Exhibit 99.3
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
October 15, 2013
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
0000, 000 – 0xx Xxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Dear Sir:
Re: Offering of Common
Shares of Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
Canaccord Genuity
Corp. (“Canaccord”) and Dundee Capital Markets, a division of Dundee Securities Ltd. (“Dundee”),
as co-lead underwriters (together, the “Lead Underwriters”), and National Bank Financial Inc., AltaCorp Capital
Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”) understand that Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
(the “Corporation”) proposes to issue and sell 21,875,000 Common Shares (as defined herein) of the Corporation
(the “Firm Shares”) at a price of $8.00 per Firm Share. We also understand that the Corporation will prepare
and file, in accordance with the terms hereof, the Preliminary Prospectus (as defined herein), the Prospectus (as defined herein)
and all other necessary documents in order to qualify the Firm Shares for distribution to the public in each of the Qualifying
Provinces (as defined herein).
Subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, the Underwriters hereby severally, and not jointly nor jointly and severally, agree to purchase from the
Corporation the Firm Shares at the Closing Time (as defined herein) in the respective percentages set forth in section 18
hereof, and the Corporation hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters at the Closing Time all, but not less than all,
of the Firm Shares at a purchase price of $8.00 per Firm Share, for an aggregate purchase price of $175,000,000.
In consideration
of the Underwriters’ agreement to purchase the Firm Shares, the Corporation hereby grants to the Underwriters an option (the
“Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase from the Corporation, at the Underwriters’ election, up to an additional
3,281,250 Common Shares (the “Over-Allotment Option Shares”). The Underwriters may exercise the Over-Allotment
Option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to 5:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on the date that is 30 days following
the Closing Date (as defined herein) for the purpose of covering over-allotments at the Closing Time, if any, and for market stabilization
purposes, by written notice to the Corporation setting forth the number of Over-Allotment Option Shares to be purchased. In the
event and to the extent that the Underwriters exercise the Over-Allotment Option, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Underwriters hereby severally, and not jointly nor jointly and severally, agree to purchase from the Corporation the number of
Over-Allotment Option Shares as to which the Over-Allotment Option shall have been exercised in the respective percentages set
forth in section 18 hereof, and the Corporation hereby agrees to issue and sell such number of Over-Allotment Option Shares
to the Underwriters at a purchase price of $8.00 per Over-Allotment Option Share.
The Underwriters
shall be entitled (but not obligated) in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares (as defined herein) to retain
as sub-agents other registered securities dealers and may receive subscriptions for Offered Shares from
subscribers from other registered dealers. The fee payable to any such sub-agent shall be for the account of the Underwriters.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lead Underwriters, acting through
their respective U.S. Affiliates in accordance with Schedule “A” hereto, may offer Offered Shares (as hereinafter defined)
to Institutional Accredited Investors (as defined in Schedule “A” hereto) in the United States for sale directly by
the Corporation in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act (as defined herein) pursuant
to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (as defined in Schedule “A” hereto) and similar exemptions under applicable state securities
laws. Although this Agreement is presented on behalf of the Underwriters as purchasers of the Offered Shares, Offered Shares sold
pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D shall be sold directly by the Corporation to persons designated by the Lead Underwriters
(“Substituted Purchasers”). The number of Offered Shares required to be purchased hereunder by the Underwriters
shall be reduced by the number of Offered Shares sold by the Corporation to Substituted Purchasers hereunder; provided, however,
that the fee payable to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall be payable in accordance with Section 2 in respect
of any Offered Shares sold by the Corporation to Substituted Purchasers.
In this Agreement:
| (a) | “ABCA” means the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), R.S.A. 2000, c.
B-9, as amended, including the regulations promulgated thereunder; |
| (b) | “Acquisition” means the proposed acquisition by the Corporation of all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Angle by way of a plan of arrangement; |
| (c) | “Additional Closing Date” and “Additional Closing Time” have
the meanings ascribed thereto in subsection 13(b) hereof; |
| (d) | “Agreement” means this agreement and not any particular Article or Section or
other portion except as may be specified, and words such as “hereof”, “hereto”, “herein”
and “hereby” refer to this Agreement as the context requires; |
| (e) | “AIF” means the annual information form of the Corporation dated March 15, 2013
for the year ended December 31, 2012 ; |
| (f) | “Angle” means Angle Energy Inc.; |
| (g) | "Angle AIF Information" means, collectively, the sections entitled "Definitions",
"Conventions", "Abbreviations", "Equivalencies", "Description of the
Business – Principal Areas" and "Appendix B Form 51-101F1 Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas
Information" in the annual information form of Angle dated March 28, 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2012; |
| (h) | "Angle Assets" means the oil and natural gas properties and related assets of
Angle; |
| (i) | "Angle Audited Financials" means the audited consolidated financial statements
of Angle as at and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, together with the notes thereto and the auditors' report thereon; |
| (j) | “Angle Financials” means, collectively, the Angle Audited Financials and the
Angle Interim Financials; |
| (k) | "Angle Interim Financials" means the unaudited interim condensed consolidated
financial statements of Angle as at June 30, 2013 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, together with
the notes thereto; |
| (l) | “Applicable Securities Laws” means, collectively, the Canadian Securities Laws
and the U.S. Securities Laws; |
| (m) | "Arrangement Agreement" means the arrangement agreement between the Corporation
and Angle dated October 15, 2013 pursuant to which the Corporation has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Angle; |
| (n) | “ASC” means the Alberta Securities Commission; |
| (o) | “Business Day” means a day which is not Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday
in the City of Calgary, Alberta; |
| (p) | “Canadian Securities Laws” means all applicable Canadian securities laws, rules,
regulations, notices, instruments, blanket orders and policies in the Qualifying Provinces; |
| (q) | “Closing Date” means November 5, 2013 or such other date as the Corporation
and the Lead Underwriters on behalf of the Underwriters may agree but in any event not later than November 14, 2013; |
| (r) | “Closing Time” means 6:30 a.m. (Calgary time) or such other time, on the Closing
Date, as the Underwriters and the Corporation may agree; |
| (s) | “Common Shares” means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation; |
| (t) | “Corporation’s auditors” means KPMG LLP, chartered accountants, Calgary,
Alberta; |
| (u) | “Corporation’s counsel” means Burnet, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP or such
other legal counsel as the Corporation, with the consent of the Underwriters, may appoint; |
| (v) | “Debenture Indenture” means the trust indenture dated April 20, 2010 between
the Corporation and Computershare Trust Company of Canada governing the terms of the Debentures; |
| (w) | “Debentures” means the 4.75% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of
the Corporation due April 30, 2015 issued pursuant to the Debenture Indenture; |
| (x) | “distribution” means “distribution” or “distribution
to the public”, as the case may be, as defined under the Canadian Securities Laws and “distribute”
has a corresponding meaning; |
| (y) | “Documents” means, collectively, the documents incorporated by reference in
the Prospectuses and any Supplementary Material including, without limitation: |
| (ii) | the Financial Statements; |
| (iii) | management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations
of the Corporation as at and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011; |
| (iv) | management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations
as at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013; |
| (v) | the information circular – proxy statement of the Corporation dated April 19, 2013 relating
to the annual meeting of holders of Common Shares of the Corporation to be held on May 22, 2013; |
| (vi) | the information circular – proxy statement of the Corporation dated April 19, 2012 relating
to the annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation held on May 22, 2012; |
| (vii) | all material change reports of the Corporation filed with the Securities Commissions subsequent
to December 31, 2012; |
| (viii) | the Angle Financials; |
| (ix) | the Angle AIF Information; and |
| (x) | any documents of the type required by NI 44-101 to be incorporated by reference in a short form
prospectus, including any material change reports (excluding confidential reports), comparative interim financial statements, comparative
annual financial statements and the auditor’s report thereon, management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition
and results of operations, information circulars, annual information forms, business acquisition reports and Marketing Materials
filed by the Corporation with the Securities Commissions after the date hereof and during the period of distribution; |
| (z) | “Due Diligence Session” shall have the meaning set forth in subsection 3(d)
hereof; |
| (aa) | “Final Passport System Decision Document” means a receipt for the Prospectus
issued in accordance with the Passport System; |
| (bb) | “Financial Statements” means: |
| (i) | the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the years ended
December 31, 2012 and 2011, together with the notes thereto and the auditors’ report thereon; and |
| (ii) | the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, together with the notes thereto; |
| (cc) | “GST” means the Goods and Services Tax provided for
in the Excise Tax Act (Canada); |
| (dd) | “Lead Underwriters” means Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Dundee Securities Ltd.; |
| (ee) | “Marketing Materials” has the meaning ascribed to such term in NI 41-101; |
| (ff) | “material change”, “material fact” and “misrepresentation”
shall have the meanings ascribed thereto under the Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (gg) | “Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Corporation, the total assets
of which constitute more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Corporation as at December 31, 2012; |
| (hh) | “MI 11-102” means Multilateral Instrument 11-102 Passport System of the
Canadian Securities Administrators, as amended or replaced; |
| (ii) | “NI 41-101” means National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements
of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as amended or replaced; |
| (jj) | “NI 44-101” means National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions
of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as amended or replaced; |
| (kk) | “NP 11-202” means National Policy 11-202 Process for Prospectus Reviews in
Multiple Jurisdictions of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as amended or replaced; |
| (ll) | “NYSE MKT” means the NYSE MKT LLC stock exchange; |
| (mm) | “Offered Shares” means, collectively, the Firm Shares and the Over-Allotment
Option Shares; |
| (nn) | “Offering” means the offering of the Offered Shares by the Corporation; |
| (oo) | “Passport System” means the system and procedures for the filing of prospectuses
and related materials in one or more Canadian jurisdictions pursuant to MI 11-102 and NP 11-202; |
| (pp) | “person” means an individual, a firm, a corporation, a syndicate, a partnership,
a trust, an association, an unincorporated organization, a joint venture, an investment club, a government or an agency or political
subdivision thereof and every other form of legal or business entity of any nature or kind whatsoever; |
| (qq) | “Preliminary Passport System Decision Document” means a receipt for the Preliminary
Prospectus issued in accordance with the Passport System; |
| (rr) | “Preliminary Prospectus” means the preliminary short form prospectus of the
Corporation to be dated October 21, 2013 and any amendments thereto, in respect of the distribution of the Offered Shares, in the
English language only, including the documents incorporated by reference therein; |
| (ss) | “Preliminary U.S. Memorandum” means the preliminary U.S. Memorandum, including
the Preliminary Prospectus, and any amendments thereto; |
| (tt) | “Prospectus” means the (final) short form prospectus of the Corporation to be
dated on or about October 29, 2013 and any amendments thereto, in respect of the distribution of the Offered Shares, in the English
language only, including the documents incorporated by reference therein; |
| (uu) | “Prospectuses” means, collectively, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus; |
| (vv) | “provide” and derivations thereof, where
used in reference to Marketing Materials, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in NI 41-01 and NI 44-101 and the respective
companion policies thereto; |
| (ww) | “Public Record” means all information filed by or on behalf of the Corporation
with the Securities Commissions, including without limitation, the Documents (other than the Angle Financials and Angle AIF Information),
the Prospectuses, any Supplementary Material and any other information filed with any Securities Commission in compliance, or intended
compliance, with any Applicable Securities Laws; |
| (xx) | “Qualifying Provinces” means each of the provinces of Canada, excluding Québec; |
| (yy) | “Regulation D” means Regulation D adopted by the SEC under the U.S. Securities
Act; |
| (zz) | “Reserve Report” means the independent engineering evaluation of the Corporation’s
crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids reserves prepared by Xxxxxxx dated March 5, 2013, and effective December 31, 2012; |
| (aaa) | “Responses” means the written responses delivered on behalf of the Corporation
by certain officers of the Corporation at the Due Diligence Session; |
| (bbb) | “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; |
| (ccc) | “Securities Commissions” means the securities commissions or similar regulatory
authorities in the Qualifying Provinces; |
| (ddd) | “SEDAR” means the system for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval of the
Canadian Securities Administrators; |
| (eee) | “Selling Dealer Group” means the dealers and brokers other than the Underwriters
who participate in the offer and sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement; |
| (fff) | “Sproule” means Xxxxxxx Associates Ltd., independent oil and gas reservoir engineers
of Calgary, Alberta; |
| (ggg) | “Standard Term Sheets” has the meaning ascribed to such term in NI 41-101; |
| (hhh) | “Subsidiary” means a subsidiary in respect of the Corporation within the meaning
of the ABCA; |
| (iii) | “Supplementary Material” means, collectively, any amendment to the Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus, any amended or supplemented Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus or any ancillary material, information,
evidence, return, report, application, statement or document which may be filed via SEDAR by or on behalf of the Corporation under
the Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (jjj) | “Swaps” means any transaction which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap,
forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option,
interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction,
cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, forward sale, exchange traded futures contract or any other similar transaction
(including any option with respect to any of these transactions or any combination of these transactions); |
| (kkk) | “Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada) together with any and all
regulations promulgated thereunder and as amended from time to time; |
| (lll) | “TCA” means TCA Energy Ltd., a Canadian incorporated special purpose vehicle
for Troika Resources Private Equity Fund; |
| (mmm) | “TCA Joint Venture” means the $240 million joint venture between Corporation
and TCA pursuant to which the parties will drill and develop lands in the Xxxxxxx Cardium area of West Central Alberta; |
| (nnn) | “TCA Joint Venture Agreement” means the joint venture agreement dated October
15, 2013 between the Corporation and TCA; |
| (ooo) | “TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange; |
| (ppp) | “Underwriters” means, collectively, Canaccord Genuity Corp., Dundee Securities
Ltd., National Bank Financial Inc., AltaCorp Capital Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc.; |
| (qqq) | “Underwriters’ counsel” means Torys LLP or such other legal counsel as
the Underwriters, with the consent of the Corporation, may appoint; |
| (rrr) | “U.S. Affiliate” means a United States registered broker-dealer affiliate of
any Lead Underwriter; |
| (sss) | “U.S. Memorandum” means the U.S. private placement memorandum and any amendments
thereto, to be attached to all copies of the Prospectus to be delivered in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares
in the United States and referred to in Schedule “A” hereto; |
| (ttt) | “U.S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; |
| (uuu) | “U.S. Securities Laws” means the United States federal securities laws, including
the U.S. Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws; and |
| (vvv) | “United States” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions,
any State of the United States and the District of Columbia. |
In addition, unless
otherwise defined herein capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prospectuses.
