REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
12
THIS
AGREEMENT dated as of this 16th day of August, 2007.
AMONG:
MITEL
NETWORKS CORPORATION, a corporation incorporated under the laws of
Canada (the “Corporation”)
and
ARSENAL
HOLDCO I, S.A.R.L. and ARSENAL HOLDCO II, S.A.R.L. (“Francisco
Partners”), and the other Francisco Partners investors identified in
Schedule A (collectively the “FP Investors”)
and
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, INC. (“Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx”)
and the other Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx investors identified in Schedule A (collectively
the “MS Investors”)
and
EDGESTONE
CAPITAL EQUITY FUND II-B GP, INC., as agent for EdgeStone Capital
Equity Fund II-A, L.P. and its parallel investors, and EDGESTONE CAPITAL
EQUITY FUND II NOMINEE, INC., as nominee for EdgeStone Capital Equity
Fund II-A, L.P. and its parallel investors
(“EdgeStone”)
and
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXX, an individual residing in the City of Ottawa, Province of
Ontario (“Xxxxxxxx”)
and
XXXXXX
XXXXXX CORPORATION, a corporation incorporated under the laws of
Newfoundland and Labrador (“WCC”)
and
CELTIC
TECH JET LIMITED, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada
(“CTJL”, and together with the FP Investors, the MS Investors,
EdgeStone, Xxxxxxxx and WCC, the “Parties”, and each a
“Party”)
RECITALS:
A.
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Prior
to or contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
(i) the Corporation, the MS Investors and the FP Investors entered
into a
subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) in
connection with the issuance and sale to the FP Investors and the
MS
Investors of the Class 1 Shares (as such term is defined
below).
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B.
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The
Class 1 Shares referred to above are being issued by the Corporation
prior
to or contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
in order to finance, in part, the acquisition of Inter-Tel (Delaware),
Incorporated, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
as of
April 26, 2007, by and between Inter-Tel (Delaware), Incorporated,
the
Corporation and Arsenal Acquisition
Corporation.
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C.
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As
an inducement to the Parties to consummate or approve the transactions
referred to above, the Corporation hereby enters into the covenants
and
agreements herein with each of the Parties respecting the registration
of
the Registrable Securities under the United States Securities Act of
1933 and/or the qualification of such Registrable Securities for
trading under the securities laws of the provinces of Canada, as
set forth
herein.
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NOW
THEREFORE the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS,
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
AND
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
“AC
Value” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Articles of Amendment
attached as Schedule A to the Subscription Agreement
“Affiliate”
of a Person means any Person that would be deemed to be an “affiliated entity”
of such first-mentioned Person under National Instrument 45-106 promulgated
under the Canadian Securities Legislation on the date of this
Agreement;
“Agreement”
means this Registration Rights Agreement, including all schedules
hereto and all amendments or restatements hereof;
“Articles
of Amendment” means the articles of amendment of the Corporation
creating the Class 1 Shares in the form filed with the Director appointed under
the Canada Business Corporations Act as amended and any successor
legislation and attached to the Shareholders Agreement;
“as-if
converted to Common Shares basis” means, at any time and from time to
time, assuming the conversion or exchange of all outstanding Class 1 Shares
and
all other securities of the Corporation that are exercisable, convertible or
exchangeable into Common Shares which are fully-vested and exercisable,
convertible or exchangeable on the date of the calculation at the respective
conversion rate or conversion prices or exchange rates, as the case may be,
applicable at such time;
“Board
of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the
Corporation;
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“Business
Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which chartered
banks in Ottawa, Ontario and San Francisco, California are open for commercial
banking business during normal banking hours;
“Canadian
Commissions” means the securities commission or similar regulatory
authority of each of the provinces or territories of Canada and any successor
regulatory authorities having similar powers;
“Canadian
Incidental Qualification” has the meaning specified in subsection 2.3
of this Agreement;
“Canadian
Qualification” means a Canadian Incidental Qualification or a Canadian
Requested Qualification as the context may require;
“Canadian
Requested Qualification” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of
this Agreement;
“Canadian
Securities Legislation” means, collectively, the applicable securities
legislation, regulations, rules, policies, blanket rulings, decisions and orders
of each of the provinces of Canada and the Canadian Commissions;
“Canadian
Short Form Qualification” means a qualification for distribution under
Canadian Securities Legislation pursuant to National Instrument 44-101, as
applicable;
“Class
1 Holder” means each of the FP Investors and the MS Investors if and so
long as they hold Class 1 Registrable Securities, or any permitted assignee
or
Permitted Transferee of record of such Class 1 Registrable Securities and the
registration and qualification rights pursuant to this Agreement related thereto
(in accordance with Section 3.4 hereof);
“Class
1 Registrable Securities” means:
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(i)
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any
Common Shares issued or issuable on the conversion of the Class 1
Shares
held by a Class 1 Holder; and
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(ii)
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any
Common Shares issued or issuable as a result of any share splits,
share
dividends, reclassifications, capital reorganizations, or similar
events
affecting the securities described in subpart (i) of this
definition;
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“Class
1 Shares” means the Class 1 Convertible Preferred
Shares, in the capital of the Corporation, including the Class 1 Convertible
Preferred Shares currently issued and any Class 1 Convertible Preferred Shares
that may be issued after the date hereof;
“Commission(s)”
means (i) with respect to a U.S. Registration, the SEC, and (ii) with
respect to a Canadian Qualification, the applicable Canadian
Commission(s);
“Common
Shares” means the Common Shares in the capital of the Corporation,
including the Common Shares currently issued and any Common Shares that may
be
issued after the date hereof;
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“Control”
means, with respect to any Person at any time,
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(i)
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holding,
as owner or other beneficiary, other than solely as the beneficiary
of an
unrealized security interest, directly or indirectly through one
or more
intermediaries: (A) more than 50% of the voting securities of that
Person;
or (B) securities of that Person carrying votes sufficient to elect
or
appoint the majority of individuals who are responsible for the
supervision or management of that Person;
or
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(ii)
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the
exercise of de facto control of that Person whether direct or
indirect and whether through the ownership of securities, by contract
or
trust or otherwise;
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and
the terms “Controls”, “Controlling” and
“Controlled” have corresponding meanings;
“EdgeStone
Group” means
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(a)
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any
Affiliate of EdgeStone;
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(b)
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any
other Person, provided that EdgeStone or any Affiliate thereof has
the
exclusive right to exercise all rights of EdgeStone transferred hereunder
on behalf of such Person;
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(c)
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any
Person whose funds are managed by EdgeStone or an Affiliate of
EdgeStone;
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(d)
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EdgeStone
Capital Equity Fund II-A, L.P. and /or any Person which agrees to
invest
with it on a parallel or co-investment basis (and the respective
partners
thereof, if any) in the manner contemplated in the constating documents
of
EdgeStone Capital Equity Fund II-A, L.P or EdgeStone Capital Equity
Fund
II-B, L.P.; and
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(e)
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upon
the termination or dissolution of any limited partnership or other
entity
that is a limited, special or general partner of EdgeStone, the beneficial
holders of interests of such limited, special or general
partner.
