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EXHIBIT 10.14
Exhibit 10.14
ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT
MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT made as of the
26th day
of April, 2007.
AMONG:
LULULEMON CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware
(“Lululemon”)
AND:
LIPO INVESTMENTS (CANADA) INC., a company existing under the laws of
the Province of
British Columbia
(“LIPO Canada”)
AND:
LIPO INVESTMENTS (USA) INC., a company existing under the laws of
the Province of
British Columbia
(“LIPO USA”)
AND:
LULULEMON
CALLCO ULC, an unlimited liability company existing under
the laws of the Province of Alberta
(“Callco”)
AND:
LULULEMON CANADIAN HOLDING INC., a company existing under the laws
of the Province of
British Columbia
(“Exchangeco”)
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements
herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged by each party), the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:
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ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions.
In this Agreement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent
therewith and the following terms shall have the following meanings respectively:
“Ancillary Agreements” means the Support Agreement and the Exchange Trust Agreement, collectively;
“Arrangement”
means an arrangement under Part 9, Division 5 of the BCA on the terms and subject to the
conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made
in accordance with Article 6 hereof or Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the
direction of the Court in the Final Order;
“Arrangement Resolutions” means the LIPO Canada Arrangement Resolutions and the LIPO USA
Arrangement Resolutions;
“BCA” means the Business Corporations Act (
British Columbia) as amended;
“Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are open for business in Vancouver,
British
Columbia, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a holiday in Vancouver,
British
Columbia under the laws of the Province of
British Columbia or the federal laws of Canada;
“Callco”
means Lululemon Callco ULC, an unlimited liability company existing under the laws of the
Province of Alberta, and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Lululemon;
“Circular” means the notice of the Meetings and accompanying circular to be sent to holders of LIPO
Canada Securities and LIPO USA Securities in connection with the Meetings;
“Court” means the Supreme Court of
British Columbia;
“Dissent Rights” means the rights of dissent in respect of the Arrangement described in Section 3.1
of the Plan of Arrangement;
“Effective Date” means the date following the grant of the Final Order on which the parties to this
Agreement agree that the conditions set forth in Article 5 of this Agreement have been satisfied or
waived (or on such other date as the parties may agree);
“Exchange Trust Agreement” means the Exchange Trust Agreement among Lululemon, Exchangeco and the
Trustee, to be entered into in connection with the Plan of Arrangement, substantially in the form
and content of Exhibit C to the Reorganization Agreement, with such changes thereto as the parties
thereto, acting reasonably, may approve, in accordance with the terms thereof;
“Exchangeable Share” means a share in the class of non-voting exchangeable shares in the capital of
Exchangeco;
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“Final Order” means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement, granted pursuant to
section 291(4) of the BCA, as such order may be amended at any time prior to the Effective Date or,
if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed;
“Forfeitable
Share Trust Declaration” means the declaration of trust
pursuant to which Xxxxxx Xxxxxx will hold the Forfeitable Shares (as
defined in the Plan of Arrangement) as trustee on behalf of the
beneficial holders thereof, substantially in the form and content of
Exhibit C hereto, with such changes thereto as may be made, from
time to time, in accordance with its terms;
“Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court made in connection with the process for
obtaining securityholder approval of the Arrangement and related matters;
“ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);
“LIPO Canada” means LIPO Investments (Canada) Inc., a company existing under the laws of the
Province of
British Columbia;
“LIPO Canada Arrangement Resolutions” means the special resolutions passed by the holders of the
LIPO Canada Shares and LIPO Canada Options at the LIPO Canada Meeting;
“LIPO Canada Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of the holders of LIPO Canada Shares
and LIPO Canada Options (including any adjournment thereof) that is to be convened as provided by
the Interim Order to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve the Arrangement;
“LIPO Canada Option” means a Class B option to purchase LIPO Canada Shares granted under the LIPO
Canada Option Plan and being outstanding and unexercised on the Effective Date;
“LIPO Canada Option Plan” means the LIPO Canada stock option plan approved by the board of
directors of LIPO Canada on December 1, 2005;
“LIPO Canada Securities” means the LIPO Canada Shares and the LIPO Canada Options, collectively;
“LIPO Canada Shares” means the outstanding Common Shares without par value in the authorized share
structure of LIPO Canada;
“LIPO Entities” means LIPO Canada and LIPO USA;
“LIPO USA” means LIPO Investments (USA) Inc., a company existing under the laws of the Province of
British Columbia;
“LIPO USA Arrangement Resolutions” means the special resolutions passed by the holders of the LIPO
USA Shares and LIPO USA Options at the LIPO USA Meeting;
“LIPO USA Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of the holders of LIPO USA Shares and
LIPO USA Options (including any adjournment thereof) that is to be convened as provided by the
Interim Order to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve the Arrangement;
“LIPO USA Option” means a Class B option to purchase LIPO USA Shares granted under the LIPO USA
Option Plan and being outstanding and unexercised on the Effective Date;
“LIPO USA Option Plan” means the LIPO USA stock option plan approved by the board of directors of
LIPO USA on December 1, 2005;
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“LIPO USA Securities” means the LIPO USA Shares and the LIPO USA Options, collectively;
“LIPO USA Shares” means the outstanding Common Shares without par value in the authorized share
structure of LIPO USA;
“Lululemon Common Share” means a share of common stock, par value U.S. $0.01, in the capital of
Lululemon and any other securities into which such share may be changed;
“Lululemon Entities” means Lululemon, Callco and Exchangeco, collectively;
“Meetings” means the LIPO Canada Meeting and the LIPO USA Meeting;
“Plan of Arrangement” means the plan of arrangement substantially in the form and content of
Exhibit B hereto and any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Article 6 hereof
or Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order;
“Registrar” means the registrar of companies appointed under the BCA;
“Reorganization Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of the date
hereof by and among Lululemon, Exchangeco, the LIPO Entities and certain other parties;
“subsidiary” means, with respect to a specified body corporate, any body corporate of which more
than 50% of the outstanding shares ordinarily entitled to elect a majority of the board of
directors thereof (whether or not shares of any other class or classes shall or might be entitled
to vote upon the happening of any event or contingency) are at the time owned directly or
indirectly by such specified body corporate and shall include any body corporate, partnership,
joint venture or other entity over which it exercises direction or control or which is in a like
relation to a subsidiary;
“Support Agreement” means the Support Agreement to be made among Lululemon, Callco and Exchangeco,
which shall be substantially in the form and content of Exhibit D to the Reorganization Agreement,
with such changes thereto as the parties thereto, acting reasonably, may approve, in accordance
with the terms thereof; and
“Trustee” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada, in its capacity as trustee under the
Exchange Trust Agreement, and includes any successor trustee appointed thereunder.
1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings, etc.
The division of this Agreement into sections and other portions and the insertion of headings are
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to a “section” followed by a number
and/or a letter refer to the specified section of this Agreement, and all references in this
Agreement to an Exhibit followed by a letter refer to the specified Exhibit to this Agreement.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and
“hereby” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto), as
amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, and not to
any particular section or other portion hereof.
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1.3 Date For Any Action.
In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the
parties hereto is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day.
1.4 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the agreements and other documents referred to herein constitute the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the Arrangement and other transactions contemplated
hereby and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions,
whether oral or written, between the parties with respect thereto, other than the Reorganization
Agreement.
1.5 Construction.
In this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated:
| (a) | | the words “include”, “including” or “in particular”, when following any general
term or statement, shall not be construed as limiting the general term or statement to
the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as
permitting the general term or statement to refer to all other items or matters that
could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or
statement; |
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| (b) | | a reference to a statute means that statute, as amended and in effect as of the
date of this Agreement, and includes each and every regulation and rule made thereunder
and in effect as of the date hereof; |
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| (c) | | where a word, term or phrase is defined, its derivatives or other grammatical
forms have a corresponding meaning; |
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| (d) | | time is of the essence; and |
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| (e) | | references to a “party” or “parties” are references to a party or parties to
this Agreement. |
1.6 Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are annexed to this Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference into
this Agreement and form an integral part hereof:
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Exhibit A
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| | Arrangement Resolutions |
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Exhibit B
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| | Plan of Arrangement |
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Exhibit C
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| | Forfeitable Trust Declaration |
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ARTICLE 2
THE ARRANGEMENT
2.1 Implementation Steps by LIPO Entities.
The LIPO Entities covenant in favour of the Lululemon Entities that the LIPO Entities shall:
| (a) | | subject to the terms of this Agreement, as soon as reasonably practicable,
apply in a manner acceptable to the Lululemon Entities, acting reasonably, under
Section 291(2) of the BCA for the Interim Order, and thereafter proceed with and
diligently pursue the obtaining of the Interim Order; |
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| (b) | | subject to the terms of this Agreement and in accordance with the Interim
Order, convene and hold the Meetings as promptly as practicable for the purpose of considering and, if deemed advisable, approving
the Arrangement and the transactions contemplated thereby by way of the Arrangement
Resolutions (and for any other proper purpose as may be set out in the notice for such
meetings); and |
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| (c) | | subject to obtaining the approval(s) as are required by the Interim Order,
proceed with and diligently pursue the application to the Court for the Final Order. |
2.2 Implementation Steps by Lululemon Entities.
The Lululemon Entities covenant in favour of the LIPO Entities that, on or prior to the Effective
Date and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions herein contained in favour
of each such party:
| (a) | | Lululemon, Callco and Exchangeco shall execute and deliver the Support
Agreement; and |
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| (b) | | Lululemon and Exchangeco shall execute and deliver the Exchange Trust
Agreement. |
2.3 Interim Order.
The notice of motion for the application referred to in Section 2.1(a) shall include a request that
the Interim Order provide:
| (a) | | for the class of persons to whom notice is to be provided in respect of the
Arrangement and the Meetings and for the manner in which such notice is to be provided; |
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| (b) | | that the requisite approval for the LIPO Canada Arrangement Resolutions shall
be two-thirds of the votes cast on the LIPO Canada Arrangement Resolutions by the LIPO
Canada Shareholders and the LIPO Canada Optionholders present in person or by proxy at
the LIPO Canada Meeting, voting as separate classes, such that each holder of the LIPO
Canada Shares is entitled to one vote for each LIPO Canada |
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| | | Share held and each holder of the LIPO Canada Options is entitled to one vote for
each LIPO Canada Share such holder would have received on a valid exercise of such
LIPO Canada Options; |
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| (c) | | that the requisite approval for the LIPO USA Arrangement Resolutions shall be
two-thirds of the votes cast on the LIPO USA Arrangement Resolutions by the LIPO USA
Shareholders and the LIPO USA Optionholders present in person or by proxy at the LIPO
USA Meeting, voting as separate classes, such that each holder of the LIPO USA Shares
is entitled to one vote for each LIPO USA Share held and each holder of the LIPO USA
Options is entitled to one vote for each LIPO USA Share such holder would have received
on a valid exercise of such LIPO USA Options; |
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| (d) | | that, in all other respects, the terms, restrictions and conditions of the
articles of the respective LIPO Entities, including quorum requirements and all other
matters, shall apply in respect of the Meetings; |
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| (e) | | for the grant of the Dissent Rights; and |
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| (f) | | for the notice requirements with respect to the presentation of the application
to the Court for the Final Order. |
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the LIPO Entities.
The LIPO Entities hereby represent and warrant, on a joint and several basis, to and in favour of
the Lululemon Entities as follows and acknowledge that the Lululemon Entities are relying on such
representations and warranties in connection with the transactions herein contemplated:
| (a) | | Each of the LIPO Entities is a corporation duly incorporated under the BCA, is
validly subsisting, has full corporate and legal power and authority to own, lease and
operate the properties currently owned, leased and operated by it and is in good
standing with the office of the Registrar with respect to the filing of annual reports. |
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| (b) | | Each of the LIPO Entities has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the documents required to be executed by the LIPO
Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, to perform its
obligations hereunder and, subject to obtaining the requisite approvals contemplated by
the Interim Order, to consummate the Arrangement and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and such
other documents by each of the LIPO Entities and the consummation by each of the LIPO
Entities of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the transfer of
the LIPO Canada Shares to Exchangeco) and such other documents have been duly
authorized by the board of directors of the requisite LIPO Entities and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of either of the LIPO Entities are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than: |
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| (i) | | with respect to the Circular and other matters relating solely
thereto, including the implementation of the Arrangement, the approval of the
board of directors of the LIPO Entities; and |
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| (ii) | | with respect to the completion of the Arrangement, the approval
of the requisite securityholders and such other corporate proceedings of the
LIPO Entities as may be required by the Interim Order. |
| (c) | | This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the LIPO
Entities and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against
each of the LIPO Entities in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to general
principles of equity. |
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| (d) | | No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with, any governmental entity or other person is required to be obtained by
the LIPO Entities in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
any of the other documents contemplated hereby, or the consummation by the LIPO
Entities of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than: |
| (i) | | any approvals required by the Interim Order; and |
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| (ii) | | the Final Order. |
3.2 Representations and Warranties of Lululemon
Lululemon represents and warrants to and in favour of the LIPO Entities as follows and acknowledges
that the LIPO Entities are relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the
matters contemplated by this Agreement:
| (a) | | Each of the Lululemon Entities has been duly incorporated or formed under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, is validly subsisting, has full corporate or
legal power and authority to own, lease and operate the properties currently owned,
leased and operated by it and is in good standing with the appropriate governmental
entity in its jurisdiction of incorporation with respect to the filing of annual
returns or equivalent documents. |
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| (b) | | Each of the Lululemon Entities has all requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the Arrangement and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, by each of the
Lululemon Entities and the consummation by each of the Lululemon Entities of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, as
applicable, have been duly authorized by its respective board of directors and no other
corporate proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize this Agreement and each of
the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby other than the approval by its board of |
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| | | directors of, in the case of Exchangeco, the amendment of its notice of articles and
articles to create the Exchangeable Shares (which amendment must also be approved by
the shareholders of Exchangeco) and, in the case of Lululemon, other matters (if
any) relating solely to the implementation of the Arrangement. |
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| (c) | | This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Lululemon
Entities and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency
and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to general principles
of equity. Each of the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, will be duly executed and
delivered by each of the Lululemon Entities, as applicable, and, when so executed and
delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to general principles of equity. |
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| (d) | | No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with, any governmental entity or other person is required to be obtained by
any of the Lululemon Entities in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, or the consummation by any
of the Lululemon Entities of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other
than: |
| (i) | | any approval required in connection with the amendment of the
notice of articles or articles of Exchangeco to create the Exchangeable Shares; |
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| (ii) | | the consent of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq
Global Market to the listing thereon of the Lululemon Common Shares
issuable in exchange for LIPO Canada Common Shares under the Plan of
Arrangement or upon the exchange, from time to time, of Exchangeable
Shares; and |
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| (iii) | | any other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
declarations or filings of or with a governmental entity which, if not
obtained, would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the
Lululemon Entities as a whole. |
| (e) | | All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of Exchangeco and Callco
are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and all such shares and other
ownership interests are owned directly or indirectly by Lululemon, free and clear of
all material liens, claims or encumbrances, and there are no outstanding options,
rights, entitlements, understandings or commitments (pre-emptive, contingent or
otherwise) regarding the right to acquire any such shares of capital stock or other
ownership interests in Exchangeco or Callco. |
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| (f) | | The Exchangeable Shares to be issued in connection with the Arrangement will be
duly and validly issued by Exchangeco as fully paid and non-assessable shares on the
Effective Date, and will not be issued in violation of the terms of any agreement or
other understanding binding upon Exchangeco at the time that such shares are issued and
will be issued in compliance with the notice of articles and articles of Exchangeco and
all applicable laws. There are, and will at the Effective Time be, no preemptive or
other rights relating to the allotment or issuance of Exchangeable Shares in connection
with the Arrangement and the transactions contemplated herein. |
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| (g) | | The Lululemon Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement or upon
the exchange from time to time of the Exchangeable Shares will, when issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, be duly and validly issued by
Lululemon on their respective dates of issue as fully paid and non-assessable shares
and will not be issued in violation of the terms of any agreement or other
understanding binding upon Lululemon at the time that such shares are issued and will
be issued in compliance with the constating documents of Lululemon and all applicable
