Contract
Canada &
Offshore
Form of Subscription
Agreement for Private Placement of Shares
A
completed and originally executed copy of this Subscription Agreement and
Schedules A. B and C, if applicable, duly completed and signed, must be
delivered to the Corporation.
TO: Kodiak Energy, Inc. (the
“Corporation”)
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The
undersigned (the “Subscriber”) hereby
irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of units (the
“Units”) set forth below
for the subscription price of US$2.50 per Unit representing the aggregate
consideration set forth below (the “Aggregate Subscription
Price”), upon and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in “Terms and Conditions of Subscription for Units of Kodiak Energy, Inc.”
attached hereto (together with the face pages and the attached Exhibits, the
“Subscription
Agreement”). Each Unit will consists of one common share in the capital of the
Corporation (“Common
Shares”) and one warrant (“Warrant”) where each Warrant
entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share in the capital of the
Corporation at an exercise price of US$3.50.
Subscriber’s
Particulars:
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of Units :___________________
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Name
of Subscriber - please print
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Aggregate
Subscription Price: $_______________________
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By:
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If
the Subscriber is signing as agent for a principal, unless it
is
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Authorized
Signature
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deemed
to be purchasing as principal under NI 45-106,
complete
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the
following and ensure that the applicable Schedule(s) are
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completed
on behalf of such principal:
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Name
and Official Capacity or Title of signatory if not Subscriber (please
print)
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Name
of Principal
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Subscriber’s
Residential Address
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Principal’s
Residential Address
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City/Town
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Province
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Postal
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Province
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Telephone Number
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e-mail
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Principal’s
e-mail address
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Citizenship:
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The
Subscriber owns, directly or indirectly, the following
securities
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(including
options) of the Corporation: _______________
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The
Subscriber is
r or is not r an insider of the
Corporation; or
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The
Subscriber is
r or is not r a member of the
pro group of the
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Corporation [Please
check the applicable box(s)]
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Certificates
for Common Shares will be delivered to the registered
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shareholder
unless delivery is otherwise specified as set forth
below:
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reference, if applicable
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DATED
this _____ day of ___________________, 2008
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Per: ______________________________________ | Subscription No: | ||
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This is
the first page of an agreement comprised of 13 pages (not including Schedules A,
B and C).
Canada & Offshore
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF SUBSCRIPTION FOR UNITS OF
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Terms of the
Offering. The Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if
applicable, on behalf of each person on whose behalf the Subscriber is
contracting) acknowledges that:
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(a)
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this
subscription is subject to rejection or allotment by the Corporation in
whole or in part at any time and in accordance with applicable Securities
Laws (as defined herein);
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(b)
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the
Common Shares subscribed for by it hereunder form part of a larger
issuance and sale by the Corporation of up to 3,000,000 Units (or such
other number of Units as may be determined by the Corporation) at a
subscription price of US$2.50 per Unit, where each Unit is comprised of
one Common Share and one Warrant (the “Offering”);
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(c)
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each
Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share in the capital of
the Corporation at an exercise price of US$3.50 for a period of 24 months
following the closing of the Offering (the “Expiry
Date”);
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(d)
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in
connection with the sale of the Units, if permitted by applicable
securities legislation, the Corporation may pay a commission or finder’s
fee, which could consist of cash or securities or a combination
thereof, to registered brokers or
others;
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(e)
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the
Offering is not subject to any minimum subscription level, and therefore,
any funds invested under this Subscription Agreement are available to the
Corporation and will be paid on the Closing Date to the Corporation, and
need not be refunded to the Subscriber unless the Closing Date does not
occur by such date as may be agreed to by the
Corporation;
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(f)
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if
the Closing Date or Closing Dates do not occur on or before such dates as
the Corporation may determine, or in the event that the Corporation
rejects the Subscription Agreement, the subscription proceeds will be
promptly returned to the Subscriber, without interest or
deduction;
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(g)
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the
Corporation is a company incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and because the operations and officers and directors are
located outside of Canada, it may not be possible for you to effect
service of process on them within Canada or to enforce against them, in
Canada, judgements obtained in Canadian courts; further, it may not be
possible to enforce judgments of Canadian courts against the Corporation
in the United States.
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2.
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Definitions. In
this Subscription Agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires:
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(a)
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“Accredited Investor Status
Certificate” means the Accredited Investor Status Certificate in
the form attached hereto as Schedule A which is required to be
completed by a Subscriber who is purchasing securities as an “accredited
investor” pursuant to
NI 45-106;
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(b)
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“affiliate”, “distribution” and “insider” have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in the Securities Act
(Alberta);
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(c)
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“Closing” means the
completion of the issue and sale by the Corporation and the purchase by
the Subscribers of the Common Shares pursuant to the subscription
agreements, in the form of this Subscription Agreement or the subscription
agreement for Flow-Through Shares, completed by
Subscribers;
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(d)
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“Closing Date” or “Closing Dates” means
such date or dates as the Corporation may
determine;
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(e)
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“Closing Time” means
10:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on the Closing Date or such other time as the
Corporation may determine;
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(f)
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“Designated Provinces”
means British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and such other provinces that
may be designated by the Corporation prior to the Closing
Date;
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(g)
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“founder” means, in
respect of the Corporation, a person
who:
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(i)
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acting
alone, in conjunction, or in concert with one or more persons, directly or
indirectly, takes the initiative in founding, organizing or substantially
reorganizing the business of the Corporation;
and
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(ii)
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at
the time of the trade is actively involved in the business of the
Corporation;
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(h)
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“material” means material
in relation to the Corporation and its subsidiaries considered on a
consolidated basis;
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(i)
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“Offering” has the
meaning given thereto in section 1;
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(j)
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“NI 45-106” means
National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration
Exemptions;
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“person”
includes:
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(i)
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an
individual;
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(ii)
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a
corporation;
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(iii)
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a
partnership, trust, fund and an association, syndicate, organization or
other organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not;
and
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(iv)
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an
individual or other person in that person’s capacity as a trustee,
executor, administrator or personal or other legal
representative;
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(l)
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“Securities” means the
Common Shares, the Warrants and the Common Shares to be issued on the
exercise of the Warrants;
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(m)
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“Securities Commissions”
means, collectively, the securities commission or other securities
regulatory authority in each of the Designated
Provinces;
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(n)
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“Securities Laws”
means collectively, the applicable securities laws of each of the
Designated Provinces and the respective instruments, regulations and rules
made and forms prescribed thereunder together with all applicable
published policy statements, blanket orders, rulings and notices of the
Securities Commissions;
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(o)
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“spouse” means an
individual who:
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(i)
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is
married to another individual and is not living separate and apart within
the meaning of the Divorce Act (Canada),
from the other individual;
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(ii)
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is
living with another individual in a marriage-like relationship, including
a marriage-like relationship between individuals of the same gender;
or
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(iii)
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(p)
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“Subscribers” means all
subscribers for the Shares pursuant to the Offering, including the
Subscriber; and
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(q)
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“U.S. Securities Act”
means the United States Securities Act of
1933.