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“Francisco
Partners Group” means:
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(a)
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Francisco
Partners;
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(b)
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limited,
special and general partners of Francisco Partners and Francisco
Partners
II, L.P., and any Person to which Francisco Partners II, L.P. shall
transfer all or substantially all of its
assets;
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(c)
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all
Affiliates, employees and consultants of Francisco Partners and/or
Francisco Partners II, L.P.;
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(d)
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any
other Person, provided that Francisco Partners or any Affiliate thereof
has the exclusive right to exercise all rights of Francisco Partners
transferred hereunder on behalf of such
Person;
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(e)
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any
Person whose funds are managed by Francisco Partners or an Affiliate
of
Francisco Partners and/or Francisco Partners II, L.P.;
and
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(f)
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upon
the termination or dissolution of any limited partnership or other
entity
that is a Person referred to in clause (b) of this definition, (A)
the
beneficial holders of interests in such Person, and (B) any other
Person
referred to in clause (b) of this definition, whether or not, in
either
case, an Affiliate described in clause (c) has the exclusive right
to
exercise the rights of Francisco Partners transferred hereunder
on behalf of such beneficial holder or
Persons;
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“Holder”
means each Party so long as it holds Registrable Securities, or any
permitted assignee or Permitted Transferee of record of such Registrable
Securities and the registration and qualification rights pursuant to this
Agreement related thereto (in accordance with Section 3.4 hereof), or, with
respect to Section 2.11 hereof, any such Person who has become a seller of
Registrable Securities;
“Holders
Majority” means Francisco Partners (in which such case unanimous
consent provided by the Francisco Partners Nominees (as defined in Section
2.2
of the Shareholders Agreement) shall conclusively be deemed a Holders Majority);
provided, however, that if the Francisco Partners Group does not hold 5% or
more
of the Common Shares (on an as-if converted to Common Shares basis), then
Holders Majority shall mean Holders representing not less than fifty percent
(50%) of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Holders (calculated
on an
as-if converted to Common Shares basis);
“Incidental
Registration” means, as applicable, a U.S. Incidental Registration or a
Canadian Incidental Qualification;
“Initial
Public Offering” means the initial public
offering of Common Shares or other securities in the capital of the Corporation
or the securities in the capital of a Successor Corporation or any other
transaction, as a result of which (in either case) the shares of the Corporation
or the Successor Corporation are listed and posted for trading, traded or quoted
on one or more of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or
the
NASDAQ National Market System;
“Long
Form Demand Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of this
Agreement;
“Xxxxxxxx
Group” means
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(a)
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, his spouse or former spouse, any lineal descendant
of
Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, any spouse or former spouse of any such
lineal
descendant, and their respective legal personal
representatives;
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(b)
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the
trustee or trustees of any trust (including without limitation a
testamentary trust) for the exclusive benefit of any one or more
members
of the Xxxxxxxx Group;
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(c)
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any
corporation all of the issued and outstanding shares of which are
beneficially owned by any one or more members of the Xxxxxxxx
Group;
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(d)
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any
partnership all of the partnership interests in which are beneficially
owned by any one or more members of the Xxxxxxxx Group;
and
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(e)
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any
charitable foundation Controlled by any one or more members of the
Xxxxxxxx Group,
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and,
for this purpose, a trustee or trustees referred to in clause (b) above shall
be
deemed to beneficially own any shares or partnership interests held by
them.
“MS
Affiliate” means any affiliate of any MS Investor. For the
purposes of this definition, “affiliate” means any Person that would be deemed
an “affiliate” under Rule 405 of the U. S. Securities Act;
“Other
Agreements” means, collectively, the Shareholders Agreement, the
Subscription Agreement and all of the agreements, instruments, certificates,
and
other documents, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Corporation
or
the Holders or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the
Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein or
therein;
“Permitted
Transferee” of any Person means:
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(i)
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in
the case of a Person who is a natural person: (A) the spouse of such
Person; (B) any lineal descendant of such Person or a spouse of any
such
descendant; (C) a trust (including, without limitation, a testamentary
trust) solely for the benefit of one or more of such Person, the
spouse of
such Person or any lineal descendant of such Person or a spouse of
any
such descendant; (D) any self-directed registered retirement savings
plan
controlled by such Person; or (E) a corporation of which all of the
outstanding shares of each class of shares of such corporation are
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, in any manner (including,
without limitation, through intermediary corporations or trusts),
by one
or more of such Person, the spouse of such Person, any lineal descendant
of such Person or a spouse of any such descendant or such trust and
includes the legal personal representative(s) of such Person or any
Person
referred to in (A);
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(ii)
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in
the case of a corporation or a limited liability company: (A) any
shareholder of such corporation or member of such limited liability
company, as applicable, if such shareholder or member either alone
or
together with one or more Permitted Transferees of such shareholder
or
member beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, in any manner
(including, without limitation, through intermediary corporations
or
trusts), all of the outstanding shares of each class of shares in
the
capital of such corporation or membership interests of such limited
liability company; (B) any Permitted Transferee of such shareholder
or
member; or (C) an Affiliate, all of the shares of which are owned
by such
corporation and/or any Permitted Transferee (other than under this
subclause (ii)) of such
corporation;
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(iii)
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in
the case of a Person which is a trustee: (A) any beneficiary of such
trust; (B) another trustee, provided that the class of beneficiaries
is
limited to Permitted Transferees of the beneficiaries of the original
trust; or (C) any Permitted Transferee of such
beneficiary;
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(iv)
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in
the case of a Person which is an estate of a deceased Person, a Permitted
Transferee of such deceased person determined pursuant to this definition
as if such Person were not deceased or a legal personal representative
of
such Person holding on behalf of such Permitted
Transferees;
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(v)
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in
the case of a partnership, any partner of the partnership if all
of the
partnership interests are beneficially held by such partner either
alone
or together with one or more Permitted Transferees of such
partner;
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(vi)
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in
the case of Francisco Partners, any member of the Francisco Partners
Group;
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(vii)
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in
the case of MS Investors, any MS
Affiliate;
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(viii)
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in
the case of any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group, any member of the Xxxxxxxx
Group; and
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(ix)
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in
the case of EdgeStone, any member of the EdgeStone
Group.
