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Bermuda
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98-1343578
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Suite 1, 3rd Floor
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11-12 St. James’s Square
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London
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SW1Y 4LB
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United Kingdom
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Not Applicable
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Title of each Class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Shares, $0.000017727 par value per share
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MYOV
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New York Stock Exchange
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Large accelerated filer
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ý
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Accelerated filer
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☐
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Non-accelerated filer
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o
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Smaller reporting company
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☒
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Emerging growth company
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☐
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Page
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December 31, 2019
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March 31, 2019
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Assets
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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83,073
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$
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156,074
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Marketable securities
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15,815
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—
|
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
12,086
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10,194
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Income tax receivable
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—
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|
524
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|
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Total current assets
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110,974
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166,792
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Property and equipment, net
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2,406
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2,071
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Operating lease right-of-use asset
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11,491
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—
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Other assets
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4,636
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4,114
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Total assets
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$
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129,507
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$
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172,977
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Liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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6,617
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$
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11,019
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Interest payable
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—
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1,077
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|
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Interest payable (related party)
|
16
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—
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Accrued expenses
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45,214
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53,735
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Operating lease liability
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1,449
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—
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Current maturities of long-term debt
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—
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6,142
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|
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Total current liabilities
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53,296
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71,973
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|
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Deferred rent
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—
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1,157
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|
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Deferred interest payable
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—
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2,273
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|
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Long-term operating lease liability
|
11,399
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—
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Long-term debt, less current maturities
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—
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93,240
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|
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Long-term debt, less current maturities (related party)
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113,700
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—
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Total liabilities
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178,395
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168,643
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
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Shareholders’ (deficit) equity:
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Common shares, par value $0.000017727 per share, 564,111,242 shares authorized, 89,787,654 and 72,057,490 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively
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2
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1
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Additional paid-in capital
|
678,034
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505,851
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
|
(823
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)
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|
507
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Accumulated deficit
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(726,101
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)
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(502,025
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)
|
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Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity
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(48,888
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)
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4,334
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|
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity
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$
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129,507
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$
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172,977
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Three Months Ended December 31,
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Nine Months Ended December 31,
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2019
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2018
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2019
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2018
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
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||||||
Research and development (1)
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$
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48,927
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$
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58,434
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$
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150,847
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$
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163,588
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General and administrative (2)
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29,142
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10,686
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59,897
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29,738
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||||
Total operating expenses
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78,069
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69,120
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210,744
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193,326
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Interest expense
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3,641
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1,634
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11,222
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4,831
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|
||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
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4,851
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—
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4,851
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—
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||||
Interest expense (related party)
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16
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—
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16
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—
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Interest income
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(597
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)
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—
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(2,305
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)
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—
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Other (income) expense, net
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(567
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)
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(121
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)
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(1,151
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)
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|
147
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|
||||
Loss before income taxes
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(85,413
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)
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(70,633
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)
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(223,377
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)
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(198,304
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)
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Income tax expense
|
191
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—
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699
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233
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|
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Net loss
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$
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(85,604
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)
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$
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(70,633
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)
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$
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(224,076
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)
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$
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(198,537
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)
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Net loss per common share — basic and diluted
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$
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(0.96
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)
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$
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(1.04
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)
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$
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(2.64
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)
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$
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(3.01
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)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted
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88,893,579
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67,616,419
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84,750,114
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65,873,779
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Three Months Ended December 31,
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Nine Months Ended December 31,
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2019
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2018
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2019
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2018
|
||||||||
Net loss
|
$
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(85,604
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)
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$
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(70,633
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)
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$
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(224,076
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)
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$
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(198,537
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)
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Other comprehensive (loss) income:
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Foreign currency translation adjustment
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(792
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)
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(150
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)
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(1,330
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)
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203
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|
||||
Total other comprehensive (loss) income
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(792
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)
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(150
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)
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(1,330
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)
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|
203
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|
||||
Comprehensive loss
|
$
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(86,396
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)
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$
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(70,783
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)
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$
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(225,406
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)
|
|
$
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(198,334
|
)
|
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Common Shares
|
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Additional
Paid in Capital
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
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Total
Shareholders’
(Deficit) Equity
|
|||||||||||||
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Shares
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Amount
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|
|||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2019
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72,057,490
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|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
505,851
|
|
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$
|
507
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|
|
$
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(502,025
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)
|
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$
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4,334
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|
Issuance of shares in connection with “at-the-market” equity offering, net of commissions of $79
|
106,494
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—
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2,546
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—
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—
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2,546
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|
|||||
Issuance of shares in connection with public equity offering, net of commissions and offering costs of $9,212
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17,424,243
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1
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|
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134,537
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|
—
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|
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—
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|
|
134,538
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|
|||||
Share-based compensation expense
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
6,410
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—
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|
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—
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|
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6,410
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|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder — share-based compensation
|
—
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|
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—
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|
|
42
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|
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—
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|
|
—
|
|
|
42
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
106
|
|
|||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
|
(819
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(819
|
)
|
|||||
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs
|
34,399
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
314
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
314
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(67,904
|
)
|
|
(67,904
|
)
|
|||||
Balance at June 30, 2019
|
89,622,626
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
649,806
|
|
|
(312
|
)
|
|
(569,929
|
)
|
|
79,567
|
|
|||||
Public equity offering, additional offering costs
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(80
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(80
|
)
|
|||||
Share-based compensation expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,879
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,879
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder — share-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
52
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
123
|
|
|||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
281
|
|
|||||
Issuance of shares upon vesting of RSUs
|
938
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(70,568
|
)
|
|
(70,568
|
)
|
|||||
Balance at September 30, 2019
|
89,623,564
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
657,780
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
(640,497
|
)
|
|
17,254
|
|
|||||
Share-based compensation expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,740
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,740
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder — share-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
55
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
105
|
|
|||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(792
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(792
|
)
|
|||||
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options and vesting of PSUs and RSUs
|
164,090
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
354
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(85,604
|
)
|
|
(85,604
|
)
|
|||||
Balance at December 31, 2019
|
89,787,654
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
678,034
|
|
|
$
|
(823
|
)
|
|
$
|
(726,101
|
)
|
|
$
|
(48,888
|
)
|
|
Common Shares
|
|
Additional
Paid in Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
|||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2018
|
60,997,856
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
266,178
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
$
|
(228,474
|
)
|
|
$
|
37,729
|
|
Issuance of shares in connection with “at-the-market” equity offering, net of commissions and offering costs of $2,110
|
2,767,129
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
57,315
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
57,315
|
|
|||||
Issuance of shares in connection with Private Placement with former majority shareholder
|
1,110,015
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,500
|
|
|||||
Share-based compensation expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,053
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,053
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder — share-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
191
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
191
|
|
|||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
425
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
425
|
|
|||||
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options
|
16,218
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
76
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(62,134
|
)
|
|
(62,134
|
)
|
|||||
Balance at June 30, 2018
|
64,891,218
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
350,313
|
|
|
449
|
|
|
(290,608
|
)
|
|
60,155
|
|
|||||
Share-based compensation expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,529
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,529
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder — share-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
196
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
212
|
|
|||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|||||
Issuance of shares in connection with public equity offering, net of commissions and offering costs of $5,110
|
3,533,399
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
74,391
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
74,391
|
|
|||||
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs
|
60,271
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
460
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
460
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(65,770
|
)
|
|
(65,770
|
)
|
|||||
Balance at September 30, 2018
|
68,484,888
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
430,101
|
|
|
377
|
|
|
(356,378
|
)
|
|
74,101
|
|
|||||
Share-based compensation expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,669
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,669
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder — share-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
125
|
|
|||||
Capital contribution from former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
384
|
|
|||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(150
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(150
|
)
|
|||||
Shares issued to NovaQuest, net of issuance costs
|
2,286,284
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37,982
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37,982
|
|
|||||
Issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs
|
30,349
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
257
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(70,633
|
)
|
|
(70,633
|
)
|
|||||
Balance at December 31, 2018
|
70,801,521
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
473,518
|
|
|
$
|
227
|
|
|
$
|
(427,011
|
)
|
|
$
|
46,735
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net loss
|
$
|
(224,076
|
)
|
|
$
|
(198,537
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Share-based compensation
|
34,178
|
|
|
13,763
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization (1)
|
1,236
|
|
|
298
|
|
||
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
|
1,486
|
|
|
1,378
|
|
||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
4,851
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other items
|
(1,174
|
)
|
|
799
|
|
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
(1,892
|
)
|
|
(7,235
|
)
|
||
Income tax receivable
|
524
|
|
|
233
|
|
||
Other assets
|
(272
|
)
|
|
(146
|
)
|
||
Accounts payable
|
(4,402
|
)
|
|
893
|
|
||
Interest payable
|
(1,077
|
)
|
|
147
|
|
||
Interest payable (related party)
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Accrued expenses
|
(8,400
|
)
|
|
18,079
|
|
||
Operating lease liabilities
|
(547
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Due to former majority shareholder
|
(121
|
)
|
|
(1,894
|
)
|
||
Deferred rent
|
—
|
|
|
724
|
|
||
Deferred interest payable
|
(2,273
|
)
|
|
518
|
|
||
Net cash used in operating activities
|
(201,943
|
)
|
|
(170,980
|
)
|
||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Purchases of marketable securities
|
(32,076
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Maturities of marketable securities
|
16,440
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Purchases of property and equipment
|
(824
|
)
|
|
(718
|
)
|
||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(16,460
|
)
|
|
(718
|
)
|
||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Proceeds from issuance of common shares in “at-the-market” equity offering, net of issuance costs paid
|
2,546
|
|
|
57,315
|
|
||
Proceeds from issuance of common shares in public equity offering, net of issuance costs paid
|
134,458
|
|
|
74,391
|
|
||
Proceeds from issuance of common shares in private placement with former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
22,500
|
|
||
Proceeds from third party debt financings, net of financing costs paid
|
—
|
|
|
54,000
|
|
||
Proceeds from related party debt financings
|
113,700
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Proceeds from issuance of common shares to NovaQuest, net of issuance costs paid
|
—
|
|
|
38,000
|
|
||
Proceeds from stock option exercises
|
667
|
|
|
771
|
|
||
Payments on third party debt financings and redemption fees
|
(105,420
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Payment of annual debt administration fee to NovaQuest
|
(300
|
)
|
|
(300
|
)
|
||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
145,651
|
|
|
246,677
|
|
||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(72,752
|
)
|
|
74,979
|
|
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
|
157,199
|
|
|
108,624
|
|
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
|
$
|
84,447
|
|
|
$
|
183,603
|
|
Non-cash financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
Deferred financing costs included in accrued expenses
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
Stock options exercised receivables, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||
Stock options
|
7,744,257
|
|
|
5,351,908
|
|
Restricted stock awards (unvested)
|
705,137
|
|
|
987,193
|
|
Restricted stock units (unvested)
|
683,729
|
|
|
40,325
|
|
Performance stock units (unvested)
|
299,870
|
|
|
—
|
|
Warrants
|
73,710
|
|
|
73,710
|
|
Total
|
9,506,703
|
|
|
6,453,136
|
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
83,073
|
|
|
$
|
183,003
|
|
Restricted cash (1)
|
1,374
|
|
|
600
|
|
||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
$
|
84,447
|
|
|
$
|
183,603
|
|
•
|
Level 1-Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.
|
•
|
Level 2-Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and models for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
|
•
|
Level 3-Valuations are based on inputs that are unobservable (supported by little or no market activity) and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total Fair Value
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Money market funds
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
Commercial paper
|
—
|
|
|
79,026
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
79,026
|
|
||||
Corporate bonds
|
—
|
|
|
5,050
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,050
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
84,076
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
84,169
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total Fair Value
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Money market funds
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
Commercial paper
|
—
|
|
|
126,050
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
126,050
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
126,050
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
126,133
|
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
March 31, 2019
|
||||
Accrued R&D expenses
|
$
|
30,941
|
|
|
$
|
46,947
|
|
Accrued compensation-related expenses
|
8,666
|
|
|
5,024
|
|
||
Accrued professional service fees
|
1,446
|
|
|
370
|
|
||
Accrued other expenses
|
4,161
|
|
|
1,394
|
|
||
Total accrued expenses
|
$
|
45,214
|
|
|
$
|
53,735
|
|
|
Number of Options
|
|
Options outstanding at March 31, 2019
|
5,396,465
|
|
Granted
|
2,768,700
|
|
Exercised
|
(80,548
|
)
|
Forfeited
|
(340,360
|
)
|
Options outstanding at December 31, 2019
|
7,744,257
|
|
Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2019
|
7,744,257
|
|
Vested options subject to one-year exercise restriction period beginning on August 26, 2019
|
735,428
|
|
Options exercisable at December 31, 2019
|
2,857,183
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Unvested balance at March 31, 2019
|
956,066
|
|
Granted
|
724,554
|
|
Vested
|
(221,781
|
)
|
Forfeited
|
(69,973
|
)
|
Unvested balance at December 31, 2019
|
1,388,866
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
Share-based compensation expense recognized as:
|
|
|
|
||||
R&D expenses
|
$
|
5,399
|
|
|
$
|
1,840
|
|
G&A expenses
|
14,396
|
|
|
2,954
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
19,795
|
|
|
$
|
4,794
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
Share-based compensation expense recognized as:
|
|
|
|
||||
R&D expenses
|
$
|
11,565
|
|
|
$
|
5,247
|
|
G&A expenses
|
22,613
|
|
|
8,516
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
34,178
|
|
|
$
|
13,763
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
||||
Operating lease cost
|
$
|
729
|
|
|
$
|
1,767
|
|
Variable lease cost (1)
|
66
|
|
|
121
|
|
||
Total operating lease cost
|
$
|
795
|
|
|
$
|
1,888
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||
|
December 31, 2019
|
||
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
|
$
|
1,569
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
|
$
|
12,237
|
|
Years Ended March 31,
|
|
||
2020 (remainder of year)
|
$
|
720
|
|
2021
|
2,939
|
|
|
2022
|
3,028
|
|
|
2023
|
3,127
|
|
|
2024
|
3,053
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
5,307
|
|
|
Total lease payments
|
18,174
|
|
|
Less imputed interest (1)
|
(5,326
|
)
|
|
Present value of future minimum lease payments
|
12,848
|
|
|
Less operating lease liability, current portion
|
(1,449
|
)
|
|
Operating lease liability, long-term portion
|
$
|
11,399
|
|
•
|
the success and anticipated timing of our clinical studies for relugolix combination therapy (relugolix 40 mg plus estradiol 1.0 mg and norethindrone acetate 0.5 mg), relugolix 120 mg as a monotherapy, and MVT-602;
|
•
|
the anticipated start dates, durations and completion dates of our ongoing and future nonclinical and clinical studies;
|
•
|
the anticipated designs of our future clinical studies;
|
•
|
the anticipated future regulatory submissions and the timing of, and our ability to, obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for relugolix combination tablet, relugolix monotherapy tablet, MVT-602 and any future product candidates;
|
•
|
our plans to commercialize relugolix combination tablet and relugolix monotherapy tablet, if approved;
|
•
|
our ability to achieve commercial sales of any approved products, whether alone or in collaboration with others;
|
•
|
our ability to obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement for our products if commercialized;
|
•
|
the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of any approved products;
|
•
|
our ability to initiate and continue relationships with third-party clinical research organizations and manufacturers;
|
•
|
our ability to quickly and efficiently identify and develop product candidates;
|
•
|
our ability to hire and retain our key scientific and management personnel;
|
•
|
our ability to obtain, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights for our product candidates;
|
•
|
our estimates regarding our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, capital requirements, access to capital, prospects, growth and strategies;
|
•
|
our ability to continue to fund our operations with the cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities currently on hand, including our expectations as to for how long these capital resources will enable us to fund our operations;
|
•
|
our ability to draw under the Loan Agreement with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.;
|
•
|
our ability to raise additional capital;
|
•
|
industry trends;
|
•
|
developments and projections relating to our competitors or our industry; and
|
•
|
the success of competing drugs that are or may become available.