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3.
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Delivery and
Payment. The Subscriber agrees that the following
documents shall be delivered to Kodiak Energy, Inc., Xxxxx 000, 000 - 0xx
Xxx. XX, Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, not later than 5:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on the day that is 2
business days prior to the Closing Date or such other date or place as the
Corporation may advise:
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(a)
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a
completed and duly signed copy of this Subscription
Agreement;
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(b)
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if
the Subscriber is purchasing Common Shares as an “accredited investor” (as
such term is defined in NI 45-106), a completed and duly signed copy
of the NI 45-106 Accredited Investor Status Certificate attached
hereto as Schedule A;
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(c)
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if
the Subscriber is purchasing Common Shares as a close friend or business
associate pursuant to section 5(g)(ii), a completed and duly signed copy
of the close personal friend/close business associate questionnaire
attached hereto as Schedule B;
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(d)
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if
the Subscriber is a corporation, a completed and duly signed copy of Form
4C, Corporate Placee Registration Form attached hereto as Schedule
C;
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(e)
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any
other documents required by applicable Securities Laws which the
Corporation requests; and
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(f)
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a
certified cheque or bank draft made payable in same day freely
transferable Canadian funds at par in Calgary, Alberta to “Kodiak Energy,
Inc.” representing the Aggregate Subscription Price payable by the
Subscriber for the Units, or such other method of payment as the
Corporation may accept.
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The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that documents referred to in this section,
when executed and delivered by the Subscriber, will form part of and will be
incorporated into this Subscription Agreement with the same effect as if each
constituted a representation and warranty or covenant of the Subscriber
hereunder in favour of the Corporation. The Subscriber consents to
the filing of such documents as may be required to be filed with the applicable
securities regulatory authorities in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that this
subscription, the Subscription Price and any other documents delivered in
connection herewith will be held by the [corporation] until
Closing.
4.
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Closing. The
transactions contemplated hereby will be completed at the Closing Time in
Calgary at the location determined by the
Corporation.
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5.
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Authorization. The
Subscriber hereby irrevocably authorizes the Corporation, in its sole
discretion: (a) to act as its representative at the closing and to execute
in its name and on its behalf all closing receipts and documents required;
(b) to complete or correct any errors or omissions in any form or document
provided by the Subscriber; and (c) to receive on its behalf certificates
representing the Common Shares and Warrants purchased under this
Subscription Agreement or to arrange for their
delivery.
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Subscriber’s Representations,
Warranties, Covenants & Acknowledgments. The
Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of each person
on whose behalf the Subscriber is contracting) represents, warrants,
covenants and acknowledges to the Corporation (and acknowledges that the
Corporation and respective counsel are relying thereon), that both at the
date hereof and at the Closing
Time:
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(a)
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Authorization
and Effectiveness. If the Subscriber is an individual,
it is of the full age of majority and has all requisite legal capacity and
competence to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and to
observe and perform its covenants and obligations hereunder, or if the
Subscriber is a corporation, the Subscriber is a valid and subsisting
corporation, has the necessary corporate capacity and authority to execute
and deliver this Subscription Agreement and to observe and perform its
covenants and obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary corporate
action in respect thereof or, if the Subscriber is a partnership,
syndicate or other form of unincorporated organization, the Subscriber has
the necessary legal capacity and authority to execute and deliver this
Subscription Agreement and to observe and perform its covenants and
obligations hereunder and has obtained all necessary approvals in respect
thereof, and, if the Subscriber is subscribing for Common Shares hereunder
as agent for a principal, it is duly authorized to execute and deliver
this Subscription Agreement and all other necessary documentation in
connection with such subscription on behalf of such principal and, in any
case, upon acceptance by the Corporation, this Subscription Agreement has
been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Subscriber
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding contract of the Subscriber (and
any beneficial purchaser whom the Subscriber is subscribing on behalf of)
enforceable against the Subscriber (and any beneficial purchaser whom the
Subscriber is subscribing on behalf of) in accordance with its terms and
will not result in a violation of any of the Subscriber’s applicable
constating documents, any of the terms or provisions of any law applicable
to the Subscriber or any agreement to which the Subscriber is a party or
by which it is bound;
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(b)
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Residence;
Citizenship. The Subscriber is a resident of the
jurisdiction referred to under “Subscriber’s Particulars” on page 1
hereof, which will not be in the United States. The Subscriber
is not a citizen of the United
States;
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(c)
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No
Offering Memorandum. The Subscriber has not received,
nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering
memorandum, or any other document (other than financial statements,
interim financial statements or any other document, the content of which
is prescribed by statute or regulation) describing the business and
affairs of the Corporation which has been prepared for delivery to, and
review by, prospective subscribers in order to assist it in making an
investment decision in connection with this Offering and it has not become
aware of any advertisement in printed media of general and regular paid
circulation (or other printed public media) or on radio, television or
telecommunications or other form of advertisement (including electronic
display such as the Internet) with respect to the distribution of the
Common Shares;
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(d)
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Purchasing
as Principal. Except as provided in subsection 5(f)
hereof, the Subscriber is purchasing the Units as principal (as defined in
all applicable Securities Laws) for its own account, and not for the
benefit of any other person;
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(e)
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Purchasing
for Investment Only. Except as provided in
subsection 5(f) hereof, the Subscriber is purchasing the Subscriber’s
Units for investment only and not with a view to resale or
distribution. The Subscriber is aware that no prospectus has
been filed with any of the Securities Commissions or similar regulatory
authority in connection with the sale of the Units, and it is purchasing
the Units pursuant to an exemption from the prospectus requirement or
similar requirement under applicable Securities Laws and, as a
consequence: (i) it is restricted from using most of the civil
remedies available under Securities Laws; (ii) it may not receive
information that would otherwise be required to be provided to it under
Securities Laws; and (iii) the Corporation is relieved of certain
obligations that would otherwise apply under Securities
