(Section 2.3 Accredited Investor Exemption Pursuant to “National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus and Registration Exemptions” –
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Alberta and British Columbia Jurisdictions Only)
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TO:
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Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. (the "Corporation")
Suite 700, 10150 – 100 Street
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Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0P6
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Name of Subscriber – please print
By: _________________________________________________
Authorized Signature
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Official Capacity or Title – please print
Date:__________________________________________________
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(Please print name of individual whose signature appears above if
different than the name of the Subscriber printed above.) _______________________________________________________
Subscriber's Address
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Facsimile Number
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Telephone Number E-Mail Address
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Number of Units:
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Aggregate Subscription Price (No. of Units X US$lper Unit):
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No. of Common Shares Currently Held (excluding Common Shares comprising the
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Register the Units as set forth below:
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Name
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Address
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Address
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DEEP WELL OIL & GAS, INC.
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By:
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(a)
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“Closing” or “Closing Date” means the closing of the Offering initially expected to occur on or about l, 2013 or such other date or dates as may be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion and such other subsequent closings as may be required to complete the Offering;
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(b)
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“Common Share” means a common share in the capital stock of the Corporation;
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(c)
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“Corporation” means Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc.;
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(d)
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“MI 51-105” means Multilateral Instrument 51-105 – Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-The-Counter Markets;
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(e)
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“NI 45-102” means National Instrument 45-102 - Resale of Securities;
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(f)
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“NI 45-106” means National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus and Registration Exemptions;
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(g)
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“Offering” means the offering of Units by the Corporation at US$l per Unit;
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(h)
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“Prior Share Issuance Reservations” means all previously reserved share issuances including the ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding share capital which may be granted as options pursuant to the Corporation’s stock option plan.
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(i)
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“Securities” means the Units, the Common Shares and the Whole Warrants comprising the Units, and the Warrant Shares;
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(j)
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“Subscriber” means the person or company identified as the Subscriber on the face page of this Subscription Agreement;
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(k)
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“Subscription Agreement” means this agreement, together with the exhibits attached hereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time;
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(l)
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“Subscription Price” means the aggregate subscription price paid by the Subscriber, being the number of Units subscribed for multiplied by US$l per Unit;
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(m)
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“Unit” means a unit consisting of one (1) Common Share and one (1) Whole Warrant;
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(n)
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“United States” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia;
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(o)
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“U.S. Person” means “U.S. person” as that term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act;
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(p)
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“U.S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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(q)
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“Warrant Share” means a Common Share issuable upon exercise of a Whole Warrant;
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(r)
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“Warrant Term” means the period commencing at Closing and continuing until 4:30 p.m. (Edmonton time) on the date which is three (3) years following the Closing Date (or, if such date is not a business day, on the first business day which is at least three (3) years following the Closing Date), subject to amendments to the expiry provisions in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 13; and
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(s)
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“Whole Warrant” means one (1) Common Share purchase warrant of the Corporation entitling the holder to purchase one (1) Common Share of the Corporation at a price of US$l for a period of three (3) years from the Closing Date.
