ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TRULIEVE CANNABIS CORP. AND HARVEST HEALTH & RECREATION INC. MAY 10, 2021
Exhibit 2.1
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BETWEEN
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HARVEST HEALTH & RECREATION INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ArticleΒ 1 INTERPRETATION |
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SectionΒ 1.1 |
Defined Terms |
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SectionΒ 1.2 |
Certain Rules of Interpretation |
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ArticleΒ 2 THE ARRANGEMENT |
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SectionΒ 2.1 |
Arrangement |
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SectionΒ 2.2 |
Interim Order |
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SectionΒ 2.3 |
The Meeting |
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SectionΒ 2.4 |
The Company Circular |
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SectionΒ 2.5 |
Final Order |
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SectionΒ 2.6 |
Court Proceedings |
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SectionΒ 2.7 |
Treatment of Convertible Securities |
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SectionΒ 2.8 |
Arrangement Filings and Effective Date |
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SectionΒ 2.9 |
Payment of Consideration |
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SectionΒ 2.10 |
Tax Election |
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SectionΒ 2.11 |
Intended Tax Treatment |
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SectionΒ 2.12 |
U.S. Securities Law Matters |
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ArticleΒ 3 REPRESENTATIONs AND WARRANTIES |
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SectionΒ 3.1 |
Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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SectionΒ 3.2 |
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser |
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ArticleΒ 4 COVENANTS |
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SectionΒ 4.1 |
Conduct of Business of the Company |
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SectionΒ 4.2 |
Conduct of the Business of the Purchaser |
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SectionΒ 4.3 |
Regulatory Approvals |
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SectionΒ 4.4 |
Covenants of the Company Regarding the Arrangement |
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SectionΒ 4.5 |
Covenants of the Purchaser Regarding the Arrangement |
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SectionΒ 4.6 |
Company Covenant Regarding Convertible Securities |
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SectionΒ 4.7 |
Company Senior Secured Note Supplemental Indenture |
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SectionΒ 4.8 |
Purchaser Covenants Regarding Convertible Securities |
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SectionΒ 4.9 |
Access to Information; Confidentiality |
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SectionΒ 4.10 |
Stock Exchange Delisting |
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SectionΒ 4.11 |
Public and Employee Communications |
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SectionΒ 4.12 |
Insurance and Indemnification |
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SectionΒ 4.13 |
Transaction Litigation |
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SectionΒ 4.14 |
Notice and Cure Provisions |
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SectionΒ 4.15 |
Subordinated Loan |
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ArticleΒ 5 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS REGARDING NON-SOLICITATION |
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SectionΒ 5.1 |
Non-Solicitation |
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SectionΒ 5.2 |
Responding to an Acquisition Proposal |
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SectionΒ 5.3 |
Adverse Recommendation Change; Alternative Transaction Agreement |
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SectionΒ 5.4 |
Notification of Acquisition Proposals; Certain Disclosure; Subsidiaries and Representatives |
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SectionΒ 5.5 |
Pre-Acquisition Reorganization |
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ArticleΒ 6 CONDITIONS |
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SectionΒ 6.1 |
Mutual Conditions Precedent |
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SectionΒ 6.2 |
Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchaser |
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SectionΒ 6.3 |
Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company |
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SectionΒ 6.4 |
Satisfaction of Conditions |
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ArticleΒ 7 TERM AND TERMINATION |
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SectionΒ 7.1 |
Term |
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SectionΒ 7.2 |
Termination |
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SectionΒ 7.3 |
Expenses and Reimbursement |
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SectionΒ 7.4 |
Effect of Termination/Survival |
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ArticleΒ 8 TERMINATION FEES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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SectionΒ 8.1 |
Modifications or Amendments |
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SectionΒ 8.2 |
Termination Fees |
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SectionΒ 8.3 |
Notices |
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SectionΒ 8.4 |
Time of the Essence. |
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SectionΒ 8.5 |
Injunctive Relief |
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SectionΒ 8.6 |
Third Party Beneficiaries |
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SectionΒ 8.7 |
Waiver |
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SectionΒ 8.8 |
Entire Agreement |
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SectionΒ 8.9 |
Successors and Assigns |
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SectionΒ 8.10 |
Severability |
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SectionΒ 8.11 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction |
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SectionΒ 8.12 |
Rules of Construction |
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SectionΒ 8.13 |
No Liability |
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SectionΒ 8.14 |
Language |
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SectionΒ 8.15 |
Counterparts |
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Schedule βAβ Plan of Arrangement
Schedule βBβ Arrangement Resolution
Schedule βCβ Representations and Warranties of the Company
Schedule βDβ Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
Schedule βEβ Required Regulatory Approvals
Schedule βFβ Permitted Liens
Schedule βGβ Permitted Interim Period Actions
Schedule βHβ Company Subsidiaries
Schedule βIβ Adjustment Factor
Schedule βJβ Company Contracts
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THIS AGREEMENT is made as of May 10, 2021,
BETWEEN:
TRULIEVE CANNABIS CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia,
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HARVEST HEALTH & RECREATION INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia,
(the βCompanyβ)
WHEREAS the Purchaser, proposes to acquire all of the outstanding Company Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to the Arrangement (as defined herein), as provided in this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Board (as defined herein) has unanimously determined, after receiving financial and legal advice and following the receipt and review of a unanimous recommendation of the Company Special Committee (as defined herein), that the Arrangement is in the best interests of the Company, and that, on the basis of the Fairness Opinions (as defined herein) received from its Financial Advisors (as defined herein), the Consideration (as defined herein) to be received by the Company Shareholders (as defined herein) is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company Shareholders;
AND WHEREAS the Board has approved this Agreement and agreed to unanimously recommend that Company Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution (as defined herein) to be approved by the Company Shareholders at the Meeting (as defined herein), on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Purchaser has entered into the Lock-Up Agreements (as defined herein) with the Locked-Up Shareholders (as defined herein) pursuant to which, among other things, such Company Shareholders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to vote the Company Shares held by them in favour of the Arrangement Resolution (as defined herein);
AND WHEREAS it is intended that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) the Arrangement βshall qualify as a βreorganizationβ within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (as defined βherein), and (b) this Agreement, together with the Plan of Arrangement, shall constitute a plan of βreorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g);β
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
βAcquisition Proposalβ means, at any time, whether or not in writing, any offer, proposal or inquiry (including any modification or proposed modification of any such offer, proposal or inquiry) with respect to (a) any direct or indirect acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of Company Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares) in a single transaction or a series of transactions, representing 20% or more of the Company Shares then outstanding (assuming, if applicable, the conversion, exchange or exercise of such securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares), or (b) any direct or indirect acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of Company Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares) representing 20% or more of votes attached to the Company Shares then outstanding (assuming, if applicable, the conversion, exchange or exercise of such securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares), or (c) any direct or indirect acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of any assets of the Company and/or one or more of the Subsidiaries (including shares or other equity interests of any Subsidiary) individually or in the aggregate contributing 20% or more of the consolidated revenue of the Company and the Subsidiaries or representing 20% or more of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole (in each case based on the consolidated financial statements of the Company most recently filed prior to such time as part of the Company Public Disclosure Record) (or any lease, license, or other arrangement having a similar economic effect), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, in each case, whether by plan of arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other business combination, sale of assets, joint venture, take-over bid, tender offer, share exchange, exchange offer or otherwise, including any single or multi-step transaction or series of transactions, directly or indirectly involving the Company or any Subsidiary, and in each case excluding the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any transaction between the Company and/or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries.
βActionβ means any action, cause of action, claim, demand, litigation, suit, investigation, grievance, citation, summons, subpoena, inquiry, audit, hearing, arbitration or other similar civil, criminal or regulatory proceeding, in law or in equity.
βAdjusted Company Optionsβ means Company Options as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.7(1);
βAdjusted Company RSUsβ means the Company RSUs as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.7(2);
βAdjustment Factorβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Schedule βIβ.
βAdvancement Datesβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.15.
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βAdverse Recommendation Changeβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 5.1(1)(c).
βAffiliateβ has the meaning specified in National Instrument 45-106 β Prospectus Exemptions.
βAgreementβ means this Arrangement Agreement, including the Schedules hereto and the Company Disclosure Letter, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
βAlternative Transaction Agreementβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 5.1(1)(e).
βAntitrust Approvalβ means all applicable filings pursuant to the HSR Act shall have been made and all βapplicable waiting periods (and extensions thereof) shall have expired or been terminated and all Required Regulatory Approvals with respect to applicable Antitrust Laws shall have been received (or, for purposes of this Agreement, βbeen deemed to have been received by virtue of the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting βperiod).β
ββAntitrust Lawsβ means the HSR Act or any other applicable antitrust, monopolization or unfair competition Laws or βregulations.β
βArrangementβ means the arrangement under Division 5 of Part 9 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the βconditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations to the Plan of Arrangement made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or βSection 6.1 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order βwith the prior written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonablyβ.
βArrangement Filingsβ means the records and information required to be provided to the Registrar under Section 292(a) of the BCBCA in respect of the Arrangement, if any, together with a copy of the Final Order.
βArrangement Resolutionβ means the special resolution approving the Arrangement to be considered, and, if thought advisable, passed by the Company Shareholders at the Meeting to be substantially in the form and content set out in Schedule βBβ hereto.Β Β
βBankruptcy and Equity Exceptionβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (3)(a) of Schedule βCβ.
βBCBCAβ means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended.
βBoardβ means the board of directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
βBoard Recommendationβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 2.4(2).
βBreaching Partyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.13(3).
βBusiness Dayβ means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which major commercial banking institutions in Vancouver, British Columbia, or Tallahassee, Florida are required by Law to be closed for business.
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βCanadian Securities Lawsβ means the Securities Act (British Columbia), and any other applicable Canadian provincial and territorial securities Laws, rules, notices, promulgations and regulations and published policies thereunder.
βCannabis Lawsβ means any U.S. federal law, civil, criminal, or otherwise, that is directly or indirectly related to the cultivation, harvesting, production, processing, marketing, distribution, sale, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis, marijuana, or related substances or products containing cannabis, marijuana, or related substances, including without limitation the prohibition on drug trafficking under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Β§ 801, et seq.), the conspiracy statute under 18 U.S.C. Β§ 846, the bar against aiding and abetting the conduct of an offense under 18 U.S.C. Β§ 2, the bar against misprision of a felony (concealing anotherβs felonious conduct) under 18 U.S.C. Β§ 4, the bar against being an accessory after the fact to criminal conduct under 18 U.S.C. Β§ 3, and federal money laundering statutes under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956, 1957, and 1960, and any state controlled substances acts; provided that the applicable Person is in compliance with such stateβs cannabis permitting and/or licensing regime.
βCannabis Licenseβ means any temporary, provisional, or permanent permit, license, or authorization from or registration with any Governmental Authority that regulates the cultivation, harvesting, production, processing, marketing, distribution, sale, possession, or transfer of cannabis, marijuana, or related substances or products containing cannabis, marijuana, or related substances, whether for medical or recreational use.
βCBDβ means cannabidiol.
βClosingβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 2.8(2).
βClosing Dateβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 2.8(2).
βClosing Regulatory Approvalsβ means the Required Regulatory Approvals, excluding the local and state cannabis permits issued to the Company or a Subsidiary in Arizona, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
βCOBRAβ means the United States Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended and as codified in SectionΒ 4980B of the Code and SectionΒ 601 et seq. of ERISA.
ββCodeβ means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.β
ββCompanyβ means Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., a corporation existing under the BCBCA.
βCompany 2019 Warrant Indentureβ means the warrant indenture dated as of December 20, 2019 between the Company and Odyssey Trust Company.
βCompany 2019 Warrantsβ means the warrants to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued pursuant to the Company 2019 Warrant Indenture.
βCompany 2020 Warrant Indentureβ means the warrant indenture dated as of October 28, 2020 between the Company and Odyssey Trust Company.
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βCompany 2020 Warrantsβ means the warrants to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued pursuant to the Company 2020 Warrant Indenture.
βCompany 9% Noteβ means the 9% convertible promissory notes of the Company in the principal aggregate amount of US$15,000,000 issued on December 31, 2019 and April 29, 2021, convertible into such number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares that is equal to the principal amount outstanding divided by the conversion price of US$3.6692.
βCompany Annual Financial Statementsβ means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the financial years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
βCompany Assetsβ means all of the assets, properties (real or personal), permits, rights, licenses or other privileges (whether contractual or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
βCompany Certificated Warrantsβ means the 3,502,666 warrants to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued by the Company on May 10, 2019 and expiring on May 10, 2022.
βCompany Convertible Debenturesβ means the 7% coupon, unsecured debentures of the Company that are convertible into Company Subordinate Voting Shares at a conversion price of US$11.42 per Company Subordinate Voting Share at any time until May 9, 2022.
βCompany Circularβ means the notice of the Meeting and accompanying proxy statement (including all schedules, appendices and exhibits thereto) to be sent to Company Securityholders in connection with the Meeting, including any amendments or supplements thereto.
βCompany Coupon Notesβ means the 15% senior secured notes of the Company due December 19, 2022 issued pursuant to the Company Senior Secured Note Indenture.
βCompany Data Roomβ means the Companyβs electronic data room entitled βProject Sunriseβ and posted at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx, or delivered to the Company clean team, as the same is constituted as of 12:00 p.m. on May 8, 2021.
βCompany Disclosure Letterβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 3.1(1).
βCompany Employeesβ means the officers and material employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
βCompany Equity Incentive Planβ means the equity incentive plan of the Company approved by the Company Shareholders on November 13, 2018. β
βCompany Financial Statementsβ means (i) the Company Annual Financial Statements, and (ii) the Company Interim Financial Statements.
βCompany Interim Financial Statementsβ means the unaudited interim condensed ββconsolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and nine month periods ended September ββ30, ββ2020 and 2019 (including the notes thereto and related managementβs discussion and analysis)β.
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βCompany Material Contractβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (21)(a) of Schedule βCβ.
βCompany Multiple Voting Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Company designated as multiple voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to one hundred ββ(100) votes per share at shareholder meetings of the βCompanyββ.
βCompany MVS Conversion Ratioβ means the βConversion Ratioβ as defined in the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Multiple Voting Shares in the Companyβs articles and notice of articles, as such Conversion Ratio may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Multiple Voting Shares, expressed as the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares for each Company Multiple Voting Share, which Conversion Ratio as of the effective date of this Agreement is 100.
βCompany MVS Warrantsβ means the 14,350 warrants to purchase Company Multiple Voting Shares issued by the Company on April 23, 2020 and expiring April 23, 2023.
βCompany Notesβ means, collectively, the Company 9% Note and the Company Senior Secured Notes.
βCompany Optionsβ means the outstanding options, if any, to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares, issued pursuant to the Company Equity Incentive Plan.
βCompany Planβ means any benefit or compensation plan, program, policy, practice, agreement, Contract, arrangement or other obligation, whether or not funded, which is sponsored or maintained by, or required to be contributed to, or with respect to which any potential liability is borne, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Company Employees or former Company Employees and includes: (i) employment, consulting, retirement, severance, termination or change in control agreements; and (ii) deferred compensation, equity-based, incentive, bonus, supplemental retirement, profit sharing, pension, insurance, medical, welfare, fringe or other material benefits or remuneration of any kind.
βCompany Public Disclosure Recordβ means all documents and instruments required to be filed or furnished by it under U.S. Exchange Act and Securities Act (British Columbia) (including βdocuments affecting the rights of securityholdersβ and βmaterial contractsβ required to be filed by Part 12 of National Instrument 51-102 β Continuous Disclosure Obligations) filed by or on behalf of the Company on the System for Electronic Document Analysis Retrieval (SEDAR) from November 14, 2018, and on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (XXXXX) since January 5, 2021, prior to the date of this Agreement.
ββCompany Reimbursement Feeβ means a reimbursement payment in an amount equal to the total of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement up to a maximum of $1,500,000.β
βCompany RSUsβ means the restricted share units issued under the Company Equity Incentive Plan.
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βCompany Securityholdersβ means, collectively, the Company Shareholders, the holders of Company Options, the holders of the Company RSUs and the holders of Company Warrants.
βCompany Senior Secured Note Indentureβ means the trust indenture dated as of December 20, 2019 between the Company and Odyssey Trust Company, as trustee, relating to the issuance by the Company of the Company Senior Secured Notes, as the same may be amended, restated, amended βand restated, supplemented or modified from time to βtimeβ.
βCompany Senior Secured Note Supplemental Indentureβ means a supplemental indenture by and between the Company, the Purchaser and Odyssey Trust Company, as trustee, to βthe Company Senior Secured Note Indenture complying with Section 10.1(b) of the Company Senior Secured Note Indenture.β
βCompany Senior Secured Notesβ means, collectively, the Company Coupon Notes and the Company Unit Notes.
βCompany Shareholdersβ means the registered and/or beneficial holders of the Company Shares, as the context requires.
βCompany Sharesβ means, collectively, the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, Company Multiple Voting Shares and the Company Super Voting Shares.
βCompany Special Committeeβ means the special committee of the Board comprised of independent directors.
βCompany Subordinate Voting Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Company designated as subordinate voting shares, βeach entitling the holder thereof to one (1) vote βper share at shareholder meetings of βthe Company
βCompany Super Voting Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Company designated as super voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to two hundred ββ(200) votes per share at shareholder meetings of the βCompanyββ.
βCompany SVS Conversion Ratioβ means the βConversion Ratioβ as defined in the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Super Voting Shares in the Companyβs articles and notice of articles, as such Conversion Ratio may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Super Voting Shares, expressed as the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares for each Company Super Voting Share, which Conversion Ratio as of the effective date of this Agreement is 1.
βCompany Termination Feeβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 8.2(2).
βCompany Termination Fee Eventβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 8.2(2).
βCompany Unit Notesβ means the 9.25% senior secured notes of the Company due December 19, 2022 issued pursuant to the Company Senior Secured Note Indenture.
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βCompany Warrantsβ means, collectively, (i) the Company 2019 Warrants, (ii) the Company 2020 Warrants, and (iii) the Company Certificated Warrants.
βConfidentiality Agreementβ means the non-disclosure agreement dated December 2, 2020 between the Company and the Purchaser.Β Β
βConsiderationβ means, collectively, the Share Consideration, the MVS Consideration and the SVS Consideration.
βConsideration Sharesβ means Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares to be received by holders of Company Shares (other than Dissenting Shareholders) in exchange for their Company Shares pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.
βContractβ means any written binding agreement, arrangement, commitment, engagement, contract, franchise, license, lease, obligation, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, undertaking, joint venture or other obligation.
βcontrolβ a Person (first Person) is considered to control another Person (second Person) if (a) the first Person beneficially owns or directly or indirectly exercises control or direction over securities of the second Person carrying votes which, if exercised, would entitle the first Person to elect a majority of the directors of the second Person, unless that first Person holds the voting securities only to secure an obligation, (b) the second Person is a partnership, other than a limited partnership, and the first Person holds more than 50% of the interests of the partnership, or (c) the second Person is a limited partnership and the general partner of the limited partnership is the first Person.
βCourtβ means the Supreme Court of British Columbia or any other court with jurisdiction to consider and issue the Interim Order and the Final Order.
βCSEβ means the Canadian Securities Exchange.
βDepositaryβ means Odyssey Trust Company, or such other person as the Parties may agree in writing.
βDissent Rightsβ means the rights of dissent of registered Company Shareholders in respect of the Arrangement described in Article 4 of the Plan of Arrangement.
βDissenting Shareholderβ has the meaning specified in the Plan of Arrangement.
βDOJβ means the United States Department of Justice.
βEffective Dateβ means the date designated by the Company and the Purchaser by notice in writing as the effective date of the Arrangement, after all of the conditions to the completion of the Arrangement as set out in this Agreement and the Final Order have been satisfied (to the extent capable of being satisfied prior to the Effective Time) or waivedβ.
βEffective Timeβ means 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Effective Date or such other time on the Effective Date as the Parties agree in writing before the Effective Date.
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βEnvironmental Lawβ means any Law relating to: (i) the protection, investigation or restoration of the environment or public health and safety matters; or (ii) the handling, use, presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance.
βERISAβ means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
βERISA Affiliateβ means any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company within the meaning of SectionΒ 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
βExchange Ratioβ means 0.1170 of a Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share.
βFairness Opinionsβ means the opinions of the Financial Advisors to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based upon and subject to the assumptions, procedures, factors, limitations and qualifications set forth therein, the Consideration to be received by the Company Shareholders under the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such Company Shareholders.
βFinal Orderβ means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement under Section 291(4) of the βBCBCA, in a form acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, βafter a hearing upon the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions βof the Arrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of βboth the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the βEffective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as βaffirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both the βCompany and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably) on appeal.β
βFinancial Advisorsβ means Moelis & Company LLC and Xxxxxxx Securities Inc., the financial advisors to the Company.
βFTCβ means the Federal Trade Commission.
βGovernmental Entityβ means: (i) any international, multinational, national, federal, provincial, territorial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public body, authority or department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau, commissioner, ministry, governor in council, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign; (ii)Β any subdivision or authority of any of the above; (iii) any quasi-governmental, administrative or private body, including any tribunal, commission, committee, regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing; or (iv) any stock exchange.
βHazardous Substanceβ means any element, waste or other substance, whether natural or artificial, and whether consisting of gas, liquid, solid or vapour, that is prohibited, listed, defined, judicially interpreted, designated or classified as dangerous, hazardous, radioactive, explosive, toxic, a pollutant or a contaminant under or pursuant to any Environmental Laws.
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ββHSR Actβ means the United States Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as βamended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute and the βrules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
βHSR Approvalβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.3(2).
βHSR Second Requestβ means delivery by the FTC or DOJ of a βRequest for Additional Information and Documentary Materialβ in connection with the Notification and Report Forms to be filed by the Parties with the FTC and DOJ.
βIndemnified Partyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 4.12(1).
βIndemnified Personsβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.7(1).
βIntellectual Property Rightsβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (29) of Schedule βCβ.
βInterim Orderβ means the interim order of the Court pursuant to Section 291(2) of the BCBCA in a form βacceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, providing for, among βother things, the calling and holding of the Meeting, as such order may be amended, modified, βsupplemented or varied by the Court with the consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each βacting reasonablyββ.
βInventoriesβ means all inventories of stock-in-trade, point-of-sale materials and βmerchandise including materials, supplies, work-in-progress, finished goods, and purchased finished goods owned by the Company (including those in βpossession of suppliers, customers and other third parties).β
βLawβ means any and all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, by-βlaws, notices, βjudicial, arbitral, administrative, ministerial, departmental or regulatory judgments, βinjunctions, βorders, decisions, rulings, determinations or awards, decrees or other requirements of βany βGovernmental Entity having the force of law and any legal requirements arising under the ββcommon law or principles of law or equity and the term βapplicableβ with respect to such Laws ββand, in the context that refers to any Person, means such Laws as are applicable at the relevant βtime βor times to such Person or its business, undertaking, property or securities and emanate from βa βGovernmental Entity having jurisdiction over such Person or its business, undertaking, βproperty βor securities.
βLeased Real Propertyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (22)(b) of Schedule βCβ.
βLiabilitiesβ means all liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including any liability or obligation that arises in connection with or a result of or is otherwise triggered by the transaction contemplated herein.
βLienβ means any mortgage, deed of trust, charge, pledge, hypothec, security interest, easement, right of way, zoning restriction, lien (statutory or otherwise), or other third party encumbrance, in each case, whether contingent or absolute.
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βLock-Up Agreementsβ means the voting support agreements and the voting support and lock-up agreements dated the date hereof and made between the Purchaser and the Locked-Up Shareholders.
βLocked-Up Shareholdersβ means the Persons who are party to the Lock-Up Agreements.
βMatching Periodβ means the five (5) Business Day period following the day of the Purchaserβs receipt of the Superior Proposal Notice.
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means in respect of any Person, any change, event, occurrence, effect, state of facts, development, condition or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with other such changes, events, occurrences, effects, state of facts, developments, conditions or circumstances would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business, operations, financial condition or results of operations of that Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except to the extent that any such change, event, occurrence, effect, state of facts, development, condition or circumstance results from:
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changes, developments or conditions generally affecting the industry (taking into account relevant geographies) in which such Person and its Subsidiaries operate generally; |
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any act of terrorism or any outbreak of hostilities or declared or undeclared war, or any escalation or worsening of such acts of terrorism, hostilities or war; |
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any epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreak or other public health condition (including COVID-19), earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados or other natural disasters or acts of God; |
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any adoption, proposal, implementation or other change in Law, including any Laws in respect to Taxes, U.S. GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements, in each case after the date hereof; |
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the announcement of the Transaction or the pendency of the Transaction; |
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the taking of any action required by, or the failure to take any action expressly prohibited by, excluding any obligation to act in the Ordinary Course, this Agreement; |
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any change in the market price or trading volume of any securities of the Person or any suspension of trading in publicly trading securities generally, or any credit rating downgrade, negative outlook, watch or similar event relating to the Person (it being understood that the causes underlying such change in market price or |
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trading volume may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred); and |
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the failure of the Person or its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecast or estimates of, or guidance related to, revenues, earnings, cash flows or other financial metrics before, on or after the date hereof (it being understood that the causes underlying such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has otherwise occurred), |
but provided in the case of (i) through (v), such change, event, occurrence, effect, state of facts, development, condition or circumstance does not have a disproportionately greater impact or effect on the Person as compared to companies in comparable industries and operating in the same jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the parties agree that any Material Adverse Effect arising solely from actions taken as a result of, or results arising from, the COVID-19 virus shall not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
βMeetingβ means the special meeting of the Company Shareholders, including any βadjournment or postponement βthereof, to be called and held in accordance with the Interim Order βfor the purpose of βconsidering and, if thought advisable, approving the Arrangement.
βMisrepresentationβ has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Securities Act (British Columbia) and under U.S. Securities Laws, as applicable.
βMI 61-101β means Multilateral Instrument 61-101 βProtection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions.
βMVS Considerationβ means that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to the product obtained when (i) the Share Consideration is multiplied by (ii) the Company MVS Conversion Ratio in effect at the Effective Time.
βNI 52-109β means National Instrument 52-109 β Certification of Disclosure in Issuersβ Annual and Interim Filings of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
βNon-Material Subsidiaryβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1 of Schedule βCβ.
βOFACβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 32(c) of Schedule βCβ.
βOrderβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 6.1(3).
βOrdinary Courseβ means, with respect to an action taken by any Person, that such action is substantially consistent in nature and scope with the past practices of such Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of the business of such Person.
βOrganizational Documentsβ means: (i)Β with respect to any Person that is a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation or memorandum and articles of association, as the case may be, and by-laws; (ii)Β with respect to any Person that is a partnership, its certificate of partnership and partnership agreement; (iii)Β with respect to any Person that is a limited liability company, its certificate of formation and limited liability company or operating agreement; (iv)Β with respect to
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any Person that is a trust or other entity, its declaration or agreement of trust or other constituent document; and (v)Β with respect to any Person similar to but not set out in (i) through (iv) of this definition, its comparable organizational documents (including a declaration of trust, partnership agreement, articles of continuance, arrangement or amalgamation).
βOTCQXβ means the OTCQX marketplace provided and operated by theΒ OTC Markets Group.
βOutside Dateβ means February 28, 2022 or such later date as may be agreed to by the Parties in writing; provided, however, that the Outside Date shall be automatically extended if all Required Regulatory Approvals have not otherwise been obtained by February 28, 2022 until the earlier of (i) the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to Closing set out in Article 6 of this Agreement, and (ii) December 31, 2022.
βPartiesβ means, collectively, the Company and the Purchaser and βPartyβ means any one of them.
βPCAOBβ means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States.
βPEOβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 16(a)(vi) of Schedule βCβ.
βPermitβ means any lease, license, permit, certificate, consent, order, grant, approval, ββclassification, registration or other authorization of or from any Governmental Entity, other than the Cannabis Licenses.β
βPermitted Liensβ means, in respect of a Party or any of its Subsidiaries, any one or more of the following:
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Liens for Taxes which are not yet due or delinquent or that are being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which reserves have been provided in the most recent publicly filed financial statements; |
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easements, rights of way, servitudes and similar rights in land including rights of way and servitudes for highways and other roads, railways, sewers, drains, gas and oil pipelines, gas and water mains, electric light, power, telephone, telegraph or cable television conduits, poles, wires and cables that do not have an adverse effect on the value or materially impair or add material cost to the use and operation of the subject property; |
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inchoate or statutory Liens of contractors, subcontractors, mechanics, workers, suppliers, materialmen, carriers and others in respect of the construction, maintenance, repair or operation of the Company Assets or the Purchaser Assets; provided however, that such Liens are related to obligations not due or delinquent or in respect of which adequate holdbacks or reserves are being maintained in a sufficient amount to pay off such disputed Liens; |
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customary rights of general application reserved to or vested in any Governmental Entity to control or regulate any interest in the facilities in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts its business; provided however that such Liens, |
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encumbrances, exceptions, agreements, restrictions, limitations, Contracts and rights (i) were not incurred in connection with any indebtedness and (ii) do not, individually or in the aggregate, have an adverse effect on the value or materially impair or add material cost to the use of the subject property; |
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Liens incurred, created and granted in the Ordinary Course to a public utility, municipality or Governmental Entity in connection with operations conducted with respect to the Company Assets, but only to the extent those Liens relate to costs and expenses for which payment is not due or delinquent; and |
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any Lien listed in Schedule βFβ. |
βPersonβ includes any individual, partnership, limited partnership, association, body corporate, corporation, company, organization, joint venture, trust, estate, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative, government (including a Governmental Entity), syndicate or other entity.
βPersonal Informationβ means information about an identifiable individual and includes any information that constitutes personal information within the meaning of all applicable Privacy Laws.
βPersonal Propertyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (22)(f) of Schedule βCβ.
βPlan of Arrangementβ means the plan of arrangement, substantially in the form set out in Schedule βAβ hereto, subject to any amendments or variations to such plan made in accordance with this Agreement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order with the consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably.
βPre-Acquisition Reorganizationβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 5.5.
βPrivacy Lawβ means the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (British Columbia) and any comparable applicable Law of any jurisdiction.
βPurchaserβ means Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a corporation existing under the BCBCA.
βPurchaser Assetsβ means all of the assets, properties (real or personal), permits, rights, licenses or other privileges (whether contractual or otherwise) of or other privileges (whether contractual or otherwise) of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.
βPurchaser Boardβ means the board of directors of the Purchaser.
βPurchaser Data Roomβ means the Purchaserβs electronic data room entitled βProject Sunrise Reverse Due Diligenceβ and posted at xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxx/XxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxXxxx/xxxxxxx.xxxx, or delivered to the Purchaser clean team, as the same is constituted as of 12:00 p.m. on May 8, 2021.
βPurchaser Disclosure Letterβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2(1).
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βPurchaser Employeesβ means the officers and material employees of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.
βPurchaser Financial Statementsβ means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Purchaser as at and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (including the notes thereto), the auditorβs report thereon and related managementβs discussion and analysis included in the Purchaser Public Disclosure Record.
βPurchaser Interim Financial Statementsβ means the unaudited interim condensed ββconsolidated financial statements of the Purchaser for the three and nine month periods ended September ββ30, ββ2020 and 2019 (including the notes thereto and related managementβs discussion and analysis)β.
βPurchaser Leased Real Propertyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (21) of Schedule βDβ.
βPurchaser Material Contractβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (19) of Schedule βDβ.
βPurchaser Owned Real Property Rightsβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (21) of Schedule βDβ.
βPurchaser Public Disclosure Recordβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (9)(a) of Schedule βDβ.
ββPurchaser Real Propertyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (21) of Schedule βDβ.
βPurchaser Reimbursement Feeβ means a reimbursement payment in an amount equal to the total of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement up to a maximum of $1,500,000.β β
βPurchaser Sharesβ means the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares, as well as the multiple voting shares and super voting shares in the capital of the Purchaser.
βPurchaser Subordinate Voting Sharesβ means subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Purchaser.
βPurchaser Termination Feeβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.2(3).
βPurchaser Termination Fee Eventβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.2(3).
βReal Propertyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section (22)(c) of Schedule βCβ.
βRegistrarβ means the person appointed as the Registrar of Companies pursuant to Section 400 of the BCBCA.
βRepresentativesβ, with respect to any Party, means the officers, directors, employees, accountants, legal counsel, financial advisors, consultants, financing sources and other advisors and representatives of such Party and such Partyβs Affiliates.
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βRegulatory Approvalβ means any consent, waiver, permit, license, exemption, review, order, decision or approval of, or any registration and filing with, any Governmental Entity, or the expiry, waiver or termination of any waiting period imposed by Law or a Governmental Entity, and with respect to such consent, waiver, permit, license, exemption, review, order, decision or approval of, or any registration and filing with, any Governmental Entity, it shall not have been withdrawn, terminated, lapsed, expired or is otherwise no longer effective, in each case in connection with the Transaction and includes the Required Regulatory Approvals.
βRegulatory Authorityβ means the Governmental Entity authorized under applicable βLaws to protect and promote public health through regulation and supervision of drugs, cosmetics and medical βproducts, including, without limitation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada and similar regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the Company, the Subsidiaries or their βactivities.
βReplacement Certificated Warrantsβ means the warrants to purchase Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares to be issued by the Purchaser in exchange for the outstanding Company Certificated Warrants pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.
βReplacement Warrantsβ means, collectively, the Replacement Certificated Warrants, and the warrants to purchase Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares to be issued by the Purchaser in exchange for the outstanding Company 2019 Warrants, Company 2020 Warrants and Company MVS Warrants pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.
βRequired Regulatory Approvalsβ means the Antitrust Approval and those consents and approvals listed on Schedule βEβ.
βSaleableβ means, Inventories that (i) have at least 30 days remaining before their βexpiration date and can be reasonably delivered and sold within the applicable expiration βof the code dates and (ii) have been stored and transported properly, (iii) and can be sold βwithout discount to the sale price for such Inventories or credit (or similar other βaccommodation) granted or offered to the applicable customer.β
βSECβ means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
βSecurities Authorityβ means the Ontario Securities Commission and any other applicable securities commission or securities regulatory authority of a province or territory of Canada or any other jurisdiction with authority in respect of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the SEC and the securities regulatory authorities in any applicable states of the United States.
βSecurities Lawsβ means the Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Securities Laws.
βShare Considerationβ means that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to the product obtained when (i) the Exchange Ratio, is multiplied by (ii) the Adjustment Factor.
βSubordinated Loanβ means the aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000, to be advanced by the Purchaser to the Company in accordance with the Subordinated Loan Agreement.
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βSubordinated Loan Agreementβ means the loan agreement between the Purchaser and the Company; in a form satisfactory to both of the Parties, each acting reasonably.
βSubsequent Financial Statementsβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.11(n).
βSubsequent Tax Returnsβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.11(n).
βSubsidiaryβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in National Instrument 45-106 β Prospectus Exemptions and, in the case of the Company, and is limited to the entities identified on Schedule βHβ attached hereto.
βSuperior Proposalβ means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (provided, however, βthat, for the purposes of this definition, all references to β20%β in the definition of βAcquisition βProposalβ shall be changed to β100%β) made by a Person or group of Persons acting jointly (other βthan the Purchaser and its Affiliates) and which or in respect of which:β
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the Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial βadvisors and outside legal counsel:β |
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would, taking into account all of the terms and conditions of such Acquisition βProposal (including all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal and the Person making such Acquisition Proposal), and if consummated in accordance with its terms (but not βassuming away any risk of non-completion), (A) result in a transaction which is βmore favourable to the Company Shareholders from a financial point of view than the βArrangement, and (B) the failure to recommend such Acquisition Proposal to Company Shareholders would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Board; and |
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is reasonably capable of being completed in accordance with its terms, without βundue delay, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other βaspects of such Acquisition Proposal and the Person or Persons making such βAcquisition Proposal; and |
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is not subject to any financing condition and in respect of which it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board, acting in good faith (after receipt of advice from its financial advisors and its outside legal counsel) that adequate arrangements have been made in respect of any financing required to complete such Acquisition Proposal at the time and on the basis set out therein; and |
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is not subject to any due diligence condition or due diligence termination right in favour of βthe acquiror. |
βSuperior Proposal Noticeβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 5.3(1)(c).
βSurviving Corporationβ means any corporation or other entity continuing following the βamalgamation, merger, consolidation or winding up of the Company with or into one or more other βentities (pursuant to a statutory procedure or otherwise).
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βSVS Considerationβ means that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to the product obtained when (i) the Share Consideration is multiplied by (ii) the Company SVS Conversion Ratio in effect at the Effective Time.
βTaxβ (including, with correlative meaning, the term βTaxesβ) means: (i) any and all taxes, duties, fees, excises, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other charges or assessments of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis, including those levied on, or measured by, or described with respect to, income, gross receipts, profits, branch profits, franchise, gains, windfalls, capital, capital stock, production, recapture, transfer, land transfer, license, gift, occupation, wealth, consumption of resources, emissions, environment, net worth, indebtedness, surplus, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, value-added, excise, special assessment, stamp, withholding, business, franchising, real or personal property, health, employee health, payroll, workersβ compensation, employment or unemployment, severance, social services, social security, education, utility, surtaxes, customs, import or export, and including all license and registration fees and all employment/unemployment insurance, health insurance and government pension plan premiums or contributions including any installments or prepayments in respect of any of the foregoing; (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax imposed by any Governmental Entity on or in respect of amounts of the type described in clause (i) above or this clause (ii); and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period or as a result of being a transferee or successor in interest to any party.
βTax Actβ means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended.
βTax Returnsβ means all returns and reports (including elections, designations, declarations, notices, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) filed with or supplied to, or required to be filed with or supplied to, a Governmental Entity in connection with any Tax, including all amendments, attachments or supplements thereto and whether in tangible or electronic form.
βTerminating Partyβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.13(3).
βTermination Noticeβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.13(3).
βTrade Secretβ means (i) confidential know-how, methods, business and technical information, data, data compilations and collections, processes, plans, discoveries, improvements, technology, tools, techniques, or other confidential and proprietary information, and all rights therein, and (ii) all trade secrets within the meaning of applicable law.β
βTransactionβ means the transaction resulting from the completion of the Arrangement, including the acquisition of all of the Company Shares by the Purchaser, and completion of the other transactions contemplated by the Plan of Arrangement.
βTransaction Litigationβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in SectionΒ 4.13.
βU.S. Exchange Actβ means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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βU.S. GAAPβ means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, as applicable at the relevant time.
βU.S. Securities Actβ means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
βU.S. Securities Lawsβ means the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Exchange Act and all other state securities Laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
βWilful Breachβ means a material breach that is a consequence of any act undertaken by the breaching Party with the actual knowledge that the taking of such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a breach of this Agreement.
In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:
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Currency.Β Β All references to dollars or to β$β are references to Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
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Gender and Number.Β Β Any reference to gender includes all genders.Β Β Words importing the singular number also include the plural and vice versa. |
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any representation or warranty is expressly qualified by reference to the knowledge of the Purchaser, it means the actual knowledge, after due inquiry regarding the relevant matter, of Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx XβXxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx. |
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Time References.Β Β References to time are to local time, Vancouver, British Columbia. |
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Schedules.Β Β The schedules attached to this Agreement form an integral part of this Agreement. |
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The Parties agree that the Arrangement shall be implemented in βaccordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement and the Plan of βArrangement. The Arrangement shall become effective in accordance with the Plan of βArrangement at the times specified in the Plan of Arrangement. The Company agrees to file, or βcause to be filed, the Arrangement Filings to implement the Plan of Arrangement in accordance βwith, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, if such filing is required under the BCBCA. From and after the Effective βTime, the Parties shall each effect and carry out the steps, actions or βtransactions to be carried out by them pursuant to the Plan of Arrangementβ with the result that, among other things, the Purchaser shall become the holder of all outstanding Company Shares.
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for the class of Persons to whom notice is to be provided in respect of the Arrangement and the Meeting and for the manner in which such notice is to be provided, such notices to include, inter alia, that such Persons have a right to appear at the hearing before the Court at which the fairness of the Arrangement is to be adjudged; |
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that the record date for the Company Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting will not change in respect of or as a consequence of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting; |
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that the requisite approval for the Arrangement Resolution shall be (i) 662/3% of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by holders of Company Shares, present in Person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting voting together as a single class; and (ii) if required by applicable Law, a simple majority of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution excluding the votes for Company Shares held by βrelated partiesβ and βinterested partiesβ as defined under MI 61- 101.Β Β The Company agrees that it shall, following a written request from the Purchaser, apply for exemptive relief from the British Columbia Securities Commission to permit the Company Subordinate Voting Shares and the Company Multiple Voting Shares to vote together as a single class for purposes of the βminority approvalβ required by MI 61-101 (if applicable); |
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for the grant of Dissent Rights as set forth in the Plan of Arrangement; |
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for the notice requirements with respect to the presentation of the application to the Court for the Final Order; |
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that the Meeting may be adjourned or postponed from time to time by management of the Company, subject to the terms of this Agreement, without the need for additional approval of the Court; |
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that the Meeting may be held in-person or be a virtual Meeting or hybrid meeting whereby Company Shareholders may join virtually; |
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that in all other respects, the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Companyβs constating documents, including quorum requirements and other matters shall apply with respect to the Meeting; and |
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for such other matters as the Parties, each acting reasonably, may reasonably require. |
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Arrangement Resolution and the completion of any of the transactions contemplated herein, including, if so requested by the Purchaser, acting reasonably, or otherwise desirable to the Company, using investment dealers and proxy solicitation services firms selected by the Purchaser and approved by the Company, acting reasonably, to solicit proxies in favour of the approval of the Arrangement Resolution, and each Party agrees that it shall be responsible for 50% of the reasonable costs of using such investment dealers or proxy solicitation services; |
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consult with the Purchaser in fixing the date of the Meeting and the record date of the Meeting; |
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advise the Purchaser, at such times as the Purchaser may reasonably request, and at least once daily for the ten (10) Business Days immediately preceding the Meeting, as to the aggregate tally of the proxies received by the Company in respect of the Arrangement Resolution; |
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give notice to the Purchaser of the Meeting and allow representatives of the Purchaser and legal counsel to attend the Meeting; |
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reasonably promptly, and within one (1) Business Day, advise the Purchaser of any purported exercise or withdrawal of Dissent Rights by the Company Shareholders, and the Company shall not settle or compromise or agree to settle or compromise any such claims for Dissent Rights without the prior written consent of the Purchaser; and |
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event will occur which requires such action at any time prior to the Meeting; and (iv) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all requirements of Law applicable to the Meeting and the Arrangement. |
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If the Interim Order is obtained and the Arrangement Resolution is passed at the Meeting as provided for in the Interim Order, the Company will, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) thereafter, take all steps necessary or desirable to submit the Arrangement to the Court and diligently pursue an application for the Final Order pursuant to the BCBCA.
In connection with all Court proceedings relating to obtaining the Interim Order and the Final Order, the Company will diligently pursue, and cooperate with the Purchaser in diligently pursuing, the Interim Order and the Final Order and the Company will provide the Purchaser and its legal counsel with reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon drafts of all material to be filed with the Court in connection with the Arrangement and the Company will consider the reasonable comments of the Purchaser and its legal counsel on such material.Β Β The Company will ensure that all material filed with the Court in connection with the Arrangement is consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement.Β Β In addition, the Company will not object to legal counsel to the Purchaser making such submissions in support of the application for the Interim Order and the application for the Final Order; provided however, that the Purchaser advises the Company of the nature of any such submissions not less than two (2) Business Day prior to the hearing and the Purchaser has given reasonable consideration to any comments from the Company and its legal counsel with respect thereto. The Company will also provide legal counsel to the Purchaser on a timely basis with copies of any notice, evidence or other documents served on the Company or its legal counsel in respect of the application for the Final Order or any appeal therefrom, and any notice, written or oral, indicating the intention of any Person to appeal, or oppose the granting of, the Interim Order or Final Order.Β Β If at any time after the issuance of the Final Order and prior to the Effective Date, the Company is required by the terms of the Final Order or by Law to return to Court with respect to the Final Order, it will provide immediate written notice to the Purchaser of the request to do so.
Subject to SectionΒ 2.11, and all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, pursuant to the Arrangement:
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all outstanding Company RSUs, whether vested or unvested, shall, in accordance with the Company Equity Incentive Plan and at the time specified in the Plan of Arrangement, cease to represent a right to receive Company Shares and instead represent a right to receive Purchaser Shares; and |
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all outstanding Company Warrants and Company MVS Warrants, whether vested or unvested, shall cease to represent a warrant or other right to acquire Company Shares and |
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shall, in accordance with their terms, be exchanged for Replacement Warrants at the time specified in the Plan of Arrangement, |
all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan of Arrangement.
Prior to the Effective Date, the Purchaser will deliver to its transfer agent (with a copy to the Depositary), a treasury direction, irrevocably instructing the Purchaserβs transfer agent to issue sufficient Consideration Shares to pay the aggregate Consideration to be paid to Company Shareholders (other than the Purchaser and any Dissenting Shareholders) under the Arrangement.
The Company will file an election with Canada Revenue Agency to cease to be a public corporation for the purposes of the Tax Act as soon as practicable following satisfaction of the prescribed conditions for making such an election.
The Purchaser and the Company intend, and undertake and agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) the Arrangement to qualify as a βreorganizationβ within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and (b) this Agreement,
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together with the Plan of Arrangement, to constitute a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g) (the βIntended Tax Treatmentβ). The Purchaser, the Company and the Company Securityholders shall not take any Tax reporting position (whether pursuant to the conduct of an audit preparation of Tax Returns, or otherwise) inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment for U.S. income tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable Law.Β Β
The Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out with the intention that all Consideration Shares and the Replacement Warrants will be issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof. In order to ensure the availability of the exemption under Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and to facilitate the Purchaserβs compliance with other U.S. Securities Laws, the Parties agree that the Arrangement will be carried out on the following basis:
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(a)pursuant to SectionΒ 2.2(2), prior to the issuance of the Interim Order, the Court will be advised as to the intention of the Parties to rely on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the issuance and exchange of all Consideration Shares and Replacement Warrants pursuant to the Arrangement based on the Courtβs approval of the Arrangement;
(b)the Court will be requested to satisfy itself as to the substantive and procedural fairness of the Arrangement to the holders of Company Shares, Company Warrants and Company MVS Warrants;
(c)the Company will ensure that each Company Shareholder and any other Person entitled to receive Consideration Shares or Replacement Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to the Arrangement will be given adequate and appropriate notice advising them of their right to attend the hearing of the Court to give approval to the Arrangement and providing them with sufficient information necessary for them to exercise that right;
(d)all Persons entitled to receive Consideration Shares or Replacement Warrants pursuant to the Arrangement will be advised that such Consideration Shares and Replacement Warrants issued pursuant to the Arrangement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and will be issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and shall be without trading restrictions under the U.S. Securities Act (other than those that would apply under the U.S. Securities Act in certain circumstances to Persons who are, or have been within 90 days prior to the Effective Time, affiliates (as defined by Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act) of the Purchaser);
(e)the Final Order approving the terms and conditions of the Arrangement that is obtained from the Court will expressly state that the Arrangement is approved by the Court as fair and reasonable to all Persons entitled to receive Consideration Shares or Replacement Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to the Arrangement;
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(f)the Interim Order approving the Meeting will specify that each Person entitled to receive Consideration Shares or Replacement Warrants pursuant to the Arrangement will have the right to appear before the Court at the hearing of the Court to give approval of the Arrangement so long as they enter an appearance within a reasonable time;
(g)holders of Company Warrants or Company MVS Warrants entitled to receive Replacement Warrants pursuant to the Arrangement will be advised that the Replacement Warrants issued pursuant to the Arrangement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and will be issued and exchanged by the Purchaser in reliance on the exemption provided under Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act, but that such exemption does not exempt the issuance of securities upon the exercise of such Replacement Warrants; therefore, the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issuable upon exercise of the Replacement Warrants cannot be issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and the Replacement Warrants may only be exercised and the underlying Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issued pursuant to a then-available exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws;
(h)each holder of Company Shares or Company Warrants will be advised that with respect to Consideration Shares and Replacement Warrants issued to Persons who are at the Effective Time, or have been within 90 days prior to the Effective Time, affiliates (as defined by Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act) of the Purchaser, such securities will be subject to restrictions on resale under U.S. securities Laws, including Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act;
(i)the Court will hold a hearing before approving the fairness of the terms and conditions of the Arrangement and issuing the Final Order; and
(j)the Company shall request that the Final Order shall include a statement to substantially the following effect:
βThis Order will serve as a basis of a claim to an exemption, pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, from the registration requirements otherwise imposed by that Act, regarding the issuance and exchange of securities of the Purchaser pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.β
ArticleΒ 3Β Β
REPRESENTATIONs AND WARRANTIES
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its face), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as set forth in Schedule βCβ hereto and acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the entering into of this Agreement.Β Β |
The Company covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Effective Time and the βtime that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, unless the Purchaser βotherwise consents in writing (to the extent that such consent is permitted by applicable Law), or βas disclosed in Schedule βGβ, or as is otherwise βexpressly permitted or specifically βcontemplated by this Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement, or as is otherwise required by βapplicable Law:β
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the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries will be conducted, their βrespective facilities will be maintained, and the Company and its Subsidiaries will continue to βoperate their respective businesses, only in the Ordinary Course;β |
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the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or βindirectly, except pursuant to any Contracts made available in the Company Data Room:β |
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alter or amend its articles, charter, by-laws or other constating documents;β |
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(ii) |
declare, set aside or pay any dividend on or make any distribution or payment or βreturn of capital in respect of the Company Shares;β |
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(iii) |
split, divide, consolidate, combine or reclassify any Company Shares or any other βsecurities of the Company;β |
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(v) |
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise βacquire, any of its outstanding Company Shares or other securities or securities convertible βinto or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares or any such other securities unless βotherwise required by the terms of such securities;β |
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(vi) |
amend the terms of any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries;β |
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(vii) |
adopt a plan of liquidation or resolution providing for the liquidation or dissolution βof the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;β |
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reorganize, amalgamate or merge with any other Person;β |
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(ix) |
make any material changes to any of its accounting policies, principles, methods, βpractices or procedures (including by adopting any material new accounting policies, βprinciples, methods, practices or procedures), except as required by applicable Laws or βunder U.S. GAAP;β |
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make any material change to its general practices and policies relating to the βpayment of accounts payable or the collection of accounts receivable; β |
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except for the sale of inventory in the Ordinary Course, sell, pledge, lease, licence, dispose of or βencumber any assets or properties (including the shares or other equity securities) of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any sale-leaseback or similar transaction;β |
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β(A) acquire (by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, arrangement or acquisition of βshares or other equity securities or interests or assets or otherwise) any corporation, βpartnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or any property βor asset, or make any investment by the purchase of securities, contribution of capital, βproperty transfer, or purchase of any property or assets of any other Person, or (B)Β enter into any letter of intent, βagreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement with respect to βsuch a transaction;β |
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incur any indebtedness (including the making of any payments in respect thereof, βincluding any premiums or penalties thereon or fees in respect thereof) or issue any debt βsecurities, or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become βresponsible for the obligations of any other Person, or make any loans or advances to any βother Persons, except to employees pursuant to policies to reimburse expenses in advance βor pursuant to or in respect of existing credit facilities or debt instruments or the βmaintenance or extension thereof (or the agreements, indentures or guarantees governing βor relating to such facilities or instruments, or the maintenance or extension thereof);β |
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pay, discharge or satisfy any material claim, liability or obligation prior to the same βbeing due, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of liabilities reflected or βreserved against in the Company Annual Financial Statements, or voluntarily waive, βrelease, assign, settle or compromise any Action;β |
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settle or compromise any Action brought by any present, βformer or purported holder of its securities in connection with the transactions βcontemplated by this Agreement or the Arrangement;β |
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(xix) |
expend or commit to expend any amounts with respect to capital expenses, where βsuch expenditure or commitment exceeds $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, βexcept to the extent reserved for in the Company Annual Financial Statements or specifically contemplated in the model made available in the Company Data Room as document 8.1.2; β |
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abandon or fail to diligently pursue any application for any licences, permits, βauthorizations or registrations;β |
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terminate, fail to renew, cancel, waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of βmaterial value or modify or change in any material respect any existing material Permit or Material βContract except as required by its terms; |
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enter into any lease or sublease of real property (whether as a lessor, sublessor, βlessee or sublessee), or modify, amend or exercise any right to renew any lease or sublease βof real property or acquire any interest in real property;β or |
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authorize any of the foregoing, or enter into or modify any Contract to do any of βthe foregoing;β |
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terminate the employment of any Company Employees other than for cause;β |
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(iii) |
adopt or amend or make any contribution to or any award under any Company βPlan or other bonus, profit sharing, pension, retirement, deferred βcompensation, insurance, incentive compensation, compensation or other similar plan, βagreement, trust, fund or arrangement for the benefit of directors or senior officers or βformer directors or senior officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or |
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(iv) |
take any action to accelerate the time of payment of any compensation or benefits, βamend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate vesting under any βCompany Plan;β |
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(e) |
the Company will not grant to any officer or director of the Company βany equity based awards pursuant to any Company Plan or otherwise;β |
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(f) |
the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any loan to any βofficer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for the advance of expenses consistent with past practice;β |
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the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain all Cannabis Licenses and other Permits held by the Company and its Subsidiaries in good standing, and shall take all commercially reasonable actions necessary to ensure that the Purchaser receives the benefit therefrom after Closing; |
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the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the current insurance ββ(or re-insurance) policies maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including βdirectorsβ and officersβ insurance, not to be cancelled or terminated and to prevent any of the βcoverage thereunder from lapsing, unless at the time of such termination, cancellation or lapse, βreplacement policies having comparable deductions and providing coverage comparable to or βgreater than the coverage under the cancelled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially βsimilar premiums are in full force and effect; provided, however, that, except as contemplated by βSectionΒ 4.12, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will obtain or renew any βinsurance (or re-insurance) policy for a term exceeding twelve (12) months;β |
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(i) |
the Company will promptly provide written notice to the Purchaser of the resignation of βany of its senior management employees;β |
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(ii) |
timely withhold, collect, remit and pay all Taxes which are to be withheld, βcollected, remitted or paid by it to the extent due and payable, unless such Taxes are βdisputed in good faith and the Company has taken adequate reserves therefor in βaccordance with U.S. GAAP;β |
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not change in any material respect any of its methods of reporting income or βdeductions or accounting for income Tax purposes from those employed in the preparation βof their most recently filed Tax Returns and financial statements except as may be required by βapplicable Laws;β |
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(iv) |
not make (other than consistent with past practice), change, revoke or rescind any material election relating to Taxes or make βany material amendment with respect to any Tax Return except as may be required by βapplicable Laws;β |
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(v) |
not surrender any right to claim a refund with respect to a material amount of Taxes, offset or other reduction in βTax liability;β |
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(vi) |
not consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any βmaterial Tax claim or assessment or reassessment (other than as a result of an extension to βfile any Tax Return);β |
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(vii) |
not settle, compromise or agree to the entry of judgment with respect to any βAction relating to a material amount of Taxes; |
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(viii) |
not enter into any Tax sharing, Tax allocation or Tax indemnification agreement (other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course and not primarily related to Taxes that contain agreements or arrangements relating to the apportionment, sharing, assignment or allocation of Taxes (such as financing agreements with Tax gross-up obligations or leases with Tax escalation provisions));β and |
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(ix) |
use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Arrangement to βconstitute a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code and not take βany action or fail to take any action required hereby that could reasonably βbe expected to prevent or impede the Arrangement from qualifying as a βreorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; |
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the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or renew any Contract, containing:β |
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(i) |
any limitation or restriction on the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, following completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, the ability of βthe Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, to engage in any type of activity or business;β |
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(ii) |
any limitation or restriction on the manner in which, or the localities in which, all or βany portion of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, following βconsummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, all or any portion of the business βof the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, is or would be conducted; or |
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any limitation or restriction on the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, following completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, the ability of βthe Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, to solicit customers or employees;β |
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(l) |
the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any βaction that would reasonably be expected to prevent or significantly impede or materially delay βthe completion of the Arrangement;β |
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(m) |
the Company will not release any Company Shareholders from any share transfer restrictions, lock-up or similar trading, transfer or restrictions on encumbrances in respect of the Company Shares or any Company Options, Company RSUs or Company Warrants subject to the Lock-Up Agreements; and |
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(n) |
the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) all interim and annual financial statements βrequired under Securities Laws for any periods following the date of the Company Annual βFinancial Statements (the βSubsequent Financial Statementsβ), and (ii)Β all Tax Returns required to be βfiled by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries between the date hereof and the Effective Time (the βSubsequent Tax Returnsβ). The βSubsequent Financial Statements and the Subsequent Tax Returns shall be delivered to the Purchaser βpromptly after such Subsequent Financial Statements and Subsequent Tax Returns are first filed with βthe applicable Governmental Entity. The Subsequent Financial Statements and the Subsequent Tax βReturns shall be prepared in a manner, and shall contain such information, such that the βrepresentations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section (9) and Section (27) of Schedule βCβ will βbe true and correct as of the Effective Time, substituting references to βCompany βFinancial Statements,β with βSubsequent Financial Statements,β as applicable, and references to βTax Returnsβ βfor βSubsequent Tax Returnsβ. |
Notwithstanding anything provided for in this Section 4.1, the Purchaser agrees that:
(x) |
if an HSR Second Request occurs, the Company shall, at any time after July 15, 2021, be entitled to amend, refinance, extend or otherwise, at the option of the Company, deal with the Company Convertible Debentures and the Company Senior Secured Notes; and |
(y) |
if an HSR Second Request does not occur, the Company shall, at any time after December 31, 2021, be entitled to amend, refinance, extend or otherwise, at the option of the Company, deal with the Company Convertible Debentures and the Company Senior Secured Notes; provided however, that if any action is taken as contemplated in (x) or (y) above, such action will be taken into account in determining the Adjustment Factor in accordance with Schedule βIβ of this Agreement. |
The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) nothing contained herein shall give the Purchaser the right to control, directly or indirectly, the operations or the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time, (ii) prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries business and operations, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, no consent of the Purchaser will be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent would violate any Antitrust Law or any other applicable Law.β
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The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Effective Time and the βtime that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, unless the Company βotherwise consents in writing (to the extent that such consent is permitted by applicable Law), βor as is otherwise βexpressly permitted or specifically βcontemplated by this Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement or as is otherwise required by βapplicable Law:β
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(a) |
the respective businesses of the Purchaser and its material Subsidiaries will be conducted, and the Purchaser and its material Subsidiaries will continue to βoperate their respective businesses, only in the Ordinary Course; |
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(b) |
the Purchaser will, and will cause each of its material Subsidiaries to, except as disclosed in Section 4.2(b) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter: |
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(i) |
duly and timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed by it on or after the date hereof and all such Tax Returns will be true, complete and correct in all material respects; |
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(ii) |
timely withhold, (ii) collect, remit and pay all Taxes which are to be withheld, collected, remitted or paid by it to the extent due and payable, unless such Taxes are disputed in good faith and the Purchaser has taken adequate reserves therefor in accordance with U.S. GAAP; |
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(iii) |
not change in any material respect any of its methods of reporting income or deductions or accounting for income Tax purposes from those employed in the preparation of their most recently filed Tax Returns and financial statements except as may be required by applicable Laws; |
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(iv) |
not make, change, revoke or rescind any material election relating to Taxes or make any material amendment with respect to any Tax Return except as may be required by applicable Laws; |
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(v) |
not surrender any right to claim a refund with respect to a material amount of Taxes, offset or other reduction in Tax liability; |
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(vi) |
not consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment or reassessment (other than as a result of an extension to file any Tax Return); |
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(vii) |
not settle, compromise or agree to the entry of judgment with respect to any Action relating to a material amount of Taxes; |
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(viii) |
not enter into any Tax sharing, Tax allocation or Tax indemnification agreement (other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course and not primarily related to Taxes that contain agreements or arrangements relating to the apportionment, sharing, assignment or |
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allocation of Taxes (such as financing agreements with Tax gross-up obligations or leases with Tax escalation provisions)); and |
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(ix) |
use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Arrangement to constitute a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code and not take any action or fail to take any action required hereby that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Arrangement from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; |
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(c) |
the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries will use commercially reasonable efforts to βmaintain and preserve intact its and its Subsidiariesβ respective business organizations, assets, βproperties, rights, goodwill and business relationships and keep available the services of its and its βSubsidiariesβ respective officers and employees as a group;β and |
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(d) |
the Purchaser will not, directly or βindirectly, without the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):β |
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(i) |
alter or amend its articles, charter, by-laws or other constating documents;β |
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(ii) |
declare, set aside or pay any dividend on or make any distribution or payment or βreturn of capital in respect of the Purchaser Shares;β |
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(iii) |
split, divide, consolidate, combine or reclassify any Purchaser Shares or any other βsecurities of the Purchaser;β |
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(iv) |
amend the terms of the Purchaser Shares; |
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(v) |
adopt a plan of liquidation or resolution providing for the liquidation or dissolution βof the Purchaser or any of its material Subsidiaries;β |
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(vi) |
reorganize, amalgamate or merge with any other Person; |
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(vii) |
make any material changes to any of its accounting policies, principles, methods, βpractices or procedures (including by adopting any material new accounting policies, βprinciples, methods, practices or procedures), except as required by applicable Laws or βunder U.S. GAAP;β |
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(viii) |
reduce the stated capital of any class or series of the Purchaser Shares; β |
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(ix) |
materially change the nature of the business carried on by the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or |
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(x) |
authorize any of the foregoing, or enter into or modify any Contract to do any of βthe foregoing. |
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(e) |
The Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, acquire or agree to acquire, by merging with or into or consolidating with, or by purchasing a |
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substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or agree to acquire any assets, if the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to, or the consummation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation is reasonably expected to: (i) result in a Governmental Entity entering an Order prohibiting the consummation of the Arrangement or refusing to provide any Required Regulatory Approval; or (ii) materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Arrangement. For greater certainty, nothing in this SectionΒ 4.2 shall prohibit the Purchaser from converting multiple voting shares of the Purchaser or super voting shares of the Purchaser into Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares in accordance with the terms of the Purchaserβs articles. |
The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) nothing contained herein shall give the Company the right to control, directly or indirectly, the operations or the business of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time, (ii) prior to the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries business and operations, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, no consent of the Company will be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent would violate any Antitrust Law or any other applicable Law.
(2) |
Without limiting the generality of the Partiesβ undertakings pursuant to Section 4.3(1), in the case of the Antitrust Approval, each Party shall take, all reasonable action necessary to file as soon as practicable, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days following the date of this βAgreement, notifications under the HSR Act and any other applicable Law governing antitrust or competition matters, including, without limitation, any foreign antitrust Laws, and respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries from the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice for additional information or documentation and to respond as promptly as practicable to all inquiries and requests received from any state attorney general or other Governmental Entity in connection with antitrust matters related to the Transaction and use its commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all other actions necessary, proper or advisable consistent with this Section 4.3 to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods, or receipt of required authorizations, as applicable, under the |
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HSR Act (the βHSR Approvalβ); provided that and notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement will require a Party (including its Subsidiaries) to take or refrain from taking any action that would (A) restrict, prohibit or limit the ownership or operation by such Party and its Subsidiaries of all or any material portion of the business or assets of such Party and its Subsidiaries, or the other Party and its Subsidiaries, or compel such Party and its Subsidiaries to dispose of or hold separately all or any material portion of the business or assets of such Party and its Subsidiaries or the other Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or impose any material limitation, restriction or prohibition on the ability of such Party and its Subsidiaries, or the other Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business or own its assets, or (B) impose material limitations on the ability of such Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No Party shall voluntarily extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Entity to delay or not to consummate the Arrangement or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement except with the prior written consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which reasonableness shall be determined in light of each Partyβs obligation to do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the Transaction). |
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or advisable. In such case, the Parties will cooperate in the preparation, filing and dissemination, as applicable, of any such amendment or supplement. |
(8) |
Notwithstanding the foregoing in this SectionΒ 4.3 (other than the proviso in subsection (2)), the Parties will use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain the Required Regulatory Approvals and will make or agree to any undertaking, agreement, or action required to obtain and maintain such Required Regulatory Approvals; provided however, that neither Party will make or agree to any undertaking, agreement or action without the consent of the other Party (in such Partyβs reasonable discretion). |
(9) |
The Company will be responsible for and will pay or cause to be paid by the applicable Subsidiary any and all filing fees and applicable Taxes payable to a Governmental Entity by any of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with any application, notification or filing in respect of any of the Regulatory Approvals to be obtained by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, other than any fees arising under the HSR Act or in connection with any other Antitrust Approval, 50% of which shall be paid by each Party. |
(10) |
The Parties will cooperate to comply with the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, including all implementing regulations thereof (the βDPAβ) in the event that the Transaction contemplated by this Agreement becomes or is deemed to be a βcovered transactionβ in the future as defined in the DPA. |
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hereby and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will and, where appropriate, will cause its Subsidiaries to: |
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(a) |
promptly advise the Purchaser in writing of any event, change or development that has resulted in, or that to the Companyβs Knowledge would have, a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company; |
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(b) |
promptly advise the Purchaser in writing of any Action commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company, its Subsidiaries or its or their respective assets; |
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(c) |
use best reasonable efforts to obtain all other third Person consents, waivers, Permits, including Cannabis Licenses, exemptions, orders, approvals, agreements, amendments and modifications to Contracts that are necessary to permit or otherwise required in connection with the consummation of the Transaction; and |
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using its commercially reasonable efforts to, on prior written approval of the Purchaser, oppose, lift or rescind any injunction, restraining or other order, decree or ruling seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit or adversely affect the consummation of the Arrangement and defend, or cause to be defended, any proceedings to which it is a party or brought against it or its directors or officers challenging the Arrangement or this Agreement. |
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The Company will give the Purchaser prompt notice of β(i)β any written notice of βany βDissent βRights exercised or purported to have been exercised by any Company Shareholder received by ββthe βCompany in relation to the Meeting and Arrangement Resolution and any βwithdrawal of ββDissent Rights received by the Company and, subject to applicable Laws, any βwritten ββcommunications sent by or on behalf of the Company to any Company Shareholder exercising βor βpurporting βto exercise Dissent Rights in relation to the Arrangement Resolution and β(ii)β any βclaim βor other βAction commenced (or, to the Companyβs Knowledge, threatened) by any ββpresent, former βor purported holder of any securities of the Company in connection with the ββtransactions βcontemplated hereby. Other than as required by applicable Law, the Company shall ββnot make any βpayment or settlement offer, or agree to any settlement, prior to the Effective βTime βwith respect to βany such dissent, notice or instrument or claim or other Action unless the ββPurchaser, acting βreasonably, shall have given its written consent to such payment, settlement ββoffer or agreement, as βapplicable. |
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and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Purchaser βwill and, where appropriate, will cause its Subsidiaries to:β |
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promptly advise the Company in writing of any event, change or development that has resulted in, or that to the Purchaserβs Knowledge would have, a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Purchaser; |
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promptly advise the Company in writing of any material Action commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Purchaser, its Subsidiaries or its or their respective assets; |
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obtain any necessary approvals for the listing on the CSE of (i) the Consideration Shares; and (ii) the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of the Adjusted Company Options, Adjusted Company RSUs and Replacement Warrants; |
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at or prior to the Effective Time, allot and reserve for issuance a sufficient number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares to meet its obligation to (i) issue Consideration Shares under the Plan of Arrangement; and (ii) issue Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares upon exercise or vesting of the Adjusted Company Options, Adjusted Company RSUs and Replacement Warrants; and |
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oppose, lift or rescind any injunction, restraining or other order, decree or ruling seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit or adversely affect the consummation of the Arrangement and defend, or cause to be defended, any proceedings to which it is a party or brought against it or its directors or officers challenging the Arrangement or this Agreement. |
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In the event that the closing price of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares on the CSE is higher than $4.97 per Company Subordinate Voting Share for 10 or more consecutive trading days during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Date, the Company will take all steps necessary to immediately cause the acceleration of the expiry date of the Company 2020 Warrants pursuant to Section 2.2(e) of the Company 2020 Warrant Indenture. |
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Pursuant to the terms of the Company Convertible Debentures and in accordance with the change of control provisions set forth therein, the Company shall provide all necessary and appropriate notices regarding the Arrangement to all holders of Company Convertible Debentures. The Company shall deliver two (2) notices to such holders of Company Convertible Debentures, the first notice at least thirty (30) days or as soon as reasonably possible prior to the Effective Date, and the second notice on or immediately after the Effective Date. Such notices shall contain such information required under, and shall comply in all respects with the provisions set forth in the Company Convertible Debentures. |
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If the redemption of the Company Senior Secured Notes has not occurred prior to Closing, each of the Company and the Purchaser shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Company Senior Secured Note Supplemental Indenture to be executed and delivered on or prior to the Effective Time.
(1) |
The Purchaser shall issue Replacement Warrants in exchange for the Company Warrants,Β Β and Company MVS Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the Plan of Arrangement. |
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The Purchaser shall, as promptly as practicable following the Effective Date, cause there to be a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which registers the issuance of the Purchaser Shares upon exercise or vesting of the Replacement Warrants, Adjusted Company Options and Adjusted Company RSUs, as applicable. |
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Subsidiaries (in their capacity as such), except after consultation with and the approval in writing of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser, its Subsidiaries and their Representatives shall not be precluded by this SectionΒ 4.9(2) from contacting any Person in the Ordinary Course of business of such Person. |
Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will cooperate with the Purchaser and use reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under Law and rules and policies of the CSE and OTCQX to enable the delisting by the Company of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares from the CSE and the OTCQX promptly after the Effective Time.
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Company will consider any such comments in good faith; and (d) the Parties will cooperate in providing any such mutually agreeable communication.Β Β |
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The Parties will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of (and, if entered, to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned) any Order that results from any shareholder litigation or Order issued by any Governmental Entity against a Party or any of its directors or officers relating to this Agreement or seeking to prevent or otherwise materially delay the consummation of the Transaction; provided however, that in the event that any shareholder litigation or Order issued by any Governmental Entity related to this Agreement or the Arrangement is brought, or, to the knowledge of a Party, threatened in writing, against such Party or any members of the board of directors of such Party after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (βTransaction Litigationβ): (a)Β the Party will promptly notify the other Party of any such Transaction Litigation and will keep the other Party reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof; (b)Β the Party will give the other Party the opportunity to participate in the defense of any Transaction Litigation; and (c)Β the Party will not settle or agree to settle any Transaction Litigation without the other Partyβs prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
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Noticeβ) to the other Party (the βBreaching Partyβ) specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the Terminating Party asserts as the basis for termination. After delivering a Termination Notice, provided the Breaching Party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date (with any intentional breach being deemed to be incurable), the Terminating Party may not exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) the Outside Date, and (b) if such matter has not been cured by the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following receipt of such Termination Notice by the Breaching Party, such date. |
In the event the Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to February 28, 2022, the Purchaser agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subordinated Loan Agreement, to lend to the Company the principal sum of $25,000,000.Β Β Further, the Purchaser shall lend to the Company an additional amount of $25,000,000 on each of May 31, August 31 and November 30, 2022 (the βAdvancement Datesβ) if the Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding each Advancement Date, with the aggregate principal amount to be extended by the Purchaser to the Company not to exceed $100,000,000.Β Β For greater certainty, the Subordinated Loan shall be: (i) subject to acceleration in certain customary or to be negotiated events, which shall include the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.2(c)(ii); and (ii) only subordinate to the Company Senior Secured Notes and the Company Convertible Debentures.