laws. |
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
4.1 Covenants of the LIPO Entities.
Each of the LIPO Entities hereby jointly and severally agrees to perform all obligations required
or desirable to be performed by them under this Agreement and shall do all such other acts and
things as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as
reasonably practicable, the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each of the LIPO Entities shall:
| (a) | | use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals of its respective
shareholders and optionholders to the Arrangement at the appropriate Meeting, as
provided for in Section 2.3 and in the Interim Order; |
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| (b) | | apply for and use all reasonable efforts to obtain the Interim Order and the
Final Order; and |
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| (c) | | carry out the terms of the Interim Order and Final Order applicable to it and
use its reasonable efforts to comply promptly with all requirements which applicable
laws may impose on such LIPO Party with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the Arrangement. |
4.2 Covenants of the Lululemon Entities
Each of the Lululemon Entities hereby jointly and severally covenants and agrees to perform all
obligations required or desirable to be performed by it under this Agreement and to do all such
other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate and make effective,
as soon as reasonably practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Lululemon Entities shall:
| (a) | | cause Lululemon to reserve a sufficient number of Lululemon Common Shares for
issuance upon the completion of the Arrangement and the exchange from time to time of
Exchangeable Shares; and |
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| (b) | | carry out the terms of the Interim Order and Final Order applicable to it and
use its reasonable efforts to comply promptly with all requirements which applicable
laws may impose on Lululemon or its subsidiaries with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the Arrangement. |
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4.3 Tax Deferred Status.
None of
the parties shall knowingly, except as contemplated by this
Agreement, or required by applicable law, take any action which would
jeopardize the exchange of the LIPO Canada Shares for Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the
Arrangement by holders of the LIPO Canada Shares resident in Canada for the purposes of the ITA
from being treated on a tax deferred basis under the ITA for holders who are otherwise eligible for
such treatment.
4.4 Section 85 Elections.
Exchangeco will execute and jointly file with each LIPO Canada Shareholder who elects to receive
Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement and who so requests an election pursuant to
Section 85 of the ITA and any applicable provincial legislation in which election such LIPO Canada
Shareholder will be entitled to elect the amount which shall be such LIPO Canada Shareholder’s
proceeds of disposition and Exchangeco’s cost of the LIPO Canada Shares exchanged for Exchangeable
Shares, provided that (i) such amount is within the limits prescribed by Section 85 of the ITA and
any applicable provincial legislation, (ii) such LIPO Canada Shareholder provides two completed
copies of the appropriate tax election form to Lululemon no later than 90 days after the Effective
Date, and (iii) such LIPO Canada Shareholder provides Exchangeco with a letter representing to
Exchangeco that such LIPO Canada Shareholder is a resident of Canada for purposes of the ITA and is
not exempt from Tax. Upon any LIPO Canada Shareholder complying with the foregoing conditions,
Exchangeco will execute the completed election form received from such shareholder and return such
form by mail to such shareholder within 30 days of its receipt thereof. The LIPO Canada
Shareholders will be solely responsible for the preparation of the foregoing election forms, and
for the filing of such forms with the appropriate tax authority. Exchangeco shall not be
responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the proper completion and timely filing of any
such forms with the appropriate tax authority, but will cooperate reasonably with the LIPO Canada
Shareholders in completing and filing such forms in a timely manner, including providing such
information within Lululemon’s possession as is reasonably required by the LIPO Canada Shareholders
to complete such forms.
4.5 Section 116 Certificates
The parties will take such action as may be required to comply with Section 116 of the ITA in
respect of the transactions contemplated herein and to facilitate compliance with such provisions
by the holders of LIPO Canada Securities and LIPO USA Securities in respect of the transactions
contemplated herein.
ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS
5.1 Mutual Conditions Precedent.
The respective obligations of the parties to complete the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date, of the following
conditions precedent, each of which may only be waived by the mutual consent of Lululemon and the
LIPO Entities:
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| (a) | | the Arrangement shall have been approved at the Meetings in accordance with any
conditions (including securityholder approval) which may be imposed by the BCA or the
Interim Order; |
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| (b) | | the Interim Order and the Final Order shall each have been obtained in form and
terms satisfactory to each of the LIPO Entities and Lululemon, acting reasonably, and
shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to such parties,
acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise; |
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| (c) | | the steps contemplated in the Reorganization Agreement to be consummated prior
to the consummation of the Arrangement shall have been consummated; |
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| (d) | | holders of no more than 2.5% of the aggregate number of LIPO Canada Shares and
LIPO USA Shares issued and outstanding as of the date hereof shall have exercised their
Dissent Rights (and shall not have lost or withdrawn such rights) in respect of the
Arrangement; |
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| (e) | | there shall not be in force any order or decree restraining or enjoining the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and there shall be no
proceeding (other than an appeal made in connection with the Arrangement), of a
judicial or administrative nature or otherwise, in progress or threatened that relates
to or results from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would, if
successful, result in an order or ruling that would preclude completion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; |
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| (f) | | this Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Section 6.3; |
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| (g) | | the Reorganization Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with
its terms; and |
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| (h) | | the Lululemon Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Arrangement and on
exchange of the Exchangeable Shares from time to time shall have been authorized for
listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange, subject to official
notice of issuance. |
5.2 Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Lululemon Entities.
The obligations of the Lululemon Entities to complete the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall also be subject to the fulfilment of each of the following conditions precedent
(each of which is for the Lululemon Entities’ exclusive benefit and may be waived by the Lululemon
Entities and any one or more of which, if not satisfied or waived, will relieve the Lululemon
Entities of any obligation under this Agreement):
| (a) | | all covenants and agreements of each of the LIPO Entities under this Agreement
and the Reorganization Agreement to be performed or observed on or before the Effective
Date shall have been duly performed and observed by the applicable LIPO Entities in all
material respects; and |
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| (b) | | the representations and warranties of the LIPO Entities contained in this
Agreement and in the Reorganization Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties speak as of a specified date which is
earlier than the date of this Agreement, in which event such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
specified date, or except as affected by transactions contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement or otherwise consented to by Lululemon). |
The Lululemon Entities may not rely on the failure to satisfy any of the above conditions precedent
as a basis for a non-compliance by them with their obligations under this Agreement if the
condition precedent would have been satisfied but for a material default by the Lululemon Entities
in complying with their obligations hereunder.
5.3 Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of LIPO Entities.
The obligations of the LIPO Entities to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall also be subject to the following conditions precedent (each of which is for the exclusive
benefit of the LIPO Entities and may be waived by the LIPO Entities and any one or more of which,
if not satisfied or waived, will relieve the LIPO Entities of any obligation under this Agreement):
| (a) | | all covenants and agreements of each of the Lululemon Entities under this
Agreement and the Reorganization Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective
Date shall have been duly performed and observed by the applicable Lululemon Entities
in all material respects; |
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| (b) | | all representations and warranties of each of the Lululemon Entities contained
in this Agreement and in the Reorganization Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except to
the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a specified date which is
earlier than the date of this Agreement, in which event such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
specified date, or except as affected by transactions contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement or otherwise consented to by the LIPO Entities); and |
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| (c) | | the board of directors of each of the Lululemon Entities shall have adopted all
necessary resolutions, and all other necessary corporate action shall have been taken
by the Lululemon Entities to permit the consummation of the Arrangement and the issue
of the Lululemon Common
Shares, Exchangeable Shares and other securities contemplated thereby and the issue of Lululemon upon the exchange from time to time of the
Exchangeable Shares. |
The LIPO Entities may not rely on the failure to satisfy any of the above conditions precedent as a
basis for noncompliance by the LIPO Entities with their respective obligations under this Agreement
if the condition precedent would have been satisfied but for a material default by one or more of
the LIPO Entities in complying with their obligations hereunder.
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5.4 Satisfaction of Conditions.
The conditions precedent set out in Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 shall be conclusively deemed to have
been satisfied, waived or released when, Lululemon, on behalf of the Lululemon Entities, and the
LIPO Entities have executed a joint notice that the conditions precedent set out in Sections 5.1,
5.2 and 5.3 have been satisfied, waived or released and setting out the Effective Date.
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
6.1 Amendment.
This Agreement may, at any time and from time to time before or after the holding of the Meetings
but not later than the Effective Date, be amended by mutual written agreement of the parties hereto
provided, however, that any such change, waiver or modification does not invalidate any required
approval of the securityholders of the LIPO Entities to the Arrangement.
6.2 Mutual Understanding Regarding Amendments
| (a) | | The parties will continue, from and after the date hereof and through and
including the Effective Date, to use their respective reasonable efforts to maximize
present and future financial and tax planning opportunities for the holders of LIPO
Canada Securities and LIPO USA Securities and for Lululemon and for the LIPO Entities, as and to the extent that the
same shall not prejudice any party or its security holders. The parties will ensure
that such planning activities do not impede the progress or timing of the Arrangement
in any material way. |
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| (b) | | The parties agree that if the Lululemon Entities or LIPO Entities, as the case
may be, propose any amendment or amendments to this Agreement or to the Plan of
Arrangement, the other will act reasonably in considering such amendment and if the
other and its security holders are not prejudiced by reason of any such amendment the
other will co-operate in a reasonable fashion with the Lululemon Entities or LIPO
Entities, as the case may be, so that such amendment can be effected subject to
applicable laws and the rights of the security holders. |
6.3 Termination.
| (a) | | If any condition contained in Sections 5.1 or 5.2 is not satisfied on or before
the Effective Date, to the satisfaction of the Lululemon Entities, then Lululemon on
behalf of the Lululemon Entities may by notice to the LIPO Entities terminate this
Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder except as otherwise herein
provided, but without detracting from the rights of the Lululemon Entities arising from
any breach by the LIPO Entities but for which the condition would have been satisfied. |
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| (b) | | If any condition contained in Sections 5.1 or 5.3 is not satisfied on or before
the Effective Date to the satisfaction of the LIPO Entities, then the LIPO Entities may by
notice to Lululemon on behalf of the Lululemon Entities terminate this Agreement |
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| | | and the obligations of the parties hereunder except as otherwise herein provided,
but without detracting from the rights of the LIPO Entities arising from any breach by
the Lululemon Entities but for which the condition would have been satisfied. |
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| (c) | | This Agreement will automatically terminate without further act or formality by
any part in the event that the Reorganization Agreement is terminated. |
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| (d) | | If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of
this Section 6.3, no party shall have any further liability to perform its obligations
hereunder. |
ARTICLE 7
GENERAL
7.1 Notices.
All notices and other communications which may or are required to be given pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall be given or made in the manner and to the addresses set out in
the Reorganization Agreement.
7.2 Assignment.
No party hereto may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the Arrangement.
7.3 Binding Effect.
This Agreement and the Arrangement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors.
7.4 Waiver and Modification.
The parties hereto may waive or consent to the modification of, in whole or in part, any inaccuracy
of any representation or warranty made to them hereunder or in any document to be delivered
pursuant hereto and may waive or consent to the modification of any of the covenants herein
contained for their respective benefit or waiver or consent to the modification of any of the
obligations of the other parties hereto. Any waiver or consent to the modification of any of the
provisions of this Agreement, to be effective, must be in writing executed by the party granting
such waiver or consent.
7.5 Further Assurances.
Each party hereto shall, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, at the request of the other
parties hereto, but without further consideration, do all such further acts and things and execute
and deliver all such further documents and instruments as shall be reasonably required in order to
fully perform and carry out the terms and intent hereof.
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7.6 Expenses.
All out-of-pocket expenses of the parties relating to the Arrangement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, shall be paid by Lululemon.
7.7 Governing Laws.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as
a British Columbia contract.
7.8 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
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| | LULULEMON CORP. | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | | |
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| | LIPO INVESTMENTS (CANADA) INC. | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | | |
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| | LIPO INVESTMENTS (USA) INC. | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | | |
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| | LULULEMON CALLCO ULC | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | | |
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| | LULULEMON CANADIAN HOLDING INC. | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | | |
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EXHIBIT A
ARRANGEMENT RESOLUTIONS
SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF
THE SHAREHOLDERS AND OPTIONHOLDERS
(EACH VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS)
OF LIPO INVESTMENTS (CANADA) INC.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under Part 9, Division 5 of the Business Corporations Act
(British Columbia) involving LIPO Investments (Canada) Inc. (“the Company”), as more particularly
described and set forth in the Information Circular of the Company accompanying the notice of this
meeting (as the Arrangement may be modified or amended), is hereby authorized, approved and
adopted.
2. The Plan of Arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) involving the Company, the full text of
which is set out as Exhibit B to the Arrangement Agreement made as of April 26, 2007 among
Lululemon Corp., the Company, LIPO Investments (USA) Inc. and certain others (the “Arrangement
Agreement”) (as the Plan of Arrangement may be or may have been amended), is hereby approved and
adopted.
3. Notwithstanding that this resolution has been passed (and the Arrangement adopted) by the
shareholders and optionholders of the Company or that the Arrangement has been approved by the
Supreme Court of British Columbia, the directors of the Company are hereby authorized and empowered
(i) to amend the Arrangement Agreement, or the Plan of Arrangement to the extent permitted by the
Arrangement Agreement, and (ii) not to proceed with the Arrangement without further approval of the
shareholders and optionholders of the Company, but only if the Arrangement Agreement is terminated
in accordance with Article 6 thereof.
4. Any officer or director of the Company is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of
the Company to execute or cause to be executed, under the seal of the Company or otherwise, and to
deliver or cause to be delivered, all such other documents and instruments and to perform or cause
to be performed all such other acts and things as in such person’s opinion may be necessary or
desirable to give full effect to the foregoing resolution and the matters authorized thereby, such
termination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such document, agreement
or instrument or the doing of any such act or thing.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF
THE SHAREHOLDERS AND OPTIONHOLDERS
(EACH VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS)
OF LIPO INVESTMENTS (USA) INC.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under Part 9, Division 5 of the Business Corporations Act
(British Columbia) involving LIPO Investments (USA) Inc. (“the Company”), as more particularly
described and set forth in the Information Circular of the Company accompanying the notice of this
meeting (as the Arrangement may be modified or amended), is hereby authorized, approved and
adopted.
