Contract
EXHIBIT
4.4
THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE
HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); (B) IT IS AN ACCREDITED
INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); OR (C) IT IS
NOT
A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (2) AGREES THAT
IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR THE
COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY, EXCEPT (A) TO THE
ISSUER OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF; (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE);
(C)
TO PERSONS OTHER THAN U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN COMPLIANCE
WITH
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANOTHER
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE); OR (E) PURSUANT
TO
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (3) AGREES
THAT IT WILL, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, FURNISH TO THE ISSUER
SUCH
CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO
CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR
IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT.
AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S.
PERSON" HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
IN ANY CASE, THE HOLDER HEREOF WILL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ENGAGE IN
ANY
HEDGING TRANSACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS SECURITY OR ANY COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE
UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE SECURITIES
ACT.
THE
COMMON SHARES TO BE ISSUED UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT BE
INITIALLY REGISTERED AND MAY OR MAY NOT LATER BECOME REGISTERED FOR RESALE
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT. THE COMMON SHARES ISSUED UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED
UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF
COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE
OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT
TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JUNE 24, 2007.
Void
after 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 23rd day of February, 2009.
Number
of Compensation Warrants: l
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Compensation
Warrant Certificate No. 2007-01-l
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APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
(A
corporation existing under the laws of the Yukon Territory)
This
is
to certify that, for value received, l
(the
"Holder"),
shall
have the right to purchase from APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION (the "Corporation"),
at
any time and from time to time up to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 23,
2009 (the
"Expiry
Time"),
one
fully paid and non-assessable common share in the capital of the Corporation
(a
"Common
Share")
for
each
Compensation
Warrant (individually, a "Compensation
Warrant")
represented hereby at a price of US$0.50 per Common Share (the "Exercise
Price"),
upon
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
1. For
the
purposes of this Compensation Warrant Certificate, the term "Common
Shares"
means
common shares without par value in the capital of the Corporation as constituted
as of the date hereof, provided that in the event of a subdivision, redivision,
reduction, combination or consolidation thereof or any other adjustment under
section 8 herein, or successive such subdivisions, redivisions, reductions,
combinations, consolidations or other adjustments, then subject to the
adjustments, if any, having been made in accordance with the provisions of
this
Compensation Warrant Certificate, "Common
Shares"
shall
thereafter mean the shares, other securities or other property resulting from
such subdivision, redivision, reduction, combination or consolidation or other
adjustment.
2. All
Compensation Warrant Certificates shall be signed by an officer of the
Corporation holding office at the time of signing, or any successor or
replacement of such person and notwithstanding any change in any of the persons
holding said offices between the time of actual signing and the delivery of
the
Compensation Warrant Certificate, the Compensation Warrant Certificate so signed
shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation.
3. All
rights under any of the Compensation Warrants in respect of which the right
of
subscription and purchase therein provided for shall not theretofore have been
exercised shall wholly cease and such Compensation Warrants shall be wholly
void
and of no valid or binding effect after the Expiry Time.
4. The
right
to purchase Common Shares of the Corporation pursuant to the Compensation
Warrants may only be exercised by the Holder at or before the Expiry Time
by:
(a)
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duly
completing and executing a subscription substantially in the form
attached
as Schedule "A" (the "Subscription
Form"),
in the manner therein indicated;
and
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(b)
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surrendering
this Compensation Warrant Certificate and the duly completed and
executed
Subscription Form to the Corporation prior to the Expiry Time at
its
principal office, 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, 00000-0000,
together with payment of the purchase price for the Common Shares
subscribed for in the form of certified cheque or bank draft payable
to
the Corporation in an amount equal to the then applicable Exercise
Price
multiplied by the number of Common Shares subscribed
for.