Laws;
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(f)
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Purchasing
as Agent or Trustee. In the case of the purchase
hereunder by the Subscriber of Units as agent or trustee for any principal
whose identity is disclosed or undisclosed or identified by account number
only, each beneficial purchaser of the Units hereunder is purchasing the
Units as principal for its own account, and not for the benefit of any
other person, for investment only and not with a view to resale or
distribution, is a resident and citizen of the jurisdiction as set out
under “Subscriber’s Particulars” on page 1 hereof, and the Subscriber
has due and proper authority to act as agent or trustee for and on behalf
of such beneficial purchaser in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, and this Subscription Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of, and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding agreement of, such beneficial purchaser,
and:
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(i)
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it
is an “accredited investor” as defined in paragraph (p) or (q) of the
definition of “accredited investor” in NI 45-106 provided, however
that it is not a trust company or trust corporation registered under the
laws of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island that is not registered under the Trust and Loan Companies
Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in another
jurisdiction of Canada and has concurrently executed and delivered the
Accredited Investor Status Certificate in the form attached hereto as
Schedule A and has initialled indicating that the Subscriber
satisfies the category of “accredited investor” set forth in
paragraph (p) or (q) thereof;
or
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(ii)
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the
Subscriber is acting as agent for one or more disclosed principals, each
of which principal is purchasing as a principal for its own account, not
for the benefit of any other person, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of all or any of the Common Shares, and each of which
principals complies with subsection 5(g)
below;
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(g)
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Subscriber
Has Benefit of Statutory Exemptions. Unless the
Subscriber complies with the provisions of subsection 5(f) hereof,
the Subscriber fully complies with one of the criteria set forth
below:
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[XXXX
BELOW THE CATEGORY WHICH DESCRIBES YOU]
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(i)
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it
is a resident of a Designated Province and is an “accredited investor” as
such term is defined in NI 45-106 and specifically represents and
warrants that one or more of the categories set forth in the Accredited
Investor Status Certificate correctly, and in all respects, describes the
Subscriber and the Subscriber has so indicated by marking the box next to
the category which so describes it and executing and delivering a copy of
the Accredited Investor Status Certificate attached hereto as
Schedule A with this Subscription Agreement and if the Subscriber is
purchasing Common Shares as an “accredited investor” as defined in
paragraph (m) of the definition of “accredited investor” in
NI 45-106 it is not a person created or used solely to purchase or
hold securities as an “accredited investor”;
or
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(ii)
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it
is a resident of British Columbia or Alberta and in the case of subclauses
D, E and F, and if applicable H or I, it has completed and duly executed
Schedule B, and it is:
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[CIRCLE
THE APPROPRIATE SUBCLAUSE A - I]
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A.
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a
“director”, “executive officer” or “control person” (as such terms are
defined in NI 45-106 and reproduced in Schedule A to this
Subscription Agreement) of the Corporation or of an affiliate of the
Corporation; or
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B.
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a
spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child of any person
referred to in subclause A above;
or
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C.
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a
parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child of the spouse of any person
referred to in subclause A above;
or
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D.
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a
“close personal friend” (within the meaning thereof as set out in
Companion Policy 45-106CP to NI 45-106) of any person referred to in
subclause A above and; or
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E.
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a
“close business associate” (within the meaning thereof as set out in
Companion Policy 45-106CP to NI 45-106) of any person referred to in
subclause A above; or
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F.
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a
“founder” (as such term is defined in NI 45-106 and reproduced in Schedule
A to this Subscription Agreement) of the Corporation or a spouse, parent,
grandparent, brother, sister, child, close personal friend or close
business associate of a founder of the Corporation;
or
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G.
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a
parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child of the spouse of a founder
of the Corporation; or
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H.
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a
person or company of which a majority of the voting securities are
beneficially owned by, or a majority of the directors are, persons
referred to in subclauses A to G above;
or
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I.
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a
trust or estate of which all of the beneficiaries or a majority of the
trustees are persons described in subclauses A to G above;
or
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(Note: for the
purposes of subparagraphs (D) and (F) above, a person is not a” close personal
friend” solely because the individual is a relative or a member of the same
organization, association or religious group or because the individual is a
client, customer or former client or customer, nor is an individual a close
personal friend as a result of being a close personal friend of a close personal
friend of one of the listed individuals above, rather the relationship must be
direct. A close personal friend is one who knows the director,
executive officer, founder or control person well enough and has known them for
a sufficient period of time to be in a position to assess their capabilities and
trustworthiness. Further, for the purposes of subparagraphs (E)
and (F) above, a person is not a "close business associate" if the person is a
casual business associate or a person introduced or solicited for purposes of
purchasing securities nor is the individual a close business associate solely
because the individual is a client, customer, former client or customer, nor is
the individual a close business associate if they are a close business associate
of a close business associate of one of the listed individuals above, rather the
relationship must be direct. A close business associate is an
individual who had sufficient prior dealings with the director, executive
officer, founder or control person to be in a position to assess their
capabilities and trustworthiness.)
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(iii)
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it
is a resident of Ontario and it has purchased the Common Shares as
principal and it is:
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[CIRCLE
THE APPROPRIATE SUBCLAUSE A - D]
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A.
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a
founder of the Corporation;
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B.
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an
affiliate of a founder of the
Corporation;
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C.
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a
spouse, parent, brother, sister, grandparent or child of an executive
officer, director or founder of the Corporation;
or
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D.