2. The Plan of Arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) involving the Company, the full text of
which is set out as Exhibit B to the Arrangement Agreement made as of April 26, 2007 among
Lululemon Corp., the Company, LIPO Investments (Canada) Inc. and certain others (the “Arrangement
Agreement”) (as the Plan of Arrangement may be or may have been amended), is hereby approved and
adopted.
3. Notwithstanding that this resolution has been passed (and the Arrangement adopted) by the
shareholders and optionholders of the Company or that the Arrangement has been approved by the
Supreme Court of British Columbia, the directors of the Company are hereby authorized and empowered
(i) to amend the Arrangement Agreement, or the Plan of Arrangement to the extent permitted by the
Arrangement Agreement, and (ii) not to proceed with the Arrangement without further approval of the
shareholders and optionholders of the Company, but only if the Arrangement Agreement is terminated
in accordance with Article 6 thereof.
4. Any officer or director of the Company is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of
the Company to execute or cause to be executed, under the seal of the Company or otherwise, and to
deliver or cause to be delivered, all such other documents and instruments and to perform or cause
to be performed all such other acts and things as in such person’s opinion may be necessary or
desirable to give full effect to the foregoing resolution and the matters authorized thereby, such
termination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such document, agreement
or instrument or the doing of any such act or thing.
EXHIBIT
B
PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions. In this Plan of Arrangement, unless there is something in the subject matter or
context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out
below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings:
| | | “Affiliate” has the meaning set out in Section 2 of the BCA; |
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| | | “Ancillary Rights” has the meaning set out in Section 2.3(i); |
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| | | “Arrangement” means the arrangement under
Division 5, Part 9 of the BCA on the terms
and subject to the conditions set out in this Plan of Arrangement, subject to any
amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Article 6 of the Arrangement
Agreement or Article 6 hereof or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order; |
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| | | “Arrangement Agreement ” means the agreement
made as of April 26, 2007 among Lululemon,
Exchangeco, Callco, LIPO Canada and LIPO USA, as amended, supplemented and/or restated
in accordance therewith prior to the Effective Date, providing for, among other things,
the Arrangement; |
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| | | “Arrangement Resolutions” means the special resolutions passed by the holders
of the LIPO Canada Shares and LIPO Canada Options at the LIPO Canada Meeting and the
special resolutions passed by the holders of the LIPO USA Shares and LIPO USA Options
at the LIPO USA Meeting; |
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| | | “BCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) as amended; |
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| | | “Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are open for business in
Vancouver, British Columbia, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a
holiday in Vancouver, British Columbia under the laws of the Province of British
Columbia or the federal laws of Canada; |
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| | | “Canadian Resident” means a person who is not a non-resident of Canada for
purposes of the ITA; |
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| | | “Callco” means Lululemon Callco ULC, an unlimited liability company existing
under the laws of the Province of Alberta and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
Lululemon; |
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| | | “Circular” means the notice of the Meetings and accompanying circular to be
sent to holders of LIPO Canada Securities and LIPO USA Securities in connection with
the Meetings; |
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| | | “Court” means the Supreme Court of British Columbia; |
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| | | “Current Market Price” has the meaning assigned in the Exchangeable Share
Provisions; |
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| | | “Dissent Procedures” has the meaning assigned in Section 3.1; |
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| | | “Dissenting Shareholder” means a holder of LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO USA
Shares who dissents in respect of the Arrangement in strict compliance with the Dissent
Procedures; |
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| | | “Dividend Amount” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.1(a); |
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| | | “Effective Date” means the date following the grant of the Final Order on which
the parties to the Arrangement Agreement agree that the conditions set forth in Article
5 of the Arrangement Agreement have been satisfied or waived (or on such other date as
the parties may agree); |
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| | | “Effective Time” means the time on the Effective Date as specified in writing
executed by each of the parties to the Arrangement Agreement; |
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| | | “Election Deadline” means 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on the date which is two
Business Days before the date of the Meetings; |
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| | | “Exchangeco” means Lulu Canadian Holding, Inc., a company existing under the
laws of the Province of British Columbia, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lululemon; |
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| | | “Exchange Ratio” means the number of
Exchangeable Shares or Lululemon Common Shares issuable in exchange
for one LIPO Canada Share, as determined in accordance with the
Reorganization Agreement; |
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| | | “Exchange Trust Agreement” means the Exchange Trust Agreement among Lululemon,
Exchangeco and the Trustee, to be entered into in connection with this Plan of
Arrangement, substantially in the form and content of Exhibit C annexed to the
Reorganization Agreement, with such changes thereto as the parties,
thereto acting reasonably, may agree, in accordance with the terms thereof; |
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| | | “Exchangeable Elected Share” means any LIPO Canada Share that the holder shall
have elected, by written notice to Exchangeco no later than the Election Deadline, to
transfer to Exchangeco under the Arrangement for Exchangeable Shares, or that is deemed
to be an Exchangeable Elected Share pursuant to Section 2.3(j); |
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| | | “Exchangeable Share” means a share in the class of non-voting exchangeable
shares in the capital of Exchangeco; |
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| | | “Exchangeable Share Provisions” means the rights, privileges, restrictions and
conditions attaching to the Exchangeable Shares, which rights, privileges, restrictions
and conditions shall be substantially in the form and content of Appendix 1 hereto; |
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| | | “Fair Market Value” (i) of a LIPO Canada Share, means the quotient obtained by dividing
(A) an amount equal to the Exchange Ratio multiplied by the IPO Price multiplied by the difference
of the number of LIPO Canada Shares issued and outstanding on such
date (after giving effect to the exercise of all
Vested LIPO Canada Options then outstanding) less the aggregate exercise price of all Vested LIPO Canada Options then
outstanding, by (B)
the total number of LIPO Canada Shares issued and outstanding on such date (without giving effect to the exercise of any LIPO Canada Options), and (ii) of a LIPO USA Share means an amount equal to the IPO Price multiplied by the number of Lululemon Common
Shares owned by LIPO USA as of the Effective Date and divided by the total number of LIPO USA Shares issued and outstanding of such date; |
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| | | “Final Order” means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement,
granted pursuant to Section 291(4) of the BCA, as such order may be amended at any time
prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or
denied, as affirmed; |
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| | | “Forfeitable Shares” means those LIPO Canada Shares which are designated as
“forfeitable” in accordance with the terms of the LIPO Canada Option Plan and the terms
of the options with respect to which such shares were initially issued; |
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| | | “Forfeitable Share Trust Declaration” means the declaration of trust pursuant
to which Xxxxxx Xxxxxx will hold the Forfeitable Shares as trustee on behalf of the
beneficial holders thereof, substantially in the form and content of Exhibit C annexed
to the Arrangement Agreement, which such changes thereto as be may be made, from time
to time, in accordance with its terms; |
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| | | “holder” means, when used with reference to any LIPO Canada Securities or LIPO
USA Securities, the holder of such securities shown from time to time on the applicable
securities register maintained by or on behalf of LIPO Canada or LIPO USA, as the case
may be in respect of such securities and, when used with reference to any Exchangeable
Shares, means the holder of such Exchangeable Shares shown from time to time on the
securities register maintained by or on behalf of Exchangeco in respect of such
Exchangeable Shares; |
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| | | “Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court made in connection with
the process for obtaining securityholder approval of the Arrangement and related
matters; |
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| | | “IPO Price” means the price at which Lululemon Common Shares are sold to the
public pursuant to Lululemon’s initial public offering, provided that if such price is expressed in United States dollars, “IPO Price” shall mean the Canadian dollar equivalent of the price
at which Lululemon Common Shares are sold to the public pursuant to Lululemon’s initial public offering, determined based on the noon spot exchange rate
on the Effective Date for Canadian dollars as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; |
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| | | “ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada); |
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| | | “LIPO Canada” means LIPO Investments (Canada) Inc., a company existing under
the laws of the Province of British Columbia; |
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| | | “LIPO Canada Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of the holders of
LIPO Canada Shares and LIPO Canada Options (including any adjournment thereof) that is
to be convened as provided by the Interim Order to consider and, if deemed advisable,
approve the Arrangement; |
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| | | “LIPO Canada Option” means a Class B option to purchase LIPO Canada Shares
granted under the LIPO Canada Option Plan and being outstanding and unexercised on the
Effective Date; |
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| | | “LIPO Canada Option Plan” means the LIPO Canada stock option plan approved by
the board of directors of LIPO Canada on December 1, 2005; |
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| | | “LIPO Canada Securities” means the LIPO Canada Shares and the LIPO Canada
Options, collectively; |
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| | | “LIPO Canada Shares” means the outstanding Common Shares without par value in
the authorized share structure of LIPO Canada; |
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| | | “LIPO USA” means LIPO Investments (USA) Inc., a company existing under the laws
of the Province of British Columbia; |
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| | | “LIPO USA Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of the holders of
LIPO USA Shares and LIPO USA Options (including any adjournment thereof) that is to be
convened as provided by the Interim Order to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve
the Arrangement; |
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| | | “LIPO USA Option” means a Class B option to purchase LIPO USA Shares granted
under the LIPO USA Option Plan and being outstanding and unexercised on the Effective
Date; |
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| | | “LIPO USA Option Plan” means the LIPO USA stock option plan approved by the
board of directors of LIPO USA on December 1, 2005; |
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| | | “LIPO USA Securities” means the LIPO USA Shares and the LIPO USA Options,
collectively; |
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| | | “LIPO USA Shares” means the outstanding Common Shares without par value in the
authorized share structure of LIPO USA; |
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| | | “Liquidation Call Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.1(a); |
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| | | “Liquidation Call Right” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.1(a); |
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| | | “Liquidation Date” has the meaning assigned in the Exchangeable Share
Provisions; |
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| | | “Lululemon” means Lululemon Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware; |
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| | | “Lululemon Common Share” means a share of common stock, par value U.S. $0.01,
in the capital of Lululemon and any other securities into which such share may be
changed; |
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| | | “Lululemon Control Transaction” has the meaning assigned in the Exchangeable
Share Provisions; |
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| | | “Lululemon Elected Share” means any LIPO Canada Share that the holder shall
have elected, by written notice to Exchangeco no later than the Election Deadline, to
transfer to Lululemon under the Arrangement for Lululemon Common Shares |
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| | | “Meeting Date” means the date of the Meetings; |
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| | | “Meetings” means the LIPO Canada Meeting and the LIPO USA Meeting; |
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| | | “Non-Forfeitable Shares” means all LIPO Canada Shares not designated as
Forfeitable Shares; |
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| | | “Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, venture
capital fund, association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal
representative, estate, group, body corporate, corporation, company, unincorporated
association or organization, government body, syndicate or other entity, whether or not
having legal status; |
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| | | “Redemption Call Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.2(a); |
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| | | “Redemption Call Right” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.2(a); |
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| | | “Redemption Date” has the meaning assigned in the Exchangeable Share
Provisions; |
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| | | “Reorganization Agreement” means the Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization dated April 26, 2007 by and among
Lululemon, Exchangeco, LIPO Canada, LIPO USA and certain other parties; |
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| | | “Replacement Option” has the meaning
assigned in Section 2.3(c); |
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| | | “Registrar” mean the Registrar of Companies appointed under the BCA; |
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| | | “Special Voting Shares” means the shares of
special voting stock, without par value, in the capital of Lululemon
and other securities into which such shares may be changed; |
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| | | “Transfer Agent” means Computershare Investor Services Inc. or such other
Person as may from time to time be appointed by Exchangeco as the registrar and
transfer agent for the Exchangeable Shares; |
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| | | “Trustee” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada, in its capacity as
trustee under the Exchange Trust Agreement, and includes any successor trustee
appointed thereunder; and |
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| | | “Vested LIPO Canada Option” means that part of a LIPO Canada Option which is
exercisable, as of the Effective Date, in accordance with the terms of such option and
the LIPO Canada Option Plan. |
1.2 Sections and Headings.
The division of this Plan of Arrangement into sections and the
insertion of headings are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation of
this Plan of Arrangement. Unless otherwise indicated, any reference in this Plan of Arrangement to
a section or an exhibit refers to the specified section of or exhibit to this Plan of Arrangement.
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1.3 Number, Gender and Persons.
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless the context otherwise
requires, words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words importing
any gender include all genders.
1.4 Date for any Action.
If any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Plan
of Arrangement is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding Business Day.
ARTICLE 2
ARRANGEMENT
2.1 Arrangement Agreement.
This Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to, is subject to the
provisions of and forms a part of the Arrangement Agreement.
2.2 Binding Effect.
This Plan of Arrangement will become effective at, and be binding at and
after, the Effective Time on (i) LIPO Canada and LIPO USA, (ii) Lululemon, Callco and Exchangeco,
(iii) all holders of LIPO Canada Shares and LIPO USA Shares, (iv) all holders and all beneficial
holders of Exchangeable Shares, and (v) all holders of LIPO Canada Options and LIPO USA Options.
2.3 Arrangement.
Commencing at the Effective Time, the following shall occur and shall be deemed
to occur in the following order and be effective at the time stated, in each case without any
further act or formality:
| (a) | | at the Effective Time, the terms of the LIPO Canada Stock Option Plan and the
LIPO USA Stock Option Plan shall be amended to read as set forth in the respective
amended and restated option plans attached as Appendices 2 and 3 hereto, respectively; |
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| (b) | | five minutes following the step contemplated in Section 2.3(a), each Vested
LIPO Canada Option will be exchanged by the holder thereof for an option (a
“Replacement Option”) to purchase such number of LIPO Canada Shares as is equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing (i) the difference of the aggregate Fair Market Value of
the LIPO Canada Shares subject thereto, less the aggregate exercise price thereof, by
(ii) the aggregate Fair Market Value of one LIPO Canada Share. Such Replacement Option
will provide for an exercise price equal to $0.0001 per share, rounded up to the
nearest whole $0.01. The term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercise, vesting
schedule and other terms and conditions of each of the Replacement Options shall be the
same as the terms and conditions of the original LIPO Canada Option for which it is
exchanged; |
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| (c) | | at the time of the step contemplated in Section 2.3(b), each Replacement Option
will be immediately exercised for the number of LIPO Canada Shares set out therein and
the exercise price in respect thereof shall be released to LIPO Canada; |
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| (d) | | at the time of the step contemplated in Section 2.3(b), each LIPO Canada Option
or part thereof which is not a Vested LIPO Canada Option will be exchanged by the
holder thereof with LIPO USA for an
option to purchase such number of LIPO USA Shares as is equal to the |
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| | | quotient obtained by dividing (i) the difference of the aggregate Fair Market Value
of the LIPO Canada Shares subject thereto less the aggregate exercise price thereof,
by (ii) the difference of the Fair Market Value of one LIPO USA Share less $0.01.