|
•
|
In November 2019, we announced that the Phase 3 HERO study evaluating the safety and efficacy of once-daily, oral relugolix monotherapy (120 mg) over 48 weeks in 934 men with advanced prostate cancer met its primary efficacy endpoint with a 96.7% response rate, and all tested key secondary endpoints, while demonstrating 54% fewer major cardiovascular events as compared with leuprolide injections administered every 3 months. We currently anticipate submitting an NDA to the FDA for relugolix monotherapy tablet for men with advanced prostate cancer in the second quarter of calendar year 2020.
|
•
|
In December 2019, we successfully completed one-year stability studies for our relugolix combination tablet in support of potential commercialization.
|
•
|
In February 2020, we announced positive one-year safety and efficacy data from the Phase 3 LIBERTY open-label extension study in women with heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids with an 87.7% response rate and, on average, an 89.9% reduction in menstrual blood loss from baseline. Changes in bone mineral density through one year demonstrated maintenance of bone density and were consistent with those in LIBERTY 1 and 2. We currently expect to submit an NDA to the FDA for relugolix combination tablet for women with heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in April 2020. The NDA submission, for which we no longer expect to use a priority review voucher, will include complete one-year safety and efficacy data from the LIBERTY open-label extension study, key data that may positively impact the labeled duration of use of the relugolix combination tablet. We also plan to submit an MAA to the European Medicines Agency in the first quarter of calendar year 2020.
|
•
|
We completed patient recruitment in SPIRIT 2 in August 2019 and SPIRIT 1 in October 2019, and the enrollment of 623 and 638 patients in the SPIRIT 2 and SPIRIT 1 studies, respectively. The SPIRIT 1 and 2 studies are replicate Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of relugolix combination therapy (relugolix 40 mg plus estradiol 1.0 mg and norethindrone acetate 0.5 mg) in women with pain associated with endometriosis. We expect to report top-line results from SPIRIT 2 and SPIRIT 1 in the first and second quarters of calendar year 2020, respectively.
|
•
|
On December 27, 2019, Sumitovant became our majority shareholder and a related party after acquiring 45,008,604 of our outstanding common shares, representing approximately 50.2% of our common shares outstanding on December 27, 2019. These shares were acquired from our former majority shareholder, Roivant, at the closing of a transaction between Roivant and DSP.
|
•
|
On December 27, 2019, we entered into an Investor Rights Agreement with DSP and Sumitovant that provides certain protections for our minority shareholders for so long as DSP or certain of its affiliates beneficially own more than 50% of our common shares. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, among other things, we agreed, at the request of Sumitovant, to register for sale, under the Securities Act of 1933, common shares beneficially owned by Sumitovant, subject to specified conditions and limitations. In addition, we agreed to periodically provide Sumitovant (i) certain financial statements, capitalization summaries and other information and (ii) access to our books, records, facilities and employees.
|
•
|
On December 27, 2019, we, and our subsidiary, Myovant Sciences GmbH (“MSG”), entered into a Loan Agreement with DSP (the “DSP Loan Agreement”) under which DSP agreed to make revolving loans to us in an aggregate principal amount of up to $400.0 million, subject to the terms of the DSP Loan Agreement. The interest rate for any draws under the DSP Loan Agreement is the 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus a margin of 3%. As of December 31, 2019, approximately $286.3 million of borrowing capacity remains available to us under the DSP Loan Agreement. See section below titled “Contractual Obligations—Loan Agreement with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.”
|
•
|
On December 30, 2019, we borrowed $113.7 million under the DSP Loan Agreement, the proceeds of which were used to repay all outstanding obligations of us and our subsidiaries to Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”) and NovaQuest Capital Management (“NovaQuest”) and to satisfy certain other fees and expenses.
|
•
|
the number of studies required for approval;
|
•
|
the per patient study costs;
|
•
|
the number of patients who participate in the studies;
|
•
|
the number of sites included in the studies;
|
•
|
the countries in which the studies are conducted;
|
•
|
the length of time required to recruit and enroll eligible patients;
|
•
|
the number of patients who fail to meet the study’s inclusion and exclusion criteria;
|
•
|
the number of study drugs that patients receive;
|
•
|
the drop-out or discontinuation rates of patients;
|
•
|
the potential additional safety monitoring or other studies requested by regulatory agencies;
|
•
|
the duration of patient follow-up;
|
•
|
the timing and receipt of regulatory approvals;
|
•
|
the costs of clinical study material; and
|
•
|
the efficacy and safety profile of the product candidate.
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Research and development
|
$
|
48,927
|
|
|
$
|
58,434
|
|
|
$
|
150,847
|
|
|
$
|
163,588
|
|
General and administrative
|
29,142
|
|
|
10,686
|
|
|
59,897
|
|
|
29,738
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
78,069
|
|
|
69,120
|
|
|
210,744
|
|
|
193,326
|
|
||||
Interest expense
|
3,641
|
|
|
1,634
|
|
|
11,222
|
|
|
4,831
|
|
||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
4,851
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,851
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Interest expense (related party)
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Interest income
|
(597
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,305
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Other (income) expense, net
|
(567
|
)
|
|
(121
|
)
|
|
(1,151
|
)
|
|
147
|
|
||||
Loss before income taxes
|
(85,413
|
)
|
|
(70,633
|
)
|
|
(223,377
|
)
|
|
(198,304
|
)
|
||||
Income tax expense
|
191
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
699
|
|
|
233
|
|
||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(85,604
|
)
|
|
$
|
(70,633
|
)
|
|
$
|
(224,076
|
)
|
|
$
|
(198,537
|
)
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
|
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
||||||
Program-specific costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Relugolix
|
$
|
29,708
|
|
|
$
|
47,800
|
|
|
$
|
(18,092
|
)
|
MVT-602
|
486
|
|
|
1,779
|
|
|
(1,293
|
)
|
|||
Unallocated costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Share-based compensation
|
5,399
|
|
|
1,840
|
|
|
3,559
|
|
|||
Personnel expense
|
9,230
|
|
|
6,353
|
|
|
2,877
|
|
|||
Other expense
|
4,104
|
|
|
662
|
|
|
3,442
|
|
|||
Total R&D expenses
|
$
|
48,927
|
|
|
$
|
58,434
|
|
|
$
|
(9,507
|
)
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
Change
|
||||||
Program-specific costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Relugolix
|
$
|
105,047
|
|
|
$
|
134,023
|
|
|
$
|
(28,976
|
)
|
MVT-602
|
1,561
|
|
|
4,820
|
|
|
(3,259
|
)
|
|||
Unallocated costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Share-based compensation
|
11,565
|
|
|
5,247
|
|
|
6,318
|
|
|||
Personnel expense (1)
|
24,280
|
|
|
16,279
|
|
|
8,001
|
|
|||
Services Agreements with former majority shareholder
|
—
|
|
|
748
|
|
|
(748
|
)
|
|||
Other expense (1)
|
8,394
|
|
|
2,471
|
|
|
5,923
|
|
|||
Total R&D expenses
|
$
|
150,847
|
|
|
$
|
163,588
|
|
|
$
|
(12,741
|
)
|
•
|
submit our NDA for relugolix combination tablet for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids, advance our Phase 3 program for pain associated with endometriosis and submit our NDA for relugolix monotherapy tablet for advanced prostate cancer;
|
•
|
expand our chemistry, manufacturing, and control and other manufacturing related activities;
|
•
|
seek to identify, acquire, develop, and commercialize additional product candidates;
|
•
|
integrate acquired technologies into a comprehensive regulatory and product development strategy;
|
•
|
maintain, expand, and protect our intellectual property portfolio;
|
•
|
hire scientific, clinical, regulatory, quality, and administrative personnel;
|
•
|
add operational, accounting, finance, quality, commercial, and management information systems and personnel;
|
•
|
seek regulatory approvals for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical studies;
|
•
|
establish a medical affairs group with a medical scientific liaison team;
|
•
|
establish a sales, marketing, and distribution infrastructure and increase the scale of our external manufacturing capabilities to commercialize any product candidates for which we may obtain regulatory approval;
|
•
|
service our debt obligations and associated interest payments; and
|
•
|
operate as a public company.
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
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|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
Net cash used in operating activities
|
$
|
(201,943
|
)
|
|
$
|
(170,980
|
)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
$
|
(16,460
|
)
|
|
$
|
(718
|
)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
$
|
145,651
|
|
|
$
|
246,677
|
|
•
|
the initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of our planned and ongoing clinical studies for our candidate products;
|
•
|
the outcome, timing and cost of meeting regulatory requirements established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, and comparable foreign regulatory authorities;
|
•
|
the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing our patent claims and other intellectual property rights;
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•
|
the cost of defending potential intellectual property disputes, including patent infringement actions brought by third parties against us or our products or any future product candidates;
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•
|
the effect of competing technological and market developments;
|
•
|
the cost and timing of completion of commercial-scale manufacturing activities;
|
•
|
the cost of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for our products in regions where we choose to commercialize our products on our own; and
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•
|
the initiation, progress, timing and results of our commercialization of our product candidates, if approved for commercial sale.
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•
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set an acceptable price for our product candidates and obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors;
|
•
|
establish effective sales, marketing, and distribution systems in jurisdictions around the world for our product candidates;
|
•
|
initiate and continue relationships with Takeda and/or other third-party manufacturers and have adequate commercial quantities of our product candidates manufactured at acceptable cost and quality levels;
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•
|
attract and retain experienced management, employees and consultants;
|
•
|
achieve broad market acceptance of our products in the medical community and with third-party payors and consumers;
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•
|
launch commercial sales of our products, whether alone or in collaboration with others;
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•
|
establish the safety and efficacy of our product candidates in comparison to competing products, including through differentiated approved labeling; and
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•
|
maintain, expand, and protect our intellectual property rights.
|
•
|
the process by which we identify and decide to acquire product candidates may not be successful;
|
•
|
the competition to acquire or in-license promising product candidates is fierce and many of our competitors are large, multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies with considerably more financial, development and commercialization resources and experience than we have;
|
•
|
potential product candidates may, upon further study during the acquisition process, be shown to have harmful side effects or other characteristics that indicate that they are unlikely to be products that will receive marketing approval or achieve market acceptance; and
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•
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potential product candidates may not be effective in treating their targeted diseases.
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•
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multiple conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as tax laws, export and import restrictions, employment laws, privacy and cybersecurity laws, anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, regulatory requirements and other governmental approvals, permits and licenses;
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•
|
possible failure by us or our distributors to obtain appropriate licenses or regulatory approvals for the sale or use of our product candidates, if approved, in various countries;
|
•
|
difficulties in managing foreign operations;
|
•
|
complexities associated with managing multiple payor-reimbursement regimes or self-pay systems;
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•
|
financial risks, such as longer payment cycles, difficulty enforcing contracts and collecting accounts receivable, and exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
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•
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reduced protection for intellectual property rights;
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•
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business interruptions resulting from geopolitical actions, economic instability, or natural disasters, including, but not limited to, wars and terrorism, political unrest, outbreak of disease (such as the outbreak of the virus known as the coronavirus in 2020), earthquakes, boycotts, curtailment of trade, and other business restrictions;
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•
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failure to comply with foreign laws, regulations, standards and regulatory guidance governing the collection, use, disclosure, retention, security and transfer of personal data, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, or the GDPR, which introduced strict requirements for processing personal data of individuals within the European Union, or the EU; and
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•
|
failure to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including its books and records provisions and its anti-bribery provisions, the United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010, and similar antibribery and anticorruption laws in other jurisdictions, for example by failing to maintain accurate information and control over sales or distributors’ activities.
