UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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Silver
Wheaton Corp.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention: |
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dear Sirs:
Scotia Capital Inc. (the "Lead Underwriter"), BMO Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Canada Inc., TD Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., National Bank Financial Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Canada Ltd., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Ltd., UBS Securities Canada Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. ("MUFG") and Salman Partners Inc. (together with the Lead Underwriter, the "Underwriters" and each individually an "Underwriter") hereby severally, and not jointly nor jointly and severally, agree to purchase from Silver Wheaton Corp. (the "Corporation") in the respective percentages set forth in Section 22, and the Corporation hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters, upon and subject to the terms hereof, an aggregate of 38,930,000 common shares of the Corporation (the "Firm Shares") on an underwritten basis at a price of $20.55 per Firm Share (the "Offering Price") for an aggregate purchase price of $800,011,500.
Upon and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the Corporation hereby grants to the Underwriters an option (the "Over-Allotment Option") to purchase severally, and not jointly nor jointly and severally, in the respective percentages set forth in Section 22 hereof, up to an additional 5,839,500 common shares of the Corporation (the "Additional Shares") at a price of $20.55 per Additional Share for the purposes of covering over-allotments and for market stabilization purposes. The Over-Allotment Option may be exercised in accordance with Section 16 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are collectively referred to herein as the "Offered Shares". MUFG will not, directly or indirectly, solicit offers to purchase or sell Offered Shares in Canada.
The Corporation has filed under, and as required by, Canadian Securities Laws (as hereinafter defined) a preliminary short form prospectus in both the English and French languages (other than certain Documents Incorporated by Reference (as hereinafter defined) in the French Language pursuant to temporary relief obtained from the Autorité des marchés financiers from the language requirements of Section 40.1 of the Securities Act (Québec)) with each of the Canadian Securities Commissions (as hereinafter defined) relating to the distribution of the Offered Shares (such short form prospectus, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference, the "Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus") and has obtained a Dual Prospectus Receipt (as hereinafter defined) therefor. In addition, the Corporation has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-202429) to register the distribution of the Offered Shares under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, including the English language Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) (such registration statement, including the exhibits and any schedules thereto, the Documents Incorporated by Reference and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein, the "Initial Registration Statement").
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The Corporation shall, as soon as possible after the execution of this Agreement (and in any event not later than 2:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on March 3, 2015) and on a basis acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, prepare and file under, and as required by, Canadian Securities Laws with each of the Canadian Securities Commissions in both the English and French languages an amended and restated Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus (other than certain Documents Incorporated by Reference in the French Language pursuant to temporary relief obtained from the Autorité des marchés financiers from the language requirements of Section 40.1 of the Securities Act (Québec)) (such short form prospectus, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference, the "Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus") and all other required documents and shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, obtain a Dual Prospectus Receipt therefor. The Corporation shall also, immediately after the filing of the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and on a basis acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, prepare and file with the SEC a pre-effective amendment to the Initial Registration Statement, including the English language Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) (such amended registration statement, including the exhibits and any schedules thereto, the Documents Incorporated by Reference and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein, the "Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement").
The Corporation shall prepare and file forthwith after any comments with respect to the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus have been received from, and have been resolved with, the Commission (as hereinafter defined) and FINRA (as hereinafter defined) (and in any event not later than 2:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on March 10, 2015) and on a basis acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, and on the terms set out below, under, and as required by, Canadian Securities Laws with each of the Canadian Securities Commissions a (final) short form prospectus in both the English and French Languages (such short form prospectus, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference, the "Canadian Final Prospectus") and all other required documents, including any Document Incorporated by Reference in French therein that has not previously been filed, in order to qualify for distribution to the public the Offered Shares in each of the provinces of Canada (the "Qualifying Jurisdictions") through the Underwriters or any other investment dealer or broker registered to transact such business in the applicable Qualifying Jurisdictions contracting with the Underwriters and obtain a Dual Prospectus Receipt therefor no later than March 10, 2015. The Corporation shall also, immediately after the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus and on a basis acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, file with the SEC a pre-effective amendment to the Initial Registration Statement, including the English language Canadian Final Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) (such amended registration statement, including the exhibits and any schedules thereto, the Documents Incorporated by Reference and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein, the "Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement") and cause the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to become effective under the U.S. Securities Act unless it became effective automatically upon filing (the Initial Registration Statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the exhibits and any schedules thereto, the Documents Incorporated by Reference and the documents otherwise deemed under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC to be a part thereof or included therein, the "Registration Statement").
The Corporation has also prepared and filed with the SEC an appointment of agent for service of process upon the Corporation on Form F-X (the "Form F-X") in conjunction with the filing of the Initial Registration Statement.
The Corporation and the Underwriters agree that (i) any offers or sales of the Offered Shares in Canada will be conducted through the Underwriters, or one or more affiliates of the Underwriters, duly registered in compliance with applicable Canadian Securities Laws; and (ii) any offers or sales of the Offered Shares in the United States will be conducted through the Underwriters, or one or more affiliates of the Underwriters, duly registered as a broker-dealer in compliance with applicable U.S. Securities Laws and the requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA").
In consideration of the agreement on the part of the Underwriters to purchase the Offered Shares and in consideration of the services rendered and to be rendered by the Underwriters hereunder, the Corporation
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agrees to pay to the Lead Underwriter on behalf of the Underwriters, at the Closing Time (as hereinafter defined), and at the Option Closing Time (as hereinafter defined), if any, a cash fee equal to 3.75% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering (the "Underwriting Fee"), the payment of such fee to be reflected by the Underwriters making payment of the gross proceeds of the sale of the Firm Shares or the Additional Shares, as the case may be, to the Corporation less the amount of the Underwriting Fee.
This Agreement shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Section 1 Interpretation
- (1)
- Definitions
Where used in this Agreement or in any amendment hereto, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively:
"Additional Shares" has the meaning given to it in the second paragraph of this Agreement;
"affiliate" has the meaning given to it in the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);
"Agreement" means the agreement resulting from the acceptance by the Corporation of the offer made by the Underwriters by this underwriting agreement;
"Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus" has the meaning given to it in the fourth paragraph of this Agreement;
"Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement" has the meaning given to it in the fourth paragraph of this Agreement;
"Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement" has the meaning given to it in the fifth paragraph of this Agreement;
"Applicable Securities Laws" means the Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Securities Laws;
"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks are open for business in Vancouver, British Columbia and New York, New York;
"Canadian Final Prospectus" has the meaning given to it in the fifth paragraph of this Agreement;
"Canadian Offering Documents" means each of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Canadian Prospectus Amendment, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference and any Marketing Documents;
"Canadian Preliminary Prospectus" means the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference, and subsequent to the filing of the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus references to the "Canadian Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, as amended by the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference;
"Canadian Prospectus Amendment" means any amendment to the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference;
"Canadian Securities Commissions" means the securities regulatory authorities in each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions;
"Canadian Securities Laws" means all applicable securities laws of each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions and the respective rules and regulations under such laws together with applicable published national, multilateral and local policy statements, instruments, notices, blanket orders and rulings of the securities regulatory authorities in the Qualifying Jurisdictions;
"CDS" means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.;
"Closing Date" has the meaning given to it in Section 14;
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"Closing Time" has the meaning given to it in Section 14;
"Commission" means the British Columbia Securities Commission;
"Common Shares" means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation;
"Corporation" means Silver Wheaton Corp.;
"Debt Instrument" means any loan, bond, debenture, promissory note or other instrument evidencing indebtedness (demand or otherwise) for borrowed money or other liabilities;
"Distribution" means "distribution" or "distribution to the public" as those terms are defined in the Applicable Securities Laws;
"Documents Incorporated by Reference" means all interim and annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, business acquisition reports, management information circulars, annual information forms, material change reports, Marketing Documents and other documents that are or are required by Applicable Securities Laws to be incorporated by reference into the Offering Documents, as applicable;
"Dual Prospectus Receipt" means the receipt issued by the Commission, which is deemed to also be a receipt of the other Canadian Securities Commissions and evidence of the receipt of the Ontario Securities Commission pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-102 — Passport System and National Policy 11-202 — Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions, for the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Canadian Prospectus Amendment, as the case may be;
"XXXXX" means the SEC's Electronic Document Gathering and Retrieval System;
"Effective Time" means the time the Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective;
"Employee Plans" has the meaning given to it in Section 7(1)(ss);
"Financial Statements" means the audited annual financial statements of the Corporation including the notes thereto and auditor's report on such statements and the unaudited interim financial statements of the Corporation included in the Documents Incorporated by Reference, including the notes thereto;
"Firm Shares" has the meaning given to it in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Foreign Corruption Laws" has the meaning given to it in Section 7(1)(ww);
"Form F-X" has the meaning given to it in the sixth paragraph of this Agreement;
"IFRS" means International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time;
"Indemnified Party" has the meaning given to it in Section 9(1);
"Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus" has the meaning given to it in the third paragraph of this Agreement;
"Initial Registration Statement" has the meaning given to it in the third paragraph of this Agreement;
"Issuer Free Writing Prospectus" means an "issuer free writing prospectus" as defined in Rule 433 under the U.S. Securities Act relating to the Offered Shares that (i) is required to be filed with the SEC by the Corporation, (ii) is a "road show that is a written communication" within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) under the U.S. Securities Act whether or not required to be filed with the SEC or (iii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) under the U.S. Securities Act because it contains a description of the Offered Shares or of the Offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the SEC or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Corporation's records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the U.S. Securities Act;
"ITA" means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended;
"Lead Underwriter" has the meaning given to it in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Marketing Documents" means the marketing materials approved in accordance with Section 3(2);
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"marketing materials" has the meaning given to it in NI 41-101;
"Material Adverse Effect" means any event, change or fact which could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
"material change" means a material change in or relating to the Corporation for the purposes of Applicable Securities Laws or any of them, or where undefined under the Applicable Securities Laws of an Offering Jurisdiction means a change in the business, operations or capital of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole that would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the market price or value of the securities of the Corporation and includes a decision to implement such a change made by the board of directors of the Corporation or by senior management of the Corporation who believe that confirmation of the decision by the board of directors of the Corporation is probable;
"Material Contract" means any material note, Debt Instrument, indenture, mortgage or other form of indebtedness, contract, commitment, agreement (written or oral), instrument, lease or other document, including licence agreements, to which the Corporation or any Subsidiary is a party and which is material to the Corporation and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
"material fact" means a material fact for the purposes of Applicable Securities Laws or any of them, or where undefined under the Applicable Securities Laws of an Offering Jurisdiction means a fact that would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the market price or value of the securities of the Corporation;
"Material Subsidiaries" means all of the corporations listed in Schedule A, being the material Subsidiaries of the Corporation;
"misrepresentation" means a misrepresentation for the purposes of the Applicable Securities Laws of an Offering Jurisdiction or any of them, or where undefined under the Applicable Securities Laws of an Offering Jurisdiction means: (i) an untrue statement of a material fact, or (ii) an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or necessary to prevent a statement that is made from being false or misleading in the circumstances in which it was made;
"Money Laundering Laws" has the meaning given to it in Section 7(1)(ww);
"NI 43-101" means National Instrument 43-101 — Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects;
"NI 44-101" means National Instrument 44-101 — Short Form Prospectus Distributions;
"NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange;
"OFAC" has the meaning given to it in Section 7(1)(xx);
"Offered Shares" has the meaning given to it in the second paragraph of this Agreement;
"Offering" means the sale of Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement;
"Offering Documents" means the Canadian Offering Documents and the U.S. Offering Documents;
"Offering Jurisdictions" means the United States and the Qualifying Jurisdictions;
"Offering Price" has the meaning given to it in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Option Closing Date" has the meaning given to it in Section 16(1);
"Option Closing Time" has the meaning given to it in Section 16(1);
"Over-Allotment Option" has the meaning given to it in the second paragraph of this Agreement;
"Purchasers" means, collectively, each of the purchasers of the Offered Shares arranged by the Underwriters pursuant to the Offering;
"Qualifying Jurisdictions" has the meaning given to it in the fifth paragraph of this Agreement;
"Registration Statement" has the meaning given to it in the fifth paragraph of this Agreement;
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"Revolving Facility" means the $2 billion revolving credit facility having a 5-year term, extended under the credit agreement dated February 27, 2015 among the Corporation and The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal as co-lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and lenders, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada and The Toronto-Dominion Bank as co-documentation agents and lenders, HSBC Bank Canada, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (UFJ) (USA) and Export Development Canada, as Senior Managers and lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., Canada Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and National Bank of Canada as Lenders.
