Business Days following actual posting of the notice. |
(b) |
If, by reason of a strike, lockout or other work stoppage, actual or threatened, involving postal employees, any notice to be given to the Receiptholders hereunder could reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its destination, such notice shall be valid and effective only if it is delivered personally to such Receiptholders or if delivered to the address for such Receiptholders contained in the register of Subscription Receipts maintained by the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
11.3 |
Ownership and Transfer of Subscription Receipts |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent may deem and treat the registered owner of any Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt or, in the case of a transferee who has surrendered a Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt in accordance with and as contemplated in Sections 2.11 or 2.13, such transferee, as the absolute owner of the Subscription Receipt represented thereby for all purposes, and the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary except where the Corporation or the Subscription Receipt Agent is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. A Receiptholder shall be entitled to the rights evidenced by such Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt free from all equities or rights of set off or counterclaim between the Corporation and the original or any intermediate holder thereof and all Persons may act accordingly and the receipt of any such Receiptholder for the Common Shares which may be acquired pursuant thereto shall be a good discharge to the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent for the same and neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be bound to inquire into the title of any such holder except where the Corporation or the Subscription Receipt Agent is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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11.4 |
Evidence of Ownership |
(a) |
Upon receipt of a certificate of any bank, trust company or other depositary satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent stating that the Subscription Receipts specified therein have been deposited by a named Person with such bank, trust company or other depositary and will remain so deposited until the expiry of the period specified therein, the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent may treat the Person so named as the owner, and such certificate as sufficient evidence of the ownership by such Person of such Subscription Receipt during such period, for the purpose of any requisition, direction, consent, instrument or other document to be made, signed or given by the holder of the Subscription Receipt so deposited. |
(b) |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent may accept as sufficient evidence of the fact and date of the signing of any requisition, direction, consent, instrument or other document by any Person: |
(i) |
the signature of any officer of any bank, trust company, or other depositary satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent as witness of such execution; |
(ii) |
the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds to be recorded at the place where such certificate is made that the Person signing acknowledged to him the execution thereat; or |
(iii) |
a statutory declaration of a witness of such execution. |
11.5 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Agreement |
(a) |
Upon the earlier of: |
(i) |
the issue of certificates or Book-Entry Only System customer confirmations representing Common Shares and the payment of all monies required as provided in Section 3.2; or |
(ii) |
the payment of all monies required where a Termination Event occurs as provided in Section 3.3, |
this Agreement shall cease to be of further effect and the Subscription Receipt Agent, on demand of and at the cost and expense of the Corporation and upon delivery to the Subscription Receipt Agent of a certificate of the Corporation stating that all conditions precedent to the satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement have been complied with, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.5, the indemnities provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent by the Corporation hereunder shall remain in full force and effect and survive the termination of this Agreement.
11.6 |
Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement |
The Corporation confirms and agrees that neither the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, as same may be amended from time to time, nor the subscription receipts issued thereunder, shall contain any terms or conditions in favour of the holders of such subscription receipts that are more favourable than the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement in favour of the Investor, and that if any terms or conditions of such a nature exist or were to exist, they shall automatically be deemed to be incorporated herein in favour of the Investor, with the appropriate modifications as the context may require.
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11.7 |
Provisions of Agreement and Subscription Receipts for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Receiptholders |
Nothing in this Agreement or in the Subscription Receipt Certificates, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person other than the Parties and the Receiptholders any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement, or under any covenant or provision herein or therein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the Parties, the Receiptholders and such transferees.
11.8 |
Subscription Receipts Owned by the Corporation or its SubsidiariesCertificate to be Provided |
For the purpose of disregarding any Subscription Receipts owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation in Section 8.16, the Corporation shall provide to the Subscription Receipt Agent, from time to time, a certificate of the Corporation setting forth as at the date of such certificate the number of Subscription Receipts owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation, and the Subscription Receipt Agent, in making the computations in Section 8.16, shall be entitled to rely on such certificate without requiring further evidence thereof.
11.9 |
Effect of Execution |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, should any Subscription Receipt Certificates be issued and Authenticated in accordance with the terms hereof prior to the actual time of execution of this Agreement by the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent, any such Subscription Receipt Certificates shall be void and of no value and effect until such actual execution.
11.10 |
Time of Essence |
Time is and shall remain of the essence of this Agreement.
11.11 |
Termination |
Subject to Section 6.3(b), once all of the deliveries and payments described in Article 3 have been made, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further effect.
11.12 |
Force Majeure |
No Party shall be liable to the other, or held in breach of this Agreement, if prevented, hindered, or delayed in the performance or observance of any provision contained herein by reason of act of God, riots, terrorism, acts of war, epidemics, governmental action or judicial order, earthquakes, economic sanction or any other similar causes (including, but not limited to, mechanical, electronic or communication interruptions, disruptions or failures). Performance times under this Agreement shall be extended for a period of time equivalent to the time lost because of any delay that is excusable under this Section 11.12.
11.13 |
Notice of Issue |
The Corporation will give written notice of and make all requisite filings respecting the issue of Common Shares pursuant to the exchange of the Subscription Receipts, in such detail as may be required, to each securities commission, stock exchange, or similar regulatory authority in each jurisdiction in Canada in which there is legislation or regulations requiring the giving of any such notice in order that such issue of securities and the subsequent disposition of the securities so issued will not be subject to the prospectus requirements, if any, of such legislation or regulations.
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11.14 |
Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed and delivered in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding their date of execution they shall be deemed to be dated as of the date hereof.
11.15 |
E-Sign |
The parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record. The transmission by PDF of a copy of the execution page hereof reflecting the execution of this Agreement by any party hereto shall be effective to evidence that partys intention to be bound by this Agreement and that partys agreement to the terms, provisions and conditions hereof, all without the necessity of having to produce an original copy of such execution page.
[Signatures appear on next page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Agreement under the hands of their proper officers in that behalf.
CAE INC. | ||||
Per: | (signed) Marc Parent | |||
Name: |
Marc Parent |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Per: | (signed) Sonya Branco | |||
Name: |
Sonya Branco |
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Title: | Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to the Subscription Receipt Agreement]
CORAL BLUE INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. | ||
Per: |
(signed) Manning Doherty |
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Name: Manning Doherty |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to the Subscription Receipt Agreement]
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
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Per: |
(signed) Adam Baruchel |
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Name: Adam Baruchel |
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Title: Corporate Trust Officer |
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Per: |
(signed) Ekaterini Galouzis |
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Name: Ekaterini Galouzis |
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Title: Associate Trust Officer |
[Signature Page to the Subscription Receipt Agreement]
SCHEDULE 2.2(b)
This is Schedule 2.2(b) to a Subscription Receipt Agreement made as of March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc., Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Subscription Receipt Agent |
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT CERTIFICATE
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE ●, 2021
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (CDS) TO CAE INC. (THE ISSUER) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR IN ANY SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HEREIN AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.
CAE INC.
(a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada)
Number: ● | CUSIP/ISIN: ●/● |
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ● (the holder) is the registered holder of ● Subscription Receipts represented hereby.
The Subscription Receipts represented by this Subscription Receipt Certificate (this Certificate) are issued pursuant to a Subscription Receipt Agreement (Agreement) dated March 4, 2021, among the Issuer, Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Subscription Receipt Agent) and Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd.
Capitalized terms used in the Agreement have the same meaning herein as therein, unless otherwise defined.
Each Subscription Receipt entitles the holder:
(a) |
if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, to receive, without any further action required by the holder hereof and without payment of additional consideration, one Common Share in the capital of the Issuer, together with the Dividend Equivalent Payment, if any, less any applicable withholding taxes; or |
(b) |
if a Termination Event occurs, to receive an amount equal to the sum of the Subscription Price and such holders pro rata portion of the aggregate of any Earned Interest; |
all in the manner and on the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement.
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The Subscription Receipts represented hereby are issued under and pursuant to the Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Agreement and any and all other instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto for a full description of the rights of the holders of the Subscription Receipts and the terms and conditions on which such Subscription Receipts are, or are to be, issued and held, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Agreement and all instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto were herein set forth, and to all of which provisions the holder of these Subscription Receipts by acceptance hereof assents. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Agreement and this Certificate, the terms of the Agreement shall prevail.
The holding of the Subscription Receipts evidenced by this Certificate shall not constitute the holder hereof a shareholder of the Issuer or entitle such holder to any right or interest in respect thereof except as herein and in the Agreement expressly provided.
The Agreement contains provisions making binding on all holders of Subscription Receipts outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of such holders held in accordance with such provisions and by instruments in writing signed by the holders of a specified majority of the outstanding Subscription Receipts.
The Subscription Receipts evidenced by this Certificate may be transferred on the register kept at the offices of the Subscription Receipt Agent by the registered holder hereof or his legal representatives or his attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent, only on payment of the charges provided for in the Agreement and upon compliance with such reasonable requirements as the Subscription Receipt Agent may prescribe. The transfer register shall be closed at 5:00 p.m. (Montréal time) on the earlier to occur of the Acquisition Closing Date and the Termination Date (subject to settlement of trades).
This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose whatever unless and until it has been countersigned by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Issuer has caused this Certificate to be signed by a duly authorized representative as of ●, 2021.
Countersigned by: | ||||||
CAE INC. | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, as Subscription Receipt Agent | |||||
By: |
By: |
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Name: |
Name: |
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Title: |
Title: |
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By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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SCHEDULE 3.1(a)
This is Schedule 3.1(a) to a Subscription Receipt Agreement made as of March 4, 2021 among CAE INC., Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Subscription Receipt Agent |
ESCROW RELEASE NOTICE
TO: |
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA |
AND |
TO: THE INVESTOR |
This Escrow Release Notice is being provided pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of the subscription receipt agreement (the Subscription Receipt Agreement) dated March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc. (the Corporation), Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Subscription Receipt Agent) and Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd. (the Investor).
Capitalized terms which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor are hereby notified by the Corporation that the Escrow Release Conditions have been satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently herewith and the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date, and the Subscription Receipt Agent is hereby irrevocably directed and authorized to release to or to the order of the Corporation, the Escrowed Funds, minus $●, to be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent for payment of the Dividend Equivalent Payment payable on ●, 202●, in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Certificate and the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur at ● [a.m./p.m.] on ●, 202●.
DATED at Montréal, Québec, this ● day of ●, 202●.
CAE INC. | ||
By: |
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By: |
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SCHEDULE 3.1(d)
This is Schedule 3.1(d) to a Subscription Receipt Agreement made as of March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc., Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Subscription Receipt Agent |
IRREVOCABLE SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGENT
AND TRANSFER AGENT DIRECTION
TO: |
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA |
This Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction is being provided pursuant to Section 3.1(d) of the subscription receipt agreement (the Subscription Receipt Agreement) dated March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc. (the Corporation), Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Subscription Receipt Agent), and Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd.
Capitalized terms which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Acquisition Closing Time occurred at ● [a.m./p.m.] on ●, 202●. Accordingly, Computershare Trust Company of Canada is hereby irrevocably directed and authorized, in its capacity as registrar and transfer agent of the Common Shares, to issue on behalf of the Corporation, ● fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, to the Person or Persons to whom such Common Shares are to be issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the Subscription Receipt Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Certificate.
DATED at Montréal, Québec, this ● day of ●, 202●.