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(a)
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the Subscriber has been independently advised as to restrictions with respect to trading in the Units imposed by applicable securities legislation, confirms that no representation has been made to it by or on behalf of the Corporation with respect thereto, acknowledges that it is aware of the characteristics of the Units, the risks relating to an investment therein and of the fact that it may not be able to resell the Securities except in accordance with limited exemptions under applicable securities legislation and regulatory policy, including MI 51-105, NI 45-102 and the U.S. Securities Act until expiry of the applicable restricted period and compliance with the other requirements of applicable law; and the Subscriber agrees that any certificates representing the Securities, and all certificates issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, will bear a legend indicating that the resale of such Securities is restricted; and
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(b)
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the Subscriber has not received or been provided with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering memorandum, or any other document (other than an annual report, annual information form, interim report, information circular or any other continuous disclosure document, the content of which is prescribed by statute or regulation) describing the business and affairs of the Corporation which has been prepared for delivery to, and review by, prospective purchasers in order to assist it in making an investment decision in respect of the Units; and
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(c)
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the Subscriber has been afforded the opportunity (i) to ask such questions as it deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Corporation concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Units and (ii) to obtain such additional information which the Corporation possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Subscriber considered necessary in connection with its decision to invest in the Units; and
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(d)
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this Agreement is made unconditionally as a result of the Subscriber’s desire to participate in the future development of the Corporation; and
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(e)
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the Subscriber is purchasing as principal and it knows that it is purchasing the Units pursuant to an exemption under NI 45-106 and, as a consequence, is restricted from using most of the civil remedies available under applicable securities legislation, may not receive information that would otherwise be required to be provided to it under applicable securities legislation, and the Corporation is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under applicable securities legislation; and
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(i)
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if a resident of Alberta, the Subscriber is a resident in or otherwise subject to the applicable securities laws of Alberta and it is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in NI 45-106 promulgated under the Securities Act (Alberta) and has concurrently executed and delivered a Representation Letter in the form attached as Exhibit 1 to this Subscription Agreement; or
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(ii)
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if a resident of British Columbia, the Subscriber is a resident in or otherwise subject to the applicable securities laws of British Columbia and it is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in NI 45-106 promulgated under the Securities Act (British Columbia) and has concurrently executed and delivered a Representation Letter in the form attached as Exhibit 1 to this Subscription Agreement; and
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if the Subscriber is resident in any jurisdiction not referred to in Subsection 8(e) above: (a) the purchase of the Units does not contravene any of the applicable laws in the Subscriber’s jurisdiction of residence and does not trigger (i) any obligation to prepare and file a prospectus, an offering memorandum or similar document, or any other ongoing reporting requirements with respect to such purchase or otherwise, or (ii) any registration or other obligation on the part of the Corporation; (b) the sale of the Units as contemplated in the Subscription Agreement complies with or is exempt from applicable securities legislation of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction of residence and the Subscriber will provide such evidence of compliance with all such matters as the Corporation may request; (c) the Subscriber will comply with the provisions of Section 6 and Subsection 8(a) as if they were a resident of Alberta or British Columbia; and (d) and notwithstanding that the Subscriber is not a resident of Alberta or British Columbia, it is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in NI 45-106 promulgated under the Securities Act (Alberta) and/or the Securities Act (British Columbia) and has concurrently executed and delivered a Representation Letter in the form attached as Exhibit 1 to this Subscription Agreement; and
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the Subscriber has concurrently properly completed, executed and delivered a Risk Acknowledgement Form in the form attached as Exhibit 2 to this Subscription Agreement, which the Corporation is relying upon for determining the sale of securities of the Corporation to the Subscriber in a manner exempt from the registration requirements of the applicable securities laws, which form is true and correct both as of the date of execution of this Subscription Agreement and as at Closing.; and
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(h)
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no person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral representations:
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(i)
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that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities;
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(ii)
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that any person will refund the purchase price of any of the Securities;
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(iii)
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as to the future price or value of any of the Securities; or
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(iv)
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that any of the Securities will be listed and posted for trading on a stock exchange or that application has been made to list and post any of the Securities for trading on a stock exchange; and
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(i)
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the Subscriber has not received or been provided with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering memorandum, disclosure document or any other document describing the business and affairs of the Corporation in order to assist the Subscriber in making an investment decision in respect of the Securities; and
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(j)
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the issuance of the Units was not accompanied by any form of general solicitation, including but not limited to any advertisement in printed public media, radio, television or telecommunications, including electronic display, such as from the Internet. The decision to execute this Subscription Agreement and to subscribe for the Units has not been based upon any verbal or written representation or understanding as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Corporation not otherwise contained in this Subscription Agreement and the Subscriber has no understandings to the contrary.
