REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of April 17, 2002; |
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BETWEEN:
ALTAREX
CORP.,
a
corporation incorporated under the laws of
Alberta
(hereinafter referred to as the “Company”)
and
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UNITED
THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION,
a
corporation
incorporated
under the laws of Delaware (hereinafter referred
to
as
“United”)
WHEREAS:
A.
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United
wishes to purchase Purchased Securities from the
Company;
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B.
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the
Company has agreed to issue the Purchased Securities to United;
and
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C.
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this
Agreement is being entered into as a condition to the completion
of the
purchase of the Purchased
Securities;
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NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises
and the
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
In
this
Agreement, unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent
therewith:
“affiliate”
and “associate” have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the
Securities
Act
(Ontario) as at the date hereof;
“Agreement”
means this agreement and all amendments made hereto by written agreement
between
the parties hereto;
“business
day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory or civic holiday
in
Toronto, Ontario;
“Canadian
Securities Laws” means the securities laws of any province or territory of
Canada;
“Common
Shares” means the common shares of the Company;
“Convertible
Debentures” means, collectively, the First Convertible Debenture and Second
Convertible Debenture;
“Convertible
Debenture Shares” means, collectively, the 100,000 Common Shares issued upon
conversion of the First Convertible Debenture and the 883,380 Common Shares
issued upon the conversion of US $441,690 of the Second Convertible
Debenture;
“Expenses”
means all expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with
this Agreement (including, without limitation, all filing fees, expenses
of
compliance with securities and “blue sky” laws, printing expenses and reasonable
fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, independent accountants,
underwriters (but excluding underwriting discounts and selling commissions)
and
other persons retained by the Company) other than the Company’s internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties) which shall
continue to be paid by the Company in any event;
“First
Convertible Debenture” means the First Convertible Debenture dated as of the
date hereof between the Company and United;
‘Piggyback
Qualification” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1;
“Prospectus”
means a prospectus filed by the Company with a Canadian commission for a
public
offering and sale of securities of the Company;
“Purchased
Securities” means collectively the 4,900,000 Common Shares subscribed for by
United pursuant to the Subscription and Debenture Purchase Agreement and
the
Convertible Debenture Shares, if any;
“Qualifiable
Shares” means i) the Convertible Debenture Shares issuable upon conversion of
the Convertible Debentures, as applicable, and ii) any other Common Shares
issuable in respect of such shares (because of share splits, share dividends,
reclassifications, recapitalizations or similar events);
“Second
Convertible Debenture” means the Second Debenture (as such term is defined in
the Subscription and Debenture Purchase Agreement);
“Securities
Acts” means the securities legislation of each of the provinces of Canada and
all regulations, policy statements, orders, rules, rulings, communiqués and
interpretation notes issued thereunder or in relation thereto, as amended,
re-enacted or replaced from time to time; and
“Subscription
and Debenture Purchase Agreement” the subscription and debenture purchase
agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company and
United.
1.2
Headings
The
division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of
headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The terms “this Agreement”,
“hereof’, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to
any particular Article, Section or other portion hereof and include any
agreement supplemental hereto. Unless something in the subject matter or
context
is inconsistent therewith, references herein to Articles and Sections are
to
Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
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1.3 Extended
Meanings
In
this
Agreement words importing the singular number only shall include the plural
and
vice versa, words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine
and
neuter genders and vice versa and words importing persons shall include
individuals, partnerships, associations, trusts, unincorporated organizations
and corporations.
ARTICLE
2
QUALIFICATION
REQUEST
2.1 Request
for Qualification
Subject
to Section 2.2, United may at any time after the issue and sale of the
applicable Convertible Debenture, by written notice to the Company, request
(a
“Qualification Request”) the Company to (1) qualify for distribution Qualifiable
Shares issuable upon conversion of such Convertible Debenture under the
Securities Acts, or (2) in the event the Company is offering Common Shares
to
the public by way of a prospectus, to sell on a secondary basis the Purchased
Securities, such notice to specify the number of Common Shares requested
to be
qualified or sold, as the case may be, and the intended method of disposition
of
such Common Shares.
Promptly
upon receipt of a Qualification Request, the Company shall use its best efforts
to effect, as expeditiously as possible, the qualification for distribution
or
resale under the Securities Acts of the Common Shares that the Company has
been
requested to qualify by United to the extent necessary to permit the disposition
of the Common Shares to be qualified in accordance with the intended methods
of
distribution.
2.2 Restrictions
on Qualification Request
The
Company shall not be obligated to effect:
(a)
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any
Qualification Request that requires the Company to qualify the
Qualifiable
Shares in any jurisdiction outside of Canada;
or
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(b)
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any
Qualification Request unless United has requested either iii) the
qualification for distribution of not less than 100% of the total
number
of Qualifiable Shares owned by United on the date of any such
Qualification Request or iv) the sale on a secondary basis of not
less
than 100% of the total number of Purchased Securities owned by
United on
the date of such Qualification
Request.