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•
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impairment of our business reputation and significant negative media attention;
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•
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withdrawal of participants from our clinical studies;
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•
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significant costs to defend related litigation;
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•
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distraction of management’s attention from our primary business;
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•
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substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants;
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•
|
inability to commercialize our products or any future product candidates;
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•
|
product recalls, withdrawals or labeling, marketing or promotional restrictions;
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•
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decreased demand for our products or any future product candidate, if approved for commercial sale; and
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•
|
loss of revenue.
|
•
|
failure to obtain regulatory approval to commence a trial;
|
•
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unforeseen safety issues;
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•
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lack of effectiveness during clinical studies;
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•
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identification of dosing issues;
|
•
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inability to reach agreement on acceptable terms with prospective CROs and/or clinical study sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiations and may vary significantly among different CROs and trial sites;
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•
|
slower than expected rates of patient recruitment and enrollment or failure to recruit suitable patients to participate in a trial;
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•
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failure to open a sufficient number of clinical study sites;
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•
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unanticipated impact from changes in or modifications to clinical study design;
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•
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inability or unwillingness of clinical investigators or study participants to follow our clinical and other applicable protocols;
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•
|
premature discontinuation of study participants from clinical studies or missing data;
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•
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failure to manufacture or release sufficient quantities of relugolix, MVT-602, estradiol, progestin or placebo or failure to obtain sufficient quantities of concomitant medication, that in each case meet our quality standards, for use in clinical studies;
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•
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inability to monitor patients adequately during or after treatment; or
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•
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inappropriate unblinding of study results.
|
•
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develop and commercialize medicines that are superior in safety and efficacy to other products in the market;
|
•
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demonstrate through our clinical studies that relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy or MVT-602 are differentiated from existing and future therapies;
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•
|
attract and retain qualified scientific, clinical, product development, and commercial personnel;
|
•
|
obtain patent or other proprietary protection for our medicines;
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•
|
obtain required regulatory approvals;
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•
|
competitively label and differentiate our products in, among other things, duration and scope of use, if approved by the FDA;
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•
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obtain market access, coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors; and
|
•
|
successfully collaborate with pharmaceutical companies in the discovery, development, and commercialization of new medicines.
|
•
|
regulatory authorities may withdraw their approval of the product or require a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, or a REMS (or equivalent outside the U.S.) to impose restrictions on its distribution or other risk management measures;
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•
|
we may be required to recall a product;
|
•
|
additional restrictions may be imposed on the marketing of the particular product or the manufacturing processes for the product or any component thereof;
|
•
|
we may be required to conduct post-marketing studies or clinical studies;
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•
|
regulatory authorities may require the addition of labeling statements, such as warnings or contraindications or limit the duration of use;
|
•
|
we may be required to change the way the product is administered or to conduct additional clinical studies;
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•
|
we may be required to repeat a nonclinical study or clinical study or terminate a program, even if other studies or studies related to the program are ongoing or have been successfully completed;
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•
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we could be sued and held liable for harm caused to patients;
|
•
|
we could elect to discontinue the sale of our product;
|
•
|
the product may become less competitive; and
|
•
|
our reputation may suffer.
|
•
|
restrictions on the manufacture of such products;
|
•
|
restrictions on the labeling or marketing of such products;
|
•
|
restrictions on product distribution or use;
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•
|
requirements to conduct post-marketing studies or clinical studies;
|
•
|
requirement of a REMS (or equivalent outside the U.S.);
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•
|
Warning or Untitled Letters;
|
•
|
withdrawal or recall of the products from the market;
|
•
|
fines, restitution or disgorgement of profits or revenues;
|
•
|
suspension or withdrawal of marketing approvals;
|
•
|
refusal to permit the import or export of such products;
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•
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product seizure; or
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•
|
injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.
|
•
|
the efficacy and potential advantages compared to alternative treatments, including the convenience and ease or duration of administration;
|
•
|
the prevalence and severity of any side effects;
|
•
|
the content of the approved product label and our ability to make compelling product claims;
|
•
|
the effectiveness of sales and marketing efforts;
|
•
|
the patient out-of-pocket costs in relation to alternative treatments, including any similar generic treatments;
|
•
|
our ability to offer our products for sale at competitive prices;
|
•
|
the willingness of the potential patient population to try new therapies and of physicians to prescribe these therapies;
|
•
|
the breadth and cost of distribution support;
|
•
|
the availability of third-party payor coverage and adequate reimbursement;
|
•
|
whether diagnosis and treatment rates increase for the diseases our products treat; and
|
•
|
any restrictions on the use of our product together with other medications.
|
•
|
our inability to recruit, train, and retain adequate numbers of qualified and effective sales, market access and marketing personnel;
|
•
|
the inability of sales personnel to attain access to adequate numbers of physicians to prescribe any drugs;
|
•
|
the inability to negotiate with payors regarding reimbursement and formulary access for our products; and
|
•
|
unforeseen costs and expenses associated with creating and sustaining an independent sales and marketing organization.
|
•
|
different regulatory requirements for drug approvals and rules governing drug commercialization in foreign countries;
|
•
|
reduced or no protection over intellectual property rights;
|
•
|
unexpected changes in tariffs, trade barriers, and regulatory requirements;
|
•
|
economic weakness, including inflation, or political instability in particular foreign economies and markets;
|
•
|
compliance with tax, employment, immigration and labor laws for employees living or traveling abroad;
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•
|
foreign reimbursement, pricing, and insurance regimes;
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•
|
foreign taxes;
|
•
|
foreign currency fluctuations, which could result in increased operating expenses and reduced revenue, and other obligations incidental to doing business in another country;
|
•
|
workforce uncertainty in countries where labor unrest is more common than in the U.S.;
|
•
|
potential noncompliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010, or similar antibribery and anticorruption laws in other jurisdictions as well as various regulations pertaining to data privacy, such as the GDPR;
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•
|
production shortages resulting from any events affecting raw material supply or manufacturing capabilities abroad; and
|
•
|
business interruptions resulting from geopolitical actions, including war and terrorism, or natural disasters including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, and fires.
|
•
|
the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, persons and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward, or in return for, either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, lease, order or recommendation of, any good, facility, item or service, for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare and Medicaid. A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation; in addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act;
|
•
|
the federal false claims laws, including the federal civil False Claims Act which can be enforced by individuals, on behalf of the government, through civil whistleblower or qui tam actions, and civil monetary penalties laws, prohibit, among other things, individuals or entities for knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, to the federal government, claims for payment that are false or fraudulent, knowingly making, using or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim, or knowingly making or causing to be made, a false statement to avoid, decrease or conceal an obligation to pay money to the federal government; in addition, the government may assert that a claim including items and services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act;
|
•
|
the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, which imposes criminal and civil liability for, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false or fraudulent statements relating to healthcare matters; similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation;
|
•
|
HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and their implementing regulations, which also impose obligations, including mandatory contractual terms, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security, and transmission of individually identifiable health information on health plans, health care clearing-houses, and certain healthcare providers, known as covered entities, and their business associates, defined as independent contractors or agents of covered entities that create, receive or obtain protected health information in connection with providing a service for or on behalf of a covered entity;
|
•
|
a number of federal, state and foreign laws, regulations, guidance and standards that impose requirements regarding the protection of health or other personal data that are applicable to or affect our operations;
|
•
|
the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics, and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (with certain exceptions) to report annually to the government information related to payments or other “transfers of value” made to physicians, as defined by such law, and teaching hospitals, and requires applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations to report annually to the government ownership and investment interests held by the physicians described above and their immediate family members; and
|
•
|
analogous state and foreign laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, which may apply to our business practices, including but not limited to, research, distribution, sales, and marketing arrangements and claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third party payors, including private insurers, or otherwise restrict payments that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; and state laws that require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government, and state laws that require drug manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers, marketing expenditures, or drug pricing, as well as state and local laws that require the registration of pharmaceutical sales representatives; and state and foreign laws governing the privacy and security of health information in some circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and often are not preempted by HIPAA, thus complicating compliance efforts.
|
•
|
delay or inability to manufacture relugolix combination therapy;
|
•
|
failure of the drug substance transferred from Takeda or our other CMOs to meet our product specifications and quality requirements;
|
•
|
inability to meet our product specifications and quality requirements consistently;
|
•
|
delay or inability to procure or expand sufficient manufacturing capacity;
|
•
|
manufacturing and product quality issues related to scale-up of manufacturing;
|
•
|
costs and validation of new equipment and facilities required for scale-up;
|
•
|
failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and standards, including GMP and similar foreign standards;
|
•
|
deficient or improper record-keeping;
|
•
|
inability to negotiate manufacturing agreements with third parties under commercially reasonable terms;
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•
|
termination or nonrenewal of manufacturing agreements with third parties in a manner or at a time that is costly or damaging to us;
|
•
|
reliance on a limited number of sources, and in some cases, single sources for product components, such that if we are unable to secure a sufficient supply of these product components, we will be unable to manufacture and sell relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy, or MVT-602, if approved, or any future product candidate in a timely fashion, in sufficient quantities or under acceptable terms;
|
•
|
lack of qualified backup suppliers for those components that are currently purchased from a sole or single source supplier;
|
•
|
operations of our third-party manufacturers or suppliers could be disrupted by conditions unrelated to our business or operations, including the bankruptcy of the manufacturer or supplier or other regulatory sanctions related to the manufacture of another company’s products;
|
•
|
carrier disruptions or increased costs that are beyond our control; and
|
•
|
failure to deliver our products under specified storage conditions and in a timely manner.
|
•
|
inability to obtain additional funding, or investor perception that we may be unable to obtain additional funding or funding on desirable terms;
|
•
|
any delay in the commencement, enrollment, and ultimate completion of our clinical studies;
|
•
|
actual or anticipated results of clinical studies of relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy, MVT-602 or those of our competitors;
|
•
|
any delay in submitting an NDA or similar application for relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy, or MVT-602 and any adverse development or perceived adverse development with respect to the FDA or other regulatory authority’s review of that NDA or similar application, as the case may be;
|
•
|
failure to successfully develop and commercialize relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy, MVT-602 or any future product candidate;
|
•
|
regulatory or legal developments in the U.S. or other countries or jurisdictions applicable to relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy, MVT-602, or any future product candidate;
|
•
|
adverse regulatory decisions;
|
•
|
changes in the structure of healthcare payment systems;
|
•
|
inability to obtain adequate product supply for relugolix combination therapy, relugolix monotherapy, MVT-602 or any future product candidate, or the inability to do so at acceptable prices;
|
•
|
introduction of new products, services or technologies by our competitors;
|
•
|
failure to meet or exceed financial projections we provide to the public;
|
•
|
failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;
|
•
|
failure to meet or exceed the estimates and projections of the investor community;
|
•
|
changes in the market valuations of similar companies;
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•
|
market conditions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, and the issuance of new or changed securities analysts’ reports or recommendations;
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•
|
announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by us or our competitors;
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•
|
variations in our financial results or the financial results of companies that are perceived to be similar to us;
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•
|
changes in estimates of financial results or investment recommendations by securities analysts;
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•
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significant lawsuits, including patent or shareholder litigation, and disputes or other developments relating to our proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters, and our ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies;
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•
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additions or departures of key scientific or management personnel;
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•
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short sales of our common shares;
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•
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sales or purchases of a substantial number of our common shares in the public market, by any of our larger shareholders, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of our common shares intend to sell or purchase common shares;
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•
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sales or purchases of our common shares by our executive officers;
|
•
|
issuance of additional shares of our common shares, or the perception that such issuances may occur, including through our “at-the-market” equity offering program;
|
•
|
negative coverage in the media or analyst reports, whether accurate or not;
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•
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any changes in our relationship with DSP, or actions taken or omission of actions with respect to our loan agreement or investor rights agreement with DSP;
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•
|
issuance of subpoenas or investigative demands, or the public fact of an investigation by a government agency, whether meritorious or not;
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•
|
trading liquidity of our common shares;
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•
|
investors’ general perception of our company, our business, and our majority shareholder;
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•
|
general political, economic, industry, and market conditions;
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•
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effects of natural or man-made catastrophic events; and
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•
|
the other factors described in this “Risk Factors” section.
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Exhibit
Number
|
Description of Document
|
Schedule /
Form
|
File
No.
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
3.1
|
S-1
|
333-213891
|
3.1
|
09/30/2016
|
|
3.2
|
S-1
|
333-213891
|
3.2
|
09/30/2016
|
|
3.3†
|
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10.1†
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10.2†
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10.3†
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31.1†
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31.2†
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32.1††**
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32.2††**
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101.INS
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Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
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101.SCH
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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101.LAB
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
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MYOVANT SCIENCES LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Frank Karbe
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Frank Karbe
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Interpretation
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Definitions
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2.
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Power to Issue Shares
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3.
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Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares
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4.
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Rights Attaching to Shares
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5.
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Calls on Shares
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6.
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Forfeiture of Shares
|
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7.
|
Share Certificates
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8.
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Fractional Shares
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Registration of Shares
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9.
|
Register of Members
|
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10.
|
Registered Holder Absolute Owner
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11.
|
Transfer of Registered Shares
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12.
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Transmission of Registered Shares
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Alteration of Share Capital
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13.
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Power to Alter Capital
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14.
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Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares
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Dividends and Capitalisation
|
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15.
|
Dividends
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16.
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Power to Set Aside Profits
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17.
|
Method of Payment
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18.
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Capitalisation
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Meetings of Members
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19.
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Annual General Meetings
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20.
|
Special General Meetings
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21.
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Requisitioned Special General Meetings
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22.
|
Notice
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23.
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Giving Notice and Access
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24.
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Notice of Nominations and Member Business
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25.
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Postponement or Cancellation of General Meeting
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26.
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Electronic Participation and Security at General Meetings
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27.
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Quorum at General Meetings
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28.
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Chairman to Preside at General Meetings
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29.
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Voting on Resolutions
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30.
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Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll
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31.
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Voting by Joint Holders of Shares
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32.
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Votes of Members - General
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33.
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Instrument of Proxy
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34.
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Representation of Corporate Member
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35.
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Adjournment of General Meeting
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36.
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Written Resolutions
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37.
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Directors Attendance at General Meetings
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Directors and Officers
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38.
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Number, Election and Term of Directors
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39.
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Alternate Directors
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40.
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Removal of Directors for Cause
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41.
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Vacancy in the Office of Director
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42.
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Remuneration of Directors
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43.
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Defect in Appointment
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44.
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Directors to Manage Business
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45.
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Powers of the Board of Directors
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46.
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Register of Directors and Officers
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47.
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Appointment of Officers
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48.
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Appointment of Secretary
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49.
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Duties of Officers
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50.
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Remuneration of Officers
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51.
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Conflicts of Interest
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52.
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Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers
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Meetings of the Board of Directors
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53.
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Board Meetings
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54.
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Notice of Board Meetings
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55.
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Electronic Participation in Meetings
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56.