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“Person”
includes any individual, corporation, limited liability company, sole
proprietorship, government body, partnership, unincorporated association,
unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate
and
a natural Person in his capacity as trustee, executor, administrator, or other
legal representative;
“Qualified
IPO” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of
Amendment;
“Registrable
Securities” means:
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(i)
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any
Common Shares held by, or issued or issuable on the conversion of
securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into Common
Shares (including, without limitation, the Class 1 Shares) held by,
a
Holder as of the date of this Agreement, as set forth in Schedule
A, or
acquired subsequent to the date hereof by a Holder (other than securities
acquired through brokerage transactions conducted through the exchange
on
which the Corporation is listed after an Initial Public Offering);
and
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(ii)
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any
Common Shares issued or issuable as a result of any share splits,
share
dividends, reclassifications, capital reorganizations, or similar
events
affecting the securities described in subpart (i) of this
definition;
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“Requested
Registration” means, as applicable, a U.S. Requested Registration or a
Canadian Requested Qualification;
“Shareholders
Agreement” means the Shareholders Agreement of even date herewith
between the Corporation and the Shareholders (as such term is defined in the
Shareholders Agreement), as the same may be amended from time to time in
accordance with its terms;
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“Sharing
Factor” means 0.6 for the Class 1 Holders and EdgeStone, to the extent
of 50% of the Registrable Securities of the EdgeStone Group, allocated among
the
Class 1 Holders and the EdgeStone Group on a pro rata as-if-converted to Common
Shares basis and 0.4 for the Xxxxxxxx Group and the EdgeStone Group, to the
extent of 50% of the Registrable Securities of the EdgeStone Group, allocated
among the Xxxxxxxx Group and the EdgeStone Group on a pro rata as-if-converted
to Common Shares basis;
“SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
“Securities
Laws” means, collectively, the Canadian Securities Legislation and the
U.S. Securities Legislation;
“Shares”
means, collectively, the Common Shares and the
Class 1 Shares;
“Short
Form Demand Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2 of this
Agreement;
“Short
Form Registration” means, as applicable, a U.S. Short Form Registration
or a Canadian Short Form Qualification;
“Successor
Corporation” has the meaning specified in Section 1.4 of this
Agreement;
“Underwriter’s
Maximum Number” means in connection with a firm underwritten
registration or offering of Shares or any shares of the capital stock or other
securities in the capital of the Corporation, a specified maximum number of
securities that, in the written opinion of the managing underwriters, may
successfully be included in such registration or offering having regard to
the
dictates of then current and anticipated market conditions. For the purposes
of
this definition, managing underwriters shall be investment banking firms of
nationally recognized reputation in the jurisdiction where the Registrable
Securities will be registered;
“U.S.
Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor statute thereto, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, all as the same are in effect
at
the time;
“U.S.
Incidental Registration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3 of
this Agreement;
“U.S.Registration”
means a U.S. Incidental Registration, a U.S. Requested Registration or a U.S.
Short Form Registration, as the context may require;
“U.S.Requested
Registration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of this
Agreement;
“U.S.
Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or any successor statute thereto, and the rules
and regulations
of the SEC promulgated thereunder, all as the same are in effect at the
time;
“U.S.
Securities Legislation” means, collectively, the securities laws of the
United States, including the U.S. Exchange Act, the U.S. Securities Act, state
securities or “blue sky” laws within the United States, and all rules,
regulations and ordinances promulgated thereunder; and
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“U.S.
Short Form Registration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2 of
this Agreement.
1.1
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Certain
Rules of Interpretation
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In
this Agreement:
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(a)
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Currency
- Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are
to
lawful currency of the United States of America. Any U.S.
dollar amounts in this Agreement required to be translated into Canadian
dollars shall be translated at the 10:00 a.m. spot rate of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day prior to the required
translation date.
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(b)
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Governing
Law - This Agreement is a contract made under and shall be
construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the
Province of Ontario (excluding any conflict of law rule or principle
of
such laws that might refer such interpretation or enforcement to
the laws
of another jurisdiction). Subject to the provisions of Section 3.7,
any
action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
shall be brought in the courts of the Province of Ontario and each
of the
Parties hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of
such courts.
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(c)
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Headings
- Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
of this Agreement.
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(d)
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Number
and Gender - Unless the context otherwise requires, words
importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words
importing gender include all
genders.
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(e)
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Statutory
references - A reference to a statute includes all regulations
made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the
provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements
or
supersedes any such statute or any such
regulation.
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(f)
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Time
Periods -Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or
following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall
be
calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and
including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period
to
the next Business Day following if the last day of the period is
not a
Business Day.
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(g)
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Business
Days - If any payment is required to be made or other action
is
required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement on a day which is
not a
Business Day, then such payment or action shall be made or taken
on the
next Business Day.
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(h)
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Including
- Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this
Agreement, it means “including (or includes) without
limitation”.
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(i)
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No
Strict Construction - The language used in this Agreement is the
language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and
no rule
of strict construction shall be applied against any
party.
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(j)
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Severability
- If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its
application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited
or
unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this
Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of
such
provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application
to other parties or circumstances.
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement and the Other Agreements together constitute the entire agreement
between the Parties and set out all the covenants, promises, warranties,
representations, conditions, understandings and agreements between the Parties
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the Other Agreements
and supersede all prior understandings, agreements, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written.
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Representations
and Warranties of the
Corporation
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The
Corporation hereby represents and warrants that, as at the date
hereof:
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(a)
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except
for the registration and qualification rights provided for in this
Agreement, the Corporation is not under any obligation to register
or to
qualify by filing a registration statement or prospectus, nor has
it
agreed to grant registration or qualification rights, with respect
to any
presently outstanding securities or securities which may hereafter
be
issued, under the U.S. Securities Legislation or under Canadian Securities
Legislation, as applicable, or the securities laws of any other
jurisdiction; and
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(b)
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it
is not a party to any agreement which is inconsistent with the rights
and
obligations of the Corporation hereunder or otherwise conflicts with
the
provisions of this Agreement.
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1.4
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Reverse
Take-overs or Similar
Transactions
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In
the event that the Initial Public Offering is effected by the distribution
of
securities in the capital of another Person which has been formed or becomes
an
Affiliate of the Corporation for the purpose of taking the business of the
Corporation public (the “Successor Corporation”): (i)
references in this Agreement to “the Corporation” shall be deemed to refer to
the Successor Corporation; (ii) references in this Agreement to the term
“Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to refer to the securities in the
capital of the Successor Corporation issued in exchange for the outstanding
Registrable Securities and/or issued as consideration for the sale or transfer
by the Corporation of all or substantially all of its assets; (iii) the
Successor Corporation shall become a party to this Agreement and assume all
the
obligations of the Corporation under this Agreement;
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and
(iv) all of the other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the Successor Corporation and to the Securities
described in clause (ii) above.
ARTICLE
2.
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
2.1
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Long
Form Demand Registrations
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(a)
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If,
at any time after 180 days following the closing of the Corporation’s
Initial Public Offering, the Corporation receives a written request
(a
“Long Form Demand Notice”) that the Corporation effect
the registration under the U.S. Securities Legislation (a“U.S.
