SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (U.S. PERSONS) UNITS
20F ITEM 19 Exhibit 4.X
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(U.S. PERSONS)
UNITS
To: | Kimber Resources Inc. (the “Issuer”) |
And To: | Xxxxxxx Securities Inc. (the “Agent”) |
Re: | Purchase and Sale of Units of the Issuer |
Dated For Reference: August 9, 2004
The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Issuer, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Schedule “A” to this subscription (which, together with all appendices (the “Appendices”) attached hereto, shall be deemed to form a part of this subscription and shall be collectively referred to as the Agreement), that number of units (the “Units”) of the Issuer set out on page 2 hereof at a price of Cdn$1.50 per Unit. Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Issuer and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (one whole warrant called a “Warrant”). Each Warrant shall be exercisable into one common share at a price of $1.80 for a term of 18 months after the Closing Date.
The Purchaser and the Issuer hereby agree that the Units, and the subsequent offering thereof, shall have and be conducted on the terms and conditions specified in Schedule “A” hereto. The Purchaser hereby makes, on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of others for whom it is contracting hereunder, the acknowledgments, representations and warranties set out in Schedule “A” hereto, and agrees that the Issuer and the Agent can rely on such acknowledgments, representations and warranties should this subscription offer be accepted.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO THE ISSUER
1. | This form is for use by all U.S. subscribers. A
“U.S. subscriber” is any “U.S. Person” under Regulation
S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S.
Securities Act”). |
This will include (a) any natural person resident
in the United States; (b) any partnership or corporation organized or
incorporated under the laws of the United States; (c) any partnership
or corporation organized outside the United States by a U.S. Person principally
for the purposes of investing in securities not registered under the U.S.
Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by
U.S. accredited investors who are not natural persons, estates or trusts;
(d) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person.
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2. | All Purchasers must complete (i) the information
required on page 3 with respect to subscription amounts and registration
and delivery particulars; and (ii) the information required on page 4
with respect to information regarding the Purchaser. |
3. | Complete the applicable Appendices at the end of Schedule “A”: |
(a) | Appendix I - Toronto Stock Exchange form “Private Placement Questionnaire and Undertaking”; and | |
(b) | Appendix II - “Accredited Investor Questionnaire (US Form)”; |
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4. | Return this Agreement to the Agent at Suite 2000
– 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 with
a certified cheque, money order or bank draft drawn on a Canadian chartered
bank and made payable to the Agent in the aggregate amount of the subscription
funds therefor, or in such other manner as may be provided for by the
Agent. |
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SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNTS
No. of Units to be purchased at Cdn$1.50 each | |
Total Subscription Funds for Units | Cdn$ |
REGISTRATION AND DELIVERY (Complete Box A. For Broker registration, ALSO complete Box B):
BOX A: PURCHASER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE | ||
(name of Purchaser) | ||
(address – include city, province and postal code) | ||
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(contact name and telephone number) | (signature of Purchaser/authorized signatory) | |
(contact email address) | (if applicable, print name of signatory and office) | |
BOX B: FOR REGISTRATION THROUGH BROKER OR TRUSTEE | ||
in trust for | ||
(name of registered holder) | (name of beneficial holder) | |
(address of registered holder – include city, province and postal code) | ||
(registered holder: contact name and phone number) | ||
(registered holder: contact email address) |
If the Purchaser is acting
as agent and registered holder for a principal and is not a trust
company or portfolio manager acting as trustee or agent for fully
managed accounts (in which event the Purchaser will ensure that the
applicable Appendices are completed on behalf of any such principal):
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If the securities subscribed
for are to be delivered to an address other than that provided in
Box A or Box B above: |
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(name of addressee) | ||
(name of principal) | ||
(address line 1) | ||
(address of principal - line 1) | ||
(address line 2) | ||
(address of principal - line 2) |
Execution by the Purchaser in Box A hereof shall constitute an irrevocable offer and agreement by the Purchaser to subscribe for the securities described herein on the terms and conditions herein set out. The Issuer shall be entitled to rely on the delivery of a facsimile copy of this Agreement, and acceptance by the Issuer of such facsimile Agreement shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Purchaser and the Issuer in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
ACCEPTANCE
This subscription is accepted and agreed to by the | ) | KIMBER RESOURCES INC. |
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Issuer as of the ________ day of _____________ , 2004. | ) | |
) | Per: _______________________________________ | |
) | Authorized Signatory | |
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INFORMATION REGARDING THE PURCHASER
Please check the appropriate box (and complete the required information, if applicable) in each section:
1. | Security Holdings. The Purchaser and all
persons acting jointly and in concert with the Purchaser own, directly
or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over (provide additional
detail as applicable): |
¨ | ________________________ common shares of the Issuer and/or the following other kinds of shares and convertible securities (including but not limited to convertible debt, warrants and options) entitling the Purchaser to acquire additional common shares or other kinds of shares of the Issuer: | |
¨ | No shares of the Issuer or securities convertible into shares of the Issuer. |
SCHEDULE “A”
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 In this Agreement, the following words have the following meanings unless otherwise indicated:
(a) | “1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 (United States of America), as amended; | |
(b) | “Agency Agreement” means the agency agreement to be entered between the Issuer and the Agent; | |
(c) | “Agent” means Xxxxxxx Securities Inc.; | |
(d) | “Agreement” means this subscription, including Schedule “A” and all Appendices hereto; | |
(e) | “BC Act” means the Securities Act (British Columbia), as amended, the regulations and rules made thereunder and all administrative policy statements, rules, instruments, blanket orders, notices, directions, and orders issued by the BC Securities Commission; | |
(f) | “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, or a statutory holiday in Vancouver, British Columbia; | |
(g) | “Closing Date” means the day on which the Issuer issues the Shares and Warrants comprising the Units to the Purchaser; | |
(h) | “Commissions” means together, the BC, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions; | |
(i) | “Exchange” means the Toronto Stock Exchange; | |
(j) | “MI 45-102” means the Multilateral Instrument 45-102 entitled “Resale of Securities” published by the Canadian Securities Administrators; | |
(k) | “MI 45-103” means the Multilateral Instrument 45-103 entitled “Capital Raising Exemptions” published by the Canadian Securities Administrators; | |
(l) | “Private Placement” means the offering of the Units by way of private placement; | |
(m) | “Regulatory Authorities” means the Commissions, the Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission; | |
(n) | “Securities” means, collectively, the Units, the Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares; | |
(o) | “Shares” means the previously unissued common shares of the Issuer, as presently constituted, which will form part of the Units; | |
(p) | “Units” means units of the Issuer consisting of one Share and one-half of one Warrant to be offered under the Private Placement; |
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(q) | “Warrant Shares” means the previously
unissued common shares of the Issuer, as presently constituted, which
will be issued on the exercise of the Warrants; |
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(r) | “Warrants” means the share purchase
warrants of the Issuer, which will form part of the Units and which will
have the terms provided in this Agreement and in the certificates representing
the share purchase warrants. |
2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF UNITS
2.1 The Issuer is offering up to 1,000,000 Units plus an overallotment option of an additional 500,000 units at $1.50 per Unit. The offering price of the Units was determined by the Issuer and the Agent with regard to the pricing policies of the Exchange. Subject to the acceptance of the Exchange, the Issuer reserves the right to increase the size of the Private Placement at its discretion should the Private Placement be oversubscribed.
2.2 Each Unit will consist of one Share and one-half of one transferable Warrant.
2.3 At the same time that the Purchaser signs and delivers this Agreement, the Purchaser will complete, sign, and deliver to the Issuer:
(a) | a Private Placement Questionnaire and Undertaking attached as Appendix I; and | |
(b) | the U.S. Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached as Appendix II. |
2.4 On the signing of this Agreement, the Purchaser will deliver to the Agent a certified cheque, money order or bank draft drawn on a Canadian chartered bank and made payable to the Agent representing the total purchase price of the Units subscribed for by the Purchaser under this Agreement. The Agent will hold the Purchaser’s subscription funds in trust pending closing of the Private Placement. If the Issuer declines to accept this Agreement or all of the conditions of purchase in section 4.1 of this Agreement are not fulfilled or waived, the Agent will return the subscription funds to the Purchaser without interest or deduction.
3. WARRANTS
3.1 Each full Warrant will entitle the Purchaser to purchase one Warrant Share at a price of Cdn$1.80 per Warrant Share, if exercised on or before 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on the first Business Day that is 18 months after the Closing Date.
3.2 The certificates representing the Warrants will refer to the terms and conditions which govern the Warrants and will include, among other things, provisions for the appropriate adjustment in the class, number, and price of the Warrant Shares issued on exercise of the Warrants if certain events occur, including any subdivision, consolidation, or reclassification of the Issuer's common shares, the payment of stock dividends, and the amalgamation of the Issuer.
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3.3 If the Purchaser exercises any Warrants, the Issuer will, in accordance with the certificates representing the Warrants:
(a) | issue to the Purchaser the number of Warrant Shares equal to the number of Warrants exercised; and | |
(b) | deliver to the Purchaser a share certificate representing the Warrant Shares. |
3.4 Subject to the policies of the Exchange, the issue of the Warrants will not restrict or prevent the Issuer from obtaining any other financing or from issuing additional securities or rights during the period within which the Warrants may be exercised.
4. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
4.1 The Purchaser acknowledges that the Issuer’s obligation to sell the Units to the Purchaser is subject to, among other things, the conditions that:
(a) | the Purchaser duly completes, signs, and delivers
to the Issuer a copy of this Agreement, together with all documents required
by applicable securities legislation and the Exchange for delivery on
the Purchaser’s behalf, including without limitation the documents
described in section 2.3 hereof; |
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(b) | the Issuer accepts this subscription; |
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(c) | the sale of the Units is exempt from the prospectus
requirements under the B.C. Act and from the registration requirements
under the 1933 Act, any other applicable securities legislation relating
to the sale of the Units or all appropriate securities regulators issue
all orders, consents, or approvals required to permit the sale without
the Issuer having to register or file a prospectus or registration statement;
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(d) | the Purchaser’s representations and warranties
remain true and correct as at the Closing Date; and |
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(e) | the Issuer satisfies each of the Agent’s conditions
contained in the Agency Agreement on or before the Closing Date. |
5. PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.1 The Purchaser acknowledges, represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Issuer that, as at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date:
(a) | The Issuer has not filed a prospectus with any of
the Commissions or any other securities commission or similar authority
in connection with the offering of the Units and that: |
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(i) | the Purchaser is restricted from using most of the
civil remedies available under the Acts; |
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(ii) | the Purchaser may not receive information that would
otherwise be required to be provided to him under the Acts; |
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(iii) | the Issuer is relieved from certain obligations
that it would otherwise be required to give if it provided a prospectus
under the Acts; |
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(iv) | the issuance and sale of the Units to the Purchaser
is subject to the sale being exempt from the prospectus requirements of
the B.C. Act and the registration requirements of the 1933 Act; and |
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(v) | the Purchaser has not received nor been provided
with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any
offering memorandum, prospectus, sales or advertising literature or any
other document purporting to describe the business and affairs of the
Issuer which has been prepared for delivery to, and review by, prospectus
purchasers of Units on order to assist in making an investment decision
in respect of the Units. |
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(b) | The Purchaser is purchasing the Units as principal
for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Securities;
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(c) | The Purchaser certifies that it is not resident
in British Columbia and acknowledges that: |
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(i) | no securities commission or similar regulatory authority
has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Securities; |
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(ii) | there is no government or other insurance covering
the Securities; |
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(iii) | there are risks associated with the purchase of
the Securities; |
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(iv) | there are restrictions on the Purchaser’s
ability to resell the Securities and it is the responsibility of the Purchaser
to find out what those restrictions are and to comply with them before
selling the Securities; and |
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(v) | the Issuer has advised the Purchaser that the Issuer
is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide the Purchaser
with a prospectus and to sell securities through a person registered to
sell securities under the Acts and, as a consequence of acquiring Securities
pursuant to this exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided
by the Acts, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will
not be available to the Purchaser. |
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(d) | The Purchaser is knowledgeable of, or has been independently
advised as to the applicable securities laws of the securities regulatory
authorities (the “Authorities”) having application in the
jurisdiction in which the Purchaser is resident (the “International
Jurisdiction”) which would apply to the acquisition of the UnitsThe
purchase of the Units has not been made through or as a result of, and
the distribution of the Units has not been accompanied by, an advertisement
in printed media of general and regular paid subscription, radio, or television.
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(e) | No person has made to the Purchaser any written
or oral representations: |
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(i) | that any person will resell or repurchase the Securities;
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(ii) | that any person will refund the purchase price of
the Units or the Warrant Shares; |
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(iii) | as to the future price or value of any of the Securities;
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(iv) | that the Securities will be listed and posted for
trading on a stock exchange or that an application has been made to list
and post the Securities for trading on a stock exchange, other than the
Shares on the Exchange. |
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(f) | The Purchaser is not a “control person”
of the Issuer as defined in the BC Act, will not become a “control
person” by virtue of the purchase of any of the Securities, and
does not intend to act in concert with any other person to form a control
group of the Issuer. |
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(g) | The Purchaser is resident in the jurisdiction indicated
on the cover page to this Agreement. |
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(h) | The Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities have
not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state
of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States
unless registered under the 1933 Act and the securities laws of all applicable
states of the United States or an exemption from such registration requirements
is available, and that the Issuer has no obligation or present intention
of filing a registration statement under the 1933 Act regarding any of
the Securities. |
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(i) | The Purchaser has no knowledge of a “material
fact” or “material change” (as those terms are defined
in the Acts) in the Issuer’s affairs that has not been generally
disclosed to the public, save knowledge of this particular transaction.
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(j) | If the Purchaser is an individual, the Purchaser
has attained the age of majority and is legally competent to enter into
and sign this Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto,
and if the Purchaser is a corporation, the Purchaser is duly incorporated
and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation,
and its directors, shareholders, and others have given all necessary approvals
to authorize the signing of this Agreement on the Purchaser’s behalf.
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(k) | The entering into of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any of the terms
and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents of,
the Purchaser or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Purchaser
may be a part or by which it is or may be bound. |
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(l) | The Purchaser has duly signed and delivered this
Agreement and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement
of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with
its terms. |
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(m) | The Purchaser has obtained independent advice as
to the applicable hold period imposed on the Securities by MI 45-102,
other securities legislation (including, without limitation, any applicable
U.S. federal and state securities laws) and the Exchange, and confirms
that the Issuer has made no representations regarding the applicable hold
periods for the Securities, and the Purchaser is aware of the risks and
other characteristics of the Securities and of the fact that the Purchaser
may not be able to resell the Securities except in accordance with MI
45-102, other applicable securities legislation and the Exchange’s
policies. |
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(n) | Although the Agent may have introduced the Purchaser
to the Issuer, the Purchaser and the Issuer acknowledge and agree with
and for the benefit of the Agent that: |
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(i) | the Agent and its directors, officers, employees,
agents, and representatives have no responsibility or liability of any
nature whatsoever for the accuracy or adequacy of the information contained
in this Agreement, or any other publicly available information concerning
the Issuer or as to whether the Issuer has generally disclosed all information
concerning the Issuer that it was required to disclosed; |
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(ii) | the Agent has not engaged in any independent investigation
or verification regarding this Agreement or any other information; |
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(iii) | the Agent is entitled to rely on the statements
and answers of the Purchaser and the Issuer contained in this Agreement
and in the Appendices, and that the Purchaser will hold harmless the Agent
and the Issuer from any loss or damage it may suffer as a result of the
Purchaser’s failure to correctly complete the Appendices; and |
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(iv) | the Purchaser and the Issuer release the Agent and
any of its affiliates and any of the Agent’s directors, officers,
and employees from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof), costs, and expenses that may arise in respect of
this Agreement. |
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(o) | If required by applicable securities legislation,
policy, or order or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other
regulatory authority or the Issuer, the Purchaser will sign, deliver,
file, and otherwise assist the Issuer in filing all reports, undertakings,
and other documents required with respect to the issue of the Securities.
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(p) | The Purchaser makes the representations, warranties,
covenants, and acknowledgements contained in this Agreement and in any
other Appendices, documents, or materials signed and delivered by the
Purchaser hereunder with the intent that the Issuer and its professional
advisors may rely on them in determining the Purchaser’s eligibility
or, if applicable, the eligibility of others on whose behalf the Purchaser
is contracting to purchase the Units, and the Purchaser agrees to indemnify
the Issuer against all losses, claims, costs, expenses, and damages or
liabilities which the Issuer may suffer or incur caused by or arising
from its reliance thereon. |
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(q) | The Purchaser agrees that the above representations,
warranties, covenants, and acknowledgements will be true and correct both
as of the signing date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date and
that they will survive the Purchaser’s purchase of the Units and
will continue in full force and effect even if the Purchaser subsequently
disposes of any of the Securities. The Purchaser undertakes to notify
the Issuer immediately of any change in any representation, warranty,
or other information relating to the Purchaser set forth herein which
takes place before the Closing Date. |
6. ISSUER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
6.1 The Issuer represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date:
(a) | the Issuer and its subsidiaries, if any, are valid
and subsisting corporations duly incorporated and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, continued,
or amalgamated; |
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(b) | the Issuer’s common shares are listed and
posted for trading on the Exchange; |
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(c) | the Issuer is presently a reporting issuer in British
Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and will use reasonable efforts to remain
a reporting issuer who is not in default of the requirements of the Acts;
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(d) | the Issuer’s authorized capital consists of
80,000,000 common shares without par value, of which 27,504,070 are issued
and outstanding as at the date hereof, and the Issuer’s outstanding
shares are fully paid and non-assessable; |
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(e) | the Issuer will reserve sufficient shares in its
treasury to issue the Shares and the Warrant Shares on exercise of the
Warrants; |
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(f) | except as qualified by the disclosure in all prospectuses,
filing statements, annual information forms, financial statements and
news releases filed with any of the Regulatory Authorities (collectively,
the “Disclosure Record”), the Issuer is the beneficial owner
of the properties, business, and assets or the interests in the properties,
business, or assets referred to in the Disclosure Record, all agreements
by which the Issuer holds an interest in a property, business, or assets
are in good standing according to their terms, and the properties are
in good standing under the applicable laws of the jurisdictions in which
they are situated; |
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(g) | the Disclosure Record, the Agreement, and all other
written representations made by the Issuer to the Purchaser in connection
with the Private Placement are and will be accurate in all material respects
and omit no fact, the omission of which does or will make representations
misleading or incorrect; |
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(h) | the financial statements most recently filed with
the Commission have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in Canada, accurately reflect the Issuer’s
financial position and all of its material liabilities (accrued, absolute,
contingent, or otherwise) as at the date thereof, and no adverse material
changes in the Issuer’s financial position have taken place since
the date thereof, save in the ordinary course of the Issuer's business;
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(i) | the Issuer will use its best efforts to seek and
obtain the acceptance for the Private Placement by the Exchange and will
make all filings required under the exemptions from registration and prospectus
requirements available under the Acts in respect of the Private Placement;
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(j) | there is no “material change”, as defined
in the BC Act, relating to the Issuer or change in any “material
fact”, as defined in the BC Act, relating to any of the Securities
which has not been or will not be fully disclosed in accordance with the
requirements of the Acts and the policies of the Exchange; |
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(k) | the issue and sale of the Securities by the Issuer
do not and will not conflict with, and do not and will not result in a
breach of, any of the terms of the Issuer's incorporating documents or
any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party; |
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(l) | neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries is
a party to any actions, suits, or proceedings which could materially affect
its business or financial condition, and to the best of the Issuer's knowledge,
no such actions, suits or proceedings are contemplated or have been threatened
except as disclosed in the Disclosure Record; |
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(m) | there are no judgements against the Issuer or any
of its subsidiaries, if any, which are unsatisfied, nor are there any
consent decrees or injunctions to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries,
if any, is subject; |
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(n) | the Issuer has, or will have by the Closing Date,
authorized this Agreement by all necessary corporate action, and the Issuer
has full corporate power and authority to undertake the Private Placement;
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(o) | no order ceasing or suspending trading in securities
of the Issuer nor prohibiting the sale of securities has been issued to
and is outstanding against the Issuer or its directors, officers, or promoters
and no investigations or proceedings for such purposes are pending or
threatened; |
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(p) | except as disclosed in the Disclosure Record or
to the Regulatory Authorities, no person has any right, agreement, or
option, present or future, contingent or absolute, or any right capable
of becoming a right, agreement, or option, for the issue or allotment
of any unissued shares of the Issuer or its subsidiaries, if any, or any
other security convertible into or exchangeable for any shares, or to
require the Issuer or its subsidiaries, if any, to purchase, redeem, or
otherwise acquire any of its issued and outstanding shares; |
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(q) | the Securities will be subject to a hold period
in British Columbia expiring four months from the Closing Date; and |
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(r) | the representations and warranties made by the Issuer
to the Agent in the Agency Agreement will be true an correct as of the
Closing Date and the Purchaser is entitled to rely thereon as if the Purchaser
were a party thereto. |
7. RESALE RESTRICTIONS
7.1 The Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities will be subject to restrictions on resale imposed by MI 45-102 and other applicable securities legislation until:
(a) | the applicable statutory hold period has expired,
which in British Columbia will be four months from the issue date of the
Shares and Warrants; or |
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(b) | a further statutory exemption under the BC Act or
applicable securities legislation is available to the Purchaser and the
prior consent of the Exchange is obtained; or |
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(c) | an appropriate discretionary order is obtained under
applicable securities legislation and the prior consent of the Exchange
is obtained; or |
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(d) | the Purchaser, if a control person, has satisfied
all conditions relating to sales by control persons set out in MI 45-102.