In consideration
for their services in underwriting the distribution of and purchasing the Offered Shares, the Corporation agrees to pay the Underwriters:
| (a) | at the Closing Time, a fee of $0.40 per Firm Share for each Firm Share purchased (being an aggregate
amount of $8,750,000); and |
| (b) | at the Additional Closing Time, a fee of $0.40 per Over-Allotment Option Share for each Over-Allotment
Option Share purchased (being an aggregate amount of $1,312,500 if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full). |
The
foregoing fees (collectively, the “Underwriting Fee”) may, at the sole option of the Underwriters, be deducted
from the aggregate gross proceeds of the sale of the Firm Shares and Over-Allotment Option Shares, as the case may be, and withheld
for the account of the Underwriters. For greater certainty, the services provided by the Underwriters in connection herewith will
not be subject to the GST and taxable supplies provided will be incidental to the exempt financial services provided. However,
in the event that the Canada Revenue Agency determines that GST provided for in the Excise Tax Act (Canada) is exigible
on the Underwriting Fee, the Corporation agrees to pay the amount of GST forthwith upon the request of the Underwriters. The Corporation
also agrees to pay the Underwriters’ expenses as set forth in section 10 hereof.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the entire Underwriting Fee payable in respect of Offered Shares sold pursuant to Rule
506(b) of Regulation D shall be payable to the Lead Underwriters and/or their U.S. Affiliates and such other Underwriters that
shall have delivered to the Lead Underwriters and the Corporation on or prior to the Closing Date written confirmation, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Underwriters and the Corporation, with respect to itself and its affiliates (as
applicable), as to the matters set forth in Sections 3.9 and 3.10 of Schedule “A”, such Underwriting Fee to be paid
proportionally among such Underwriters based on their respective percentages as set forth in Section 18 hereof.
| (a) | The Corporation represents and warrants to the Underwriters that it is eligible to distribute securities
under a short form prospectus under NI 44-101 for the distribution of the Offered Shares. |
| (b) | The Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the Passport System and shall: |
| (i) | not later than 5:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on October 21, 2013, have prepared and filed the Preliminary
Prospectus and other documents required under the Applicable Securities Laws with the Securities Commissions and designated the
ASC as the principal regulator under the Passport System; |
| (ii) | as soon as possible thereafter have obtained from the ASC a Preliminary Passport System Decision
Document dated on or before October 21, 2013, evidencing that a receipt for the Preliminary Prospectus has been issued in Alberta
and Ontario and has been deemed to have been issued in each of the Qualifying Provinces other than Alberta and Ontario; |
| (iii) | forthwith after any comments with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus have been received from
the Securities Commissions, have: |
| (A) | prepared and filed the Prospectus and other documents required under the Applicable Securities
Laws with the Securities Commissions by not later than 5:00 p.m. (Calgary Time) on October 29, 2013 (or such later date as may
be agreed to in writing by the Corporation and the Underwriters); and |
| (B) | as soon as possible thereafter obtained from the ASC a Final Passport System Decision Document
dated on or before October 29, 2013 (or such later date as may be agreed to in writing by the Corporation and the Underwriters),
evidencing that a receipt for the Prospectus has been issued in Alberta and Ontario and has been deemed to have been issued in
each of the Qualifying Provinces other than Alberta and Ontario, or otherwise obtained a receipt for the Prospectus from each of
the Securities Commissions; |
and otherwise fulfilled all legal
requirements to enable the Offered Shares to be offered and sold to the public in each of the Qualifying Provinces through the
Underwriters or any other investment dealer or broker registered in the appropriate category in the applicable Qualifying Province;
and
| (iv) | until the completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares, promptly take all additional steps
and proceedings that from time to time may be required under the Canadian Securities Laws to continue to qualify the Offered Shares
for distribution or, in the event that the Offered Shares have, for any reason, ceased to so qualify, to again qualify the Offered
Shares for distribution. |
| (c) | Prior to the filing of the Prospectuses and during the period of distribution of the Offered Shares,
prior to the filing with any Securities Commissions of any Supplementary Material or any documents incorporated by reference therein
after the date hereof, the Corporation shall have allowed the Underwriters and the Underwriters’ counsel to participate fully
in the preparation of, and to approve the form of, such documents (including, without limitation, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum
and the U.S. Memorandum) and to have reviewed any documents incorporated by reference therein. |
| (d) | During the period from the date hereof until completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares,
the Corporation shall allow the Underwriters to conduct all due diligence which they may reasonably require in order to fulfill
their obligations as underwriters and in order to enable the Underwriters to execute the certificates required to be executed by
them in the Prospectuses or in any Supplementary Material. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall
make available its directors, senior management and audit committee, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
its auditors, Angle’s auditors, its independent engineers and Angle’s independent engineers and its legal counsel to
be available, to answer any questions which the Underwriters may have and to participate in one or more due diligence sessions
to be held prior to the Closing Time (collectively, the “Due Diligence Session”). The Underwriters shall distribute
a list of written questions to be answered in advance of such Due Diligence Session and the Corporation shall provide written responses
to such questions and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such auditors, independent engineers and legal counsel
provide written responses to such questions in advance of the Due Diligence Session. |
| (e) | The Corporation shall take or cause to be taken all such other steps and proceedings, including
fulfilling all legal, regulatory and other requirements, as required under Canadian Securities Laws to qualify the Offered Shares
for distribution to the public in the Qualifying Provinces and to qualify the distribution to the Underwriters of the Over-Allotment
Option in the Qualifying Provinces. |
| (f) | To the extent within its control, the Corporation shall take or cause to be taken such action as
is necessary to permit the Offered Shares to be offered and sold in the United States in transactions exempt from registration
under the U.S. Securities Act in the United States to Institutional Accredited Investors in reliance on Rule 506(b) of Regulation
D under the U.S. Securities Act. |
| (g) | During the distribution of the Offered Shares: |
| (i) | the Corporation and the Lead Underwriters shall approve in writing, prior to such time Marketing
Materials are provided to potential investors, a template version of any Marketing Materials, reasonably requested to be provided
by the Underwriters to any such potential investor, such Marketing Materials to comply with Canadian Securities Laws. The Corporation
shall file a template version of such Marketing Materials with the Securities Commissions as soon as reasonably practicable after
such Marketing Materials are so approved in writing by the Corporation and the Lead Underwriters, on behalf of the Underwriters,
and in any event on or before the day the Marketing Materials are first provided to any potential investor of Offered Shares, and
such filing shall constitute the Underwriters’ authority to use such Marketing Materials in connection with the Offering.
Any comparables shall be redacted from the template version in accordance with NI 44-101 prior to filing such template version
with the Securities Commissions and a complete template version containing such comparables and any disclosure relating to the
comparables, if any, shall be delivered to the Securities Commissions by the Corporation. The Corporation shall prepare and file
with the Securities Commissions a revised template version of any Marketing Materials provided to potential investors of Offered
Shares where required under Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (ii) | the Corporation, and the Underwriters, on a several basis, covenant and agree: |
| (A) | not to provide any potential investor of Offered Shares with any Marketing Materials unless a template
version of such Marketing Materials has been filed by the Corporation with the Securities Commissions on or before the day such
Marketing Materials are first provided to any potential investor of Offered Shares; |
| (B) | not to provide any potential investor with any materials or information in relation to the distribution
of the Offered Shares or the Corporation other than: (a) such Marketing Materials that have been approved and filed in accordance
with this subsection 3(g); (b) the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus; and (c) any Standard Term Sheets approved in writing
by the Corporation and the Lead Underwriters; and |
| (C) | that any Marketing Materials approved and filed in accordance with this subsection 3(g), and any
Standard Term Sheets approved in writing by the Corporation and the Lead Underwriters, shall only be provided to potential investors
of Offered Shares in the Qualifying Provinces. |
| 4. | Delivery of Prospectus and Related Documents |
The Corporation
shall deliver or cause to be delivered without charge to the Underwriters and the Underwriters’ counsel the documents set
out below at the respective times indicated:
| (a) | prior to or contemporaneously, as nearly as practicable, with the filing with the Securities Commissions
of each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus: |
| (i) | copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, each in the English language only, signed
as required by Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (ii) | copies of the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum and the U.S. Memorandum, if required by the Underwriters;
and |
| (iii) | upon request from the Underwriters, copies of any documents incorporated by reference therein which
have not previously been delivered to the Underwriters; |
| (b) | as soon as they are available, copies of any Supplementary Material, in the English language only,
as required, signed as required by the Applicable Securities Laws and including, in each case, copies of any documents incorporated
by reference therein which have not been previously delivered to the Underwriters; and |
| (c) | prior to the filing of the Prospectus with the Securities Commissions, a “comfort letter”
from the Corporation’s auditors, and any other auditors who have audited any of the financial statements included or incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus, dated the date of the Prospectus, addressed to the Underwriters and satisfactory in form and substance
to the Underwriters and the Underwriters’ counsel, acting reasonably, to the effect that they have carried out certain procedures
performed for the purposes of comparing certain specified financial information and percentages appearing in the Prospectus and
the documents incorporated therein by reference with indicated amounts in the financial statements or accounting records of the
Corporation, or any other applicable entity or business, as applicable, and have found such information and percentages to be in
agreement, which comfort letters shall be based on the Corporation’s auditors, and other applicable auditors’ review
having a cut-off date of not more than two Business Days prior to the date of the Prospectus. |
Comfort letters
similar to the foregoing shall be provided to the Underwriters with respect to any Supplementary Material and any other relevant
document at the time the same is presented to the Underwriters for their signature or, if the Underwriters’ signature is
not required, at the time the same is filed. All such letters shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriters and
the Underwriters’ counsel, acting reasonably.
The deliveries referred
to in subsections (a) and (b) above shall also constitute the Corporation’s consent to the use by the Underwriters,
the U.S. Affiliates and other members of the Selling Dealer Group of the Documents, the Prospectuses, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum,
the U.S. Memorandum and any Supplementary Material in connection with the Offering.
| (a) | The Corporation shall, as soon as possible but in any event not later than noon (local time at
the place of delivery) on the Business Day following the date of receipt of the Preliminary Passport System Decision Document or
the Final Passport System Decision Document, as the case may be, (or such other date or time as the Underwriters and the Corporation
may agree) from the Securities Commissions and no later than noon (local time) on the first Business Day after the execution of
any Supplementary Material in connection with the Prospectuses cause to be delivered to the Underwriters, without charge, commercial
copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or such Supplementary Material (in the English language only) in such numbers
and in such cities as the Underwriters may reasonably request by oral or written instructions to the Corporation or the printer
thereof given no later than the time when the Corporation authorizes the printing of the commercial copies of such documents. |
| (b) | The Corporation shall cause to be provided to the Underwriters such number of copies of any documents
incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Supplementary Material as the Underwriters may reasonably
request. |
| (c) | The Corporation will similarly cause to be delivered to the Underwriters, at those delivery points
as the Underwriters may reasonably request, commercial copies of the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum and any Supplementary
Material required to be delivered to purchasers or prospective purchasers of the Offered Shares. Each delivery of the Preliminary
U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum and any such Supplemental Material will constitute consent by the Corporation to the use of
the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum and any such Supplementary Material by the U.S. Affiliates and other members
of the Selling Dealer Group (if any) for the offer and sale of the Offered Shares for sale by them in the United States in accordance
with this Agreement. |
| (a) | During the period of distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will promptly
inform the Underwriters of the full particulars of: |
| (i) | any material change (actual, anticipated or threatened) in or affecting the business, operations,
revenues, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise)
or results of operations of the Corporation; |
| (ii) | any change in any material fact contained or referred to in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus,
the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material; and |
| (iii) | the occurrence or discovery of a material fact or event which, in any such case, is, or may be,
of such a nature as to: |
| (A) | render the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, any Marketing
Materials, the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material untrue, false or misleading in any material respect; |
| (B) | result in a misrepresentation in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S.
Memorandum, any Marketing Materials, the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material; or |
| (C) | result in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, any Marketing
Materials, the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material not complying in any material respect with the Applicable Securities
Laws, |
provided that
if the Corporation is uncertain as to whether a material change, change, occurrence or event of the nature referred to in this
subsection has occurred or been discovered, the Corporation shall promptly inform the Underwriters of the full particulars of the
occurrence giving rise to the uncertainty and shall consult with the Underwriters as to whether the occurrence is of such nature.
| (b) | During the period of distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will promptly inform the
Underwriters of the full particulars of: |
| (i) | any request of any Securities Commission, the SEC or similar regulatory authority for any amendment
to, or to suspend or prevent the use of, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S.