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2.3 Qualification
Request Expenses
The
Company will pay all Expenses relating to any Qualification
Request:
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(a)
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provided
that with respect to the sale of Common Shares pursuant to a public
offering in Canada, United shall pay its proportionate share (based
on the
number of Common Shares that United is selling of the total number
of
Common Shares being qualified for sale) of the Expenses to the
extent
required to be paid by United under Securities Acts and for greater
certainty the expenses for which United would be responsible hereunder
are
limited to its proportionate proportion of the Canadian Securities
Commission’s regulated fees;
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(b)
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provided,
however, that if a qualification under Section 2.1 is withdrawn
at the
request of United (other than a withdrawal within 10 days of the
United
becoming aware of, and as a result of, information concerning the
business
or financial condition of the Company which is made known to United
after
the date on which such qualification was requested), United shall
pay its
proportionate share (based on the number of Common Shares that
United is
selling of the total number of Common Shares being qualified for
sale) of
the Expenses to the extent required to be paid by United under
Securities
Laws.
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2.4 Underwritten
Offerings
If
any
Qualification Request is an underwritten offering:
(a)
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United
shall provide notice of this fact as part of its Qualification
Registration;
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(b)
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the
Company, even in the case of an offering (a “Secondary Distribution”)
including United as a secondary offeror, shall have the right to
select
the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to underwrite any offering
contemplated by a Qualification Request, subject, in the case of
a
Secondary Distribution, to the approval of United, such approval
not to be
unreasonably withheld; and
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(c)
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United
shall bear or pay its proportionate share of the underwriting discounts
and selling commissions determined on the basis of the proportion
that the
number of United’s Common Shares included in the Qualification Request
bears to the total number of Common Shares qualified for
distribution.
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ARTICLE
3
PIGGYBACK
QUALIFICATION
3.1 Right
to Piggyback
If
the
Company proposes to (1) qualify for distribution any Common Shares under
any of
the Securities Acts (other than in connection with any securities exchange
offer, dividend reinvestment plan or stock option or other employee benefit
plan) or (2) sell by way of prospectus commons shares out of treasury
(“Offering”), the Company shall give prompt written notice to United of its
intention to do so and, subject to Section 3.4, shall include in such
qualification all Qualifiable Shares and shall include as part of such offering
on a secondary basis the Purchased Securities (a “Piggyback Qualification”) with
respect to which the Company has received from United a written request for
inclusion therein within ten Business Days after the date of such notice.
The
Company has the right to postpone or withdraw any qualification in its sole
discretion.
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3.2 Piggyback
Expenses
The
Company will pay all Expenses relating to any Piggyback
Qualification.
3.3 Underwritten
Offerings
If
any
Piggyback Qualification is an underwritten offering:
(a)
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the
Company shall be entitled to select the investment banker(s) and
manager(s) to underwrite the offering contemplated
thereby;
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(b)
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United
shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with
the
underwriter or underwriters selected for the underwriting by the
Company;
and
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(c)
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United
shall bear or pay its proportionate share of the underwriting discounts
and selling commissions determined on the basis of the proportion
that the
number of United’s Common Shares included in the Piggyback Qualification
bears to the total number of Common Shares qualified for
distribution.
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3.4 Priority
on Primary Qualification
If
any
Piggyback Qualification includes an underwritten offering and the managing
underwriters advise the Company that the number of Common Shares that the
Company and United have requested to be included in such distribution pursuant
to Section 3.1 exceeds the number (in this Section 3.4, the “Maximum Secondary
Offering Size”) which can be sold on a secondary basis in an orderly manner in
such offering within a price range acceptable to the Company (the “Assessment”),
the Company shall include in such distribution as many of the Common Shares
proposed to be sold by United on a secondary basis as will not cause the
offering to exceed the Maximum Secondary Offering Size which can be sold
on a
secondary basis in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range
acceptable to the Company.
If
United
disagrees with the Assessment, the matter shall be decided by an arbitrator
mutually agreeable to the parties within ten calendar days whose decision
shall
be final and binding upon the parties.
Subject
to the foregoing, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to arrange
for
the underwriters to include the Piggyback Qualification as part of the Common
Shares to be distributed by or through such underwriters.