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a
person that is a control person of the Corporation;
or
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(iv)
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it
is purchasing the Common Shares as principal and is purchasing a
sufficient number of Common Shares such that the aggregate acquisition
cost to the Subscriber is not less than $150,000, paid in cash at the time
of the trade; provided however that the Subscriber has not been created or
used solely to purchase or hold securities in reliance on this exemption;
or
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(v)
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it
is an “employee”, “executive officer”, “director” or “consultant” (as such
terms (other than employee) are defined in NI 45-106 and reproduced
in Appendix A to this Subscription Agreement) of the Corporation or a
related entity of the Corporation or a permitted assign (as defined in Ni
45-106) of such person and its participation in the trade is voluntary,
meaning it is not induced to participate in the trade by expectation of
employment or continued employment with the Corporation or a related
entity of the Corporation; or
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(vi)
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it
is a resident of a jurisdiction referred to in the preceding paragraphs
but it is not purchasing thereunder, and instead is purchasing pursuant to
a statutory exemption or an exemption order permitting such purchase,
which exemption or order has the effect of eliminating any requirement for
a prospectus or similar disclosure document in respect of the purchase of
Common Shares by the Subscriber, the details of which are disclosed to the
Corporation to its satisfaction;
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(h)
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Residents
of Other Jurisdictions. If the Subscriber is a resident
of any jurisdiction not referred to in subsection 5(g) it complies
with all requirements under applicable securities legislation and shall
deliver to the Corporation such particulars of the exemption(s) and the
Subscriber’s qualifications thereunder as the Corporation may reasonably
request:
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(i)
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No
Undisclosed Information. The Subscriber’s Units are not
being purchased by the Subscriber as a result of any material information
concerning the Corporation that has not been publicly disclosed and the
Subscriber’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and
acquire the Subscriber’s Units has not been made as a result of any oral
or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of
the Corporation or any other person and is based entirely upon currently
available public information concerning the
Corporation;
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(j)
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Investment
Suitability. The Subscriber and any beneficial purchaser
referred to in subsection 5(f) hereof has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business affairs as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the investment hereunder in the Units
and is able to bear the economic risk of loss of such
investment;
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(k)
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Aggregate
Subscription Funds. The Subscriber represents and
warrants that the funds representing the Aggregate Subscription Price
which will be advanced by the Subscriber to the Corporation hereunder will
not represent proceeds of crime for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime (Money
Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) (the “PCMLTFA”) and the
Subscriber acknowledges that the Corporation may in the future be required
by law to disclose the Subscriber’s name and other information relating to
this Subscription Agreement and the Subscriber’s subscription hereunder,
on a confidential basis, pursuant to the PCMLTFA. To the best
of its knowledge: (a) none of the subscription funds to be provided
by the Subscriber (i) have been or will be derived from or related to
any activity that is deemed criminal under the laws of Canada, the United
States of America, or any other jurisdiction or (ii) are being
tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been identified to
the Subscriber; and (b) it shall promptly notify the Corporation if
the Subscriber discovers that any of such representations ceases to be
true and provide the Corporation with appropriate information in
connection therewith; and
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(l)
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Further
Acknowledgments. The Subscriber acknowledges
that:
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(i)
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no
securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or
passed on the merits of the Units;
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(ii)
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there
is no government or other insurance covering the
Units;
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(iii)
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there
are risks associated with the purchase of the
Units;
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(iv)
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there
are restrictions on the Subscriber’s (and if applicable, each beneficial
purchaser for whom the Subscriber is contracting hereunder) ability to
resell the Securities and it is the responsibility of the Subscriber (and
if applicable, each beneficial purchaser for whom the Subscriber is
contracting hereunder) to find out what those restrictions are and to
comply with them before selling the Securities;
and
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(v)
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the
Corporation has advised the Subscriber that the Corporation is relying on
exemptions from the requirements to provide the Subscriber with a
prospectus under the applicable securities legislation of the province or
territory in which the Subscriber is resident, and, as a consequence of
acquiring Units pursuant to these exemptions, certain protections, rights
and remedies provided by the applicable securities legislation of the
province or territory in which the Subscriber is resident, including
statutory or contractual rights of rescission or damages, will not be
available to the Subscriber; and
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(vi)
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all
certificates representing Common Shares and Warrants held by the
Subscriber will have a legend affixed thereto which describes certain
resale restrictions applicable under Securities Laws applicable in the
Designated Provinces and, if applicable, the United
States;
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except
for this Subscription Agreement, it has relied solely upon publicly
available information relating to the Corporation and not upon any verbal
or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of
the Corporation.
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The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing representations,
warranties and acknowledgments are made by it with the intention that they may
be relied upon in determining its eligibility or (if applicable) the eligibility
of others on whose behalf it is contracting hereunder to purchase the Units
under applicable Securities Laws. The Subscriber further agrees that
acceptance of delivery of certificates for the Common Shares and Warrants by or
on behalf of the Subscriber on the Closing Date, it shall be representing and
warranting that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and
correct as at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as if they had
been made by the Subscriber at the Closing Time and that they shall survive the
purchase by the Subscriber of the Units and shall continue in full force and
effect notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Subscriber of the
Securities. The Subscriber undertakes to notify the Corporation immediately of
any change in any representation, warranty or other information relating to the
Subscriber set forth herein which takes place prior to the Closing
Time.
7.
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U.S.
Matters. The
Subscriber:
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(a)
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No U.S.
Registration. The Subscriber is aware that the
Securities have not been registered and will not be registered under the
U.S. Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and that these
securities may not be offered or sold in the United States without
registration under the U.S. Securities Act or compliance with requirements
of an exemption from registration;
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No Sale in the
U.S. The Subscriber acknowledges the Units have not been
offered to the Subscriber in the United States, and the individuals making
the order to purchase the Units or executing and delivering this
Subscription Agreement on behalf of the Subscriber were not in the United
States when the order was placed and this Subscription Agreement was
executed and delivered;
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(c)
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Not a U.S.
Person. The Subscriber is not a “U.S. Person” (as
defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, which
definition includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident in the
United States, an estate or trust of which any executor or administrator
or trustee, respectively, is a U.S. Person and any partnership or
corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States)
and is not purchasing the Units on behalf of, or for the account or
benefit of, a person in the United States or a U.S.