CAE INC. | ||
By: |
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By: |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 |
Definitions |
2 | ||||
1.2 |
Headings |
5 | ||||
1.3 |
References |
5 | ||||
1.4 |
Certain Rules of Interpretation |
6 | ||||
1.5 |
Day Not a Business Day |
6 | ||||
1.6 |
Applicable Law and Attornment |
6 | ||||
1.7 |
Conflict |
6 | ||||
1.8 |
Currency |
6 | ||||
1.9 |
Severability |
6 | ||||
1.10 |
Schedules |
6 |
ARTICLE 2
PAYMENT AND ISSUE OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
2.1 |
Payment Acknowledgement |
7 | ||||
2.2 |
Terms and Issue of Subscription Receipts |
7 | ||||
2.3 |
Fractional Subscription Receipts |
8 | ||||
2.4 |
Register for Subscription Receipts |
8 | ||||
2.5 |
Registers Open for Inspection |
9 | ||||
2.6 |
Receiptholder not a Shareholder |
9 | ||||
2.7 |
Subscription Receipts to Rank Pari Passu |
9 | ||||
2.8 |
Signing of Subscription Receipt Certificates |
9 | ||||
2.9 |
Authentication by the Subscription Receipt Agent |
9 | ||||
2.10 |
Issue in Substitution for Subscription Receipt Certificates Lost, etc. |
10 | ||||
2.11 |
Exchange of Subscription Receipt Certificates |
10 | ||||
2.12 |
Charges for Exchange |
10 | ||||
2.13 |
Transfer and Ownership of Subscription Receipts |
10 | ||||
2.14 |
Global Subscription Receipts |
12 | ||||
2.15 |
Resale Restrictions and Legends |
13 |
ARTICLE 3
ESCROW RELEASE, SATISFACTION OF ISSUANCE RIGHT
OR TERMINATION PAYMENT RIGHT
3.1 |
Escrow Release Notice |
14 | ||||
3.2 |
Issue of Common Shares and Payment Thereon |
15 | ||||
3.3 |
Payment on Termination |
16 | ||||
3.4 |
Cancellation of Surrendered Subscription Receipt Certificates |
17 | ||||
3.5 |
Additional Payments by the Corporation |
17 |
ARTICLE 4
INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST
4.1 |
Investment of Proceeds |
18 | ||||
4.2 |
Segregation of Proceeds |
19 | ||||
4.3 |
Third Party Interest |
19 |
ARTICLE 5
ADJUSTMENTS
5.1 |
Adjustments |
20 | ||||
5.2 |
No Adjustment |
21 |
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5.3 |
Determination by Corporations Auditors |
22 | ||||
5.4 |
Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment |
22 | ||||
5.5 |
Certificate of Adjustment |
22 | ||||
5.6 |
Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent |
22 |
ARTICLE 6
RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND COVENANTS
6.1 |
Optional Purchases by the Corporation |
23 | ||||
6.2 |
General Covenants |
23 | ||||
6.3 |
Subscription Receipt Agents Remuneration, Expenses and Indemnification |
24 | ||||
6.4 |
Performance of Covenants by Subscription Receipt Agent |
24 | ||||
6.5 |
Accounting |
24 | ||||
6.6 |
Payments by Subscription Receipt Agent |
24 | ||||
6.7 |
Anti-Money Laundering and Privacy |
25 | ||||
6.8 |
Regulatory Matters |
25 |
ARTICLE 7
ENFORCEMENT
7.1 |
Suits by Receiptholders |
26 | ||||
7.2 |
Immunity of Shareholders, etc |
26 | ||||
7.3 |
Limitation of Liability |
26 |
ARTICLE 8
MEETINGS OF RECEIPTHOLDERS
8.1 |
Right to Convene Meetings |
26 | ||||
8.2 |
Notice |
26 | ||||
8.3 |
Chairman |
27 | ||||
8.4 |
Quorum |
27 | ||||
8.5 |
Power to Adjourn |
27 | ||||
8.6 |
Show of Hands |
27 | ||||
8.7 |
Poll and Voting |
27 | ||||
8.8 |
Regulations |
28 | ||||
8.9 |
Corporation and Subscription Receipt Agent may be Represented |
28 | ||||
8.10 |
Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution |
28 | ||||
8.11 |
Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution |
29 | ||||
8.12 |
Powers Cumulative |
30 | ||||
8.13 |
Minutes |
30 | ||||
8.14 |
Instruments in Writing |
31 | ||||
8.15 |
Binding Effect of Resolutions |
31 | ||||
8.16 |
Holdings by Corporation Disregarded |
31 |
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS
9.1 |
Provision for Supplemental Agreements for Certain Purposes |
31 |
ARTICLE 10
CONCERNING THE SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGENT
10.1 |
Rights and Duties of Subscription Receipt Agent |
32 | ||||
10.2 |
Evidence, Experts and Advisers |
33 | ||||
10.3 |
Documents, Monies, etc. Held by Subscription Receipt Agent |
33 | ||||
10.4 |
Actions by Subscription Receipt Agent to Protect Interest |
34 | ||||
10.5 |
Subscription Receipt Agent not Required to Give Security |
34 |
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10.6 |
Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent |
34 | ||||
10.7 |
Replacement of Subscription Receipt Agent; Successor by Merger |
34 | ||||
10.8 |
Conflict of Interest |
35 | ||||
10.9 |
Acceptance of Appointment |
35 | ||||
10.10 |
Subscription Receipt Agent Not to be Appointed Receiver | 36 |
ARTICLE 11
GENERAL
11.1 |
Notice to the Corporation, Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor |
36 | ||||
11.2 |
Notice to Receiptholders |
37 | ||||
11.3 |
Ownership and Transfer of Subscription Receipts |
37 | ||||
11.4 |
Evidence of Ownership |
38 | ||||
11.5 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Agreement |
38 | ||||
11.6 |
Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement |
38 | ||||
11.7 |
Provisions of Agreement and Subscription Receipts for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Receiptholders |
39 | ||||
11.8 |
Subscription Receipts Owned by the Corporation or its SubsidiariesCertificate to be Provided |
39 | ||||
11.9 |
Effect of Execution |
39 | ||||
11.10 |
Time of Essence | 39 | ||||
11.11 |
Termination | 39 | ||||
11.12 |
Force Majeure | 39 | ||||
11.13 |
Notice of Issue | 39 | ||||
11.14 |
Counterparts | 40 |
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SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGREEMENT
THIS SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGREEMENT made as of the 4th day of March, 2021 among:
CAE INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation)
AND
CDPQ MARCHÉS BOURSIERS INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Québec (hereinafter referred to as the Investor)
AND
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a trust company authorized to carry on business in all Provinces and Territories of Canada (hereinafter referred to as the Subscription Receipt Agent).
WHEREAS the Corporation is proposing to create, issue and sell Subscription Receipts, with such Subscription Receipts having the terms set forth in this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Corporation and the Investor have agreed that:
(a) |
the Proceeds are to be delivered to and held by the Subscription Receipt Agent and invested in the manner set forth herein; |
(b) |
if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, then: (i) each holder of Subscription Receipts shall be entitled to receive, without any further action required by such holder and without payment of additional consideration, one Common Share for each Subscription Receipt held plus any Dividend Equivalent Payment that becomes payable hereunder, less any applicable withholding taxes and (ii) the Corporation shall receive the balance of the Escrowed Funds (including any remaining Earned Interest), less any applicable withholding taxes; and |
(c) |
if a Termination Event occurs prior to the Acquisition Closing Time, the subscription for Common Shares represented by each Subscription Receipt shall be automatically terminated and cancelled and each holder of Subscription Receipts shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the Subscription Price in respect of each Subscription Receipt held by such holder together with the Earned Interest, less applicable withholding taxes; |
AND WHEREAS the Investor has agreed in the Subscription Agreement that the Subscription Receipts will be governed by this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Subscription Receipt Agent has agreed to act as registrar, transfer agent and paying agent for the Subscription Receipts, and as escrow agent to receive the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms and conditions set out herein;
AND WHEREAS all things necessary have been done and performed to make the Subscription Receipts, when Authenticated by the Subscription Receipt Agent and issued as provided in this Agreement, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Corporation with the benefits and subject to the terms of this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the foregoing recitals are by the Corporation and the Investor, as the context provides, and not by the Subscription Receipt Agent;
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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that for good and valuable consideration mutually given and received, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed and declared as set forth below.
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 |
Definitions |
In this Agreement and the recitals, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith or unless otherwise expressly provided, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.
Acquisition means the acquisition of the Business by the Corporation, directly or indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
Acquisition Agreement means the share and asset purchase agreement entered into on February 27, 2021 between the Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and Seller Parent relating to the Acquisition.
Acquisition Closing Date means the date upon which the Acquisition is completed.
Acquisition Closing Time means the time on the Acquisition Closing Date at which the closing of the Acquisition is completed.
Agreement means this agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Approved Rating has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1(a).
Authenticate means (a) with respect to the issuance of a Subscription Receipt Certificate, one which has been duly signed by the Corporation and authenticated by manual or electronic signature of an authorized signing officer of the Subscription Receipt Agent, (b) with respect to the issuance of an Uncertificated Subscription Receipt, one in respect of which the Subscription Receipt Agent has completed all Internal Procedures such that the particulars of such Uncertificated Subscription Receipt as required by Article 2 are entered in the register of holders of Subscription Receipts, and Authenticated, Authenticating and Authentication have the appropriate correlative meanings.
Bank has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1(a).
Beneficial Holders means Persons recognized as beneficial holders of Subscription Receipts by Book-Entry Participants.
Book-Entry Only System means the book-based securities transfer system administered by CDS in accordance with its operating rules and procedures in force from time to time.
Book-Entry Participant means institutions that participate directly or indirectly in CDS Book-Entry Only
System for the Subscription Receipts.
Business means Seller Parents military aviation training business (including the AMI business) operated within its Link Training and Simulation division of its Military Training sector of its Aviation Systems segment, as conducted by the Seller Parent through the Seller and the Sold Company.
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Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a statutory or civic holiday or a day on which banking institutions are not generally authorized or obligated to open for business in Montréal, Québec, Toronto, Ontario or New York, United States.
Capital Reorganization has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1(b).
CDS means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. and its successors in interest.
Common Share Dividend means each cash dividend payable on Common Shares declared (and publicly announced) by the board of directors of the Corporation.
Common Share Dividend Record Date means the record date for a Common Share Dividend.
Common Share Reorganization has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1(a).
Common Shares means common shares in the capital of the Corporation.
Corporation has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Counsel means a barrister or solicitor or a firm of barristers or solicitors, who may be counsel for the Corporation, acceptable to the Subscription Receipt Agent, acting reasonably.
Designated Offices means the principal corporate trust offices of the Subscription Receipt Agent from time to time in the city of Toronto, Ontario.
Dividend Equivalent Payment means, without duplication, an amount in cash, if any, equal to the Common Share Dividends per Common Share for which Common Share Dividend Record Dates occur during the period from the date hereof to the date prior to the Acquisition Closing Date.
Earned Interest means the interest and other income actually received or credited on the investment of the Escrowed Funds between the date hereof and the earlier to occur of the Acquisition Closing Date and the Termination Date.
Escrowed Funds means, collectively, the Proceeds plus all Earned Interest thereon or other income earned and any investments acquired or made from time to time with such funds.
Escrow Release Conditions means, collectively, (i) the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the closing of the Acquisition in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement without (A) amendment or waiver which would be materially adverse to the Corporation, or (B) any material amendment or waiver of any closing conditions in Article 8 of the Acquisition Agreement that, if not satisfied (or waived), would allow the Corporation to not effect the closing of the Acquisition, unless (for both (A) and (B)) the consent of the Investor, acting reasonably and in good faith, is given to such amendment or waiver (other than the payment of the purchase price of the Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and such conditions precedent that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Acquisition Closing Time), without the prior occurrence of a Termination Event, and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement.
Escrow Release Notice means the notice to be provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 3.1(a), executed by the Corporation, certifying that the Escrow Release Conditions have been satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently therewith and that the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date, and indicating the scheduled Acquisition Closing Time.
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Extraordinary Resolution has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.11(a) and Section 8.14.
Global Subscription Receipt means a Subscription Receipt Certificate that is issued to and registered in the name of CDS or its nominee pursuant to Section 2.14.
Internal Procedures means in respect of the making of any one or more entries to, changes in or deletions of any one or more entries in the register at any time (including without limitation, original issuance or registration of transfer of ownership), the Subscription Receipt Agents internal procedures customary at such time for the entry, change or deletion made to be completed under the operating procedures followed at the time by the Subscription Receipt Agent.
Investor has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction means the written irrevocable direction and undertaking executed by the Corporation, to be delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to Section 3.1(d), substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 3.1(d).
Issuance Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.6(a).
LVTS means the large value electronic money transfer system operated by the Canadian Payments Association and any successor thereto.
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.
Other Investor means Coral Blue Investment Pte. Ltd.
Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement means the agreement among the Corporation, the Other Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent governing the terms and conditions of the subscription receipts to be issued and sold by the Corporation to the Other Investor, which agreement shall contain terms substantially identical to this Agreement.
Outside Date has the same meaning as the Outside Date under the Acquisition Agreement as in effect as of the date of this Agreement (and which includes, for greater certainty, any extension thereof in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement);
Person includes an individual, corporation, company, joint venture, association, trust, trustee, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Proceeds means an amount equal to the Subscription Price multiplied by the total number of Subscription Receipts issued to the Investor, such amount being $475,000,000.00 in aggregate.
Receiptholders or holders means the registered holders from time to time of Subscription Receipts.
Receiptholders Request means an instrument signed in one or more counterparts by Receiptholders holding in the aggregate not less than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts, requesting the Subscription Receipt Agent to take some action or proceeding specified therein.
Refund Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.6(a).
Seller means L3 Technologies, Inc.
Seller Parent means L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Sold Company means L3 Doss Aviation, Inc.
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Standard & Poors means Standard & Poors Ratings Services.
Subscription Agreement means the subscription agreement dated February 27, 2021 entered into between the Corporation and the Investor providing for the private placement by the Corporation of 15,200,000 Subscription Receipts.
Subscription Price means $31.25 per Subscription Receipt.
Subscription Proceeds Account has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1(b).
Subscription Receipt Agent means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or its successors from time to time under this Agreement.
Subscription Receipt Certificate means a certificate evidencing Subscription Receipts in the form attached as Schedule 2.2(b).
Subscription Receipts means the subscription receipts created, issued and Authenticated hereunder and from time to time outstanding, each Subscription Receipt evidencing the rights set out herein.
Termination Date means the day on which a Termination Event occurs.
Termination Event means the earliest to occur of any of:
(a) |
the Escrow Release Notice is not delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date; |
(b) |
the Corporation delivering a notice to the Investor or announcing to the public by way of press release that it has determined not to proceed with the Acquisition; or |
(c) |
the Acquisition Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. |
TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Uncertificated Subscription Receipts means Subscription Receipts that are issued by electronic delivery to CDS, or its nominee, for the purpose of being held by or on behalf of CDS.
written request of the Corporation and certificate of the Corporation mean, respectively, a written request and certificate signed by the Corporation and may consist of one or more instruments so executed.
1.2 |
Headings |
The headings, the table of contents and the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and Schedules are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
1.3 |
References |
Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement:
(a) |
references herein to Articles, Sections and Schedules are to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement; |
(b) |
hereto, herein, hereby, hereunder, hereof and similar expressions, without reference to a particular provision, refer to this Agreement; and |
(c) |
a reference to a Party refers to a party to this Agreement. |
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1.4 |
Certain Rules of Interpretation |
Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.
Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement:
(a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and
(b) references to any gender shall include references to all genders.
1.5 |
Day Not a Business Day |
In the event that any day on or before which any action is required to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be taken at or before the requisite time on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
1.6 |
Applicable Law and Attornment |
This Agreement and the Subscription Receipts shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Québec and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Québec.
1.7 |
Conflict |
In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between a provision in the body of this Agreement and in any Subscription Receipt Certificate issued hereunder, the provision in the body of this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
1.8 |
Currency |
All dollars amounts expressed in this Agreement and in the Subscription Receipts are in lawful money of Canada and all payments required to be made hereunder or thereunder shall be made in Canadian dollars.
1.9 |
Severability |
Each of the provisions in this Agreement is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the other provisions hereof.
