EX-99.1 2 d744297dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF May 7, 2014

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.01 Definitions

For purposes of the Plan, unless such word or term is otherwise defined herein or the context in which such word or term is used herein otherwise requires, the following words and terms with the initial letter or letters thereof capitalized shall have the following meanings:

 

  (a) Act” means the Canada Business Corporations Act or its successor, as amended from time to time;

 

  (b) Aggregate Contribution” means the aggregate of a Participant’s Contribution and the Corporation’s Contribution related to such Participant’s Contribution;

 

  (c) Basic Annual Salary” means the basic annual remuneration of a Participant from the Corporation and Designated Affiliates exclusive of any overtime pay, bonuses or allowances (whether received in cash, securities or otherwise) of any kind whatsoever;

 

  (d) Blackout Period” means an interval of time during which (i) the then trading guidelines of the Corporation restrict one or more Participants from trading in securities of the Corporation or (ii) the Corporation has determined that one or more Participants may not trade in securities of the Corporation;

 

  (e) Blackout Period Expiry Date” means the date on which the applicable Blackout Period expires;

 

  (f) Business Day” means any day on which the Stock Exchange is open for trading;

 

  (g) Committee” shall mean the Directors or, if the Directors so determine in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Plan, the committee of the Directors authorized to administer the Plan;

 

  (h) Common Shares” shall mean the common shares of the Corporation, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Plan from time to time;

 

  (i) Corporation” means IAMGOLD Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the Act, and any successor thereto;

 

  (j) Corporation’s Contribution” means the amount the Corporation credits a Participant under Section 3.04 of the Plan;


 

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  (k) Date of Termination” means the date of termination of employment or the date of termination of a contract for services set out in a notice of termination given by the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate and for greater certainty does not include, or mean the expiry date of, any period of time following such date of termination during which the Participant is in receipt of, or is entitled to be in receipt of, compensation in lieu of notice of termination or severance compensation;

 

  (l) Deferred Share Plan” means the deferred share plan described in Article 6 of the Plan;

 

  (m) Designated Affiliates” means the affiliates of the Corporation designated by the Committee for purposes of the Plan from time to time;

 

  (n) Directors” shall mean the board of directors of the Corporation from time to time;

 

  (o) Eligible Directors” shall mean the Directors or the directors of any Designated Affiliate from time to time;

 

  (p) Eligible Employees” shall mean employees and officers, whether Directors or not, and including both full-time and part-time employees, of the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate;

 

  (q) Employment Contract” means any contract between the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate and any Eligible Employee, Eligible Director or Other Participant relating to, or entered into in connection with, the employment of the Eligible Employee, the appointment or election of the Eligible Director or the engagement of the Other Participant or any other agreement to which the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate is a party with respect to the rights of such Participant in respect of a change in control of the Corporation or the termination of employment, appointment, election or engagement of such Participant;

 

  (r) Issue Price” means, in respect of Common Shares issued from treasury under the Share Purchase Plan, the weighted average price of the Common Shares on the Stock Exchange for the period in respect of which Common Shares are being issued from treasury under the Share Purchase Plan, being the period of time during which the Aggregate Contribution of the Participant being used to purchase such Common Shares has been accumulated;

 

  (s) Option” shall mean an option to purchase Common Shares granted pursuant to, or governed by, the Plan;

 

  (t) Optionee” shall mean a Participant to whom an Option has been granted pursuant to the Share Option Plan;

 

  (u) Option Period” shall mean the period of time during which the particular Option may be exercised, including as extended in accordance with Section 4.13 of the Plan;

 

  (v) Other Participants” shall mean any person or corporation engaged to provide ongoing management, consulting or other services for the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate, or any employee of such person or corporation, other than an Eligible Director or an Eligible Employee;


 

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  (w) Participant” with respect to the Share Purchase Plan shall mean each Eligible Employee and Other Participant and with respect to the Share Option Plan, the Share Bonus Plan and the Deferred Share Plan shall mean each Eligible Director, Eligible Employee and Other Participant;

 

  (x) Participant’s Contribution” means the amount a Participant elects to contribute to the Share Purchase Plan under Section 3.03 of the Plan;

 

  (y) Plan” means this amended and restated share incentive plan which includes the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Option Plan, the Share Bonus Plan and the Deferred Share Plan;

 

  (z) Service Provider” means an employee or insider of the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate and any other person or corporation engaged to provide ongoing management, consulting or other services for the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate;

 

  (aa) Share Bonus Plan” means the share bonus plan described in Article 5 of the Plan;

 

  (bb) Share Compensation Arrangement” means a stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issue or potential issue of securities of the Corporation to one or more Service Providers, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise;

 

  (cc) Share Option Plan” means the share option plan described in Article 4 of the Plan;

 

  (dd) Share Purchase Plan” means the share purchase plan described in Article 3 of the Plan; and

 

  (ee) Stock Exchange” means The Toronto Stock Exchange, or, if the Common Shares are not then traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange, such other principal market upon which the Common Shares are traded as designated by the Committee from time to time.