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(k)
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the Subscriber has no knowledge of a “material fact” or “material change” (as those terms are defined by applicable securities legislation) in respect of the affairs of the Corporation that has not been generally disclosed to the public, other than knowledge relating directly to its subscription for the Units; and the Corporation may complete additional financings in the future, and such future financings may have a dilutive effect on then-current security holders of the Corporation, including the Subscriber; and
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the Corporation may complete additional financings in the future, and such future financings may have a dilutive effect on then-current security holders of the Corporation, including the Subscriber; and
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(m)
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it is aware that the Securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws, and that the Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. Person without registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with the requirements of an exemption or exclusion from such registration requirements and acknowledges that the Corporation has no present intention of filing a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act in respect of the Securities; and
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(n)
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the Units have not been offered to the Subscriber in the United States and this Subscription Agreement has not been executed by or on behalf of the Subscriber in the United States; and
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(o)
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it is not a U.S. Person and is not purchasing the Units on behalf of, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. Person or a person in the United States; and
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(p)
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the Subscriber undertakes and agrees that it will not offer or sell the Securities unless such securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Act and the securities laws of all applicable states of the United States, or an exemption or exclusion from such registration requirements is available, and further that it will not resell the Securities except in accordance with the provisions of applicable securities legislation, regulations, rules, policies and orders and stock exchange rules; and
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(q)
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it will not engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Securities except in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act; and
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(r)
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it understands and acknowledges that the Corporation must refuse to register any transfer of the Securities not made in accordance with an available exemption or exclusion from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to registration under the U.S. Securities Act; and
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if the Subscriber is a “distributor” (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) or is an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act) of a distributor or is acting on behalf of a distributor, (i) it agrees that it will not offer or sell the Securities during the one year period after the completion of the distribution of the Units (the “Distribution Compliance Period”) to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than a distributor), and (ii) if it sells Securities to another distributor, a dealer (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the U.S. Securities Act) or a person receiving a selling concession fee or other remuneration, during the Distribution Compliance Period, the Subscriber agrees that it will send a written confirmation or other notice to the purchaser stating that the purchaser is subject to the same restrictions on offers and sales that apply to a distributor and setting forth the restrictions on offers and sales of Securities within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons; and
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the Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Whole Warrants may not be exercised unless the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or an exemption or exclusion from such registration requirements is available; and
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the Subscriber understands and acknowledges that each person exercising a Whole Warrant will be required to provide either (i) written certification that it is not in the United States or a U.S. Person and the Whole Warrant is not being exercised on behalf of a U.S. Person or a person in the United States, or (ii) a written opinion of counsel, of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, to the effect that the Whole Warrant being exercised and the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or are exempt from such registration requirements; and
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if any Securities are being sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act, the United States restrictive legend may be removed from the certificates representing the Securities by delivering to the Corporation a written opinion of counsel, of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, to the effect that the legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or state securities laws; and
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(w)
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if a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity, it has the legal capacity to enter into and be bound by this Subscription Agreement and further certifies that all necessary approvals of directors, shareholders or otherwise have been given and obtained; and
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(x)
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if an individual, it is of the full age of majority and is legally competent to execute this Subscription Agreement and take all action pursuant hereto; and
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(y)
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it acknowledges that the net subscription proceeds (gross proceeds less expenses, including legal fees which have not been paid by the Corporation), will be immediately releasable to the Corporation on the Closing Date or later closing dates, as the case may be; and
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(z)
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this Subscription Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Subscriber; and
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(aa)
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the entering into of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in a violation of any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to it, or any of its constating documents, or of any agreement to which the Subscriber is a party or by which it is bound; and
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in the case of a subscription by the Subscriber for Units acting as agent for a disclosed principal, it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other necessary documentation in connection with such subscription on behalf of such principal and this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of, such principal; and
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the Subscriber has such knowledge in financial and business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Subscriber’s investment and the Subscriber, or, where the Subscriber is acting as agent for a disclosed principal, each beneficial purchaser, is able to bear the economic risk of loss of the Subscriber’s entire investment in the Units; and