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Quorum at Board Meetings
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57.
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Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy
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58.
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Chairman to Preside
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59.
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Written Resolutions
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60.
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Validity of Prior Acts of the Board
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Corporate Records
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61.
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Minutes
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62.
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Place Where Corporate Records Kept
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63.
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Form and Use of Seal
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Accounts
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64.
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Books of Account
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65.
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Financial Year End
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Audits
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66.
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Annual Audit
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67.
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Appointment of Auditor
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68.
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Remuneration of Auditor
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69.
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Duties of Auditor
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70.
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Access to Records
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71.
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Financial Statements
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72.
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Distribution of Auditor’s report
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73.
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Vacancy in the Office of Auditor
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Business Combinations
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74.
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Business Combinations
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Voluntary Winding-Up and Dissolution
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75.
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Winding-Up
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Changes to Constitution
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76.
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Changes to Bye-laws
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77.
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Changes to the Memorandum of Association
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78.
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Discontinuance
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79.
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Amalgamation or Merger
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1.
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Definitions
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1.1
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In these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:
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Act
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the Companies Act 1981 as amended from time to time;
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Affiliate
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with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person; provided, however, that, for purposes of these Bye-laws, unless expressly indicated otherwise (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be deemed to be an Affiliate of a Major Member and (ii) neither a Major Member nor any of its Subsidiaries will be deemed an Affiliate of the Company;
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Alternate Director
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an alternate Director appointed in accordance with these Bye-laws;
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Audit Committee
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a committee of the Board composed of not less than three Independent Directors (each of whom is either an Initial Independent Director or an Independent Director who has been appointed to such committee by Audit Committee Approval or pursuant to Bye-law 38.3 or Bye-law 41.3), and to which is delegated oversight responsibilities with respect to, inter alia, (i) the Company’s corporate accounting and financial reporting processes, (ii) the Company’s systems of internal control over financial reporting and audits of financial statements, (iii) the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and reports, (iv) the qualifications, independence and performance of the registered public accounting firm or firms of certified public accountants engaged as the Company’s independent outside auditors for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing audit services, (v) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditors and, if the Company does not yet have an internal audit function, the oversight of its design and implementation and (vi) the approval functions set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement;
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Audit Committee Approval
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the affirmative approval of a majority of the Independent Directors then serving on the Audit Committee, including, if applicable, approval by a sole remaining member of the Audit Committee;
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Auditor
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includes a company or partnership appointed by the Board or the Members to audit the financial statements of the Company;
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Beneficial Owner or Beneficially Own
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has the meaning specified in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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Board
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the Board of Directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the Directors present at a meeting of Directors at which there is a quorum;
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Code
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the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
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Company
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the company for which these Bye-laws are approved and confirmed;
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Compensation Committee
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the committee of the Board to which is delegated, inter alia, the authority to approve executive compensation in satisfaction of the requirements of applicable Designated Stock Exchange Rules;
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control, controlling, controlled by or under common control with
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the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise;
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Designated Stock Exchange
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the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company are listed for trading, for so long as the shares of the Company are there listed;
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Designated Stock Exchange Rules
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the relevant code, rules and regulations, as amended from time to time, that are then applicable to the Company as a result of the listing of any shares of the Company on a Designated Stock Exchange;
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Director
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a director of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director;
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Eligible Member
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a Member that, together with shares of the Company held by its Affiliates, owns of record shares that constitute five percent or more of the voting power of all issued shares of the Company that are eligible to vote at a general meeting and who has held such shares for at least three years;
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Immediate Family Member
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a child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person;
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Independent Director
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a Director who (a) the Board reasonably determines qualifies as an “independent director” of the Company under the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, (b) is not and within the last three years has not been a director, officer or employee of a Major Member, (c) does not have any Immediate Family Member who is or within the last three year has been a director, officer or employee of a Major Member;
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indirect
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when referring to a holder or owner of shares, ownership of shares within the meaning of section 958(a)(2) of the Code;
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Initial Independent Director
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a Director who is identified as an Initial Independent Director in the Investor Rights Agreement;
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Investor Rights Agreement
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that certain Investor Rights Agreement by and among the Company, Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. and Sumitomo Dianippon Pharma Co., Ltd.;
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Major Member
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a Member who, together with its controlled Affiliates, Beneficially Owns more than 50% of the voting power of all issued shares of the Company;
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Member
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the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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a committee of the Board to which is delegated the authority to, inter alia, (i) identify individuals qualified to become Directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, (ii) select, or recommend that the Board select, the Director nominees for election to the Board, (iii) develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company; and (d) oversee the evaluation of the Board and management;
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notice
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written notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated;
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Officer
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any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;
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Other Independent Director
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means an Independent Director other than Independent Directors then serving on the Audit Committee;
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Register of Directors and Officers
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the register of Directors and officers referred to in these Bye-laws;
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Register of Members
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the register of members referred to in these Bye-laws;
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Resident Representative
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any person appointed to act as resident representative and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative;
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Secretary
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the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary;
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Sumitomo Director
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has the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement during the Trigger Period and at all other times means an Independent Director;
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Timely Manner
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with respect to an Eligible Member’s notice under Bye-law 24.1 or the Audit Committee’s proposal of a Director under Bye-law 38.3, receipt by the Secretary at the registered office of the Company or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, respectively, not less than 90 days (or 60 days in the case of the Audit Committee’s proposal of a Director) nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual general meeting; provided, that (i) in the event that the date of the annual general meeting is called for a date that is 30 days or more before or after such anniversary then to be timely such notice or proposal must be received not later than 10 days following the earlier of (a) the date on which notice of the annual general meeting was posted to shareholders or (b) if and as applicable, the date on which public announcement of the date of the annual general meeting was made; (ii) in no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual general meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of an Eligible Member’s notice or for the Audit Committee to propose a Director; and (iii) for purposes of this definition, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, the Associated Press, PR Newswire, Businesswire, Bloomberg or any comparable news service in the United States or, as and when applicable, in a document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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Treasury Share
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a share of the Company that was or is treated as having been acquired and held by the Company and has been held continuously by the Company since it was so acquired and has not been cancelled; and
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Trigger Period
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the time during which the Investor Rights Agreement is in effect and entities within the Sumitomo Group satisfy the Voting Threshold (as such terms are defined in the Investor Rights Agreement).
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1.2
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In these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context:
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(a)
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words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;
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(b)
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words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;
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(c)
|
words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
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(d)
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the words:
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(i)
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“may” shall be construed as permissive; and
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(ii)
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“shall” shall be construed as imperative;
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(e)
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a reference to a statutory provision shall be deemed to include any amendment or re-enactment thereof;
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(f)
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the word “corporation” means a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act;
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(g)
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unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws.
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1.3
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In these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form.
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1.4
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Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.
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2.
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Power to Issue Shares
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2.1
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Subject to these Bye-laws and to any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares on such terms and conditions as it may determine.
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2.2
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Subject to the Act, any preference shares may be issued or converted into shares that (at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) are liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by the Board (before the issue or conversion).
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2.3
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Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of these Bye-laws, the Company may not issue any shares in a manner that the Board determines in its sole discretion may result in a non de minimis adverse tax, legal or regulatory consequence to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any direct or indirect holder of shares or its Affiliates.
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3.
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Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares
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3.1
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The Company may purchase its own shares for cancellation or acquire them as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit.
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3.2
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The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase or acquire all or any part of its own shares in accordance with the Act.
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3.3
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Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of these Bye-laws, any such purchase or acquisition may not be made if the Board determines in its sole discretion that the purchase or acquisition may result in a non de minimis adverse tax, legal or regulatory consequence to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any direct or indirect holder of shares or its Affiliates.
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4.
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Rights Attaching to Shares
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4.1
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At the date these Bye-laws are adopted, the authorised share capital of the Company is divided into five hundred and sixty four million one hundred and eleven thousand two hundred and forty two (564,111,242) common shares of par value US$0.000017727 each (the “Common Shares”), the holders of which shall, subject to these Bye-laws:
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(a)
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be entitled to one vote per share;
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(b)
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be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare;
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(c)
|
in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and
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(d)
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generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.
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4.2
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The Board is authorised to provide for the creation and issuance of preference shares (the “Preference Shares”) in one or more series, and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the terms, including designation, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of each such series (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such matters and the issuance of such Preference Shares with prior ranking shall not be deemed to vary the rights attached to the Common Shares or, subject to
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(a)
|
the number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;
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(b)
|
the dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of the payment of dividends on shares of that series;
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(c)
|
whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and if so, the terms of such voting rights;
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(d)
|
whether that series shall have conversion or exchange privileges (including, without limitation, conversion into Common Shares), and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board shall determine;
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(e)
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whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable or repurchaseable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption or repurchase, including the manner of selecting shares for redemption or repurchase if less than all shares are to be redeemed or repurchased, the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable or repurchaseable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption or repurchase, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption or repurchase dates;
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(f)
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whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or repurchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;
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(g)
|
the right of the shares of that series to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional shares (including additional shares of such series or any other series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company or any subsidiary of any issued shares of the Company;
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(h)
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the rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment in respect of shares of that series;
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(i)
|
the rights of holders of that series to elect or appoint Directors; and
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(j)
|
any other relative participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that series.
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4.3
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Any Preference Shares of any series which have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of any other class or classes shall have the status of authorised and unissued Preference Shares of the same series and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and reissued as part of a new series of Preference Shares to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board or as part of any other series of Preference Shares, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions on issuance set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issue of any series of Preference Shares.
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4.4
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At the discretion of the Board, whether or not in connection with the issuance and sale of any shares or other securities of the Company, the Company may issue securities, contracts, warrants
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4.5
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All the rights attaching to a Treasury Share shall be suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds such Treasury Share and, except where required by the Act, all Treasury Shares shall be excluded from the calculation of any percentage or fraction of the share capital, or shares, of the Company.
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5.
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Calls on Shares
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5.1
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The Board may make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any moneys (whether in respect of nominal value or premium) unpaid on the shares allotted to or held by such Members (and not made payable at fixed times by the terms and conditions of issue) and, if a call is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the Member may at the discretion of the Board be liable to pay the Company interest on the amount of such call at such rate as the Board may determine, from the date when such call was payable up to the actual date of payment. The Board may differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment of such calls.
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5.2
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Any amount which by the terms of allotment of a share becomes payable upon issue or at any fixed date, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, shall for all the purposes of these Bye-laws be deemed to be an amount on which a call has been duly made and payable on the date on which, by the terms of issue, the same becomes payable, and in case of non-payment all the relevant provisions of these Bye-laws as to forfeiture, payment of interest, costs and expenses, forfeiture or otherwise shall apply as if such amount had become payable by virtue of a duly made and notified call.
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5.3
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The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls and any interest, costs and expenses in respect thereof.
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5.4
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The Company may accept from any Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any shares held by him, although no part of that amount has been called up or become payable.
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6.
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Forfeiture of Shares
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6.1
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If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at any time thereafter during such time as the call remains unpaid, direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following:
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Dated this [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ]
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[Signature of Secretary] By Order of the Board
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6.2
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If the requirements of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at any time thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and may be disposed of as the Board shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the disposal may take place by sale, repurchase, redemption or any other method of disposal permitted by and consistent with these Bye-laws and the Act.
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6.3
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A Member whose share or shares have been so forfeited shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the time of the forfeiture, together with all interest due thereon and any costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection therewith.
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6.4
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The Board may accept the surrender of any shares which it is in a position to forfeit on such terms and conditions as may be agreed. Subject to those terms and conditions, a surrendered share shall be treated as if it had been forfeited.
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7.
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Share Certificates
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7.1
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Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the common seal (or a facsimile thereof) of the Company or bearing the signature (or a facsimile thereof) of a Director or Secretary or a person expressly authorized to sign specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means.
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7.2
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The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been allotted.
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7.3
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If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit.
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7.4
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Notwithstanding any provisions of these Bye-laws:
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(a)
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the Directors shall, subject always to the Act and any other applicable laws and regulations and the facilities and requirements of any relevant system concerned, have power to implement any arrangements they may, in their absolute discretion, think fit in relation to the evidencing of title to and transfer of uncertificated shares and to the extent such arrangements are so implemented, no provision of these Bye-laws shall apply or have effect to the extent that it is in any respect inconsistent with the holding or transfer of shares in uncertificated form; and
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(b)
|
unless otherwise determined by the Directors and as permitted by the Act and any other applicable laws and regulations, no person shall be entitled to receive a certificate in respect
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8.
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Fractional Shares
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9.
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Register of Members
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9.1
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The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act.
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9.2
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The Register of Members shall be open to inspection without charge at the registered office of the Company on every business day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Members may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year.
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10.
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Registered Holder Absolute Owner
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11.
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Transfer of Registered Shares
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11.1
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An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may accept:
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Signed by:
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In the presence of:
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Transferor
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Witness
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Transferee
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Witness
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11.2
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Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by (or in the case of a party that is a corporation) on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid up share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be
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11.3
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The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.
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11.4
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The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member.
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11.5
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The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share which is not fully paid up. The Board shall refuse to register a transfer unless all applicable consents, authorisations and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.
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11.6
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Shares may be transferred without a written instrument if transferred by an appointed agent or otherwise in accordance with the Act.
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11.7
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Bye-laws, shares that are listed or admitted to trading on an appointed stock exchange may be transferred in accordance with the rules and regulations of such exchange.
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11.8
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may decline to approve or register or permit the registration of any transfer of shares if it appears to the Board that any non-de minimis adverse tax, regulatory or legal consequences to the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any direct or indirect holder of shares or its Affiliates would result from such Transfer.
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12.
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Transmission of Registered Shares
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12.1
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In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member’s interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the Act, for the purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member.
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12.2
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Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member upon such evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following:
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Signed by:
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In the presence of:
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Transferor
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Witness
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Transferee
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Witness
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12.3
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On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall, in any case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that Member before such Member’s death or bankruptcy, as the case may be.
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12.4
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Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to such share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders.
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13.
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Power to Alter Capital
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13.1
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The Company may if authorised by resolution of the Members increase, divide, consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter or reduce its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act.
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13.2
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Where, on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit.
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14.
