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• Representations of the Buyer The Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:

• Representations of the Purchasers Each Purchaser represents as follows:

• Representations of the Company Each of the representations and warranties (together with any related disclosure schedules thereto) and covenants made by the Company to the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement in connection with the Placement is hereby incorporated herein by reference into this Agreement (as though fully restated herein) and is, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, hereby made to, and in favor of, the Placement Agent. In addition to the foregoing, the Company represents and warrants that: 1. The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-234281), and amendments thereto, and related preliminary prospectuses, for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Securities, which registration statement, as so amended (including post-effective amendments, if any) became effective on November 4, 2019. At the time of such filing, the Company met the requirements of Form F-3 under the Securities Act. Such registration statement meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) under the Securities Act and complies with said Rule. The Company will file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the Commission promulgated thereunder, a supplement to the form of prospectus included in such registration statement relating to the placement of the Securities and the plan of distribution thereof and has advised the Placement Agent of all further information (financial and other) with respect to the Company required to be set forth therein. Such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, as amended at the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the "Registration Statement"; such prospectus in the form in which it appears in the Registration Statement is hereinafter called the "Base Prospectus"; and the supplemented form of prospectus, in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (including the Base Prospectus as so supplemented) is hereinafter called the "Prospectus Supplement." Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein (the "Incorporated Documents") pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any reference in this Agreement to the terms "amend," "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is "contained," "included," "described," "referenced," "set forth" or "stated" in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement has been issued, and no proceeding for any such purpose is pending or has been initiated or, to the Company's knowledge, is threatened by the Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, "free writing prospectus" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and the "Time of Sale Prospectus" means the preliminary prospectus, if any, together with the free writing prospectuses, if any, used in connection with the Placement, including any documents incorporated by reference therein. 2. The Registration Statement (and any further documents to be filed with the Commission) contains all exhibits and schedules as required by the Securities Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations and did not and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, each as of its respective date, comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations. Each of the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, did not and will not contain as of the date thereof any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, and none of such documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to Incorporated Documents incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof which represent, individually or in the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein is required to be filed with the Commission. There are no documents required to be filed with the Commission in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby that (x) have not been filed as required pursuant to the Securities Act or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time period. There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, or to be filed as exhibits or schedules to the Registration Statement, which (x) have not been described or filed as required or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time period. 3. The Company is eligible to use free writing prospectuses in connection with the Placement pursuant to Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or behalf of or used by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Company will not, without the prior consent of the Placement Agent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus. 4. There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the Company's officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the Company, any five percent (5.0%) or greater stockholder of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and SEC Reports.

• Representations of the Purchaser The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

• Representations of the Holders (a) Each of the initial Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof: (i) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized. (ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (iii) Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement. (iv) This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. (v) It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party. (vi) It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business. (vii) It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. (viii) It is a Qualified Transferee.

• Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders Each of the Selling Shareholders represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 2. (a) Each Selling Shareholder is duly incorporated and organized and is validly existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets, to carry on its business and to sell and deliver the Offered Shares to be sold by it hereunder. (b) Neither Selling Shareholder is selling the Offered Shares to be sold by it hereunder based on information that it holds that has not otherwise been made publicly available, which, if such information was made publicly available, could reasonably have a material impact on the price or value of the Common Shares. (c) Each Selling Shareholder has the corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement. This Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Selling Shareholder and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Selling Shareholder enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as limited by the application of equitable principles when equitable remedies are sought and subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law. (d) Neither the sale or delivery of the Offered Shares, nor the consummation of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction or any other of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the fulfilment of the terms hereof will (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of either Selling Shareholder, (iii) contravene any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries or over the properties or assets of either Selling Shareholder or their respective subsidiaries; and no Governmental Authorization of or with any such Governmental Agency is required for the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation by the Selling Shareholders of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the filing of the Prospectuses in respect of the Offered Shares under Canadian Securities Laws and the Repurchase Relief to be granted under Canadian Securities Laws, the registration under the Act of the Offered Shares and such Governmental Authorizations as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters. (e) (A) Each Selling Shareholder, directly or indirectly, has, and on the Closing Date, will directly have, valid marketable title to a number of Common Shares equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold by it, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind; (B) each Selling Shareholder has the full right, power and authority to sell, assign and transfer a number of Common Shares equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold by it to the Underwriters; and (C) upon the delivery of the Offered Shares, the holders thereof will obtain good and marketable title to such Offered Shares, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind. (f) Neither Selling Shareholder nor any of their respective subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action which was designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or, except as permitted by this Agreement, facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares. (g) Neither Selling Shareholder nor any of their respective subsidiaries has conducted any transactions with the government of any Prohibited Country or with any person or entity located in any of the Prohibited Countries. The net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares (as described in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) have not been and will not be, directly or indirectly, invested in or committed to any business activities in any of the Prohibited Countries. (h) Other than as contemplated by this Agreement, there is no broker, finder, agent or other party that is entitled to receive from either Selling Shareholder any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in the event that any such person acting for and on behalf of or representing a Selling Shareholder would be entitled to receive any such fee from the Underwriters by operation of law, the Selling Shareholders jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter from such fee and as well as from any costs and expenses reasonably incurred in respect thereof. (i) The information relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries contained in the Prospectuses and any Supplementary Material, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, on its date and, on the Closing Date, constituted and will constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating thereto and did not and will not include any misrepresentation, and did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Registration Statement, nor any amendment or supplement thereto when they will have become effective and on the Closing Date, will contain an untrue statement of a material fact relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries or omit to state a material fact relating thereto required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. (j) No withholding tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta will be payable in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee by the Selling Shareholders to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), provided that such Underwriter deals at arm’s length with the Selling Shareholders (as such term is understood for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), such Underwriting Fee is payable in respect of services rendered by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada that are performed in the ordinary course of business carried on by the Underwriter that includes the performance of such services for a fee and the amount of such Underwriting Fee is reasonable in the circumstances. (k) No goods and services tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada will be payable by a Selling Shareholder in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada, provided that such Underwriting Fee is in respect of services performed by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada. (l) No stamp duty, documentary taxes or similar taxes are payable by the Company under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta in connection with the sale and delivery of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement by either Selling Shareholder. Any certificate signed by any officer of a Selling Shareholder and delivered to the Representatives or to the Company or counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Selling Shareholder, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter or to the Company, as the case may be.

• Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Selling Shareholders (a) The Company represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters as follows: (i) A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-120615) with respect to the Shares has been prepared by the Company in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and the rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder and has been filed with the Commission. The Company and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement meet the requirements and comply with the conditions for the use of Form S-1. Copies of such registration statement, including any amendments thereto, the preliminary prospectuses (meeting in all material respects, at the time of filing thereof, the requirements of the Rules and Regulations) contained therein and the exhibits and financial statements thereto, as finally amended and revised, have heretofore been delivered by the Company to you. Such registration statement, together with any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Act, is herein referred to as the "Registration Statement," which shall be deemed to include all information omitted therefrom in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the Prospectus referred to below, has become effective under the Act and no post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed as of the date of this Agreement. "Prospectus" means the form of prospectus first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). Each preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement prior to the time it becomes effective is herein referred to as a "Preliminary Prospectus." Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus or to any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing documents shall be deemed to refer to and include any supplements or amendments thereto, filed with the Commission after the date of filing of the Prospectus under Rules 424(b) or 430A, and prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares by the Underwriters.

• REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDERS 8 Section 4.01 By the Company and Each Stockholder..................... 8

• Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders Each of the Selling Stockholders severally and not jointly represents and warrants to each Underwriter and the Company that:

• REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDERS The Company and the Shareholders hereby represent and warrant as follows: