Contract
EXHIBIT
4.3
THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE
HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN
REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND
IS
ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION
S ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE
UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY, EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR A SUBSIDIARY
THEREOF; (B) TO PERSONS OTHER THAN U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (C) PURSUANT TO THE
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE);
OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, FURNISH
TO
THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY
BE
REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE
SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED
STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT. IN ANY CASE, THE HOLDER HEREOF WILL NOT, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, ENGAGE IN ANY HEDGING TRANSACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS SECURITY
OR
ANY COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED
BY THE SECURITIES ACT.
THIS
WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). THE SECURITIES TO
BE
ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT WERE NOT INITIALLY REGISTERED AND MAY
OR
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR RESALE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS WARRANT
MAY NOT BE EXERCISED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY U.S. PERSON, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED
IN REGULATION S PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, UNLESS REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS
AVAILABLE.
UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT
TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JUNE 24, 2007.
Void
after 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 23rd day of February, 2009.
Number
of Warrants: l
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Warrant
Certificate No. 2007-01-l
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APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
(A
corporation existing under the laws of the Yukon Territory)
This
is
to certify that, for value received, l
(the
"Holder"),
shall
have the right to purchase from APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION (the "Corporation"),
at
any time and from time to time up to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 23,
2009 (the
"Expiry
Time"),
one
fully paid and non-assessable common share in the capital of the Corporation
(a
"Common
Share")
for
each Warrant (individually, a "Warrant")
represented hereby at a price of US$0.50 per Common Share (the "Exercise
Price"),
upon
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
1. For
the
purposes of this Warrant Certificate, the term "Common
Shares"
means
common shares without par value in the capital of the Corporation as constituted
as of the date hereof, provided that in the event of a subdivision, redivision,
reduction, combination or consolidation thereof or any other adjustment under
section 8 herein, or successive such subdivisions, redivisions, reductions,
combinations, consolidations or other adjustments, then subject to the
adjustments, if any, having been made in accordance with the provisions of
this
Warrant Certificate, "Common
Shares"
shall
thereafter mean the shares, other securities or other property resulting from
such subdivision, redivision, reduction, combination or consolidation or other
adjustment.
2. All
Warrant Certificates shall be signed by an officer of the Corporation holding
office at the time of signing, or any successor or replacement of such person
and notwithstanding any change in any of the persons holding said offices
between the time of actual signing and the delivery of the Warrant Certificate,
the Warrant Certificate so signed shall be valid and binding upon the
Corporation.
3. All
rights under any of the Warrants in respect of which the right of subscription
and purchase therein provided for shall not theretofore have been exercised
shall wholly cease and such Warrants shall be wholly void and of no valid or
binding effect after the Expiry Time.
4. The
right
to purchase Common Shares of the Corporation pursuant to the Warrants may only
be exercised by the Holder at or before the Expiry Time by:
(a)
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duly
completing and executing a subscription substantially in the form
attached
as Schedule "A" (the "Subscription
Form"),
in the manner therein indicated;
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(b)
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surrendering
this Warrant Certificate and the duly completed and executed Subscription
Form to the Corporation prior to the Expiry Time at its
principal office, 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, 00000-0000,
together with payment of the purchase price for the Common Shares
subscribed for in the form of certified cheque or bank draft payable
to
the Corporation in an amount equal to the then applicable Exercise
Price
multiplied by the number of Common Shares subscribed for;
and'
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(c)
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notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the rights represented
by this
Warrant Certificate shall not be exercisable by the Holder, in whole
or in
part, and the Corporation shall not give effect to any such exercise,
if,
after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder, together with any
person
or company acting jointly or in concert with the Holder (the "Joint
Actors")
would in the aggregate beneficially own, or exercise control or direction
over that number of voting securities of the Corporation which is
9.99% or
greater of the total issued and outstanding voting securities of
the
Corporation, immediately after giving effect to such exercise; provided,
however, that upon a holder of this Warrant providing the Corporation
with
sixty-one (61) days notice (the "Waiver
Notice")
that such Holder would like to waive this paragraph with regard to
any or
all Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, this paragraph
will be of no force
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or
effect
with regard to all or a portion of the Warrant referenced in the Waiver Notice.
For the purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be determined
in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. For greater certainty, the rights represented by this Warrant
Certificate shall not be exercisable by the Holder, in whole or in part, and
the
Corporation shall not give effect to any such exercise, if, after giving effect
to such exercise, the Holder, together with its Joint Actors, would be deemed
to
hold a number of voting securities sufficient to materially affect the control
of the Corporation.