Memorandum or any other part of the Public Record or for any additional information; |
| (ii) | the issuance by any Securities Commission, the SEC or similar regulatory authority, the TSX, the
NYSE MKT or any other competent authority of any order to cease or suspend trading of any securities of the Corporation or of the
institution or threat of institution of any proceedings for that purpose; and |
| (iii) | the receipt by the Corporation of any communication from any Securities Commission or similar regulatory
authority, the TSX, the NYSE MKT or any other competent authority relating to the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary
U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum, any other part of the Public Record or the distribution of the Offered Shares. |
| (c) | The Corporation will promptly comply to the reasonable satisfaction of the Underwriters and the
Underwriters’ counsel with Applicable Securities Laws with respect to any material change, change, occurrence or event of
the nature referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above and the Corporation will prepare and file promptly at the Underwriters’
request any amendment to the Prospectus, the U.S. Memorandum or Supplementary Material as may be required under Applicable Securities
Laws; provided that the Corporation shall have allowed the Underwriters and the Underwriters’ counsel to participate fully
in the preparation of any Supplementary Material, to have reviewed any other documents incorporated by reference therein and conduct
all due diligence investigations which the Underwriters may reasonably require in order to fulfill their obligations as underwriters
and in order to enable the Underwriters responsibly to execute the certificate required to be executed by them in, or in connection
with, any Supplementary Material, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and to be provided in a timely manner. The Corporation
shall further promptly deliver to each of the Underwriters and the Underwriters’ counsel a copy of each Supplementary Material
in the English language only as filed with the Securities Commissions, and of letters with respect to each such Supplementary Material
substantially similar to those referred to in section 4 above. |
| (d) | During the period of distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will promptly provide
to the Underwriters, for review by the Underwriters and the Underwriters’ counsel, prior to filing or issuance: |
| (i) | any financial statement of the Corporation; |
| (ii) | any proposed document, including without limitation any amendment to the AIF, new annual information
form, material change report, interim report, business acquisition report or information circular, which may be incorporated, or
deemed to be incorporated, by reference in the Prospectus; |
| (iii) | any press release of the Corporation; and |
| (iv) | any amendment to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum
or the U.S. Memorandum. |
| (e) | During the period of distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will promptly advise the
Underwriters if the Arrangement Agreement is terminated, or the Corporation determines it will not be proceeding with the Acquisition;
or of any amendment to the Arrangement Agreement or waiver of any term, provision or condition thereof which could reasonably result
in a material change in the business, operations, revenues, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent
or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Corporation. |
| (f) | During the period of distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will promptly advise the
Underwriters if the TCA Joint Venture Agreement is terminated, or the Corporation determines it will not be proceeding with the
TCA Joint Venture; or of any amendment to the TCA Joint Venture or waiver of any term, provision or condition thereof which could
reasonably result in a material change in the business, operations, revenues, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Corporation. |
| 7. | Representations and Warranties of the Corporation |
| (a) | Each delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the
U.S. Memorandum and any Supplementary Material pursuant to section 4 above shall constitute a representation and warranty
to the Underwriters by the Corporation (and the Corporation hereby acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is relying on such
representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement) that: |
| (i) | all of the information and statements (except information and statements furnished in writing by
and relating solely to the Underwriters) contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum,
the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material, as applicable, including, without limitation, the Documents, as the case may
be: |
| (A) | are at the respective dates of such documents, true and correct in all material respects; |
| (B) | contain no misrepresentation; and |
| (C) | constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Corporation and
the Offered Shares; |
| (ii) | the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or any Supplementary Material, as applicable, including,
without limitation, the documents incorporated by reference therein, as the case may be, comply in all material respects with the
Canadian Securities Laws, including without limitation NI 44-101, and the Preliminary U.S. Placement Memorandum, the U.S. Placement
Memorandum and any related Supplementary Material complies in all material respects with U.S. Securities Laws; and |
| (iii) | except as is disclosed in the Public Record, there has been no intervening material change (actual,
proposed or prospective, whether financial or otherwise), from the date of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary
U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum and any Supplementary Material to the time of delivery thereof, in the business, operations,
revenues, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise)
or results of operations of the Corporation. |
| (b) | In addition to the representations and warranties contained in subsection 7(a) hereof, the
Corporation represents and warrants to the Underwriters, and acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is relying upon such representations
and warranties in entering into this Agreement that: |
| (i) | the Corporation has been duly incorporated, amalgamated or formed, as the case may be, and organized
and is validly existing under the laws of the province of its incorporation, amalgamation or formation, as the case may be, and
has all requisite corporate capacity, power and authority to carry on its business as described in the Prospectuses, and to own,
lease and operate its properties and assets as described in the Prospectuses; |
| (ii) | the Corporation is qualified to carry on business under the laws of each jurisdiction in which
it carries on a material portion of its business; |
| (iii) | except as disclosed in writing to the Underwriters, the Corporation has conducted and is conducting
its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and, in particular, except
as disclosed in writing to the Underwriters, all applicable licensing and environmental legislation, regulations or by-laws or
other lawful requirements of any governmental or regulatory bodies applicable to it of each jurisdiction in which it carries on
a material portion of its business and holds all material licenses, registrations and qualifications (collectively “Licenses”)
in all jurisdictions in which it carries on a material portion of its business which are necessary or desirable to carry on the
business of the Corporation, as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, and all such Licenses are valid and existing
and in good standing, except where the lack of such valid or existing License would not have any material adverse effect on the
business of the Corporation (taken as a whole) and none of such Licenses contains any burdensome term, provision, condition or
limitation which has or is likely to have any material adverse effect on the business of the Corporation, as now conducted or as
proposed to be conducted; |
| (iv) | the Corporation does not have any Material Subsidiaries and the Corporation is not “affiliated”
with or a “holding corporation” of any other body corporate (within the meaning of those terms in the ABCA), nor is
it a partner of any partnerships; |
| (v) | all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
are fully paid and non-assessable and, in the case of its Subsidiaries, are legally and beneficially owned by the Corporation free
and clear of all mortgages, liens, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances, claims or demands whatsoever (other than
as provided in the credit facilities of the Corporation) and no person holds any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
issued or unissued securities of the Subsidiaries or has any agreement, warrant, option, right or privilege (whether pre emptive
or contractual) being or capable of becoming an agreement, warrant, option or right for the acquisition of any unissued or issued
securities of the such Subsidiaries; |
| (vi) | the minute books of the Corporation are true and correct in all material respects and contain the
minutes of all meetings and all resolutions of directors (including committees of directors) and shareholders, as the case may
be, thereof, and all such meetings were duly called and properly held and all resolutions were properly adopted; |
| (vii) | the books of account and other records of the Corporation, whether of a financial or accounting
nature or otherwise, have been maintained in all material respects in accordance with prudent business practices; |
| (viii) | all filings made by the Corporation under which the Corporation has received or is entitled to
government incentives, have been made in accordance, in all material respects, with all applicable legislation and contain no misrepresentations
or omit to state any material fact which could cause any material amount previously paid to the Corporation or previously accrued
on the accounts thereof to be recovered or disallowed; |
| (ix) | except to the extent that any violation or other matter referred to in this subparagraph does not
have a material adverse effect on the Corporation (and, in respect of non-operated properties, to the knowledge, information and
belief of the Corporation): |
| (A) | to the best of its knowledge, information and belief, after due inquiry, it is not in violation
of any applicable federal, provincial, municipal or local laws, regulations, orders, government decrees or ordinances with respect
to environmental, pollution, health or safety matters (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); |
| (B) | to the best of its knowledge, information and belief, after due inquiry, the Corporation (and,
if applicable, any predecessor entities of the Corporation) has operated its businesses at all times and have received, handled,
used, stored, treated, shipped and disposed of all contaminants without violation of Environmental Laws; |
| (C) | to the best of its knowledge, information and belief, after due inquiry, there have been no spills,
releases, deposits or discharges of hazardous or toxic substances, contaminants or wastes into the earth, air or into any body
of water or any municipal or other sewer or drain water systems by the Corporation or in respect of the Corporation’s business
or assets that have not been remedied or that are not presently being remedied; |
| (D) | no orders, directions or notices have been issued and remain outstanding pursuant to any Environmental
Laws relating to the business or assets of the Corporation; |
| (E) | the Corporation has not failed to report to the proper federal, provincial, municipal or other
political subdivision, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (“Government
Authority”) the occurrence of any event which is required to be so reported by any Environmental Law; |
| (F) | the Corporation holds all licenses, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws
in connection with the operation of its business and the ownership and use of its assets, all such licenses, permits and approvals
are in full force and effect, and except for (A) notifications and conditions of general application to assets of the type owned
by the Corporation, and (B) notifications relating to reclamation obligations under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement
Act (Alberta), the Corporation has not received any notification pursuant to any Environmental Laws that any work, repairs,
constructions or capital expenditures are required to be made by it as a condition of continued compliance with any Environmental
Laws, or any licence, permit or approval issued pursuant thereto, or that any licence, permit or approval referred to above is
about to be reviewed, made subject to limitation or conditions, revoked, withdrawn or terminated; and |
| (G) | the Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor companies or entities of the Corporation)
has not received any notice of, or been prosecuted for an offence alleging, material non-compliance with any Environmental Laws,
and the Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor entities) has not settled any allegation of material non-compliance
short of prosecution; |
| (x) | any and all operations of the Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor entities of
the Corporation) and, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, any and all operations
by third parties on or in respect of the assets and properties of the Corporation, have been conducted in accordance with good
oil and gas industry practices except where the lack of or lesser standard of such conduct would not have a material adverse effect
on the business of the Corporation; |
| (xi) | all income tax returns of the Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor entities of
the Corporation) required by law to be filed in any jurisdiction have been filed and all taxes shown on such returns or otherwise
assessed which are due and payable have been paid, except tax assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken
and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. All other tax returns of the Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor
entities of the Corporation) required to be filed pursuant to any applicable law have been filed, and all taxes shown on such returns
or otherwise assessed which are due and payable have been paid, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith
and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor entities of the
Corporation) has made installments of taxes as and when required. The Corporation (including, if applicable, any predecessor entities
of the Corporation) has duly and timely withheld from any amount paid or credited by it to or for the account or benefit of any
person, including any employee, officer, director, or non-resident person, the amount of all taxes and other deductions required
by applicable law to be withheld and has duly and timely remitted the withheld amount to the appropriate taxing or other authority
and has duly and timely issued tax reporting slips or returns in respect of any amount so paid or credited by it as required by
applicable law; |
| (xii) | except for any post-closing notice filings required under applicable U.S. Securities Laws, no consent,
approval, permit, authorization, order or filing with any court or governmental agency, the securities authorities or any other
jurisdiction or agency is required by the Corporation or necessary for the execution, delivery and the performance by the Corporation
of its obligations under this Agreement, other than such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as
may be required under Applicable Securities Laws or by the TSX or the NYSE MKT, all of which will be obtained by the Corporation
prior to the Closing Time; |
| (xiii) | the Corporation has full corporate capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement,
the Arrangement Agreement and the TCA Joint Venture Agreement and to perform its obligations set out herein and therein (including,
without limitation, to issue the Offered Shares, to grant the Over-Allotment Option and to complete the Acquisition and the TCA
Joint Venture), and this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement and the TCA Joint Venture Agreement have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Corporation and this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement and the TCA Joint Venture Agreement are legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Corporation enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with their respective terms except
that the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the terms of agreements and documents are subject to the qualification
that such validity, binding effect and enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) equitable remedies, including the remedies
of specific performance and injunctive relief, being available only in the discretion of the applicable court; (iii) the statutory
and inherent powers of a court to grant relief from forfeiture, to stay execution of proceedings before it and to stay executions
on judgments; (iv) the applicable laws regarding limitations of actions; (v) enforceability of provisions which purport
to sever any provision which is prohibited or unenforceable under applicable law without affecting the enforceability or validity
of the remainder of such document would be determined only in the discretion of the court; (vi) enforceability of the provisions
exculpating a party from liability or duty otherwise owned by it may be limited under applicable law; and (vii) that rights
to indemnity, contribution and waiver under the documents may be limited or unavailable under applicable law; |
| (xiv) | at the Closing Time and the Additional Closing Time, as applicable, the Offered Shares will be
duly and validly authorized, allotted and reserved for issuance and, upon receipt of the purchase price therefor, the Offered Shares
will be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares; |
| (xv) | the Corporation has the necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and file the
Prospectuses and, prior to the filing of the Prospectuses, all requisite action will have been taken by the Corporation to authorize
the execution, delivery and filing of the Prospectuses; |
| (xvi) | except as provided to the Underwriters and other than this Agreement, the Debenture Indenture and
agreements in respect of the Corporation’s credit facilities, there are no material contracts or agreements which have or
which might have or create any material obligation to the Corporation or from which it derives or could derive any material benefit
or which are required for the Corporation to carry on its business as now conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted and
the Corporation is not in material default or breach of any of such agreements. For the purposes of this representation and warranty,
material contracts or agreements shall be deemed to give rise to a material obligation where such contract or agreement provides
for expenditures by the Corporation for an aggregate of more than $5,000,000 during any 12 month period; |
| (xvii) | the Corporation is not in default or breach of, and the execution and delivery of, and the performance
of and compliance with the terms of, this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement, the TCA Joint Venture Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, does not and will not result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, and does not and
will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a breach of or constitute a default
under, any term or provision of the articles, by laws or resolutions of shareholders or directors of the Corporation, or any indenture,
mortgage, note, contract, agreement (written or oral), instrument, lease or other document to which the Corporation is a party
or by which it is bound, or any law, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation which default
or breach might reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, operations, capital or condition (financial
or otherwise) of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or its properties or assets (on a consolidated basis); |
| (xviii) | there has not been any material change in the assets, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise), of the Corporation from the position set forth in the Documents (other than as has been publicly and
generally disclosed), and except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, there has not been any adverse material change in the