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ARTICLE
4
QUALIFICATION
PROCEDURES
4.1 Ob1igations
of the Company
Whenever
the Company receives a request for a Qualification Request or a Piggyback
Qualification, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such
qualification for distribution and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as
expeditiously as possible, and to the extent necessary by virtue of the
requirements of the jurisdictions in which such qualification is to be
effected:
(a)
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promptly
prepare and file a preliminary prospectus in the relevant jurisdictions
and such other related documents as may be necessary or appropriate
relating to the proposed distribution or qualification and shall,
as soon
as possible after any comments of the relevant regulatory authorities
have
been satisfied with respect thereto, prepare and file under the
Securities
Acts a prospectus (provided that before filing a preliminary prospectus,
prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company
shall
furnish to United copies of such documents for their review) and
obtain
receipts therefor and shall take all other steps and proceedings
that may
be necessary in order to qualify the Common Shares for distribution
under
such Securities Acts by registrants who comply with the relevant
provisions of such Securities Acts;
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(b)
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prepare
and file with the relevant regulatory authorities such amendments
and
supplements to such preliminary prospectus, prospectus as may be
necessary
to comply with the provisions of the Securities Acts with respect
to the
distribution of all Common Shares covered thereby until all of
such Common
Shares have been distributed in accordance with the intended method
or
methods of disposition;
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(c)
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furnish
to United such number of copies of such preliminary prospectus,
prospectus
and any amendment and supplement thereto and such other relevant
documents
as such shareholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate
the
disposition of its Common Shares;
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(d)
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furnish
to United an opinion of counsel for the Company in a form that
is
customary at such time addressed to United and the underwriters
and dated
the effective date of such (final)
prospectus;
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(e)
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notify,
as soon as possible, United of any circumstance or the happening
of any
event as a result of which the preliminary prospectus, prospectus
as then
in effect would include an untrue statement of material fact or
would omit
any fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to
make any
statement therein not misleading, and at the request of United
prepare and
furnish to United a reasonable number of commercial copies of a
supplement
to or an amendment of the preliminary prospectus, prospectus as
may be
necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of
such
Common Shares, such document shall not include an untrue statement
of
material fact or omit to state any fact that is required to be
stated or
that is necessary to make any statement therein not
misleading;
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(f)
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otherwise
comply with all applicable Securities Acts during the course of
the
distribution;
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(g)
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enter
into such customary agreements, including underwriting agreements,
containing such representations and warranties by the Company and
such
other terms and provisions as are customary therein including,
without
limitation, rights of indemnity and
contribution;
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(h)
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in
the event of the issuance of any order or ruling suspending the
effectiveness of a prospectus receipt or of any order suspending
or
preventing the use of any prospectus or suspending the qualification
of
any Common Shares qualified by such prospectus for sale in any
jurisdiction, use its best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal
of
such order or ruling;
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(i)
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otherwise
use its reasonable efforts to facilitate the offering of the Common
Shares
including, without limitation, causing management of the Company
to
participate in any road shows, sales meetings or other activities
arranged
by the underwriters;
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(j)
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if
the Company has delivered a Prospectus to United and after having
done so
the Prospectus is amended to comply with the requirements of the
Securities Act, the Company shall promptly notify United and, if
requested, United shall immediately cease making offers of Qualifiable
Shares or Purchased Securities and return all Prospectuses to the
Company.
The Company shall promptly provide United with revised Prospectuses
and,
following receipt of the revised Prospectuses or United shall be
free to
resume making offers of the Qualifiable Shares or Purchased Securities;
and
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(k)
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in
the event that, in the judgment of the Company, it is advisable
to suspend
use of a Prospectus due to pending material developments or other
events
that have not yet been publicly disclosed and as to which the Company
believes public disclosure would be detrimental to the Company,
the
Company shall notify United to such effect, and, upon receipt of
such
notice, United shall immediately discontinue any sales of Qualifiable
Shares or Purchased Securities pursuant to such Prospectus until
United
has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or
until
United is advised in writing by the Company that the then current
Prospectus may be used and has received copies of any additional
or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated
by
reference in such Prospectus. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, the Company shall not exercise its rights under this Section
4.1(k) to suspend sales of Qualifiable Shares or Purchased Securities
for
a number of days in excess of 120 days in any 365-day
period.
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4.2 Obligations
of United
(1)
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If
in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company it is necessary
or
appropriate in order to comply with any applicable Securities Acts,
the
obligations of the Company under Article 1 and Article 3 shall
be
conditional upon United and any underwriter participating in such
offering
executing and delivering to the Company an appropriate agreement,
in a
form reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Company, that such
person
shall comply with all prospectus delivery requirements of all relevant
Securities Acts and with anti-stabilization, manipulation and similar
provisions of the relevant Securities Acts and shall furnish to
the
Company information about sales made in such
offering.
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(2)
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United
shall not (until further notice) effect sales of any Common Shares
qualified by or included in a prospectus or deliver any prospectus
in
respect of such sale after notification by the Company of any order
or
ruling suspending the effectiveness of the receipt for such
prospectus.
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4.3 Preparation:
Reasonable Investigation
In
connection with the preparation and filing of any preliminary prospectus,
prospectus, or similar document pursuant to a qualification request, United
and
the underwriters, if any, and its counsel, auditors and other representatives,
shall be given the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such
documents and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto and there shall
be
inserted therein such material as is required under the applicable Securities
Acts or which in the reasonable judgment of United and its counsel should
be
included. United and the underwriters shall also be given such access to
the
books and records of the Company and such opportunities to discuss the business
of the Company with its officers and auditors as shall be necessary in their
respective opinions or in the opinion of their respective counsel, and to
conduct all due diligence which any of the foregoing persons may reasonably
require in order to conduct a reasonable investigation for purposes of
establishing a due diligence defence as contemplated by the Securities Acts
and
in order to enable United and underwriters to execute the certificates required
to be executed by them pursuant to the Securities Acts for inclusion in each
such document.
4.4 Expenses
(1)
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To
the extent permitted under applicable Securities Acts, all Expenses
shall
be borne by the Company. The Company shall pay its internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers
and employees performing legal or accounting
duties).