Such option will provide for an exercise price per LIPO USA Share equal to $0.01 per
share. The term to expiry, conditions to and manner of exercise, vesting schedule
and other terms and conditions of each such option shall be the same as the terms
and conditions of the LIPO Canada Option for which it is exchanged; |
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| (e) | | five minutes following the step contemplated in Section 2.3(c), all LIPO Canada
Options described in Section 2.3(d) will be cancelled for no consideration; |
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| (f) | | five minutes following the step contemplated in Section 2.3(e), each
Non-Forfeitable Share will be transferred from the registered owner thereof to the
beneficial owner thereof as identified in the securities register of LIPO Canada, and
the name of such registered holder will be removed from the register of holders of LIPO
Canada and such beneficial holders will be recorded as the sole registered holders
thereof; |
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| (g) | | five minutes following the step contemplated in Section 2.3(f), the LIPO Canada
Shares and the LIPO USA Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders in respect of which such
Dissenting Shareholders have exercised rights of dissent pursuant to the Dissent
Procedures and have not withdrawn their notice of dissent will be deemed to have been
transferred to LIPO Canada or LIPO USA, as applicable, and such holders will cease to
have any rights as shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value of their
LIPO Canada Shares and their LIPO USA Shares as set out in Section 3.1; |
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| (h) | | five minutes following the step contemplated in Section 2.3(g), each Lululemon
Elected Share will be transferred by the holder thereof to Lululemon in exchange for
that number of fully paid and non-assessable Lululemon Common Shares equal to the
Exchange Ratio and the name of each such holder will be removed from the register of
holders of LIPO Canada Shares and added to the register of holders of Lululemon Common
Shares, and Lululemon will be recorded as the registered holder of such LIPO Canada
Shares so exchanged and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof; |
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| (i) | | at the time contemplated in Section 2.3(h), each Exchangeable Elected Share
will be transferred by the holder thereof to Exchangeco in exchange for (i) that number
of fully paid and non-assessable Exchangeable Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio
and the name of each such holder will be removed from the register of holders of
LIPO Canada Shares and added to the register of holders of Exchangeable Shares and Exchangeco will be recorded as
the registered holder of such LIPO Canada Shares so exchanged and will be deemed to be
the legal and beneficial owner thereof and all such Exchangeable Shares issued in exchange for |
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| (j) | | Forfeitable Shares will be issued subject to, and will be governed by, the
Forfeitable Share Trust Declaration; |
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| (k) | | at the time contemplated in Section 2.3(h), the rights under the Exchange Trust Agreement (the
“Ancillary Rights”) corresponding to the Exchangeable Shares issued pursuant to Section 2.3(i) will
be transferred to the holders described in Section 2.3(i); |
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| | | at the time contemplated in Section 2.3(h), the holders described in Section 2.3(i) will subscribe
for and will be issued that number of fully paid and non-assessable Special Voting Shares as is
equivalent to the number of Exchangeable Shares issued to such holders pursuant to Section 2.3(i),
and the subscription price for such Special Voting Shares will be released to Lululemon, and the
name of each holder will be added to the register of holders of Special Voting Shares and all such
Special Voting Shares issued to holders of Forfeitable Shares will be issued subject to, and will
be governed by, the Forfeitable Share Trust Declaration. |
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| (l) | | at the time contemplated in Section 2.3(h), each LIPO Canada Share in respect
of which no election has been made by the holder thereof, or in respect of which an
effective election has not been made (other than LIPO Canada Shares held by Dissenting
Shareholders who are ultimately entitled to be paid the fair value of the LIPO Canada
Shares held by them) will be deemed to be an Exchangeable Elected Share and will be
transferred by the holder thereof to Exchangeco in exchange for that number of
fully paid and non-assessable Exchangeable Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio and the name of each such holder will be removed from the register of
holders of LIPO Canada Shares and added to the register of holders of Exchangeable
Shares, and Exchangeco
will be recorded as the registered holder of such LIPO Canada Shares so exchanged and
will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof and all such Exchangeable
Shares issued in exchange for Forfeitable Shares will be
issued subject to, and will be governed by, the Forfeitable Share Trust Declaration. |
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| | | at the time contemplated in 2.3(h), the Ancillary Rights corresponding to the Exchangeable shares
issued pursuant to Section 2.3(l) will be transferred to the holders described in Section 2.3(l);
and |
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| | | at the time contemplated in Section 2.3(h), the holders described in Section 2.3(1) will subscribe
for and will be issued that number of fully paid and non-assessable Special Voting Shares as is
equivalent to the number of Exchangeable Shares issued to such holders pursuant to Section 2.3(l),
and the subscription price for such Special Voting Shares will be released to Lululemon, and the
name of each such holder will be added to the register of holders of Special Voting Shares and all
such Special Voting Shares issued to holders of Forfeitable Shares will be issued subject to, and
will be governed by, the Forfeitable Share Trust Declaration. |
2.4 Elections
| (a) | | Each Person who, at or prior to the Election Deadline, is a holder of record of
LIPO Canada Shares, will be entitled, with respect to all or a portion of such shares,
to make an election at or prior to the Election Deadline to receive Exchangeable Shares
or Lululemon Common Shares, or a combination thereof, in exchange for such holder’s
LIPO Canada Shares, on the basis set forth herein. |
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| (b) | | Holders of LIPO Canada Shares who are Canadian Residents, other than any such
holder who is exempt from tax under the ITA, and who have elected to receive
Exchangeable Shares shall be entitled to make an income tax election pursuant to
subsection 85(1) of the ITA or, if the holder is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the
ITA (and in each case, where applicable, the analogous provisions of provincial income
tax law) with respect to the transfer of their LIPO Canada Shares to Exchangeco by
providing two signed copies of the necessary election forms to Exchangeco within 90
days following the Effective Date, duly completed with the details of the number of
shares transferred and the applicable agreed amounts for the purposes of such
elections. Thereafter, subject to the election forms complying with the provisions of
the ITA (or applicable provincial income tax law), the forms will be signed by
Exchangeco and returned to such former holders of LIPO Canada Shares within 30 days
after the receipt thereof by Exchangeco for filing with the Canada Revenue Agency (or
the applicable provincial taxing authority). Exchangeco will not be responsible for
the proper completion of any election form and, except for Exchangeco’s obligation to
sign and return duly completed election forms which are received by Exchangeco within
90 days of the Effective Date, within 30 days after the receipt thereof by Exchangeco,
Exchangeco will not be responsible for any taxes, |
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| | | interest or penalties resulting from the failure by a holder of LIPO Canada Shares
to properly complete or file the election forms in the form and manner and within
the time prescribed by the ITA (or any applicable provincial legislation). In its
sole discretion, Exchangeco may choose to sign and return an election form received
by Exchangeco more than 90 days following the Effective Date, but Exchangeco will
have no obligation to do so. |
2.5
Adjustments to Exchange Ratio.
The Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted to reflect fully the
effect of any stock split, reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of
securities convertible into Lululemon Common Shares or LIPO Canada Shares), reorganization,
recapitalization or other like change with respect to Lululemon Common Shares or LIPO Canada Shares
occurring after the date of the Arrangement Agreement and prior to the Effective Time.
ARTICLE 3
RIGHTS OF DISSENT
3.1
Rights of Dissent.
Holders of LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO USA Shares may exercise rights of
dissent with respect to such shares pursuant to and in the manner set forth in Sections 237 to 247
of the BCA and this Section 3.1 (the “Dissent Procedures”) in connection with the Arrangement;
provided that, notwithstanding subsection 242(a) of the BCA, the written objection to the
Arrangement Resolution referred to in subsection 242(a) of the BCA must be received by LIPO Canada
or LIPO USA (as applicable) not later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the last Business Day
preceding the Meeting Date. Holders of LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO USA Shares who duly exercise
such rights of dissent and who:
| (a) | | are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for such shares in respect of
which they have exercised rights of dissent shall be deemed to have irrevocably
transferred such shares to LIPO Canada or LIPO USA, as applicable, pursuant to Section
2.3(g); or |
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| (b) | | are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their
LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO USA Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the
Arrangement on the same basis as a non-dissenting holder of LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO
USA Shares, as applicable and shall receive Exchangeable Shares on the basis determined
in accordance with Section 2.3(j), |
but in no case shall Lululemon, Exchangeco, Callco, LIPO Canada, LIPO USA or any other Person be
required to recognize such holders as holders of LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO USA Shares after the
Effective Time, and the names of such holders of LIPO Canada Shares or LIPO USA Shares shall be
deleted from the applicable registers of holders at the Effective Time.
ARTICLE 4
CERTIFICATES AND FRACTIONAL SHARES
4.1 Issuance of Certificates Representing Exchangeable Shares.
Where a holder has elected in
accordance with Article 2 to receive Exchangeable Shares in exchange for such holder’s LIPO Canada
Shares, Exchangeco shall, as soon as practicable following the later of the Effective Date and the
surrender to LIPO Canada for cancellation of certificates representing such holder’s LIPO Canada
Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as would have been
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required to effect the transfer of the shares formerly represented by such certificates under the
BCA and the articles of LIPO Canada and such additional documents and instruments as Exchangeco may
reasonably require including all such documents or certificates as
Exchangeco may reasonably require to ensure compliance with
applicable US securities laws, deliver to such holder a certificate representing that number (rounded down to
the nearest whole number) of Exchangeable Shares which such holder has the right to receive
(together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto pursuant to Section 4.3) and the
certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership
of LIPO Canada Shares that are or are deemed to be Exchangeable Elected Shares which is not
registered in the transfer records of LIPO Canada, a certificate representing the proper number of
Exchangeable Shares may be issued to the transferee if the certificate representing such LIPO
Canada Shares is presented to Exchangeco, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and
effect such transfer to the transferee. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 4.1,
each certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented LIPO Canada Shares that
are or are deemed to be Exchangeable Elected Shares shall be deemed at all times after the
Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender (i) the certificate
representing Exchangeable Shares as contemplated by this Section 4.1; (ii) the Ancillary Rights;
and (iii) any dividends or distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore
paid or payable with respect to Exchangeable Shares as contemplated by Section 4.3.
4.2
Exchange of Certificates for Lululemon Common Shares.
Where a holder has elected or is deemed
to have elected in accordance with Article 2 to receive Lululemon Common Shares in exchange for
such holder’s LIPO Canada Shares, Lululemon shall, as soon as practicable following the later of
the Effective Date and the surrender to LIPO Canada for cancellation of certificates representing
such holder’s LIPO Canada Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as would have
been required to effect the transfer of the shares formerly represented by such certificates under
the BCA and the articles of LIPO Canada and such additional documents
and instruments as Lululemon may reasonably require (including all
such documents or certificates as Lululemon may reasonably require to
ensure compliance with applicable US securities laws), deliver to such holder that number (rounded down
to the nearest whole number) of Lululemon Common Shares (which
delivery may be in the form of certificates or in book-entry form
through the direct registration system) which such holder has the right to receive
(together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto pursuant to Section 4.3) and the
certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership
of LIPO Canada Shares that are or are deemed to be Lululemon Elected Shares which is not registered
in the transfer records of LIPO Canada, a certificate representing the proper number of Lululemon
Common Shares may be issued to the transferee if the certificate representing such LIPO Canada
Shares is presented to Lululemon, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect
such transfer to the transferee. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 4.2, each
certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented one or more outstanding LIPO
Canada Shares that are Lululemon Elected Shares shall be deemed at all times after the Effective
Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender (i) the certificate representing
Lululemon Common Shares as contemplated by this Section 4.2, and (ii) any dividends or
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid or payable with respect
to Lululemon Common Shares as contemplated by Section 4.3.
4.3
Distributions with Respect to Unsurrendered Certificates.
No dividends or other distributions
declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Exchangeable Shares or Lululemon Common
Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding LIPO Canada
Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 2.3, unless and until the holder of record of such
certificate shall surrender such certificate in accordance with Section 4.1 or 4.2.
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Subject to applicable law, at the time of such surrender of any such certificate (or in the case of
clause (ii) below, at the appropriate payment date), there shall be paid to the holder of record of
the certificates representing whole LIPO Canada Shares, without interest, (i) the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with
respect to such whole Exchangeable Share or Lululemon Common Share, as the case may be, and (ii) on
the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date
after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender payable
with respect to such whole Exchangeable Share or Lululemon Common Share, as the case may be.
4.4
No Fractional Shares.
No certificates or scrip representing fractional Exchangeable Shares or
fractional Lululemon Common Shares shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of certificates
pursuant to Section 4.1 and 4.2 and no dividend, stock split or other change in the capital
structure of Exchangeco or Lululemon shall relate to any such fractional security and such
fractional interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to exercise any rights as a security
holder of Exchangeco or Lululemon, as the case may be. The aggregate number of Exchangeable Shares
and the aggregate number of Lululemon Common Shares for which no certificates are issued as a
result of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4 shall be deemed to have been surrendered by
the owners thereof to Exchangeco for no additional consideration at the Effective Time.
4.5
Lost Certificates.
In the event any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented one or more outstanding LIPO Canada Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 2.3
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the
Person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed,
Exchangeco or Lululemon as the case may be will issue in exchange
for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, cash and/or one or more certificates representing
one or more Exchangeable Shares or Lululemon Common Shares (and any dividends or distributions with
respect thereto) deliverable in respect thereof. When authorizing such payment in exchange for any
lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the Person to whom certificates representing Exchangeable
Shares or Lululemon Common Shares are to be issued shall, as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, give a bond satisfactory to Exchangeco or Lululemon, as the case may be, and their
respective transfer agents in such sum as Exchangeco or Lululemon, as the case may be, may direct
or otherwise indemnify Exchangeco or Lululemon, as the case may be, in a manner satisfactory to
Exchangeco or Lululemon, as the case may be, against any claim that may be made against Exchangeco
or Lululemon, as the case may be, with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed.
4.6
Extinction of Rights.
Any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding LIPO Canada Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 2.3 and not
deposited, with all other instruments required by Section 4.1 or 4.2, on or prior to the third
anniversary of the Effective Date shall cease to represent a claim or interest of any kind or
nature as a shareholder of Exchangeco or Lululemon. On such date, the Exchangeable Shares or
Lululemon Common Shares to which the former registered holder of the certificate referred to in
the preceding sentence was ultimately entitled shall be deemed to have been surrendered to
Exchangeco or Lululemon, as the case may be, together with all entitlements to dividends,
distributions and interest thereon held for such former registered holder. None of Lululemon,
Exchangeco, Callco or LIPO Canada shall be liable to any person in respect of any Lululemon Common
Shares or Exchangeable Shares (or dividends, distributions and interest in respect thereof)
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
law.
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4.7
Withholding and Sale Rights.