Requested Registration”) or the
qualification for distribution (a“Canadian Requested
Qualification”) under the applicable
Canadian Securities Legislation of the Canadian provinces or territories
designated in such request (the “Designated Canadian
Jurisdictions”) of all or part of the
Registrable Securities from a Holders Majority, the Corporation shall,
as
soon as possible but in any event within 45 days of the receipt of
the
Long Form Demand Notice, file, with respect to all of the Registrable
Securities that the Corporation has been requested to register (including
Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration
pursuant to clause (f) below), in the event of a U.S. Requested
Registration, a registration statement under the U.S. Securities
Act on
Form S-1 or F-1 (or any successor to Form S-1 or F-1), and, in the
event
of a Canadian Requested Qualification, a prospectus under the Canadian
Securities Legislation in each of the Designated Canadian Jurisdictions
on
Form 41-501F1 pursuant to OSC Rule 41-501 General Prospectus Requirements,
and, subject to Section 2.9(c) hereof, shall use its best efforts
to
effect the registration or qualification (including, without limitation,
the execution of an undertaking to file post-effective amendments
and
appropriate qualification under applicable “blue sky” laws) under
applicable Securities Laws of all of such Registrable Securities
as soon
as possible.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
clause (a) above: (i) the Corporation shall not be obligated to effect
a
Requested Registration pursuant to this subsection during the 90
day
period immediately following the effective date of any previous Requested
Registration pursuant to this section; (ii) the Corporation shall
not be
obligated to effect more than two Requested Registrations in any
12 month
period; and (iii) the Corporation shall not be obligated to effect
a
Requested Registration pursuant to this subsection unless the anticipated
aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities to be sold
is at
least $10,000,000. Subject to all limitations in the preceding
sentence, the Corporation shall not be obligated to effect more than
four
Requested Registrations during the term of this Agreement. For the
purpose
of this clause (b), any concurrent U.S. Requested Registration and
Canadian Requested Qualification shall be deemed to be a single Requested
Registration only.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding
clause (a) above, (i) the Corporation shall not be required to effect
a Canadian Requested Qualification if the Corporation has not previously
been a “reporting issuer” of any province of Canada; (ii) the Corporation
shall not be required to effect a Canadian Requested Qualification
if the
Corporation is then a “reporting issuer” in good standing in the province
of Ontario and each such Canadian Holder may then resell all its
Registrable Securities immediately under Rule 45-102 (or any successor
rule) without reliance upon any prospectus exemption under applicable
Canadian Securities Legislation in effect at such time; and (iii)
the
Corporation shall not be required to effect a U.S. Requested Registration
if the Corporation has not previously effected an Initial Public
Offering
in the United States.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding
clause (a) above, the Holders shall not be entitled to deliver a
Long Form
Demand Notice requesting a U.S. Requested Registration if the Corporation
is then eligible to effect a U.S. Short Form Registration pursuant
to
Section 2.2 hereof and the Holders shall not be entitled to deliver
a Long
Form Demand Notice requesting a Canadian Requested Qualification
if the
Corporation is then eligible to effect a Canadian Short Form Qualification
pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof.
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(e)
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Subject
to Section 2.7, the Corporation may include in such Requested Registration
other securities of the Corporation for sale, for the Corporation’s
account or for the account of any other Person, if and to the extent
that
the managing underwriter determines that the inclusion of such additional
shares will not interfere with the orderly sale of all of the Registrable
Securities of the participating Holders at a price range acceptable
to the
requesting Holders.
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Upon
receipt of a Long Form Demand Notice pursuant to this subsection,
the
Corporation shall promptly give written notice of such request to
all
Holders, and all Holders shall be afforded the opportunity to join
in such
Requested Registration. Subject to Section 2.7 the Corporation will
be
obligated to include in the Requested Registration such number of
Registrable Securities of any Holder joining in such request as are
specified in a written request by such Holder received by the Corporation
within 20 days after delivery to the Holder of such written notice
from
the Corporation.
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2.2
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Short
Form Registrations
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(a)
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If
at any time after 180 days following the closing of the Corporation’s
Initial Public Offering in the United States, the Corporation receives
a
written request from any Holder (a “ShortForm
Demand Notice”) that the Corporation effect the registration of
Registrable Securities on Form S-3, Form F-3 or, if the Corporation
has
prepared an underlying Canadian prospectus, Form F-10 (or any successors
to such forms) under the U.S. Securities Act (a
“U.S.Short Form
Registration”), or the comparable forms in respect of
a Canadian Short Form Qualification, the Corporation shall, with
respect
to all of the Registrable Securities that the Corporation has been
so
requested to register (including Registrable Securities requested
to be
included in such registration pursuant to clause (d) below), subject
to
Section 2.9(c) hereof, use its best efforts to effect such registration
(and all such related qualifications and compliances), as soon as
possible
and in connection therewith shall take such other steps as are necessary
to permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of such Registrable
Securities.
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Notwithstanding
clause (a) above: (i) the Corporation shall not be obligated to effect
a
Short Form Registration pursuant to this subsection unless the anticipated
aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities to be sold
is at
least $10,000,000; and (ii) the Corporation shall not be obligated
to
effect a Short Form Registration pursuant to this subsection if as
applicable, Form S-3, Form F-3 or Form F-10, or the comparable forms
in
respect of a Canadian Short Form Qualification is not available for
such
an offering, provided, that the Corporation shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to so qualify as promptly as possible following
its
Initial Public Offering in the United States for registration on
Form S-3,
F-3 or F-10, or in Canada the comparable forms in respect of a Canadian
Short Form Qualification.
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Subject
to Section 2.7, the Corporation may include in such Short Form
Registration other securities of the Corporation for sale, for the
Corporation’s account or for the account of any other Person, if and to
the extent that the managing underwriter determines that the inclusion
of
such additional shares will not interfere with the orderly sale of
all of
the Registrable Securities of the participating Holders at a price
range
acceptable to the requesting
Holders.
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Upon
receipt of a Short Form Demand Notice pursuant to this subsection,
the
Corporation shall promptly give written notice of such request to
all
Holders, and all Holders shall be afforded the opportunity to join
in such
Short Form Registration. Subject to Section 2.7, the Corporation
shall be
obligated to include in the Short Form Registration such number of
Registrable Securities of any Holder joining in such request as are
specified in a written request by such Holder received by the Corporation
within 20 days after delivery to the Holder of such written notice
from
the Corporation.
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Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2, the Corporation
shall
file a Form S-3, F-3 or F-10 registration statement or the comparable
forms in respect of a Canadian Short Form Qualification, covering
the
Registrable Securities requested to be registered as soon as practicable
after receipt of all written requests from the Holders of Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Section 2.2, but in any event within
sixty
(60) days of the receipt by the Corporation of the initial request
for
registration from the Holder(s) pursuant to this Section
2.2.
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2.3
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Incidental
Registrations
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If
the Corporation for itself or for any of its security holders (other than
Holders) shall at any time or times after the date hereof determine, (i) to
register under the U.S. Securities Legislation any shares of its capital stock
or other securities (a“U.S. Incidental
Registration”) (other than: (A) the registration
of an offer, sale or other disposition of securities solely to employees of,
or
other Persons providing services to, the Corporation, or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Corporation pursuant to an employee or
similar benefit plan; or (B) relating to a
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merger,
acquisition or other transaction of the type described in Rule 145 under the
U.S. Securities Act or a comparable or successor rule, registered on XXX Xxxx
X-0 or similar or successor forms), or (ii) to file a prospectus under any
Canadian Securities Legislation in order to qualify a distribution of securities
in its capital stock or in a form and manner that, with the appropriate changes,
would permit some or all of the Registrable Securities to be qualified for
distribution to the public under such prospectus (a“Canadian Incidental
Qualification”) (other than in connection with
any acquisition, securities exchange offer, corporate reorganization, dividend
reinvestment plan or stock option or other employee benefit plan), the
Corporation shall notify each Holder of such determination at least 45 days
prior to the filing of such registration statement or prospectus, and upon
the
written request of any Holder given in writing to the Corporation within 20
days
after the receipt of such notice, the Corporation shall, subject to Section
2.7,
use its best efforts as soon as practicable thereafter to cause any Registrable
Securities specified in such Holder’s request to be included in such
registration statement or prospectus to the extent such registration or
qualification is permissible under the applicable Securities Laws and subject
to
the conditions of such applicable Securities Laws.