Prior
to
exercising the rights represented by this Warrant, the Holder shall provide
the
Corporation with an officer's certificate stating the number of voting
securities of the Corporation held by the Holder and its Joint Actors as of
the
date provided for in the subscription form (the "Officer's
Certificate")
and
the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on the Officer's Certificate in making
any determinations regarding the total issued and outstanding voting securities
of the Corporation to be held by the Holder and its Joint Actors after giving
effect to the exercise.
5. Upon
delivery and payment as set forth in section 4 herein, the Corporation shall
cause to be issued to the Holder the number of Common Shares subscribed for
by
the Holder and the Holder shall become a shareholder of the Corporation in
respect of such Common Shares with effect from the date of such delivery and
payment and shall be entitled to delivery of a certificate or certificates
evidencing such shares. The Corporation shall cause such certificate or
certificates to be mailed to the Holder at the address or addresses specified
in
the Subscription Form within five (5) business days of such delivery and payment
as set forth in section 4 herein or, if so instructed by the Holder, held for
pick-up by the Holder at the principal office of the Corporation.
Notwithstanding any adjustment provided for in section 8 herein, the Corporation
shall not be required upon the exercise of any Warrants to issue fractional
Common Shares in satisfaction of its obligations hereunder and the Holder
understands and agrees that it will not be entitled to any cash payment or
other
form of compensation in respect of a fractional Common Share that might
otherwise have been issued; provided that any fractional Common Share of 0.5
or
greater shall be rounded up to the next whole number and any fraction less
than
0.5 shall be cancelled.
6. The
holding of a Warrant shall not constitute the Holder a shareholder of the
Corporation nor entitle him to any right or interest in respect thereof except
as herein expressly provided.
7. The
Corporation covenants and agrees that until the Expiry Time, while any of the
Warrants shall be outstanding, it shall reserve and there shall remain unissued
out of its authorized capital a sufficient number of Common Shares to satisfy
the right of purchase herein provided, as such right of purchase may be adjusted
pursuant to sections 8 and 9 herein. The Corporation further covenants and
agrees that while any of the Warrants shall be outstanding, the Corporation
shall (a) comply with the securities legislation applicable to it in
order
that the Corporation continue as a reporting issuer, or analogous
entity,
not in
default of any requirements of such legislation; (b) use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and maintain its corporate existence; and (c) at its own expense
expeditiously use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain
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listing
of such Common Shares (subject to issue or notice of issue) on each stock
exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Corporation’s Common Shares may
be listed from time to time. All Common Shares which shall be issued upon the
exercise of the right to purchase herein provided for, upon payment therefor
of
the amount at which such Common Shares may at the time be purchased pursuant
to
the provisions hereof, shall be issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares
and the holders thereof shall not be liable to the Corporation or its creditors
in respect thereof.
8. (a) For
the
purpose of this section 8, unless there is something in the subject matter
or
context inconsistent therewith, the words and terms defined below shall have
the
respective meanings specified therefor:
"Current
Market Price"
of the
Common Shares at any date means the price per share equal to the weighted
average price at which the Common Shares have traded on the American Stock
Exchange (the "AMEX")
or, if
the Common Shares are not then listed on the AMEX, on the Toronto Stock Exchange
or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on any stock exchange, in the
over-the-counter market, during the period of any twenty consecutive trading
days ending not more than five (5) business days before such date; provided
that
the weighted average price shall be determined by dividing the aggregate sale
price of all Common Shares sold on the said exchange or market, as the case
may
be, during the said twenty consecutive trading days by the total number of
Common Shares so sold; and provided further that if the Common Shares are not
then listed on any Canadian stock exchange or traded in the over-the counter
market, then the Current Market Price shall be determined by such firm of
independent chartered accountants as may be selected by the directors of the
Corporation;
"director"
means a
director of the Corporation for the time being and, unless otherwise specified
herein, a reference to action "by the directors" means action by the directors
of the Corporation as a board or, whenever empowered, action by the executive
committee of such board; and
"trading
day"
with
respect to a stock exchange or over-the-counter market means a day on which
such
stock exchange or market is open for business.