Person;
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Will Not Sell in
U.S. The Subscriber undertakes and agrees that it will
not offer or sell the Securities in the United States unless such
securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Act and the securities
laws of all applicable states of the United States or an exemption from
such registration requirements is available, and further that it will not
resell the Securities except in accordance with the provisions of
applicable securities laws;
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(e)
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Former Shell
Status. The Subscriber is aware that the Corporation is
a “former shell” company for purposes of Rule 144(i) of the U.S.
Securities Act, and for the ability of the Subscriber to use the resale
provisions of Rule 144, it will only be able to sell the Securities
thereunder if the Corporation is in compliance with the reporting
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as
specified therein and it obtains an opinion of counsel in respect of the
sale of the Securities at the time of a sale transaction. The
Subscriber understands that any restrictive legend may not be removed
unless it is in connection with a sale of the
Securities;
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Reliance on
Exemptions. The Subscriber acknowledges that the
Offering has not been reviewed by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any state
agency because it is intended to be an offshore transaction pursuant to
Regulation S (“Regulation
S”) as promulgated by the SEC under the U.S. Securities Act, as
amended. The Subscriber understands that the Corporation is
relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Subscriber’s
compliance with the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility
of the Subscriber to acquire the
Units;
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Offshore
Transaction. The Subscriber agrees that it is acquiring
the Units in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S, promulgated
under the U.S. Securities Act, and hereby represents to the Corporation as
follows:
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(i)
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the
Subscriber is outside the United States when receiving and executing this
Subscription Agreement; and
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(ii)
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the
Subscriber has not acquired the Units as a result of, and will not itself
engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S
under the U.S. Securities Act) in the United States in respect of the
Units which would include any activities 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 resale of the Securities; provided,
however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the
Securities pursuant to registration of the Securities under the U.S.
Securities Act and any applicable state and provincial securities laws or
under an exemption from such registration requirements and as otherwise
provided herein;
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Compliance with U.S. Securities
Laws. The Subscriber agrees that the Corporation will
refuse to register any transfer of the Securities not made in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the U.S. Securities Act, or pursuant to an available
exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act
and in accordance with applicable state and provincial securities
laws;
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(i)
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Distribution Compliance
Period. The Subscriber understands and agrees that
offers and sales of any of the Common Shares prior to the expiration of a
period of six months after the date of transfer of the Common Shares under
this Subscription Agreement (the “Distribution Compliance
Period”), shall only be made in compliance with the safe harbor
provisions set forth in Regulation S, pursuant to the registration
provisions of the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that
all offers and sales after the Distribution Compliance Period shall be
made only in compliance with the registration provisions of the U.S.
Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and in each case only in
accordance with all applicable securities laws;
and
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Legends. The
Subscriber understands that the certificates representing the Common
Shares, until such time as they have been registered under the U.S.
Securities Act may have a distinct CUSIP number from other Common Shares
of the Corporation and shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially
the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of such certificates or other
instruments):
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THESE
SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S.
PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE
SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933
ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE
OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS
(AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 0000
XXX.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Corporation shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the applicable Securities, if
(a) such Securities are being sold pursuant to a registration statement
under the U.S. Securities Act, or (b) such holder delivers to the
Corporation an opinion of counsel, in a reasonably acceptable form, to the
Corporation that a disposition of the Securities is being made pursuant to an
exemption from such registration.
8.
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Exchange
Approval. The obligations of the parties hereunder are
subject to acceptance of the terms of the Offering by the TSX Venture
Exchange and all other required regulatory
approvals.
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9.
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Covenants of the
Subscriber. The Subscriber
will:
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(a)
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not
resell any of the Securities acquired (directly or indirectly) hereunder,
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, except in accordance with the
provisions of applicable Securities
Laws;
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(b)
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execute,
deliver, file and otherwise assist the Corporation in filing such further
reports, undertakings, agreements, documents and writings, do all acts and
things, and provide such further assurances as may be required to give
effect to this Subscription Agreement as required, and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, will execute and deliver all documents,
agreements and writings and provide such assurances, undertakings,
information and investment letters as may be required from time to time by
the Securities Commissions or other regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction over the Corporation’s affairs or as may be required under
the applicable Securities Laws with respect to the issue and resale of the
Offered Securities; and
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(c)
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provide
the Corporation and applicable securities regulatory authorities, on
request, particulars as to the identity of any undisclosed principals as
may be required by the Corporation.
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No
Representations. The Subscriber acknowledges that no
person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral representations that
any person will resell or repurchase the Offered Securities, that any
person will refund the Subscription Price of the Units, or to the future
price or value of the Common Shares. In addition, except as
provided in this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber has relied solely
upon publicly available information relating to the Corporation and not
upon any verbal or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by
or on behalf of the Corporation.
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Subscriber’s
Expenses. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that
all costs and expenses incurred by the Subscriber (including any fees and
disbursements of special counsel retained by the Subscriber) relating to
the purchase of the Units shall be borne by the
Subscriber.
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12.
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Legal and Tax
Advice. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it
is solely responsible for obtaining such legal advice and tax advice as it
considers appropriate in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by it of this Subscription Agreement and the completion of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Subscriber further
acknowledges and agrees that the Corporation’s legal counsel is acting
exclusively on the Corporation’s behalf and not as counsel to the
Subscriber.
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Indemnity. The
Subscriber agrees that the representations, warranties and covenants of
the Subscriber herein will be true and correct both as of the execution of
this Subscription Agreement and as of the Closing Time and will survive
the completion of the issuance of the Units. The representations,
warranties and covenants of the Subscriber herein are made with the intent
that they be relied upon by the Corporation in determining the eligibility
of a purchaser of Units The Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Corporation, its directors, officers, employees, agents,
partners, advisers, affiliates and shareholders from and against any and
all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense (including, but not limited
to, any and all fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, law suit,
administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or
threatened) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of
the Subscriber contained herein or in any document furnished by the
Subscriber to the Corporation in connection herewith being untrue in any
material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with
any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein or in any document
furnished by the Subscriber to the Corporation in connection
herewith.
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Assignment. The
terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon
and enure to the benefit of the Subscriber, the Corporation and their
respective successors and assigns; provided that this Subscription
Agreement shall not be assignable by the Subscriber without the prior
written consent of the Corporation.
