YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL FLOW-THROUGH WARRANTS (For Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Non-U.S. Offshore Subscribers)
FLOW-THROUGH
WARRANTS
Exhibit
10.14
YUKON
GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
(For
Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
and Non-U.S. Offshore Subscribers)
TO:
YUKON
GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
AND
TO: NORTHERN
SECURITIES INC. (the
“Agent”)
The
undersigned (the “Subscriber”)
hereby
subscribes for and agrees to purchase from Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. (the
“Corporation”)
that
number of special flow-through warrants of the Corporation (each, a
“Warrant”)
set
out below at a price of CDN$1.05 per Warrant. In accordance with this agreement,
after the Closing Time (as hereinafter defined), such agreement will be
irrevocable. Each Warrant entitles the Subscriber to receive upon exchange,
without payment of additional consideration, one “flow-through” common share in
the capital of the Corporation (each, a “Flow-Through Common
Share”).
The
Warrants may be exchanged by the holder at any time in accordance with their
terms, and each Warrant shall in any event be automatically exchanged for one
Flow-Through Common Share immediately after the earlier of: (i) the
Qualification Date (as hereinafter defined) and (ii) the first Business Day
(as
hereinafter defined) following the date which is four months after the Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined). The Subscriber agrees to be bound by the terms
and conditions set forth in the attached “Terms and Conditions of Subscription
for Warrants of Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc.” including without limitation the
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the applicable schedules
attached thereto. The Subscriber further agrees, without limitation, that the
Corporation and the Agent may rely upon the Subscriber’s representations,
warranties and covenants contained in such documents.
(Name
of Subscriber)
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Number
of Warrants X
CDN$1.05
=
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Aggregate
Subscription Price: _______________________
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Account
Reference (if applicable)
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(the “Subscription
Price”)
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Per: | |||
Authorized
Signature
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If
the Subscriber is signing as agent for a principal (“Beneficial
Purchaser”)
and is not a trust company or portfolio manager, in either case,
purchasing as trustee or agent for accounts fully managed by it,
complete
the following and if applicable, ensure that Schedule A is completed
on
behalf of such Beneficial Purchasers:
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Official
Capacity of Title - if the Subscriber is not an
individual)
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(Name
of Disclosed Principal)
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(Name
of individual whose signature appears above if different that the
name of
the subscriber printed above.)
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(Disclosed
Principal’s Residential Address)
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(Subscriber’s
Residential Address, including Municipality and Province)
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(Fax
Number)
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(Fax
Number)
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(Telephone
Number) (Email
Address)
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(Telephone
Number) (Email
Address)
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(Social
Insurance Number, Federal Corporate Tax Account Number or Tax Shelter
ID
Number).
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(Social
Insurance Number, Federal Corporate Tax Account Number or Tax Shelter
ID
Number)
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Registered
Shareholder Information (if different from
Subscriber):
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Delivery
Instructions as set forth below:
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(Name)
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(Name)
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(Account
Reference, if applicable)
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(Account
Reference, if applicable)
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(Address,
including Postal Code)
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(Address)
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(Contact
Name) (Telephone
Number)
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This
is
the first page of an agreement comprised of 18 pages (not including Schedules
A,
B and C).
In
addition to this face page, the Subscriber must complete each applicable
schedule and exhibit attached hereto.
The
Corporation hereby accepts the subscription as set forth above, on the terms
and
conditions contained in this Subscription Agreement and the Corporation
represents and warrants to the Subscriber that the representations and
warranties made by the Corporation to the Agent in the Agency Agreement (as
hereinafter defined) are true and correct in all material respect as of the
Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) (save and except as waived by the Agent)
and that the Subscriber is entitled to rely thereon.
ACCEPTED
this ___ day of _________________, 2006.
YUKON
GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
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Per:
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Authorized
Signing Officer
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TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF SUBSCRIPTION FOR
WARRANTS
OF YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
ARTICLE
1 - INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions
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Whenever
used in this Subscription Agreement, unless there is something in the subject
matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following words and phrases shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to them as follows:
“Agency
Agreement”
means
the agency agreement to be entered into between the Agent and the Corporation
in
respect of the Offering.
“Agent” means
Northern Securities Inc., together with any of its affiliates and any other
investment dealers included in the syndicate for the Offering.
“Agent’s
Option” means
the
option of the Agent, exercisable within 48 hours prior to the Closing, to
purchase or offer for sale additional Warrants and/or Conventional Warrants
up
to maximum additional proceeds of $2,000,000 on the same terms and conditions
as
the Offering.
“Broker
Warrant”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the principal
chartered banks located in Toronto are not open for business.
“Canadian
Exploration Expense”
or
“CEE” means a Canadian exploration expense described in paragraph (f) of the
definition of “Canadian Exploration Expense” in subsection 66.1(6) of the Tax
Act, other than Canadian exploration and development overhead expenses as
defined in Regulation 1206(1) of the Tax Act, the amount of any assistance
received by the Corporation relating to specified expenses as described in
paragraph 66(12.6)(a) of the Tax Act or specified expenses which are a cost
of, or for the use of, seismic data as described in paragraph 66(12.6)(b.1)
of the Tax Act.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.
“Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.
“Closing Time”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.
“Common
Shares”
shall
mean the common shares in the capital of the Corporation.
“Committed
Amount”
means
the aggregate Subscription Price.
“Conventional
Warrants”
means
the warrants concurrently being offered by the Corporation, where each such
Conventional Warrant entitles the holder thereof to receive, without payment
of
additional consideration, one Common Share and one common share purchase warrant
(the “Underlying
Warrants”).
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“Corporation”
means
Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. and includes any successor corporation to or of
the
Corporation.
“Disclosed
Principal”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term on the face mage of this Subscription
Agreement.
“Final Receipt”
means
the final MRRS decision document issued in accordance with the Mutual Reliance
Review System evidencing that final receipts for the Prospectus have been issued
for each of the Selling Jurisdictions in which Subscribers are resident.
“Flow-Through
Common Share”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term on the face page hereof.
“Flow-Through
Mining Expenditure”
means
an expense which is a “flow-through
mining expenditure”
as
defined in subsection 127(9) of the Tax Act.
“FT
Broker Warrant”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1 hereof.
“Insider”
means
(a) a director or senior officer of the Corporation, (b) a director or senior
officer of a company that is an insider or subsidiary of the Corporation, or
(c)
any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities
of
the Corporation or who exercises control or direction over voting securities
of
the Corporation or a combination of both carrying more than 10% of the voting
rights attached to all voting securities of the Corporation for the time being
outstanding.
“Offering”
means
the offering in the Selling Jurisdictions, subject to the Agent’s Option, of
Warrants and/or Conventional Warrants for aggregate proceeds of up to
$6,000,000, provided that the issuance and sale of Conventional Warrants
accounts for a minimum of $1,000,000 of gross proceeds raised pursuant to the
Offering.
“person”
means
any individual (whether acting as an executor, trustee administrator, legal
representative or otherwise), corporation, firm, partnership, sole
proprietorship, syndicate, joint venture, trustee, trust, unincorporated
organization or association, and pronouns have a similar extended
meaning.
“Proposed
Amendments”
means
the draft legislation to amend the Tax Act and regulations thereto released
by
the Minister of Finance (Canada) on December 20, 2002 and November 9,
2006.
“Prospectus”
means
a
final short form prospectus in respect of the distribution of Flow-Through
Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and the Common Shares
and Underlying Warrants issuable upon the exercise of the Conventional
Warrants.
“Qualification
Date”
means
the third Business Day after the later of (i) the date of issuance of a Final
Receipt and (ii) the clearance of a Registration Statement.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statement to be filed by the Corporation with the United States
Securities Exchange Commission with respect to the Securities.
“Resource
Expense”
means
an expense which is CEE which qualifies as Flow-Through Mining Expenditure
and
which is incurred on or after the Closing Date (as defined in section 4.1
hereof) and on or before the Termination Date which may be renounced by the
Corporation pursuant to subsection 66(12.6) of the Tax Act in accordance with
subsection 66(12.66) of the Tax Act with an effective date not later than
December 31, 2006 and in respect of which, but for the renunciation, the
Corporation would be entitled to a deduction from income for income tax
purposes.
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“Regulation
D”
means
Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act.
“Regulation
S”
means
Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
“Rule
144”
means
rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act.
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities”
means,
collectively, the Warrants and the Flow-Through Common Shares.
“Securities
Laws”
means
collectively, the securities laws, instruments, regulations, rules, rulings
and
orders in the Selling Jurisdictions, as applicable, the policy statements issued
by the Securities Regulators and the rules of the TSX.
“Securities
Regulators”
means
the securities regulatory authorities or securities commissions in the Selling
Jurisdictions.
“Selling
Jurisdictions”
means
Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia Ontario, and Quebec and any other
jurisdictions inside or outside Canada, as may be agreed upon by the Agent
and
the Corporation as evidenced by the Corporation’s acceptance of a Subscription
Agreement with respect thereto.
“Special
FT Broker Warrant”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
“Special
Unit Broker Warrant”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
“Special
Warrant Certificate”
means
a
certificate representing one or more Warrants and containing the terms set
out
in Section 3.1 hereof.
“Subscriber”
means
the subscriber for the Warrants as set out on the face page of this Subscription
Agreement.
“Subscription Agreement”
means
this subscription agreement (including any schedules hereto) and any instrument
amending this Subscription Agreement; “hereof”,
“hereto”,
“hereunder”,
“herein”
and
similar expressions mean and refer to this Subscription Agreement and not to
a
particular Article or Section; and the expression “Article”
or
“Section”
followed by a number means and refers to the specified Article or Section of
this Subscription Agreement.
“Subscription Price”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term on the face page of this Subscription
Agreement.