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If
and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry
Time the Corporation shall (i) subdivide or redivide its then outstanding
Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares, (ii) reduce,
combine
or consolidate its then outstanding Common Shares into a lesser number
of
Common Shares or (iii) issue Common Shares (or securities exchangeable
for
or convertible into Common Shares) to the holders of all or substantially
all of its then outstanding Common Shares by way of a stock dividend
or
other distribution (any of such events herein called a "Common
Share Reorganization"),
then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted effective immediately
after
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the
effective date of any such event in (i) or (ii) above or the record date at
which the holders of Common Shares are determined for the purpose of any such
dividend or distribution in (iii) above, as the case may be, by multiplying
the
Exercise Price in effect on such effective date or record date, as the case
may
be, by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares
outstanding on such effective date or record date, as the case may be, before
giving effect to such Common Share Reorganization and the denominator of which
shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect
to such Common Share Reorganization including, in the case where securities
exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares are distributed, the number
of Common Shares that would be outstanding if such securities were exchanged
for
or converted into Common Shares.
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If
at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry Time the
Corporation shall fix a record date for the issue or distribution
to the
holders of all or substantially all of the outstanding Common Shares,
of
rights, options or warrants pursuant to which such holders are entitled,
during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the record date
for
such issue (such period being the "Rights
Period"),
to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable
for
or convertible into Common Shares at a price per share (or in the
case of
securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares at
an
exchange or conversion price per share at the date of issue of such
securities) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price of the Common
Shares on such record date (any of such events being herein called
a
"Rights
Offering"),
the Exercise Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after
the
record date for the Rights Offering to the amount determined by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect on such record date by a
fraction:
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(i)
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the
numerator of which shall be the aggregate
of
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(A)
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the
number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date for the Rights
Offering; and
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(B)
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the
quotient determined by dividing
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(I)
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either
(a) the product of the number of Common Shares offered during the
Rights
Period pursuant to the Rights Offering and the price at which such
Common
Shares are offered, or, (b) the product of the exchange or conversion
price of the securities so offered and the number of Common Shares
for or
into which the securities offered pursuant to the Rights Offering
may be
exchanged or converted, as the case may be,
by
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(II)
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the
Current Market Price of the Common Shares as of the record date for
the
Rights Offering; and
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(ii)
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the
denominator of which shall be the aggregate of the number of Common
Shares
outstanding on such record date and the number of Common Shares offered
pursuant to the Rights Offering (including in
the
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case
of
the issue or distribution of securities exchangeable for or convertible into
Common Shares the number of Common Shares for or into which such securities
may
be exchanged or converted).
If
by the
terms of the rights, options, or warrants referred to in this section 8(c),
there is more than one purchase, conversion or exchange price per Common Share,
the aggregate price of the total number of additional Common Shares offered
for
subscription or purchase, or the aggregate conversion or exchange price of
the
convertible or exchangeable securities so offered, shall be calculated for
purposes of the adjustment on the basis of the lowest purchase, conversion
or
exchange price per Common Share, as the case may be. Any Common Shares owned
by
or held for the account of the Corporation shall be deemed not to be outstanding
for the purpose of any such calculation. To the extent that any adjustment
in
the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this section 8(c) as a result of the
fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the issue or distribution of
rights, options or warrants referred to in this section 8(c), the Exercise
Price
shall be readjusted immediately after the expiry of any relevant exchange,
conversion or exercise right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect
based upon the number of Common Shares actually issued and remaining issuable
after such expiry and shall be further readjusted in such manner upon the expiry
of any further such right.
If
the
Holder has exercised this Warrant Certificate in accordance herewith during
the
period beginning after the record date for a Rights Offering and ending on
the
last day of the Rights Period thereunder, the Holder will, in addition to the
Common Shares to which it is otherwise entitled upon such exercise, be entitled
to that number of additional Common Shares equal to the difference, if any,
between (x) the result obtained when the Exercise Price in effect immediately
prior to the end of such Rights Offering pursuant to this subsection is
multiplied by the number of Common Shares received upon the exercise of this
Warrant Certificate during such period, and the resulting product is divided
by
the Exercise Price as adjusted for such Rights Offering pursuant to this
subsection provided that the provisions of section 9 herein will be applicable
to any fractional interest in a Common Share to which such Holder might
otherwise be entitled and (y) the number of Common Shares received upon the
exercise of this Warrant Certificate during such period. Such additional Common
Shares will be deemed to have been issued to the Holder immediately following
the end of the Rights Period and a certificate for such additional Common Shares
will be delivered to such Holder within ten (10) business days following the
end
of the Rights Period.
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If
at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry Time, the
Corporation shall fix a record date for the issue or distribution
to the
holders of all or substantially all of the Common Shares
of:
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(i) |
shares
of the Corporation of any class other than Common
Shares;
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(ii) |
rights,
options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or securities exchangeable
for or convertible into Common Shares (other than rights, options
or
warrants pursuant to which holders of Common Shares are entitled,
during a
period expiring not more than 45 days after the record date for such
issue, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per
share (or
in the case of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common
Shares at an exchange or conversion price per share at the date of
issue
of such securities) of at least 95% of the Current Market Price of
the
Common Shares on such record date);
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(iii) |
evidences
of indebtedness of the Corporation;
or
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(iv)
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any
property or assets of the Corporation (for greater certainty, excluding
a
cash dividend);
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and
if
such issue or distribution does not constitute a Common Share Reorganization
or
a Rights Offering (any of such non-excluded events being herein called a
"Special
Distribution"),
the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted effective immediately after the record date
for
the Special Distribution to the amount determined by multiplying the Exercise
Price in effect on the record date for the Special Distribution by a
fraction:
(A) |
the
numerator of which shall be the difference
between
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(I)
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the
product of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record
date and
the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such record date,
and
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(II)
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the
fair value, as determined by the directors of the Corporation, to
the
holders of the Common Shares of the shares, rights, options, warrants,
evidences of indebtedness or property or assets to be issued or
distributed in the Special Distribution,
and
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(B)
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the
denominator of which shall be the product obtained by multiplying
the
number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date by the Current
Market Price of the Common Shares on such record
date.
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Any
Common Shares owned by or held for the account of the Corporation shall be
deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of such calculation. To the extent
that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this section 8(d)
as a result of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the issue
or
distribution of rights, options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or
securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares referred to in
this section 8(d), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after
the
expiry of any relevant exercise, exchange or conversion right to the amount
which would then be in effect if the fair market value had been determined
on
the basis of the number of Common Shares issued and remaining issuable
immediately after such
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expiry,
and shall be further readjusted in such manner upon the expiry of any further
such right.
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If
and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry
Time there is a capital reorganization of the Corporation or a
reclassification or other change in the Common Shares (other than
a Common
Share Reorganization) or a consolidation or merger or amalgamation
of the
Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity (other
than
a consolidation, merger or amalgamation which does not result in
any
reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares or a change of
the
Common Shares into other securities), or a transfer of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's undertaking and assets to
another
corporation or other entity in which the holders of Common Shares
are
entitled to receive shares, other securities or other property (any
of
such events being called a "Capital
Reorganization"),
after the effective date of the Capital Reorganization the Holder
shall be
entitled to receive, and shall accept, for the same aggregate
consideration, upon exercise of the Warrants, in lieu of the number
of
Common Shares to which the Holder was theretofore entitled upon the
exercise of the Warrants, the kind and aggregate number of Common
Shares
and other securities or property resulting from the Capital Reorganization
which the Holder would have been entitled to receive as a result
of the
Capital Reorganization if, on the effective date thereof, the Holder
has
been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which
the
Holder was theretofore entitled to purchase or receive upon the exercise
of the Warrants. If necessary, as a result of any Capital Reorganization,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the application of the provisions
of this Warrant Certificate with respect to the rights and interest
thereafter of the Holder to the end that the provisions of this Warrant
Certificate shall thereafter correspondingly be made applicable as
nearly
as may reasonably be possible in relation to any shares or other
securities or property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of
this
Warrant Certificate.
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(f) |
If
and whenever at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiry
Time, any of the events set out in sections 8(a), (b), (c), (d) or
(e)
herein shall occur and the occurrence of such event results in an
adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this
section 8, then the number of Common Shares purchasable pursuant
to this
Warrant shall be adjusted contemporaneously with the adjustment of
the
Exercise Price by multiplying the number of Common Shares then otherwise
purchasable on the exercise thereof by a fraction, the numerator
of which
shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the adjustment
and the denominator of which shall be the Exercise Price resulting
from
such adjustment.
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(g) |
If
the Corporation takes any action affecting its Common Shares to which
the
foregoing provisions of this section 8, in the opinion of the board
of
directors of the Corporation, acting in good faith, are not strictly
applicable, or if strictly applicable would not fairly adjust the
rights
of the Holder against dilution in accordance with the intent and
purposes
hereof, or would otherwise materially affect the rights of the Holder
hereunder, then the Corporation shall, subject to
the
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approval
of the TSX and the AMEX (or such other stock exchange or quotation system on
which the Common Shares are then listed and posted (or quoted) for trading,
as
applicable), execute and deliver to the Holder an amendment hereto providing
for
an adjustment in the application of such provisions so as to adjust such rights
as aforesaid in such manner as the board of directors of the Corporation may
determine to be equitable in the circumstances, acting in good faith. The
failure of the taking of action by the board of directors of the Corporation
to
so provide for any adjustment on or prior to the effective date of any action
or
occurrence giving rise to such state of facts will be conclusive evidence that
the board of directors has determined that it is equitable to make no adjustment
in the circumstances.
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The
following rules and procedures shall be applicable to the adjustments
made
pursuant to section 8 herein:
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(a)
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any
Common Shares owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation
shall
be deemed not be to outstanding except that, for the purposes of
section 8
herein, any Common Shares owned by a pension plan or profit sharing
plan
for employees of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall
not be
considered to be owned or held by or for the account of the
Corporation;
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(b)
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no
adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Common Shares
purchasable pursuant to this Warrant shall be required unless a change
of
at least 1% of the prevailing Exercise Price or the number of Common
Shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant would result, provided,
however, that any adjustment which, except for the provisions of
this
section 9(b), would otherwise have been required to be made, shall
be
carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent
adjustment;
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(c)
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the
adjustments provided for in section 8 herein are cumulative and shall
apply to successive subdivisions, consolidations, dividends, distributions
and other events resulting in any adjustment under the provisions
of such
item;
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(d)
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in
the absence of a resolution of the board of directors of the Corporation
fixing a record date for any dividend or distribution referred to
in
section 8(b)(iii) herein, the Corporation shall be deemed to have
fixed as
the record date therefor the date on which such dividend or distribution
is effected;
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(e)
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if
the Corporation sets a record date to take any action and thereafter
and
before the taking of such action abandons its plan to take such action,
then no adjustment to the Exercise Price will be required by reason
of the
setting of such record date;
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(f)
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as
a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require
any
adjustment to the Warrants evidenced hereby, including the Exercise
Price,
the Corporation must take any corporate action which may be necessary
in
order that the Corporation shall have unissued and reserved in its
authorized capital and may validly and legally issue as fully paid
and
non-assessable all of the shares or
other
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securities
which the Holder is entitled to receive on the full exercise thereof in
accordance with the provisions hereof;
(g)
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forthwith,
but no later than fourteen (14) days, after any adjustment to the
Exercise
Price or the number of Common Shares purchasable pursuant to the
Warrants,
the Corporation shall provide to the Holder a certificate of an officer
of
the Corporation certifying as to the amount of such adjustment and,
in
reasonable detail, describing the event requiring and the manner
of
computing or determining such
adjustment;
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(h)
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any
question that at any time or from time to time arises with respect
to the
amount of any adjustment to the Exercise Price or other adjustment
pursuant to section 8 herein shall be conclusively determined by
a firm of
independent chartered accountants (who may be the Corporation's auditors)
and shall be binding upon the Corporation and the
Holder;
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(i)
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any
adjustment to the Exercise Price under the terms of this Warrant
Certificate shall be subject to the prior approval of the TSX and
the AMEX
(or such other stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Shares are then listed and posted (or quoted) for trading, as applicable);
and
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(j)
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in
case the Corporation, after the date of issue of this Warrant Certificate,
takes any action affecting the Common Shares, other than an action
described in section 8 herein, which in the opinion of the directors
of
the Corporation would materially affect the rights of the Holder,
the
Exercise Price will be adjusted in such manner, if any, and at such
time,
by action by the directors of the Corporation but subject in all
cases to
any necessary regulatory approval, including approval of the TSX
and the
AMEX (or such other stock exchange or quotation system on which the
Common
Shares are then listed and posted (or quoted) for trading, as applicable).
Failure of the taking of action by the directors of the Corporation
so as
to provide for an adjustment on or prior to the effective date of
any
action by the Corporation affecting the Common Shares will be conclusive
evidence that the board of directors of the Corporation has determined
that it is equitable to make no adjustment in the
circumstances.
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10. |
On
the happening of each and every such event set out in section 8 herein,
the applicable provisions of this Warrant Certificate, including
the
Exercise Price, shall, ipso
facto,
be deemed to be amended accordingly and the Corporation shall take
all
necessary action so as to comply with such provisions as so
amended.
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11. |
The
Corporation shall not be required to deliver certificates for Common
Shares while the share transfer books of the Corporation are properly
closed, having regard to the provisions of sections 8 and 9 herein,
prior
to any meeting of shareholders or for the payment of dividends or
for any
other purpose and in the event of the surrender of any Warrant in
accordance with the provisions hereof and the making of any subscription
and payment for the Common Shares called for thereby during any such
period, delivery of certificates for Common Shares may
be
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postponed
for not more than five (5) business days after the date of the re-opening of
said share transfer books; provided, however, that any such postponement of
delivery of certificates shall be without prejudice to the right of the Holder
so surrendering the same and making payment during such period to receive after
the share transfer books shall have been re-opened such certificates for the
Common Shares called for, as the same may be adjusted pursuant to sections
8 and
9 herein as a result of the completion of the event in respect of which the
transfer books were closed.
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Subject
as hereinafter provided, all or any of the rights conferred upon
the
Holder by the terms hereof may be enforced by the Holder by appropriate
legal proceedings. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or
agreement contained herein shall be had against any shareholder or
officer
of the Corporation either directly or through the Corporation, it
being
expressly agreed and declared that the obligations under the Warrants
are
solely corporate obligations and that no personal liability whatever
shall
attach to or be incurred by the shareholders or officers of the
Corporation or any of them in respect thereof, any and all rights
and
claims against every such shareholder, officer or director being
hereby
expressly waived as a condition of and as a consideration for the
issue of
the Warrants.
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13. |
The
Holder may subscribe for and purchase any lesser number of Common
Shares
than the number of Common Shares expressed in any Warrant Certificate.
In
the case of any subscription for a lesser number of Common Shares
than
expressed in any Warrant Certificate, the Holder hereof shall be
entitled
to receive, at no cost to the Holder, a new Warrant Certificate in
respect
of the balance of Warrants not then exercised. Such new Warrant
Certificate shall be mailed to the Holder by the Corporation or,
at its
direction, the transfer agent of the Corporation, contemporaneously
with
the mailing of the certificate or certificates representing the Common
Shares issued pursuant to section 5
herein.
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14. |
If
any Warrant Certificate becomes stolen, lost, mutilated or destroyed,
the
Corporation shall, on such terms as it may in its discretion impose,
acting reasonably, issue and sign a new Warrant Certificate of like
denomination, tenor and date as the Warrant Certificate so stolen,
lost,
mutilated or destroyed for delivery to the
Holder.
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15. |
The
Holder may transfer the Warrants represented hereby
by:
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(a)
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duly
completing and executing the transfer form attached as Schedule "B"
("Transfer
Form");
and
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(b)
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surrendering
this Warrant Certificate and the completed Transfer Form, together
with
such other documents as the Corporation may reasonably request, to
the
Corporation at the address set forth on the Transfer Form or such
other
office as may be specified by the Corporation, in a written notice
to the
Holder, from time to time,
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provided
that all such transfers shall be effected in accordance with all applicable
securities laws, and provided that, after such transfer, the term "Holder"
shall
mean and include any transferee or
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assignee
of the current or any future Holder. If only part of the Warrants evidenced
hereby is transferred, the Corporation will deliver to the Holder and the
transferee replacement Warrant Certificates substantially in the form of this
Warrant Certificate.
16.
(a)
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The
Holder acknowledges that the appropriate legend as follows will be
placed
upon certificates representing any Common Shares issued upon the
exercise
of the Warrants represented by this certificate prior
to the date which is four months and one day after the date
hereof:
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"UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT
TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE JUNE 24, 2007."
(b)
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The
Holder understands that upon the original issuance thereof, and until
such
time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements
of the U.S. Securities Act or applicable U.S. state laws and regulations,
the certificates representing the Common Shares will bear a legend
in
substantially the following form:
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"THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE
HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN
REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND
IS
ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION
S ADOPTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED, EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR A
SUBSIDIARY THEREOF; (B) TO PERSONS OTHER THAN U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (C) PURSUANT
TO
THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 ADOPTED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF
AVAILABLE); OR (D) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS
SECURITY, FURNISH TO THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR
OTHER
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INFORMATION
AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO
AN
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM
BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. IN ANY CASE, THE HOLDER HEREOF WILL
NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ENGAGE IN ANY HEDGING TRANSACTION WITH REGARD
TO
THIS, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE SECURITIES ACT."
provided,
that if any of the Common Shares are being sold pursuant to Rule 144 of the
1933
Act, the legend may be removed by delivery to the Corporation’s transfer agent
of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Corporation to the effect that
such
Underlying Securities are not "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144
under the 1933 Act and the legend is no longer required under applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act or state securities laws.
(c)
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The
Holder acknowledges that the certificates representing the Common
Shares
and all certificates issued in exchange or substitution thereof,
will bear
a legend in substantially the following form as long as the legend
referred to in either subsection 16(a) or 16(b) remains on such
certificate:
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"THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK
EXCHANGE; HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES
OF SUCH EXCHANGE SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRADABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY
CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT 'GOOD DELIVERY' IN SETTLEMENT
OF
TRANSACTIONS ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE."
