Additional Purchaser Covenants. (1) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company shall be permitted to cancel up to 3,500,000 New Options and 1,500,000 Floating Options (being the options issued in exchange for 5,000,000 Company Options pursuant the Amended Arrangement) that were previously granted by the Company and may issue new Floating Options to such Persons pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, provided that: (a) such issuance by the Company is in compliance with the policies of the CSE, including the prohibition on granting new stock options to such Persons until 30 days have elapsed from the date of cancellation; and (b) such issuance shall be counted towards the maximum number of Floating Options that the Company is permitted to issue in accordance with Section 2.2(1)(a)(iii), being 3,700,000. (2) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall cause the lender for the purposes of the Debenture to advance funds when the conditions to advance have been met from time to time, pursuant to the Debenture. (3) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that no breach, violation or failure to comply with, the terms of the Debenture shall cause the Company to fail to comply with any of its covenants under the Amendment. (4) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement or Section 2.5 hereof, the Company Board shall be permitted, in accordance with the terms of the Amended Company Incentive Plan, to accelerate the vesting of up to a maximum of 4,417,225 Company RSUs granted to the Specified Individuals in the event that either (i) the Company terminates the employment of the Specified Individual; or (ii) the Specified Individual resigns from any and all positions with the Company on or after the one year anniversary of the Amendment Date. (5) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the time that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, in the event that the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement, acquires or conditionally acquires (including when obtaining an option to acquire), whether on terms and conditions similar to the Amended Arrangement or otherwise, any other Person with operations in the United States (unless the operations of such Person are in material compliance with applicable Laws, as determined by the Purchaser, acting reasonably (including, for greater certainty, the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana)) (a “Target Cannabis Operator”), the Purchaser shall, as a condition to closing such transaction, cause the Target Cannabis Operator to enter into a commercially reasonable management service agreement with the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, acting reasonably, whereby the Company will receive a management fee from the Target Cannabis Operator, provided that: (a) if the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company cannot agree upon a commercially reasonable management service agreement, the Target Cannabis Operator shall pay a management fee calculated as [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] on Net Revenue to the Company; and (b) any management service agreement or royalty agreement between the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company shall provide for a termination right in favour of the Target Cannabis Operator following the occurrence or waiver of the Triggering Event Date by the Purchaser; provided that this Section 2.3(5) shall terminate and cease to apply in the event that Section 4.6(1), Section 4.6(2) and Section 4.6(3) of the Arrangement Agreement are terminated in accordance with Section 4.6(4) of the Arrangement Agreement. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement or in this Amendment: (a) the Purchaser shall be permitted to acquire or conditionally acquire any Person that: (i) is not in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana; or (ii) otherwise operates in a manner that does not violate the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana; (b) for the purposes of Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, the Parties agree that activities involving cannabinoids derived from hemp (hemp as defined in U.S. federal law) shall not breach the covenants of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, nor shall licensing arrangements related to use of product-based intellectual property including, but not limited to, vape-filling or beverage-based IP; and (c) the Company acknowledges that lack of regulation shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable Laws. (7) The Purchaser hereby confirms that, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, there is no fact or circumstance that would cause the Acquisition Closing Conditions to fail to be satisfied and, the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not be entitled to refuse to consummate the Acquisition or make a claim for damages against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the basis of any facts existing on, or prior to, the date hereof that are within the knowledge of the Purchaser on the date hereof.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement (Canopy Growth Corp), Proposal Agreement (Canopy Growth Corp)
Additional Purchaser Covenants. (1) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company shall be permitted to cancel up to 3,500,000 New Options and 1,500,000 Floating Options (being the options issued in exchange for 5,000,000 Company Options pursuant the Amended Arrangement) that were previously granted by the Company and may issue new Floating Options to such Persons pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, provided that:
(a) such issuance by the Company is in compliance with the policies of the CSE, including the prohibition on granting new stock options to such Persons until 30 days have elapsed from the date of cancellation; and
(b) such issuance shall be counted towards the maximum number of Floating Options that the Company is permitted to issue in accordance with Section 2.2(1)(a)(iii), being 3,700,000.
(2) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall cause the lender for the purposes of the Debenture to advance funds when the conditions to advance have been met from time to time, pursuant to the Debenture.
(3) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that no breach, violation or failure to comply with, the terms of the Debenture shall cause the Company to fail to comply with any of its covenants under the Amendment.
(4) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement or Section 2.5 hereof, the Company Board shall be permitted, in accordance with the terms of the Amended Company Incentive Plan, to accelerate the vesting of up to a maximum of 4,417,225 Company RSUs granted to the Specified Individuals in the event that either (i) the Company terminates the employment of the Specified Individual; or (ii) the Specified Individual resigns from any and all positions with the Company on or after the one year anniversary of the Amendment Date.