“Tax
Act”
means
the Income
Tax Act (Canada)
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Termination
Date”
means
December 31, 2007.
“Term
Sheet”
means
the term sheet delivered to prospective purchasers of Warrants, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Schedule “C”.
“TSX”
means
the Toronto Stock Exchange.
“Unit
Broker Warrant”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
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“United States”
means
the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of
the
United States and the District of Columbia.
“U.S.
Person”
means
a
U.S. Person as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the
U.S. Securities Act.
“U.S.
Securities Act”
means
the United
States Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended.
1.2
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Taxation
Act (Québec)
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Any
reference to a word or term defined in the Tax Act shall include, for purposes
of Québec
income
taxation, a reference to the equivalent word or term, if any, defined in the
Taxation Act (Québec)
as such
act may be amended, re-enacted or replaced from time to time. Any reference
to
the Tax Act or a provision thereof shall include, for purposes of Québec income
taxation, a reference to the Taxation Act (Québec) or the equivalent provision
thereof as such act may be amended, re-enacted or replaced from time to time.
Any reference to a filing or similar requirement imposed under the Tax Act
shall
include, for purposes of Québec income taxation, a reference to the equivalent
filing or similar requirement, where applicable, under the Taxation Act (Québec)
as the may be amended, re-enacted or replaced from time to time; provided that,
if no filing or similar requirement is provided under the Taxation Act (Québec),
a copy of any material filed under the Tax Act shall be filed with the ministère
du Revenu du Québec.
1.3
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Gender
and Number
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Words
importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa,
words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and
words
importing persons shall include firms and corporations and vice
versa.
1.4
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Currency
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Unless
otherwise specified, all dollar amounts in this Subscription Agreement,
including the symbol “$”, are expressed in Canadian dollars.
1.5
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Subdivisions,
Headings
and Table of Contents
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The
division of this Subscription Agreement into Articles, Sections, Schedules
and
other subdivisions and the inclusion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Subscription Agreement. The headings in this Subscription Agreement are not
intended to be full or precise descriptions of the text to which they refer.
Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith,
references herein to an Article, Section, Subsection, paragraph, clause or
Schedule are to the applicable article, section, subsection, paragraph, clause
or schedule of this Subscription Agreement.
ARTICLE
2
- SCHEDULES
2.1
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Description
of Schedules
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The
following are the Schedules attached to and incorporated in this Subscription
Agreement by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:
Schedule
“A” Representation
Letter
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Schedule
“B” Certificate
- Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants for Non-Canadian
Subscribers (other than U.S. Persons)
Schedule
“C” Term
Sheet
ARTICLE
3
- SUBSCRIPTION AND DESCRIPTION OF
Warrants
3.1
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Terms
of the Offering
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Each
Warrant entitles the Subscriber to receive upon exchange, without payment of
additional consideration, one Flow-Through Common Share. The Warrants may be
exchanged by the holder at any time in accordance with their terms, and each
Warrant shall in any event be automatically exchanged for one Flow-Through
Common Share immediately after the earlier of (i) the Qualification Date and
(ii) the first Business Day following the date which is four months after the
Closing Date.
If
the
Qualification Date has not occurred by 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date
which is 60 days from the Closing Date, each holder of Warrants shall thereafter
be entitled to receive, upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Warrants
1.1
Flow-Through Common Shares for every Warrant then held by such holder (in lieu
of the one Flow-Through Common Share otherwise receivable) at no additional
consideration.
The
Corporation will not, under any circumstances, be obligated to issue any
fraction of a Flow-Through Common Share on the exchange of the Warrants. To
the
extent that a holder of the Warrants would otherwise have been entitled to
receive, on the exchange of Such Warrants, a fraction of a Flow-Through Common
Share, such right may only be exercised in respect of such fraction in
combination with another Warrant Certificate which in the aggregate entitles
the
warrantholder to receive a whole number of Flow-Through Common Shares. In any
other case where a warrantholder would be entitled upon the exchange of a
Warrant to receive a fraction of a Flow-Through Common Share, the number of
Flow-Through Common Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the next whole
number and the holder of such Warrant certificate shall not be entitled to
any
compensation in respect of any fractional Flow-Through Share.
3.2
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Subscription
for the Warrants
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The
Subscriber acknowledges (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of
those for whom the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, including each
Beneficial Purchaser) that the Warrants being subscribed for hereunder form
part
of the Offering in Canada and elsewhere outside of Canada where legally
permitted of Warrants and Conventional Warrants for aggregate gross proceeds
of
up to $6,000,000, subject to the Agent’s Option. The Subscriber (on its own
behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of those for whom the Subscriber is
contracting hereunder, including each Beneficial Purchaser) hereby confirms
its
subscription for and offer to purchase the Warrants from the Corporation, on
and
subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Subscription Agreement,
for
the Subscription Price which is payable as described in Article 4
hereto.
3.3
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Acceptance
and Rejection of Warrant by the
Corporation
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The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on
behalf of those for whom the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, including
each
Beneficial Purchaser) that the Corporation reserves the right, in its absolute
discretion, to reject this subscription for Warrants, in whole or in part,
at
any time prior to the Closing Time. If this subscription is rejected in whole,
any cheques or other forms of payment delivered to the Corporation representing
the Subscription Price will be promptly returned to the Subscriber without
interest or deduction. If this subscription is accepted only in part, a cheque
representing any refund of the Subscription Price for that portion of the
subscription for the Warrants which is not accepted, will be promptly delivered
to the Subscriber without interest or deduction.
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ARTICLE
4
- CLOSING
4.1
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Closing
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Issuance,
sale and delivery of the Warrants and payment of the Subscription Price will
be
completed (the “Closing”)
at the
offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, Suite 500, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx at 11:00 a.m. EST (the “Closing
Time”)
on
December 15, 2006 or such earlier or later date or time as the Corporation
and
the Agent may agree (the “Closing
Date”).
4.2
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Conditions
of Closing
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The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on
behalf of those for whom the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, including
each
Beneficial Purchaser) that the obligations of the Corporation hereunder are
conditional on the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties
of
the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the date of this
Subscription Agreement, and as of the Closing Time as if made at and as of
the
Closing Time, and the fulfillment of the following conditions as soon as
possible and in any event no later than the Closing Time:
(a)
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the
Corporation accepts the Subscriber’s subscription in whole or in
part;
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(b)
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unless
other arrangements acceptable to the Corporation and the Agent have
been
made, payment by the Subscriber of the Subscription Price by certified
cheque or bank draft in Canadian dollars payable to “Northern Securities
Inc..”
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(c)
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the
Subscriber having properly completed, signed and delivered this
Subscription Agreement no later than 9:00 a.m. EST on the last Business
Day preceding the Closing Date to:
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Northern
Securities Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
X0X
0X0
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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the
Subscriber having properly completed, signed and delivered one of
the
certificates as set forth in Schedule “A” or Schedule “B” hereto, as
applicable;
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(e)
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the
Subscriber having properly completed, signed and delivered to the
Corporation such other documents as may be required pursuant to terms
of
this Subscription Agreement;
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(f)
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the
offer, sale and issuance of the Warrants being exempt from the prospectus
and registration requirements of applicable Securities Laws;
and
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(g)
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the
conditions of closing contained in the Agency Agreement being satisfied
or
waived by the relevant party.
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4.3
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Authorization
of the Agent
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The
Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of those for whom
the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, including each Beneficial Purchaser)
authorizes the Agent in its discretion, to act as the Subscriber’s
representative at the Closing, and hereby appoints the Agent, with full power
of
substitution, as its true and lawful attorney with full power and authority
in
the Subscriber’s place and stead:
(a)
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to
represent the Subscriber at the Closing, to receive certificates
representing the Warrants, to execute in the Subscriber’s name and on its
behalf all closing receipts and required documents, and to exercise
any
rights of termination contained in the Agency
Agreement;
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(b)
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to
extend such time periods and to modify or waive, in whole or in part,
any
representations, warranties, covenants or conditions in the Agency
Agreement or any ancillary or related document in its absolute discretion;
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(c)
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to
terminate this Subscription Agreement and/or the Agency Agreement,
in such
manner and on such terms and conditions as the Agent in its sole
discretion may determine; and
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(d)
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without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to negotiate, settle, execute,
deliver and amend the Agency
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
5-
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE CORPORATION
5.1
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By
execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Corporation hereby
agrees
with the Subscriber that the Subscriber shall have the benefit of
all
representations, warranties and covenants made by the Corporation
to the
Agent and set forth in the Agency Agreement, such representations,
warranties and covenants shall form an integral part of this Subscription
Agreement, with such changes as are necessary to reflect that they
are
being made by the Corporation to the Subscriber, and shall survive
the
Closing of the purchase and sale of Warrants and shall continue in
full
force and effect for the benefit of the Subscriber in accordance
with the
Agency Agreement. In the event of conflict between the provisions
of this
Subscription Agreement and the provisions of the Agency Agreement,
the
provisions of the Agency Agreement
prevail.