1.10 |
Schedules |
The following Schedules attached to this Agreement form an integral part of this Agreement:
Schedule 2.2(b): Form of Subscription Receipt Certificate
Schedule 3.1(a): Escrow Release Notice
Schedule 3.1(d): Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction
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ARTICLE 2
PAYMENT AND ISSUE OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
2.1 |
Payment Acknowledgement |
(a) |
The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that it is a condition of Receiptholders payments of $31.25 per Subscription Receipt that the Escrowed Funds be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 as agent and bailee on behalf of the holders of Subscription Receipts. The Corporation further acknowledges and confirms that it has and will have no interest in the Escrowed Funds or in the Earned Interest credited or received thereon until the Acquisition Closing Time. The Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain the Escrowed Funds as agent and bailee for and on behalf of the holders of Subscription Receipts and shall invest, disburse and deal with the Escrowed Funds as provided herein. |
(b) |
The Corporation has directed the Investor to deliver the Proceeds to the Subscription Receipt Agent on closing by way of electronic wire transfer and, upon receipt, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall immediately place such funds in a segregated account in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In that regard, the Subscription Receipt Agent hereby acknowledges receipt from the Investor of a wire transfer or wire transfers of funds in the aggregate amount of $475,000,000.00 in respect of the Subscription Receipts issued to the Investor pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and confirms that such funds have been deposited in a segregated account designated as the CAE Inc. CDPQ Sub. Receipts account (the Subscription Proceeds Account), and the Subscription Receipt Agent will retain and invest such funds solely as agent and bailee on behalf of the holders of Subscription Receipts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pending payment and release of the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of these funds, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall execute one or more separate written receipt(s) to the Investor evidencing the funds having been received. |
(c) |
The Corporation hereby: |
(i) |
acknowledges that the amount received by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to Section 2.1(b) represents payment in full by the Investor to the Subscription Receipt Agent of the Subscription Price for the 15,200,000 Subscription Receipts issued on the date hereof; and |
(ii) |
irrevocably directs the Subscription Receipt Agent to retain the amounts described in Section 2.1(b) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pending payment of the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
(d) |
The Investor has acknowledged by one or more separate written receipt(s), concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, receipt of the Global Subscription Receipt representing 15,200,000 Subscription Receipts registered in the name of CDS (or its nominee). |
2.2 |
Terms and Issue of Subscription Receipts |
(a) |
15,200,000 Subscription Receipts are hereby created and authorized to be issued. |
(b) |
Any Subscription Receipt Certificates (including all replacements issued in accordance with this Agreement) shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 2.2(b), shall bear such distinguishing letters and numbers as the Corporation may, with the approval of the Subscription Receipt Agent and CDS, prescribe, and shall be issuable in any whole number denominations. |
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(c) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent is hereby directed, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, to Authenticate, issue and deliver, at the direction of the Corporation, to the Investor a definitive Subscription Receipt Certificate in the form of a Global Subscription Receipt representing 15,200,000 Subscription Receipts issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement between the Corporation and the Investor dated February 27, 2021 registered in the name of CDS (or its nominee). |
(d) |
Upon the issue of the Subscription Receipts in accordance with Section 2.2(c), the Subscription Receipt Certificate shall have been executed by the Corporation and delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent, Authenticated by the Subscription Receipt Agent upon the written direction provided for in Section 2.2(c) and delivered by the Subscription Receipt Agent to McCarthy Tétrault LLP, for and on behalf of the Investor, without any further act of or formality on the part of the Corporation. |
(e) |
Each Subscription Receipt shall evidence: |
(i) |
(a) if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, the holders subscription for, and the right to receive, pursuant to this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt automatically at the Acquisition Closing Time, without any further action required by such holder and without payment of additional consideration, one fully paid and non-assessable Common Share, together with a Dividend Equivalent Payment, if any, less applicable withholding taxes, as set forth in Section 3.2, or (b) if a Termination Event occurs, the right of the holder to receive an amount equal to the full Subscription Price for such Subscription Receipt, together with the Earned Interest, less applicable withholding taxes, and |
(ii) |
the holders ownership interest in the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
(f) |
If a Termination Event occurs, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall pay the balance of the Escrowed Funds and any amounts received from the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.5 in accordance with Section 3.3. |
(g) |
For greater certainty, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall expressly not be a trustee of the Receiptholders hereunder and the terms of this Agreement shall not create or be construed as a trust for the benefit of the Receiptholders and, except as and subject to the terms provided herein, the Escrowed Funds shall be the property of the Receiptholders, and shall not form part of the property, estate, assets, undertaking, or effects of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
2.3 |
Fractional Subscription Receipts |
No fractional Subscription Receipts shall be issued or otherwise provided for hereunder.
2.4 |
Register for Subscription Receipts |
The Corporation hereby appoints the Subscription Receipt Agent as registrar of the Subscription Receipts, and the Corporation shall cause to be kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Designated Offices, a securities register in which shall be entered the names and addresses of holders of Subscription Receipts and the other particulars, prescribed by law, of the Subscription Receipts held by them. The Corporation shall also cause to be kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Designated Offices the register of transfers, and may also cause to be kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent, branch registers of transfers in which shall be recorded the particulars of the transfers of Subscription Receipts registered in that branch register of transfers.
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2.5 |
Registers Open for Inspection |
The registers referred to in Section 2.4 shall be open at all reasonable times during regular business hours of the Subscription Receipt Agent on a Business Day for inspection by the Corporation or any Receiptholder. The Subscription Receipt Agent shall, from time to time when requested so to do by the Corporation, furnish the Corporation with a list of the names and addresses of Receiptholders entered in the registers kept by the Subscription Receipt Agent and showing the number of Subscription Receipts held by each such holder.
2.6 |
Receiptholder not a Shareholder |
Nothing in this Agreement or in the holding of a Subscription Receipt evidenced by a Subscription Receipt Certificate or otherwise, shall confer or be construed as conferring upon a Receiptholder any right or interest whatsoever as a shareholder of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the right to vote at, to receive notice of, or to attend meetings of shareholders of the Corporation or the right to receive distributions or any continuous disclosure materials of the Corporation. Receiptholders are entitled to the rights expressly provided for in the Subscription Receipts and this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.7 |
Subscription Receipts to Rank Pari Passu |
Each Subscription Receipt shall rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Subscription Receipts issued or to be issued hereunder, whatever may be the actual date of issue of same.
2.8 |
Signing of Subscription Receipt Certificates |
The Subscription Receipt Certificates shall be signed by one or more officers of the Corporation on behalf of the Corporation. The signature of such officer(s) may be mechanically reproduced in facsimile or electronic form and Subscription Receipt Certificates bearing such facsimile or electronic signature shall, subject to Section 2.9, be binding upon the Corporation as if they had been manually signed by such officer. Notwithstanding that the Person whose manual, facsimile or electronic signature appears on any Subscription Receipt Certificate as such officer may no longer hold such position at the date of such Subscription Receipt Certificate or at the date of certification or delivery thereof, any Subscription Receipt Certificate signed as aforesaid shall, subject to Section 2.9, be valid and binding on the Corporation and the holder thereof shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
2.9 |
Authentication by the Subscription Receipt Agent |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall Authenticate Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts to be issued by the Corporation upon the written direction of the Corporation. No Subscription Receipt Certificate shall be issued or, if issued, shall be valid for any purpose or entitle the holder to the benefit hereof until it has been Authenticated by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent, and such Authentication by the Subscription Receipt Agent on any Subscription Receipt Certificate or with respect to any Uncertificated Subscription Receipt shall be conclusive evidence as against the Corporation that the Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt has been duly issued hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits hereof. |
(b) |
The Authentication of the Subscription Receipt Agent on Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts issued hereunder shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Subscription Receipt Agent as to the validity of this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts (except the Authentication thereof) and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall in no respect be liable or answerable for the use made of the Subscription Receipt Certificates or |
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Uncertificated Subscription Receipts or any of them or of the consideration therefor except as otherwise specified herein. The certification by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent on Subscription Receipt Certificates shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Subscription Receipt Agent that the said Subscription Receipt Certificates have been duly certified by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. |
2.10 |
Issue in Substitution for Subscription Receipt Certificates Lost, etc. |
(a) |
In case any Subscription Receipt Certificate shall become mutilated or be lost, destroyed or stolen, the Corporation, subject to applicable law and compliance with Section 2.10(b), shall issue, and thereupon the Subscription Receipt Agent shall certify and deliver, a new Subscription Receipt Certificate of like tenor as the one mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen in exchange for and in place of and upon cancellation of such mutilated Subscription Receipt Certificate, or in lieu of and in substitution for such lost, destroyed or stolen Subscription Receipt Certificate, and the substituted Subscription Receipt Certificate shall be in a form approved by the Subscription Receipt Agent and shall be entitled to the benefits hereof and shall rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Subscription Receipts issued or to be issued hereunder. |
(b) |
The applicant for the issue of a new Subscription Receipt Certificate pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall bear the cost of the issue thereof and in case of loss, destruction or theft shall, as a condition precedent to the issue thereof, furnish to the Corporation and to the Subscription Receipt Agent such evidence of ownership and of the loss, destruction or theft of the Subscription Receipt Certificate so lost, destroyed or stolen as shall be satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Subscription Receipt Agent in their sole discretion, and such applicant shall also be required to furnish an indemnity and surety bond in amount and form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent in their sole discretion and shall pay the reasonable charges of the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent in connection therewith. |
2.11 |
Exchange of Subscription Receipt Certificates |
(a) |
Subscription Receipt Certificates may, upon compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Subscription Receipt Agent, be exchanged for another Subscription Receipt Certificate or Subscription Receipt Certificates entitling the holder thereof to, in the aggregate, the same number of Subscription Receipts as represented by the Subscription Receipt Certificates so exchanged. |
(b) |
Subscription Receipt Certificates may be surrendered for exchange only at the Designated Offices during regular business hours of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
2.12 |
Charges for Exchange |
Except as otherwise herein provided, the Subscription Receipt Agent may charge to the holder requesting an exchange a reasonable sum for each new Subscription Receipt Certificate issued in exchange for Subscription Receipt Certificate(s). Payment of such charges and reimbursement of the Subscription Receipt Agent or the Corporation for any and all stamp taxes or governmental or other charges required to be paid shall be made by such holder as a condition precedent to such exchange.
2.13 |
Transfer and Ownership of Subscription Receipts |
(a) |
Subject to Section 2.13(d), Section 2.14, and Section 2.15 and subject to the Subscription Agreement, including Section 10.1(c) of the Subscription Agreement, there are no restrictions on the transfer of the Subscription Receipts; however, the Subscription |
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Receipts may only be transferred on the register kept at one of the Designated Offices by the holder or his legal representatives or his attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing: (i) in the case of a Subscription Receipt Certificate, surrendering to the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Designated Office the Subscription Receipt Certificates representing the Subscription Receipts to be transferred; and (ii) in the case of Uncertificated Subscription Receipts, in accordance with procedures prescribed by CDS under the Book-Entry Only System. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of Subscription Receipts at one of the Designated Offices, the Corporation shall in the case of Subscription Receipt Certificates, issue and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall Authenticate and deliver, in accordance with its Internal Procedures, a new Subscription Receipt Certificate and in the case of Uncertificated Subscription Receipts, the Subscription Receipt Agent will confirm the electronic deposit in accordance with procedures prescribed by CDS in the Book-Entry Only System, in each case of like tenor and in the name of the designated transferee. If less than all the Subscription Receipts evidenced by the Subscription Receipt Certificate(s) so surrendered are transferred, the transferor shall be entitled to receive, in the same manner, a new Subscription Receipt Certificate registered in his name evidencing the Subscription Receipts not transferred; however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13(a), Subscription Receipts shall only be transferred upon: |
(i) |
payment to the Subscription Receipt Agent of a reasonable sum for each new Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt issued upon such transfer, and reimbursement of the Subscription Receipt Agent or the Corporation for any and all stamp taxes or governmental or other charges required to be paid in respect of such transfer; and |
(ii) |
such reasonable requirements as the Subscription Receipt Agent may prescribe, |
and all such transfers shall be duly noted in the register for Subscription Receipts maintained pursuant to Section 2.4 by the Subscription Receipt Agent.
(b) |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall deem and treat the registered owner of any Subscription Receipt as the beneficial owner thereof for all purposes and neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. |
(c) |
The transfer register in respect of Subscription Receipts shall be closed at 5:00 p.m. (local time) at the Designated Office, on the earlier to occur of the Acquisition Closing Date and the Termination Date (subject to settlement). |
(d) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall promptly advise the Corporation of any requested transfer of Subscription Receipts. The Corporation shall be entitled, and may direct the Subscription Receipt Agent, to refuse to recognize any transfer, or enter the name of any transferee, of any Subscription Receipts on the registers referred to in this Article 2, if such transfer would constitute a violation of the securities laws of any jurisdiction or the rules, regulations or policies of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction. |
(e) |
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law and subject to Section 2.14, a Receiptholder shall be entitled to the rights and privileges attaching to the Subscription Receipts as expressly set forth herein. Either the issue and delivery of Common Shares and the payment of any Dividend Equivalent Payment, as provided in Section 3.2, or the payment of the Subscription Price and such Receiptholders pro rata portion of the aggregate of any Earned Interest, as provided in Section 3.3, all in accordance with the terms and conditions herein contained, shall discharge all responsibilities of the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent with respect to such Subscription Receipts and neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be bound to inquire |
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into the title of a Receiptholder or a transferee of Subscription Receipts who surrenders a Subscription Receipt Certificate. |
2.14 |
Global Subscription Receipts |
(a) |
Subject to Section 2.14(b): |
(i) |
Subscription Receipt Certificates will only be issued in the form of a Global Subscription Receipt certificate, which will be registered in the name of and deposited with CDS or its nominee; |
(ii) |
owners of the beneficial interests in the Subscription Receipts shall not be entitled to have Subscription Receipts registered in their names, shall not receive or be entitled to receive Subscription Receipt Certificates in definitive form and shall not be considered owners or holders thereof under this Agreement or any supplemental agreement; |
(iii) |
beneficial interests in Global Subscription Receipts will be represented only through the Book-Entry Only System and, subject to applicable law or unless otherwise requested by CDS, will be issued in uncertificated form; |
(iv) |
all Subscription Receipts issued electronically to CDS in uncertificated form through the uncertificated inventory system of CDS will be evidenced by a book position on the register of holders to be maintained by the Subscription Receipt Agent in accordance with Section 2.4; |
(v) |
transfers of Subscription Receipts between Book-Entry Participants shall occur in accordance with CDS rules and procedures; |
(vi) |
all references herein to actions by, notices given or payments made to Receiptholders shall, refer to actions taken by, or notices given or payments made to, CDS on instruction from the Book-Entry Participants in accordance with CDS rules and procedures; |
(vii) |
in respect of any provision hereof requiring or permitting actions with the consent of or at the direction of Receiptholders evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate Subscription Receipts outstanding, such direction or consent shall be given by Beneficial Holders acting through CDS and the Book-Entry Participants owning Subscription Receipts evidencing the requisite percentage of the Subscription Receipts; |
(viii) |
the rights of a Beneficial Holder whose Subscription Receipts are held through CDS shall be exercised only through CDS and the Book-Entry Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such holders and CDS and the Book-Entry Participants upon instructions from the Book-Entry Participants; |
(ix) |
each of the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Corporation may deal with CDS for all purposes (including the making of payments) as the authorized representative of the respective Beneficial Holders and such dealing with CDS shall constitute satisfaction or performance, as applicable, of their respective obligations hereunder; |
(x) |
if any notice or other communication is required to be given to Beneficial Holders, the Subscription Receipt Agent will give such notices and communications to CDS; |
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provided that:
(xi) |
neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent nor any agent thereof shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspects of the records relating to or payments made by CDS on account of the beneficial interests in the Subscription Receipts or for any advice or representation made or given by CDS or any action to be taken by CDS on its own direction or at the direction of any Book-Entry Participant; and |
(xii) |
nothing herein shall prevent Beneficial Holders from voting such Subscription Receipts using duly executed proxies in accordance with the requirements of CDS and of applicable laws. |
(b) |
In the event that: |
(i) |
CDS resigns, is removed from its responsibility as depository, or ceases to be a clearing agency or otherwise ceases to be eligible to be a depository and the Corporation is unable or does not wish to locate a qualified successor; |
(ii) |
the Book-Entry Only System is terminated; or |
(iii) |
the Corporation so instructs the Subscription Receipt Agent in writing; |
CDS shall surrender each Global Subscription Receipt to the Subscription Receipt Agent with instructions for registration of Subscription Receipts in the name and in the amount specified by CDS and the Corporation shall issue and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall certify and deliver the aggregate number of Subscription Receipts then outstanding in the form of definitive Subscription Receipt Certificates representing such Subscription Receipts, the whole in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13, mutatis mutandis.