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except for the representations and warranties made by the Corporation herein, it has relied solely upon publicly available information relating to the Corporation and not upon any verbal or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Corporation and acknowledges that the Corporation's counsel are acting as counsel to the Corporation and not as counsel to the Subscriber; and
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(ee)
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the Subscriber understands that Units are being offered for sale only on a "private placement" basis and that the sale and delivery of the Units is conditional upon such sale being exempt from the requirements as to the filing of a prospectus or delivery of an offering memorandum or upon the issuance of such orders, consents or approvals as may be required to permit such sale without the requirement of filing a prospectus or delivering an offering memorandum and, as a consequence (i) it is restricted from using most of the civil remedies available under applicable securities legislation; (ii) it may not receive information that would otherwise be required to be provided to it under applicable securities legislation; and (iii) the Corporation is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under applicable securities legislation; and
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if required by applicable securities legislation, regulations, rules, policies or orders, NI 45-106, or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other regulatory authority, the Subscriber will execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Corporation in filing, such reports, undertakings and other documents with respect to the issue of the Units (including, without limitation, a completed and duly executed Representation Letter, attached as Exhibit 1); and
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the Subscriber will not resell the Securities except in accordance with the provisions of applicable securities legislation and stock exchange rules, if applicable, in the future; and
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the Subscriber deals at arm's length with the Corporation within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and will continue to deal at arm's length with the Corporation at all times which are relevant for this Subscription Agreement; and
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(ii)
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none of the funds the Subscriber is using to purchase the Units are, to the knowledge of the Subscriber, proceeds obtained or derived, directly or indirectly, as a result of illegal activities; and
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(jj)
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the funds representing the total Subscription Price which will be advanced by the Subscriber to the Corporation hereunder will not represent proceeds of crime for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) (the "PCMLA") and the Subscriber acknowledges that the Corporation may in the future be required by law to disclose the Subscriber's name and other information relating to this Subscription Agreement and the Subscriber's subscription hereunder, on a confidential basis, pursuant to the PCMLA; and
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to the best of its knowledge, the subscription funds to be provided by the Subscriber (i) have not been or will not be derived from or related to any activity that is deemed criminal under the law of Canada, the United States of America, or any other jurisdiction, and (ii) are not being tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been identified to the Subscriber and the Subscriber shall promptly notify the Corporation if the Subscriber discovers that any of such representations cease to be true, and to provide the Corporation with appropriate information in connection therewith; and
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the Subscriber acknowledges that it has been encouraged to and should obtain independent legal, income tax and investment advice with respect to its subscription for these Units and accordingly, has been independently advised as to the meanings of all terms contained herein relevant to the Subscriber for purposes of giving representations, warranties and covenants under this Subscription Agreement.
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(a)
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in the case of the Subscriber, to the address appearing on the first page of this Subscription Agreement; and
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(b)
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in the case of the Corporation, to the address appearing in Section 18 of this Subscription Agreement,
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(a)
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this duly completed and executed Subscription Agreement;
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(b)
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a certified cheque, wire transfer or bank draft payable to Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. for the Subscription Price of the Units subscribed for under this Subscription Agreement;
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(c)
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the applicable Representation Letter as follows:
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(i)
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if the Subscriber is an “accredited investor” in Alberta a fully completed and duly executed Representation Letter, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; or
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(ii)
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if the Subscriber is an “accredited investor” in British Columbia a fully completed and duly executed Representation Letter, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; or
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(iii)
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if the Subscriber is purchasing Units pursuant to Subsection 8(e) a fully completed and duly executed Representation Letter, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; and
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(d)
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a completed and duly signed Risk Acknowledgement Form in the form attached as Exhibit 2 hereto.
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TO:
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DEEP WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (the "Corporation")
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1.
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The Subscriber is resident in Alberta or British Columbia or is subject to the laws of the Province of Alberta or British Columbia;
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The Subscriber, unless it is a person or company described in paragraph (q) in the attached Appendix "A" that is deemed pursuant to the provisions of section 2.3(5) of National Instrument 45-106 entitled "Prospectus and Registration Exemptions" to be purchasing as principal, is purchasing the Units as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person;
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The Subscriber is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of National Instrument 45-106 entitled "Prospectus and Registration Exemptions" by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion as set out in Appendix "A" to this Representation Letter; and
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Upon execution of this Exhibit 1 by the Subscriber, this Exhibit 1 shall be incorporated into and form a part of the Subscription Agreement.