"SEC" has the meaning given to it in the third paragraph of this Agreement;
"SEDAR" means the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval;
"Selling Firm" has the meaning given to it in Section 2(1);
"Subsidiary" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);
"Supplementary Material" means, collectively, any amendment to the Offering Documents and any amendment or supplemental prospectus or ancillary materials that may be filed by or on behalf of the Corporation under Applicable Securities Laws relating to the Offering and/or the distribution of the Offered Shares;
"Taxes" has the meaning given to it in Section 7(1)(i);
"template version" has the meaning ascribed to such term in NI 41-101 and includes any revised template version of marketing materials as contemplated by NI 41-101;
"TSX" means the Toronto Stock Exchange;
"Underwriters" has the meaning given to it in the first paragraph of this Agreement;
"Underwriting Fee" has the meaning given to it in the eighth paragraph of this Agreement;
"Underwriters' Expenses" has the meaning given to it in Section 17;
"U.S. Amended Prospectus" means a prospectus included in any U.S. Registration Statement Amendment;
"U.S. Exchange Act" means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
"U.S. Final Prospectus" means the Canadian Final Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, included in the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference;
"U.S. Offering Documents" means the Initial Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, any U.S. Registration Statement Amendment, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and any U.S. Amended Prospectus;
"U.S. Preliminary Prospectus" means the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, included in the Initial Registration Statement as amended at such time, including the Documents Incorporated by Reference therein;
"U.S. Registration Statement Amendment" means any amendment to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (other than Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement) and any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed with the SEC during the distribution of the Offered Shares;
"U.S. Securities Act" has the meaning given to it in the third paragraph of this Agreement;
"U.S. Securities Laws" means all applicable United States securities laws, including, without limitation, the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
"United States" means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia.
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- (2)
- Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus.
- (3)
- Any
reference in this Agreement to a Section or Subsection shall refer to a section or subsection of this Agreement.
- (4)
- All
words and personal pronouns relating thereto shall be read and construed as the number and gender of the party or parties referred to in each case required and the verb shall be
construed as agreeing with the required word and/or pronoun.
- (5)
- Any
reference in this Agreement to "$" or to "dollars" shall refer to the lawful currency of the United States, unless otherwise specified.
- (6)
- The following are the schedules to this Agreement, which schedules are deemed to be a part hereof and are hereby incorporated by reference herein:
Schedule "A" — List of Material Subsidiaries
Schedule "B" — Matters to be Addressed in the Corporation's Canadian Counsel Opinion
Schedule "C" — Matters to be Addressed in the Corporation's U.S. Counsel Opinion
Schedule "D" — Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Section 2 Distribution of the Offered Shares
- (1)
- Each
Underwriter shall be permitted to appoint additional investment dealers or brokers (each, a "Selling Firm") as its agents in the
Offering and each such Underwriter may determine the remuneration payable to such Selling Firm but at no additional cost to the Corporation. The Underwriters may offer the Offered Shares, directly and
through Selling Firms or any affiliate of an Underwriter, in the Offering Jurisdictions for
sale to the public only in accordance with Applicable Securities Laws and in any jurisdiction outside of the Offering Jurisdictions (subject to Section 6 hereof) to purchasers permitted to
purchase the Offered Shares only in accordance with Applicable Securities Laws and applicable securities laws in such jurisdiction, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering
Documents and in this Agreement. Each Underwriter shall require any Selling Firm appointed by such Underwriter to agree to the foregoing and such Underwriter shall be severally responsible for the
compliance by such Selling Firm with the provisions of this Agreement.
- (2)
- For
purposes of this Section 2, the Underwriters shall be entitled to assume that the Offered Shares are qualified for Distribution in any Qualifying Jurisdiction where a Dual
Prospectus Receipt shall have been obtained following the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus, unless otherwise notified in writing by the Corporation.
- (3)
- The
Lead Underwriter shall promptly notify the Corporation when, in its opinion, the Distribution of the Offered Shares has ceased and will provide to the Corporation, as soon as
practicable thereafter, a breakdown of the number of Offered Shares distributed in each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions where such breakdown is required for the purpose of calculating fees payable to
the Canadian Securities Commissions and, if applicable, in the United States.
- (4)
- The
Underwriters shall not, in connection with the services provided hereunder, make any representations or warranties with respect to the Corporation or its securities, other than as
set forth in the Offering Documents, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Marketing Documents.
- (5)
- Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, no Underwriter will be liable to the Corporation under this Section 2 with respect to a default or breach by
another Underwriter or another Underwriter's duly registered broker-dealer affiliate in the United States or another Underwriter's Selling Firm, as the case may be.
- (6)
- Subject to Section 6, the Underwriters acknowledge that the Corporation is not taking any steps to qualify the Offered Shares for Distribution or register the Offered Shares or the Distribution thereof with any securities authority outside of the Offering Jurisdictions.
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Section 3 Preparation of Prospectus; Marketing Documents; Due Diligence
- (1)
- During
the period of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation shall co-operate in all respects with the Underwriters to allow and assist the Underwriters to participate
fully in the preparation of, and allow the Underwriters to approve the form and content of, the Offering Documents and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and shall allow the Underwriters to conduct
all "due diligence" investigations which the Underwriters may reasonably require to fulfil the Underwriters' obligations under Applicable Securities Laws as underwriters and, in the case of the
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Canadian Prospectus Amendment, to enable the Underwriters to execute
any certificate required to be executed by the Underwriters.
- (2)
- Without
limiting the generality of clause (1) above, during the distribution of the Offered Shares:
- (a)
- subject
to Section 7(2)(d), the Corporation shall prepare, in consultation with the Underwriters, and shall approve in writing, prior to the time that any such marketing
materials are provided to potential Purchasers, a template version of any marketing materials reasonably requested to be provided by the Underwriters to any such potential Purchasers, and such
marketing materials shall comply with Applicable Securities Laws and shall be acceptable in form and substance to the Underwriters and their U.S. and Canadian counsel, acting reasonably;
- (b)
- the
Underwriters shall approve a template version of any such marketing materials in writing prior to the time that such marketing materials are provided to potential Purchasers;
- (c)
- the
Corporation shall file a template version of any such marketing materials on SEDAR and on XXXXX as soon as reasonably practical after such marketing materials are so
approved in writing by the Corporation and the Underwriters, and in any event on or before the day the marketing materials are first provided to any potential Purchaser, and any comparables shall be
removed from the template version in accordance with NI 44-101 prior to filing such on SEDAR (provided that if any such comparables are removed, the Corporation shall deliver a complete
template version of any such marketing materials to the Commission), and the Corporation shall provide a copy of such filed template version to the Underwriters as soon as practicable following such
filing; and
- (d)
- following
the approvals and filings set forth in Section 3(2)(a) to Section 3(2)(c) above, the Underwriters may provide a limited use version of such marketing materials
to potential Purchasers and which shall comply with Applicable Securities Laws.
- (3)
- The Corporation and each Underwriter, on a several basis, covenants and agrees not to provide any potential Purchaser with any marketing materials except for marketing materials which have been approved as contemplated in Section 3(2).
Section 4 Material Changes
- (1)
- During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the completion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares the Corporation covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that it shall
promptly notify the Underwriters in writing of:
- (a)
- any
material change (actual, anticipated, contemplated or threatened) in or relating to the business, affairs, operations, assets (including contractual arrangements), liabilities
(contingent or otherwise), capital or ownership of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
- (b)
- any
material fact which has arisen or been discovered and would have been required to have been stated in any of the Offering Documents or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus had the
fact arisen or been discovered on or prior to the date of such document;
- (c)
- any change in any material fact (which for purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to include the disclosure of any previously undisclosed material fact) contained in the Canadian Offering Documents, as they exist immediately prior to such change, which fact or change is, or may reasonably be expected to be, of such a nature as to render any statement in such Canadian Offering
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- (d)
- the
occurrence of any event as a result of which (i) the Initial Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, the Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement or any U.S. Registration Statement Amendment, in each case as amended immediately prior to such occurrence, would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) the
U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, any U.S. Amended Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in each case as then amended or supplemented, would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they are made,
not misleading.
Documents, as they exist taken together in their entirety immediately prior to such change, misleading or untrue in any material respect or which would result in the Canadian Offering Documents, as they exist immediately prior to such change, containing a misrepresentation or which would result in the Canadian Offering Documents, as they exist immediately prior to such change, not complying with the laws of any Qualifying Jurisdiction in which the Offered Shares are to be offered for sale or which change would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the market price or value of any securities of the Corporation; or
- (2)
- The
Underwriters agree, and will require each Selling Firm to agree, to cease the Distribution of the Offered Shares upon the Underwriters receiving written notification of any change
or material fact with respect to any Offering Document contemplated by this Section 4 and to not recommence the Distribution of the Offered Shares until Supplementary Materials
disclosing such change are filed in such Offering Jurisdiction.
- (3)
- The
Corporation shall promptly comply with all applicable filing and other requirements under Applicable Securities Laws whether as a result of such change, material fact or
otherwise; provided that the Corporation shall not file any Supplemental Material or other document without first providing the Underwriters with a copy of such Supplemental Material or other document
and consulting with the Underwriters with respect to the form and content thereof.
- (4)
- If
during the Distribution of the Offered Shares there is any change in any Applicable Securities Laws, which results in a requirement to file a Canadian Prospectus Amendment
or U.S. Registration Statement Amendment, the Corporation shall, subject to the proviso in clause (3) above, make any such filing under Applicable Securities Laws as soon
as possible.
- (5)
- The Corporation shall in good faith discuss with the Underwriters any fact or change in circumstances (actual, anticipated, contemplated or threatened, financial or otherwise) which is of such a nature that there is reasonable doubt whether written notice need be given under this Section 4.
Section 5 Deliveries to the Underwriters
- (1)
- The
Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriters:
- (a)
- copies
of the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus and any Marketing Documents in the
English and French languages (other than certain Documents Incorporated by Reference in the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus in the
French Language pursuant to temporary relief obtained from the Autorité des marchés financiers from the language requirements of Section 40.1 of the Securities Act (Québec))
duly signed as required by the laws of all of the Qualifying Jurisdictions;
- (b)
- copies of the Initial Registration Statement, the Amendment No. 1 to the Initial Registration Statement and the Amendment No. 2 to the Initial Registration Statement, in each case signed as required by the U.S. Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and any documents included as exhibits to any such registration statement;
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- (c)
- copies
of any Canadian Prospectus Amendment required to be filed under Section 4 hereof duly signed as required by the laws of all of the Qualifying Jurisdictions; and
- (d)
- any U.S. Registration Statement Amendment required to be filed under Section 4 hereof, signed as required by the U.S. Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and any documents included as exhibits to the U.S. Registration Statement Amendment.
provided, that with respect to (i) clauses (a) and (c) of this Section 5(1) if the documents are publicly available on SEDAR, they shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Underwriters as required by this Section 5(1); and (ii) clauses (b) and (d) of this Section 5(1), if the documents are publicly available on XXXXX, they shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Underwriters as required by this Section 5(1).