2.4
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U.S.-Only
IPO
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In
the event that the Initial Public Offering is proposed to be made under the
U.S.
Securities Act only without a simultaneous offering under Canadian Securities
Legislation, the Corporation shall, if requested by any member of the Xxxxxxxx
Group and if necessary in order to permit Holders to sell their Registrable
Securities in the United States free from resale restrictions under Canadian
Securities Legislation either as part of such Initial Public Offering or
immediately thereafter, concurrently with the Initial Public Offering use best
efforts to become a “reporting issuer” under the applicable Canadian Securities
Legislation of the Province of Ontario, and to take such other steps (including
applying for exemptive relief) as may be required such that the Registrable
Securities will be free from restricted periods, seasoning periods or other
restrictions on resale of such Registrable Securities under Canadian Securities
Legislation immediately on the closing of the Initial Public
Offering.
2.5
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Expenses
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Except
to the extent otherwise required by law, the Corporation shall pay all
documented expenses incurred by it in complying with its obligations to the
Holders under this Agreement, including without limitation, the cost of
preparing any registration statement or prospectus, all registration and filing
fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent
public accountants for the Corporation, fees and expenses (including reasonable
counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or
“blue sky” laws, fees of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
transfer fees of transfer agents and registrars, translation costs, costs of
insurance, and reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel in Canada and
one counsel in the United States for the sellers of Registrable Securities,
but
excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes applicable
to any sale of Registrable Securities.
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2.6
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Effective
Registration Statement
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A
Requested Registration, a Short Form Registration or an Incidental Registration
shall not be deemed to have been effected unless, with respect to a U.S.
Registration, the registration statement relating thereto has become and
remained effective with the SEC for the period required for the distribution
of
all Registrable Securities included thereunder or, with respect to a Canadian
Qualification, a receipt (or its equivalent) for the (final) prospectus relating
thereto has been issued by the applicable Canadian Commission(s).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Requested Registration, a Short Form
Registration or an Incidental Registration will be deemed not to have been
effected or receipted if: (i) within 60 days after it has become effective
with
the applicable Commission(s), such Requested Registration, Short Form
Registration or Incidental Registration is interfered with by any stop order,
cease trade order, injunction, or other order or requirement of the applicable
Commission(s) or other governmental agency or any court proceeding for any
reason other than a misrepresentation or omission by any Holder; or (ii) the
conditions to closing specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting
agreement entered into in connection with such registration are not satisfied,
other than solely by reason of some act or omission by a Holder.
2.7
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Priority
in Registration
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(a)
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If
a Requested Registration or Short Form Registration is a firm underwritten
registration or offering and the managing underwriters give written
advice
to the Corporation of an Underwriter’s Maximum Number with respect to such
Requested Registration or Short Form Registration, which is less
than the
aggregate number (the“Proposed Included Securities”) of
the Registrable Securities requested for inclusion by Holders, plus
any
securities of the Corporation that the Corporation wishes to include
for
the Corporation’s account or the account of others (“Additional
Registrable Securities”), then Additional Registrable Securities
shall be deducted from the Proposed Included Securities but only
to the
extent necessary so that the Proposed Included Securities (after
such
deduction) do not exceed the Underwriter’s Maximum Number; provided that
if the Proposed Included Securities (determined after deduction of
the
Additional Registrable Securities, as aforesaid) still exceeds the
Underwriter’s Maximum Number, then the Registrable Securities requested
for inclusion by Holders shall be included up to the Underwriter’s Maximum
Number according to the following
priority:
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Firstly,
(A) Class 1 Registrable Securities held by the Class 1 Holders up
to the
product of the AC Value and the number of outstanding Class 1 Shares
held
by such Class 1 Holders (the “Aggregate AC Value”), (B)
Registrable Securities held by the Xxxxxxxx Group up to $50,000,000
aggregate amount less the gross proceeds received in respect of prior
sales of Registrable Securities hereunder by the Xxxxxxxx Group
(the“Xxxxxxxx Priority Allocation”), and (C) Registrable
Securities held by the EdgeStone Group as of the date hereof, allocated
between the Class 1 Holders, the Xxxxxxxx Group and the EdgeStone
Group in
proportion as nearly as practicable to the Sharing Factor; provided,
however, that once the Xxxxxxxx Group has sold $50 million of Registrable
Securities (whether pursuant to a registration under this Agreement
or
otherwise), Registrable Securities shall be allocated solely among
the
Class 1 Holders up to the Aggregate AC Value and the EdgeStone Group
as of
the date hereof on a pro rata as-if-converted to Common Shares basis;
and
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Secondly,
any other Registrable Securities held by the Holders, allocated in
proportion as nearly as practicable to the respective amount of
Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration
by
the respective Holders.
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If
an Incidental Registration is a firm underwritten registration or
offering
initiated by the Corporation, and the managing underwriters give
written
advice to the Corporation of an Underwriter’s Maximum Number with respect
to such Incidental Registration, then: (i) the Corporation shall
be
entitled to include in such registration or offering that number
of
securities which the Corporation proposes to offer and sell for its
own
account in such registration or offering and which does not exceed
the
Underwriter’s Maximum Number; and (ii) the Corporation shall be obligated
and required to include in such registration or offering that number
of
Registrable Securities which shall have been requested by Holders
which
does not exceed the difference between the Underwriter’s Maximum Number
and that number of securities which the Corporation is entitled to
include
therein pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection and if it shall
be
necessary to cut back the number of Registrable Securities requested
to be
included therein by Holders, then the Registrable Securities requested
to
be included by Holders shall be included up to the Underwriter’s Maximum
according to the following
priority:
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Firstly,
(A) Class 1 Registrable Securities held by the Class 1 Holders up
to the
Aggregate AC Value, (B) Registrable Securities held by the Xxxxxxxx
Group
up to the Xxxxxxxx Priority Allocation, and (C) Registrable Securities
held by the Edgestone Group as of the date hereof, allocated between
the
Class 1 Holders, the Xxxxxxxx Group and the EdgeStone Group in proportion
as nearly as practicable to the Sharing Factor; provided, however,
that
once the Xxxxxxxx Group has sold $50 million of Registrable Securities
(whether pursuant to a registration under this Agreement or otherwise),
Registrable Securities shall be allocated solely among the Class
1 Holders
up to the Aggregate AC Value and the EdgeStone Group on a pro-rata
as-if
converted to Common Shares basis;
and
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Secondly,
any other Registrable Securities held by the Holders, allocated in
proportion as nearly as practicable to the respective amount of
Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration
by
the respective Holders.
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Notwithstanding
that the Corporation will not be subject to any cut back on an Incidental
Registration with respect to securities to be sold for its own account,
it
will in good faith consider the inclusion of a secondary offering
component therein and if there is an over-allotment option granted
to the
underwriters in connection with an Incidental Registration, the
Corporation will in good faith negotiate with the underwriters to
allow a
reasonable portion of the over-allotment option to be fulfilled by
the
Holders in accordance with the priority of the Holders set forth
in
paragraph (b) above, subject to the advice of the lead
underwriter.
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For
the avoidance of doubt, allocations in this Section 2.7 among the
Class 1
Holders shall be allocated in proportion, as nearly as practicable
to the
respective amount of Class 1 Registrable Securities requested to
be
included in the applicable registration by the Class 1
Holders.