business, operations, capital, property, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation since December 31, 2012,
and since that date there have been no material facts, transactions, events or occurrences (other than respecting commodity prices
or affecting the oil and gas industry in general) which, to the knowledge of the Corporation, could materially adversely affect
the capital, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), business, operations or condition (financial or
otherwise) or results of the operations of the Corporation which have not been disclosed to the public or to the Underwriters; |
| (xix) | the Financial Statements fairly present, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
in Canada, consistently applied, the financial position and condition of the Corporation, as at the dates thereof and the consolidated
results of the operations of the Corporation for the periods then ended and reflect all consolidated liabilities or obligations
(absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
Canada, consistently applied, as at the dates thereof required to be disclosed; |
| (xx) | to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, the
Angle Financials fairly present, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, consistently applied, the
financial position and condition of Angle at the dates thereof and the results of the operations of Angle for the periods then
ended and reflect all material assets, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of Angle
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, consistently applied, as at the dates thereof; |
| (xxi) | except as disclosed in the Public Record, no director, officer, insider or other non-arm’s
length party to the Corporation (or any associate or affiliate thereof) has any right, title or interest in (or the right to acquire
any right, title or interest in) any royalty interest, carried interest, participation interest or any other interest whatsoever
which are based on production from or in respect of any properties of the Corporation; |
| (xxii) | except as disclosed in writing to the Underwriters, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or
inquiries in existence, or to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, pending
or threatened against or affecting the Corporation at law or in equity or before or by any federal, provincial, municipal or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality which in any way materially adversely affects, or
may in any way materially adversely affect, the business, operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation
or their properties or assets (on a consolidated basis) or which affects or may affect the distribution of the Offered Shares or
which would impair the ability of the Corporation to consummate the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the Arrangement
Agreement or the TCA Joint Venture Agreement or to duly observe and perform any of its covenants or obligations contained in this
Agreement the Arrangement Agreement or the TCA Joint Venture Agreement, and the Corporation is not aware of any existing ground
on which such action, suit, proceeding or inquiry might by commenced with any reasonable likelihood of success; |
| (xxiii) | neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any agreement of
guarantee, indemnification (other than arising in the ordinary course of business including operating and similar agreements, an
indemnification of directors and officers in accordance with the by-laws of the Corporation and applicable laws and other than
indemnities in favour of the Subscribers or agents, underwriters or financial advisors in connection with an issuance of securities,
business combination or like transactions, and indemnities and guarantees in favour of the Corporation’s bankers and transfer
agent) or any other like commitment of the obligations, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of indebtedness of any other person; |
| (xxiv) | the Corporation maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to facilitate preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the Corporation are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of management and directors of the Corporation; |
| (xxv) | the Corporation is in material compliance with all provisions of all laws and regulations respecting
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours (collectively, “Employment
Laws”) and with all collective bargaining or similar agreements, if any, to which it is a party except where the failure
to do so would not materially adversely affect the capital, assets, property, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise)
business, operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Corporation, and, to the knowledge
of the Corporation, there is no pending investigation, inquiry or claim involving the Corporation by or before any governmental
or labour relation authority or anybody in Canada or any other country responsible for the enforcement of any Employment Law which
could, individually or in the aggregate, would materially adversely affect the capital, assets, property, liabilities (absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) business, operations, capital or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations
of the Corporation; and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, no grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending and no labour dispute
with the employees of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries exists which could, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely
affect the capital, assets, property, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) business, operations, capital or
condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Corporation; |
| (xxvi) | neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has any loans or other indebtedness outstanding
which have been made to or from any of its shareholders, officers, directors or employees or any other person not dealing at arm’s
length with the Corporation that are currently outstanding; |
| (xxvii) | the information and statements in respect of the Corporation set forth in the Documents and the
Public Record were true, correct, and complete in all material respects and did not contain any misrepresentation, as of the date
of such information or statement, and the Corporation has not filed any confidential material change reports still maintained on
a confidential basis; |
| (xxviii) | as of the date hereof, the authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number
of Common Shares, of which 110,427,454 Common Shares are currently issued and outstanding, which shares are validly issued, fully
paid and non assessable; |
| (xxix) | as of the date hereof, other than Debentures having an aggregate principal amount of $44,951,000,
no person holds any securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of the Corporation or has any agreement, warrant, option,
right or privilege being or capable of becoming an agreement, warrant, option or right (whether or not on condition(s)) for the
purchase or other acquisition of any unissued securities of the Corporation except in respect of an aggregate of not more than
9,206,229 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of options; |
| (xxx) | Computershare Trust Company of Canada has been duly appointed registrar of the Common Shares and
Debentures at its principal offices in the cities of Calgary and Toronto; |
| (xxxi) | no Securities Commission, other securities commission or similar regulatory authority, the TSX,
the NYSE MKT or other exchange in Canada or in the United States has issued any order which is currently outstanding preventing
or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation, no such proceeding is, to the best of the knowledge, information and
belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, pending, contemplated or threatened and the Corporation is not in default of any
material requirement of Applicable Securities Laws of the provinces of Canada or the United States; |
| (xxxii) | the issued and outstanding Common Shares and the Debentures are listed and posted for trading on the TSX, and the issued and outstanding Common Shares are listed on the NYSE MKT, and the Corporation is in compliance with the rules and regulations of each of the TSX and the NYSE MKT in all material respects;
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| (xxxiii) | the Corporation is a “reporting issuer” in each of the provinces of Canada, within
the meaning of the Canadian Securities Laws in such provinces and is not in default of any material requirement in relation thereto; |
| (xxxiv) | the Corporation filed all material documents or information required to be filed by it under Applicable
Securities Laws since the date that is 12 months prior to the date hereof; |
| (xxxv) | the Corporation has made available to Xxxxxxx, prior to the issuance of the Reserve Report, for
the purpose of preparing the Reserve Report, all information requested by Xxxxxxx, which information did not at the time such information
was provided contain any material misrepresentation. Other than as a result of changes in commodity prices and divestitures by
the Corporation, the Corporation does not have any knowledge of a material adverse change in any production, cost, reserves or
other relevant information provided to Xxxxxxx since the date that such information was so provided. The Corporation believes that
the Reserve Report reasonably presents the quantity and net present values of the oil and gas reserves attributable to the crude
oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids evaluated in such reports as at December 31, 2012 based upon information available at
the time such reserves information was prepared, and the Corporation believes that at the date of such report it did not (and,
as of the date hereof, except as may be attributable to production, divestitures by the Corporation and pricing changes since the
date of such report, does not) materially overstate the aggregate quantity or net present values of such reserves or the estimated
monthly production volumes therefrom; |
| (xxxvi) | although it does not warrant title, the Corporation, having made due enquiry, does not have reason
to believe that the Corporation does not have title to or the right to produce and sell its petroleum, natural gas and related
hydrocarbons (for the purpose of this subsection, the foregoing are referred to as the “Interest”) and the Corporation
does represent and warrant that the Interest is free and clear of adverse claims created by, through or under the Corporation except
as disclosed in the Public Record or those arising in the ordinary course of business, and that, to its knowledge, having made
due enquiry, the Corporation holds its Interest under valid and subsisting leases, licenses, permits, concessions, concession agreements,
contracts, subleases, reservations or other agreements except where the failure to so hold its Interest would not have a material
adverse effect on the Corporation; |
| (xxxvii) | except as disclosed in the Public Record or related to bank financing, the Corporation is not aware
of any defects, failures or impairments in the title of the Corporation to its crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas properties,
whether or not an action, suit, proceeding or inquiry is pending or threatened or whether or not discovered by any third party,
which in aggregate could have a material adverse effect on: (A) the quantity and net present values of crude oil, natural gas liquids
and natural gas reserves of the Corporation; (B) the current production volumes of the Corporation; or (C) the current cash flow
of the Corporation; |
| (xxxviii) | the Corporation has no reason to believe that the representations
and warranties of Angle in the Arrangement Agreement are not true and correct as of the date hereof or that Angle is in breach
of any covenants of Angle in the Arrangement Agreement, except such as would not have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, capital, properties, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) or results of operations of Angle; |
| (xxxix) | the Corporation has no reason to believe that the representations
and warranties of TCA in the TCA Joint Venture Agreement are not true and correct as of the date hereof or that TCA is in breach
of any covenants of TCA in the TCA Joint Venture Agreement, except such as would not have a material adverse effect on the TCA
Joint Venture; |
| (xl) | to the knowledge of the Corporation, none of its directors
or officers are subject to an order or ruling of any securities regulatory authority or stock exchange prohibiting such individual
from acting as a director or officer of a public company or of a company listed on the TSX or NYSE MKT; |
| (xli) | except as set forth in Schedule “B” hereto, the Corporation is not a party to any written
contracts of employment which may not be terminated on one month’s notice or which provide for payments occurring on a change
of control of the Corporation; |
| (xlii) | except as set forth in Schedule “C” hereto, the Corporation does not currently have
any outstanding Swaps; |
| (xliii) | the Corporation has not incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage
fees, finder’s fees, agents’ commission or other forms of compensation with respect to the transactions contemplated
herein for which the Corporation will have any liability or obligation except as provided herein; |
| (xliv) | the Corporation does not have in place a shareholder rights protection plan; |
| (xlv) | to its knowledge, having made due enquiry, neither the Corporation nor any of its shareholders
is a party to any unanimous shareholders agreement, pooling agreement, voting trust or other similar type of arrangements in respect
of outstanding securities of the Corporation; |
| (xlvi) | to the knowledge of the Corporation, having made due enquiry, no insider of the Corporation has
a present intention to sell any securities of the Corporation other than as previously disclosed in writing to the Underwriters; |
| (xlvii) | the definitive form of certificates for the Common Shares has been duly approved and adopted by
the Corporation and complies with all legal requirements relating thereto; |
| (xlviii) | there has not been any reportable disagreement (within the meaning of Section 4.11 of National
Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators) with the Corporation’s
auditors; |
| (xlix) | the attributes and characteristics of the Offered Shares and the Over-Allotment Option conform
in all material respects to the attributes and characteristics thereof described in the Prospectuses; |
| (l) | the Corporation is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibly against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged; all policies of insurance
insuring the Corporation or its businesses, assets, employees, offices and directors are in full force and effect, except where
the failure to be in full force and effect would not have an adverse material effect on the business, operations, capital or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Corporation or its assets. In the last twelve months the Corporation has not made any material
claim on any policy of insurance or been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for. The Corporation does not have any
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew the existing insurance coverage of the Corporation as and when such coverage
expires or obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue with its business at a cost that would
not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation; |
| (li) | neither the Corporation nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any officer, director, employee
or agent of the Corporation has, directly or indirectly (a) paid or delivered any fee, commission or other sum of money or item
of property, however characterized, to any broker, finder, agent, client representative, employee, political party or campaign,
government official or other person, which any officer, director, employee or agent of any the Corporation knew or had reason to
believe, or ought to have known, was in violation of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law implementing the provisions of the OECD
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or the Proceeds of Crime
(Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada); or (b) made or received a bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment; |
| (lii) | the Corporation has not been, nor to the knowledge of the Corporation, has any director, officer,
agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Corporation been or is currently subject to any United States sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and
the Corporation will not directly or indirectly use any proceeds of the distribution of the Offered Receipts, or lend, contribute
or otherwise make available such proceeds to the Corporation or to any affiliated entity, joint venture partner or other person
or entity, to finance any investments in, or make any payments to, any country or person targeted by any of the sanctions of the
United States administered by OFAC; and
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| (liii) | the Responses will be true and correct where they relate to matters of fact, and in all material
respects as at the time the Responses are given and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, the Responses taken as a whole shall
not omit any fact or information necessary to make any of the Responses not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the
Responses were given. Where the Responses reflect the opinion or view of the Corporation or its directors or officers (including,
Responses or portions of such Responses, which are forward looking or otherwise relate to projections, forecasts or estimates of
future performance or results (operating, financial or otherwise)) (“Forward-looking Statements”), such opinions
or views are subject to the qualifications and provisions set forth in the Responses and will be honestly held and believed to
be reasonable at the time they are given; provided, however, it shall not constitute a breach of this paragraph solely if the actual
results vary or differ from those contained in Forward-looking Statements. |
| (a) | The Corporation shall indemnify and save each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters’
respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents and control persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the U.S. Securities
Act and Section 20 of the U.S. Exchange Act (as defined in Schedule “A” hereto)) (collectively, the “Indemnified
Persons” and individually and “Indemnified Person”) harmless against and from any and all liabilities,
claims (including shareholder actions derivative or otherwise) actions, damages, demands, losses (other than losses of profit),
costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and disbursements on a full indemnity basis), damages and expenses to which an
Indemnified Person may be subject or which an Indemnified Person may suffer or incur, whether under the provisions of any statute
or otherwise, in any way caused by, or arising directly or indirectly from or in consequence of: |
| (i) | any information or statement contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary
U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum, any Supplementary Material or in any other document or material filed or delivered by or
on behalf of the Corporation pursuant hereto (other than any information or statement relating solely to the Underwriters and furnished
to the Corporation by the Underwriters expressly for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S.
Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material or such other document or material) which is or is alleged to be
untrue or any omission or alleged omission to provide any information or state any fact (other than any information or fact relating
solely to the Underwriters and furnished to the Corporation by the Underwriters expressly for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum or any Supplementary Material) the omission of which makes
or is alleged to make any such information or statement untrue or misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made; |
| (ii) | any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation (except
a misrepresentation which is based upon information relating solely to the Underwriters and furnished to the Corporation
by the Underwriters expressly for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus, Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S.
