SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT FOR UNITS
SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT FOR UNITS
TO:
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SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP. (the
“Corporation”)
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AND
TO:
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D&D
SECURITIES COMPANY (the “Agent”)
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The
undersigned (hereinafter referred to as the “Subscriber”) hereby
irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of Units, each Unit
comprising one common share and one half of one share purchase warrant
(collectively, the “Units”) of the Corporation set
forth below for the aggregate subscription price set forth below (the “Aggregate Subscription
Price”), representing a subscription price of US$3.00 per Unit, (the
“Subscription Agreement”) upon and subject
to the terms and conditions contained in this Subscription
Agreement. Each full warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
additional common share at a price of US$4.50 for a period of two (2) years from
the Closing Date. In
addition to this face page, the Subscriber must also complete the attached
Schedule A hereto.
Number
of Units:
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(Name
of Subscriber - please print)
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By:
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(Authorized
Signature)
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Aggregate
Subscription Price:
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(Official
Capacity or Title - please print)
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(Please
print name of individual whose signature appears above if different than
the name of the subscriber printed above.)
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and
is not a trust company or a portfolio manager, in either case, purchasing
as trustee or agent for accounts fully managed by it, complete the
following and ensure that Schedule A, is completed in respect of such
principal:
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(Subscriber’s
Address)
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(Name
of Principal)
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(Telephone
Number)
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(Principal’s
Address)
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(E-Mail
Address)
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(Principal’s
Telephone Number)
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(Principal’s
E-Mail Address)
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Register the Units as set forth
below:
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Deliver the Units as set forth
below:
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(Name)
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(Name)
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(Account
reference, if applicable)
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(Account
reference, if applicable)
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(Address)
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Name)
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(Address)
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ACCEPTANCE: The
Corporation hereby accepts the subscription as set forth above on the terms and
conditions contained in this Subscription Agreement and the Corporation
represents and warrants to the Subscriber that the representations and
warranties made by the Corporation to the Agent in the Agency Agreement (as
defined herein) are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing
Date (as defined herein) (save and except as waived by the Agent) and that the
Subscriber is entitled to rely thereon and on the terms, conditions and
covenants contained in the Agency Agreement as if the Subscriber were a party
thereto.
_______________________________,
2007
Subscription
No:
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By:
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This
is the first page of an agreement comprised of 20 pages (including
Schedules)
THE
SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 (THE "ACT"), AND ARE PROPOSED TO BE ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT PROVIDED BY REGULATION S
PROMULGATED UNDER THE ACT. UPON ANY SALE, SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE REOFFERED
FOR SALE OR RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S.
PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S, PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.
REGULATION
S SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made
effective as of the ______ day of ____________________, 2007.
BETWEEN:
THE
SUBSCRIBER LISTED ON THE EXECUTION PAGE
TO
THIS AGREEMENT
(hereinafter called the
"Subscriber")
OF
THE FIRST PART
AND:
SEARCHLIGHT
MINERALS CORP., a Nevada corporation with a corporate office at #120 -
0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(hereinafter
called the “Corporation")
OF
THE SECOND PART
THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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The
following terms will have the following meanings for all purposes of this
Agreement.
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(a)
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"Subscription
Agreement" means this Agreement, and all schedules and amendments to this
Agreement.
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(b)
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“Agent”
means D&D Securities Company.
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(c)
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“Agent
Agreement” means the Agency Agreement between the Agent and the
Corporation to be entered into prior to
Closing.
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(d)
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“Broker
Warrants” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.1 of this
Agreement.
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(e)
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“Common
Shares” means the shares of common stock of the Corporation, $0.001 par
value per share.
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(f)
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"Closing"
means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Offered
Securities.
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(g)
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"Closing
Date" means [January
<*>, 2007] or such other date as the Corporation may
determine.
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(h)
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"Exchange
Act " means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(i)
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"NI
45-106" means National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus and Registration
Exemptions.
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(j)
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"Offered
Securities" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1 of this
Subscription Agreement.
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(k)
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"Offering"
means the offering of the Units by the
Corporation.
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(l)
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"Offering
Jurisdictions" means British Columbia, Alberta and
Ontario.
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(m)
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"Person"
means an individual, a firm, a corporation, a syndicate, a partnership, a
trust, an association, an unincorporated organization, a joint venture, an
investment club, a government or an agency or political subdivision
thereof and every other form of legal or business entity of whatsoever
nature or kind.
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(n)
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“Purchase
Price” means the purchase price payable by the Subscriber to the
Corporation in consideration for the purchase and sale of the Units in
accordance with Section 2.1 of this Subscription
Agreement.
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(o)
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“Registration
Period” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.2 of this Subscription
Agreement.
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(p)
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“Registration
Statement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.1 of this
Subscription Agreement.
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(q)
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"SEC"
means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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(r)
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"Securities
Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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(s)
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"Shares"
means the Common Shares to be purchased by the Subscriber and comprising a
portion of the Units.
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(t)
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“Subscriber”
means the Subscriber executing the signature page to this Subscription
Agreement.
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(u)
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“Unit”
means a unit consisting of one (1) Share and one-half (1/2) of a
Warrant.
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(v)
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“U.S.
Person” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.1 of this Subscription
Agreement.
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(w)
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“Warrant”
means one whole share purchase warrant entitling the holder thereof to
purchase one common share of the Corporation at a price of $4.50 per share
during the period from the date of issuance to the date that is two years
from the date of issuance.
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(x)
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“Warrant
Shares” means the Common Shares to be issued upon exercise of the
Warrants.
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1.2 The
following schedules (the “Schedules”) are attached to and form part of this
Subscription Agreement:
Schedule
A Accredited
Investor Confirmation
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1.3 All
dollar amounts referred to in this Subscription Agreement are in United States
funds, unless expressly stated otherwise.
