WKSI Blanket Orders definition

WKSI Blanket Orders has the meaning given to it in the fifth paragraph of this Agreement.

WKSI Blanket Orders means Ontario Instrument 44-501 – Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned Issuers (Interim Class Order) and, as the context requires, each of the other local blanket orders of the Canadian Securities Commissions referred to in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements.

WKSI Blanket Orders has the meaning given to it in the third paragraph of this Agreement.

Examples of WKSI Blanket Orders in a sentence

• The Corporation qualifies as a “well-known seasoned issuer”, is not an “ineligible issuer” (as such terms are defined in the WKSI Blanket Orders) and satisfies each other applicable requirement of the WKSI Blanket Orders.

• The Company satisfies the definition of “well-known seasoned issuer” or “WKSI” in compliance with the WKSI Blanket Orders by virtue of the fact that, as of September 21, 2022, and the Company’s public float (as defined in each of the WKSI Blanket Orders) of outstanding listed equity securities was approximately $2,330,637,612.16.

• As at the time of filing the WKSI Cover Letter, the Company was not an “ineligible issuer” and is qualified as a “well-known seasoned issuer”, in each case as defined under the WKSI Blanket Orders.

• The Company is qualified under Regulation 44-101 to file a prospectus in the form of a short form prospectus in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and is eligible under the Canadian WKSI Blanket Orders to use the Canadian WKSI Shelf Procedures.

• The Corporation (i) satisfies the definition of “well-known seasoned issuer” or “WKSI” in compliance with the WKSI Blanket Orders by virtue of the fact that (i) as of February 22, 2024, the Corporation’s public float (as defined in each of the WKSI Blanket Orders) of outstanding listed equity securities was at least C$500 million; (ii) it has been a reporting issuer in Ontario for the past three years; and (iii) it is eligible to file a short form prospectus under Section 2.2 of NI 44-101.

More Definitions of WKSI Blanket Orders

WKSI Blanket Orders means the blanket orders listed in CSA Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements, including Québec Décision n. 2021-PDG-0066 – Décision générale relative à une dispense de certaines obligations du régime de prospectus préalable au benefice d’émetteurs établis bien connus and the equivalent blanket orders adopted by the Securities Commissions in the other Qualifying Jurisdictions; and

WKSI Blanket Orders means the local blanket orders of each of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions referenced in CSA Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements as in effect on November 21, 2022.

WKSI Blanket Orders means BC Instrument 44-503 – Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Canadian Well-known Seasoned Issuers and, as the context requires, each of the other local blanket orders of the Canadian Securities Commissions referred to in the CSA Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements (each as amended or waived from time to time); and

WKSI Blanket Orders means General Order 44-501 – Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned Issuers of the Securities Division of the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, together with the equivalent local blanket orders in the other Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, words importing only the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. References to “Sections,” “paragraphs” and “clauses” are to the appropriate section, paragraph or clause of this Agreement. All references to dollars or “$” are to United States dollars unless otherwise expressed.

WKSI Blanket Orders means Ontario Instrument 44-501 – Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned Issuers (Interim Class Order) as amended by OSC Rule 44-502 – Extension of Ontario Instrument 44-501 – Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well- known Seasoned Issuer and, as the context requires, each of the other local blanket orders of the Canadian Securities Commissions referred to in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements.

WKSI Blanket Orders means Ontario Instrument 44-501 – Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned Issuers (Interim Class Order) as amended by OSC Rule 44-502 – Extension of Ontario Instrument 44-501 – Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned Issuer and, as the context requires, each of the other local blanket orders of the Canadian Securities Commissions referred to in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements (as amended or varied from time to time). Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, words importing only the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. References to “Sections”, “paragraphs” and “clauses” are to the appropriate section, paragraph or clause of this Agreement. All references to dollars or “$” are to Canadian States dollars unless otherwise expressed.

WKSI Blanket Orders means the local blanket orders of each of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions referenced in CSA Staff Notice 44-306 – Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements as in effect on November 12, 2024.