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(a)
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a Canadian financial institution or a Schedule III bank; or
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(b)
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the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada); or
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a subsidiary of any person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), if the person owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary; or
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a person registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a person registered solely as a limited market dealer under one or both of the Securities Act (Ontario) or the Securities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador); or
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an individual registered or formerly registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of a person referred to in paragraph (d); or
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the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada; or
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a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montreal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec; or
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any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government; or
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(i)
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a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada; or
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(j)
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an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000 (Canadian); or
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(k)
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an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 (Canadian) in each of the 2 most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 (Canadian) in each of the 2 most recent calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current calendar year; or
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an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of at least $5,000,000 (Canadian); or
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(m)
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a person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets of at least $5,000,000 (Canadian) as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements and such person was not created or used solely to purchase or hold securities as an “accredited investor”; or
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(n)
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an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities only to:
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(i) a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of the distribution;
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(ii) a person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 and 2.19 of NI 45-106; or
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(iii) a person described in paragraph (n)(i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 of NI 45-106; or
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an investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator, or in Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt; or
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a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be; or
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(q)
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a person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by that person, if that person
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(i) is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction; and
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(ii) in Ontario, is purchasing a security that is not a security of an investment fund; or
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(r)
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a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being traded; or
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(s)
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an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) or paragraph (i) in form and function; or
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(t)
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a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect, or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are “accredited investors” (as defined in NI 45-106); or
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(u)
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an investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser or a person that is exempt from registration as an adviser; or
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a person that is recognized or designated by the securities regulatory authority or, except in Ontario and Québec, the regulator as an “accredited investor” (as defined in NI 45-106).
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(a)
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"affiliate" - An issuer is an “affiliate” of another issuer if
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(i)
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one of them is the subsidiary of the other, or
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(ii)
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each of them is controlled by the same person;
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(b)
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"bank" means a bank named in Schedule I or II of the Bank Act (Canada);
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(c)
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"Canadian financial institution" means
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(i)
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an association governed by the Cooperative Credit Associations Act (Canada) or a central cooperative credit society for which an order has been made under section 473(1) of that Act; or
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(ii)
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a bank, loan corporation, trust company, trust corporation, insurance company, treasury branch, credit union, caisse populaire, financial services cooperative, or league that, in each case, is authorized by an enactment of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada to carry on business in Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada;
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(d)
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"control person" means
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(i)
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for Alberta,
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a person or company who holds a sufficient number of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of an issuer to affect materially the control of the issuer, and if a person or company holds more than 20% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of an issuer, the person or company is deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to hold a sufficient number of the voting rights to affect materially the control of the issuer, or
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B.
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each person or company in a combination of persons or companies acting in concert by virtue of an agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, who holds in total a sufficient number of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of an issuer to affect materially the control of the issuer, and if a combination of persons or companies holds more than 20% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of an issuer, the combination of persons or companies is deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to hold a sufficient number of the voting rights to affect materially the control of the issuer;
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(ii)
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for British Columbia, means
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A.
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a person who holds a sufficient number of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of an issuer to affect materially the control of the issuer, or
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B.
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each person in a combination of persons, acting in concert by virtue of an agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, which holds in total a sufficient number of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of an issuer to affect materially the control of the issuer,
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(e)
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"director" means
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(i)
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a member of the board of directors of a company or an individual who performs similar functions for a company, and
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(ii)
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with respect to a person that is not an company, an individual who performs functions similar to that of a director of a company;
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(f)
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"eligibility adviser" means:
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(i)
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a person that is registered as an investment dealer and authorized to give advice with respect to the type of security being distributed; and
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(ii)
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in Saskatchewan or Manitoba, also means a lawyer who is a practicing member in good standing with a law society of a jurisdiction of Canada or a public accountant who is a member in good standing of an institute or association of chartered accountants, certified general accountants or certified management accountants in a jurisdiction of Canada provided that the lawyer or public accountant must not
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A.
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have a professional, business or personal relationship with the issuer, or any of its directors, executive officers, founders or control persons, and
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B.
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have acted for or been retained personally or otherwise as an employee, executive officer, director, associate or partner of a person that has acted for or been retained by the issuer or any of its directors, executive officers, founders or control persons within the previous 12 months;
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(g)
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"EVCC" means an employee venture capital corporation that does not have a restricted constitution and is registered under Part 2 of the Employee Investment Act (British Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 112, and whose business objective is making multiple investments;
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(h)
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"executive officer" means, for an issuer, an individual who is
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(i)
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a chair, vice-chair or president,
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(ii)
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a vice-president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function including sales, finance or production, or
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(iii)
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performing a policy-making function in respect of the issuer;
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(i)
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"financial assets" means
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(i)
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cash;
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(ii)
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securities; or
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(iii)
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a contract of insurance, a deposit or evidence of a deposit that is not a security for the purposes of securities legislation;
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(j)
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"foreign jurisdiction" means a country other than Canada or a political subdivision of a country other than Canada;
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(k)
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"founder" means, in respect of an issuer, a person who,
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(i)
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acting alone, in conjunction, or in concert with one or more persons, directly or indirectly, takes the initiative in founding, organizing or substantially reorganizing the business of the issuer, and
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(ii)
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at the time of the distribution or trade is actively involved in the business of the issuer;
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(l)
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"fully managed account" means an account of a client for which a person makes the investment decisions if that person has full discretion to trade in securities for the account without requiring the client's express consent to a transaction;
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(m)
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"jurisdiction" means a province or territory of Canada except when used in the term "foreign jurisdiction";
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(n)
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"individual" means
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(i)
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for Alberta, a natural person, but does not include
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A.
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a partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization or a trust, or
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B.
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a natural person in the person's capacity as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;
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(ii)
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for British Columbia, a natural person, but does not include
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A.
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a partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization or trust, or
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B.
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a natural person in the person's capacity as a trustee, executor, administrator or personal or other legal representative;
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(o)
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"investment fund" means a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, and, for greater certainty in British Columbia, includes an EVCC and a VCC;
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(p)
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"non-redeemable investment fund" means an issuer,
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(i)
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whose primary purpose is to invest money provided by its securityholders,
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(ii)
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that does not invest,
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A.
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for the purpose of exercising or seeking to exercise control of an issuer, other than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, or
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B.
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for the purpose of being actively involved in the management of any issuer in which it invests, other than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, and
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(iii)
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that is not a mutual fund;
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(q)
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"person" includes
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(i)
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an individual;
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(ii)
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a corporation;
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(iii)
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a partnership, trust, fund and an association, syndicate, organization or other organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not; and
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(iv)
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an individual or other person in that person's capacity as a trustee, executor, administrator or personal or other legal representative;
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(r)
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"related liabilities" means
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(i)
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liabilities incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing the acquisition or ownership of financial assets; or
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(ii)
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liabilities that are secured by financial assets;
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(s)
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"Schedule III bank" means an authorized foreign bank named in Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada):
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(t)
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"securities legislation" means
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(i)
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for Alberta, the Securities Act (Alberta) and the regulations and rules under such Act and the blanket rulings and orders issued by the securities regulatory authority;
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(ii)
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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 securities regulatory authority;
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(iii)
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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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(u)
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"securities regulatory authority" means
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(i)
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for Alberta, the Alberta Securities Commission;
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(ii)
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for British Columbia, the British Columbia Securities Commission;
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(iii)
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for other Canadian jurisdictions, means the securities regulatory authority as listed in Appendix C of National Instrument 14-101 – Definitions;
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(v)
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"spouse" means, an individual who,
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(i)
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is married to another individual and is not living separate and apart within the meaning of the Divorce Act (Canada), from the other individual; or
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(ii)
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is living with another individual in a marriage-like relationship, including a marriage-like relationship of individuals of the same gender; or
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(iii)
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in Alberta, is an individual referred to in paragraph (i) or (ii) or is an adult interdependent partner within the meaning of the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act (Alberta);
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(w)
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"subsidiary" means an issuer that is controlled directly or indirectly by another issuer and includes a subsidiary of that subsidiary; and
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(x)
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"VCC" means a venture capital corporation registered under Part 1 of the Small Business Venture Capital Act (British Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 429 whose business objective is making multiple investments.
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(i)
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the first person beneficially owns or directly or indirectly, exercises control or direction over securities of the second person carrying votes which, if exercised, would entitle the first person to elect a majority of the directors of the second person, unless that first person holds the voting securities only to secure an obligation; or
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(ii)
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the second person is a partnership, other than a limited partnership, and the first person holds more than 50% of the interests of the partnership; or
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(iii)
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the second person is a limited partnership and the general partner of the limited partnership is the first person.
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