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5. Upon
delivery and payment as set forth in section 4 herein, the Corporation shall
cause to be issued to the Holder the number of Common Shares subscribed for
by
the Holder and the Holder shall become a shareholder of the Corporation in
respect of such Common Shares with effect from the date of such delivery and
payment and shall be entitled to delivery of a certificate or certificates
evidencing such shares. The Corporation shall cause such certificate or
certificates to be mailed to the Holder at the address or addresses specified
in
the Subscription Form within
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five
(5)
business days of such delivery and payment as set forth in section 4 herein
or,
if so instructed by the Holder, held for pick-up by the Holder at the principal
office of the Corporation. Notwithstanding any adjustment provided for in
section 8 herein, the Corporation shall not be required upon the exercise of
any
Compensation Warrants to issue fractional Common Shares in satisfaction of
its
obligations hereunder and the Holder understands and agrees that it will not
be
entitled to any cash payment or other form of compensation in respect of a
fractional Common Share that might otherwise have been issued; provided that
any
fractional Common Share of 0.5 or greater shall be rounded up to the next whole
number and any fraction less than 0.5 shall be cancelled.
6. The
holding of a Compensation Warrant shall not constitute the Holder a shareholder
of the Corporation nor entitle him to any right or interest in respect thereof
except as herein expressly provided.
7. The
Corporation covenants and agrees that until the Expiry Time, while any of the
Compensation Warrants shall be outstanding, it shall reserve and there shall
remain unissued out of its authorized capital a sufficient number of Common
Shares to satisfy the right of purchase herein provided, as such right of
purchase may be adjusted pursuant to sections 8 and 9 herein. The Corporation
further covenants and agrees that while any of the Compensation Warrants shall
be outstanding, the Corporation shall (a) comply with the securities legislation
applicable to it in
order
that the Corporation continue as a reporting issuer, or analogous
entity,
not in
default of any requirements of such legislation; (b) use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and maintain its corporate existence; and (c) at its own expense
expeditiously use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the listing
of such Common Shares (subject to issue or notice of issue) on each stock
exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Corporation’s Common Shares may
be listed from time to time. All Common Shares which shall be issued upon the
exercise of the right to purchase herein provided for, upon payment therefor
of
the amount at which such Common Shares may at the time be purchased pursuant
to
the provisions hereof, shall be issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares
and the holders thereof shall not be liable to the Corporation or its creditors
in respect thereof.
8. (a) For
the
purpose of this section 8, unless there is something in the subject matter
or
context inconsistent therewith, the words and terms defined below shall have
the
respective meanings specified therefor:
"Current
Market Price"
of the
Common Shares at any date means the price per share equal to the weighted
average price at which the Common Shares have traded on the American Stock
Exchange (the "AMEX")
or, if
the Common Shares are not then listed on the AMEX, on the Toronto Stock Exchange
or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on any stock exchange, in the
over-the-counter market, during the period of any twenty consecutive trading
days ending not more than five (5) business days before such date; provided
that
the weighted average price shall be determined by dividing the aggregate sale
price of all Common Shares
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sold
on
the said exchange or market, as the case may be, during the said twenty
consecutive trading days by the total number of Common Shares so sold; and
provided further that if the Common Shares are not then listed on any Canadian
stock exchange or traded in the over-the counter market, then the Current Market
Price shall be determined by such firm of independent chartered accountants
as
may be selected by the directors of the Corporation;
"director"
means a
director of the Corporation for the time being and, unless otherwise specified
herein, a reference to action "by the directors" means action by the directors
of the Corporation as a board or, whenever empowered, action by the executive
committee of such board; and
"trading
day"
with
respect to a stock exchange or over-the-counter market means a day on which
such
stock exchange or market is open for business.
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If
and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry
Time the Corporation shall (i) subdivide or redivide its then outstanding
Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares, (ii) reduce,
combine
or consolidate its then outstanding Common Shares into a lesser number
of
Common Shares or (iii) issue Common Shares (or securities exchangeable
for
or convertible into Common Shares) to the holders of all or substantially
all of its then outstanding Common Shares by way of a stock dividend
or
other distribution (any of such events herein called a "Common
Share Reorganization"),
then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after
the
effective date of any such event in (i) or (ii) above or the record
date
at which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose
of
any such dividend or distribution in (iii) above, as the case may
be, by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect on such effective date or
record
date, as the case may be, by a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be
the number of Common Shares outstanding on such effective date or
record
date, as the case may be, before giving effect to such Common Share
Reorganization and the denominator of which shall be the number of
Common
Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such Common
Share
Reorganization including, in the case where securities exchangeable
for or
convertible into Common Shares are distributed, the number of Common
Shares that would be outstanding if such securities were exchanged
for or
converted into Common Shares.