Memorandum or any other document or any other part of the Public Record) contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus,
Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum, any Supplementary Materials or in any other document or any other part of the
Public Record filed by or on behalf of the Corporation; |
| (iii) | any prohibition or restriction of trading in the securities of the Corporation or any prohibition
or restriction affecting the distribution of the Offered Shares imposed by the TSX, the NYSE MKT, a Securities Commission, the
SEC or any other competent authority if such prohibition or restriction is based on any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation
of a kind referred to in subsection (ii); |
| (iv) | any order made or any inquiry, investigation (whether formal or informal) or other proceeding commenced
or threatened by the TSX, the NYSE MKT, a Securities Commission, the SEC or any one or more other competent authorities (not based
upon the activities or the alleged activities of the Underwriters or their banking or Selling Dealer Group members, if any) prohibiting,
restricting or materially adversely affecting the trading or distribution of the Offered Shares; or |
| (v) | any breach of, default under or non-compliance by the Corporation with any requirements of the
Applicable Securities Laws, the by-laws, rules or regulations of the TSX or the NYSE MKT, or any representation, warranty, term
or condition of this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered by or on behalf of the Corporation hereunder or
pursuant hereto; |
provided, however, no Indemnified
Person who has engaged in any fraud, wilful misconduct, fraudulent misrepresentation or gross negligence (as determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment) (or any Underwriter or the agents, directors, officers, employees
or such control persons of such Underwriter if any of them have been engaged in such activities) shall be entitled, to the extent
that the liabilities, claims, losses, costs, damages or expenses were caused solely by such activity, to claim indemnification
from any person who has not engaged in such fraud, wilful misconduct, fraudulent misrepresentation or gross negligence (provided
that for greater certainty, the foregoing shall not disentitle an Underwriter from claiming indemnification hereunder to the extent
that the gross negligence, if any, relates to the Underwriter’s failure to conduct adequate “due diligence”).
| (b) | If any claim contemplated by subsection 8(a) shall be asserted against any Indemnified Person
in respect of which indemnification is or might reasonably be considered to be provided for in such sections, such Indemnified
Person shall notify the Corporation (provided that failure to so notify the Corporation of the nature of such claim in a timely
fashion shall relieve the Corporation of liability hereunder only if and to the extent that such failure materially prejudices
the Corporation’s ability to defend such claim) as soon as possible of the nature of such claim and the Corporation shall
be entitled (but not required) to assume the defence of any suit brought to enforce such claim, provided however, that the defence
shall be through legal counsel selected by the Corporation and acceptable to the Indemnified Person acting reasonably and that
no admission of liability or settlement may be made by the Corporation or the Indemnified Person without the prior written consent
of the other, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel
in any proceeding relating to a claim contemplated by subsection 8(a) if: |
| (i) | the Indemnified Person has been advised by counsel that there may be a reasonable legal defense
available to the Indemnified Person which is different from or additional to a defense available to the Corporation and that representation
of the Indemnified Person and the Corporation by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to the actual or potential differing
interests between them (in which case the Corporation shall not have the right to assume the defense of such proceedings on the
Indemnified Person’s behalf); |
| (ii) | the Corporation shall not have taken the defense of such proceedings and employed counsel within
ten (10) days after notice has been given to the Corporation of commencement of such proceedings; or |
| (iii) | the employment of such counsel has been authorized by the Corporation in connection with the defense
of such proceedings; |
and, in any such event, the reasonable
fees and expenses of such Indemnified Person’s counsel (on a solicitor and his client basis) shall be paid by the Corporation,
provided that the Corporation shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses
of more than one separate law firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such Indemnified Persons.
| (c) | The Corporation hereby waives its rights to recover contribution from any Underwriter with respect
to any liability of the Corporation by reason of or arising out of any misrepresentation in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus,
the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum, any Supplementary Material or any other part of the Public Record provided,
however, that such waiver shall not apply in respect of liability caused or incurred by reason of: (i) any misrepresentation
which is based upon information relating solely to an Underwriter contained in such document and furnished to the Corporation by
such Underwriter in writing expressly for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum,
or the U.S. Memorandum; or (ii) any failure by the Underwriters to provide to a prospective purchaser of the Offered Shares
any document which the Corporation is required to provide to such prospective purchasers in which the Corporation has provided
to the Underwriters to forward to such prospective purchasers, provided that the Corporation shall have complied with sections 4
and 6 hereof. |
| (d) | If any legal proceedings shall be instituted against the Corporation in respect of the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum, any Supplementary Material or any other part
of the Public Record or the Offered Shares or if any regulatory authority or stock exchange shall carry out an investigation of
the Corporation in respect of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum,
any Supplementary Material or any other part of the Public Record or the Offered Shares and, in either case, any Indemnified Person
is required to testify, or respond to procedures designed to discover information, in connection with or by reason of the services
performed by the Underwriters hereunder, the Indemnified Persons may employ their own legal counsel and the Corporation shall pay
and reimburse the Indemnified Persons for the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements (on a full indemnity basis) of such legal
counsel, the other expenses reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Persons in connection with such proceedings or investigation
and a fee at the normal per diem rate for any director, officer or employee of the Underwriters involved in the preparation for
or attendance at such proceedings or investigation. |
| (e) | The rights and remedies of the Indemnified Persons set forth in sections 8, 9 and 11 hereof
are to the fullest extent possible in law cumulative and not alternative and the election by any Underwriter or other Indemnified
Person to exercise any such right or remedy shall not be, and shall not be deemed to be, a waiver of any other rights and remedies. |
| (f) | The Corporation hereby acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting as agents for the Underwriters’
respective directors, officers, employees, partners, agents and control persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the U.S. Securities
Act and Section 20 of the U.S. Exchange Act) under this section 8 and under section 9 with respect to all such directors,
officers, employees, partners, agents and control persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the U.S. Securities Act and Section
20 of the U.S. Exchange Act). |
| (g) | The Corporation waives any right it may have of first requiring an Indemnified Person to proceed
against or enforce any other right, power, remedy or security or claim or to claim payment from any other person before claiming
under this indemnity. It is not necessary for an Indemnified Person to incur expense or make payment before enforcing such indemnity. |
| (h) | The rights of indemnity contained in this section 8 shall not apply if the Corporation has
complied with the provisions of sections 3, 4 and 5 and the person asserting any claim contemplated by this section 8
was not provided with a copy of the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or other document which corrects any misrepresentation
or alleged misrepresentation which is the basis of such claim and which was required, under Applicable Securities Laws, to be delivered
to such person by the Underwriters. |
| (i) | If the Corporation has assumed the defense of any suit brought to enforce a claim hereunder, the
Indemnified Person shall provide the Corporation copies of all documents and information in its possession pertaining to the claim,
take all reasonable actions necessary to preserve its rights to object to or defend against the claim, consult and reasonably cooperate
with the Corporation in determining whether the claim and any legal proceeding resulting therefrom should be resisted, compromised
or settled and reasonably cooperate and assist in any negotiations to compromise or settle, or in any defense of, a claim undertaken
by the Corporation. |
In order to provide
for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is due in accordance
with its terms but is, for any reason, held by a court to be unavailable from the Corporation on grounds of policy or otherwise,
the Corporation and the party or parties seeking indemnification shall contribute to the aggregate liabilities, claims, demands,
losses (other than losses of profit), costs (including, without limitation, legal fees and disbursements on a full indemnity basis),
damages and expenses to which they may be subject or which they may suffer or incur:
| (a) | in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefit received by the Corporation
on the one hand, and by the Underwriters on the other hand, from the offering of the Offered Shares; or |
| (b) | if the allocation provided by subsection 9(a) above is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in subsection 9(a) above but also
to reflect the relative fault of the Underwriters on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements, commissions or omissions or other matters which resulted in such liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages
or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. |
The relative benefits
received by the Corporation, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
that the total proceeds of the Offering received by the Corporation (net of fees but before deducting expenses) bear to the fees
received by the Underwriters. In the case of liability arising out of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary
U.S. Memorandum, the U.S. Memorandum, any Supplementary Material or any other part of the Public Record, the relative fault of
the Corporation, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference, among other things,
to whether the misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation, order, inquiry, investigation or other matter or thing referred
to in section 8 relates to information supplied or which ought to have been supplied by, or steps or actions taken or done
on behalf of or which ought to have been taken or done on behalf of, the Corporation or the Underwriters and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation,
order, inquiry, investigation or other matter or thing referred to in section 8.
The amount paid
or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of liabilities, claims, demands, losses (other than losses of profit), costs, damages
and expenses (or claims, actions, suits or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to above shall, without limitation, include
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending such liabilities,
claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses (or claims, actions, suits or proceedings in respect thereof) whether or not
resulting in any action, suit, proceeding or claim.
Each of the Corporation
and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Agreement were determined
by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred
to in the immediately preceding sections. The rights to contribution provided in this section 9 shall be in addition to, and
without prejudice to, any other right to contribution which the Underwriters or other Indemnified Persons may have.
Any liability of
the Underwriters under this section 9 shall be limited to the amount actually received by the Underwriters under section 2.
The obligations
under indemnity and right to contribution provided herein shall apply whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are completed and shall survive the completion of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the termination of this
Agreement.
Whether or not the
transactions contemplated herein shall be completed, all costs and expenses (including applicable GST) of or incidental to the
transactions contemplated hereby including, without limitation, those relating to the distribution of the Offered Shares shall
be borne by the Corporation including, without limitation, all costs and expenses of or incidental to the preparation, filing and
reproduction (including the commercial copies thereof) of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum,
the U.S. Memorandum, any Supplementary Material and the delivery thereof to the Underwriters, the fees and expenses of the Corporation’s
counsel, the fees and expenses of agent counsel retained by the Corporation or the Corporation’s counsel, the fees and expenses
of the Corporation’s transfer agent, auditors, engineers and other outside consultants, all stock exchange listing fees,
the cost of preparing record books for all of the parties to this Agreement and their respective counsel, the reasonable fees (to
a maximum of $85,000.00) and disbursements of Underwriters’ counsel and the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Underwriters.
All fees and expenses incurred by the Underwriters which are reimbursable hereunder shall be payable by the Corporation immediately
upon receiving an invoice therefor from the Underwriters or as otherwise provided in section 2 or section 13 hereof.