- (2)
- The
Corporation shall forthwith cause to be delivered to the Underwriters in such cities in the Offering Jurisdictions as they may reasonably request, without charge, such numbers of
commercial copies of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and Canadian Final Prospectus and any Marketing Documents, in the English and French languages and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and
U.S. Final Prospectus, excluding in each case the Documents Incorporated by Reference, as the Underwriters shall reasonably require. The Corporation shall similarly cause to be delivered to the
Underwriters commercial copies of any Canadian Prospectus Amendment or U.S. Amended Prospectus, excluding in each case the Documents Incorporated by Reference. The Corporation agrees that such
deliveries shall be effected as soon as possible and, in any event, (i) in Toronto and New York not later than 12:00 noon E.S.T. on March 5, 2015, and in all other cities
by 12:00 noon local time, on the next Business Day, with respect to the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, and (ii) in Toronto and
New York with respect to the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, any Marketing Documents, any Canadian Prospectus Amendment and any U.S. Amended Prospectus by
12:00 noon E.S.T. on the second Business Day following the delivery by the Commission of the Dual Prospectus Receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus Amendment, as the
case may be, and in all other cities by 12:00 noon local time, on the next Business Day, provided that the Underwriters have given the Corporation written instructions as to the number of
copies required and the places to which such copies are to be delivered not less than 24 hours prior to the time requested for delivery. Such delivery shall also confirm that the Corporation
consents to the use by the Underwriters and Selling Firms of the Offering Documents in connection with the Distribution of the Offered Shares in compliance with the provisions of
this Agreement.
- (3)
- By
the act of having delivered the Offering Documents to the Underwriters, the Corporation shall have represented and warranted to the Underwriters that all information and statements
(except information and statements relating solely to the Underwriters) contained in such documents, at the respective dates of initial delivery thereof, comply with the Applicable Securities Laws and
are true and correct in all material respects, and that such documents, at such dates, contain no misrepresentation or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Corporation and
the Offering as required by the Applicable Securities Laws.
- (4)
- The
Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriters, no later than concurrently with the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus with the Commission, copies of
the TSX conditional approval letter and NYSE approval letter indicating that the application for the listing and posting for trading on the TSX and NYSE of the Offered Shares has been approved,
subject only to satisfaction by the Corporation of customary post-closing conditions or subject to notice of issuance, as applicable.
- (5)
- The Corporation shall also deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriters, concurrently with the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus with the Commission, a "long form" comfort letter of Deloitte LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, addressed to the Underwriters and the directors of the Corporation, with respect to certain financial and accounting information relating to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and affiliates contained in the Offering Documents, which letter shall be in addition to the auditors' report incorporated by reference in the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus.
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Section 6 Regulatory Approvals
The Corporation will make all necessary filings, obtain all necessary consents and approvals (if any) and pay all filing fees required to be paid in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Corporation will qualify the Offered Shares for offer and sale under the Applicable Securities Laws of the Offering Jurisdictions and maintain such qualifications in effect for so long as required for the Distribution of the Offered Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Corporation shall not be obligated to make any material filing, file any prospectus, registration statement or similar document, consent to service of process, or qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any of such other jurisdictions, or subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any of such other jurisdictions in which it is not otherwise so subject, or become subject to any additional periodic reporting or continuous disclosure obligations in such other jurisdictions and (ii) the Underwriters and the Selling Firms shall comply with the applicable laws in any such designate jurisdiction in making offers and sales of Offered Shares therein.
Section 7 Representations and Warranties of the Corporation
The Corporation represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters as set forth below and acknowledges that the Underwriters are relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement.
(1) General Matters
- (a)
- The
Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries have been duly incorporated or continued and are existing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions, and are current and
up-to-date in all material respects with all filings required to be made by them in such jurisdiction, have all requisite corporate power and authority
and are duly qualified and possess all certificates, authorizations, permits and licences issued by the appropriate provincial, state, municipal or federal regulatory agencies or bodies necessary and
have not received and are not aware of any invalidity or lapse in effectiveness, modification or revocation to such licences, authorizations, certificates or permits (except as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), to carry on their respective businesses as now conducted and to own their respective properties and assets, in each
case, as described in the Offering Documents, and the Corporation has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
- (b)
- The
Corporation has no material Subsidiaries other than as listed on Schedule A and the Corporation beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, the percentage indicated
on Schedule A of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Material Subsidiaries free and clear of all mortgages, liens, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances, claims
or demands of any kind whatsoever (other than pursuant to the Revolving Facility), all of such shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable
shares. There exist no options, warrants, purchase rights, or other contracts or commitments that could require the Corporation to sell, transfer, issue or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of
any Material Subsidiary.
- (c)
- Other
than customary post-closing filings required by Applicable Securities Laws, "blue sky laws" in the United States and the
TSX and NYSE, and other than as contemplated by this Agreement, all consents, approvals, permits, authorizations or filings as may be required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
issuance of the Offered Shares and the completion of the transaction contemplated hereby, have been made or obtained, as applicable.
- (d)
- No
proceedings have been taken, instituted or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, are pending for the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any of the Material
Subsidiaries.
- (e)
- Each of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Corporation of its obligations hereunder, the issue and sale of the Offered Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of a mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, claim or demand upon
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- (f)
- The
audited comparative consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the unaudited comparative consolidated financial
statements of the Corporation for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, consistently applied with prior periods, except as otherwise noted
therein, contain no misrepresentation and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position (including the assets and liabilities, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of
the Corporation as at such dates and results of operations of the Corporation for the periods then ended and there has been no material change in accounting policies of the Corporation since
December 31, 2013.
- (g)
- There
has been no adverse material change (actual or proposed, whether financial or otherwise) in the business, affairs, operations, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent
or otherwise) or capital of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries since December 31, 2013, which has not been disclosed in the Offering Documents and, except as disclosed in the Offering
Documents, in all material respects, the business of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries has been carried on in the usual and ordinary course consistent with past practice since December 31,
2013 to the extent that such past practice is consistent with the current business direction of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries.
- (h)
- All
taxes (including income tax, capital tax, payroll taxes, employer health tax, workers' compensation payments, property taxes, custom and land transfer taxes), duties, royalties,
levies, imposts, assessments, deductions, charges or withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto, including any penalty and interest payable with respect thereto (collectively,
"Taxes") due and payable or required to be collected or withheld and remitted, by the Corporation and the Subsidiaries have been paid, collected or
withheld and remitted, as applicable, and all tax returns, declarations, remittances and filings required to be filed by the Corporation and the Subsidiaries have been filed with all appropriate
governmental authorities, except where such failure to pay, collect, withhold, remit or file, as the case may be, would not have a Material Adverse Effect and all such returns, declarations,
remittances and filings are complete and accurate in all respects except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect and no material fact or facts have been omitted therefrom which would make any of
them misleading. Except as disclosed in the Offering Documents, (A) no examination of any tax return of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries by a taxing authority is currently in progress and
(B) there are no issues or disputes outstanding with any governmental authority respecting any Taxes that have been paid, or may be payable, by the Corporation and the Subsidiaries, except in
each case as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements with any taxation
authority providing for an extension of time for any assessment or reassessment of Taxes with respect to the Corporation and the Subsidiaries, except such waivers as disclosed to the Underwriters.
- (i)
- The
auditors who audited the consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation as at and for the year ended December 31, 2013 and who provided their audit report thereon are
independent registered chartered accountants as required under Applicable Securities Laws and the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Public Company Oversight Board (United States).
- (j)
- There has never been a "reportable event" (within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102) with the present auditors of the Corporation or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any former auditors of the Corporation and the present auditors of the Corporation have not provided any material comments or recommendations to the Corporation regarding its accounting policies, internal control systems or other accounting or financial practices that have not been implemented by the Corporation.
any property or assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (whether after notice or lapse of time or both) under, (A) any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation or any Subsidiary including, without limitation, Applicable Securities Laws and the policies, rules and regulations of the TSX and NYSE; (B) the articles, by-laws or resolutions of the Corporation which are in effect at the date hereof; (C) any Material Contract; or (D) any judgment, decree or order binding the Corporation or any Subsidiary or the property or assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
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- (k)
- As
of the close of business on February 27, 2015, other than stock options granted and outstanding under the Corporation's share option plan, which are exercisable into an
aggregate of 3,501,600 Common Shares, restricted share rights granted and outstanding under the Corporation's restricted share plan which entitled the holders to an aggregate of
164,604 Common Shares and issued and outstanding warrants which are exercisable into an aggregate of 10,000,000 Common Shares, and other than the 17,869,840 Common Shares reserved
for issuance under the Corporation's dividend reinvestment plan, no holder of outstanding securities of the Corporation is entitled to any pre-emptive or any similar rights to subscribe for Common
Shares or other securities of the Corporation, and no rights, warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares in the capital of the Corporation are
outstanding.
- (l)
- The
Corporation has not filed any confidential material change reports or similar confidential report with any securities commission that is still maintained on a confidential basis.
- (m)
- There
is not, in the articles, by-laws or in any Material Contract, any restriction upon, or impediment to, the declaration or payment of dividends by the Corporation to the holders
of Common Shares, except for the dividend restrictions under the Revolving Facility.
- (n)
- The
Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries are not a party to, or bound by, or to the best of its knowledge, affected by any commitment, agreement or document containing any
covenant which expressly limits the freedom of the Corporation or the Material Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business (other than restrictions contained in confidentiality agreements entered
into in connection with the Corporation's consideration of silver and gold streaming opportunities that may contain restrictions on the ability of the Corporation to acquire interests in the
particular location, project or company being evaluated), transfer or move any of its assets or operations (other than restrictions on assignment of agreements and the right of first refusal contained
in any Material Contract as described in the Offering Documents) or which materially and adversely affects the business practices, operations or condition of the Corporation and the Material
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
- (o)
- The
Corporation and the Subsidiaries have conducted and are conducting their business in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, rules, codes, policies,
ordinances and regulations (including all orders, consent decrees and judgments) of each jurisdiction in which it carries on business (including, without limitation, all applicable Canadian and
United States federal, provincial, state, municipal and local laws, regulations and other lawful requirements of any governmental or regulatory body) and the rules and policies of the TSX and
NYSE, have all required permits, authorizations and approvals required under any such laws, rules, codes, policies, ordinances and regulations to carry on the business as currently conducted, and have
not received a notice of non-compliance, nor know of, nor have reasonable grounds to know of, any facts that could give rise to a notice of material non-compliance with any such laws, rules, codes,
policies, ordinances or regulations under any such permit, authorization or approval, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
- (p)
- This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Corporation and is enforceable against the
Corporation in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting the rights of
creditors generally and except as limited by the application of equitable principles when equitable remedies are sought, and by the fact that rights to indemnity, contribution and waiver, and the
ability to sever unenforceable terms, may be limited by applicable law.
- (q)
- The Offered Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and when issued and delivered by the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement, against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares of the Corporation. The Offered Shares, upon issuance, will not be issued in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive rights or contractual rights to purchase securities issued by the Corporation.
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- (r)
- The
Corporation has applied, or will promptly apply, to obtain the necessary regulatory consents and approvals from the TSX and NYSE in connection with the Offering, including,
without limitation, the listing of the Offered Shares.