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5.2
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The
Corporation hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber (on
its own
behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of each person on whose behalf
the
Subscriber is contracting) and acknowledges that the Subscriber is
relying
thereon that:
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(a)
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except
as a result of any agreement to which the Corporation is not a party
and
of which it has no knowledge, and subject to compliance by the Subscriber
and any beneficial purchaser on whose behalf it is acting with the
covenant set forth in paragraph 6.1(u), upon issue, the Warrants
and
Flow-Through Common Shares will be “flow-through shares” as defined in
subsection 66(15) of the Tax Act and will not be “prescribed shares” or
“prescribed rights” within the meaning of section 6202.1 of the
regulations to the Tax Act and the Proposed Amendments;
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(b)
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the
Corporation is a “principal-business corporation” as defined in subsection
66(15) of the Tax Act and will continue to be a “principal-business
corporation” at all times which are relevant for the purposes of the Tax
Act and the Subscription Agreement;
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(c)
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the
Corporation has no reason to believe that it will be unable to incur,
or
that it will be unable to renounce to the Subscriber effective on
or
before December 31, 2006, Resource Expenses in an aggregate amount
equal
to the Committed Amount and the Corporation has no reason to expect
any
reduction of such amount by virtue of subsection 66(12.73) of the
Tax Act;
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(d)
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the
Corporation hereby agrees to incur Resource Expenses in an amount
equal to
the Committed Amount on or before the Termination Date in accordance
with
this Subscription Agreement and agrees to renounce to the Subscriber,
with
an effective date no later than December 31, 2006, pursuant to subsection
66(12.6) of the Tax Act, Resource Expenses in an amount equal to
the
Committed Amount;
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(e)
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the
Resource Expenses to be renounced by the Corporation to the Subscriber:
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(i)
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will
constitute CEE on the effective date of the renunciation and will
qualify
as Flow-Through Mining Expenditure;
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(ii)
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will
not include expenses that are “Canadian exploration and development
overhead expenses” (as defined in the regulations to the Tax Act for
purposes of paragraph 66(12.6)(b) of the Tax Act) of the Corporation
or
amounts which constitute specified expenses for seismic data described
in
paragraph 66(12.6)(b.1) of the Tax Act or any expenses for prepaid
services or rent that do not qualify as outlays and expenses for
the
period as described in the definition of “expense” in subsection 66(15) of
the Tax Act;
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(iii)
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will
not include any amount that has previously been renounced by the
Corporation to the Subscriber or to any other person;
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(iv)
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would
be deductible by the Corporation in computing its income for the
purposes
of Part I of the Tax Act but for the renunciation to the
Subscriber;
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(f)
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the
Corporation shall not reduce the amount renounced to the Subscriber
pursuant to subsection 66(12.6) of the Tax Act;
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(g)
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the
Corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection
66(12.67)
of the Tax Act in a manner which impairs its ability to renounce
Resource
Expenses to the Subscriber in an amount equal to the Committed Amount;
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(h)
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the
Corporation shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Warrants
for
general exploration activities on the Corporation’s properties and shall
deliver to the Subscriber, on or before March 1, 2007, a list of
the
provinces, territories or other jurisdictions in Canada where the
Corporation has incurred, or intends to incur, Resource Expenses
together
with the amount incurred or to be incurred in each such province,
territory or jurisdiction;
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(i)
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the
Corporation has the full corporate right, power and authority to
execute
and deliver this Subscription Agreement, to issue the Warrants and
the
Flow-Through Shares to the Subscriber and to incur and renounce to
the
Subscriber Resource Expenses in an amount equal to the Committed
Amount;
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(j)
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the
execution and delivery of, and the performance of, the terms of this
Subscription Agreement by the Corporation, including the issue of
the
Warrants and the Flow-Through Shares, the incurring of Resource Expenses
and the renunciation of Resource Expenses to the Subscriber pursuant
hereto does not and will not constitute a breach of or a default
under the
constating documents of the Corporation or any law, regulation, order
or
ruling applicable to the Corporation, or any agreement, contract
or
indenture to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound;
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(k)
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the
Corporation will keep proper books, records and accounts of all Resource
Expenses and all transactions affecting the Committed Amount and
the
Resource Expenses;
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(l)
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the
Corporation shall file all prescribed forms required under the Tax
Act
with respect to the issuance of the Warrants and Flow-Through Common
Shares as flow-through shares or that are necessary to renounce Resource
Expenses equal to the Committed Amount to the Subscriber effective
on or
before December 31, 2006 and shall provide the Subscriber with a
copy of
all such forms as are required to be provided
thereto;
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(m)
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in
the event the amount renounced to a Subscriber is reduced pursuant
to
subsection 66(12.73) of the Tax Act, as the sole recourse of the
Subscriber for such event, the Corporation shall indemnify the Subscriber
and pay in settlement thereof an amount equal to the amount of any
tax
payable or that may become payable under the Tax Act (and under any
corresponding provincial legislation) by the Subscriber as a consequence
of such reduction;
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(n)
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that
if the Corporation fails to renounce Resource Expenses to the Subscriber
in an amount or amounts which in aggregate are equal to the Committed
Amount and with an effective date or dates of not later than December
31,
2006, as the sole recourse of the Subscriber for such event, the
Corporation shall indemnify the Subscriber and pay in settlement
thereof
an amount equal to the amount of any tax payable under the Tax Act
(and
under any corresponding provincial tax legislation) by the Subscriber
as a
consequence of such failure;
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(o)
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neither
the Corporation nor any corporation “associated” (as such term is defined
in the Tax Act) with the Corporation is a party to any other agreement
for
the issuance of “flow-through shares” as defined in subsection 66(15) of
the Tax Act for which the required expenditures have note be incurred;
and
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(p)
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the
Corporation has not and will not enter into transactions or take
deductions which would otherwise reduce its cumulative CEE to an
extent
which would preclude a renunciation of Resource Expenses hereunder
in an
amount equal to the aggregate Subscription Price on or before December
31,
2006.
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ARTICLE
6
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
OF THE SUBSCRIBER
6.1
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Acknowledgements,
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Subscriber
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The
Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of those for whom
the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, including each Beneficial Purchaser)
hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Corporation as
follows and acknowledges that the Corporation is relying on such representations
and warranties both at the date hereof and at the Closing Time in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein:
(a)
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The
Subscriber, and (if applicable) each Beneficial Purchaser for whom
it is
acting, were offered the Securities in and, are resident in the
jurisdiction set out on the face page of this Subscription Agreement
or
are otherwise subject to the Securities Laws. Such address was not
created
and is not used solely for the purpose of acquiring the Warrants
and the
Subscriber and any Beneficial Purchaser was solicited to purchase
the
Warrants in such jurisdiction.
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(b)
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The
Subscriber, and (if applicable) any Beneficial Purchaser for whom
it is
acting, has knowledge in financial and business affairs, is capable
of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Warrants
and is
able to bear the economic risk of such investment even if the entire
investment is lost.
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(c)
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the
Subscriber has properly completed, executed and delivered to the
Corporation Schedule “A” hereto (dated as of the date hereof), as
applicable and the information contained therein is true and correct;
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(d)
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the
representations, warranties and covenants contained in Schedule “A” will
be true and correct both as of the date of execution of this Subscription
Agreement and as of the Closing Time;
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(e)
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neither
the Subscriber nor any Disclosed Principal is a U.S. Person nor
subscribing for the Warrants for the account of a U.S. Person or
for
resale in the United States and the Subscriber confirms that the
Warrants
have not been offered to the Subscriber in the United States and
that this
Subscription Agreement has not been signed in the United States;
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(f)
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for
purposes hereof, a “U.S. Person” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act), includes, but is not limited
to:
(1) any natural person resident in the United States, (2) any partnership
or corporation organized under the laws of the United States, (3)
any
estate or trust of which the executor or administrator or trustee,
respectively, is a U.S. person, (4) any discretionary or non-discretionary
account held by a dealer or fiduciary for the benefit or account
of a U.S.
person and any partnership or company organized or incorporated under
the
laws of a foreign jurisdiction by a U.S. person principally for the
purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities
Act
;
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(g)
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the
Subscriber acknowledges that the Warrants have not been, and will
not be,
and the Flow-Through Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of
the
Warrants have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and
may
not be offered or sold in the United States or to a U.S. Person unless
the
securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable
State securities laws or an exemption from such registration requirements
is available, and further agrees that hedging transactions involving
such
securities may not be conducted unless in compliance with the U.S.
Securities Act;
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(h)
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the
Subscriber and if applicable, the Disclosed Principal for whom the
Subscriber is acting, understands that the Corporation is the seller
of
the Warrants and underlying securities and that, for purposes of
Regulation S, a “distributor” is any underwriter, dealer or other person
who participates, pursuant to a contractual arrangement in the
distribution of securities sold in reliance on Regulation S and that
an
“affiliate” is any partner, officer, director or any person in question.
Except as otherwise permitted by Regulation S, the Subscriber and
if
applicable, the Disclosed Principal for whom the Subscriber is acting,
agrees that it will not, during a one year distribution compliance
period,
act as a distributor, either directly or through any affiliate, or
sell,
transfer, hypothecate or otherwise convey the Warrants or underlying
securities other than to a non-U.S. Person;
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(i)
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the
Subscriber and if applicable, the Disclosed Principal for whom the
Subscriber is acting, acknowledges and understands that in the event
the
Warrants or underlying securities are offered, sold or otherwise
transferred by the Subscriber of if applicable, the Disclosed Principal
for whom the Subscriber is acting, to a non-U.S. Person prior to
the
expiration of a one year distribution compliance period, the purchaser
or
transferee must agree not to resell such securities except in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under
the
U.S. Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from
registration; and must further agree not to engage in hedging transactions
with regard to such securities unless in compliance with the U.S.
Securities Act; and
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(j)
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neither
the Subscriber nor any Disclosed Principal will offer, sell or otherwise
dispose of the Warrants or the Flow-Through Common Shares upon exercise
thereof in the United States or to a U.S. Person unless the Corporation
has consented to such offer, sale or disposition and such offer,
sale or
disposition is made in accordance with an exemption from the registration
requirements under the U.S. Securities Act and the securities laws
of all
applicable states of the United States or the SEC has declared effective
a
registration statement in respect of such securities.