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Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares
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14.1
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If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be at least two persons holding or representing by proxy one-third or more of the issued shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class or series issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class or series, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
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14.2
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Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of these Bye-laws, the Company shall not vary or alter the rights attaching to any class of shares if the Board determines in its sole discretion that any non de minimis adverse tax, regulatory or legal consequences to the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, or any direct or indirect holders of shares or its Affiliates may result from such variation.
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15.
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Dividends
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15.1
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The Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.
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15.2
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The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend.
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15.3
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The Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others.
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15.4
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The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company.
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16.
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Power to Set Aside Profits
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17.
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Method of Payment
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17.1
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Any dividend or other moneys payable in respect of a share may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the Member in the Register of Members (in the case of joint Members, the senior joint holder, seniority being determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members), or by direct transfer to such bank account as such Member may direct. Every such cheque shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent or to
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17.2
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The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all moneys due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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17.3
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Any dividend and/or other moneys payable in respect of a share which has remained unclaimed for 6 years from the date when it became due for payment shall, if the Board so resolves, be forfeited and cease to remain owing by the Company. The payment of any unclaimed dividend or other moneys payable in respect of a share may (but need not) be paid by the Company into an account separate from the Company’s own account. Such payment shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.
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17.4
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The Company shall be entitled to cease sending dividend cheques and drafts by post or otherwise to a Member if those instruments have been returned undelivered to, or left uncashed by, that Member on at least two consecutive occasions, or, following one such occasion, reasonable enquiries have failed to establish the Member’s new address. The entitlement conferred on the Company by this Bye-law 17.4 in respect of any Member shall cease if the Member claims a dividend or cashes a dividend cheque or draft.
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18.
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Capitalisation
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18.1
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The Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company’s share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such amount in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid up bonus shares pro-rata (except in connection with the conversion of shares of one class to shares of another class) to the Members.
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18.2
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The Board may capitalise any amount for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account or amounts otherwise available for dividend or distribution by applying such amounts in paying up in full, partly or nil paid up shares of those Members who would have been entitled to such amounts if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution.
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19.
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Annual General Meetings
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20.
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Special General Meetings
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21.
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Requisitioned Special General Meetings
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22.
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Notice
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22.1
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At least 14 days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held, that the election of Directors will take place thereat, and as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting.
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22.2
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At least 10 days’ notice of a special general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, time, place and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting.
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22.3
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The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting.
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22.4
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A general meeting shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in the case of a special general meeting.
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22.5
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The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.
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23.
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Giving Notice and Access
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23.1
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A notice may be given by the Company to a Member:
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(a)
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by delivering it to such Member in person, in which case the notice shall be deemed to have been served upon such delivery; or
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(b)
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by sending it by post to such Member’s address in the Register of Members, in which case the notice shall be deemed to have been served seven days after the date on which it is deposited, with postage prepaid, in the mail; or
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(c)
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by sending it by courier to such Member’s address in the Register of members, in which case the notice shall be deemed to have been served two days after the date on which it is deposited, with courier fees paid, with the courier service; or
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(d)
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by transmitting it by electronic means (including facsimile and electronic mail, but not telephone) in accordance with such directions as may be given by such Member to the Company for such purpose, in which case the notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time that it would in the ordinary course be transmitted; or
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(e)
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by delivering it in accordance with the provisions of the Act pertaining to delivery of electronic records by publication on a website, in which case the notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the requirements of the Act in that regard have been met; or in accordance with Bye-law 23.4.
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23.2
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Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares.
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23.3
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In proving service under paragraphs 23.1 (b), (c) and (d), it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted or sent by courier, and the time when it was posted, deposited with the courier, or transmitted by electronic means.
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23.4
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Where a Member indicates his or her consent (in a form and manner satisfactory to the Board) to receive information or documents by accessing them on a website rather than by other means, or receipt in this manner is otherwise permitted by the Act, the Board may deliver such information or documents by notifying the Member of their availability and including therein the address of the website, the place on the website where the information or document may be found, and instructions as to how the information or document may be accessed on the website.
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23.5
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In the case of information or documents delivered in accordance with Bye-law 23.4, service shall be deemed to have occurred when (i) the Member is notified in accordance with that Bye-law; and (ii) the information or document is published on the website.
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24.
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Notice of Nominations and Member Business
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24.1
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Annual General Meetings
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(a)
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Nominations of persons for election as a Director or the proposal of other business to be transacted by the Members may be made at an annual general meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board or (ii) subject to any applicable law (including as provided for in Bye-law 24.1(e), in the case of proposals of any business other than in respect of Director nominations), by any Eligible Member of record at the time of giving of notice as provided for in this Bye-law 24.1 who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bye-law 24.1;
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(b)
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For Director nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual general meeting by an Eligible Member pursuant to clause (ii) of Bye-law 24.1(a), the Eligible Member must have given notice thereof in writing to the Secretary in a Timely Manner and any such proposed business must constitute a proper matter for Member action.
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(c)
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An Eligible Member’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the Eligible Member proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a Director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors, or is otherwise required, as and when applicable, in each case pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected), (B) as to any other business that the Member proposes to bring before the general meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the general meeting, the text of the proposal or business, the reasons for conducting such business at the general meeting and any material interest in such business of such Eligible Member and the Beneficial Owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, and (C) as to the Eligible Member giving the notice and the Beneficial Owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made:
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(i)
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the name and address of such Member (as they appear in the Register of Members) and any such Beneficial Owner;
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(ii)
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the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are held of record or are Beneficially Owned by such Member and by any such Beneficial Owner;
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(iii)
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a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among such Member and any such Beneficial Owner, any of their respective Affiliates or associates, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such nomination or other business;
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(iv)
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a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, share appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made, the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Member or any such Beneficial Owner or any such nominee with respect to the Company’s securities (a “Derivative Instrument”);
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(v)
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to the extent not disclosed pursuant to clause (iv) above, the principal amount of any indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries Beneficially Owned by such Member or by any such Beneficial Owner, together with the title of the instrument under which such indebtedness was issued and a description of any Derivative Instrument entered into by or on behalf of such Member or such Beneficial Owner relating to the value or payment of any indebtedness of the Company or any such subsidiary;
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(vi)
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a representation that the Member is an Eligible Member and a holder of record of shares of the Company entitled to vote at such general meeting, and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the general meeting to bring such nomination or other business before the general meeting; and
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(vii)
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a representation as to whether such Member or any such Beneficial Owner intends or is part of a group that intends to (A) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares required to approve or adopt the proposal or to elect each such nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from Members in support of such proposal or nomination;
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(d)
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If requested by the Company, the information required under clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Bye-law 24.1(c) shall be supplemented by such Member and any such Beneficial Owner not later than 10 days after the record date for notice of the general meeting to disclose such information as of such record date;
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(e)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the notice requirements set forth herein with respect to the proposal of any business pursuant to this Bye-law 24.1 other than a Director nomination shall be deemed satisfied by a Member if such Member has submitted a proposal to the Company in compliance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as and when applicable to the Company.
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24.2
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Special General Meetings
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(a)
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Only such business shall be conducted at a special general meeting as shall have been brought before the general meeting in accordance with the Company’s notice of meeting pursuant to Bye-laws 22 and 23.
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(b)
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Nominations of persons for election as Directors at a special general meeting may be made (i) pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Board or (iii) subject to any applicable law, by any Eligible Member of record at the time of giving of notice who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bye-law 24.
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(c)
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For nominations to be properly brought before a special general meeting by an Eligible Member pursuant to Bye-law 24.2(b)(iii), the Eligible Member must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary. To be timely, an Eligible Member’s notice and nominations of persons for election as Directors shall specify whether those persons nominated are nominated as replacements of existing Directors and, if so, which Directors they are proposed to replace and (i) be set out in such Eligible Member’s requisition of a special general meeting made under Bye-law 21 or (ii) be delivered to or mailed and received at the registered office of the Company not later than seven days following the earlier of (x) the date on which notice of the special general meeting was posted to shareholders or (y) as and when applicable, the date on which public announcement (as defined in the definition of Timely Manner) of the date of the special general meeting was made.
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(d)
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An Eligible Member’s notice to the Secretary pursuant to Bye-law 24(c), and any Member’s notice of requisition pursuant to Bye-law 21, shall comply, as applicable, with the notice requirements of Bye-law 24.1(c) and (d).
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24.3
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General
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(a)
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At the request of the Board, any person nominated by the Board for election as a Director shall furnish to the Secretary the information that is required to be set forth in an Eligible Member’s notice of nomination pursuant to Bye-law 24.1(c).
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(b)
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No person shall be eligible to be nominated by an Eligible Member to serve as a Director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bye-law 24.
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(c)
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The chairman of the general meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the general meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bye-laws or that business was not properly brought before the general meeting, and if he or she should so determine and declare, the defective nomination shall be disregarded or such business shall not be transacted, as the case may be.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bye-law 24, unless otherwise required by the Act, if the Member (or a qualified representative of the Member) does not appear at the annual or special general meeting to present a nomination or other proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Company. For purposes of this Bye-law 24.3, to be considered a qualified representative of the Member, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Member or must be authorized by a writing executed by such Member or an electronic transmission delivered by such Member to act for such Member as proxy at the general meeting and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the general meeting.
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24.4
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Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Bye-law 24, a Member shall also comply with, when and as applicable, all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Bye-law 24; provided, that any references in these Bye-laws to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Bye-law, and compliance with Bye-law 24.1 or 24.2 shall be the exclusive means for a Member to make nominations or submit other business (other than as provided in Bye-law 24.1(e)).
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25.
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Postponement or Cancellation of General Meeting
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26.
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Electronic Participation and Security at General Meetings
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26.1
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Members may participate in any general meeting by such telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities or means as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
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26.2
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The Board may, and at any general meeting, the chairman of such meeting may make any arrangement and impose any requirement or restriction it or he or she considers appropriate to ensure the security of a general meeting including, without limitation, requirements for evidence of identity to be produced by those attending the meeting, the searching of their personal property and the restriction of items that may be taken into the meeting place. The Board and, at any general meeting, the chairman of such meeting are entitled to refuse entry to a person who refuses to comply with any such arrangements, requirements or restrictions.
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27.
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Quorum at General Meetings
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27.1
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At any general meeting two or more persons present at the start of the meeting and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued voting shares in the Company shall form a quorum for the transaction of business.
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27.2
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If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then, in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with these Bye-laws.
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28.
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Chairman at General Meetings
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29.
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Voting on Resolutions
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29.1
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Subject to the Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast in accordance with these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.
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29.2
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No Member shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting unless such Member has paid all the calls on all shares held by such Member.
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29.3
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At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to these Bye-laws and any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and shall cast such votes by raising his or her hand.
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29.4
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In the event that a Member participates in a general meeting by telephone, electronic or other communications facilities or means, the chairman of the meeting shall direct the manner in which such Member may cast his or her vote on a show of hands.
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29.5
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At any general meeting if an amendment is proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting rules on whether or not the proposed amendment is out of order, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling.
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29.6
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At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact.
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30.
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Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll
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30.1
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons:
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(a)
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the chairman of such meeting; or
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(b)
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at least three Members present in person or represented by proxy; or
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(c)
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any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the Members having the right to vote at such meeting; or
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(d)
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any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total amount paid up on all such shares conferring such right.
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30.2
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Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting at which one or more Members are present by telephone, electronic or other communications facilities or means, in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous
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30.3
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A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time and in such manner during such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting may direct. Any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be conducted pending the taking of the poll.
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30.4
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Where a vote is taken by poll, each person physically present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his or her vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken. Each ballot paper shall be signed or initialled or otherwise marked so as to identify the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. Each person present by telephone, electronic or other communications facilities or means shall cast his or her vote in such manner as the chairman of the meeting shall direct. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers and votes cast in accordance with such directions shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two Members or proxy holders appointed by the chairman of the meeting for the purpose. The result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman of the meeting.
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31.
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Voting by Joint Holders of Shares
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32.
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Votes of Members – General
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33.
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Instrument of Proxy
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33.1
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A Member may appoint a proxy by (a) an instrument appointing a proxy in writing in substantially the following form or such other form as the Board may determine from time to time or the chairman of the meeting shall accept:
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Signed this [ ] day of [], 20[ ]
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Member(s)
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33.2
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The appointment of a proxy must be received by the Company at the registered office or at such other place or in such manner as is specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting at which the person named in the appointment proposes to vote, and an appointment of proxy which is not received in the manner so permitted shall be invalid.
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33.3
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A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent such Member and vote on his or her behalf in respect of different shares.
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33.4
|
The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final.
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34.
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Representation of Corporate Member
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34.1
|
A corporation which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives.
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34.2
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he or she thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Member.
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35.
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Adjournment of General Meeting
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35.1
|
The chairman of any general meeting at which a quorum is present may with the consent of Members holding a majority of the voting rights of those Members present in person or by proxy (and shall if so directed by Members holding a majority of the voting rights of those Members present in person or by proxy), adjourn the meeting.
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35.2
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In addition, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time and place without such consent or direction if it appears to him or her that:
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(a)
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it is likely to be impracticable to hold or continue that meeting because of the number of Members wishing to attend who are not present; or
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(b)
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the unruly conduct of persons attending the meeting prevents, or is likely to prevent, the orderly continuation of the business of the meeting; or
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(c)
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an adjournment is otherwise necessary so that the business of the meeting may be properly conducted.
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35.3
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Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting
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36.
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Written Resolutions
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36.1
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Subject to these Bye-laws anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members may, without a meeting be done by written resolution in accordance with this Bye-law.
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36.2
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Notice of a written resolution shall be given, and a copy of the resolution shall be circulated to all Members who would be entitled to attend a meeting and vote on the resolution in the same manner as that required for a notice of a meeting of Members at which the resolution could have been considered, except that any requirement in the Act or in these Bye-laws as to the length of the period of notice shall not apply. The accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of a notice by, any Member does not invalidate the passing of a resolution.
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36.3
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A written resolution is passed when it is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation on behalf of, the Members who at the date that the notice is given represent such majority of votes as would be required if the resolution was voted on at a meeting of Members at which all Members entitled to attend and vote thereat were present and voting.