- (s)
- The
attributes of the Offered Shares conform in all material respects with the description thereof in the Offering Documents.
- (t)
- As
of the close of business on February 27, 2015, the authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of
preference shares, issuable in series, of which 364,777,928 Common Shares and no preference shares are issued and outstanding.
- (u)
- The
Corporation is a reporting issuer, or the equivalent thereof, in each of the provinces of Canada. The Corporation is not currently in default of any requirement of the Applicable
Securities Laws in any material respect and the Corporation is not included on a list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by any of the Canadian Securities Commissions.
- (v)
- The
currently issued and outstanding Common Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares and, except for this
Agreement or as described in the Offering Documents, no person has any right, agreement or option, present or future, contingent or absolute, or any right capable of becoming a right, agreement or
option, for the issue or allotment of any unissued shares in the capital of the Corporation or any other security convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares, and the currently issued and
outstanding Common Shares are listed and posted for trading solely on the TSX and NYSE and no order ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of the Corporation is currently outstanding and no
proceedings for such purpose are, to the knowledge of the Corporation, pending or threatened. None of the currently issued and outstanding Common Shares were issued in violation of or subject to any
pre-emptive rights or contractual rights to purchase securities issued by the Corporation.
- (w)
- Other
than the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and their respective representatives, there is no person acting or purporting to act at the request of the Corporation who is
entitled to any brokerage, agency, underwriting, or other fiscal advisory or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.
- (x)
- The
Offering Documents (including each Document Incorporated by Reference) are, as of the dates thereof, true and correct in all material respects and do not contain a
misrepresentation, and no material fact or facts have been omitted therefrom which would make such information misleading.
- (y)
- Except
as disclosed in the Offering Documents, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries are not party to any agreement, nor is the Corporation or the Subsidiaries aware of any agreement,
which in any manner affects the voting control of any of the securities of the Corporation.
- (z)
- Except
as set out in the Offering Documents, to the knowledge of the Corporation, none of the directors, officers or employees of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries, any known holder
of more than 10% of any class of shares of the Corporation, or any known associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons or companies (as such terms are defined in the Securities Act
(British Columbia)), has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any material transaction within the previous two years or has
any material interest in any proposed material transaction involving the Corporation which, as the case may be, materially affected, is material to or will materially affect the Corporation and the
Subsidiaries (taken as a whole).
- (aa)
- Except as disclosed in the Offering Documents, neither the Corporation nor the Subsidiaries has approved, has entered into, or has any knowledge of any binding agreement in respect of (X) the purchase of any material property or assets or any interest therein or the sale, transfer or other disposition of any material property or assets or any interest therein currently owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or the Subsidiaries, whether by asset sale, transfer of shares or otherwise, (Y) the change of control (by sale or transfer of shares or sale of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or otherwise) of the Corporation or
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- (bb)
- No
officer, director, employee or any other person not dealing at arm's length with the Corporation or the Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Corporation, any associate or
affiliate of such person, owns, has or is entitled to any royalty, net profits interest, carried interest, licensing fee, or any other encumbrances or claims of any nature whatsoever which are based
on the revenues of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries.
- (cc)
- The
Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment,
occupational health and safety, pay equity and wages; there is not currently any labour disruption or conflict involving the Corporation or the Material Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the
Corporation, no such disruption or conflict is
imminent. Neither the Corporation nor any Material Subsidiary is party to any collective bargaining agreement and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, no action has been taken or is contemplated to
organize any employees of the Corporation or any Material Subsidiary.
- (dd)
- The
Corporation and the Subsidiaries do not have any loans or other indebtedness outstanding which has been made to any of its shareholders, officers, directors or employees, past or
present, or any person not dealing at "arm's length" (as such term is defined in the ITA) with it (other than inter-company loans made in the ordinary course of business).
- (ee)
- The
Corporation is indebted in the amount of approximately $685 million under the Revolving Facility as of the close of business on March 1, 2015.
- (ff)
- The
assets of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries and their respective business and operations are insured against loss or damage with responsible insurers on a basis
consistent with insurance obtained by reasonably prudent participants in comparable businesses, and such coverage is in full force and effect, and the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries have
not breached the terms of any policies in respect thereof or failed to promptly give any notice or present any material claim thereunder and there are no material claims thereunder to which any
insurer is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause.
- (gg)
- Except
to the extent disclosed in the Financial Statements, neither the Corporation nor any of the Subsidiaries are party to any Debt Instrument or any agreement, contract or
commitment to create, assume, guarantee or issue any Debt Instrument.
- (hh)
- The
Corporation and the Subsidiaries are not, nor to the knowledge of the Corporation is any other person, in material default in the observance or performance of any term or
obligation to be performed by it under any Material Contract and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default.
- (ii)
- The
minute books and records of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries which have been made available to the Underwriters and their Canadian and
U.S. counsel in connection with their due diligence investigation of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries for the period from April 15, 2013 to the date of examination thereof contain
copies of all material proceedings (or certified copies thereof) of the shareholders, the boards of directors and all committees of the boards of directors of the Corporation and the Material
Subsidiaries, as applicable, to the date of review of such corporate records and minute books. There have been no other material meetings, resolutions or proceedings of the shareholders, boards of
directors or any committees of the boards of directors of the Corporation and the Material Subsidiaries to the date of review of such corporate records and minute books not reflected in such minute
books and other records or provided to counsel to the Underwriters.
- (jj)
- Any and all of the material agreements to which the Corporation or the Subsidiaries is a party and pursuant to which the Corporation and the Subsidiaries hold their property and assets (including any interest in, or right to earn an interest in or acquire mineral production from any property), complete, true and correct copies of which have been made available to the Underwriters and their
the Subsidiaries, or (Z) a proposed or planned disposition of shares by any shareholder who owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding shares of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries.
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- (kk)
- Other
than as described in the Offering Documents, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or inquiries pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation or the
Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or their property or assets at law or in equity or before or by any federal, provincial, state, municipal or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, which if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of
the Corporation, none of the directors or officers of the Corporation are now, or have been in the ten years prior to the date hereof, subject to an order or ruling of any securities regulatory
authority or stock exchange prohibiting such individual from acting as a director or officer of a public company or of a company listed on a particular stock exchange.
- (ll)
- There
are no judgments against the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which are unsatisfied, nor are there any consent decrees or injunctions to which the Corporation or the
Subsidiaries are subject.
- (mm)
- CST
Trust, at its principal offices in the Cities of Vancouver, British Columbia and Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, has been duly appointed as transfer agent and registrar in respect of the
Common Shares and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, at its principal offices in the City of New York, has been duly appointed as the U.S. co-transfer agent.
- (nn)
- The
Corporation has duly filed with the applicable regulatory authorities all reports required by NI 43-101, and all such reports comply in all material respects with the
requirements of NI 43-101 and there have been no material changes to the information contained in any such report.
- (oo)
- The
net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares shall be used solely as described in the Offering Documents under the heading "Use of Proceeds".
- (pp)
- The
Corporation is not, and after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Offering Documents under the heading "Use of Proceeds"
will not be required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
- (qq)
- Each
material plan for retirement, bonus, stock purchase, profit sharing, stock option, deferred compensation, severance or termination pay, insurance, medical, hospital, dental,
vision care, drug, sick leave, disability, salary continuation, legal benefits, unemployment benefits, vacation, incentive or otherwise contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the
Corporation for the benefit of any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Corporation (the "Employee Plans") has been
maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations that are applicable to such Employee Plans, in each case in all
material respects and has been publicly disclosed to the extent required by Applicable Securities Laws.
- (rr)
- No
forward-looking statement or forward looking information within the meaning of Applicable Securities Laws included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed by the Corporation without a reasonable basis in terms of the data and
assumptions used, or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
- (ss)
- The Corporation maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the U.S. Exchange Act) that complies in all material respects with the requirements of the U.S. Exchange Act and has been designed by the Corporation's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including IFRS, in Canada, including but not limited to internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
Canadian and U.S. counsel, are valid and subsisting agreements in full force and effect and the Corporation and the Subsidiaries are not in default of any of the material provisions of any such agreements.
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- (tt)
- The
Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the U.S. Exchange Act) that comply with the
requirements of the U.S. Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that it
files or submits under the U.S. Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms; such disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as of September 30, 2014.
- (uu)
- Neither
the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any employee or agent of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is aware of or has
(i) made any unlawful contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state, provincial or foreign office, or failed to disclose fully any contribution, in
violation of any law, or (ii) made any payment to any foreign, Canadian, United States or state governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or
quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or Canada or any jurisdiction thereof or (iii) violated any provision of the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public
Officials Act or the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; and each of its Subsidiaries have
instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
- (vv)
- The
operations of the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and
reporting requirements of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the U.S. Currency and Foreign
Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the "Money Laundering Laws") and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Corporation or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Corporation, threatened.
- (ww)
- Neither the Corporation, any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department ("OFAC"); and the Corporation will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Management of the Corporation assessed internal control over financial reporting of the Corporation as of September 30, 2014 and concluded internal control over financial reporting was effective as of such date. Since the date of the Financial Statements, there has been no change in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting. The Corporation is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.
(2) Prospectus Matters
- (a)
- The Corporation is eligible to file a short form prospectus in each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions pursuant to applicable Canadian Securities Laws and on the date of and upon filing of the Canadian
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- (b)
- The
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus complied, as of the time of filing thereof, and all other Canadian Offering Documents, as of the time of filing thereof, will comply, in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws; the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, as of the time of filing thereof, did not, and all other Canadian Offering
Documents, as of the time of filing thereof and as of the Closing Time and the Option Closing Time, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Canadian Preliminary
Prospectus, as of the time of filing thereof, constituted, and all other Canadian Offering Documents, as of the time of filing thereof and as of the Closing Time and the Option Closing Time, as the
case may be, will constitute, full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Offered Shares and to the Corporation; provided, however, that this representation and warranty
shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from any Canadian Offering Document in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Corporation by or on
behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriter specifically for use therein.
- (c)
- As
of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Registration Statement and any such post-effective amendment thereto
will comply in all material respects with the U.S. Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus complied, as of the time of filing
thereof, and the U.S. Final Prospectus and any U.S. Amended Prospectus, as of the time of filing thereof, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
U.S. Securities Laws; the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, as of the time of filing thereof, did not, and the U.S. Final Prospectus and any U.S. Amended Prospectus, as of the
time of filing thereof and as of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and
warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from any U.S. Offering Document in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Corporation
by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriter specifically for use therein.
- (d)
- The Corporation (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related to the offering of the Offered Shares that is a "written communication" (as defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act), except in accordance with Section 3 hereof and except for the press release dated March 2, 2015 and the investor presentation dated March 2, 2015, in each case filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 433 under the U.S. Securities Act. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the applicable U.S. Securities Laws, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433 under the U.S. Securities Act) filed in accordance with the U.S. Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the U.S. Final Prospectus, each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and as of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from the any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriter specifically for use therein. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus did not, does not and will not
Final Prospectus there will be no documents required to be filed under the Canadian Securities Laws in connection with the distribution of the Offered Shares that will not have been filed as required.
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- (e)
- The Corporation meets the general eligibility requirements for the use of Form F-10 under the U.S. Securities Act; and at the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Corporation was not and is not an "ineligible issuer", as defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act.
include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the U.S. Final Prospectus.