Each of Exchangeco, Callco, Lululemon and LIPO USA shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from (i) any Lululemon Common Shares, Exchangeable Shares, LIPO USA
Options or other consideration otherwise issuable or payable pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement
to any holder of LIPO Canada Shares who is not a Canadian Resident, or (ii) any dividend or
consideration otherwise payable to any holder of LIPO Canada Shares, Lululemon Common Shares or
Exchangeable Shares, such amounts as Exchangeco, Callco, Lululemon or LIPO USA, respectively, is
required to deduct and withhold with respect to such issuance or payment, as the case may be, under
the ITA, the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any provision of provincial, state,
local or foreign tax law, in each case as amended. To the extent that the amount so required to be
deducted or withheld from the Lululemon Common Shares, dividends or consideration otherwise
issuable or payable to a holder exceeds the cash portion of the consideration otherwise payable to
such holder, each of Exchangeco, Callco, Lululemon and LIPO USA is hereby authorized to sell or
otherwise dispose of, at such times and at such prices as it determines, in its sole discretion,
such portion of the Lululemon Common Shares, Exchangeable Shares, LIPO USA Options or other
non-cash consideration otherwise issuable or payable to such holder as is necessary to provide
sufficient funds to Exchangeco, Callco, Lululemon or LIPO USA, as the case may be, to enable it to
comply with such deduction or withholding requirement, and shall notify the holder thereof and
remit to such holder any unapplied balance of the net proceeds of such sale or disposition (after
deducting applicable sale commissions and any other reasonable expenses relating thereto) in lieu
of the Lululemon Common Shares or other consideration so sold or disposed of. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld or Lululemon Common Shares , Exchangeable Shares, LIPO USA Options or other
consideration are so sold or disposed of, such withheld amounts, or shares or other consideration
so sold or disposed of, shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the holder of the
shares in respect of which such deduction, withholding, sale or disposition was made, provided that
such withheld amounts, or the net proceeds of such sale or disposition, as the case may be, are
actually remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. None of Exchangeco, Callco, Lululemon or
LIPO USA shall be obligated to seek or obtain a minimum price for any of the Lululemon Common
Shares or other consideration sold or disposed of by it hereunder, nor shall any of them be liable
for any loss arising out of any such sale or disposition.
ARTICLE 5
CERTAIN RIGHTS OF CALLCO TO ACQUIRE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
5.1 Callco Liquidation Call Right
| (a) | | Callco shall have the overriding right (the “Liquidation Call Right”), in the
event of and notwithstanding the proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
Exchangeco pursuant to Article 5 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, to purchase from
all but not less than all of the holders of Exchangeable Shares (other than any holder
of Exchangeable Shares which is an Affiliate of Lululemon) on the Liquidation Date all
but not less than all of the Exchangeable Shares held by each such holder on payment by
Callco of an amount per share (the “Liquidation Call Purchase Price”) equal to the
Current Market Price of a Lululemon Common Share on the last Business Day prior to the
Liquidation Date, which, if such right is exercised, shall be satisfied in full by
Callco causing to be delivered to such holder one Lululemon Common Share, plus, to the
extent not paid by Exchangeco, an additional amount equivalent to the full amount of
all declared and unpaid dividends |
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| | | on each such Exchangeable Share held by such holder on any dividend record date
which occurred prior to the date of purchase by Callco (the “Dividend Amount”). |
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| (b) | | To exercise the Liquidation Call Right, Callco must notify the Transfer Agent,
as agent for the holders of Exchangeable Shares, and Exchangeco of Callco’s intention
to exercise such right at least 45 days before the Liquidation Date in the case of a
voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco and at least five
Business Days before the Liquidation Date in the case of an involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco. The Transfer Agent will notify the holders of
Exchangeable Shares as to whether or not Callco has exercised the Liquidation Call
Right forthwith after the expiry of the period during which the same may be exercised
by Callco. If Callco exercises the Liquidation Call Right, then on the Liquidation
Date Callco will purchase and the holders will sell all of the Exchangeable Shares then
outstanding for a price per share equal to the Liquidation Call Purchase Price. |
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| (c) | | For the purposes of completing the purchase of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant
to the Liquidation Call Right, Callco shall deposit with the Transfer Agent, on or
before the Liquidation Date, the aggregate number of
Lululemon Common Shares deliverable by Callco (which delivery may be
in the form of certificates or in book-entry form through the direct
registration system) and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable
upon presentation at any branch of the bankers of Callco representing the aggregate
Dividend Amount in payment of the total Liquidation Call Purchase Price, less any
amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof. Provided that Callco has complied
with the immediately preceding sentence, on and after the Liquidation Date the rights
of each holder of Exchangeable Shares will be limited to receiving the Liquidation Call
Purchase Price in respect of each Exchangeable Share held by such holder, payable by
Callco upon presentation and surrender by the holder of certificates representing the
Exchangeable Shares held by such holder and the holder shall on and after the
Liquidation Date be considered and deemed for all purposes to be the holder of the
Lululemon Common Shares to which it is entitled. Upon surrender to the Transfer Agent
of a certificate or certificates representing Exchangeable Shares, together with such
other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable
Shares under the BCA and the articles of Exchangeco and such additional documents and
instruments as the Transfer Agent may reasonably require, the holder of such
surrendered certificate or certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor, and the Transfer Agent on behalf of Callco shall deliver to such holder,
the Lululemon Common Shares to which the holder is entitled (which delivery may be
in the form of certificates or in book-entry form through the direct
registration system)
and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable at par at any branch of the bankers of Callco
in payment of the remaining portion, if any, of the total Liquidation Call Purchase
Price, less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof. If Callco does not
exercise the Liquidation Call Right in the manner described above or if Callco
exercises the Liquidation Call Right but fails to complete such transaction in
accordance with the requirements set out in this Section 5.1, on the Liquidation Date
the holders of the Exchangeable Shares will be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
the liquidation price otherwise payable by Exchangeco in connection with the
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Exchangeco pursuant to Article 5 of the
Exchangeable Share Provisions. |
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5.2
Callco Redemption Call Right.
Callco shall have the rights contained in the Exchangeable
Share Provisions, including, without limitation, the Retraction Call Right (as defined in the
Exchangeable Share Provisions). In addition, Callco shall have the following rights in respect of the
Exchangeable Shares:
| (a) | | Callco shall have the overriding right (the “Redemption Call Right”),
notwithstanding the proposed redemption of the Exchangeable Shares by Exchangeco
pursuant to Article 7 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, to purchase from all but
not less than all of the holders of Exchangeable Shares (other than any holder of
Exchangeable Shares which is an Affiliate of Lululemon) on the Redemption Date all but
not less than all of the Exchangeable Shares held by each such holder on payment by
Callco to each holder of an amount per Exchangeable Share (the “Redemption Call
Purchase Price”) equal to the Current Market Price of a Lululemon Common Share on the
last Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, which shall be satisfied in full by
Callco causing to be delivered to such holder one Lululemon Common Share, plus the
Dividend Amount. In the event of the exercise of the Redemption Call Right by Callco,
each holder shall be obligated to sell all the Exchangeable Shares held by the holder
to Callco on the Redemption Date on payment by Callco to the holder of the Redemption
Call Purchase Price for each such share, and Exchangeco shall have no obligation to
redeem, or to pay any Dividend Amount in respect of, such shares so purchased by
Callco. |
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| (b) | | To exercise the Redemption Call Right, Callco must notify the Transfer Agent,
as agent for the holders of Exchangeable Shares, and Exchangeco of Callco’s intention
to exercise such right at least 60 days before the Redemption Date, except in the case
of a redemption occurring as a result of a Lululemon Control Transaction, an Exchangeable Share Voting Event or an Exempt
Exchangeable Share Voting Event, in which case Callco shall so notify the Transfer
Agent and Exchangeco on or before the Redemption Date. The Transfer Agent will notify
the holders of the Exchangeable Shares as to whether or not Callco has exercised the
Redemption Call Right forthwith after the expiry of the period during which the same
may be exercised by Callco. If Callco exercises the Redemption Call Right, on the
Redemption Date Callco will purchase and the holders will sell all of the Exchangeable
Shares then outstanding for a price per share equal to the Redemption Call Purchase
Price. |
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| (c) | | For the purposes of completing the purchase of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant
to the Redemption Call Right, Callco shall deposit with the Transfer Agent, on or
before the Redemption Date, the aggregate number of Lululemon
Common Shares deliverable by Callco (which delivery may be
in the form of certificates or in book-entry form through the direct
registration system) and a cheque or cheques of Callco payable upon
presentation at any branch of the bankers of Callco representing the aggregate Dividend
Amount in payment of the total Redemption Call Purchase Price, less any amounts
withheld pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof. Provided that Callco has complied with the
immediately preceding sentence, on and after the Redemption Date the rights of each
holder of Exchangeable Shares will be limited to receiving the Redemption Call Purchase
Price in respect of each Exchangeable Share held by such holder, payable by Callco upon
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| | | certificates representing the Exchangeable Shares held by such holder and the holder
shall on and after the Redemption Date be considered and deemed for all purposes to
be the holder of the Lululemon Common Shares to which it is entitled. Upon
surrender to the Transfer Agent of a certificate or certificates representing
Exchangeable Shares, together with such other documents and instruments as may be
required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares under the BCA and the articles
of Exchangeco and such additional documents and instruments as the Transfer Agent
may reasonably require, the holder of such surrendered certificate or certificates
shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Transfer Agent on behalf
of Callco shall deliver to such holder, the Lululemon
Common Shares to which the holder is entitled (which may be in the
form of certificates or in book-entry form through the direct
registration system) less any amounts withheld pursuant to
Section 4.7 hereof. If Callco does not exercise the Redemption Call Right in the
manner described above or if Callco exercises the Redemption Call Right but fails to
complete such transaction in accordance with the requirements set out in this
Section 5.2, on the Redemption Date the holders of the Exchangeable Shares will be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor the redemption price otherwise payable by
Exchangeco in connection with the redemption of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to
Article 7 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions. |
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENTS
6.1 LIPO Canada and LIPO USA may amend, modify and/or supplement this Plan of Arrangement at any
time and from time to time prior to the Effective Date, provided that each such amendment,
modification and/ or supplement must be (i) set out in writing, (ii) approved by Lululemon, (iii)
filed with the Court and, if made following the Meetings, approved by the Court, and (iv)
communicated to holders of LIPO Canada Securuties and LIPO USA Securities if and as required by the
Court.
6.2 Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by LIPO
Canada or LIPO USA at any time prior to the Meetings (provided that each such company and Lululemon
shall have consented thereto) with or without any other prior notice or communication, and if so
proposed and accepted by the Persons voting at the Meetings (other than as may be required under the
Interim Order), shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
6.3 Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement that is approved by the
Court following the Meetings shall be effective only if (i) it is consented to by each of LIPO
Canada, LIPO USA and Lululemon, and (ii) if required by the Court, it is consented to by holders of
the LIPO Canada Securities and LIPO USA Securities voting in the manner directed by the Court.
6.4 Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the
Effective Date unilaterally by Lululemon, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the
reasonable opinion of Lululemon, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to
the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic
interests of any holder of LIPO Canada Securities or LIPO USA Securities.
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ARTICLE 7
FURTHER ASSURANCES
7.1 Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out herein shall occur and be deemed to
occur in the order set out in this Plan of Arrangement without any further act or formality, each
of the parties to the Arrangement Agreement shall make, do and execute, or cause to be made, done
or executed, all such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or
documents as may reasonably be required by any of them in order to further document or evidence any
of the transactions or events set out herein.
APPENDIX 1
PROVISIONS ATTACHING TO THE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES OF
LULU CANADIAN HOLDING, INC.
