Transitional Arrangements 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, no Member shall be obliged to apply the provisions of this Agreement before the expiry of a general period of one year following the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.
2. A developing country Member is entitled to delay for a further period of four years the date of application, as defined in paragraph 1, of the provisions of this Agreement other than Articles 3, 4 and 5.
3. Any other Member which is in the process of transformation from a centrally-planned into a market, free-enterprise economy and which is undertaking structural reform of its intellectual property system and facing special problems in the preparation and implementation of intellectual property laws and regulations, may also benefit from a period of delay as foreseen in paragraph 2.
4. To the extent that a developing country Member is obliged by this Agreement to extend product patent protection to areas of technology not so protectable in its territory on the general date of application of this Agreement for that Member, as defined in paragraph 2, it may delay the application of the provisions on product patents of Section 5 of Part II to such areas of technology for an additional period of five years.
5. A Member availing itself of a transitional period under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 or 4 shall ensure that any changes in its laws, regulations and practice made during that period do not result in a lesser degree of consistency with the provisions of this Agreement.
Escrow Arrangement The Company and the Purchaser shall enter into an escrow arrangement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C. (the "Escrow Agent") in the Form of EXHIBIT B hereto respecting payment against delivery of the Shares.
Implementation Arrangements Institutional Arrangements
Arrangement Agreement This Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to, and is subject to the provisions of, the Arrangement Agreement, except in respect of the sequence of the steps comprising the Arrangement, which shall occur in the order set forth herein.
Additional Arrangements The UVMP in Košice can offer to students, within its own accommodation capacities, an accommodation in its own facilities for the respective academic year. The accommodation fee and conditions of providing the accommodation are in full competence of the UVMP.
Certain Arrangements The Company will not consummate or permit to occur any Section 13 Event unless (A) the Principal Party has a sufficient number of authorized, unissued and unreserved Common Shares to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with this Section 13 and (B) prior thereto the Company and the Principal Party have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement confirming that (1) the requirements of this Section 13 will be promptly performed in accordance with their terms, (2) the Principal Party will, upon consummation of such Section 13 Event, assume this Plan in accordance with Section 13(a) and Section 13(b), (3) such Section 13 Event will not result in a default by the Principal Party pursuant to this Plan (as it has been assumed by the Principal Party) and (4) the Principal Party, as soon as practicable after the date of such Section 13 Event and at its own expense, will:
(i) prepare and file a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to (x) become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and (y) remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the Expiration Date, and similarly comply with applicable state securities laws;
(ii) use its best efforts to list (or continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on a national securities exchange or to meet the eligibility requirements for quotation on a national securities exchange and to list (and continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on a national securities exchange;
(iii) deliver to holders of the Rights historical financial statements for the Principal Party and its Affiliates that comply in all respects with the requirements for registration on Form 10 (or any successor form) promulgated under the Exchange Act; and
(iv) take all other action as may be necessary to allow the Principal Party to issue the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights.
Special Arrangements Fees for activities of a non-recurring nature such as reorganizations, and/or preparation of special reports will be subject to negotiation.
The Arrangement At the Effective Time, the following shall occur and shall be deemed to occur in the following order without any further act or formality:
(i) The holders of the Orezone 2008 Options, the Orezone Convertible Debenture and the Orezone Warrants shall not be entitled to receive Orezone Shares upon the exercise thereof.
(ii) Each Orezone 2008 Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or not, shall remain outstanding in accordance with its terms which provide that such Orezone 2008 Option may be exercised by the holder thereof at any time up to and including (but not after) the date that is 30 days after the Effective Time.
(iii) The Orezone Warrants, if outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.
(iv) The Orezone Convertible Debenture, if outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be terminated and the Debentureholder will receive from IAMGOLD as to 50 per cent of the principal and interest owing thereunder cash and, as to the remaining 50 per cent the principal and interest owing thereunder, IAMGOLD Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Convertible Debenture Waiver Agreement.
(v) Orezone shall undertake a reorganization of capital within the meaning of section 86 of the Tax Act as follows, and in the following order:
A. The authorized capital of Orezone will be amended by:
I. re-designating the Orezone Shares as Class B Shares and each certificate representing such an outstanding Orezone Share shall, as and from the time such re-designation is effective, represent a Class B Share; and
II. the creation of an unlimited number of Class A Shares; and the articles of Orezone shall be deemed to be amended accordingly
B. Each issued Class B Share, other than those held by Dissenting Orezone Shareholders, will be exchanged with Orezone for one Class A Share and ● New Orezone Shares.
C. Each issued Class B Share held by a Dissenting Orezone Shareholder (for greater certainty, being an Orezone Shareholder who has complied with the Dissent Rights and is ultimately entitled to be paid for its Class B Shares) will be acquired by IAMGOLD in consideration for a debt claim against IAMGOLD to be paid fair value of such Class B Shares pursuant to the Dissent Procedures.