Section 1.02 Additional Definitions

In the Plan, the terms “affiliate”, “associate” and “subsidiary” shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Securities Act (Ontario) and the term “insider” shall have the meaning given to such term in the TSX Company Manual.

Section 1.03 Headings

The headings of all articles, sections and paragraphs in the Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of the Plan.

Section 1.04 Context, Construction

Whenever the singular or masculine are used in the Plan, the same shall be construed as being the plural or feminine or neuter or vice versa where the context so requires.

Section 1.05 References to this Plan

The words “hereto”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, “hereof” and similar expressions mean or refer to the Plan as a whole and not to any particular article, section, paragraph or other part hereof.


 

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Section 1.06 Canadian Funds

Unless otherwise specifically provided, all references to dollar amounts in the Plan are references to lawful money of Canada.

ARTICLE 2

PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

Section 2.01 Purpose of the Plan

The Plan provides for the acquisition of Common Shares by Participants for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Corporation through the motivation, attraction and retention of key employees and directors of the Corporation and Designated Affiliates and to secure for the Corporation and the shareholders of the Corporation the benefits inherent in the ownership of Common Shares by key employees and directors of the Corporation and Designated Affiliates, it being generally recognized that share incentive plans aid in attracting, retaining and encouraging employees and directors due to the opportunity offered to them to acquire a proprietary interest in the corporation.

Section 2.02 Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee and the Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan including the authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan and to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations for administering the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable in order to comply with the requirements of the Plan, subject in all cases to compliance with regulatory requirements. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding on the Participants and the Corporation. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action taken or determination or interpretation made in good faith in connection with the Plan and all members of the Committee shall, in addition to their rights as Directors, be fully protected, indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation with respect to any such action taken or determination or interpretation made. The appropriate officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized and empowered to do all things and execute and deliver all instruments, undertakings and applications and writings as they, in their absolute discretion, consider necessary or desirable for the implementation of the Plan and of the rules and regulations established for administering the Plan. All costs incurred in connection with the Plan shall be for the account of the Corporation.

Section 2.03 Delegation to Committee

All of the powers exercisable hereunder by the Directors may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by resolution of the Directors, be exercised by a committee of the Directors comprised of not less than three Directors.

Section 2.04 Record Keeping

The Corporation shall maintain a register in which shall be recorded:

 

  (a) the name and address of each Optionee;

 

  (b) the number of Common Shares subject to Options granted to each Optionee;

 

  (c) the aggregate number of Common Shares subject to Options;


 

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  (d) the name and address of each Participant in the Share Purchase Plan;

 

  (e) the Participants’ Contributions and the Corporation’s Contributions in respect of each Participant;

 

  (f) the name and address of each Participant in the Share Bonus Plan and the awards granted to each Participant under the Share Bonus Plan;

 

  (g) the name and address of each Participant in the Deferred Share Plan and the awards granted to each Participant under the Deferred Share Plan; and

 

  (h) the number of Common Shares held in safekeeping for the account of each Participant under the Plan.

Section 2.05 Determination of Participants

The Committee shall from time to time determine the Participants who may participate in the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Option Plan, the Share Bonus Plan and the Deferred Share Plan. The Committee may from time to time determine the number of Common Shares to be issued to any Participant, and the other terms of each award granted to each Participant, under the Share Bonus Plan, the number of Common Shares to be issued or delivered to any Participant, and the other terms of each award granted to each Participant, under the Deferred Share Plan, the Participants to whom Options may be granted, the number of Common Shares to be made subject to and the expiry date of each Option granted to each Participant and the other terms of each Option granted to each Participant, all such determinations to be made in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and the Committee may take into consideration the present and potential contributions of, and the services rendered by, the particular Participant to the success of the Corporation and any other factors which the Committee deems appropriate and relevant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Eligible Director who is not also an officer of the Corporation or of a Designated Affiliate may only be granted Options upon his or her initial appointment or election, as the case may be, as a director of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate and such Eligible Director shall not be eligible to be granted Options on an annual basis or otherwise other than upon his or her initial appointment or election, as the case may be, as a director of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate, with “initial appointment or election” referring to the appointment or election of such individual as a director of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate in circumstances where, immediately prior to such appointment or election, the individual was not a director of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate.