The Exchangeable Shares shall have the following rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions:
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
For the purposes of these share provisions:
“Arrangement”
means an arrangement under Part 9, Division 5 of the BCA on the terms and subject to the
conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, to which plan these share provisions are attached as
Appendix 1, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Article 6 of
the Arrangement Agreement or Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the
Court in the Final Order;
“Arrangement
Agreement” means the arrangement agreement made as of the
26th day of April, 2007
among Lululemon, Callco, Exchangeco, LIPO Investments (USA), Inc. and LIPO Investments (Canada),
Inc., as amended, supplemented and/or restated in accordance therewith prior to the Effective Date,
providing for, among other things, the Arrangement;
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company;
“BCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended;
“Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are generally open for business in
Vancouver, British Columbia, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a holiday in
Vancouver, British Columbia under the laws of the Province of British Columbia or the federal laws
of Canada;
“Canadian Dollar Equivalent” means in respect of an amount expressed in a currency other than
Canadian dollars (the “Foreign Currency Amount”) at any date the product obtained by multiplying
(a) the Foreign Currency Amount by (b) the noon spot exchange rate on such date for such foreign
currency expressed in Canadian dollars as reported by the Bank of Canada or, in the event such spot
exchange rate is not available, such spot exchange rate on such date for such foreign currency
expressed in Canadian dollars as may be deemed by the Board of Directors to be appropriate for such
purpose;
“Callco” means Lululemon Callco ULC, an unlimited liability company existing under the laws of the
Province of Alberta and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Lululemon;
“Callco Call Notice” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.3 of these share provisions;
“Common Shares” means the common shares in the capital of the Company;
“Company” means Lulu Canadian Holding, Inc., a company existing under the laws of the Province of
British Columbia and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lululemon;
“Court” means the Supreme Court of British Columbia;
“Current Market Price” means, in respect of a Lululemon Common Share on any date, the Canadian
Dollar Equivalent of the average of the closing bid and asked prices of Lululemon Common Shares
during a period of 20 consecutive trading days ending not more than three trading days before such
date on the NASDAQ, or, if the Lululemon Common Shares are not then listed on the NASDAQ, on such
other stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Lululemon Common Shares are listed
or quoted, as the case may be, as may be selected by the Board of Directors for such purpose;
provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Board of Directors the public distribution or
trading activity of Lululemon Common Shares during such period does not create a market which
reflects the fair market value of a Lululemon Common Share, then the Current Market Price of a
Lululemon Common Share shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in good faith and in its sole
discretion, and provided further that any such selection, opinion or determination by the Board of
Directors shall be conclusive and binding;
“Dividend Amount” means an amount equal to and in satisfaction of all declared and unpaid dividends
on each Exchangeable Share held by a holder on any dividend record date which occurred prior to the
date of purchase of such shares by Callco or the Company, as the case may be, from such holder;
“Effective Date” means the date following the grant of the Final Order on which the parties to the
Arrangement Agreement that the conditions set forth in Article 5 of the Arrangement Agreement have
been satisfied or waived (or on such other date as the parties may agree);
“Exchangeable Share Voting Event” means any matter in respect of which holders of Exchangeable
Shares are entitled to vote as shareholders of the Company, other than an Exempt Exchangeable Share
Voting Event;
“Exchangeable Shares” means the non-voting exchangeable shares in the capital of the Company,
having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set forth herein;
“Exchange Trust Agreement” means the Exchange Trust Agreement made among Lululemon, the Company and
the Trustee, to be entered into in connection with the Plan of Arrangement, substantially in the
form and content of Exhibit C to the Reorganization Agreement, with such changes thereto as the
parties thereto, acting reasonably, may approve, in accordance with the terms thereof;
“Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event” means any matter in respect of which holders of
Exchangeable Shares are entitled to vote as shareholders of the Company in order to approve or
disapprove, as applicable, any change to, or in the rights of the holders of, the Exchangeable
Shares, where the approval or disapproval, as applicable, of such change would be required to
maintain the economic equivalence of the Exchangeable Shares and the Lululemon Common Shares;
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“Final Order” means the order of the Court approving the Plan of Arrangement, granted pursuant to
section 291(4) of the BCA, as such order may be amended at any time prior to the Effective Date or,
if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed;
“Liquidation Amount” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.1 of these share provisions;
“Liquidation Call Right” has the meaning assigned in the Plan of Arrangement;
“Liquidation Date” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.1 of these share provisions;
“Lululemon” means Lululemon Corp., a Delaware corporation;
“Lululemon Common Share” means a share of common stock, par value U.S. $0.01, in the capital of
Lululemon and any other securities into which such share may be changed;
“Lululemon Control Transaction” means any merger, amalgamation, tender offer, material sale of
shares or rights or interests therein or thereto or similar transactions involving Lululemon, or
any proposal to do so;
“Lululemon Dividend Declaration Date” means the date on which the board of directors of Lululemon
declares any dividend on the Lululemon Common Shares;
“Lululemon Extraordinary Distribution” means any issue or distribution to the holders of all or
substantially all of the outstanding Lululemon Common Shares of (a) shares or other securities of
Lululemon of any class or type other than Lululemon Common Shares, (b) evidences of indebtedness of
Lululemon or property or assets (other than cash) of Lululemon, or (c) shares or other securities
or evidences of indebtedness or property or assets of any Person, or any proposal to carry out the
same;
“NASDAQ” means the NASDAQ Global Market;
“Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, venture capital fund,
association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative, estate, group,
body corporate, corporation, company, unincorporated association or organization, government body,
syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status;
“Plan of Arrangement” means the plan of arrangement substantially in the form and content of
Exhibit B to the Arrangement Agreement and any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance
with Article 6 of the Arrangement Agreement or Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the
direction of the Court in the Final Order;
“Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.3 of these share provisions;
“Redemption Call Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned in the Plan of Arrangement;
“Redemption Call Right” has the meaning assigned in the Plan of Arrangement;
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“Redemption Date” means the date, if any, established by the Board of Directors for the redemption
by the Company of all but not less than all of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares pursuant to
Section 7.1 of these share provisions, which date shall be no
earlier than the date 40 years after the Effective Date, unless:
| (a) | | there are outstanding less than 10% of actual number of Exchangeable Shares to
be issued pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement as determined at the Effective Date
(other than Exchangeable Shares held by Lululemon and its subsidiaries) as such number
of shares may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to give
effect to any subdivision or consolidation of or stock dividend on the Exchangeable
Shares, any issue or distribution of rights to acquire Exchangeable Shares or
securities exchangeable for or convertible into Exchangeable Shares, any issue or
distribution of other securities or rights or evidences of indebtedness or assets, or
any other capital reorganization or other transaction affecting the Exchangeable
Shares) in respect of the Exchangeable Shares pursuant to these provisions), in which
case the Board of Directors may accelerate such redemption date to such date prior to
the date 40 years after the Effective Date as it may determine, upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the
registered holders of the Exchangeable Shares and the Trustee; |
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| (b) | | a Lululemon Control Transaction or Lululemon Extraordinary distribution occurs,
in which case, provided that the Board of Directors determines, in good faith and in
its sole discretion, that it is not reasonably practicable to substantially replicate
the terms and conditions of the Exchangeable Shares in connection with such Lululemon
Control Transaction or Lululemon Extraordinary Distribution and that the redemption of
all but not less than all of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares is necessary to enable
the completion of such Lululemon Control Transaction or Lululemon Extraordinary
Distribution in accordance with its terms, the Board of Directors may accelerate such
redemption date to such date prior to the date 40 years after the Effective Date as it may determine, upon such
number of days’ prior written notice to the registered holders of the Exchangeable
Shares and the Trustee as the Board of Directors may determine to be reasonably
practicable in such circumstances; |
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| (c) | | an Exchangeable Share Voting Event is proposed, in which case, provided that
the Board of Directors has determined, in good faith and in its sole discretion, that
it is not reasonably practicable to accomplish the business purpose intended by the
Exchangeable Share Voting Event, which business purpose must be bona fide and not for
the primary purpose of causing the occurrence of a Redemption Date, in any other
commercially reasonable manner that does not result in an Exchangeable Share Voting
Event, the redemption date shall be the Business Day prior to the record date for any
meeting or vote of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares to consider the Exchangeable
Share Voting Event and the Board of Directors shall give such number of days’ prior
written notice of such redemption to the registered holders of the Exchangeable Shares
and the Trustee as the Board of Directors may determine to be reasonably practicable in
such circumstances; or |
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| (d) | | an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event is proposed and the holders of the
Exchangeable Shares fail to take the necessary action at a meeting or other vote of
holders of Exchangeable Shares, to approve or disapprove, as applicable, the Exempt
Exchangeable Share Voting Event, in which case the redemption date shall be the
Business Day following the day on which the holders of the Exchangeable Shares failed
to take such action, |
provided, however, that the accidental failure or omission to give any notice of redemption under
clauses (a)(b), (c) or (d) above to less than 10% of such holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not
affect the validity of any such redemption;
“Redemption Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 7.1 of these share provisions;
“Reorganization
Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of the 26th day of April, 2007 by and among Lululemon, Lululemon Athletica USA, Inc., Lululemon Athletica
Inc., LIPO Investments (USA), Inc., LIPO Investments (Canada), Inc., Callco, the Company and
certain other parties;
“Retracted Shares” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.1(a) of these share provisions;
“Retraction Call Right” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.1(c) of these share provisions;
“Retraction Date” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.1(b) of these share provisions;
“Retraction Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.1 of these share provisions;
“Retraction Request” has the meaning assigned in Section 6.1 of these share provisions;
“Special
Voting Shares” means the shares of special voting stock,
without par value, in the capital of Lululemon and any other
securities into which such shares may be changed;
“subsidiary” means, with respect to a specified body corporate, any body corporate of which more
than 50% of the outstanding shares ordinarily entitled to elect a majority of the board of
directors thereof (whether or not shares of any other class or classes shall or might be entitled
to vote upon the happening of any event or contingency) are at the time owned directly or
indirectly by such specified body corporate and shall include any body corporate, partnership,
joint venture or other entity over which it exercises direction or control or which is in a like
relation to a subsidiary;
“Support Agreement” means the Support Agreement to be made among Lululemon, Callco and the Company,
which shall be substantially in the form and content of Exhibit D to the Reorganization Agreement,
with such changes thereto as the parties thereto, acting reasonably, may approve, in accordance
with the terms thereof;
“Transfer Agent” means Computershare Investor Services Inc. or such other Person as may from time
to time be appointed by Exchangeco as the registrar and transfer agent for the Exchangeable Shares;
and
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“Trustee” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada, in its capacity as trustee under the
Exchange Trust Agreement, and includes any successor trustee appointed thereunder.
ARTICLE 2
RANKING OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
2.1 | | The Exchangeable Shares shall be entitled to a preference over the Common Shares and any
other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of the
assets of the Company, among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs. |
ARTICLE 3
DIVIDENDS
3.1 | | A holder of an Exchangeable Share shall be entitled to receive and the Board of Directors
shall, subject to applicable law, on each Lululemon Dividend Declaration Date, declare a
dividend on each Exchangeable Share: |
| (a) | | in the case of a cash dividend declared on the Lululemon Common Shares, in an
amount in cash for each Exchangeable Share in U.S. dollars, or the Canadian Dollar
Equivalent thereof on the Lululemon Dividend Declaration Date, in each case,
corresponding to the cash dividend declared on each Lululemon Common Share; |
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| (b) | | in the case of a stock dividend declared on the Lululemon Common Shares to be
paid in Lululemon Common Shares by the issue or transfer by the Company of such number
of Exchangeable Shares for each Exchangeable Share as is equal to the number of
Lululemon Common Shares to be paid on each Lululemon Common Share; or |
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| (c) | | in the case of a dividend declared on the Lululemon Common Shares in property
other than cash or Lululemon Common Shares, in such type and amount of property for
each Exchangeable Share as is the same as or economically equivalent to (to be
determined by the Board of Directors as contemplated by Section 3.5 hereof) the type
and amount of property declared as a dividend on each Lululemon Common Share. |
| | Such dividends shall be paid out of money, assets or property of the Company properly
applicable to the payment of dividends, or out of authorized but unissued shares of the
Company, as applicable. |
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3.2 | | In the case of a stock dividend declared on the Lululemon Common Shares to be paid in
Lululemon Common Shares, in lieu of declaring the stock dividend contemplated by section
3.1(b) on the Exchangeable Shares, the Board of Directors may, in good faith and in its sole
discretion and subject to applicable law and to obtaining all required regulatory
approvals, subdivide, redivide or change (the “Subdivision”) each issued and unissued |
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| | Exchangeable Share on the basis that each Exchangeable Share before the Subdivision becomes
a number of Exchangeable Shares equal to the sum of (A) one Lululemon Common Share and (B)
the number of Lululemon Common Shares to be paid as a share dividend on each Lululemon
Common Share. In making such Subdivision, the Board of Directors shall consider the effect
thereof upon the then outstanding Exchangeable Shares and the general taxation consequences
of the Subdivision to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. In such instance, and
notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such Subdivision shall become effective on the
effective date specified in Section 3.4 without any further act or formality on the part of
Lululemon, the Board of Directors or of the holders of Exchangeable Shares. |
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3.3 | | Cheques of the Company payable at par at any branch of the bankers of the Company shall be
issued in respect of any cash dividends contemplated by Section 3.1(a) hereof and the sending
of such a cheque to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the cash dividend
represented thereby unless the cheque is not paid on presentation. Certificates representing
the Exchangeable Shares paid as a stock dividend pursuant to Section 3.1(b) or any Subdivision
contemplated by Section 3.2 registered in the name of the registered holder of Exchangeable
Shares may be issued or transferred in respect of any stock dividends contemplated by Section
3.1(b) or any Subdivision contemplated by Section 3.2 hereof and the delivery of such a
certificate (or the delivery of such Exchangeable Shares in book-entry form through the direct
registration system) to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the stock dividend
represented thereby. Such other type and amount of property in respect of any dividends
contemplated by Section 3.1(c) hereof shall be issued, distributed or transferred by the
Company in such manner as it shall determine and the issuance, distribution or transfer
thereof by the Company to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the dividend
represented thereby. No holder of an Exchangeable Share shall be entitled to recover by
action or other legal process against the Company any dividend that is represented by a cheque
that has not been duly presented to the Company’s bankers for payment or that otherwise
remains unclaimed for a period of six years from the date on which such dividend was payable. |
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3.4 | | The record date for the determination of the holders of Exchangeable Shares entitled to
receive payment of, and the payment date for, any dividend declared on the Exchangeable Shares
under Section 3.1 hereof shall be the same dates as the record date and payment date,
respectively, for the corresponding dividend declared on the Lululemon Common Shares. The
record date for the determination of the holders of Exchangeable Shares entitled to receive
Exchangeable Shares in connection with any Subdivision of the Exchangeable Shares under
Section 3.2 and the effective date of such Subdivision shall be the same dates as the record
date and payment date, respectively, for the corresponding dividend declared on the Lululemon
Common Shares. |
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3.5 | | If on any payment date for any dividends declared on the Exchangeable Shares under Section
3.1 hereof the dividends are not paid in full on all of the Exchangeable Shares then
outstanding, any such dividends that remain unpaid shall be paid on a subsequent
date or dates determined by the Board of Directors on which the Company shall have |
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| | sufficient moneys, assets or property properly applicable to the payment of such dividends. |
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3.6 | | The Board of Directors shall determine, in good faith and in its sole discretion, economic
equivalence for the purposes of Sections 3.1 and 3.2, and each such determination shall be
conclusive and binding on the Company and its shareholders. In making each such
determination, the following factors shall, without excluding other factors determined by the
Board of Directors to be relevant, be considered by the Board of Directors: |
| (a) | | in the case of any stock dividend or distribution payable in Lululemon Common
Shares, the number of such shares issued in proportion to the number of Lululemon
Common Shares previously outstanding; |
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| (b) | | in the case of the issuance or distribution of any rights, options or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase Lululemon Common Shares (or securities exchangeable for or
convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Lululemon Common Shares), the
relationship between the exercise price of each such right, option or warrant and the
Current Market Price; |
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| (c) | | in the case of the issuance or distribution of any other form of property
(including without limitation any shares or securities of Lululemon of any class other
than Lululemon Common Shares, any rights, options or warrants other than those referred
to in Section 3.6(b) above, any evidences of indebtedness of Lululemon or any assets of
Lululemon), the relationship between the fair market value (as determined by the Board
of Directors in the manner above contemplated) of such property to be issued or
distributed with respect to each outstanding Lululemon Common Share and the Current
Market Price; |
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| (d) | | in the case of any subdivision, redivision or change of the then outstanding
Lululemon Common Shares into a greater number of Lululemon Common Shares or the
reduction, combination, consolidation or change of the then outstanding Lululemon
Common Shares into a lesser number of Lululemon Common Shares or any amalgamation,
merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting Lululemon Common Shares, the
effect thereof upon the then outstanding Lululemon Common Shares; and |
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| (e) | | in all such cases, the general taxation consequences of the relevant event to
holders of Exchangeable Shares to the extent that such consequences may differ from the
general taxation consequences to holders of Lululemon Common Shares as a result of
differences between taxation laws of Canada and the United States (except for any
differing consequences arising as a result of differing marginal taxation rates without
regard to the individual circumstances of holders of Exchangeable Shares). |
3.7 | | Except as provided in this Article 3, the holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not be
entitled to receive dividends in respect thereof. Notwithstanding any provisions of this
Article 3 to the contrary, if the Purchase Price is paid to a holder of Exchangeable Shares |
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| | by Callco pursuant to the Retraction Call Right, the Redemption Call Purchase Price is paid
to a holder of Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Redemption Call Right, the Liquidation
Amount is paid to a holder of Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Liquidation Call Right, or
if the purchase price is paid to a holder of an Exchangeable Shares by Lululemon pursuant to
the Automatic Exchange Rights or the Exchange Right, the holder of the Exchangeable Share
shall cease to have any right to be paid any amount by the Company in respect of any unpaid
dividends on such Exchangeable Shares. |
ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS
4.1 | | So long as any of the Exchangeable Shares are outstanding, the Company shall not at any time
without, but may at any time with, the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares
given as specified in Section 11.2 of these share provisions: |
| (a) | | pay any dividends on the Common Shares or any other shares ranking junior to
the Exchangeable Shares, other than stock dividends payable in Common Shares or any
such other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares, as the case may be; |
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| (b) | | redeem or purchase or make any capital distribution in respect of Common Shares
or any other shares ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares; |
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| (c) | | redeem or purchase any other shares of the Company ranking equally with the
Exchangeable Shares with respect to the payment of dividends or on any liquidation
distribution; or |
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| (d) | | issue any Exchangeable Shares or any other shares of the Company ranking
equally with, or superior to, the Exchangeable Shares other than by way of stock
dividends to the holders of such Exchangeable Shares. |
| | The restrictions in Sections 4.1(a), (b), (c) and (d) above shall not apply if all dividends
on the outstanding Exchangeable Shares corresponding to dividends declared and paid to date
on the Lululemon Common Shares shall have been declared and paid on the Exchangeable Shares. |
ARTICLE 5
DISTRIBUTION ON LIQUIDATION
5.1 | | In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or any other
distribution of the assets of the Company among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up
its affairs, a holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be entitled, subject to applicable law, to
receive from the assets of the Company in respect of each Exchangeable Share held by such
holder on the effective date (the “Liquidation Date”) of such liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up, before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company among the holders
of the Common Shares or any other shares
ranking junior to the Exchangeable Shares, an amount per Exchangeable Share (the
“Liquidation Amount”) equal to the Current Market Price of a Lululemon Common |
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last Business Day prior to the Liquidation Date, which shall be satisfied in full by the
Company causing to be delivered to such holder, for each such Exchangeable Share, one
Lululemon Common Share plus an amount equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on each
such Exchangeable Share held by such holder on any dividend record date which occurred prior
to the Liquidation Date. |
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5.2 | | On or promptly after the Liquidation Date, and subject to the exercise by Callco of the
Liquidation Call Right, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the holders of the
Exchangeable Shares the Liquidation Amount for each such Exchangeable Share upon presentation
and surrender of the certificates representing such Exchangeable Shares, together with such
other documents and instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of such Exchangeable
Shares and such additional documents and instruments as the Transfer Agent and the Company may
reasonably require, at the registered office of the Company or at any office of the Transfer
Agent as may be specified by the Company by notice to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares.