2.15 |
Resale Restrictions and Legends |
The Subscription Receipts will be issued in Canada pursuant to exemptions from prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws and the Subscription Receipt Certificates representing each Subscription Receipt issued to a person in Canada (and certificates issued in exchange for or substitution of any Subscription Receipt) or transferred to a person in Canada shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 2.2(b) and, until such time as no longer required by applicable law, shall bear a legend to the following effect:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JULY 5, 2021.
Any certificate evidencing the Common Shares issued upon exchange of the Subscription Receipts on or prior to the date that is four (4) months and a day from the date hereof shall bear the following legend:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JULY 5, 2021.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (TSX); HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT GOOD DELIVERY IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.
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ARTICLE 3
ESCROW RELEASE, SATISFACTION OF ISSUANCE RIGHT
OR TERMINATION PAYMENT RIGHT
3.1 |
Escrow Release Notice |
(a) |
If the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently therewith and the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date, the Corporation shall deliver the Escrow Release Notice to the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor. |
(b) |
Forthwith upon receipt of the Escrow Release Notice, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall release the Escrowed Funds to or at the direction of the Corporation, minus the amount required to make the aggregate payments set forth in Section 3.2(b), which amount shall be set out in the Escrow Release Notice (provided that such amount will continue to be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and such retained amount shall be retained first from any Earned Interest on the Escrowed Funds and any remaining balance in respect thereof shall be retained from the Escrowed Funds). |
(c) |
The Escrow Release Notice may be delivered up to one (1) Business Day prior to the scheduled Acquisition Closing Time, provided that if the Escrowed Funds are released pursuant to an Escrow Release Notice and the Acquisition Closing Time does not occur within one (1) Business Day of such release, the Corporation will cause such Escrowed Funds to be returned to the Subscription Receipt Agent as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, and the Escrowed Funds will continue to be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, pending receipt of another Escrow Release Notice or the occurrence of a Termination Event. |
(d) |
If the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Corporation shall forthwith cause the Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction to be delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent. The Corporation shall promptly issue the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Subscription Receipts, and the Corporation shall deliver the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Subscription Receipts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any case, make such delivery within three (3) Business Days following the Acquisition Closing Date. |
(e) |
Any Escrow Release Notice or Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction delivered to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be received by the Subscription Receipt Agent no later than 9:00 a.m. (Montréal time) on the day on which the funds are to be released or shares issued. Any Escrow Release Notice or Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction received by the Subscription Receipt Agent after 9:00 a.m. (Montréal time) or received on a non-Business Day shall be deemed to have been given prior to 9:00 a.m. (Montréal time) on the next Business Day. |
(f) |
On the Acquisition Closing Date, the Corporation shall issue a press release confirming the Acquisition Closing Date has occurred and setting out the date on which the transfer register for the Subscription Receipts closed, and that the underlying Common Shares have been issued through the facilities of CDS in accordance with Section 3.2. |
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3.2 |
Issue of Common Shares and Payment Thereon |
(a) |
If the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event and Common Shares are issued in accordance with Section 3.1(d), such Common Shares shall be and shall be deemed to be issued to the Receiptholder in accordance with the right of such holder to receive Common Shares as described in Section 2.2(e)(i) (which right shall be and shall be deemed to be irrevocably exercised on the delivery of the Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction as provided in Section 3.1(d)) and such Common Shares shall be deemed to be issued at the Acquisition Closing Time, notwithstanding that a certificate or a Book-Entry Only System customer confirmation therefor may not yet have been issued or entered, as the case may be, and the Persons to whom such Common Shares are to be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have become the holders of record of such Common Shares at the Acquisition Closing Time. |
(b) |
If the Acquisition Closing Time occurs on or prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event and Common Shares are issued in accordance with Section 3.1(d), a Receiptholder shall be entitled to, from and after the Acquisition Closing Time, but shall receive no earlier than on the third (3rd) Business Day following the Acquisition Closing Date, an amount in cash in respect of each of such holders Subscription Receipts equal to a Dividend Equivalent Payment, if any, less applicable withholding taxes, provided that to the extent that this amount, if any, includes amounts in respect of Common Share Dividends for which any Common Share Dividend Record Date has occurred but which has not yet been paid, such amount shall not be payable to holders, unless the Corporation otherwise elects, until the date such Common Share Dividends are paid to shareholders of the Corporation; and provided further that any applicable portion of a Dividend Equivalent Payment shall be satisfied by the Subscription Receipt Agent no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the Acquisition Closing Date or the date Common Share Dividends are paid to shareholders of the Corporation, as applicable. Such Dividend Equivalent Payments shall first be paid by way of a pro rata share of any Earned Interest, and any remaining balance shall be paid out of the Escrowed Funds as a refund of a portion of the Subscription Price for each Subscription Receipt held. |
(c) |
Effective immediately after the Common Shares have been issued as contemplated in Sections 3.1(d) and 3.2(a), and any Dividend Equivalent Payment due has been paid to Receiptholders as contemplated in Section 3.2(b), the Subscription Receipts relating thereto shall be void and of no value or effect. |
(d) |
The obligation to make the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3.2(b) shall be satisfied by mailing or delivering payment therefor by cheque or wire transfer or, in respect of all payments in excess of $25,000,000 (or such other amount as determined from time to time by the Canadian Payments Association or any successor thereto) by the use of the LVTS, to the Receiptholder at its registered address. So long as CDS is the sole registered Receiptholder, all payments of the amounts specified in Section 3.2(b) shall be satisfied by LVTS. If payment is made by cheque, such cheque shall be forwarded to the Receiptholder at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which the payment is to be made. If payment is made by wire transfer or LVTS, it shall be made by noon (Montréal time) on the date on which the payment is to be made. The mailing of such cheque or the making of such payment by wire transfer or LVTS shall, to the extent of the sum represented thereby, plus the amount of any taxes withheld, satisfy and discharge the obligations of the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Corporation to the amounts specified in Section 3.2(b), unless (i) in the case of payment by cheque, such cheque is not paid at par on presentation and (ii) in the case of payment by wire transfer, such wire transfer is not actually received by the Receiptholder. In either such case and upon receiving confirmatory evidence thereof, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be obligated to immediately rectify such non-payment such that full payment is made to, and received by, the Receiptholders. |
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(e) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall be entitled to, or shall direct CDS to, deduct and withhold from any amount payable to Receiptholders pursuant to Section 3.2(b) such amount as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS is required or entitled to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any provisions of provincial, state, local or foreign tax law, in each case, as amended or succeeded and subject to the provisions of any applicable income tax treaty between Canada and the place where the Receiptholder is resident (provided such documentary evidence of entitlement to the benefits of such treaty as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS may reasonably request is timely provided). To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Receiptholder, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted in accordance with applicable law to the applicable taxing authority. |
(f) |
Upon the mailing or delivery of any cheque, wire transfer or LVTS as provided in Section 3.2(d) (and provided such cheque has been honoured for payment, if presented for payment within six (6) months of the date thereof) all rights evidenced by the Subscription Receipts relating thereto shall be satisfied and such Subscription Receipts shall be void and of no value or effect. Any Escrowed Funds, interest or other monies held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant hereto after the cheque, wire transfer or LVTS for the amount specified in Section 3.2(b) has been mailed or delivered, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Corporation as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and in any event within three Business Days, provided that the Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain sufficient Escrowed Funds to satisfy any cheques so mailed or delivered. |
3.3 |
Payment on Termination |
(a) |
If a Termination Event occurs, then: |
(i) |
the Corporation shall forthwith notify the Subscription Receipt Agent thereof and shall issue a press release setting forth the occurrence of the Termination Event; |
(ii) |
the Receiptholders subscription for, and right to receive, pursuant to this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt, a Common Share evidenced by each Subscription Receipt, shall be automatically terminated and cancelled and each Receiptholder shall be entitled to receive only, no later than on the third (3rd) Business Day following the Termination Event: |
(A) |
a payment in the amount of $31.25 in respect of each of such holders Subscription Receipts; and |
(B) |
such holders pro rata portion of the aggregate of any Earned Interest, less applicable withholding taxes; |
(iii) |
if the Escrowed Funds in the Subscription Proceeds Account are not sufficient to meet the payment required by Section 3.3(a)(ii), the Subscription Receipt Agent shall only make payments under Section 3.3(a)(ii) to the extent of the monies available in the Subscription Proceeds Account in accordance with Section 3.3(a)(ii) and promptly upon receipt of such additional monies as are provided by the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.5. The Subscription Receipt Agent agrees to cause any amounts payable to the holders of Subscription Receipts pursuant to this Section 3.3 to be paid no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the Termination Date; and |
(iv) |
Subscription Receipt registers shall be closed at the close of business on the Termination Date. |
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(b) |
The obligation to make the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii) shall be satisfied by mailing or delivering payment therefor by cheque or wire transfer or, in respect of all payments in excess of $25,000,000 (or such other amount as determined from time to time by the Canadian Payments Association or any successor thereto) by the use of the LVTS, to the Receiptholder at its registered address. So long as CDS is the sole registered Receiptholder, all payments of the amounts specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii) shall be satisfied by LVTS. If payment is made by cheque, such cheque shall be forwarded to the Receiptholder at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which the payment is to be made. If payment is made by wire transfer or LVTS, it shall be made by noon (Montréal time) on the date on which the payment is to be made. The mailing of such cheque or the making of such payment by wire transfer or LVTS shall, to the extent of the sum represented thereby, plus the amount of any taxes withheld, satisfy and discharge the obligations of the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Corporation to pay the amounts specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii), unless (i) in the case of payment by cheque, such cheque is not paid at par on presentation and (ii) in the case of payment by wire transfer, such wire transfer is not actually received by the Receiptholder. In either such case and upon receiving confirmatory evidence thereof, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be obligated to immediately rectify such non-payment such that full payment is made to, and received by, the Receiptholders. |
(c) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall be entitled to, or shall direct CDS to, deduct and withhold from any amount payable to Receiptholders pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(ii) such amount as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS is required or entitled to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any provisions of provincial, state, local or foreign tax law, in each case, as amended or succeeded and subject to the provisions of any applicable income tax treaty between Canada and the place where the Receiptholder is resident (provided such documentary evidence of entitlement to the benefits of such treaty as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or CDS may reasonably request is timely provided). To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Receiptholder, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted in accordance with applicable law to the applicable taxing authority. |
(d) |
Upon the mailing or delivery of any cheque, wire transfer or LVTS as provided in Section 3.3(b) (and provided such cheque has been honoured for payment, if presented for payment within six months of the date thereof) all rights evidenced by the Subscription Receipts relating thereto shall be satisfied and such Subscription Receipts shall be void and of no value or effect. Any Escrowed Funds, interest or other monies held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant hereto after the cheque, wire transfer or LVTS for the amount specified in Section 3.3(a)(ii) has been mailed or delivered, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Corporation as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, provided that the Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain sufficient Escrowed Funds to satisfy any cheques so mailed or delivered. |
3.4 |
Cancellation of Surrendered Subscription Receipt Certificates |
All Subscription Receipt Certificates surrendered to the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.11, 2.13 and 6.1 shall be returned to or received by the Subscription Receipt Agent for cancellation and, if required by the Corporation, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall furnish the Corporation with a cancellation certificate identifying the Subscription Receipt Certificates so cancelled and the number of Subscription Receipts evidenced thereby.
3.5 |
Additional Payments by the Corporation |
The Corporation shall, no later than one (1) Business Day before the date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to Section 3.3, pay to the Subscription Receipt Agent, as agent and bailee
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on behalf of the Receiptholders, such amount, if any, as will be sufficient, when combined with the portion of the Escrowed Funds available for such payment, to allow the Subscription Receipt Agent to pay in full the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.3.