Section 2.06 Maximum Number of Shares

The maximum number of Common Shares issuable from treasury under the Plan is 34,412,386. 20,001,866 Common Shares remain available for issue from treasury pursuant to the Plan, including Common Shares issuable pursuant to awards outstanding on the date hereof, which is subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 8.08. The maximum number of Common Shares available for issue from treasury under the Plan:

 

  (a) among the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Bonus Plan and the Deferred Share Plan, including pursuant to awards outstanding thereunder on the date hereof, is 8,250,042 in the aggregate, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 8.08; and

 

  (b)

under the Share Option Plan, including pursuant to awards outstanding thereunder on the date hereof, is 11,751,824 in the aggregate, subject to adjustment from time to time in


 

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accordance with Section 8.08. In addition, the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issue to any one Participant upon the exercise of Options shall not exceed 5% of the number of Common Shares then outstanding.

ARTICLE 3

SHARE PURCHASE PLAN

Section 3.01 The Share Purchase Plan

A share purchase plan is hereby established for Eligible Employees and Other Participants.

Section 3.02 Participants

Participants entitled to participate in the Share Purchase Plan shall be Eligible Employees or Other Participants who have been providing services to the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate for at least the immediately preceding 12 months. The Committee shall have the right, in its absolute discretion, to waive such 12 month period or to determine that the Share Purchase Plan does not apply to any Eligible Employee or Other Participant.

Section 3.03 Election to Participate in Share Purchase Plan and Participant’s Contribution

 

  (a) Any Participant may elect to contribute money to the Share Purchase Plan in any calendar year if the Participant, by the date designated by the Corporation, delivers to the Corporation a written direction in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation authorizing the Corporation to deduct from the remuneration of the Participant the Participant’s Contribution in equal installments.

 

  (b) The Participant’s Contribution shall not be less than 1%, nor greater than 10%, before deductions, of the Basic Annual Salary of the Participant; provided that, in the event of any Participant making his or her Participant’s Contribution for less than a full calendar year, his or her Basic Annual Salary shall be pro-rated.

 

  (c) No adjustment may be made by the Participant to the Participant’s Contribution until the next succeeding calendar year, and then only if a new written direction shall have been delivered to the Corporation for such calendar year. The Participant’s Contribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Participant for the purposes of the Share Purchase Plan.

Section 3.04 Corporation’s Contribution

At such time or times as are determined by the Corporation but in any event no later than December 31 in the applicable calendar year, the Corporation will credit each Participant with an amount equal to 75% of the Participant’s Contribution then contributed and in respect of which no Corporation’s Contribution has previously been made; provided that once the Participant’s Contribution in respect of any calendar year equals 5% of the Basic Annual Salary of the Participant for such calendar year no further Corporation’s Contribution will be made by the Corporation for the Participant, and with such Corporation’s Contribution to be held in trust for the benefit of the Participant for the purposes of the Share Purchase Plan. For greater certainty, the maximum Corporation’s Contribution which may be made by the Corporation in respect of any Participant for any calendar year is 3.75% of the Basic Annual Salary of such Participant for such calendar year.


 

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Section 3.05 Aggregate Contribution

The Corporation shall not be required to segregate the Aggregate Contribution from its own corporate funds or to pay interest thereon.

Section 3.06 Issue or Purchase of Shares

 

  (a) The Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine whether in respect of any calendar year the obligations of the Corporation under the Share Purchase Plan will be satisfied by the issue from treasury of Common Shares or by the purchase of Common Shares through the facilities of the Stock Exchange.

 

  (b) At such time or times as are determined by the Corporation but in any event no later than as soon as practicable after December 31 of the applicable calendar year, the Corporation shall either (i) issue from treasury for the account of each Participant Common Shares equal in value to the Aggregate Contribution of such Participant held in trust as of such date based on the applicable Issue Price and such Aggregate Contribution shall be converted into Common Shares at the applicable Issue Price, or (ii) deliver to the account of each Participant Common Shares equal in number to the number of Common Share purchased through the facilities of the Stock Exchange with the Aggregate Contribution (together with any previous unused balance of the Aggregate Contribution) of such Participant held in trust as of such date. If such conversion would result in the issue for the account of a Participant of a fraction of a Common Share, the Corporation will issue only such whole Common Shares as are then issuable.

 

  (c) The Corporation shall hold, or cause to be held, any unused balance of the Aggregate Contribution of each Participant in trust for the Participant until subsequently used in accordance with the Share Purchase Plan.

Section 3.07 Safekeeping and Delivery of Shares

 

  (a) All Common Shares issued for, or delivered to, the account of a Participant in accordance with Section 3.06 of the Plan will be held in safekeeping and will be delivered, subject as otherwise provided in the Share Purchase Plan, to such Participant at such time or times as are determined by the Corporation upon request of the Participant in a form acceptable to the Corporation. Any:

 

  (i) cash dividends;

 

  (ii) options or rights to purchase additional securities of the Corporation or any other corporation; or

 

  (iii) notices of meeting, proxy statements and proxies for any meeting of holders of Common Shares

received in respect of any Common Shares held in safekeeping on behalf of a Participant shall be forwarded to such Participant, at his or her last address according to the register maintained under Section 2.04 of the Plan, and any other or additional Common Shares or other securities (by way of dividend or otherwise) received in respect of any Common Shares held in safekeeping on behalf of a Participant shall also be held in safekeeping and


 

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delivered to the Participant with the delivery of the Common Shares in respect of which such additional Common Shares or other securities were issued.

