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.
Certain Securities Law Matters The Corporation is not a reporting issuer or the equivalent thereof in any jurisdiction and is not in default of any material requirement of the Securities Laws. The Corporation is not required to file reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act.
Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws Notwithstanding any provisions in this ADR or the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the withdrawal or delivery of Deposited Securities will not be suspended by the Company or the Depositary except as would be permitted by Instruction I.A.(1) of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, under the Securities Act.
Securities Law Matters (i) Contributor and each of its members who receive Units is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined under Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) The members (the "Members") of Contributor are as set forth on Exhibit O hereto;
(iii) The Members have their primary residence in the State of Illinois;
(iv) Contributor will hold the Units for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to distribution and does intend to distribute or resell the Units, except as expressly set forth at the end of this Section 5(v) below;
(v) Taking into account the personnel and resources Contributor can practically bring to bear on the acquisition of the Units in FWRLP contemplated hereby, Contributor is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is qualified to make, decisions with respect to investments in securities presenting an investment decision like that involved in the acquisition of the Units, including investments in securities issued by FWRLP, and has requested, received, reviewed and considered all information it deems relevant in making an informed decision to acquire the Units (including the Confidential Information Statement, as supplemented through the date hereof, attached hereto as Exhibit M which contains the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of FWRLP and any Amendments thereto (the "Partnership Agreement");
(vi) Contributor will not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Units except in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and with the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement;
(vii) Contributor acknowledges that the Units to be issued must be held until they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, unless exemptions from such registrations are available at the time of resale;
(viii) Prior to the issuance of the Units, Contributor will execute all such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably necessary to allow FWRLP to comply with Federal and state securities law requirements with respect to the issuance of the Units and to comply with the terms of the Partnership Agreement; and
(ix) Contributor acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding Section 8.6 of the Partnership Agreement, the Units to be issued hereunder shall not be redeemable for cash or exchangeable for Common Stock in the REIT for a period of thirteen (13) months from the date of issuance to Contributor. FWRLP hereby agrees that, at Closing, Contributor may transfer the Units to its Members, or may request FWRLP to issue the Units directly to its Members, provided that the Members receiving such Units shall make the representations contained in and agree to be bound (on a several basis with respect to matters pertaining to such Members) by all of the provisions of this Section 5(v) and any other provision of this Agreement relating to the Units (in lieu of Contributor), and by accepting such Units hereby agree to be so bound.
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.”
Compliance with Securities Law Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of Stock (including Restricted Shares) will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state, or foreign law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. No Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state, or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), is at the time of issuance in effect with respect to the shares issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issued may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Award will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance hereunder, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company. From time to time, the Board and appropriate officers of the Company are authorized to take the actions necessary and appropriate to file required documents with governmental authorities, stock exchanges, and other appropriate Persons to make shares of Stock available for issuance.
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 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.
Compliance with Securities Laws (i) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired solely for the Holder's own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except pursuant to an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all certificates representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form: THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
(iii) The Issuer agrees to reissue this Warrant or certificates representing any of the Warrant Stock, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to making any transfer of any such securities, the Holder shall give written notice to the Issuer describing the manner and terms of such transfer. Such proposed transfer will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that the registration of such securities under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition has been filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Issuer has received other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration and qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not required, or (iv) the Holder provides the Issuer with reasonable assurances that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and (b) either (i) the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that registration or qualification under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any state is not required in connection with such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws has been effected or a valid exemption exists with respect thereto. The Issuer will respond to any such notice from a holder within three (3) business days. In the case of any proposed transfer under this Section 2(h), the Issuer will use reasonable efforts to comply with any such applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws, but shall in no event be required, (x) to qualify to do business in any state where it is not then qualified, (y) to take any action that would subject it to tax or to the general service of process in any state where it is not then subject, or (z) to comply with state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state for which registration by coordination is unavailable to the Issuer. The restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 2(h) shall be in addition to, and not by way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained in any other section of this Warrant. Whenever a certificate representing the Warrant Stock is required to be issued to a the Holder without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Warrant Stock, provided the Issuer’s transfer agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Issuer shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant Stock to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's Prime Broker with DTC through its DWAC system (to the extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement).
Securities Law Requirements The Company shall not be required to issue Shares pursuant to the Award, to the extent required, unless and until (a) such Shares have been duly listed upon each stock exchange on which the Common Shares are then registered; and (b) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to such Shares is then effective.