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(2)
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To
the extent Expenses are not permitted by law to be paid by the
Company,
United shall pay those Expenses allocable to the distribution or
qualification of the Qualified Shares or Purchased Securities owned
by it
as provided herein.
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ARTICLE
5
INDEMNIFICATION
AND CONTRIBUTION
5.1 Indemnification
(1)
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The
Company shall indemnify and hold United, each of its officers,
directors,
legal counsel and accountants and each person which owns or controls
United from and against any and all expenses, claims, losses, damages
and
liabilities (or actions, proceedings or settlements in respect
thereof)
including costs of investigation and reasonable fees and expenses
of legal
counsel arising out of or based
upon:
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(a)
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any
liability pursuant to a provision of (including any indemnity in)
any
underwriting agreement, purchase agreement or other document relating
to
any Qualification Request or Piggyback Qualification and directly
or
indirectly arising out of or based upon any misrepresentation,
breach of
warranty, untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, whether
of a
material fact or otherwise, or any omission or alleged omission
to state a
fact, material or not, required to be stated or necessary to make
a
statement therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances
in which
it is made; or
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(b) | any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation, breach of warranty or untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, whether of a material fact or otherwise contained in any preliminary prospectus, prospectus registration statement or similar document (including any amendment or supplement thereto) relating to any Qualification Request or Piggyback Qualification, or in any underwriting agreement, purchase agreement or other document relating thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state in any such preliminary prospectus, prospectus, registration statement or similar document (including any amendment or supplement thereto), or any such underwriting agreement, purchase agreement or other document, a fact, material or not, required to be stated therein or necessary to make a statement therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which it is made. |
(2)
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In
the event of any qualification of any of the Qualifiable Shares
or
Purchased Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Agreement.
United will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of
its directors
and officers and each underwriter (if any) and each person, if
any, who
controls the Company or any such underwriter within the meaning
of the
Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint
or several, to which the Company, such directors and officers,
underwriter
or controlling person may become subject under Securities Act,
or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any
preliminary or final Prospectus under which such Qualifiable
Shares or
Purchased Securities were qualified, or any amendment or supplement
to the
Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or
alleged
omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if the
statement
or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information
relating to United furnished in writing to the Company by or
on behalf of
United specifically for use in connection with the preparation
of such
Prospectus, amendment or supplement; provided,
however,
that the obligations of United hereunder shall be limited to
an amount
equal to the net proceeds to United of Qualifiable Shares or
Purchased
Securities sold in connection with such
qualification.
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(3)
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Each
party entitled to indemnification under this Section 5.1 (the “Indemnified
Party”) shall give notice to the Company or United, as the case may be,
promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any
claim as
to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Company
or United,
as the case may be, to assume the defence of any such claim or
any
litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Company
or
United, as the case may be, who shall conduct the defence of such
claim or
any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified
Party, and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defence,
and
provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give
notice
as provided herein shall not relieve the Company of its obligations
under
this Section 5.1. The Company or United, as the case may be, shall
not, in
the defence of any such claim or litigation, except with the consent
of
each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter
into any
settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof
the
giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of
a release
from all liability in respect to such claim or
litigation.
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5.2 Contribution
If
the
indemnification provided for in Section 5.1 is unavailable or insufficient
to
hold harmless the Indemnified Parties in respect of any expenses, claims,
losses, damages or liabilities or actions in respect thereof, then the Company
or United, as the case may be, shall in lieu of indemnifying the Indemnified
Parties contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Parties
as a
result of such expenses, claims, losses, damages, liabilities or actions
in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the parties
thereto, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such
expenses, claims, losses, damages, liabilities or actions as well as any
other
relevant equitable considerations; provided,
however,
that no
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section
11(1) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) shall be entitled
to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5.2 were determined by
pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which did not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 5.2. The
amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Parties as a result of the expenses,
claims, losses, damages, liabilities or actions in respect thereof referred
to
above in this Section 5.2 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim.
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ARTICLE
6
GENERAL
6.1 Injunctive
Relief
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that damages would be inadequate to compensate
for the breach of any of its obligations contained in this Agreement and
that
other parties hereto would be seriously and irreparably injured if any provision
of this Agreement is not performed by it in accordance with the specific
terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
Accordingly,
the Company agrees, without prejudice to any additional or alternative remedies
the other parties hereto may have hereunder, that such other parties shall
be
entitled:
(a)
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to
an injunction to prevent any breach of this Agreement by the
Company;
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(b)
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to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and any obligation
in
favour of such other parties, or any of them, contained in this
Agreement;
and
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(c)
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to
declaratory relief or injunctive relief in respect of anything
done in
breach of an obligation in favour of such other parties, or any
of them,
contained in this Agreement.
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6.2 Termination
This
Agreement shall terminate (3) in the case of the Common Shares constituting
a
portion of the Purchased Securities, four months from the date hereof, and
(4)
in the case of the Qualifiable Shares, four months from the date of issue
and
sale of the Convertible Debentures.