 

  (b) If there is a take-over bid (within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario)) made for all or a portion of the outstanding Common Shares, then the Committee may, by resolution, make any Common Shares held in safekeeping for a Participant immediately deliverable in order to permit such Common Shares to be tendered to such bid. In addition, the Committee may, by resolution, permit the Corporation’s Contribution to be made and Common Shares to be delivered for the then Aggregate Contribution of each Participant prior to the expiry of any such take-over bid in order to permit such Common Shares to be tendered to such bid.

Section 3.08 Termination of Employment or Services

Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant shall cease to be employed by, or provide services to, the Corporation and all Designated Affiliates for any reason (including disability or death) or shall receive notice from the Corporation of the termination of his or her contract of service or employment:

 

  (a) the Participant shall automatically cease to be entitled to participate in the Share Purchase Plan;

 

  (b) any portion of the Participant’s Contribution then held in trust for the Participant shall be paid to the Participant or the estate of the Participant;

 

  (c) any portion of the Corporation’s Contribution then held in trust for the Participant shall be paid to the Participant or the estate of the Participant, except in the case of a resignation (not as a result of retirement) or termination for cause, and in such case, any portion of the Corporation’s Contribution then held in trust for the Participant shall be returned and paid to the Corporation; and

 

  (d) any Common Shares then held in safekeeping for the Participant shall be delivered to the Participant or the estate of the Participant.

Section 3.09 Election to Withdraw from Share Purchase Plan

Any Participant may at any time elect to withdraw from the Share Purchase Plan. In order to withdraw the Participant must give at least two weeks’ notice to the Corporation in writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation directing the Corporation to cease deducting from the Participant’s remuneration the Participant’s Contribution. Deductions will cease to be made commencing with the first pay date following expiry of the two week notice. The Participant’s Contribution will continue to be held in trust. On the next following date for making the Corporation’s Contribution the Corporation will credit the Participant with the pro rata amount of the Corporation’s Contribution, calculated in accordance with Section 3.04 of the Plan. The delivery of Common Shares will not be accelerated by such withdrawal but will occur on the date on which such Common Shares would otherwise have been issued or purchased, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 3.06 of the Plan and delivered to the Participant in accordance with Section 3.07 of the Plan had the Participant not elected to withdraw from the Share Purchase Plan.


 

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Section 3.10 Necessary Approvals

The obligation to issue or purchase and to deliver any Common Shares in accordance with the Share Purchase Plan shall be subject to any necessary approval of any stock exchange or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the securities of the Corporation. If any Common Shares cannot be issued or purchased or delivered to any Participant under the Share Purchase Plan for whatever reason, the obligation to issue or purchase or to deliver such Common Shares shall terminate and any Participant’s Contribution held in trust for a Participant shall be returned to the Participant without interest.

ARTICLE 4

SHARE OPTION PLAN

Section 4.01 The Share Option Plan and Participants

A share option plan is hereby established for Eligible Directors (subject to Section 2.05 of the Plan), Eligible Employees and Other Participants.

Section 4.02 Option Notice or Agreement

Each Option granted to a Participant shall be evidenced by a stock option notice or stock option agreement setting out terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, which terms and conditions need not be the same in each case and which terms and conditions may be changed from time to time.

Section 4.03 Exercise Price

The price per share at which any Common Share which is the subject of an Option may be purchased shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted, provided that such price shall be not less than the closing price of the Common Shares on the Stock Exchange on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of grant of such Option.

Section 4.04 Term of Option

The Option Period for each Option shall be such period of time as shall be determined by the Committee, subject to amendment by an Employment Contract, provided that, subject to Section 4.13 of the Plan, in no event shall an Option Period exceed 7 years.

Section 4.05 Lapsed Options

If Options granted under the Share Option Plan are surrendered, terminate or expire without being exercised in whole or in part, new Options may be granted covering the Common Shares not purchased under such lapsed Options.

Section 4.06 Limit on Options to be Exercised

Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Employment Contract, or in Section 4.09 of the Plan, the Committee may determine when an Option may be exercised during the Option Period, such vesting and exercise terms to be set out in the stock option notice or stock option agreement in respect of the Option.


