Common use of Mandatory Offers Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Offers. 16.1 Any Person who, individually or together with any of its Affiliates or any other members of a “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (a “Section 13(d) Group”) of which it is a part, directly or indirectly, in any manner, acquires Beneficial Ownership of any Common Shares or Convertible Preferred Shares (including, without limitation, through the acquisition of ownership or control of another Member or a Controlling Person of another Member or through the direct or indirect acquisition of derivative securities) which, taken together with Common Shares or Convertible Preferred Shares already Beneficially Owned by it or any of its Affiliates or its Section 13(d) Group, in any manner, carry 50 per cent or more of the voting rights of the Company (the “Limit”), shall, within 30 days of acquiring such shares, make a general offer to all holders of Common Shares (including any Common Shares issued on the conversion of Convertible Preferred Shares during the offer period) and Convertible Preferred Shares. For the purposes of this Bye-law 16.1, none of a Nominating Shareholder and its Permitted Transferees shall be deemed to form a Section 13(d) Group with any other Nominating Shareholder or any of its Permitted Transferees, nor shall a party to the Shareholders Agreement be deemed to form part of a Section 13(d) Group with any other party to the Shareholders Agreement solely by virtue of any such party’s rights and obligations under the Shareholders Agreement.

Mandatory Offers. 16.1 Any Person who, individually or together with any of its Affiliates or any other members of a “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (a “Section 13(d) Group”) of which it is a part, directly or indirectly, in any manner, acquires Beneficial Ownership of any Common Shares or Convertible Preferred Shares (including, without limitation, through the acquisition of ownership or control of another Member or a Controlling Person of another Member or through the direct or indirect acquisition of derivative securities) which, taken together with Common Shares or Convertible Preferred Shares already Beneficially Owned by it or any of its Affiliates or its Section 13(d) Group, in any manner, carry 50 per cent cent. or more of the voting rights of the Company (the “Limit”), shall, within 30 days of acquiring such shares, make a general offer to all holders of Common Shares (including any Common Shares issued on the conversion of Convertible Preferred Shares during the offer period) and Convertible Preferred SharesShares to purchase their shares complying with Bye-law 16.4. For the purposes of this Bye-law 16.1, none of a Nominating Shareholder and its Permitted Transferees shall be deemed to form a Section 13(d) Group with any other Nominating Shareholder or any of its Permitted Transferees, nor shall a party to the Shareholders Agreement be deemed to form part of a Section 13(d) Group with any other party to the Shareholders Agreement solely by virtue of any such party’s rights and obligations under the Shareholders Agreement.