ArticleΒ 5
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS REGARDING NON-SOLICITATION
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accept, approve, endorse, recommend, or publicly propose to accept, approve, endorse or recommend, or take no position or remain neutral with respect to, any publicly disclosed or publicly announced Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that taking no position with respect to a publicly disclosed or publicly announced Acquisition Proposal for a period of no more than five (5) Business Days following the formal announcement of such Acquisition Proposal will not be considered to be in violation of this SectionΒ 5.1 provided the Board has rejected such Acquisition Proposal and affirmed the Board Recommendation before the end of such five (5) Business Day period); or |
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encouraged or otherwise facilitated in violation of SectionΒ 5.1, the Company may, in response to such Acquisition Proposal: (i) furnish information with respect to the Company in response to a request therefor by such Person; and (ii) engage in or participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person regarding such Acquisition Proposal, if and only if: |
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the Company notifies the Purchaser of such Acquisition Proposal in accordance with SectionΒ 5.4; |
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prior to the taking of any such action, the Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and its outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal; and |
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the Company has complied in all material respects with its obligations under ArticleΒ 5; |
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the Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and its outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal; |
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and (y)Β any modifications or adjustments made to such other Acquisition Proposal) is not a Superior Proposal and has publicly rejected such Acquisition Proposal); |
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during the Matching Period, the Board and the Companyβs Representatives have negotiated in good faith with the Purchaser (to the extent the Purchaser desires to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the Arrangement and this Agreement proposed by the Purchaser in response to such Acquisition Proposal; |
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at the end of the Matching Period, the Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and its outside legal counsel (and taking into account any amendment or modification to the terms of this Agreement or the Arrangement that the Purchaser has agreed in writing to make), that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, and that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Law; and |
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prior to or concurrently with taking any such action, the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to SectionΒ 7.2(c)(ii). |
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such press release and the Company will consider all reasonable comments of the Purchaser and accept all comments which the Company agrees with. |
SectionΒ 5.4 |
Notification of Acquisition Proposals; Certain Disclosure; Subsidiaries and Representatives |
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Subject to the provisions of this SectionΒ 5.5, the Company agrees that it will, and will cause its βSubsidiaries to, upon the request of the Purchaser at least 20 Business Days prior to the Meeting, use its and their commercially βreasonable efforts to effect each of the pre-closing reorganization steps that the Purchaser may request (the βPre-Acquisition Reorganizationβ). The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the βPre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not (a) impede, delay or prevent completion of the Arrangement ββ(including by giving rise to any Action by any person), (b) in the opinion of the Company, acting reasonably, βprejudice the Company Securityholders in any material respect, (c) require the Company to obtain the βapproval of the Company Shareholders, (d) be considered in determining whether a representation, βwarranty or covenant of the Company hereunder has been breached, it being acknowledged by the βPurchaser that actions taken pursuant to any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization could require the consent βof third parties under applicable Contracts and Governmental Entities, (e) require the Company or any βSubsidiary to contravene any applicable Laws, their respective organizational documents or any βCompany Material Contract, (f) cause or result in there being any additional or amendatory compliance obligation under the HSR Act, or (g) result in any Taxes being imposed on, or any adverse Tax or other βadverse consequences to, the Company or any Company Securityholder greater than the Taxes or other βconsequences to such party in connection with the consummation of the Arrangement in the absence of βany Pre-Acquisition Reorganization. The Company and the Purchaser will, at the expense of the βPurchaser (including all reasonable professional fees and expenses) work cooperatively and use βcommercially reasonable efforts to prepare prior to the Effective Time all documentation necessary and βdo such other acts and things as are necessary to give effect to such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization, βincluding incorporating, to the extent necessary, the steps of the Pre-Acquisition Reorganization into the βPlan of Arrangement to the extent they are determined reasonably in advance of the mailing of the βCircular. The Parties will seek to have the steps and transactions contemplated under any such Pre-βAcquisition Reorganization made effective at such times (as directed by the Purchaser) on or prior to βthe Effective Date (but after the Purchaser will have waived or confirmed that all conditions referred to in βSectionΒ 6.1, SectionΒ 6.2, and SectionΒ 6.3 have been satisfied), provided, however, that no such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization will βbe made effective unless: (A) it is reasonably certain, after consulting with the Company, that the βArrangement will become effective; and (B) such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization can be reversed or βunwound in a timely fashion without adversely affecting the Company and the Subsidiaries in the event βthat the Arrangement does not become effective and this Agreement is terminated. If the Arrangement βis not completed, the Purchaser will (a) forthwith reimburse the Company for all reasonable fees and βexpenses (including any professional fees and expenses) incurred by the Company and the Subsidiaries βin considering and effecting any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization, and (b) be responsible for any costs of βthe Company and the Subsidiaries in reversing or unwinding any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization that βwas effected prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.β |
(2) |
The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the planning for and implementation of any Pre-βAcquisition Reorganization shall not be considered a breach of any covenant under this Agreement and βshall not be considered in determining whether a representation or |
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warranty of the Company hereunder βhas been breached. Subject to the requirements of this Section 5.5, the Purchaser and the Company shall work cooperatively and use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare prior to the Effective Time all documentation necessary and do such other acts and things as are necessary to give effect to such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization and any post-closing reorganization. For greater certainty, the Company shall not be liable for the failure of the βPurchaser to benefit from any anticipated tax efficiency as a result of a Pre-Acquisition Reorganization βor any planning or other steps taken with respect to any anticipated post-closing reorganization and the βcompletion of any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not be a condition to the completion of the βArrangement.β |
The Parties are not required to complete the Arrangement unless each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived by the Parties at or prior to the Effective Time:
(1) |
Arrangement Resolution.Β Β The Arrangement Resolution will have been approved by the Company Shareholders entitled to vote thereon at the Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order. |
(4) |
U.S. Securities Law Matters. The Consideration Shares and Replacement Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement shall be exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) thereof and pursuant to exemptions from or in compliance with all applicable state securities laws, provided, however that the Company shall not be entitled to the benefit of the conditions in this Section 6.1(4), and shall be deemed to have waived such condition, in the event that the Company fails to: (a) advise the Court prior to the hearing in respect of the Interim Order that the Parties intend to rely on the exemption from the registration afforded by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act based on the Courtβs approval of the Arrangement; or (b) comply with the requirements to be satisfied by the Company set forth in SectionΒ 2.12. |
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authorities of each of the provinces of Canada or by virtue of exemptions under Canadian Securities Laws and shall not be subject to resale restrictions under Canadian Securities Laws (other than as applicable to control persons or pursuant to Section 2.6 of National Instrument 45-102 β Resale of Securities); |
(6) |
Termination.Β Β This Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Article 7 hereof. |
(7) |
Antitrust Approval. The Antitrust Approval will have been achieved on terms that are reasonably satisfactory to the Parties, each acting reasonably, and the Antitrust Approval shall be in force. |
(8) |
No Legal Action. There shall not have been any action or proceeding commenced by any Person (including any Governmental Entity) in any jurisdiction seeking to prohibit or restrict the Arrangement or the ownership or operation by the Purchaser of the business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. |
The Purchaser is not required to complete the Arrangement unless each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived by the Purchaser at or prior to the Effective Time:
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(3) |
Dissent Rights. Dissent Rights shall not have been exercised with respect to Company Shares representing in aggregate more than 5% of votes attached to the issued and outstanding Company Shares. |
(4) |
No Legal Action.Β Β There shall not have been any action or proceeding commenced by any Person (including any Governmental Entity) in any jurisdiction which seeks to compel the Purchaser to dispose of any material portion of the business or assets of the Purchaser, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of the Arrangement. |
(6) |
Supplemental Indenture.Β Β Subject to the redemption of the Company Senior Secured Notes at or prior to Closing, the Company Senior Secured Note Supplemental Indenture shall have been entered into. |
(7) |
Resignations. The Purchaser shall have received resignations from each director of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. |
(8) |
Material Adverse Effect.Β Β Since the date hereof, there will not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company that is continuing. |
The Company is not required to complete the Arrangement unless each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived by the Company on or prior to the Effective Time:
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(3) |
Material Adverse Effect.Β Β Since the date hereof, there will not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Purchaser that is continuing. |
The conditions precedent set out in SectionΒ 6.1, SectionΒ 6.2 and SectionΒ 6.3 will be conclusively deemed to have been satisfied, waived or released when the Arrangement Filings are filed with the Registrar (or, if no Arrangement Filings are required to be filed with the Registrar by the BCBCA, upon the Arrangement becoming effective).
ArticleΒ 7
TERM AND TERMINATION
Subject to SectionΒ 7.3, this Agreement will be effective from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Effective Time by:
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(iii) |
there has occurred a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Purchaser; |
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(ii) |
prior to the approval of the Arrangement Resolution at the Meeting, the Board has effected an Adverse Recommendation Change; |
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(iii) |
the Company has breached ArticleΒ 5; or |
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(iv) |
there has occurred a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. |
The Party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.2 (other than pursuant to SectionΒ 7.2(a)) will give notice of such termination to the other Parties, specifying in reasonable detail the basis for such Partyβs exercise of its termination right.
(1) |
Subject to SectionΒ 7.3(2) and Section 8.2, all out-of-pocket third party transaction expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, including all costs, expenses and fees of the Company incurred prior to or after the Effective Date in connection with, or incidental to, the Plan of Arrangement, shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Arrangement is consummated.Β Β Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party agrees that it shall be responsible for 50% of all filing fees relating to the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Approval. |
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by the Purchaser pursuant to SectionΒ 7.2(d)(i), then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days of such termination, pay or cause to be paid to the Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Purchaser Reimbursement Fee; or |
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by the Company pursuant to Section 7.2(c)(i), then the Purchaser shall, within two (2) Business Days of such termination, pay or cause to be paid to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Company Reimbursement Fee. |
For greater certainty, (i) no Purchaser Reimbursement Fee pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.3(2) shall be payable to the Purchaser if a Company Termination Fee is paid to it under SectionΒ 8.2; and (ii) no Company Reimbursement Fee pursuant to this Section 7.3(2) shall be payable to the Company if a Purchaser Termination Fee is paid to it under Section 8.2.
(3) |
Subject to SectionΒ 8.2, if applicable, the payment of the Purchaser Reimbursement Fee or the Company Reimbursement Fee, as applicable, pursuant to SectionΒ 7.3(2) is the sole monetary remedy of a Party if this Agreement is terminated as contemplated and the Purchaser Reimbursement Fee or the Company Reimbursement Fee, as applicable, is payable as contemplated in SectionΒ 7.3(2), provided however that this limitation shall not apply in the event of a termination pursuant to SectionΒ 7.2(d)(i) or SectionΒ 7.2(c)(i), as applicable, due to a Wilful Breach of the Party making such reimbursement fee payment, in which case the payment of such reimbursement fee shall not preclude a Party from seeking damages and pursuing any and all other remedies that it may have in respect of losses incurred or suffered by such as a result of any breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of any other Party. |
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If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to SectionΒ 7.1 or SectionΒ 7.2, this Agreement will become void and of no further force or effect without liability of any Party (or any shareholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such Party) to any other Party to this Agreement, except that: (a) in the event of termination under SectionΒ 7.1 as a result of the Effective Time occurring, SectionΒ 4.12 will survive for a period of six years thereafter; (b) in the event of termination under SectionΒ 7.2, SectionΒ 4.13, this Section 7.4 and SectionΒ 8.2 through to and including SectionΒ 8.15 will survive; and (c) neither the termination of this Agreement nor anything contained in this Section 7.4 will relieve any Party from any liability for fraud, criminal acts or Wilful Breach. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination or lapse of effectiveness hereof.
ArticleΒ 8
TERMINATION FEES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
This Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement may, at any time and from time to time before or after the holding of the Meeting but not later than the Effective Time, be modified or amended by mutual written agreement, executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the respective Parties, without further notice to or authorization on the part of the Company Shareholders, and any such modification or amendment may, subject to the Interim Order, Final Order and Law, without limitation:
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change the time for performance of any of the obligations or acts of the Parties; |
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waive any inaccuracies or modify any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement; |
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(c) |
waive compliance with or modify any of the covenants contained in this Agreement and waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the Parties; and/or |
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waive compliance with or modify any mutual conditions contained in this Agreement, |
provided that such modification or amendment does not invalidate the approval of the Arrangement Resolution by the Company Shareholders.
(1) |
Despite any other provision in this Agreement relating to the payment of fees and expenses, including the payment of brokerage fees, if |
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a Company Termination Fee Event occurs, the Company will pay the Purchaser the Company Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(4); and |
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a Purchaser Termination Fee Event occurs, the Purchaser will pay the Company the Purchaser Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.2(5). |
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be required to pay the Company Termination Fee more than once and the Purchaser shall not be required to pay the Purchaser Termination Fee more than once.
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For the purposes of this Agreement, βCompany Termination Feeβ means $100,000,000, and βCompany Termination Fee Eventβ means: |
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the termination of this Agreement pursuant to SectionΒ 7.2(b)(i),Β Β SectionΒ 7.2(b)(iii) or Section 7.2(d)(i) (on the basis of a Wilful Breach of a covenant), if: |
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prior to the date of termination, an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced or otherwise communicated to the Board, the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives; and |
For purposes of the foregoing SectionΒ 8.2(2)(b)(ii), the term βAcquisition Proposalβ will have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 1.1, except that references to β20%β will be deemed to be references to β50%β.
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If a Company Termination Fee Event occurs, the Company Termination Fee will be paid prior to or concurrently with such Company Termination Fee Event; provided, however that in the circumstances set out in SectionΒ 8.2(2)(b), the Company Termination Fee will be paid within two Business Days following consummation/closing of the principal transaction contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal referred to therein. |
Any Company Termination Fee will be paid by the Company to the Purchaser, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Purchaser.
Any Purchaser Termination Fee will be paid by the Purchaser to the Company, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.
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The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this SectionΒ 8.2 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that without these agreements the Parties would not enter into this Agreement, and that the amounts set out in this SectionΒ 8.2 represent liquidated damages, which are a genuine pre-estimate of the damages if this Agreement is terminated as a result of the conditions set out herein, including opportunity costs, which the Purchaser or the Company will suffer or incur as a result of the event giving rise to such damages and resultant termination of this Agreement, and are not penalties. Each of the Company and the Purchaser irrevocably waive any rights it may have to raise as a defence that any such liquidated damages are excessive or punitive. The Purchaser agrees that the payment of the Company Termination Fee in the manner provided in this SectionΒ 8.2, if applicable, is the sole remedy of the Purchaser against the Company in respect of the termination of this Agreement as a result of a Company Termination Fee Event and the Company agrees that the payment of the Purchaser Termination Fee in the manner provided in this SectionΒ 8.2, if applicable, is the sole remedy of the Company against the Purchaser in respect of the termination of this Agreement as a result of a Purchaser Termination Fee Event, provided however, that nothing shall preclude a Party from pursuing additional damages, including for lost opportunities or other consequential losses, in the event of any Wilful Breach or other intentional breach by the other Party. |
Any notice, or other communication given regarding the matters contemplated by this Agreement must be in writing, sent by personal delivery, courier, facsimile or electronic mail and addressed:
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to the Purchaser at: |
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6749 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000
Xxtention:Β Β Β Β Β Xxx Xxxxxx
Email:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
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DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Suitx 0000, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
XX Xxx 000, 000 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5X 1E2β
Β
Attention:Β Β Β Β Β Β Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxx
Email: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx and xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Β
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Β
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Fox Rothschild LLP
777 X. Xxxxxxx Drive
Suite 1700 Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:Β Β Β Β Β Β Xxxx Xxxxx
Email: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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to the Company (prior to the Effective Time), at: |
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Harvest Health & Recreation Inc.
1155 X. Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000
Β
Attention:Β Β Β Β Β Β Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Email: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Β
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Β
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP
First Canadian Place
100 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Β
Attention:Β Β Β Β Β Β Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Email: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx and xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Β
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Β
Xxxxxxxx Pepper LLP
401 0xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention: Β Β Β Β Β Xxxxxx Xxxx
Email: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Any communication or notice hereunder may only be sent via email to the applicable address set forth in this SectionΒ 8.3, and will be deemed to have been properly delivered on the next business day after sending via email. Addresses for communication and notice may be updated from time to time in writing delivered to the other. The failure to send a copy of a notice or other communication to legal counsel does not invalidate delivery of that notice or other communication to a Party.
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Time is of the essence in this Agreement.
The Parties agree that irreparable harm would occur for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties will be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement, and to enforce compliance with the terms of this Agreement without any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other equitable relief, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the Parties may be entitled at Law or in equity. Under no circumstance will the Purchaser or the Company, as applicable, be permitted or entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance and any payment of the Company Termination Fee or Purchaser Termination Fee, as applicable, in connection with termination of this Agreement pursuant to a Company Termination Fee Event or a Purchaser Termination Fee Event, as applicable.
No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar).Β Β No waiver will be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound by the waiver.Β Β A Partyβs failure or delay in exercising any right under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that right.Β Β A single or partial exercise of any right will not preclude a Party from any other or further exercise of that right or the exercise of any other right.
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This Agreement, together with the Confidentiality Agreement, the Company Disclosure Letter and the Purchaser Disclosure Letter constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations, representations, warranties and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties. For greater certainty, the Parties have not relied on and are not relying on any other information, discussion or understanding in entering into and completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.Β Β If any provision of this Agreement, or application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is illegal, invalid or unenforceable: (a) a suitable and equitable provision will be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be legal, valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision; and (b)Β the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will not be affected by such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability, nor will such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability affect the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
This Agreement will be governed by, construed and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to the conflict of laws, rules or principles thereof (or any other jurisdiction to the extent such laws, rules or principles would direct a matter to another jurisdiction).Β Β Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably attorns and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the British Columbia courts situated in Vancouver, British Columbia in respect of all matters arising under and in relation to this Agreement and the Arrangement, and irrevocably waives objection to the venue of any proceeding in such court or that such court provides an inconvenient forum.
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The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement and the Parties to this Agreement waive the application of any Law or rule of construction, providing that ambiguities in any agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or other document and agree this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly.
This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against, the entities that are expressly identified as the Parties.Β Β No Representative of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries will have any personal liability whatsoever to the Company or any third party beneficiary under this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated herein hereby on behalf of the Purchaser or its Representatives.Β Β No Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will have any personal liability whatsoever to the Purchaser or any third party beneficiary under this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated herein on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their Representatives.
The Parties expressly acknowledge that they have requested that this Agreement and all ancillary and related documents thereto be drafted in the English language only. Les parties aux prΓ©sentes reconnaissent avoir exigΓ© que la prΓ©sente entente et tous les documents qui y sont accessoires soient rΓ©digΓ©s en anglais seulement.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including counterparts by any form of electronic communication) and all such counterparts taken together will be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.Β Β The Parties will be entitled to rely upon delivery of an executed electronic copy of this Agreement, and such facsimile or similar executed electronic copy will be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Arrangement Agreement on the date first written above.
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HARVEST HEALTH & RECREATION INC. |
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[Signature Page to Arrangement Agreement]
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Schedule βAβ
Plan of Arrangement
PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER DIVISION 5 OF PART 9 OF
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIAβ)
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context clearly inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of those terms shall have corresponding meanings:
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βAdjusted Exchange Ratioβ means the product obtained when (i) the Exchange Ratio, is multiplied by (ii) the Adjustment Factor; |
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βAdjustment Factorβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Arrangement Agreement; |
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βArrangementβ means the arrangement under Division 5 of Part 9 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the βconditions set out in this Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations to the Arrangement made in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement or βSection 6.1 of this Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order βwith the prior written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonablyβ; |
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ββArrangement Agreementβ means the arrangement agreement dated as of May 10, 2021 between the Purchaser and the βCompany, including the schedules and exhibits thereto, providing for, among other things, the βArrangement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated; |
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βArrangement Resolutionβ means the special resolution approving the Arrangement, substantially in the form attached as Schedule B to the Arrangement Agreement, passed by the Company Shareholders at the Meeting; |
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ββAward Agreementβ has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Company Equity Incentive Plan; |
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βBCBCAβ means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended; β |
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βBusiness Dayβ means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which βmajor commercial banking institutions in Vancouver, British Columbia or Tallahassee, Florida are closed for business; |
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βCodeβ means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amendedβ; |
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βββCompanyβ means Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., βa corporation existing under the BCBCA; |
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βCompany 2019 Warrant Indentureβ means the warrant indenture dated as of December 20, ββ2019 between the Company and Odyssey Trust Company;β |
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ββCompany 2019 Warrantsβ means the warrants to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued βpursuant to the Company 2019 Warrant Indenture; |
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ββCompany 2020 Warrant Indentureβ means the warrant indenture dated as of October 28, ββ2020 between the Company and Odyssey Trust Company;β |
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ββCompany 2020 Warrantsβ means the warrants to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued βpursuant to the Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Indentureββ; |
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βCompany Certificated Warrantsβ means, collectively: (i) the 3,502,666 warrants to purchase Company Subordinate βVoting Shares issued by the Company on May 10, 2019 and expiring on May 10, 2022, and (ii) the 81,163 warrants to purchase Company Subordinate Voting Shares issued by the Company on December 30, 2020 and expiring on December 30, 2025; |
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βCompany Equity Incentive Planβ means the equity incentive plan of the Company, approved by the Company Shareholders on βNovember 13, 2018, as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Timeβ; |
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βCompany Multiple Voting Sharesβ means the multiple voting shares in the capital of the Company, each currently entitling the βholder thereof to one hundred (100) votes per share at shareholder meetings of the Companyββ; |
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βCompany MVS Conversion Ratioβ means the "Conversion Ratio" as defined in the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Multiple Voting Shares in the Company's articles and notice of articles, as such Conversion Ratio may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Multiple Voting Shares, expressed as the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares for each Company Multiple Voting Share, which Conversion Ratio as of the effective date of the Arrangement Agreement is 100; |
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βCompany MVS Warrantsβ means the 14,350 warrants to purchase Company Multiple Voting Shares issued by the Company on April 23, 2020 and expiring on April 23, 2023; |
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βCompany Optionsβ means the outstanding options, if any, to purchase Company Subordinate Voting βShares, issued pursuant to the Company Equity Incentive Planβ; |
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βCompany RSUsβ means the outstanding restricted stock units, if any, granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan; |
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βCompany Securityholdersβ means, collectively, the Company Shareholders, the holders of Company Options, the holders of Company RSUs, the holders of Company Warrants and the holders of Company MVS Warrantsβ; |
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ββCompany Shareholdersβ means the registered and/or beneficial holders of Company βShares, as the context requires; |
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βCompany Sharesβ means, collectively, the Company Subordinate Voting Shares, Company Multiple Voting Shares and Company Super Voting Shares; |
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βCompany Subordinate Voting Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Company designated as subordinate voting shares, βeach entitling the holder thereof to one (1) vote βper share at shareholder meetings of βthe Companyβ; |
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βCompany Super Voting Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Company designated as super voting shares, each entitling the holder thereof to two hundred ββ(200) votes per share at shareholder meetings of the βCompanyββ; |
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βCompany SVS Conversion Ratioβ means the "Conversion Ratio" as defined in the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Super Voting Shares in the Company's articles and notice of articles, as such Conversion Ratio may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the rights and restrictions attached to the Company Super Voting Shares, expressed as the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares for each Company Super Voting Share, which Conversion Ratio as of the effective date of the Arrangement Agreement is 1; |
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βCompany Warrant Indenturesβ means the Company 2019 Warrant Indenture and the Company 2020 Warrant Indenture; |
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βCompany Warrantsβ means, collectively, the Company 2019 Warrants, the Company 2020 Warrants, and the Company Certificated Warrants; |
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βCourtβ means the Supreme Court of British Columbiaβ; |
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βDepositaryβ means Odyssey Trust Company; |
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ββDissent Rightsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in SectionΒ 4.1(1); |
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βDissent Shareβ means a Company Share held by a Dissenting Shareholder who is ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid the fair value of his, her or its Company Shares in respect of which such Dissenting Shareholder has exercised Dissent Rights; |
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βDissenting Shareholderβ means a registered holder of Company Shares who has duly and validly exercised the Dissent Rights in respect of the Arrangement in strict compliance with the Dissent Rights and who has not withdrawn or been deemed to have withdrawn such exercise of Dissent Rights; |
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βEffective Dateβ means the date designated by the Company and the Purchaser by notice in writing as the βeffective date of the Arrangement, after all of the conditions to the completion of the Arrangement as set βout in the Arrangement Agreement and the Final Order have been satisfied (to the extent capable of being βsatisfied prior to the Effective Time) or waivedββ; |
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βEffective Timeβ means 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Effective Date, or such other time on the Effective Date as the Parties may agree to in writing before the Effective Dateβ; |
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ββFinal Orderβ means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement under subsection 291(4) of the ββBCBCA, in a form acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, βafter βa hearing upon the procedural and substantive fairness of the terms and conditions βof the βArrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of βboth the βCompany and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the βEffective Date or, βif appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as βaffirmed or as amended ββ(provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both the βCompany and the Purchaser, each βacting reasonably) on appealββ; |
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βGovernmental Entityβ means: (i) any international, multinational, national, federal, provincial, territorial, state, βregional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public body, authority or βdepartment, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau, βcommissioner, ministry, governor in council, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign; ββ(ii) any subdivision or authority of any of the above; (iii) any quasi-governmental, βadministrative or private body, including any tribunal, commission, committee, regulatory βagency or self-regulatory organization, exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing βauthority under or for the account of any of the foregoing; or (iv) any stock exchange;β |
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βholderβ means, when used with reference to any securities of the Company or the Purchaser, the holder of such securities shown from time to time in the central securities register maintained by or on behalf of Company or the Purchaser, as applicable, in respect of such securities; |
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ββInterim Orderβ means the interim order of the Court pursuant to subsection 291(2) of the BCBCA in a form βacceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, providing for, among βother things, the calling and holding of the Meeting, as such order may be amended, modified, βsupplemented or varied by the Court with the consent of the Company and the Purchaser, each βacting reasonablyββ; |
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βIn-The-Money Amountβ means, in respect of an option at a particular time, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate fair market value at that time of the securities subject to such option exceeds the exercise price of such option; |
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βLawβ means any and all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, by-βlaws, notices, βjudicial, arbitral, administrative, ministerial, departmental or regulatory judgments, βinjunctions, βorders, decisions, rulings, determinations or awards, decrees or |
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other requirements of βany βGovernmental Entity having the force of law and any legal requirements arising under the ββcommon law or principles of law or equity and the term βapplicableβ with respect to such Laws ββand, in the context that refers to any Person, means such Laws as are applicable at the relevant βtime βor times to such Person or its business, undertaking, property or securities and emanate from βa βGovernmental Entity having jurisdiction over such Person or its business, undertaking, βproperty βor securitiesβ; |
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βLetter of Transmittalβ means the letter of transmittal to be delivered by the Company Shareholders to the Depositary as described therein; |
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ββLienβ means any mortgage, deed of trust, charge, pledge, hypothec, security interest, easement, right βof way, zoning restriction, lien (statutory or otherwise), or other third party encumbrance, in βeach case, whether contingent or absolute; |
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ββMeetingβ means the special meeting of the Company Shareholders, including any βadjournment or βpostponement βthereof, to be called and held in accordance with the Interim Order βfor the βpurpose of βconsidering and, if thought advisable, approving the Arrangementβ Resolution; |
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βMVS Considerationβ means that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to the product obtained when (i) the Share Consideration is multiplied by (ii) the Company MVS Conversion Ratio in effect at the Effective Time; |
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βpaid-up capitalβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Tax Act; |
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βPartiesβ means the Company and the Purchaser; |
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βPlan of Arrangementβ means this plan of arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with ArticleΒ 6 hereof or with the Arrangement Agreement βor made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order with the consent of the Company and βthe Purchaser, each acting reasonablyββ; |
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βPurchaser Replacement Warrant Indenturesβ means the warrant indentures to be entered into by the Purchaser and a warrant agent on terms acceptable to the Purchaser, acting reasonably; |
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βPurchaser Sharesβ means the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares, as well as the multiple voting shares and super βvoting shares in the capital of the Purchaserβ; β |
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ββPurchaser Subordinate Voting Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Purchaser designated as subordinate voting shares, βeach entitling the holder thereof to one (1) vote βper share at shareholder meetings of βthe Purchaserβ; |
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βRegistrarβ means the person appointed as the Registrar of Companies pursuant to section 400 of the BCBCA; |
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βReplacement MVS Warrantβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in SectionΒ 3.1(11); |
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ββReplacement Warrantβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in SectionΒ 3.1(10); |
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βShare Considerationβ means that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to the product obtained when (i) the Exchange Ratio, is multiplied by (ii) the Adjustment Factor; |
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βSVS Considerationβ means that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to the product obtained when (i) the Share Consideration, is multiplied by (ii) the Company SVS Conversion Ratio in effect at the Effective Time; |
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βTax Actβ means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder, as amended; and |
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βU.S. Securities Actβ means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. |
Any capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Arrangement Agreement. In addition, words and phrases used herein and defined in the BCBCA and not otherwise defined herein or in the Arrangement Agreement shall have the same meaning herein as in the BCBCA unless the context otherwise clearly requires.
The division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections, paragraphs and other portions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to an βArticleβ, βSectionβ or βparagraphβ followed by a number and/or a letter refer to the specified Article, Section or paragraph of this Plan of Arrangement.
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, words used herein importing the singular include the plural and vice versa; words imparting any gender shall include all genders and the neuter gender; and words imparting persons shall include individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, corporations, funds, unincorporated organizations, governments, regulatory authorities and other entities.
If any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
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Time shall be of the essence in every matter or action contemplated hereunder. All times expressed herein or in the Letter of Transmittal refer to the local time of the Company (being the time in Vancouver, British Columbia) unless otherwise stipulated herein or therein.
Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Plan of Arrangement to any statute include all regulations made pursuant to such statute and the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements or supersedes any such statute or regulation.
Unless otherwise stated, all references in this Plan of Arrangement to sums of money are expressed in lawful money of Canada, and β$β refers to Canadian dollars.
ArticleΒ 2
EFFECT OF THE ARRANGEMENT
This Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to, is subject to the provisions of, and forms a part of the Arrangement Agreement, except in respect of the sequence of the steps comprising the Arrangement, which shall occur in the order set forth herein. This Plan of Arrangement constitutes an arrangement as referred to in section 288 of the BCBCA.
This Plan of Arrangement will become effective commencing at the Effective Time and shall be binding upon the Company, the Purchaser, the Company Securityholders, the Depositary, the transfer agents in respect of the Company Shares and the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares and all other Persons, in each case without any further act or formality required on the part of any Person.Β Β Each Company Securityholder shall, in respect of any step in SectionΒ 3.1 applicable to such Company Securityholder, be deemed, at the time such step occurs, to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments and waivers, statutory or otherwise, required to transfer or exchange all Company Shares, Company Options, Company RSUs, Company Warrants or Company MVS Warrants, as applicable, held by such holder in accordance with such step.
Any transfer of securities pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement shall be free and clear of all Liens, claims and encumbrances.
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The transfers, exchanges, issuances and cancellations provided for in SectionΒ 3.1 shall occur, and shall be deemed to occur, at the time and in the order specified in SectionΒ 3.1, notwithstanding that certain of the procedures related thereto may not be completed until after such time.
Commencing at the Effective Time, each of the transactions or events set out below shall, unless otherwise specifically provided in this SectionΒ 3.1, occur and be deemed to occur in the following sequence and immediately following the immediately preceding transaction or event, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person:
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such Dissenting Shareholder will cease to be the holder of such Dissent Share or to have any rights as a holder in respect of such Dissent Share, other than the right to be paid the fair value of such Dissent Share determined and payable in accordance with ArticleΒ 4; and |
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the former holders of such Dissent Shares shall be removed from the βCompanyβs central securities register for the Company Shares in respect of such Dissent Shares; |
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the former holder of such exchanged Company Multiple Voting Share shall cease to be the holder thereof or to have any rights as a holder thereof, other than the right to receive the MVS Consideration issuable in respect of such Company Multiple Voting Share pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.1(2); |
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the former holders of such exchanged Company Multiple Voting Shares shall be removed from the βCompanyβs central securities register for the Company Multiple Voting Shares; |
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the former holders of such exchanged Company Multiple Voting Shares shall be entered in the Purchaserβs central securities register for the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issued to such holders pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.1(2);β and |
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the Purchaser will be, and will be deemed to be, the legal and beneficial owner of such transferred Company Multiple Voting Shares and will be entered in the central securities register of the Company as the sole holder thereof; |
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the former holder of such exchanged Company Super Voting Share shall cease to be the holder thereof or to have any rights as a holder thereof, other than the right to receive the SVS Consideration issuable in respect of such Company Super Voting Share pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.1(4); |
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the former holders of such exchanged Company Super Voting Shares shall be removed from the βCompanyβs central securities register for the Company Super Voting Shares; |
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the former holders of such exchanged Company Super Voting Shares shall be entered in the Purchaserβs central securities register for the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issued to such holders pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.1(4);β and |
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the Purchaser will be, and will be deemed to be, the legal and beneficial owner of such transferred Company Super Voting Shares and will be entered in the central securities register of the Company as the sole holder thereof; |
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the former holder of such exchanged Company Subordinate Voting Share shall cease to be the holder thereof or to have any rights as a holder thereof, other than the right to receive the Share Consideration issuable in respect of such Company Subordinate Voting Share pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.1(6); |
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the former holders of such exchanged Company Subordinate Voting Shares shall be removed from the βCompanyβs central securities register for the Company Subordinate Voting Shares; |
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the former holders of such exchanged Company Subordinate Voting Shares shall be entered in the Purchaserβs central securities register for the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issued to such holders pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.1(6);β and |
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the Purchaser will be, and will be deemed to be, the legal and beneficial owner of such transferred Company Subordinate Voting Shares and will be entered in the central securities register of the Company as the sole holder thereof; |
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βconcurrently with the exchange of Company Subordinate Voting Shares βpursuant to SectionΒ 3.1(6), there shall be added to the βcapital of the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares, in respect of the βPurchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issued pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1(6), βan amount equal to the product obtained when (i) the paid-up capital of the Company Subordinate Voting Shares immediately prior to βthe Effective Timeβ, is multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any Dissent Shares) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares (including any Dissent Shares) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time; |
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exercise price of a Company Option adjusted in accordance with the foregoing shall be increased such that the In-The-Money Amount of the Company Option immediately after such adjustment does not exceed the In-The-Money Amount of the Company Option immediately before such adjustment. For any Company Option that is intended to qualify as an βincentive stock optionβ within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, it is intended that such adjustment will comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1(a). For any Company Option that is a nonqualified option held by a U.S. taxpayer, it is intended that such adjustment will be implemented in a manner intended comply with Section 409A of the Code; |
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each Company Certificated Warrant outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be, and shall be deemed to be, adjusted in accordance with its terms for a Purchaser |
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warrant (each, a βββReplacement Certificated Warrantβ) which will entitle the holder to purchase from the Purchaser that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to βthe product obtained when the number of Company Subordinate Voting Shares βissuable on exercise of such exchanged Company Certificated Warrant immediately prior to the Effective βTime is multiplied by the Adjusted Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share equal to the exercise price per βshare under such exchanged Company Certificated Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the Adjusted Exchange Ratio (provided that if the exercise of Replacement Certificated Warrants by a holder would otherwise result in the aggregate number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issuable to such holder including a fraction of a Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share, the aggregate number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise shall in each case be rounded down to the nearest whole number without any payment or compensation to the holder, and that the aggregate exercise price payable on any particular exercise of Replacement Certificated Warrants shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent), and otherwise having a term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercise and other βterms and conditions the same as βthe terms and conditions of such exchanged Company Certificated Warrant, and such exchanged Company Certificated Warrant shall thereupon be βcancelled. Any βdocument previously evidencing such Company Certificated Warrant shall thereafter evidence βand be deemed to evidence such Replacement Certificated Warrant and no certificates βevidencing the Replacement Certificated Warrants shall be issued; |
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each Company MVS Warrant outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be, and shall be deemed to be, adjusted in accordance with its terms for a Purchaser warrant (each, a βββReplacement MVS Warrantβ) which will entitle the holder to purchase from the Purchaser that number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares equal to βthe product obtained when the number of Company Multiple Voting Shares βissuable on exercise of such exchanged Company MVS Warrant immediately prior to the Effective βTime is multiplied by the product of, (A) the Adjusted Exchange Ratio, and (B) the MVS Conversion Ratio, at an exercise price per Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share equal to the exercise price per βshare under such exchanged Company MVS Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the product of (A) the Adjusted Exchange Ratio, and (B) the MVS Conversion Ratio (provided that if the exercise of Replacement MVS Warrants by a holder would otherwise result in the aggregate number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares issuable to such holder including a fraction of a Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share, the aggregate number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise shall in each case be rounded down to the nearest whole number without any payment or compensation to the holder, and that the aggregate exercise price payable on any particular exercise of Replacement MVS Warrants shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent), and otherwise having a term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercise and other βterms and conditions the same as βthe terms and conditions of such exchanged Company MVS Warrant, and any βdocument previously evidencing such Company MVS Warrant shall thereafter evidence βand be deemed to evidence such Replacement MVS Warrant and no certificates βevidencing the Replacement MVS Warrants shall be issued; |
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the Company Warrant Indentures shall be terminated; and |
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any other rights of any other Person, other than the Purchaser or as otherwise set out above in this SectionΒ 3.1, in respect of the Company Shares, Company Warrants and Company MVS Warrants shall be extinguished. |
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Dissenting Shareholders who are ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid by the Company the fair value for the Company Shares in respect of which they have exercised Dissent Rights will be deemed to have irrevocably transferred such Company Shares to the Company pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1(1) in consideration of such fair value paid by the Company and will not be entitled to any other payment or consideration, including any payment that would be payable under the Arrangement had such holders not exercised their Dissent Rights in respect of such Company Shares. |
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Dissenting Shareholders who are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid by the Company the fair value for the Company Shares in respect of which they have exercised Dissent Rights will be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as a Company Shareholder who has not exercised Dissent Rights, as at and from the Effective Time and be entitled to receive only the consideration set forth in SectionΒ 3.1 that such holder would have received if such holder had not exercised Dissent Rights. |
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In no case will the Company or the Purchaser or any other person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights as a holder of Company Shares after the Effective Time, and each Dissenting Shareholder will cease to be entitled to the rights of a Company Shareholder in respect of Company Shares in relation to which such Dissenting Shareholder has exercised Dissent Rights and the central securities register of the Company will be amended to reflect that such former holder is no longer the holder of such Company Shares as and from the Effective Time. |
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For greater certainty, in accordance with the BCBCA, none of the following are entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:β (i) holders of Company Options; (ii) holders of Company RSUs; (iii) holders of Company Warrants; (iv) holders of Company MVS Warrants; and (v) holders of Company Shares who vote, or have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution. |
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DELIVERY OF PURCHASER SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES
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For greater certainty, none of the holders of Company Options, holders of Company RSUs, holders of Company Warrants, holders of Company MVS Warrants or Company Shareholders shall be entitled to receive any consideration with respect to such Company securities other than the consideration such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with SectionΒ 3.1, and, for greater certainty, no such former holder will be entitled to receive any interest, dividends, premium or other payment in connection therewith. |
No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to βPurchaser Subordinate Voting Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any βunsurrendered certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented βoutstanding Company Shares that were exchanged pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1 unless and until the βholder of record of such certificate shall surrender such certificate (or affidavit in accordance with SectionΒ 5.6) in accordance with SectionΒ 5.1(1). Subject to applicable Law, at the time of such surrender of any such certificate (or in the case βof clause (B) below, at the appropriate payment date), there shall be paid to the holder of record βof the certificates formerly representing whole Company Shares, without interest, β(A)β the amount βof dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid βwith respect to each whole Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share issued to such holder, and β(B)β on the appropriate payment date, the βamount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior βto surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole βPurchaser Subordinate Share.β
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In no event shall any holder of Company Shares be entitled to a fractional Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share. Where the aggregate number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares to be issued to a holder of Company Shares as consideration under this Arrangement would result in a fraction of a Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share being issuable, the number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares to be received by such holder shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Purchaser Subordinate Voting Share.
THE AMOUNT of Share Consideration, if any, that a Company Shareholder is entitled to receive pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1 shall be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse split or stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares), consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect to COMPANY shares occurring after the date of the Arrangement Agreement and prior to the Effective Time.
Following the receipt of the Final Order and prior to the Effective Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or βarrange to be delivered to the Depositary the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares βrequired to be issued to Company Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 3.1, which Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares shall be held by the Depositary as agent and nominee for βsuch Company Shareholders for delivery to such Company Shareholders in accordance with βthe provisions of ArticleΒ 5.β
In the event any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any outstanding Company Shares that were acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1 has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the former holder of such Company Shares, the Depositary will, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, deliver to such former holder of Company Shares, or make available for pick up at its offices, the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares such former holder is entitled to receive in respect of such Company Shares pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1 together with any distributions or dividends which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to SectionΒ 5.2 and less, in each case, any amounts withheld pursuant to SectionΒ 5.8. When authorizing such delivery in relation to any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the former holder of such Company Shares shall, as a condition precedent to the delivery of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares, give a bond satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Depositary (acting reasonably) in such sum as the Purchaser may direct, or otherwise indemnify the Company, the Purchaser and the Depositary against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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Any certificate or book-entry advice statements which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented one or more outstanding Company Shares that were acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1 which is not deposited with the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 5.1(1) on or before the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date shall, on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date, cease to represent a claim or interest of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether as a securityholder or otherwise and whether against the Company, the Purchaser, the Depositary or any other person. On such date, the consideration such former holder of Company Shares would otherwise have been entitled to receive pursuant to SectionΒ 3.1, together with any distributions or dividends such holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive pursuant to SectionΒ 5.2, shall be deemed to have been surrendered for no consideration to the Purchaser. Neither the Company nor the Purchaser will be liable to any person in respect of any cash or securities (including any cash or securities previously held by the Depositary in trust for any such former holder) which is forfeited to the Purchaser or delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
The Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct or withhold, from any βamounts payable or otherwise deliverable to any person pursuant to the Arrangement or the Arrangement βAgreement (including, without limitation, any payments to Dissenting Shareholders) such amounts as the Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, determines, βacting reasonably, are required to be deducted or withheld with respect to such payment or βdelivery under the Tax Act, the Code or any provision of any other applicable Laws. βTo the extent that such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for βall purposes as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts βwould otherwise have been paid, provided that such deducted or withheld amounts are actually βremitted to the appropriate tax authority. Each of the Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, βis hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of, on behalf of such person, such portion of βany share or other security deliverable to such person as is necessary to provide sufficient funds βto the Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary, as the case may be, to enable it to comply with such βdeduction or withholding requirement and the Purchaser, the Company or the Depositary shall notify such βperson thereof and remit the applicable portion of the net proceeds of such sale to the βappropriate taxing authority and, if applicable, any portion of such net proceeds that is not βrequired to be so remitted shall be paid to such person.β
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Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Parties each agree that the Plan of Arrangement will be carried out with the intention that all Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares, Replacement Warrants, Replacement Certificated Warrants and Replacement MVS Warrants to be issued by the Purchaser to Company Shareholders, holders of Company Warrants and holders of Company MVS Warrants, respectively, in exchange for their Company Shares, Company Warrants and Company MVS Warrants, respectively, pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement will be issued and exchanged in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S.
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Securities Act as provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof and applicable state securities laws, and pursuant to the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
(2) |
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement pursuant to SectionΒ 6.1(1) may be proposed by the Company at any time prior to the Meeting (provided the Purchaser shall have consented thereto, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayedβ) with or without any other prior notice or communication and, if so proposed and accepted by the persons voting at the Meeting (other than as may be required under the Interim Order), will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes. |
(3) |
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement that is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if such amendment, modification or supplement (i) is consented to by each of the Company and the Purchaser and (ii) if required by the Court or applicable law, is consented to by Company Shareholders voting in the manner directed by the Court. |
(4) |
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date but shall only be effective if it is consented to by each of the Parties provided that such amendment, modification or supplement concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of the Company and the Purchaser, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of the Company and the Purchaser or any former Company Securityholder. |
This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement. Upon the termination of this Plan of Arrangement pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Arrangement Agreement, no Party shall have any liability or further obligation to any other Party hereunder other than as set out in the Arrangement Agreement.
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Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out herein will occur and be deemed to occur in the order set out in this Plan of Arrangement without any further act or formality, each of the Parties will make, do and execute, or cause to be made, done and executed, any such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or documents as may reasonably be required by any of them in order to further document or evidence any of the transactions or events set out herein.
From and after the Effective Time:
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this Plan of Arrangement shall take precedence and priority over any and all rights related to the securities of the Company issued prior to the Effective Time; |
(2) |
the rights and obligations of the holders of the securities of the Company and any trustee and transfer agent therefor, shall be solely as provided for in this Plan of Arrangement; and |
(3) |
all actions, causes of actions, claims or proceedings (actual or contingent, and whether or not previously asserted) based on or in any way relating to securities of the Company shall be deemed to have been settled, compromised, released and determined without liability except as set forth herein. |
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Schedule βBβ
Arrangement Resolution
BE IT RESOLVED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION THAT:
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The arrangement (the βArrangementβ) under the provisions of Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the βBCBCAβ) involving Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (βHarvestβ) and its securityholders pursuant to the arrangement agreement (the βArrangement Agreementβ) between Harvest and Trulieve Cannabis Corp. dated May 10, 2021, all as more particularly described and to be set forth in the management information circular of Harvest (the βCircularβ) accompanied by the notice of the meeting (as the Arrangement may be modified or amended in accordance with its terms), is hereby authorized, approved and adopted. |
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The plan of arrangement, as it has been or may be modified or amended in accordance with the Arrangement Agreement and its terms, involving Harvest (the βPlan of Arrangementβ) and its securityholders, the full text of which is set out as Schedule βAβ to the Circular, is hereby authorized, approved and adopted. |
3. |
The Arrangement Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, all the transactions contemplated therein, the actions of the directors of Harvest in approving the Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement, and the actions of the officers of Harvest in executing and delivering the Arrangement Agreement and causing the performance by Harvest of its obligations thereunder, are hereby ratified and approved. |
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Harvest be and is hereby authorized to apply for a final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia to approve the Arrangement on the terms set forth in the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement (as they may be amended, modified or supplemented and as described in the Circular). |
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Notwithstanding that this resolution has been passed (and the Arrangement adopted) by the Company Shareholders (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) or that the Arrangement has been approved by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the βCourtβ), the directors of Harvest are hereby authorized and empowered, at their discretion, without further notice to or approval of the Company Shareholders: |
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to amend or modify the Arrangement Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement to the extent permitted by the Arrangement Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement; and |
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subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, not to proceed with the Arrangement at any time prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement). |
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Any officer or director of Harvest is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of Harvest to make an application to the Court for an order approving the Arrangement and to execute, under the corporate seal of Harvest or otherwise, and to deliver or cause to be delivered, such other documents as are necessary or desirable to give effect to the |
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Arrangement and the Plan of Arrangement in accordance with the Arrangement Agreement, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such other documents. |
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Any officer or director of Harvest is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of Harvest to execute or cause to be executed and to deliver or cause to be delivered, all such other documents and instruments and to perform or cause to be performed all such other acts and things as, in such person's opinion, may be necessary or desirable to give full force and effect to the foregoing resolutions and the matters authorized thereby, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such other document or instrument or the doing of any other such act or thing. |
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Schedule βCβ
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The following representations and warranties of the Company are qualified in their entirety with reference to the Company Disclosure Letter.
(1) |
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly incorporated, continued or amalgamated, as the case may be, and organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as presently owned and to carry on its business as presently conducted, is qualified to do business, is up-to-date in respect of all material corporate filings and, to the extent such concept is applicable, is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification. The Company has made available to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof, complete and correct copies of the Companyβs and its Subsidiariesβ Organizational Documents, each as amended to the date hereof, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material default of the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the provisions of its respective Organizational Documents. No steps or proceedings have been taken, instituted or are pending for the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no board approvals have been given to commence any such proceeding.Β Β Except for the Subsidiaries of the Company, no other entity owned or controlled by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (each, a βNon-Material Subsidiary,β or collectively, the βNon-Material Subsidiariesβ) has, whether individually or in the aggregate with all Non-Material Subsidiaries, any material assets, operations, or liabilities of any kind, and will not have (and will not cause the Company to have) any material liability, whether individually or in the aggregate with all Non-Material Subsidiaries, as a result of, arising from, or in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the completion by the Company of transaction contemplated thereby.. |
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outstanding Company RSUs under the Company Equity Incentive Plan, 8,756,665 Company Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Convertible Debentures, and 4,972,863 Company Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Notes (subject to adjustment for the conversion of principal amount of the Company 9% Notes from U.S. dollars to Canadian dollars), the Company has no Company Shares reserved for issuance. |
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holder; (iii) the issue date, (iv) the date of maturity, (iv) the registered holderβs address as is shown on the ledgers and registers of the Company as of the date hereof and (vi) the interest rate in respect of such notes. All Company Notes have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws, including Securities Laws, and the issuance of the Company Shares pursuant to the Company Notes has been duly authorized by the Board. |
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The Board, after consultation with its legal advisors and its Financial Advisors: (i)Β determined that the Consideration to be received by the Company Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement and this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders and that the Arrangement is in the best interests of the Company; (ii)Β resolved to recommend that the Company Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and (iii) authorized the entering into of this Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, and no action has been taken to amend, or supersede, such determinations, resolutions or authorizations. |
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a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries; |
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a contravention, breach, violation or default under any Law βapplicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their βrespective properties or assets; or |
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a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien and other than a Lien created in connection with any action taken by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates) on any of the assets or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Company Material Contract binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Transaction) compliance with the matters referred to in Section (5), under any Law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject; or |
except, in the case of the foregoing, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries, or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or significantly βimpede or materially delay the completion of the Arrangement or the Transaction.
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U.S. Securities Laws. The Company Shares are registered under Section 12(g) of the U.S. Exchange Act and the Company has complied in all material respects with its reporting obligations thereunder. The Company is not an βinvestment companyβ (as defined in the |
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United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) registered or required to be registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
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The documents and information comprising the Company Public Disclosure Record, as βat the respective dates they were filed, were in compliance in all material βrespects, and all documents to be filed by or on behalf of the Company on βSEDAR or XXXXX following the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time will be in compliance in all βmaterial respects, with applicable Securities Laws (as applicable) and, where applicable, the βrules and policies of the CSE, and did not, and will not, contain any βMisrepresentation and such documents collectively constitute full, true and plain βdisclosure of all material facts relating to the Company up until the Effective Time. The Company has βtimely filed, and until the Effective Time will timely file, all forms, reports, statements, and documents, βincluding financial statements and managementβs discussion and analysis, βrequired to be filed by the Company under applicable Securities Laws (including βdocuments affecting the rights of securityholdersβ and βmaterial contractsβ βrequired to be filed by Part 12 of NI 51-102 β Continuous Disclosure βObligations) and the rules and policies of the CSE. |
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The Company Financial Statements: (A) were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent required) consistently applied throughout the periods involved and comply as to form in all material respects with applicable Laws (except (a) as otherwise indicated in such financial statements and the notes thereto or, in the case of audited statements in the related report of the Companyβs independent auditors, or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, are subject to normal period-end adjustments and may omit notes which are not required by applicable Law in the |
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unaudited statements); (B) fairly present, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), consolidated financial position, results of operations or financial performance and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of their respective dates and the consolidated financial position, results of operations or financial performance and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods covered by such financial statements; and (C) reflect reserves required by U.S. GAAP (to the extent required) in respect of all material contingent liabilities, if any, of the Company on a consolidated basis. |
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The financial books, records and accounts of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries: (A) have been maintained, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent required), (B) are stated in reasonable detail, (C) accurately and fairly reflect all the material transactions, acquisitions and dispositions of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (D) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for the Company Financial Statements. |
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The Companyβs auditors since November 14, 2018 were and are βindependent βin respect of the Company within the meaning of the rules of professional βconduct applicable to βauditors in Canada and the PCAOB (to the extent required).β |
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There has not ever been any βreportable eventβ (within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 β Continuous Disclosure Obligations and within the meaning of U.S. Exchange Act) with the Companyβs auditors. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companyβs Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor or internal accountant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has in the past three (3) years received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any written complaint, allegation, assertion, or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices that are inconsistent with U.S. GAAP (to the extent applicable) or standard industry practice. |
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submitted by it under Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Exchange Act (to the extent applicable), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Exchange Act (to the extent applicable). Since November 14, 2018, the Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in NI 52-109 and under the U.S. Exchange Act (to the extent required), with full exemptions available to βemerging growth companiesβ under such laws) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent applicable). Based on: (i) the Companyβs most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, there is no material weakness (as such term is defined in NI 52-109 and under the U.S. Exchange Act) relating to the design, implementation or maintenance of the Companyβs internal control over financial reporting; and (ii) the Companyβs most recent annual evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, there is no fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of the Company. |
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Suppliers and Distributors. No material supplier, distributor, customer or service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in writing, and to the Companyβs Knowledge, there is no reason to believe, that any such material supplier, distributor, customer or service provider will not continue dealing with the Company or its Subsidiaries on substantially the same terms as presently conducted following closing of the Transaction, subject to changes in pricing and volume in the Ordinary Course. |
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Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2020, excluding matters related to the proposed Arrangement and the Transaction: |
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the Company and its Subsidiaries have materially conducted their respective businesses only in, and have not engaged in any material transaction other than in accordance with, the Ordinary Course; |
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there has not been any acquisition or sale by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any material property or assets; |
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there has not been any event, circumstance, occurrence, development or change in the operations, financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities, business, prospects or results of the Company or its Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, |
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would have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company or its Subsidiaries or prevent the Arrangement or consummation of the Transaction contemplated herein; |
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there has not been any change in the accounting practices used by the βCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any change implemented in accordance with changes to U.S. GAAP that are then in force and effect;β |
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there has not been any material increase in or modification of the compensation (whether base compensation or incentive compensation) payable to or to become payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any of their respective directors or senior officers, or any grant to any such director or senior officer of any material increase in severance, change in control or termination pay or any material increase or modification of any Company Plan (including the grant of Company Options or Company RSUs) made to, for, or with any such director or senior officer; |
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neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or modified, or agreed to enter into or modify (i) any employment agreement or other Contract with any current or prospective Company Employee, or (ii) any collective bargaining agreement or any other Contract with any union or other labour organization representing or purporting to represent any Company Employees or other service providers engaged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; |
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there has not been any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Company Shares by the Company, or any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) with respect to the Company Shares; |
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the Company has not effected or passed any resolution to approve a split, consolidation or reclassification of any of the outstanding Company Shares; |
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there has not been any βentering into, or amendment of any material terms of, any Company Material Contract, other than in the Ordinary βCourse; and |
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there has not been any satisfaction or settlement of any material claims or βmaterial liabilities that were not reflected in the Companyβs or its Subsidiariesβ audited βfinancial statements, other than the settlement of claims or liabilities incurred in the βOrdinary Course. |
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either of items (i) or (ii) of this Section 14(a), if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. |
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(b) |
The Company and its Subsidiaries have no outstanding indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and are not party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar commitment with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any Person, other than those specifically identified in the Company Financial Statements contained in the Company Public Disclosure Record, which relate to the proposed Arrangement or those incurred in the Ordinary Course and which are not material since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company contained in the Public Disclosure Record. |
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(c) |
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any Governmental Entity that restricts in any material respect the manner in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective businesses, other than any such judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award to which it becomes subject after the date of this Agreement and relating to this Agreement or the Transaction. |
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(b) |
Each independent contractor of the Company is and, since December 31, 2019, has been properly classified as an independent contractor and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity or any such independent contractor (or anyone else on such independent contractorβs behalf) disputing such classification. |
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payment or any material increase in pay or benefits; or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or materially increase the amount of compensation due to any such Company Employee. |
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(i) |
the current Company Plan documents and trust documents or other funding mechanisms (including insurance contracts and group annuity contracts, if applicable); |
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(ii) |
the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with the Company Plan; |
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(iii) |
if the Company Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of the Company Plan assets, financial statements, and actuarial reports (if applicable), to the extent not included in the Form 5500; |
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the current summary plan description and, if applicable, summary of material modifications; |
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(v) |
any individual agreement between the Company and any employee or other individual relating to such Company Plan (providing rights to such |
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employee or individual other than as set forth in the terms of such Company Plan); |
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(vi) |
all current written administrative services agreements and insurance contracts relating to each Company Plan and any professional employer organization (βPEOβ) or employee leasing agreements; |
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(vii) |
discrimination testing data and results for the three most recently completed plan years if the Company Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code; |
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(viii) |
the most recent determination, opinion, notification or advisory letters issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Company Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code; |
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(ix) |
copies of all filings submitted to the Internal Revenue Service by the Company pursuant to Section 4980H of the Code; |
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(x) |
all pending applications for rulings, determinations, opinions, no action letters and similar or related matters filed with any Regulatory Authority with respect to any Company Plan; and |
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(xi) |
all material correspondence and/or notifications to or from any governmental agency or administrative service relating to any Company Plan within the last three years and all closing letters, audit finding letters, revenue agent findings and other similar or related documents. |
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(c) |
No Company Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and the Company and its ERISA Affiliates have no other Liability under Title IV of ERISA. |
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(d) |
No Company Plan is a βMultiemployer Planβ and no employer other than the Company or an ERISA Affiliate is permitted to participate or participates in any Company Plan. No leased employees (as defined in Section 414(n) of the Code), independent contractors or other individuals who are not classified as common law employees of the Company (or co-employees of the Company and a PEO) are eligible for, or participate in, any Company Plan. |
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(e) |
With respect to each Company Plan: |
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(A) all contributions, premiums, fees or charges due and owing to or in respect of the Company Plan have been paid in accordance with the terms of the Company Plan and applicable Law; (B) all such payments accrued to date as Liabilities on the Companyβs financial statements which have not been paid have been and are properly recorded on the Companyβs books; and (C) no Taxes, penalties or fees are owing in connection with the Company Plan, other than any tax withholding obligations in the Ordinary Course or fees in accordance with agreements with vendors; |
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(ii) |
the Company Plan has at all times, and no Regulatory Authority has given notice or alleged in writing to the Company (or, to the Companyβs Knowledge, has otherwise alleged) that the Company Plan has not, been operated in material compliance with ERISA, the Code, all other applicable Laws (including all reporting and disclosure requirements thereunder) and the terms of the Company Plan; |
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(iii) |
the Company does not have any material Liabilities thereunder other than claims for benefits in accordance with the terms of the Company Plan and other contributions, premiums, Taxes, fees and expenses arising in the Ordinary Course in connection with the Company Plan; and |
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(iv) |
there are no pending, nor has the Company received written notice of any threatened (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other threatened), Actions other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits thereunder. |
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(f) |
The Company has not sponsored, maintained or contributed to any Company Plan or Contract that promises or provides medical, health, life or other welfare benefits to retirees or former employees of the Company, except for any such Company Plan that provides such coverage solely as required by COBRA or any comparable state statute requiring continuing health care coverage. |
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(g) |
No action or omission of the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents in any way restricts, impairs or prohibits the Purchaser or the Company, or any successor from amending, merging or terminating any Company Plan in accordance with the express terms of the Company Plan and applicable Law. Except as required by applicable Law or the terms of any individual agreement issued under a Company Plan, no such amendment, merger or termination is subject to the consent or other approval of any employee of the Company. |
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(h) |
The Company has not: |
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(i) |
made or committed to make any material increase in contributions or benefits under any Company Plan that would become effective either on or after the date of this Agreement; or |
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(ii) |
established or contributed to, is required to contribute to or has or could have any Liability with respect to any βvoluntary employee beneficiary associationβ within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, βwelfare benefit fundβ within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code, βqualified asset accountβ within the meaning of Section 419A of the Code or βmultiple employer welfare arrangementβ within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA. |
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(i) |
With respect to any Company Plan under which participants are entitled to direct the investment of their benefits, the Company Planβs administrator has never failed to cause the directions of any participant given in the manner prescribed by the Company Plan to be carried out. The administrator of each Company Plan intended to be subject to the provisions of Section 404(c) of ERISA relating to the protection of Company Plan fiduciaries from liability for losses resulting from a participantβs investment directions has, to the Knowledge of the Company, complied in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA so as to afford such protection to the Company Planβs fiduciaries. |
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(j) |
There are no facts or circumstances that could, directly or indirectly, reasonably be expected to subject the Company to any (i) excise tax or other liability under Chapters 43, 46 or 47 of Subtitle D of the Code, (ii) penalty tax or other liability under Chapter 68 of Subtitle F of the Code or (iii) civil penalty, damages or other liabilities arising under Section 502 of ERISA with respect to any Company Plan. |
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(k) |
The Company is not subject to material employer shared responsibility payments under Section 4980H of the Code. |
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(l) |
Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transaction will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Company Plan or Contract that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any employee of the Company. |
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(a) |
(i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, in the past three (3) years, has been a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with a labor union or like organization; (ii) there are no unions, or any other similar labor organizations representing any Company Employees or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) the Company is under no obligation under any Laws or labor agreement to provide notice to any unions, or any other similar labor organizations representing Company Employees or other service providers to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of the Transaction; and (iv) to the Companyβs Knowledge, there are no activities or proceedings by any individual or group of individuals, including representatives of any work councils, labor organizations or |
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labor unions or like organizations, to organize any Company Employees reasonably likely to lead to a union contract or labor peace agreement. |
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(b) |
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any negotiations with respect to any collective bargaining or union agreement. To the Companyβs Knowledge, there is no actual or threatened application for certification of any bargaining unit of any current or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. |
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(c) |
Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and has for the past three (3) years been in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including Laws establishing requirements for employee human rights, immigration, pay equity, employee privacy, occupational safety and health, equal employment opportunities and practices, prohibition of employee βdiscrimination, harassment, and retaliation, reasonable accommodation, and disability βrights or benefits, child labor, workersβ compensation, leaves of absence βand unemployment insurance. Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and βcould not reasonably be expected to have, any actual liability as a βjoint employer with any other Person, including for any alleged violations of any βapplicable Laws related to employees.Β Β Β Β |
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(d) |
Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries due for any Company Employee compensation or remuneration (including salary, bonuses, commissions, overtime pay, vacation pay, and termination or severance pay) have been paid or, if unpaid, are accrued and reflected in the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all written agreements with current and former Company Employees. |
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(f) |
To the Companyβs Knowledge, there is no pending or threatened labor strike, dispute, lock-out work slowdown or any other industrial dispute (by or in respect of the Companyβs or any of its Subsidiariesβ employees or other service providers, as the case may be) that will result in a work stoppage against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. |
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(g) |
Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labor practice in the past three (3) years, and no unfair labor practice complaint, grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending or, to the Companyβs Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. |
(18) |
Compliance with Laws; Cannabis Licenses. |
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respect of, or to the Companyβs Knowledge, commenced proceedings to revoke, amend, suspend, cancel, modify, not renew or impose conditions in respect of, any Cannabis License. |
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(c) |
Except for ordinary course inquiries by Regulatory Authorities, no Regulatory Authority is βpresently alleging or asserting, or, to the Companyβs Knowledge, threatening to allege or βassert, material non-compliance with any applicable legal requirement or registration in respect of βthe Companyβs products. |
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(d) |
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from a βGovernmental Entity alleging a defect or claim in respect of any products grown, manufactured, processed, supplied or βsold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a customer and, to the Companyβs βKnowledge, there are no circumstances that would give rise to any reports, recalls, public βdisclosure, announcements or customer communications that are required to be made βby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any products grown, manufactured, processed, supplied or sold by the βCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, that are not included in the Company Public Disclosure Record.β |
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(e) |
Since November 14, 2018, all product research and development activities, including quality assurance, quality control, testing, and research and analysis activities conducted by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in connection with their business is or was being conducted, in all material respects, with all industry, laboratory safety and training standards applicable to the Companyβs business in such locations at the applicable time periods, and all such processes, procedures, and practices required in connection with such activities in such locations and at such times, are or were being complied with in all material respects. |
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(f) |
To the Companyβs Knowledge, since November 14, 2018, all supply, production and processing partners have obtained and are in compliance with all Cannabis Licenses required by the jurisdictions in which they operate to permit them to conduct their business as currently conducted or, to the Companyβs Knowledge, proposed to be conducted. |
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(g) |
To the Companyβs Knowledge, the Companyβs products are currently manufactured, tested, packaged and labeled at facilities which are βin material compliance with applicable Laws (other than Cannabis Laws), Applicable Healthcare Laws and such other regulatory βrequirements applicable to the Companyβs products. |
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(h) |
The Company is not a TID US Business, as defined in 31 CFR part 800 (the βCFIUS Regulationsβ), and does not produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop one or more critical technologies, as defined in the CFIUS Regulations. |
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(a) |
To the Companyβs Knowledge, it currently is in compliance with β and to the Companyβs Knowledge, for the past three (3) years, the Company has complied at |
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all times, in all material respects, βwith β all Privacy Laws in connection with the collection, use, protection and disclosure of βPersonal Information by the Company.β |
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(b) |
The Company has had, since March 20, 2019, a website privacy policy governing the collection, βuse, protection and disclosure of Personal Information by the Company through its website and has collected, βused, protected and disclosed such Personal Information in accordance βwith such policy.β Copies of all current and prior website privacy policies have been made available to Purchaser. |
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(c) |
Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 19(a), to the Companyβs Knowledge, it has at all times provided adequate notice and obtained any necessary consents from individuals required for the processing of Personal Information as conducted by or for the Company. |
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(d) |
βThe Company currently takes the administrative, technical and physical security βmeasures set forth on Disclosure Schedule 19(d) in an effort to protect all Personal Information in its possession or control against damage, loss, and against unauthorized access, acquisition, βuse, modification, disclosure or other misuse. The CompanyΒ Β currently takes commercially reasonable steps in the forms set forth on Disclosure Schedule 19(d) to ensure the reliability of its employees that have access to Personal Information, and to ensure that all employees with the right to access such data are either under a written obligation of confidentiality with respect to such data or have been informed of their confidentiality obligations under a customary confidentiality clause in an employee handbook.Β Β Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 19(d), to the Companyβs Knowledge, there has been no confirmed or reasonably suspected loss or theft of, or unauthorized βaccess to, or use or disclosure of Personal Information in the custody or control of βthe Company.β |
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(e) |
The Company has not received any written complaint from any Person relating to the βCompanyβs collection, use, disclosure and protection of Personal Information and to the Companyβs Knowledge, the Company is not the subject of an investigation, audit or inspection carried out by or on behalf of a Governmental Authority, and the Company is not aware of any facts suggesting the likelihood of the foregoing, including without limitation, any breach of security (except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 19(e)), or receipt of any notices or complaints from any Person regarding any Personal Information. No circumstance has arisen in which Privacy Laws would require the Company or any Subsidiary to notify a Governmental Entity and/or individuals of a data security breach or security incident. |
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(f) |
To the Companyβs Knowledge, the Arrangement and the Transaction will βnot result in a βviolation of Privacy Laws or the privacy policies of the Company.β |
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(g) |
The Company is, and to the Companyβs Knowledge for the past three (3) years has been, in material compliance with the PCI Security Standards Councilβs Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) and all other applicable security rules and requirements as promulgated by the PCI Security Standards Council or |
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by any entity that (i) functions as a card brand, card association, card network, payment processor, acquiring bank, merchant bank or issuing bank and (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries interacts with in the Ordinary Course. |
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(i) |
any Contract that is reasonably likely to require either annual payments to or from the Company and its Subsidiaries of more than $750,000; |
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(ii) |
any partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance, or an arrangement for the sharing of profits or βproprietary information or other similar agreement or arrangement that is material to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and that βrelates to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of βany partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance, or sharing of profits or βproprietary information material to the business of the Company or any of its βSubsidiaries or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns βmore than a five percent (5%) voting, economic or other membership or βpartnership interest, or any interest valued at more than $750,000 without βregard to percentage voting or economic interest;β |
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(iii) |
any Contract (other than solely among direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company) relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property owned by the Company, in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset, in excess of $750,000; |
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(iv) |
any Contract that: (A)Β limits in any material respect either the type of business in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Effective Time, the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries) may engage or the manner or geographic areas in which any of them may so engage in any business; (B) stipulates covenants of any other Person not to compete with the Company or βany of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Effective Time, the Purchaser or any βof its Subsidiaries) in any type of business or in any geographical area; (C) could require the disposition of any material assets or line of business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, after the Effective Time, the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries; or (D)Β includes βtake or payβ requirements or similar provisions obligating a Person to obtain a minimum quantity of goods or services from another Person, except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole); |
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any Contract with a Governmental Entity for a value in excess of $750,000; |
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(vi) |
any Contract containing (A) covenants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Effective Time, the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries) not to solicit or hire any Person with respect to employment or (B) covenants of any other Person not to solicit or hire any Person with respect to employment or (C) covenants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Effective Time, the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries) (other than covenants made in the Ordinary Course) not to disclose confidential or proprietary information of a third party. |
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(viii) |
any Contract that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any material assets or businesses; |
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any Contract thatΒ gives another Person the right to purchase or license an unlimited quantity or volume of, or enterprise-wide scope of use of, the Companyβs products or services (or licenses to the Company that Personβs products or services) for a fixed aggregate price at no additional charge; |
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(xi) |
any Contract for the employment of, or receipt of any services from any Company Employee providing for annual cash base salary or wage or consulting fees (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, variable compensation) in excess of $750,000; |
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(xii) |
any employment or consulting Contract which provides for change in control entitlements, or active retention payments in connection with a change of control in excess of $750,000; |
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(xiii) |
any Contract with any independent contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Persons that have provided intellectual property or other proprietary information development services to the Company; |
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(xiv) |
any collective bargaining agreement or similar Contract with any labor union, works council, labor organization, economic committee, or other employee representative body applicable to any Company Employee; |
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(xv) |
any Contract that contains a change of control provision that modifies the rights of any party to such Contract or requires consent of a party thereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement; and |
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(xvi) |
any Contracts pursuant to which (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is granted by any other Person, or grants to any other Person, any license, sublicense, consent to use, settlement, coexistence agreement, covenant not |
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to xxx, waiver, release, or permission, whether written or oral, relating to any Intellectual Property Rights, or that assigns to any Person, or is assigned by any Person, any Intellectual Property Rights (other than shrink wrap agreements for off-the-shelf software), or (B) any research or development activities are conducted with respect to any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries products and services or any Intellectual Property Rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such Contract described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (xv), is referred to herein as a βCompany Material Contractβ). |
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(b) |
Each of the Company Material Contracts is legal, valid and binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the Companyβs Knowledge, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and is enforceable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with its terms (subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other Laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally, and to principles of equity), and, except for Company Material Contracts set forth in Section 21(a)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, is the product of fair and armsβ length negotiations between each of the parties to such Company Material Contracts. |
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(c) |
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed, in all material respects, all respective obligations required to be performed by them to date under the Company Material Contracts of the Company and there is no material default under any such Company Material Contracts by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to the Companyβs Knowledge, any other party thereto, and no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a material default thereunder by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and to the Companyβs Knowledge, any other party thereto. |
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(d) |
The Company has not received notice (whether written or oral) that any party to a Company Material Contract of the Company intends to cancel, terminate or otherwise materially modify or not renew its relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and to the Companyβs Knowledge, no such action has been threatened. |
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(e) |
No party to a Company Material Contract is entitled to terminate or amend any material term of such Company Material Contract in connection with or as a result of, or is otherwise entitled to a payment in connection with the Arrangement or the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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(f) |
Complete and correct copies of each Company Material Contract have been made available to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof.Β Β |
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(a) |
Section 22(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all real property (including their street addresses) owned by the |
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Company or a Subsidiary or which the Company or a Subsidiary hold an ownership interest (the βOwned Real Propertyβ). Except as set forth in Section 22(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and defensible title to all Owned Real Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. β |
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(b) |
Section 22(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of any and all premises which the Company or any Subsidiary occupies as a tenant (the βLeased Real Propertyβ, and together with the Owned Real Property, the βReal Propertyβ). Section (22)(21) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all of the Leased Real Property and sets out, in respect of each lease: (i) the municipal address and applicable unit or premises leased; (ii) the date of the lease; (iii) the original and current parties to the lease; (iv) the area of the space subject to each lease; (v) the remaining term and any unexpired options to extend or renew (as applicable); (vi) the rent payable thereunder; (vii) the amount of any prepaid rent (if any), and (viii) the identification of any guarantee or security deposits given in respect of the lease to the extent available. |
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(c) |
The Company and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title to, and/or a valid and enforceable interest and tenure (whether leasehold, licenced or otherwise) in the Leased Real Property, including in and to the fixtures thereto. |
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(d) |
There are no leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other Contracts, written or oral, granting to any Person the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Real Property except in favor of the Company or its Subsidiaries.Β Β There are no Persons in possession of such Real Property except the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.Β Β |
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(e) |
The Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, enjoys exclusive, peaceful, and quiet βpossession of the Leased Real Property in accordance with the terms of the lease thereof, is not βin default or breach under such lease, and no event has occurred which, after the giving of βnotice, with lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or breach by the Company and/or βits Subsidiaries. The Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has timely paid all βrent and other sums due and payable under the lease(s) for the Leased Real Property.β |
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(f) |
Each Real Property is sufficient for the purpose of the business of the Company and/or its βSubsidiaries as presently conducted at such Real Property location, and the Company and its Subsidiaries own, lease or βlicence all personal property as is necessary for them to conduct their business as presently βconducted (collectively, the βPersonal Propertyβ), and the Company and its Subsidiaries have βgood and valid title to, or a valid and enforceable interest (whether a leasehold interest or βotherwise) in, all of such Personal Property. |
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(g) |
There are no material suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the Company's Knowledge, βthreatened against or affecting any of the Real Property or Personal Property before any βGovernmental Entity.β |
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(h) |
There are no pending, or to the Companyβs Knowledge, threatened or contemplated condemnation, eminent domain or βexpropriation proceedings with respect to any of the Real Property, or any part thereof, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, oral or written, of the intention of any Governmental Entity or other Person to take or use any Real Property, or any part thereof. |
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(i) |
No Person has any right of first refusal, undertaking or commitment or any right or privilege βcapable of becoming such, to purchase any of the Real Property (or any portion thereof or βinterest therein) or any of the material assets owned or leased or otherwise held by the Company βor its Subsidiaries, or any part thereof or interest therein, except in connection with the βArrangement.β |
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(j) |
βThe Company has not received any written notice of, and to the Companyβs Knowledge, there are no disputes regarding boundaries, easements, covenants or other βmatters relating to βany of the Real Property.β |
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(k) |
The current uses of the Real Property are lawful and valid under all applicable Law (other than Cannabis Laws) in all material respects and the Company has received all requisite βpermissions authorizing such uses.β No Real Property is subject to any building or use restriction that would restrict or prevent the business of the Company as currently conducted in the Ordinary Course.Β Β Each Real Property is zoned for its current use, and such current use is in all respects a conforming use.Β Β No Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Real Property has issued, or to the Company's knowledge, threatened to issue any notice or order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ or arbitration award that adversely affects the use or operation of any Real Property. |
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(l) |
To the Companyβs Knowledge, all required consents and approvals (including, without limitation, certificates of occupancy) have been obtained in respect of the βdevelopment of the βReal Property and any alteration, extension or other βimprovement thereof.β |
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Leased Property. With respect to the Leased Real Property: (i) each lease or sublease for such Leased Real Property constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, enforceable against the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effectββ; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, is in breach of or default under any such lease or sublease in any material respect and no event has occurred which, without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach of or default under any such lease or sublease in any material respect; (iii) to the Companyβs Knowledge, no counterparty to any such lease or sublease is in default thereunder in any material respect; (iv) the current use of the Leased Real Property complies in all βmaterial respects with applicable Law (other than Cannabis Laws) and, without limitation, occupancy permits βor certificates have been received from the applicable Governmental Entity βwith respect to all Leased Real Property; and (v) to the Companyβs Knowledge, no third party has repudiated or has the right to terminate or repudiate any lease or sublease of |
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the Company except in accordance with its terms, or with respect to the normal exercise of remedies in connection with any defaults thereunder, or in accordance with any termination rights set out therein. |
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Sufficiency of Assets. The Company and its Subsidiaries have valid, good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. The assets and property owned, leased or licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries are sufficient, in all material respects, for conducting the business of the Company as currently conducted in the Ordinary Course. |
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No Hedging. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have any foreign currency hedging or commodity hedging arrangements in effect. |
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tanks or landfills, surface impoundments, or disposal areas located on the property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (xii) to the Companyβs Knowledge, there are βno material changes in the status, terms or conditions of any permits granted in relation to βEnvironmental Laws held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any renewal, βmodification, revocation, reassurance, alteration, transfer or amendment of any such βenvironmental approvals, consents, waivers, permits, orders and exemptions, or any βreview by, or approval of, any Governmental Entity of such environmental approvals, βconsents, waivers, permits, orders and exemptions that are required in connection with the βexecution or delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions βcontemplated herein, or the continuation of the business of the Company or any of its βSubsidiaries following the Effective Date; (xiii) neither the Company nor any of its βSubsidiaries (i) is a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding, nor to the βCompanyβs Knowledge has any litigation or administrative proceeding been βthreatened against it or its property or assets, which in either case (1) asserts or alleges βthat it violated any Environmental Laws, (2) asserts or alleges that it is required to clean βup, remove or take remedial or other response action due to the release of any Hazardous βSubstances, or (3) asserts or alleges that it is required to pay all or a portion of the cost of βany past, present or future cleanup, removal or remedial or other response action which βarises out of or is related to the release of any Hazardous Substances, (ii) has any βknowledge of any conditions existing currently which could reasonably be expected to βsubject it to damages, penalties, injunctive relief or cleanup costs under any βEnvironmental Laws or which require or are likely to require cleanup, removal, remedial βaction or other response by it pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws; and (iii) is βsubject to any judgment, decree, order or citation related to or arising out of applicable βEnvironmental Law and has not been named or listed as a potentially responsible party by βany Governmental Entity in a matter arising under any Environmental Laws; and (xiv) the βCompany and its Subsidiaries have made available to the Purchaser true and complete copies of all βmaterial environmental records, audits, assessments, investigation reports, studies, plans, permits, regulatory βcorrespondence and similar information with respect to environmental matters that are in its possession. |
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have prepared in good faith and duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been prepared in compliance with applicable Law; |
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have paid all Taxes that are required to be paid or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor or third party (whether or not shown any tax return); and |
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have charged, collected and remitted in respect of every sale, supply and delivery, all Taxes required under applicable Law, and retained any required Tax exemption certificates or other documentation qualifying such sale or provision of services as tax exempt, |
except in each case as would not be material to the Company or its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, except as would not be material to the Company or its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole).
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βNeither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has acquired property or services βfrom, or disposed of property or provided services to, a Person with whom it βdoes not deal at armβs length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) for an βamount that is other than the fair market value of such property or services, in such circumstances that would result in the Company or its Subsidiaries becoming liable to pay Taxes of such Person under subsection 160(1) of the Tax Act, or that would require the Company or any of Subsidiaries to include any adjustment in Taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) pursuant to Section 481 or 263A of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable provision under state or local Tax laws.β |
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There are no Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax. |
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The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate and sufficient accruals for material Taxes on the most recent financial statements filed as part of the Company Public Disclosure Record in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent applicable), with respect to any taxable period for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed or for which Taxes are not yet due and owing as of the date of the filing of such financial statements. |
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The Company has not received any written claim made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns such that it is or may be subject to taxation by, or required to file any Tax Return in, that jurisdiction. |
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The Company is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act and is a taxable Canadian corporation within the meaning of the Tax Act. |
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βRecords or documents that meet the requirements of paragraphs 247(4)(a) βto (c) of βthe Tax Act have been made and obtained by the Company and βeach of its Subsidiaries with respect to all material transactions βbetween the relevant entity and |
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any βPerson not resident in Canada with βwhom such entity was not dealing at armβs length βwithin the meaning of βthe Tax Act.β |
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The Company is a βsurrogate βforeign βcorporationβ within the meaning of Section 7874(a)(2)(B) of the βCode and treated as a βUnited States corporation for U.S. federal income βtax purposes under Section 7874(b) of the Code.β |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has ever been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary or other similar group for Tax purposes (other than a group the parent of which is the Company), or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, pursuant to any law or otherwise. |
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Neither the Company for any of its Subsidiaries has (i) been involved in any scheme, arrangement, transaction or series of transactions in which the main purpose of, or one of the main purposes of, was the avoidance, deferral or reduction of Taxes that would otherwise be payable, or the anticipation of the use of Tax credits, incentives, allowances or losses, or (ii) consummated or participated in, and is not currently participating in, any transaction that was or is a βTax shelterβ transaction as defined in Sections 6662 or 6111 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.Β Β Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a βListed Transactionβ or a βReportable Transactionβ within the meaning of Section 6707A(c) of the Code or either Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1) or Treasury Regulation Section 301.6111-2(b)(1) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law). |
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The Company has disclosed on its Tax Returns any Tax reporting position taken any Tax Return that could result in the imposition of penalties under Section 6662 of the Code or any comparable provisions of state, local or foreign applicable Law. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any income in, or exclude any deduction from, taxable income for any period ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in accounting method made prior to the Closing, (ii) improper use of accounting method prior to the Closing, (iii) βclosing agreementβ as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law), (iv) intercompany transaction entered into prior to the Closing, (v) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing, (vi) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue earned prior to the Closing, (vii) election under Section 108(i) of the Code made on or prior to the Closing date, or (viii) application of Section 951, 951A or 965 of the Code to any interest held in a βdeferred foreign income corporationβ or in a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ (as respectively defined in Sections 965 and 957 of the Code) with respect to income earned or recognized or payments received on or prior to the Closing Date. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any private letter ruling from the IRS (or any comparable Tax ruling, binding or not on the Company, from any other Governmental Entity). |
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The Company has not constituted either a βdistributing corporationβ or a βcontrolled corporationβ in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (i) in the two years prior to the Agreement Date or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a βplanβ or βseries of related transactionsβ (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or knows of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Arrangement from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. |
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Section (29)(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a current, complete and correct list of all: (i) Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights, setting forth |
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for each of the foregoing as applicable, the nature of the right, title or interest held by Company, and the title, application number, filing date (if available), issuance or grant date, jurisdiction, and registration number for each such item of Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights, and setting forth for each domain name registration, the applicable domain name and the expiration date for the registration; and (ii) all common law Trademarks owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or used by Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the conduct Companyβs business. βCompany Registered Intellectual Property Rightsβ means Intellectual Property Rights that are subject to any current issuance, registration or application by or with any government authority, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or any equivalent foreign patent, trademark, or copyright offices, or an authorized private registrar, in any country or jurisdiction, in each case that are owned or purported to be owned by or filed or applied for by or on behalf of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries. βCompany Intellectual Property Rightsβ means all Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights and all other Intellectual Property Rights owned or purported to be owned by, the Company or its Subsidiaries. βIntellectual Property Rightsβ means any and all intellectual property and industrial property, and all related rights, interests, and protections, however arising, pursuant to the Laws of any jurisdiction throughout the world, all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals of such rights, and the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by any of the foregoing, including any and all: patents (including all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof), provisional patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, or similar indicia of source of origin, copyrights and works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), Trade Secrets, proprietary and non-public business information, confidential information, know-how, methods, processes, techniques, designs, inventions, technology, technical data, schematics, recipes, formulae, formulations, customer lists, websites and domain names, uniform resource locators and other names and locators associated with the Internet, and rights in social networking names, pages and tags, and associated web addresses, URLs, websites and web pages, and all content and data thereon and relating thereto, and all other intellectual property rights including design rights (whether or not appropriate steps have been taken to protect such rights under applicable law), and with respect to the each of the foregoing, the right (whether at law, in equity, by contract or otherwise) to use, practice or otherwise exploit any of the foregoing, together with all royalties, fees, income, payments, and other proceeds now or hereafter due or payable to a Party or its Subsidiaries and any claims, causes of action or rights to xxx for and remedies against past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing, whether accruing before, on, or after the date hereof. Each item of the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights is subsisting, in good standing, and unexpired, and have not been abandoned or cancelled. There are no facts, information, or circumstances (including any facts or information that would constitute prior art) that would render any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights invalid or unenforceable, or would preclude the issuance of or otherwise affect any pending application for any Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights. Such |
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Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights have been prosecuted in good faith. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any actions that would result in any patent included in the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights being invalid, including any disclosure, publication or sale of the invention more than one (1) year prior to the priority date of the applicable Patent application. Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns all rights, title and interests in or possesses sufficient and legally enforceable licenses or other rights to all Intellectual Property Rights necessary and sufficient for the conduct of the business and operations of the Company as currently conducted, free and clear of Liens. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary jointly owns any right, title or interest with any other Person of any Company Intellectual Property Rights. |
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All current and former employees, consultants and independent contractors of the βCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, including those who are or were involved in, βor who have contributed to, the creation or development of any Company βIntellectual Property Rights, have executed and delivered to the Company or βany Subsidiary a valid, binding, enforceable written agreement (containing no βexceptions to or exclusions from the scope of its coverage) regarding the βprotection of proprietary information and the irrevocable present assignment to the βCompany (or that otherwise provides for a valid, binding, enforceable assignment under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction) of all right, title and interest in such Company Intellectual Property βRights. Each such agreement is substantially identical to the forms of invention βassignment, employment, independent contractor, consulting services and/or βother written agreements, as applicable, previously delivered by the Company to βPurchaser. To the Companyβs Knowledge, no current or former employee, βconsultant or independent contractor is in violation of any term of any such βagreement, or any other agreement relating to the relationship of any such βemployee, consultant or independent contractor with Companyβ. |
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Anti-Corruption. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have, nor to the Companyβs Knowledge, have any of its or their respective directors, executives, officers, βrepresentatives, agents or employees: (i) used or is using any corporate funds for any βillegal contributions, gifts, entertainment or other expenses relating to political activity βthat would be illegal or failed to disclose fully any contribution, in violation of any Law; ββ(ii) used or is using any corporate funds for any direct or indirect illegal payments to any βforeign or domestic governmental officials or employees; (iii) violated or is violating any βprovision of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the Corruption of βForeign Public Officials Act (Canada) or any applicable Law of similar effect; (iv) has βestablished or maintained, or is maintaining, any illegal fund of corporate monies or other βproperties; or (v) made any bribe, illegal rebate, illegal payoff, influence payment, βkickback or other illegal payment of any nature.Β Β β |
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The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable Money Laundering Laws (other than Cannabis Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court of governmental authority or any arbitrator non-Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending, or to the Companyβs Knowledge, threatened. |
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companyβs Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject or target of any United States sanctions administered or enforced by Office of Foreign Assets Control (βOFACβ) and the Company has not lent, contributed or otherwise made available, directly or indirectly, any funds to any of its Subsidiaries, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by OFAC. |
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Company Minute Books. The minute books of the Company and the minute books of each of its βSubsidiaries contain true, correct and, in all βmaterial respects, complete records of βall meetings and accurately reflect, in all material respects, all βcorporate action of βthe shareholders and board of directors (including committees thereof) of the βCompany and its Subsidiaries, βincluding all issuances of shares, all grants of βoptions, and all appointments and elections of directors.Β Β |
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Schedule βDβ
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
(1) |
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly incorporated, continued or amalgamated, as the case may be, and organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as presently owned and to carry on its business as presently conducted, is qualified to do business, is up-to-date in respect of all material corporate filings and, to the extent such concept is applicable, is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, qualified or, to the extent such concept is βapplicable, in good standing, or to have such power or authority, could not, individually βor in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the βPurchaserβ. The Purchaser has made available to the Company prior to the date hereof, complete and correct copies of the Purchaserβs and its Subsidiariesβ Organizational Documents, each as amended to the date hereof, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material default of the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the provisions of its respective Organizational Documents. No steps or proceedings have been taken, instituted or are pending for the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries and no board approvals have been given to commence any such proceeding. |
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The authorized capital of the Purchaser consists of an unlimited number of Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of multiple voting shares (the βPurchaser Multiple Voting Sharesβ) and an unlimited number of super voting shares (the βPurchaser Super Voting Sharesβ). As of April 30, 2021, there were 69,602,985 βPurchaser Subordinate Voting Shares and 564,610.96 Purchaser Multiple Voting Shares, issued βand outstanding in the capital of the Purchaser. All of the issued and outstanding Purchaser Shares have been duly βauthorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As of the close of business on the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser has no Purchaser Shares reserved for issuance other than the following: (i) up to ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares on an-as converted basis are issuable and upon the exercise of options granted under the Purchaserβs option plan dated September 21, 2018 (the βPurchaser Option Planβ), with a weighted average exercise price of US$11.72 as of December 31, 2020; (ii) 5,911,561 Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares are issuable upon the exercise of employee warrants issued by the Purchaser with an exercise price of $6.00 (the βPurchaser Employee Warrantsβ); and (iii) up to 3,030,000 warrants to purchase Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares with an exercise price of $17.25 issued |
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pursuant to a warrant indenture dated as of June 18, 2019 between the Purchaser and Odyssey Trust Company, as supplemental warrant indenture dated as of November 6, 2019 between the Purchase and Odyssey Trust Company, and a supplemental warrant indenture dated as of December 10, 2020 between the Purchaser and Odyssey Trust Company (the βPurchaser Debt Warrantsβ). |
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The Purchaser has made available to the Company prior to the date hereof, a complete and correct copy of the Purchaser Option Plan, as amended to the date hereof, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect. |
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All Purchaser Warrants have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws, including Securities Laws, and the issuance of the Purchaser Shares under the Purchaser Warrants has been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Purchaser. |
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Section (2)(g) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter sets forth: (i) each of the Purchaserβs directly and indirectly owned Subsidiaries and the ownership interest of the Purchaser in each such Subsidiary, as well as the ownership interest of any other Person or Persons in each such Subsidiary; and (ii) the Purchaserβs or its Subsidiariesβ shares, equity interest or other direct or indirect ownership interest in any other Person. Except as set out in Section (2)(g) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, each of the issued and outstanding shares or other securities of each of the Purchaserβs Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non- |
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assessable and beneficially owned by the Purchaser, or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Purchaser, free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). |
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Neither the Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries is subject to any unanimous shareholdersβ agreement and is not subject to any shareholder, pooling, voting, voting trust or other similar arrangement or agreement relating to the ownership or voting of any of the securities of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries or pursuant to which any Person may have any right or claim in connection with any existing or past equity interest in the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, and the Purchaser has not adopted a shareholdersβ rights plan or any similar plan or agreement that is currently in force and effect. |
(4) |
No Vote Required. No vote of the holders of the Purchaser Shares is necessary to adopt this Agreement and otherwise approve and consummate the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as set forth herein. |
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Issuance of Consideration Shares under the Arrangement. All of the Consideration Shares to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement, upon issuance, shall be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable, shall be listed and posted for trading on the CSE and shall not be subject to any contractual or other restrictions on transferability or voting, other than (i) other than those that would apply under the U.S. Securities Act in certain circumstances to Persons who are at, or have been within 90 days prior to, the Effective Time, affiliates (as defined by Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act) of the Purchaser, and (ii) any restrictions set out in the Lock-up Agreements. All of the Replacement Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement, upon issuance, shall be validly issued in compliance with all applicable Laws, including Securities Laws, and each such issuance has been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Purchaser. |
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Other than (i)Β the Required Regulatory Approvals; (ii) filings with the Securities Authorities or the CSE or OTCQX; or (iii) any other notices, reports, filings, waivers, consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations the failure to |
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make or obtain would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate (A) to prevent or significantly impede or materially delay the completion of the Arrangement and Transaction or (B) to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser; no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the Purchaser with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Purchaser from, any Governmental Entity, in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser and the consummation of the Transaction, or in connection with the continuing operation of the business of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries following the Effective Time. |
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The execution, delivery and (subject to obtaining the Required Regulatory Approvals) performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser do not, and the consummation of the Transaction will not, constitute or result in, with or without notice, lapse of time or both: |
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a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries; |
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a contravention, breach, violation or default under any Law βapplicable to the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their βrespective properties or assets; or |
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a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets or property of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any contract binding upon the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Transaction) compliance with the matters referred to in Section (6), under any Law to which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, |
except, in the case of the foregoing, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or significantly βimpede or materially delay the completion of the Arrangement or the Transactionβ.
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Securities Law Matters. The Purchaser is a βreporting issuerβ under Securities Laws in each of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, and in each of the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, and is not on the list of reporting issuers in default under the Securities Laws of such provinces or territories. The Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares are listed and posted for trading on the CSE and the OTCQX and are not listed for trading on any other securities exchange as a result of any application by the Purchaser. The Purchaser is not subject to any continuous or periodic or other disclosure requirements under any securities Laws other than under Canadian Securities |
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Laws and the U.S. Exchange Act. The Purchaserβs Subsidiaries are not subject to any continuous or periodic, or other disclosure requirements under any Canadian Securities Laws or securities Laws, including, without limitation, the U.S. Exchange Act. to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the Purchaser is not in default of any material requirements of any Securities Laws or the rules and policies of the CSE. The Purchaser has not taken any action to cease to be a reporting issuer in any province or territory of Canada or to deregister the Purchaser Subordinate Voting Shares under the rules and policies of the CSE, nor has the Purchaser received notification from any Securities Authority seeking to revoke the reporting issuer status of the Purchaser or the registration of any class of securities of the Purchaser. No delisting, suspension of trading or cease trade or other order or restriction with respect to any securities of the Purchaser is pending, in effect or, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, has been threatened, and, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the Purchaser is not currently subject to any formal review, enquiry, investigation or other proceeding by any Securities Authority or stock exchange relating to any such order or restriction or otherwise. No director or officer of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries has received any objection from any Securities Authority or stock exchange as to his or her serving in any capacity as director or officer of any reporting issuer in a jurisdiction in Canada or the United States. |
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U.S. Securities Laws. The Purchaser Shares are registered under Section 12(g) of the U.S. Exchange Act, and the Purchaser has complied in all material respects with its reporting obligations thereunder. The Purchaser is not an βinvestment companyβ (as defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) registered or required to be registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
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To the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the Purchaser has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis, with the applicable Securities βAuthorities pursuant to Securities Lawsβ, all document and instruments required to be filed or furnished by it under Securities Laws (including βdocuments affecting the rights of securityholdersβ and βmaterial contractsβ required to be filed by Part 12 of National Instrument 51-102 β Continuous Disclosure Obligations) filed by or on behalf of the Purchaser on the System for Electronic Document Analysis Retrieval (SEDAR) since September 21, 2018 and on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (XXXXX) since February 4, 2021 (the βPurchaser Public Disclosure Recordβ). The Purchaser Public Disclosure Record, at the time of its filing or being furnished, complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Securities Laws applicable to the Purchaserβ Public Disclosure Record. As of their respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such amendment), the documents and instruments constituting the Purchaser βPublic Disclosure Record did not contain any Misrepresentation. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from staff of any Securities Authority with respect to the Purchaser βPublic Disclosure Record, and, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the Purchaser βPublic Disclosure Record (other than confidential treatment requests) is not the subject of any material ongoing review, comment or investigation by any Securities Authority or any stock exchange. Neither the |
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Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries has filed any confidential material change report or equivalent which at the date of this Agreement remains confidential. |
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The documents and information comprising the Purchaser Public Disclosure Record, as at the respective dates they were filed, were in compliance in all material respects, and all documents to be filed by or on behalf of the Purchaser on SEDAR or XXXXX following the date of this Agreement will be in compliance in all respects, with applicable Securities Laws (as applicable) and, where applicable, the rules and policies of the CSE, and did not, and will not, contain any Misrepresentation, and such documents collectively constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Purchaser and its Subsidiary. The Purchaser βhas timely filed, will timely file, all forms, reports, statements, and documents, including financial statements and managementβs discussion and analysis, required to be filed by the Purchaser under applicable Securities Laws (including βdocuments affecting the rights of securityholdersβ and βmaterial contractsβ required to be filed by Part 12 of NI 51-102 β Continuous Disclosure Obligations) and the rules and policies of the CSE. |
(10) |
Financial Statements. Except as set out in Section (10) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter: |
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The Purchaser Financial Statements: (A) were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent required) consistently applied throughout the periods involved and comply as to form in all material respects with applicable Laws (except (a) as otherwise indicated in such financial statements and the notes thereto or, in the case of audited statements in the related report of the Purchaserβs independent auditors, or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, are subject to normal period-end adjustments and may omit notes which are not required by applicable Law in the unaudited statements); (B) fairly present, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), consolidated financial position, results of operations or financial performance and cash flows of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries as of their respective dates and the consolidated financial position, results of operations or financial performance and cash flows of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods covered by such financial statements; and (C) reflect reserves required by U.S. GAAP (to the extent required) in respect of all material contingent liabilities, if any, of the Purchaser on a consolidated basis. Since September 21, 2018, there has been no material change in the Purchaserβs accounting policies, except as described in the Purchaser Financial Statements. |
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There are no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries with unconsolidated entities or other Persons. |
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The financial books, records and accounts of the Purchaser and each of its Subsidiaries: (A) have been maintained, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent required), (B) are stated in reasonable detail, (C) accurately and fairly reflect all the material transactions, acquisitions and |
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dispositions of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, and (D) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for the Purchaser Financial Statements. |
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The Purchaserβs former and current auditors were and are independent in respect of the Purchaser within the meaning of the rules of professional conduct applicable to auditors in Canada and the PCAOB (to the extent required). |
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There has not ever been any βreportable eventβ (within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 β Continuous Disclosure Obligations and within the meaning of U.S. Exchange Act) with the Purchaserβs auditors. |
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Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor or internal accountant of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any written complaint, allegation, assertion, or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including that the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices that are inconsistent with U.S. GAAP (to the extent applicable) or standard industry practice. |
(11) |
Internal Controls and Financial Reporting. Since September 21, 2018, the Purchaser has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in NI 52-109 and under U.S. Exchange Act (to the extent applicable)) to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) material information relating to the Purchaser is made known to the Purchaserβs management, including its chief financial officer and chief executive officer, particularly during the periods in which the Purchaserβs interim filings and annual filings (as such terms are defined in NI 52-109) are being prepared; and (ii) information required to be disclosed by the Purchaser in such annual or interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Exchange Act (to the extent applicable), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Exchange Act (to the extent required). Since September 21, 2018, the Purchaser has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in NI 52-109 and under the U.S. Exchange Act), with full exemptions available to βemerging growth companiesβ under such laws) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the extent required). Based on: (i) the Purchaserβs most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, there is no material weakness (as such term is defined in NI 52-109 and under U.S. Securities Laws) relating to the design, implementation or maintenance of the Purchaserβs internal control over financial reporting; and (ii) the Purchaserβs most recent annual evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, there is no fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of the Purchaser. |
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Suppliers and Distributors. No material supplier, distributor, customer or service provider of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries has notified the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries in writing, and to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, there is no reason to believe, that any such material supplier, distributor, customer or service provider will not continue dealing with the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries on substantially the same or similar terms as presently conducted following closing of the Transaction, subject to changes in pricing and volume in the Ordinary Course. |
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Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2020, except as set out in Section (13) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, and excluding matters related to the proposed Arrangement and the Transaction: |
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the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries have materially conducted their respective businesses only in, and have not engaged in any material transaction other than in accordance with, the Ordinary Course; |
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there has not been any acquisition or sale by the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries of any material property or assets; |
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(c) |
there has not been any event, circumstance, occurrence, development or change in the operations, financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities, business, prospects or results of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries or prevent the Arrangement or consummation of the Transaction contemplated herein; |
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there has not been any change in the accounting practices used by the βPurchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any change implemented in accordance with changes to U.S. GAAP that are then in force and effect; |
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there has not been any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Purchaser Shares by the Purchaser, or any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) with respect to the Purchaser Shares; |
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the Purchaser has not effected or passed any resolution to approve a split, consolidation or reclassification of any of the outstanding Purchaser Shares |
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there has not been any βentering into, or amendment of any material terms of, any Purchaser Material Contract, other than in the Ordinary βCourse; and |
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there has not been any satisfaction or settlement of any material claims or βmaterial liabilities that were not reflected in the Purchaserβs or its Subsidiariesβ audited βfinancial statements, other than the settlement of claims or liabilities incurred in the βOrdinary Course. |
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(b) |
The Purchaser and its Subsidiaries have no outstanding indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and are not party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar commitment with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any Person, other than those specifically identified in the Purchaser Financial Statements contained in the Purchaser Public Disclosure Record, which relate to the proposed Arrangement or those incurred in the Ordinary Course and which are not material since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Purchaser contained in the Public Disclosure Record. |
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(c) |
Neither the Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any Governmental Entity that restricts in any material respect the manner in which the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective businesses, other than any such judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award to which it becomes subject after the date of this Agreement and relating to this Agreement or the Transaction. |
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Employee Benefits |
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Each Purchaser Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a currently effective favourable determination letter or, if applicable, can rely upon an opinion letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as to the qualification of the master, volume submitter, or prototype plan on which it is based, and, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification. No Purchaser Plan requires the approval of, nor is regulated by, any Regulatory Authority outside of the United States. |
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No Purchaser Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and the Purchaser and its ERISA Affiliates have no other Liability under Title IV of ERISA. |
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No Purchaser Plan is a βMultiemployer Planβ and no employer other than the Purchaser or an ERISA Affiliate is permitted to participate or participates in any |
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Purchaser Plan. No leased employees (as defined in Section 414(n) of the Code), independent contractors or other individuals who are not classified as common law employees of the Purchaser (or co-employees of the Purchaser and a PEO) are eligible for, or participate in, any Purchaser Plan. |
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Each Purchaser Plan, except as set forth in Section (15)(d) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, has at all times, and no Regulatory Authority has given notice or alleged in writing to the Purchaser (or, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, has otherwise alleged) that each Purchaser Plan has not, been operated in material compliance with ERISA, the Code, all other applicable Laws (including all reporting and disclosure requirements thereunder) and the terms of each Purchaser Plan. |
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Labor Matters. |
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Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, each of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries is and has for the past three (3) years been in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including Laws establishing requirements for employee human rights, immigration, pay equity, employee privacy, occupational safety and health, equal employment opportunities and practices, prohibition of employee βdiscrimination, harassment, and retaliation, reasonable accommodation, and disability βrights or benefits, child labor, workersβ compensation, leaves of absence βand unemployment insurance. Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and βcould not reasonably be expected to have, any actual liability as a βjoint employer with any other Person, including for any alleged violations of any βapplicable Laws related to employees. |
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(including salary, bonuses, commissions, overtime pay, vacation pay, and termination or severance pay) have been paid or, if unpaid, are accrued and reflected in the books and records of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries. Except as would not be reasonably expected to result in any material liability to the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, each of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all written agreements with current and former Purchaser Employees.Β Β Β Β |
(17) |
Compliance with Law; Cannabis Licenses. Except as set out in Section (17) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter: |
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Each of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries is, and has been at all times, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Law (other than Cannabis Laws), and other than acts of non-compliance or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Purchaser. To the Purchaserβs Knowledge, and excluding matters related to the proposed Arrangement and the Transaction, no investigations, deficiency notices, notices of non-compliance or enforcement proceedings or reviews by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or threatened, except for such investigations, deficiency notices, notices of non-compliance or enforcement proceedings or reviews the outcome of which would not be material to the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or prevent the consummation of the Transaction.Β Β |
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Each of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries has obtained and is in material compliance with all Permits and Cannabis Licenses necessary to conduct its business as it is presently conducted. The operation of the business of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted is not, and has not been, in material violation of, nor is the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries in material default or violation under, any Permit or Cannabis License. To the Purchaserβs Knowledge, no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of any Cannabis License. All Permits and Cannabis Licenses of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect, and no notice, application or proceeding is pending or, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, threatened with respect to the termination, revocation, suspension, cancellation, modification or non-renewal thereof. |
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Except for ordinary course inquiries by Regulatory Authorities, no Regulatory Authority is presently alleging or asserting, or, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, threatening to allege or assert, material non-compliance with any applicable legal requirement or registration in respect to the Purchaserβs products. |
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To the Purchaserβs Knowledge, since September 21, 2018, all supply, production and processing partners have obtained and are in material compliance with all Cannabis Licenses required by the jurisdictions in which they operate to permit them to conduct their business as currently conducted or, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, proposed to be conducted. |
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(e) |
To the Purchaser's Knowledge, the Purchaser's products are currently manufactured, tested, packaged and labeled at facilities which are in material compliance with applicable Laws (other than Cannabis Laws), Applicable Healthcare Laws and such other regulatory requirements applicable to the Purchaser's products. |
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Anti-Corruption. |
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Neither the Purchaser, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, any of their respective directors, executives, representatives, agents or employees (A) used or is using any corporate funds for any illegal contributions, gifts, entertainment or other expenses relating to political activity that would be illegal or failed to disclose fully any contribution, in violation of any Law, (B) used or is using any corporate funds for any direct or indirect illegal payments to any foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees, (C) violated or is violating any provision of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) or any applicable Laws of similar effect, (D) has established or maintained, or is maintaining, any illegal fund of corporate monies or other properties or (E) has made any bribe, illegal rebate, illegal payoff, influence payment, kickback or other illegal payment of any nature. |
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The operations of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable Money Laundering Laws (other than Cannabis Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court of governmental authority or any arbitrator non-Governmental Entity involving the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, threatened. |
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(c) |
Neither the Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other Person acting on behalf of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries is currently the subject or target of any United States sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC and the Purchaser has not lent, contributed or otherwise made available, directly or indirectly, any funds to its Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by OFAC. |
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Purchaser Material Contracts. |
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Except for this Agreement and except for the Contracts filed as part of the Purchaser Public Disclosure Record, Section (19)(a) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of the following Contracts to which the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries is a party or to which it is bound: |
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any Contract that is reasonably likely to require either annual payments to or from the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries of more than $1,500,000; |
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(ii) |
any partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance, or an arrangement for the sharing of profits or βproprietary information or other similar agreement or arrangement that is material to the business of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries and that βrelates to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of βany partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance, or sharing of profits or βproprietary information material to the business of the Purchaser or any of its βSubsidiaries or in which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries owns βmore than a five percent (5%) voting, economic or other membership or βpartnership interest, or any interest valued at more than $1,500,000 without βregard to percentage voting or economic interest;β |
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any Contract (other than solely among direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Purchaser) relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property owned by the Purchaser, in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset, in excess of $1,500,000; |
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any Contract that: (A)Β limits in any material respect either the type of business in which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries may engage or the manner or geographic areas in which any of them may so engage in any business; or (B) could require the disposition of any material assets or line of business of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not be material to the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole); |
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any Contract with a Governmental Entity for a value in excess of $1,500,000; |
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(vi) |
any Contract that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any material assets or businesses; |
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any Contract thatΒ gives another Person the right to purchase or license an unlimited quantity or volume of, or enterprise-wide scope of use of, the Purchaserβs products or services (or licenses to the Purchaser that Personβs products or services) for a fixed aggregate price at no additional charge; |
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any Contract (other than Purchaser Options) that contains a put, call or similar right pursuant to which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries could be required to purchase or sell, as applicable, any equity interests of any Person or assets that have a fair market value or purchase price of more than $1,500,000; and |
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any Contracts pursuant to which (A) the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is granted by any other Person, or grants to any other Person, any license, sublicense, consent to use, settlement, coexistence agreement, covenant not to xxx, waiver, release, or permission, whether written or oral, relating to |
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any Intellectual Property Rights, or that assigns to any Person, or is assigned by any Person, any Intellectual Property Rights (other than shrink wrap agreements for off-the-shelf software), or (B) any research or development activities are conducted with respect to any of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries products and services or any Intellectual Property Rights of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries (each such Contract described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (ix), is referred to herein as a βPurchaser Material Contractβ). |
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Each of the Purchaser Material Contracts is legal, valid and binding on the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and is enforceable by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with its terms (subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other Laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally, and to principles of equity), and, except for Purchaser Material Contracts set forth in Section 19(b) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, is the product of fair and armsβ length negotiations between each of the parties to such Purchaser Material Contracts. |
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(c) |
There is no material default under any Purchaser Material Contracts by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, and to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, any other party thereto, and to Purchaserβs Knowledge, no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a material default thereunder by the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, and to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, any other party thereto. |
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The Purchaser has not received notice (whether written or oral) that any party to a Purchaser Material Contract of the Purchaser intends to cancel, terminate or otherwise materially modify or not renew its relationship with the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries and to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, no such action has been threatened. |
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No party to a Purchaser Material Contract is entitled to terminate or amend any material term of such Purchaser Material Contract in connection with or as a result of, or is otherwise entitled to a payment in connection with the Arrangement or the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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Complete and correct copies of each Purchaser Material Contract have been made available to the Company prior to the date hereof.Β Β |
(20) |
No Hedging. Neither the Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries have any foreign currency hedging or commodity hedging arrangements in effect. |
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Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Purchaser: (i) to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries have at all times complied in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, no property (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings or other structures) owned or operated by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries has been contaminated with any Hazardous Substance in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in liability other than at sites for which existing reserves and/or indemnification will fully address all future costs; (iii)Β to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance disposal or contamination on any third party property other than at sites for which existing reserves and/or indemnification recoveries will cover all future costs; (iv)Β neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information alleging that the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries may be in violation of or subject to liability under any Environmental Law; and (v) to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the Purchaser has not released, and there has been no release by any other Person of, any Hazardous Substance in violation of Environmental Laws at, on or under any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries. |
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Brokers and Finders. None of the Purchaser, its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees (in their respective capacities as officers, directors or employees) has employed or otherwise engaged any financial advisor, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or findersβ fees in connection with the Transaction other than fees payable to Canaccord Genuity Corp. |
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have prepared in good faith and duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; |
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have paid all Taxes that are required to be paid or that the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor or third party; and |
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have charged, collected and remitted in respect of every sale, supply and delivery, all Taxes required under applicable Law, |
except in each case as would not be material to the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole). Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, except as would not be material to the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole).
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βNeither the Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries has acquired property or services βfrom, or disposed of property or provided services to, a Person with whom it βdoes not deal at armβs length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) for an βamount that is other than the fair market value of such property or services, in such circumstances that would result in the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries becoming liable to pay Taxes of such Person under subsection 160(1) of the Tax Act.β |
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(d) |
There are no Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the assets of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax. |
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(e) |
The Purchaser and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate and sufficient accruals for material Taxes on the most recent financial statements filed as part of the Purchaser Public Disclosure Record in accordance with U.S. GAAP (to the |
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extent required), with respect to any taxable period for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed or for which Taxes are not yet due and owing as of the date of the filing of such financial statements. |
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The Purchaser has not received any written claim made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns such that it is or may be subject to taxation by, or required to file any Tax Return in, that jurisdiction. |
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(g) |
The Purchaser is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act and is a taxable Canadian corporation within the meaning of the Tax Act. |
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(h) |
βRecords or documents that meet the requirements of paragraphs 247(4)(a) βto (c) of βthe Tax Act have been made and obtained by the Purchaser and each of its Subsidiaries with respect to all material transactions βbetween the relevant entity and any βPerson not resident in Canada with βwhom such entity was not dealing at armβs length βwithin the meaning of βthe Tax Act.β |
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(i) |
The Purchaser is a βsurrogate βforeign βcorporationβ within the meaning of Section 7874(a)(2)(B) of the βCode and treated as a βUnited States corporation for U.S. federal income βtax purposes under Section 7874(b) of the Code.β |
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Neither the Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries has taken any action or knows of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Arrangement from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. |
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Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has ever been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary or other similar group for Tax purposes (other than a group the parent of which is the Purchaser), or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, pursuant to any law or otherwise. |
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(l) |
Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a βreportable transactionβ within the meaning of either Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1) or Treasury Regulation Section 301.6111-2(b)(1) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law). |
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Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any income in, or exclude any deduction from, taxable income for any period ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in accounting method made prior to the Closing, (ii) improper use of accounting method prior to the Closing, (iii) βclosing agreementβ as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law), (iv) intercompany transaction entered into prior to the Closing, (v) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing, (vi) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue earned prior to the Closing, or (vii) application of Section 951, 951A or 965 of the Code to any interest held in a βdeferred foreign |
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income corporationβ or in a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ (as respectively defined in Sections 965 and 957 of the Code) with respect to income earned or recognized or payments received on or prior to the Closing Date. |
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Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a party to or bound by, or has any obligation or liability under, any Tax sharing, Tax indemnity, Tax allocation or similar contract or agreement (other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course and not primarily related to Taxes that contain agreements or arrangements relating to the apportionment, sharing, assignment or allocation of Taxes (such as financing agreements with Tax gross-up obligations or leases with Tax escalation provisions)), or (ii) to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement or contract that is or could reasonably be expected to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. |
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Except as set forth in Section (24)(o) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, the Purchaser is, and has at all times from its formation been, properly classified as an association taxable as a βC corporationβ for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.β |
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Insurance. As of the date hereof, the Purchaser and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by the policies of insurance included in Section (25) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, all of which are provided by third party insurers with reasonable and prudent policies appropriate for the size and nature of the business of the Purchaser, taken as a whole, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Purchaser. All material insurance policies with respect to the business and assets of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect, no written notice of cancellation has been received, and there is no existing default or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default by any of the insured parties thereunder.Β Β To the Purchaserβs Knowledge, there is no material claim pending under any insurance policy of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries that has been denied, rejected, questioned or disputed by any insurer or as to which any insurer has made any reservation of rights or refused to cover all or any material portion of such claims. |
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Intellectual Property.Β Β Except as set forth in Section (26) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, to the Purchaserβs Knowledge, the conduct of the business of the Purchaser, as formerly and currently carried on and proposed to be carried on, and the products, processes, and services of the business, have not, and will not, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any intellectual property rights of any Person. The Purchaser has not received written or oral notice of any such infringement, misappropriation or violation. To the Purchaserβs Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating the intellectual property rights owned by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries.β |
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Related Party Transactions. |
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Except as set forth in Section 27(a) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, and except for compensation or other employment arrangements, there are no material transactions, agreements or arrangements or understandings between the Purchaser |
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or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and (i) any past or present director, (ii) any past or present chairman, chief executive officer, president, secretary, chief financial officer, treasurer or and senior vice president of the Purchaser, (iii) any Person beneficially owning five percent (5%) or more of the number or the voting power attached to the outstanding Purchaser Shares, on the other hand, or (iv) any Affiliate of such Persons listed in clauses (i) β (iii) above. |
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Except as set forth in Section 27(b) of the Purchaser Disclosure Letter, neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries is indebted to any past or present director, officer, employee or agent of, or independent contractor to, the Purchaser or any of the Subsidiaries (except for amounts due in the Ordinary Course, including salaries, bonuses, directorβs fees, amounts owing under any contracting agreement with any such independent contractor or the reimbursement of expenses). |
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Schedule βEβ
Required Regulatory Approvals
All Cannabis Licenses in the following jurisdictions require approval from a Governmental Entity prior to consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement: Arizona (to the extent required prior to Closing pursuant to applicable Law), California (to the extent required prior to Closing pursuant to applicable Law), Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Utah.
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Schedule βFβ
Permitted Liens
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Schedule βGβ
Permitted Interim Period Actions
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Schedule βHβ
Company Subsidiaries
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Schedule βIβ
Adjustment Factor
Interpretation:
For the purposes of this Schedule:
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all capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined in this Schedule but are defined in the Arrangement Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Arrangement Agreement; and |
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all amounts shall be calculated in the lawful currency of the United States of America. |
Definitions:
In this Schedule:
βAdjustment Factorβ means:
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if there has been a Permitted Refinancing prior to the Closing Date, the Permitted Refinancing Adjustment Factor; or |
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if there has not been a Permitted Refinancing prior to the Closing Date, 1.00; |
βAgreement Effective Dateβ means the date of the Arrangement Agreement;
βCompany Allocationβ means, with respect to a particular Permitted Refinancing:
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if the Permitted Refinancing occurs prior to December 1, 2021, 1.000; |
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if the Permitted Refinancing occurs after November 30, 2021 but prior to January 1, 2022, 0.875; |
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if the Permitted Refinancing occurs after December 31, 2021 but prior to February 1, 2022, 0.750; |
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if the Permitted Refinancing occurs after January 31, 2022 but prior to March 1, 2022, 0.625; or |
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if the Permitted Refinancing occurs after February 28, 2022, 0.50; |
βCompany Debtβ means the Company Junior Debt or Company Senior Debt, as applicable;
βCompany Junior Debtβ means the Company Convertible Debentures;
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βCompany Junior Debt Refinancing Adjustment Factorβ means:
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if there has been a Permitted Refinancing of the Company Junior Debt prior to the Closing Date, the amount of the Refinancing Adjustment Factor determined with respect to the Company Junior Debt; or |
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if there has not been a Permitted Refinancing of the Company Junior Debt prior to the Closing Date, nil; |
βCompany Senior Debtβ means the Company Senior Secured Notes;
βCompany Senior Debt Refinancing Adjustment Factorβ means:
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if there has been a Permitted Refinancing of the Company Senior Debt prior to the Closing Date, the amount of the Refinancing Adjustment Factor determined with respect to the Company Senior Debt; or |
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if there has not been a Permitted Refinancing of the Company Senior Debt prior to the Closing Date, nil; |
βExchange Ratioβ means 0.1170;
βIncreased Interest Costβ means, with respect to a particular Refinanced Debt, the amount by which (i) the interest βpayable on such Refinanced Debt during the Interest Calculation Period, exceeds ββ(ii) the product obtained when (A) the principal amount of such Refinanced Debt, is multiplied βby (B) an annual interest rate of 8.00% per annum, is multiplied by (C) a quotient, calculated to βfour decimal places, obtained when the number of whole days in the Interest Calculation Period is divided by 365 daysβ;
βInterest Calculation Periodβ means, with respect to a particular Refinanced Debt, the period commencing on the issue date of such Refinanced Debt and ending at the earlier of (i) the maturity date of such Refinanced Debt, or (ii) if the Purchaser gives written notice to the Company not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date that the Purchaser intends to refinance such Refinanced Debt following the Closing, the commencement of the Effective Date;
βPermitted Refinancingβ means a refinancing of the Company Junior Debt or the Company Senior Debt, as applicable, prior to the Closing Date;
βPermitted Refinancing Adjustment Factorβ means the amount, calculated to six decimal places, by which (i) one (1.000000), exceeds (ii) the sum of (A) the Company Junior Debt Refinancing Adjustment Factor and (B) the Company Senior Debt Refinancing Adjustment Factor;
βRefinanced Debtβ means, with respect to a particular Permitted Refinancing, the indebtedness issued by the Company in substitution for the Company Debt that is the subject of such Permitted Refinancing;
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βRefinancing Adjustment Factorβ means, with respect to a particular Permitted Refinancing, the amount, calculated to six decimal places, determined by the following formula:
A x B
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where:
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the Company Allocation with respect to such Permitted Refinancing; |
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the Refinancing Cost with respect to such Permitted Refinancing; and |
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the Transaction Value; |
βRefinancing Costβ means, with respect to a particular Permitted Refinancing, the amount, calculated to six decimal places, determined by the following formula:
(A + B + C + D + E)
where:
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the Increased Interest Cost with respect to the Refinanced Debt issued in connection with such Permitted Refinancing; |
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the amount, if any, by which the face amount of the Refinanced Debt issued in connection with such Permitted Refinancing exceeds the amount for which such Refinanced Debt is issued; |
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the expenses payable by the Company to third parties that are directly attributable to such Permitted Refinancing; |
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an amount equal to the incremental in-the-money value of any warrants issued in connection with such Permitted Refinancing determined relative to the Company on the same underlying assumptions as the warrants are to be issued; and |
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(i) if the Purchaser gives written notice to the Company not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date that the Purchaser intends to refinance or otherwise repay such Refinanced Debt following the Closing, the amount of any prepayment penalties, costs, charges or related amounts due as a result of any prepayment of such Refinanced Debt, calculated as if the repayment of such Refinanced Debt were to occur in full on the Effective Date, or (ii) if the Purchaser does not provide written notice to the Company in accordance with clause (i), nil; and |
βTransaction Valueβ means $2,095,991,024.Β
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Schedule βJβ
Company Contracts
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