| (a) | In addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Underwriters, the Underwriters, or
any of them, may, without liability, terminate their obligations hereunder by written notice to the Corporation in the event that
after the date hereof and at or prior to the Closing Time or Additional Closing Time, as applicable: |
| (i) | any order to cease or suspend trading in any securities of the Corporation or prohibiting or restricting
the distribution of any of the Offered Shares is made, or proceedings are announced, commenced or threatened for the making of
any such order, by any securities commission or similar regulatory authority, the TSX or any other competent authority, and has
not been rescinded, revoked or withdrawn; |
| (ii) | any inquiry, action, suit, investigation (whether formal or informal) or other proceeding in relation
to the Corporation or any of the directors or senior officers of the Corporation is announced, commenced or threatened by any securities
commission or similar regulatory authority, the TSX or any other competent authority or there is a change in law, regulation or
policy or the interpretation or administration thereof, if, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriters or any one of them, the
change, announcement, commencement or threatening thereof materially adversely affects the trading or distribution or marketability
of the Offered Shares or any other securities of the Corporation; |
| (iii) | there shall have occurred or been announced any adverse change, as determined by the Underwriters
or any one of them in their sole discretion, acting reasonably, in the business, operations, capital or condition (financial or
otherwise) or business prospects of the Corporation or the respective properties, assets, liabilities or obligations (absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) of the Corporation which in the Underwriters’ opinion, could reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the market price or value of the Offered Shares or any other securities of the Corporation or
the marketability of the Offered Shares; |
| (iv) | there should develop, occur or come into effect or existence, or be announced, any event, action,
state, condition or occurrence of national or international consequence, or any law, action, regulation or other occurrence of
any nature whatsoever, which, in the sole opinion of the Underwriters or any one of them, acting reasonably, materially adversely
affects or involves, or will materially adversely affect or involve, the financial markets generally or the business, operations
or affairs of the Corporation; |
| (v) | the Underwriters shall become aware of any material information with respect to the Corporation
which had not been publicly disclosed or disclosed in writing to the Underwriters at or prior to the date hereof and which in the
sole opinion of the Underwriters or any one of them, acting reasonably, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the market price or value of the Offered Shares or any other securities of the Corporation or the marketability of the
Offered Shares; or |
| (vi) | the Corporation shall be in breach or default under or non-compliance with any representation,
warranty, covenant, term or condition of this Agreement in any material respect. |
| (b) | The Underwriters, or any of them, may exercise any or all of the rights provided for in subsection 11(a)
or section 12 or 16 notwithstanding any material change, change, event or state of facts and (except where the Underwriter
purporting to exercise any of such rights is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement) notwithstanding any act
or thing taken or done by the Underwriters or any inaction by the Underwriters, whether before or after the occurrence of any material
change, change, event or state of facts including, without limitation, any act of the Underwriters related to the offering or continued
offering of the Offered Shares for sale and any act taken by the Underwriters in connection with any amendment to the Prospectus
(including the execution of any amendment or any other Supplementary Material) and the Underwriters shall only be considered to
have waived or be estopped from exercising or relying upon any of their rights under or pursuant to subsection 11(a) or section 12
or 16 if such waiver or estoppel is in writing and specifically waives or estops such exercise or reliance. |
| (c) | Any termination pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be effected by notice in writing
delivered to the Corporation and the other Underwriters provided that no termination shall discharge or otherwise affect any obligation
of the Corporation under section 8, 9 or 10 or 17. The rights of the Underwriters to terminate their obligations hereunder
are in addition to, and without prejudice to, any other remedies they may have. |
| (d) | If an Underwriter elects to terminate its obligation to purchase the Offered Shares as aforesaid,
whether the reason for such termination is within or beyond the control of the Corporation the liability of the Corporation hereunder
with respect to such Underwriter shall be limited to the indemnity referred to in section 8, the contribution rights referred
to in section 9 and the payment of expenses referred to in section 10. Following such termination such Underwriter shall
cease to have any obligations under this Agreement. |
The obligations
of the Underwriters hereunder, as to the Offered Shares to be purchased at the Closing Time or Additional Closing Time, as applicable,
shall be conditional upon all representations and warranties and other statements of the Corporation herein being, at and as of
the Closing Time or Additional Closing Time, as applicable, true and correct in all material respects, the Corporation having performed
in all material respects, at the Closing Time or Additional Closing Time, as applicable, all of its obligations hereunder theretofore
to be performed and the Underwriters receiving at the Closing Time or Additional Closing Time, as applicable:
| (a) | favourable legal opinions of the Corporation’s counsel addressed to the Underwriters, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Underwriters may reasonably
request relating to the offering of the Offered Shares and the Corporation and the transactions contemplated hereby, including,
without limitation, that: |
| (i) | the Corporation has been duly incorporated, amalgamated or formed, as the case may be, and is validly
subsisting under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, amalgamation or formation, as the case may be, and has all
requisite corporate capacity, power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted by it and to own its properties and
assets and is qualified to carry on business under the laws of the jurisdictions where it carries on a material portion of its
business; |
| (ii) | the Corporation has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform
its obligations set out herein and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its terms, subject
to laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and except as rights to indemnity may be limited by applicable law; |
| (iii) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof by the Corporation,
and the performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Corporation does not and will not result in a breach
of, or constitute a default under, and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both,
will result in a breach of or constitute a default: |
| (A) | under any applicable laws of the Province of Alberta or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein; |
| (B) | under any term or provision of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents, as applicable,
of the Corporation or, of which counsel is aware, any resolutions of the shareholders or partners, as applicable, or directors
(or any committee thereof) of the Corporation; |
| (C) | of which counsel is aware, any indenture, mortgage, note, contract, agreement (written or oral),
instrument, lease or other document to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound on the Closing Date; or |
| (D) | of which counsel is aware, any judgment, decree or order, of any court, governmental agency or
body or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Corporation or its properties or assets; |
| (iv) | the form and terms of the definitive certificate representing the Common Shares (including the
Offered Shares) have been duly approved and adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation and comply with all legal requirements
(including all applicable requirements of the TSX) relating thereto; |
| (v) | the Offered Shares have been duly and validly created, allotted and issued as fully paid and non-assessable
Common Shares and the Over-Allotment Option has been duly and validly created and authorized; |
| (vi) | the attributes of the Offered Shares and the Over-Allotment Option conform in all material respects
with the description thereof contained in the Prospectuses; |
| (vii) | the Offered Shares are eligible investments as set out under the heading “Eligibility for
Investment” in the Prospectuses; |
| (viii) | all necessary documents have been filed, all necessary proceedings have been taken and all legal
requirements have been fulfilled as required under the Canadian Securities Laws in order to qualify the Offered Shares for distribution
and sale to the public in each Qualifying Province by or through investment dealers and brokers duly registered under the applicable
laws of such provinces who have complied with the relevant provisions of such Canadian Securities Laws and to qualify the Over-Allotment
Option for distribution to the Underwriters in each of the Qualifying Provinces; |
| (ix) | the Corporation is a “reporting issuer” not in default of any requirement of the Securities
Act (Alberta) and the regulations thereunder and has a similar status under the Canadian Securities Laws of each of the other
Qualifying Provinces; |
| (x) | the Corporation has the necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Prospectuses
and all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Corporation to authorize the execution and delivery by it of the Prospectuses
and the filing thereof, as the case may be, in each of the Qualifying Provinces in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (xi) | the Offered Shares are conditionally accepted for listing and, upon notification to the TSX of
the issuance and sale thereof and fulfillment of the conditions of the TSX, will be issued and posted for trading on the TSX; |
| (xii) | as to the authorized and issued capital of the Corporation; |
| (xiii) | Computershare Trust Company of Canada at its principal offices in Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, has been duly appointed the Canadian transfer agent and registrar for the Common Shares (including the Offered Shares); |
and as to all other legal matters,
including compliance with Canadian Securities Laws in any way connected with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Offered Shares
as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
It is understood that the respective
counsel may rely on the opinions of local counsel acceptable to them as to matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other
than where they are qualified to practice law, and on certificates of officers of the Corporation, the transfer agent and the Corporation’s
auditors as to relevant matters of fact;
| (b) | If Offered Shares are sold in the United States, a legal opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, the
Corporation’s special United States legal counsel, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance acceptable to the
Underwriters and their counsel, acting reasonably, to the effect that registration under the U.S. Securities Act is not required
for the offer and sale of the Offered Shares in the United States, provided that such offers and sales are made in accordance with
Schedule “A” to this Agreement; |
| (c) | a certificate of the Corporation dated the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as applicable,
addressed to the Underwriters and signed on behalf of the Corporation by the President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice-President,
Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation or such other officers or directors of the Corporation satisfactory to the
Underwriters, acting reasonably, certifying that: |
| (i) | the Corporation has complied with and satisfied in all material respects all terms and conditions
of this Agreement on its part to be complied with or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time or Additional Closing Time, as applicable; |
| (ii) | the representations and warranties of the Corporation set forth in this Agreement are true and
correct in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality, in all respects) at the Closing Time or Additional Closing
Time, as applicable, as if made at such time; and |
| (iii) | no event of a nature referred to in subsection 11(a)(i), 11(a)(ii), 11(a)(iii) or 11(a)(vi)
has occurred or to the knowledge of such officer is pending, contemplated or threatened (excluding any requirement to make any
determination as to any Underwriter’s opinion); |
and each certification is itself
a condition to the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder as to the Offered Shares to be purchased at the Closing Time or Additional
Closing Time, as applicable, provided that the delivery of such certificates in the manner contemplated above does not constitute
satisfaction of this condition if the Underwriters have knowledge to the contrary;
| (d) | a comfort letter of each of the Corporation’s auditors and those other auditors required
to provide a “comfort letter” pursuant to subsection 4(c) addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Closing Date
or Additional Closing Date as applicable, satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, bringing the
information contained in the comfort letters referred to in subsection 4(c) hereof up to the Closing Time or Additional Closing
Time, as applicable, which comfort letter shall be not more than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date or Additional Closing
Date, as applicable; |
| (e) | written confirmation from the TSX in customary form that the Offered Shares will at the Closing
Time be listed and posted for trading in the Exchange, and all conditions other than completion of the Closing and notification
thereof to the Exchange shall have been met to permit the Offered Shares to be posted for trading on the Closing Date; and |
| (f) | such other certificates and documents as the Underwriters may request, acting reasonably. |
| (a) | The sale of the Firm Shares to be purchased hereunder shall be completed at the Closing Time at
the offices of the Corporation’s counsel in Calgary, Alberta or at such other place as the Corporation and the Underwriters
may agree. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in section 12, the Underwriters, on the Closing Date, shall
deliver to the Corporation the amount of $8.00 for each Firm Share (being an aggregate amount of $175,000,000), in respect of the
Firm Shares, by wire transfer, against delivery by the Corporation of: |
| (i) | the opinions, certificates and documents referred to in section 12; |
| (ii) | definitive certificates representing, in the aggregate, all of the Firm Shares registered, subject
to subsection (c) and subsection (d) below, in the name of CDS & Co. or in such name or names as the Underwriters shall notify
the Corporation in writing not less than 24 hours prior to the Closing Time; and |
| (iii) | payment to Canaccord Genuity Corp., by certified cheque, bank draft or wire transfer or such other
means as the Corporation and the Underwriters may agree, of the Underwriting Fee provided for in subsection 2(a) in respect
of the Offered Shares; |
or the Underwriters may, in their
discretion, deliver by wire transfer the net amount of the amount in respect of the Firm Shares referred to above and the amount
referred to in (a)(iii) above.
| (b) | The sale of the Over-Allotment Option Shares, if applicable, shall be completed at the offices
of the Corporation’s counsel in Calgary, Alberta or at such other place as the Corporation and the Underwriters may agree,
on the date (the “Additional Closing Date”) and at the time (“Additional Closing Time”) specified
by the Underwriters in the written notice given by the Underwriters pursuant to their election to purchase such Over-Allotment
Option Shares (provided that in no event shall such time be earlier than the Closing Time or earlier than two or later than ten
Business Days after the date of the written notice of the Underwriters to the Corporation in respect of the Over-Allotment Option
Shares), or at such other time and date as the Underwriters and the Corporation may agree upon in writing. Subject to satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in section 12, (with the references therein to the Closing Time changed to the Additional Closing
Time), the Underwriters, at the Additional Closing Time, shall deliver to the Corporation, by bank or wire transfer or such other
means as the Corporation and the Underwriters may agree, the amount of $8.00 per Over-Allotment Option Share agreed to be purchased
by the Underwriters from the Corporation pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, against delivery by the Corporation
of: |
| (i) | the opinions, certificates and documents referred to in section 12 (with the references therein
to the Closing Time changed to the Additional Closing Time); |
| (ii) | definitive certificates representing, in the aggregate, all of the Over-Allotment Option Shares
which the Underwriters have elected to purchase hereunder registered, subject to subsection (c) and subsection (d) below, in the
name of CDS & Co., or in such name or names as the Underwriters shall notify the Corporation in writing not less than 24 hours
prior to the Additional Closing Time; and |
| (iii) | payment to Canaccord Genuity Corp. by certified cheque, bank or wire transfer or such other means
as the Corporation and the Underwriters may agree, of the Underwriting Fee provided for in subsection 2(b) in respect of the
Over-Allotment Shares; |
or the Underwriters may, in their
discretion, deliver by wire transfer the net amount of the amount in respect of the Over-Allotment Shares referred to above and
the amount referred to in (b)(iii) above.
Whether or not specifically contemplated
in this Agreement, all provisions of this Agreement shall apply in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions in respect
of any Over-Allotment Option Shares as would apply to the Firm Shares issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement, and any steps
to be taken or conditions to be satisfied at the Additional Closing Time shall be the same as those steps to be taken or conditions
to be satisfied at Closing Time.
| (c) | If the Corporation determines to issue all or part of the Offered Shares (other than Offered Shares
sold to purchasers pursuant to Regulation D) as a book-entry only security in accordance with the rules and procedures of The Canadian
Depository for Securities Limited (“CDS”), then, as an alternative to the Corporation delivering to the Underwriters
definitive certificates representing the Offered Shares in the manner and at the times set forth in this section 13: |
| (i) | the Underwriters will provide a direction to CDS with respect to the crediting of the Offered Shares
to the accounts of the participants of CDS as shall be designated by the Underwriters in writing in sufficient time prior to the
Closing Date to permit such crediting; and |
| (ii) | the Corporation shall cause Computershare Trust Company of Canada as registrar and transfer agent
of the Offered Shares, to deliver to CDS, on behalf of the Underwriters, one fully registered global certificate for the Offered
Shares to be purchased hereunder (or such portion of the Offered Shares that are to be issued as a book entry only security), registered
in the name of “CDS & Co.” as the nominee of CDS, to be held by CDS as a book-entry only security in accordance
with the rules and procedures of CDS; or issue electronically and register through the non-certificated inventory process, the
Offered Shares (or such portion of the Offered Shares that are to be issued electronically), such electronic issuance being registered
in the name of CDS & Co. (or in such other name as Canaccord may direct). |
| (d) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all Offered Shares sold pursuant to
Regulation D shall be represented by definitive certificates registered in the names of the purchasers thereof or their nominees,
and such certificates shall bear the legend set forth in the U.S. Memorandum. |
| 14. | Restrictions on Offerings |
The Corporation
will not issue, or announce any intention to issue, any shares from treasury or financial instruments convertible or exercisable
into shares, for the purposes of a public or private offering for a period of 90 days after the Closing Date without the prior
written consent of the Lead Underwriters, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. These restrictions do not apply to the
exercise of stock options or outstanding share purchase warrants or to future grants of stock options during such period, provided
that such options do not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation at the time
of grant, common shares issued on redemption or conversion of outstanding convertible debentures or other instruments or in connection
with the Acquisition.
Any notice or other
communication to be given hereunder shall, in the case of notice to be given to the Corporation be addressed to Bellatrix Exploration
Ltd., c/o Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer, at the above address, Fax No. (000) 000-0000 with a copy
to:
Burnet, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
2400, 000 – 0xx Xxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: C. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and, in the case of notice to be
given to the Underwriters, be addressed to:
Canaccord Genuity Corp.
2200, 000 – 0xx
Xxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx XxXxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Dundee
Securities Ltd.
0000,
000 – 0xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
National
Bank Financial Inc.
1800,
000 – 0xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxx XxxXxxxx
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
AltaCorp
Capital Inc.
0000,
000 – 0xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
CIBC
World Markets Inc.