Section 8 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Underwriters
- (1)
- Each
Underwriter hereby severally, and not jointly, nor jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Corporation that:
- (a)
- it
is, and will remain so, until the completion of the Offering, appropriately registered under Applicable Securities Laws so as to permit it to lawfully fulfill its obligations
hereunder; and
- (b)
- it
has good and sufficient right and authority to enter into this Agreement and complete the transactions contemplated under this Agreement on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
- (2)
- The
Underwriters hereby covenant and agree with the Corporation to the following:
- (a)
- Compliance with Securities Laws. The Underwriters will offer the Offered Shares for sale to the public in Canada and the
United States, directly (including through any affiliate of an Underwriter) and through the Selling Firms, only in compliance with all Applicable Securities Laws, upon the terms and conditions
set forth in the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, as applicable, any Canadian Prospectus Amendment or U.S. Amended Prospectus and this Agreement and will offer the
Offered Shares for sale to the public outside of Canada and the United States, directly (including through any affiliate of an Underwriter) and through other Selling Firms, only in compliance
with all applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction into and from which they may offer or sell the Offered Shares, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Canadian Final Prospectus or
the U.S. Final Prospectus, as applicable, any Canadian Prospectus Amendment or U.S. Amended Prospectus and this Agreement;
- (b)
- Completion of Distribution. The Underwriters will use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Distribution
of the Offered Shares as promptly as possible after the Closing Time, but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days following the date of exercise of the entire Over-Allotment Option,
if exercised.
- (c)
- Liability on Default. No Underwriter shall be liable to the Corporation under this section with respect to a default by
any of the other Underwriters.
- (3)
- MUFG
hereby covenants and agrees with the Corporation that:
- (a)
- it
will not sell or offer to sell, nor allow any agent or selling group member acting on behalf of MUFG in connection with the Offering to sell or offer to sell, any of the Offered
Shares to any person resident in Canada;
- (b)
- at
the Closing Time and the Option Closing Time, MUFG will deliver to the Lead Underwriter, an "all-sold" certificate confirming that neither MUFG nor any of the agents or selling
group members acting on MUFG's behalf in connection with the Offering, has offered or sold any of the Firm Shares or Additional Shares, as applicable, to any person resident in Canada; and
- (c)
- it
shall include a statement in the confirmation slip or other notice provided to each Purchaser of the Offered Shares sold by it that it is MUFG's understanding that the Purchaser is
not a resident of Canada nor is the Purchaser holding such Offered Shares on behalf of or for the benefit of a person resident in Canada.
- (4)
- The Corporation agrees that the Underwriters are acting severally and not jointly (or jointly and severally) in performing their respective obligations under this Agreement and that no Underwriter shall be liable for any act, omission or conduct by any other Underwriter.
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- (5)
- Distribution in Canada. No Underwriter that is a non-resident for purposes of the ITA will render any services under this Agreement in Canada.
Section 9 Indemnification
- (1)
- The
Corporation agrees to indemnify and save harmless each of the Underwriters, its affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees and agents (each being hereinafter
referred to as the "Indemnified Party") from and against all liabilities, claims, losses, costs, damages and expenses (including without limitation any
legal fees or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with defending or investigating any of the above, but excluding any loss of profits and other consequential
damages), in any way caused by, or arising directly or indirectly from, or in consequence of:
- (a)
- (i)
any information or statement contained in any Offering Document which at the time and in light of the circumstances under which it was made contains or is alleged to contain a
misrepresentation; (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in an Offering Document, in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any "issuer
information" (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the U.S. Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the U.S. Securities Act or
(B) in any Marketing Documents, or (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Offering Document, in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any "issuer information"
(as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the U.S. Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the U.S. Securities Act or in any Marketing
Documents, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, in the case of any
prospectus) not misleading; provided, however, that the Corporation will not be liable in any such case to the extent such liabilities, claims, losses, costs, damages and expenses arise out of or are
based upon any such misrepresentation, untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Corporation by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriter expressly for use therein;
- (b)
- any
order made or inquiry, investigation or proceedings commenced or threatened by any securities regulatory authority, stock exchange or other competent authority based upon any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged omission or any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation (except a statement provided by the Underwriters in writing
specifically for use in any Offering Document or omission relating solely to the Underwriters or alleged untrue statement which has been provided by the Underwriters in writing specifically for use in
an Offering Document or alleged omission relating solely to the Underwriters) in any Offering Document, or based upon any failure to comply with the Applicable Securities Laws in connection with the
transactions contemplated herein (other than any failure or alleged failure to comply by the Underwriters), or which prevents or restricts the trading in or the sale of the Corporation's securities or
the distribution of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction;
- (c)
- the
non-compliance or alleged non-compliance by the Corporation with any of the Applicable Securities Laws relating to or connected with the distribution of the Offered Shares,
including the Corporation's non-compliance with any statutory requirement to make any document available for inspection; or
- (d)
- any breach by the Corporation of its representations, warranties, covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement;
provided that none of the foregoing indemnities apply if and to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgement from which no appeal can be made or a regulatory authority in a final ruling from which no appeal can be made shall determine that the liabilities, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, losses, costs, damages or expenses resulted from the gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct of an Indemnified Party claiming indemnity, in which case this Section 9 shall cease to apply to such Indemnified Party in respect of such Claim (as hereinafter defined). For greater certainty, the Corporation and the Underwriters agree that they do not intend that any failure by the Underwriters to
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conduct such reasonable investigation as necessary to provide the Underwriters with reasonable grounds for believing the Offering Documents contained no misrepresentation shall constitute "gross negligence" or "wilful misconduct" for the purposes of this Section 9 or otherwise disentitle the Underwriters from indemnification hereunder.
- (2)
- If
any matter or thing contemplated by Section 9 (any such matter or thing being referred to as a "Claim") is asserted
against an Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party will (i) notify the Corporation in writing as soon as possible of the nature of such Claim, (ii) will provide copies of all the
relevant documentation to the Corporation, and (iii) unless the Corporation assumes the defence thereof, will keep the Corporation advised of the progress and will discuss all significant
proposed actions. The failure to notify the Corporation of any potential Claim shall not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party except, and only to the
extent, that any such delay in giving or failing to give notice results in the loss of rights or defences in connection with such Claim or results in any increase in the liability under this indemnity
which the Corporation would not otherwise have incurred had the Indemnified Party given the required notice. The Corporation shall be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in and, to the extent
it may wish to do so, assume the defence of any suit brought to enforce such Claim; provided, however, that the defence shall be conducted through legal counsel acceptable to the Indemnified Parties,
acting reasonably. Upon the Corporation notifying the Indemnified Party in writing of its election to assume the defence and retain counsel, the Corporation will not be liable to an Indemnified Party
for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by it in connection with such defence. If such defence is assumed by the Corporation, the Corporation throughout the course thereof will provide copies of
all relevant documentation to the Indemnified Party, will keep the Indemnified Party advised of the progress thereof and will discuss with the Indemnified Party all significant actions proposed.
- (3)
- No
settlement of any such Claim or admission of liability may be made by the Corporation or an Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties affected
or the Corporation (as applicable), which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party or the
Corporation (as applicable) from all liability arising out of such action or Claim and does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act, by or on
behalf of any Indemnified Party or the Corporation (as applicable).
- (4)
- Notwithstanding
the forgoing, any Indemnified Party shall have the right, at the Corporation's expense, to separately retain counsel of such Indemnified Party's choice, in respect of
the defence of any Claim if: (i) the Corporation shall have agreed to the retention of the other counsel; (ii) the Corporation has not assumed the defence and retained counsel therefor
promptly following receipt by the Corporation of notice of any such Claim from the Indemnified Party; or (iii) counsel retained by the Corporation or the Indemnified Party has advised the
Indemnified Party that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate for any reason, including the reason that (A) there may be legal defences available to the
Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Corporation (in which event and to that extent, the Corporation shall not have the right to assume or direct
the defence on such Indemnified Party's behalf), (B) there is a conflict of interest between the Corporation and the Indemnified Party, or (C) the subject matter of the Claim may not
fall within the indemnity set forth herein, and in each such case the Corporation shall not have the right to assume or direct the defence on such Indemnified Party's behalf, provided that the
Corporation shall not be responsible for the fees or expenses of more than one legal firm in any single jurisdiction for all of the Indemnified Parties.
- (5)
- The
rights provided in this Section 9 shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other right which the Underwriters may have by statute or otherwise at law.
- (6)
- To the extent that any Indemnified Party is not a party to this Agreement, the Underwriters hold the right and benefit of this section in trust for and on behalf of such Indemnified Party.
Section 10 Contribution
- (1)
- In order to provide for a just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity provided in Section 9 would otherwise be available in accordance with its terms but is, for any reason, held to be
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unavailable to or unenforceable by the Underwriters, the Underwriters and the Corporation shall contribute to the aggregate of all losses, costs, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this Section but excluding any loss of profits and other consequential damages) of the nature provided for above in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Underwriters on the one hand and the Corporation on the other hand but also the relative fault of the Underwriters and the Corporation as well as any relevant equitable considerations, provided that, in no event, will the Underwriters be responsible for any amount in excess of the amount of the Underwriting Fee actually received by them. In the event that the Corporation may be held to be entitled to contribution from the Underwriters under the provisions of any statute or law, the Corporation shall be limited to contribution in an amount not exceeding the lesser of: (i) the portion of the full amount of losses, claims, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities, giving rise to such contribution for which the Underwriters are responsible, as determined above; and (ii) the amount of the Underwriting Fee actually received by the Underwriters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the foregoing applies if and to the extent that the liabilities, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, losses, costs, damages or expenses resulted from the gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct of the party claiming contribution.
- (2)
- The
rights to contribution provided in this Section 10 shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other right to contribution which the Indemnified Parties may have
by statute or otherwise at law provided that Section 10(1) of this Section 10 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in respect of such other right.
- (3)
- Any
party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receiving notice of commencement of any claim, action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for
contribution may be made against the other party under this section, notify such party from whom contribution may be sought. In no case shall such party from whom contribution may be sought be liable
under this Agreement unless such notice has been provided, but the omission to so notify such party shall not relieve the party from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation it may
have otherwise than under this Section 10, except to the extent such party is materially prejudiced by the failure to receive such notice. The obligations of the Underwriters to
contribute pursuant to this Section 10 are several in proportion to the number of Offered Shares to be purchased by each of the Underwriters hereunder and not joint.
- (4)
- The Corporation hereby waives its right to recover contribution from the Underwriters or any other Indemnified Party with respect to any liability of the Corporation solely by reason of or arising out of any misrepresentation contained in any Offering Document, other than a misrepresentation included in reliance upon information furnished to the Corporation in writing by or on behalf of any Underwriter by the Lead Underwriter specifically for use therein.
