Securities Law Executive has not been found in a civil action by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a state securities authority or any other regulatory agency to have violated any federal, state or other securities or commodities law.
California Corporate Securities Law THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102, OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.
Corporate Securities Law THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR SUCH SECURITIES PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.
U.S. Securities Law Matters The Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out with the intention that all Proportionate Voting Shares issued under the Arrangement to the JW Entities will be issued by the Company in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by section 3(a)(10) thereof or another available exemption. In order to ensure the availability of the exemption under section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act, the Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out on the following basis:
(a) the Arrangement will be subject to the approval of the Court;
(b) the Court will be advised as to the intention of the Parties to rely on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act under section 3(a)(10) thereof prior to the hearing required to approve the Arrangement;
(c) before approving the Arrangement, the Court will be required to satisfy itself as to the procedural and substantive fairness of the Arrangement to the Company Shareholders;
(d) the Company will ensure that the JW Entities will be given adequate notice advising them of their right to attend the Final Order hearing and will provide them with sufficient information for them to exercise that right;
(e) the JW Entities hereby acknowledge that they have been advised that the Proportionate Voting Shares issued pursuant to the Arrangement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and will be issued by the Company in reliance on the exemption under section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act;
(f) the Final Order approving the Arrangement that is obtained from the Court will expressly state that the Plan of Arrangement is fair and reasonable (as that term is understood for the purposes of section 182 of the OBCA) and is approved by the Court; and
(g) the Interim Order approving the Company Meeting will specify that each Company Shareholder will have the right to appear before the Court at the Final Order hearing so long as they deliver a Notice of Appearance within the time prescribed by the Interim Order.
State Securities Laws The Company hereby agrees to use its best efforts to comply with all state securities or "blue sky" laws which might be applicable to the sale of the Stock and the issuance of the Options to the Purchaser.
Securities Law Notice Unless otherwise noted, neither the Company nor the Shares for purposes of the Plan are registered with any local stock exchange or under the control of any local securities regulator outside the U.S. The Agreement, the Plan, and any other communications or materials that Employee may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities outside the U.S., and the issuance of securities described in any Plan-related documents is not intended for offering or public circulation outside the U.S.
U.S. Securities Laws (a) The Parties intend that the issuance of (i) the New Parent Shares under the Arrangement and (ii) Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) issued in exchange for the Agrium Voting Options shall be exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof (the “Section 3(a)(10) Exemption”). Each Party shall act in good faith, consistent with the intent of the Parties and the intended treatment of the Arrangement set forth in this Section 2.15.
(b) In order to ensure the availability of the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption, the Parties agree that each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be carried out on the following basis:
(i) each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be subject to the approval of the Court;
(ii) the Court shall be advised as to the intention of New Parent and the Parties to rely on the Section 3(a)(10) Exemption prior to the hearing required to approve each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs);
(iii) the Court shall be required to satisfy itself as to the substantive and procedural fairness of each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs);
(iv) the Final Order shall expressly state that each of the Arrangement and the issuance of such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) is approved by the Court as being substantively and procedurally fair to the Persons to whom the New Parent Shares and such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) will be issued;
(v) the Parties shall ensure that each Person entitled to receive New Parent Shares on completion of the Arrangement and such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs), as applicable, shall be given adequate notice advising them of their right to attend and appear before the Court at the hearing of the Court for the Final Order and providing them with adequate information to enable such Person to exercise such right;
(vi) each Person to whom New Parent Shares shall be issued pursuant to the Arrangement and to whom such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be issued, as applicable, shall be advised that such New Parent Shares and such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and shall be issued by Agrium in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and, in the case of affiliates of PCS and of Agrium, shall be subject to certain restrictions on resale under the U.S. Securities Laws, including Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act;
(vii) the Interim Order shall specify that each Person to whom (i) New Parent Shares shall be issued pursuant to the Arrangement or (ii) such Replacement Options (and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs) shall be issued shall have the right to appear before the Court at the hearing of the Court to give approval of the Arrangement so long as such securityholder enters an appearance within a reasonable time; and
(viii) the Final Order shall include a statement to substantially the following effect: “This Order shall serve as the basis for reliance on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, from the registration requirements otherwise imposed by that act, regarding the distribution of (i) common shares of New Parent pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, and (ii) options to purchase common shares of New Parent in exchange for currently outstanding Agrium options, which Agrium options were granted under the Agrium Stock Option Plan on or before December 31, 2012, and corresponding tandem Replacement SARs as contemplated in the Plan of Arrangement.”
Securities Laws Matters Each Member acknowledges receipt of advice from the Company that (i) the Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act or qualified under any state securities or “blue sky” laws, (ii) it is not anticipated that there will be any public market for the Interests, (iii) the Interests must be held indefinitely and such Member must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Interests unless the Interests are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and such state laws or an exemption from registration is available, (iv) Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) is not presently available with respect to sales of any securities of the Company and the Company has made no covenant to make Rule 144 available and Rule 144 is not anticipated to be available in the foreseeable future, (v) when and if the Interests may be disposed of without registration in reliance upon Rule 144, such disposition can be made only in limited amounts and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Rule and the provisions of this Agreement, (vi) if the exemption afforded by Rule 144 is not available, public sale of the Interests without registration will require the availability of an exemption under the Securities Act, (vii) restrictive legends shall be placed on any certificate representing the Interests and (viii) a notation shall be made in the appropriate records of the Company indicating that the Interests are subject to restrictions on transfer and, if the Company should in the future engage the services of a transfer agent, appropriate stop-transfer instructions will be issued to such transfer agent with respect to the Interests.
Securities Law Exemptions Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 1(b) (including Annex C hereto) and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and the offer, resale and delivery of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
Securities Law Notification This offer is addressed only to certain eligible employees in the form of the shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Corporation. Neither the Plan nor the Award Agreement has been approved, nor do they need to be approved, by the National Bank of Kazakhstan. This offer is intended only for the original recipient and is not for general circulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