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Personal
Information. This Subscription Agreement and the
schedules hereto require the Subscriber to provide certain personal
information to the Corporation. Such information is being
collected by the Corporation for the purposes of completing this offering
of Common Shares, which includes, without limitation, determining the
Subscriber’s eligibility to purchase the Common Shares under applicable
Securities Laws, preparing and registering certificates representing
Common Shares to be issued to the Subscriber and completing filings
required by any securities regulatory authority. The Subscriber’s personal
information may be disclosed by the Corporation to: (a) stock
exchanges and securities regulatory authorities, (b) the
Corporation’s registrar and transfer agent, and (c) any of the other
parties involved in this offering of Common Shares, including the
Corporation’s legal counsel. By executing this Subscription
Agreement, the Subscriber is deemed to be consenting to the foregoing
collection, use and disclosure of the Subscriber’s personal
information. The Subscriber specifically consents to the
disclosure of personal information to the TSX Venture Exchange as such
information is defined in Appendix 6A to the TSX Venture Exchange
policies. The Subscriber
also consents to the filing of copies or originals of any of the
Subscriber’s documents described in this Subscription Agreement as may be
required to be filed with any securities regulatory authority in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription
Agreement and the inclusion of them in the closing books prepared in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription
Agreement. The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that it has been
notified by the Corporation: (i) of the delivery to the Ontario
Securities Commission (the “OSC”) of the
Subscriber’s personal information; (ii) that the Subscriber’s
personal information is being collected indirectly by the OSC under the
authority granted to it in the securities legislation; (iii) the
Subscriber’s personal information is being collected for the purposes of
the administration and enforcement of the securities legislation of
Ontario; and (iv) the contact information of the public official in
Ontario who can answer questions about the OSC’s indirect collection of
personal information is, Administrative Assistant to the Director of
Corporate Finance, the Ontario Securities Commission, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx
0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0, telephone
(000) 000-0000, facsimile
(000) 000-0000.
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Survival. All
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants made or deemed to be
made by the Subscriber herein will survive Closing of the
Offering.
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17.
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Governing
Law. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and
the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. The Subscriber,
on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of others for whom it is
contracting hereunder, and the Corporation hereby irrevocably attorn to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta with respect to
any matters arising out of this Subscription Agreement and agree to be
bound by any suit, action or proceeding commenced in such courts and by
any order or judgment resulting from such suit, action or
proceeding. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding.
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Facsimile Subscriptions and
Counterparts. The Corporation shall be entitled to rely
on delivery by facsimile machine of an executed copy of this Subscription
Agreement, including the completed schedule hereto, and acceptance by the
Corporation of such facsimile copy shall be legally effective to create a
valid and binding agreement between the Subscriber and the Corporation in
accordance with the terms hereof. This Subscription Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
delivered, either in original or facsimile form, shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
document.
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19.
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Entire Agreement and
Modification. This Subscription Agreement (including the
schedules hereto) contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto
relating to the subject matter hereof and there are no representations,
covenants or other agreements relating to the subject matter hereof except
as stated or referred to herein. Subject to the terms hereof,
neither this Subscription Agreement nor any provision hereof shall be
modified, changed, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change, discharge or
termination is sought.
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20.
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Headings. The
headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect
the meanings or interpretation
hereof.
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21.
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Language. The
Subscriber acknowledges its consent and requests that all documents
evidencing or relating in any way to its purchase of Common Shares be
drawn up in the English language only. Nous reconnaissons par
les présentes avoir consenti et demandé que tous les documents faisant foi
ou se rapportant de quelque manière à notre achat des actions accréditives
soient rédigés en anglais
seulement.
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22.
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Time of
Essence. Time is of the essence of this Subscription
Agreement.
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23.
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Effective
Date. This Subscription Agreement is intended to and
shall take effect on the Closing Date, notwithstanding its actual date of
execution or delivery by any of the
parties.
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24.
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Currency. Except
if specifically stated otherwise, all dollar Prices herein (including the
Schedule hereto) are in Canadian
dollars.
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25.
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Severability. If
any one or more of the provisions contained in this Subscription Agreement
should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision
or provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby in any
other jurisdiction and the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby, unless in either case as a result of such determination
this Subscription Agreement would fail of its essential
purpose.
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SCHEDULE
A
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR STATUS CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Corporation, as an
integral part of the attached Subscription Agreement, that he, she or it is
correctly and in all respects described by the category or categories set forth
directly next to which the Subscriber has marked below.
[XXXX
BELOW THE CATEGORY OR CATEGORIES WHICH DESCRIBES YOU]
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(a)
A Canadian financial institution, or a Schedule III
bank.
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o
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(b)
The Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the
Business Development
Bank of Canada Act (Canada).
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o
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(c)
A subsidiary of any person referred to in paragraphs (a) or
(b), if the person owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary,
except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of
that subsidiary.
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o
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(d)
A person registered under the securities legislation of a
jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a person
registered solely as a limited market dealer under one or both of the
Securities Act
(Ontario) or the Securities Act
(Newfoundland and Labrador).
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o
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(e)
An individual registered or formerly registered under the
securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of
a person referred to in paragraph (d).
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o
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(f)
The Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown
corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or
a jurisdiction of Canada.
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o
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(g)
A municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a
metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe
scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in
Québec.
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o
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(h)
Any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal
government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that
government.
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o
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(i)
A pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission
or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of
Canada.
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o
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(j)
An individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, financial assets having an aggregate
realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities,
exceeds $1,000,000.
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o
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(k)
An individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in
each of the 2 most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes
combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the 2 most
recent calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to
exceed the net income level in the current calendar
year.
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o
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(l)
An individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of
at least $5,000,000.
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o
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(m) A
person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets
of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial
statements.
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o
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(n)
An investment fund that distributes or has distributed its
securities only to:
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(A)
a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time
of the distribution,
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(B)
a person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances
referred to in sections 2.10 and 2.19 of NI 45-106,
or
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(C)
a person described in paragraph (A) or (B) that acquires or
acquired securities under section 2.18 of
NI 45-106.