000,
000 – 0xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
and a copy to:
Torys LLP
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
000 – 8th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as the party
may designate by notice given to the other. Each communication shall be personally delivered to the addressee or sent by facsimile
transmission to the addressee, and:
| (a) | a communication which is personally delivered shall, if delivered before 4:00 p.m. (local time
at the place of delivery) on a Business Day, be deemed to be given and received on that day and, in any other case be deemed to
be given and received on the first Business Day following the day on which it is delivered; and |
| (b) | a communication which is sent by facsimile transmission shall, if sent on a Business Day before
4:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt), be deemed to be given and received on that day and, in any other case, be deemed
to be given and received on the first Business Day following the day on which it is sent. |
All
terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be performed by the Corporation shall be construed as conditions, and any
breach or failure to comply with any material terms and conditions which are for the benefit of the Underwriters shall entitle
any of the Underwriters to terminate its obligations to purchase the Offered Shares, by written notice to that effect given to
the Corporation prior to the Closing Time. The Underwriters may waive in whole or in part any breach of, default under or non-compliance
with any representation, warranty, term or condition hereof, or extend the time for compliance therewith, without prejudice to
any of their rights in respect of any other representation, warranty, term or condition hereof or any other breach of, default
under or non-compliance with any other representation, warranty, term or condition hereof, provided that any such waiver or extension
shall be binding on the Underwriters only if the same is in writing and signed by such Underwriter.
| 17. | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
All
representations, warranties, terms and conditions herein (including, without limitation, those contained in section 7)
or contained in certificates or documents submitted pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated herein shall
survive the payment by the Underwriters for the Offered Shares and the distribution of the Offered Shares pursuant to the Prospectus
and the U.S. Memorandum and shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Underwriters regardless of any investigation
by or on behalf of the Underwriters with respect thereto.
| 18. | Several Liability of Underwriters |
The Underwriters’
rights and obligations under this Agreement are several and not joint and several including, without limitation, that:
| (a) | each of the Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase only the percentage of the total number
of Firm Shares and, if applicable, Over-Allotment Shares set forth opposite their names set forth in this section 18; and |
| (b) | if at the Closing Time or, if applicable, the Additional Closing Time, any one or more of the Underwriters
shall fail or refuse to purchase its respective percentage set forth below of the aggregate number of the Offered Shares (other
than in accordance with section 11) and the number of such Offered Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than 8.0% of the aggregate number of Offered Shares to be purchased on such
date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in the proportions represented by the respective percentage
set forth below opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase the Offered Shares which such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase at such time; and |
| (c) | if any one or more of the Underwriters shall not purchase its applicable percentage of the Offered
Shares at the Closing Time, or, if applicable, the Additional Closing Time, and the number of such securities which such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is more than 8.0% of the aggregate number of Offered Shares
to be purchased at such time, then the other Underwriters shall have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase all of the
Offered Shares which would otherwise have been purchased by such one or more of the Underwriters; the Underwriters exercising such
right shall purchase such Offered Shares pro rata to their respective percentages aforesaid or in such other proportions
as they may otherwise agree. In the event such right is not exercised, the Underwriters which are not in default shall be entitled
by written notice to the Corporation to terminate this Agreement without liability. |
The applicable percentage
of the total number of Offered Shares which each of the Underwriters shall be separately obligated to purchase is as follows:
Canaccord Genuity Corp. |
37.5% |
Dundee Securities Ltd. |
32% |
National Bank Financial Inc. |
16% |
AltaCorp Capital Inc. |
7.5% |
CIBC World Markets Inc. |
7% |
|
100% |
Nothing in this
Agreement shall obligate the Corporation to sell the Underwriters less than all of the Firm Shares or shall relieve any Underwriter
in default from liability to the Corporation or any non-defaulting Underwriter in respect of the defaulting Underwriter’s
default hereunder. In the event of a termination by the Corporation of its obligations under this Agreement there shall be no further
liability on the part of the Corporation to the Underwriters except in respect of any liability which may have arisen or may thereafter
arise under sections 8, 9 and 10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the number of Offered Shares
required to be purchased hereunder by the Underwriters shall be reduced by the number of Offered Shares sold by the Corporation
to Substituted Purchasers hereunder.
| 19. | Authority to Bind Underwriters |
The Corporation
shall be entitled to and shall act on any notice, waiver, extension or communication given by or on behalf of the Underwriters
by the Lead Underwriters, which shall represent the Underwriters and which shall have the authority to bind the Underwriters in
respect of all matters hereunder, except in respect of any settlement under section 8 or 9, any matter referred to in section 11
or any agreement under section 18. While not affecting the foregoing, the Lead Underwriters shall consult with the other Underwriters
with respect to any such notice, waiver, extension or other communication.
| 20. | Underwriters’ Covenants |
Each of the Underwriters
covenants and agrees with the Corporation that it will:
| (a) | offer the Offered Shares for sale to the public in the Qualifying Provinces and may, subject to
the terms of this Agreement, offer them for sale in the United States, all in the manner contemplated by Schedule “A”
attached hereto; |
| (b) | conduct activities in connection with the proposed offer and sale of the Offered Shares in compliance
with all the Applicable Securities Laws upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectuses, any Supplementary Material
and this Agreement and cause a similar covenant to be contained in any agreement entered into with any Selling Dealer Group established
in connection with the distribution of the Offered Shares; |
| (c) | use all reasonable efforts to complete the distribution of Offered Shares as soon as possible; |
| (d) | not solicit subscriptions for the Offered Shares, trade in Offered Shares or otherwise do any act
in furtherance of a trade of Offered Shares in any jurisdictions outside of the Qualifying Provinces, except as contemplated in
Schedule “A” attached hereto or in such other jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States provided that such
sales, solicitations or other contracts in jurisdictions outside of Canada: (i) are made in accordance with (A) the applicable
securities laws of such other jurisdictions and (B) Schedule “A” hereto; (ii) do not subject the Corporation (or any
of its directors, officers or employees) to any requirement to register, complete filings, or obtain approvals or to any inquiry,
investigation or proceeding of any regulatory authority in such other jurisdictions nor require the qualification or registration
of such Offered Shares in that jurisdiction or the filing of a prospectus, registration statement or other notice or documents
with respect to the distribution of such Offered Shares under the laws of such jurisdiction nor impose any disclosure obligations
on the Corporation (or any of its directors, officers or employees); and (iii) do not constitute Directed Selling Efforts (as defined
in Schedule “A” hereto); |
| (e) | as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date (and in any event within 30 days thereof),
provide the Corporation with a breakdown of the number of Offered Shares sold in each of the Qualifying Provinces and, upon completion
of the distribution of the Offered Shares, provide to the Corporation and to the Securities Commissions notice to that effect,
if required by Canadian Securities Laws; and |
| (f) | not, in relation to the United Kingdom, directly or indirectly, offer for subscription or sale
or solicit applications for any of the Offered Shares, nor distribute (or caused to be distributed) any documents in relation to
the Offering to any person: (a) which would cause the Offering to be regarded as an offer to the public within the meaning of section
102B of the United Kingdom’s Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 ("FSMA"), the United Kingdom’s
Companies Act 2006 or otherwise; and/or (b) which would require the Corporation to issue an "approved prospectus" within
the meaning of Section 85(7) of FSMA with regard to the same, and only communicate with potential offerees based in the United
Kingdom who: (i) fall within Article 19 (investment professionals) and/or 49 (high net worth entities, unincorporated associations
etc.) of the United Kingdom’s Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, and (ii) are "qualified
investors" within the meaning of Section 86(7) of the FSMA acting as principal, or in circumstances to which Section 86(2)
of FSMA applies. |
No Underwriter will
be liable to the Corporation under this section 20 with respect to a default by any of the other Underwriters but will be
liable to the Corporation only for its own default.
If one or more of
the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as
if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein.
| 22. | Relationship Between the Corporation and the Underwriters |
The Corporation:
(i) acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters have certain statutory obligations as registrants under the Canadian Securities
Laws and have duties to their clients; (ii) acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are neither agents of the Corporation
nor fiduciaries of the Corporation; and (iii) consents to the Underwriters acting hereunder while continuing to act for their clients.
To the extent that the Underwriters’ statutory obligations as registrants under the Canadian Securities Laws or duties to
their clients conflicts with their obligations hereunder the Underwriters shall be entitled to fulfil their statutory obligations
as registrants under the Canadian Securities Laws and their duties to their clients. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted
to prevent the Underwriters from fulfilling their statutory obligations as registrants under the Canadian Securities Laws or duties
to their clients.
Each of National
Bank Financial Ltd. and CIBC World Markets Inc. or an affiliate thereof, owns or controls an equity interest in the TMX Group Limited
(“TMX”) and has a nominee director serving on its board of directors. As such, each of National Bank Financial
Ltd. and CIBC World Markets Inc. may be considered to have an economic interest in the listing of securities on an exchange owned
or operated by TMX, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Alpha Exchange (each, a “TMX
Exchange”). No person or company is required to obtain products or services from TMX or its affiliates as a condition
of National Bank Financial Ltd. and CIBC World Markets Inc. supplying or continuing to supply a product or service. None of National
Bank Financial Ltd. or CIBC World Markets Inc. requires the Corporation or selling shareholder to list securities on any of the
TMX Exchanges as a condition of supplying or continuing to supply underwriting and/or any other services.
In connection with
the distribution of the Offered Shares, the Underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the
market price of the securities of the Corporation at levels other than those which might otherwise prevail in the open market,
but in each case only as permitted by applicable law. Such stabilizing transactions, if any, may be discontinued at any time.
This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
Each of the Corporation and the Underwriters hereby attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta.
Time shall be of
the essence of this Agreement.
This Agreement may
be executed in one or more counterparts each of which so executed shall constitute an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of counterparts may be effected by facsimile or electronic transmission.
Each party to this
Agreement covenants and agrees that from time to time, it will, at the request of the requesting party, execute and deliver all
such documents and do all such other acts and things as any party hereto, acting reasonably, may from time to time request be executed
or done in order to better evidence or perfect or effectuate any provision of this Agreement or of any agreement or other document
executed pursuant to this Agreement or any of the respective obligations intended to be created hereby or thereby.
The Corporation
hereby covenants and agrees to use the net proceeds of the sale of the Offered Shares hereunder in accordance with the disclosure
in the Prospectus.
| (a) | The Underwriters make the representations, warranties and covenants applicable to them in Schedule
“A” hereto and agree, on behalf of themselves and, in the case of Lead Underwriters, their respective U.S. Affiliates,
for the benefit of the Corporation, to comply with the U.S. selling restrictions imposed by the laws of the United States and set
forth in Schedule “A” hereto, which forms part of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
section, an Underwriter will not be liable to the Corporation under this section or Schedule “A” with respect to a
breach by another Underwriter of the provisions of this section or Schedule “A” if the former Underwriter is not itself
also in breach. |
| (b) | The Corporation makes the representations, warranties and
covenants applicable to it in Schedule “A” hereto. |
It is understood
that the terms and conditions of this Agreement supersede any previous verbal or written agreement between the Underwriters and
the Corporation including the letter agreement dated October 15, 2013.
If the foregoing
is in accordance with your understanding and is agreed to by you, please confirm your acceptance by signing the enclosed copies
of this letter at the place indicated and by returning the same to the Lead Underwriters.
CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. |
|
DUNDEE SECURITIES LTD. |
By: |
“Xxxxx XxXxxxxx” |
By: |
“Xxxx X. Xxxxx” |
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NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC. |
By: |
“Xxx XxxXxxxx” |
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ALTACORP CAPITAL INC. |
By: |
“Xxxxxxx Xxxx” |
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CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC.
|
By: |
“Xxxx Xxxxxxx” |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED to as of the
date first written above.
SCHEDULE “A”
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR UNITED STATES OFFERS AND SALES
1. |
For the purposes of
this Schedule “A”, the following terms have the meanings indicated: |
|
1.1 |
“Directed
Selling Efforts” means “directed selling efforts” as defined in Regulation S and, without limiting the
foregoing, but for greater clarity in this Schedule “A”, includes, subject to the exclusions from the definition
of directed selling efforts contained in Regulation S, any activity undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably
be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the Offered Shares and includes the placement
of any advertisement in a publication with a general circulation in the United States that refers to the offering of the Offered
Shares; |
|
1.2 |
“Foreign
Issuer” means a foreign issuer as that term is defined in Regulation S; |
|
1.3 |
“General
Solicitation” and “General Advertising” mean “general solicitation” and “general
advertising”, respectively, as used in Rule 502(c) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act, including, without
limitation, advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published on the internet or in any newspaper, magazine
or similar media or broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees had been invited by general
solicitation or general advertising; |
|
1.4 |
“Institutional
Accredited Investor” means an institutional “accredited investors” that satisfies one or more of the
criteria set forth in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and (7) of Regulation D; |
|
1.5 |
“Offering
Documents” means (i) the Preliminary U.S. Memorandum; and (ii) the U.S. Memorandum; |
|
1.6 |
“Purchaser’s
Letter” means the U.S. purchaser’s letter to be executed by U.S. Purchasers, in the form attached to the U.S.
Memorandum as Exhibit A; |
|
1.7 |
“Regulation
D” means Regulation D promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act; |
|
1.8 |
“Regulation
S” means Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act; |
|
1.9 |
“SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; |
|
1.10 |
“Securities”
means the Offered Shares; |
|
1.11 |
“Substantial
U.S. Market Interest” means “substantial U.S. market interest” as defined in Regulation S; |
|
1.12 |
“U.S.
Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder; and |
| 1.13 | “U.S. Purchaser” means a purchaser of the Offered Shares that is in the United
States or that was offered the Offered Shares in the United States.. |
Capitalized terms used in this Schedule
“A” but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Underwriting Agreement to which this Schedule
“A” is attached.