(5) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the time that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, in the event that the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement, acquires or conditionally acquires (including when obtaining an option to acquire), whether on terms and conditions similar to the Amended Arrangement or otherwiseotherwise, any other Person with operations in the United States (unless unless the operations of such Person are in material compliance with applicable Laws, as determined determined by the Purchaser, acting reasonably (including, for greater certainty, the Controlled Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana)) (a “Target Cannabis Operator”), the Purchaser shall, as a condition to closing such transaction, cause the Target Cannabis Operator to enter into a commercially reasonable management service agreement with the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, acting reasonably, whereby the Company will receive a management fee from the Target Cannabis Operator, provided that:
(a) if the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company cannot agree upon a commercially reasonable management service agreement, the Target Cannabis Operator shall pay a management fee calculated as [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] on Net Revenue to the Company; and
(b) any management service agreement or royalty agreement between the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company shall provide for a termination right in favour of the Target Cannabis Operator following the occurrence or waiver of the Triggering Event Date by the Purchaser; provided that this Section 2.3(5) shall terminate and cease to apply in the event that Section 4.6(1), Section 4.6(2) and Section 4.6(3) of the Arrangement Agreement are terminated in accordance with Section 4.6(4) of the Arrangement Agreement.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement or in this Amendment:
(a) the Purchaser shall be permitted to acquire or conditionally acquire any Person that:
(i) is not in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana; or
(ii) otherwise operates in a manner that does not violate the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana;
(b) for the purposes of Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, the Parties agree that activities involving cannabinoids derived from hemp (hemp as defined in U.S. federal law) shall not breach the covenants of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, nor shall licensing arrangements related to use of product-based intellectual property including, but not limited to, vape-filling or beverage-based IP; and
(c) the Company acknowledges that lack of regulation shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable Laws.
(7) The Purchaser hereby confirms that, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, there is no fact or circumstance that would cause the Acquisition Closing Conditions to fail to be satisfied and, the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not be entitled to refuse to consummate the Acquisition or make a claim for damages against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the basis of any facts existing on, or prior to, the date hereof that are within the knowledge of the Purchaser on the date hereof.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement (Acreage Holdings, Inc.), Proposal Agreement (Acreage Holdings, Inc.)
Additional Purchaser Covenants. (1) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company shall be permitted to cancel up to 3,500,000 New Options and 1,500,000 Floating Options (being the options issued in exchange for 5,000,000 Company Options pursuant the Amended Arrangement) that were previously granted by the Company and may issue new Floating Options to such Persons pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, provided that:
(a) such issuance by the Company is in compliance with the policies of the CSE, including the prohibition on granting new stock options to such Persons until 30 days have elapsed from the date of cancellation; and
(b) such issuance shall be counted towards the maximum number of Floating Options that the Company is permitted to issue in accordance with Section 2.2(1)(a)(iii), being 3,700,000.
(2) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall cause the lender for the purposes of the Debenture to advance funds when the conditions to advance have been met from time to time, pursuant to the Debenture.
(3) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that no breach, violation or failure to comply with, the terms of the Debenture shall cause the Company to fail to comply with any of its covenants under the Amendment.
(4) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement or Section 2.5 hereof, the Company Board shall be permitted, in accordance with the terms of the Amended Company Incentive Plan, to accelerate the vesting of up to a maximum of 4,417,225 Company RSUs granted to the Specified Individuals in the event that either (i) the Company terminates the employment of the Specified Individual; or (ii) the Specified Individual resigns from any and all positions with the Company on or after the one year anniversary of the Amendment Date.
(5) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the time that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, in the event that the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement, acquires or conditionally acquires (including when obtaining an option to acquire), whether on terms and conditions similar to the Amended Arrangement or otherwise, any other Person with operations in the United States (unless the operations of such Person are in material compliance with applicable Laws, as determined by the Purchaser, acting reasonably (including, for greater certainty, the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana)) (a “Target Cannabis Operator”), the Purchaser shall, as a condition to closing such transaction, cause the Target Cannabis Operator to enter into a commercially reasonable management service agreement with the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, acting reasonably, whereby the Company will receive a management fee from the Target Cannabis Operator, provided that:that:
(a) if the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company cannot agree upon a commercially reasonable management service agreement, the Target Cannabis Operator shall pay a management fee calculated as [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] on Net Revenue to the Company; and
(b) any management service agreement or royalty agreement between the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company shall provide for a termination right in favour of the Target Cannabis Operator following the occurrence or waiver of the Triggering Event Date by the Purchaser; provided that this Section 2.3(5) shall terminate and cease to apply in the event that Section 4.6(1), Section 4.6(2) and Section 4.6(3) of the Arrangement Agreement are terminated in accordance with Section 4.6(4) of the Arrangement Agreement.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement or in this Amendment:Amendment:
(a) the Purchaser shall be permitted to acquire or conditionally acquire any Person that:
(i) is not in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana; or
(ii) otherwise operates in a manner that does not violate the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana;
(b) for the purposes of Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, the Parties agree that activities involving cannabinoids derived from hemp (hemp as defined in U.S. federal law) shall not breach the covenants of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, nor shall licensing arrangements related to use of product-based intellectual property including, but not limited to, vape-filling or beverage-based IP; and
(c) the Company acknowledges that lack of regulation shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable Laws.