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(c) |
If
at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry Time the
Corporation shall fix a record date for the issue or distribution
to the
holders of all or substantially all of the outstanding Common Shares,
of
rights, options or warrants pursuant to which such holders are entitled,
during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the record date
for
such issue (such period being the "Rights
Period"),
to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable
for
or convertible into Common Shares at a price per share (or in the
case of
securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at
an
exchange or conversion price per share at the date of issue of such
securities) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price of the Common
Shares on such record date (any of such events being herein called
a
"Rights
Offering"),
the Exercise Price shall be
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adjusted
effective immediately after the record date for the Rights Offering to the
amount determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect on such record
date by a fraction:
(i)
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the
numerator of which shall be the aggregate
of
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(A)
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the
number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date for the Rights
Offering; and
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(B)
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the
quotient determined by dividing
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(I)
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either
(a) the product of the number of Common Shares offered during the
Rights
Period pursuant to the Rights Offering and the price at which such
Common
Shares are offered, or, (b) the product of the exchange or conversion
price of the securities so offered and the number of Common Shares
for or
into which the securities offered pursuant to the Rights Offering
may be
exchanged or converted, as the case may be,
by
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(II)
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the
Current Market Price of the Common Shares as of the record date for
the
Rights Offering; and
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(ii)
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the
denominator of which shall be the aggregate of the number of Common
Shares
outstanding on such record date and the number of Common Shares offered
pursuant to the Rights Offering (including in the case of the issue
or
distribution of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common
Shares the number of Common Shares for or into which such securities
may
be exchanged or converted).
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If
by the
terms of the rights, options, or warrants referred to in this section 8(c),
there is more than one purchase, conversion or exchange price per Common Share,
the aggregate price of the total number of additional Common Shares offered
for
subscription or purchase, or the aggregate conversion or exchange price of
the
convertible or exchangeable securities so offered, shall be calculated for
purposes of the adjustment on the basis of the lowest purchase, conversion
or
exchange price per Common Share, as the case may be. Any Common Shares owned
by
or held for the account of the Corporation shall be deemed not to be outstanding
for the purpose of any such calculation. To the extent that any adjustment
in
the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this section 8(c) as a result of the
fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the issue or distribution of
rights, options or warrants referred to in this section 8(c), the Exercise
Price
shall be readjusted immediately after the expiry of any relevant exchange,
conversion or exercise right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect
based upon the number of Common Shares actually issued and remaining issuable
after such expiry and shall be further readjusted in such manner upon the expiry
of any further such right.
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If
the
Holder has exercised this Compensation Warrant Certificate in accordance
herewith during the period beginning after the record date for a Rights Offering
and ending on the last day of the Rights Period thereunder, the Holder will,
in
addition to the Common Shares to which it is otherwise entitled upon such
exercise, be entitled to that number of additional Common Shares equal to the
difference, if any, between (x) the result obtained when the Exercise Price
in
effect immediately prior to the end of such Rights Offering pursuant to this
subsection is multiplied by the number of Common Shares received upon the
exercise of this Compensation Warrant Certificate during such period, and the
resulting product is divided by the Exercise Price as adjusted for such Rights
Offering pursuant to this subsection provided that the provisions of section
9
herein will be applicable to any fractional interest in a Common Share to which
such Holder might otherwise be entitled and (y) the number of Common Shares
received upon the exercise of this Compensation Warrant Certificate during
such
period. Such additional Common Shares will be deemed to have been issued to
the
Holder immediately following the end of the Rights Period and a certificate
for
such additional Common Shares will be delivered to such Holder within ten (10)
business days following the end of the Rights Period.