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7.2 The Purchaser agrees to consult his own legal advisors regarding the statutory resale restrictions applicable to the Securities before the resale of any of the Securities. The Issuer makes no representation regarding resale restrictions under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws.
7.3 The certificates representing the Securities will bear a legend denoting the resale restrictions imposed by MI 45-102, other applicable securities legislation and the Exchange. The said certificates will also bear a legend under applicable U.S. federal securities laws as follows:
“The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or under any state securities laws. The holder hereof, by purchasing such securities, agrees for the benefit of the corporation that such securities may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, assigned or pledged only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption therefrom if the corporation has received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the corporation that such registration is not required.”
The Purchaser agrees to sell, assign, or transfer the Securities only in accordance with these legends and the requirements of MI 45-102, other applicable securities legislation and the Exchange.
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8. SELLING AGENTS AND FINDERS
8.1 Pursuant to the Agency Agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Agent, the Issuer has engaged the Agent to act as the sole and exclusive agent for the Private Placement on a best efforts basis. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Agent will receive a commission, payable in cash of 8% of the gross proceeds of the Private Placement and non-transferable warrants (the “Agent's Warrants”) entitling the Agent to purchase a number of Units (the “Agent's Units”) equal to 10% of the number of Units sold in the Private Placement by the Agent at a price of Cdn$1.80 per Agent's Unit for a period of 18 months after the Closing Date. The Agent will also receive a Corporate Finance Fee of 40,000 Units plus GST.
9. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
9.1 The Purchaser (and others for whom the Purchaser is contracting for hereunder) hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent:
(a) | to complete and correct any information contained
in this Agreement, and any other document prepared by the Purchaser in
connection with the Private Placement, which may require completion or
correction; |
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(b) | to negotiate, settle and amend the form of the Warrant
Certificate and any other agreement entered into or to be entered into
in connection with this transaction; |
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(c) | to negotiate and waive, in whole or in part, or
extend the time for compliance with, any of the Issuer's representations,
warranties or covenants or closing conditions, given or made by the Issuer
for the benefit of the Purchaser, including but not limited to those contained
herein, in the Agency Agreement and any other agreement, instrument or
document entered into by the Agent or the Purchaser in connection with
this subscription or the Private Placement, all in such manner and on
such terms and conditions as the Agent may determine, acting reasonably,
without in any way affecting the Purchaser's obligations or the obligations
of such others hereunder; |
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(d) | to act as the Purchaser's representative at the
closing of the Private Placement to, among other things, receive certificates
representing the Securities subscribed for by the Purchaser, and to swear,
execute and file any receipts or other required documentation on behalf
of the Purchaser, and |
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(e) | to terminate this Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser
in the event that any condition precedent to the completion of the Private
Placement has not been satisfied by the date set therefor. |
9.2 Although the Agent may have introduced the Purchaser to the Issuer, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees with, and for the benefit of, the Agent, such acknowledgments and agreements to survive Closing Date, that:
(a) | the Agent and its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives have no responsibility or liability of any nature whatsoever for the accuracy or adequacy of the Disclosure Record, or as to whether all information concerning the Issuer that is required to be publicly disclosed by it has been generally disclosed; | |
(b) | the Agent has not engaged in any independent verification with respect to the information contained in the Disclosure Record; and |
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(c) | the Agent is entitled to rely on the statements, covenants and answers of the Purchaser and the Issuer contained in this Agreement, and that the Purchaser will hold harmless the Agent and the Issuer from any loss or damage they may suffer whatsoever as a result of the Purchaser's failure to accurately complete any of the information required to be completed by the Purchaser herein. |
10. CLOSING DATE
10.1 The Closing Date will take place on September 9, 2004, unless the Issuer and the Agent otherwise agree.
10.2 On the Closing Date, the Issuer will issue and deliver to the Agent, on behalf of the Purchaser the certificates representing the Shares and Warrants purchased by the Purchaser registered as instructed on page 2 of this Agreement.
11. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
11.1 The Purchaser acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Issuer and/or the Agent are collecting and will use and disclose the Purchaser’s personal information for the purpose of fulfilling this Agreement and for the purpose of complying with applicable securities laws. The Purchaser further acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Issuer and/or the Agent may be required by the applicable securities laws to provide the Regulatory Authorities or other authorities pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act (Canada) with any personal information provided by the Purchaser.
12. NOTICE
12.1 Any notice under this Agreement will be given in writing and must be delivered, sent by facsimile transmission, or mailed by prepaid post and addressed to the party to which notice is to be given at the address indicated above, or at another address designated by the party in writing.
12.2 If notice is sent by facsimile transmission or is delivered, it will be deemed to have been given at the time of transmission or delivery.
12.3 If notice is mailed, it will be deemed to have been received 48 hours following the date of mailing of the notice.
12.4 If there is an interruption in normal mail service due to strike, labour unrest, or other cause at or prior to the time a notice is mailed, the notice will be sent by facsimile transmission or will be delivered.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 A party may not assign this Agreement without the other party’s written consent.
13.2 All references to currency refer to Canadian dollars.
13.3 Time is of the essence of this Agreement and will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act (British Columbia).
13.4 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement and in the agreements, instruments, and other documents contemplated or provided for herein, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties regarding the Securities and there are no other terms, conditions, representations, or warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral, or written, by statute, by common law, by the Issuer, or by anyone else.
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13.5 The parties to this Agreement may amend this Agreement only in writing.
13.6 This Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding on the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.
13.7 This Agreement is to be read with all changes in gender or number required by the context.
13.8 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the parties irrevocably attorn and submit to the jurisdiction of the court of British Columbia with respect to any dispute related to this Agreement.
13.9 The parties may sign this Agreement in any number of counterparts and may deliver this Agreement by facsimile, all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to be one and the same document.
APPENDIX I
THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
PRIVATE PLACEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND UNDERTAKING
To be completed by each proposed private placement purchaser of listed securities or securities which are convertible into listed securities.
Questionnaire
1. Description of Transaction
(a) | Name of issuer of the Securities _______________________________________________________________ | |
(b) | Number and Class of Securities to be Purchased ___________________________________________________ | |
(c) | Purchase Price ____________________________________________________________________________ |
2. Details of Purchaser
(a) | Name of Purchaser _______________________________________________________________ | |
(b) | Address _______________________________________________________________ | |
(c) | Names and addresses of persons having a greater than 10% beneficial interest in the purchaser __________________________________________________ | |
3. Relationship to Issuer
(a) | Is the purchaser (or any person named in response
to 2(c) above) an insider of the issuer for the purposes of the Ontario
Securities Act (before giving effect to this private placement)? If so,
state the capacity in which the purchaser (or person named in response
to 2(c)) qualifies as an insider __________________________________________________ |
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(b) | If the answer to (a) is "no", are the purchaser
and the issuer controlled by the same person or company? If so, give details
______________________________________ |
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4 . Dealings of Purchaser in Securities of the Issuer |
Give details of all trading
by the purchaser, as principal, in the securities of the issuer (other
than debt securities which are not convertible into equity securities),
directly or indirectly, within the 60 days preceding the date hereof.
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Undertaking
To: The Toronto Stock Exchange
The undersigned has subscribed for and agreed to purchase, as principal, the securities described in Item 1 of this Private Placement Questionnaire and Undertaking.
The undersigned undertakes not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the said securities so purchased or any securities derived therefrom for a period of four months from the date of the closing of the transaction herein or for such period as is prescribed by applicable securities legislation, whichever is longer, without the prior consent of The Toronto Stock Exchange and any other regulatory body having jurisdiction.
DATED at __________________________ , _____________________________ , this _________ day of ______________________ , 200___.
(Name of Purchaser -- please print) | |
(Authorized Signature) | |
(Official Capacity -- please print) (Please print | |
name of individual whose signature appears | |
above, if different from name of purchaser | |
printed above) |
APPENDIX II
Accredited Investor Questionnaire
(United States)
(Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this questionnaire have the meaning ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreement to which this questionnaire is attached.)
In connection with the execution of the Subscription Agreement to which this questionnaire is attached, the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) represents and warrants to Kimber Resources Inc. (the “Issuer”) that:
1. If the Purchaser is an individual (that is, a natural person and not a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity), then it satisfies one or more of the categories indicated below (please place an “X” on the appropriate line or lines):
_____ Category 1 | A natural person whose individual
net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at
the date of this questionnaire exceeds USD 1,000,000; |
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_____ Category 2 | A natural person who had an
individual income in excess of USD 200,000 in each of the two most
recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in
excess of USD 300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable
expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
or |
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_____ Category 3 | A natural person who is a broker
or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; |
2. If the Purchaser is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity), then it satisfies one or more of the categories indicated below (please place an “X” on the appropriate lines):
_____ Category 1 | An organization described in
Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, a
corporation, a Massachusetts or similar business trust or partnership,
not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities,
with total assets in excess of USD 5,000,000; |
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_____ Category 2 | A trust that (a) has total
assets in excess of USD 5,000,000, (b) was not formed for the specific
purpose of acquiring the Securities and (c) is directed in its purchases
of securities by a person who has such knowledge and experience
in financial and business matters that he/she is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities; |
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_____ Category 3 | An investment company registered
under the United States Investment Company Act of
1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48)
of that Act; |
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_____ Category 4 | A Small Business Investment
Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under
Section 301(c) or (d) of the United States Small Business Investment
Act of 1958; |
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_____ Category 5 | A private business development
company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940; or |
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_____ Category 6 | An entity which is a broker
or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or |
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_____ Category 7 | An entity in which all of the equity owners satisfy the requirements of one or more of the foregoing categories. |
The statements made in this questionnaire are true and accurate to the best of my information and belief and I will promptly notify the Issuer of any changes in the answers.
Dated _______________ 2004.
X | |
Signature of individual (if Purchaser is an individual) | |
X | |
Authorized signatory (if Purchaser is not an | |
individual) | |
Name of Purchaser (please print) | |
Name of authorized signatory (please print) | |
Official capacity of authorized signatory (please | |
print) |
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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(NON-U.S. PERSONS)
UNITS
To: | Kimber Resources Inc. (the “Issuer”) |
And To: | Xxxxxxx Securities Inc. (the “Agent”) |
Re: | Purchase and Sale of Units of the Issuer |
Dated For Reference: August 9, 2004
The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Issuer, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Schedule “A” to this subscription (which, together with all appendices (the “Appendices”) attached hereto, shall be deemed to form a part of this subscription and shall be collectively referred to as the Agreement), that number of units (the “Units”) of the Issuer set out on page 2 hereof at a price of Cdn$1.50 per Unit. Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Issuer and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (one whole warrant called a “Warrant”). Each Warrant shall be exercisable into one common share at a price of $1.80 for a term of 18 months after the Closing Date.