3.6 |
Claim against the Corporation |
(a) |
Pursuant to this Agreement, Receiptholders have a claim against the Corporation to be issued one Common Share (subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5.1 of this Agreement) for each Subscription Receipt held plus any Dividend Equivalent Payment, less applicable withholding taxes if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event (the Issuance Right) or, if the Termination Date occurs, to be reimbursed an amount equal to the Subscription Price for each Subscription Receipt held by the Receiptholder plus an amount equal to the Earned Interest thereon less applicable withholding taxes (the Refund Right). |
(b) |
Until the Issuance Right or the Refund Right arises, Receiptholders will not be entitled to assert a claim against the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.6(a) unless, prior to the date on which the Issuance Right or the Refund Right, as the case may be, has been satisfied: |
(i) |
the Corporation makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or any proceeding is instituted by the Corporation seeking relief on its behalf as a debtor or to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent or seeking liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or seeking appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian or similar official for it or any substantial part of its property and assets or the Corporation takes any action to authorize any of the actions set forth above; or |
(ii) |
the Corporation shall be declared bankrupt, or a receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian or similar official shall be appointed for the Corporation or any substantial part of the property or assets of the Corporation or distress or execution of any similar process is levied or enforced on such property or assets and remains unsatisfied for such period as would permit such property or such part thereof to be sold thereunder, in which events the Refund Right shall be deemed to have occurred and the Receiptholders shall be entitled to payment of the amounts payable according to Section 3.3. |
ARTICLE 4
INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST
4.1 |
Investment of Proceeds |
(a) |
Until released in accordance with this Agreement, the Escrowed Funds shall be kept segregated in the records of the Subscription Receipt Agent and shall be invested in interest-bearing or discount debt obligations denominated in Canadian dollars issued or guaranteed by the Government of Canada or a province of Canada or a Canadian chartered bank provided that such obligation is rated at least R1 (middle), in respect of short-term obligations, or A, in respect of long-term obligations, by DBRS Inc. or a similar rating service or such other investments that the Subscription Receipt Agent is able to effect, and as directed jointly in writing by the Corporation and the Investor. Such written direction to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be provided no later than 10:00 a.m. (Montréal time) on the day on which the investment is to be made. Any written direction received by the Subscription Receipt Agent after 10:00 a.m. or on a day which is not a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given prior to 10:00 a.m. on the next succeeding Business Day. The Corporation and the Investor hereby jointly direct the |
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Subscription Receipt Agent that when not so invested, any cash balances constituting part or all of the Escrowed Funds shall be kept segregated in the records of the Subscription Receipt Agent and shall be deposited in one or more non-interest bearing trust accounts to be maintained by the Subscription Receipt Agent in the name of the Subscription Receipt Agent at the Bank of Nova Scotia (the Bank), provided that such bank maintains an issuer credit rating from Standard & Poors of at least A (an Approved Rating). The Subscription Receipt Agent shall withdraw, as soon as reasonably practicable, any cash balances constituting part or all of the Escrowed Funds that may then be deposited with the Bank if the Subscription Receipt Agent has received notice from the Corporation that the Bank fails to so qualify at any time, and re-deposit such amount with one or more other Canadian Schedule I banks that have an Approved Rating at such time. |
(b) |
All Earned Interest received from the investment of the Escrowed Funds shall be credited to, and shall become a part of, the Escrowed Funds (and any bank charges and similar fees as well as losses, if any, on such investments shall be debited to the Escrowed Funds). |
(c) |
All Escrowed Funds held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent solely as agent and bailee on behalf of the Receiptholders, and for certainty shall not form part of the property, estate, assets, undertaking or effects of the Subscription Receipt Agent. The delivery of the Escrowed Funds to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not give rise to a debtor-creditor or other similar relationship between the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Receiptholders. |
(d) |
The Escrowed Funds held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to this Agreement are the sole risk of the Receiptholders, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Escrowed Funds which may result from any investments (including any deposits) made pursuant to this Section 4.1, and any credit or other losses on any investments liquidated or sold prior to maturity. Each of the Corporation and the Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Subscription Receipt Agent acts prudently in depositing the Escrowed Funds at the Bank, and that the Subscription Receipt Agent is not required to make any further inquiries in respect of any such bank. |
(e) |
The Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent acknowledge and agree that for all income tax purposes the Investor shall be regarded as the owner of the Escrowed Funds at all times prior to the Acquisition Closing Date or the Termination Date, as applicable. The Corporation and the Investor agree to provide the Subscription Receipt Agent with their certified tax identification number and others forms, documents and information that the Subscription Receipt Agent may request in order to fulfill any tax reporting function. The Subscription Receipt Agent shall cause all information returns, slips and all other tax filings required to be prepared in respect to the Earned Interest as prescribed by applicable law. |
4.2 |
Segregation of Proceeds |
The Escrowed Funds received by the Subscription Receipt Agent and any other securities or other investments received by the Subscription Receipt Agent on the investment or reinvestment of such Escrowed Funds, shall be received by the Subscription Receipt Agent solely as agent and bailee on behalf of the Receiptholders, and shall be segregated and kept apart by the Subscription Receipt Agent from any assets of the Subscription Receipt Agent or held by the Subscription Receipt Agent for Persons who are not Parties.
4.3 |
Third Party Interest |
The Corporation hereby represents to the Subscription Receipt Agent that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any account to be opened by, or interest to be held by, the Subscription Receipt
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Agent, in connection with this Agreement, for or to the credit of the Corporation, is not intended to be used by or on behalf of any third party.
ARTICLE 5
ADJUSTMENTS
5.1 |
Adjustments |
The rights attached to Subscription Receipts may be subject to adjustment from time to time in the events and in the manner provided as follows, subject to all applicable regulatory and stock exchange approvals:
(a) |
Common Share Reorganization. If, at any time after the date hereof and before the Acquisition Closing Date, the Corporation subdivides, redivides or changes its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares or reduces, combines or consolidates its outstanding Common Shares into a lesser number of Common Shares, or issues Common Shares to all or substantially all the holders of Common Shares by way of a stock distribution, stock dividend or otherwise (any of such events being called a Common Share Reorganization), then the number of underlying Common Shares with respect to each Subscription Receipt shall be adjusted as of the record date at which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of the Common Share Reorganization by multiplying the number of underlying Common Shares theretofore obtainable immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date after giving effect to such Common Share Reorganization and the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date before giving effect to such Common Share Reorganization. |
(b) |
Capital Reorganization. If, at any time after the date hereof and before the Acquisition Closing Date, there is a reclassification of Common Shares at any time outstanding or a change of the Common Shares into other shares or into other securities (other than a Common Share Reorganization), or a consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger of the Corporation with or into any corporation or other entity (other than a consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger which does not result in any reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or a change of the Common Shares into other shares or into other securities), or a transfer of the undertaking or assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to another entity, or if a record date for any of the foregoing events occurs, (any of such events being herein called a Capital Reorganization), any Receiptholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive Common Shares pursuant to Subscription Receipts then held after the record date or effective date of such Capital Reorganization will be entitled to receive, and will accept for the same aggregate consideration, in lieu of the number of Common Shares to which such Receiptholder was otherwise entitled, the aggregate number of shares, units, warrants, other securities or other property which such Receiptholder would have been entitled to receive as a result of such Capital Reorganization if, on the effective date of such Capital Reorganization, the Receiptholder had been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which such Receiptholder was theretofore entitled with respect to the Subscription Receipts. If determined appropriate by the Corporation, acting reasonably, appropriate adjustments will be made as a result of any such Capital Reorganization in the application of the provisions set forth in this Article 5 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Receiptholders to the extent that the provisions set forth in this Article 5 will thereafter correspondingly be made applicable as nearly as may be reasonable in relation to any securities or property thereafter deliverable pursuant to the terms of any Subscription Receipt. Any such adjustments will be made by and set forth in terms and conditions supplemental hereto approved by the Corporation, acting reasonably, and, |
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absent manifest error, will for all purposes be conclusively deemed to be the appropriate adjustment. |
(c) |
Special Distributions. If at any time after the date hereof and before the Acquisition Closing Date, the Corporation issues or distributes to the holders of all or substantially all of the outstanding Common Shares, securities of the Corporation, including rights, options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares or property or assets, including evidences of indebtedness, and other than as a result of a Common Share Reorganization or a Capital Reorganization, or a record date for any of the foregoing events occurs, there will be an appropriate adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to Subscription Receipts or, at the option of the Corporation, such securities, property or assets may be issued to the Subscription Receipt Agent and delivered to the Receiptholders and, for the same aggregate consideration payable, if any, in addition to the number of Common Shares to which such Receiptholder was theretofore entitled, the Receiptholder will be entitled to receive such securities, property or assets as if on the record date at which holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose thereof, such Receiptholder had been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which the Receiptholder was then entitled. |
(d) |
The adjustments provided for in this Section 5.1 are cumulative and shall apply (without duplication) to successive subdivisions, consolidations, changes, distributions, issues or other events resulting in adjustment under the provisions of this Section 5.1. |
(e) |
If the Corporation, after the date hereof, takes any action affecting the Common Shares, other than the actions described in this Section 5.1, which, in the reasonable opinion of the directors of the Corporation, would materially affect the rights of the Receiptholders or the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts, then the number of Common Shares which are to be received pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be adjusted in such manner, if any, and at such time as the directors of the Corporation may, in their discretion but subject, for greater certainty, to the prior approval of the TSX and the NYSE, reasonably determine to be equitable to the Receiptholders in such circumstances, taking into account, amongst other things, the position of such Receiptholders if they had been the registered holders of the Common Shares to which they were theretofore entitled. |
5.2 |
No Adjustment |
(a) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Agreement in the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts upon the issue of Common Shares pursuant to any share option plan, share purchase plan, dividend reinvestment plan, restricted share unit plan, performance share unit plan or other incentive plan in force from time to time for officers, directors, employees, consultants or shareholders of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, in connection with the Acquisition and the financing thereof (including, for greater certainty, in respect of any subscription receipts or Common Shares issued to the Other Investor), or pursuant to any agreement (including any loan agreement), share option, warrant or other right (including anti-dilution or preemptive rights) to receive or purchase Common Shares granted by the Corporation prior to the date of this Agreement and no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Agreement in the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts further to purchases of Common Shares by the Corporation under a normal course issuer bid. |
(b) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, no adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be required unless the adjustment would result in a change of at least 0.01% of the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts, provided, however, that any adjustments that, except for the provisions of this Section 5.2(b) would otherwise have |
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been required to be made, shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. |
(c) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, no adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be made in respect of any events described in Article 5 if the holders of the Subscription Receipts are entitled to participate in the events on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as if the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of their Subscription Receipts had been automatically issued immediately prior to the effective date or record date of the events. For greater certainty, any such participation by Receiptholders in situations described in this Section 5.2(c) shall be subject to the approval of the TSX and the NYSE. |
(d) |
If the Corporation shall set a record date to determine the holders of Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive any distribution or any subscription or purchase rights in accordance with Article 5 and shall, thereafter, legally abandon its plans to pay or deliver the distribution or subscription or purchase rights, then no adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be required by reason of the setting of the record date. |
5.3 |
Determination by Corporations Auditors |
In the event of any question arising with respect to the adjustments provided for in this Article 5, such question shall be conclusively determined by the Corporations auditors or other independent auditors agreed upon by the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent, who shall have access to all necessary records of the Corporation, and such determination (absent manifest error) shall be binding upon the Corporation, the Subscription Receipt Agent, all Receiptholders and all other persons interested therein.
5.4 |
Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment |
As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment in the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts, the Corporation shall take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of Counsel, be necessary to ensure that the Corporation may validly and legally issue, as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, all of the Common Shares which the holders of such Subscription Receipts are entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Receipt, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
5.5 |
Certificate of Adjustment |
The Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any event which requires an adjustment or readjustment as provided in this Article 5, deliver a certificate of the Corporation to the Subscription Receipt Agent specifying the nature of the event requiring such adjustment or readjustment and the amount of the adjustment or readjustment necessitated thereby and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.
5.6 |
Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent |
Except as provided in Section 9.1, the Subscription Receipt Agent:
(a) |
shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Receiptholder to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment contemplated by Section 5.1, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same; |
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(b) |
shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any Common Shares or of any shares or other securities or property which may at any time be issued or delivered pursuant to the terms of any Subscription Receipt; and |
(c) |
shall not be responsible for any failure of the Corporation to make any payment or to issue, transfer or deliver Common Shares or certificates representing Common Shares upon the surrender of any Subscription Receipts for the purpose of the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to their terms or to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Article 5. |
ARTICLE 6
RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND COVENANTS
6.1 |
Optional Purchases by the Corporation |
Subject to applicable law, the Corporation may from time to time purchase by private contract or otherwise any of the Subscription Receipts.
6.2 |
General Covenants |
(a) |
The Corporation covenants with the Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor that so long as any Subscription Receipts remain outstanding: |
(i) |
it will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain its existence; |
(ii) |
it will make all requisite filings under applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including those necessary to remain a reporting issuer not in default in each of the provinces of Canada; |
(iii) |
it will promptly announce by press release the occurrence of the Acquisition Closing Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 3.1(f) or Section 3.3(a)(i), as the case may be; |
(iv) |
generally, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform and carry out all of the acts or things to be done by it as provided in this Agreement; |
(v) |
it will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Common Shares for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy its obligations to issue Common Shares upon exchange of the Subscription Receipts; |
(vi) |
it will cause the Common Shares from time to time acquired upon exchange of the Subscription Receipts to be duly issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares and delivered in accordance with the Subscription Receipts and the terms hereof; |
(vii) |
it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Common Shares continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NYSE; and |
(viii) |
with respect to any notices to be given or other acts to be performed or which may be given or performed by any Investor under or pursuant to this Agreement, it shall provide to the Investor in a timely manner all such information and documents as the Investor may reasonably request and is within the knowledge or control of the Corporation in order to verify the factual circumstances relating to such notices or acts and, if requested, such information shall be certified correct by the Corporation. |
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6.3 |
Subscription Receipt Agents Remuneration, Expenses and Indemnification |
(a) |
The Corporation covenants that it will pay to the Subscription Receipt Agent from time to time reasonable remuneration for its services hereunder and will pay or reimburse the Subscription Receipt Agent upon receipt of an invoice for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Subscription Receipt Agent in the administration or execution of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the disbursements of its counsel and all other advisers and assistants not regularly in its employ) both before any default hereunder and thereafter until all duties of the Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder shall be finally and fully performed, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise out of or result from the Subscription Receipt Agents negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith. Any amount owing hereunder and remaining unpaid after 30 days from the invoice date will bear interest at the then current rate charged by the Subscription Receipt Agent against unpaid invoices and shall be payable on demand. This Section 6.3(a) shall survive the resignation of the Subscription Receipt Agent and/or the termination of this Agreement. |
(b) |
The Corporation hereby indemnifies and saves harmless the Subscription Receipt Agent and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, losses, costs, claims, actions, demands, suits, proceedings, damages, charges, assessments, judgments and expenses (including reasonable expert consultant and legal fees and disbursements on a solicitor and client basis) whatsoever which may be brought against the Subscription Receipt Agent or which it may suffer or incur as a result or arising out of the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, save only in the event of the negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith of the Subscription Receipt Agent. It is understood and agreed that this indemnification shall survive the termination or the discharge of this Agreement or the resignation or replacement of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
6.4 |
Performance of Covenants by Subscription Receipt Agent |
If the Corporation shall fail to perform any of its covenants contained in this Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agent may notify the Receiptholders of such failure on the part of the Corporation or may itself perform any of the said covenants capable of being performed by it, but shall be under no obligation to perform said covenants or to notify the Receiptholders of such performance by it. All sums expended or advanced by the Subscription Receipt Agent in so doing shall be repayable as provided in Section 6.3. No such performance, expenditure or advance by the Subscription Receipt Agent shall relieve the Corporation of any default hereunder or of its continuing obligations under the covenants contained herein.