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(k)
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Unless
the Subscriber is purchasing under Section 6.1(l) hereof, it is purchasing
the Warrants as principal for its own account, not for the benefit
of any
other person, for investment only and not with a view to the resale
or
distribution of all or any of the Securities, it is resident in or
is
otherwise subject to applicable securities laws of the jurisdiction
set
out as the “Subscriber’s Residential Address” on the face page of this
Subscription Agreement and it fully complies with one of the criteria
set
forth below:
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(i)
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it
is an “accredited investor”, as such term is defined in National
Instrument 45-106 - “Prospectus and Registration Exemptions” (“NI
45-106”), it was not created or used solely to purchase or hold securities
as an “accredited investor” as described in paragraph (m) of the
definition of “accredited investor” in NI 45-106 and it has concurrently
executed and delivered a Representation Letter in the form attached
as
Schedule “A” to this Subscription Agreement and has initialled in Appendix
“I” thereto indicating that the Subscriber satisfies (and will satisfy
at
the Closing Time) one of the categories of “accredited investor” set forth
in such definition; or
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(ii)
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the
aggregate acquisition cost of the Warrants to the Subscriber is not
less
than CDN$150,000 paid in cash at the time of trade and it was not
created
or used solely to purchase or hold securities in reliance on the
prospectus exemption or the dealer registration exemption set out
in
section 2.10 of NI 45-106; or
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it
is a resident of, or otherwise subject to, the securities legislation
of a
jurisdiction other than Canada or the United States and is not resident
in
Canada or the United States or otherwise subject to applicable securities
laws of a Canadian jurisdiction or the United States and it has
concurrently executed and delivered the certificate attached as Schedule
“B” to this Subscription Agreement.
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(l)
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If
the Subscriber is not purchasing the Warrants as principal for its
own
account, then:
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(i)
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it
is acting as agent for a Beneficial Purchaser who is disclosed on
the face
page of this Subscription Agreement, and who is purchasing as principal
for its own account, not for the benefit of any other person, for
investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution
of all
or any of the Securities and each of such principals complies with
Subsection (i) or Subsection (ii) of Section 6.1(k) hereof and has
completed Schedule “A” hereto on behalf of such Beneficial Purchaser;
or
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(ii)
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it
is deemed to be purchasing as principal pursuant to NI 45-106 by
virtue of
being an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in paragraphs (p)
or (q) of the definition of “accredited investor” in NI 45-106 (provided,
however, that it is not a trust company or trust corporation registered
under the laws of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island that is not registered or
authorized under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under
comparable legislation in another jurisdiction in Canada) and has
concurrently executed and delivered a Representation Letter in the
form
attached as Schedule “A” to this Subscription Agreement and has initialled
Appendix “I” thereto indicating that it satisfies one of the categories of
“accredited investor” set out in paragraphs (p) or (q) of Appendix “I”
thereto; and
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the
Subscriber acknowledges the Corporation is required by law to disclose to
certain regulatory authorities the identity of each Beneficial Purchaser of
Warrants for whom it may be acting, the Subscriber is resident in or otherwise
subject to applicable securities laws of the jurisdiction set out as the
“Subscriber’s Residential Address” on the face page of this Subscription
Agreement and each Beneficial Purchaser is resident in or otherwise subject
to
applicable securities laws of the jurisdiction set out as the “Principal’s
Residential Address” on the face page of this Subscription
Agreement.
(m)
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In
the case of a subscription for the Warrants by the Subscriber acting
as
trustee or agent (including, for greater certainty, a portfolio manager
or
comparable adviser) for a principal, the Subscriber is duly authorized
to
execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other necessary
documentation in connection with such subscription on behalf of each
such
Beneficial Purchaser, each of whom is subscribing as principal for
its own
account, not for the benefit of any other person and not with a view
to
the resale or distribution of the Securities, and this Subscription
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or
on behalf
of and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of, such
principal, and the Subscriber acknowledges that the Corporation may
be
required by law to disclose the identity of each Beneficial Purchaser
for
whom the Subscriber is acting.
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(n)
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In
the case of a subscription for the Warrants by the Subscriber acting
as
principal, this Subscription Agreement and all other documentation
in
connection with such subscription has been duly authorized, executed
and
delivered by, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement
of, the
Subscriber. This Subscription Agreement is enforceable in accordance
with
its terms against the Subscriber and any Beneficial Purchaser on
whose
behalf the Subscriber is acting.
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(o)
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If
the Subscriber is:
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(i)
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a
corporation, the Subscriber is duly incorporated and is validly subsisting
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite
legal and corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and be
bound
by this Subscription Agreement, to subscribe for the Warrants as
contemplated herein and to carry out and perform its obligations
under the
terms of this Subscription
Agreement;
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(ii)
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a
partnership, syndicate or other form of unincorporated organization,
the
Subscriber has the necessary legal capacity and authority to execute
and
deliver this Subscription Agreement and to observe and perform its
covenants and obligations hereunder and has obtained all necessary
approvals in respect thereof;
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(iii)
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an
individual, the Subscriber is of the full age of majority in the
jurisdiction which he or she is resident and has the legal capacity
and
competency to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and
all
other documentation in connection with the and to observe and perform
his
or her covenants and obligations hereunder;
and
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(iv)
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subscribing
on its own behalf, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed
and
delivered by the Subscriber and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Subscriber enforceable against him or her in accordance
with its terms.
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(p)
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Other
than the Agent (and any group of investment dealers managed by the
Agent
for purposes of offering the Warrants for sale), there is no person
acting
or purporting to act on behalf of the Subscriber in connection with
the
transactions contemplated herein who is entitled to any brokerage
or
finder’s fee.
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(q)
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The
Subscriber, and each Beneficial Purchaser for whom it is contracting
hereunder, have been advised to consult their own legal advisors
with
respect to the execution, delivery and performance by it of this
Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Subscription Agreement, including but not limited to, trading in
the
Securities and with respect to the resale restrictions imposed by
the
Securities Laws and other applicable securities laws. The Subscriber
and
each Beneficial Purchaser, contracted hereunder may not be able to
resell
such securities except in accordance with limited exemptions under
the
Securities Laws and other applicable securities
laws.
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(r)
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The
Subscriber has not received or been provided with nor has it requested
or
have any need to receive, a prospectus, offering memorandum, within
the
meaning of the Securities Laws, or any sales or advertising literature
or
any other document describing or purporting to describe the business
and
affairs of the Corporation (other than any continuous disclosure
document,
the contents of which is prescribed by statute or regulation and
which are
available for review by prospective purchasers on the SEC XXXXX system
in
the United States and on SEDAR in Canada) in order to assist it in
making
an investment decision in connection with the Offering and the
Subscriber’s decision to subscribe for the Warrants.
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(s)
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The
funds representing the Aggregate Subscription Price which will be
advanced
by the Subscriber to the Corporation hereunder will not represent
proceeds
of crime for the purposes of the Proceeds
of Crime (Money Laundering) Act (Canada)
and the Subscriber and, if applicable, the Disclosed Beneficial Purchaser,
acknowledges that the Corporation may in the future be required by
law to
disclose the name of the Subscriber and, if applicable, the disclosed
Beneficial Purchaser, and other information relating to this Subscription
Agreement and the subscription hereunder, on a confidential basis,
pursuant to the Proceeds
of Crime (Money Laundering) Act
(Canada). To the best of its knowledge (i) none of the subscription
funds
to be provided by the Subscriber (A) have been or will be derived
from or
related to any activity that is deemed criminal under the law of
Canada,
the United States of America, or any other jurisdiction, or (B) are
being
tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been identified
to
the Subscriber, and (ii) it shall promptly notify the Corporation
if the
Subscriber discovers that any of such representations ceases to be
true,
and to provide the Corporation with appropriate information in connection
therewith..
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(t)
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The
Subscriber acknowledges that the income tax considerations applicable
to
the Subscriber will vary depending on a number of factors including
the
Subscriber’s jurisdiction of residence and it has been encouraged to
obtain independent legal, income tax and investment advice with respect
to
its subscription for the Warrants and, accordingly, has had the
opportunity to acquire an understanding of the meanings of all terms
contained herein relevant to the Subscriber for purposes of giving
representations, warranties and covenants under this Subscription
Agreement.
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(u)
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Neither
the Subscriber, nor any beneficial purchaser, as the case may be,
has or
will knowingly enter into any agreement or arrangement which will
cause
the Warrants or Flow-Through Common Shares to be or become “prescribed
shares” or “prescribed rights” for purposes of the “Tax Act” and the
Proposed Amendments.
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(v)
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the
Subscriber deals at arm’s length with the Corporation within the meaning
of the Tax Act and will continue to deal at arm’s length with the
Corporation until January 1, 2008.
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6.2
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Acknowledgments
of the Subscriber
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The
Subscriber (on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of those for whom
the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, including each Beneficial Purchaser)
acknowledges and agrees as follows:
(a)
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The
Subscriber has received a copy of the Term Sheet setting out the
principal
terms of the Offering.
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(b)
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The
Subscriber acknowledges that the aggregate gross proceeds of the
Offering
will be up to $6,000,000, subject to the Agent’s
Option.
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(c)
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No
prospectus has been filed with any Securities Regulators in connection
with the Offering.
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(d)
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The
Securities are being offered for sale only on a “private placement” basis
and the sale and delivery of the Securities is conditional upon such
sale
being exempt from the requirements as to the filing of a prospectus
or
delivery of an offering memorandum or upon the issuance of such orders,
consents or approvals as may be required to permit such sale without
the
requirement of filing a prospectus or delivering an offering memorandum
and, as a consequence: (i) it is restricted from using most civil
remedies
available under securities legislation; (ii) it may not receive
information that would otherwise be required to be provided to it
under
securities legislation; and (iii) the Corporation is relieved from
certain
obligations that would otherwise apply under securities
legislation.