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If
at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry Time, the
Corporation shall fix a record date for the issue or distribution
to the
holders of all or substantially all of the Common Shares
of:
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(i) |
shares
of the Corporation of any class other than Common
Shares;
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(ii)
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rights,
options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or securities exchangeable
for or convertible into Common Shares (other than rights, options
or
warrants pursuant to which holders of Common Shares are entitled,
during a
period expiring not more than 45 days after the record date for such
issue, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per
share (or
in the case of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common
Shares at an exchange or conversion price per share at the date of
issue
of such securities) of at least 95% of the Current Market Price of
the
Common Shares on such record date);
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(iii) |
evidences
of indebtedness of the Corporation;
or
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(iv)
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any
property or assets of the Corporation (for greater certainty, excluding
a
cash dividend);
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and
if
such issue or distribution does not constitute a Common Share Reorganization
or
a Rights Offering (any of such non-excluded events being herein called a
"Special
Distribution"),
the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after the record date
for
the Special Distribution to the amount determined by multiplying the Exercise
Price in effect on the record date for the Special Distribution by a
fraction:
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the
numerator of which shall be the difference
between
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(I)
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the
product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record
date and
the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date,
and
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(II)
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the
fair value, as determined by the directors of the Corporation, to
the
holders of the Common Shares of the shares, rights, options, warrants,
evidences of indebtedness or property or assets to be issued or
distributed in the Special Distribution,
and
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(B)
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the
denominator of which shall be the product obtained by multiplying
the
number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date by the Current
Market Price of the Common Shares on such record
date.
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Any
Common Shares owned by or held for the account of the Corporation shall be
deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of such calculation. To the extent
that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this section 8(d)
as a result of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the issue
or
distribution of rights, options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or
securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares referred to in
this section 8(d), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after
the
expiry of any relevant exercise, exchange or conversion right to the amount
which would then be in effect if the fair market value had been determined
on
the basis of the number of Common Shares issued and remaining issuable
immediately after such expiry, and shall be further readjusted in such manner
upon the expiry of any further such right.
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If
and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry
Time there is a capital reorganization of the Corporation or a
reclassification or other change in the Common Shares (other than
a Common
Share Reorganization) or a consolidation or merger or amalgamation
of the
Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity (other
than
a consolidation, merger or amalgamation which does not result in
any
reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or a change of
the
Common Shares into other securities), or a transfer of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's undertaking and assets to
another
corporation or other entity in which the holders of Common Shares
are
entitled to receive shares, other securities or other property (any
of
such events being called a "Capital
Reorganization"),
after the effective date of the Capital Reorganization the Holder
shall be
entitled to receive, and shall accept, for the same aggregate
consideration, upon exercise of the Compensation Warrants, in lieu
of the
number of Common Shares to which the Holder was theretofore entitled
upon
the exercise of the Compensation Warrants, the kind and aggregate
number
of Common Shares and other securities or property resulting from
the
Capital Reorganization which the Holder would have been entitled
to
receive as a
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result
of
the Capital Reorganization if, on the effective date thereof, the Holder has
been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which the Holder
was theretofore entitled to purchase or receive upon the exercise of the
Compensation Warrants. If necessary, as a result of any Capital Reorganization,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the application of the provisions
of
this Compensation Warrant Certificate with respect to the rights and interest
thereafter of the Holder to the end that the provisions of this Compensation
Warrant Certificate shall thereafter correspondingly be made applicable as
nearly as may reasonably be possible in relation to any shares or other
securities or property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this
Compensation Warrant Certificate.
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If
and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry
Time, any of the events set out in sections 8(a), (b), (c), (d) or
(e)
herein shall occur and the occurrence of such event results in an
adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this
section 8, then the number of Common Shares purchasable pursuant
to this
Compensation Warrant shall be adjusted contemporaneously with the
adjustment of the Exercise Price by multiplying the number of Common
Shares then otherwise purchasable on the exercise thereof by a fraction,
the numerator of which shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to the adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the
Exercise
Price resulting from such
adjustment.
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(g) |
If
the Corporation takes any action affecting its Common Shares to which
the
foregoing provisions of this section 8, in the opinion of the board
of
directors of the Corporation, acting in good faith, are not strictly
applicable, or if strictly applicable would not fairly adjust the
rights
of the Holder against dilution in accordance with the intent and
purposes
hereof, or would otherwise materially affect the rights of the Holder
hereunder, then the Corporation shall, subject to the approval of
the TSX
and the AMEX (or such other stock exchange or quotation system on
which
the Common Shares are then listed and posted (or quoted) for trading,
as
applicable), execute and deliver to the Holder an amendment hereto
providing for an adjustment in the application of such provisions
so as to
adjust such rights as aforesaid in such manner as the board of directors
of the Corporation may determine to be equitable in the circumstances,
acting in good faith. The failure of the taking of action by the
board of
directors of the Corporation to so provide for any adjustment on
or prior
to the effective date of any action or occurrence giving rise to
such
state of facts will be conclusive evidence that the board of directors
has
determined that it is equitable to make no adjustment in the
circumstances.
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9. |
The
following rules and procedures shall be applicable to the adjustments
made
pursuant to section 8 herein:
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(a)
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any
Common Shares owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation
shall
be deemed not be to outstanding except that, for the purposes of
section 8
herein, any Common Shares owned by a pension plan or profit sharing
plan
for
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employees
of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall not be considered to be
owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation;
(b)
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no
adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Common Shares
purchasable pursuant to this Compensation Warrant shall be required
unless
a change of at least 1% of the prevailing Exercise Price or the number
of
Common Shares purchasable pursuant to this Compensation Warrant would
result, provided, however, that any adjustment which, except for
the
provisions of this section 9(b), would otherwise have been required
to be
made, shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent
adjustment;
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(c)
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the
adjustments provided for in section 8 herein are cumulative and shall
apply to successive subdivisions, consolidations, dividends, distributions
and other events resulting in any adjustment under the provisions
of such
item;
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(d)
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in
the absence of a resolution of the board of directors of the Corporation
fixing a record date for any dividend or distribution referred to
in
section 8(b)(iii) herein, the Corporation shall be deemed to have
fixed as
the record date therefor the date on which such dividend or distribution
is effected;
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(e)
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if
the Corporation sets a record date to take any action and thereafter
and
before the taking of such action abandons its plan to take such action,
then no adjustment to the Exercise Price will be required by reason
of the
setting of such record date;
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(f)
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as
a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require
any
adjustment to the Compensation Warrants evidenced hereby, including
the
Exercise Price, the Corporation must take any corporate action which
may
be necessary in order that the Corporation shall have unissued and
reserved in its authorized capital and may validly and legally issue
as
fully paid and non-assessable all of the shares or other securities
which
the Holder is entitled to receive on the full exercise thereof in
accordance with the provisions
hereof;
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(g)
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forthwith,
but no later than fourteen (14) days, after any adjustment to the
Exercise
Price or the number of Common Shares purchasable pursuant to the
Compensation Warrants, the Corporation shall provide to the Holder
a
certificate of an officer of the Corporation certifying as to the
amount
of such adjustment and, in reasonable detail, describing the event
requiring and the manner of computing or determining such
adjustment;
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(h)
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any
question that at any time or from time to time arises with respect
to the
amount of any adjustment to the Exercise Price or other adjustment
pursuant to section 8 herein shall be conclusively determined by
a firm of
independent chartered accountants (who may be the Corporation's auditors)
and shall be binding upon the Corporation and the
Holder;
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(i)
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any
adjustment to the Exercise Price under the terms of this Compensation
Warrant Certificate shall be subject to the prior approval of the
TSX and
the
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AMEX
(or
such other stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares are
then listed and posted (or quoted) for trading, as applicable); and
(j)
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in
case the Corporation, after the date of issue of this Compensation
Warrant
Certificate, takes any action affecting the Common Shares, other
than an
action described in section 8 herein, which in the opinion of the
directors of the Corporation would materially affect the rights of
the
Holder, the Exercise Price will be adjusted in such manner, if any,
and at
such time, by action by the directors of the Corporation but subject
in
all cases to any necessary regulatory approval, including approval
of the
TSX and the AMEX (or such other stock exchange or quotation system
on
which the Common Shares are then listed and posted (or quoted) for
trading, as applicable). Failure of the taking of action by the directors
of the Corporation so as to provide for an adjustment on or prior
to the
effective date of any action by the Corporation affecting the Common
Shares will be conclusive evidence that the board of directors of
the
Corporation has determined that it is equitable to make no adjustment
in
the circumstances.
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10. On
the
happening of each and every such event set out in section 8 herein, the
applicable provisions of this Compensation Warrant Certificate, including the
Exercise Price, shall, ipso
facto,
be
deemed to be amended accordingly and the Corporation shall take all necessary
action so as to comply with such provisions as so amended.
11. The
Corporation shall not be required to deliver certificates for Common Shares
while the share transfer books of the Corporation are properly closed, having
regard to the provisions of sections 8 and 9 herein, prior to any meeting of
shareholders or for the payment of dividends or for any other purpose and in
the
event of the surrender of any Compensation Warrant in accordance with the
provisions hereof and the making of any subscription and payment for the Common
Shares called for thereby during any such period, delivery of certificates
for
Common Shares may be postponed for not more than five (5) business days after
the date of the re-opening of said share transfer books; provided, however,
that
any such postponement of delivery of certificates shall be without prejudice
to
the right of the Holder so surrendering the same and making payment during
such
period to receive after the share transfer books shall have been re-opened
such
certificates for the Common Shares called for, as the same may be adjusted
pursuant to sections 8 and 9 herein as a result of the completion of the event
in respect of which the transfer books were closed.
12. Subject
as hereinafter provided, all or any of the rights conferred upon the Holder
by
the terms hereof may be enforced by the Holder by appropriate legal proceedings.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained herein
shall be had against any shareholder or officer of the Corporation either
directly or through the Corporation, it being expressly agreed and declared
that
the obligations under the Compensation Warrants are solely corporate obligations
and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by the
shareholders or officers of the Corporation or any of them in respect thereof,
any and all rights and claims against every such shareholder, officer or
director being hereby expressly waived as a condition of and as a consideration
for the issue of the Compensation Warrants.
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13. The
Holder may subscribe for and purchase any lesser number of Common Shares than
the number of Common Shares expressed in any Compensation Warrant Certificate.
In the case of any subscription for a lesser number of Common Shares than
expressed in any Compensation Warrant Certificate, the Holder hereof shall
be
entitled to receive, at no cost to the Holder, a new Compensation Warrant
Certificate in respect of the balance of Compensation Warrants not then
exercised. Such new Compensation Warrant Certificate shall be mailed to the
Holder by the Corporation or, at its direction, the transfer agent of the
Corporation, contemporaneously with the mailing of the certificate or
certificates representing the Common Shares issued pursuant to section 5
herein.
14. If
any
Compensation Warrant Certificate becomes stolen, lost, mutilated or destroyed,
the Corporation shall, on such terms as it may in its discretion impose, acting
reasonably, issue and sign a new Compensation Warrant Certificate of like
denomination, tenor and date as the Compensation Warrant Certificate so stolen,
lost, mutilated or destroyed for delivery to the Holder.
15. The
Holder may transfer the Compensation Warrants represented hereby
by:
(a)
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duly
completing and executing the transfer form attached as Schedule "B"
("Transfer
Form");
and
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(b)
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surrendering
this Compensation Warrant Certificate and the completed Transfer
Form,
together with such other documents as the Corporation may reasonably
request, to the Corporation at the address set forth on the Transfer
Form
or such other office as may be specified by the Corporation, in a
written
notice to the Holder, from time to
time,
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provided
that all such transfers shall be effected in accordance with all applicable
securities laws, and provided that, after such transfer, the term "Holder"
shall
mean and include any transferee or assignee of the current or any future Holder.
If only part of the Compensation Warrants evidenced hereby is transferred,
the
Corporation will deliver to the Holder and the transferee replacement
Compensation Warrant Certificates substantially in the form of this Compensation
Warrant Certificate.
16. Neither
the Compensation Warrants represented by this Compensation Warrant Certificate
nor the Common Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have been or will be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933
Act")
nor
under the laws of any state of the United States. Subject to certain limited
exceptions, (i) Compensation Warrants may not be exercised within the United
States and (ii) no Common Shares issuable upon exercise of Compensation Warrants
will be delivered to any address in the United States. The Holder acknowledges
that a legend to that effect may be placed on any certificates representing
the
Common Shares issued on exercise of the rights represented by this Compensation
Warrant Certificate. Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings given to
them in Regulation S under the 1933 Act.
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17.
(a)
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The
Holder acknowledges that the appropriate legend as follows will be
placed
upon certificates representing any Common Shares issued upon the
exercise
of the Compensation Warrants represented by this certificate prior
to the date which is four months and one day after the date
hereof:
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"UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT
TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JUNE 24, 2007."
(b)
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The
Holder understands that upon the original issuance thereof, and until
such
time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements
of the U.S. Securities Act or applicable U.S. state laws and regulations,
the certificates representing the Common Shares will bear a legend
in
substantially the following form:
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"THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE
HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); (B) IT IS AN ACCREDITED
INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); OR (C) IT IS
NOT
A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (2) AGREES THAT
IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED, EXCEPT (A)
TO
THE ISSUER OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF; (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE);
(C)
TO PERSONS OTHER THAN U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN COMPLIANCE
WITH
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANOTHER
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE); OR (E) PURSUANT
TO
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (3) AGREES
THAT IT WILL, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, FURNISH TO THE ISSUER
SUCH
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CERTIFICATIONS,
LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH
TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN,
THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE
MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. IN ANY CASE,
THE
HOLDER HEREOF WILL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ENGAGE IN ANY HEDGING
TRANSACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE SECURITIES
ACT."
provided,
that if any of the Common Shares are being sold
pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act,
the
legend may be removed by delivery to the Corporation’s transfer agent of an
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Corporation to the effect that such
Underlying Securities are not "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144
under the 1933 Act and the legend is no longer required under applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act or state securities laws.
(c)
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The
Holder acknowledges that the certificates representing the Common
Shares
and all certificates issued in exchange or substitution thereof,
will bear
a legend in substantially the following form as long as the legend
referred to in either subsection 17(a) or 17(b) remains on such
certificate:
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"THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK
EXCHANGE; HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES
OF SUCH EXCHANGE SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRADABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY
CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT 'GOOD DELIVERY' IN SETTLEMENT
OF
TRANSACTIONS ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE."
18. The
Corporation will maintain a register of holders of Compensation Warrants at
its
principal office. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered holder
of
any Compensation Warrant Certificate as the absolute owner of the Compensation
Warrants represented thereby for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not
be
affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary except where the Corporation
is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent
jurisdiction. A Holder shall be entitled to the rights evidenced by such
Compensation Warrant free from all equities or rights of set-off or counterclaim
between the Corporation and the original or any intermediate holder thereof
and
all persons may act accordingly and the receipt by any such Holder of the Common
Shares purchasable pursuant to such Compensation Warrant shall be a good
discharge to the Corporation for the same and the
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Corporation
shall not be bound to inquire into the title of any such Holder except where
the
Corporation is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
19. The
Corporation shall notify the Holder forthwith of any change of the Corporation’s
address.
20. All
notices to be sent hereunder shall be deemed to be validly given to the
registered holders of the Compensation Warrants if delivered personally or
if
sent by registered letter through the post addressed to such holders at their
post office addresses appearing in the register of Compensation Warrant holders
caused to be maintained by the Corporation, and such notice shall be deemed
to
have been given, if delivered personally when so delivered, and if sent by
post
on the fifth business day next following the post thereof.
21. If
for
any reason, other than the failure or default of the Holder, the Corporation
is
unable to issue and deliver the Common Shares or other securities as
contemplated herein to the Holder upon the proper exercise by the Holder of
the
right to purchase any of the Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of the
Compensation Warrants represented hereby, the Corporation may pay, at its option
and in complete satisfaction of its obligations and the rights of the Holder
hereunder, to the Holder, in cash, an amount equal to the difference between
the
Exercise Price and the Current Market Price of such Common Shares or other
securities on the date of exercise by the Holder, and upon such payment the
Corporation shall have no liability or other obligation to the Holder relating
to or in respect of the Compensation Warrants or this Compensation Warrant
Certificate.
22. This
Compensation Warrant Certificate shall be governed by the laws of the Province
of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable herein.
23. All
Compensation Warrants shall rank pari
passu,
whatever may be the actual date of issue of the same.
24. This
Compensation Warrant Certificate shall enure to the benefit of and shall be
binding upon the Holder and the Corporation and their respective successors
and
assigns.
25. All
references herein to monetary amounts are references to lawful money of Canada,
unless otherwise specified herein.
26. Any
notice, document or other communication required or permitted by this
Compensation Compensation Warrant Certificate to be given by the Holder or
the
Corporation shall be in writing and is sufficiently given if delivered
personally, or if delivered or if transmitted by any form of recorded
telecommunication tested prior to transmission, to such person addressed as
follows:
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if
to the Holder:
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to
the
address on the face page hereof
(b)
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if
to the Corporation:
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Apollo
Gold Corporation
0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx
Village, Colorado, 80111-3220
Attention:Chief
Financial Officer
Telephone
No.: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000)
000-0000
Notice
so
delivered shall be deemed to have been given on the Business Day that it is
received. Notices transmitted by a form of recorded telecommunication shall
be
deemed given on the day of transmission. The Holder or the Corporation may
from
time to time notify the other in the manner provided herein of any change of
address or facsimile number which thereafter, until changed by like notice,
shall be the address or facsimile number of such person for all purposes
hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
Corporation has caused this Compensation Warrant Certificate to be signed by
its
duly authorized officer.
DATED
as
of the 23rd
day of
February, 2007.
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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Per:
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Authorized
Signatory
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Schedule
"A"
SUBSCRIPTION
FORM
TO
BE COMPLETED IF COMPENSATION WARRANTS ARE TO BE EXERCISED:
TO:
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APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000-0000
The
undersigned hereby subscribes for ______________________________ Common
Shares of Apollo
Gold Corporation
according to the terms and conditions set forth in the annexed Compensation
Warrant Certificate (or such number of other securities or property to which
such Compensation Warrant Certificate entitles the undersigned to acquire under
the terms and conditions set forth in such Compensation Warrant
Certificate).
Address
for Delivery of Common Shares:
Attention:
________________________________________
Exercise
Price
Tendered
(US$0.50 per Common Share)
or
as
adjusted) $_________________________________________________
Dated
at
____________________,
this
___ day
of
_________________,
200__.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
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Witness:
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Holder's
Name
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Authorized
Signature
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Title
(if applicable)
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Signature
guaranteed1:
1. If
the
Common Shares are to be registered in a name other than the name of the
registered Compensation Warrant Holder, the signature of the Compensation
Warrant Holder must be medallion guaranteed by a bank, trust company or a member
of a stock exchange in Canada.
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Schedule
"B"
COMPENSATION
WARRANT TRANSFER FORM
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, subject to receipt of prior written approval of APOLLO GOLD
CORPORATION (the "Company"),
the
undersigned (the "Transferor")
hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto (name) __________________________________
(the
"Transferee")
of
(residential address)
Compensation
Warrants of the Company registered in the name of the undersigned represented
by
the within certificate, and irrevocably appoints the Company as the attorney
of
the undersigned to transfer the said securities on the register of transfers
for
the said Compensation Warrants, with full power of substitution.
NOTICE:
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The
signature of this assignment must correspond with the name as written
upon
the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration
or
enlargement or any change whatever, and must be guaranteed by a bank,
trust company or a member of a recognized stock exchange. The guarantor
must affix a stamp bearing the actual words "Signature
Guaranteed".
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DATED
this ____ day
of
__________,
20___.
Signature
Guaranteed
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(Signature
of transferring Compensation Warrantholder)
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Name (please print) | ||
Address | ||
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TRANSFEREE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In
connection with this transfer (check one):
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The
undersigned transferee hereby certifies that (i) it was not offered
the
Compensation Warrants while in the United States and did not execute
this
certificate while within the United States; (ii) it is not acquiring
any
of the Compensation Warrants represented by this Compensation Warrant
Certificate by or on behalf of any person within the United States;
and
(iii) it has in all other respects complied with the terms of Regulation
S
of United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"),
or any successor rule or regulation of the United States Securities
and
Exchange Commission as presently in
effect.
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The
undersigned transferee is delivering a written opinion of U.S. Counsel
acceptable to the Company to the effect that this transfer of Compensation
Warrants has been registered under the 1933 Act or is exempt from
registration thereunder.
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(Signature of Transferee) | ||
Date
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Name
of Transferee (please print)
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The
Compensation Warrants and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the
Compensation Warrants shall only be transferable in accordance with applicable
laws. The Compensation Warrants may only be exercised in the manner required by
the certificate representing the Compensation Warrants and the Compensation
Warrant Exercise Form attached thereto. Any common shares acquired pursuant
to
this Compensation Warrant shall be subject to applicable hold periods and any
certificate representing such common shares will bear restrictive
legends.
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