(7) The Purchaser hereby confirms that, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, there is no fact or circumstance that would cause the Acquisition Closing Conditions to fail to be satisfied and, the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not be entitled to refuse to consummate the Acquisition or make a claim for damages against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the basis of any facts existing on, or prior to, the date hereof that are within the knowledge of the Purchaser on the date hereof.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement
Additional Purchaser Covenants. (1) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company shall be permitted to cancel up to 3,500,000 New Options and 1,500,000 Floating Options (being the options issued in exchange for 5,000,000 Company Options pursuant the Amended Arrangement) that were previously granted by the Company and may issue new Floating Options to such Persons pursuant to the Amended Equity Incentive Plan, provided that:
(a) such issuance by the Company is in compliance with the policies of the CSE, including the prohibition on granting new stock options to such Persons until 30 days have elapsed from the date of cancellation; and
(b) such issuance shall be counted towards the maximum number of Floating Options that the Company is permitted to issue in accordance with Section 2.2(1)(a)(iii), being 3,700,000.
(2) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall cause the lender for the purposes of the Debenture to advance funds when the conditions to advance have been met from time to time, pursuant to the Debenture.
(3) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that no breach, violation or failure to comply with, the terms of the Debenture shall cause the Company to fail to comply with any of its covenants under the Amendment.
(4) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.1 of the Arrangement Agreement or Section 2.5 hereof, the Company Board shall be permitted, in accordance with the terms of the Amended Company Incentive Plan, to accelerate the vesting of up to a maximum of 4,417,225 Company RSUs granted to the Specified Individuals in the event that either (i) the Company terminates the employment of the Specified Individual; or (ii) the Specified Individual resigns from any and all positions with the Company on or after the one year anniversary of the Amendment Date.
(5) The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date of this Amendment until the earlier of the Acquisition Effective Time and the time that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, in the event that the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement, acquires or conditionally acquires (including when obtaining an option to acquire), whether on terms and conditions similar to the Amended Arrangement or otherwise, any other Person with operations in the United States (unless the operations of such Person are in material compliance with applicable Laws, as determined by the Purchaser, acting reasonably (including, for greater certainty, the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana)) (a “Target Cannabis Operator”), the Purchaser shall, as a condition to closing such transaction, cause the Target Cannabis Operator to enter into a commercially reasonable management service agreement with the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, acting reasonably, whereby the Company will receive a management fee from the Target Cannabis Operator, provided that:
(a) if the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company cannot agree upon a commercially reasonable management service agreement, the Target Cannabis Operator shall pay a management fee calculated as [COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION REDACTED] on Net Revenue to the Company; and
(b) any management service agreement or royalty agreement between the Target Cannabis Operator and the Company shall provide for a termination right in favour of the Target Cannabis Operator following the occurrence or waiver of the Triggering Event Date by the Purchaser; provided that this Section 2.3(5) shall terminate and cease to apply in the event that Section 4.6(1), Section 4.6(2) and Section 4.6(3) of the Arrangement Agreement are terminated in accordance with Section 4.6(4) of the Arrangement Agreement.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement or in this Amendment:
(a) the Purchaser shall be permitted to acquire or conditionally acquire any Person that:
: (i) is not in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana; or
(ii) otherwise operates in a manner that does not violate the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as it applies to marijuana;
(b) for the purposes of Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, the Parties agree that activities involving cannabinoids derived from hemp (hemp as defined in U.S. federal law) shall not breach the covenants of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4.6 of the Arrangement Agreement and Section 2.3(5) and Section 2.3(6) of this Amendment, nor shall licensing arrangements related to use of product-based intellectual property including, but not limited to, vape-filling or beverage-based IP; and
(c) the Company acknowledges that lack of regulation shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable Laws.
(7) The Purchaser hereby confirms that, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, there is no fact or circumstance that would cause the Acquisition Closing Conditions to fail to be satisfied and, the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not be entitled to refuse to consummate the Acquisition or make a claim for damages against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the basis of any facts existing on, or prior to, the date hereof that are within the knowledge of the Purchaser on the date hereof.
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Samples: Proposal Agreement