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36.4
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A resolution in writing may be signed by any number of counterparts.
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36.5
|
A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law 36 is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Members, as the case may be (provided that (i) any such resolution shall be valid only if the signature of the last Member to sign is affixed outside the United States (unless the Board dispenses with this requirement), and (ii) the Board may declare such resolution to be invalid if the Board determines that the use of a resolution in writing would result in a non-de minimis adverse tax, regulatory or legal consequence to the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, or any direct or indirect holder of shares or its Affiliates), and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly.
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36.6
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A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law 36 shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Act.
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36.7
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This Bye-law 36 shall not apply to:
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(a)
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a resolution passed to remove an Auditor from office before the expiration of his or her term of office; or
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(b)
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a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director for cause before the expiration of his or her term of office.
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36.8
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For the purposes of this Bye-law 36, the effective date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Member whose signature results in the necessary voting majority being achieved and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law 36, a reference to such date.
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37.
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Directors Attendance at General Meetings
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38.
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Number, Election and Term of Directors
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38.1
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The authorized number of Directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
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38.2
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Each Director shall hold office until the next annual general meeting at which his or her successor is elected or appointed or if earlier, the next special general meeting called for the purpose of ending the term of such Director and replacing that Director, in each case, subject to his or her office being vacated sooner pursuant to Bye-law 41.
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38.3
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Only persons who are proposed or nominated in accordance with Bye-law 24 shall be eligible for election as Directors, except in the case of a vacancy which shall be filled pursuant to Bye-law 41. The Board’s authority to nominate persons for election as a Director, other than a member of the Audit Committee or a Director being nominated to the Board to serve on the Audit Committee, shall be exercised exclusively by action of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. The Board shall take action to nominate Independent Directors to serve on the Board and as members of the Audit Committee by utilizing the following process: the Audit Committee, acting by Audit Committee Approval, shall initially propose at least three Independent Directors (who, for the avoidance of doubt, may be themselves), and each of such Independent Directors shall be nominated to serve on the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee unless their nomination is rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, subject to the following:
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(a)
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the Audit Committee shall not propose, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board shall not be obligated to approve, an individual to serve on the Audit Committee who has been proposed by the Audit Committee and rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at any time within the prior two years; and
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(b)
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if (i) the Audit Committee fails to propose in a Timely Manner a number of Independent Directors to serve such that the Audit Committee would have at least three members or (ii) the Audit Committee (A) proposes a Director to serve in a position on the Audit Committee who is rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (which rejection shall be within the sole discretion of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board) and (B) the Audit Committee has proposed a second Director to serve in such position who is also rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (but the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board may reject such Director only if such Director is not an Independent Director, does not meet generally recognized minimum standards of qualification to serve on a corporate board of directors such as the Board or is a person whose employment or other board memberships would reasonably be expected to create a material conflict of interest with such Director’s service on the Board), then in each of the foregoing cases of (i) and (ii), a majority of the Other Independent Directors then in office shall nominate an Independent Director (who shall not be one of the Other Independent Directors then in office) to serve in such position on the Audit Committee and if there are no Other Independent Directors then in office the size of the Board shall be increased to create a vacancy or vacancies and the full Board shall take action to appoint one or more Independent Directors to fill such vacancy or vacancies and such Independent Director(s) will take the foregoing action.
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38.4
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Where the number of persons validly proposed for re-election or election as a Director is greater than the number of Directors to be elected, the persons receiving the most votes (up to the number
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39.
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Alternate Directors
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39.1
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Any Director may appoint a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to himself by notice deposited with the Secretary.
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39.2
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Any person so elected or appointed pursuant to this Bye-law 39 shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is elected or appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present.
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39.3
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An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which a Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed.
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39.4
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An Alternate Director’s office shall terminate:
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(a)
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on the occurrence in relation to the Alternate Director of any event which, if it occurred in relation to his or her appointor, would result in the termination of the appointor’s directorship; or
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(b)
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when the Alternate Director’s appointor revokes the appointment by notice to the Company in writing specifying when the appointment is to terminate; or
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(c)
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if the Alternate Director’s appointor ceases for any reason to be a Director.
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40.
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Removal of Directors for Cause
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40.1
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Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, and in addition to the right of Members pursuant to Bye-laws 21 and 24.2 to requisition the Board to convene a special general meeting for purposes of ending the term of the then-current Directors and replacing them with new Directors, the Members holding a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company may also, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, by the affirmative vote of all such Members, remove a Director for cause, provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than 14 days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Director’s removal.
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40.2
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If a Director is removed from the Board under the provisions of Bye-law 40.1, then, except as otherwise provided in Bye-law 41.3, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may fill the vacancy and a Director so appointed shall hold office until the earliest of (i) the next annual general meeting, (ii) the date such Director’s term of office is ended pursuant to Bye-law 38.2 and (iii) the date such Director’s office is otherwise vacated pursuant to Bye-law 41.
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40.3
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For the purpose of Bye-law 40.1, “cause” shall mean a conviction for a criminal offence involving dishonesty or engaging in conduct which brings the Director or the Company into disrepute and which results in material financial detriment to the Company.
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41.
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Vacancy in the Office of Director
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41.1
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The office of Director shall be vacated immediately if the Director:
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(a)
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is removed from office pursuant to these Bye-laws or is prohibited from being a Director by law;
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(b)
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is or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors generally;
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(c)
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is or becomes of unsound mind or dies;
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(d)
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resigns his or her office by notice to the Company (unless such other later date is agreed by the Board); or
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(e)
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is not re-elected at an annual general meeting, or at a special general meeting called for the purpose of replacing them with a newly elected Director.
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41.2
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Except as otherwise provided in Bye-law 41.3, at any time, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board shall have the power to nominate or appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring for any reason (including as a result of an increase in the size of the Board) and to appoint an Alternate Director to any Director so appointed.
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41.3
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In the event that (i) the office of an Independent Director serving on the Audit Committee is vacated for any reason, including removal from the Board under the provisions of Bye-law 40.1, and (ii) there are not at least three Independent Directors then in office and serving on the Audit Committee, such vacancy may be filled (or a person may be nominated to fill such vacancy) only by action of the Board utilizing the following process: the Audit Committee, acting by Audit Committee Approval, shall initially propose an Independent Director to serve on the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee and such Independent Director shall be appointed to the Board and to serve on the Audit Committee unless their appointment is rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board; subject to the following:
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(a)
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the Audit Committee shall not propose, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board shall not be obligated to approve, an individual to serve on the Audit Committee who has been proposed by the Audit Committee and rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at any time within the prior two years; and
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(b)
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if (i) the Audit Committee fails to propose an Independent Director to fill such vacancy within 45 days after the occurrence of such vacancy or (ii) the Audit Committee (A) proposes an Independent Director to fill such vacancy who is rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (which rejection shall be within the sole discretion of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board) and (B) the Audit Committee has proposed a second Director to fill such vacancy who is also rejected by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (but the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board may reject such Director only if such Director is not an Independent Director, does not meet generally recognized minimum standards of qualification to serve on a corporate board of directors such as the Board or is a person whose employment or other board memberships would reasonably be expected to create a material conflict of interest with such Director’s service on the Board), then in each of the foregoing cases of (i) and (ii), a majority of the Other Independent Directors then in office shall appoint an Independent Director (who shall not be one of the Other Independent Directors then in office) to fill such vacancy and if there are no Other Independent Directors then in office the size of the Board shall be increased to create a vacancy or vacancies and the full Board shall take action to appoint one or more Independent
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42.
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Remuneration of Directors
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43.
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Defect in Appointment
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44.
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Directors to Manage Business
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45.
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Powers of the Board of Directors
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(a)
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appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties;
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(b)
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exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge or otherwise grant a security interest in its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party;
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(c)
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appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or Principal Executive Officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company;
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(d)
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appoint a person to act as manager of the Company’s day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business;
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(e)
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by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney;
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(f)
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procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company and listing the shares of the Company;
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(g)
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subject to the provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement during the Trigger Period, delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board which may consist partly or entirely of non-Directors, provided that (i) every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them; (ii) the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by directions imposed by the Board; (iii) the Board shall appoint: (A) an Audit Committee with at least three members, each of whom is an Independent Director who is an Initial Independent Director or has been nominated or appointed to serve on the Board and the Audit Committee pursuant to Bye-law 38.3 or Bye-law 41.3; (B) a Compensation Committee with three members, at least two of whom are Independent Directors who also serve on the Audit Committee and at least one of whom is a Sumitomo Director; and (C) a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with three members, at least one of whom is an Independent Director who also serves on the Audit Committee and at least two of whom are Sumitomo Directors; and (iv) the composition of each of the committees referenced in clause (iii) above shall comply with the applicable Designated Stock Exchange Rules (taking account of any controlled company exception).
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(h)
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delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board may see fit;
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(i)
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present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;
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(j)
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in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and
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(k)
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authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any deed, agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company.
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46.
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Register of Directors and Officers
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47.
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Appointment of Officers
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48.
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Appointment of Secretary
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49.
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Duties of Officers
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50.
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Remuneration of Officers
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51.
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Conflicts of Interest
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51.1
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Any Director, or any Director’s firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Director’s firm, partner or company shall be entitled to remuneration as if such Director were not a Director. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Director’s firm, partner or company to act as Auditor to the Company.
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51.2
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If a Director or an Immediate Family Member of a Director is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company such Director shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act.
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51.3
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Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Bye-law, a Director may not vote in respect of a contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested, and may not be counted in the quorum for such meeting, unless the chairman of the relevant Board meeting determines that such Director is not disqualified from voting. For the avoidance of doubt, no Director or Immediate Family Member of a Director shall be considered “interested” with respect to any transaction in which all of the Members participate or are offered to participate. The chairman of a Board meeting may require a Director to leave the meeting to enable the Board to discuss and/or vote on a matter in which the chairman considers the Director or an Immediate Family Member of the Director to be interested. If a majority in number of the Directors in attendance at a Board meeting considers the chairman of the meeting or an Immediate Family Member of the chairman to be interested in a particular matter, they may require the chairman to leave the meeting to enable the Board to discuss and/or vote on such matter.
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52.
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Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers
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52.1
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The Directors, Resident Representative, Secretary and other Officers (such term to include any person appointed to any committee by the Board) acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company or any subsidiary thereof and the liquidator or trustees (if any) acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company or any subsidiary thereof and every one of them (whether for the time being or formerly), and their heirs, executors and administrators (each of which an “indemnified party”), shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and no indemnified party shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, provided that this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty to the extent prohibited by the Act in relation to the Company which may attach to any of the indemnified parties. Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his or her duties with or for the Company or any subsidiary thereof, provided that such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty in relation to the Company which may attach to such Director or Officer.
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52.2
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The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability incurred by him or her under the Act in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him or her by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any subsidiary thereof.
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52.3
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The Company may advance moneys to a Director or Officer for the costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Director or Officer in defending any civil or criminal proceedings against him, on condition that the Director or Officer shall repay the advance if any allegation of fraud or dishonesty in relation to the Company is proved against him.
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52.4
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No amendment or repeal of any provision of this Bye-law 52 shall alter, to the detriment of any person, the right of such person to the indemnification or advancement of expenses related to a claim based on an act or failure to act which took place prior to such amendments.
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53.
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Board Meetings
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54.
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Notice of Board Meetings
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55.
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Electronic Participation in Meetings
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56.
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Quorum at Board Meetings
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57.
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Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy
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58.
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Chairman to Preside
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59.
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Written Resolutions
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59.1
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Subject to these Bye-laws, anything which may be done by resolution of the Board at a meeting duly called and constituted may be done without a meeting by unanimous written resolution in accordance with this Bye-law 59.
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59.2
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A resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution, provided, that (i) any such resolution shall be valid only if the signature of the last Director to sign is affixed outside the United States (unless the Board dispenses with this requirement), and (ii) the Board may declare such resolution to be invalid if the Board determines that the use of a resolution in writing would result in a non-de minimis adverse tax, regulatory or legal consequence to the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, or any direct or indirect holder of shares or its Affiliates. For the purposes of this Bye-law only, “the Directors” shall not include an Alternate Director.
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59.3
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A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law 59 shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Act.
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60.
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Validity of Prior Acts of the Board
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61.
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Minutes
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(a)
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of all elections and appointments of Officers;
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(b)
|
of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and
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(c)
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of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.
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62.
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Place Where Corporate Records Kept
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63.
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Form and Use of Seal
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63.1
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The Company may adopt a seal in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda.
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63.2
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A seal may, but need not be affixed to any deed, instrument, share certificate or document, and if the seal is to be affixed thereto, it shall be attested by the signature of (i) any Director; or (ii) any Officer; or (iii) the Secretary; or (iv) any person authorized by the Board for that purpose.
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63.3
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A Resident Representative may, but need not, affix the seal of the Company to certify the authenticity of any copies of documents.
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64.
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Books of Account
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64.1
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The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to:
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(a)
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all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;
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(b)
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all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and
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(c)
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all assets and liabilities of the Company.
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64.2
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Such records of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company, or subject to the Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by the Directors during normal business hours.
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65.
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Financial Year End
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66.
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Annual Audit
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67.
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Appointment of Auditor
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67.1
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Subject to the Act, the Audit Committee of the Board shall annually appoint an auditor to the Company for each fiscal year. Such appointment shall be submitted to the Members for their ratification and approval at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent special general meeting.
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67.2
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The Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his or her continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company.
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68.
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Remuneration of Auditor
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69.
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Duties of Auditor
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69.1
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The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
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69.2
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The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as may be provided for in the Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used.
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70.
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Access to Records
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71.
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Financial Statements
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72.
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Distribution of Auditor’s report
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73.
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Vacancy in the Office of Auditor
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74.
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Business Combinations
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74.1
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(a) Any Business Combination with any Interested Shareholder within a period of three years following the time of the transaction in which the person become an Interested Shareholder must be approved by the Board and authorised at an annual or special general meeting, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 and 2/3% of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company that are not owned by the Interested Shareholder unless:
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(i)
|
prior to the time that the person became an Interested Shareholder, the Board approved either the Business Combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an Interested Shareholder; or
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(ii)
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upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an Interested Shareholder, the Interested Shareholder owned at least 85% of the number of issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for the purposes of determining the number of shares issued and outstanding those shares owned (i) by persons who are Directors and also officers and (ii) employee share plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer.