 

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Section 4.07 Eligible Participants on Exercise

Subject to Section 4.06 of the Plan and the vesting and exercise terms set out in the stock option notice or stock option agreement in respect of the Option, an Option may be exercised by the Optionee in whole at any time, or in part from time to time, during the Option Period, provided however that, except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 4.10 or Section 4.11 of the Plan or in any Employment Contract, no Option may be exercised unless the Optionee at the time of exercise thereof is:

 

  (a) in the case of an Eligible Employee, an officer of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate or in the employment of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate and has been continuously an officer or so employed since the date of the grant of such Option, provided however that a leave of absence with the approval of the Corporation or such Designated Affiliate shall not be considered an interruption of employment for purposes of the Share Option Plan;

 

  (b) in the case of an Eligible Director who is not also an Eligible Employee, a director of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate and has been such a director continuously since the date of the grant of such Option; and

 

  (c) in the case of any Other Participant, engaged, directly or indirectly, in providing ongoing management, consulting or other services for the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate and has been so engaged since the date of the grant of such Option.

Section 4.08 Payment of Exercise Price

The issue of Common Shares on the exercise of any Option shall be contingent upon receipt by the Corporation of payment of the aggregate purchase price for the Common Shares in respect of which the Option has been exercised by cash or certified cheque delivered to the registered office of the Corporation together with a validly completed notice of exercise. No Optionee or legal representative, legatee or distributee of any Optionee will be, or will be deemed to be, a holder of any Common Shares with respect to which such Optionee was granted an Option unless and until a certificate for such Common Shares is issued to such Optionee under the terms of the Share Option Plan. Subject to Section 4.12 of the Plan, upon an Optionee exercising an Option and paying the Corporation the aggregate purchase price for the Common Shares in respect of which the Option has been exercised, the Corporation shall as soon as practicable issue and deliver a certificate representing the Common Shares so purchased.

Section 4.09 Acceleration on Take-over Bid

If there is a take-over bid (within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario)) made for all or a portion of the outstanding Common Shares, then the Committee may, by resolution, permit all Options outstanding to become immediately exercisable, notwithstanding Section 4.06 of the Plan or any term or condition of any Option in order to permit Common Shares issuable under such Options to be tendered to such bid.

Section 4.10 Effect of Death

If a Participant or, in the case of an Other Participant which is not an individual, the primary individual providing services to the Corporation or Designated Affiliate on behalf of the Other Participant, shall die, any Option held by such Participant or Other Participant at the date of such death shall become immediately exercisable notwithstanding Section 4.06 of the Plan or any term or condition of such Option, and shall be exercisable in whole or in part only by the person or persons to whom the rights of the Optionee under the Option shall pass by the will of the Optionee or the laws of descent and


 

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distribution for a period of nine months (or such other period of time as is otherwise provided in an Employment Contract or the terms and conditions of any Option) after the date of death of the Optionee or prior to the expiration of the Option Period in respect of the Option, whichever is sooner, and then only to the extent that such Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of the death of such Optionee in accordance with Section 4.06, 4.07 and 4.11 of the Plan and the terms and conditions of such Option.

Section 4.11 Effect of Termination of Employment or Services

If a Participant shall:

 

  (a) cease to be a director of the Corporation and of the Designated Affiliates (and is not or does not continue to be an employee thereof) for any reason (other than death); or

 

  (b) cease to be employed by, or provide services to, the Corporation or the Designated Affiliates (and is not or does not continue to be a director or officer thereof), or any corporation engaged to provide services to the Corporation or the Designated Affiliates, for any reason (other than death) or shall receive notice from the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate of the termination of his Employment Contract;

(collectively a “Termination”), except as otherwise provided in any Employment Contract or the terms and conditions of any Option, such Participant may, but only within 60 days following (i) the Date of Termination stipulated in a notice of termination not for cause from the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate or (ii) Termination in situations other than a termination not for cause, exercise his Options to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise such Options at the Date of Termination or the date of such Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any Employment Contract, in no event shall such right extend beyond the Option Period.

Section 4.12 Necessary Approvals

The obligation of the Corporation to issue and deliver any Common Shares in accordance with the Share Option Plan shall be subject to any necessary approval of any stock exchange or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the securities of the Corporation. If any Common Shares cannot be issued to any Participant upon the exercise of an Option for whatever reason, the obligation of the Corporation to issue such Common Shares shall terminate and any exercise price paid to the Corporation in respect of the exercise of such Option shall be returned to the Participant.

Section 4.13 Extension of Option Period

Notwithstanding Section 4.04 of the Plan but subject to Section 4.07 and Section 4.11 of the Plan, the expiration date of an Option will be the date determined by the Committee, subject to amendment by an Employment Contract, unless such expiration date falls within a Blackout Period or within ten Business Days after a Blackout Period Expiry Date, in which case the expiration date of the Option will be the date which is ten Business Days after the Blackout Period Expiry Date.


 

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ARTICLE 5

SHARE BONUS PLAN

Section 5.01 The Share Bonus Plan

A share bonus plan is hereby established for Eligible Directors, Eligible Employees and Other Participants.