6.5 |
Accounting |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall maintain accurate books, records and accounts of the transactions effected or controlled by the Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder and the receipt, investment, reinvestment and disbursement of the Proceeds, and shall provide to the Corporation records and statements thereof at least once per month and otherwise periodically on written request. The Corporation shall have the right to audit any such books, records, accounts and statements.
6.6 |
Payments by Subscription Receipt Agent |
In the event that any funds to be disbursed by the Subscription Receipt Agent in accordance herewith are received by the Subscription Receipt Agent in the form of an uncertified cheque or cheques, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be entitled to delay the time for disbursement of such funds hereunder until such uncertified cheque or cheques have cleared in the ordinary course by the financial institution upon which the same are drawn. The Subscription Receipt Agent will disburse monies according to this Agreement only to the extent that monies have been deposited with it.
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6.7 |
Anti-Money Laundering and Privacy |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason whatsoever, the Subscription Receipt Agent, in its sole judgment, acting reasonably, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist legislation or economic sanctions legislation, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Subscription Receipt Agent, in its sole judgment, acting reasonably, determine at any time that its acting under this Agreement has resulted in its being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist legislation or economic sanctions legislation, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the right to resign on 10 days prior written notice sent to the Corporation hereby provided that: |
(i) |
the Subscription Receipt Agents written notice shall describe the circumstances of such non-compliance; and |
(ii) |
that if such circumstances are rectified to the Subscription Receipt Agents satisfaction within such 10 day period, then such resignation shall not be effective. |
(b) |
Each Party acknowledges that the Subscription Receipt Agent may, in the course of providing services hereunder, collect or receive financial and other personal information about such Parties and/or their representatives, as individuals, or about other individuals related to the subject matter hereof, and use such information for the following purposes: |
(i) |
to provide the services required under this Agreement and other services that may be requested from time to time; |
(ii) |
to help the Subscription Receipt Agent manage its servicing relationships with such individuals; |
(iii) |
to meet the Subscription Receipt Agents legal and regulatory requirements; and |
(iv) |
if Social Insurance Numbers are collected by the Subscription Receipt Agent, to perform tax reporting and to assist in verification of an individuals identity for security purposes. |
Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the Subscription Receipt Agent may receive, collect, use and disclose personal information provided to it or acquired by it in the course of this Agreement for the purposes described above and, generally, in the manner and on the terms described in its Privacy Code, which the Subscription Receipt Agent shall make available on its website, www.computershare.com, or upon request, including revisions thereto. The Subscription Receipt Agent may transfer personal information to other companies in or outside of Canada that provide data processing and storage or other support in order to facilitate the services it provides.
Further, each Party agrees that it shall not provide or cause to be provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent any personal information relating to an individual who is not a party to this Agreement unless that party has assured itself that such individual understands and has consented to the aforementioned uses and disclosures.
6.8 |
Regulatory Matters |
The Corporation shall file all such documents, notices and certificates and take such steps and do such things as may be necessary under applicable securities laws to permit the issuance of the Common Shares in the circumstances contemplated by Section 3.2(a) such that such issuance will comply with the prospectus and registration requirements of applicable securities laws.
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ARTICLE 7
ENFORCEMENT
7.1 |
Suits by Receiptholders |
All or any of the rights conferred upon any Receiptholder by any of the terms of the Subscription Receipt Certificates or of this Agreement, or of both, may be enforced by the Receiptholder by appropriate proceedings but without prejudice to the right which is hereby conferred on the Subscription Receipt Agent to proceed in its own name to enforce each and all of the provisions contained herein as agent on behalf of the Receiptholders.
7.2 |
Immunity of Shareholders, etc. |
The Subscription Receipt Agent and, by the acceptance of the Subscription Receipt Certificates or Uncertificated Subscription Receipts and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Subscription Receipts, the Receiptholders hereby waive and release any right, cause of action or remedy now or hereafter existing in any jurisdiction against any past, present or future shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any successor entity for the issue of the Common Shares pursuant to any Subscription Receipt or on any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty by the Corporation contained herein or in the Subscription Receipt Certificate(s).
7.3 |
Limitation of Liability |
The obligations hereunder are not personally binding on, nor shall resort hereunder be had to, the private property of any of the past, present or future shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation or any successor entity, but only the property of the Corporation or any successor entity shall be bound in respect hereof.
ARTICLE 8
MEETINGS OF RECEIPTHOLDERS
8.1 |
Right to Convene Meetings |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may at any time and from time to time, and shall on receipt of a written request of the Corporation or of a Receiptholders Request and upon being funded and indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Corporation or by the Receiptholders signing such Receiptholders Request against the cost which may be incurred in connection with the calling and holding of such meeting, convene a meeting of the Receiptholders. In the event of the Subscription Receipt Agent failing to so convene a meeting within 10 days after receipt of such written request of the Corporation or such Receiptholders Request and indemnity given as aforesaid, the Corporation or such Receiptholders, as the case may be, may convene such meeting. Every such meeting shall be held in Montréal, Québec or at such other place as may be determined by the Subscription Receipt Agent and approved by the Corporation.
8.2 |
Notice |
At least 10 days prior notice of any meeting of Receiptholders shall be given to the Receiptholders in the manner provided for in Section 11.2 and a copy of such notice shall be sent by mail to the Subscription Receipt Agent (unless the meeting has been called by the Subscription Receipt Agent) and to the Corporation (unless the meeting has been called by the Corporation). Such notice shall state the date (which shall be a Business Day) and time when, and the place where the meeting, is to be held, shall state briefly the general nature of the business to be transacted thereat and shall contain such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Receiptholders to make a reasoned decision on the matter, but it shall not be necessary for any such notice to set out the terms of any resolution to be proposed or any of the provisions of this Article 8.
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8.3 |
Chairman |
An individual (who need not be a Receiptholder) designated in writing by the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be chairman of the meeting and if no individual is so designated, or if the individual so designated is not present within 15 minutes from the time fixed for the holding of the meeting, the Receiptholders present in person or by proxy shall choose some individual present to be chairman.
8.4 |
Quorum |
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.11(a), at any meeting of the Receiptholders a quorum shall consist of not less than two Receiptholders, present in person or by proxy and holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts, provided that if the Subscription Receipts are issued in the form of Global Subscription Receipts such that there is only one Receiptholder, quorum shall consist of not less than two Beneficial Holders present in person or by proxy and beneficially holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts. If a quorum of the Receiptholders shall not be present within 30 minutes from the time fixed for holding any meeting, the meeting, if summoned by the Receiptholders or on a Receiptholders Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case it shall be adjourned to the next following Business Day) at the same time and place and no notice of the adjournment need be given. Any business may be brought before or dealt with at an adjourned meeting that might have been dealt with at the original meeting in accordance with the notice calling the same. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present at the commencement of business. At the adjourned meeting the Receiptholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened notwithstanding that they may not hold more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts.
8.5 |
Power to Adjourn |
The chairman of any meeting at which a quorum of the Receiptholders is present may, with the consent of Receiptholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting, adjourn any such meeting and no notice of such adjournment need be given except such notice, if any, as the meeting may prescribe.
8.6 |
Show of Hands |
Every question submitted to a meeting shall be decided in the first place by a majority of the votes given on a show of hands except that votes on an Extraordinary Resolution shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided. At any such meeting, unless a poll is duly demanded as herein provided, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost or not carried by a particular majority shall be conclusive evidence of the fact.
8.7 |
Poll and Voting |
(a) |
On every Extraordinary Resolution, and on any other question submitted to a meeting and after a vote by show of hands when demanded by the chairman or by one or more of the Receiptholders acting in person or by proxy and holding at least 5% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts, a poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman shall direct. Questions other than those required to be determined by Extraordinary Resolution shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast on the poll. |
(b) |
On a show of hands, every Person who is present and entitled to vote, whether as a Receiptholder or as proxy for one or more absent Receiptholders, or both, shall have one vote. On a poll, each Receiptholder present in person or represented by a proxy duly appointed by instrument in writing shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Common Share he is entitled to receive pursuant to the Subscription Receipt(s) then held or represented by him. A proxy need not be a Receiptholder. In the case of joint holders, any |
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of them present in person or by proxy at the meeting may vote in the absence of the other or others; but in case more than one of them shall be present in person or by proxy, they shall vote together in respect of Subscription Receipts of which they are joint registered holders. The chairman of any meeting shall be entitled, both on a show of hands and on a poll, to vote in respect of the Subscription Receipts, if any, held or represented by him. |
8.8 |
Regulations |
The Subscription Receipt Agent, or the Corporation with the approval of the Subscription Receipt Agent, may from time to time make and from time to time vary such regulations as it shall think fit for:
(a) |
the setting of the record date for a meeting of Receiptholders for the purpose of determining Receiptholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at such meeting; |
(b) |
the issue of voting certificates by any bank, trust company or other depositary satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent stating that the Subscription Receipt Certificates specified therein have been deposited with it by a named Person and will remain on deposit until after the meeting, which voting certificate shall entitle the Persons named therein to be present and vote at any such meeting and at any adjournment thereof or to appoint a proxy or proxies to represent them and vote for them at any such meeting and at any adjournment thereof in the same manner and with the same effect as though the Persons so named in such voting certificates were the actual holders of the Subscription Receipt Certificates specified therein; |
(c) |
the deposit of voting certificates and instruments appointing proxies at such place and time as the Subscription Receipt Agent, the Corporation or the Receiptholders, convening the meeting, as the case may be, may in the notice convening the meeting direct; |
(d) |
the deposit of voting certificates and instruments appointing proxies at some approved place or places other than the place at which the meeting is to be held and enabling particulars of such instruments appointing proxies to be mailed, telecopied or electronically delivered before the meeting to the Corporation or to the Subscription Receipt Agent at the place where the same is to be held and for the voting of proxies so deposited as though the instruments themselves were produced at the meeting; |
(e) |
the form of the instrument of proxy; and |
(f) |
generally for the calling of meetings of Receiptholders and the conduct of business thereat. |
Any regulations so made shall be binding and effective and the votes given in accordance therewith shall be valid and shall be counted. Save as such regulations may provide, the only Persons who shall be recognized at any meeting as a Receiptholder, or be entitled to vote or be present at the meeting in respect thereof (subject to Section 8.9), shall be Receiptholders or their counsel, or proxies of Receiptholders.
8.9 |
Corporation and Subscription Receipt Agent may be Represented |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent, by their respective authorized agents, and the Counsel for the Corporation and counsel for the Subscription Receipt Agent may attend any meeting of the Receiptholders, but shall have no vote as such unless in their capacity as Receiptholder or a proxyholder.
8.10 |
Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution |
In addition to all other powers conferred upon them by any other provisions of this Agreement or by law, the Receiptholders at a meeting shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.11, have the power,
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subject to all applicable regulatory and exchange approvals and approvals required under the Subscription Agreement, exercisable from time to time by Extraordinary Resolution:
(a) |
to agree to any modification, abrogation, alteration, compromise or arrangement of the rights of Receiptholders or the Subscription Receipt Agent against the Corporation or against its undertaking, property and assets or any part thereof whether such rights arise under this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or otherwise; |
(b) |
to amend, alter or repeal any Extraordinary Resolution previously passed or sanctioned by the Receiptholders; |
(c) |
to direct or to authorize the Subscription Receipt Agent to enforce any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation contained in this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or to enforce any of the rights of the Receiptholders in any manner specified in such Extraordinary Resolution or to refrain from enforcing any such covenant or right; |
(d) |
to waive, and to direct the Subscription Receipt Agent to waive, any default on the part of the Corporation in complying with any provisions of this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates either unconditionally or on any conditions specified in such Extraordinary Resolution; |
(e) |
to restrain any Receiptholder from taking or instituting any suit, action or proceeding against the Corporation for the enforcement of any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation in this Agreement or the Subscription Receipt Certificates or to enforce any of the rights of the Receiptholders; |
(f) |
to direct any Receiptholder who, as such, has brought any suit, action or proceeding to stay or to discontinue or otherwise to deal with the same upon payment of the costs, charges and expenses reasonably and properly incurred by such Receiptholder in connection therewith; |
(g) |
to assent to any modification of, change in or omission from the provisions contained in the Subscription Receipt Certificates and this Agreement or any ancillary or supplemental instrument which may be agreed to by the Corporation, and to authorize the Subscription Receipt Agent to concur in and execute any ancillary or supplemental agreement embodying the change or omission, provided that such modification, change or omission will not prejudice the rights of the Receiptholders or the Subscription Receipt Agent; |
(h) |
with the consent of the Corporation (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), to remove the Subscription Receipt Agent or its successor in office and to appoint a new Subscription Receipt Agent to take the place of the Subscription Receipt Agent so removed; and |
(i) |
to assent to any compromise or arrangement with any creditor or creditors or any class or classes of creditors, whether secured or otherwise, and with holders of any Common Shares or other securities of the Corporation. |
8.11 |
Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution |
(a) |
The expression Extraordinary Resolution when used in this Agreement means, subject as hereinafter provided in this Section 8.11 and in Section 8.14, a resolution proposed at a meeting of Receiptholders duly convened for that purpose and held in accordance with the provisions of this Article 8 at which there are present in person or by proxy not less than two Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts and passed by the affirmative votes of Receiptholders holding not less than 662⁄3% |
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of the Subscription Receipts represented at the meeting and voted on the poll on such resolution. |
(b) |
If, at any meeting called for the purpose of passing an Extraordinary Resolution, not less than two Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts are not present in person or by proxy within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, then the meeting, if convened by Receiptholders or on a Receiptholders Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case it shall stand adjourned to such day, being not less than 14 or more than 30 days later, and to such place and time as may be appointed by the chairman of the meeting. Not less than seven days prior notice shall be given of the time and place of such adjourned meeting in the manner provided for in Section 11.2. Such notice shall state that at the adjourned meeting the Receiptholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum but it shall not be necessary to set forth the purposes for which the meeting was originally called or any other particulars. At the adjourned meeting: |
(i) |
if the Extraordinary Resolution purports to exercise any of the powers conferred pursuant to Section 8.10(a), (d), (g) or (i) or purports to change the provisions of this Section 8.11 or of Section 8.14 or purports to amend, alter or repeal any Extraordinary Resolution previously passed or sanctioned by the Receiptholders in exercise of the powers referred to in this Section 8.11(b)(i), a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts present in person or by proxy; and |
(ii) |
in any other case, a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of such Receiptholders as are present in person or by proxy. |
(c) |
At any adjourned meeting of Receiptholders as described in this Section 8.11, any resolution passed by the requisite votes as provided in Section 8.11(a) shall be an Extraordinary Resolution within the meaning of this Agreement notwithstanding that Receiptholders holding more than 25% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts may not be present in person or by proxy at such adjourned meeting, except in relation to the matters contemplated by Section 8.11(b)(i). |
(d) |
Votes on an Extraordinary Resolution shall always be given on a poll and no demand for a poll on an Extraordinary Resolution shall be necessary. |
8.12 |
Powers Cumulative |
Any one or more of the powers or any combination of the powers in this Agreement stated to be exercisable by the Receiptholders by Extraordinary Resolution or otherwise may be exercised from time to time and the exercise of any one or more of such powers or any combination of powers from time to time shall not be deemed to exhaust the right of the Receiptholders to exercise such power or powers or combination of powers then or thereafter from time to time.