Section 11 Covenants of the Corporation
- (1)
- The
Corporation covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that:
- (a)
- contemporaneously
with the filing of the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, an
opinion of Québec counsel to the Corporation, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that the French language version of
the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus (other than the Documents Incorporated by Reference), Amended and Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus (other than the Documents Incorporated by
Reference) and the Canadian Final Prospectus, other than the financial statements and notes thereto and the related Auditor's report for which an opinion of the Auditor is provided pursuant to
Section 11(1)(b), are in all material respects complete and accurate translations to the French language of the English version thereof;
- (b)
- concurrently with the filing of the opinions delivered pursuant to Section 11(1)(a), an opinion of the Auditor, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters to the effect that the financial statements and notes thereto and the related Auditor's report incorporated by reference in the French language versions of the Initial Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Amended and
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- (c)
- the
Corporation will advise the Underwriters, promptly after receiving notice thereof, of the time when each Offering Document or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed, when
any Dual Prospectus Receipt has been obtained and when the Registration Statement becomes effective, and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Underwriters of each such filing and a copy of each
such Dual Prospectus Receipt;
- (d)
- between
the date hereof and the date of completion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will advise the Underwriters, promptly after receiving notice or
obtaining knowledge thereof, of:
- (i)
- the
issuance by any Canadian Securities Commission or the SEC of any order suspending or preventing the use of any of the Offering Documents or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, including without limitation the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, the threatening
of any such order;
- (ii)
- the
issuance by any Canadian Securities Commission, the SEC, the TSX or the NYSE of any order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the Distribution of the Common
Shares or the trading in any securities of the Corporation, or of the institution or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose; or
- (iii)
- any requests made by any Canadian Securities Commission or the SEC for amending or supplementing any of the Offering Documents or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information;
Restated Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, are in all material respects complete and accurate translations of the English versions thereof;
- (e)
- the
Corporation will use its best efforts to obtain the conditional listing of the Offered Shares on the TSX by the Closing Time, subject only to the official notice of issuance, and
the Corporation will use its best efforts to have the Offered Shares listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the NYSE by the Closing Time, subject only to the official notice
of issuance;
- (f)
- as
soon as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the
U.S. Securities Act), the Corporation will make generally available to its security holders and to the Lead Underwriter an earnings statement or statements of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the U.S. Securities Act and Rule 158 under the U.S. Securities Act; and
- (g)
- the
Corporation will use the net proceeds from the Offering as described in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus.
and the Corporation will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above or subparagraph (b)(ii) above and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible time;
- (2)
- Prior
to the completion of the Distribution of the Offered Shares, the Corporation will file all documents required to be filed with or furnished to the Canadian Securities
Commissions and the SEC pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws.
- (3)
- Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Corporation will not, without the prior written consent of the Lead Underwriter (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) on behalf of the Underwriters, directly or indirectly issue, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer, lend or dispose of directly or indirectly, any Common Shares or securities or other financial instruments convertible into or having the right to acquire Common Shares or enter into any agreement or arrangement under which the Corporation would acquire or transfer to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common Shares, whether that agreement or arrangement may be settled by the delivery of Common Shares or other securities or cash, or agree to become bound to
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do so, or disclose to the public any intention to do so, during the period from the date hereof and ending 90 days following the Closing Date; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may issue securities pursuant to (a) the Offering, (b) precious metal purchase agreements, (c) director, officer or employee stock options, restricted share rights, employee stock purchase plan deductions or other security-based compensation arrangements, in each case that are described in the Offering Documents, (d) a dividend re-investment plan; or (e) other outstanding rights, warrants, options, agreements or other arrangements outstanding at the date hereof or which have been granted or issued, which are subject to any necessary regulatory approval.
Section 12 All Terms to be Conditions
The Corporation agrees that the conditions contained in this Agreement will be complied with insofar as the same relate to acts to be performed or caused to be performed by the Corporation. Any breach or failure to comply with any of the conditions set out in this Agreement shall entitle the Underwriters to terminate their obligation to purchase the Offered Shares, by written notice to that effect given to the Corporation at or prior to the Time of Closing or the Option Closing Time, as applicable. It is understood that the Underwriters may waive, in whole or in part, or extend the time for compliance with, any of such terms and conditions without prejudice to the rights of the Underwriters in respect of any such terms and conditions or any other or subsequent breach or non-compliance, provided that to be binding on the Underwriters any such waiver or extension must be in writing and signed by the Underwriters.
Section 13 Termination by Underwriters
- (1)
- Each
Underwriter shall also be entitled to terminate its obligation to purchase the Offered Shares by written notice to that effect to the Corporation and the Lead Underwriter, at or
prior to the Closing Time or the Option Closing Time, as applicable, if:
- (a)
- there
should occur any material change in the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation or a change in any material fact, or the Underwriters
become aware of any undisclosed material information, which in the opinion of an Underwriter, acting reasonably, would have a material adverse effect on the market price or value of the
Offered Shares;
- (b)
- there
should develop, occur or come into effect or existence, any event, action, state, condition or occurrence, of national or international consequence or any law or regulation
which, in the opinion of an Underwriter materially adversely effects or involves, or will materially adversely effect or involve, the financial markets generally or the business, operations or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and have a material adverse effect on the market price or value of the Offered Shares;
- (c)
- there
should occur or commence or be announced any inquiry, action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (whether formal or informal) by, or any order or ruling is issued by, any
governmental authority including any securities regulatory authority or by the TSX and/or NYSE; or any law or regulation is promulgated, changed or announced, which in the opinion of an Underwriter,
will prevent or materially restrict trading in or distribution of the Offered Shares or would have a material adverse effect on the market price or value of the Offered Shares; or
- (d)
- the
Corporation shall be in breach of, default under or non-compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition of this Agreement in any material respect.
- (2)
- If
this Agreement is terminated by any of the Underwriters pursuant to Section 13(1), there shall be no further liability on the part of such Underwriter or of the Corporation
to such Underwriter, except in respect of any liability which may have arisen or may thereafter arise under Section 9, Section 10 and Section 17.
- (3)
- The right of the Underwriters or any of them to terminate their respective obligations under this Agreement is in addition to such other remedies as they may have in respect of any default, act or failure to act of the Corporation in respect of any of the matters contemplated by this Agreement. A notice of
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termination given by one Underwriter under this Section 13 shall not be binding upon the other Underwriters.
Section 14 Closing
The closing of the purchase and sale of the Firm Shares herein provided for shall be completed at 8:00 a.m. (EDT), March 17, 2015, or such other date and/or time as may be agreed upon in writing by the Corporation and the Underwriters, but in any event not later than 42 days following the date of a final receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus (respectively, the "Closing Time" and the "Closing Date"), at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP. In the event that the Closing Time has not occurred on or before the date which is 42 days following the date of a final receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus, this Agreement shall terminate.
Section 15 Conditions of Closing and Option Closing
- (1)
- The
obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement are subject to (i) the representations and warranties of the Corporation contained in this Agreement being true and
correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, in all respects) as at the date of this Agreement, the Closing Time and the Option Closing Time, as applicable, except for such
representations and warranties which are in respect of a specific date in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct, in all material respects (or, if qualified by
materiality, in all respects), as of such date, (ii), the performance by the Corporation of its obligations under this Agreement and (iii) receipt by the Underwriters, at the Closing Time or
Option Closing Time, as applicable, of:
- (a)
- a
favourable legal opinion, dated the Closing Date and Option Closing Date, as applicable, from Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, the Corporation's Canadian counsel, as to
matters of Canadian federal and provincial law (who may rely on the opinions of local counsel acceptable to them and to the Underwriters' counsel as to matters governed by the laws of
jurisdictions in Canada other than the Provinces of British Columbia and Ontario), addressed to the Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Schedule "B" subject to customary limitations,
assumptions and qualifications, which shall be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Underwriters to the effect that such counsel has participated in the conferences and telephone conversations
with representatives of the Underwriters, including their United States and Canadian counsel, officers and other representatives of the Corporation, the independent registered public
accountants for the Corporation, United States counsel for the Corporation during which conferences and conversations the contents of the Canadian Final Prospectus and related matters were
discussed and, subject to customary qualifications, confirming that, although such counsel has not undertaken to investigate or verify independently, and cannot and does not assume responsibility for,
the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained therein, based upon such participation (and relying as to factual matters to the extent such counsel deems reasonable on
officers, employees and other representatives of the Corporation), its understanding of the applicable Canadian securities laws and the experience it has gained in its practice thereunder, such
counsel advises that its work in connection with this matter did not disclose any information that caused such counsel to believe that the Canadian Final Prospectus, as of its date and as of the
Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than the Financial Statements, financial statement schedules and other financial, accounting or statistical data and
information, and the reserve and resource data or information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the Canadian Final Prospectus under the heading "Interest of Experts",
included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion);
- (b)
- a favourable legal opinion, dated the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, from Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, the Corporation's U.S. counsel, addressed to the Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Schedule "C", subject to customary limitations, assumptions and qualifications, which shall be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Underwriters to the effect that such counsel has participated in conferences and telephone conversations with
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- (c)
- a
letter, dated the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, the Underwriters' U.S. counsel,
addressed to the Underwriters, to the effect that such counsel has participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the U.S. Final Prospectus (excluding the Documents
Incorporated by Reference) and, subject to customary qualifications, confirming that, although such counsel has not undertaken to investigate or verify independently, and does not assume
responsibility for, the accuracy or completeness of the statements contained therein, based upon such participation (and relying as to factual matters to the extent such counsel deems
reasonable on officers, employees and other representatives of the Corporation), no facts have come to such counsel's attention which have caused such counsel to believe that the Registration
Statement, at the time it became effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or that the U.S. Final Prospectus, as of its date and as of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(in each case, other than the Financial Statements and other financial information, and the information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the U.S. Final
Prospectus under the heading "Interest of Experts", included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion);
- (d)
- a letter, dated the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, from Blake, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, the Underwriters' Canadian counsel, addressed to the Underwriters, to the effect that such counsel has participated in the preparation of the Canadian Final Prospectus (excluding the Documents Incorporated by Reference) and, subject to customary qualifications, confirming that, although such counsel has not undertaken to investigate or verify independently, and does not assume responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained therein, based upon such participation (and relying as to factual matters to the extent such counsel deems reasonable on officers, employees and other representatives of the Corporation), no facts have come to such counsel's attention which have caused such counsel to believe that the Canadian Final Prospectus, as of its date and as of the Closing Date and the Option Closing date, as applicable, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
representatives of the Underwriters, including their United States and Canadian counsel, officers and other representatives of the Corporation, the independent registered public accountants for the Corporation, Canadian counsel for the Corporation during which conferences and conversations the contents of the Registration Statement and the U.S. Final Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, subject to customary qualifications, confirming that, although such counsel has not undertaken to verify independently, and cannot and does not assume responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained therein, based upon such participation (and relying as to factual matters to the extent such counsel deems reasonable on officers, employees and other representatives of the Corporation), its understanding of the U.S. federal securities laws and the experience it has gained in its practice thereunder, such counsel advises that its work in connection with this matter did not disclose any information that caused such counsel to believe that (i) at the time it became effective, the Registration Statement included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) at the time the U.S. Final Prospectus was issued or at the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, the U.S. Final Prospectus included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (in the case of each of (i) and (ii), other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial, accounting or statistical data and information related to or derived from reserves and resource data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom or from those documents incorporated by reference, in each case, as to which such counsel expresses no such belief);
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- (e)
- certificates
or evidence of registration representing, in the aggregate, the Firm Shares (and Additional Shares, if applicable) in the name of CDS or its nominee or in such
other name(s) as the Lead Underwriter on behalf of the Underwriters shall have directed;
- (f)
- the
auditor's comfort letter dated the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, updating the comfort letter referred to in Section 5(5) above with such changes
as may be necessary from the comfort letter delivered previously to bring the information therein forward to a date which is within two Business Days of the Closing Date and Option Closing Date,
as applicable;
- (g)
- the
Underwriting Fee paid in accordance with the eighth paragraph of this Agreement;
- (h)
- evidence
satisfactory to the Lead Underwriter that the Offered Shares shall have been (A) listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the NYSE, subject only to official
notice of issuance, and (B) conditionally approved for listing on the TSX, subject only to the official notice of issuance;
- (i)
- a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as applicable, and signed on behalf of the Corporation, but without personal liability, by the President and Chief
Executive Officer and by the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, or such other officers of the Corporation as may be reasonably acceptable to the Underwriters, certifying that: (i) the
Corporation has, complied with all covenants and satisfied all terms and conditions hereof to be complied with and satisfied by the Corporation at or prior to the Closing Time and the Option Closing
Time, as applicable; (ii) all the representations and warranties of the Corporation contained herein are true and correct, in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, in all
respects) as at the Closing Time and the Option Closing Time with the same force and effect as if made at and as of the Closing Time and the Option Closing Time, as applicable, except for such
representations and warranties which are in respect of a specific date in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct, in all material respects (or, if qualified by
materiality, in all respects), as of such date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) there has been no material change relating to the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, since the date hereof which
has not been generally disclosed, except for the Offering, and with respect to which the requisite material change statement or report has not been filed and no such disclosure has been made on a
confidential basis; and (v) to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the persons signing such certificate, after having made reasonable inquiries, no order, ruling or
determination having the effect of ceasing or suspending trading in the Common Shares or any other securities of the Corporation has been issued and no proceedings for such purpose are pending or are
contemplated or threatened;
- (j)
- at
the Time of Closing or Option Closing Time, as applicable, certificates dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Corporation, but
without personal liability, by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or another officer acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, in form and content satisfactory to the
Underwriters, acting reasonably, with respect to the constating documents of the Corporation; the resolutions of the directors of the Corporation relevant to the Offering, including the allotment,
issue (or reservation for issue) and sale of the Firm Shares and Additional Shares, the grant of the Over-Allotment Option, the authorization of this Agreement and the listing of the Firm
Shares and the Additional Shares on the TSX and NYSE; and the incumbency and signatures of signing officers of the Corporation;
- (k)
- at the Time of Closing, the Corporation's directors and officers shall have entered into lock-up agreements, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule "D";
which they were made, not misleading (other than the Financial Statements and other financial information, and the information derived from the reports of or attributed to persons named in the Canadian Final Prospectus under the heading "Interest of Experts", included or incorporated by reference therein, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion);
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- (l)
- at
the Time of Closing and the Option Closing Time, as applicable, a certificate of status (or equivalent) for the Corporation and each of the Subsidiaries dated within one
(1) Business Day (or such earlier or later date as the Underwriters may accept) of the Closing Date;
- (m)
- evidence
satisfactory to the Lead Underwriter that FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements
of the Offering; and
- (n)
- such other documents as the Underwriters or Canadian and U.S. counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably require; and all proceedings taken by the Corporation in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lead Underwriter and Canadian and U.S. counsel for the Underwriters, acting reasonably.