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF UNITS
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2.1 Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber
hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Corporation such number of
Units (the “Purchased Securities”) as is set forth upon the signature page
hereof at a price equal to $3.00 per Unit (the “Purchase
Price”). Upon execution, the subscription by the
Subscriber will be irrevocable. The Purchased Securities form part of a larger
sale of an aggregate of 2,333,333 Units (the "Offered Securities") offered by
the Corporation.
2.2 The
Purchase Price is payable by the Subscriber contemporaneously with the execution
and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and will be advanced to the
Corporation or the Agent. The Subscriber acknowledges that if the
funds are advanced to the Agent, the Agent shall release such funds to the
Corporation on confirmation by the Corporation that it will accept the
subscription.
2.3 Upon
execution by the Corporation, the Corporation agrees to sell such Units to the
Subscriber for the Purchase Price subject to the Corporation's right to sell to
the Subscriber such lesser number of Units as it may, in its sole discretion,
deem necessary or desirable.
2.4 Any
acceptance by the Corporation of this Subscription Agreement is conditional upon
compliance with all securities laws and other applicable laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident. Each Subscriber
will deliver to the Corporation all other documentation, agreements,
representations and requisite government forms required by the lawyers for the
Corporation as required to comply with all securities laws and other applicable
laws of the jurisdiction of the Subscriber.
2.5 Pending
acceptance of this subscription by the Corporation, all funds paid directly to
the Corporation by the Subscriber shall be deposited by the Corporation and
immediately available to the Corporation for its corporate
purposes. In the event the subscription is not accepted, the
subscription funds will constitute a non-interest bearing demand loan of the
Subscriber to the Corporation.
2.6 The
Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs the Corporation to deliver the
securities to be issued to such Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription
Agreement to the Subscriber’s address indicated on the signature page of this
Subscription Agreement.
2.7 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the subscription for the Units and the
Corporation's acceptance of the subscription is not subject to any minimum
subscription for the Offering.
2.8 The
Corporation hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber (and acknowledges
that the Subscriber is relying thereon) that:
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(a)
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the
Corporation has full corporate right, power and authority to execute and
deliver this Subscription Agreement and to issue the Units to the
Subscriber;
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(b)
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the
execution and delivery of, and the performance of the terms of this
Subscription Agreement by the Corporation, including the issue of the
Units, does not and will not constitute a breach of or default under the
constating documents of the Corporation of any law, regulation, order or
ruling applicable to the Corporation or any agreement, contract or
indenture to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound;
and
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(c)
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the
Corporation is a duly incorporated and validly subsisting corporation
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has full corporate
power and authority to perform each of its obligations as herein
contemplated.
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2.9 By
execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Corporation hereby agrees with the
Subscriber that the Subscriber shall have the benefit of the representations and
warranties made by the Corporation to the Agent and set forth in the Agency
Agreement, such representations and warranties shall form an integral part of
this Subscription Agreement and shall survive the Closing of the purchase and
sale of Units and shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the
Subscriber in accordance with the Agency Agreement.
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3.
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REGULATION
S AGREEMENTS OF THE SUBSCRIBER
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3.1 The
Subscriber represents and warrants to the Corporation and the Agent that the
Subscriber is not a “U.S. Person” as defined by Regulation S of the Securities
Act and is not acquiring the Units for the account or benefit of a U.S.
Person.
A “U.S. Person” is defined by
Regulation S of the Securities Act to be any person who is:
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(a)
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any
natural person resident in the United
States;
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(b)
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any
partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the
United States;
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(c)
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any
estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
person;
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(d)
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any
trust of which any trustee is a U.S.
person;
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(e)
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any
agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United
States;
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(f)
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any
non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporate, or (if
an individual) resident in the United States;
and
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(g)
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any
partnership or corporation if:
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(i)
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organized
or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction;
and
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(ii)
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formed
by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities
not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or
incorporated, and owned, by accredited Subscribers [as defined in Section
230.501(a) of the Securities Act] who are not natural persons, estates or
trusts.
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3.2 The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber was not in the United States at the
time the offer to purchase the Units was received.
3.3 The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Units, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares are “restricted securities” within the meaning of the Securities Act and
will be issued to the Subscriber in accordance with Regulation S of the
Securities Act.
3.4 The
Subscriber agrees not to engage in hedging transactions with regard to the
Units, the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares unless in compliance with
the Securities Act.
3.5 The
Subscriber and the Corporation agree that the Corporation and the Corporation’s
agents will refuse to register any transfer of the Units, the Shares, the
Warrants or the Warrant Shares not made in accordance with the provisions of
Regulation S of the Securities Act, pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act, pursuant to an available exemption from registration, or
pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
3.6 The
Subscriber agrees to resell the Units, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares only in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S of the Securities
Act, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an
available exemption from registration pursuant to the Securities
Act.
3.7 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all certificates representing the
Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares will be endorsed with the following
legend in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act:
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“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT"), AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT PROVIDED BY REGULATION S
PROMULGATED UNDER THE ACT. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE REOFFERED
FOR SALE OR RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT,
OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
ACT. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT”.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SUBSCRIBER
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The
Subscriber, represents and warrants to the Corporation as follows, and
acknowledges that the Corporation and the Agent are relying upon such covenants,
representations and warranties in connection with the sale of the Units to such
Subscriber:
4.1 The
Subscriber is an investor in securities of companies in the development stage
and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk
of its investment, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or
business matters such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the investment in the Units. The Subscriber can bear the economic risk of this
investment, and was not organized for the purpose of acquiring the
Units.
4.2 The
Subscriber has had full opportunity to review the Corporation’s filings with the
SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, including the Corporation’s annual reports on
Form 10-KSB and quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, and believes it has received
all the information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether
to purchase the Units. The Subscriber further represents that it has had an
opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Corporation regarding
the terms and conditions of the Offering and the business, properties, prospects
and financial condition of the Corporation. The Subscriber has had
full opportunity to discuss this information with the Subscriber’s legal and
financial advisers prior to execution of this Subscription
Agreement.