6.3 Further
Assurances
Each
of
the parties hereto shall from time to time execute and deliver all such further
documents and instruments and do all acts and things as the other parties
may
reasonably require to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect
the
full intent and meaning of this Agreement.
6.4 Time
of the Essence
Time
shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
6.5 Benefit
of the Agreement
This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
6.6 Entire
Agreement
This
Agreement, the Subscription and Debenture Purchase Agreement and the Convertible
Debenture constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes any other
understandings and agreements between the parties hereto with respect thereto.
There are no representations, warranties, terms, conditions, undertakings
or
collateral agreements, express, implied or statutory, between the parties
other
than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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6.7 Amendments
and Waiver
No
modification of or amendment to this Agreement shall be valid or binding
unless
set forth in writing and duly executed by the parties hereto and no waiver
of
any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be effective
or
binding unless made in writing and signed by the party purporting to give
the
same and, unless otherwise provided, shall be limited to the specific breach
waived.
6.8 Assignment
This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the written consent
of
the other parties hereto.
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6.9 Notices
Any
demand, notice or other communication to be given in connection with this
Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be given by personal delivery
or
by facsimile transmission addressed to the recipient as follows:
(a)
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to
the Company:
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AltaRex
Corp.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
(b)
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to
United:
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United
Therapeutics Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X
Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
Telecopier: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxx, General Counsel
or
to
such other address, individual or facsimile number as may be designated by
notice given by any party to the others. Any demand, notice or other
communication given by personal delivery shall be conclusively deemed to
have
been given on the day of actual delivery thereof and, if given by facsimile
transmission, on the day of transmittal thereof.
6.10 Governing
Law
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the
Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
6.11 Attornment
In
relation to any legal proceedings or action to enforce this Agreement, the
courts of the Province of Ontario shall have jurisdiction to entertain any
action arising under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of
Ontario
and waives any objections to proceedings in such courts on the grounds of
venue
or on the grounds that the proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient
forum. This Section 6.10 shall not affect the right of any party to take
proceedings in any other jurisdiction nor shall the taking of proceedings
in any
jurisdiction preclude any party from taking proceedings in any other
jurisdiction.
13
6.12 Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement.
ALTAREX
CORP.
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Per:
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Per:
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UNITED
THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
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||
Per:
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Per:
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14
EXHIBIT
E
Unless
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Subscription Agreement.
ALTAREX
CORP.
Term
Sheet
Issuer:
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AltaRex
Corp. (“AltaRex” or the “Company”)
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Issue:
|
A
unit consisting of 4,900,000 Common Shares and a warrant to purchase
3,250,000 common shares at a price of $0.50; a convertible debenture
in
the principal amount of $50,000; and a right to subscribe for a
convertible debenture in the principal amount of $875,000.
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Purchase
Price:
|
U.S.
$0.50 per Common Share for a purchase price of $2,450,000
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Common
Shares
Outstanding:
|
Pre-Issue
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Post-Issue
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|
Basic:
Fully-diluted:
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36.7
million
49.2
million
|
45.0
million
58.4
million
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Restricted
Securities:
|
The
Purchased Securities will not be registered under the Securities
Act, or
applicable state securities laws, and may not be transferred except
in
compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws.
Each certificate representing the Purchased Securities will bear
a legend
to the foregoing effect.
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Use
of
Proceeds
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Research
and development expenses, general and administrative expenses and
working
capital and other requirements of the Company.
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Listing:
|
The
Common Shares are listed on the TSE under the symbol “AXO”.
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Anticipated
Closing
Date:
|
April
17, 2002
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EXHIBIT
X-0
XXXXXXX
CORP.
PRIVATE
PLACEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Please
provide us with the following information:
1.
|
The
exact name that the Purchased Securities are to be registered in
(this is
the name that will appear on the special unit certificate(s)).
You may use
a nominee name if appropriate:
|
United
Therapeutics Corporation
|
|
2.
|
The
relationship between the Purchaser of the Purchased Securities
and the
Registered Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
|
Same
entity
|
|
3.
|
The
mailing address, telephone and telecopy number of the Registered
Holder
listed in response to item 1 above:
|
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Tel.
(000) 000-0000
Fax.
(000) 000-0000
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|
4.
|
The
Tax Identification Number of the Registered Holder listed in response
to
item 1 above:
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00-0000000 (USA)
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EXHIBIT
X-0
XXXXXXX
CORP.
CERTIFICATE
FOR CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,
TRUST,
FOUNDATION AND JOINT PURCHASERS
(ALL
INFORMATION FURNISHED IN THIS
QUESTIONNAIRE
WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)
If
the
purchaser is a corporation, partnership, trust, pension plan, foundation,
joint
purchaser (other than a married couple) or other entity, an authorized officer,
partner, or trustee must complete, date and sign this Certificate. If the
answer
to any question below is “none” or “not applicable”, please so
indicate.
CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned certifies that the representations and responses below are true
and
accurate:
1. IDENTIFICATION
Name
|
United
Therapeutics Corporation
|
Address
of Principal
Place
of Business
|
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx. XX 00000 XXX
|
Year
and Jurisdiction of
Formation
or In-company
|
1996
|
Type
of Business
(Company,
partnership, etc.)
|
Corporation
(USA)
|
Was
entity formed for the specific purpose of this investment? Yes
___ No
__X__
If
answer
is yes, all equity owners (shareholders, partners, etc.) of the entity must
each
complete a Certificate for Individual Purchasers (Exhibit D-2).
2. ACCREDITED
INVESTOR
As
a
purchaser of Purchased Securities and the Second Debenture, you will represent
in the Subscription Agreement that you are an “Accredited Investor” as defined m
Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). An
entity is deemed an “Accredited Investor” if it is any one of the
following:
(a)
|
a
bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or a savings
and
loan association or other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A)
of
the Securities Act, acting in either an individual or fiduciary
capacity;
|
(b)
|
a
broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934;
|
(c)
|
an
insurance company as defined in section 2(13) of the Securities
Act;
|
(d)
|
an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 or
a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of
that
Act;
|
(e)
|
a
Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under section 301(c) or(d) of the Small Business
Investment
Act of 1958;
|
(f)
|
a
plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions,
or
an agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions,
for
the benefit of its employees, which plan his total assets in excess
of
$5,000,000;
|
(g)
|
an
employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
Income
Security Act of 1974, which satisfies one of the following criteria:
b)
the investment decision for such plan is made by a plan fiduciary,
as
defined in section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, a
savings
and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment
adviser; c) such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
or d) such
plan is a self-directed plan and its investment decisions are made
solely
by persons who are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule
501(a) under the Securities Act;
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(h)
|
a
private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22)
of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940;
|
(i)
|
an
organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code
which has total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
|
(j)
|
a
Company which has total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
|
(k)
|
a
Massachusetts or similar business trust which has total assets
in excess
of $5,000,000;
|
(l)
|
a
partnership, which was not formed for the specific purpose of investing
in
the Company, which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
or
|
(m)
|
a
trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, which was not
formed for
the specific purpose of investing in the Company and whose investment
in
the Company is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience
in
financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating
the
merits and risks of an investment in the
Company.
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2
Please
confirm that you are an “Accredited Investor” by checking the box below.
Accredited
Investor X
YES
Please
set forth in the space provided below the i) state(s), if any, in the U.S.
in
which you maintained your principal office during the past two years and
the
dates during which you maintained your office in each state, ii) state(s),
if
any, in which you are incorporated or otherwise organized and iii) state(s),
if
any, in which you pay income taxes.
Principal
Office: Maryland 1997
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|
Incorporation:
Delaware
|
|
Income
Tax: We have never paid income taxes to any jurisdiction, but
we
|
|
pay
other business taxes in North Carolina, Maryland, Florida, DC,
Illinois
|
Dated: April
17, 2002
United
Therapeutics Corporation
|
Name
of Purchaser
|
(signed)
“Xxxx Xxxxx”
|
Signature
and title of authorized officer, partner or trustee
|
3
EXHIBIT
F-3
DECLARATION
OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
TO: AltaRex
Corp. (the “Company”)
In
connection with the purchase by the undersigned (the “Purchaser”), the Purchaser
hereby certifies, represents, warrants and covenants to the Company (which
representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the closing of the
purchase of the Purchased Securities and the Second Debenture (collectively,
the
“Securities”)) and acknowledges that the Company is relying thereon
that:
(a)
|
either
iv) the Purchaser is purchasing the Securities as principal for
its own
account and not for the benefit of any other person, and not with
a view
to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Securities;
or v) if
the Purchaser is acting as agent or trustee for one or more beneficial
purchasers whose identity is disclosed or undisclosed or identified
by
account number only, each beneficial purchaser is purchasing as
principal
for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person,
and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the
Securities,
and each beneficial purchaser complies with such of subparagraphs
(b) and
(c) below as are applicable to it by virtue of its place of residence
or
by virtue of it being subject to the applicable securities legislation
of
such province; and
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(b)
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either
(please check appropriate box):
|
(A)
|
o |
the
offering and sale of the Securities to the Purchaser or beneficial
purchaser is exempt from the prospectus requirements of applicable
securities legislation by virtue of the fact that the Purchaser
or
beneficial purchaser, as the case may be, is a resident of or otherwise
subject to the securities legislation of Ontario, and it is an
“accredited
investor” as defined in Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501
-
Exempt Distributions on the basis indicated in Annex 1 attached
hereto;
and
|
(B)
|
x
|
if
the Purchaser or beneficial purchaser, as the case may be, is not
a
purchaser under (b) above, it is purchasing pursuant to an exemption
from
any prospectus or securities registration requirements (particulars
of
which are enclosed herewith) available to the Company and the Purchaser
under all applicable securities legislation and shall deliver to
the
Company and the Underwriters such further particulars of the exemption
and
the Purchaser’s qualification thereunder as the Company or the
Underwriters may reasonably
request.
|
The
foregoing certifications, representations, warranties and covenants are made
by
the undersigned with the intent that they may be relied upon in determining
its
suitability as a purchaser of the Securities, and the Purchaser further
certifies and represents that the above certifications, representations,
warranties and covenants will be true and correct both as of the execution
of
this agreement and as of the Initial Closing and each subsequent Closing
and
will survive the completion of the issuance of the Securities.