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2.8
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Delay
Limitation
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Corporation shall have the right
to
delay any registration of Registrable Securities requested pursuant to those
provisions for up to 45 consecutive days if such registration would, in the
good
faith judgment of the Board of Directors, substantially interfere with any
material transaction being considered at the time of receipt of the request
from
the Holders or would require the disclosure of material information, the
premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Corporation,
and at the expiry of such 45 consecutive day period the Board of Directors
will
review whether such registration would, in the good faith judgment of the Board
of Directors, substantially interfere with the proposed transaction or
materially adversely affect the Corporation in which case the Board of Directors
may delay such registration for an additional 30 consecutive days; provided,
however, that the Corporation shall not be permitted to utilize its delay rights
under this Section 2.8 for more than 90 days in total in any twelve month
period.
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Offering
Procedure Obligations
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In
connection with any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to this
Agreement, the Corporation shall:
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(a)
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in
the case of a U.S. Registration, (1) cause each registration statement
to
become and remain effective for a period of 90 days or until the
Holder or
Holders have completed the distribution described in such registration
statement, whichever first occurs or, in the case of an underwritten
public offering, until each underwriter has completed the distribution
of
all securities purchased by it; provided, however, that: (i) such
90 day
period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period
the
Holder refrains from selling any securities included in such registration
at the request of an underwriter; and (ii) in the case of any registration
of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or F-3 which are intended to
be
offered on a continuous or delayed basis, such 90 day period shall
be
extended, if necessary, to keep the Registration Statement effective
until
all such Registrable Securities are sold, provided that Rule 415,
or any
successor rule under the U. S. Securities Act, permits an offering
on a
continuous or delayed basis, and provided further that applicable
rules
under the U.S. Securities Act governing the obligation to file a
post
effective amendment permit, in lieu of filing a post effective amendment
that (I) includes any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the U.S.
Securities Act or
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(II)
reflects facts or events representing a material or fundamental change
in
the information set forth in the registration statement,
the incorporation by reference of information required to be
included in (I) and (II) above contained in periodic reports filed
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act in the
registration statement; (2) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments
and supplements to such registration statement as may be necessary
to keep
such registration statement effective for the period specified in
paragraph (1) above and comply with the provisions of the U.S. Securities
Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
covered
by such registration statement in accordance with the Holders’ intended
method of disposition for such period; (3) immediately notify each
selling
Holder and each underwriter under such registration statement, at
any time
when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under
the
U.S. Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which the
Corporation has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus contained
in
such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances; (4) advise each selling
Holder,
promptly after it shall obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance
of any
stop order by the SEC or other securities authority suspending the
effectiveness of such registration statement and promptly use all
reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to
obtain
its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued; and (5) permit
any
selling Holder who, in the sole and exclusive judgment, exercised
in good
faith, of such Holder, might be deemed to be a controlling Person
of the
Corporation, to participate in good faith in the preparation of such
registration statement and to require the insertion therein of material
furnished to the Corporation in writing, which in the reasonable
judgment
of such Holder and its counsel should be included, subject to review
by
the Corporation and its counsel after consultation with such
Holder;
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furnish
to each of the Holders requesting registration or qualification such
number of copies of any prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus)
or registration statement and prospectus or registration statement
supplement or amendment as they may reasonably request in order to
effect
the offering and sale of Registrable Securities to be offered and
sold,
but only while the Corporation shall be required under the provisions
of
this Agreement to cause the registration statement or prospectus
to remain
current; and
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(c)
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take
such action in fulfillment of its obligations under this Agreement
as
shall be necessary to qualify the securities covered by such registration
under such blue sky or other U.S. state securities legislation or
Canadian
Securities Legislation for offers and sales as such Holder may reasonably
request, subject to the limitations herein; provided, however, that
the
Corporation shall not be obligated to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation
to do business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it shall
not be
then qualified or to file any general consent to service of process
or
(ii) file a prospectus or registration statement in any jurisdiction
where
it has not previously filed a prospectus or registration statement
(except
as contemplated by Section 2.4).
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If
requested in connection with an offering in accordance with Section 2.1 or
2.2
of this Agreement, the Corporation and requesting Holders shall enter into
an
underwriting agreement with a nationally recognized investment banking firm
or
firms selected by the Board of Directors and acceptable to a majority in
interest of the Holders requesting the registration or qualification of their
Registrable Securities containing representations, warranties, indemnities
and
agreements then customarily included by an issuer in underwriting agreements
of
that type. In connection with any offering of Registrable Securities registered
pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation shall, subject to applicable law,
(i) furnish each of the Holders requesting the registration of its Registrable
Securities, at the Corporation’s expense, with unlegended certificates
representing ownership of the Registrable Securities being sold, in such
denominations as such Holders request; (ii) instruct the Corporation’s transfer
agent and registrar to release any stop transfer orders with respect to the
Registrable Securities being sold; and (iii) use its best efforts to list such
Registrable Securities an each stock exchange on which the shares or other
securities of the Corporation are listed.
The
Corporation may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold
pursuant to this Agreement to furnish the Corporation with such information
and
undertakings as it may reasonably request regarding such Holder and the
distribution of such securities as the Corporation may from time to time
reasonably request in writing.
2.10
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Rule
144
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With
a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of
the
SEC which may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to
the
public without registration, at all times after 90 days after any registration
statement covering a public offering of securities of the Corporation under
the
U.S. Securities Act shall have become effective, the Corporation agrees
to:
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use
its commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information
available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule l44
under the
U.S. Securities Act;
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(b)
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use
its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely
manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation
under
the U.S. Securities Act and the U. S. Exchange Act;
and
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furnish
to each Holder forthwith upon request a written statement by the
Corporation as to its compliance with the reporting requirements
of such
Rule 144 and of the U.S. Securities Act and the U.S. Exchange Act,
a copy
of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation,
and such
other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation as such Holder
may
reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of
the SEC
allowing such Holder to sell any Registrable Securities without
registration.
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2.11
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Indemnification
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(a)
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In
the event of any registration or qualification of Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation shall hold harmless and
indemnify each of the
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Holders
and their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, members,
advisors and agents and their respective affiliates and each other
Person,
if any, who controls any of the foregoing Persons, if any, from and
against any losses (other than loss of profits), claims, damages
or
liabilities to which any of them may be subject under any applicable
Securities Laws or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact
contained in any registration statement under which such Registrable
Securities were registered, or any document incidental to the registration
or sale of such Registrable Securities, or which arise out of or
are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement
not
misleading, (ii) an untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement
of a
material fact in any prospectus, preliminary prospectus or any issuer
free
writing prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities or omission
or
alleged omission to state a material fact, necessary to make the
statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they
were
made not misleading (iii) any violation by the Corporation of any
applicable Securities Laws relating to action or inaction required
by the
Corporation in connection with such registration or sale under such
Securities Laws; provided, however, that the Corporation will not
be
liable in any case to any given Holder to the extent that any such
loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made
in any such prospectus, registration statement or document in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Corporation by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use therein.
This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Corporation
may
otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder
or any
director or officer, or controlling Person of such Holder and shall
survive the transfer of such securities by such
Holder.
