FLUID MUSIC CANADA, INC. PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT For Subscribers Resident in the United States
Exhibit 23
FLUID MUSIC CANADA, INC.
PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
For Subscribers Resident in the United States
TO: FLUID MUSIC CANADA, INC.
The undersigned (the “Subscriber”), jointly and severally with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, subscribes for and agrees to purchase up to $12,736,000 principal amount of 8.0% unsecured subordinated debentures due 3 years following the date of issuance (the “Debentures”) of Fluid Music Canada, Inc. (the “Corporation”) at a purchase price of $706.66 per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures (the “Subscription Price”), on and subject to the “Terms and Conditions of Subscription” attached to and forming part of this subscription agreement (the “Agreement”).
Reference is made to a support agreement dated the date hereof between the Corporation and Somerset Entertainment Income Fund (the “Support Agreement”) relating to an offer (the “Offer”) by the Corporation to acquire all of the issued and outstanding trust units (“Trust Units”) of Somerset Entertainment Income Fund (“Somerset”) and all of the issued and outstanding Class B limited partnership units (“Class B LP Units”, and together with Trust Units, the “Units”) of Somerset Entertainment Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”). Any capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such term as set out in the Support Agreement.
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Principal Amount of Debentures: |
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Up to $12,736,000 |
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Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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(Name of Subscriber - please print) |
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Aggregate Subscription Price: |
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(signed) “Xxxxx Xxxxx” |
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$9,000,106.67 |
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(Authorized Signature) |
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Beneficial Subscriber Information |
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If the Subscriber is signing as agent for a principal and is not a trust company or a portfolio manager, in either case, purchasing as trustee or agent for accounts fully managed by it, complete the following: |
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Please print name of individual whose signature appears above if different than the name of the Subscriber printed above.) |
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Subscriber Information |
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(Name of Principal) |
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(Subscriber’s Address) |
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Register the Debentures as set forth below: |
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Deliver the Debentures as set forth below: |
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o Same as Registered Address (otherwise complete below) |
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THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HAS BEEN REDACTED.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CORPORATION ONLY
The Corporation accepts the subscription on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the attached “Terms and Conditions of Subscription”.
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October 12, 2009 |
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FLUID MUSIC CANADA, INC. |
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(signed) “Xxxxx Xxxxx” |
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Authorized Signing Officer |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Terms and Conditions of Subscription
Section 1 Terms of the Offering
(1) The Debentures will mature three (3) years following the date of first issuance (the “Maturity Date”). The Debentures will bear interest at the rate of 8% per year on the principal amount from the issue date, or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for and interest will be payable on the anniversary of the date of issue (collectively, the “Interest Payment Dates” and individually, an “Interest Payment Date”). The terms of the Debentures are more fully described in the term sheet attached as Schedule “A” hereto (the “Term Sheet”).
(2) The Debentures are being issued in connection with the Offer to provide the Corporation with sufficient cash to pay for all of the Units taken up under the Offer (the “Stand-by Commitment”). The Stand-by Commitment will be reduced proportionately amongst Stand-by Subscribers (as defined below) in amounts equal, but proportionately, to the number of Units held by Unitholders that enter into a contractual obligation in substantially the same form as the Lock-Up Agreements (as defined in the Support Agreement) after the date hereof and irrevocably elect the Convertible Debenture Alternative with respect to the all such Units.
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(a) Shareholders of the Corporation as of the close of business on Friday, October 9, 2009 will be eligible to participate in the Stand-by Commitment with a minimum subscription of $150,000 (“Additional Subscribers”, together with the Original Subscribers, the “Stand-by Subscribers”) so long as such Additional Subscribers enter into a substantially similar agreement as this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation, prior to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
(b) In the event that Additional Subscribers subscribe for Debentures under the Stand-by Commitment as set forth in Section 1(3)(a), the Aggregate Subscription Price of Original Subscribers will be reduced proporationately by the aggregate subscription price of all Additional Subscribers. For certainty, the Aggregate Subscription Price will be reduced accordingly for the purposes of Section 10.
(4) The Corporation will advise the Subscriber as to the principal amount of Debentures it will be required to purchase under the Stand-by Commitment by 8:00 a.m. on the day following the Expiry Date.
(5) The net proceeds from the Debentures will be paid to the Corporation by the Subscriber by 5:00 p.m. on the day following the Expiry Date.
Section 2 Closing
The completion of the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures as contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) will occur on the day following the Expiry Date at 10:00 a.m
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(Toronto time) or such other date and time as may be determined by the Corporation (the “Closing Date” and the “Time of Closing”, respectively), provided such date is not later than the day that the Corporation is required to pay for all Units taken up under the Offer.
Section 3 Conditions of Closing
The Subscriber acknowledges that the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures as contemplated by this Agreement is subject to, among other things, the following conditions being fulfilled or performed on or before the Time of Closing, which conditions are for the exclusive benefit of the Corporation and may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Corporation in its sole discretion:
(a) The Corporation shall have taken up the Units deposited in accordance with the terms of the Offer; and
(b) The Subscriber delivering to the Corporation not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Closing Date at the Corporation’s registered office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx West, 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, xx Xxxxxxx a certified cheque, bank draft or evidence of completed wire transfer or such other method of payment acceptable to the Corporation, representing the aggregate Subscription Price payable for the Debentures subscribed for by the Subscriber.
Section 4 Acknowledgments of the Corporation
The Corporation acknowledges that:
(a) the purpose of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is to provide the Corporation with sufficient cash to pay for all of the Units taken up under the Offer; and
(b) the Debentures subscribed for under this Agreement will be issued following the take-up of Units under the Offer.
Section 5 Acknowledgments of the Subscriber
The Subscriber acknowledges that:
(a) AN INVESTMENT IN THE DEBENTURES IS NOT WITHOUT RISK AND THE SUBSCRIBER MAY LOSE HIS, HER OR ITS ENTIRE INVESTMENT;
(b) The Corporation may complete additional financings in the future in order to develop the business of the Corporation and fund its ongoing development, and such future financings may have a dilutive effect on current securityholders of the Corporation, including the Subscriber but there is no assurance that such financing will be available, on reasonable terms or at all, and if not available, the Corporation may be unable to fund its ongoing development;
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(c) The offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures is exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements of Applicable Securities Laws and, as a result: (i) the Subscriber may not receive information that would otherwise be required under Applicable Securities Laws or be contained in a prospectus prepared in accordance with Applicable Securities Laws, (ii) the Subscriber is restricted from using most of the protections, rights and remedies available under Applicable Securities Laws, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, and (iii) the Corporation is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under Applicable Securities Laws;
(d) No prospectus has been filed with any Regulator in connection with the Offering and no Regulator has made any finding or determination as to the merit for investment in, or made any recommendation or endorsement with respect to, the Debentures;
(e) The Debentures have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and the Debentures may not be offered or sold in the United States or to a U.S. person except in compliance with the requirements of an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws;
(f) The Corporation (i) is under no obligation to be or to remain a “foreign issuer”, as such term is defined in the U.S. Securities Act, (ii) may not, at the time the Subscriber sells the Debentures or at any other time, be a foreign issuer, and (iii) may engage in one or more transactions which could cause the Corporation not to be a foreign issuer. If the Corporation is not a foreign issuer at the time of any sale pursuant to Rule 904 of Regulation S, the certificate delivered to the buyer may continue to bear the applicable United States legend described below;
(g) The Corporation is required to file a report of trade with all applicable Regulators containing personal information about Subscribers. This report of trade will include the full name, residential address and telephone number of each Subscriber, the number of Debentures purchased, the total purchase price paid for such Debentures, the date of the Closing and the prospectus and registration exemption relied upon under Applicable Securities Laws to complete such purchase. In Ontario, this information is collected indirectly by the Ontario Securities Commission under the authority granted to it under, and for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of, the securities legislation in Ontario. Any Subscriber may contact the Administrative Support Clerk at the OSC at Xxxxx 0000, Xxx 00, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 or by telephone at (000) 000-0000 for more information regarding the indirect collection of such information by the Ontario Securities Commission. The Corporation may also be required pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws to file this Agreement on SEDAR. By completing this Agreement, the Subscriber authorizes the indirect collection
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of the information described in this Section 4(h) by all applicable Regulators and consents to the disclosure of such information to the public through (i) the filing of a report of trade with all applicable Regulators and (ii) the filing of this Agreement on SEDAR.
(h) The Debentures are being offered on a “private placement” basis and will be subject to resale restrictions under Applicable Securities Laws;
(i) The certificates representing the Debentures (and any replacement certificate issued prior to the expiration of the applicable hold periods), if any, will bear a legend in accordance with Applicable Securities Laws;
“[UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE [INSERT THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION DATE].”
(j) If the Subscriber decides to offer, sell or otherwise transfer any of the Debentures, such securities may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred only (A) to the Corporation, (B) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable local securities laws and regulations, (C) within the United States, in accordance with (i) Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act, if available, to a person the seller reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of one or more qualified institutional buyers and to whom notice is given that the offer, sale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance upon Rule 144A, or (ii) Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act, if available, and, in either case, in compliance with any applicable state securities laws, or (D) in another transaction that does not require registration under the U.S. Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws;
(k) Any certificate representing Debentures originally issued to or for the account or benefit of a person in the United States, as well as all certificates in exchange for or in substitution of the foregoing securities until such time as the same is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, shall bear the following legend:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE CORPORATION, (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S
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UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, (C) IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 OR RULE 144A THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (D) IN ANOTHER TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER, THE HOLDER SHALL FURNISH TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, IN EACH CASE SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA.”;
provided that, if Debentures are being sold under paragraph (m)(B) above, and provided that the Corporation is a “foreign issuer” within the meaning of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act at the time of sale, the legend set forth above in this paragraph (i) may be removed by providing a declaration to Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as registrar and transfer agent, to the effect set forth in Schedule “C” hereto (or as the Corporation may prescribe from time to time), together with such additional documentation as the Corporation or the transfer agent may require; provided, further, that, if any such Securities are being sold pursuant to Rule 144 of the U.S. Securities Act, the legend may be removed by delivery to Computershare Trust Company of Canada of an opinion of counsel, of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, to the effect that such legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws;
(l) There may be material tax consequences to the Subscriber of an acquisition or disposition of any of the Debentures, and the Corporation gives no opinion and makes no representation with respect to the tax consequences to the Subscriber under United States, state, local or foreign tax law of an acquisition, disposition or exercise of such Debentures;
(m) The financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, which may differ in material respects from United States generally accepted accounting principles, and thus may not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies;
(n) The Debentures have not and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, the offer and sale contemplated hereby are being made in reliance on a private placement exemption to investors who are Institutional Accredited Investors and the Debentures are “restricted securities” as defined under the U.S. Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless such securities are registered
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under the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities law is available;
(o) No securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Debentures;
(p) There is no government or other insurance covering the Debentures;
(q) There are risks associated with the purchase of the Debentures;
(r) There are restrictions on the Subscriber’s ability to resell the Debentures and it is the responsibility of the Subscriber to find out what those restrictions are and to comply with them before selling the Debentures; and
(s) The Corporation has advised the Subscriber that the Corporation is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide the Subscriber with a prospectus or registration statement and, as a consequence of acquiring securities pursuant to this exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by the Applicable Securities Laws, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Subscriber.
Section 6 Representations and Warranties of the Subscriber
The Subscriber represents and warrants as follows to the Corporation at the date of this Agreement and at the Time of Closing and acknowledges and confirms that the Corporation is relying on such representations and warranties in connection with the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures to the Subscriber:
(a) The Subscriber certifies that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is acquiring the Debentures for its own account and not with a view to resale, or other distribution of the Debentures in violation of the Applicable Securities Laws and the Subscriber certifies that it is resident, or if not an individual has its head office, in the jurisdiction set out on the face page of this Subscription Agreement and intends that the Applicable Securities Laws of that jurisdiction govern the Subscriber’s subscription. Such address was not created and is not used solely for the purpose of acquiring the Debentures and the Subscriber was solicited to purchase only in such jurisdiction;
(b) In the event that the Subscriber requests that the certificates representing the Debentures be registered and/or delivered in the name of someone with an address in a state other than the state of its residence as set out on the face page hereof, it has done so only for safekeeping or as a bare trusteeship with respect to such certificate in accordance with its normal business practice;
(c) THE SUBSCRIBER HAS KNOWLEDGE IN FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS, IS CAPABLE OF EVALUATING THE MERITS AND RISKS OF
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AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES, AND IS ABLE TO BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF SUCH INVESTMENT EVEN IF THE ENTIRE INVESTMENT IS LOST;
(d) The Subscriber has not been provided with a prospectus, an offering memorandum or any other document in connection with its subscription for Debentures and the decision to subscribe for the Debentures and execute this Agreement has not been based upon any verbal or written representation made by or on behalf of the Corporation or any employee or agent of the Corporation and has been based entirely upon the Term Sheet, this Agreement and information which has been publicly filed at xxx.xxxxx.xxx by the Corporation pursuant to a requirement under Applicable Securities Laws (the “Public Record”);
(e) The distribution of the Debentures has not been made through, or as a result of, and is not being accompanied by any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) including advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general solicitation or general advertising;
(f) The Subscriber is eligible to purchase the Securities pursuant to an exemption from the prospectus and registration requirements of Applicable Securities Laws. The Subscriber has completed and delivered to the Corporation the U.S. Accredited Investor Certificate in Schedule “B” evidencing the Subscriber’s status under Applicable Securities Laws and confirms the truth and accuracy of all statements made in such certificate as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Time of Closing;
(g) The Subscriber was offered the Debentures in, and is resident in, the jurisdiction set out as the “Subscriber’s Address” on the first page of this Agreement and intends the Applicable Securities Laws of that jurisdiction to govern the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures to the Subscriber;
(h) The Subscriber has been independently advised as to and is aware of the resale restrictions under Applicable Securities Laws with respect to the Debentures and acknowledges receipt of a written notice of the legend restriction notation applicable to the resale of the Debentures;
(i) None of the funds that the Subscriber is using to purchase the Debentures are to the knowledge of the Subscriber, proceeds obtained or derived, directly or indirectly, as a result of illegal activities;
(j) The Subscriber has not received, nor does it expect to receive any financial assistance from the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in respect of the Subscribers’ purchase of Debentures;
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(k) No person has made any oral or written representations to the Subscriber: (i) that any person will resell or repurchase; (ii) that any person will refund the purchase price of the Debentures; or (iii) as to the future value or price of any of the Debentures;
(l) If the Subscriber is an individual, he or she is of legal age and is legally competent to execute, deliver and perform his or her obligations under this Agreement. If the Subscriber is not an individual, (i) it has the legal capacity and competence to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (ii) the execution and delivery of and performance by the Subscriber of this Agreement have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of the Subscriber;
(m) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Subscriber, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber enforceable against him, her or it in accordance with its terms;
(n) The execution and delivery of and performance by the Subscriber of this Agreement do not and will not (or would not with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event of condition) result in a breach or violation of or a conflict with, or allow any other person to exercise any rights under any of the terms or provisions of the Subscriber’s constating documents or by-laws, if applicable, or any other contract, agreement, instrument, undertaking or covenant to which the Subscriber is a party or by which it is bound;
(o) The Subscriber has obtained such legal and tax advice as it considers appropriate in connection with the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures and the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscriber is not relying on the Corporation or its affiliates or counsel to any of them in this regard; and
Section 7 Covenants of the Subscriber
(1) The Subscriber will comply with Applicable Securities Laws (including the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and, in both cases, the rules and regulations thereunder) concerning the subscription, purchase, holding and resale of the Debentures and will consult with its legal advisers with respect to complying with resale restrictions under Applicable Securities Laws with respect to the Debentures.
(2) The Subscriber will execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Corporation in filing any reports, undertakings and other documents required under Applicable Securities Laws in connection with the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures.
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Section 8 Representations and Warranties of the Corporation
The Corporation represents and warrants as follows to the Subscriber at the date of this Agreement and at the Time of Closing and acknowledges and confirms that the Subscriber is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures to the Subscriber:
(a) The Corporation is a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of Canada;
(b) The execution and delivery of, and performance by the Corporation of this Agreement have been authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Corporation;
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Corporation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and
(d) The Corporation has complied with Applicable Securities Laws in connection with the offer, sale and issuance of the Debentures.
Section 9 Termination
This agreement may be terminated by notice in writing as follows:
(a) by the Subscriber if the Offer is withdrawn or not completed within 120 days of the Offer being commenced; and
(b) by the Corporation or the Subscriber, if any condition to the Offer, as set out in the Support Agreement, is not satisfied at the Expiry Time and the Corporation has not elected to waive such condition.
Section 10 Commitment Fee
The Corporation will pay to the Subscriber a fee equal to 5% of the Subscriber’s Aggregate Subscription Price, as same may be reduced in accordance with Section 1(3) hereof, as consideration for providing the Stand-by Commitment and such amount will be paid on or before Monday, October 19, 2009.
Section 11 Survival
The representations, warranties, acknowledgements and covenants contained in this Agreement and any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement will survive Closing and continue in full force and effect for a period of one (1) year notwithstanding any subsequent disposition or exchange of the Debentures.
Section 12 Schedules
The following Schedules are incorporated into and form an integral part of this Agreement, and any reference to this Agreement includes the Schedules:
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Schedule “A” Term Sheet
Schedule “B” U.S. Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate
Schedule “C” Form of Declaration for Removal of Legend
Section 13 Interpretation
Any reference in this Agreement to gender includes all genders. Words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice versa. The division of this Agreement into Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and do not affect the Agreement’s interpretation. All references in this Agreement to dollars or to “$” are to the currency of Canada, unless otherwise specifically indicated. In this Agreement (i) the words “including”, “includes” and “include” mean “including (or includes or include) without limitation”, (ii) the words “the aggregate of”, “the total of”, “the sum of”, or a phrase of similar meaning means “the aggregate (or total or sum), without duplication, of”.
Section 14 Assignment
This Agreement becomes effective when executed by all of the parties to it. After that time, it will be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. This Agreement is not transferable or assignable by any party to it.
Section 15 Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated by it and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties. There are no representations, warranties, covenants, conditions or other agreements, express or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement. The parties have not relied and are not relying on any other information, discussion or understanding in entering into and completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 16 Time of Essence
Time is of the essence in this Agreement.
Section 17 Governing Law
This Agreement will be governed by, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. The Subscriber irrevocably attorns and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to any matters arising out of this Agreement and waives objection to the venue of any proceeding in such court or that such court provides an inconvenient forum.
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Section 18 Language of Documents
It is the express wish of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English. Les parties aux présentes conviennent et exigent que cette convention ainsi que tous les documents s’y rattachant soient rédigés en langue anglaise.
Section 19 Execution By Facsimile and Counterparts
This Agreement including the Schedules may be executed in any number of counterparts (including counterparts by facsimile) and all such counterparts taken together will be deemed to constitute one and the same document.
Section 20 Currency
References in this Agreement and the Schedules to “$” or “Cdn. $” are to Canadian dollars.
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SCHEDULE “A”
TERM SHEET
Fluid Music Canada Inc.
Unsecured Subordinated Debentures
Summary Terms & Conditions
Issuer |
Fluid Music Canada, Inc. (“Fluid” or the “Company”) |
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Amount |
Up to $12.75 million principal amount of unsecured subordinated debentures of the Company (the “Debentures”). |
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Price |
Debentures will be issued in denominations of $1,000 par value. Subscribers will pay $706.66 per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures. |
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Use of Proceeds |
Debentures will be issued by the Company to subscribers as part of the financing of a transaction to purchase outstanding units of Somerset Entertainment Income Fund (the “Acquisition”). It is anticipated that the Acquisition will be completed (“Closing”) on or before December 31, 2009. |
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Maturity |
The Debentures will mature 3 years following the date such Debentures are first issued. |
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Interest |
8% per annum from Closing, payable in arrears, annually on the anniversary of the date the Debentures were first issued. Interest will accrue from Closing. |
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Priority |
The Debentures will be direct unsecured obligations of the Company subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of any senior indebtedness of the Company but will rank pari passu to all other subordinated unsecured indebtedness of the Company. |
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Fluid Redemption Right |
The Debentures will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at a price equal to the par value per Debenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, at Fluid’s sole option on not more than 60 days’ and not less than 30 days’ prior notice. |
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Change of Control |
Upon the occurrence of a change of control involving the acquisition of over 662/3% of the Common Shares or voting control or direction over the Company (directly or indirectly) the Company shall make an offer to the holders of Debentures to purchase the Debentures at 101% of their principal amount together with accrued interest. |
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Purchase for Cancellation |
The Company may purchase Debentures for cancellation at any time in whole or in part, subject to any required regulatory approval. |
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Covenants and Defaults |
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due and a default (no matter how denominated) under any of the Company’s other financial indebtedness. |
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Security |
The Debentures will be issued as direct unsecured obligations of the Company, but, subject to any provisions contained in any senior indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, holders can elect to take security over the Units of Somerset purchased under the Offer, which security arrangements would be implemented on a commercially reasonable basis within 30 days.
Such security will be limited in recourse to the Units or any substitute securities, to the extent applicable.
Fluid will be required to ensure that there are “substitute securities”, subject to such security, in the event that any reorganization is undertaken and the Units are redeemed and/or replacement securities are issued, unless already encumbered and subject to any provisions contained in any senior indebtedness of Fluid or any of its subsidiaries.
If required by a senior lender to Fluid or any of its subsidiaries, such security will be subordinated to any senior indebtedness of Fluid or its subsidiaries, as the case may be, including without limitation, any security given to the lenders of any operating facility of the Fund, including the Fund Credit Agreement. |
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All amounts payable on account of the Debentures shall be made without withholding or deduction on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including, without limitation, penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (“Taxes”), unless Fluid is required by law or the interpretation or administration thereof, to withhold or deduct Taxes. For greater certainty, should Fluid be required by law or the interpretation or administration thereof to withhold or deduct an amount on account of Taxes in respect of any payment made with Common Shares (or other property), Fluid shall be entitled to withhold and immediately liquidate such number of Common Shares (or other property) necessary in order to meet its withholding and remittance obligations. |
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SCHEDULE “B”
U.S. ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATE
Representations of Subscriber under United States Law. The undersigned represents and warrants to the Corporation as follows:
Investor Status. The Subscriber is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, because the Subscriber is (check all that apply):
o (501(a)(1)) a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of such Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act of 1933; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; a small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of U.S.$5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of U.S.$5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors (as the term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D);
o (501(a)(2)) a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
o (501(a)(3)) an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of U.S.$5,000,000;
x (501(a)(4)) a director, executive officer, or general partner of the Issuer, or a director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of the Issuer;
o (501(a)(5)) a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that of such individual’s spouse, at the time of purchase exceeds U.S.$1,000,000;
o (501(a)(6)) a natural person with an income in excess of U.S.$200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that of such
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individual’s spouse in excess of U.S.$300,000 in each of those years and have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
o (501(a)(7)) a trust, with total assets in excess of U.S.$5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D; and
o (501(a)(8)) an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate this 12th day of October, 2009.
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SCHEDULE “C”
FORM OF DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGEND
TO: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
as registrar and transfer agent for the Securities of
FLUID MUSIC CANADA, INC.
The undersigned (a) acknowledges that the sale of the securities of FLUID MUSIC CANADA, INC. (the “Company”) to which this declaration relates is being made in reliance on Rule 904 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and (b) certifies that (1) the undersigned is not an “affiliate” of the Company (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act), (2) the offer of such securities was not made to a person in the United States and either (A) at the time the buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States, or the seller and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was outside the United States, or (B) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange and neither the seller nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (3) neither the seller nor any affiliate of the seller nor any person acting on any of their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States in connection with the offer and sale of such securities, (4) the sale is bona fide and not for the purpose of “washing off” the resale restrictions imposed because the securities are “restricted securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act) (5) the undersigned does not intend to replace such securities with fungible unrestricted securities and (6) the contemplated sale is not a transaction, or part of a series of transactions which, although in technical compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the U.S. Securities Act. Terms used herein have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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