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(e)
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No
securities commission, agency, governmental authority, regulatory
body,
stock exchange or other regulatory body has reviewed or passed on
the
merits of an investment in or endorsement of the
Securities.
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(f)
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The
subscription for the Warrants has not been made through or as a result
of,
and the distribution of the Warrants is not being accompanied by
any
advertisement, including without limitation in printed public media,
radio, television or telecommunications, including electronic display,
or
as part of a general solicitation.
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(g)
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The
Corporation may complete additional financings in the future in order
to
develop the business of the Corporation and fund its ongoing development,
and such future financings may have a dilutive effect on current
securityholders of the Corporation, including the Subscriber but
there is
no assurance that such financing will be available, on reasonable
terms or
at all, and if not available, the Corporation may be unable to fund
its
ongoing development.
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(h)
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The
Securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act,
or any
state securities laws and the Securities may not be offered or sold
in the
United States or to a U.S. person without registration under the
U.S.
Securities Act or except in compliance with the requirements of an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws.
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(i)
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The
Subscriber’s ability to transfer the Securities is limited by, among other
things, the Securities Laws.
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(j)
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The
certificates (and any replacement certificates issued prior to the
expiration of the applicable hold periods or ownership statements
issued
under a direct registry system or other electronic book entry system)
representing the Warrants and, if issued prior to the Qualification
Date,
Flow-Through Common Shares, will bear, as of the Closing Date and
until
such time as is no longer required, legends substantially in the
following
form and with the necessary information
inserted:
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“UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT
TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS [four months and a day after the
Closing Date].”
(k)
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The
certificates (and any replacement certificates issued prior to the
expiration of the applicable hold periods or ownership statements
issued
under a direct registry system or other electronic book entry system)
representing the Flow-Through Common Shares, if issued prior to the
Qualification Date, will bear, as of the Closing Date and until such
time
as is no longer required, legend substantially in the following form
and
with the necessary information
inserted:
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“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK
EXCHANGE (“TSX”); HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE
FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY
ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN
SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.”
(l)
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The
certificates (and any replacement certificates issued prior to the
expiration of the applicable hold periods or ownership statements
issued
under a direct registry system or other electronic book entry system)
representing the Warrants and Flow-Through Common Shares will bear,
as of
the Closing Date and until such time as is no longer required, legends
substantially in the following form and with the necessary information
inserted:
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“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR UNDER
ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE “STATE LAWS”). THESE SECURITIES HAVE
BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, OR PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE
EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS WHICH MAY INCLUDE SALE THROUGH
A
DESIGNATED OFFSHORE SECURITIES MARKET. FURTHER, UNLESS THE SECURITIES HAVE
BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER
DISPOSITION OF THESE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S (RULE 901 THROUGH 905 AND THE
PRELIMINARY NOTES) PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
(m)
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The
Corporation and the Agent are relying on the representations, warranties
and covenants contained herein and in one of Schedule “A” or Schedule “B”
attached hereto to determine the Subscriber’s eligibility to subscribe for
the Warrants under the Securities Laws. The Subscriber
undertakes
to immediately notify the Corporation
and
the Agent of any change in any statement or other information relating
to
the Subscriber
set
forth in such Schedule which takes place prior to the Closing
Time.
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(n)
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The
Corporation is relying on an exemption from the requirement to provide
the
Subscriber with a prospectus under the Securities Laws and, as a
consequence of acquiring the Securities pursuant to such exemption,
certain information, protections, rights and remedies provided by
the
Securities Laws will not be available to the
Subscriber.
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(o)
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The
Subscriber, and each Beneficial Purchaser for whom it is contracting
hereunder, has been encouraged to and should obtain independent legal,
income tax and investment advise with respect to its subscription
for
Special Warrants and accordingly, has been independently advised
as to the
meaning of all terms contained herein relevant to the Subscriber
for
purposes of giving representations, warranties and covenants under
this
Subscription Agreement.
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(p)
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There
is no government or other insurance covering the
Securities.
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(q)
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There
are risks associated with the purchase of the Securities and the
Subscriber and any Beneficial Purchaser for whom it is acting may
lose
his, her or its entire investment.
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(r)
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The
sale of the Warrants will not be qualified by a prospectus, such
sale and
issuance is subject to the condition that the Subscriber or (if
applicable) each Beneficial Purchaser for whom it is acting, sign
and
return to the Corporation all relevant documentation required by
the
Securities Laws.
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(s)
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The
Corporation may be required to provide the Securities Regulators
with a
list setting forth the identities of the Beneficial Purchasers of
the
Warrants. Notwithstanding that the Subscriber may be purchasing Warrants
as agent on behalf of an undisclosed principal, the Subscriber agrees
to
provide, on request, particulars as to the identity of such undisclosed
principal as may be required by the Corporation in order to comply
with
the foregoing.
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6.3
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Reliance
on Representations, Warranties, Covenants and
Acknowledgements
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The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the representations, warranties,
covenants and acknowledgements made by the Subscriber in this Subscription
Agreement are made with the intention that they may be relied upon by the
Corporation and the Agent in determining the Subscriber’s eligibility (and, if
applicable, the eligibility of others for whom the Subscriber is contracting
hereunder) to purchase the Warrants under the Securities Laws or other
applicable securities laws. The Subscriber further agrees that by accepting
the
Warrants, the Subscriber shall be representing and warranting that such
representations, warranties, acknowledgements and covenants are true as at
the
Closing Time with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the
Subscriber at the Closing Time.
ARTICLE
7
- SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
7.1
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Corporation
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The
representations, warranties, acknowledgements and covenants of the Corporation
contained in this Subscription Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
for a period of two (2) years following the Closing and, notwithstanding such
Closing or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Subscriber with respect
thereto, shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the
Subscriber and the Agent.
7.2
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Subscriber
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The
representations, warranties, acknowledgements and covenants of the Subscriber
contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct both as
of
the execution of this Subscription Agreement and as of the Closing Time and
survive this completion of the issuance and sale of the Securities and,
notwithstanding such Closing or any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Corporation with respect thereto, shall continue in full force and effect for
the benefit of the Corporation and the Agent for a period of two (2) years
following the Closing Date, notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the
Subscriber of any of the Securities. Whether or not explicitly stated in this
Subscription Agreement, any acknowledgement, representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement made by the Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement, including
the Schedule hereto, will be treated as if made by the disclosed Beneficial
Purchaser, if any.
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ARTICLE
8
- COMMISSION
8.1 The
Subscriber understands that in connection with the issue and sale of the
Warrants pursuant to the Offering: (a) the Agent will receive from the
Corporation on Closing, a cash commission equal to 7% of the gross proceeds
of
the Offering; and (b) the Corporation will also grant to the Agent (i) special
warrants (the “Special Unit Broker
Warrants”)
equal
in number to 7% of the number of Conventional Warrants and (ii) special warrants
(the “Special FT Broker
Warrants”)
equal
in number to 7% of the number of Warrants sold pursuant to the
Offering.
Each
Special Unit Broker Warrant may be exercised at any time in accordance with
its
terms, and each Special Unit Broker Warrant shall be automatically exchanged
for
one broker warrant (each, a “Unit Broker
Warrant”),
without payment of additional consideration, immediately after the earlier
of
(i)
the
Qualification Date and (ii) the first Business Day following the day which
is
four months after the Closing Date.
Subject
to anti-dilution provisions contained in the instrument under which the Unit
Broker Warrants will be governed, each Unit Broker Warrant will entitle the
Agent to purchase one Common Share and one Common Share purchase warrant (each
whole such warrant being referred to as a “Broker
Warrant”)
at an
exercise price of $0.90 per Unit Broker Warrant for a period of 24 months from
the Closing Date . Each Broker Warrant will entitle the Agent to purchase one
Common Share at a price of $1.05 per Common Share for a period of 24 months
from
the Closing Date.
Each
Special FT Broker Warrant may be exercised at any time in accordance with its
terms, and each Special FT Broker Warrant shall be automatically exchanged
for
one flow-through broker Warrant (each, a “FT Broker
Warrant”),
without payment of additional consideration, immediately after the earlier
of
(i) the Qualification Date and (ii) the first Business Day following the day
which is four months after the Closing Date. Subject to anti-dilution provisions
contained in the instrument under which the Broker Warrants will be governed,
each FT Broker Warrant will entitle the Agent to acquire one flow-through Common
Share at an exercise price of $1.05 per Common Share for a period of 24 months
from the Closing Date.
If
the
Qualification Date has not occurred by 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date
which is 60 days from the Closing Date, the Agent shall thereafter be entitled
to receive, upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Special Unit Broker
Warrant, 1.1 Unit Broker Warrants for every Special Unit Broker Warrant then
held by the Agent at no additional consideration and, upon the exercise or
deemed exercise of the Special FT Broker Warrants, 1.1 FT Broker Warrants for
every Special FT Broker Warrant then held by the Agent at no additional
consideration.
In
addition to the foregoing, the Agent has received a $25,000 (plus GST) due
diligence fee from the Corporation.