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o
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(o)
An investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities
under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator or,
in Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a
receipt.
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o
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(p)
A trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to
carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies
Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of
Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed
account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may
be.
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(q)
A person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by
that person, if that person:
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(A)
is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or
the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of
Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, and
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(B)
in Ontario, is purchasing a security that is not a security of an
investment fund.
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(r)
A registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada)
that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility
adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the
jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities
being traded.
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(s)
An entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to
any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) or
paragraph (i) in form and function.
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o
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(t)
A person in respect of which all of the owners of interests,
direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by
law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited
investors.
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o
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(u)
An investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an
adviser or a person that is exempt from registration as an
adviser.
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o
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(v)
A person that is recognized or designated by the securities
regulatory authority or, except in Ontario and Québec, the regulator
as:
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(A)
an accredited investor, or
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(B)
an exempt purchaser in Alberta or British
Columbia.
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Note: A
summary of the meanings of certain of the terms used in this Accredited Investor
Status Certificate follows the signature block below.
DATED _______________________________________,
2007
Name
of Subscriber (please print)
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By:
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Official
Capacity or Title, if any (please print)
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Name
of Authorized Signing Authority (please print)
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For the
purposes of this Accredited Investor Status Certificate the following
definitions are included for convenience:
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(a)
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“affiliate” means an
issuer connected with another issuer
because
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(i)
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one
of them is the subsidiary of the
other;
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(ii)
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each
of them is controlled by the same person;
or
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(iii)
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for
the purposes of Saskatchewan securities law, both are subsidiaries of the
same issuer;
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(b)
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“bank” means a bank named
in Schedule I or II of the Bank Act
(Canada);
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(c)
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“Canadian financial
institution” means:
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(i)
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an
association governed by the Cooperative Credit
Associations Act (Canada) or a central cooperative credit society
for which an order has been made under section 473(1) of that Act;
or
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(ii)
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a
bank, loan corporation, trust company, trust corporation, insurance
company, treasury branch, credit union, caisse populaire, financial
services cooperative, or league that, in each case, is authorized by an
enactment of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada to carry on business in
Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada;
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(d)
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“consultant” means, for
an issuer, a person, other than an employee, executive officer, or
director of the issuer or of a related entity of the issuer,
that:
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(i)
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is
engaged to provide services to the issuer or a related entity of the
issuer, other than services provided in relation to a
distribution;
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(ii)
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provides
the services under a written contract with the issuer or a related entity
of the issuer; and
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(iii)
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spends
or will spend a significant Price of time and attention on the affairs and
business of the issuer or a related entity of the
issuer,
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and
includes, for an individual consultant, a corporation of which the individual
consultant is an employee or shareholder, and a partnership of which the
individual consultant is an employee or partner;
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(e)
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“control person” has the
same meaning as in securities legislation except in Manitoba, Newfoundland
and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Island and Québec, where control person means any person that holds
or is one of a combination of persons that
holds:
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(i)
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a
sufficient number of any securities of an issuer so as to affect
materially the control of the issuer;
or
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(ii)
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more
than 20% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer except where
there is evidence showing that the holding of those securities does not
affect materially the control of that
issuer;
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(f)
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“debt security” means any
bond, debenture, note or similar instrument representing indebtedness,
whether secured or unsecured;
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(g)
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“director”
means:
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(i)
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a
member of the board of directors of a company or an individual who
performs similar functions for a company;
and
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(ii)
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with
respect to a person that is not a company, an individual who performs
functions similar to those of a director of a
company;
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(h)
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“eligibility adviser”
means:
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(i)
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a
person that is registered as an investment dealer or in an equivalent
category of registration under the securities legislation of the
jurisdiction of a purchaser and authorized to give advice with respect to
the type of security being distributed;
and
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(ii)
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in
Saskatchewan or Manitoba, also means a lawyer who is a practicing member
in good standing with a law society of a jurisdiction of Canada or a
public accountant who is a member in good standing of an institute or
association of chartered accountants, certified general accountants or
certified management accountants in a jurisdiction of Canada provided that
the lawyer or public accountant must
not:
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(A)
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have
a professional, business or personal relationship with the issuer, or any
of its directors, executive officers, founders, or control persons,
and
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(B)
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have
acted for or been retained personally or otherwise as an employee,
executive officer, director, associate or partner of a person that has
acted for or been retained by the issuer or any of its directors,
executive officers, founders or control persons within the previous 12
months;
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(i)
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“executive officer”
means, for the Corporation, an individual who
is:
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(i)
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a
chair, vice-chair or president;
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(ii)
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a
vice-president in charge of a principal business unit, division or
function including sales, finance or
production;
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(iii)
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an
officer of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and who performs a
policy-making function in respect of the Corporation;
or
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(iv)
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performing
a policy-making function in respect of the
Corporation;
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(j)
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“financial assets”
means:
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(i)
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cash;
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(ii)
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securities;
or
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(iii)
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a
contract of insurance, a deposit or an evidence of a deposit that is not a
security for the purposes of securities
legislation;
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(k)
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“foreign jurisdiction”
means a country other than Canada or a political subdivision of a country
other than Canada;
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(l)
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“founder” means, in
respect of an issuer, a person who,
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(i)
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acting
alone, in conjunction, or in concert with one or more persons, directly or
indirectly, takes the initiative in founding, organizing or substantially
reorganizing the business of the issuer,
and
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(ii)
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at