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In
the event of any registration or qualification of Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Agreement, each of the Holders for whom such registration
or qualification of Registrable Securities has been made agrees,
in the
same manner and to the same extent as set forth in subsection (a)
of this
section, to severally and not jointly (and not jointly and severally)
indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of the other Holders
and
all of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees
and
agents, if any, from and against any losses (other than loss of profits),
claims, damages or liabilities to which any of them may be
subject under any applicable Securities Laws or otherwise, insofar
as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue
statement of any material fact relating to information furnished
in
writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of such Holder specifically
for
use in, or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in any prospectus or registration statement
under
which such Registrable Securities were distributed, or any document
incidental to the registration, qualification or sale of such Registrable
Securities, or which arise out of or are based upon the
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omission
or alleged omission to state therein any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary to make the statement not misleading,
if such
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity
with
information furnished in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf
of
such Holder specifically for use in such registration statement or
prospectus, or (ii) any violation by such Holder of any applicable
Securities Laws; provided, however, that the liability of each Holder
hereunder shall be limited to the proportion of any such loss, claim,
damage or liability which is equal to the proportion that the public
offering price of the shares sold by such Holder under such registration
statement or prospectus bears to the total public offering price
of all
securities sold thereunder, but not in any event to exceed the net
proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement or
prospectus.
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Each
of the Parties entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section
(each,
an “Indemnified Party”) shall, promptly after receipt of
notice of the commencement of any action against such Indemnified
Party in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this section,
notify
the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof. The
omission of any Indemnified Party so to notify an indemnifying party
of
any such action shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any
liability which it may have to such Indemnified Party on account
of the
indemnity pursuant to this section, unless (and only to the extent
that)
the indemnifying party was prejudiced by such omission, and in no
event
shall relieve the indemnifying party from any other liability which
it may
have to such Indemnified Party. In case any such action shall be
brought
against an Indemnified Party and it shall notify an indemnifying
party of
the commencement thereof the indemnifying party shall be entitled
to
participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly
with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Party,
and after notice from the indemnifying party to such Indemnified
Party of
its election so to assume the defense thereof the indemnifying party
shall
not be liable to such Indemnified Party under this section for any legal
or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party
in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation; provided, however, that if any Indemnified
Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more
legal
or equitable defenses available to such Indemnified Party which are
additional to or conflict with those available to the indemnifying
party,
or that such claim or litigation involves or could have an effect
upon
matters beyond the scope of the indemnity agreement provided hereunder,
the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense
of
such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party (but shall have the
right
to participate therein with counsel of its choice) and such indemnifying
party shall reimburse such Indemnified Party and any Person controlling
such Indemnified Party for that portion of the fees and expenses
of any
counsel retained by the Indemnified Party which is reasonably related
to
the matters covered by the indemnity agreement provided
hereunder. No admission of liability shall be made by the
Indemnified Party without the consent of the indemnifying party.
If, after
having been notified by the Indemnified Party of the commencement
of any
action against such Indemnified Party in respect of
which
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indemnity
may be sought, the indemnifying party fails to assume the defense
of such
suit on behalf of the Indemnified Party within 10 days of receiving
notice
thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ counsel
in
respect of the defense of such suit and the fees and expenses of
such
counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying
party.
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(d)
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If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.11 is held by
a court
of competent jurisdiction to be otherwise available in accordance
with its
terms but is, for any reason, held to be unavailable or unenforceable
by
an Indemnified Party with respect to any losses, claims, damages
or
liabilities referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu
of
indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to
the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such
loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one
hand
and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the Indemnified
Party
is determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue
or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state
a
material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying
party or
by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement
or omission.
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2.12
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Superior
Registration or Qualification
Rights
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The
Corporation shall not grant or agree to grant any registration or qualification
or other similar rights more favorable than or on parity with, or inconsistent
with, any of the rights contained herein, or any other rights that would result
in a reduction of the number of Registrable Securities includable in any
registration statement or prospectus filed under this Agreement, all so long
as
any of the registration or qualification rights under this Agreement remain
in
effect, unless the Corporation obtains the prior written consent of a Holders
Majority, and, in the event that any of the above actions affects any Holder
in
a manner that is materially and adversely disproportionate from the manner
in
which such action affects any other Holder or group of Holders, the Corporation
obtains the prior written consent of each such Holder who is disproportionately
affected.
2.13
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Lock-Up
Agreement
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Each
of the Holders hereby agrees not to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable
Securities or other equity securities of the Corporation (except the Registrable
Securities, if any, sold (i) pursuant to a public offering, or (ii) to a
Permitted Transferee and except as permitted by any exceptions to this
restriction granted by the lead underwriter(s) in the sole discretion of the
lead underwriter(s)) for a period of up to 180 days (or such lesser period
as
the lead underwriter(s) of such Qualified IPO may agree) following the earlier
of:
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(i)
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the
effective date of the registration statement,
or
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(ii)
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the
date of receipt for a final
prospectus
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in
respect of a Qualified IPO, without the prior written consent of the lead
underwriter(s) of such Qualified IPO, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; provided, however, that,
subject to advice from the lead underwriter(s), all Persons entitled to
registration rights with respect to shares of the Corporation’s capital stock
who are not parties to this Agreement, all other Persons selling shares in
such
offering, all Persons holding in excess of 1% of the capital stock of the
Corporation on a fully diluted basis and all executive officers and directors
of
the Corporation shall also have agreed not to sell publicly their shares under
the circumstances and pursuant to the terms set forth in this Section 2.13
(and
for a period not less than the lock-up period applicable to the Holders); and
provided, further, however, that if the lead underwriter releases any
shares from the lock-up with respect to such offering prior to the scheduled
expiration date, the lead underwriter shall contemporaneously release a pro
rata portion of the Registrable Securities from such lock-up.
ARTICLE
3.
GENERAL
3.1
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Term
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The
registration and qualification obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this
Agreement shall terminate, with respect to any Holder, on the earlier
of:
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(a)
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for
the purposes of any obligation of the Corporation hereunder to effect
a
U.S. Registration for the benefit of such Holder, the first to occur
of:
(i) the date that all Registrable Securities held by such Holder
may be
sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act if the Holder
is
able to sell under Rule 144(k); and (ii) if the only public market
for the
Common Shares is a stock exchange in Canada, the date that all Registrable
Securities held by such Holder may be sold to the public on such
Canadian
exchange without registration under the U.S. Securities
Act.
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(b)
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for
the purposes of any obligation of the Corporation hereunder to effect
a
Canadian Qualification for the benefit of such Holder, the first
to occur
of: (i) the date that all Registrable Securities held by such Holder
are
qualified pursuant to a prospectus under Canadian Securities Laws;
and
(ii) the date that all Registrable Securities held by such Holder
may be
sold under Rule 45-102 (or any successor rule) without a prospectus
or
reliance on a prospectus exemption under applicable Canadian Securities
Legislation;
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(c)
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the
date that all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder are
sold
in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this
Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof;
and
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(d)
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the
date that is 5 years following the date of a Qualified
IPO
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3.2
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Termination
Not to Effect Rights or
Obligations
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A
termination of this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect or prejudice any rights or obligations which have accrued or arisen
under
this Agreement prior to the time of termination
(including, without limitation, any rights to indemnification or contribution
pursuant to Section 2.11), and such rights and obligations shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
3.3
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Changes
in Registrable Securities
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If
and as often as, there is any change in the Registrable
Securities by way of reclassification or exchange, or through a merger,
amalgamation, consolidation or capital reorganization, or by any other means,
appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions hereof so that the rights
and privileges granted hereby shall continue with respect to the Registrable
Securities as so changed.