Section 16 Over-Allotment Option
- (1)
- The
Over-Allotment Option may be exercised by the Underwriters at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part by delivering notice to the Corporation not later than
5:00 p.m. on the 30th day after the Closing Date, which notice will specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date
(the "Option Closing Date") and time (the "Option Closing Time") on and at which such
Additional Shares are to be purchased. Such Option Closing Date may be the same as (but not earlier than) the Closing Date and will not be earlier than three Business Days nor later than five
Business Days after the date of delivery of such notice (except to the extent a shorter or longer period shall be agreed to by the Corporation). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, upon the
Underwriters furnishing this notice, the Underwriters will be committed to purchase, in the respective percentages set forth in Section 22, and the Corporation will be committed to issue and
sell in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the number of Additional Shares indicated in the notice. Additional Shares may be purchased by the Underwriters only for the
purpose of satisfying over-allotments made in connection with the Offering.
- (2)
- In
the event that the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in accordance with its terms, the closing of the issuance and sale of that number of Additional Shares in respect of which the
Underwriters are exercising the Over-Allotment Option shall take place at the Option Closing Time at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP or at such other place as may be agreed
to by the Underwriters and the Corporation.
- (3)
- At
the Option Closing Time, the Corporation shall issue to the Underwriters that number of Additional Shares in respect of which the Underwriters are exercising the Over-Allotment
Option and deposit with CDS or its nominee, if requested by the Lead Underwriter, the Additional Shares electronically through the non-certificated inventory system of CDS against payment of $20.55
per Additional Share by wire transfer or certified cheque payable to the Corporation or as otherwise directed by the Corporation.
- (4)
- Concurrently
with the deliveries and payment under paragraph (3), the Corporation shall pay the Underwriting Fee applicable to the Additional Shares in the manner provided in
the eighth paragraph of this letter against delivery of a receipt for that payment.
- (5)
- The obligation of the Underwriters to make any payment or delivery contemplated by this Section 16 is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 15.
Section 17 Expenses
The Corporation will pay all expenses and fees in connection with the Offering, including, without limitation: (i) all expenses of or incidental to the creation, issue, sale or distribution of the Offered Shares and the filing of the Offering Documents; (ii) printing and translation costs, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Corporation's legal and accounting advisors; (iv) all costs incurred in connection with the preparation of documentation relating to the Offering and (v) the reasonable, actual and accountable fees and disbursements of the Underwriters' U.S. counsel relating to the review of the Offering by FINRA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all actual and accountable out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the Underwriters including actual and accountable reasonable fees and disbursements of Underwriters' Canadian and U.S. legal counsel (other than the reasonable, actual and accountable fees and disbursements of the Underwriters' U.S. counsel relating to the
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review of the Offering by FINRA (collectively, the "Underwriters' Expenses") shall be payable by the Underwriters, but if the Offering is not completed, the Corporation shall promptly reimburse the Underwriters for all of the Underwriters' Expenses.
Section 18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship
The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the Offering Price of the Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm's-length commercial transaction between the Corporation, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the Offering and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Corporation or its shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favour of the Corporation with respect to the Offering or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Corporation on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Corporation with respect to the Offering except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Corporation, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the Offering and the Corporation has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deems appropriate.
Section 19 Notices
Any notice to be given hereunder shall be in writing and may be given by facsimile or by hand delivery and shall, in the case of notice to the Corporation, be addressed and faxed or delivered to:
Silver
Wheaton Corp.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (such copy not to constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
2100 Scotia Plaza
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and to (such copy not to constitute notice):
Xxxx,
Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and in the case of the Underwriters, be addressed and faxed or delivered to:
Scotia
Capital Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
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BMO Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
CIBC World
Markets Inc.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
RBC Dominion
Securities Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Canada Inc.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
TD Securities Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
GMP
Securities L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxx
X'Xxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Macquarie
Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
National
Bank Financial Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
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Canaccord
Genuity Corp.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
HSBC Securities
(Canada) Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Markus
Felderer
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Canada Ltd.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000.0000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Ltd.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
UBS
Securities Canada Inc.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Credit
Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc.
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
P.O. Box 301
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1C9
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Mitsubishi
UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx
XxXxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Salman
Partners Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to (such copy not to constitute notice):
Blake,
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and to (such copy not to constitute notice):
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000 Xxx Xxxxxx – Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
The Corporation and the Underwriters may change their respective addresses for notice by notice given in the manner referred to above.
Section 20 Actions on Behalf of the Underwriters
All steps which must or may be taken by the Underwriters in connection with this Underwriting Agreement, with the exception of the matters contemplated by Section 9, Section 10, Section 12 and Section 13, shall be taken by the Lead Underwriter on the Underwriters' behalf and the execution of the Agreement by the Underwriters shall constitute the Corporation's authority for accepting notification of any such steps from, and for giving notice to, and for delivering any definitive certificate(s) representing the Offered Shares to, or to the order of, the Lead Underwriter.
Section 21 Survival
The representations, warranties, obligations and agreements of the Corporation and of the Underwriters contained herein or delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the purchase by the Underwriters of the Offered Shares and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Underwriters of the Offered Shares until the later of: (i) the second anniversary of the Closing Date; and (ii) the latest date under Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws relevant to a Purchaser of any Offered Shares (non-residents of Canada or the U.S. being deemed to be resident in the Province of Ontario for such purposes) that a Purchaser of Offered Shares may be entitled to commence an action or exercise a right of rescission, with respect to a misrepresentation contained in the Canadian Final Prospectus, U.S. Final Prospectus or, if applicable, any Supplementary Material, and the Underwriters shall be entitled to rely on the representations and warranties of the Corporation contained in or delivered pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding any investigation which the Underwriters may undertake or which may be undertaken on the Underwriters' behalf.
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Section 22 Underwriters' Obligations
- (1)
- Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Underwriters' obligations under this Agreement to purchase the Offered Shares shall be several and not joint and several and the liability of each of the Underwriters to purchase the Offered Shares shall be limited to the following percentages of the purchase price paid for the Offered Shares:
Scotia Capital Inc.(1) |
25% | ||||
BMO Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Inc. |
12% | ||||
CIBC World Markets Inc. |
12% | ||||
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. |
12% | ||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Canada Inc. |
6% | ||||
TD Securities Inc. |
6% | ||||
GMP Securities L.P. |
4% | ||||
Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. |
4% | ||||
National Bank Financial Inc. |
4% | ||||
Canaccord Genuity Corp. |
3% | ||||
HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. |
3% | ||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Canada Ltd. |
2% | ||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Ltd. |
2% | ||||
UBS Securities Canada Inc. |
2% | ||||
Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc. |
1% | ||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. |
1% | ||||
Salman Partners Inc. |
1% |
- (1)
- Sole Bookrunner to receive 5% work fee to be paid out of the Underwriting Fee
- (2)
- If
any one or more of the Underwriters fails to purchase its or their applicable percentage of the Offered Shares at the Closing Time or at the Option Closing Time, as the case may
be, and if the aggregate number of Firm Shares not purchased is:
- (a)
- less
than or equal to 10% of the Firm Shares agreed to be purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, then each of the other Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase
severally the Firm Shares not taken up, on a pro rata basis or as they may otherwise agree as between themselves; and
- (b)
- greater than 10% of the Firm Shares agreed to be purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, then the remaining Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase such Firm Shares, however, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right, exercisable at their option, to purchase on a pro rata basis (or on such other basis as may be agreed to by the remaining Underwriters) all, but not less than all, of the Firm Shares which would otherwise have been purchased by the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters and to receive the defaulting Underwriter's portion of the Underwriting Fee in respect thereof;
and the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the right, by notice to the Corporation, to postpone the Closing Date or Option Closing Date, as the case may be, by not more than three Business Days to effect such purchase.
- (3)
- In
the event that such right in Section 22(2)(b) is not exercised, the Underwriter or Underwriters which are able and willing to purchase shall be relieved of all obligations
to the Corporation on submission to the Corporation of reasonable evidence of its or their ability and willingness to fulfil its or their obligations hereunder at the Closing Time.
- (4)
- Nothing in this paragraph shall oblige the Corporation to sell to any or all of the Underwriters less than all of the Firm Shares or Additional Shares with respect to which the Over-Allotment Option is exercised, as applicable, or relieve from liability to the Corporation any Underwriter which shall be so in default.
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Section 23 Market Stabilization
In connection with the distribution of the Offered Shares, the Underwriters (or any of them) may effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the market price of the Common Shares at levels other than those which might otherwise prevail in the open market, but in each case as permitted by Applicable Securities Laws. Such stabilizing transactions, if any, may be discontinued by the Underwriters at any time.
Section 24 Entire Agreement
Any and all previous agreements with respect to the purchase and sale of the Offered Shares, whether written or oral, are terminated and this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Corporation and the Underwriters with respect to the purchase and sale of the Offered Shares.
Section 25 Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in force in the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
Section 26 Relationship with the TMX Group Limited
Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc., or affiliates thereof, each own or control an equity interest in TMX Group Limited ("TMX Group") and Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc. each have a nominee director serving on the TMX Group's board of directors. As such, such investment dealers may be considered to have an economic interest in the listing of securities on any exchange owned or operated by TMX Group, including the TSX, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Alpha Exchange. No person or company is required to obtain products or services from TMX Group or its affiliates as a condition of any such dealer supplying or continuing to supply a product or service.