4.3 The
Subscriber acknowledges that the offering of the Units by the Corporation has
not been reviewed by the SEC and that the Units are being issued by the
Corporation pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act.
4.4 The
Subscriber understands that the Units it is purchasing are characterized as
"restricted securities" under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being
acquired from the Corporation in a transaction not involving a public offering
and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be
resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited
circumstances. In this connection, the Subscriber represents that it is familiar
with SEC Rule 144, as presently in effect and understands the resale limitations
imposed thereby and by the Securities Act, and that there may be no liquidity
for the Offered Securities, and until registered they will not be
transferable.
4.5 The
Units will be acquired by the Subscriber for investment for the Subscriber's own
account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of any part thereof, and that the Subscriber has no present
intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing
the same. The Subscriber does not have any contract, undertaking,
agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant
participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the
Units.
4.6 An
investment in the Corporation is highly speculative and only Subscribers who can
afford the loss of their entire investment should consider investing in the
Corporation and the Units. The Subscriber is financially able to bear the
economic risks of an investment in the Corporation.
4.7 The
Subscriber recognizes that the purchase of the Units involves a high degree of
risk in that the Corporation is in the early stages of development of its
business and may require substantial funds in addition to the proceeds of this
private placement.
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4.8 The
Subscriber is not aware of any advertisement of the Units.
4.9 This
Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered
by the Subscriber.
4.10 The
Subscriber has satisfied himself or herself as to the full observance of the
laws of his or her jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe
for the Units or any use of this Subscription Agreement, including: (i) the
legal requirements within his jurisdiction for the purchase of the Units; (ii)
any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase; (iii) any
governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained; (iv) the income tax
and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to an investment in the
Units; and (v) any restrictions on transfer applicable to any disposition of the
Units imposed by the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is
resident.
4.11 Other
than the representations, warranties and covenants made by the Corporation to
the Subscriber herein, or by the Corporation to the Agent in the Agency
Agreement, it has relied solely upon publicly available information relating to
the Corporation and not upon any other verbal or written representation as to
fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Agent, such
publicly available information having been delivered to the Subscriber without
independent investigation or verification by the Agent, and agrees that the
Agent and the Agent's counsel assume no responsibility or liability of any
nature whatsoever for the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the publicly
available information, and acknowledges that Corporation's counsel, X’Xxxxx Law
Group PLLC, and the Agent's counsel, Stikeman, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Spiegel LLP,
are acting as counsel to the Corporation and the Agent, respectively, and not as
counsel to the Subscriber and the Subscriber may not rely upon such counsel in
any respect.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF SUBSCRIBER
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5.1 The
Subscriber, on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of others for whom
it is acting hereunder, acknowledges and agrees as follows:
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(a)
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No
securities commission, agency, governmental authority, regulatory body,
stock exchange or other regulatory body has reviewed or passed on the
merits of the Units.
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(b)
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The
Offered Securities may be distributed in Canada pursuant to exemptions
from the prospectus requirements of the Securities Act (British Columbia),
Securities Act (Alberta), and the Securities Act (Ontario). The
Corporation is not and may never be a reporting issuer in the province of
British Columbia, the Province of Alberta, or the Province of
Ontario. The Common Shares of the Corporation may not be resold
in the Province of British Columbia, the Province of Alberta, or the
Province of Ontario, except under a prospectus or statutory exemption
available only in specific and limited circumstances unless and until the
Corporation becomes a reporting issuer in the Province of British
Columbia, the Province of Alberta, or the Province of Ontario, as
applicable, and such Common Shares are held thereafter for the applicable
hold period. As there is no market for the Offered Securities
in Canada, it may be difficult or even impossible for the Subscriber to
sell them in Canada.
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(c)
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The
Units may be subject to statutory resale restrictions under the securities
laws of the province in which the Subscriber resides and under other
applicable securities laws, and the Subscriber covenants that it will not
resell the Units except in compliance with such laws and the Subscriber
acknowledges that it is solely responsible (and the Corporation is in any
way responsible) for such
compliance.
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(d)
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The
Subscriber’s ability to transfer the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares
is limited by, among other things, applicable securities
laws.
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(e)
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The
certificates representing the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares
will bear, as of the closing of the Offering, legends substantially in the
following form and with the necessary information
inserted:
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UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT
TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE LATER OF
(I) [INSERT THE DISTRIBUTION
DATE], AND (II) THE DATE THE ISSUER BECAME A REPORTING ISSUER IN ANY
PROVINCE OR TERRITORY.
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(f)
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The
Subscriber, and each beneficial purchaser for whom it is contracting
hereunder, shall execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the
Corporation with filing all documentation required by the applicable
securities laws to permit the subscription for the Units and the issuance
of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.
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(g)
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The
Corporation is relying on the representations, warranties and covenants
contained herein and in the applicable Schedules attached hereto to
determine the Subscriber’s eligibility to subscribe for the Units under
applicable securities laws and the Subscriber agrees to indemnify the
Corporation, and each of its respective directors and officers against all
losses, claims, costs, expenses, damages or liabilities which any of them
may suffer or incur as a result of or arising from reliance thereon. The
Subscriber undertakes to immediately notify the Corporation of any change
in any statement or other information relating to the Subscriber set forth
in such applicable Schedules which takes place prior to the closing of the
Offering.
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(h)
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The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Warrants may not be exercised in the
United States by or on behalf of a U.S. Person, unless the Warrants and
the Warrant Shares are registered under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities law or unless the Corporation has consented to such
offer, sale or distribution and such exercise is made in accordance with
an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act
and the securities laws of all applicable states of the United
States.