Date:
April 17, 2002
|
United
Therapeutics Corporation
|
|
Print
Name of Purchaser
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||
By:
|
(signed)
“Xxxx X. Xxxxx”
|
|
Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title: SVP
and General Counsel
|
IMPORTANT: IF
YOU
HAVE CHECKED THE BOX BESIDE (b)(i) ABOVE, PLEASE INITIAL THE APPROPRIATE
CATEGORY ON ANNEX 1 ATTACHED
5
ANNEX
1 to Exhibit F3
Definition
of Accredited Investor
The
following is a summary of the definition of “accredited investor” as set out in
Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 — Exempt Distribution. Definitions of
certain terms used herein are set forth at pages 3-5 hereof. Purchasers should
refer to the complete text of the definition as found in such rule. Please
put a
check xxxx in the space beside the appropriate category.
·
|
For
the purposes of Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 — Exempt
Distribution, “accredited investor”
means:
|
(a)
a
bank listed in Schedule I or II of the Bank
Act
(Canada), or an authorized foreign bank listed in Schedule III
of that
Act;
|
||
(b)
the
Business Development Bank incorporated under the Business
Development Bank Act
(Canada);
|
||
(c)
a
loan corporation or trust corporation registered under the Loan
and Trust to Corporations Act
(Ontario) or under the Trust
and Loan Companies Act
(Canada), or under comparable legislation in any other
jurisdiction;
|
||
(d)
a
co-operative credit society, credit union central, federation of
caisses
populaires, credit union or league, or regional caisse populaire,
or an
association under the Cooperative
Credit Associations Act
(Canada), in each case, located in Canada;
|
||
(e)
a
company licensed to do business as an insurance company in any
province or
territory of Canada;
|
||
(f)
a
subsidiary of any company referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c),
(d) or
(e), where the company owns all of the voting shares of the
subsidiary;
|
||
(g)
a
person or company registered under the Securities
Act
(Ontario) or securities legislation in another province or territory
of
Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a limited market
dealer;
|
||
(h)
the
government of Canada or of any province or territory of Canada,
or any
crown corporation) instrumentality or agency of a Canadian federal,
provincial or territorial government;
|
||
(i)
any
Canadian municipality or any Canadian provincial or territorial
capital
city;
|
(j)
any
national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal
government
of or in any country, or political subdivision of a country,
other than
Canada, or any instrumentality or agency thereof
|
||
(k)
a
pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent
of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a provincial pension commission
or
similar regulatory authority;
|
||
(l)
a
registered xxxxxxx xxxxxx the Income
Tax Act
(Canada);
|
||
(m)
an
individual who beneficially owns, or who together with a spouse
beneficially own, financial assets having an aggregate realizable
value
that, before taxes but net of any related liabilities (as defined
below),
exceeds $1,000,000;
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||
(n)
an
individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in
each of the
two most recent years or whose net income before taxes combined
with that
of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of those years and who,
in either
case, has a reasonable expectation of exceeding the same net
income level
in the current year;
|
||
(o)
an
individual who has been granted registration under the Securities
Act
(Ontario) or Securities legislation in another province or territory
of
Canada as a representative of a person or company referred to
in paragraph
(g), whether or not the individual’s registration is still in
effect;
|
||
(p)
a
promoter of the issuer or an affiliated entity of a promoter
of the
issuer;
|
||
(q)
a
spouse, parent, grandparent or child of an officer, director
or promoter
of the issuer;
|
||
(r)
a
person or company that, in relation to the issuer, is an affiliated
entity
or a person or company referred to in clause (c) of the definition
of
distribution in subsection 1(1) of the Securities
Act
(Ontario);
|
||
(s)
an
issuer that is acquiring securities of its own issue;
|
||
X
|
(t)
a
company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
trust or
estate, other than a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment
fund, that
had net assets of at least $5,000,000 as reflected in its most
recently
prepared financial statements;
|
2
(u)
a
person or company that is recognized by the Commission as an
accredited
investor;
|
||
(v)
a
mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund that, in Ontario,
distributes its securities only to persons or companies that
are
accredited investors;
|
||
(w)
a
mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund that, in Ontario,
distributes its securities under a prospectus for which a receipt
has been
granted by the Director;
|
||
(x)
a
managed account if it is acquiring a security that is not a
security of a
mutual find or non-redeemable investment fund;
|
||
(y)
an
account that is fully managed by a trust corporation registered
under the
Loan
and Trust Corporations Act
(Ontario);
|
||
(z)
an
entity organized outside of Canada that is analogous to any
of the
entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (g) and paragraph
(k) in
form and function; and
|
||
(aa)
a
person or company in respect of which all of the owners of
interests,
direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, are persons or companies
that are
accredited investors;
|
·
|
For
the purposes of the definition of “accredited investor” noted above, the
following definitions are included for
convenience:
|
“company”
means any corporation, incorporated association, incorporated syndicate or
other
incorporated organization;
“entity”
means a company, syndicate, partnership, trust or unincorporated
organization;
“financial
assets” means cash, securities, or any contract of insurance or deposit or
evidence thereof that is not a security for the purposes of the Securities
Act
(Ontario);
“managed
account” means an investment portfolio account of a client established in
writing with a portfolio adviser who makes investment decisions for the account
and has full discretion to trade in securities of the account without requiring
the client’s express consent to a transaction;
“mutual
fund” includes an issuer of securities that entitle the holder to receive on
demand, or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed by
reference to the value of a proportionate interest in the whole or in a part
of
the net assets, including a separate fund or trust account, of the issuer
of the
securities;
3
“non-redeemable
investment fund” means an issuer
(i)
|
whose
primary purpose is to invest money provided by its security
holders;
|
(ii)
|
that
does not invest for the purpose of exercising effective control,
seeking
to exercise effective control, or being actively involved in the
management of the issuers in which it invests, other than other
mutual
funds or non-redeemable investment funds;
and
|
(iii)
|
that
is not a mutual fund;
|
“person”
means an individual, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated
syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, trustee, executor, administrator,
or other legal representative;
“portfolio
adviser” means
(iv)
|
a
portfolio manager;
|
(v)
|
a
broker or investment dealer exempted from registration as an adviser
under
subsection 148(1) of the regulation made under the Securities
Act
(Ontario) if that broker or investment dealer is not exempt from
the
bylaws or regulations of The Toronto Stock Exchange or the Investment
Dealers’ Association of Canada referred to in that
subsection;
|
“related
liabilities” means liabilities incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing
the acquisition or ownership of financial assets and liabilities that are
secured by financial assets;
“spouse”,
in relation to an individual, means another individual to whom that individual
is married, or another individual of the opposite sex or the same sex with
~vhorn that individual is living in a conjugal relationship outside
marriage;
·
|
In
Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 a person or company is
considered to be an affiliated entity of another person or company
if one
is a subsidiary entity of the other, or if both are subsidiary
entities of
the same person or company, or if each of them is controlled by
the same
person or company.
|
·
|
In
Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 a person or company is
considered to be controlled by a person or company
if
|
(a)
|
in
the case of a person or company,
|
(i)
|
voting
securities of the first-mentioned person or company carrying more
than 50
percent of the votes for the election of directors are held, otherwise
than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of the other
person or
company, and
|
4
(ii)
|
the
votes carried by the securities are entitled, if exercised, to
elect a
majority of the directors of the first-mentioned person or
company;
|
(b)
|
in
the case of a partnership that does not have directors, other than
a
limited partnership, the second-mentioned person or company holds
more
than 50 percent of the interests in the partnership;
or
|
(c)
|
in
the case of a limited partnership, the general partner is the
second-mentioned person or company.
|
·
|
In
Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 a person or company is
considered to be a subsidiary entity of another person or company
if
|
(a)
|
it
is controlled by,
|
(i)
|
that
other, or
|
(ii)
|
that
other and one or more persons or companies each of which is controlled
by
that other, or
|
(iii)
|
two
or more persons or companies, each of which is controlled by that
other;
or
|
it
is a
subsidiary entity of a person or company that is the other’s subsidiary
entity.
5
EXHIBIT
F-4
THE
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
PRIVATE
PLACEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND UNDERTAKING
To
be
completed by each proposed private placement purchaser of listed securities
or
which are convertible into listed securities.
QUESTIONNAIRE
DESCRIPTION
OF TRANSACTION
(a)
|
Name
of issuer of the Securities
|
AltaRex
Corp.
|
(b)
|
Number
and Class of Securities to be Purchased
|
4,900,000
Common Shares and a Warrant to purchase 3,250,000 Common Shares;
a
Convertible Debenture in the amount of $50,000; and a Convertible
Debenture in the amount of $875,000
|
(c)
|
Purchase
Price (CND $) Cdn. $0.80 per Common Share
|
|
DETAILS
OF PURCHASER
(a)
|
Name
of Purchaser
|
United
Therapeutics Corporation.
|
(b)
|
Address
|
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
|
(c)
|
Names
and Addresses of persons having a greater than 10% beneficial interest
in
the purchaser
|
|
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx — 10.9%
|
||
RELATIONSHIP
TO ISSUER
(a)
|
Is
the purchaser (or any person named in response to 2(c) above) an
insider
of the issuer for the purposes of the Securities
Act (Ontario)
(before giving effect to this private placement)? If so, state
the
capacity in which the purchaser (or person named in response to
2(c)
qualifies as an insider
|
No
|
|
(b)
|
If
the answer to (a) is “no”, are the purchaser and the issuer controlled by
the same person or company? If so, give details
|
No
|
|
DEALINGS
OF PURCHASER IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Give
details of all trading by the purchaser, as principal, in the securities
of the
issuer (other than debt securities which are not convertible into equity
securities), directly or indirectly, within the 60 days preceding the date
hereof
None
|
|
[Undertaking
appears on the following page]
7