Section 5.02 Participants

The Committee shall have the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to issue for no cash consideration to a Participant any number of Common Shares as a discretionary bonus subject to such provisions and restrictions as the Committee may determine.

Section 5.03 Necessary Approvals

The obligation of the Corporation to issue and deliver any Common Shares in accordance with the Share Bonus Plan shall be subject to any necessary approvals of any stock exchange or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the securities of the Corporation. If any Common Shares cannot be issued by the Corporation and delivered to any Participant under the Share Bonus Plan for whatever reason, the obligation of the Corporation to issue such Common Shares shall terminate.

ARTICLE 6

DEFERRED SHARE PLAN

Section 6.01 The Deferred Share Plan

A deferred share plan is hereby established for Eligible Directors, Eligible Employees and Other Participants.

Section 6.02 Awards and Issue or Purchase of Shares

The Committee shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to grant awards of Common Shares to Participants subject to such provisions and restrictions (including vesting provisions) as the Committee may determine and to determine whether in respect of awards of Common Shares granted in any calendar year such awards will be satisfied by the issue from treasury of Common Shares or by the purchase of Common Shares through the facilities of the Stock Exchange. As soon as practicable following the date on which Common Shares are to be issued or delivered to a Participant in respect of an award of Common Shares granted under the Deferred Share Plan the Corporation shall either (i) issue from treasury the Common Shares so awarded to such Participant or (ii) deliver Common Shares purchased through the facilities of the Stock Exchange equal in number to the number of Common Shares so awarded to such Participant.

Section 6.03 Award Notice or Agreement

Awards granted to Participants under the Deferred Share Plan shall be evidenced by a notice or agreement setting out terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, which terms and conditions need not be the same in each case and which terms and conditions may be changed from time to time.


 

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Section 6.04 Acceleration on Take-Over Bid

If there is a take-over bid (within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario)) made for all or a portion of the outstanding Common Shares, then the Committee may, by resolution, accelerate any awards granted under the Deferred Share Plan and issue or deliver any Common Shares issuable or deliverable to Participants in respect of awards granted under the Deferred Share Plan in order to permit such Common Shares to be tendered to such bid.

Section 6.05 Effect of Death

If a Participant or, in the case of an Other Participant which is not an individual, the primary individual providing services to the Corporation or Designated Affiliate on behalf of the Other Participant, shall die, any Common Shares to which such Participant was entitled in respect of an award granted under the Deferred Share Plan as of the date of death shall be delivered as soon as practicable thereafter and, except, as otherwise provided in any Employment Contract or in the notice or agreement referred to in Section 6.03 of the Plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee, such Participant shall thereafter cease to be entitled to participate in the Deferred Share Plan and any entitlement to thereafter receive any other Common Shares under the Deferred Share Plan shall terminate with effect as of the date of death of such Participant.

Section 6.06 Effect of Termination of Employment or Services

If a Participant shall:

 

  (a) cease to be a director of the Corporation and of the Designated Affiliates (and is not or does not continue to be an employee thereof) for any reason (other than disability or death); or

 

  (b) cease to be employed by, or provide services to, the Corporation or the Designated Affiliates (and is not or does not continue to be a director or officer thereof), or any corporation engaged to provide services to the Corporation or the Designated Affiliates, for any reason (other than retirement, disability or death) or shall receive notice from the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate of the termination of his Employment Contract,

unless otherwise determined by the Committee or otherwise provided in any Employment Contract or the notice or agreement referred to in Section 6.03 of the Plan, such Participant shall cease to be entitled to participate in the Deferred Share Plan and any entitlement to receive Common Shares under the Deferred Share Plan shall terminate with effect as of such date.

Section 6.07 Necessary Approvals

The obligation of the Corporation to issue or purchase and deliver any Common Shares pursuant to the Deferred Share Plan shall be subject to any necessary approvals of any stock exchange or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the securities of the Corporation. If any Common Shares cannot be issued or purchased or delivered to any Participant under the Deferred Share Plan for whatever reason, the obligation of the Corporation to issue or purchase or deliver such Common Shares shall terminate.


 

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ARTICLE 7

WITHHOLDING TAXES

Section 7.01 Withholding Taxes

The Corporation or any Designated Affiliate may take such steps as are considered necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate is required by any law or regulation of any governmental authority whatsoever to withhold in connection with any Option, Common Share or other benefit under the Plan including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the withholding of all or any portion of any payment or the withholding of the issue of Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of any Option, until such time as the Participant has paid the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate any amount which the Corporation or the Designated Affiliate is required to withhold with respect to such taxes.

ARTICLE 8 GENERAL

Section 8.01 Effective Time of Plan

The Plan shall become effective upon a date to be determined by the Directors.