the time of the trade is actively involved in the business of the
issuer;
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(m)
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“fully managed account”
means an account of a client for which a person makes the investment
decisions if that person has full discretion to trade in securities for
the account without requiring the client’s express consent to a
transaction;
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(n)
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“individual” means a
natural person, but does not
include
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(i)
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a
partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate,
unincorporated organization or a trust,
or
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(ii)
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a
natural person in the person’s capacity as trustee, executor,
administrator or other legal
representative;
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(o)
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“investment fund” means a
mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, and, for greater
certainty in British Columbia, includes an EVCC and a VCC, both as defined
in National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous
Disclosure;
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(p)
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“jurisdiction” means a
province or territory of Canada except when used in the term foreign
jurisdiction;
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(q)
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“mutual fund” includes an
issuer of securities that entitles the holder to receive on demand or
within a specified period after demand, an Price computed by reference to
the value of a proportionate interest in the whole or in part of the net
assets, including a separate fund or trust account, of the issuer of the
securities;
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(r)
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“NI 45-106” means
National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration
Exemptions;
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(s)
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“non-redeemable investment
fund” means an issuer,
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(i)
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whose
primary purpose is to invest money provided by its
securityholders;
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(ii)
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that
does not invest for the purpose of exercising or seeking to exercise
effective control of an issuer, other than an issuer that is a mutual fund
or a non-redeemable investment fund or for the purpose of being actively
involved in the management of any issuer in which it invests, other than
an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund;
and
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(iii)
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that
is not a mutual fund;
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(t)
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“person”
includes:
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(i)
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an
individual;
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(ii)
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a
corporation;
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(iii)
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a
partnership, trust, fund and an association, syndicate, organization or
other organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not;
and
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(iv)
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an
individual or other person in that person’s capacity as a trustee,
executor, administrator or personal or other legal
representative;
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(u)
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“related liabilities”
means:
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(i)
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liabilities
incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing the acquisition or
ownership of financial assets; or
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(ii)
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liabilities
that are secured by financial
assets;
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(v)
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“Schedule III bank” means
an authorized foreign bank named in Schedule III of the Bank Act
(Canada);
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(w)
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“spouse” means, an
individual who:
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(i)
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is
married to another individual and is not living separate and apart within
the meaning of the Divorce Act (Canada),
from the other individual;
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(ii)
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is
living with another individual in a marriage-like relationship, including
a marriage-like relationship between individuals of the same gender;
or
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(iii)
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in
Alberta, is an individual referred to in paragraph (i) or (ii), or is
an adult interdependent partner within the meaning of the Adult Interdependent
Relationships Act (Alberta);
and
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(x)
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“subsidiary” means an
issuer that is controlled directly or indirectly by another issuer and
includes a subsidiary of that
subsidiary.
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All
monetary references in this Schedule A are in Canadian
dollars.
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SCHEDULE
B
CLOSE
PERSONAL FRIEND / CLOSE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE QUESTIONNAIRE
To be
completed by Subscribers to whom section 5(g)(ii)(D), (E) or (F) of the
Subscription Agreement applies.
Name of
director, executive officer, control person or founder
Length of
relationship
Details
of relationship or prior business dealings
The
undersigned understands that the Corporation is relying on this information in
determining to sell securities to the undersigned in a manner exempt from the
registration and prospectus requirements of applicable securities
laws.
Dated: _________________________,
2007
Print
name of Subscriber
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By:
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Signature
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Print
name of Signatory (if different from Subscriber)
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Title
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SCHEDULE
C
NOTE: IF
YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THIS FORM FOR ANOTHER TRANSACTION PLEASE INDICATE IN
THE FIRST QUESTION THAT IT IS ALREADY ON FILE WITH THE EXCHANGE.
FORM
4C
CORPORATE PLACEE REGISTRATION
FORM
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Where subscribers to a Private
Placement are not individuals, the following information about the placee must
be provided. This Form will remain on file with the
Exchange. The corporation, trust, portfolio manager or other entity
(the “Placee”) need only file it on one time basis, and it will be referenced
for all subsequent Private Placements in which it participates. If
any of the information provided in this Form changes, the Placee must notify the
Exchange prior to participating in further placements with Exchange listed
companies. If as a result of the Private Placement, the Placee
becomes an Insider of the Issuer, Insiders of the Placee are reminded that they
must file a Personal Information Form (2A) or, if applicable, Declarations, with
the Exchange.
1.
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Placee
Information:
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(a)
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Name:
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(b)
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Complete
Address:
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(c)
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Creation:
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2.
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(a)
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Is
the Placee purchasing securities as a portfolio manager (Yes/No)?
__________
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(b) Is
the Placee carrying on business as a portfolio manager outside of Canada
(Yes/No)? __________
3.
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If
the answer to 2(b) above was “Yes”, the undersigned certifies
that:
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(a)
|
It
is purchasing securities of an Issuer on behalf of managed accounts for
which it is making the investment decision to purchase the securities and
has full discretion to purchase or sell securities for such accounts
without requiring the client’s express consent to a
transaction;
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(b)
|
it
carries on the business of managing the investment portfolios of clients
through discretionary authority granted by those clients (a “portfolio
manager” business) in ____________________ [jurisdiction], and it is
permitted by law to carry on a portfolio manager business in that
jurisdiction;
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(c)
|
it
was not created solely or primarily for the purpose of purchasing
securities of the Issuer;
|
|
(d)
|
the
total asset value of the investment portfolios it manages on behalf of
clients is not less than $20,000,000;
and
|
|
(e)
|
it
has no reasonable grounds to believe, that any of the directors, senior
officers and other insiders of the Issuer, and the persons that carry on
investor relations activities for the Issuer has a beneficial interest in
any of the managed accounts for which it is
purchasing.
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4.
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If
the answer to 2(a). above was “No”, please provide the names and addresses
of control persons of the Placee:
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Name
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City
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Province
or State
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Country
|
The
undersigned acknowledges that it is bound by the provisions of applicable
Securities Law, including provisions concerning the filing of insider reports
and reports of acquisitions (See for example, sections 87 and 111 of the
Securities Act (British
Columbia) and sections 176 and 182 of the Securities Act
(Alberta).
Acknowledgement
- Personal Information
“Personal
Information” means any information about an identifiable individual, and
includes information contained in sections 1, 2 and 4, as applicable, of
this Form.
The
undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has obtained the express
written consent of each individual to:
(a)
|
the
disclosure of Personal Information by the undersigned to the Exchange (as
defined in Appendix 6B) pursuant to this Form;
and
|
(b)
|
the
collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information by the Exchange for
the purposes described in Appendix 6B or as otherwise identified by
the Exchange, from time to time.
|
Dated at
_________________________ on
______________________________________.
(Name
of Purchaser - please print)
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|
(Authorized
Signature)
|
|
(Official
Capacity - please print)
|
|
(please
print name of individual whose signature appears
above)
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THIS IS
NOT A PUBLIC DOCUMENT