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(i)
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The
Subscriber, and each beneficial purchaser for whom it is contracting
hereunder, is responsible for obtaining such legal and tax advice as it
considers appropriate in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions
contemplated under this Subscription Agreement. The Subscriber, and each
beneficial purchaser, is not relying on the Corporation, or its respective
affiliates or counsel in this
regard.
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(j)
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There
is no government or other insurance covering the Shares, the Warrants or
the Warrant Shares.
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(k)
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There
are risks associated with the purchase of the Units and the Subscriber and
any beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting may lose his, her or its
entire investment.
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(l)
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The
Subscriber has not received or been provided with a prospectus, offering
memorandum, within the meaning of the applicable securities laws, nor any
sales or advertising literature in connection with the Offering and the
Subscriber’s decision to subscribe for the Units was not based upon, and
the Subscriber has not relied upon, any verbal or written representations
as to facts made by or on behalf of the Corporation. The Subscriber’s
decision to subscribe for the Units was based solely upon information
about the Corporation which is publicly available (any such information
having been obtained by the Subscriber) and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Subscriber acknowledges that the
independent auditors of the Corporation have not participated in any
independent due diligence investigation or verification of such publicly
available information nor have such independent auditors provided any
additional or supplemental comfort in connection with the Corporation, its
financial statements or this
Offering;
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(m)
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The
Subscriber is not purchasing Units with knowledge of material information
concerning the Corporation which has not been generally
disclosed.
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(n)
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No
person has made any written or oral
representations:
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(i)
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that
any person will resell or repurchase the Shares, the Warrants or the
Warrant Shares;
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(ii)
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that
any person will refund the Purchase Price;
or
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(iii)
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as
to the future price or value of the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant
Shares.
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(o)
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The
subscription for the Units has not been made through or as a result of,
and the distribution of the Shares and Warrants is not being accompanied
by any advertisement, including without limitation in printed public
media, radio, television or telecommunications, including electronic
display, or as part of a general
solicitation.
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(p)
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the
entry into this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby will not result in a violation of any of the terms or provisions of
any law applicable to the Subscriber, or if the Subscriber is not a
natural person, any of the Subscriber’s constating documents, or any
agreement to which the Subscriber is a party or by which it is
bound.
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(q)
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the
Subscriber acknowledges that it has been advised it should obtain
independent legal, income tax and investment advice with respect to its
subscription for these Units and accordingly, has been independently
advised as to the meanings of all terms contained herein relevant to the
Subscriber for purposes of giving representations, warranties and
covenants under this Subscription
Agreement.
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(r)
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the
Subscriber acknowledges that no representation has been made to the
Subscriber with respect to the future value or price of the
Units.
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(s)
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the
Subscriber acknowledges that the Corporation may complete additional
financings in the future in order to develop the business of the
Corporation and to fund its ongoing development; that there is no
assurance that such financings will be available and, if available, on
reasonable terms; and that any such future financings may have a dilutive
effect on current securityholders, including the
Subscriber.
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CANADIAN
SECURITIES REQUIREMENTS
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6.1 The
sale of the Purchased Securities by the Corporation to the Subscriber is
conditional upon such sale being exempt from the requirements as to the filing
of a prospectus and as to the preparation of an offering memorandum contained in
any statute, regulation, instrument, rule or policy applicable to the sale of
the Purchased Securities or upon the issue of such orders, consents or approvals
as may be required to permit such sale without the requirement of filing a
prospectus or delivering an offering memorandum.
By the
Subscriber’s acceptance of this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber
represents and warrants to the Corporation (which representations and warranties
shall survive the Closing) that:
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(a)
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Ontario
Subscribers:
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(i)
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If
the Subscriber is resident in, or is otherwise subject to the securities
laws of, the Province of Ontario, then the Subscriber hereby certifies to
the Corporation that the Subscriber is purchasing the Purchased Securities
as principal and is an “accredited investor” as defined in NI 45-106 and
has concurrently executed and delivered a certificate in the form attached
as Schedule A hereto; and
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(ii)
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The
provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection 6.1(a) will be true and
correct both as of the date of execution of this Subscription Agreement
and as of the Closing Date.
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(b)
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British Columbia
Subscribers:
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(i)
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If
the Subscriber is resident in, or is otherwise subject to the securities
laws of, the Province of British Columbia, then the Subscriber
is:
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A.
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purchasing
the Purchased Securities as principal for the Subscriber’s own account,
and not for the benefit of any other Person and not with a view to the
resale of the Purchased Securities and the Subscriber is an "accredited
investor" as defined in NI 45-106;
or
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B.
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purchasing
the Purchased Securities as agent for a beneficial principal disclosed on
the execution page of this Subscription Agreement, and the subscriber is
an agent or trustee with proper authority to execute all documents
required in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Securities on
behalf of such disclosed principal and such disclosed principal for whom
the Subscriber is acting is an “accredited investor” as defined in NI
45-106 and is purchasing as principal for its own account, and not for the
benefit of any other Person, and is purchasing for investment only and not
with a view to resale or distribution;
and
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the
Subscriber has concurrently executed and delivered a certificate in the form
attached as Schedule A hereto.
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(ii)
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The
provisions of paragraph (b)(i) of this subsection 6.1(b) will be true and
correct both as of the date of execution of this Subscription Agreement
and as of the Closing Date.
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(c)
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Alberta
Subscribers:
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(i)
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If
the Subscriber is resident in, or is otherwise subject to the securities
laws of, the Province of Alberta, then the Subscriber
is:
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A.
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purchasing
the Purchased Securities as principal for the Subscriber’s own account,
and not for the benefit of any other Person and not with a view to the
resale of the Purchased Securities and the Subscriber is an "accredited
investor" as defined in NI 45-106;
or
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B.
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purchasing
the Purchased Securities as agent for a beneficial principal disclosed on
the execution page of this Subscription Agreement, and the subscriber is
an agent or trustee with proper authority to execute all documents
required in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Securities on
behalf of such disclosed principal and such disclosed principal for whom
the Subscriber is acting is an “accredited investor” as defined in NI
45-106 and is purchasing as principal for its own account, and not for the
benefit of any other Person, and is purchasing for investment only and not
with a view to resale or distribution;
and
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the
Subscriber has concurrently executed and delivered a certificate in the form
attached as Schedule A hereto.
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(ii)
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The
provisions of paragraph (c)(i) of this subsection 6.1(c) will be true and
correct both as of the date of execution of this Subscription Agreement
and as of the Closing Date.
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7.
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COMMISSION TO THE
AGENT
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7.1 The
Subscriber understands that in connection with the issue and sale of the Units
pursuant to the Offering, the Agent will receive from the Corporation on
Closing, a corporate finance fee in the amount of up to $[●] and a cash payment
equal to 7% of the gross proceeds of the Offering. The Corporation will also
grant to the Agent non-assignable warrants (the “Broker Warrants”) equal to 3%
of the number of Units sold pursuant to the Offering. Each Broker Warrant shall
be exercisable by the Agent to acquire one share of the Corporation’s common
stock at an exercise price of $4.50 per common share until 5:00 p.m. (Pacific
Standard Time) on the date that is two years following the Closing Date. No
other fee or commission is payable by the Corporation in connection with the
completion of the Offering.
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8.
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REGISTRATION
OF PURCHASED SECURITIES
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8.1 The
Corporation hereby agrees to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (the “Registration Statement”), or on such other form as is available,
registering the Purchased Securities. The Corporation agrees to use its best
efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC
within four months and one day after the Closing Date (the “Filing
Deadline”).
8.2 The
Corporation agrees to keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule
415 of the Securities Act for a period of nine months following the date the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the “Registration
Period”).
8.3 The
Corporation agrees to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the
prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Purchased Securities
of the Corporation covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all
of such Purchased Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this
Subscription Agreement by reason of the Corporation's filing a report on Form
10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act,
the Corporation shall have incorporated such report by reference into the
Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or
supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is
filed which created the requirement for the Corporation to amend or supplement
the Registration Statement.
8.4 The
Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause the Purchased Securities covered
by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by
such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to
consummate the disposition of such Purchased Securities.
8.5 All
expenses incurred in connection with the filing and registration of the
Registration Statement, including, without limitation, all registration,
qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees shall be paid by the
Corporation.
9.
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CLOSING
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9.1 The
Subscriber agrees to deliver to the Agent, not later than 4:30 p.m. (Eastern
Standard Time) on the day that is two business days before the Closing
Date:
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(a)
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this
duly completed and executed Subscription
Agreement;
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(b)
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if
the Subscriber is an “accredited investor” a fully executed and completed
Certificate in the form of Schedule A;
and
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(c)
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a
certified cheque or bank draft payable to “D&D Securities Company” for
the Aggregate Subscription Price of the Units subscribed for under this
Subscription Agreement or payment of the same amount in such other manner
as is acceptable to the Agent.
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9.2 The
sale of the Units pursuant to this Subscription Agreement will be completed at
the offices of X’Xxxxx Law Group PLLC, the Corporation’s counsel, at Suite 1880,
Royal Centre, 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxx, at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific
Standard Time) or such other time as the Corporation and the Agent may agree
(the “Closing Time”) on the Closing Date. At the Closing Time, if the terms and
conditions contained in the Agency Agreement have been complied with to the
satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent, the Agent shall deliver to the
Corporation all completed subscription agreements, including this Subscription
Agreement, and the Aggregate Subscription Amount against delivery by the
Corporation of the certificates representing the Units and such other
documentation as may be required.
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9.3 The
Corporation and the Agent shall be entitled to rely on delivery of a facsimile
copy of executed subscriptions, and acceptance by the Corporation of such
facsimile subscriptions shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding
agreement between the Subscriber and the Corporation in accordance with the
terms hereof.
10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 Any
notice under this Subscription Agreement shall be given in writing and either
delivered or telecopied to the party to receive such notice at the address or
telecopy numbers indicated below:
to the
Corporation:
#120 -
0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxx XxXxxx, President
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with a
copy to:
X’Xxxxx
Law Group PLLC
Suite
1880, Royal Centre
0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxxxx Nest
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
to the
Agent:
D&D
Securities Company
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with a
copy to:
Stikeman,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X
0X0
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such
other address or telecopy number as such party may hereafter designate by notice
in writing to the other party. If a notice is delivered, it shall be effective
from the date of delivery; and if such notice is telecopied (with receipt
confirmed), it shall be effective on the business day following the date such
notice is telecopied.
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10.2 The
Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of any person for
whose benefit the Subscriber is subscribing) acknowledges and consents to the
fact the Corporation is collecting the Subscriber’s (and any beneficial
purchaser’s) personal information for the purpose of completing the Subscriber’s
subscription. The Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable,
on behalf of any person for whose benefit the Subscriber is subscribing)
acknowledges and consents to the Corporation retaining the personal information
for as long as permitted or required by applicable law or business
practices. The Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on
behalf of any person for whose benefit the Subscriber is subscribing) further
acknowledges and consents to the fact the Corporation may be required by
applicable securities laws, stock exchange rules, and Investment Dealers
Association of Canada rules to provide regulatory authorities any personal
information provided by the Subscriber respecting itself (and any beneficial
purchaser). The Subscriber represents and warrants that it has the
authority to provide the consents and acknowledgements set out in this paragraph
on behalf of all beneficial purchasers.
10.3 The
parties agree to execute and deliver all such further documents, agreements and
instruments and take such other and further action as may be necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Subscription
Agreement.
10.4 The
Subscriber agrees that the representations, warranties and covenants of the
Subscriber herein will be true and correct both as of the execution of this
Subscription Agreement and as of the Closing Time and will survive the
completion of the issuance of the Units. The representations,
warranties and covenants of the Subscriber herein are made with the intent that
they be relied upon by the Corporation and the Agent in determining the
eligibility of a purchaser of Units and the Subscriber agrees to indemnify the
Corporation and the Agent and their respective trustees, affiliates,
shareholders, directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors and agents
against all losses, claims, costs, expenses and damages or liabilities which any
of them may suffer or incur which are caused or arise from a breach
thereof. The Subscriber undertakes to immediately notify the
Corporation at #120 - 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000 (Fax Number: (000-000-0000)) and the Agent, D&D
Securities Company, 1714 – 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0,
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx (Fax Number: (000) 000-0000), of any change in
any statement or other information relating to the Subscriber set forth herein
which takes place prior to the Closing Time.
10.5 The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Agent has been appointed by the Corporation to
act as the Agent of the Corporation and to offer the Units on a “best efforts”
basis and, in connection therewith, the Corporation and the Agent have entered
into the Agency Agreement pursuant to which the Agent, in connection with the
issue and sale of the Units, will receive a fee from the
Corporation. The Subscriber hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent:
(a) to act as its representative at the closing and to execute in its name and
on its behalf all closing receipts and documents required; (b) to complete, or
correct any errors or omissions in, any form or document provided by the
Subscriber; (c) to receive on its behalf certificates representing the Units
purchased under this Subscription Agreement; (d) to approve any opinions,
certificates or other documents addressed to the Subscriber; (e) to waive, in
whole or in part, any representations, warranties, covenants or conditions for
the benefit of the Subscriber and contained in the Agency Agreement; and (f) to
exercise any rights of termination contained in the Agency
Agreement.
10.6 The
obligations of the parties hereunder are subject to receipt of all applicable
regulatory approvals.
10.7 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all costs incurred by the Subscriber
(including any fees and disbursements of any special counsel retained by the
Subscriber) relating to the sale of the Units to the Subscriber shall be borne
by the Subscriber.
10.8 Time
shall be of the essence hereof.
10.9 This
Subscription Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties hereto
relating to the subject matter hereof and there are no representations,
covenants or other agreements relating to the subject matter hereof except as
stated or referred to herein.
10.10 The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Corporation's counsel, X'Xxxxx Law Group PLLC,
is acting solely for the Corporation, and the Agent's counsel, Stikeman, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Spiegel LLP, is acting solely for the Agent, in connection with the
Offering and the Subscriber may not rely upon either such counsel in any
respect.
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10.11 The
terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon and
enure to the benefit of the Subscriber and the Corporation and their respective
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided that, except
for the assignment by a Subscriber who is acting as nominee or agent to the
beneficial owner and as otherwise herein provided, this Subscription Agreement
shall not be assignable by any party without prior written consent of the other
parties.
10.12 The
Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of any person for
whose benefit the Subscriber is subscribing) acknowledges and consents to the
Corporation:
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(a)
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collecting
the Subscriber’s (and that of any person for whose benefit the Subscriber
is subscribing) personal information for the purposes of completing the
Subscriber’s subscription;
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(b)
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retaining
the personal information for as long as permitted or required by
applicable law or business practices;
and
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(c)
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providing
to various governmental and regulatory authorities, as may be required by
applicable securities laws, stock exchange rules, and the rules of the
Investment Dealers Association, or to give effect to this agreement any
personal information provided by the
Subscriber.
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The
Subscriber represents and warrants that it has the authority to provide the
consents and acknowledgments set out in this paragraph on behalf of all persons
for whose benefit the Subscriber is subscribing.
If the
Subscriber is resident in Ontario, it acknowledges it has been notified by the
Corporation: (i) of the delivery to the Ontario Securities Commission (the
"OSC") of the Subscriber’s personal information; (ii) that the Subscriber’s
personal information is being collected indirectly by the OSC under the
authority granted to it in the securities legislation; (iii) the Subscriber’s
personal information is being collected for the purposes of the administration
and enforcement of the securities legislation of Ontario; and (iv) the contact
information of the public official in Ontario who can answer questions about the
OSC’s indirect collection of personal information is, Administrative Assistant
to the Director of Corporate Finance, Ontario Securities Commission, Suite 1903,
Box 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0, telephone (000) 000-0000,
facsimile (000) 000-0000.
10.13 The
Subscriber, on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of others for whom
it is contracting hereunder, agrees that this subscription is made for valuable
consideration and may not be withdrawn, cancelled, terminated or revoked by the
Subscriber, on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of others for whom
it is contracting hereunder.
10.14 Neither
this Subscription Agreement nor any provision hereof shall be modified, changed,
discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against whom any waiver, change, discharge or termination is
sought.
10.15 The
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Subscription
Agreement shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other
provision hereof.
10.16 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that acceptance of this Subscription
Agreement will be conditional, among other things, upon the sale of Units to the
Subscriber being exempt from any prospectus and offering memorandum requirements
of all applicable securities laws. The Corporation will be deemed to
have accepted this Subscription Agreement upon the delivery at closing of the
certificates representing the Units to or upon the direction of the Subscriber
in accordance with the provisions hereof.
10.17 The
headings used in this Subscription Agreement have been inserted for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Subscription Agreement or any provision hereof.
10.18 The
covenants, representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the
closing of the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.19 This
Subscription Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall
constitute but one instrument, and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other
parties.
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10.20 Notwithstanding
the place where this Subscription Agreement may be executed by any of the
parties hereto, the parties expressly agree that all the terms and provisions
hereof shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
State of Nevada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Subscription Agreement is executed as of the day and year first written
above.
Number
of Units Subscribed For:
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Units
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Signature
of Subscriber or
Authorized
Signatory for Subscriber
(if
Subscriber is not an individual):
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Name
of Authorized Signatory for Subscriber
(if
Subscriber is not an individual):
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Name
of Subscriber:
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Address
of Subscriber:
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The
natural person(s) who directly or indirectly alone or with others has
beneficial ownership and voting control over the securities of the
Subscriber (if Subscriber is not an individual):
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation of Subscriber: (If Subscriber is a
Corporation)
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Social
Security Number of Subscriber if Subscriber is an individual (or Federal
Taxpayer ID Number if Subscriber is a Corporation)
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ACCEPTED
BY:
Signature
of Authorized Signatory:
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Name
of Authorized Signatory:
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Position
of Authorized Signatory:
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Date
of Acceptance:
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SCHEDULE
A
ACCREDITED INVESTOR
CONFIRMATION
CERTIFICATE
In
connection with the purchase by the undersigned purchaser (the "Purchaser") of
units (the "Purchased Securities") of Searchlight Minerals Corp. (the
"Corporation"), the Purchaser hereby represents, warrants, covenants and
certifies that:
1.
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the
Purchaser is purchasing the Purchased Securities as principal for its own
account;
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2.
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the
Purchaser is an "accredited investor" as defined in National Instrument
45-106 – Prospectus and
Registration Exemptions by virtue of satisfying the indicated
criterion as set out in Appendix A to this
Certificate;
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3.
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the
above representations, warranties and covenants will be true and correct
both as of the execution of this certificate and as of the closing time of
the purchase and sale of the Purchased Securities and will survive the
completion of the issue of the Purchased Securities;
and
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4.
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the
foregoing representations, warranties and covenants are made by the
undersigned with the intent that they be relied upon in determining the
suitability of the undersigned as a purchaser of the Purchased Securities
and the undersigned undertakes to immediately notify the Corporation of
any change in any statement or other information relating to the Purchaser
set forth herein which takes place prior to the closing time of the
purchase and sale of the Purchased
Securities.
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Print
name of Purchaser
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By:
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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IMPORTANT:
PLEASE INITIAL THE APPLICABLE ITEM ON APPENDIX A ATTACHED TO THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-1
APPENDIX
A TO SCHEDULE A
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR CONFIRMATION
(For
accredited investors resident in Canada)
The
Subscriber represents and warrants to the Corporation that the Subscriber has
read the following definition of an "accredited investor" from
National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus and Registration
Exemptions and certifies that the Subscriber is an accredited investor by
virtue of falling into one or more of the categories below as indicated by their
initials beside each such category:
(a) |
a
Canadian financial
institution or a Schedule III
bank;
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(initial)
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(b) |
the
Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of
Canada Act (Canada);
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(initial)
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(c) |
a
subsidiary of any
person referred to
in paragraphs (a) or (b), if the person owns
all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the
voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary;
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(initial)
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(d) |
a
person registered
under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada, as an
adviser or dealer, other than a person registered solely
as a limited market dealer registered under one or both of the Securities Act
(Ontario) or the Securities Act
(Newfoundland and Labrador);
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(initial)
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(e) |
an
individual registered or formerly registered under the securities
legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada, as a representative of a person referred to in
paragraph (d);
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(initial)
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(f) |
the
Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown
corporation, agency or wholly-owned entity of the government of Canada or
a jurisdiction of Canada;
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(initial)
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(g) |
a
municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan
community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de
l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in
Québec;
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(initial)
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(h) |
any
national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government
of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that
government;
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(initial)
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(i) |
a
pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent
of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar
regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada;
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(initial)
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(j) |
an
individual who, either alone or jointly with a spouse, beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, financial assets having
an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities,
exceeds CDN$ 1,000,000;
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(initial)
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(k) |
an
individual whose net income before taxes exceeded CDN$ 200,000 in each of
the two most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes
combined with that of a spouse exceeded CDN$
300,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years and who, in either
case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current
calendar year;
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(initial)
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(l) |
an
individual who, either alone or with a spouse, had net assets
of at least CDN$ 5,000,000;
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(initial)
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(m) |
a
person, other than
an individual or investment fund, that
has net assets of at least CDN$ 5,000,000 as shown on its most recently
prepared financial statements;
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(initial)
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(n) | an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities only to persons that | ||
(i) | are or were accredited investors at the time of the distribution, | ||
(ii) | acquire or have acquired as principal securities of a single issuer for a purchase price of not less than $150,000 paid in cash at the time of purchase, or in the circumstances referred to in section 2.19 Additional Investment in Investment Funds, or | ||
(iii) |
a
person described
in (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18
Investment Fund
Reinvestment;
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(o) |
an
investment fund
that distributes or has distributed its securities under a prospectus in a
jurisdiction in Canada for which the regulator, or in Québec, the
securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt;
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(initial)
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(p) |
a
trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on
business under the Trust
and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in
a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a
fully managed
account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the
case may be;
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(initial)
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(q) |
a
person acting on
behalf of a fully managed
account managed by that person if that person is registered or
authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the
securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign
jurisdiction, and in Ontario, is purchasing a security that is not a
security on an investment
fund;
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(initial)
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(r) |
a
registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada)
that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or
an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction
of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being
traded;
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(initial)
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(s) |
an
entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the
entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) and paragraph (i) in form
and function;
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(initial)
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(t) |
a
person in respect
of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial,
except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited
investors;
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(initial)
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(u) |
an
investment fund
that is advised by a person registered as an
adviser or a person that is exempt
from registration as an adviser, or
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(initial)
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(v) |
a
person that is
recognized or designated by the securities regulatory authority or, except
in Ontario and Québec, the regulator as
(i) an
accredited
investor; or
(ii) an exempt
purchaser in Alberta or British Columbia.
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(initial)
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For the
purposes of the foregoing terms in bold, the following
definitions apply:
"bank" means a bank named in
Schedule I or II of the Bank
Act (Canada).
"Canadian financial
institution" means
(a)
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an
association governed by the Cooperative Credit
Associations Act (Canada) or a central cooperative credit society
for which an order has been made under section 473(1) of that Act,
or
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(b)
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a
bank, loan
corporation, trust company, trust corporation, insurance company, treasury
branch, credit union, caisse populaire, financial services cooperative, or
league that, in each case, is authorized by an enactment of Canada or a
jurisdiction of Canada to carry on business in Canada or a jurisdiction of
Canada.
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"control person" means any
person that holds or is
one of a combination of persons, acting in concert by
virtue of an agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, that
holds
(a)
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a
sufficient number of any of the securities of an issuer so as to affect
materially the control of the issuer,
or
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(b)
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more
than 20% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer except where
there is evidence showing that the holding of those securities does not
affect materially the control of the
issuer.
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"director" means
(a)
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a
member of the board of directors of a company or an individual
who performs similar functions for a company,
and
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(b)
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with
respect to a person
that is not a company , an individual
who performs functions similar to those of a director of a company.
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"eligibility adviser"
means
(a)
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a
person that is
registered as an investment dealer or in an equivalent category of
registration under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of a
purchaser and authorized to give advice with respect to the type of
security being distributed, and
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(b)
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in
Saskatchewan or Manitoba, also means a lawyer who is a practicing member
in good standing with a law society of a jurisdiction of Canada or a
public accountant who is a member in good standing of an institute or
association of chartered accountants, certified general accountants or
certified management accountants in a jurisdiction of Canada provided that
the lawyer or public accountant must
not:
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(i)
have a professional, business or personal relationship with the issuer, or
any of its directors, executive officers,
founders, or control persons,
and
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(ii)
have acted for or been retained personally or otherwise as an employee,
executive officer,
director,
associate or partner of a person that has acted
for or been retained by the issuer or any of its directors, executive officers,
founders or control persons within
the previous 12 months.
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"executive officer" means, for
an issuer, an individual who is
(a)
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a
chair, vice-chair or president,
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(b)
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a
vice-president in charge of a principal business unit, division or
function including sales, finance or
production,
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(c)
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an
officer of the issuer or any of its subsidiaries and who performs a
policy-making function in respect of the issuer,
or
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(d)
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performing
a policy-making function in respect of the
issuer;
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"financial assets"
means
(a)
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cash,
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(b)
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securities,
or
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(c)
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a
contract of insurance, deposit or an evidence of a deposit that is not a
security for the purposes of securities
legislation.
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"founder" means, in respect of
an issuer, a person
who,
(a)
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acting
alone, in conjunction, or in concert with one or more persons, directly or
indirectly, takes the initiative in founding, organizing or substantially
reorganizing the business of the issuer,
and
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(b)
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at
the time of the trade is actively involved in the business of the
issuer;
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"fully managed account" means
an account for which a person
makes the investment decisions if that person has full discretion to
trade in securities for the account without requiring the client’s express
consent to a transaction.
"investment fund" means a
mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, and, for greater certainty in
British Columbia, includes an Employee Venture Capital Corporation and a Venture
Capital Corporation;
"non-redeemable investment
fund" means an issuer:
(a)
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whose
primary purpose is to invest money provided by its
securityholders;
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(b)
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that
does not invest for the purpose of:
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(i)
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exercising
or seeking to exercise effective control of an issuer other than an issuer
which is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment
fund, or
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(ii)
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being
actively involved in the management of any issuer in which it invests,
other than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment
fund, and
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(c) that
is not a mutual fund.
"person" includes
(a)
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an
individual,
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(b)
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a
corporation,
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(c)
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a
partnership, trust, fund, and an association, syndicate, or other
organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not,
and
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(d)
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an
individual or other person in that person’s capacity as a
trustee, executor, administrator or personal or other legal
representative.
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"related liabilities" means
liabilities incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing the acquisition or
ownership of financial
assets and liabilities that are secured by financial assets.
"Schedule III bank" means an
authorized foreign bank named in Schedule III of the Bank Act
(Canada);
"spouse" means an individual
who
(a)
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is
married to another individual and is not living separate and apart within
the meaning of the Divorce Act (Canada),
from the other individual,
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(b)
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is
living with another individual in a marriage-like relationship, including
a marriage-like relationship between individuals of the same gender,
or
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(c)
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in
Alberta, is an individual referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), or is an
adult interdependent partner within the meaning of the Adult Interdependent
Relationships Act (Alberta).
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"subsidiary" means an issuer
that is controlled directly or indirectly by another issuer and includes a
subsidiary of that subsidiary.
In
National Instrument 45-106:
(a)
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an
issuer is considered to be an "affiliate" of another
issuer if one of them is the subsidiary of the other,
or each of them is controlled by the same
person.
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(b)
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a
person (the "first person") is considered to "control" another person
(the "second person") if
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(i)
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the
first person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns or exercises
control or direction over securities of the second person carrying votes
which, if exercised, would entitle the first person to elect a majority of
the directors of the second person, unless that first person holds the
voting securities only to secure an
obligation,
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(ii)
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the
second person is a partnership, other than a limited partnership, and the
first person holds more than 50% of the interests of the partnership,
or
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(iii)
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the
second person is a limited partnership and the general partner of the
limited partnership is the first
person.
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The
foregoing representations and warranties are true an accurate as of the date of
this certificate and will be true and accurate as of Closing. If any such
representations and warranties shall not be true and accurate prior to Closing,
the Subscriber shall give immediate written notice of such fact to the
Corporation.
Dated at
_______________________________________
on _____________________________, 2007.
Name
of Subscriber - please print
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Authorized
Signature
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Official
Capacity - please print
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Please
print name of individual whose signature appears above, if different from
name of Subscriber printed
above
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