Section 8.02 Issuances to Insiders

 

  (a) In no event shall any security based compensation arrangement (within the meaning of section 613 of the Company Manual of The Toronto Stock Exchange as amended or superseded from time to time), together with all other previously established and proposed security based compensation arrangements of the Corporation, result in:

 

  (i) the number of Common Shares issuable from treasury at any time pursuant to Options granted to insiders exceeding 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares; or

 

  (ii) the issue from treasury to insiders, within a one-year period, of a number of Common Shares which exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

 

  (b) The number of Common Shares reserved for issue to non-employee Directors under the Plan shall not exceed (x) for all non-employee Directors, in the aggregate, a maximum of 1% of the number of outstanding Common Shares, and (y) on an individual non-employee Director basis, awards of Common Shares and/or Options per non-employee Director in any one calendar year having a maximum aggregate value of $100,000 at the time of the awards (other than awards under the Plan to a non-employee Director in the year of his or her initial appointment to the board of Directors).

Section 8.03 Suspension, Termination or Amendments

The Committee shall have the right

 

  (a) without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation, to:


 

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  (i) suspend or terminate (and to re-instate) the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Option Plan, the Share Bonus Plan or the Deferred Share Plan; and

 

  (ii) make the following amendments to the Plan:

 

  (A) any amendment of a “housekeeping” nature, including, without limitation, amending the wording of any provision of the Plan for the purpose of clarifying the meaning of existing provisions or to correct or supplement any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan, correcting grammatical or typographical errors and amending the definitions contained within the Plan;

 

  (B) any amendment to comply with the rules, policies, instruments and notices of any regulatory authority to which the Corporation is subject, including the Stock Exchange, or to otherwise comply with any applicable law or regulation;

 

  (C) any amendment to the vesting provisions of the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Option Plan or the Deferred Share Plan;

 

  (D) other than changes to the expiration date and the exercise price of an Option as described in subparagraph 8.03(b)(iii) and subparagraph 8.03(b)(iv) of the Plan, any amendment, with the consent of the Optionee, to the terms of any Option previously granted to such Optionee under the Share Option Plan;

 

  (E) any amendment to the provisions concerning the effect of the termination of a Participant’s employment or services on such Participant’s status under the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Bonus Plan or the Deferred Share Plan;

 

  (F) any amendment to the provisions concerning the effect of the termination of an Optionee’s position, employment or services on such Optionee’s status under the Share Option Plan;

 

  (G) any amendment to the categories of persons who are Participants;

 

  (H) any amendment to the contribution mechanics of the Share Purchase Plan;

 

  (I) any amendment respecting the administration or implementation of the Plan, but excluding any amendment respecting a reallocation of Common Shares reserved for issue from treasury under the Plan among the Share Purchase Plan, the Share Bonus Plan and the Deferred Share Plan, on one hand, and the Share Option Plan on the other; and

 

  (J) any amendment to provide a cashless exercise feature to any Option or the Share Option Plan, provided that such amendment ensures the full deduction of the number of underlying Common Shares from the total number of Common Shares subject to the Share Option Plan; and


 

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  (b) with the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation by ordinary resolution, to make any amendment to the Plan not contemplated by paragraph 8.03(a) of the Plan, including, but not limited to:

 

  (i) any change to the number of Common Shares issuable from treasury under the Plan, including an increase to the fixed maximum number of Common Shares or a change from a fixed maximum number of Common Shares to a fixed maximum percentage, other than an adjustment pursuant to Section 8.08, of the Plan;

 

  (ii) any amendment which would change the number of days set out in Section 4.13 of the Plan with respect to the extension of the expiration date of Options expiring during or immediately following a Blackout Period;

 

  (iii) any amendment which reduces the exercise price of any Option, other than an adjustment pursuant to Section 8.08 of the Plan;

 

  (iv) any amendment which extends the expiry date of an Option other than as then permitted under the Share Option Plan;

 

  (v) any amendment which cancels any Option and replaces such Option with an Option which has a lower exercise price, other than an adjustment pursuant to Section 8.08 of the Plan;

 

  (vi) any amendment which cancels any Option, the exercise price of which is greater than the trading price of the Common Shares on the Stock Exchange at the time of the cancellation, and replaces such Option with a cash award or other entitlement;

 

  (vii) any amendment which would permit Options to be transferred or assigned by any Participant other than as allowed by Section 8.04 of the Plan;

 

  (viii) any amendment to increase the limits set forth in Section 8.02(b) of the Plan; and

 

  (ix) any amendment to Section 8.03(a)(ii) of the Plan or this Section 8.03(b).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to the Plan shall be subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals including, without limitation, the approval of the Stock Exchange.