Section 27 Time of the Essence
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding and is agreed to by you, will you please confirm your acceptance by signing the enclosed copies of this letter at the place indicated and returning the same to us on or before March 3, 2015.
Yours truly,
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. |
BMO XXXXXXX XXXXX INC. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXXX XXXXXXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC. |
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
XXXXXXX XXXXX CANADA INC. |
TD SECURITIES INC. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC. |
MACQUARIE CAPITAL MARKETS CANADA LTD. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXX XXXXXXXXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
|
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXX |
||||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||||
|
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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GMP SECURITIES L.P. |
CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXX X'XXXXXXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxx X'Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Managing Director, Investment Banking | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
HSBC SECURITIES (CANADA) INC. |
XXXXXXX XXXXX LTD. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ MARKUS FELDERER |
By: |
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Markus Felderer | Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Director | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
XXXXXX XXXXXXX CANADA LTD. |
UBS SECURITIES CANADA INC. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXX XXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Executive Director | Title: | Managing Director | ||||||
|
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX |
||||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||||||
|
Title: | Executive Director | ||||||||
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (CANADA) INC. |
MITSUBISHI UFJ SECURITIES (USA), INC. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX XXXX |
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX |
|||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | Name: | Xxxxx XxXxxxxx | ||||||
|
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Managing Director, International Head of Equity Capital Markets | ||||||
SALMAN PARTNERS INC. |
||||||||||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX |
|||||||||
|
Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||||
|
Title: | President & CEO |
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The foregoing is in accordance with our understanding and is accepted by us.
|
SILVER WHEATON CORP. | |||||
|
By: |
/s/ XXXXX X.X. XXXXXXXXX |
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|
Name: | Xxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
|
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
|
By: |
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXX |
||||
|
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
|
Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE "A"
MATERIAL SUBSIDIARIES
Name
|
Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
Beneficial Equity / Voting Ownership |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silver Wheaton (Caymans) Ltd. |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | 000% | ||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx S.a.r.l. |
Luxembourg | 100% |
A-1
SCHEDULE "B"
MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE CORPORATION'S
CANADIAN COUNSEL OPINION
- (a)
- the
Corporation is a "reporting issuer", or its equivalent, in each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions and it is not listed as in default of any requirement of
the Applicable Securities Laws in any of the Qualifying Jurisdictions;
- (b)
- the
Corporation is a corporation incorporated and existing under the Business Corporations
Act (Ontario);
- (c)
- the
Corporation has the corporate power and capacity to carry on its business and to own property and assets and the Corporation has the corporate power and
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby;
- (d)
- the
Corporation has all necessary corporate power and capacity: (i) to issue and sell the Firm Shares and the Additional Shares; and (ii) to
grant the Over-Allotment Option;
- (e)
- the
authorized capital of the Corporation;
- (f)
- (I) the statements in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus under the
heading "Description of Common Shares" and (II) the statements in the Registration Statement under Part II — Information Not Required to be
Delivered to Offerees or Purchasers — Indemnification insofar as such statements summarize legal matters or documents discussed therein, are fair summaries of
such legal matters or documents in all material respects;
- (g)
- the
attributes attaching to the Offered Shares are consistent and conform with the description under "Description of Common Shares" in the Canadian Final
Prospectus;
- (h)
- all
necessary corporate action having been taken by Corporation to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the
Corporation of its obligations hereunder and to authorize the issuance, sale and delivery of the Firm Shares and Additional Shares and the grant of the Over-Allotment Option;
- (i)
- the
Offered Shares have been duly allotted and validly issued as fully-paid and non-assessable Common Shares in the capital of the Corporation upon full
payment therefor and the issue thereof;
- (j)
- all
necessary corporate action has been taken by the Corporation to authorize the execution and delivery of each of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the
Canadian Final Prospectus and any Supplementary Material and any Marketing Documents and the filing thereof with the Commissions;
- (k)
- this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable
against the Corporation in accordance with its terms, subject to customary limitations and qualifications including, but not limited to, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction and that enforcement of rights to indemnity,
contribution and waiver of contribution set out in this Agreement may be limited by applicable law;
- (l)
- the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the fulfillment of the terms thereof by the Corporation, the offering, issuance, sale and delivery of the Firm
Shares and the Additional Shares, and the grant of the Over-Allotment Option do not and will not conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Articles or by-laws of the Corporation
or any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation to which it is subject;
- (m)
- CST
Trust is the duly appointed registrar and transfer agent for the Common Shares of the Corporation;
- (n)
- all necessary documents have been filed, all requisite proceedings have been taken and all approvals, permits and consents of the appropriate regulatory authority in each Qualifying Jurisdiction have been
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- (o)
- subject
only to the Standard Listing Conditions, the Offered Shares have been conditionally listed or approved for listing on the TSX; and
- (p)
- as to the accuracy of the statements under the headings "Eligibility For Investment" and "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the Canadian Final Prospectus.
obtained to qualify the distribution of the Offered Shares in each of the Qualifying Jurisdictions through persons who are registered under Applicable Securities Laws and who have complied with the relevant provisions of such applicable laws;
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SCHEDULE "C"
MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE CORPORATION'S
U.S. COUNSEL OPINION.
- (a)
- The
Registration Statement was filed on [ • ],
2015, was amended on [ • ], 2015 and on [ • ], 2015
and became effective on [ • ], 2015. The Form F-X of the Company, dated
[ • ], 2015, was filed with SEC prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
The SEC's website indicates that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued.
- (b)
- The
statements in the U.S. Final Prospectus under the heading "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations," to the extent that
they constitute summaries of United States federal law or regulation or legal conclusions, have been reviewed by such counsel and fairly summarize the matters described under that heading in
all material respects.
- (c)
- The
Registration Statement and the U.S. Final Prospectus, as of their respective effective or issue times, appear on their face to be appropriately
responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC under the U.S. Securities Act, except for the financial
statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included or incorporated by reference in or omitted from either of them, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion; the
Form F-X, as of its date, appears on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act. Such counsel may assume, for
purposes of this paragraph, the compliance of the Canadian Final Prospectus with the requirements of British Columbia securities laws, as interpreted and applied by the British Columbia Securities
Commission.
- (d)
- The
issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the Corporation, the execution and delivery by the Corporation of this Agreement and the performance by the
Corporation of its obligations thereunder will not violate those laws, rules and regulations of the United States of America and the State of New York
("Applicable Law"), in each case which in such counsel's experience are normally applicable to the transactions of the type contemplated by this
Agreement or any judgment, order or decree of any New York or federal court or governmental authority binding upon the Corporation listed on a schedule to such counsel's opinion. For purposes
of such counsel's opinion letter, "Applicable Law" does not include federal securities laws (except for purposes of the opinion expressed in paragraph (e) below) or state securities laws,
anti-fraud laws, or any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Corporation, the Offered Shares, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or
regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to this Agreement or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.
- (e)
- No
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority, which has not been obtained,
taken or made is required by the Corporation under any Applicable Law for the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares by the Corporation, the execution and delivery by the Corporation of this
Agreement and the performance by the Corporation of its obligations thereunder. For purposes of this opinion, the term "Governmental Authority" means
any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory body of the State of New York or the United States of America.
- (f)
- The Corporation is not and, after giving effect to the offering and the sale of the Offered Shares and the application of their proceeds as described in the U.S. Final Prospectus under the heading "Use of Proceeds," will not be required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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SCHEDULE "D"
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
[ • ], 2015
[Underwriters' names and addresses]
Re: Silver Wheaton Corp. — Lock-Up Agreement
The undersigned, a director or officer of Silver Wheaton Corp. (the "Corporation"), understands that [ • ] and [ • ] (collectively, the "Underwriters") have entered into an underwriting agreement with the Corporation providing for a public offering in Canada and the United States (the "Offering") of common shares of the Corporation. The undersigned also acknowledges that the Underwriters have requested that the undersigned enter into this agreement as a condition of completion of the Offering and that, in consideration of the Offering and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged by the undersigned, the undersigned has agreed to enter into this agreement (the "Lock-Up Agreement") in favour of the Underwriters.
The undersigned represents and agrees that during the period beginning from the date hereof and ending 90 days from the closing date of the Offering (the "Lock-Up Period"), he, she or it shall not (and shall cause its affiliates not to) directly or indirectly, offer, sell, contract to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of or monetize any common shares of the Corporation, or any options or warrants to purchase any common shares of the Corporation, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common shares of the Corporation, now owned directly or indirectly by the undersigned, or under control or direction of the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has beneficial ownership as set out in Appendix "1" attached hereto (collectively, the "Undersigned's Securities"), or subsequently acquired, directly or indirectly, by the undersigned, or subsequently under control or direction of the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned acquires beneficial ownership (together with the Undersigned's Securities, the "Locked-up Securities") or enter into any swap, forward or other arrangement that transfers all or a portion of the economic consequences associated with the ownership of the Locked-up Securities (regardless of whether any such arrangement is to be settled by the delivery of securities of the Corporation, securities of another person, cash or otherwise) or agree to do any of the foregoing or publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may offer, sell, contract to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, grant an option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any of the Locked-up Securities, or enter into any swap, forward or other arrangement that transfers all or a portion of the economic consequences associated with the ownership of the Locked-up Securities, whether directly or indirectly, during the Lock-Up Period:
- 1.
- with
the prior written consent of the Lead Underwriter, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld;
- 2.
- without
the consent of the Lead Underwriter, in order for the undersigned to sell, transfer or tender the Locked-up Securities (or any of them) to a
bona fide take-over bid made to all holders of common shares of the Corporation or in connection with a merger, business combination, arrangement, consolidation, reorganization, restructuring
or similar transaction (a "reorganization") involving the Corporation; provided, however, that in such case it shall be a condition of the sale,
transfer or tender that if such take-over bid or reorganization is not completed during the Lock-Up Period, any Locked-up Securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement shall remain subject to the
restrictions herein;
- 3.
- without the consent of the Lead Underwriter, where the undersigned exercises any options or warrants provided that any underlying securities issued by the Corporation on such exercise remain part of the Locked-up Securities for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement; provided that underlying securities issued by the Corporation on exercise of options where the expiry date falls within the Lock-Up Period and underlying securities issued by the Corporation on vesting of restricted share units where such
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- 4.
- without the consent of the Lead Underwriter, directly or indirectly, (A) pursuant to gifts and transfers by will or intestacy and (B) pursuant to transfers to (i) the undersigned's members, partners, affiliates, associates or immediate family or (ii) a trust or Registered Retirement Savings Plan, the beneficiaries of which are the undersigned and/or members of the undersigned's immediate family; provided in each such case that, as a pre-condition to (A) and (B) the donee or transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the foregoing in the same manner as it applies to the undersigned. "Immediate family" shall mean spouse, lineal descendants, father, mother, brother or sister of the transferor and father, mother, brother or sister of the transferor's spouse.
units vest within the Lock-Up Period shall not form part of the Locked-Up Securities for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement and
The undersigned understands that the Corporation and the Underwriters are relying upon this Lock-Up Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Offering. The undersigned further understands that this Lock-Up Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned's legal representatives, successors, and assigns, and shall enure to the benefit of the Corporation, the Underwriters and their legal representatives, successors and assigns. This Lock-Up Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein and the parties hereto hereby agree to attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdictions of the court of the Province of British Columbia in connection with any dispute or claim hereunder.
DATED this [ • ] day of [ • ], 2015
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UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE "A" MATERIAL SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE "B" MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE CORPORATION'S CANADIAN COUNSEL OPINION
SCHEDULE "C" MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE CORPORATION'S U.S. COUNSEL OPINION.
SCHEDULE "D" FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT