AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN AGREEMENTShareholder Rights Plan Agreement • December 19th, 2024
Contract Type FiledDecember 19th, 2024WHEREAS the Board of Directors (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation determined that it was advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation to adopt a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) to (a) ensure, to the extent possible, that all holders of the Common Shares (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation and the Board of Directors have adequate time to consider and evaluate any unsolicited Take-over Bid (as hereinafter defined) for the Common Shares, (b) provide the Board of Directors with adequate time to identify, solicit, develop and negotiate value-enhancing alternatives, as considered appropriate, to any unsolicited Take-over Bid, (с) encourage the fair treatment of the Corporation’s shareholders in connection with any unsolicited Take-over Bid and (d) generally assist the Board of Directors in enhancing shareholder value;