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(b)
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The restrictions contained in this Bye-law 74.1 shall not apply if:
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(i)
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a Member becomes an Interested Shareholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the Member ceases to be an Interested Shareholder; and (ii) would not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a Business Combination between the Company and such Member, have been an Interested Shareholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or
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(ii)
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the Business Combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of, and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required hereunder of, a proposed transaction which (i) constitutes one of the transactions described in the following sentence; (ii) is with or by a person who either was not an Interested Shareholder during the previous three years or who became an Interested Shareholder with the approval of the Board; and (iii) is approved or not opposed by a majority of the members of the Board then in office who were Directors prior to any person becoming an Interested Shareholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such Directors by resolution of the Board approved by a majority of such Directors. The proposed transactions referred to in the preceding sentence are limited to:
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(a)
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a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company (except an amalgamation or merger in respect of which, pursuant to the Act, no vote of the shareholders of the Company is required);
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(b)
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a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Company or of any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company (other than to the Company or any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company) having an aggregate market value equal to 50% or more of either the aggregate market value of all of the assets of the Company determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of the Company; or
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(c)
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a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company.
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(c)
|
For the purpose of this Bye-law 74 only, the term:
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(i)
|
“associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (i) any company, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting shares; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person;
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(ii)
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“Business Combination,” when used in reference to the Company and any Interested Shareholder of the Company, means:
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(a)
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any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company or any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company, wherever incorporated, with (A) the Interested Shareholder or any of its Affiliates, or (B) with any other company, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger, amalgamation or consolidation is caused by the Interested Shareholder;
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(b)
|
any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a shareholder of the Company, to or with the Interested Shareholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Company or of any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Company determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of the Company;
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(c)
|
any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Company or by any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company of any shares of the Company, or any share of such entity, to the Interested Shareholder, except: (A) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into shares of the Company, or shares of any such entity, which securities were issued and outstanding prior to the time that the Interested Shareholder became such; (B) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into shares of the Company, or shares of any such entity, which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of shares subsequent to the time the Interested Shareholder became such; (C) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Company to purchase shares made on the same terms to all holders of such shares; or (D) any issuance or transfer of shares by the Company; provided however, that in no case under items (B) -(D) of this subparagraph shall there be an increase in the Interested Shareholder’s proportionate share of any class or series of shares;
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(d)
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any transaction involving the Company or any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of shares, or securities convertible into any class or series of shares of the Company, or shares of any such entity, or securities convertible into such shares, which is owned by the Interested Shareholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any repurchase or redemption of any shares not caused, directly or indirectly, by the Interested Shareholder; or
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(e)
|
any receipt by the Interested Shareholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a shareholder of the Company), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subparagraphs (a)-(d) of this paragraph) provided by or through the Company or any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company;
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(iii)
|
“control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
|
(iv)
|
“Interested Shareholder” means any person (other than the Company and any entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company, (ii) is an Affiliate or associate of the Company and was the owner of 15% or more of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company at any time within the three year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an Interested Shareholder or (iii) is an Affiliate or associate of any person listed in (i) or (ii) above; provided, however, that the term “Interested Shareholder” shall not include any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of action taken solely by the Company unless such person referred to in this proviso acquires additional voting shares of the Company otherwise than as a result of further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an Interested Shareholder, the voting shares of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding shall include voting shares deemed to be owned by the person through application of paragraph (viii) below, but shall not include any other unissued shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise;
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(v)
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“person” means any individual, company, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity;
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(vi)
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“voting shares” means, with respect to any company, shares of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a company, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity;
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(vii)
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“owner,” including the terms “own” and “owned,” when used with respect to any shares, means a person that individually or with or through any of its Affiliates or associates:
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(a)
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Beneficially Owns such shares, directly or indirectly; or
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(b)
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has (A) the right to acquire such shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of shares tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such person or any of such person’s Affiliates or associates until such tendered shares are accepted for purchase or exchange; or (B) the right to vote such shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a person shall not be
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(c)
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has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in item (B) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph), or disposing of such shares with any other person that Beneficially Owns, or whose Affiliates or associates Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, such shares.
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74.2
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In respect of any Business Combination to which the restrictions contained in Bye-law 74.1 do not apply but which the Act requires to be approved by the Members, the necessary general meeting quorum and Members’ approval shall be as set out in Bye-laws 27 and 29 respectively.
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74.3
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The Board shall ensure that the bye-laws or constitutional documents of each entity wholly-owned or majority-owned by the Company shall contain any provisions necessary to ensure that the intent of Bye-law 74.1, as it relates to the actions of such entities, is achieved.
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75.
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Winding-Up
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76.
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Changes to Bye-laws
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76.1
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No Bye-law may be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law may be made save in accordance with the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
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77.
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Changes to the Memorandum of Association
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78.
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Discontinuance
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79.
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Amalgamation or Merger
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October 31, 2019
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Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
6-9, Doshomachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0045, Japan
Phone: (81) 6 (6203)
Telefax: (81) 6 (6203)
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•
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the terms in this letter agreement and has delegated authority to management to execute and deliver, this letter agreement;
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•
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the Transactions, including the transactions through which the Acquiring Entity will acquire Roivant’s interest in Myovant, for purposes of Bye-law 74 of the Fourth Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of Myovant;
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•
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subject to and at or prior to the completion of the Transactions (the Closing), the appointment of the Acquiring Entity’s director designees to the Myovant Board as described below and a determination that such appointment does not constitute a Change of Control under Myovant’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
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1.
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Registration and Information Rights. Myovant will provide the Acquiring Entity with customary registration rights and, subject to customary confidentiality provisions, customary information rights. The Acquiring Entity will hold such rights until such time as it and its affiliates collectively hold less than 10% of Myovant’s outstanding shares.
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2.
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DSP Membership on Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee; Approval of Bye-Law Amendment. At all times that DSP and its affiliates (including the Acquiring Entity) hold 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Myovant (the Ownership Threshold) (i) the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall comprise two DSP-selected directors and one Independent Director, (ii) the Compensation Committee shall comprise one DSP-selected director and two Independent Directors, and (iii) the Bye-Law pursuant to which the Board delegates its right to Nominating and Governance Committee will not be revised without prior written consent by DSP.
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3.
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Independent Directors and Audit Committee: Following the Closing, and at all times that the Ownership Threshold is satisfied:
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The Myovant Board will include a minimum of three directors who each meet the definition of “independent director” as is required by New York Stock Exchange rules, who are independent of DSP and the Acquiring Entity (the Independent Directors) and at least one of which is a financial expert. DSP agrees that following the Closing and provided that the existing Independent Directors serving on the Myovant Board continue to satisfy the requirements to serve as an independent director, the term of the current independent directors serving on the Myovant Board will continue.
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•
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The Independent Directors will comprise the Audit Committee of the Myovant Board.
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•
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DSP will vote its shares in connection with each election of Independent Directors in the same proportion as the shares held by shareholders other than DSP and its subsidiaries and will not, with respect to the election of Independent Directors engage in any solicitation of proxies.
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4.
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Myovant Actions Requiring Independent Director Approval: Until such time as DSP or its subsidiaries hold less than 35% of the outstanding shares of Myovant and its subsidiaries will not be permitted to cause Myovant to take or commit to taking the following actions without prior approval of the Independent Directors:
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•
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participation in specified “related-party transactions” between Myovant and DSP or any affiliate of DSP including use of DSPs commercial infrastructure (other than pursuant to the Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms);
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•
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any amendment of Myovant’s Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association, Board Committee Charters or Bye-Law amendments that would remove the Independent Directors, cause
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•
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making any modification of or causing Myovant to waive any rights under the Loan Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement to expand DSP’s or the Acquiring Entity’s, as the case may be, rights thereunder.
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5.
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Standstill: Until such time as DSP or its subsidiaries hold less than 35% of the outstanding shares of Myovant, any transaction proposed by DSP or its controlled affiliates that would cause DSP or its subsidiaries to hold beneficial ownership of greater than 60% of the outstanding voting power of Myovant must be either (i):
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•
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made on a confidential basis to the Independent Directors; provided that after the three year anniversary of the Closing, this requirement will only require a period of confidential discussions with the Independent Directors prior to making a public announcement thereof and shall except disclosures that are required by law;
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•
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until the three-year anniversary of the Closing, subject to approval by a majority of the Independent Directors, and
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•
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subject to a non-waivable condition requiring approval or acceptance by the holders of a majority of the Myovant shares voting and that are not beneficially owned by DSP or its affiliates;
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•
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or (ii) effected under the circumstances set forth in Section 74.1(b)(ii) of Myovant’s Bye-Laws.
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(A)
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with respect to the Loan to be disbursed within one Business Day after the Closing Date, to (i) repay in full the outstanding loans and other obligations under the Hercules Facility, (ii) to repay or redeem in full the outstanding notes issued, and pay other obligations, under the NQ Facility, (iii) to finance the costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents and (iv) as provided in Section 2.3(B) with respect to the calendar quarter following the Closing Date; and
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(B)
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with respect to Loans made with respect to a specified calendar quarter, to finance the business operating expenditures of the Parent and its Subsidiaries incurred during such calendar quarter in accordance with the Rolling Forecast in effect at such time (and expressly excluding any distributions to the shareholders of the Parent) or as otherwise approved by the Lender from time to time.
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(A)
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Accrued and unpaid interest is payable on the last day of each of calendar quarter (commencing with the first full calendar quarter ended after the Closing Date), on the date of any prepayment of the Loans, on the Maturity Date and, after the Maturity Date, on demand. The Lender shall provide to the Borrower a calculation of interest prior to any interest payment date, together with remittance information for the Lender (but the Lender’s failure to provide such information does not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents).
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(B)
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If LIBOR becomes unavailable, the Lender and the Borrower will negotiate in good faith to select an alternative interest rate to replace LIBOR that is an industry accepted successor rate for determining an interest rate as a replacement to LIBOR for floating rate obligations at such time, and such alternative interest rate (plus the Margin) will be the interest rate for purposes of this Agreement. In the event that the Lender and the Borrower cannot, within 30 days after LIBOR becomes unavailable, agree to such an alternative interest rate, the Lender shall select such alternative interest rate.
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(C)
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Notwithstanding anything in the Loan Documents to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to the Loans, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on the Loans under applicable law (collectively, “charges”), exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of the Loans, together with all charges payable in respect thereof, is limited to the Maximum Rate. The Lender shall apply any amount it collected that exceeds the maximum amount collectible at the Maximum Rate to the reduction of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans or refunded to the Borrower so that at no time will the interest and charges paid or payable in respect of the Loans exceed the maximum amount collectible at the Maximum Rate.
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(D)
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All computations of interest under this Agreement are made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
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(A)
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When entering into this Agreement, the Parties assumed that interest at the rates set out in this Agreement is not and will not become subject to Swiss Withholding Tax. If, contrary to such assumption, a deduction for Swiss Withholding Tax is required by Swiss law to be made by the Borrower in respect of any interest payable by it under this Agreement and should Section 2.10 be unenforceable for any reason, the applicable interest rate in relation to that interest payment will be (i) the interest rate which would have applied to that interest payment (as provided for in Section 2.7) in the absence of this Section 2.9 divided by (ii) one minus the rate at which the relevant deduction is required to be made pursuant to the Swiss Withholding Tax Act or any applicable tax treaty (where the rate at which the relevant deduction is required to be made is for this purpose expressed as a fraction of one rather than as a percentage) and (a) the Borrower is obliged to pay the relevant interest at the adjusted rate in accordance with this Section 2.9, (b) the Borrower shall make the deduction or withholding on the interest so recalculated and (c) all references to a rate of interest in Section 2.7 will be construed accordingly.
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(B)
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No recalculation of interest will be made under this Section 2.9 (i) with respect to a specific Lender (other than a Lender which is a Permitted Non-Qualifying Bank) in relation to which the Borrower makes payments under this Agreement if Swiss Withholding Tax is imposed on such payments as a result of a violation of the Non-Bank Rules which occurred because such Lender (a) was a Qualifying Bank when it became a Lender under this Agreement but on that date such Lender is not or has ceased to be Qualifying Bank other than as a result of any change of law after the date it became a Lender under the Agreement, (b) made an incorrect declaration of its status as Qualifying Bank or (c) failed to comply with its obligations under Section 8.7 or (ii) if Swiss Withholding Taxes is imposed on payments of the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement that are recharacterized as dividends as a result of and to the extent that the rate of interest on the Loans exceeds the safe haven provided by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration on advances and loans between related parties.
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(A)
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The Borrower shall make all payments to the Lender under this Agreement without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority (including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto) unless required by a Governmental Authority or applicable law, regulation or international agreement. If at any time a Governmental Authority or applicable law, regulation or international agreement requires the Borrower to make any withholding or deduction from a payment to the Lender under this Agreement, the amount due from the Borrower with respect to such payment will be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such required withholding or deduction, the Lender receives a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no withholding or deduction been required, and the Borrower shall pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority unless the Borrower is contesting the amount or validity of such withholding payment in good faith by appropriate and timely proceedings and as to which payment in full is bonded or reserved against by the Borrower. The Borrower shall, upon request, furnish the Lender with proof reasonably satisfactory to the Lender indicating that the Borrower has made such withholding payment. No increase of the sum payable with respect to any Swiss Withholding Tax is made under this Section 2.10 if one of the exemptions set forth in Section 2.9(B) applies. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 2.10 survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the Obligations.
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(B)
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The Parties agree to cooperate with one another and use reasonable efforts to avoid or reduce tax withholding or similar obligations in respect to payments made by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lender shall provide the Borrower any tax forms and other information that may be reasonably necessary in order for the Borrower to not withhold Tax or to withhold Tax at a reduced rate under an applicable bilateral income tax treaty. The Lender shall provide any such tax forms to the Borrower at least 30 days prior to the due date for any payment for which the Lender desires that the Borrower apply a reduced withholding rate. Each Party shall provide the other with reasonable assistance to enable the recovery, as permitted by applicable law, of withholding taxes, value added taxes, or similar obligations resulting from payments made under this Agreement, such recovery to be for the benefit of the Party bearing such withholding tax or value added tax.
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(A)
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None of the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions (including, currently, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
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(B)
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The Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, the agents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, are in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Sanctions and with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”) and any other applicable anti-corruption law. The Parent and its Subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with applicable Sanctions, the FCPA and any other applicable anti-corruption laws.
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(A)
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other than with respect to the initial Loan to be disbursed within one Business Day after the Closing Date, the Lender has received a written Borrowing Request in accordance with the requirements hereof and the requested Loan is made in accordance with the Rolling Forecast in effect at such time;
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(B)
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the representations of the Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan is made (or, in the case of any such representation expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date);
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(C)
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no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of such Loan or from the application of proceeds thereof;
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(D)
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no Disruption Event is continuing;
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(E)
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no Change of Control has occurred;
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(F)
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other than with respect to the initial Loan to be disbursed within one Business Day after the Closing Date, the Indebtedness under the NQ Facility and the Hercules Facility has been repaid in full, the commitments (if any) in respect thereof have been terminated and all guarantees and security therefor have been released (and the Borrower has delivered to the Lender documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender evidencing such repayment, termination and release); and
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(G)
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the Lender has not reasonably determined in good faith that it is unlawful under applicable law, and no Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful under applicable law, for the Lender to make, maintain or fund the Loans, and no Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of the Lender to make, maintain or fund the Loans.
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(A)
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Within 90 days after the end of each of the Parent’s fiscal years commencing with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion must be prepared in accordance with GAAP to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
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(B)
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Within 45 days after the end of each of the Parent’s first three fiscal quarters of any fiscal year, a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated statements of income or operations and shareholders’ equity for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year then ended and the related consolidated statements of cash flow for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form, as applicable, the figures for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes;
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(C)
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As soon as practicable after approval by the Parent Board, the Parent’s Rolling Forecast for each calendar quarter and any other extension, amendment, modification or supplement to the Rolling Forecast; and
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(D)
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As soon as available (and in any event within 90 days after the end of each of the Parent’s fiscal years), an annual report on Form 10-K of the Parent for such fiscal year.
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(A)
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has a relationship with any Anti-Social Force in such a way that its management is controlled by such Anti-Social Force;
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(B)
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has a relationship with any Anti-Social Force in such a way that such Anti-Social Force is substantially involved in its management;
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(C)
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has a relationship with any Anti-Social Force in such a way that such it unduly uses such Anti-Social Force for the purpose of unfair benefit for itself, its own company or any third party or for the purpose of causing damage to any third party;
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(D)
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has a relationship with any Anti-Social Force in such a way as to provide funds to or extend credit for such Anti-Social Force; or
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(E)
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has a relationship with any Anti-Social Force in such a way that any of its officers or any other Person substantially involved in its management has any socially repugnant relationship with such Anti-Social Force.
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(A)
|
any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor may merge with (i) the Borrower so long as the Borrower is the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) another Guarantor;
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(B)
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any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may merge with (i) the Borrower or a Guarantor so long as the Borrower or such Guarantor is the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries so long as when any wholly owned Subsidiary is merging with another Subsidiary, a wholly owned Subsidiary is the continuing or surviving Person;
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(C)
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the Parent and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted Dispositions;
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(D)
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any Permitted Investment may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation; and
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(E)
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any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs if it owns no material assets, engages in no business and otherwise has no activities other than activities related to the maintenance of its existence and good standing.
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(A)
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the Borrower fails to pay (i) any principal of the Loans when and as the same becomes due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise or (ii) any interest on the Loans or any other amount (other than the principal of the Loans) payable under any Loan Document when and as the same becomes due and payable, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of three or more Business Days;
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(B)
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any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of a Loan Party in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof, or any waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof, or any waiver thereunder, is incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
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(C)
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the Parent or the Borrower fails to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 2.3, Section 5.2(a), Section 5.3 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence), Section 5.14 or in Section 6;
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(D)
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a Loan Party fails to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in Section 7.1(A), Section 7.1(B) or Section 7.1(C)) and such failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 or more days after the earlier of (i) the Parent or the Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof or (ii) notice thereof by the Lender to the Borrower;
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(E)
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the Parent or any Subsidiary fails to (i) make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and intercompany Indebtedness) having an aggregate principal amount of more than $1,000,000, in each case beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any, or the Parent or any Subsidiary fails to (ii) observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity;
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(F)
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there is entered against the Parent or any Subsidiary (i) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $1,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage) or (ii) a non-monetary final judgment or order that, either individually or in the aggregate, has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (a) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or
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(G)
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an involuntary proceeding is commenced or an involuntary petition is filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Parent or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or similar official for the Parent or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition continues undismissed for a period of 60 or more days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
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(H)
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the Parent or any Subsidiary (i) voluntarily commences any proceeding or files any petition seeking liquidation, examinership, reorganization or other relief under any Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect (other than a proceeding for the liquidation or dissolution of a Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) permitted pursuant to Section 5.3), (ii) consents to the institution of, or fails to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section 7.1(G), (iii) applies for or consents to the appointment of a receiver, examiner, trustee, custodian, conservator or similar official for the Parent or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) takes any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
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(I)
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the Parent or any Subsidiary becomes unable, admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due;
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(J)
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the Parent, the Parent Board or any committee of the Parent Board breaches or fails to comply with its agreements under Sections 4.4(b), 4.4(c) or 4.4(d) of the Investor Rights Agreement dated as of or about the Closing Date, among the Parent, Vant Alliance Ltd. and the Lender; or
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(K)
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any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted thereunder or satisfaction in full of all Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Parent or any Subsidiary contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or a Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document.
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(A)
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terminate its obligation to make Loans to the Borrower (provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7.1(G) or Section 7.1(H), the Lender’s obligation to make Loans to the Borrower automatically terminates without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower);
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(B)
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declare the outstanding principal of the Loans to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other Obligations accrued hereunder, become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower (provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7.1(G) or Section 7.1(H), all Obligations automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower); and
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(C)
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exercise all rights and remedies available to it under the Loan Documents and applicable law.
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(A)
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Subject to, and without limiting the applicability of, Section 8.9, the Parties agree that any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof may be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the courts of the State of New York and each Party submits to the jurisdiction of such court for the purpose of any such action, proceeding or judgment.
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(B)
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Each Party irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notice in Section 8.5. Nothing in this Agreement affects the right of any Party to service process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
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(C)
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Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 8.8(A). Each Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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(D)
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EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER REASON).
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(A)
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all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
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(B)
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all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under (i) letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances and bank guaranties and (ii) surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;
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(C)
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net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
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(D)
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all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and deferred compensation and severance, pension, health and welfare retirement and equivalent benefits to current or former employees, directors or managers of such Person and its Subsidiaries);
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(E)
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indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
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(F)
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any capitalized lease of such Person that would appear on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP or any synthetic, off-balance sheet, tax retention lease or other similar arrangement of such Person that would appear on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP if such arrangement were accounted for as a capital lease;
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(G)
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all obligations of such Person in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interests; and
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(H)
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all guarantees or contingent obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
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(A)
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Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
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(B)
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Dispositions of inventory and Investments in the ordinary course of business;
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(C)
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Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
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(D)
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Dispositions permitted by Section 6.3, Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.5 and Permitted Investments;
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(E)
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leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses (including the provision of open source software under an open source license) granted in the ordinary course of business and on ordinary commercial terms that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries;
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(F)
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Permitted Affiliate Investments;
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(G)
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Dispositions of intellectual property rights that are no longer used or useful in the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries;
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(H)
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the surrender, waiver or settlement of contractual rights in the ordinary course of business, or the surrender, waiver or settlement of claims and litigation claims, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;
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(I)
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the discount, write-off or Disposition of overdue accounts receivable or the sale of any such accounts receivable for the purpose of collection to any collection agency, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
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(J)
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other Dispositions that are approved by the Parent Board; and
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(K)
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Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this definition so long as that the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of pursuant to this clause (K) in any fiscal year does not exceed $1,000,000
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(A)
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Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
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(B)
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guarantees of the Parent or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder;
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(C)
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obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Parent or its Subsidiaries existing or arising under any Swap Contract so long as such obligations are entered into in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets or property held or reasonably anticipated, or changes in the value of securities issued, and not for speculative purposes;
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Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in clause (H) of the definition of Permitted Liens so long as the aggregate outstanding amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $1,500,000;
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Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations not in connection with money borrowed, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;
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(F)
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Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Affiliate Investments;
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Indebtedness (i) resulting from a bank or other financial institution honoring a check, draft or similar instrument in the ordinary course of business or (ii) arising under or in connection with letters of credit and cash management services (including credit cards, merchant cards, purchase cards and debit cards) in the ordinary course of business;
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(H)
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Indebtedness incurred to finance insurance premiums; and
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(I)
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other unsecured Indebtedness in a principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.
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(A)
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Investments held in the form of cash or cash equivalents or other Specified Permitted Investments;
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(B)
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(i) Investments in Subsidiaries in existence on the Closing Date and (ii) other Investments in existence on the Closing Date and identified on the Disclosure Schedule and any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any such Investment that does not increase the amount thereof;
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(C)
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Permitted Affiliate Investments;
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(D)
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Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
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(E)
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Investments consisting of the indorsement by the Parent or any Subsidiary of negotiable instruments payable to such Person for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business;
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(F)
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Investments accepted in connection with Permitted Dispositions;
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(G)
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Investments consisting of loans not involving the net transfer on a substantially contemporaneous basis of cash proceeds to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of shares of the Parent pursuant to employee share or stock purchase plans or other similar agreements approved by the Parent Board;
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(H)
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Investments consisting of travel advances, relocation loans, and other loan advances (or guarantees thereof) to employees, officers and directors in the ordinary course of business;
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(I)
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Swap Contracts permitted under clause (C) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
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(J)
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to the extent constituting an Investment, transactions otherwise permitted by Section 6.1, Section 6.3 and Section 6.5;
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(K)
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other Investments that are approved by the Parent Board; and
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(L)
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additional Investments that do not exceed $1,500,000 in the aggregate net outstanding amount.
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(A)
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Liens for Taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
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(B)
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carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
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(C)
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pledges and deposits to secure the performance of obligations (including by way deposits to secure letters of credit issued to secure the same) under commercial supply or manufacturing agreements;
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(D)
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pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
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(E)
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deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(F)
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easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person, and any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
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(G)
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Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default;
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(H)
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Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (D) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness so long as (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property being financed with such Indebtedness;
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Liens (i) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) that are customary in the banking industry and (iii) on cash and cash equivalents to secure obligations in respect of letters of credit and cash management services permitted pursuant to clause (G) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
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(J)
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any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases or licenses permitted by this Agreement that are entered into in the ordinary course of business;
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(K)
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leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business that do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (ii) secure any Indebtedness;
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(L)
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Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
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(M)
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Liens to secure obligations under Swap Contracts permitted pursuant to clause (C) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; and
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(N)
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Liens on insurance proceeds securing the payment of financed insurance premiums.
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(A)
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any bank as defined in the Swiss Federal Code for Banks and Savings Banks dated 8 November 1934 (Bundesgesetz über die Banken und Sparkassen), or
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(B)
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a person or entity which effectively conducts banking activities with its own infrastructure and staff as its principal purpose and which has a banking license in full force and effect issued in accordance with the banking laws in force in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or if acting through a branch, issued in accordance with the banking laws in the jurisdiction of such branch, all and in each case within the meaning of the Guidelines.
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(A)
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Executed Loan Documents. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Lender by the Parties
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(B)
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Payoff Letters. The Lender has received pay-off letters in respect of the NQ Facility and the Hercules Facility in form and substance satisfactory to it.
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(C)
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Consents and Approvals. The Loan Parties have received all consents and approvals (including from its other lenders) to enter into the Loan Documents, incur the Loan and grant the security interests contemplated thereby.
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(D)
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Certificates. The Lender has received such customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency and other certification of the officers of the Loan Parties as the Lender may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each officer authorized to act in connection with the Loan Documents.
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(E)
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Organizational Documents. The Lender has received such certificates and other documents (including, as applicable, good standing certificates) as the Lender may request relating to the organization, existence and, as applicable, good standing of the Loan Parties and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.
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(F)
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Legal Opinions. The Lender has received opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties covering such customary matters as are required by the Lender.
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(G)
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Fees and Expenses. The Borrower has paid all fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) required to be paid by it to the Lender in connection herewith to the extent due.
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(H)
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KYC Information. Upon the reasonable request of Lender made in writing at least ten days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower has provided to the Lender all documentation and information so requested about the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, in each case at least five days prior to the Closing Date.
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Other Documents. The Lender has received such other documents as the Lender may request.
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Section 2.2
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Company Registration
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Section 2.3
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Underwriting Requirements
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Section 2.4
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Obligations of the Company
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Section 2.5
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Furnish Information
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Expenses of Registration
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Section 2.7
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Delay of Registration
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Indemnification
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Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights
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Termination of Registration Rights
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Financial Information
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Delivery of Certain Information
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Inspections
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Confidentiality
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Initial Board Composition
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Initial Committee Composition
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Board and Committee Composition
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Section 4.4
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Certain Acknowledgements and Agreements
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Section 4.5
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Voting Agreement
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Section 4.6
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Standstill Obligations with Respect to Acquisition Transactions
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Section 5.3
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Disposition of Excess Shares
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General
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Financings of the Company
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Section 6.3
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Acquisition Issuances
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Section 6.4
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Other Issuances
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Section 6.5
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Grace Periods under This Agreement
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Section 6.6
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Cooperation with Sumitovant Bio
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ARTICLE VII Representations and Warranties
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Representations and Warranties of the Company
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Section 7.2
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Representations and Warranties of Sumitomo and Sumitovant Bio
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Expenses
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Section 8.2
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Successors and Assigns
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Section 8.3
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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Section 8.4
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Counterparts
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Section 8.5
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Section 8.6
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Notices
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Severability
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Aggregation of Securities
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Entire Agreement
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Specific Performance
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/s/ Hiroyuki Baba
Name: Hiroyuki Baba Title: Senior Executive Officer |
Date: February 10, 2020
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