The Purchaser and the Issuer hereby agree that the Units, and the subsequent offering thereof, shall have and be conducted on the terms and conditions specified in Schedule “A” hereto. The Purchaser hereby makes, on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of others for whom it is contracting hereunder, the acknowledgments, representations and warranties set out in Schedule “A” hereto, and agrees that the Issuer and the Agent can rely on such acknowledgments, representations and warranties should this subscription offer be accepted.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO THE ISSUER
5. | All Purchasers must complete (i) the information
required on page 2 with respect to subscription amounts and registration
and delivery particulars; and (ii) the information required on page 3
with respect to information regarding the Purchaser. |
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6. | Complete the applicable Appendices at
the end of Schedule “A”: |
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(a) | All Purchasers resident in British Columbia or Alberta
must complete Appendix I – “British Columbia
/ Alberta Certificate” and any further forms required therein.
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(b) | All Purchasers resident in Ontario must complete
Appendix II – “Ontario Certificate” and
any further forms required therein. |
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(c) | All Purchasers must complete Appendix III
– "Private Placement Questionnaire and Undertaking" for
filing with the Toronto Stock Exchange. |
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7. | Return this Agreement to the Agent at
Suite 2000 – 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X
0X0 with a certified cheque, money order or bank draft drawn on a Canadian
chartered bank and made payable to the Agent in the aggregate amount of
the subscription funds therefore, or in such other manner as may be provided
for by the Agent. |
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SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNTSNo. of Units to be purchased at Cdn$1.50 each | |
Total Subscription Funds for Units | Cdn$ |
REGISTRATION AND DELIVERY (Complete Box A. For Broker registration, ALSO complete Box B):
BOX A: PURCHASER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE | ||
(name of Purchaser) | ||
(address – include city, province and postal code) | ||
X | ||
(contact name and telephone number) | (signature of Purchaser/authorized signatory) | |
(contact email address) | (if applicable, print name of signatory and office) | |
BOX B: FOR REGISTRATION THROUGH BROKER OR TRUSTEE | ||
in trust for | ||
(name of registered holder) | (name of beneficial holder) | |
(address of registered holder – include city, province and postal code) | ||
(registered holder: contact name and phone number) | ||
(registered holder: contact email address) |
If the Purchaser is acting
as agent and registered holder for a principal and is not a trust
company or portfolio manager acting as trustee or agent for fully
managed accounts (in which event the Purchaser will ensure that the
applicable Appendices are completed on behalf of any such principal):
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If the securities subscribed
for are to be delivered to an address other than that provided in
Box A or Box B above: |
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(name of addressee) | ||
(name of principal) | ||
(address line 1) | ||
(address of principal - line 1) | ||
(address line 2) | ||
(address of principal - line 2) |
Execution by the Purchaser in Box A hereof shall constitute an irrevocable offer and agreement by the Purchaser to subscribe for the securities described herein on the terms and conditions herein set out. The Issuer shall be entitled to rely on the delivery of a facsimile copy of this Agreement, and acceptance by the Issuer of such facsimile Agreement shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Purchaser and the Issuer in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
ACCEPTANCE
This subscription is accepted and agreed to by the | ) | KIMBER RESOURCES INC. |
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Issuer as of the ________ day of _____________ , 2004. | ) | |
) | Per: _______________________________________ | |
) | Authorized Signatory | |
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INFORMATION REGARDING THE PURCHASER
Please check the appropriate box (and complete the required information, if applicable) in each section:
1. | Security Holdings. The Purchaser and all
persons acting jointly and in concert with the Purchaser own, directly
or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over (provide additional
detail as applicable): |
¨ | ________________________ common shares of the Issuer and/or the following other kinds of shares and convertible securities (including but not limited to convertible debt, warrants and options) entitling the Purchaser to acquire additional common shares or other kinds of shares of the Issuer: | |
¨ | No shares of the Issuer or securities convertible into shares of the Issuer. |
SCHEDULE “A”
14. DEFINITIONS
14.1 In this Agreement, the following words have the following meanings unless otherwise indicated:
(a) | “1933 Act” means the Securities
Act of 1933 (United States of America), as amended; |
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(b) | “Acts” means, collectively, the
BC Act, the Alberta Act and the Ontario Act; |
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(c) | “Agency Agreement” means the
agency agreement to be entered between the Issuer and the Agent; |
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(d) | “Agent” means Xxxxxxx Securities
Inc.; |
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(e) | “Agreement” means this subscription,
including Schedule “A” and all Appendices hereto; |
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(f) | “Alberta Act” means the Securities
Act (Alberta), as amended, the regulations and rules made thereunder
and all administrative policy statements, rules, instruments, blanket
orders, notices, directions, and orders issued by the Alberta Securities
Commission; |
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(g) | “BC Act” means the Securities
Act (British Columbia), as amended, the regulations and rules made
thereunder and all administrative policy statements, rules, instruments,
blanket orders, notices, directions, and orders issued by the BC Securities
Commission; |
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(h) | “Business Day” means any day
except Saturday, Sunday, or a statutory holiday in Vancouver, British
Columbia; |
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(i) | “Closing Date” means the day
on which the Issuer issues the Shares and Warrants comprising the Units
to the Purchaser; |
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(j) | “Commissions” means together,
the BC, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions; |
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(k) | “Exchange” means the Toronto
Stock Exchange; |
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(l) | “MI 45-102” means the Multilateral
Instrument 45-102 entitled “Resale of Securities” published
by the Canadian Securities Administrators; |
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(m) | “MI 45-103” means the Multilateral
Instrument 45-103 entitled “Capital Raising Exemptions” published
by the Canadian Securities Administrators; |
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(n) | “Ontario Act” means the Securities
Act (Ontario), as amended, the regulations and rules made thereunder;
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(o) | “Private Placement” means the
offering of the Units by way of private placement; |
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(p) | “Regulatory Authorities” means
the Commissions and the Exchange; |
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(q) | “Rule 45-501” means Rule 45-501
entitled “Exempt Distributions” published by the Ontario Securities
Commission; |
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(r) | “Securities” means, collectively,
the Units, the Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares; |
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(s) | “Shares” means the previously
unissued common shares of the Issuer, as presently constituted, which
will form part of the Units; |
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(t) | “Units” means units of the Issuer
consisting of one Share and one-half of one Warrant to be offered under
the Private Placement; |
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(u) | “Warrant Shares” means the previously
unissued common shares of the Issuer, as presently constituted, which
will be issued on the exercise of the Warrants; |
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(v) | “Warrants” means the share purchase
warrants of the Issuer, which will form part of the Units and which will
have the terms provided in this Agreement and in the certificates representing
the share purchase warrants. |
15. PURCHASE AND SALE OF UNITS
15.1 The Issuer is offering up to 1,000,000 Units plus an overallotment option of an additional 500,000 units at $1.50 per Unit. The offering price of the Units was determined by the Issuer and the Agent with regard to the pricing policies of the Exchange. Subject to the acceptance of the Exchange, the Issuer reserves the right to increase the size of the Private Placement at its discretion should the Private Placement be oversubscribed.
15.2 Each Unit will consist of one Share and one-half of one transferable Warrant.
15.3 At the same time that the Purchaser signs and delivers this Agreement, the Purchaser will complete, sign, and deliver to the Issuer:
(a) | a Private Placement Questionnaire and Undertaking
attached as Appendix III; |
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(b) | if the Purchaser is resident in British Columbia
or Alberta, the British Columbia/Alberta Certificate attached as Appendix
I; and |
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(c) | if the Purchaser is resident in Ontario, the Ontario
Certificate attached as Appendix II. |
15.4 On the signing of this Agreement, the Purchaser will deliver to the Agent a certified cheque, money order or bank draft drawn on a Canadian chartered bank and made payable to the Agent representing the total purchase price of the Units subscribed for by the Purchaser under this Agreement. The Agent will hold the Purchaser’s subscription funds in trust pending closing of the Private Placement. If the Issuer declines to accept this Agreement or all of the conditions of purchase in section 4.1 of this Agreement are not fulfilled or waived, the Agent will return the subscription funds to the Purchaser without interest or deduction.
16. WARRANTS
16.1 Each full Warrant will entitle the Purchaser to purchase one Warrant Share at a price of Cdn$1.80 per Warrant Share, if exercised on or before 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on the first Business Day that is 18 months after the Closing Date.
16.2 The certificates representing the Warrants will refer to the terms and conditions which govern the Warrants and will include, among other things, provisions for the appropriate adjustment in the class, number, and price of the Warrant Shares issued on exercise of the Warrants if certain events
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occur, including any subdivision, consolidation, or reclassification of the Issuer's common shares, the payment of stock dividends, and the amalgamation of the Issuer.
16.3 If the Purchaser exercises any Warrants, the Issuer will, in accordance with the certificates representing the Warrants:
(a) | issue to the Purchaser the number of Warrant Shares equal to the number of Warrants exercised; and | |
(b) | deliver to the Purchaser a share certificate representing the Warrant Shares. |
16.4 Subject to the policies of the Exchange, the issue of the Warrants will not restrict or prevent the Issuer from obtaining any other financing or from issuing additional securities or rights during the period within which the Warrants may be exercised.
17. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
17.1 The Purchaser acknowledges that the Issuer’s obligation to sell the Units to the Purchaser is subject to, among other things, the conditions that:
(a) | the Purchaser duly completes, signs, and delivers
to the Issuer a copy of this Agreement, together with all documents required
by applicable securities legislation and the Exchange for delivery on
the Purchaser’s behalf, including without limitation the documents
described in section 2.3 hereof; |
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(b) | the Issuer accepts this subscription; |
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(c) | the sale of the Units is exempt from the prospectus
requirements under the Acts and any other applicable securities legislation
relating to the sale of the Units or all appropriate securities regulators
issue all orders, consents, or approvals required to permit the sale without
the Issuer having to register or file a prospectus; |
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(d) | the Purchaser’s representations and warranties
remain true and correct as at the Closing Date; and |
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(e) | the Issuer satisfies each of the Agent’s conditions
contained in the Agency Agreement on or before the Closing Date. |
18. PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
18.1 The Purchaser acknowledges, represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Issuer that, as at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date:
(a) | The Issuer has not filed a prospectus
with any of the Commissions or any other securities commission or similar
authority in connection with the offering of the Units and that: |
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(i) | the Purchaser is restricted from using most of the
civil remedies available under the Acts; |
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(ii) | the Purchaser may not receive information that would
otherwise be required to be provided to him under the Acts; |
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(iii) | the Issuer is relieved from certain obligations
that it would otherwise be required to give if it provided a prospectus
under the Acts; |
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(iv) | the issuance and sale of the Units to the Purchaser is subject to the sale being exempt from the prospectus requirements of the Acts; and | ||
(v) | the Purchaser has not received nor been provided with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering memorandum, prospectus, sales or advertising literature or any other document purporting to describe the business and affairs of the Issuer which has been prepared for delivery to, and review by, prospectus purchasers of Units on order to assist in making an investment decision in respect of the Units. | ||
(b) | If the Purchaser is a resident of British Columbia, then either: | |
(i) | the Purchaser is purchasing the Units as principal
for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Securities
and is an “accredited investor” as defined in MI 45-103, and
the Purchaser has completed , signed and delivered to the Issuer, an Appendix
I – British Columbia/Alberta Certificate; or |
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(ii) | the Purchaser is purchasing the Units as principal
for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not
with a view to the resale of distribution of all or any of the Securities
and is either: |
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(A) | a director, senior officer or control person of
the Issuer or andaffiliate of the Issuer; |
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(B) | a spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister or
child of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer or
an affiliate of the Issuer; or |
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(C) | a parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child
of the spouse of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer
or an affiliate of the Issuer; or |
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(D) | a close personal friend of a director, senior officer
or control person of the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer; or |
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(E) | a close business associate of a director, senior
officer or control person of the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer;
or |
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(F) | a founder of the Issuer or a spouse, parent, grandparent,
brother, sister, child, close personal friend or close business associate
of a founder of the Issuer; or |
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(G) | a parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child
of the spouse of a founder of the Issuer; or |
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(H) | a company of which a majority of the voting securities
are beneficially owned by or a majority of the directors are persons or
companies described in paragraphs (A) to (G) above; or |
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(I) | a trust or estate of which all the beneficiaries
or a majority of the trustees are persons or companies described in paragraphs
(A) to (G) above; |
and the Purchaser has completed, signed and delivered
to the Issuer, an Appendix I – British Columbia/Alberta Certificate;
or |
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(iii) | the Purchaser is purchasing sufficient Units so
that the aggregate acquisition cost of the Units to the Purchaser is not
less than $97,000, and if the Purchaser is not an individual, the
Purchaser is not a corporation, partnership, trust, fund, association,
or any other organized group of persons created solely or used primarily
to permit the purchase of the Units (or other similar purchases) without
a prospectus by a group of individuals whose individual share of the aggregate
acquisition cost of the Units is less than $97,000 and is either:
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(A) | purchasing the Units as principal for investment
purposes, for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person
and not with a view to the resale of distribution of all or any of the
Securities, and it will be the sole beneficial owner of the Securities;
or |
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(B) | not purchasing the Units as principal, but is duly
authorized to enter into this Agreement and to sign all documents in connection
with the purchase on behalf of each beneficial purchaser, and it acknowledges
that the Issuer may in the future be required by law to disclose on a
confidential basis to securities regulatory authorities the identity of
each beneficial purchaser of the Units for whom it is acting, and is either:
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(1) | a trust company, insurance company or a portfolio
manager which is deemed under the BC Act to be purchasing the Units as
principal and the aggregate acquisition cost of the Units purchased for
all the accounts managed by it is not less than $97,000; or |
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(2) | acting as agent for one or more disclosed principals,
each of whom is purchasing a portion of the Units: (i) as principal for
its own account; (ii) not for the benefit of any other person; (iii) not
with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Securities
and (iv) sufficient in number so the aggregate acquisition cost of such
Units for such principal is not less than $97,000, and the principal
is not a corporation, syndicate, partnership, or other form of incorporated
or unincorporated entity or organization created solely to permit the
purchase of such Units (or other similar purchases) by a group of individuals
whose individual share of the aggregate acquisition cost of such Units
is less than $97,000; or |
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(c) | If the Purchaser is a resident of Alberta, then either: | |
(i) | the Purchaser is purchasing the Units as principal
for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Securities
and is an “accredited investor” as defined in MI 45-103, and
the Purchaser has completed Section 1 of, and signed and delivered to
the Issuer, an Appendix I – British Columbia/Alberta Certificate;
or |
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(ii) | the Purchaser is purchasing the Units as principal
for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not
with a view to the resale of distribution of all or any of the Securities
and is either: |
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(A) | a director, senior officer or control person of
the Issuer or an affiliate of th Issuer; |
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(B) | a spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister or
child of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer or
an affiliate of the Issuer; or |
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(C) | a parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child
of the spouse of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer
or an affiliate of the Issuer; or |
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(D) | a close personal friend of a director, senior officer
or control person of the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer; or |
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(E) | a close business associate of a director, senior
officer or control person of the Issuer or its affiliate; or |
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(F) | a founder of the Issuer or a spouse, parent, grandparent,
brother, sister, child, close personal friend or close business associate
of a founder of the Issuer, or |
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(G) | a parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child
of the spouse of a founder of the Issuer; or |
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(H) | a company of which a majority of the voting securities
are beneficially owned by or a majority of the directors are persons or
companies described in paragraphs (A) to (E) above; or |
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(I) | a trust or estate of which all the beneficiaries
or a majority of the trustees are persons or companies described in paragraphs
(A) to (E) above; |
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and the Purchaser has completed and signed and delivered to the Issuer, an Appendix I – British Columbia/Alberta Certificate; or |
(iii) | the Purchaser is purchasing sufficient Units such
that the aggregate acquisition cost of the Units is not less than $97,000,
and the Purchaser is: |
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(A) | an individual; |
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(B) | a corporation, syndicate, partnership or other form
of unincorporated organization which pre-existed the offering of the Units
and has a bona fide purpose other than investment in the Units; or |
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(C) | a corporation, syndicate, partnership or other form
of unincorporated organization created to permit an investment in the
Units, where the individual share of the aggregate acquisition cost for
each member or participant of such organization is not less than $97,000;
and |
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the Purchaser either: |
(A) | is purchasing the Units as principal and no other person, corporation, firm or other organization will have a beneficial interest in the Securities; or | |||
(B) | is not purchasing the Units as principal, but is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to sign all documentation in connection with the purchase on behalf of each beneficial purchaser, it acknowledges that the Issuer is required by law to disclose on a confidential basis to certain regulatory authorities, the identity of each beneficial purchaser of Units for whom it may be acting, it and each beneficial purchaser are resident in the jurisdiction set out on page 1 and 2 of this Agreement, and it fully complies with the criteria set forth below: |
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a. | it is trading for accounts fully managed by it and
is a trust corporation trading as trustee or an agent, a portfolio manager
trading as an agent, or a person or company trading as agent that, except
for an exemption under the Alberta Act , is required to be registered
as a portfolio manager; or |
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b. | it is acting as agent for one or more disclosed
principals, each of which principals is purchasing a portion of the Units
such that the aggregate acquisition cost of such Units is not less than
$97,000, and each such principal is either: (i) and individual; (ii)
a corporation, syndicate, partnership or other form of unincorporated
organization which pre- existed the offering of the Units and has a bona
fide purpose other than investment in the Units; or (ii) a corporation,
syndicate, partnership or other form of unincorporated organization created
to permit an investment in the Units, where the individual share of the
aggregate acquisition cost for each member or participant of such organization
is not less than $97,000; or |
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(d) | If the Purchaser is resident in Ontario, then either: | |
(i) | the Purchaser is purchasing the Units as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other “person” (as defined in the Ontario Act) or company and is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 45-501 and the Purchaser has completed, signed and delivered to the Issuer an Appendix II – Ontario Certificate; or | ||
(ii) | the Purchaser is purchasing the Units as agent for a disclosed principal, each beneficial purchaser of the Units for whom it is acting as agent is purchasing as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person, is an “accredited investor” as defined in OSC Rule 45-501 and the Purchaser has completed, signed and delivered to the Issuer, an Appendix II – Ontario Certificate, and the Purchaser is an agent with due and proper authority to execute all documentation in connection with the purchase on behalf of the beneficial purchaser. | ||
(e) | The Purchaser, if not a resident of British Columbia, certifies that it is not resident in British Columbia and acknowledges that: | |
(i) | no securities commission or similar regulatory authority
has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Securities; |
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(ii) | there is no government or other insurance covering
the Securities; |
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(iii) | there are risks associated with the purchase of
the Securities; |
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(iv) | there are restrictions on the Purchaser’s
ability to resell the Securities and it is the responsibility of the Purchaser
to find out what those restrictions are and to comply with them before
selling the Securities; and |
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(v) | the Issuer has advised the Purchaser that the Issuer
is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide the Purchaser
with a prospectus and to sell securities through a person registered to
sell securities under the Acts and, as a consequence of acquiring Securities
pursuant to this exemption, certain protections, rights and |
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remedies provided by the Acts, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Purchaser. |
(f) | If the Purchaser is resident outside of Canada, the Purchaser: | |
(i) | is knowledgeable of, or has been independently advised
as to the applicable securities laws of the securities regulatory authorities
(the “Authorities”) having application in the jurisdiction
in which the Purchaser is resident (the “International Jurisdiction”)
which would apply to the acquisition of the Units, if any; |
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(ii) | is purchasing the Units pursuant to exemptions from
the prospectus and registration requirements under the applicable securities
laws of the Authorities in the International Jurisdiction or, if such
is not applicable the Purchaser is permitted to purchase the Units under
the applicable securities laws of the Authorities in the International
Jurisdiction without the need to reply on any exemption; and |
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(iii) | the applicable securities laws of the Authorities
in the International Jurisdiction do not require the Issuer to make any
filings or seek any approvals of any nature whatsoever from any Authority
of any kind whatsoever in the International Jurisdiction in connection
with the issue and sale or resale of the Units. |
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(g) | The purchase of the Units has not been made through
or as a result of, and the distribution of the Units has not been accompanied
by, an advertisement in printed media of general and regular paid subscription,
radio, or television. |
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(h) | No person has made to the Purchaser any written
or oral representations: |
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(i) | that any person will resell or repurchase the Securities;
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(ii) | that any person will refund the purchase price of
the Units or the Warrant Shares; |
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(iii) | as to the future price or value of any of the Securities;
or |
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(iv) | that the Securities will be listed and posted for
trading on a stock exchange or that an application has been made to list
and post the Securities for trading on a stock exchange, other than the
Shares on the Exchange. |
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(i) | The Purchaser is not a “control person”
of the Issuer as defined in the BC Act, will not become a “control
person” by virtue of the purchase of any of the Securities, and
does not intend to act in concert with any other person to form a control
group of the Issuer. |
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(j) | The Purchaser is resident in the jurisdiction indicated
on the cover page to this Agreement and: |
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(i) | the Purchaser is not a national, citizen, or resident
of the United States of America or its territories or possessions (a “U.S.