Section 8.04 Non-Assignable

No rights under the Plan and no Option awarded pursuant to the provisions of the Plan are assignable or transferable by any Participant other than pursuant to a will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

Section 8.05 Rights as a Shareholder

No Optionee shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Corporation with respect to any Common Shares which are the subject of an Option. No Optionee shall be entitled to receive any dividends, distributions or other rights declared for shareholders of the Corporation for which the record date is prior to the date of issue of certificates representing Common Shares.


 

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Section 8.06 No Contract of Employment

Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer or be deemed to confer upon any Participant the right to continue in the employment of, or to provide services to, the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate nor interfere or be deemed to interfere in any way with any right of the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate to discharge any Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause. Participation in the Plan by a Participant shall be voluntary.

Section 8.07 Consolidation, Merger, etc.

If there is a consolidation, merger or statutory amalgamation or arrangement of the Corporation with or into another corporation, a separation of the business of the Corporation into two or more entities or a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another entity:

 

  (a) each Participant for whom Common Shares are held in safekeeping under the Share Purchase Plan shall receive on the date that Common Shares would otherwise be delivered to the Participant the securities, property or cash which the Participant would have received upon such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, separation or transfer if the Participant had held the applicable number of Common Shares immediately prior to such event; and

 

  (b) upon the exercise of an Option under the Share Option Plan the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive the securities, property or cash which the holder would have received upon such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, separation or transfer if the holder had exercised the Option immediately prior to the effective time of such event, unless the Committee otherwise determines the basis upon which such Option shall be exercisable.

Section 8.08 Adjustment in Number of Shares Subject to the Plan

In the event there is any change in the Common Shares, whether by reason of a stock dividend, consolidation, subdivision, reclassification or otherwise, an appropriate adjustment shall be made to the awards granted under the Plan by the Committee, including without limitation, in:

 

  (a) the number of Common Shares available under the Plan;

 

  (b) the number of Common Shares subject to any Option; and

 

  (c) the exercise price of the Common Shares subject to Options.

If the foregoing adjustment shall result in a fractional Common Share, the fraction shall be disregarded. All such adjustments shall be conclusive, final and binding for all purposes of the Plan.

Section 8.09 Securities Exchange Take-over Bid

In the event that the Corporation becomes the subject of a take-over bid (within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario)) pursuant to which 100% of the outstanding Common Shares are acquired by the offeror either directly or as a result of the compulsory acquisition provisions of the Act, and where consideration is paid in whole or in part in equity securities of the offeror, the Committee may send notice to all Optionees requiring them to surrender their Options within 10 days of the mailing of such notice,


 

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and the Optionees shall be deemed to have surrendered such Options on the tenth day after the mailing of such notice without further formality, provided that:

 

  (a) the Committee delivers with such notice an irrevocable and unconditional offer by the offeror to grant replacement options to the Optionees on the equity securities offered as consideration;

 

  (b) the Committee has determined, in good faith, that such replacement options have substantially the same economic value as the Options being surrendered; and

 

  (c) the surrender of Options and the granting of replacement options can be effected on a tax free rollover basis under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Section 8.10 No Representation or Warranty

The Corporation makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of any Common Shares issued or delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

Section 8.11 Participation through RRSP’s and Holding Companies

Subject to the approval of the Committee, an Eligible Employee or Eligible Director may elect, at the time rights or Options are granted under the Plan, to participate in the Plan by holding any rights or Options granted under the Plan in a registered retirement savings plan established by such Eligible Employee or Eligible Director for the sole benefit of such Eligible Employee or Eligible Director or in a personal holding corporation controlled by such Eligible Employee or Eligible Director. For the purposes of this Section 8.11, a personal holding corporation shall be deemed to be controlled by an Eligible Employee or Eligible Director if (i) voting securities carrying more than 50% of the votes for the election of directors of such corporation are held, otherwise than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of such Eligible Employee or Eligible Director and the votes carried by such voting securities are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation, and (ii) all of the voting and equity securities of such corporation are directly or indirectly held, otherwise than by way of security only, by or for the benefit of such Eligible Employee or Eligible Director and/or his or her spouse, children or grandchildren. In the event that an Eligible Employee or Eligible Director elects to hold the rights or Options granted under the Plan in a registered retirement savings plan or personal holding corporation, the provisions of the Plan shall continue to apply as if the Eligible Employee or Eligible Director held such rights or Options directly.

Section 8.12 Compliance with Applicable Law

If any provision of the Plan or any Option contravenes any law or any order, policy, by-law or regulation of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the securities of the Corporation, then such provision shall be deemed to be amended to the extent necessary to bring such provision into compliance therewith.

Section 8.13 Interpretation

This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.


 

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Section 8.14 Independent Advice

Each Participant is responsible for obtaining independent legal, tax and financial advice at his or her own expense and any failure on his or her part to retain legal, tax or financial advisors shall not affect the validity of this Plan.