2. | The Underwriters may offer and sell the Securities, for sale directly by the Corporation, within
the United States on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Schedule “A”. In connection therewith and as of
the date hereof, the Closing Date and any Additional Closing Date, the Corporation represents, warrants and covenants that: |
| 2.1 | the Corporation is, and at the Closing Time and any Additional Closing Time, will be, a Foreign
Issuer, reasonably believed at the commencement of the Offering, and reasonably believes there is, and at the Closing Time and
any Additional Closing Time will be, no Substantial U.S. Market Interest with respect to the Common Shares; |
| 2.2 | none of the Corporation, its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than
the Underwriters, their affiliates, and any members of the Selling Dealer Group, as to which the Corporation makes no representation,
warranty or covenant) has engaged or will engage in any Directed Selling Efforts with respect to the Securities; |
| 2.3 | the Corporation is not, and following the application of the proceeds of the sale of the Securities
in the manner described in the Offering Documents will not be, registered or required to be registered under Section 8 of the United
States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; |
| 2.4 | none of the Corporation, its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than
the Underwriters, their affiliates, and any members of the Selling Dealer Group, as to which the Corporation makes no representation,
warranty or covenant) has engaged or will engage in any form of General Solicitation or General Advertising or in any conduct involving
a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act (i) in connection with any offer or sale of
the Securities or any security convertible or exchangeable into the Securities in the United States within the period commencing
six months prior to the commencement of the Offering or (ii) in connection with any offer or sale of its securities in reliance
upon Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, nor has the Corporation offered or sold any securities in a manner that would be integrated with
the offer and sale of the Securities and cause the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506(b) of Regulation D to become
unavailable for the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement to which this Schedule “A”
is attached; |
| 2.5 | with respect to Offered Shares to be offered and sold in reliance on Regulation D, none of the
Corporation, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Corporation
participating in the Offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Corporation’s outstanding voting equity securities,
calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act) connected
with the Corporation in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, collectively,
the “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in
Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under Regulation D (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event
covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3) under Regulation D. The Corporation has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any
Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Corporation has complied with its disclosure obligations under
Rule 506(e) of Regulation D, and has furnished to the Lead Underwriters a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder; |
| 2.6 | the Corporation is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person or Dealer Covered
Person (as defined below)) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in
connection with the sale of any Securities pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D; |
| 2.7 | the Corporation will notify the Underwriters in writing, prior to the Closing Date and any Additional
Closing Date, of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage
of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person; |
| 2.8 | none of the Corporation, its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than
the Underwriters, their affiliates, and any members of the Selling Dealer Group, as to which the Corporation makes no representation,
warranty or covenant) have taken, or will take, any action that would cause the exemption from the registration requirements of
the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, or the exclusion from such registration requirements provided
by Rule 903 Regulation S, to be unavailable for the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement to
which this Schedule “A” is attached; |
| 2.9 | the Corporation will, within prescribed time periods, prepare and file any forms or notices required
under the U.S. Securities Act or applicable blue sky laws; |
| 2.10 | other than offers made through the Lead Underwriters and the U.S. Affiliates and other than sales
of Securities made hereunder, none of the Corporation, its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the
Underwriters, their affiliates, and any members of the Selling Dealer Group, as to whom no representation, warranty or covenant
is made) has made or will make any offer or sale of Securities in the United States; |
| 2.11 | in connection with offers and sales of Securities outside the United States, the Corporation, its
affiliates and any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Underwriters, their affiliates, and any members of the
Selling Dealer Group, as to which the Corporation makes no representation, warranty or covenant) have complied and will comply
with the requirements for an “offshore transaction”, as such term is defined in Regulation S; |
| 2.12 | none of the Corporation, its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than
the Underwriters, their affiliates, and any members of the Selling Dealer Group, as to whom no representation, warranty or covenant
is made) has taken or will take any action, directly or indirectly, that would constitute a violation of Regulation M under the
U.S. Exchange Act in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares; and |
| 2.13 | none of the Corporation or any of its predecessors or affiliates has been subject to any order,
judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily, preliminary or permanently enjoining such person for failure
to comply with Rule 503 under Regulation D. |
| 3. | Each Underwriter acknowledges that the Securities have not been and will not be registered under
the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may be offered and sold only in transactions exempt from or not subject
to the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, each Underwriter
separately and not jointly represents, warrants and covenants as of the date hereof, the Closing Date and any Additional Closing
Date, and in the case of Canaccord and Dundee will cause its U.S. Affiliate, to comply with such representations, warranties and
covenants, that: |
| 3.1 | it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, (i) any Securities constituting part of
its allotment within the United States (in the case of Canaccord and Dundee only, except as provided in this Schedule “A”),
or (ii) any Securities outside of the United States except in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S. Accordingly, except as
permitted in this Schedule “A”, neither it nor any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, in the case of
Canaccord and Dundee, its U.S. Affiliate) nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in: (i) any
offer to sell or any solicitation of an offer to buy, any Securities to any person in the United States, (ii) any sale of Securities
to any purchaser unless, at the time the buy order was or will have been originated, the purchaser was outside the United States,
or such Underwriter, affiliate or person acting on behalf of either reasonably believed that such purchaser was outside the United
States, or (iii) any Directed Selling Efforts with respect to the Securities; |
| 3.2 | neither it nor any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, in the case of Canaccord and
Dundee, its U.S. Affiliate) nor any person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of General Solicitation
or General Advertising or in any conduct involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities
Act in connection with any offer or sale of the Securities in the United States; |
| 3.3 | all offers and sales of the Securities in the United States have been, and will be, effected by
Canaccord or Dundee through its U.S. Affiliate, for sale directly by the Corporation, in transactions exempt from the registration
and qualification requirements of all applicable state securities law, and in accordance with all applicable United States state
and federal laws governing the registration and conduct of brokers and dealers; |
| 3.4 | each of Canaccord and Dundee represents and warrants that its U.S. Affiliate is, and at all relevant
times was and shall be, (i) duly registered as a broker or dealer under the U.S. Exchange Act and all applicable state securities
laws under which such registration is required (unless exempted from the respective state’s broker-dealer registration requirements),
and (ii) a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; |
| 3.5 | each of Canaccord and Dundee represents and warrants that it has not used and will not use any
written material other than the Offering Documents in connection with the offering of the Securities in the United States, and
it agrees to deliver, through the U.S. Affiliate, a copy of the U.S. Memorandum, including the Prospectus, to each U.S. Purchaser; |
| 3.6 | any offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy Securities that has been made or will be made
in the United States by Canaccord or its U.S. Affiliate or Dundee or its U.S. Affiliate, as applicable, was or will be made only
to a person it reasonably believes and at the time of the offer, sale or solicitation believed to be an Institutional Accredited
Investor that is acquiring the Securities (i) for its own account or (ii) for the account of one or more Institutional Accredited
Investors with respect to which it is acting as fiduciary or agent, in each case in a transaction that is exempt from registration
(i) under the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D and (ii) under applicable state securities laws; |
| 3.7 | immediately prior to soliciting offerees in the United States, Canaccord or its U.S. Affiliate
or Dundee or its U.S. Affiliate, as applicable, had or shall have reasonable grounds to believe and did or shall believe that each
offeree was or is an Institutional Accredited Investor; |
| 3.8 | prior to completion of any sale of Securities to a U.S. Purchaser, Canaccord will cause each such
U.S. Purchaser to sign a Purchaser’s Letter; |
| 3.9 | with respect to Securities to be offered and sold in reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D, each
of Canaccord and Dundee represents and warrants that neither it, its U.S. Affiliate, nor any of their respective directors, executive
officers, general partners, managing members or other officers participating in the Offering, nor any of its other officers or
employees that have been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with
the sale of any Securities pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D (each, a “Dealer Covered Person” and, collectively,
the “Dealer Covered Persons”) is subject to any Disqualification Event except for a Disqualification Event (i)
covered by Rule 506(d)(2) under Regulation D and (ii) a description of which has been furnished in writing to the Corporation prior
to the date hereof or, in the case of a Disqualification Event occurring after the date hereof, prior to the Closing Date and any
Additional Closing Date; |
| 3.10 | it represents that it is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person or Dealer
Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection
with the sale of any Securities pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D. It will notify the Corporation, prior to the Closing Date
and any Additional Closing Date, of any agreement entered into between it and any such person in connection with such sale; and |
| 3.11 | it will notify the Corporation, in writing, prior to the Closing Date and any Additional Closing
Date, of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Dealer Covered Person not previously disclosed to the Corporation in accordance
with Section 3.9 of this Schedule “A”, and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification
Event relating to any Dealer Covered Person; and |
| 3.12 | neither it nor any of its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf has taken or will
take any action, directly or indirectly, that would constitute a violation of Regulation M under the U.S. Exchange Act in connection
with the offer and sale of the Offered Shares. |
| 4. | Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees that: |
| 4.1 | prior to the Closing Date and any Additional Closing Date, Canaccord and Dundee will request its
U.S. Affiliate to provide Computershare Trust Company of Canada with a list of all U.S. Purchasers; |
| 4.2 | at the Closing Time and any Additional Closing Time, each of Canaccord and Dundee, together with
its U.S. Affiliate, shall provide a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Schedule “A”, relating
to the manner of the offer and sale of the Securities in the United States; |
| 4.3 | the Underwriters will cause each member of the Selling Dealer Group to acknowledge in writing,
for the benefit of the Corporation, its agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Schedule “A” in connection
with all offers and sales of the Securities. The Underwriters have not and will not make any other contractual arrangement for
the distribution of the Securities in the United States without the prior written consent of the Corporation; and |
| 4.4 | it understands that all Securities sold in the United States as part of this offering will bear
a legend to the effect contained in the Offering Documents.
|
| 5. | It is understood and agreed by the Underwriters that the Securities may only be offered in the
United States by Canaccord or Dundee, acting through its U.S. Affiliate, and sold directly by the Corporation to Substituted Purchasers,
to persons who are, or are reasonably believed to be by Canaccord and its U.S. Affiliate or Dundee and its U.S. Affiliate, as applicable,
to be, Institutional Accredited Investors, in transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 506(b) of Regulation D and in compliance
with any applicable state securities laws of the United States. |
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITERS’ CERTIFICATE
In connection
with the private placement in the United States of the common shares (the “Securities”) of Bellatrix Exploration
Ltd. (the “Corporation”) pursuant to the underwriting agreement dated October 14, 2013 among the Corporation
and the Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”), each of the undersigned does hereby certify
in favour of the Corporation as follows:
| A. | [Name of U.S. broker-dealer Affiliate] (the “U.S. Placement Agent”) is,
and at all relevant times was, a duly registered broker or dealer under the U.S. Exchange Act and all applicable state securities
laws under which such registration is required, and is and was a member of and in good standing with the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. on the date hereof and on the date of each offer and sale made by it in the United States, and all offers and sales
of Securities in the United States have been and will be effected by the U.S. Placement Agent in accordance with all applicable
United States federal and state laws governing the registration and conduct of brokers and dealers; |
| B. | each offeree to which we offered Offered Shares was provided with a copy of the Preliminary U.S.
Memorandum or the U.S. Memorandum and no other written material has been or will be used; |
| C. | immediately prior to our transmitting such Offering Documents to such offerees, we had reasonable
grounds to believe and did believe that each such offeree was, and continue to believe that each U.S. Purchaser is, an Institutional
Accredited Investor; |
| D. | no form of General Solicitation or General Advertising was used by us; |
| E. | prior to any sale of Securities to a U.S. Purchaser, we provided
each such U.S. Purchaser with a copy of the U.S. Memorandum, and we caused each such U.S. Purchaser to sign a Purchaser’s
Letter; |
| F. | neither we nor any of our affiliates, have taken or will take any action that would constitute
a violation of Regulation M under the U.S. Exchange Act; and |
| G. | the offering of the Securities has been conducted by us in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting
Agreement.
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Unless otherwise
defined, terms used in this certificate have the meanings given to them in the Underwriting Agreement.
Dated ________________,
2013.
[Underwriter] |
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[U.S. BROKER-DEALER AFFILIATE] |
By: |
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By: |
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Name:
Title: |
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Name:
Title: |
SCHEDULE “B”
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The following employees have employment
agreements as at October 15, 2013:
(a) Ving Woo
(b) Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
(c) Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
(d) Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
(e) Xxx
Xxxxx
(f) Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(g) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
(h) Xxxxxx Vucurvich
(i) Xxxxxx Xxxxx-Blue
(j) Xxxxx Xxxxxx
SCHEDULE “C”
SWAPS
HEDGING CONTRACT SUMMARY
As at October 18, 2013
Type |
Start Date |
End Date |
Volume |
Price Floor |
Price Ceiling |
Index |
CRUDE OIL Financial Contracts |
(dd-mmm-yy) (dd-mmm-yy)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAD |
Fixed |
01-Jan-13 |
31-Dec-13 |
1,500 |
bbl/d |
$ 94.50 |
CAD |
$ 94.50 |
CAD |
WTI |
Fixed - repriced |
01-Jul-13 |
31-Dec-13 |
1,500 |
bbl/d |
$ 96.87 |
CAD |
$ 96.87 |
CAD |
WTI |
Fixed |
01-Aug-13 |
31-Dec-13 |
1,000 |
bbl/d |
$ 106.02 |
CAD |
$ 106.02 |
CAD |
WTI |
Fixed |
01-Jan-14 |
31-Dec-14 |
1,500 |
bbl/d |
$ 94.00 |
CAD |
$ 94.00 |
CAD |
WTI |
Fixed |
01-Jan-14 |
31-Dec-14 |
1,500 |
bbl/d |
$ 95.22 |
CAD |
$ 95.22 |
CAD |
WTI |
USD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Call |
01-Jan-14 |
31-Dec-14 |
2,000 |
bbl/d |
n/a |
|
$ 105.00 |
USD |
WTI |
Call |
01-Jan-14 |
31-Dec-14 |
1,000 |
bbl/d |
n/a |
|
$ 105.00 |
USD |
WTI |
NATURAL GAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed |
01-Feb-13 |
31-Dec-13 |
10,000 |
GJ/day |
$ 3.050 |
CAD |
$ 3.050 |
CAD |
AECO monthly 7A |
Fixed |
01-Apr-13 |
30-Jun-14 |
10,000 |
GJ/day |
$ 3.050 |
CAD |
$ 3.050 |
CAD |
AECO monthly 7A |
Fixed |
01-Apr-13 |
30-Jun-14 |
5,000 |
GJ/day |
$ 3.050 |
CAD |
$ 3.050 |
CAD |
AECO monthly 7A |