3.4
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Assignment
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All
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any
of
the Parties hereto shall bind and enure to the benefit of the respective
successors and assigns of the Parties hereto (including without limitation
transferees of any Registrable Securities), whether so expressed or not,
provided, however, that registration and qualification rights conferred herein
shall only enure to the benefit of a transferee of Registrable Securities (and
transferees of such transferees) if:
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(a)
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there
is transferred to such transferee at least 10% of the Registrable
Securities held by the Holder on the date hereof;
or
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(b)
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such
transferee (or transferee of such transferee) is a Permitted Transferee
of
the Holder.
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Each
Permitted Transferee hereunder shall execute a counterpart of and become a
party
to this Agreement and shall be deemed to be a “Holder” (and if a Permitted
Transferee of a Class 1 Holder a “Class 1 Holder”) for all
purposes. Each Holder shall notify the Corporation of each such
transfer as soon as practicable and, in any event, no later than ten (10)
Business Days after such transfer.
3.5
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Further
Assurances
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The
Corporation and each of the Holders covenants and agrees to take all other
necessary or desirable action within its control and to the extent permitted
by
law so as to give full effect to the provisions of this Agreement.
3.6
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Notices
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All
notices, requests, payments, instructions or other documents to be given
hereunder will be in writing or by written telecommunication, and will be deemed
to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally (effective upon delivery),
(ii) mailed by certified mail, return receipt
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requested;
postage prepaid (effective five Business Days after dispatch), (iii) sent by
a
reputable, established courier service that guarantees next Business Day
delivery (effective the next Business Day), or sent by air mail or by commercial
express overseas air courier, with receipt acknowledged in writing by the
recipient (effective upon the date of such acknowledgement), or (iv) sent by
telecopier or electronic mail followed within 24 hours by confirmation by one
of
the foregoing methods (effective upon receipt of the telecopy in complete,
readable form), addressed as follows (or to such other address as the recipient
party may have furnished to the sending party for the purpose pursuant to this
Section 3.6):
if
to the Corporation to:
Mitel
Networks Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX XXX 0X0
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
With
a copy to:
Mitel
Networks Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer, and VP Finance
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
And
with a copy to:
Mitel
Networks Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
Senior Corporate Counsel
Fax: (000)
000-0000
And
with a copy to:
Osler,
Xxxxxx & Harcourt LLP
Suite
1500
50
O’Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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if
to Francisco Partners:
Arsenal
Holdco I, S.a.r.l. and Arsenal Holdco II, S.a.r.l.
0-00
xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
X-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx
with
copies to:
Francisco
Partners II., L.P., GP, LLC
0000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx
Xxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
E-mail:
xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
O’Melveny
& Xxxxx LLP
Embarcadero
Center West
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
if
to MS Investors:
c/o
Morgan Xxxxxxx Principal Investments, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx XX
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
copies to:
XxXxxxxxx
Will & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Older and
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
if
to Xxxxxxxx, CTJL or WCC:
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c/o
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Corporation
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
X, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attn:
Dr. T.H. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
And
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Gervais LLP
World
Exchange Plaza
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
if
to EdgeStone:
EdgeStone
Capital Equity Fund II Nominee, Inc.
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
X0X
0X0
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
3.7
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Waivers,
Amendments
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Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and without limiting the
applicability of the following sentence, no amendment, waiver or termination
of
this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to
be
bound thereby. Any amendment or waiver of this Agreement or any
provision hereof shall be binding on all Parties, and each party shall sign
any
documents amending, waiving or terminating this Agreement or a provision of
this
Agreement, if such document has been consented to in writing (whether signed
in
one or more counterparts) by the Corporation and a Holders Majority; provided,
however, if the Francisco Partners Group does not hold 50% or more of the Class
1 Registrable Securities (calculated on an as-if converted to Common Shares
basis) held by the Class 1 Holders and their Permitted Transferees, consent
shall be required by the Corporation and each other Holder of not less than
10%
of the Registrable Securities held by the Class 1 Holders and their Permitted
Transferees (calculated on an as-if converted to Common Shares basis and
adjusted for share splits, consolidations and the like); and, provided, further,
that in the event of an amendment or waiver
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affecting
any Holder in a manner that is materially and adversely disproportionate from
the manner in which such amendment or waiver affects any other Holder or group
of Holders, the waiver and amendment shall require the consent in writing of
each such Holder who is disproportionately affected; provided, further, however,
that any amendment of this Section 3.7 shall require the consent in writing
of
each Holder. Except as set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to
constitute a waiver of any other provision nor shall any such waiver constitute
a continuing waiver.
3.8
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Counterparts
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This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall be but
one and the same instrument. Each party agrees that the delivery of this
Agreement by facsimile shall have the same force and effect as delivery of
original signatures.
3.9
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Equitable
Relief
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Each
of the Parties acknowledges that any breach by such party of his, her, or its
obligations under this Agreement would cause substantial and irreparable damage
to one or more of the other Parties and that money damages would be an
inadequate remedy therefor. Accordingly, each party agrees that the other
Parties or any of them will be entitled to an injunction, specific performance,
and/or other equitable relief to prevent the breach of such
obligations.
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rest of this page is intentionally left blank.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the
Parties has executed this Registration Rights Agreement on and as of the date
first above written.
MITEL
NETWORKS CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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ARSENAL
HOLDCO I, S.A.R.L.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Manager
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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ARSENAL
HOLDCO II, S.A.R.L.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Manager
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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XXXXXX
XXXXXX CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
President
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CELTIC
TECH JET LIMITED
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
President
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XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXX
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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EDGESTONE
CAPITAL EQUITY FUND II-B GP, INC., as agent for EdgeStone Capital
Equity
Fund II-A, L.P. and its parallel investors
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
CIO and Managing Partner
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EDGESTONE
CAPITAL EQUITY FUND II NOMINEE, INC., as nominee for EdgeStone Capital
Equity Fund II-A, L.P. and its parallel
investors
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
CIO and Managing Partner
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SCHEDULE
A
Name
of Holder
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No.
of Registrable Securities
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Arsenal Holdco I, S.a.r.l. | 205,819 Class 1 Shares and 15,596,446 Warrants |
Arsenal
Holdco II, S.a.r.l.
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13,928
Class 1 Shares and 1,055,429 Warrants
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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43,340
Class 1 Shares; 3,284,196 Warrants
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EdgeStone
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19,000
Class 1 Shares, 5,000,000 Common Shares upon exercise of Series 1
Warrants
and 5,359,893 Common Shares
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WCC
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158,790,234
Common Shares
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CTJL
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4,555,169
Common Shares
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Xxxxxxxx
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13,500
Class 1 Shares, 1,022,996 Warrants, and Stock Options to acquire
297,488
Common Shares
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