Person”) and is not purchasing the Units for the account or benefit
of a U.S. Person; |
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(ii) | the Issuer did not offer the Units to the Purchaser
when the Purchaser was in the United States; and |
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(iii) | the Purchaser did not sign or deliver this Agreement
in the United States. |
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(k) | The Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities have
not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state
of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States
unless registered under the 1933 Act and the securities laws of all applicable
states of the United States or an exemption from such registration requirements
is available, and that the Issuer has no obligation or present intention
of filing a registration statement under the 1933 Act regarding any of
the Securities. |
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(l) | The Units are not being acquired directly or indirectly,
for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person or a person in the United
States and the Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding
(either written or oral) with any U.S. Person or a person in the United
States respecting: |
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(i) | the transfer or assignment of any rights or interest in any of the Securities; | ||
(ii) | the division of profits, losses, fees, commissions, or any financial stake in connection with this subscription; or | ||
(iii) | the voting of the Shares or the Warrant Shares. | ||
(m) | The Purchaser has no knowledge of a “material
fact” or “material change” (as those terms are defined
in the Acts) in the Issuer’s affairs that has not been generally
disclosed to the public, save knowledge of this particular transaction.
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(n) | If the Purchaser is an individual, the Purchaser
has attained the age of majority and is legally competent to enter into
and sign this Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto,
and if the Purchaser is a corporation, the Purchaser is duly incorporated
and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation,
and its directors, shareholders, and others have given all necessary approvals
to authorize the signing of this Agreement on the Purchaser’s behalf.
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(o) | The entering into of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any of the terms
and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents of,
the Purchaser or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Purchaser
may be a part or by which it is or may be bound. |
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(p) | The Purchaser has duly signed and delivered this
Agreement and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement
of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with
its terms. |
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(q) | The Purchaser has obtained independent advice as
to the applicable hold period imposed on the Securities by MI 45-102,
other securities legislation and the Exchange, and confirms that the Issuer
has made no representations regarding the applicable hold periods for
the Securities, and the Purchaser is aware of the risks and other characteristics
of the Securities and of the fact that the Purchaser may not be able to
resell the Securities except in accordance with MI 45-102, other applicable
securities legislation and the Exchange’s policies. |
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(r) | Although the Agent may have introduced the Purchaser
to the Issuer, the Purchaser and the Issuer acknowledge and agree with
and for the benefit of the Agent that: |
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(i) | the Agent and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives have no responsibility or liability of any nature whatsoever for the accuracy or adequacy of the information contained in this Agreement, or any other publicly available information concerning the Issuer or as to whether the Issuer has generally disclosed all information concerning the Issuer that it was required to disclosed; |
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(ii) | the Agent has not engaged in any independent investigation
or verification regarding this Agreement or any other information; |
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(iii) | the Agent is entitled to rely on the statements
and answers of the Purchaser and the Issuer contained in this Agreement
and in the Appendices, and that the Purchaser will hold harmless the Agent
and the Issuer from any loss or damage it may suffer as a result of the
Purchaser’s failure to correctly complete the Appendices; and |
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(iv) | the Purchaser and the Issuer release the Agent and
any of its affiliates and any of the Agent’s directors, officers,
and employees from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof), costs, and expenses that may arise in respect of
this Agreement. |
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(s) | If required by applicable securities legislation,
policy, or order or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other
regulatory authority or the Issuer, the Purchaser will sign, deliver,
file, and otherwise assist the Issuer in filing all reports, undertakings,
and other documents required with respect to the issue of the Securities.
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(t) | The Purchaser makes the representations, warranties,
covenants, and acknowledgements contained in this Agreement and in any
other Appendices, documents, or materials signed and delivered by the
Purchaser hereunder with the intent that the Issuer and its professional
advisors may rely on them in determining the Purchaser’s eligibility
or, if applicable, the eligibility of others on whose behalf the Purchaser
is contracting to purchase the Units, and the Purchaser agrees to indemnify
the Issuer against all losses, claims, costs, expenses, and damages or
liabilities which the Issuer may suffer or incur caused by or arising
from its reliance thereon. |
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(u) | The Purchaser agrees that the above representations,
warranties, covenants, and acknowledgements will be true and correct both
as of the signing date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date and
that they will survive the Purchaser’s purchase of the Units and
will continue in full force and effect even if the Purchaser subsequently
disposes of any of the Securities. The Purchaser undertakes to notify
the Issuer immediately of any change in any representation, warranty,
or other information relating to the Purchaser set forth herein which
takes place before the Closing Date. |
19. ISSUER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
19.1 The Issuer represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date:
(a) | the Issuer and its subsidiaries, if any, are valid
and subsisting corporations duly incorporated and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, continued,
or amalgamated; |
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(b) | the Issuer’s common shares are listed and
posted for trading on the Exchange; |
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(c) | the Issuer is presently a reporting issuer in British
Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and will use reasonable efforts to remain
a reporting issuer who is not in default of the requirements of the Acts;
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(d) | the Issuer’s authorized capital consists of
80,000,000 common shares without par value, of which 27,504,070 are issued
and outstanding as at the date hereof, and the Issuer’s outstanding
shares are fully paid and non-assessable; |
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(e) | the Issuer will reserve sufficient shares in its
treasury to issue the Shares and the Warrant Shares on exercise of the
Warrants; |
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(f) | except as qualified by the disclosure in all prospectuses,
filing statements, annual information forms, financial statements and
news releases filed with any of the Regulatory Authorities (collectively,
the “Disclosure Record”), the Issuer is the beneficial owner
of the properties, business, and assets or the interests in the properties,
business, or assets referred to in the Disclosure Record, all agreements
by which the Issuer holds an interest in a property, business, or assets
are in good standing according to their terms, and the properties are
in good standing under the applicable laws of the jurisdictions in which
they are situated; |
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(g) | the Disclosure Record, the Agreement, and all other
written representations made by the Issuer to the Purchaser in connection
with the Private Placement are and will be accurate in all material respects
and omit no fact, the omission of which does or will make representations
misleading or incorrect; |
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(h) | the financial statements most recently filed with
the Commission have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in Canada, accurately reflect the Issuer’s
financial position and all of its material liabilities (accrued, absolute,
contingent, or otherwise) as at the date thereof, and no adverse material
changes in the Issuer’s financial position have taken place since
the date thereof, save in the ordinary course of the Issuer's business;
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(i) | the Issuer will use its best efforts to seek and
obtain the acceptance for the Private Placement by the Exchange and will
make all filings required under the exemptions from registration and prospectus
requirements available under the Acts in respect of the Private Placement;
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(j) | there is no “material change”, as defined
in the BC Act, relating to the Issuer or change in any “material
fact”, as defined in the BC Act, relating to any of the Securities
which has not been or will not be fully disclosed in accordance with the
requirements of the Acts and the policies of the Exchange; |
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(k) | the issue and sale of the Securities by the Issuer
do not and will not conflict with, and do not and will not result in a
breach of, any of the terms of the Issuer's incorporating documents or
any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party; |
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(l) | neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries is
a party to any actions, suits, or proceedings which could materially affect
its business or financial condition, and to the best of the Issuer's knowledge,
no such actions, suits or proceedings are contemplated or have been threatened
except as disclosed in the Disclosure Record; |
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(m) | there are no judgements against the Issuer or any
of its subsidiaries, if any, which are unsatisfied, nor are there any
consent decrees or injunctions to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries,
if any, is subject; |
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(n) | the Issuer has, or will have by the Closing Date,
authorized this Agreement by all necessary corporate action, and the Issuer
has full corporate power and authority to undertake the Private Placement;
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(o) | no order ceasing or suspending trading in securities
of the Issuer nor prohibiting the sale of securities has been issued to
and is outstanding against the Issuer or its directors, officers, or promoters
and no investigations or proceedings for such purposes are pending or
threatened; |
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(p) | except as disclosed in the Disclosure Record or
to the Regulatory Authorities, no person has any right, agreement, or
option, present or future, contingent or absolute, or any right capable
of becoming a right, agreement, or option, for the issue or allotment
of any unissued shares of the Issuer or its subsidiaries, if any, or any
other security convertible into or exchangeable for any shares, or to
require the Issuer or its subsidiaries, if any, to purchase, redeem, or
otherwise acquire any of its issued and outstanding shares; |
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(q) | the Securities will be subject to a hold period
in British Columbia expiring four months from the Closing Date; and |
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(r) | the representations and warranties made by the Issuer
to the Agent in the Agency Agreement will be true an correct as of the
Closing Date and the Purchaser is entitled to rely thereon as if the Purchaser
were a party thereto. |
20. RESALE RESTRICTIONS
20.1 The Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities will be subject to restrictions on resale imposed by MI 45-102 and other applicable securities legislation until:
(a) | the applicable statutory hold period has expired,
which in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario will be four months from
the issue date of the Shares and Warrants; or |
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(b) | a further statutory exemption under the BC Act or
applicable securities legislation is available to the Purchaser and the
prior consent of the Exchange is obtained; or |
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(c) | an appropriate discretionary order is obtained under
applicable securities legislation and the prior consent of the Exchange
is obtained; or |
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(d) | the Purchaser, if a control person, has satisfied
all conditions relating to sales by control persons set out in MI 45-102.
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20.2 The Purchaser agrees to consult his own legal advisors regarding the statutory resale restrictions applicable to the Securities before the resale of any of the Securities.
20.3 The certificates representing the Securities will bear a legend denoting the resale restrictions imposed by MI 45-102, other applicable securities legislation and the Exchange. The Purchaser agrees to sell, assign, or transfer the Securities only in accordance with these legends and the requirements of MI 45-102, other applicable securities legislation and the Exchange.
21. SELLING AGENTS AND FINDERS
21.1 Pursuant to the Agency Agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Agent, the Issuer has engaged the Agent to act as the sole and exclusive agent for the Private Placement on a best efforts basis. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Agent will receive a commission, payable in cash of 8% of the gross proceeds of the Private Placement and non-transferable warrants (the “Agent's Warrants”) entitling the Agent to purchase a number of Units (the “Agent's Units”) equal to 10% of the number of Units sold in the Private Placement by the Agent at a price of Cdn$1.80 per Agent's Unit for a period of 18 months after the Closing Date. The Agent will also receive a Corporate Finance Fee of 40,000 Units plus GST.
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22. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
22.1 The Purchaser (and others for whom the Purchaser is contracting for hereunder) hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent:
(a) | to complete and correct any information contained
in this Agreement, and any other document prepared by the Purchaser in
connection with the Private Placement, which may require completion or
correction; |
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(b) | to negotiate, settle and amend the form of the Warrant
Certificate and any other agreement entered into or to be entered into
in connection with this transaction; |
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(c) | to negotiate and waive, in whole or in part, or
extend the time for compliance with, any of the Issuer's representations,
warranties or covenants or closing conditions, given or made by the Issuer
for the benefit of the Purchaser, including but not limited to those contained
herein, in the Agency Agreement and any other agreement, instrument or
document entered into by the Agent or the Purchaser in connection with
this subscription or the Private Placement, all in such manner and on
such terms and conditions as the Agent may determine, acting reasonably,
without in any way affecting the Purchaser's obligations or the obligations
of such others hereunder; |
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(d) | to act as the Purchaser's representative at the
closing of the Private Placement to, among other things, receive certificates
representing the Securities subscribed for by the Purchaser, and to swear,
execute and file any receipts or other required documentation on behalf
of the Purchaser, and |
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(e) | to terminate this Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser
in the event that any condition precedent to the completion of the Private
Placement has not been satisfied by the date set therefor. |
22.2 Although the Agent may have introduced the Purchaser to the Issuer, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees with, and for the benefit of, the Agent, such acknowledgments and agreements to survive Closing Date, that:
(a) | the Agent and its directors, officers, employees,
agents and representatives have no responsibility or liability of any
nature whatsoever for the accuracy or adequacy of the Disclosure Record,
or as to whether all information concerning the Issuer that is required
to be publicly disclosed by it has been generally disclosed; |
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(b) | the Agent has not engaged in any independent verification
with respect to the information contained in the Disclosure Record; and
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(c) | the Agent is entitled to rely on the statements,
covenants and answers of the Purchaser and the Issuer contained in this
Agreement, and that the Purchaser will hold harmless the Agent and the
Issuer from any loss or damage they may suffer whatsoever as a result
of the Purchaser's failure to accurately complete any of the information
required to be completed by the Purchaser herein. |
23. CLOSING DATE
23.1 The Closing Date will take place on September 9, 2004, unless the Issuer and the Agent otherwise agree.
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23.2 On the Closing Date, the Issuer will issue and deliver to the Agent, on behalf of the Purchaser the certificates representing the Shares and Warrants purchased by the Purchaser registered as instructed on page 2 of this Agreement.
24. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
24.1 The Purchaser acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Issuer and/or the Agent are collecting and will use and disclose the Purchaser’s personal information for the purpose of fulfilling this Agreement and for the purpose of complying with applicable securities laws. The Purchaser further acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Issuer and/or the Agent may be required by the applicable securities laws to provide the Regulatory Authorities or other authorities pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act (Canada) with any personal information provided by the Purchaser.
25. NOTICE
25.1 Any notice under this Agreement will be given in writing and must be delivered, sent by facsimile transmission, or mailed by prepaid post and addressed to the party to which notice is to be given at the address indicated above, or at another address designated by the party in writing.
25.2 If notice is sent by facsimile transmission or is delivered, it will be deemed to have been given at the time of transmission or delivery.
25.3 If notice is mailed, it will be deemed to have been received 48 hours following the date of mailing of the notice.
25.4 If there is an interruption in normal mail service due to strike, labour unrest, or other cause at or prior to the time a notice is mailed, the notice will be sent by facsimile transmission or will be delivered.
26. MISCELLANEOUS
26.1 A party may not assign this Agreement without the other party’s written consent.
26.2 All references to currency refer to Canadian dollars.
26.3 Time is of the essence of this Agreement and will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act (British Columbia).
26.4 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement and in the agreements, instruments, and other documents contemplated or provided for herein, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties regarding the Securities and there are no other terms, conditions, representations, or warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral, or written, by statute, by common law, by the Issuer, or by anyone else.
26.5 The parties to this Agreement may amend this Agreement only in writing.
26.6 This Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding on the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.
26.7 This Agreement is to be read with all changes in gender or number required by the context.
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26.8 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the parties irrevocably attorn and submit to the jurisdiction of the court of British Columbia with respect to any dispute related to this Agreement.
26.9 The parties may sign this Agreement in any number of counterparts and may deliver this Agreement by facsimile, all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to be one and the same document.
APPENDIX I
To be completed by British Columbia and Alberta Accredited Investors
The Purchaser and any beneficial purchaser for whom the Purchaser is acting certifies that the Purchaser or such beneficial purchaser for whom the Purchaser is acting is a resident of or otherwise subject to the securities legislation of the Provinces of British Columbia or Alberta and the Purchaser or the beneficial purchaser, as applicable, is an “accredited investor”, as such term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 45-103 – Capital Raising Exemptions (“MI 45-103”), is purchasing the securities as principal and, as at the Closing Date, the Purchaser or the beneficial purchaser, as applicable, falls within one or more of the following categories (Please check one or more, as applicable):
¨ | (a) | a Canadian financial institution, or an authorized
foreign bank listed in Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada); |
¨ | (b) | the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated
under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada); |
¨ | (c) | an association under the Cooperative Credit Associations
Act (Canada) located in Canada or a central cooperative credit society
for which an order has been made under subsection 473(1) of that Act; |
¨ | (d) | a subsidiary of any person or company referred to
in paragraphs (a) to (c), if the person or company owns all of the voting
securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by
law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary; |
¨ | (e) | a person or company registered under the securities
legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer, other
than a limited market dealer registered under the Securities Act
(Ontario) or the Securities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador); |
¨ | (f) | an individual registered or formerly registered
under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative
of a person or company referred to in paragraph (e); |
¨ | (g) | 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; |
¨ | (h) | a municipality, public board or commission in Canada; |
¨ | (i) | any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial
or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency
of that government; |
¨ | (j) | 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; |
¨ | (k) | 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; |
¨ | (l) | an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded
$200,000 in each of the two most recent years or whose net income
before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each
of the two most recent years and who, in either case, reasonably expects
to exceed that net income level in the current year; |
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¨ | (m) | a person or company, other than a mutual fund or
non-redeemable investment fund, that, either alone or with a spouse, has
net assets of at least $5,000,000, and unless that person or company
is an individual, that amount is shown on its most recently prepared financial
statements; |
¨ | (n) | a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund
that, in the local jurisdiction, distributes its securities only to persons
or companies that are accredited investors; |
¨ | (o) | a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund
that, in the local jurisdiction, is distributing or has distributed its
securities under one or more prospectuses for which the regulator has
issued receipts; |
¨ | (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, trading as a trustee or agent on behalf
of a fully managed account; |
¨ | (q) | a person or company trading as agent on behalf of
a fully managed account if that person or company is registered or authorized
to carry on business under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction
of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction as a portfolio manager or under an
equivalent category of adviser or is exempt from registration as a portfolio
manager or the equivalent category of adviser; or |
¨ | (r) | a registered charity under the Income Tax Act
(Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an
eligibility advisor or other advisor registered to provide advice on the
securities being traded; |
¨ | (s) | an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that
is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through
(e) and paragraph (j) in form and function; |
¨ | (t) | a person or company in respect of which all of the
owners of interests, direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, except the
voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons
or companies that are accredited investors. |
For the purposes hereof, the following definitions are included for convenience:
“affiliate” means an issuer connected with another issuer because |
(a) | one of them is the subsidiary of the other, or | |
(b) | each of them is controlled by the same person; | |
“beneficial ownership” occurs |
(a) | for the purposes of British Columbia law, when a person beneficially owns securities that are beneficially owned by | |
(i) | an issuer controlled by that person, or | ||
(ii) | an affiliate of that person or an affiliate of an issuer controlled by that person; | ||
(b) | for the purposes of Alberta law, when a person beneficially owns securities that are beneficially owned by | |
(i) | a company controlled by that person or an affiliate of that company, |
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(ii) | an affiliate of that person, or | ||
(iii) | through a trustee, legal representative, agent or other intermediary of that person; |
“Canadian financial institution” means a bank, loan corporation, trust company, insurance company, treasury branch, credit union or caisse populaire that, in each case, is authorized to carry on business in Canada or a jurisdiction, or the Confédération des caisses populaires et d’économie Xxxxxxxxxx du Québec; “control” occurs if |
(a) | for the purposes of British Columbia law, | |
(i) | voting securities of a first party (person or company)
are held, other than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of
a second party (person or company), and |
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(ii) | the voting rights attached to those voting securities
are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of the
first party; and |
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(b) | for the purposes of Alberta law, | |
(i) | voting securities of a first party (person or company)
carrying more than 50% of the votes that may be cast to elect directors
are held, other than for the purpose of giving collateral for a bona fide
debt, by or for the benefit of a second party (person or company); and
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(ii) | the votes carried by the securities referred to
in (a) are sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the board
of directors of the first party; |
“director” means |
(a) | for the purpose of British Columbia law, a director
of a corporation or an individual occupying or performing, with respect
to a corporation or any other person, a similar position or similar functions;
and |
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(b) | for purposes of Alberta law, a person acting in
a capacity similar to that of a director of a company or corporation;
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“financial assets” means cash and securities; “foreign jurisdiction” means a country other than Canada or a political subdivision of a country other than Canada; “jurisdiction” means a province or territory of Canada except when used in the term foreign jurisdiction; “local jurisdiction” means the jurisdiction in which the applicable securities regulatory authority is situate; “mutual fund” includes an issuer of securities that entitles the holder to receive on demand, or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed by reference to the value of a |
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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; “person or company” includes |
(a) | for the purposes of British Columbia law, an individual,
corporation, partnership, party, trust, fund, association and any other
organized group of persons and the personal or other legal representative
of a person to whom the context can apply according to law, and |
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(b) | for the purposes of Alberta, an individual, partnership,
unincorporated or incorporated association, unincorporated or incorporated
syndicate, unincorporated or incorporated organization, trust, trustee,
executor, administrator or other legal representative. |
“regulator” means |
(a) | the Executive Director, as defined under section 1 of the Securities Act (Alberta), | |
(b) | the Executive Director, as defined under section 1 of the Securities Act (British Columbia), |
and such other person as is referred to in Appendix D of National Instrument 14-101 – Definitions; “related liabilities” means |
(c) | liabilities incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing the acquisition or ownership of financial assets; and | |
(d) | liabilities that are secured by financial assets; | |
“securities legislation” means |
(a) | for British Columbia, the Securities Act (British
Columbia) and the regulations, rules and forms under such Act and the
blanket rulings and orders issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission;
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(b) | for Alberta, the Securities Act (Alberta)
and the regulations and rules under such Act and the blanket rulings and
orders issued by the Alberta Securities Commission; and |
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(c) | for other Canadian jurisdictions, such other statutes
and instruments as are listed in Appendix B of National Instrument 14-101
– Definitions; |
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“securities regulatory authority” means |
(a) | the British Columbia Securities Commission; |
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(b) | the Alberta Securities Commission; and |
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(c) | in respect of any local jurisdiction other than
Alberta or British Columbia, means the securities commission or other
regulatory authority listed in Appendix C of National Instrument 14-101
– Definitions; and |
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“voting security” means any security which: |
(a) | is not a debt security; and | |
(b) | carries a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred and are continuing. | |
BRITISH COLUMBIA SPECIFIC DEFINITION “spouse”, means, for the purposes of British Columbia law, a person who |
(a) | is married to another person and is not living separate
and apart, within the meaning of the Divorce Act (Canada), from the other
person, or |
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(b) | is living and cohabitating with another person in
a marriage-like relationship, including a marriage-like relationship between
persons of the same gender. |
EXECUTED by the Purchaser at ______________________ this ___________ day of ______________ , 20 _______ .
If a corporation, partnership or other entity: | If an individual: | |
Print Name of Purchaser | Print Name | |
Signature of Authorized Signatory | Signature | |
Name and Position of Authorized Signatory | Jurisdiction of Residence | |
Jurisdiction of Residence |
APPENDIX II
To be completed by Ontario Accredited Investors
The Purchaser and any beneficial purchaser for whom the Purchaser is acting certifies that the Purchaser or such beneficial purchaser for whom the Purchaser is acting is a resident of or otherwise subject to the securities legislation of Ontario and the Purchaser or the beneficial purchaser, as applicable, is an “accredited investor”, as such term is defined in Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 – Exempt Distribution (“OSC Rule 45-501”) is purchasing the Securities as principal, as at the Closing Date, the Purchaser or the beneficial purchaser, as applicable, falls within one or more of the following categories (Please check one or more, as applicable):
¨ | (a) | a bank listed in Schedule I or II of the Bank
Act (Canada), or an authorized foreign bank listed in Schedule III
of that Act; |
¨ | (b) | the Business Development Bank incorporated under
the Business Development Bank Act (Canada); |
¨ | (c) | a loan corporation or trust corporation registered
under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act (Ontario) or under
the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada), or under comparable
legislation in any other jurisdiction; |
¨ | (d) | a co-operative credit society, credit union central,
federation of caisses populaires, credit union or league, or regional
caisse populaire, or an association under the Cooperative Credit
Associations Act (Canada), in each case, located in Canada; |
¨ | (e) | a company licensed to do business as an insurance
company in any jurisdiction; |
¨ | (f) | a subsidiary entity of any person or company referred
to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), where the person or company
owns all of the voting shares of the subsidiary entity; |
¨ | (g) | a person or company registered under the Securities
Act (Ontario) or securities legislation in another jurisdiction as
an adviser or dealer, other than a limited market dealer; |
¨ | (h) | the government of Canada or of any jurisdiction,
or any crown corporation, instrumentality or agency of a Canadian federal,
provincial or territorial government; |
¨ | (i) | any Canadian municipality or any Canadian provincial
or territorial capital city; |
¨ | (j) | any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial
or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any instrumentality
or agency thereof; |
¨ | (k) | a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office
of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a provincial
pension commission or similar regulatory authority; |
¨ | (l) | a registered charity under the Income Tax Act
(Canada); |
¨ | (m) | an individual who beneficially owns, or who together with a spouse beneficially own, financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that, before taxes but net of any related liabilities (as defined below), exceeds $1,000,000; |
¨ | (n) | an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of those years and who, in either case, has a reasonable expectation of exceeding the same net income level in the current year; |
¨ | (o) | an individual who has been granted registration under the Securities Act (Ontario) or securities legislation in another jurisdiction as a representative of a person or company referred to in paragraph (g), whether or not the individual’s registration is still in effect; |
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¨ | (p) | a promoter of the issuer or an affiliated entity
of a promoter of the issuer; |
¨ | (q) | a spouse, parent, brother, sister, grandparent
or child of an officer, director or promoter of the issuer; |
¨ | (r) | a person or company that, in relation to the issuer
is an affiliated entity or a person or company referred to in clause (c)
of the definition of distribution in subsection 1(1) of the Securities
Act (Ontario); |
¨ | (s) | an issuer that is acquiring securities of its own
issue; |
¨ | (t) | a company, limited liability company, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, trust or estate, other than a mutual fund
or non-redeemable investment fund, that had net assets of at least $5,000,000
as reflected in its most recently prepared financial statements; |
¨ | (u) | a person or company that is recognized by the Ontario
Securities Commission as an accredited investor; |
¨ | (v) | a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund
that, in Ontario, distributes its securities only to persons or companies
that are accredited investors; |
¨ | (w) | a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund
that, in Ontario, distributes its securities under a prospectus for which
a receipt has been granted by the Director or, if it has ceased distribution
of its securities, has previously distributed securities in this manner; |
¨ | (x) | a fully managed account if it is acquiring a security
that is not a security of a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund; |
¨ | (y) | an account that is fully managed by a trust corporation
registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act (Ontario)
or under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable
legislation in any other jurisdiction; |
¨ | (z) | an entity organized outside of Canada that is analogous
to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (g) and paragraph
(k) in form and function; and |
¨ | (aa) | a person or company in respect of which all of the
owners of interests, direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, are persons
or companies that are accredited investors. |
For the purposes hereof, the following definitions are included for convenience:
“company”
means any corporation, incorporated association, incorporated syndicate
or other incorporated organization; |
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“Director” means
the Executive Director of the Commission, a Director or Deputy Director
of the Commission, or a person employed by the Commission in a position
designated by the Executive Director for the purposes of this definition;
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“entity”
means a company, syndicate, partnership, trust or unincorporated organization;
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“financial assets”
means cash, securities, or any contract of insurance or deposit or evidence
thereof that is not a security for the purposes of the Securities Act
(Ontario); |
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“fully managed account”
means an investment portfolio account of a client established in
writing with a portfolio adviser who makes investment decisions for the
account and has full discretion to trade in securities of the account
without requiring the client’s express consent to a transaction;
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"mutual fund" includes: |
(a) | an issuer: | |
(i) | whose primary purpose is to invest money provided by its security holders, and | ||
(ii) | 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 part of the net assets, including a separate fund or trust account, of the issuer, or | ||
(b) | an issuer or class of issuers that is designated as a mutual fund by an order of the Commission in the case of a single issuer or otherwise in a regulation which is made for the purposes of this definition; |
but does not include an issuer or a class of issuer that is designated not to be a mutual fund by an order of the Commission in the case of a single issuer or otherwise in a regulation which is made for the purposes of this definition; (“fonds mutuel") “non-redeemable investment fund” means an issuer |
(a) | whose primary purpose is to invest money provided by its security holders; | |
(b) | that does not invest for the purpose of exercising effective control, seeking to exercise effective control, or being actively involved in the management of the issuers in which it invests, other than other mutual funds or non-redeemable investment funds; and | |
(c) | that is not a mutual fund; |
“person” means an individual, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative; “portfolio adviser” means |
(a) | a portfolio manager; or | |
(b) | a broker or investment dealer exempted from registration
as an adviser under subsection 148(1) of the regulation made under the
Securities Act (Ontario) if that broker or investment dealer is
not exempt from the by-laws or regulations of the Toronto Stock Exchange
or the Investment Dealers’ Association of Canada referred to in
that subsection; |
“related liabilities” means liabilities incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing the acquisition or ownership of financial assets and liabilities that are secured by financial assets; “spouse”, in relation to an individual, means another individual to whom that individual is married, or another individual of the opposite sex or the same sex with whom that individual is living in a conjugal relationship outside marriage; In OSC Rule 45-501 a person or company is considered to be an “affiliated entity” of another person or company if one is a subsidiary entity of the other, or if both are subsidiary entities of the same person or company, or if each of them is controlled by the same person or company. |
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In OSC Rule 45-501 a person or company is considered to be “controlled” by a person or company if | |
(a) in the case of a person or company, |
(i) | voting securities of the first-mentioned person or company carrying more than 50 percent of the votes for the election of directors are held, otherwise than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of the other person or company, and | ||
(ii) | the votes carried by the securities are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of the first-mentioned person or company; | ||
(b) | in the case of a partnership that does not have directors, other than a limited partnership, the second-mentioned person or company holds more than 50 percent of the interests in the partnership; or | |
(c ) | in the case of a limited partnership, the general partner is the second-mentioned person or company. |
In OSC Rule 45-501 a person or company is considered to be a “subsidiary entity” of another person or company if |
(a) | it is controlled by, | |
(i) | that other, or | ||
(ii) | that other and one or more persons or companies each of which is controlled by that other, or | ||
(iii) | two or more persons or companies, each of which is controlled by that other, or |
(b) | it is subsidiary entity of a person or company that is the other’s subsidiary entity. |
EXECUTED by the Purchaser at _________________________ this _________ day of ____________ , 20 __________ .
If a corporation, partnership or other entity: | If an individual: | |
Print Name of Purchaser | Print Name | |
Signature of Authorized Signatory | Signature | |
Name and Position of Authorized Signatory | Jurisdiction of Residence | |
Jurisdiction of Residence |
APPENDIX III
THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
PRIVATE PLACEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND UNDERTAKING
To be completed by each proposed private placement purchaser of listed securities or securities which are convertible into listed securities.
Questionnaire
1. | Description of Transaction | |
(a) | Name of issuer of the Securities __________________________________________________________________ | |
(b) | Number and Class of Securities to be Purchased __________________________________________________________________ | |
(c) | Purchase Price __________________________________________________________________ |
2. | Details of Purchaser | |
(a) | Name of Purchaser __________________________________________________________________ | |
(b) | Address __________________________________________________________________ | |
(c) | Names and addresses of persons having a greater than 10% beneficial interest in the purchaser ____________________________________________ | |
3. | Relationship to Issuer | |
(a) | Is the purchaser (or any person named in response
to 2(c) above) an insider of the issuer for the purposes of the Ontario
Securities Act (before giving effect to this |
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private placement)? If so, state the capacity in which the purchaser (or person named in response to 2(c)) qualifies as an insider __________________________ | ||
(c) | If the answer to (a) is "no", are the purchaser and the issuer controlled by the same person or company? If so, give details _____________________________________ | |
4. | Dealings of Purchaser in Securities of the Issuer |
Give details of all trading by the purchaser, as principal, in the securities of the issuer (other than debt securities which are not convertible into equity securities), directly or indirectly, within the 60 days preceding the date hereof. ____________________________________________________________________ | |
Undertaking
To: The Toronto Stock Exchange
The undersigned has subscribed for and agreed to purchase, as principal, the securities described in Item 1 of this Private Placement Questionnaire and Undertaking.
The undersigned undertakes not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the said securities so purchased or any securities derived therefrom for a period of four months from the date of the closing of the transaction herein or for such period as is prescribed by applicable securities legislation, whichever is longer, without the prior consent of The Toronto Stock Exchange and any other regulatory body having jurisdiction.
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DATED at __________________________ , _____________________________ , this _________ day of ______________________ , 200___.
(Name of Purchaser -- please print) | |
(Authorized Signature) | |
(Official Capacity -- please print) (Please | |
print name of individual whose signature | |
appears above, if different from name of | |
purchaser printed above) |