Payment of the total Liquidation Amount for such Exchangeable Shares shall be made by delivery
to each holder, at the address of the holder recorded in the securities register of the
Company for the Exchangeable Shares or by holding for pick-up by the holder at the registered
office of the Company or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by the
Company by notice to the holders of Exchangeable Shares, on behalf of the Company, of the
Lululemon Common Shares to which the holder is entitled (which shares shall be duly issued as
fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance),
either in the form of certificates representing the Lululemon Common Shares or, in whole or in
part, in book-entry form through the direct registration system and, if applicable, a cheque
of the Company payable at par at any branch of the bankers of the Company in respect of the
remaining portion, if any, of the total Liquidation Amount (in each case less any amounts
withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom). On and after the
Liquidation Date, the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall cease to be holders of such
Exchangeable Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in
respect thereof, other than the right to receive their proportionate part of the total
Liquidation Amount, unless payment of the total Liquidation Amount for such Exchangeable
Shares shall not be made upon presentation and surrender of the documents and instruments
required in accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of the holders
shall remain unaffected until the total Liquidation Amount has been paid in the manner
hereinbefore provided. The Company shall have the right at any time after the Liquidation
Date to deposit or cause to be deposited the total Liquidation Amount in a custodial account
with any chartered bank or trust company in Canada. Upon such deposit being made, the rights
of the holders of Exchangeable Shares after such deposit shall be limited to receiving their
proportionate part of the total Liquidation Amount (in each case less any amounts withheld on
account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom) for such Exchangeable Shares so
deposited, against presentation and surrender of the required documents and instruments in
accordance with the foregoing provisions. Upon such payment or deposit of the total
Liquidation Amount, the holders of the Exchangeable
Shares shall thereafter be considered and deemed for all purposes to be holders of the
Lululemon Common Shares delivered to them or the custodian on their behalf. |
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5.3 | | After the Company has satisfied its obligations to pay the holders of the Exchangeable Shares
the Liquidation Amount per Exchangeable Share pursuant to Section 5.1 of these share
provisions, such holders shall not be entitled to share in any further distribution of the
assets of the Company. |
ARTICLE 6
RETRACTION OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES BY HOLDER
6.1 | | A holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be entitled at any time, subject to the exercise by
Callco of the Retraction Call Right and otherwise upon compliance with the provisions of this
Article 6, to require the Company to redeem any or all of the Exchangeable Shares registered
in the name of such holder for an amount per Exchangeable Share equal to the Current Market
Price of a Lululemon Common Share on the last Business Day prior to the Retraction Date (the
“Retraction Price”), which shall be satisfied in full by the Company causing to be delivered
to such holder, for each Exchangeable Share presented and surrendered by the holder, one
Lululemon Common Share and any Dividend Amount. To effect such redemption, the holder shall
present and surrender at the registered office of the Company or at any office of the Transfer
Agent as may be specified by the Company by notice to the holders of Exchangeable Shares the
certificate or certificates representing the Exchangeable Shares which the holder desires to
have the Company redeem, together with such other documents and instruments as may be required
to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares and such additional documents and instruments as
the Transfer Agent and the Company may reasonably require, and together with a duly executed
statement (the “Retraction Request”) in the form of Schedule A hereto or in such other form as
may be acceptable to the Company: |
| (a) | | specifying that the holder desires to have all or any number specified therein
of the Exchangeable Shares represented by such certificate or certificates (the
“Retracted Shares”) redeemed by the Company; |
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| (b) | | stating the Business Day on which the holder desires to have the Company redeem
the Retracted Shares (the “Retraction Date”), provided that the Retraction Date shall
be not less than 5 Business Days nor more than 15 Business Days after the date on
which the Retraction Request is received by the Company and further provided that, in
the event that no such Business Day is specified by the holder in the Retraction
Request, the Retraction Date shall be deemed to be the 5th Business Day after the date
on which the Retraction Request is received by the Company; and |
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| (c) | | acknowledging the overriding right (the “Retraction Call Right”) of Callco to
purchase all but not less than all the Retracted Shares directly from the holder and
that the Retraction Request shall be deemed to be a revocable offer by the holder to
sell the Retracted Shares to Callco in accordance with the Retraction Call Right on the
terms and conditions set out in Section 6.3 below. |
6.2 | | Subject to the exercise by Callco of the Retraction Call Right, upon receipt by the Company
or the Transfer Agent in the manner specified in Section 6.1 of a certificate or |
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if any, representing the number of Retracted Shares, together with a Retraction Request and
the other documents and instruments required in accordance with Section 6.1, and provided that
the Retraction Request is not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6.7,
the Company shall redeem the Retracted Shares effective at the close of business on the
Retraction Date and shall cause to be delivered to such holder the total Retraction Price and
any Dividend Amount thereon. If only a part of the Exchangeable Shares is redeemed (or
purchased by Callco pursuant to the Retraction Call Right), the holder thereof shall receive
at the expense of the Company (either in the form of a certificate, or in book-entry form
through the direct registration system) the balance of such Exchangeable Shares. |
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6.3 | | Upon receipt by the Company of a Retraction Request, the Company shall immediately notify
Callco thereof and shall provide to Callco a copy of the Retraction Request. In order to
exercise the Retraction Call Right, Callco must notify the Company of its determination to do
so (the “Callco Call Notice”) within three Business Days of notification to Callco by the
Company of the receipt by the Company of the Retraction Request. If Callco does not so notify
the Company within such three Business Day period, the Company will notify the holder as soon
as possible thereafter that Callco will not exercise the Retraction Call Right. If Callco
delivers the Callco Call Notice within such three Business Day period, and provided that the
Retraction Request is not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6.7, the
Retraction Request shall thereupon be considered only to be an offer by the holder to sell the
Retracted Shares to Callco in accordance with the Retraction Call Right. In such event, the
Company shall not redeem the Retracted Shares and Callco shall purchase from such holder and
such holder shall sell to Callco on the Retraction Date the Retracted Shares for a purchase
price (the “Purchase Price”) per share equal to the Retraction Price per share, plus on the
designated payment date therefor, to the extent not paid by the Company on the designated
payment date therefor, any Dividend Amount. To the extent that Callco pays the Dividend
Amount in respect of the Retracted Shares, the Company shall no longer be obligated to pay any
declared and unpaid dividends on such Retracted Shares. Provided that Callco has complied
with Section 6.4, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Retracted Shares pursuant to the
Retraction Call Right shall be deemed to have occurred as at the close of business on the
Retraction Date and, for greater certainty, no redemption by the Company of such Retracted
Shares shall take place on the Retraction Date. In the event that Callco does not deliver a
Callco Call Notice within such three Business Day period, and provided that the Retraction
Request is not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6.7), the Company
shall redeem the Retracted Shares on the Retraction Date and in the manner otherwise
contemplated in this Article 6. |
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6.4 | | The Company or Callco, as the case may be, shall deliver or cause the Transfer Agent to
deliver to the relevant holder, at the address of the holder recorded in the securities
register of the Company for the Exchangeable Shares or at the address specified in the
holder’s Retraction Request or by holding for pick-up by the holder at the registered office
of the Company or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by the
Company by notice to the holders of Exchangeable Shares, the Lululemon Common Shares to
which the holder is entitled (which shares shall be duly issued as fully paid and
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| | the form of certificates representing the Lululemon Common Shares registered in the name of the
holder or in such other name as the holder may request or, in whole or in part, in
book-entry form through the direct registration system, and, if applicable and on or before
the payment date therefor, a cheque payable at par at any branch of the bankers of the
Company or Callco, as applicable, representing the aggregate Dividend Amount, in payment of
the total Retraction Price or the total Purchase Price, as the case may be, in each case,
less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted and withheld therefrom,
and such delivery of such Lululemon Common Shares and cheques on behalf of the Company or by
Callco, as the case may be, or by the Transfer Agent shall be deemed to be payment of and
shall satisfy and discharge all liability for the total Retraction Price or total Purchase
Price, as the case may be, to the extent that the same is represented by such Lululemon
Common Shares and cheques (plus any tax deducted and withheld therefrom and remitted to the
proper tax authority). |
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6.5 | | On and after the close of business on the Retraction Date, the holder of the Retracted Shares
shall cease to be a holder of such Retracted Shares and shall not be entitled to exercise any
of the rights of a holder in respect thereof, other than the right to receive his
proportionate part of the total Retraction Price or total Purchase Price, as the case may be,
unless upon presentation and surrender of the documents and instruments in accordance with the
foregoing provisions, payment of the total Retraction Price or the total Purchase Price, as
the case may be, shall not be made as provided in Section 6.4, in which case the rights of
such holder shall remain unaffected until the total Retraction Price or the total Purchase
Price, as the case may be, has been paid in the manner hereinbefore provided. On and after
the close of business on the Retraction Date, provided that presentation and surrender of the
documents and instruments in accordance with the foregoing provisions and payment of the total
Retraction Price or the total Purchase Price, as the case may be, has been made in accordance
with the foregoing provisions, the holder of the Retracted Shares so redeemed by the Company
or purchased by Callco shall thereafter be considered and deemed for all purposes to be a
holder of the Lululemon Common Shares delivered to it. |
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6.6 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 6, the Company shall not be obligated to
redeem Retracted Shares specified by a holder in a Retraction Request to the extent that such
redemption of Retracted Shares would be contrary to solvency requirements or other provisions
of applicable law. If the Company believes that on any Retraction Date it would not be
permitted by any of such provisions to redeem the Retracted Shares tendered for redemption on
such date, and provided that Callco shall not have exercised the Retraction Call Right with
respect to the Retracted Shares, the Company shall only be obligated to redeem Retracted
Shares specified by a holder in a Retraction Request to the extent of the maximum number that
may be so redeemed (rounded down to a whole number of shares) as would not be contrary to such
provisions and shall notify the holder and the Trustee at least two Business Days prior to the
Retraction Date as to the number of Retracted Shares which will not be redeemed by the
Company. In any case in which
the redemption by the Company of Retracted Shares would be contrary to solvency requirements
or other provisions of applicable law, the Company shall redeem Retracted Shares in
accordance with Section 6.2 of these share provisions on a pro rata basis and the holder of
Retracted Shares shall receive at the Company’s expense (either in the form |
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or in book-entry form through the direct registration system) the Retracted Shares not
redeemed by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2. Provided that the Retraction Request is
not revoked by the holder in the manner specified in Section 6.7, the holder of any such
Retracted Shares not redeemed by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 of these share
provisions as a result of solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable law shall
be deemed by giving the Retraction Request to require Callco, to purchase such Retracted
Shares from such holder on the Retraction Date or as soon as practicable thereafter on
payment by Callco as the case may be, to such holder of the Purchase Price for each such
Retracted Share, all as more specifically provided in the Exchange Trust Agreement. |
6.7 | | A holder of Retracted Shares may, by notice in writing given by the holder to the Company
before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Retraction Date,
withdraw its Retraction Request, in which event such Retraction Request shall be null and void
and, for greater certainty, the revocable offer constituted by the Retraction Request to sell
the Retracted Shares to Callco shall be deemed to have been revoked. |
ARTICLE 7
REDEMPTION OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES BY THE COMPANY
7.1 | | Subject to applicable law, and provided Callco has not exercised the Redemption Call Right,
the Company shall on the Redemption Date redeem all but not less than all of the then
outstanding Exchangeable Shares for an amount per Exchangeable Share equal to the Current
Market Price of a Lululemon Common Share on the last Business Day prior to the Redemption Date
(the “Redemption Price”), which shall be satisfied in full by the Company causing to be
delivered to each holder of Exchangeable Shares, for each Exchangeable Share held by such
holder, one Lululemon Common Share, together with the full amount of all declared and unpaid
dividends on each such Exchangeable Share held by such holder on any dividend record date
which occurred prior to the Redemption Date. |
7.2 | | In any case of a redemption of Exchangeable Shares under this Article 7, the Company shall,
at least 60 days before the Redemption Date (other than a Redemption Date established in
connection with a Lululemon Control Transaction, a Lululemon Extraordinary Distribution, an
Exchangeable Share Voting Event or an Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event), send or cause
to be sent to each holder of Exchangeable Shares a notice in writing of the redemption by the
Company or the purchase by Callco under the Redemption Call Right, as the case may be, of the
Exchangeable Shares held by such holder. In the case of a Redemption Date established in
connection with a Lululemon Control Transaction, an Exchangeable Share Voting Event or an
Exempt Exchangeable Share Voting Event, the written notice of redemption by the Company or the
purchase by Callco under the Redemption Call Right will be sent
on or before the Redemption Date, on as many days prior written notice as may be determined
by the Board of Directors of the Company to be reasonably practicable in the circumstances.
In any such case, such notice shall set out the formula for determining the
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or the Redemption Call Purchase Price, as the case may be, the Redemption Date and, if
applicable, particulars of the Redemption Call Right. |
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7.3 | | On or after the Redemption Date and subject to the exercise by Callco of the Redemption Call
Right, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the holders of the Exchangeable Shares to be
redeemed the Redemption Price for each such Exchangeable Share, if any, together with the full
amount of all declared and unpaid dividends on each such Exchangeable Share held by such
holder on any dividend record date which occurred prior to the Redemption Date, upon
presentation and surrender at the registered office of the Company or at any office of the
Transfer Agent as may be specified by the Company in such notice of the certificates
representing such Exchangeable Shares, if any, together with such other documents and
instruments as may be required to effect a transfer of Exchangeable Shares and such additional
documents and instruments as the Transfer Agent and the Company may reasonably require.
Payment of the total Redemption Price for such Exchangeable Shares, together with payment of
such dividends, shall be made by delivery to each holder, at the address of the holder
recorded in the securities register of the Company or by holding for pick-up by the holder at
the registered office of the Company or at any office of the Transfer Agent as may be
specified by the Company in such notice, on behalf of the Company, of the Lululemon Common
Shares to which the holder is entitled (which shares shall be duly issued as fully paid and
non-assessable and shall be free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance), either in the
form of certificates representing the Lululemon Common Shares or, in whole or in part, in
book-entry form through the direct registration system, and, if applicable, a cheque of the
Company payable at par at any branch of the bankers of the Company in payment of any such
dividends, in each case, less any amounts withheld on account of tax required to be deducted
and withheld therefrom. On and after the Redemption Date, the holders of the Exchangeable
Shares called for redemption shall cease to be holders of such Exchangeable Shares and shall
not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof, other than the
right to receive their proportionate part of the total Redemption Price and any such
dividends, unless payment of the total Redemption Price and any such dividends for such
Exchangeable Shares shall not be made upon presentation and surrender of the documents and
instruments required in accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of
the holders shall remain unaffected until the total Redemption Price and any such dividends
have been paid in the manner hereinbefore provided. The Company shall have the right at any
time after the sending of notice of its intention to redeem the Exchangeable Shares as
aforesaid to deposit or cause to be deposited the total Redemption Price for and the full
amount of such dividends on (except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.3) the
Exchangeable Shares so called for redemption, in a custodial account with any chartered bank
or trust company in Canada named in such notice, less any amounts withheld on account of tax
required to be deducted and withheld therefrom. Upon the later of such deposit being made and
the Redemption Date, the Exchangeable Shares in respect whereof such deposit shall have been
made shall be redeemed and the rights of the holders thereof after such deposit or
Redemption Date, as the case may be, shall be limited to receiving their proportionate part
of the total Redemption Price and such dividends for such Exchangeable Shares so called for
redemption, against presentation and surrender of the documents and instruments required in
accordance with the foregoing provisions. Upon such payment or |
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Redemption Price and the full amount of such dividends, the holders of the Exchangeable
Shares shall thereafter be considered and deemed for all purposes to be holders of the
Lululemon Common Shares delivered to them or the custodian on their behalf. |
ARTICLE 8
PURCHASE FOR CANCELLATION
8.1 | | Subject to applicable law and notwithstanding Section 8.2, the Company may at any time and
from time to time purchase for cancellation all or any part of the Exchangeable Shares by
private agreement with any holder of Exchangeable Shares for consideration consisting of
Lululemon Common Shares. |
8.2 | | Subject to applicable law, the Company may at any time and from time to time purchase for
cancellation all or any part of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares at any price by tender to
all the holders of record of Exchangeable Shares then outstanding or through the facilities of
any stock exchange on which the Exchangeable Shares are listed or quoted at any price per
share. If in response to an invitation for tenders under the provisions of this Section 8.2
more Exchangeable Shares are tendered at a price or prices acceptable to the Company than the
Company is prepared to purchase, the Exchangeable Shares to be purchased by the Company shall
be purchased as nearly as may be pro rata according to the number of shares tendered by each
holder who submits a tender to the Company, provided that when shares are tendered at
different prices, the pro rating shall be effected (disregarding fractions) only with respect
to the shares tendered at the price at which more shares were tendered than the Company is
prepared to purchase after the Company has purchased all the shares tendered at lower prices.
If part only of the Exchangeable Shares shall be purchased, the holder thereof shall receive
at the expense of the Company (either in the form of a certificate or in book-entry form
through the direct registration system) the balance of such shares. |
ARTICLE 9
TRANSFERABILITY
9.1 | | A holder of Exchangeable Shares may transfer its Exchangeable Shares only if the holder
transfers the same number of Special Voting Shares to the same transferee. The Company shall
not recognize any transfer of Exchangeable Shares if the same number of Special Voting Shares
is not transferred to the same transferee of the transferred Exchangeable Shares. |
ARTICLE 10
VOTING RIGHTS
10.1 | | Except as required by applicable law and by Article 11 hereof, the holders of the
Exchangeable Shares shall not be entitled as such to receive notice of or to attend any
meeting of the shareholders of the Company or to vote at any such meeting. |
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ARTICLE 11
AMENDMENT AND APPROVAL
11.1 | | The rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Exchangeable Shares may
be added to, changed or removed but only with the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable
Shares given as hereinafter specified, provided that any adjustment to the number of Lululemon
Common Shares into which an Exchangeable Share is exchangeable (which initially is one) made
by the Board of Directors, acting in good faith, in accordance with section 2.7 of the Support
Agreement to reflect the effect of any event in order to implement the required economic
equivalent with respect to the Lululemon Common Shares and the Exchangeable Shares shall not
require the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
11.2 | | Any approval given by the holders of the Exchangeable Shares to add to, change or remove any
right, privilege, restriction or condition attaching to the Exchangeable Shares or any other
matter requiring the approval or consent of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall be
deemed to have been sufficiently given if it shall have been given in accordance with
applicable law subject to a minimum requirement that such approval be evidenced by a
resolution consented to in writing by the holders of not less than two-thirds of the then
outstanding Exchangeable Shares or passed by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast on
such resolution at a meeting of holders of Exchangeable Shares duly called and held at which
the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares at that time are present or
represented by proxy. |
ARTICLE 12
RECIPROCAL CHANGES, ETC. IN RESPECT OF
LULULEMON COMMON SHARES
12.1 | | Each holder of an Exchangeable Share acknowledges that the Support Agreement provides, in
part, that so long as any Exchangeable Shares not owned by Lululemon or its subsidiaries are
outstanding, and other than as provided in the Support Agreement, Lululemon will not without
the prior approval of the Company and the prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable
Shares given in accordance with Section 12.2 of these share provisions: |
| (a) | | issue or distribute Lululemon Common Shares (or securities exchangeable for or
convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Lululemon Common Shares) to the holders
of all or substantially all of the then outstanding Lululemon Common Shares by way of
stock dividend or other distribution, other than an issue of Lululemon Common Shares
(or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or
carrying rights to acquire Lululemon Common Shares) to holders of Lululemon Common
Shares who (i) exercise an option to receive dividends in Lululemon Common Shares
(or securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying rights to acquire
Lululemon Common Shares) in lieu of receiving cash dividend, or (ii) pursuant to any
dividend reinvestment plan; or |
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| (b) | | issue or distribute rights, options or warrants to the holders of all or
substantially all of the then outstanding Lululemon Common Shares entitling them to
subscribe for or to purchase Lululemon Common Shares (or securities exchangeable for or
convertible into or carrying rights to acquire Lululemon Common Shares); or |
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| (c) | | issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially all of the then
outstanding Lululemon Common Shares: |
| (i) | | shares or securities of Lululemon of any class other than
Lululemon Common Shares (other than shares convertible into or exchangeable for
or carrying rights to acquire Lululemon Common Shares); |
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| (ii) | | rights, options or warrants other than those referred to in
Section 12.1(b) above; |
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| (iii) | | evidences of indebtedness of Lululemon; or |
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| (iv) | | assets of Lululemon, |
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options, securities, shares, evidences of indebtedness or other assets is issued or
distributed simultaneously to holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
12.2 | | Each holder of an Exchangeable Share acknowledges that the Support Agreement further
provides, in part, that Lululemon will not without the prior approval of the Company and the
prior approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 11.2
of these share provisions: |
| (a) | | subdivide, redivide or change the then outstanding Lululemon Common Shares into
a greater number of Lululemon Common Shares; |
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| (b) | | reduce, combine, consolidate or change the then outstanding Lululemon Common
Shares into a lesser number of Lululemon Common Shares; or |
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| (c) | | reclassify or otherwise change the Lululemon Common Shares or effect an
amalgamation, merger, reorganization or other transaction affecting the Lululemon
Common Shares, |
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the rights of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. The Support Agreement further
provides, in part, that the aforesaid provisions of the Support Agreement shall not
be changed without the approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in
accordance with Section 11.2 of these share provisions. |
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ARTICLE 13
ACTIONS BY THE COMPANY UNDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT
13.1 | | The Company will take all such actions and do all such things as shall be necessary or
advisable to perform and comply with and to ensure performance and compliance by Lululemon,
Callco and the Company with all provisions of the Support Agreement applicable to Lululemon,
Callco and the Company, respectively, in accordance with the terms thereof including, without
limitation, taking all such actions and doing all such things as shall be necessary or
advisable to enforce to the fullest extent possible for the direct benefit of the Company all
rights and benefits in favour of the Company under or pursuant to such agreement. |
13.2 | | The Company shall not propose, agree to or otherwise give effect to any amendment to, or
waiver or forgiveness of its rights or obligations under, the Support Agreement without the
approval of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares given in accordance with Section 11.2 of
these share provisions other than such amendments, waivers and/or forgiveness as may be
necessary or advisable for the purposes of: |
| (a) | | adding to the covenants of any or all parties to such agreement provided that
the Board of Directors shall be of the good faith opinion that such additions will not
be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares; |
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| (b) | | making such amendments or modifications not inconsistent with such agreement as
may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions which, in the good
faith opinion of the Board of Directors, it may be expedient to make, provided that the
Board of Directors shall be of the good faith opinion that such amendments and
modifications will not be prejudicial to the rights or interests of the holders of the
Exchangeable Shares; or |
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| (c) | | making such changes in or corrections to such agreement which, on the advice of
counsel to the Company, are required for the purpose of curing or correcting any
ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or
manifest error contained therein, provided that the Board of Directors shall be of the
good faith opinion, after consultation with counsel, that such changes or corrections
will not be prejudicial to the interests of the holders of the Exchangeable Shares. |
ARTICLE 14
LEGEND; CALL RIGHTS; WITHHOLDING RIGHTS
14.1 | | Any certificates evidencing the Exchangeable Shares shall contain or have affixed thereto a
legend in form and on terms approved by the Board of Directors, with respect to the Support
Agreement, the provisions of the Plan of Arrangement relating to the Liquidation
Call Right and the Redemption Call Right, and the Exchange Trust Agreement (including the
provisions with respect to the exchange right and automatic exchange thereunder). |
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14.2 | | Each holder of an Exchangeable Share, whether of record or beneficial, by virtue of becoming
and being such a holder shall be deemed to acknowledge each of the Liquidation Call Right, the
Retraction Call Right and the Redemption Call Right, in each case, in favour of Callco, and
the overriding nature thereof in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
the Company or the retraction or redemption of Exchangeable Shares, as the case may be, and to
be bound thereby in favour of Callco as therein provided. |
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14.3 | | The Company and Callco shall be entitled, and may instruct the Transfer Agent, to deduct and
withhold from any dividend or consideration otherwise payable to any holder of Exchangeable
Shares such amounts as the Company or Callco is required or permitted to deduct and withhold
with respect to such payments (i) under the Income Tax Act (Canada), the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any provision of provincial, state, local or foreign tax law,
in each case, as amended or succeeded, or (ii) required or permitted in order to comply with
Section 116 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any corresponding provisions of provincial law.
To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all
purposes hereof as having been paid to the persons otherwise entitled thereto, provided that
such withheld amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. To the
extent that the amount so required or permitted to be deducted or withheld from any payment to
a holder exceeds the cash portion of the consideration otherwise payable to the holder, the
Company, Callco and the Transfer Agent are hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of
such portion of the consideration as is necessary to provide sufficient funds to the Company,
Callco or the Transfer Agent, as the case may be, to enable it to comply with such deduction
or withholding requirement and the Company, Callco or the Transfer Agent shall notify the
holder thereof and remit any unapplied balance of the net proceeds of such sale. |
ARTICLE 15
NOTICES
15.1 | | Any notice, request or other communication to be given to the Company by a holder of
Exchangeable Shares shall be in writing and shall be valid and effective if given by mail
(postage prepaid) or by facsimile or by delivery to the registered office of the Company and
addressed to the attention of the President of the Company. Any such notice, request or other
communication, if given by mail, facsimile or delivery, shall only be deemed to have been
given and received upon actual receipt thereof by the Company. |
15.2 | | Any presentation and surrender by a holder of Exchangeable Shares to the Company or the
Transfer Agent of certificates, if any, representing Exchangeable Shares and the other
documents and instruments required to be delivered by a holder of Exchangeable Shares in
accordance with these share provisions in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Company or the retraction or redemption of Exchangeable Shares shall be made
by registered mail (postage prepaid) or by delivery to the registered office
of the Company or to such office of the Transfer Agent as may be specified by the Company,
in each case, addressed to the attention of the President of the Company. Any such
presentation and surrender of certificates, if any, and such other documents and |
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shall only be deemed to have been made and to be effective upon actual receipt thereof by
the Company or the Transfer Agent, as the case may be. Any such presentation and surrender
of certificates, if any, and such other documents and instruments made by registered mail
shall be at the sole risk of the holder mailing the same. |
15.3 | | Any notice, request or other communication to be given to a holder of Exchangeable Shares by
or on behalf of the Company shall be in writing and shall be valid and effective if given by
mail (postage prepaid) or by delivery to the address of the holder recorded in the securities
register of the Company or, in the event of the address of any such holder not being so
recorded, then at the last known address of such holder. Any such notice, request or other
communication, if given by mail, shall be deemed to have been given and received on the third
Business Day following the date of mailing and, if given by delivery, shall be deemed to have
been given and received on the date of delivery. Accidental failure or omission to give any
notice, request or other communication to one or more holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not
invalidate or otherwise alter or affect any action or proceeding to be taken by the Company
pursuant thereto. |
15.4 | | If the Company determines that mail service is or is threatened to be interrupted at the time
when the Company is required or elects to give any notice to the holders of Exchangeable
Shares hereunder, the Company shall, notwithstanding the provisions hereof, give such notice
by means of courier or electronic transmission to such holders. |
ARTICLE 16
FRACTIONAL SHARES
16.1 | | As soon as practicable after any exchange of Exchangeable Shares pursuant to these share
provisions, the Company shall direct the Transfer Agent (i) to determine the number of, if
any, whole and fractional Lululemon Common Shares allocable to the holder of Exchangeable
Shares exchanged hereunder, (ii) to aggregate all such
fractional shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby at the direction of the Company either in open market transactions or
otherwise, in each case at then prevailing trading prices, and (iii) to cause to be
distributed to such holder in lieu of any fractional share, such holder’s rateable share of
the proceeds of such sale, after making appropriate deductions of the amount required to be
withheld for tax purposes and after deducting an amount equal to all brokerage charges,
commissions and transfer taxes attributed to such sale. |
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