No
other
fee or commission is payable by the Corporation in connection with the
completion of the Offering. However, the Corporation will pay certain fees
and
expenses of the Agent in connection with the Offering, as set out in the Agency
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
9
- COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
9.1
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Collection
of Personal Information
|
The
Subscriber acknowledges that this Subscription Agreement and Schedule “A” hereto
require the Subscriber to provide certain personal information to the
Corporation. Such information is being collected by the Corporation for the
purposes of completing the Offering, which includes, without limitation,
determining the Subscriber’s eligibility (or, if applicable, the eligibility of
the disclosed Beneficial Purchaser) to purchase the Warrants under applicable
securities legislation, preparing and registering certificates representing
the
Securities to be issued hereunder and completing filings required by any stock
exchange or securities regulatory authority. The Subscriber’s personal
information (and, if applicable, the disclosed Beneficial Purchaser’s personal
information) may be disclosed by the Corporation to: (a) stock exchanges or
securities regulatory authorities, (b) the Corporation’s registrar and transfer
agent, (c) any government agency, board or other entity; and (d) any of the
other parties involved in the Offering, including the Corporation, the Agent
and
their respective legal counsel, and may be included in record books in
connection with the Offering. By executing this Subscription Agreement, the
Subscriber (and, if applicable, the disclosed Beneficial Purchaser) is deemed
to
be consenting to the foregoing collection, use and disclosure of the
Subscriber’s personal information (and, if applicable, the disclosed Beneficial
Purchaser’s personal information). The Subscriber (and, if applicable, the
disclosed Beneficial Purchaser) also consents to the filing of copies or
originals of any of the documents described in Section 4.2 of this Subscription
Agreement as may be required to be filed with any stock exchange or securities
regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
and
consents to the disclosure of such information to the public through the filing
of a report of trade with applicable Securities Regulators. The Subscriber
(and,
if applicable, the disclosed Beneficial Purchaser) further acknowledges that
it
has been notified by the Corporation of and authorizes (a) the delivery to
the
Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”)
of the
full name, residential address and telephone number of the Subscriber (and,
if
applicable, the disclosed Beneficial Purchaser), the number and type of
securities purchased, the total purchase price, the exemption relied upon and
the date of distribution; (b) that this information is being collected
indirectly by the OSC under the authority granted to it in securities
legislation; (c) that this information is being collected for the purposes
of
the administration and enforcement of the securities legislation of Ontario;
and
(d) that the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Corporate Finance
can
be contacted at Ontario Securities Commission, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx 00, 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0, or at (000) 000-0000, regarding any
questions about the OSC’s indirect collection of this information.
ARTICLE
10
- MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
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Further
Assurances
|
Each
of
the parties hereto upon the request of each of the other parties hereto, whether
before or after the Closing Time, shall do, execute, acknowledge and deliver
or
cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further acts,
deeds, documents, assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney and
assurances as may reasonably be necessary or desirable to complete the
transactions contemplated herein.
10.2
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any
notice, direction or other instrument required or permitted to be
given to
any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given
if
delivered personally, or transmitted by facsimile tested prior to
transmission to such party, as
follows:
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(i)
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in
the case of the Corporation, to:
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Yukon
Gold Corporation, Inc.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
X0X
0X0
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Fax:
(000)
000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx XXX
Xxxxx
000, X.X. Xxx 000
100
Wellington Street West
Toronto,
Ontario M5K 1H1
Canada
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
(ii)
|
in
the case of the Subscriber, at the address specified on the face
page
hereof, with a copy to the Agent
at:
|
Northern
Securities Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
X0X
0X0
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Fax:
(000)
000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Fogler,
Xxxxxxxx LLP
Suite
1200 - 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
(b)
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Any
such notice, direction or other instrument, if delivered personally,
shall
be deemed to have been given and received on the day on which it
was
delivered, provided that if such day is not a Business Day then the
notice, direction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been
given
and received on the first Business Day next following such day and
if
transmitted by fax, shall be deemed to have been given and received
on the
day of its transmission, provided that if such day is not a Business
Day
or if it is transmitted or received after the end of normal business
hours
then the notice, direction or other instrument shall be deemed to
have
been given and received on the first Business Day next following
the day
of such transmission.
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(c)
|
Any
party hereto may change its address for service from time to time
by
notice given to each of the other parties hereto in accordance with
the
foregoing provisions.
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10.3
|
Time
of the Essence
|
Time
shall be of the essence of this Subscription Agreement and every part
hereof.
10.4
|
Costs
and Expenses
|
Except
as
otherwise provided in the Agency Agreement in respect of the Agent, all costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of
special legal counsel retained by the Subscriber) incurred by the Subscriber
in
connection with this Subscription Agreement and the sale of Securities herein
contemplated shall be paid by the Subscriber.
10.5
|
Applicable
Law
|
This
Subscription Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with,
and
the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the Province of
Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Any and all disputes
arising under this Subscription Agreement, whether as to interpretation,
performance or otherwise, shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of
the courts of the Province of Ontario and each of the parties hereto hereby
attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and waives
objection to the venue of any proceeding in such court or that such court
provides an inconvenient forum.
10.6
|
Entire
Agreement
|
This
Subscription Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions
contemplated herein and cancels and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements, negotiations and discussions between the parties. There are no
representations, warranties, terms, conditions, undertakings or collateral
agreements or understandings, express or implied, between the parties hereto
other than those expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement or in any
such agreement, certificate, affidavit, statutory declaration or other document
as set out in this Subscription Agreement. This Subscription Agreement may
not
be amended or modified in any respect except by written instrument executed
by
each of the parties hereto.
10.7
|
Counterparts
|
This
Subscription Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same Subscription Agreement. Counterparts may be
delivered either in original, faxed or pdf form and the parties adopt any
signature received by a receiving fax machine or email as original signatures
of
the parties.
10.8
|
Assignment
|
This
Subscription Agreement may not be assigned by either party except with the
prior
written consent of the other parties hereto.
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10.9
|
Enurement
|
This
Subscription Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, successors (including
any
successor by reason of the amalgamation or merger of any party), administrators
and permitted assigns.
10.10
|
Beneficial
Subscribers
|
Whether
or not explicitly stated in this Subscription Agreement, any acknowledgement,
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber in this
Subscription Agreement, including the Schedules will be treated as if made
by
the disclosed beneficial subscriber, if any.
10.11
|
Language
of Documents
|
It
is the
express wish of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement and all
related documents be drafted in English. Il est de la volonté expresse des
parties aux présentes que la présente convention ainsi que tous les documents
s’y rattachant soient rédigés en anglais. Les parties aux présentes conviennent
et exigent que cette convention ainsi que tous les documents s’y rattachant
soient rédigés en langue Anglais.
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SCHEDULE
“A”
REPRESENTATION
LETTER
TO: Yukon
Gold Corporation, Inc. (the “Corporation”)
In
connection with the purchase of Warrants (as such term is defined in the
Subscription Agreement to which this Schedule is attached) of the Corporation
(the “Purchased
Warrants”)
by the
undersigned subscriber or, if applicable, the disclosed principal on whose
behalf the undersigned is purchasing as agent (the “Subscriber”
for
the
purposes of this Schedule “A”), the Subscriber hereby represents, warrants,
covenants and certifies to the Corporation that:
1.
|
The
Subscriber is resident in the jurisdiction set out as the “Subscriber’s
Residential Address” on the face page of the Subscription Agreement or is
otherwise subject to applicable securities laws of such
province;
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2.
|
The
Subscriber is purchasing the Purchased Warrants as principal (NOTE:
For
this purpose, a trust company or trust corporation described in paragraph
(p) in Appendix “I” to this Representation Letter (other than a trust
company or trust corporation registered under the laws of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Island that is not registered or authorized under the Trust
and Loan Companies Act
(Canada) or under comparable legislation in another jurisdiction
of
Canada) and a person described in paragraph (q) in Appendix “I” to this
Representation Letter is deemed to be purchasing as
principal);
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3.
|
The
Subscriber is (and will be at the closing of the issue and sale of
the
Purchased Warrants) an “accredited investor” within the meaning of
National Instrument 45-106 entitled “Prospectus and Registration
Exemptions” by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion as set out in
Appendix “I” to this Representation Letter;
and
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4.
|
Upon
execution of this Schedule “A” by or on behalf of the Subscriber, this
Schedule “A” shall be incorporated into and form a part of the
Subscription Agreement to which this Schedule is
attached.
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Dated:
_________________________, 2006
Print
name of Subscriber, or person signing as agent
on
behalf of Subscriber
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Signature
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Print
name of Signatory (if different from Subscriber
or
agent, as applicable)
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Title |
A-1
**
PLEASE INITIAL THE APPLICABLE PROVISION IN APPENDIX “I” ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES
**
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APPENDIX
“I”
TO
SCHEDULE “A”
NOTE:
THE INVESTOR MUST INITIAL BESIDE THE APPLICABLE PORTION OF THE DEFINITION
BELOW.
Accredited
Investor
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(defined in National Instrument 45-106 “Prospectus and Registration Exemptions”
(“NI
45-106”))
means:
________ |
(a) a
Canadian financial institution, or a Schedule III bank;
or
|
________ |
(b)
the
Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business
Development Bank of Canada Act
(Canada); or
|
________ |
(c)
a
subsidiary of any person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), if
the
person owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except
the
voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that
subsidiary; or
|
________ |
(d)
a
person registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction
of
Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a person registered solely
as a
limited market dealer under one or both of the Securities
Act
(Ontario) or the Securities
Act
(Newfoundland and Labrador); or
|
________ |
(e)
an
individual registered or formerly registered under the securities
legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of a
person
referred to in paragraph (d); or
|
________ |
(f)
the
Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown
corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada
or
a jurisdiction of Canada; or
|
________ |
(g)
a
municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan
community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de
l’ile de Montréal or an intermuncipal management board in Québec;
or
|
________ |
(h)
any
national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government
of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government;
or
|
________ |
(i)
a
pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent
of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar
regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada; or
|
________ |
(j)
an
individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially owns,
directly
or indirectly, financial assets having an aggregate realizable value
that
before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000;
or
|
**Note:
if individual accredited investors wish to purchase through wholly-owned
holding companies or similar entities, such purchasing entities must
qualify under (t) below, which must be
initialled.