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The
Corporation will maintain a register of holders of Warrants at its
principal office. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered
holder
of any Warrant Certificate as the absolute owner of the Warrants
represented thereby for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not
be
affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary except where
the
Corporation is required to take notice by statute or by order of
a court
of competent jurisdiction. A Holder shall be entitled to the rights
evidenced by such Warrant free from all equities or rights of set-off
or
counterclaim between the Corporation and the original or any intermediate
holder thereof and all persons may act accordingly and the receipt
by any
such Holder of the Common Shares purchasable pursuant to such Warrant
shall be a good discharge to the Corporation for the same and the
Corporation shall not be bound to inquire into the title of any such
Holder except where the Corporation is required to take notice by
statute
or by order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
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18. |
The
Corporation shall notify the Holder forthwith of any change of the
Corporation’s address.
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19. |
The
registered holders of Warrants shall have the power from time to
time by
an extraordinary resolution (as hereinafter
defined):
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(a)
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to
sanction any modification, abrogation, alteration or compromise of
the
rights of the registered holders of Warrants against the Corporation
which
shall be agreed to by the Corporation;
and/or
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(b)
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to
assent to any modification of or change in or omission from the provisions
contained herein or in any instrument ancillary or supplemental hereto
which shall be agreed to by the Corporation;
and/or
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(c)
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to
restrain any registered holder of a Warrant from taking or instituting
any
suit or proceedings against the Corporation for the enforcement of
any of
the covenants on the part of the Corporation conferred upon the registered
holders of Warrants by the terms of the
Warrants.
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Any
such
extraordinary resolution as aforesaid shall be binding upon all the registered
holders of Warrants whether or not assenting in writing to any such
extraordinary resolution, and each registered holder of any of the Warrants
shall be bound to give effect thereto accordingly. Such extraordinary resolution
shall, where applicable, be binding on the Corporation which shall give effect
thereto accordingly.
The
Corporation shall forthwith upon receipt of an extraordinary resolution provide
notice to all registered holders of Warrants of the date and text of such
resolution. The registered holders of Warrants assenting to an extraordinary
resolution agree to provide the Corporation forthwith with a copy of any
extraordinary resolution passed.
The
expression "extraordinary resolution" when used herein shall mean a resolution
assented to in writing, in one or more counterparts, by the registered holders
of Warrants calling in the aggregate for not less than seventy-five per cent
(75%) of the aggregate number of Common Shares called for by all of the Warrants
which are, at the applicable time, outstanding.
20. |
All
notices to be sent hereunder shall be deemed to be validly given
to the
registered holders of the Warrants if delivered personally or if
sent by
registered letter through the post addressed to such holders at their
post
office addresses appearing in the register of Warrant holders caused
to be
maintained by the Corporation, and such notice shall be deemed to
have
been given, if delivered personally when so delivered, and if sent
by post
on the fifth business day next following the post
thereof.
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21. |
If
for any reason, other than the failure or default of the Holder,
the
Corporation is unable to issue and deliver the Common Shares or other
securities as contemplated herein to the Holder upon the proper exercise
by the Holder of the right to purchase any of the Common Shares
purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants represented hereby, the
Corporation may
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pay,
at
its option and in complete satisfaction of its obligations and the rights of
the
Holder hereunder, to the Holder, in cash, an amount equal to the difference
between the Exercise Price and the Current Market Price of such Common Shares
or
other securities on the date of exercise by the Holder, and upon such payment
the Corporation shall have no liability or other obligation to the Holder
relating to or in respect of the Warrants or this Warrant
Certificate.
22. |
This
Warrant Certificate shall be governed by the laws of the Province
of
Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable
herein.
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23. |
All
Warrants shall rank pari
passu,
whatever may be the actual date of issue of the
same.
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24. |
This
Warrant Certificate shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding
upon the Holder and the Corporation and their respective successors
and
assigns.
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25. |
All
references herein to monetary amounts are references to lawful money
of
Canada, unless otherwise specified
herein.
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26. |
Any
notice, document or other communication required or permitted by
this
Compensation Warrant Certificate to be given by the Holder or the
Corporation shall be in writing and is sufficiently given if delivered
personally, or if delivered or if transmitted by any form of recorded
telecommunication tested prior to transmission, to such person addressed
as follows:
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(a)
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if
to the Holder:
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to
the
address on the face page hereof
(b)
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if
to the Corporation:
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Apollo
Gold Corporation
0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx
Village, Colorado, 80111-3220
Attention:Chief
Financial Officer
Telephone
No.:(000)
000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000)
000-0000
Notice
so
delivered shall be deemed to have been given on the Business Day that it is
received. Notices transmitted by a form of recorded telecommunication shall
be
deemed given on the day of transmission. The Holder or the Corporation may
from
time to time notify the other in the manner provided herein of any change of
address or facsimile number which thereafter, until changed by like notice,
shall be the address or facsimile number of such person for all purposes
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
Corporation has caused this Warrant Certificate to be signed by its duly
authorized officer.