8.13 |
Minutes |
Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at every meeting of Receiptholders shall be made and duly entered in books to be provided from time to time for that purpose by the Corporation, and any such minutes as aforesaid, if signed by the chairman or the secretary of the meeting at which such resolutions were passed or proceedings had or by the chairman or secretary of the next succeeding meeting held shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated and, until the contrary is proved, every such meeting in respect of the proceedings of which minutes shall have been made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held, and all resolutions passed thereat or proceedings taken shall be deemed to have been duly passed and taken.
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8.14 |
Instruments in Writing |
All actions which may be taken and all powers that may be exercised by the Receiptholders at a meeting held as provided in this Article 8 may also be taken and exercised by an instrument in writing signed in one or more counterparts by such Receiptholders in person or by attorney duly appointed in writing, by Receiptholders holding at least (i) a majority of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts with respect to a resolution which is not an Extraordinary Resolution; and (ii) 662⁄3% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts with respect to an Extraordinary Resolution, and the expression Extraordinary Resolution when used in this Agreement shall include an instrument so signed by Receiptholders holding at least 662⁄3% of the then outstanding Subscription Receipts.
8.15 |
Binding Effect of Resolutions |
Every resolution and every Extraordinary Resolution passed in accordance with the provisions of this Article 8 at a meeting of Receiptholders shall be binding upon all the Receiptholders, whether present at or absent from such meeting, and every instrument in writing signed by Receiptholders in accordance with Section 8.14 shall be binding upon all the Receiptholders, whether signatories thereto or not, and each and every Receiptholder and the Subscription Receipt Agent (subject to the provisions for indemnity herein contained) shall be bound to give effect accordingly to every such resolution and instrument in writing.
8.16 |
Holdings by Corporation Disregarded |
In determining whether Receiptholders holding the required number of Subscription Receipts are present at a meeting of Receiptholders for the purpose of determining a quorum or have concurred in any consent, waiver, Extraordinary Resolution, Receiptholders Request or other action under this Agreement, Subscription Receipts owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation shall be disregarded in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.8.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS
9.1 |
Provision for Supplemental Agreements for Certain Purposes |
From time to time the Corporation, the Investor and the Subscription Receipt Agent may, subject to the provisions hereof and the approval of the TSX and the NYSE, if required, and they shall, when so directed in accordance with the provisions hereof, execute and deliver by their proper officers, agreements supplemental hereto, which thereafter shall form part hereof, for any one or more or all of the following purposes:
(a) |
adding to the provisions hereof such additional covenants and enforcement provisions as, in the opinion of Counsel, are necessary or advisable in the circumstances, provided that the same are not in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent, relying on Counsel, prejudicial to the interests of the Receiptholders; |
(b) |
giving effect to any Extraordinary Resolution passed as provided in Article 8; |
(c) |
making such provisions not inconsistent with this Agreement as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder, provided that such provisions are not, in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent, relying on Counsel, prejudicial to the interests of the Receiptholders; |
(d) |
adding to or altering the provisions hereof in respect of the transfer of Subscription Receipts, making provision for the exchange of Subscription Receipt Certificates, and making any modification in the form of the Subscription Receipt Certificates which does not affect the substance thereof; |
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(e) |
modifying any of the provisions of this Agreement, including relieving the Corporation from any of the obligations, conditions or restrictions herein contained, provided that such modification or relief shall be or become operative or effective only if, in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent, such modification or relief in no way prejudices any of the rights of the Receiptholders or of the Subscription Receipt Agent, and provided further that the Subscription Receipt Agent may in its sole discretion decline to enter into any such supplemental agreement which in its opinion may not afford adequate protection to the Subscription Receipt Agent when the same shall become operative; and |
(f) |
for any other purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including the correction or rectification of any ambiguities, defective or inconsistent provisions, errors, mistakes or omissions herein, provided that in the opinion of the Subscription Receipt Agent the rights of the Subscription Receipt Agent and of the Receiptholders are in no way prejudiced thereby. |
ARTICLE 10
CONCERNING THE SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGENT
10.1 |
Rights and Duties of Subscription Receipt Agent |
(a) |
In the exercise of the rights and duties prescribed or conferred by the terms of this Agreement, the Subscription Receipt Agent shall exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent subscription receipt agent would exercise in comparable circumstances. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Subscription Receipt Agent from liability for its own negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith. |
(b) |
The obligation of the Subscription Receipt Agent to commence or continue any act, action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing any rights of the Subscription Receipt Agent or the Receiptholders hereunder shall be conditional on the Receiptholders furnishing, when required by notice by the Subscription Receipt Agent, sufficient funds to commence or to continue such act, action or proceeding and an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent to protect and to hold harmless the Subscription Receipt Agent against the costs, charges and expenses and liabilities to be incurred thereby and any loss and damage it may suffer by reason thereof. None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall require the Subscription Receipt Agent to expend or to risk its own funds or otherwise to incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless indemnified as aforesaid. |
(c) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may, before commencing or at any time during the continuance of any such act, action or proceeding, require the Receiptholders at whose instance it is acting to deposit with the Subscription Receipt Agent the Subscription Receipts held by them, for which Subscription Receipts the Subscription Receipt Agent shall issue receipts. |
(d) |
Every provision of this Agreement that by its terms relieves the Subscription Receipt Agent of liability or entitles it to rely upon any evidence submitted to it is subject to the provisions of this Section 10.1 and of Section 10.2. |
(e) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall have no duties except those expressly set forth herein, and it shall not be bound by any notice of a claim or demand with respect to, or any waiver, modification, amendment, termination or rescission of, this Agreement, unless received by it in writing and signed by the other Parties and, if its duties herein are affected, unless it shall have given its prior written consent thereto. |
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(f) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be held liable for refusing to act unless it has received clear and reasonable documentation which complies with the terms of this Agreement, which documentation does not require the exercise of any discretion or independent judgment. |
(g) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall incur no liability whatsoever with respect to the delivery or non-delivery of any certificates whether delivery by hand, mail or any other means. |
(h) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the deficiency, correctness, genuineness or validity of any securities deposited with it. |
(i) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall not deduct its fees or any other amount it may be entitled to claim under Section 6.3 of this Agreement from the Escrowed Funds. |
10.2 |
Evidence, Experts and Advisers |
(a) |
In addition to the reports, certificates, opinions and other evidence required by this Agreement, the Corporation shall furnish to the Subscription Receipt Agent such additional evidence of compliance with any provision hereof, and in such form, as the Subscription Receipt Agent may reasonably require by written notice to the Corporation. |
(b) |
In the exercise of its rights and duties hereunder, the Subscription Receipt Agent may, if it is acting in good faith, rely as to the truth of the statements and the accuracy of the opinions expressed in statutory declarations, opinions, reports, written requests, consents, or orders of the Corporation, certificates of the Corporation or other evidence furnished to the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to any provision hereof or pursuant to a request of the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
(c) |
Whenever it is provided in this Agreement that the Corporation shall deposit with the Subscription Receipt Agent resolutions, certificates, reports, opinions, requests, orders or other documents, it is intended that the trust, accuracy and good faith on the effective date thereof and the facts and opinions stated in all such documents so deposited shall, in each and every such case, be conditions precedent to the right of the Corporation to have the Subscription Receipt Agent take the action to be based thereon. |
(d) |
Proof of the execution of an instrument in writing, including a Receiptholders Request, by any Receiptholder may be made by the certificate of a notary public, or other officer with similar powers, that the Person signing such instrument acknowledged to the officer the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution or in any other manner which the Subscription Receipt Agent may consider adequate. |
(e) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may employ or retain such counsel, accountants, appraisers or other experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its duties hereunder and may pay reasonable remuneration for all services so performed by any of them, without taxation of costs of any counsel, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such experts or advisers who have been appointed with due care by the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
10.3 |
Documents, Monies, etc. Held by Subscription Receipt Agent |
Subject to Article 4, any securities, documents of title or other instruments that may at any time be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent pursuant to this Agreement may be placed in the deposit vaults of the Subscription Receipt Agent or deposited for safekeeping with the Bank.
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10.4 |
Actions by Subscription Receipt Agent to Protect Interest |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such actions and proceedings as it may consider necessary or expedient to preserve, protect or enforce its interests and the interests of the Receiptholders, Beneficial Holders and the Corporation.
10.5 |
Subscription Receipt Agent not Required to Give Security |
The Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be required to give any bond or security in respect of the execution of this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the premises.
10.6 |
Protection of Subscription Receipt Agent |
By way of supplement to the provisions of any law for the time being relating to trustees, it is expressly declared and agreed as follows:
(a) |
the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any statements of fact or recitals in this Agreement or in the Subscription Receipt Certificates (except the representation contained in Section 10.8 or in the certificate of the Subscription Receipt Agent on the Subscription Receipt Certificates) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements or recitals are and shall be deemed to be made by the Corporation; |
(b) |
nothing herein contained shall impose any obligation on the Subscription Receipt Agent to see to or to require evidence of the registration or filing (or renewal thereof) of this Agreement or any instrument ancillary or supplemental hereto; |
(c) |
the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be bound to give notice to any Person of the execution hereof; and |
(d) |
the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not incur any liability or responsibility whatever or be in any way responsible for the consequence of any breach on the part of the Corporation of any of the covenants herein contained or of any acts of any officers, employees, agents or servants of the Corporation. |
10.7 |
Replacement of Subscription Receipt Agent; Successor by Merger |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent may resign its appointment and be discharged from all other duties and liabilities hereunder, subject to this Section 10.7, by giving to the Corporation not less than 60 days prior notice in writing or such shorter prior notice as the Corporation may accept as sufficient. The Receiptholders by Extraordinary Resolution shall have power at any time to remove the existing Subscription Receipt Agent and to appoint a new Subscription Receipt Agent. The Corporation and the Investor together may remove the existing Subscription Receipt Agent in the event that there are any changes, events or occurrences in respect of the Subscription Receipt Agent after the date hereof which the Corporation determines, acting reasonably, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the creditworthiness of the Subscription Receipt Agent or on the ability of the Subscription Receipt Agent to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. In the event of the Subscription Receipt Agent resigning or being removed as aforesaid or being dissolved, becoming bankrupt, going into liquidation or otherwise becoming incapable of acting hereunder, the Investor shall forthwith appoint a new subscription receipt agent unless a new subscription receipt agent has already been appointed by the Receiptholders; failing such appointment by the Investor, the retiring Subscription Receipt Agent or any Receiptholder may apply to a justice of the Superior Court of Québec on such notice as such justice may direct, for the appointment of a new subscription receipt agent; but any new subscription receipt agent so appointed by the |
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Investor or by the Superior Court of Québec shall be subject to removal as aforesaid by the Receiptholders. Any new subscription receipt agent appointed under any provision of this Section 10.7 shall be a corporation authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in the Province of Québec and, if required by the applicable legislation for any other provinces, in such other provinces. On any such appointment, the new subscription receipt agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder. At the request of the Corporation or the new Subscription Receipt Agent, the retiring Subscription Receipt Agent, upon payment of the amounts, if any, due to it pursuant to Section 6.3, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to the new Subscription Receipt Agent all property and money held and all records kept by the retiring Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder or in connection herewith. |
(b) |
Upon the appointment of a successor subscription receipt agent, the Corporation shall promptly notify the Receiptholders thereof in the manner provided for in Article 11. |
(c) |
Any corporation into or with which the Subscription Receipt Agent may be merged or consolidated or amalgamated, or any corporation resulting therefrom to which the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be the successor to the Subscription Receipt Agent hereunder without any further act on its part or any of the Parties, provided that such corporation would be eligible for appointment as a successor subscription receipt agent under Section 10.7(a). |
(d) |
Any Subscription Receipt Certificates Authenticated but not delivered by a predecessor subscription receipt agent may be delivered by the successor subscription receipt agent in the name of the predecessor or successor subscription receipt agent. |
10.8 |
Conflict of Interest |
(a) |
The Subscription Receipt Agent represents to the Corporation and the Investor that, to the best of its knowledge, at the time of execution and delivery hereof no material conflict of interest exists between its role as subscription receipt agent hereunder and its role in any other capacity and agrees that in the event of a material conflict of interest arising hereafter it will, within 30 days after ascertaining that it has such a material conflict of interest, either eliminate the same or assign its appointment as subscription receipt agent hereunder to a successor subscription receipt agent approved by the Corporation and meeting the requirements set forth in Section 10.7(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.8(a), if any such material conflict of interest exists or hereafter shall exist, the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Certificates shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason thereof. |
(b) |
Subject to Section 10.8(a), the Subscription Receipt Agent, in its personal or any other capacity, may buy, lend upon and deal in securities of the Corporation and generally may contract and enter into financial transactions with the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation without being liable to account for any profit made thereby. |
10.9 |
Acceptance of Appointment |
The Subscription Receipt Agent hereby accepts the appointment as subscription receipt agent, escrow agent and paying agent in this Agreement and agrees to perform its duties hereunder upon the terms and conditions herein set forth.