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________ |
(k)
an
individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each
of the
2 most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes combined
with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the 2 most recent
calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed
that
net income level in the current calendar year; or
|
**Note:
if individual accredited investors wish to purchase through wholly-owned
holding companies or similar entities, such purchasing entities must
qualify under (t) below, which must be initialled.
|
|
________ |
(l)
an
individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of
at least
$5,000,000; or
|
**Note:
if individual accredited investors wish to purchase through wholly-owned
holding companies or similar entities, such purchasing entities must
qualify under (t) below, which must be initialled.
|
|
________ |
(m)
a
person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net
assets
of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial
statements; or
|
________ |
(n)
an
investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities
only
to:
|
(i) a
person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of the
distribution,
(ii)
a
person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances
referred
to in sections 2.10 [Minimum amount investment] of NI 45-106, and
2.19
[Additional investment in investment funds] of NI 45-106, or
(iii)
a
person described in paragraph (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired
securities under section 2.18 [Investment fund reinvestment] of NI
45-106;
or
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|
________ | |
________ |
(o)
an
investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under
a
prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator or,
in
Quebec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt;
or
|
________ |
(p)
a
trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry
on
business under the Trust
and Loan Companies Act
(Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada
or a
foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account
managed
by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;
or
|
________ |
(q)
a
person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by that
person,
if that person: |
(i)
is
registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the
equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of
Canada or
a foreign jurisdiction, and
(ii)
in
Ontario, is purchasing a security that is not a security of an investment
fund; or
|
|
________ |
(r)
a
registered charity under the Income
Tax Act
(Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an
eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities
legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give
advice
on the securities being traded; or
|
________ |
(s)
an
entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any
of the
entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) or paragraph (i) in
form and
function; or
|
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________ |
(t)
a
person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct,
indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by
law to be
owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors;
or
|
________ |
(u)
an
investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser
or a
person that is exempt from registration as an adviser;
or
|
________ |
(v)
a
person that is recognized or designated by the securities regulatory
authority or, except in Ontario and Quebec, the regulator
as:
|
(i)
an accredited investor, or
(ii)
an exempt purchaser in Alberta or British Columbia after NI 45-106
came
into force.
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For
the purposes hereof:
an
issuer
is an “affiliate”
of
another issuer if
(a)
|
one
of them is the subsidiary of the other,
or
|
(b)
|
each
of them is controlled by the same
person;
|
“bank”
means
a
bank named in Schedule I or II of the Bank
Act
(Canada);
“Canadian
financial institution”
means
(a)
|
an
association governed by the Cooperative
Credit Associations Act
(Canada) or a central cooperative credit society for which an order
has
been made under section 473(1) of that Act,
or
|
(b)
|
a
bank, loan corporation, trust company, trust corporation, insurance
company, treasury branch, credit union, caisse populaire, financial
services cooperative, or league that, in each case, is authorized
by an
enactment of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada to carry on business
in
Canada or a jurisdiction in Canada;
|
“company”
means
any corporation, incorporated association, incorporated syndicate or other
incorporated organization;
a
person
(first person) is considered to “control”
another
person (second person) if
(a)
|
the
first person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns or exercises
control or direction over securities of the second person carrying
votes
which, if exercised, would entitle the first person to elect a majority
of
the directors of the second person, unless that first person holds
the
voting securities only to secure an
obligation,
|
(b)
|
the
second person is a partnership, other than a limited partnership,
and
first person holds more than 50% of the interests of the partnership,
or
|
(c)
|
the
second person is a limited partnership and the general partner of
the
limited partnership is the first
person;
|
“director”
means
(a)
|
a
member of the board of directors of a company or an individual who
performs similar functions for a company,
and
|
(b)
|
with
respect to a person that is not a company, an individual who performs
functions similar to those of a director of a
company;
|
“entity”
means
a
company, syndicate, partnership, trust or unincorporated
organization;
“financial
assets”
means
(a)
|
cash,
|
(b)
|
securities,
or
|
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(c)
|
a
contract of insurance, a deposit or an evidence of a deposit that
is not a
security for the purposes of securities
legislation;
|
“foreign
jurisdiction”
means
a
country other than Canada or a political subdivision of a country other than
Canada;
“fully
managed account”
means
an account of a client for which a person makes the investment decisions if
that
person has full discretion to trade in securities for the account without
requiring the client’s express consent to a transaction;
“investment
fund”
means
a
mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund, and, for greater certainty,
in
British Columbia includes an employee venture capital corporation that does
not
have a restricted constitution, and is registered under Part 2 of the
Employee
Investment Act
(British
Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 112, and whose business objective is making multiple
investments and a venture capital corporation registered under Part 1 of the
Small
Business Venture Capital Act
(British
Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996 c.429 whose business objective is making multiple
investments;
“jurisdiction”
means
a
province or territory of Canada except when used in the term “foreign
jurisdiction”;
“individual”
means
a
natural person, but does not include
(a)
|
a
partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate,
unincorporated organization or a trust,
or
|
(b)
|
a
natural person in his or her capacity as trustee, executor, administrator
or other legal personal
representative;
|
“mutual
fund”
includes an issuer whose primary purpose is to invest money provided by its
security holders and whose securities entitle the holder to receive on demand,
or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed by reference
to
the value of a proportionate interest in the whole or in a part of the net
assets, including a separate fund or trust account, of the issuer of the
securities;
“non-redeemable
investment fund”
means
an issuer,
(a)
|
whose
primary purpose is to invest money provided by its
securityholders,
|
(b)
|
that
does not invest,
|
(A)
|
for
the purpose of exercising or seeking to exercise control of an issuer,
other than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment
fund, or
|
(B)
|
for
the purpose of being actively involved in the management of any issuer
in
which it invests, other than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a
non-redeemable investment fund, and
|
(c)
|
that
is not a mutual fund;
|
“person”
includes
(a)
|
an
individual,
|
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(b)
|
a
corporation,
|
(c)
|
a
partnership, trust, fund and an association, syndicate, organization
or
other organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not,
and
|
(d)
|
an
individual or other person in that person’s capacity as a trustee,
executor, administrator or personal or other legal
representative;
|
“regulator”
means,
for the local jurisdiction, the person referred to in Appendix D of National
Instrument 14-101 “Definitions” (“NI
14-101”)
opposite the name of the local jurisdiction;
“related
liabilities”
means:
(a)
|
liabilities
incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing the acquisition
or
ownership of financial assets; or
|
(b)
|
liabilities
that are secured by financial
assets;
|
“Schedule
III bank”
means
an authorized foreign bank named in Schedule III of the
Bank
Act
(Canada);
“securities
legislation”
means,
for the local jurisdiction, the instruments listed in Appendix B of NI 14-101
opposite the name of the local jurisdiction
“securities
regulatory authority”
means,
for the local jurisdiction, the securities commission or similar regulatory
authority listed in Appendix C of NI 14-101 opposite the name of the local
jurisdiction;
“spouse”
means
an individual who,
(a)
|
is
married to another individual and is not living separate and apart
within
the meaning of the Divorce
Act (Canada),
from the other individual,
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(b)
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is
living with another individual in a marriage-like relationship, including
a marriage-like relationship between individuals of the same gender,
or
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(c)
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in
Alberta, is an individual referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), or
is an
adult interdependent partner within the meaning of the Adult
Interdependent Relationships Act (Alberta);
and
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“subsidiary”
means
an issuer that is controlled directly or indirectly by another issuer and
includes a subsidiary of that subsidiary.
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SCHEDULE
“B”
CERTIFICATE
ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
FOR
NON-CANADIAN SUBSCRIBERS
(OTHER
THAN U.S. SUBSCRIBERS)
The
Subscriber, on its own behalf and (if applicable) on behalf of others for whom
it is acting hereunder, further represents, warrants and covenants to and with
the Corporation and the Agent and their respective counsel (and acknowledges
that the Corporation, the Agent and their respective counsel are relying
thereon) that it is, and (if applicable) any beneficial purchaser for whom
it is
acting hereunder is, a resident of, or otherwise subject to, the securities
legislation of a jurisdiction other than Canada or the United States,
and:
(a)
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the
Subscriber is, and (if applicable) any other purchaser for whom it
is
acting hereunder, is:
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(i) a
purchaser that is recognized by the Securities Regulators in the jurisdiction
in
which it is, and (if applicable) any other purchaser for whom it is acting
hereunder is resident or otherwise subject to the Securities Laws of such
jurisdiction as an exempt purchaser and (subject to (b)(i) below) is purchasing
the Warrants as principal for its, or (if applicable) each such other
purchaser’s, own account, and not for the benefit of any other person, for
investment only and not with a view to resale or distribution and no other
person, corporation, firm or other organization has a beneficial interest in
the
said securities being purchased, or purchasing the securities as agent or
trustee for the principal disclosed on the cover page of this Agreement and
each
disclosed principal for whom the Subscriber is acting is purchasing as principal
for its own account, and not for the benefit of any other person, and is
purchasing for investment only and not a view to resale or distribution;
or
(ii) a
purchaser which is purchasing Warrants pursuant to an exemption from any
prospectus or securities registration requirements (particulars of which are
enclosed herewith) available to the Corporation, the Agent, the Subscriber
and
any such other purchaser under applicable Securities Laws of their jurisdiction
of residence or to which the Subscriber and any such other purchaser are
otherwise subject to, and the Subscriber and any such other purchaser shall
deliver to the Corporation and the Agent such further particulars of the
exemption and their qualification thereunder as the Corporation or the Agent
may
reasonably request;
(b)
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if
the Subscriber is resident in or otherwise subject to applicable
Securities Laws of the United
Kingdom:
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(i)
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the
Subscriber is a person in the United Kingdom: (A) who is ‘qualified
investor’ for the purposes of section 86(7) of the Financial Services and
Markets Xxx 0000 (“FSMA”) and is purchasing the Warrants (or the
Flow-Through Common Shares) as principal for its own account and
not for
the benefit of others, other than on behalf of (a) discretionary
client(s)
in circumstances where section 86 (2) FSMA applies; and (B) is such
a
person as is referred to in Article 19 (investment professionals)
or 49
(high net worth companies etc) of the Financial Services and Markets
Xxx
0000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005; and (C) and has complied with
and
undertakes to comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA and
other
applicable Securities Laws with respect to anything done by it in
relation
to the Warrants and Flow-Through Common Shares in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom; and
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(ii)
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the
Subscriber confirms that, to the extent applicable to it, it is aware
of,
has complied and will comply with its obligations in connection with
the
Criminal Justice Xxx 0000, the Proceeds of Crime Xxx 0000 and Part
VIII of
the FSMA, it has identified its clients in accordance with the Money
Laundering Regulations 2003 (the “Regulations”) and has complied fully
with its obligations pursuant to the Regulations and will, as a condition
precedent of any acceptance of this subscription, provide all such
information and documents as may be required in relation to it (or
any
person on whose behalf it is acting as agent) that may be required
by the
Corporation or the Agent or any agent or person acting for them in
order
to discharge any obligations under the
Regulations;
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(c)
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the
purchase of Warrants (or the Flow-Through Common Shares issuable
upon
exchange of the Warrants) by the Subscriber, and (if applicable)
each such
other purchaser, does not contravene any of the applicable Securities
Laws
in such jurisdiction and does not trigger: (i) any obligation of
the
Corporation to prepare and file a prospectus, an offering memorandum
or
similar document, or (ii) any obligation of the Corporation to make
any
filings with or seek any approvals of any kind from any regulatory body in
such jurisdiction or any other ongoing reporting requirements with
respect
to such purchase or otherwise; or (iii) any registration or other
obligation on the part of the Corporation or the Agent;
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(d)
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the
Subscriber is knowledgeable of, and has been independently advised
as to,
the securities laws of such jurisdiction as applicable to this
Subscription Agreement; and
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(e)
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the
Subscriber, and (if applicable) any other purchaser for whom it is
acting
hereunder will not sell or otherwise dispose of any Securities, except
in
accordance with applicable Securities Laws, and if the Subscriber,
or (if
applicable) such Beneficial Purchaser sell or otherwise dispose of
any
Securities to a person other than a resident of Canada, the Subscriber,
and (if applicable) such Beneficial Purchaser, will obtain from such
purchaser representations, warranties and covenants in the same form
as
provided in this Schedule “B” and shall comply with such other
requirements as the Corporation may reasonably
require.
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Dated
at
_______________ this ____ day of ____________, 2006.
Name
of Subscriber
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By: | ||||
Signature
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Title:
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B-2
SCHEDULE
“C”
TERM
SHEET
PRIVATE
PLACEMENT OF UNIT SPECIAL WARRANTS AND FLOW-THROUGH SPECIAL
WARRANTS
Issuer:
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Yukon
Gold Corporation, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
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Offering:
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Private
Placement of Unit Special Warrants and Flow-Through Special Warrants
(the
Unit Special Warrants and Flow-Through Special Warrants are collectively
referred to herein as “Special Warrants”).
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Size
of the Offering:
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Offering
of up to $6,000,000 of Special Warrants, subject to a minimum of
$1,000,000 of Unit Special Warrants.
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Agent:
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Northern
Securities Inc. (“Northern” or the “Agent”, which term includes each
member of an underwriting syndicate arranged by Northern, if any,
or
“Northern”)
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Agency
Basis:
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Private
placement on a commercially reasonable best efforts agency basis
without
an offering memorandum, subject to the terms and conditions of an
agency
agreement.
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Special
Warrants:
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The
Special Warrants will be issued pursuant to the terms and conditions
of a
special warrant indenture to be entered into between the Corporation
and a
Canadian trust company (the “Warrant Agent”) acceptable to the Agent,
acting reasonably. The Special Warrants will be exercisable by the
holders
thereof on a one-for-one basis (subject to the adjustment provisions
set
forth below) for Units or Flow-Through Shares, as applicable, without
payment of additional consideration, at any time on or before 5:00
p.m.
(Toronto time) on the date (the “Expiry Date”) which is the earlier of:
(i) the 3rd
business day after a receipt is issued under the Mutual Reliance
Review
System for a final prospectus, qualifying the issuance of the Units
and
Flow-Through Shares, filed in each of the provinces and territories
of
Canada where Special Warrants are sold and an SB2 Registration statement
is cleared in the United States (the “Prospectus Qualification Date”); and
(ii) the first business day following the date which is 4 months
after
Closing Date (as defined below); and Special Warrants not exercised
prior
to the Expiry Date will automatically be exercised by the Warrant
Agent on
behalf of the holders of Special Warrants without any further action
on
the part of the holders immediately prior to the Expiry Date.
In
the event that the Prospectus Qualification Date does not occur prior
to
the day which is 60 days after the Closing Date (the “Qualification
Deadline”), each Unit Special Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to
receive on exercise thereof 1.1 Units and each Flow-Through Special
Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to receive on exercise thereof
1.1
Flow-Through Shares.
In
addition to the foregoing, the Special Warrants will have such other
terms
and conditions as are customary for transactions of this
nature.
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Unit:
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Each
Unit will be comprised of one common share in the capital of the
Corporation and one common share purchase warrant (each whole such
warrant
being referred to herein as a “Warrant”)
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Warrant:
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Each
Warrant will be exercisable into one common share in the capital
of the
Corporation for a period of 24 months from Closing at an exercise
price of
$1.05 per share.
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Unit
Special Warrant Issue Price:
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$0.90
per Unit Special Warrant.
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Flow-Through
Special Warrant Issue Price:
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$1.05
per Flow-Through Special Warrant.
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Flow-Through
Income Tax Considerations:
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The
Corporation shall, pursuant to the provisions in the Income
Tax Act
(Canada) (the “Tax Act”), incur Canadian Exploration Expenses (as defined
in the Tax Act) after the Closing Date and prior to December 31,
2007 in
the aggregate amount of not less than the gross proceeds raised from
the
sale of the Flow-Through Special Warrants pursuant to the
Offering.
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Use
of Proceeds:
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The
gross proceeds of the Flow-Through Special Warrants shall be used
to incur
Canadian Exploration Expenses (as defined in the Tax Act) after the
Closing Date and prior to December 31, 2007. The proceeds of the
Unit
Special Warrants shall be used for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
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Offering
Jurisdictions:
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Ontario,
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Quebec and any other Provinces
of Canada and those jurisdictions outside Canada as agreed to by
the
Corporation and the Agent. For greater certainty no securities will
be
offered to U.S. investors without the prior agreement of the
Corporation.
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Resale
Restrictions:
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The
Unit Special Warrants and Flow-Through Special Warrants will not
be
qualified for sale to the public by way of a prospectus. Accordingly,
the
securities in the Offering will be subject to a resale restriction
period
of four months plus one day from Closing. In the event the Corporation
obtains a receipt for a final short-form prospectus qualifying the
securities underlying the Special Warrants and clears a Registration
Statement on Form SB-2, such underlying securities will be freely-tradable
at such time.
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Over-Allotment
Option:
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The
Corporation will grant the Agent an over-allotment option (“Over-Allotment
Option”) to sell up to $2,000,000 of any combination of Unit Special
Warrants and Flow-Through Special Warrants at the respective Unit
Special
Warrant and Flow-Through Special Warrant Issue Price, subject to
a minimum
issuance of $1,000,000 of Unit Special Warrants. The Over-Allotment
Option
may be exercised within 48 hours prior to Closing.
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Due
Diligence Work Fee:
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A
$25,000 (plus GST) non-refundable due diligence fee payable upon
the date
of execution of this agreement. The Due Diligence Work Fee will be
netted
against any Commission payable to Northern upon
Closing.
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Commission:
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A
cash commission equal to 7% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the
Offering, payable at Closing.
In
addition, the Corporation will issue to the Agent at Closing, (i)
Unit
Compensation Options entitling the Agent to acquire, for no additional
consideration, Unit Compensation Warrants entitling the Agent to
acquire,
at a price per share equal to the Unit Special Warrant Issue Price,
such
number of Units as is equal to 7% of the number of Unit Special Warrants
issued under the Offering. The Unit Compensation Options and Unit
Compensation Warrants shall have an expiry date that is 24 months
from the
Closing Date; (ii) Flow-Through Compensation Options entitling the
Agent
to acquire, for no additional consideration, Flow-Through Compensation
Warrants entitling the Agent to acquire, at a price per share equal
to the
Flow-Through Special Warrant Issue Price, such number of common shares
in
the capital of the Corporation as is equal to 7% of the number of
Flow-Through Special Warrants issued under the Offering. The Flow-Through
Compensation Options and Flow-Through Compensation Warrants shall
have an
expiry date that is 24 months from the Closing Date. The Unit Compensation
Warrants and Flow-Through Compensation Warrants shall be qualified
under
the prospectus and registration statement referenced
above.
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In
the event that the Prospectus Qualification Date does not occur prior
to
the day which is 60 days after the Closing Date (the “Qualification
Deadline”), each Unit Compensation Option will entitle the holder thereof
to receive on exercise thereof 1.1 Unit Compensation Warrants and
each
Flow-Through Compensation Option will entitle the holder thereof
to
receive on exercise thereof 1.1 Flow-Through Compensation
Warrants.
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Closing:
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On
or before December 15, 2006 (the “Closing Date”), or such other date as
agreed to by Northern and the Corporation. Upon Closing, funds are
to be
released to the Corporation net of Commission (net of the Due Diligence
Work Fee), costs and expenses.
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