DATED
as
of the 23rd
day of
February, 2007.
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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Per:
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Authorized
Signatory
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Schedule
"A"
SUBSCRIPTION
FORM
TO
BE COMPLETED IF WARRANTS ARE TO BE EXERCISED:
TO:
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APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000-0000
The
undersigned hereby subscribes for ____________________ Common
Shares of Apollo
Gold Corporation
according to the terms and conditions set forth in the annexed Warrant
Certificate (or such number of other securities or property to which such
Warrant Certificate entitles the undersigned to acquire under the terms and
conditions set forth in such Warrant Certificate).
In
connection with the exercise of the Warrant certificate, the undersigned
represents as follows: (Please check the ONE
box
applicable):
¨
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1.
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The
undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is not a U.S. Person (as
defined
in Regulation S under the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (“U.S. Securities Act”)),
(ii) at the time of exercise it is not within the United States,
and (iii)
it is not exercising any of the Warrants represented by this Warrant
certificate by or on behalf of any U.S. Person or person within the
United
States
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2.
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The
undersigned is delivering a written opinion of U.S. counsel to the
effect
that the shares to be delivered upon exercise hereof have been registered
under the U.S. Securities Act or
are exempt from registration
thereunder.
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¨
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3.
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The
undersigned was the original purchaser in the Corporation’s private
placement of the Units under which the Warrants were issued, (ii)
it is an
accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of
the U.S.
Securities Act, and (iii) the representations and warranties made
to the
Corporation in connection with the acquisition of the Units remain
true
and correct on the date of this Subscription
Form.
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Address
for Delivery of Common Shares:
Attention:
Exercise
Price
Tendered
(US$0.50 per Common Share)
or
as
adjusted) $_____________________________
A-1
Dated
at
____________________,
this
___ day
of
____________________,
200__.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
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Witness:
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Holder's
Name
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Authorized
Signature
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Title
(if applicable)
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Signature
guaranteed1:
1. If
the
Common Shares are to be registered in a name other than the name of the
registered Warrant Holder, the signature of the Warrant Holder must be medallion
guaranteed by a bank, trust company or a member of a stock exchange in
Canada.
A-2
Schedule
"B"
WARRANT
TRANSFER FORM
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, subject to receipt of prior written approval of APOLLO GOLD
CORPORATION (the "Company"),
the
undersigned (the "Transferor")
hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto (name)
___________________________________________________________ (the
"Transferee")
of
(residential address)
Warrants of the Company registered in the name of the undersigned represented by the within certificate, and irrevocably appoints the Company as the attorney of the undersigned to transfer the said securities on the register of transfers for the said Warrants, with full power of substitution.
NOTICE:
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The
signature of this assignment must correspond with the name as written
upon
the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration
or
enlargement or any change whatever, and must be guaranteed by a bank,
trust company or a member of a recognized stock exchange. The guarantor
must affix a stamp bearing the actual words "Signature
Guaranteed".
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DATED
this ____ day
of
__________,
20__.
Signature
Guaranteed
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(Signature
of transferring Warrantholder)
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Name (please print) | ||
Address | ||
B-1
TRANSFEREE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In
connection with this transfer (check one):
o
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The
undersigned transferee hereby certifies that (i) it was not offered
the
Warrants while in the United States and did not execute this certificate
while within the United States; (ii) it is not acquiring any of the
Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate by or on behalf
of any
person within the United States; and (iii) it has in all other respects
complied with the terms of Regulation S of United States Securities
Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"),
or any successor rule or regulation of the United States Securities
and
Exchange Commission as presently in
effect.
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o
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The
undersigned transferee is delivering a written opinion of U.S. Counsel
acceptable to the Company to the effect that this transfer of Warrants
has
been registered under the 1933 Act or is exempt from registration
thereunder.
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(Signature
of Transferee)
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Date
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Name
of Transferee (please print)
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The
Warrants and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall
only
be transferable in accordance with applicable laws. The Warrants may only be
exercised in the manner required by the certificate representing the Warrants
and the Warrant Exercise Form attached thereto. Any common shares acquired
pursuant to this Warrant shall be subject to applicable hold periods and any
certificate representing such common shares will bear restrictive
legends.
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