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10.10 |
Subscription Receipt Agent Not to be Appointed Receiver |
The Subscription Receipt Agent and any Person related to the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be appointed a receiver, a receiver and manager or liquidator of all or any part of the assets or undertakings of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 11
GENERAL
11.1 |
Notice to the Corporation, Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor |
(a) |
Unless herein otherwise expressly provided, any notice to be given hereunder to the Corporation, the Investor or the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be deemed to be validly given if delivered by postage prepaid, hand courier or if transmitted by email: |
(i) |
if to the Corporation: |
CAE Inc.
8585 Cote de Liesse
Saint-Laurent, Québec
H4T 1G6
Attention: |
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
Email: |
caeinc-vplegal@cae.com; |
with a copy to:
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
1 Place Ville-Marie
Suite 2500
Montréal, Québec H3B 1R1
Attention: |
Stephen J. Kelly |
Email: |
stephen.kelly@nortonrosefulbright.com; |
(ii) |
if to the Investor: |
CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc.
1000, place Jean Paul-Riopelle
Montreal, Québec H2Z 2B3
Attention: |
Annie Houle (Directrice principal, Placements Privés Québec, Grandes entreprises, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) Michèle Lefaivre (Directrice, Affaires juridiques, Investissements, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) |
Email: |
ahoule@cdpq.com |
affairesjuridiques@cdpq.com; |
with a copy to:
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
1000 de la Gauchetière Street West, Suite 2500
Montréal, Québec H3B 0A2
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Attention: |
Patrick Boucher |
Email: |
pboucher@mccarthy.ca; |
(iii) |
if to the Subscription Receipt Agent: |
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
1500 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, 7th Floor
Montréal, Québec H3A 3S8
Attention: |
Manager, Corporate Trust Department |
Email: |
NoticesCTmontreal@computershare.com, |
and any such notice delivered in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed to have been received, if mailed, on the second Business Day following the day of the mailing of the notice, if delivered by hand courier, on the date of delivery or, if by email on the day of transmission or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day following the day of transmission.
(b) |
The Corporation, each Investor, or the Subscription Receipt Agent, as the case may be, may from time to time notify the other in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a) of a change of address which, from the effective date of such notice and until changed by like notice, shall be the address of the Corporation, the applicable Investor or the Subscription Receipt Agent, as the case may be, for all purposes of this Agreement. |
11.2 |
Notice to Receiptholders |
(a) |
Any notice to the Receiptholders under the provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and effective if delivered or sent by letter or circular through the ordinary post addressed to such holders at their post office addresses appearing on the register hereinbefore mentioned and shall be deemed to have been effectively given on the date of delivery or, if mailed, two Business Days following actual posting of the notice. |
(b) |
If, by reason of a strike, lockout or other work stoppage, actual or threatened, involving postal employees, any notice to be given to the Receiptholders hereunder could reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its destination, such notice shall be valid and effective only if it is delivered personally to such Receiptholders or if delivered to the address for such Receiptholders contained in the register of Subscription Receipts maintained by the Subscription Receipt Agent. |
11.3 |
Ownership and Transfer of Subscription Receipts |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent may deem and treat the registered owner of any Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt or, in the case of a transferee who has surrendered a Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt in accordance with and as contemplated in Sections 2.11 or 2.13, such transferee, as the absolute owner of the Subscription Receipt represented thereby for all purposes, and the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary except where the Corporation or the Subscription Receipt Agent is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. A Receiptholder shall be entitled to the rights evidenced by such Subscription Receipt Certificate or Uncertificated Subscription Receipt free from all equities or rights of set off or counterclaim between the Corporation and the original or any intermediate holder thereof and all Persons may act accordingly and the receipt of any such Receiptholder for the Common Shares which may be acquired pursuant thereto shall be a good discharge to the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent for the same and neither the Corporation nor the Subscription Receipt Agent shall be bound to inquire into the title
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of any such holder except where the Corporation or the Subscription Receipt Agent is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
11.4 |
Evidence of Ownership |
(a) |
Upon receipt of a certificate of any bank, trust company or other depositary satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent stating that the Subscription Receipts specified therein have been deposited by a named Person with such bank, trust company or other depositary and will remain so deposited until the expiry of the period specified therein, the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent may treat the Person so named as the owner, and such certificate as sufficient evidence of the ownership by such Person of such Subscription Receipt during such period, for the purpose of any requisition, direction, consent, instrument or other document to be made, signed or given by the holder of the Subscription Receipt so deposited. |
(b) |
The Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent may accept as sufficient evidence of the fact and date of the signing of any requisition, direction, consent, instrument or other document by any Person: |
(i) |
the signature of any officer of any bank, trust company, or other depositary satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent as witness of such execution; |
(ii) |
the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds to be recorded at the place where such certificate is made that the Person signing acknowledged to him the execution thereat; or |
(iii) |
a statutory declaration of a witness of such execution. |
11.5 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Agreement |
(a) |
Upon the earlier of: |
(i) |
the issue of certificates or Book-Entry Only System customer confirmations representing Common Shares and the payment of all monies required as provided in Section 3.2; or |
(ii) |
the payment of all monies required where a Termination Event occurs as provided in Section 3.3, |
this Agreement shall cease to be of further effect and the Subscription Receipt Agent, on demand of and at the cost and expense of the Corporation and upon delivery to the Subscription Receipt Agent of a certificate of the Corporation stating that all conditions precedent to the satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement have been complied with, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.5, the indemnities provided to the Subscription Receipt Agent by the Corporation hereunder shall remain in full force and effect and survive the termination of this Agreement.
11.6 |
Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement |
The Corporation confirms and agrees that neither the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, as same may be amended from time to time, nor the subscription receipts issued thereunder, shall contain any terms or conditions in favour of the holders of such subscription receipts that are more favourable than the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement in favour of the Investor, and that if
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any terms or conditions of such a nature exist or were to exist, they shall automatically be deemed to be incorporated herein in favour of the Investor, with the appropriate modifications as the context may require.
11.7 |
Provisions of Agreement and Subscription Receipts for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Receiptholders |
Nothing in this Agreement or in the Subscription Receipt Certificates, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person other than the Parties and the Receiptholders any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement, or under any covenant or provision herein or therein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the Parties, the Receiptholders and such transferees.
11.8 |
Subscription Receipts Owned by the Corporation or its SubsidiariesCertificate to be Provided |
For the purpose of disregarding any Subscription Receipts owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation in Section 8.16, the Corporation shall provide to the Subscription Receipt Agent, from time to time, a certificate of the Corporation setting forth as at the date of such certificate the number of Subscription Receipts owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any affiliated entity of the Corporation, and the Subscription Receipt Agent, in making the computations in Section 8.16, shall be entitled to rely on such certificate without requiring further evidence thereof.
11.9 |
Effect of Execution |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, should any Subscription Receipt Certificates be issued and Authenticated in accordance with the terms hereof prior to the actual time of execution of this Agreement by the Corporation and the Subscription Receipt Agent, any such Subscription Receipt Certificates shall be void and of no value and effect until such actual execution.
11.10 |
Time of Essence |
Time is and shall remain of the essence of this Agreement.
11.11 |
Termination |
Subject to Section 6.3(b), once all of the deliveries and payments described in Article 3 have been made, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further effect.
11.12 |
Force Majeure |
No Party shall be liable to the other, or held in breach of this Agreement, if prevented, hindered, or delayed in the performance or observance of any provision contained herein by reason of act of God, riots, terrorism, acts of war, epidemics, governmental action or judicial order, earthquakes, economic sanction or any other similar causes (including, but not limited to, mechanical, electronic or communication interruptions, disruptions or failures). Performance times under this Agreement shall be extended for a period of time equivalent to the time lost because of any delay that is excusable under this Section 11.12.
11.13 |
Notice of Issue |
The Corporation will give written notice of and make all requisite filings respecting the issue of Common Shares pursuant to the exchange of the Subscription Receipts, in such detail as may be required, to each securities commission, stock exchange, or similar regulatory authority in each jurisdiction in Canada in which there is legislation or regulations requiring the giving of any such notice in order that such issue of securities and the subsequent disposition of the securities so issued will not be subject to the prospectus requirements, if any, of such legislation or regulations.
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11.14 |
Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed and delivered in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding their date of execution they shall be deemed to be dated as of the date hereof.
11.15 |
E-Sign |
The parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record. The transmission by PDF of a copy of the execution page hereof reflecting the execution of this Agreement by any party hereto shall be effective to evidence that partys intention to be bound by this Agreement and that partys agreement to the terms, provisions and conditions hereof, all without the necessity of having to produce an original copy of such execution page.
[Signatures appear on next page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Agreement under the hands of their proper officers in that behalf.
CAE INC. | ||||
Per: | ||||
Name: | Marc Parent | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Per: | ||||
Name: | Sonya Branco | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to the Subscription Receipt Agreement]
SCHEDULE 2.2(b)
This is Schedule 2.2(b) to a Subscription Receipt Agreement made as of March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc., CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Subscription Receipt Agent |
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT CERTIFICATE
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE ●, 2021
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (CDS) TO CAE INC. (THE ISSUER) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CDS & CO., OR IN ANY SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CDS & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CDS & CO., HAS A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HEREIN AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.
CAE INC.
(a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada)
Number: ● | CUSIP/ISIN: ●/● |
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ● (the holder) is the registered holder of ● Subscription Receipts represented hereby.
The Subscription Receipts represented by this Subscription Receipt Certificate (this Certificate) are issued pursuant to a Subscription Receipt Agreement (Agreement) dated March 4, 2021, among the Issuer, Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Subscription Receipt Agent) and CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc..
Capitalized terms used in the Agreement have the same meaning herein as therein, unless otherwise defined.
Each Subscription Receipt entitles the holder:
(a) |
if the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied and the Acquisition Closing Time occurs prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event, to receive, without any further action required by the holder hereof and without payment of additional consideration, one Common Share in the capital of the Issuer, together with the Dividend Equivalent Payment, if any, less any applicable withholding taxes; or |
(b) |
if a Termination Event occurs, to receive an amount equal to the sum of the Subscription Price and such holders pro rata portion of the aggregate of any Earned Interest; |
all in the manner and on the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement.
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The Subscription Receipts represented hereby are issued under and pursuant to the Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Agreement and any and all other instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto for a full description of the rights of the holders of the Subscription Receipts and the terms and conditions on which such Subscription Receipts are, or are to be, issued and held, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Agreement and all instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto were herein set forth, and to all of which provisions the holder of these Subscription Receipts by acceptance hereof assents. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Agreement and this Certificate, the terms of the Agreement shall prevail.
The holding of the Subscription Receipts evidenced by this Certificate shall not constitute the holder hereof a shareholder of the Issuer or entitle such holder to any right or interest in respect thereof except as herein and in the Agreement expressly provided.
The Agreement contains provisions making binding on all holders of Subscription Receipts outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of such holders held in accordance with such provisions and by instruments in writing signed by the holders of a specified majority of the outstanding Subscription Receipts.
The Subscription Receipts evidenced by this Certificate may be transferred on the register kept at the offices of the Subscription Receipt Agent by the registered holder hereof or his legal representatives or his attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the Subscription Receipt Agent, only on payment of the charges provided for in the Agreement and upon compliance with such reasonable requirements as the Subscription Receipt Agent may prescribe. The transfer register shall be closed at 5:00 p.m. (Montréal time) on the earlier to occur of the Acquisition Closing Date and the Termination Date (subject to settlement of trades).
This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose whatever unless and until it has been countersigned by or on behalf of the Subscription Receipt Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Issuer has caused this Certificate to be signed by a duly authorized representative as of ●, 2021.
Countersigned by: | ||||||||
CAE INC. | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, as Subscription Receipt Agent | |||||||
By: | By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: | |||||||
By: | ||||||||
Name: | ||||||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE 3.1(a)
This is Schedule 3.1(a) to a Subscription Receipt Agreement made as of March 4, 2021 among CAE INC., CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Subscription Receipt Agent |
ESCROW RELEASE NOTICE
TO: |
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA |
AND TO: |
THE INVESTOR |
This Escrow Release Notice is being provided pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of the subscription receipt agreement (the Subscription Receipt Agreement) dated March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc. (the Corporation), Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Subscription Receipt Agent) and CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc. (the Investor).
Capitalized terms which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Subscription Receipt Agent and the Investor are hereby notified by the Corporation that the Escrow Release Conditions have been satisfied (or in respect of the satisfaction or waiver of the escrow release conditions under the Other Investor Subscription Receipt Agreement, are expected to be satisfied substantially concurrently herewith and the Corporation has no reason to believe they will not be satisfied) and the Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur on or prior to 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on the Outside Date, and the Subscription Receipt Agent is hereby irrevocably directed and authorized to release to or to the order of the Corporation, the Escrowed Funds, minus $●, to be held by the Subscription Receipt Agent for payment of the Dividend Equivalent Payment payable on ●, 202●, in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Receipt Certificate and the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Acquisition Closing Time is scheduled to occur at ● [a.m./p.m.] on ●, 202●.
DATED at Montréal, Québec, this ● day of ●, 202●.
CAE INC. |
By: |
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By: |
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SCHEDULE 3.1(d)
This is Schedule 3.1(d) to a Subscription Receipt Agreement made as of March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc., CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Subscription Receipt Agent |
IRREVOCABLE SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT AGENT
AND TRANSFER AGENT DIRECTION
TO: |
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA |
This Irrevocable Subscription Receipt Agent and Transfer Agent Direction is being provided pursuant to Section 3.1(d) of the subscription receipt agreement (the Subscription Receipt Agreement) dated March 4, 2021 among CAE Inc. (the Corporation), Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the Subscription Receipt Agent), and CDPQ Marchés Boursiers Inc..
Capitalized terms which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Acquisition Closing Time occurred at ● [a.m./p.m.] on ●, 202●. Accordingly, Computershare Trust Company of Canada is hereby irrevocably directed and authorized, in its capacity as registrar and transfer agent of the Common Shares, to issue on behalf of the Corporation, ● fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, to the Person or Persons to whom such Common Shares are to be issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the Subscription Receipt Agreement and the Subscription Receipt Certificate.
DATED at Montréal, Québec, this ● day of ●, 202●.
CAE INC. |
By: |
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By: |
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