D. The stated capital of Orezone for the outstanding Class A Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of Orezone for the Class B Shares, less the fair market value of the New Orezone Shares distributed to Orezone Shareholders, other than Dissenting Orezone Shareholders pursuant to section 4 hereof and the paid-up capital of the Class A Shares of Orezone will be reduced accordingly.
E. The Class B Shares (including the Class B Shares held by Dissenting Orezone Shareholders and acquired by IAMGOLD pursuant to paragraph 3(a)(vi)(D) hereof) will be cancelled.
(vi) Each outstanding Class A Share will be transferred to IAMGOLD in consideration for IAMGOLD Shares on the basis of the Exchange Ratio.
(vii) The holders of the Orezone 1997 Options shall not be entitled to receive Orezone Shares upon the exercise thereof and each Orezone 1997 Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or not, shall be exchanged for a fully-vested option granted by IAMGOLD (each an “IAMGOLD Replacement Option” and collectively the “IAMGOLD Replacement Options”) to acquire that number of IAMGOLD Shares equal to the product of (A) the number of Orezone Shares subject to the Orezone 1997 Option immediately before the Effective Time and (B) the Exchange Ratio, and the exercise price per IAMGOLD Share subject to any IAMGOLD Replacement Option shall be equal to the quotient of (A) the exercise price per Orezone Share subject to such Orezone 1997 Option immediately before the Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Except as set out above, the terms of each IAMGOLD Replacement Option shall be the same as the Orezone 1997 Option exchanged therefor.
(viii) With respect to each Class A Share:
A. each such Orezone Shareholder, other than IAMGOLD, shall cease to be the holder of such Class A Share on the Effective Date and such holder’s name shall be removed from the share register of Orezone as at the Effective Time; and
B. IAMGOLD shall be deemed to be the transferee of such Class A Share (free and clear of any Encumbrance) on the Effective Date and shall be entered in the share register of Orezone as the holder thereof as at the Effective Time.
(ix) Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco shall be amalgamated to form IAMGOLD Amalco and continue as one corporation under the CBCA on the terms prescribed in this Plan of Arrangement and, as a result, the property and liabilities of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will become the property and liabilities of IAMGOLD Amalco. Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will merge with the same effect as if they were amalgamated under section 184(2) of the CBCA.
(x) Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will continue as one company;
(xi) Following the amalgamation of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco described in paragraph 3(a)(ix) hereof and from and after such time:
A. IAMGOLD Amalco will own and hold all property of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco, and, shall continue to be liable for the obligations of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco and will be liable for the obligations of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal liabilities and all contracts, disabilities, options, warrants and debts of each of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco;
B. all rights, contracts, permits and interests of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will continue as rights, contracts, permits and interests of IAMGOLD Amalco as if Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco continued and, for greater certainly, the merger will not constitute a transfer or assignment of the rights or obligations of either of Orezone or IAMGOLD Subco under any such rights, contracts, permits and interests;
C. any existing cause of action, claim or liability to prosecution is unaffected;
D. a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against Orezone or IAMGOLD Subco may continue to be prosecuted by or against IAMGOLD Amalco;
E. a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against, Orezone or IAMGOLD Subco may be enforced by or against IAMGOLD Amalco;
F. the name of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be l;
G. all outstanding Class A Shares shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
H. all outstanding common shares of IAMGOLD Subco shall be cancelled and IAMGOLD shall receive on the Amalgamation one common share of IAMGOLD Amalco for the one common share of IAMGOLD Subco previously held by IAMGOLD;
I. the registered and records office of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be located at l;
J. the head office of IAMGOLD Amalco will be located at l;
K. IAMGOLD Amalco shall be authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares;
L. the articles of amalgamation of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be substantially in the form attached as appendix l to this Plan of Arrangement;
M. the by-laws of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be substantially in the form of the by-laws of IAMGOLD Subco;
N. the first annual general meeting of IAMGOLD Amalco will be held within 18 months after the Effective Date; and
O. the first directors of IAMGOLD Amalco following the Amalgamation shall be l; provided that none of the foregoing will occur or be deemed to occur unless all of the forgoing occurs.
Business Arrangements Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products to any other person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the exclusive right of the Company or such subsidiary to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products.
Tax Arrangements 47.1 Where the Contractor is liable to be taxed in the UK in respect of consideration received under this contract, it shall at all times comply with the Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000 (ITEPA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to income tax in respect of that consideration.
47.2 Where the Contractor is liable to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in respect of consideration received under this Framework Agreement, it shall at all times comply with the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Xxx 0000 (SSCBA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to NICs in respect of that consideration.
47.3 The Authority may, at any time during the term of this Framework Agreement, request the Contractor to provide information which demonstrates how the Contractor complies with sub-clauses 47.1 and 47.2 above or why those clauses do not apply to it.
47.4 A request under sub-clause 47.3 above may specify the information which the Contractor must provide and the period within which that information must be provided.
