0001193125-21-256514.txt : 20210826 0001193125-21-256514.hdr.sgml : 20210826 20210825183900 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-256514 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210825 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210826 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210825 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEXO Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001690947 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38781 FILM NUMBER: 211208200 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3000 SOLANDT ROAD CITY: OTTAWA STATE: A6 ZIP: K2K 2X2 BUSINESS PHONE: 1-844-406-1852 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3000 SOLANDT ROAD CITY: OTTAWA STATE: A6 ZIP: K2K 2X2 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Hydropothecary Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20161128 6-K 1 d120567d6k.htm 6-K 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2021

Commission File Number: 001-38781

 

 

HEXO Corp.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

3000 Solandt Road

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K 2X2

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☐    Form 40-F  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Exhibits 99.1 through 99.3 included with this Report are hereby incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form F-10 of HEXO Corp. (File No. 333-255264).

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1    Material Change Report dated August 25, 2021
99.2    Underwriting Agreement dated August 20, 2021
99.3    Warrant Indenture dated August 24, 2021
99.4    Consent of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
99.5    Consent of Tingle Merrett LLP
99.6    Consent of MNP LLP


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      HEXO Corp.
Date: August 25, 2021       /s/ Trent MacDonald
      Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 2 d120567dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FORM 51-102F3

MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT

 

1.

Name and Address of Company

HEXO Corp. (the “Company”)

3000 Solandt Road

Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2X2

 

2.

Date of Material Change

August 24, 2021

 

3.

News Release

A news release dated August 24, 2021 was disseminated through the facilities of GlobeNewswire and was filed on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”). A copy of the news release is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

4.

Summary of Material Change

On August 24, 2021 the Company announced the closing of an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 49,080,024 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of US$2.95 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of US$144,786,070.80, including 1,622,396 Units sold pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each Unit consisted of one common share of the Company (a “Common Share”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company (a “Warrant Share”) for a period of five years following the closing date of the Offering at an exercise price of US$3.45 per Warrant Share, subject to adjustment in certain events.

 

5.

Full Description of Material Change

On August 24, 2021 the Company announced the closing of the Offering of 49,080,024 Units at a price of US$2.95 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of US$144,786,070.80, including 1,622,396 Units sold pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each Unit consisted of one Common Share and one-half of one Warrant. Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Warrant Share for a period of five years following the closing date of the Offering at an exercise price of US$3.45 per Warrant Share, subject to adjustment in certain events.

The Offering was conducted pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement dated August 20, 2021 between the Company and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation and ATB Capital Markets Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The Company granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to 7,118,644 additional Units on the same terms as the Offering, exercisable within 30 days of the closing of the Offering, which was exercised in part on closing for the purchase of 1,622,396 additional Units.


The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering to satisfy a portion of the cash component of the purchase price payable to the Redecan shareholders on closing of the Redecan acquisition and for expenditures in relation to the Company’s U.S. expansion plans.

The Units were offered in each of the provinces and territories of Canada by way of a prospectus supplement dated August 20, 2021 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s amended and restated short form base shelf prospectus dated May 25, 2021 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”) and in the United States pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) in accordance with the U.S./Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System.

Copies of the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and a copy of the Registration Statement is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Copies of the Prospectus Supplement, the Base Shelf Prospectus and the Registration Statement may also be obtained from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com. Copies may also be obtained, from Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation in Canada, by emailing ecmcanada@cantor.com, or Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in the U.S., by emailing prospectus@cantor.com.

 

6.

Reliance on Section 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102

Not Applicable.

 

7.

Omitted Information

Not Applicable.

 

8.

Executive Officer

The name and business number of the executive officer of the Company who is knowledgeable about the material change and this report is:

Sébastien St-Louis, President and Chief Executive Officer

1-866-438-8429

invest@HEXO.com

 

9.

Date of Report

August 25, 2021

 

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EX-99.2 3 d120567dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

between

HEXO CORP.

and

A.G.P./ALLIANCE GLOBAL PARTNERS

and

CANTOR FITZGERALD CANADA CORPORATION

and

ATB CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

as Underwriters


HEXO CORP.

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

New York, New York

August 20, 2021

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners

590 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10022

 

Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation    ATB Capital Markets Inc.
181 University Avenue, Suite 1500    66 Wellington Street West, Suite 3530
Toronto, ON    Toronto, ON
M5H 3M7    M5K 1A1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, HEXO Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario (the “Company”), hereby confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“A.G.P.”), Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation and ATB Capital Markets Inc. (“ATB”) (hereinafter referred to as “you” (including its correlatives) or the “Underwriters”) as follows:

1. Purchase and Sale of Securities.

1.1    Securities.

1.1.1.    Nature and Purchase of Securities.

(i)    On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters on a several basis, an aggregate of 47,457,628 Units (the “Initial Units”) at a purchase price of US$2.95 per Initial Unit (the “Offering Price”) for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$140,000,000, each Initial Unit consisting of one common share in the capital of the Company (an “Initial Share” and collectively, the “Initial Shares”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (a whole warrant, an “Initial Warrant” and collectively, the “Initial Warrants”). Each Initial Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company (each an “Initial Warrant Share” and collectively, the “Initial Warrant Shares”) at a price of US$3.45 per Warrant Share, at any time until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date that is 60 months following the Closing Date (as defined below). The Warrants (as defined below) shall be created and issued pursuant to a warrant indenture (the “Warrant Indenture”) to be dated as of the Closing Date between the Company and TSX Trust Company, in its capacity as warrant agent thereunder. The Initial Units, Initial Shares and Initial Warrants shall have the material attributes described in and contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses (each as defined below).

(ii)    The fee payable by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to the purchase of the Initial Units shall be paid in cash in respect of an amount equal to 4.0% of the gross proceeds from the Offering and in common shares of the Company to be issued at a price equal to the Offering Price in respect of an amount equal to 0.5% of the gross proceeds from the Offering (the “Underwriters’ Initial Shares”).


(iii)    The Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company the number of Initial Units set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof at the Offering Price. The Initial Units are to be offered initially to the public at the Offering Price. It is understood that the several Underwriters are to make a public offering of the Initial Units as soon as the Underwriters deem it advisable to do so. The Underwriters may from time to time thereafter change the public offering price and other selling terms.

1.1.2.    Securities Payment and Delivery.

(i)    Delivery and payment for the Initial Shares and Initial Warrants comprising the Initial Units shall be made at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on August 24, 2021 or at such other time or date as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company, at the offices of A.G.P., or at such other place (or remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company. The hour and date of delivery and payment for the Initial Units is called the “Closing Date.”

(ii)    Payment for the Initial Units shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company upon delivery of the certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Initial Shares and Initial Warrants comprising the Initial Units for the account of the Underwriters or as otherwise directed by the Underwriters through: (a) The Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Deposit, (b) Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system, (c) pursuant to the non-certificate issue system maintained by CDS Clearing & Depository Services Inc. in Canada (“CDS”), or (d) via “Delivery Versus Payment” (“DVP”). The Initial Shares and Initial Warrants comprising the Initial Units shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The aggregate purchase price for the Initial Units to be purchased by each of the Underwriters shall equal the amount set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule 1 hereto. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York, New York.

(iii)    Delivery of the Underwriters’ Initial Shares shall also be made on the Closing Date as directed by the Underwriters. The Underwriters’ Initial Shares shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

1.2    Over-allotment Option.

1.2.1.    Option Securities. For the purposes of covering any over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes, in connection with the distribution and sale of the Initial Units, the Company hereby grants to the Underwriters an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase up to 7,118,644 additional units from the Company (each an “Additional Unit” and collectively, the “Additional Units”), representing fifteen percent (15%) of the Initial Units. Each Additional Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (each an “Additional Share” and collectively, the “Additional Shares”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, an “Additional Warrant” and collectively, the “Additional Warrants”), with each Additional Warrant having the same terms as the Initial Warrants. The purchase price to be paid per Additional Unit shall be equal to the Offering Price. The common shares underlying the Additional Warrants and the Initial Warrant Shares are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares”. The Initial Shares, the Additional Shares and the Warrant Shares are hereinafter referred to as the “Securities.” The offering and sale of the Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “Offering.”

 

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The fee payable by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to the purchase of the Additional Units shall be paid in cash in respect of an amount equal to 4.0% of the gross proceeds resulting from the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option and in common shares of the Company to be issued at a price equal to the Offering Price in respect of an amount equal to 0.5% of the gross proceeds resulting from the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option (the “Underwriters’ Additional Shares” and together with the Underwriters’ Initial Shares, the “Underwriters’ Shares”).

1.2.2.    Exercise of Option. The Over-allotment Option granted pursuant to Section 1.2.1 hereof may be exercised by the Underwriters as to all (at any time) or any part (from time to time) of the Additional Units within thirty (30) days after the date of the Prospectus Supplement (as defined below). The Underwriters shall not be under any obligation to purchase any Additional Units prior to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment Option granted hereby may be exercised by the giving of oral notice to the Company from the Underwriters, which must be confirmed in writing by overnight mail or facsimile or other electronic transmission setting forth the number of Additional Units to be purchased and the date and time for delivery of and payment for the Additional Shares and Additional Warrants comprising the Additional Units (the “Option Closing Date”), which shall not be later than five (5) full Business Days after the date of the notice or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriters, at the offices of A.G.P., or at such other place (including remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriters. If such delivery and payment for the Additional Units does not occur on the Closing Date, the Option Closing Date will be as set forth in the notice. Upon exercise of the Over-allotment Option with respect to all or any portion of the Additional Units, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) the Company shall become obligated to sell to the Underwriters the number of Additional Units specified in such notice and (ii) each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, shall purchase that portion of the total number of Additional Units then being purchased as set forth in Schedule 1 opposite the name of such Underwriter.

1.2.3.    Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Additional Units shall be made on the Option Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company upon delivery to you of certificates for the account of the Underwriters or as otherwise directed by the Underwriters (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Additional Units (or through DTC, CDS, DWAC and/or DVP as the Underwriters may direct). The Additional Units shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Option Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Additional Units except upon tender of payment by the Underwriters for applicable Additional Units.

Delivery of the Underwriters’ Additional Shares shall also be made on the Option Closing Date as directed by the Underwriters. The Underwriters’ Additional Shares shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Option Closing Date.

Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specifically stated, all references in this Agreement to (i) the “Offering” shall be deemed to include the Over-Allotment Option, (ii) the “Units” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Units and the Additional Units, (iii) the “Shares” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Shares and the Additional Shares, (iv) the “Warrants” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Warrants and the Additional Warrants, and (v) the “Additional Securities” shall mean, collectively, the Additional Units, Additional Shares and Additional Warrants, as applicable.

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Units in the United States and each of the provinces and territories of Canada, either directly or through their respective U.S. or Canadian broker-dealer affiliates upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus Supplement as soon as the Underwriters deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and

 

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delivered, A.G.P. (the “Non-Canadian Underwriter” and a “Non-Canadian Underwriter”) will not, directly or indirectly, solicit offers to purchase or sell Units in Canada.

2.    Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters as of the Applicable Time (as defined below) and as of the Closing Date as follows:

2.1    Filing of Canadian Prospectus and Registration Statement.

2.1.1.    Pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws. The Company is qualified to file a short form prospectus pursuant to the Shelf Procedures (as defined below) and has prepared and filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (in both the English and French languages) dated April 15, 2021 (the “Canadian Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus”), a final short form base shelf prospectus (in both the English and French languages) dated May 7, 2021 (the “Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus”) and an amended and restated short form base shelf prospectus (in both the English and French languages) dated May 25, 2021 (the “Amended and Restated Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus”) providing for the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to C$700,000,000 of the Company’s securities (or the equivalent in other currencies based on the exchange rate at the time of the offering), with the Ontario Securities Commission, as the principal regulator for the Company at the time of filing thereof pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-102 – Passport System (the “Reviewing Authority”) and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions (as defined below) (collectively, the “Canadian Qualifying Authorities”); and the Reviewing Authority has issued a prospectus receipt under National Policy 11-202—Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions (a “Decision Document”) for each of the Canadian Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus, the Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus and the Amended and Restated Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus. Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-102 – Passport System, a receipt for each of such documents is deemed to be issued by the regulator in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions other than the Province of Ontario if the conditions of such instrument have been satisfied. No order suspending or cease trading the distribution of any securities of the Company has been issued by any of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, and any request on the part of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities for additional information has been complied with.

The term “Canadian Jurisdictions” means each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The term “Canadian Base Prospectus” means the Amended and Restated Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus, including documents incorporated therein by reference, at the time the Reviewing Authority issued a Decision Document with respect thereto in accordance with the rules and procedures established under all applicable securities laws in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions and the respective regulations and rules under such laws together with applicable published policies, policy statements, instruments, blanket orders, blanket rulings and notices of the securities regulatory authorities in the Canadian Jurisdictions (“Canadian Securities Laws”), including National Instrument 44-101 – Short Form Prospectus Distributions (“NI 44- 101”) and National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions (together, the “Shelf Procedures”). The term “Canadian Pricing Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus supplement (in both the English and French languages) (the “Canadian Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Offering, which excluded certain pricing information, filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures on August 19, 2021, together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. The term “Canadian Prospectus” means the prospectus supplement (in both the English and French languages) (the “Canadian Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Offering, which includes the pricing information omitted from the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, to be dated the date hereof and filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures, together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of the Canadian Prospectus Supplement.

 

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All references in this Agreement to the Canadian Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus, the Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus, the Amended and Restated Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Canadian Prospectus Supplement, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities pursuant to the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”).

2.1.2.    Pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company meets the general eligibility requirements for the use of Form F-10 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and has prepared and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”) on Form F-10 (File No. 333-255264) on April 15, 2021 and as amended and filed on May 10, 2021 and June 1, 2021, providing for the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to C$700,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies based on the exchange rate at the time of the offering) of the Company’s securities (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement, including the Amended and Restated Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable Rules and Regulations) therein and all exhibits thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein, became effective pursuant to Rule 467(a) under the Securities Act on June 1, 2021. In connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company has filed with the Commission, on April 15, 2021, an appointment of agent for service of process upon the Company on Form F-X (“Form F-X”) under the Securities Act. The prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective, including documents incorporated therein by reference, is referred to herein as the “U.S. Base Prospectus”. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. The Company was not an “ineligible issuer” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) as of the eligibility determination date for purposes of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act with respect to the Offering contemplated hereby.

The term “U.S. Pricing Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus supplement (the “U.S. Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Offering, which excluded certain pricing information, filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10 on August 19, 2021, together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference. The term “U.S. Prospectus” means the prospectus supplement (the “U.S. Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Offering, which includes the pricing information omitted from the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, to be dated the date hereof and filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10, together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference.

Any “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) relating to the Units is hereafter referred to as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”; and the U.S. Pricing Prospectus together with any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (each as identified in Schedule 2-B hereto) and the information listed in Schedule 2-A hereto, are hereafter referred to collectively as the “Pricing Disclosure Package”. Any reference herein to the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Pricing Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of filing thereof; and any reference herein to any “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to any of the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Pricing Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include (i) the filing of any document with the Commission incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference after the date of filing of such U.S. Base Prospectus, U.S. Pricing Prospectus or U.S. Prospectus and (ii) any such document so filed. As used herein, “Base Prospectuses” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Base Prospectus and the U.S. Base Prospectus; “Pricing

 

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Prospectuses” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Pricing Prospectus and the U.S. Pricing Prospectus; and “Prospectuses” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus.

For purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Time” is 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of this Agreement.

All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Pricing Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”).

2.2    Disclosures in Registration Statement.

2.2.1.    Compliance with Canadian Securities Laws.

(i)    The Canadian Base Prospectus and the Canadian Pricing Prospectus did, and the Canadian Prospectus (and any further amendments or supplements thereto) will, comply with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws; the Canadian Pricing Prospectus, as of the time of filing of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, did not, and the Canadian Prospectus (and any further amendments or supplements thereto) will not, as of the time of filing of the Canadian Prospectus Supplement and through the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, include any misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws, and the Canadian Pricing Prospectus, as of the time of filing thereof, constituted, and the Canadian Prospectus (and any further amendments or supplements thereto) will, as of the time of filing thereof and through the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, constitute, full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Units and to the Company; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from the Canadian Pricing Prospectus or the Canadian Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use therein.

(ii)    Each document filed or to be filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in the Canadian Prospectus complied, or will comply, when so filed, with the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws, and none of such documents contained, or will contain, at the time of its filing any misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws.

2.2.2.     Compliance with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation.

(i)    The Registration Statement complies, and the U.S. Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus will comply, with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the Registration Statement and as of the applicable filing date as to the U.S. Prospectus and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use therein. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists solely of the following disclosure contained in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus: (a) the information set forth under the sub-captions “Underwriter Compensation” and “Price Stabilization,” (b) the information with

 

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respect to settlement procedures for the Offering set forth in the last paragraph under the sub-caption “Listing”, and (c) the table showing the number of securities to be purchased by each Underwriter (the “Underwriters’ Information”).

(ii)    No order preventing or suspending the use of the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Pricing Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and the U.S. Pricing Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from the U.S. Pricing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists solely of the Underwriters’ Information.

(iii)    The Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not, and from the Applicable Time through the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and does not include information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses, and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. No representation or warranty is made in this Section 2.2.2(iii) with respect to any information contained in or omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists solely of the Underwriters’ Information.

(iv)    The Company meets the requirements for use of Form F-10 under the Securities Act.

2.3    Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company, each of its Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, each of the Investment Entities (as defined below) are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing (if a good standing concept exists in such jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company, each of its Subsidiaries, the Related Entities, and, to the knowledge of the Company, each of the Investment Entities is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing (if a good standing concept exists in such jurisdiction) in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The term “Material Adverse Effect” means an effect, change, event or occurrence that, alone or in conjunction with any other or others: (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on: (A) the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, shareholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) the ability of the Company to consummate the Offering or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses, or (ii) would result in the Canadian Pricing Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus or any amendment thereto containing a

 

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misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws. “Subsidiaries” means HEXO Operations Inc., HEXO USA Inc., Zenabis Global Inc., Zenabis Investments Ltd., ZenPharm Limited, Zenabis Real Estate Holdings Ltd., Zenabis Annacis Ltd., Zenabis Atholville Ltd., Zenabis Stellarton Ltd., Zenabis Housing Ltd., Zenabis IP Holdings Inc., Zenabis Retail Holdings Inc., Zenabis Ventures Inc., Zenabis Operations Ltd., Zenabis Ltd., Vida Cannabis (Canada) Ltd., Zenabis Hemp Company Ltd., Zen Craft Grow Ltd., Neal Up Brands Inc. (in the process of dissolution), Keystone Isolation Technologies Inc. and Keystone Isolation Technologies USA LLC, and each of the foregoing is individually referred to herein as a “Subsidiary”. Other than the Subsidiaries, the Company has no other subsidiary within the meaning of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). “Related Entities” means Belleville Complex Inc., Truss Limited Partnership, Truss Beverage Company Limited and Truss CBD USA LLC. “Investment Entities” means Fire & Flower Inc., Fire & Flower Holdings Corp., Greentank Technologies Corp., Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd., Segra International Corp. and Neal Brothers Inc. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any department or agency thereof.

2.4    No Violations or Defaults. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any Investment Entity (i) is in violation of its certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents, (ii) is in default under, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject, or (iii) is in violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, directive, judgment, decree or order of any judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body, Canadian, U.S. or foreign, except in any such case for violations or defaults that would not (individually or in the aggregate) have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.5    Authorization. The Company has the requisite corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant Indenture and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. This Agreement, the Warrant Indenture and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been or will on the Closing Date be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and each of the Agreement and the Warrant Indenture has been or will be on the Closing Date duly executed and delivered by the Company and each constitutes or will on the Closing Date constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement hereof and thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as limited by the application of general equitable principles, including the limitation that rights of indemnity, contribution and waiver may be limited by applicable laws;

2.6    No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issue and sale of the Units, the compliance by the Company with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement, instrument, franchise, license or permit to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity is a party or by which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity or their respective properties, operations or assets may be bound or (ii) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity, or (iii) violate or conflict with any statute,

 

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law, rule, regulation, ordinance, directive, judgment, decree or order of any judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body, Canadian, U.S. or other, except (in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above) as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.7    Filings, Consents and Approvals    No Consent is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except the registration under the Securities Act of the Units, the qualification of the distribution of the Units in the Canadian Jurisdictions as contemplated by this Agreement, necessary approvals of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) (with the Company being in the course of changing its U.S. stock exchange listing from the NYSE to the Nasdaq with an expected effective date of August 24, 2021) and any consents as may be required under state or foreign securities or blue sky laws, or the by-laws and rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Units by the Underwriters.

2.8    Issuance of Securities. On the applicable Closing Date, the Shares and the Warrants will have been duly and validly created, authorized, allotted and reserved for issuance and, at the applicable Closing Date, after payment of applicable consideration:

2.8.1.    the Initial Shares and, if applicable, the Additional Shares will be duly and validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Company;

2.8.2.    the Initial Warrants and, if applicable, the Additional Warrants will be duly created and validly issued and outstanding as fully paid securities of the Company;

2.8.3.    the Underwriters’ Initial Shares and, if applicable, the Underwriters’ Additional Shares will be duly and validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Company; and

2.8.4.    the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants, and the Underwriters’ Initial Shares and, if applicable, the Additional Shares, the Additional Warrants and the Underwriters’ Additional Shares, will have been issued in compliance with all applicable Canadian, United States and other securities laws and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire any Relevant Security from the Company except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the date hereof.

2.9    Warrant Shares. On the Closing Date, the Warrant Shares will have been duly authorized, allotted and reserved for issuance, and, upon the proper exercise of the Warrants and payment of the exercise price therefor, will be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Company. The Warrant Shares will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire any Relevant Security from the Company except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the date hereof.

2.10    Capitalization. The Company has, as of the dates indicated in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company are fully paid and non-assessable and have been duly and validly authorized and issued, in compliance with all applicable Canadian, United States and other securities laws and not in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire from the Company any common shares of the Company or other security of the Company or any security convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, common shares of the Company or any other such security (any “Relevant Security”), except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the date hereof. All of the issued shares of or other ownership

 

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interests in each Subsidiary and of the issued shares of or other ownership interests in each Related Entity that are owned by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and (except as otherwise set forth in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses) are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of any lien, charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, claim, or other encumbrance of any kind whatsoever (any “Lien”). Other than the shares or other equity interests in the Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities, the Company does not have any equity interest, directly or indirectly, in any person; and no subsidiary of the Company other than the Subsidiaries disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses is required to be disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses in accordance with Form 44-101F1 or Form 51-102F2.    No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as described in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue common shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Underwriters) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.    Except for the Consents set forth in Section 2.10 herein, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.

2.11    No Other Securities. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, the Company has no outstanding warrants, options to purchase, or any pre-emptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, any Relevant Security. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, no holder of any Relevant Security has any rights to require registration or qualification under the Securities Act or Canadian Securities Laws of any Relevant Security in connection with the offer and sale of the Units contemplated hereby.

2.12    No Shareholder and Voting Agreements. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, there are no shareholders’ agreements, voting agreements, investors’ rights agreements or other agreements in force or effect which in any manner affects or will affect the voting or control of any of the securities of the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities, the nomination of directors to the board of the Company or the operations or affairs of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Related Entities. For purposes of this Section 2.12, in the case of any Related Entity, any disclosure in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses to the effect that the Related Entity is a joint venture or a partnership with another person shall be considered to constitute disclosure that there is or will be a shareholders’ agreement, voting agreement, investors’ rights agreement or other agreement which does affect or will affect the voting or control of securities of the Related Entity or the operations or affairs of the Related Entity.

2.13    Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The common shares of the Company are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. The common shares of the Company are listed on the TSX and on the NYSE, and, except with respect to the Company’s change of its U.S. stock exchange listing from the NYSE to the Nasdaq as disclosed in the Prospectuses, the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the common shares of the Company under the Exchange Act or de-listing the common shares of the Company from the TSX or the NYSE, nor, except as disclosed in the Prospectuses, has the Company received any notification that the Commission, the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, the TSX or the NYSE is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. Except as disclosed in the Prospectuses, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the TSX or the NYSE on which the common shares are or

 

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have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such exchange. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The common shares are currently eligible for electronic transfer through DTC or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to DTC (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

2.14    Securities Certificates. The form of the certificates for the Shares, WarrantCand Warrant Shares have been approved by the board of directors of the Company and adopted by the Company and comply with all applicable legal and securities exchange requirements and do not conflict with the Company’s by-laws or constating documents.

2.15    Reporting Requirements. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and files periodic reports with the Commission. All conditions for use of Form F-10 to register the Units under the Securities Act have been satisfied. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission or the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, complied and will comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and Regulations and Canadian Securities Laws and, when read together with the other information in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, as applicable, do not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made.

2.16    Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, (i) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends, or made any other distribution of any kind, on or in respect of its share capital, (ii) there has not been any material change in the share capital or long-term or short-term debt of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity, (iii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity has sustained any material loss or interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental proceeding, and (iv) there has not been any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, shareholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities, taken as a whole. Since the date of the latest balance sheet included, or incorporated by reference, in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity has incurred or undertaken any liabilities or obligations, whether direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent, matured or unmatured, or entered into any transactions, including any acquisition or disposition of any business or asset, which are material to the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities, taken as a whole, except for liabilities, obligations and transactions which are disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses.

2.17    Debt Obligations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity (i) has any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any of the Underwriters, except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, or (ii) intends to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Units hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any of the Underwriters.

 

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2.18    Subsidiary Payments. No Subsidiary is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s share capital, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company.

2.19    Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, there is no judicial, regulatory, arbitral or other legal or governmental proceeding, investigation or other litigation or arbitration, Canadian, United States or foreign, including any proceeding before Health Canada or any other Governmental Authority in Canada or any other country performing functions similar to those performed by Health Canada, in progress or pending to which the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity is a party or of which any of their respective property, operations or assets is the subject which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or any Investment Entity, as the case may be, would have a Material Adverse Effect, nor are there any matters under discussion outside of the ordinary course of business with any Governmental Authority relating to taxes, governmental charges, orders or assessments asserted by any such authority, and to the knowledge of the Company there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any such litigation, governmental or other proceeding or investigation, taxes, governmental charges, orders or assessments; to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceeding, investigation, litigation or arbitration is threatened or contemplated; and the defense of all such proceedings, investigations, litigation and arbitrations against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or any Investment Entity would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.20    Labor Relations. Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities is in compliance, in all material respects, with the provisions of all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, local and other laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours. No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity exists or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, is imminent and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbances by the employees of any of its or any Subsidiary’s or any Related Entity’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either case (individually or in the aggregate), would have a Material Adverse Effect. No union has been accredited or otherwise designated to represent any employees of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity and, to the knowledge of the Company, no accreditation request or other representation question is pending with respect to the employees of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity, and no collective agreement or collective bargaining agreement or modification thereof has expired or is in effect in any of the Company’s, any Subsidiary’s or any Related Entity’s facilities and none is currently being negotiated by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity.

2.21    Compliance. Each of the Company, the Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities (i) are in compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local and foreign laws, regulations, orders and decrees governing its business as prescribed by Health Canada, or any other federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or foreign agencies or bodies in Canada or any other country engaged in the regulation of cannabis, controlled drugs and substances or pharmaceuticals (“Applicable Laws”), except where noncompliance would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) has not received any notice of adverse finding, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or written notice from any governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”); (iii) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and are not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (iv) has not received written notice that any governmental authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and have no

 

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knowledge that any such governmental authority is considering such action, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity has received written notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and have no knowledge that any such governmental authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; and (vi) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).

2.22    Changes to Laws. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or contemplated change to any law, regulation or position of a Governmental Authority that would have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.23    Real Property. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, (i) each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities owns or leases all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its business as presently operated and as proposed to be operated as described in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses; (ii) each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities has good and marketable title to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of any and all Liens except such as are described in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, as provided in the Credit Agreement or such as do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of such property or materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities; and any real property and buildings held under lease or sublease by the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material to, and do not materially interfere with, the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities; and (iii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity has received any notice or other communication of any claim adverse to its ownership of any real or personal property or of any claim against the continued possession of any real property, whether owned or held under lease or sublease by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, no person has any contract or any right or privilege capable of becoming a right to purchase any property from the Company or any Subsidiary.

2.24    Real Property Leases. Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity is in default or breach of any real property lease, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity has received any notice or other communication from the owner or manager of any real property leased by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity that the Company, such Subsidiary or any Related Entity is not in compliance with any real property lease, and to the knowledge of the Company, no such notice or other communication is pending or has been threatened.

2.25    Environmental Laws. There has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, use, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, contamination, release or other activity involving any kind of hazardous, toxic or other wastes, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, chemicals or materials (“Hazardous Substances”) by, due to, on behalf of, or caused by the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity (or, to the Company’s

 

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knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company is or may be liable) upon any property now or previously owned, operated, used or leased by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity, or upon any other property, which would be a violation of or give rise to any liability under any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, common law provision or other legally binding standard relating to pollution or protection of human health and the environment (“Environmental Law”), except for violations and liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no disposal, discharge, emission contamination or other release of any kind at, onto or from any such property or into the environment surrounding any such property of any Hazardous Substances with respect to which the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity has knowledge, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial action, claim or notice of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. No property of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity is subject to any Lien under any Environmental Law. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity is subject to any order, decree, agreement or other individualized legal requirement related to any Environmental Law, which, in any case (individually or in the aggregate), would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements.

2.26    Costs Associated with Environmental Laws. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Related Entities, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure or remediation of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.27    Regulatory Permits. Each of the Company, the Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities, has all requisite power, capacity and authority, and all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, qualifications, licenses, filings and permits of, with and from all judicial, regulatory and other legal or governmental agencies and bodies and all third parties, Canadian, U.S. or foreign, including without limitation, those administered by the Canadian federal Department of Health and any successor thereof (“Health Canada”) or any other governments, regulatory authorities, governmental departments, agencies, commissions, bureaus, officials, ministers, Crown corporations, courts, bodies, boards, tribunals, commercial registers or dispute settlement panels or other law, rule or regulation- making organizations or entities (“Governmental Authorities”) in Canada or any other country performing functions similar to those performed by Health Canada (collectively, the “Consents”), to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as it is now being conducted or, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, proposed to be conducted, in each case as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, and each such Consent is valid, existing, in good standing and in full force and effect, except in each case as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, has received notice of any investigation or proceedings which, if decided adversely to the Company, any such Subsidiary or Related Entity or Investment Entity, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to result in, the revocation of, or imposition of a materially burdensome restriction on, any such Consent. The Company, each Subsidiary, each Related Entity and, to the knowledge of the Company, each of the Investment Entities

 

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are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Consents, except where the failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.28    Research and Development Activities. The Company’s, the Subsidiaries’, the Related Entities’ and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities’ facilities and product research and development activities comply in all material respects with applicable good practices, processes, standards and procedures as required by Health Canada and any other Governmental Authority.

2.29    Compliance with Health and Safety Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, has received any inspection report, notice of adverse finding, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence with or notice from Health Canada or any other federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority or court or arbitrator in Canada or any other country, alleging or asserting noncompliance with any applicable laws or regulations, including, without limitation, the Cannabis Act R.S.C., c. 16, the Food and Drugs Act R.S.C. 1985, c. F-27 or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act S.C. 1996, c. 19 or any provincial cannabis-related Act or Regulation, that has not been resolved by the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or any Investment Entity, as the case may be, or that otherwise would, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company, each Subsidiary, each Related Entity, any person acting on behalf of the Company, each Subsidiary and each Related Entity and, to the knowledge of the Company, each Investment Entity and any person acting on behalf of each Investment Entity, are and have been in material compliance with applicable health care, cannabis, privacy and personal health information laws and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws and all other federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or foreign laws, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance relating to the regulation of the Company in Canada or any other country. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, has, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted or issued or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, post- sale warning or other notice or action relating to the alleged safety or efficacy of any product or any alleged product defect or violation and there is no basis for any such notice or action.

2.30    Compliance with Production and Distribution Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor any Investment Entity nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any person acting on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or any Investment Entity has cultivated, produced, processed, imported, sold or distributed, or has any current intention to cultivate, produce, process, import, sell or distribute, any cannabis or cannabinoid product or has otherwise engaged in or targeted or derived revenues or funds from, or has any current intention to otherwise engage in or target or derive (or reasonably expect to derive) revenues or funds from, any direct or indirect dealings or transactions in or to the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia or any other federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or foreign jurisdiction where such activity is illegal. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity has operated in or exported any cannabis or cannabinoid product to any jurisdiction except Canada and Greece. To the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities have not operated in or exported any cannabis or cannabinoid product to any jurisdiction except Canada. The Company, its Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Company, its Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and the Investment Entities do not carry on any activities in, or distribute any products to, any jurisdiction where such activities or products are not fully in compliance with all applicable federal, state, provincial or territorial laws.

2.31    Clinical Studies. No preclinical or clinical studies or trials have been conducted by or on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity in any jurisdiction, and neither the Company

 

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nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity has participated in any such preclinical or clinical study or trial or provided any study drug for a preclinical or clinical study or trial conducted by any other person.

2.32    Relationships with Suppliers and Distributors. Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, no existing supplier, distributor, service provider, manufacturer or contractor of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity has indicated that it intends to terminate its relationship with the Company, such Subsidiary or such Related Entity or that it will be unable to meet the Company’s, such Subsidiary’s or such Related Entity’s supply, distribution, service, manufacturing or contracting requirements.

2.33    Intellectual Property. Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities owns all rights in or has obtained valid and enforceable licenses or other rights to use, the systems, recipes, know how (including trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information), trade-marks (both registered and unregistered), trade names, patents, patent applications, inventions, copyrights and any other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) described in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses as being owned or licensed by the Company or which are used for the conduct of the Company’s business as currently carried on and proposed to be carried on, free and clear of any Lien or other adverse claim or interest of any kind or nature affecting the assets of the Company; (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or commercialized by the Company; (iii) there is no action, suit, proceeding or claim pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by others challenging the Company’s rights in or to any Intellectual Property or the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or commercialized by the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Related Entities, and the Company is unaware of any other fact which could form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, all trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information forming part of or in relation to the Intellectual Property being owned or licensed by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity is and remains confidential to the Company, such Subsidiary or such Related Entity, as the case may be.

2.34    Insurance. Except as otherwise disclosed by the Company in the Prospectuses in relation to its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities maintain insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company reasonably considers adequate for the conduct of its business and the value of its properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries, all of which insurance is in full force and effect, except where the failure to maintain such insurance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material claims by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. Except as otherwise disclosed by the Company in the Prospectuses in relation to its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance as and when such coverage expires or will be able to obtain replacement insurance adequate for the conduct of the business and the value of its properties at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.35    Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. No director or officer, former director or officer, or shareholder or employee of, or any other person not dealing at arm’s length with, any of the Company or the Subsidiaries is engaged in any material transaction or arrangement with or is a party to a material contract with, or has any material indebtedness, liability or obligation to, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses or for employment or consulting arrangements with employees or consultants or those serving as a director or officer of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses.

 

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2.36    Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships, contracts, documents, related party transactions or off balance sheet transactions or any other non-arm’s length transactions involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity that are required to be disclosed that have not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so filed as required.

2.37    Accountants. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is independent of the Company within the meaning of the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and the SEC. To the Company’s knowledge, MNP LLP is independent with respect to Redecan (as defined below) as required by Canadian Securities Laws and the rules of professional conduct applicable to auditors in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations.

2.38    No Reportable Events with Auditors. There has not been any reportable event (within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators) between the Company and its auditors.

2.39    Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, of the Company and 2579951 Canada Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Redecan”) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position as of the dates indicated and the cash flows and results of operations for the periods specified of the Company and Redecan, respectively, on a consolidated basis; said consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. All pro forma financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, and the Pricing Disclosure Package and to be included or incorporated by reference in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus, comply with the requirements of the Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Securities Laws, and the assumptions used in the preparation of such pro forma financial information are reasonable, the pro forma adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions or circumstances described therein and the pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such information. No other financial statements (historical or pro forma) or supporting schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses by Canadian Securities Laws, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations. The other financial and statistical information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, including the selected consolidated financial data set forth under the caption “Consolidated Capitalization” in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, present fairly the information included therein and have been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the financial statements that are included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses and the books and records of the Company.

2.40    Stock Plans. Each stock option granted under any stock option plan or other security based compensation plan of the Company (each, a “Stock Plan”) was granted with a per share exercise price no less than the fair market value per common share on the grant date of such option, determined in accordance with the rules of the TSX, and no such grant involved any “back-dating,” “forward-dating” or similar practice with respect to the effective date of such grant; each such option (i) was granted in compliance with applicable law and with the applicable Stock Plan(s), (ii) was duly approved by the board of directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) of the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and (iii) has been properly accounted for in the Company’s financial statements and disclosed, to the extent required, in the Company’s filings or submissions with the Commission and the Canadian Qualifying Authorities.

 

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2.41    Statistical Information. The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses are based on or derived from sources which the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived. The Company has obtained the consent to the use of such data or information from such sources to the extent required.

2.42    Internal Accounting Controls. The Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accounting for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses, the Company believes that the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined under the Exchange Act and Canadian Securities Laws) is effective and the Company and the Subsidiaries are not aware of, and have not been advised by their auditors of, any material weakness in their internal control over financial reporting. Since the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

2.43    Tax Status. Each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities has accurately prepared and timely filed all U.S., Canadian and foreign tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid or made provision for the payment of all taxes, assessments, governmental or other similar charges with respect to the periods covered by such tax returns (whether or not such amounts are shown as due on any tax return). Each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities has paid all sales and use taxes and all taxes which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to employees, creditors and third parties, except in any such case as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No deficiency assessment with respect to a proposed adjustment of the Company’s, any Subsidiary’s or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity’s Canadian federal, provincial and territorial, U.S. federal and state, local or foreign taxes is pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened. The accruals and reserves on the books and records of the Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities in respect of tax liabilities for any taxable period not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments and related liabilities for any such period and, since the date of the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability for taxes other than in the ordinary course of their business. There is no tax lien, whether imposed by any U.S., Canadian or other taxing authority, outstanding against the assets, properties or business of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Related Entity.

2.44    Information Technology and Personal Data. The Company’s, its Subsidiaries’ and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Parties’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities as currently conducted. The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Parties maintain commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”) processed and

 

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stored thereon, and to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, incidents, violations, outages, compromises or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Parties are presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws or statutes and all applicable judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except for any such noncompliance that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.45    Transfer Taxes. There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under Canadian or U.S. federal law or the laws of any state, province, territory or any political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the Company or sale by the Company of the Units.

2.46    Stamp or Other Taxes. No stamp duty, registration or documentary taxes, duties or similar charges are payable under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of any province or territory in connection with the creation, issuance, sale and delivery to the Underwriters of the Units or the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the resale of Units by an Underwriter to U.S. residents.

2.47    Disclosure Controls. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act and Canadian Securities Laws) for the Company and the Subsidiaries that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and Canadian Securities Laws, and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities. The Company has evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and presented, in the Company’s periodic reports filed on SEDAR and EDGAR, its conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the dates indicated therein.

2.48    Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including, without limitation, Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

2.49    Disclosure Reports. There are no reports or information that in accordance with the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws must be made publicly available in connection with the Offering that have not been made publicly available as required; there are no documents required to be filed as of the date hereof with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or with any other Canadian securities regulatory authority in connection with the Offering that have not been filed as required; and the Company has not filed any confidential material change reports or similar confidential report with any securities regulatory authority that is still maintained on a confidential basis.

2.50    No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates has, prior to the date hereof, made any offer or sale of any securities which could be “integrated” (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations) with the offer and sale of the Units pursuant to the Registration Statement.

2.51    Base Prospectus Disclosures The statements set forth in the Base Prospectuses under the captions “Description of Securities”, “Share Structure”, “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” and “Risk Factors – PFIC Status”, in the Canadian Prospectus Supplement and the U.S. Prospectus Supplement under

 

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the captions “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations”, “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”, “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” and “Eligibility for Investment” and in the Registration Statement under “Part II – Indemnification of Directors and Officers”, insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are, in all material respects, accurate, complete and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.

2.52 Disclosure of Shares and Warrants. The rights, privileges, restrictions, conditions and other terms attaching to the common shares of the Company, the Shares and the Warrants will, on the Closing Date and, if applicable, the Option Closing Date, conform in all respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses.

2.53 Disclosure of Contracts. There is no franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required; insofar as such descriptions summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, such descriptions are, in all material respects, accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.

2.54 Disclosure of Acquisitions. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, no acquisition has been made by the Company during its three most recently completed fiscal years that would be a significant acquisition for the purposes of Canadian Securities Laws or that would require the financial statement disclosure in respect of the acquired business for the purposes of Canadian Securities Laws, and no proposed acquisition by the Company has progressed to a state where a reasonable person would believe that the likelihood of the Company completing the acquisition is high and that: (i) if completed by the Company at the date of the Prospectuses, would be a significant acquisition for the purposes of Canadian Securities Laws, or (ii) would require the financial statement disclosure in respect of the acquired business for the purposes of Canadian Securities Laws.

2.55 Free Writing Prospectus. The Company has complied with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus including, without limitation, all prospectus delivery, filing, record retention and legending requirements applicable to any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company has not (i) distributed any offering material in connection with the Offering other than the Pricing Prospectuses, the Prospectuses and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth on Schedule 2-B hereto, or (ii) filed, referred to, approved, used or authorized the use of any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act with respect to the Offering or the Units, except for any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth in Schedule 2-B hereto and any electronic road show previously approved by the Underwriters.

2.56 Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Underwriters or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and Prospectus Supplements. The Company understands and confirms that the Underwriters will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Underwriters regarding the Company, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements

 

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therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Underwriter makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof

2.57 Canadian Reporting Issuer. The Company is a reporting issuer under the securities laws of each Canadian Jurisdiction that recognizes the concept of reporting issuer and is not on the list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by the Canadian Qualifying Authority in each such Canadian Jurisdiction that maintains such a list.

2.58 Forward-Looking Information. The Company has a reasonable basis for disclosing all forward-looking information (as defined in NI 51-102) contained in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses.

2.59 Transfer Agent. TSX Trust Company at its principal offices in Toronto, Ontario is the duly appointed registrar and transfer agent of the Company with respect to its common shares, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company at its principal office in New York, New York is the duly appointed U.S. co-transfer agent of the Company with respect to its common shares.

2.60 Minute Books. The minute books and corporate records of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Entities are true and correct in all material respects and contain all minutes of all meetings and all resolutions of the directors (and any committees of such directors) and shareholders of the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Related Entities as at the date hereof and at the Closing Date will contain the minutes of all meetings and all resolutions of the directors (and any committees of such directors) and shareholders of the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Related Entities.

2.61 Foreign Private Issuer. The Company is, and upon completion of the transactions described herein, will be, a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act.

2.62 Investment Company. The Company is not and, after giving effect to application of the net proceeds of the Offering as described in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, will not be, an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not and will not be an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of such act.

2.63 Passive Foreign Investment Company Status. The Company does not expect to be a “passive foreign investment company” for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for its current taxable year ending July 31, 2020 or for any foreseeable subsequent taxable year. The Company is not currently a “controlled foreign corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code and does not expect to become a controlled foreign corporation in the foreseeable future.

2.64 Foreign Corrupt Practices. None of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity, and, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, any director or officer thereof or, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) (the “CFPOA”), or any applicable anti-corruption laws, rules, or regulation of Canada or any other jurisdiction in which the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity conducts business, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce

 

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corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA or the CFPOA and the Company, the Subsidiaries, the Related Entities, and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates and the Investment Entities, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and the CFPOA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

2.65 Corrupt Organizations Act. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, has engaged in, or will engage in, (i) any direct or indirect dealings or transactions in violation of U.S. federal or state criminal laws, including, without limitation, the Controlled Substances Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Travel Act or any anti-money laundering statute, or (ii) any “aiding and abetting” in any violation of U.S. federal or state criminal laws. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any U.S. court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, with respect to U.S. federal or state criminal laws is pending or threatened.

2.66 Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

2.67 Political Contributions; Money Laundering. None of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity, and, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, any director or officer thereof or, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, has at any time during the last five years (i) made any unlawful contribution to any candidate for non- United States office, or failed to disclose fully any such contribution in violation of law, or (ii) made any payment to any federal or state governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof. The operations of the Company, each Subsidiary, each Related Entity and, to the knowledge of the Company, each Investment Entity, are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the money laundering statutes of all other applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

2.68 Sanctioned Territories. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, nor any director or officer thereof nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent, affiliate, representative or other person acting on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity, is an individual or entity (“Specified Person”) that is, or is 50% or more owned or controlled by a

 

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Specified Person that is: (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, Global Affairs Canada or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive economic Sanctions including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the Crimea (each, a “Sanctioned Territory”).

2.69 Prohibited Use of Proceeds. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person: (i) to fund or facilitate any unauthorized activities or business of or with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any Sanctioned Territory; or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any person (including any person participating in the Offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

2.70 No Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company, its Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investment Entities have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any direct or indirect dealings or transactions in violation of applicable Sanctions.

2.71 Certain Fees. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, to the Company’s knowledge, any arrangements, agreements, understandings, payments or issuance with respect to the Company or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, Subsidiaries or affiliates that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation as determined by FINRA.

2.72 Acknowledgment Regarding Underwriters’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Underwriters is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Underwriter is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by any Underwriter or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Underwriters’ purchase of the Initial Units or the Additional Units. The Company further represents to each Underwriter that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

2.73 Acknowledgment Regarding Underwriters Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Underwriters has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Underwriter agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Underwriter, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Underwriter, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Underwriter is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the shares of Common Stock, and (iv) each Underwriter shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Underwriters may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing

 

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stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of this Agreement.

2.74 No Company Stabilization. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates (within the meaning of National Instrument 45-106Prospectus Exemptions and Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has taken, directly or indirectly, any action which constitutes or is designed to cause or result in, or which could reasonably be expected to constitute, cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.

2.75 Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s Underwriter in connection with the placement of the Securities.

Any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Company and delivered to the Underwriters or to Underwriters’ Counsel (as defined below) shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

3.1 Filing of U.S. Prospectus. The Company will prepare and file with the Commission, promptly after the execution of this Agreement, and in any event no later than 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of this Agreement, the U.S. Prospectus.

3.2 Amendments to Registration Statement and Prospectuses. The Company shall deliver to the Underwriters, prior to filing, any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectuses proposed to be filed after the date of this Agreement and not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters shall reasonably object in writing.

3.3 Securities Laws Compliance. The Company will comply with the Shelf Procedures and General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 under the Securities Act. Prior to the later of the last date on which the Option Closing Date, if any, may occur, and the termination of the Offering, the Company will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement or amendment to the Prospectuses unless the Company has furnished a copy to the Underwriters and their legal counsel for their review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters reasonably object. The Company will cause the Prospectuses, prepared in accordance with all applicable requirements, and any supplement thereto to be filed, each in a form approved by the Underwriters with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures (in the case of the Canadian Prospectus) and with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F- 10 (in the case of the U.S. Prospectus) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Underwriters of such timely filings. The Company will promptly advise the Underwriters (1) when the U.S. Prospectus and any supplement thereto shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10, (2) when the Canadian Prospectus shall have been filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities pursuant to the Shelf Procedures, (3) when, prior to termination of the Offering, any amendment to the Registration Statement or the Canadian Prospectus shall have been filed or become effective or a Decision Document in respect of any such amendment has been issued, as the case may be, (4) of any request by the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or the Commission for any amendment of or supplement to the Canadian Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus, as applicable, or for any

 

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additional information, (5) of the Company’s intention to file, or prepare any supplement or amendment to, the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (6) of the time when any amendment to the Canadian Prospectus has been filed with or receipted by the Reviewing Authority, or of the filing with or mailing or the delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus, (7) of the issuance by the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or the Commission of any cease trade order or any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Canadian Prospectus or the Registration Statement, as applicable, or any post-effective amendment thereto, or suspending the use of any Prospectuses or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or, in each case, of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings therefor, (8) of the receipt of any comments or communications from the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, the Commission or any other regulatory authority relating to the Prospectuses, the Registration Statement, or the listing of any securities of the Company on the TSX or the NYSE or the Nasdaq, and (9) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Units for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose. If the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or the Commission shall propose or enter a cease trade order or a stop order at any time, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such cease trade order or stop order and, if issued, to obtain the lifting of such order as soon as possible.

3.4 Notice of Material Changes. At any time following the date of execution of this Agreement until the completion of the distribution of the Units for purposes of Canadian Securities Laws and the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, the Company will promptly inform the Underwriters in writing of the particulars of any actual, anticipated, threatened, or contemplated, material change, change in material fact, or other event or condition that could have been required to have been stated in the Prospectuses had that change, fact, event or condition arisen or been in effect on or prior to the date of the Prospectuses, and is of such a nature as could render any Prospectus misleading in the light of the circumstances or could result in it containing a misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws; the Company shall in good faith discuss with the Underwriters any such change in material fact, event or condition (actual, anticipated, contemplated or threatened, financial or otherwise) which is of such a nature that there is reasonable doubt whether notice need be given under this Section 3.4.

3.5 Continued Compliance. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Units (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Canadian Pricing Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package (prior to the availability of the U.S. Prospectus) or the U.S. Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would, in the judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time of delivery of such Canadian Pricing Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus, Pricing Disclosure Package or U.S. Prospectus (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) to the purchaser, or if to comply with the applicable Canadian Securities Laws, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations it shall be necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Canadian Pricing Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the U.S. Prospectus or the Registration Statement, or to file any document incorporated by reference in the Canadian Pricing Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, the Company will notify the Underwriters promptly and prepare and file with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and/or the Commission an appropriate amendment, supplement or document (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and will use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as possible

 

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3.6 Delivery of Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company will not, without the prior consent of the Underwriters, (i) make any offer relating to the Units that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, except for any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth in Schedule 2-B hereto and any electronic road show previously approved by the Underwriters, or (ii) file, refer to, approve, use or authorize the use of any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act with respect to the Offering or the Units. If at any time any event shall have occurred as a result of which any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would, in the judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses as then amended or supplemented or would, in the judgment of the Underwriters or the Company, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time of delivery to the purchaser, or if to comply with the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations it shall be necessary at any time to amend or supplement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Company will notify the Underwriters promptly and, if requested by the Underwriters, prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an appropriate amendment or supplement (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) that will correct such statement, omission or conflict or effect such compliance.

3.7 Compliance of Free Writing Prospectuses The Company has complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 433 with respect to each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus including, without limitation, all prospectus delivery, filing, record retention and legending requirements applicable to each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

3.8 Delivery to the Underwriters of Prospectuses. The Company will promptly deliver to each of the Underwriters conformed copies of the Canadian Prospectus (in both the English and French languages), signed and certified as required by Canadian Securities Laws in the Canadian Jurisdictions, a copy of any other document required to be filed by the Company in compliance with Canadian Securities Laws in connection with the Offering, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement, as initially filed and all amendments thereto, including all consents and exhibits filed therewith and a conformed copy of the Form F-X with respect to the Registration Statement. The Company will promptly deliver to each of the Underwriters such number of copies of the Pricing Prospectuses and Prospectuses (in both the English and French languages in the case of the Canadian Pricing Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus) and the Registration Statement as originally filed (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein), all amendments of and supplements to such documents, if any, and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts required to be filed in connection with the Pricing Prospectuses and Prospectuses in accordance with Applicable Laws as the Underwriters may reasonably request. Prior to 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter, the Company will furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Prospectuses in Toronto, Ontario and on the second business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in New York, New York, and from time to time thereafter, in Toronto, Ontario and New York, New York, in such quantities as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The copies of the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectuses and Prospectuses and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

3.9 Qualification in Jurisdictions; Blue Sky. Promptly from time to time, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Units for offering and sale under the securities laws relating to the offering or sale of the Units of such jurisdictions, Canadian, U.S. or foreign, as the Underwriters may designate and to maintain such qualification in effect for so long as required for the distribution thereof; except that in no event shall the Company be obligated in connection therewith to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to

 

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take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Units, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject or require registration of the Units or require the Company to file a prospectus in such jurisdiction or subject the Company to ongoing reporting requirements in such jurisdiction.

3.10 Listing. The Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of its common shares on the TSX and the NYSE (or such other top tier national securities exchange) for a period of at least three years from the date of this Agreement.

3.11 Press Releases. The Company shall provide the Underwriters with a draft of any press release to be issued in connection with the Offering and will provide the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel sufficient time to comment thereon and will accept all reasonable comments of the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel on such press releases.

3.12 Periodic Reports. During the period of one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company will furnish to you copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to security holders or from time to time published or publicly disseminated by the Company, and will deliver to you as soon as they are available, copies of any reports, financial statements and proxy or information statements furnished to or filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, the Commission, the TSX, the NYSE or the Nasdaq, or any other securities exchange on which any class of securities of the Company is listed; provided, however that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to provide under this Section 3.12: (x) any document or information required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph that is made available on EDGAR or SEDAR; (y) any document or information that the Company believes, acting reasonably, not to be material; or (z) any document or information that the Company believes, acting reasonably, it is prohibited by applicable law from disclosing under the circumstances.

3.13 Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay on the Closing Date all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including but not limited to (a) all expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, translation and filing of the Registration Statement, the Canadian Base Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectuses, the Prospectuses, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any and all amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (b) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel, accountants and translators in connection with the qualification of the Units under Canadian Securities Laws, the registration of the Units under the Securities Act and the Offering; (c) the cost of producing this Agreement and any agreement among the Underwriters, blue sky survey, closing documents and other instruments, agreements or documents (including any compilations thereof) in connection with the Offering; (d) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Units for offering and sale under United States state securities, or “blue sky”, laws as provided in Section 3.9 hereof, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with any blue sky survey; (e) the reasonable fees and disbursements of Underwriters’ Counsel in connection with compliance with the rules and regulations of FINRA in connection with the Offering; (f) all fees and expenses in connection with listing the Shares and Warrant Shares on the TSX and the NYSE or the Nasdaq; (g) all fees and expenses in connection with any legal opinions relating to the issuance of Units in any province or territory of Canada; (h) the costs of all mailing and printing of the underwriting documents (including, without limitation, the Underwriting Agreement, any Blue Sky Surveys and, if appropriate, any Agreement Among Underwriters, Selected Dealers’ Agreement, Underwriters’ Questionnaire and Power of Attorney), registration statements, Prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final Prospectuses as the Underwriters may reasonably deem necessary; (i) the costs and expenses of its public relations firm; (j) all costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Offering, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or

 

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dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the officers of the Company and such consultants; (k) any transfer taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement or the Offering (l) the cost of preparing certificates, if any, representing the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares; (m) the cost and charges of any transfer agent or registrar for the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares; (n) the reasonable costs and expenses of the Underwriters, including the reasonable fees of Underwriters’ Counsel, any experts or consultants retained by them and other out of pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (o) up to $175,000 in accountable legal expenses for both Canadian and U.S. legal counsel incurred by the Underwriters, (o) up to $25,000 (with all such expense’s greater than $2,000 to be pre-approved by the Company) for IPREO software related expenses, background check expenses, tombstones and marketing related expenses, including road show expenses if they are incurred; and (p) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 3, in each case in accordance with and subject to the limitations set out in the Engagement Letter dated August 7, 2021. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any advance received by the Underwriters will be reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C). In the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, except in the case of a default by the Underwriters, pursuant to Section 6.2 below, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Underwriters their actual and accountable out-of-pocket expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and payable (including the fees and disbursements of Underwriters’ Counsel) up to $175,000 and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriters; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement. The Underwriters may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date the expenses set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Underwriters.

3.14 Application of Net Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the application thereof described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses.

3.15 Delivery of Earnings Statements. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement of the Company (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

3.16 Stabilization. Neither the Company nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or shareholders (without the consent of the Representative) has taken or shall take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under Regulation M of the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

3.17 Internal Controls. The Company shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

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after the date of this Agreement. The Underwriters acknowledge that PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP is acceptable to the Underwriters.

3.19 FINRA. The Company shall advise the Representative (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is or becomes aware that Company or any of its affiliates (within the meaning of FINRA’s Conduct Rule 5121(f)(1)) directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, or is an associated person (within the meaning of Article I, Section 1(ee) of the By-laws of FINRA) of, any member firm of FINRA.

3.20 No Fiduciary Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates or any selling agent shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.21 Company Lock-Up Agreements.

3.21.1. Restriction on Sales of Capital Stock. During the period of 60 days from the Closing Date (the “Lock-Up Period”), without the prior written consent of the Underwriters, the Company (i) will not, directly or indirectly, issue, offer, sell, agree to issue, offer or sell, solicit offers to purchase, grant any call option, warrant or other right to purchase, purchase any put option or other right to sell, pledge, borrow or otherwise dispose of any Relevant Security, or make any public announcement of any of the foregoing, (ii) will not establish or increase any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” (in each case within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations) with respect to any Relevant Security, and (iii) will not otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any economic consequence of ownership of a Relevant Security, whether or not such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Relevant Securities, other securities, cash or other consideration, other than the sale of the Shares and Warrants comprising the Units as contemplated by this Agreement and (i) the issuance of common shares upon the exercise of the Company’s currently outstanding options or other security-based compensation securities; (ii) the issuance of common shares upon the exercise of the Company’s currently outstanding warrants; (iii) the Company’s issuance of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any Warrants comprising the Units; (iv) the grant of options or other security-based compensation securities under the Company’s security-based compensation plans in effect on the date hereof or the issuance of common shares of common shares on exercise of such securities; (v) the issuance of common shares upon the conversion, redemption or other repayments under the Company’s senior secured note maturing May 1, 2023 and the Company’s outstanding convertible debentures maturing December 5, 2022; and (vi) the issuance of common shares in connection with any arm’s length acquisitions including the acquisitions of Redecan and 48North Cannabis Corp. as described in the Prospectuses. The Company will not qualify a prospectus under Canadian Securities Laws or file a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection with any transaction by the Company or any person that is prohibited pursuant to the foregoing, except for registration statements on Form S-8 relating to employee benefit plans.

3.21.2. Lock-Up Agreements. On or before the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Underwriters executed copies of the Lock-Up Agreements from each of the persons listed in Schedule 3 hereto in the attached as Exhibit A hereto.

3.21.3. Release of D&O Lock-up Period. If the Underwriters, in their sole discretion, agree to release or waive the restrictions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreements for an officer or director of the Company and provide the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three (3) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters

 

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through a major news service at least two (2) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

3.22 Continued Reporting Requirements. Until the distribution of the Units is completed, the Company shall file all documents required to be filed with the Reviewing Authority under applicable Canadian Securities Laws; and during the period when the U.S. Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act: (i) to file promptly all documents required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) to file as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, by means of a Report on Form 6-K or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, each document incorporated by reference in the Canadian prospectus and each document otherwise required to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement by the Instructions to Form F-10 that is not already an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

3.23 Marketing Materials. During the distribution of the Units: (i) the Company shall prepare, in consultation with the Underwriters, any “marketing materials” (as such term is defined in National Instrument 41-101General Prospectus Requirements) (“NI 41-101”), including any template version thereof, to be provided to potential investors in the Units, and approve in writing any such marketing materials (including any template version thereof), as may reasonably be requested by the Underwriters, such marketing materials to comply with Canadian Securities Laws and to be acceptable in form and substance to the Company and the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel, acting reasonably, and (ii) the Company shall: (A) file any such marketing materials (or any template version thereof) with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities as soon as reasonably practicable after such marketing materials are so approved in writing by the Company and the Underwriters, and in any event on or before the day the marketing materials are first provided to any potential investor of Units; and (B) remove or redact any comparables from any template version so filed, in compliance with NI 44-101, prior to filing such template version with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities (provided that a complete template version containing such comparables and any disclosure relating to the comparables, if any, shall be delivered to the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in compliance with NI 44-101 by the Company, and a copy thereof provided to the Underwriters as soon as practicable following such filing).

3.24 Investor Materials. During the distribution of the Units, the Company will not provide any potential investor with any materials or information in relation to the distribution of the Units or the Company other than the Prospectuses and any amendments or supplements thereto in accordance with this Agreement, provided that: (A) any such materials that constitute marketing materials have been approved and filed in accordance with Section 3.27 hereof; and (B) any such materials that constitute “standard term sheets” have been approved in writing by the Company and the Underwriters and are provided in compliance with Canadian Securities Laws.

3.25 U.S. Cannabis Activities. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity nor any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or Related Entity will cultivate, produce, process, import or distribute any cannabis or cannabinoid product or otherwise engage in or target or derive revenues or funds from any direct or indirect dealings or transactions in or to the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or any other country unless such activity is in full compliance with all federal and state or provincial laws applicable to such activity. The Company will notify the Underwriters promptly if the Company, any Subsidiary, any Related Entity or any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity has received notice of any investigation or proceedings related to the matters set forth in this Section 3.29.

3.26 Investment Entity Compliance. The Company will at all times take all necessary actions to promptly bring itself into compliance with any applicable U.S. federal laws that may be contravened by maintaining an ongoing investment in any Investment Entity as a result of any of its activities and to comply

 

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with the applicable TSX and NYSE or Nasdaq policies, rules and regulations with respect to the cannabis sector, including but not limited to, if and when required by the applicable TSX or NYSE or Nasdaq policies, rules and regulations or for compliance with the applicable U.S. federal laws, the prompt sale, transfer or disposal of the Company’s interest (whether equity, debt or otherwise) in any Investment Entity.

3.27 Notification of Investment Entity Non-Compliance The Company will notify the Underwriters promptly if, to the knowledge of the Company, any Investment Entity has received notice of any investigation or proceedings related to the matters set forth in Section 2.30 hereof.

4. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Initial Units and the Additional Units, as provided herein, shall be subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (for purposes of this Section 5, “Closing Date” shall refer to the Closing Date for the Initial Units and the Option Closing Date, if different, for the Additional Securities); (ii) the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and (iv) the following conditions:

4.1 Regulatory Matters.

4.1.1. Filing of Prospectuses. The Canadian Prospectus shall have been filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and the U.S. Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in a timely fashion in accordance with Section 4 hereof; no order of any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or securities exchange in Canada to cease distribution or trading of the Units, Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares shall have been issued, and no proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post- effective amendment thereto, and no stop order suspending or preventing the use of the U.S. Pricing Prospectus, the U.S. Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, shall have been issued by the Commission and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; all requests for additional information on the part of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or the Commission shall have been complied with to the Underwriters’ reasonable satisfaction; and all necessary regulatory or securities exchange approvals shall have been received.

4.1.2. FINRA Clearance. At the Closing Date, FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements for the Offering.

4.1.3. Stock Market Clearance. At the Closing Date, the Shares shall have been conditionally approved for listing on the TSX and shall be approved for listing on the NYSE or the Nasdaq, subject to notice of issuance.

4.2 Company Counsel Matters.

4.2.1. Closing Date Opinion of Canadian Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received the favourable written legal opinion of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Canadian counsel for the Company, and any other local counsel, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.

4.2.2. Closing Date Opinion of U.S. Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received the written opinion and negative assurance letter of DLA Piper LLP (US), United States counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.

 

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4.2.3. Closing Date Opinion of Québec Counsel. The Underwriters shall have received appropriate legal opinions of the Company’s Québec counsel addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, dated and delivered on the date of the Canadian Price Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus, as applicable, to the effect that, except for the financial statements of the Company (including the notes thereto and the auditors’ report thereon) included or incorporated by reference therein and certain other financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Canadian Pricing Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus (collectively, the “Financial Information”), the French language version of each of the Canadian Pricing Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus (including the French language version of the documents incorporated by reference therein) is in all material respects a complete and proper translation of the English language versions thereof.

4.2.4. Translation Opinions. The Underwriters shall have received appropriate translation opinions of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and MNP LLP, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, dated and delivered on the date of the Canadian Prospectus, to the effect that the French language version of the Financial Information is in all material respects a complete and proper translation of the English language version thereof.

4.3 Comfort Letters.

4.3.1. Cold Comfort Letter of PwC. At the time this Agreement is executed and at the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a comfort letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent auditor for the Company, with a specified cut-off date for review procedures referred to therein that is not more than two (2) business days prior to the date of this Agreement, in form customary for prospectus offerings of securities in Canada and registered offerings of securities in the United States dated as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, respectively, and addressed to the Underwriters and their respective U.S. or Canadian affiliates, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel.

4.3.2. Cold Comfort Letter of MNP. At the time this Agreement is executed and at the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a comfort letter from MNP LLP, the independent auditor for Redecan, with a specified cut-off date for review procedures referred to therein that is not more than two (2) business days prior to the date of this Agreement, in form customary for prospectus offerings of securities in Canada and registered offerings of securities in the United States dated as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, respectively, and addressed to the Underwriters and their respective U.S. or Canadian affiliates, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel.

4.3.3. Bring-down Comfort Letters. On the Closing Date you shall have received from each of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and MNP LLP a bring down comfort letter, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that such auditor reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 4.3.1 or 4.3.2, respectively, except that the specified cut-off date referred to therein shall be a date not more than two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date.

4.4 Officers’ Certificates.

4.4.1. Officers’ Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a certificate, dated the Closing Date), of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (i) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectuses and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the

 

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Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectuses and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the Applicable Time, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectuses, (iii) to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Material Adverse Effect in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a Material Adverse Effect or a prospective Material Adverse Effect, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company, except as set forth in the Prospectus.

4.4.2. Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate. At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.

4.4.3. Secretarys Certificate. At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying: (i) that each of the Charter and Bylaws is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering are in full force and effect and have not been modified; (iii) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.

4.5 No Material Adverse Changes. Prior to and on the Closing Date: (i) there shall have been no Material Adverse Change or development involving a prospective Material Adverse Change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses; (ii) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any Insider before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

4.6 No Adverse Effects on the Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any Related Entity shall have sustained, since the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses, any material loss or interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, hurricane, accident, outbreak of contagious disease (including, without limitation, matters caused by, related to or resulting from COVID-

 

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19) or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental proceeding, other than as set forth in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto); and subsequent to the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been any change in the share capital or long-term or short-term debt of the Company, any Subsidiary any Related Entity or any change or any development involving a change, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, in the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, shareholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, the effect of which, in any such case described above, is, in the judgment of the Underwriters, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the Offering on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Pricing Prospectuses and the Prospectuses (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

4.7 No Material Misstatement or Omission. The Underwriters shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date that the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

4.8 Agent for Service of Process. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters satisfactory evidence of its due and valid authorization of CT Corporation System as its agent to receive service of process in the United States, and satisfactory evidence from CT Corporation System accepting its appointment as such agent.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, or if any of the certificates, opinions, written statements or letters furnished to the Underwriters or to Underwriters’ Counsel pursuant to this Section 4 shall not be satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel, all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled by the Underwriters at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date and the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Additional Securities may be cancelled by the Underwriters at, or at any time prior to, the Option Closing Date. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone. Any such telephone notice shall be confirmed promptly thereafter in writing.

 

5.

Indemnification.

5.1 Indemnification of the Underwriters.

5.1.1. General. Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, and agents and each person, if any, who controls any such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “Underwriter Indemnified Parties,” and each an “Underwriter Indemnified Party”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under Canadian

 

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Securities Laws, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon:

(a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus, as originally filed or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, in the Registration Statement, as originally filed or any amendment thereof, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or (B) in any other materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the Offering, including in any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or investor presentations made to investors for the Offering (“Marketing Materials”);

(b) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus, as originally filed or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, in the Registration Statement, as originally filed or any amendment thereof, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or in any Marketing Materials, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of any prospectus);

(c) the Company not complying with any requirement of Canadian Securities Laws or the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or securities exchange requirements in connection with the Offering;

(d) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 5, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state or other jurisdiction securities commission or agency, the TSX or NYSE or Nasdaq or any other national securities exchange;

(e) any breach by the Company of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement; or

(f) any order made or inquiry, investigation or proceeding commenced or threatened by any securities regulatory authority, securities exchange or by any competent authority which prevents or restricts the trading in or the sale of the Company’s securities or the distribution of the Units in any jurisdiction;

provided, however, that in the cases of (i) and (ii) above, the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent but only to the extent that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with the written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Underwriters expressly for use therein. The parties agree that such information provided by the Underwriters consists solely of the Underwriter Information. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, including but not limited to other liability under this Agreement.

5.1.2. Procedure. If any action is brought against an Underwriter Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 5.1.1, such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the reasonable approval of such Underwriter Indemnified Party) and payment of actual expenses. Such

 

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Underwriter Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter Indemnified Party unless (i) the employment of such counsel at the expense of the Company shall have been authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action, or (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional firm of attorneys selected by the Underwriter Indemnified Party (in addition to local counsel) shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Underwriter Indemnified Party shall assume the defense of such action as provided above, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.2 Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Underwriters, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, any Pricing Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, the Underwriters’ Information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Pricing Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Underwriters by the provisions of Section 5.1.2. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Underwriters of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or any person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

5.3 Indemnification of Canadian Underwriter. Provided that such Non-Canadian Underwriter has not terminated and cancelled its obligations to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, each Non-Canadian Underwriter agrees that if any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (collectively, the “Claims”) are suffered by an indemnified party as contemplated by Section 5.1 (and such Claims did not include such Non-Canadian Underwriter on the basis that it did not sign the underwriters’ certificate to the Canadian Prospectus or the Canadian Prospectus Supplement and such Claims would have included such Non-Canadian Underwriter if it had signed such certificate) under Section 130 of the Securities Act (Ontario) or the equivalent provisions of Canadian Securities Laws in the other Canadian Jurisdictions based upon a misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws in the Canadian Prospectus or Canadian Prospectus Supplement, and such indemnified party is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority in a final judgment or decision from which no appeal can be made to be liable pursuant to such laws in respect of such Claims and such indemnified party does pay such Claims (the “Liability Amount”), then such Non-Canadian Underwriter shall indemnify on a several basis, and not a joint or joint and several basis, such indemnified party from and against the Liability Amount for such Non-Canadian Underwriter’s pro rata share of such Liability Amount, on the basis of and assuming that such Non-Canadian Underwriters had signed the underwriters’ certificate to the Canadian Prospectus or the Canadian Prospectus Supplement, but only to the extent of its underwriting obligation under Schedule A hereto. Each Non-Canadian

 

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Underwriter shall further indemnify such indemnified party, without regard to the final outcome of any such Claims, for such Non-Canadian Underwriter’s pro rata share of any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred and paid by such indemnified party in connection with the investigation or defence of any such Claims (the “Indemnified Expenses”). For the purposes of determining the aggregate amount that the applicable Non-Canadian Underwriter is obligated to indemnify all other indemnified parties, “pro rata” will be based on the percentage of Initial Units set forth opposite its name in Schedule A hereto as compared to the total number of Initial Units. For the avoidance of doubt, the maximum aggregate amount which a Non-Canadian Underwriter is required to indemnify the other indemnified parties under this Section 8(d) shall be the lesser of (i) the percentage of the total of the Liability Amount and Indemnified Expenses equal to the percentage of Initial Units set forth opposite such Non-Canadian Underwriter’s name in Schedule A hereto as compared to the total number of Initial Units and (ii) the total public offering price of the Initial Units and Additional Securities such Non-Canadian Underwriter is required to place or purchase under Schedule A hereto. The amount payable by a Non-Canadian Underwriter to the indemnified parties pursuant to this Section 8(d) shall be reduced to the extent that such Non-Canadian Underwriter is required to pay damages directly to plaintiffs under Canadian Securities Laws in connection with the Claim or Claims that are the subject matter of the indemnification being sought. Further, a Non-Canadian Underwriter will only be required to make payment to an indemnified party pursuant to this Section 5.3 if (i) such indemnified party has used reasonable commercial efforts to be reimbursed for the Liability Amount and Indemnified Expenses pursuant to this Section 5.3 but has not been fully reimbursed and (ii) it has not been determined (either by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment from which no appeal can be made or by acknowledgement of the indemnified party) that the Claim resulting in the Liability Amount and Indemnified Expenses was caused by or resulted from the fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such indemnified party and to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment from which no appeal can be made determines, or the indemnified party acknowledges, that such Claim to which such indemnified party is subject was caused by or resulted from the fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such indemnified party then such indemnified party shall promptly reimburse to such Non-Canadian Underwriter any Indemnified Expenses. If any Claim is asserted against any indemnified party that is or may be subject to indemnification under this Section 5.3, the indemnified party will notify the Non-Canadian Underwriters in writing as soon as possible of the particulars of such Claim (but the omission so to notify the applicable Non-Canadian Underwriters of any potential Claim shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party and any omission so to notify a Non-Canadian Underwriter of any actual Claim shall affect its liability only to the extent that such Non-Canadian Underwriter is actually and materially prejudiced by that failure). Each Non Canadian Underwriter agrees that, to the extent it is not a party to such Claim, the other Underwriters will be entitled to conduct the defence of any such action or proceeding brought to enforce such Claim, and such Non-Canadian Underwriter’s liability hereunder shall not be reduced in any way based upon the conduct of such defence unless the indemnified parties are determined to be grossly negligent (by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment from which no appeal can be made) in conducting such defence. The Underwriters shall provide the Non-Canadian Underwriters with notice of any material developments in the action or proceeding. With respect to any indemnified party who is not a party to this Agreement, the Underwriters other than the Non-Canadian Underwriters shall obtain and hold the rights and benefits of this Section 5.3 in trust for and on behalf of such indemnified party.

5.4 Contribution.

5.4.1. Contribution Rights. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 5.1 or 5.2 in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the Offering of the Securities, or (ii)

 

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if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to such Offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering of the Securities purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectuses, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters with respect to the shares of Common Stock purchased under this Agreement, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectuses, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 5.3.1 were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 5.3.1 shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 5.3.1, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.3.1 in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the Offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

5.4.2. Contribution Procedure. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representative) of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another party (“contributing party”), notify the contributing party of the commencement thereof, but the failure to so notify the contributing party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a contributing party or its representative of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid 15 days, the contributing party will be entitled to participate therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such contributing party shall not be liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution without the written consent of such contributing party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 5.3.2 are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise available. Each Underwriter’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5.3 are several and not joint.

6. Default by an Underwriter.

6.1 Default Not Exceeding 10% of Units. If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligations to purchase the Units, and if the number of the Units with respect to which such default relates does not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of Units that all Underwriters have agreed to purchase hereunder, then such Securities to which the default relates shall be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder.

 

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6.2 Default Exceeding 10% of Units. In the event that the default addressed in Section 6.1 relates to more than 10% of the Units, you may in your discretion arrange for yourself or for another party or parties to purchase such Units to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. If, within one (1) Business Day after such default relating to more than 10% of the Units, you do not arrange for the purchase of such Units, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of one (1) Business Day within which to procure another party or parties satisfactory to you to purchase said Units on such terms. In the event that neither you nor the Company arrange for the purchase of the Units to which a default relates as provided in this Section 6, this Agreement will automatically be terminated by you or the Company without liability on the part of the Company (except as provided in Sections 3.9 and 5 hereof) or the several Underwriters (except as provided in Section 5 hereof); provided, that nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the other Underwriters and to the Company for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

6.3 Postponement of Closing Date. In the event that the Units to which the default relates are to be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a reasonable period, but not in any event exceeding five (5) Business Days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectuses or the Prospectuses or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectuses that in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter may thereby be made necessary. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section 6 with like effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

7. Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof.

7.1 Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective when both the Company and the Representative have executed the same and delivered counterparts of such signatures to the other party.

7.2 Termination. The Underwriters shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to any Closing Date, (i) if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in your opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major hostilities; or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or federal authority; or (v) if a moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets; or (vi) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in your opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Units; or (vii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder; or (viii) if the Underwriters shall have become aware after the date hereof of such a Material Adverse Effect in the conditions or prospects of the Company, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Underwriter’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Units or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Units.

7.3 Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except in the case of a default by the Underwriters, pursuant to Section 6.2 above, in the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing Date for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Underwriters

 

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their actual and accountable out-of-pocket documented expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and payable (including the out-of-pocket and documented fees and disbursements of Underwrtiers’ Counsel) up to $175,000, and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof up to the cap to the Underwriters; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement.

7.4 Survival of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement, and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be in any way affected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.

7.5 Representations, Warranties, Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or (ii) delivery of and payment for the Units.

8. Miscellaneous.

8.1 Notices. All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be addressed as follows:

If to the Underwriters:

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners

590 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Mr. David Bocchi, Managing Director of Investment Banking

Email: db@allianceg.com

And

Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation

181 University Ave, 15th Floor

Toronto, Ontario

M5H 3M7

Attn: Elan Shevel, Compliance/Operations Manager and IBD Legal

Email: eshevel@cantor.com and #legal-IBD@cantor.com

And

ATB Capital Markets Inc.

66 Wellington Street West, Suite 3530

Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A1

Attn: Adam Carlson

Email: acarlson@atb.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Park Tower

695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Attn: Thomas J. Poletti

Email: TPoletti@manatt.com

And

Tingle Merrett LLP

#1250, 639 - 5th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta T2P 0M9

Attn: Scott Reeves

Email: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

If to the Company:

3000 Solandt Road

Ottawa, Ontario

K2K 2X2

Attn: Sébastien St-Louis, President and CEO

Email: sebastien@hexo.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

1 First Canadian Place, Suite 6000

Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1B8

Attn: Vaughn MacLellan

Email: vaughn.maclellan@dlapiper.com

8.2 Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

8.3 Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

8.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

8.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof, and their respective successors, legal representatives, heirs and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from any of the Underwriters.

8.6 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without

 

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giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.1 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

8.7 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

8.8 Waiver, etc. The failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way effect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

Very truly yours,
HEXO Corp.
By:  

/s/ Sébastien St-Louis

  Name: Sébastien St-Louis
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Confirmed as of the date first written above mentioned:
A.G.P./ALLIANCE GLOBAL PARTNERS
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Higgins

  Name: Thomas J. Higgins
  Title: Managing Director, Investment Banking
CANTOR FITZGERALD CANADA CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Elan Shevel

  Name: Elan Shevel
  Title: Chief Compliance Officer
ATB CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
By:  

/s/ Adam Carlson

  Name: Adam Carlson
  Title: Managing Director, Investment Banking

[SIGNATURE PAGE]

HEXO CORP.. – UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT


SCHEDULE 1

 

Underwriter   

Total Number of

Initial Units to be
Purchased

 

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners

     31,084,746  
  

 

 

 

Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation

     15,423,729  
  

 

 

 

ATB Capital Markets Inc.

     949,153  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     47,457,628  
  

 

 

 

 

Sch. 1-1


SCHEDULE 2-A

Pricing Information

Number of Units: 47,457,628

Number of Shares: 47,457,628

Number of Warrants: 23,728,814

Public Offering Price per Unit: US$2.95

Underwriters’ Fee per Unit (cash portion)(1): US$5,600.000.00

Proceeds to Company per Unit (before expenses): US$2.83

 

  (1)

The Underwriters’ Fee is payable in cash in respect of an amount equal to 4.0% of the gross proceeds from the Offering and in common shares to be issued at a price equal to the Offering Price in respect of an amount equal to 0.5% of the gross proceeds from the Offering.

 

Sch. 2-1


SCHEDULE 2-B

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus

None.

 

Sch. 2-2


SCHEDULE 3

List of Lock-Up Parties

Officers:

Sebastien St-Louis - CEO

Trent MacDonald - CFO

Donald Courtney - COO

Dominique Jones - CPO

Roch Vaillancourt – General Counsel

Directors:

Vincent Chiara

Jason Ewart

Emilio Imbriglio

Adam Miron

Dr. Michael Munzar

Rose Marie Gage

 

Sch. 3-1


EXHIBIT A

Lock-Up Agreement

August __, 2021

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners

590 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10022

 

Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation    ATB Capital Markets Inc.
181 University Ave, 15th Floor    66 Wellington Street West, Suite 3530
Toronto, Ontario    Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3M7    M5K 1A1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that you and certain other firms (the “Underwriters”) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) providing for the purchase by the Underwriters of units of HEXO Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario (the “Company”), with each unit consisting of one common share in the capital of the Company (“Shares”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), and that the Underwriters propose to reoffer the Shares and Warrants comprising such units to the public (the “Offering”).

In consideration of the execution of the Underwriting Agreement by the Underwriters, and for other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned hereby irrevocably agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriters the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (a) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the transfer or disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Shares (including, without limitation, Shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Shares that may be issued upon exercise of any options, or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares; (b) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (a) or (b) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise; (c) except as provided for below, make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares or any other securities of the Company; or (d) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing for a period commencing on the date hereof and ending sixty (60) days after the closing date of the Offering (such sixty-day period, the “Lock-Up Period”).

The foregoing paragraph shall not apply to (a) transactions relating to Shares or other securities acquired in the open market after the completion of the Offering, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall


be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transfers; (b) bona fide gifts of shares of any class of the Company’s capital stock or any security convertible into Shares, in each case that are made exclusively between and among the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s family, or affiliates of the undersigned, including its partners (if a partnership) or members (if a limited liability company); (c) any transfer of Shares or any security convertible into Shares by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned; (d) transfer of shares of Shares or any security convertible into Shares to an immediate family member (for purposes of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin) or any trust, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or any immediate family member of the undersigned; provided that, in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that (i) the transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party hereto; (ii) each party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) shall not be required by law (including without limitation the disclosure requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Exchange Act) to make, and shall agree to not voluntarily make, any filing or public announcement of the transfer or disposition prior to the expiration of the three (3) month period referred to above; and (iii) the undersigned notifies the Representative at least two (2) business days prior to the proposed transfer or disposition; (e) the transfer of shares to the Company to satisfy withholding obligations for any equity award granted pursuant to the terms of the Company’s stock option/incentive plans, such as upon exercise, vesting, lapse of substantial risk of forfeiture, or other similar taxable event, in each case on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis (which, for the avoidance of doubt shall not include “cashless” exercise programs involving a broker or other third party), provided that as a condition of any transfer pursuant to this clause (e), that if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares during the Lock-Up Period, the undersigned shall include a statement in such report, and if applicable an appropriate disposition transaction code, to the effect that such transfer is being made as a share delivery or forfeiture in connection with a net value exercise, or as a forfeiture or sale of shares solely to cover required tax withholding, as the case may be; (f) transfers, issuances, sales or dispositions of Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares pursuant to (i) a bona fide third party tender offer made to all holders of Shares, (ii) merger, (iii) consolidation or (iv) other similar transaction involving a change of control (as defined below) of the Company, including voting in favor of any such transaction or taking any other action in connection with such transaction, provided that in the event that such merger, tender offer or other transaction is not completed, the Shares and any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions set forth herein; (g) the transfer, issuance, sale or disposition of Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares pursuant to an investment in which a single strategic investor (and not an organization primarily engaged in the business of capital raising) acquires over twenty five percent (25%) of the fully diluted capitalization of the Company as of the date thereof, provided that such investor agrees to be bound in writing by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement to the same extent as if the investor were a party hereto and that the undersigned notifies the Representative at least two (2) business days prior to the proposed transfer, issuance, sale or


disposition of the Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable for Shares; (h) the exercise of warrants or the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option/incentive plans or otherwise outstanding on the date hereof; provided, that the restrictions shall apply to Shares issued upon such exercise or conversion; (i) the establishment of any contract, instruction or plan that satisfies all of the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 (a “Rule 10b5-1 Plan”) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that no sales of Shares or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares, shall be made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period; provided further, that the Company is not required to report the establishment of such Rule 10b5-1 Plan in any public report or filing with the Commission under the Exchange Act during the lock-up period and does not otherwise voluntarily effect any such public filing or report regarding such Rule 10b5-1 Plan; (j) any demands or requests for, exercise any right with respect to, or take any action in preparation of, the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the undersigned’s Shares, provided that no transfer of the undersigned’s Shares registered pursuant to the exercise of any such right and no registration statement shall be filed under the Securities Act with respect to any of the undersigned’s Shares during the Lock-Up Period; (k) transfers with the prior written consent of the Underwriters; (l) transfer by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement, provided that each such transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement to the same extent as if the transferee were a party hereto and that the undersigned notifies the Representative at least two (2) business days prior to the proposed transfer; and (m) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, the undersigned may transfer Shares, or any security convertible into Shares, (i) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the undersigned (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a fund managed by the same manager or managing member or general partners or management company or by an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company as the undersigned or who shares a common investment advisor with the undersigned) or (ii) as part of a distribution without consideration by the undersigned to its stockholders, partners, members or other equity holders; provided that in the case of any transfer contemplated in (i) or (ii) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that (w) each transferee executes an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding such Shares, or any security convertible into Shares, subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement, (x) there shall be no further transfer of such Shares, or any security convertible into Shares, except in accordance with this Lock-Up Letter Agreement, (y) such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value and (z) the undersigned notifies the Representative at least two (2) business days prior to the proposed transfer. For purposes of clause (f) above, “change of control” shall mean the consummation of any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, purchase, consolidation or other similar transaction the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of a majority of total voting power of the voting stock of the Company.

The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s securities subject to this Lock-Up Letter Agreement except in compliance with this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.


If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (a) the undersigned agrees that the foregoing restrictions shall be equally applicable to any Shares that the undersigned may purchase in the Offering; (b) the Underwriters agree that, at least three (3) business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of securities subject to this Lock-Up Letter Agreement, the Underwriters will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver; and (c) the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two (2) business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

Any release or waiver granted by the Underwriters hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two (2) business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (i) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer of securities subject to this Lock-Up Letter Agreement not for consideration and (ii) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this securities subject to this Lock-Up Letter Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of such transfer.

It is understood that, if the Company notifies the Underwriters that it does not intend to proceed with the Offering, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, or if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Units to be sold in the Offering, the undersigned will be released from its obligations under this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.

The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters will proceed with the Offering in reliance on this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.

Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.

This Lock-Up Letter Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (a) the termination of the Underwriting Agreement before the sale of any Securities to the Underwriters; or (b) August 25, 2021, in the event that the Underwriting Agreement has not been executed by that date.


The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Letter Agreement and that, upon request, the undersigned will execute any additional documents necessary in connection with the enforcement hereof. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representative, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

 

Very truly yours,

 

(Name)

 

(Signature)

 

(Name of Signatory, in the case of entities – Please Print)

 

(Title of Signatory, in the case of entities – Please Print)
Address:  

 

 

EX-99.3 4 d120567dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

HEXO CORP.

as the Corporation

and

TSX TRUST COMPANY

as the Warrant Agent

 

 

WARRANT INDENTURE

Providing for the Issue of Warrants

Dated as of August 24, 2021

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

     2  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      2  

Section 1.2

  Gender and Number      7  

Section 1.3

  Headings, Etc.      7  

Section 1.4

  Day not a Business Day      7  

Section 1.5

  Time of the Essence      7  

Section 1.6

  Monetary References      7  

Section 1.7

  Applicable Law      7  

ARTICLE 2 ISSUE OF WARRANTS

     7  

Section 2.1

  Creation and Issue of Warrants      7  

Section 2.2

  Terms of Warrants      8  

Section 2.3

  Warrantholder not a Shareholder      8  

Section 2.4

  Warrants to Rank Pari Passu      8  

Section 2.5

  Form of Warrants and Certificated Warrants      8  

Section 2.6

  Book Entry Only Warrants      9  

Section 2.7

  Warrant Certificate      11  

Section 2.8

  Register of Warrants      12  

Section 2.9

  Issue in Substitution for Warrant Certificates Lost, etc.      13  

Section 2.10

  Exchange of Warrant Certificates      14  

Section 2.11

  Transfer and Ownership of Warrants      14  

Section 2.12

  Cancellation of Surrendered Warrants      15  

Section 2.13

  Withdrawal of Warrants from Warrant Indenture      15  

ARTICLE 3 EXERCISE OF WARRANTS

     16  

Section 3.1

  Right of Exercise      16  

Section 3.2

  Warrant Exercise      16  

Section 3.3

  Cashless Exercise of Warrants      19  

Section 3.4

  Transfer Fees and Taxes      20  

Section 3.5

  Warrant Agency      20  

ARTICLE 4 ADJUSTMENT OF NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE

     26  

Section 4.1

  Adjustment of Number of Common Shares and Exercise Price      26  

Section 4.2

  Entitlement to Common Shares on Exercise of Warrant      30  

Section 4.3

  No Adjustment for Certain Transactions      30  

Section 4.4

  Determination by Auditors      31  

 

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Section 4.5

  Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment      31  

Section 4.6

  Certificate of Adjustment      31  

Section 4.7

  Notice of Special Matters      31  

Section 4.8

  No Action after Notice      32  

Section 4.9

  Other Action      32  

Section 4.10

  Protection of Warrant Agent      32  

Section 4.11

  Participation by Warrantholder      32  

ARTICLE 5 RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND COVENANTS

     33  

Section 5.1

  Optional Purchases by the Corporation      33  

Section 5.2

  General Covenants      33  

Section 5.3

  Warrant Agent’s Remuneration and Expenses      35  

Section 5.4

  Performance of Covenants by Warrant Agent      35  

Section 5.5

  Enforceability of Warrants      35  

ARTICLE 6 ENFORCEMENT

     36  

Section 6.1

  Suits by Registered Warrantholders      36  

Section 6.2

  Suits by the Corporation      36  

Section 6.3

  Immunity of Shareholders, etc      36  

Section 6.4

  Waiver of Default      36  

ARTICLE 7 MEETINGS OF REGISTERED WARRANTHOLDERS

     37  

Section 7.1

  Right to Convene Meetings      37  

Section 7.2

  Notice      37  

Section 7.3

  Chairman      37  

Section 7.4

  Quorum      37  

Section 7.5

  Power to Adjourn      38  

Section 7.6

  Show of Hands      38  

Section 7.7

  Poll and Voting      38  

Section 7.8

  Regulations      38  

Section 7.9

  Corporation and Warrant Agent May be Represented      39  

Section 7.10

  Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution      39  

Section 7.11

  Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution      41  

Section 7.12

  Powers Cumulative      41  

Section 7.13

  Minutes      41  

Section 7.14

  Instruments in Writing      42  

Section 7.15

  Binding Effect of Resolutions      42  

Section 7.16

  Holdings by Corporation Disregarded      42  

ARTICLE 8 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     42  

Section 8.1

  Provision for Supplemental Indentures for Certain Purposes      42  

 

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Section 8.2

  Successor Entities      43  

ARTICLE 9 CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT

     44  

Section 9.1

  Indenture Legislation      44  

Section 9.2

  Rights and Duties of Warrant Agent      44  

Section 9.3

  Evidence, Experts and Advisers      45  

Section 9.4

  Documents, Monies, etc. Held by Warrant Agent      46  

Section 9.5

  Actions by Warrant Agent to Protect Interest      46  

Section 9.6

  Warrant Agent Not Required to Give Security      46  

Section 9.7

  Protection of Warrant Agent      46  

Section 9.8

  Replacement of Warrant Agent; Successor by Merger      48  

Section 9.9

  Conflict of Interest      48  

Section 9.10

  Acceptance of Agency      49  

Section 9.11

  Warrant Agent Not to be Appointed Receiver      49  

Section 9.12

  Warrant Agent Not Required to Give Notice of Default      49  

Section 9.13

  Anti-Money Laundering      49  

Section 9.14

  Compliance with Privacy Code      50  

Section 9.15

  Securities Exchange Commission Certification      50  

ARTICLE 10 GENERAL

     51  

Section 10.1

  Notice to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent      51  

Section 10.2

  Notice to Registered Warrantholders      52  

Section 10.3

  Ownership of Warrants      52  

Section 10.4

  Counterparts      52  

Section 10.5

  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture      53  

Section 10.6

  Provisions of Indenture and Warrants for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Registered Warrantholders      53  

Section 10.7

  Common Shares or Warrants Owned by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries—Certificate to be Provided      53  

Section 10.8

  Severability      54  

Section 10.9

  Force Majeure      54  

Section 10.10

  Assignment, Successors and Assigns      54  

Section 10.11

  Rights of Rescission and Withdrawal for Holders      54  

SCHEDULES

Schedule A – Warrant Certificate

Schedule B – Confirmation of Exercise Price to Warrant Agent

Schedule C – Form of Warrant Agreement

Schedule D – Withdrawal Notice

 

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WARRANT INDENTURE

THIS WARRANT INDENTURE is dated as of August 24, 2021.

BETWEEN:

HEXO CORP., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario

(the “Corporation”),

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TSX TRUST COMPANY, a trust company existing under the laws of Canada and authorized to carry on business in all provinces of Canada

(the “Warrant Agent”),

WHEREAS pursuant to the terms and conditions of an underwriting agreement dated August 20, 2021 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), as amended, among the Corporation, A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation and ATB Capital Markets Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”), the Corporation proposes to issue and sell 47,457,628 units (“Units”) of the Corporation (the “Offering”), and up to an additional 7,118,644 Units upon exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters (the “Over-Allotment Option”), each Unit comprised of one Common Share (as defined herein) and one-half of one Warrant (as defined herein);

AND WHEREAS for the purpose of the Offering, the Corporation is proposing to issue 23,728,814 Warrants, and up to an additional 3,559,322 Warrants upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, pursuant to this Indenture;

AND WHEREAS each whole Warrant shall, subject to adjustment, entitle the holder thereof to acquire one (1) Common Share upon payment of the Exercise Price upon the terms and conditions herein set forth;

AND WHEREAS as of the date hereof the Corporation has an effective Registration Statement (as defined below) under the U.S. Securities Act (as defined below);

AND WHEREAS all acts and deeds necessary have been done and performed to make the Warrants, when created and issued as provided in this Indenture, legal, valid and binding upon the Corporation with the benefits and subject to the terms of this Indenture;

AND WHEREAS the foregoing recitals are made as representations and statements of fact by the Corporation and not by the Warrant Agent;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants hereinafter contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Corporation hereby appoints the Warrant Agent as

 


warrant agent to hold the rights, interests and benefits contained herein for and on behalf of those persons who from time to time become the holders of Warrants issued pursuant to this Indenture and the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Definitions.

In this Indenture, including the recitals and schedules hereto, and in all indentures supplemental hereto:

Adjustment Period” means the period from the Effective Date up to and including the Expiry Time;

Applicable Legislation” means any statute of Canada or a province thereof, and the regulations under any such named or other statute, relating to warrant indentures or to the rights, duties and obligations of warrant agents under warrant indentures, to the extent that such provisions are at the time in force and applicable to this Indenture;

Attribution Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(2);

Auditors” means a firm of chartered accountants duly appointed as auditors of the Corporation, from time to time;

“Authenticated” means (a) with respect to the issuance of a Warrant Certificate, one which has been duly signed by the Corporation and authenticated by manual signature of an authorized officer of the Warrant Agent, and (b) with respect to the issuance of an Uncertificated Warrant, one in respect of which the Warrant Agent has completed all Internal Procedures such that the particulars of such Uncertificated Warrant as required by Section 2.7 are entered in the register of holders of Warrants. “Authenticate”, “Authenticating” and “Authentication” have the appropriate correlative meanings;

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(2);

Book Entry Only Participants” means institutions that participate directly or indirectly in the Depository’s book entry registration system for the Warrants;

Book Entry Only Warrants” means Warrants that are to be or are held only by or on behalf of the Depository;

Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.;

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a statutory or civic holiday, or any other day on which banks are not open for in-person business in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario;

 

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Buy-in” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(4);

Certificated Warrant” means a Warrant evidenced by a writing or writings substantially in the form of Schedule “A”, attached hereto;

Common Share Delivery Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(2);

Common Shares” means, subject to Article 4, fully paid and non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Corporation as presently constituted;

Confirmation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(2);

Convertible Security” means a security of the Corporation (other than the Warrants) or of any other issuer convertible into or exchangeable for or otherwise carrying the right to acquire Common Shares;

Counsel” means a barrister or solicitor or a firm of barristers and solicitors retained by the Warrant Agent or retained by the Corporation and acceptable to the Warrant Agent, which may or may not be counsel for the Corporation;

Current Market Price” of the Common Shares at any date means the VWAP for the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding such date;

Depository” means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., The Depository Trust Company or such other Person as is designated in writing by the Corporation to act as depository in respect of the Warrants;

Depository Global Warrants” means Warrants representing all or a portion of the aggregate number of Warrants issued in the name of the applicable Depository represented by an Uncertificated Warrant, or if requested by the applicable Depository or the Corporation, by a Warrant Certificate;

Dividends” means any dividends paid by the Corporation;

Effective Date” means the date of this Indenture;

Equity Shares” means the Common Shares and any shares of any other class or series of the Corporation which may from time to time be authorized for issue if by their terms such shares confer on the holders thereof the right to participate in the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation beyond a fixed sum or a fixed sum plus accrued dividends;

Exchange Rate” means the number of Common Shares subject to the right of purchase under each Warrant which as of the date hereof is one;

Exercise Date” means, in relation to the Warrants, the Trading Day on which an Exercise Notice attached to such Warrant is validly exercised or deemed to be validly exercised in accordance with Article 3 hereof;

 

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Exercise Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(1);

Exercise Price” at any time means the price at which a whole Common Share may be purchased by the exercise of a whole Warrant, which is initially US$3.45 per Common Share, payable in immediately available United States funds, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Article 4;

Expiry Date” means August 24, 2026;

Expiry Time” means 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the Expiry Date;

Extraordinary Resolution” has the meaning set forth in 7.11;

Internal Procedures” means in respect of the making of any one or more entries to, changes in or deletions of any one or more entries in the register at any time (including without limitation, original issuance or registration of transfer of ownership) the minimum number of the Warrant Agent’s internal procedures customary at such time for the entry, change or deletion made to be complete under the operating procedures followed at the time by the Warrant Agent;

Issue Date” for any Warrant is the date such Warrant was issued as indicated on the register;

Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market;

Over-Allotment Option” has the meaning set forth on the first page of this Warrant Indenture;

Person” means an individual, body corporate, partnership, trust, warrant agent, executor, administrator, legal representative or any unincorporated organization;

register” means the one set of records and accounts maintained by the Warrant Agent pursuant to Section 2.8;

Registered Warrantholders” means the persons who are registered owners of Warrants as such names appear on the register, and for greater certainty, shall include the Depository as well as the holders of Uncertificated Warrants appearing on the register of the Warrant Agent;

Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed and effective with the SEC under the U.S. Securities Act registering the offer and sale of the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants;

Regulatory Authorities” means the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada;

Rights Offering” has the meaning set forth in 4.1(b);

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

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Shareholders” means holders of Common Shares;

Special Distribution” has the meaning set forth in 4.1(c);

this Warrant Indenture”, “this Indenture”, “this Agreement”, “hereto” “herein”, “hereby”, “hereof” and similar expressions mean and refer to this indenture and any indenture, deed or instrument supplemental hereto; and the expressions “Article”, “Section”, “subsection” and “paragraph” followed by a number, letter or both mean and refer to the specified article, section, subsection or paragraph of this indenture;

Trading Day” means, a day on which any of the TSX or the Nasdaq is open for trading or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on the TSX or the Nasdaq, a day on which such other exchange or an over-the-counter market on which the Common Shares are listed is open for trading;

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the TSX, the Nasdaq, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American (or any successors to any of the foregoing);

Transaction Instruction” means a written order signed by the Registered Warrantholder or the Depository or electronic confirmation from the Depository, entitled to request that one or more actions be taken, or such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent, requesting one or more such actions to be taken in respect of an Uncertificated Warrant;

“TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange;

Uncertificated Warrant” means any Warrant which is not a Certificated Warrant;

United States” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia;

U.S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

“U.S. Securities Laws” means all applicable securities legislation in the United States, including without limitation, the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any applicable state securities laws;

U.S. Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the principal Trading Market based on trading volume as reported by Bloomberg on which the Common Shares are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (Eastern

 

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time) to 4:02 p.m. (Eastern time)), (b) if the Common Shares are not listed or quoted on a Trading Market and is then quoted on OTCQB or OTCQX, the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Shares are not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Shares are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Shares so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Shares as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation;

Warrants” means the Common Share purchase warrants created by and authorized by and issuable under this Indenture, to be issued and Authenticated hereunder in certificated form and/or held through the book entry registration system on a no certificate issued basis, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (subject to adjustment as herein provided) at the Exercise Price prior to the Expiry Time or means the warrants issued and Authenticated hereunder, whether by way of Warrant Certificate or Uncertificated Warrant;

Warrant Agency” means the principal offices of the Warrant Agent in Toronto (TSX Trust Company), or such other place as may be designated in accordance with Section 3.5;

Warrant Agent” means TSX Trust Company, in its capacity as warrant agent of the Warrants, or its successors from time to time;

Warrant Agreement” means a warrant agreement, in substantially in the form set forth in Schedule “C” hereto, by and between the Corporation and a Warrantholder, to be administered by the Corporation outside the terms of this Warrant Indenture and Warrant Agency;

Warrant Certificate” means a certificate, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule “A” hereto, to evidence those Warrants that will be evidenced by a certificate;

Warrantholders”, or “holders” without reference to Warrants, means the warrantholders as, and in respect of Warrants registered in the name of the Depository, includes owners of Warrants who beneficially hold securities entitlements in respect of the Warrants through a Book Entry Only Participant or means, at a particular time, the Persons entered in the register hereinafter mentioned as holders of Warrants outstanding at such time;

Warrantholders’ Request” means an instrument signed in one or more counterparts by Registered Warrantholders holding in the aggregate not less than 50% of the Warrants then unexercised and outstanding, requesting the Warrant Agent to take some action or proceeding specified therein; and “written order of the Corporation”, “written request of the Corporation”, “written consent of the Corporation” and

 

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certificate of the Corporation” mean, respectively, a written order, request, consent and certificate signed in the name of the Corporation by any one director or officer of the Corporation and may consist of one or more instruments so executed; and

Withdrawal Notice” means the Withdrawal Notice, in substantially in the form set forth in Schedule “D” hereto, to be delivered by a Registered Warrantholder upon surrender of to withdraw Warrants represented by Warrant Certificate(s) from this Warrant Indenture and Warrant Agency in substitution for a Warrant Agreement.

Section 1.2 Gender and Number.

Words importing the singular number or masculine gender shall include the plural number or the feminine or neuter genders, and vice versa.

Section 1.3 Headings, Etc.

The division of this Indenture into Articles and Sections, the provision of a Table of Contents and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Indenture or of the Warrants.

Section 1.4 Day not a Business Day.

If any day on or before which any action or notice is required to be taken or given hereunder is not a Business Day, then such action or notice shall be required to be taken or given on or before the requisite time on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

Section 1.5 Time of the Essence.

Time shall be of the essence of this Indenture.

Section 1.6 Monetary References.

Whenever any amounts of money are referred to herein, such amounts shall be deemed to be in lawful money of United States unless otherwise expressed.

Section 1.7 Applicable Law.

This Indenture, the Warrants, the Warrant Certificates (including all documents relating thereto, which by common accord have been and will be drafted in English) shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as legally-binding contracts. Each of the parties hereto, which shall include the Warrantholders, irrevocably attorns to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to all matters arising out of this Indenture and the transactions contemplated herein.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE OF WARRANTS

Section 2.1 Creation and Issue of Warrants.

A maximum of 27,288,136 Warrants (subject to adjustment as herein provided) are hereby created and authorized to be issued in accordance with the terms and conditions

 

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hereof. By written order of the Corporation, the Warrant Agent shall deliver Authenticated Warrants to Warrantholders and record the name of the Warrantholders on the Warrant register. Registration of interests in Warrants held by the Depository may be evidenced by a position appearing on the register for Warrants of the Warrant Agent for an amount representing the aggregate number of such Warrants outstanding from time to time.

Section 2.2 Terms of Warrants.

 

(1)

Subject to the applicable conditions for exercise set out in Article 3 having been satisfied and subject to adjustment in accordance with Article 4, each Warrant shall entitle each Warrantholder thereof, upon exercise at any time after the Issue Date and prior to the Expiry Time, to acquire one Common Share upon payment of the Exercise Price.

 

(2)

No fractional Warrants shall be issued or otherwise provided for hereunder and Warrants may only be exercised in a sufficient number to acquire whole numbers of Common Shares. Any fractional Warrants shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

 

(3)

Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to such other rights and privileges as are set forth in this Indenture.

 

(4)

The number of Common Shares which may be purchased pursuant to the Warrants and the Exercise Price therefor shall be adjusted upon the events and in the manner specified in Article 4.

Section 2.3 Warrantholder not a Shareholder.

Except as may be specifically provided herein, nothing in this Indenture or in the holding of a Warrant Certificate, entitlement to a Warrant or otherwise, shall, in itself, confer or be construed as conferring upon a Warrantholder any right or interest whatsoever as a Shareholder of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the right to vote at, to receive notice of, or to attend, meetings of Shareholders or any other proceedings of the Corporation, or the right to Dividends and other allocations.

Section 2.4 Warrants to Rank Pari Passu.

All Warrants shall rank equally and without preference over each other, whatever may be the actual date of issue thereof.

Section 2.5 Form of Warrants and Certificated Warrants.

The Warrants may be issued in both certificated and uncertificated form, as in the sole discretion of the Holder, subject to relevant securities laws. All Warrants issued in certificated form shall be evidenced by the Warrant Certificates (including all replacements issued in accordance with this Indenture), substantially in the form set out in Schedule “A” hereto, which shall be dated as of the Issue Date, shall bear such distinguishing letters and numbers as the Corporation may, with the approval of the Warrant Agent, prescribe, and shall be issuable in any denomination excluding fractions. All Warrants issued to the Depository may be in either a certificated or

 

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uncertificated form, such uncertificated form being evidenced by a book position on the register of Warrantholders to be maintained by the Warrant Agent in accordance with Section 2.8.

Section 2.6 Book Entry Only Warrants.

 

(1)

Reregistration of beneficial interests in and transfers of Warrants held by the Depository shall be made only through the book entry registration system and no Warrant Certificates shall be issued in respect of such Warrants except where physical certificates evidencing ownership in such securities are required or as set out herein or as may be requested by a Depository, as determined by the Corporation, from time to time. Except as provided in this Section 2.6, owners of beneficial interests in any Depository Global Warrants shall not be entitled to have Warrants registered in their names and shall not receive or be entitled to receive Warrants in definitive form or to have their names appear in the register referred to in Section 2.8 herein.

 

(2)

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Depository Global Warrants may be exchanged in whole or in part for registered Warrants, and no transfer of a Depository Global Warrant in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depository for such Depository Global Warrants or a nominee thereof unless:

 

  (a)

the Depository notifies the Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as depository in connection with the Book Entry Only Warrants and the Corporation is unable to locate a qualified successor;

 

  (b)

the Corporation determines that the Depository is no longer willing, able or qualified to discharge properly its responsibilities as holder of the Depository Global Warrants and the Corporation is unable to locate a qualified successor;

 

  (c)

the Depository ceases to be a clearing agency or otherwise ceases to be eligible to be a depository and the Corporation is unable to locate a qualified successor;

 

  (d)

the Corporation determines that the Warrants shall no longer be held as Book Entry Only Warrants through the Depository; or

 

  (e)

such right is required by Applicable Legislation or U.S. Securities Laws, as determined by the Corporation and the Corporation’s Counsel;

following which Warrants for those holders requesting such shall be registered and issued to the beneficial owners of such Warrants or their nominees as directed by the holder. The Corporation shall provide an officer’s certificate giving notice to the Warrant Agent of the occurrence of any event outlined in this Section 2.6 (2).

 

(3)

Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.6, any exchange of Depository Global Warrants for Warrants which are not Depository Global Warrants may be made in whole or in part in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10, mutatis mutandis. All such Warrants issued in exchange for a Depository Global Warrant or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depository for such Depository Global

 

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  Warrants shall direct and shall be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same terms and conditions (except insofar as they relate specifically to Depository Global Warrants) as the Depository Global Warrants or portion thereof surrendered upon such exchange.

 

(4)

Every Warrant Authenticated upon registration of transfer of a Depository Global Warrant, or in exchange for or in lieu of a Depository Global Warrant or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section 2.6, or otherwise, shall be Authenticated in the form of, and shall be, a Depository Global Warrant, unless such Warrant is registered in the name of a person other than the Depository for such Depository Global Warrant or a nominee thereof.

 

(5)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, subject to applicable law, the Depository Global Warrant will be issued as an Uncertificated Warrant, unless otherwise requested in writing by the Depository or the Corporation.

 

(6)

The rights of beneficial owners of Warrants who hold securities entitlements in respect of the Warrants through the book entry registration system shall be limited to those established by applicable law and agreements between the Depository and the Book Entry Only Participants and between such Book Entry Only Participants and the beneficial owners of Warrants who hold securities entitlements in respect of the Warrants through the book entry registration system, and such rights must be exercised through a Book Entry Only Participant in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository.

 

(7)

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Corporation nor the Warrant Agent nor any agent thereof shall have any responsibility or liability for:

 

  (a)

the electronic records maintained by the Depository relating to any ownership interests or any other interests in the Warrants or the depository system maintained by the Depository, or payments made on account of any ownership interest or any other interest of any person in any Warrant represented by an electronic position in the book entry registration system (other than the Depository or its nominee);

 

  (b)

maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of the Depository or any Book Entry Only Participant relating to any such interest; or

 

  (c)

any advice or representation made or given by the Depository or those contained herein that relate to the rules and regulations of the Depository or any action to be taken by the Depository on its own direction or at the direction of any Book Entry Only Participant.

 

(8)

The Corporation may terminate the application of this Section 2.6 in its sole discretion in which case all Warrants shall be evidenced by Warrant Certificates registered in the name of a Person other than the Depository.

 

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Section 2.7 Warrant Certificate.

 

(1)

For Warrants issued in certificated form, the form of certificate representing Warrants shall be substantially as set out in Schedule “A” hereto or such other form as is authorized from time to time by the Warrant Agent and the Corporation. Each Warrant Certificate shall be Authenticated manually on behalf of the Warrant Agent. Each Warrant Certificate shall be signed by any one director or officer of the Corporation; whose signature shall appear on the Warrant Certificate and may be printed, lithographed or otherwise mechanically reproduced thereon and, in such event, certificates so signed are as valid and binding upon the Corporation as if it had been signed manually. Any Warrant Certificate which has two signatures as hereinbefore provided shall be valid notwithstanding that one or more of the persons whose signature is printed, lithographed or mechanically reproduced no longer holds office at the date of issuance of such certificate. The Warrant Certificates may be engraved, printed or lithographed, or partly in one form and partly in another, as the Warrant Agent may determine.

 

(2)

Any Warrant Certificate validly issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture in effect at the time of issue of such Warrant Certificate shall, subject to the terms of this Indenture and applicable law, validly entitle the holder to acquire Common Shares, notwithstanding that the form of such Warrant Certificate may not be in the form currently required by this Indenture.

 

(3)

No Warrant shall be considered issued and shall be valid or obligatory or shall entitle the holder thereof to the benefits of this Indenture, until it has been Authenticated by the Warrant Agent. Authentication by the Warrant Agent shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Warrant Agent as to the validity of this Indenture or of such Warrant Certificates or Uncertificated Warrants (except the due Authentication thereof) or as to the performance by the Corporation of its obligations under this Indenture and the Warrant Agent shall in no respect be liable or answerable for the use made of the Warrants or any of them or of the consideration thereof. Authentication by the Warrant Agent shall be conclusive evidence as against the Corporation that the Warrants so Authenticated have been duly issued hereunder and that the holder thereof is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

(4)

The Warrant Agent shall Authenticate Uncertificated Warrants (whether upon original issuance, exchange, registration of transfer, or otherwise) by completing its Internal Procedures and the Corporation shall, and hereby acknowledges that it shall, thereupon be deemed to have duly and validly issued such Uncertificated Warrants under this Indenture. Such Authentication shall be conclusive evidence that such Uncertificated Warrant has been duly issued hereunder and that the holder or holders are entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. The register shall be final and conclusive evidence as to all matters relating to Uncertificated Warrants with respect to which this Indenture requires the Warrant Agent to maintain records or accounts. In case of differences between the register at any time and any other time the register at the later time shall be controlling, absent manifest error and such Uncertificated Warrants are binding on the Corporation.

 

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(5)

No Certificated Warrant shall be considered issued and shall be obligatory or shall entitle the holder thereof to the benefits of this Indenture, until it has been Authenticated by manual signature by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent substantially in the form of the Warrant set out in Schedule “A” hereto. Such Authentication on any such Certificated Warrant shall be conclusive evidence that such Certificated Warrant is duly Authenticated and is valid and a binding obligation of the Corporation and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. The Authentication by the Warrant Agent on any such Certificated Warrant hereunder shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Warrant Agent as to the validity of this Indenture or of such Warrant or its issuance (except the due Authentication thereof and any other warranties by law) or as to the performance by the Corporation of its obligations under this Indenture and the Warrant Agent shall in no respect be liable or answerable for the use made of the Warrants or any of them or the proceeds thereof.

 

(6)

No Uncertificated Warrant shall be considered issued and shall be obligatory or shall entitle the holder thereof to the benefits of this Indenture, until it has been Authenticated by entry on the register of the particulars of the Uncertificated Warrant. Such entry on the register of the particulars of an Uncertificated Warrant shall be conclusive evidence that such Uncertificated Warrant is a valid and binding obligation of the Corporation and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. Authenticating by way of entry on the register shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Warrant Agent as to the validity of this Indenture or of such Warrants (except the due Authentication thereof) or as to the performance by the Corporation of its obligations under this Indenture and the Warrant Agent shall in no respect be liable or answerable for the use made of the Uncertificated Warrants or any of them or the proceeds thereof.

Section 2.8 Register of Warrants

 

(1)

The Warrant Agent shall maintain records and accounts concerning the Warrants, whether certificated and uncertificated, which shall contain the information called for below with respect to each Warrant, together with such other information as may be required by law or as the Warrant Agent may elect to record. All such information shall be kept in one set of accounts and records which the Warrant Agent shall designate (in such manner as shall permit it to be so identified as such by an unaffiliated party) as the register of the holders of Warrants. The information to be entered for each account in the register of Warrants at any time shall include (without limitation):

 

  (a)

the name and address of the holder of the Warrants, the date of Authentication thereof and the number of Warrants;

 

  (b)

whether such Warrant is a Certificated Warrant or an Uncertificated Warrant and, if a Warrant Certificate, the unique number or code assigned to and imprinted thereupon and, if an Uncertificated Warrant, the unique number or code assigned thereto if any;

 

  (c)

whether such Warrant has been cancelled; and

 

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  (d)

a register of transfers in which all transfers of Warrants and the date and other particulars of each transfer shall be entered.

The register shall be available for inspection by the Corporation and or any Registered Warrantholder during the Warrant Agent’s regular business hours on a Business Day and upon payment to the Warrant Agent of its reasonable fees. Any Registered Warrantholder exercising such right of inspection shall first provide an affidavit in form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent stating the name and address of the Registered Warrantholder and agreeing not to use the information therein except in connection with an effort to call a meeting of Warrantholders or to influence the voting of Warrantholders at any meeting of Warrantholders.

 

(2)

Once an Uncertificated Warrant has been Authenticated, the information set forth in the register with respect thereto at the time of Authentication may be altered, modified, amended, supplemented or otherwise changed only to reflect exercise or proper instructions to the Warrant Agent from the holder as provided herein, except that the Warrant Agent may act unilaterally to make purely administrative changes internal to the Warrant Agent and changes to correct errors. Each person who becomes a holder of an Uncertificated Warrant, by his, her or its acquisition thereof shall be deemed to have irrevocably (i) consented to the foregoing authority of the Warrant Agent to make such error corrections, and (ii) agreed to pay to the Warrant Agent, promptly upon written demand, the full amount of all losses and expenses (including without limitation reasonable legal fees of the Corporation and the Warrant Agent) plus interest, at an appropriate then prevailing rate of interest to the Warrant Agent, sustained by the Corporation or the Warrant Agent as a proximate result of such error if but only if and only to the extent that such present or former holder realized any benefit as a result of such error and could reasonably have prevented, forestalled or minimized such loss and expense by prompt reporting of the error or avoidance of accepting benefits thereof whether or not such error is or should have been timely detected and corrected by the Warrant Agent; provided, that no person who is a bona fide purchaser shall have any such obligation to the Corporation or to the Warrant Agent.

Section 2.9 Issue in Substitution for Warrant Certificates Lost, etc.

 

(1)

If any Warrant Certificate becomes mutilated or is lost, destroyed or stolen, the Corporation, subject to applicable law, shall issue and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall certify and deliver, a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor as the one mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen in exchange for and in place of and upon cancellation of such mutilated Warrant Certificate, or in lieu of and in substitution for such lost, destroyed or stolen Warrant Certificate, and the substituted Warrant Certificate shall be in a form approved by the Warrant Agent and the Warrants evidenced thereby shall be entitled to the benefits hereof and shall rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Warrants issued or to be issued hereunder.

 

(2)

The applicant for the issue of a new Warrant Certificate pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall bear the cost of the issue thereof and in case of loss, destruction or theft shall, as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, furnish to the Corporation and to the

 

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  Warrant Agent such evidence of ownership and of the loss, destruction or theft of the Warrant Certificate so lost, destroyed or stolen as shall be satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Warrant Agent, in their sole discretion, and such applicant shall also be required to furnish an indemnity and surety bond in amount and form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent, in their sole discretion, and shall pay the reasonable charges of the Corporation and the Warrant Agent in connection therewith.

Section 2.10 Exchange of Warrant Certificates.

 

(1)

Any one or more Warrant Certificates representing any number of Warrants may, upon compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Warrant Agent (including compliance with applicable securities laws), be exchanged for one or more other Warrant Certificates representing the same aggregate number of Warrants as represented by the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates so exchanged.

 

(2)

Warrant Certificates may be exchanged only at the Warrant Agency or at any other place that is designated by the Corporation with the approval of the Warrant Agent. Any Warrant Certificate or duly executed Transaction Instruction from the holder (or such other instructions, in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent), tendered for exchange shall be cancelled and surrendered by the Warrant Agency to the Warrant Agent.

Section 2.11 Transfer and Ownership of Warrants.

 

(1)

The Warrants may only be transferred on the register kept by the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agency by the Registered Warrantholder or its legal representatives or its attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the Warrant Agent only upon (a) in the case of a Warrant Certificate, surrendering to the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agency the Warrant Certificates representing the Warrants to be transferred together with a duly executed transfer form as set forth in Schedule “A”, (b) in the case of Book Entry Only Warrants, in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Depository under the book entry registration system, (c) in the case of Uncertificated Warrants, surrendering to the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agency, a duly executed Transaction Instruction from the holder (or such other instructions, in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent), and (d) upon compliance with:

 

  (i)

the conditions herein;

 

  (ii)

such reasonable requirements as the Warrant Agent may prescribe; and

 

  (iii)

all applicable securities laws and requirements of Regulatory Authorities;

and such transfer shall be duly noted in such register by the Warrant Agent. Upon compliance with such requirements, the Warrant Agent shall issue to the transferee of a Certificated Warrant, a Warrant Certificate, and to the transferee of an Uncertificated Warrant, an Uncertificated Warrant (or it shall Authenticate and deliver a Certificated

 

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Warrant instead, upon request), representing the Warrants transferred and the transferee of a Book Entry Only Warrant shall be recorded through the relevant Book Entry Only Participant in accordance with the book entry registration system as the entitlement holder in respect of such Warrants.

 

(2)

Subject to the provisions of this Indenture and applicable law, the Warrantholder shall be entitled to the rights and privileges attaching to the Warrants, and the issue of Common Shares by the Corporation upon the exercise of Warrants in accordance with the terms and conditions herein contained shall discharge all responsibilities of the Corporation and the Warrant Agent with respect to such Warrants and neither the Corporation nor the Warrant Agent shall be bound to inquire into the title of any such holder.

Section 2.12 Cancellation of Surrendered Warrants.

All Warrant Certificates surrendered pursuant to Section 2.13, Section 3.1 or Section 3.4 shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent and upon such circumstances all such Uncertificated Warrants, as applicable, shall be deemed cancelled and so noted on the register by the Warrant Agent. Upon request by the Corporation, the Warrant Agent shall furnish to the Corporation a cancellation certificate identifying the Warrant Certificates so cancelled, the number of Warrants evidenced thereby, the number of Common Shares, if any, issued pursuant to such Warrants and the details of any Warrant Certificates issued in substitution or exchange for such Warrant Certificates cancelled.

Section 2.13 Withdrawal of Warrants from Warrant Indenture.

 

(1)

Subject to compliance with Applicable Securities Laws, the requirements of Regulatory Authorities and this Section 2.13, a Registered Warrantholder (or its legal representatives or its attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the Warrant Agent) may elect to withdraw Warrants represented by Warrant Certificates from this Warrant Indenture in exchange for a Warrant Agreement in the form set forth in Schedule “C” by delivering the Warrant Certificates representing the Warrants to be withdrawn to the Warrant Agent, together with a duly executed and completed Withdrawal Form in the form set forth as Schedule “D” to each of the Warrant Agent and the Corporation.

 

(2)

Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of the Withdrawal Form, and the applicable Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent shall immediately notify the Corporation, and upon receipt of a cancellation direction from the Corporation in regards to the applicable Warrants set out in the Withdrawal Form, such withdrawal shall thereafter be duly noted in such register by the Warrant Agent and the number of Warrants evidenced thereby shall be removed from the register and the Warrant Certificate(s) cancelled. Upon withdrawal from this Warrant Indenture, the Warrant Agent shall have no further obligations with respect to such Warrants under this Warrant Indenture and no Warrant Agency shall exist with the Warrantholder.

 

(3)

Immediately upon the delivery to the Warrant Agent and the Corporation of the duly executed and completed Withdrawal Form in compliance with this Section 2.13 the Warrant Agreement to be issued to such Warrantholder shall be deemed to have been

 

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  concurrently issued, and the Person or Persons to whom such Warrant Agreement is to be issued shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of such Warrants on the date of delivery of the Withdrawal Form and bound by the terms set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

(4)

As soon as possible following receipt of the written notice from the Warrant Agent referred to in Section 2.13(2), but in any event no later than one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the Withdrawal Notice to the Warrant Agent and the Corporation, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered or mailed to the Person or Persons in whose name or names the Warrant is registered or, if so specified in writing by the holder, cause to be delivered to such Person or Persons at the offices of the Warrant Agent where the Warrant Certificate was surrendered, the Warrant Agreement.

ARTICLE 3

EXERCISE OF WARRANTS

Section 3.1 Right of Exercise.

Subject to the provisions hereof, each Registered Warrantholder may exercise the right conferred on such holder to subscribe for and purchase one Common Share for each Warrant after the Issue Date and prior to the Expiry Time and in accordance with the conditions herein.

If no Registration Statement is effective under the U.S. Securities Act, or if the prospectus contained therein is not available for the offer and sale of the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, at any time prior to the Expiry Time, such Warrantholder shall be notified forthwith by the Warrant Agent that such Warrantholder is entitled to a cashless exercise, in accordance with Section 3.3.

Section 3.2 Warrant Exercise. 

 

(1)

Registered Warrantholders of Warrant Certificates who wish to exercise the Warrants held by them in order to acquire Common Shares must either:

 

  (a)

complete the exercise form (the “Exercise Notice”) attached to the Warrant Certificate(s) in the form set forth in Schedule “A” hereto, which may be amended by the Corporation with the consent of the Warrant Agent, if such amendment does not, in the reasonable opinion of the Corporation and the Warrant Agent, which may be based on the advice of Counsel, materially and adversely affect the rights, entitlements and interests of the Warrantholders and deliver such certificate(s), the executed Exercise Notice and a certified cheque, bank draft or money order payable to or to the order of the Corporation for the aggregate Exercise Price to the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agency; or

 

  (b)

complete the Exercise Notice attached to the Warrant Certificate(s) in the form set forth in Schedule “A” hereto, and deliver such certificate(s) and the executed Exercise Notice to the Warrant Agent with a copy of such certificate(s) and the executed Exercise Notice to the Corporation and send a

 

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wire transfer to the Corporation for the Exercise Price in accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:

 

Pay through:   
(Destination Bank)   
   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]
Beneficiary’s Bank:    [REDACTED]
(BBK field   
or SWIFT field 57a)   
   [REDACTED]
Beneficiary Customer:    [REDACTED]
(BNF field or   
SWIFT field 59)   

** Represents the beneficiary’s account number ID (11-digits) at [REDACTED] – including a four (4) digit branch transit number followed by a seven (7) digit account number. Do not add any spaces or other symbols. Note: you may be required to include zeros (0) at the beginning of the transit number to ensure it has four (4) digits.

[REDACTED] Contact: [REDACTED]

HEXO Contact: [REDACTED]

The Corporation will provide written confirmation in the form attached as Schedule “B” to the Warrant Agent upon receipt of the Exercise Price in accordance with this section. A copy of such written confirmation to be forwarded to the Warrant Agent by e-mail pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

  (c)

In either case, the Warrants represented by a Warrant Certificate shall be deemed to be surrendered upon personal delivery of such certificate, Exercise Notice and aggregate Exercise Price or, if such documents are sent by mail or other means of transmission, upon actual receipt thereof by the Warrant Agent at the Warrant Agency.

 

(2)

A beneficial holder of Uncertificated Warrants evidenced by a security entitlement in respect of Warrants in the book entry registration system who desires to exercise his, her or its Warrants must do so by causing a Book Entry Only Participant to deliver to the Depository on behalf of the entitlement holder, notice of the owner’s intention to exercise Warrants in a manner acceptable to the Depository. Forthwith upon receipt by the Depository of such notice, as well as payment for the Exercise Price, the Depository shall deliver to the Warrant Agent confirmation of its intention to exercise

 

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  Warrants (“Confirmation”) in a manner acceptable to the Warrant Agent, including by electronic means through the book entry registration system.

 

(3)

Payment representing the aggregate Exercise Price must be provided to the appropriate office of the Book Entry Only Participant in a manner acceptable to it. A notice in form acceptable to the Book Entry Only Participant and payment from such beneficial holder should be provided to the Book Entry Only Participant sufficiently in advance so as to permit the Book Entry Only Participant to deliver notice and payment to the Depository and for the Depository in turn to deliver notice and payment to the Warrant Agent prior to the Expiry Time. The Depository will initiate the exercise by way of the Confirmation and forward the aggregate Exercise Price electronically to the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent will execute the exercise by issuing to the Depository through the book entry registration system the Common Shares to which the exercising Warrantholder is entitled pursuant to the exercise. Any expense associated with the exercise process will be for the account of the entitlement holder exercising the Warrants and/or the Book Entry Only Participant exercising the Warrants on its behalf.

 

(4)

By causing a Book Entry Only Participant to deliver notice to the Depository, a Warrantholder shall be deemed to have irrevocably surrendered his or her Warrants so exercised and appointed such Book Entry Only Participant to act as his or her exclusive settlement agent with respect to the exercise and the receipt of Common Shares in connection with the obligations arising from such exercise.

 

(5)

Any notice which the Depository determines to be incomplete, not in proper form or not duly executed shall for all purposes be void and of no effect and the exercise to which it relates shall be considered for all purposes not to have been exercised thereby. A failure by a Book Entry Only Participant to exercise or to give effect to the settlement thereof in accordance with the Warrantholder’s instructions will not give rise to any obligations or liability on the part of the Corporation or Warrant Agent to the Book Entry Only Participant or the Warrantholder.

 

(6)

Any exercise form or Exercise Notice referred to in this Section 3.2 shall be signed by the Registered Warrantholder, or its executors or administrators or other legal representatives or an attorney of the Registered Warrantholder, duly appointed by an instrument in writing satisfactory to the Warrant Agent but such exercise form need not be executed by the Depository.

 

(7)

Any exercise referred to in this Section 3.2 shall require that the entire Exercise Price for Common Shares subscribed must be paid within one Business Day of subscription and such Exercise Price and original Exercise Notice executed by the Registered Warrantholder or the Confirmation from the Depository must be received by the Warrant Agent prior to the Expiry Time.

 

(8)

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 3.2, Warrants may only be exercised pursuant to this Section 3.2 by or on behalf of a Registered Warrantholder, except the Depository or Warrantholder, as applicable, who makes the certifications set forth on

 

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  the Exercise Notice set forth in Schedule “A” hereto and delivers, if applicable, any opinion or other evidence as required thereby.

 

(9)

If the form of Exercise Notice set forth in the Warrant Certificate shall have been amended, the Corporation shall cause the amended Exercise Notice to be forwarded to all Registered Warrantholders.

 

(10)

Exercise Notices and Confirmations must be delivered to the Warrant Agent at any time during the Warrant Agent’s actual business hours on any Trading Day prior to the Expiry Time. Any Exercise Notice or Confirmations received by the Warrant Agent after business hours on any Trading Day will be deemed to have been received by the Warrant Agent on the next following Trading Day.

 

(11)

Any Warrant with respect to which an Exercise Notice or a Confirmation is not received by the Warrant Agent before the Expiry Time shall be deemed to have expired and become void and all rights with respect to such Warrants shall terminate and be cancelled.

 

(12)

A beneficial owner of Warrants issued in uncertificated form evidenced by a security entitlement in respect of Warrants in the book entry registration system may submit an informational Exercise Notice to the Corporation via facsimile or email and upon the Corporation’s receipt or deemed receipt of such notice, such beneficial owner shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of the Common Shares solely for purposes of Rule 200 under Commission Regulation SHO so long as such beneficial owner also causes its broker, bank or other nominee to submit an Exercise Notice by way of an electronic notice through the Depository within one Trading Day of delivery of the informational Exercise Notice.

Section 3.3 Cashless Exercise of Warrants.

 

(1)

If, at the time of exercise of any Warrant in accordance with this Indenture, there is no effective Registration Statement under the U.S. Securities Act, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the offer and sale of the Common Shares to the Warrantholder under the U.S. Securities Act, then the Warrants may only be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive a number of Common Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  A =

the last VWAP immediately preceding the time of delivery of the Exercise Form giving rise to the applicable “cashless exercise” (to clarify, the “last VWAP” will be the last Current Market Price as calculated over an entire Trading Day such that, in the event that a Warrant is exercised at a time when the Trading Market is open, the prior Trading Day’s VWAP shall be used in this calculation);

 

  B =

the Exercise Price of the Warrant, as adjusted hereunder (if any); and

 

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  X =

the number of Common Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms of such Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

(2)

If Common Shares are issued pursuant to such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the U.S. Securities Act, such Common Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Corporation agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 3.3(2).

 

(3)

Upon receipt of a duly completed Subscription Form that specifies a cashless exercise, the Warrant Agent will notify the Corporation, which will calculate and provide in writing to the Warrant Agent the number of Common Shares to be allotted to the Warrantholder.

 

(4)

Any Warrantholder that holds Warrants registered in the name of CDS and that wishes to exercise such Warrants under this section by means of a cashless exercise must first withdraw their position from CDS, arrange to have the applicable Warrant certificated and surrender such warrant certificate to the Warrant Agent for exercise by means of a “cashless exercise”.

For the avoidance of doubt, a Warrantholder may only exercise his or her warrants by means of “cashless exercise” if there is no effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the offer and issuance of the Common Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of his or her Warrants. If there is an effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act registering, or the prospectus contained therein is available for, the offer and issuance of the Common Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of his or her Warrants, such Warrantholder may only exercise his or her Warrants in accordance with Section 3.2. Furthermore, the Warrant Agent shall not be held liable for any exercise carried out by a Warrantholder that should have been carried out by means of a “cashless exercise” as described herein.

Section 3.4 Transfer Fees and Taxes.

If any of the Common Shares subscribed for are to be issued to a Person or Persons other than the Registered Warrantholder, the Registered Warrantholder shall execute the form of transfer and will comply with such reasonable requirements as the Warrant Agent may stipulate and will pay to the Corporation or the Warrant Agent on behalf of the Corporation, all applicable transfer or similar taxes and the Corporation will not be required to issue or deliver certificates evidencing Common Shares unless or until such Warrantholder shall have paid to the Corporation or the Warrant Agent on behalf of the Corporation, the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation and the Warrant Agent that such tax has been paid or that no tax is due.

Section 3.5 Warrant Agency.

To facilitate the exchange, transfer or exercise of Warrants and compliance with such other terms and conditions hereof as may be required, the Corporation has appointed the Warrant Agency, as the agency at which Warrants may be surrendered for exchange or

 

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transfer or at which Warrants may be exercised and the Warrant Agent has accepted such appointment. The Corporation may from time to time designate alternate or additional places as the Warrant Agency (subject to the Warrant Agent’s prior approval) and will give notice to the Warrant Agent of any proposed change of the Warrant Agency. Branch registers shall also be kept at such other place or places, if any, as the Corporation, with the approval of the Warrant Agent, may designate. The Warrant Agent will from time to time when requested to do so by the Corporation or any Registered Warrantholder, upon payment of the Warrant Agent’s reasonable charges (and in the case of a Registered Warrantholder the affidavit required by Section 2.8(1)), furnish a list of the names and addresses of Registered Warrantholders showing the number of Warrants held by each such Registered Warrantholder.

Section 3.6 Effect of Exercise of Warrant Certificates.

 

(1)

Upon the exercise of Warrants pursuant to and in compliance with Section 3.2 and subject to Section 3.3 and Section 3.4, the Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Warrants exercised shall be deemed to have been issued and the Person or Persons to whom such Common Shares are to be issued shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of such Common Shares on the Exercise Date, unless the transfer registers of the Corporation shall be closed on such date, in which case the Common Shares subscribed for shall be deemed to have been issued and such Person or Persons deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of such Common Shares, on the date on which such transfer registers are reopened. It is hereby understood that in order for holders to be holders of Warrants on record on an Exercise Date, beneficial holders must commence the exercise process sufficiently in advance so that the Warrant Agent is in receipt of all items of exercise at least one Trading Day prior to such Exercise Date.

 

(2)

As soon as practicable, and in any event no later than within two (2) Trading Days after the Exercise Date with respect to a Warrant (the “Common Share Delivery Date”), the Warrant Agent shall cause to be delivered or mailed to the Person or Persons in whose name or names the Warrant is registered or, if so specified in writing by the holder, cause to be delivered to such Person or Persons at the Warrant Agency where the Warrant Certificate was surrendered, a certificate or certificates for the appropriate number of Common Shares subscribed for, or any other appropriate evidence of the issuance of Common Shares to such Person or Persons in respect of Common Shares issued under the book entry registration system. The Warrant Agent will not be liable to the Corporation for any payment made by the Corporation under Section 3.6(4) of this Indenture.

 

(3)

If the Corporation fails to cause the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Warrantholder the Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to Section 3.6(2) by the Common Share Delivery Date, then the Warrantholder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

(4)

In addition to any other rights available to a Warrantholder, if the Corporation fails to cause the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Warrantholder the Common Shares issuable in accordance with Section 3.6(2) pursuant to an exercise on or before the Common Share Delivery Date and, if after such date, the Warrantholder is required by its broker

 

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to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Warrantholder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Warrantholder of the Warrant Shares that the Warrantholder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to the Warrantholder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Warrantholder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Common Shares that the Corporation was required to deliver to the Warrantholder in connection with the exercise at issue, times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Warrantholder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honoured (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Warrantholder the number of Common Shares that would have been issued had the Corporation timely complied with its delivery obligations under Section 3.6(2). For example, if the Warrantholder purchases Common Shares having a total purchase price of US$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Common Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of US$10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay to the Warrantholder US$1,000. The Warrantholder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Warrantholder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Warrantholder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it under this Indenture, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver Warrant Shares as required under Section 3.6(2) following the valid exercise of Warrants under this Indenture.

Section 3.7 Partial Exercise of Warrants; Fractions.

 

(1)

The holder of any Warrants may exercise its right to acquire a number of whole Common Shares less than the aggregate number which the holder is entitled to acquire pursuant to the Warrants exercised in connection therewith. In the event of any exercise of a number of Warrants less than the maximum number that the holder is entitled to exercise, the holder of Warrants upon such exercise shall, in addition, be entitled to receive, without charge therefor, a new Warrant Certificate(s), bearing the same legend, if applicable, or other appropriate evidence of Warrants, in respect of the balance of the Warrants held by such holder and which were not then exercised.

 

(2)

Notwithstanding anything herein contained including any adjustment provided for in Article 4, the Corporation shall not be required, upon the exercise of any Warrants, to issue fractions of Common Shares. Warrants may only be exercised in a sufficient number to acquire whole numbers of Common Shares. Any fractional Common Shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the holder of such Warrants shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of any fractional Common Share which is not issued.

 

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Section 3.8         Expiration of Warrants.

Immediately after the Expiry Time, all rights under any Warrant in respect of which the right of acquisition provided for herein shall not have been exercised shall cease and terminate and each Warrant shall be void and of no further force or effect.

Section 3.9         Accounting and Recording.

 

(1)

The Warrant Agent shall promptly account to the Corporation with respect to Warrants exercised, and shall forward, as soon as practicable, to the Corporation (or into an account or accounts of the Corporation with the bank or trust company designated by the Corporation for that purpose), all monies received by the Warrant Agent on the subscription of Common Shares through the exercise of Warrants. All such monies and any securities or other instruments, from time to time received by the Warrant Agent shall be received for the benefit of, and shall be segregated and kept apart by the Warrant Agent for the Warrantholders and the Corporation as their interests may appear.

 

(2)

The Warrant Agent shall record the particulars of Warrants exercised, which particulars shall include the names and addresses of the persons who become holders of Common Shares on exercise and the Exercise Date, in respect thereof. The Warrant Agent shall provide such particulars in writing to the Corporation within five Business Days of any request by the Corporation therefore.

Section 3.10         Securities Restrictions.

 

(1)

The Warrant Agent shall be entitled to assume that Common Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Warrant without violating the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction and without legending any certificate representing the Common Shares unless the Warrant Agent has received notice in writing from the Corporation stating otherwise and setting forth the restrictions on the exercise of the Warrants and any legend the certificates representing the Common Shares should bear.

 

(2)

Neither the Corporation nor the Warrant Agent shall effect any exercise of a Warrant, and a Warrantholder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of a Warrant, pursuant to Article 3 or otherwise, to the extent that, after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Exercise Form, the Warrantholder (together with the Warrantholder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Warrantholder or any of the Warrantholder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Warrantholder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares that would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, non-exercised portion of a Warrant beneficially owned by the Warrantholder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties, and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the

 

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  Corporation (including, without limitation, any other Equity Share equivalents), subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein, beneficially owned by the Warrantholder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3.10(2), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Warrantholder that neither the Warrant Agent nor the Corporation is representing to the Warrantholder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act and the Warrantholder further acknowledges that it is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 3.10(2) applies, the determination of whether a Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Warrantholder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of a Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion and at the sole responsibility of the Warrantholder, and the submission of an Exercise Notice shall be deemed to be the Warrantholder’s determination of whether a Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Warrantholder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of a Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and neither the Warrant Agent nor the Corporation shall have any obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.    In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the U. S. Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 3.10(2) in determining the number of outstanding Common Shares, a Warrantholder may rely on the number of outstanding Common Shares as reflected in (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC or on SEDAR, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation, or (C) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent setting forth the number of Common Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Warrantholder, the Corporation shall, within two Trading Days, confirm orally and in writing to the Warrantholder the number of Common Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Common Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Warrant being exercised, by the Warrantholder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant in question. The Warrantholder, upon written notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 3.10(2), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant in question held by the Warrantholder and the provisions of this Section 3.10(2) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict

 

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  conformity with the terms of this Section 3.10(2) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) that may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 3.10(2) shall apply to a successor holder of a Warrant. For greater certainty, the Warrant Agent will have no responsibility for monitoring the beneficial ownership level of the Common Shares held by Warrantholders or their Attribution Parties and will have no liability in regards to the determinations made of whether or not a Warrantholder or their Attribution Parties would become a beneficial holder in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation of the issued and outstanding Common Shares upon exercise of their Warrants.

Section 3.11         U.S. Securities Law Matters.

 

(1)

In connection with any exercise of Warrants, if it is required by law, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to any person in whose name the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are to be issued a prospectus that complies with the U.S. Securities Act and that is a part of the Registration Statement. For so long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) keep the Registration Statement continuously effective and ensure that the prospectus contained therein is available, and (ii) avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of any order enjoining or suspending the use or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or related prospectus contained therein or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Warrants for sale in the United States, at the earliest practicable moment. All expenses incidental to the Corporation’s performance of or compliance with the foregoing provisions will be borne by the Corporation, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky securities laws; and (iii) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Corporation, independent registered public accounting firm of the Corporation and technical experts retained by the Corporation whose consent is required to be provided with respect to any Registration Statement.

 

(2)

A Registration Statement is currently effective under the U.S. Securities Act. If the Registration Statement ceases to be effective for a period of time but then becomes effective under the U.S. Securities Act, or if a new Registration Statement is filed and becomes effective under the U.S. Securities Act, the Corporation will notify the Warrant Agent as soon as practicable that such Registration Statement has become effective under the U.S. Securities Act, and the Warrant Agent will notify the Registered Warrantholders as required. Thereafter, the Warrant Agent may assume that the Registration Statement remains effective, and that the prospectus contained therein is available, until otherwise notified in writing by the Corporation that the Registration Statement is no longer effective, or that such prospectus is not available. The Corporation shall at all times be obligated to provide prompt notice to the Warrant Agent regarding any change in the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the availability of the prospectus.

 

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ARTICLE 4

ADJUSTMENT OF NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE

Section 4.1 Adjustment of Number of Common Shares and Exercise Price.

The subscription rights in effect under the Warrants for Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

  (a)

if, at any time during the Adjustment Period , the Corporation shall:

 

  (i)

subdivide, re-divide or change its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares;

 

  (ii)

reduce, combine or consolidate its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of Common Shares; or

 

  (iii)

issue Common Shares or securities exchangeable for, or convertible into, Common Shares to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Shares by way of distribution (other than a distribution of Common Shares upon the exercise of Warrants);

the Exercise Price in effect on the effective date of such subdivision, re-division, change, reduction, combination, consolidation or on the record date of such distribution, as the case may be, shall in the case of the events referred to in (i) or (iii) above be decreased in proportion to the number of outstanding Common Shares resulting from such subdivision, re-division, change or distribution, or shall, in the case of the events referred to in (ii) above, be increased in proportion to the number of outstanding Common Shares resulting from such reduction, combination or consolidation. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event referred to in this Section 4.1(a) shall occur. Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 4.1(a), the Exchange Rate shall be contemporaneously adjusted by multiplying the number of Common Shares theretofore obtainable on the exercise thereof by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator shall be the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment;

 

  (b)

if and whenever at any time during the Adjustment Period, the Corporation shall fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all the holders of its outstanding Common Shares entitling them, for a period expiring not more than 45 days after such record date, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares (or securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Shares) on such record date (a “Rights Offering”), then, subject to the approval of the TSX and the consent of a majority of the Registered Warrantholders, given in accordance with Article 7, in addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4.1, the Warrantholder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Rights Offering, the aggregate number of Common Shares that the Warrantholder could have acquired if the

 

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  Warrantholder had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of the Warrantholder’s Warrants then held (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Rights Offering, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Rights Offering (provided, however, to the extent that the Warrantholder’s right to participate in any such Rights Offering would result in the Warrantholder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Warrantholder shall not be entitled to participate in such Rights Offering to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such Common Shares as a result of such Rights Offering to such extent) and such Rights Offering, to such extent, shall be held in abeyance for the Warrantholder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Warrantholder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). Any Common Shares owned by or held for the account of the Corporation or a Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. If all the rights, options or warrants are not so issued or if all rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to the expiration thereof, the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant shall be readjusted to that number in effect immediately prior to the record date, and such number shall be further adjusted based upon the number of Common Shares (or Convertible Securities that are convertible into Common Shares) actually delivered upon the exercise of the rights, options or warrants, as the case may be, but subject to any other adjustment required hereunder by reason of any event arising after that record date; for the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation covenants and agrees that it shall not fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all the holders of its outstanding Common Shares without obtaining both the approval of the TSX to permit the Warrantholders to fully participate in such issuance (as contemplated in this Section 4.1(b)) and the prior consent of a majority of the Registered Warrantholders given in accordance with Article 7.

 

  (c)

if and whenever at any time during the Adjustment Period the Corporation shall fix a record date for the making of a distribution to all or substantially all the holders of its outstanding Common Shares of (i) securities of any class, whether of the Corporation or any other entity (other than Common Shares), (ii) rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares (or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares), other than pursuant to a Rights Offering; (iii) evidences of its indebtedness or (iv) any property or other assets then (any of those non-excluded events being herein called a “Special Distribution”), in each such case, the Warrantholder shall be entitled to participate in such Special Distribution to the same extent that the Warrantholder would have participated therein if the Warrantholder had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of the Warrantholder’s Warrants then held (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership

 

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  Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Special Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Shares are to be determined for the participation in such Special Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Warrantholder’s right to participate in any such Special Distribution would result in the Warrantholder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Warrantholder shall not be entitled to participate in such Special Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any Common Shares as a result of such Special Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Special Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Warrantholder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Warrantholder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that a Warrantholder’s Warrants have not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Special Distribution, such portion of the Special Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Warrantholder until the Warrantholder has exercised the Warrantholder’s Warrants as to such undistributed amount of the Special Distribution. Any Common Shares owned by or held for the account of the Corporation or a Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. To the extent that the distribution of shares, rights, options, warrants, evidences of indebtedness or assets is not so made or to the extent that any rights, options or warrants so distributed are not exercised, the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant shall be readjusted to the number that would then be in effect based upon shares, rights, options, warrants, evidences of indebtedness or assets actually distributed or based upon the number of Common Shares or Convertible Securities actually delivered upon the exercise of the rights, options or warrants, as the case may be, but subject to any other adjustment required hereunder by reason of any event arising after the record date. To the extent that the Warrantholder’s Warrants have not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Special Distribution, such portion of the Special Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Warrantholder until, and only if, the Warrantholder has exercised such Warrantholder’s Warrants;

 

  (d)

if and whenever at any time during the Adjustment Period, there is a reclassification of the Common Shares or a capital reorganization of the Corporation other than as described in Section 4.1(a) or a consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger of the Corporation with or into any other body corporate, trust, partnership or other entity, or a sale or conveyance of the property and assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any other body corporate, trust, partnership or other entity, any Registered Warrantholder who has not exercised its right of acquisition prior to the effective date of such reclassification, capital reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger, sale or conveyance, upon the exercise of such right thereafter, shall be entitled to receive upon payment of the Exercise Price and shall accept, in lieu of the number of Common Shares that prior to such effective date the Registered Warrantholder

 

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  would have been entitled to receive, the number of shares or other securities or property of the Corporation or of the body corporate, trust, partnership or other entity resulting from such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, or to which such sale or conveyance may be made, as the case may be, that such Registered Warrantholder would have been entitled to receive on such reclassification, capital reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement or merger, sale or conveyance, if, on the effective date thereof, as the case may be, the Registered Warrantholder had been the registered holder of the number of Common Shares to which prior to such effective date it was entitled to acquire upon the exercise of the Warrants. If determined appropriate by the Warrant Agent, relying on advice of Counsel, to give effect to or to evidence the provisions of this Section 4.1(d), the Corporation, its successor, or such purchasing body corporate, partnership, trust or other entity, as the case may be, shall, prior to or contemporaneously with any such reclassification, capital reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, sale or conveyance, enter into an indenture which shall provide, to the extent possible, for the application of the provisions set forth in this Indenture with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Registered Warrantholders to the end that the provisions set forth in this Indenture shall thereafter correspondingly be made applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, with respect to any shares, other securities or property to which a Registered Warrantholder is entitled on the exercise of its acquisition rights thereafter. Any indenture entered into between the Corporation and the Warrant Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.1(d) shall be a supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 hereof. Any indenture entered into between the Corporation, any successor to the Corporation or such purchasing body corporate, partnership, trust or other entity and the Warrant Agent shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 4.1 and which shall apply to successive reclassifications, capital reorganizations, amalgamations, consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances;

 

  (e)

in any case in which this Section 4.1 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event referred to herein, the Corporation may defer, until the occurrence of such event, issuing to the Registered Warrantholder of any Warrant exercised after the record date and prior to the completion of such event the additional Common Shares issuable by reason of the adjustment required by such event before giving effect to such adjustment; provided, however, that the Corporation shall deliver to such Registered Warrantholder an appropriate instrument evidencing such Registered Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional Common Shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment and the right to receive any distributions made on such additional Common Shares declared in favour of holders of record of Common Shares on and after the relevant date of exercise or such later date as such Registered Warrantholder would, but for the provisions of this Section 4.1(e), have

 

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  become the holder of record of such additional Common Shares pursuant to Section 4.1;

 

  (f)

in any case in which Section 4.1(a)(iii) or 4.1(c) require that an adjustment be made to the Exercise Price no such adjustment shall be made if the Registered Warrantholders of the outstanding Warrants receive, subject to the approval of the TSX and Nasdaq, if required, the rights or warrants referred to in Section 4.1(a)(iii) and Section 4.1(c) in such kind and number as they would have received if they had been holders of Common Shares on the applicable record date or effective date, as the case may be, by virtue of their outstanding Warrant having then been exercised into Common Shares at the Exercise Price in effect on the applicable record date or effective date, as the case may be;

 

  (g)

the adjustments provided for in this Section 4.1 are cumulative, and shall, in the case of adjustments to the Exercise Price be computed to the nearest whole cent and shall apply to successive subdivisions, re-divisions, reductions, combinations, consolidations, distributions, issues or other events resulting in any adjustment under the provisions of this Section 4.1, provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Exercise Price then in effect; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Section 4.1(g) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; and

 

  (h)

after any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.1, the term “Common Shares” where used in this Indenture shall be interpreted to mean securities of any class or classes which, as a result of such adjustment and all prior adjustments pursuant to this Section 4.1, the Registered Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon the exercise of his Warrant, and the number of Common Shares indicated by any exercise made pursuant to a Warrant shall be interpreted to mean the number of Common Shares or other property or securities a Registered Warrantholder is entitled to receive, as a result of such adjustment and all prior adjustments pursuant to this Section 4.1, upon the full exercise of a Warrant.

Section 4.2         Entitlement to Common Shares on Exercise of Warrant.

All Common Shares or shares of any class or other securities, which a Registered Warrantholder is at the time in question entitled to receive on the exercise of its Warrant, whether or not as a result of adjustments made pursuant to this Article 4, shall, for the purposes of the interpretation of this Indenture, be deemed to be Common Shares which such Registered Warrantholder is entitled to acquire pursuant to such Warrant.

Section 4.3         No Adjustment for Certain Transactions.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 4, no adjustment shall be made in the acquisition rights attached to the Warrants if the issue of Common Shares is being made pursuant to this Indenture or in connection with (a) any share incentive plan or restricted share plan or share purchase plan in force from time to time for directors, officers, employees,

 

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consultants or other service providers of the Corporation; or (b) the satisfaction of existing instruments issued at the date hereof.

Section 4.4 Determination by Auditors.

In the event of any question arising with respect to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4 such question shall be conclusively determined by an independent firm of chartered accountants other than the Auditors, who shall have access to all necessary records of the Corporation, and such determination shall be binding upon the Corporation, the Warrant Agent, all holders and all other persons interested therein.

Section 4.5 Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment.

As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment in any of the acquisition rights pursuant to any of the Warrants, including the number of Common Shares which are to be received upon the exercise thereof, the Corporation shall take any action which may, in the opinion of Counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation has unissued and reserved in its authorized capital and may validly and legally issue as fully paid and non-assessable all the Common Shares which the holders of such Warrants are entitled to receive on the full exercise thereof in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Section 4.6 Certificate of Adjustment.

The Corporation shall from time to time immediately after the occurrence of any event which requires an adjustment or readjustment as provided in Article 4, deliver a certificate of the Corporation to the Warrant Agent specifying the nature of the event requiring the same and the amount of the adjustment or readjustment necessitated thereby and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based, which certificate shall be supported by a certificate of the Corporation’s Auditors verifying such calculation. The Warrant Agent shall rely, and shall be protected in so doing, upon the certificate of the Corporation or of the Corporation’s Auditor and any other document filed by the Corporation pursuant to this Article 4 for all purposes. The Corporation shall file such certificate of adjustment on a Form 6-K with the SEC on the same date it is submitted to the Warrant Agent.

Section 4.7 Notice of Special Matters.

The Corporation covenants with the Warrant Agent that, so long as any Warrant remains outstanding, it will give notice to the Warrant Agent and to the Registered Warrantholders of its intention to fix a record date that is prior to the Expiry Date for any matter for which an adjustment may be required pursuant to Section 4.1. Such notice shall specify the particulars of such event and the record date for such event, provided that the Corporation shall only be required to specify in the notice such particulars of the event as shall have been fixed and determined on the date on which the notice is given. The notice shall be given in each case not less than 10 Business Days prior to such applicable record date. If notice has been given and the adjustment is not then determinable, the Corporation shall promptly, after the adjustment is determinable, file with the Warrant Agent a computation of the adjustment and give notice to the Registered Warrantholders of such adjustment computation.

 

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Section 4.8 No Action after Notice.

The Corporation covenants with the Warrant Agent that it will not close its transfer books or take any other corporate action which might deprive the Registered Warrantholder of the opportunity to exercise its right of acquisition pursuant thereto during the period of 10 Business Days after the giving of the certificate or notices set forth in Section 4.6 and Section 4.7.

Section 4.9 Other Action.

If the Corporation, after the date hereof, shall take any action affecting the Common Shares other than action described in Section 4.1, which in the reasonable opinion of the directors of the Corporation would materially affect the rights of Registered Warrantholders, the Exercise Price and/or the Exchange Rate, the number of Common Shares which may be acquired upon exercise of the Warrants shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time, by action of the directors, acting reasonably, in their sole discretion as they may determine to be equitable to the Registered Warrantholders in the circumstances, provided that no such adjustment will be made unless any requisite prior approval of any stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed for trading has been obtained.

Section 4.10 Protection of Warrant Agent.

The Warrant Agent shall not:

 

  (a)

at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Registered Warrantholder to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment contemplated by Section 4.1, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same;

 

  (b)

be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any Common Shares or of any other securities or property which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of the rights attaching to any Warrant;

 

  (c)

be responsible for any failure of the Corporation to issue, transfer or deliver Common Shares or certificates for the same upon the surrender of any Warrants for the purpose of the exercise of such rights or to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Article 4; and

 

  (d)

incur any liability or be in any way responsible for the consequences of any breach on the part of the Corporation of any of the representations, warranties or covenants herein contained or of any acts of the directors, officers, employees, agents or servants of the Corporation.

Section 4.11 Participation by Warrantholder.

No adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Article 4 if the Registered Warrantholders are entitled to participate in any event described in this Article 4 on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as if the Registered Warrantholders had exercised their Warrants prior to, or on the effective date or record date of, such event.

 

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ARTICLE 5

RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION AND COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Optional Purchases by the Corporation.

Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and approval of applicable Regulatory Authorities, the Corporation may from time to time purchase by private contract or otherwise any of the Warrants. Any such purchase shall be made at the lowest price or prices at which, in the opinion of the directors, such Warrants are then obtainable, plus reasonable costs of purchase, and may be made in such manner, from such persons and on such other terms as the Corporation, in its sole discretion, may determine. In the case of Certificated Warrants, Warrant Certificates representing the Warrants purchased pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall forthwith be delivered to and cancelled by the Warrant Agent and reflected accordingly on the register of Warrants. In the case of Uncertificated Warrants, the Warrants purchased pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be reflected accordingly in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Depository under the book entry registration system. No Warrants shall be issued in replacement thereof.

Section 5.2 General Covenants.

The Corporation covenants with the Warrant Agent for the benefit of the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders that so long as any Warrants remain outstanding:

 

  (a)

it will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Common Shares for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy its obligations to issue Common Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants;

 

  (b)

it will cause the Common Shares from time to time acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants to be duly issued and delivered in accordance with the Warrants and the terms hereof;

 

  (c)

all Common Shares which shall be issued upon exercise of the right to acquire provided for herein will be fully paid and non-assessable;

 

  (d)

it will use reasonable commercial efforts to maintain its existence and carry on its business in the ordinary course;

 

  (e)

it will use reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that all Common Shares outstanding or issuable from time to time (including without limitation the Common Shares issuable on the exercise of the Warrants) (or, if the Corporation enters into an amalgamation, arrangement or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity which effects a change of the Common Shares into other shares or an exchange of the Common Shares for other securities (including securities of another entity), such securities) continue to be or are listed and posted for trading on the TSX (or such other Canadian stock exchange acceptable to the Corporation) and the Nasdaq;

 

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  (f)

it will make all requisite filings under applicable Canadian and US securities legislation including those necessary to remain a reporting issuer not in default in each of the provinces and other jurisdictions where it is or becomes a reporting issuer;

 

  (g)

generally, it will well and truly perform and carry out all of the acts or things to be done by it as provided in this Indenture;

 

  (h)

if at any time no Registration Statement is effective under the U.S. Securities Act, or if the prospectus contained therein is not available, it will give notice to the Warrant Agent forthwith;

 

  (i)

it will give notice to the Warrant Agent and Warrantholders of a default under the terms of the Indenture; and

 

  (j)

it will use reasonable commercial efforts to maintain the Registration Statement continuously effective under the U.S. Securities Act, and ensure that the prospectus contained therein is available, until the Expiry Time or exercise of all Warrants (provided, however, that nothing shall prevent the Corporation’s amalgamation, arrangement, merger or sale, including any take-over bid, and any associated delisting or deregistration or ceasing to be a reporting issuer, provided that, so long as the Warrants are still outstanding and represent a right to acquire securities of the acquiring company, the acquiring company shall assume the Corporation’s obligations under the Warrant Indenture).

 

  (k)

it will engage in marijuana-related activities in Canada only in accordance with the Cannabis Act (Canada) and all other applicable laws in Canada;

 

  (l)

it does not and will not invest or engage (directly or indirectly) in any business or activity that is focused on serving the non-medical or medical marijuana market internationally unless and until such time as the production and sale of non-medical and/or medical marijuana, as applicable, becomes legal under the applicable laws in the respective international jurisdiction;

 

  (m)

it does not and will not invest or engage (directly or indirectly) in any business or activity that is focused on serving the medical or non-medical marijuana market in the United States unless and until such time as the production and sale of medical and/or non-medical marijuana, as applicable, becomes legal under applicable state and federal laws in the United States;

 

  (n)

it does not and will not specifically target or derive (or reasonably expect to derive) revenues or funds from any of the prohibited activities described in items (l) and (m), above, unless and until such time that any such activities become legal under all applicable laws in the United States and/or internationally, as applicable; and

 

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  (o)

it will provide the Warrant Agent with reasonable prior notice if it decides to engage in any of the activities described in items (l), (m) or (n), above, and the Corporation agrees that the Warrant Agent may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate any contract for services between the Corporation and the Warrant Agent upon receipt of any information relating to the Corporation’s marijuana-related business activities, or as otherwise permitted under any such contract for service.

Section 5.3 Warrant Agent’s Remuneration and Expenses.

The Corporation covenants that it will pay to the Warrant Agent from time to time reasonable remuneration for its services hereunder and will pay or reimburse the Warrant Agent upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Warrant Agent in the administration or execution of the duties hereby created (including the reasonable compensation and the disbursements of its Counsel and all other advisers and assistants not regularly in its employ) both before any default hereunder and thereafter until all duties of the Warrant Agent hereunder shall be finally and fully performed. Any amount owing hereunder and remaining unpaid after 30 days from the invoice date will bear interest at the then current rate charged by the Warrant Agent against unpaid invoices and shall be payable upon demand. This Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent and/or the termination of this Indenture.

Section 5.4 Performance of Covenants by Warrant Agent.

If the Corporation shall fail to perform any of its covenants contained in this Indenture, the Warrant Agent may notify the Registered Warrantholders of such failure on the part of the Corporation and may itself perform any of the covenants capable of being performed by it but, subject to Section 9.2, shall be under no obligation to perform said covenants or to notify the Registered Warrantholders of such performance by it. All sums expended or advanced by the Warrant Agent in so doing shall be repayable as provided in Section 5.3. No such performance, expenditure or advance by the Warrant Agent shall relieve the Corporation of any default hereunder or of its continuing obligations under the covenants herein contained.

Section 5.5 Enforceability of Warrants.

The Corporation covenants and agrees that it is duly authorized to create and issue the Warrants to be issued hereunder and that the Warrants, when issued and Authenticated as herein provided, will be valid and enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with the provisions hereof and the terms hereof and that, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, the Corporation will cause the Common Shares from time to time acquired upon exercise of Warrants issued under this Indenture to be duly issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE 6

ENFORCEMENT

Section 6.1 Suits by Registered Warrantholders.

All or any of the rights conferred upon any Registered Warrantholder by any of the terms of this Indenture may be enforced by the Registered Warrantholder by appropriate proceedings but without prejudice to the right which is hereby conferred upon the Warrant Agent to proceed in its own name to enforce each and all of the provisions herein contained for the benefit of the Registered Warrantholders.

Section 6.2 Suits by the Corporation.

The Corporation shall have the right to enforce full payment of the Exercise Price of all Common Shares issued by the Warrant Agent to a Registered Warrantholder hereunder and shall be entitled to demand such payment from the Registered Warrantholder or alternatively to instruct the Warrant Agent to cancel or cause to be cancelled the share certificates and amend the securities register accordingly.

Section 6.3 Immunity of Shareholders, etc.

The Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders hereby waive and release any right, cause of action or remedy now or hereafter existing in any jurisdiction against any incorporator or any past, present or future shareholder, trustee, employee or agent of the Corporation or any successor Corporation on any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty by the Corporation herein.

Section 6.4 Waiver of Default.

Upon the happening of any default hereunder:

 

  (a)

the Registered Warrantholders of not less than 66 2/3% of the Warrants then outstanding shall have power (in addition to the powers exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution) by requisition in writing to instruct the Warrant Agent to waive any default hereunder and the Warrant Agent shall thereupon waive the default upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed in such requisition; or

 

  (b)

the Warrant Agent shall have power to waive any default hereunder upon such terms and conditions as the Warrant Agent may deem advisable, on the advice of Counsel, if, in the Warrant Agent’s opinion, based on the advice of Counsel, the same shall have been cured or adequate provision made therefor;

provided that no delay or omission of the Warrant Agent or of the Registered Warrantholders to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or acquiescence therein and provided further that no act or omission either of the Warrant Agent or of the Registered Warrantholders in the premises shall extend to or be taken in any manner whatsoever to affect any subsequent default hereunder of the rights resulting therefrom.

 

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ARTICLE 7

MEETINGS OF REGISTERED WARRANTHOLDERS

Section 7.1 Right to Convene Meetings.

The Warrant Agent may at any time and from time to time, and shall on receipt of a written request of the Corporation or of a Warrantholders’ Request and upon being indemnified and funded to its reasonable satisfaction by the Corporation or by the Registered Warrantholders signing such Warrantholders’ Request against the costs which may be incurred in connection with the calling and holding of such meeting, convene a meeting of the Registered Warrantholders. If the Warrant Agent fails to so call a meeting within seven days after receipt of such written request of the Corporation or such Warrantholders’ Request and the indemnity and funding given as aforesaid, the Corporation or such Registered Warrantholders, as the case may be, may convene such meeting. Every such meeting shall be held in the City of Toronto, Ontario or at such other place as may be approved or determined by the Warrant Agent.

Section 7.2 Notice.

At least 21 days’ prior written notice of any meeting of Registered Warrantholders shall be given to the Registered Warrantholders in the manner provided for in Section 10.2 and a copy of such notice shall be sent by mail to the Warrant Agent (unless the meeting has been called by the Warrant Agent) and to the Corporation (unless the meeting has been called by the Corporation). Such notice shall state the time when and the place where the meeting is to be held, shall state briefly the general nature of the business to be transacted thereat and shall contain such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Registered Warrantholders to make a reasoned decision on the matter, but it shall not be necessary for any such notice to set out the terms of any resolution to be proposed or any of the provisions of this Section 7.2.

Section 7.3 Chairman.

An individual (who need not be a Registered Warrantholder) designated in writing by the Warrant Agent shall be chairman of the meeting and if no individual is so designated, or if the individual so designated is not present within fifteen minutes from the time fixed for the holding of the meeting, the Registered Warrantholders present in person or by proxy shall choose an individual present to be chairman.

Section 7.4 Quorum.

Subject to the provisions of Section 7.11, at any meeting of the Registered Warrantholders a quorum shall consist of Registered Warrantholder(s) present in person or by proxy and holding at least 10% of the aggregate number of all the then-outstanding Warrants. If a quorum of the Registered Warrantholders shall not be present within thirty minutes from the time fixed for holding any meeting, the meeting, if summoned by Registered Warrantholders or on a Warrantholders’ Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case it shall be adjourned to the next following Business Day) at the same time and place and no notice of the adjournment need be given. Any business may be brought before or dealt with at an adjourned meeting which might have been dealt with at the original

 

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meeting in accordance with the notice calling the same. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum be present at the commencement of business. At the adjourned meeting the Registered Warrantholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened, notwithstanding that they may not be holding at least 10% of the aggregate number of all then outstanding Warrants.

Section 7.5 Power to Adjourn.

The chairman of any meeting at which a quorum of the Registered Warrantholders is present may adjourn any such meeting, and no notice of such adjournment need be given except such notice, if any, as the meeting may prescribe.

Section 7.6 Show of Hands.

Every question submitted to a meeting shall be decided in the first place by a majority of the votes given on a show of hands except that votes on an Extraordinary Resolution shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided. At any such meeting, unless a poll is duly demanded as herein provided, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost or not carried by a particular majority shall be conclusive evidence of the fact.

Section 7.7 Poll and Voting.

 

(1)

On every Extraordinary Resolution, and on any other question submitted to a meeting and after a vote by show of hands when demanded by the chairman or by one or more of the Registered Warrantholders acting in person or by proxy and holding in the aggregate at least 5% of all the Warrants then outstanding, a poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman shall direct. Questions other than those required to be determined by Extraordinary Resolution shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast on the poll.

 

(2)

On a show of hands, every person who is present and entitled to vote, whether as a Registered Warrantholder or as proxy for one or more absent Registered Warrantholders, or both, shall have one vote. On a poll, each Registered Warrantholder present in person or represented by a proxy duly appointed by instrument in writing shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Warrant then held or represented by it. A proxy need not be a Registered Warrantholder. The chairman of any meeting shall be entitled, both on a show of hands and on a poll, to vote in respect of the Warrants, if any, held or represented by the chairman.

Section 7.8 Regulations.

 

(1)

The Warrant Agent, or the Corporation with the approval of the Warrant Agent, may from time to time make and from time to time vary such regulations as it shall think fit for:

 

  (a)

the setting of the record date for a meeting for the purpose of determining Registered Warrantholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting;

 

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  (b)

the issue of voting certificates by any bank, trust company or other depository satisfactory to the Warrant Agent stating that the Warrant Certificates specified therein have been deposited with it by a named person and will remain on deposit until after the meeting, which voting certificate shall entitle the persons named therein to be present and vote at any such meeting and at any adjournment thereof or to appoint a proxy or proxies to represent them and vote for them at any such meeting and at any adjournment thereof in the same manner and with the same effect as though the persons so named in such voting certificates were the actual bearers of the Warrant Certificates specified therein;

 

  (c)

the deposit of voting certificates and instruments appointing proxies at such place and time as the Warrant Agent, the Corporation or the Registered Warrantholders convening the meeting, as the case may be, may in the notice convening the meeting direct;

 

  (d)

the deposit of voting certificates and instruments appointing proxies at some approved place or places other than the place at which the meeting is to be held and enabling particulars of such instruments appointing proxies to be mailed or telecopied before the meeting to the Corporation or to the Warrant Agent at the place where the same is to be held and for the voting of proxies so deposited as though the instruments themselves were produced at the meeting;

 

  (e)

the form of the instrument of proxy; and

 

  (f)

generally for the calling of meetings of Registered Warrantholders and the conduct of business thereat.

 

(2)

Any regulations so made shall be binding and effective and the votes given in accordance therewith shall be valid and shall be counted. Save as such regulations may provide, the only persons who shall be recognized at any meeting as a Registered Warrantholder, or be entitled to vote or be present at the meeting in respect thereof (subject to Section 7.9), shall be Registered Warrantholders or proxies of Registered Warrantholders.

Section 7.9 Corporation and Warrant Agent May be Represented.

The Corporation and the Warrant Agent, by their respective directors, officers agents, and employees and the Counsel for the Corporation and for the Warrant Agent may attend any meeting of the Registered Warrantholders.

Section 7.10 Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution.

In addition to all other powers conferred upon them by any other provisions of this Indenture or by law, the Registered Warrantholders at a meeting shall, subject to the provisions of Section 7.11, have the power exercisable from time to time by Extraordinary Resolution:

 

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  (a)

to agree to any modification, abrogation, alteration, compromise or arrangement of the rights of Registered Warrantholders or the Warrant Agent in its capacity as warrant agent hereunder (subject to the Warrant Agent’s prior consent, acting reasonably) or on behalf of the Registered Warrantholders against the Corporation whether such rights arise under this Indenture or otherwise;

 

  (b)

to amend, alter or repeal any Extraordinary Resolution previously passed or sanctioned by the Registered Warrantholders;

 

  (c)

to direct or to authorize the Warrant Agent, subject to Section 9.2(2) hereof, to enforce any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation contained in this Indenture or to enforce any of the rights of the Registered Warrantholders in any manner specified in such Extraordinary Resolution or to refrain from enforcing any such covenant or right;

 

  (d)

to waive, and to direct the Warrant Agent to waive, any default on the part of the Corporation in complying with any provisions of this Indenture either unconditionally or upon any conditions specified in such Extraordinary Resolution;

 

  (e)

to restrain any Registered Warrantholder from taking or instituting any suit, action or proceeding against the Corporation for the enforcement of any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation in this Indenture or to enforce any of the rights of the Registered Warrantholders;

 

  (f)

to direct any Registered Warrantholder who, as such, has brought any suit, action or proceeding to stay or to discontinue or otherwise to deal with the same upon payment of the costs, charges and expenses reasonably and properly incurred by such Registered Warrantholder in connection therewith;

 

  (g)

to assent to any change in or omission from the provisions contained in this Indenture or any ancillary or supplemental instrument which may be agreed to by the Corporation, and to authorize the Warrant Agent to concur in and execute any ancillary or supplemental indenture embodying the change or omission;

 

  (h)

with the consent of the Corporation, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to remove the Warrant Agent or its successor in office and to appoint a new warrant agent or warrant agents to take the place of the Warrant Agent so removed; and

 

  (i)

to assent to any compromise or arrangement with any creditor or creditors or any class or classes of creditors, whether secured or otherwise, and with holders of any shares or other securities of the Corporation.

 

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Section 7.11 Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution.

 

(1)

The expression “Extraordinary Resolution” when used in this Indenture means, subject as hereinafter provided in this Section 7.11 and in Section 7.14, a resolution proposed at a meeting of Registered Warrantholders duly convened for that purpose and held in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7 at which there are present in person or by proxy Registered Warrantholders holding at least 20% of the aggregate number of all then outstanding Warrants and passed by the affirmative votes of Registered Warrantholders holding not less than 66 2/3% of the aggregate number of all then outstanding Warrants at the meeting and voted on the poll upon such resolution.

 

(2)

If, at the meeting at which an Extraordinary Resolution is to be considered, Registered Warrantholders holding at least 20% of the aggregate number of all then outstanding Warrants are not present in person or by proxy within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, then the meeting, if convened by Registered Warrantholders or on a Warrantholders’ Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case it shall stand adjourned to such day, being not less than 15 or more than 60 days later, and to such place and time as may be appointed by the chairman. Not less than 14 days’ prior notice shall be given of the time and place of such adjourned meeting in the manner provided for in Section 10.2. Such notice shall state that at the adjourned meeting the Registered Warrantholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum but it shall not be necessary to set forth the purposes for which the meeting was originally called or any other particulars. At the adjourned meeting the Registered Warrantholders present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened and a resolution proposed at such adjourned meeting and passed by the requisite vote as provided in Section 7.11(1) shall be an Extraordinary Resolution within the meaning of this Indenture notwithstanding that Registered Warrantholders holding at least 20% of the aggregate number of all the then outstanding Warrants are not present in person or by proxy at such adjourned meeting.

 

(3)

Subject to Section 7.14, votes on an Extraordinary Resolution shall always be given on a poll and no demand for a poll on an Extraordinary Resolution shall be necessary.

Section 7.12 Powers Cumulative.

Any one or more of the powers or any combination of the powers in this Indenture stated to be exercisable by the Registered Warrantholders by Extraordinary Resolution or otherwise may be exercised from time to time and the exercise of any one or more of such powers or any combination of powers from time to time shall not be deemed to exhaust the right of the Registered Warrantholders to exercise such power or powers or combination of powers then or thereafter from time to time.

Section 7.13 Minutes.

Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at every meeting of Registered Warrantholders shall be made and duly entered in books to be provided from time to time for that purpose by the Warrant Agent at the expense of the Corporation, and any such

 

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minutes as aforesaid, if signed by the chairman or the secretary of the meeting at which such resolutions were passed or proceedings had shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated and, until the contrary is proved, every such meeting in respect of the proceedings of which minutes shall have been made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held, and all resolutions passed thereat or proceedings taken shall be deemed to have been duly passed and taken.

Section 7.14 Instruments in Writing.

All actions which may be taken and all powers that may be exercised by the Registered Warrantholders at a meeting held as provided in this Article 7 may also be taken and exercised by Registered Warrantholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate number of all then outstanding Warrants by an instrument in writing signed in one or more counterparts by such Registered Warrantholders in person or by attorney duly appointed in writing, and the expression “Extraordinary Resolution” when used in this Indenture shall include an instrument so signed.

Section 7.15 Binding Effect of Resolutions.

Every resolution and every Extraordinary Resolution passed in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7 at a meeting of Registered Warrantholders shall be binding upon all the Warrantholders, whether present at or absent from such meeting, and every instrument in writing signed by Registered Warrantholders in accordance with Section 7.14 shall be binding upon all the Warrantholders, whether signatories thereto or not, and each and every Warrantholder and the Warrant Agent (subject to the provisions for indemnity herein contained) shall be bound to give effect accordingly to every such resolution and instrument in writing.

Section 7.16 Holdings by Corporation Disregarded.

In determining whether Registered Warrantholders holding Warrants evidencing the required number of Warrants are present at a meeting of Registered Warrantholders for the purpose of determining a quorum or have concurred in any consent, waiver, Extraordinary Resolution, Warrantholders’ Request or other action under this Indenture, Warrants owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation shall be disregarded in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.7.

ARTICLE 8

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 8.1 Provision for Supplemental Indentures for Certain Purposes.

From time to time, subject to the prior approval of the TSX, the Corporation (when authorized by action of the directors) and the Warrant Agent may, subject to the provisions hereof and they shall, when so directed in accordance with the provisions hereof, execute and deliver by their proper officers, indentures or instruments supplemental hereto, which thereafter shall form part hereof, for any one or more or all of the following purposes:

 

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  (a)

setting forth any adjustments resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 4;

 

  (b)

adding to the provisions hereof such additional covenants and enforcement provisions as, in the opinion of Counsel, are necessary or advisable in the premises, provided that the same are not in the opinion of the Warrant Agent, relying on the advice of Counsel, prejudicial to the interests of the Registered Warrantholders;

 

  (c)

giving effect to any Extraordinary Resolution passed as provided in 7.11;

 

  (d)

making such provisions not inconsistent with this Indenture as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder, provided that such provisions are not, in the opinion of the Warrant Agent, relying on the advice of Counsel, prejudicial to the interests of the Registered Warrantholders;

 

  (e)

adding to or altering the provisions hereof in respect of the transfer of Warrants, making provision for the exchange of Warrants, and making any modification in the form of the Warrant Certificates which does not affect the substance thereof;

 

  (f)

modifying any of the provisions of this Indenture, including relieving the Corporation from any of the obligations, conditions or restrictions herein contained, provided that such modification or relief shall be or become operative or effective only if, in the opinion of the Warrant Agent, relying on the advice of Counsel, such modification or relief in no way prejudices any of the rights of the Registered Warrantholders or of the Warrant Agent, and provided further that the Warrant Agent may in its sole discretion decline to enter into any such supplemental indenture which in its opinion may not afford adequate protection to the Warrant Agent when the same shall become operative;

 

  (g)

providing for the issuance of additional Warrants hereunder and any consequential amendments hereto as may be required by the Warrant Agent relying on the advice of counsel; and

 

  (h)

for any other purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture, including the correction or rectification of any ambiguities, defective or inconsistent provisions, errors, mistakes or omissions herein, provided that in the opinion of the Warrant Agent, relying on the advice of Counsel, the rights of the Warrant Agent and of the Registered Warrantholders are in no way prejudiced thereby.

Section 8.2 Successor Entities.

In the case of the consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement, merger or transfer of the undertaking or assets of the Corporation as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to or with another entity (“successor entity”), the successor entity resulting from such

 

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consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement, merger or transfer (if not the Corporation) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture satisfactory in form to the Warrant Agent and executed and delivered to the Warrant Agent, the due and punctual performance and observance of each and every covenant and condition of this Indenture to be performed and observed by the Corporation.

ARTICLE 9

CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT

Section 9.1 Indenture Legislation.

 

(1)

If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with a mandatory requirement of Applicable Legislation, such mandatory requirement shall prevail.

 

(2)

The Corporation and the Warrant Agent agree that each will, at all times in relation to this Indenture and any action to be taken hereunder, observe and comply with and be entitled to the benefits of Applicable Legislation.

Section 9.2 Rights and Duties of Warrant Agent.

 

(1)

In the exercise of the rights and duties prescribed or conferred by the terms of this Indenture, the Warrant Agent shall exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent warrant agent would exercise in comparable circumstances. No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Warrant Agent from liability for its own gross negligent action, wilful misconduct, bad faith or fraud under this Indenture.

 

(2)

The obligation of the Warrant Agent to commence or continue any act, action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing any rights of the Warrant Agent or the Registered Warrantholders hereunder shall be conditional upon the Registered Warrantholders furnishing, when required by notice by the Warrant Agent, sufficient funds to commence or to continue such act, action or proceeding and an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant Agent to protect and to hold harmless the Warrant Agent and its officers, directors, employees and agents, against the costs, charges and expenses and liabilities to be incurred thereby and any loss and damage it may suffer by reason thereof. None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Warrant Agent to expend or to risk its own funds or otherwise to incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless indemnified and funded as aforesaid.

 

(3)

The Warrant Agent may, before commencing or at any time during the continuance of any such act, action or proceeding, require the Registered Warrantholders, at whose instance it is acting to deposit with the Warrant Agent the Warrants Certificates held by them, for which Warrants the Warrant Agent shall issue receipts.

 

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(4)

Every provision of this Indenture that by its terms relieves the Warrant Agent of liability or entitles it to rely upon any evidence submitted to it is subject to the provisions of Applicable Legislation.

Section 9.3 Evidence, Experts and Advisers.

 

(1)

In addition to the reports, certificates, opinions and other evidence required by this Indenture, the Corporation shall furnish to the Warrant Agent such additional evidence of compliance with any provision hereof, and in such form, as may be prescribed by Applicable Legislation or as the Warrant Agent may reasonably require by written notice to the Corporation.

 

(2)

In the exercise of its rights and duties hereunder, the Warrant Agent may, if it is acting in good faith, rely as to the truth of the statements and the accuracy of the opinions expressed in statutory declarations, opinions, reports, written requests, consents, or orders of the Corporation, certificates of the Corporation or other evidence furnished to the Warrant Agent pursuant to a request of the Warrant Agent, provided that such evidence complies with Applicable Legislation and that the Warrant Agent complies with Applicable Legislation and that the Warrant Agent, acting on the advice of Counsel, examines the same and determines that such evidence complies with the applicable requirements of this Indenture.

 

(3)

Whenever it is provided in this Indenture or under Applicable Legislation that the Corporation shall deposit with the Warrant Agent resolutions, certificates, reports, opinions, requests, orders or other documents, it is intended that the truth, accuracy and good faith on the effective date thereof and the facts and opinions stated in all such documents so deposited shall, in each and every such case, be conditions precedent to the right of the Corporation to have the Warrant Agent take the action to be based thereon.

 

(4)

The Warrant Agent may employ or retain such Counsel, accountants, appraisers or other experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of determining and discharging its duties hereunder and may pay reasonable remuneration for all services so performed by any of them, without taxation of costs of any Counsel, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such experts or advisers who have been appointed with due care by the Warrant Agent. The Corporation shall pay or reimburse the Warrant Agent for any reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of such counsel and advisors.

 

(5)

The Warrant Agent may act and rely and shall be protected in acting and relying in good faith on the opinion or advice of or information obtained from any Counsel, accountant, appraiser, engineer or other expert or adviser, whether retained or employed by the Corporation or by the Warrant Agent, in relation to any matter arising in the administration of the agency hereof.

 

(6)

Proof of the execution of an instrument in writing, including a Warrantholders’ Request, by any Warrantholder may be made by the certificate of a notary, solicitor or commissioner for oaths, or other officer with similar powers, that the person signing

 

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  such instrument acknowledged to him the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution or in any other manner which the Warrant Agent may consider adequate and in respect of a corporate Warrantholder, shall include a certificate of incumbency of such Warrantholder together with a certified resolution authorizing the person who signs such instrument to sign such instrument.

 

(7)

Whenever Applicable Legislation requires that evidence referred to in subsection 9.3(1) be in the form of a statutory declaration, the Warrant Agent may accept such statutory declaration in lieu of a certificate of the Corporation required by any provision hereof. Any such statutory declaration may be made by any one or more duly authorized representative of the Corporation.

Section 9.4 Documents, Monies, etc. Held by Warrant Agent.

Any monies, securities, documents of title or other instruments that may at any time be held by the Warrant Agent shall be placed in the deposit vaults of the Warrant Agent or of any Canadian chartered bank listed in Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada), or deposited for safekeeping with any such bank. Any monies held pending the application or withdrawal thereof under any provisions of this Indenture, shall be held in a segregated non-interest bearing account.

Section 9.5 Actions by Warrant Agent to Protect Interest.

The Warrant Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such actions and proceedings as it may consider necessary or expedient to preserve, protect or enforce its interests and the interests of the Registered Warrantholders.

Section 9.6 Warrant Agent Not Required to Give Security.

The Warrant Agent shall not be required to give any bond or security in respect of the execution of the agency and powers of this Indenture or otherwise in respect of the premises.

Section 9.7 Protection of Warrant Agent.

By way of supplement to the provisions of any law for the time being relating to the Warrant Agent it is expressly declared and agreed as follows:

 

  (a)

the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any statements of fact or recitals in this Indenture or in the Warrant Certificates (except the representation contained in Section 9.9 or in the certificate of the Warrant Agent on the Warrant Certificates) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements or recitals are and shall be deemed to be made by the Corporation;

 

  (b)

nothing herein contained shall impose any obligation on the Warrant Agent to see to or to require evidence of the registration or filing (or renewal thereof) of this Indenture or any instrument ancillary or supplemental hereto;

 

  (c)

the Warrant Agent shall not be bound to give notice to any person or persons of the execution hereof;

 

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  (d)

the Warrant Agent shall not incur any liability or responsibility whatever or be in any way responsible for the consequence of any breach on the part of the Corporation of any of its covenants herein contained or of any acts of any directors, officers, employees, agents or servants of the Corporation;

 

  (e)

the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold harmless the Warrant Agent, its affiliates, their current and former officers, directors, employees , agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including legal fees and disbursements of whatever kind and nature which may at any time be imposed on or incurred by or asserted against the Warrant Agent, whether groundless or otherwise, arising from or out of any act, omission or error of the Warrant Agent, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify the Warrant Agent in the event of the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Warrant Agent, and this provision shall survive the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent or the termination or discharge of this Indenture;

 

  (f)

the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any error in judgment or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it in good faith or for any mistake, in fact or law, or for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith except arising out of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; and

 

  (g)

notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Indenture, any liability of the Warrant Agent shall be limited, in the aggregate, to the amount of annual retainer fees paid by the Corporation to the Warrant Agent under this Indenture in the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the Warrant Agent receiving the first notice of the claim. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, and whether such losses or damages are foreseeable or unforeseeable, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable under any circumstances whatsoever for any: (a) breach by any other party of securities law or other rule of any securities regulatory authority; (b) lost profits; or (c) special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, aggravated or punitive losses or damages.

 

  (h)

The forwarding of a cheque or the sending of funds by wire transfer by the Warrant Agent will satisfy and discharge the liability of any amounts due to the extent of the sum represented thereby unless such cheque is not honoured on presentation, provided that in the event of the non-receipt of such cheque by the payee, or the loss or destruction thereof, the Warrant Agent, upon being furnished with reasonable evidence of such non-receipt, loss or destruction and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, will issue to such payee a replacement cheque for the amount of such cheque.

 

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Section 9.8 Replacement of Warrant Agent; Successor by Merger.

 

(1)

The Warrant Agent may resign its agency and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder, subject to this Section 9.8, by giving to the Corporation not less than 60 days’ prior notice in writing or such shorter prior notice as the Corporation may accept as sufficient. The Registered Warrantholders by Extraordinary Resolution and with the consent of the Corporation (such consent not be unreasonably withheld) shall have power at any time to remove the existing Warrant Agent and to appoint a new Warrant Agent. In the event of the Warrant Agent resigning or being removed as aforesaid or being dissolved, becoming bankrupt, going into liquidation or otherwise becoming incapable of acting hereunder, the Corporation shall forthwith appoint a new Warrant Agent unless a new Warrant Agent has already been appointed by the Registered Warrantholders; failing such appointment by the Corporation, the retiring Warrant Agent or any Registered Warrantholder may apply to a judge of the Supreme Court of the Province of Ontario on such notice as such judge may direct, for the appointment of a new Warrant Agent; but any new Warrant Agent so appointed by the Corporation or by the Court shall be subject to removal as aforesaid by the Registered Warrantholders. Any new Warrant Agent appointed under any provision of this Section 9.8 shall be an entity authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in the Province of Ontario and, if required by the Applicable Legislation for any other provinces, in such other provinces. On any such appointment the new warrant agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

(2)

Upon the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent, the Corporation shall promptly notify the Registered Warrantholders thereof in the manner provided for in Section 10.2.

 

(3)

Any Warrant Certificates Authenticated but not delivered by a predecessor Warrant Agent may be Authenticated by the successor Warrant Agent in the name of the predecessor or successor Warrant Agent.

 

(4)

Any corporation in to which the Warrant Agent may be merged or consolidated or amalgamated or to which all or substantially all of its corporate trust business is sold or otherwise transferred, or any corporation resulting therefrom to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Warrant Agent shall be the successor to the Warrant Agent hereunder without any further act on its part or any of the parties hereto, provided that such corporation would be eligible for appointment as successor Warrant Agent under Section 9.8(1).

Section 9.9 Conflict of Interest.

 

(1)

The Warrant Agent represents to the Corporation that at the time of execution and delivery of this Indenture no material conflict of interest exists between its role as a Warrant Agent hereunder and its role in any other capacity and agrees that in the event of a material conflict of interest arising hereafter it will, within 30 days after ascertaining that it has such material conflict of interest, either eliminate the same or

 

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  assign its agency hereunder to a successor Warrant Agent approved by the Corporation and meeting the requirements set forth in Section 9.8(1). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.9(1), if any such material conflict of interest exists or hereafter shall exist, the validity and enforceability of this Indenture and the Warrant Certificate shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason thereof.

 

(2)

Subject to Section 9.9(1), the Warrant Agent, in its personal or any other capacity, may buy, lend upon and deal in securities of the Corporation and generally may contract and enter into financial transactions with the Corporation without being liable to account for any profit made thereby.

Section 9.10 Acceptance of Agency.

The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency in this Indenture declared and provided for and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth.

Section 9.11 Warrant Agent Not to be Appointed Receiver.

The Warrant Agent and any person related to the Warrant Agent shall not be appointed a receiver, a receiver and manager or liquidator of all or any part of the assets or undertaking of the Corporation.

Section 9.12 Warrant Agent Not Required to Give Notice of Default.

The Warrant Agent shall not be bound to give any notice or do or take any act, action or proceeding by virtue of the powers conferred on it hereby unless and until it shall have been required so to do under the terms hereof; nor shall the Warrant Agent be required to take notice of any default hereunder, unless and until notified in writing of such default, which notice shall distinctly specify the default desired to be brought to the attention of the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent shall promptly provide the Warrantholders with any such notice and in the absence of any such notice the Warrant Agent may for all purposes of this Indenture conclusively assume that no default has been made in the observance or performance of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such notice shall in no way limit any discretion herein given to the Warrant Agent to determine whether or not the Warrant Agent shall take action with respect to any default.

Section 9.13 Anti-Money Laundering.

 

(1)

Each party to this Agreement other than the Warrant Agent hereby represents to the Warrant Agent that any account to be opened by, or interest to be held by the Warrant Agent in connection with this Agreement, for or to the credit of such party, either (i) is not intended to be used by or on behalf of any third party; or (ii) is intended to be used by or on behalf of a third party, in which case such party hereto agrees to complete and execute forthwith a declaration in the Warrant Agent’s prescribed form as to the particulars of such third party.

 

(2)

The Warrant Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason whatsoever, the Warrant Agent, in its sole judgment, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-

 

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  compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, economic sanctions, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Warrant Agent, in its sole judgment, determine at any time that its acting under this Indenture has resulted in its being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, economic sanctions, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the right to resign on 10 days written notice to the other parties to this Indenture, provided (i) that the Warrant Agent’s written notice shall describe the circumstances of such non-compliance; (ii) that if such circumstances are rectified to the Warrant Agent’s satisfaction within such 10 day period, then such resignation shall not be effective.

Section 9.14 Compliance with Privacy Code.

The Corporation acknowledges that the Warrant Agent may, in the course of providing services hereunder, collect or receive financial and other personal information about such parties and/or their representatives, as individuals, or about other individuals related to the subject matter hereof, and use such information for the following purposes:

 

  (a)

to provide the services required under this Indenture and other services that may be requested from time to time;

 

  (b)

to help the Warrant Agent manage its servicing relationships with such individuals;

 

  (c)

to meet the Warrant Agent’s legal and regulatory requirements; and

 

  (d)

if Social Insurance Numbers are collected by the Warrant Agent, to perform tax reporting and to assist in verification of an individual’s identity for security purposes.

The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant Agent may receive, collect, use and disclose personal information provided to it or acquired by it in the course of its acting as agent hereunder for the purposes described above and, generally, in the manner and on the terms described in its Privacy Code, which the Warrant Agent shall make available on its website or upon request, including revisions thereto. Further, the Corporation agrees that it shall not provide or cause to be provided to the Warrant Agent any personal information relating to an individual who is not a party to this Indenture unless the Corporation has assured itself that such individual understands and has consented to the aforementioned uses and disclosures.

Section 9.15 Securities Exchange Commission Certification.

The Corporation confirms that it has either (i) a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the US Exchange Act or (ii) a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act, and has provided the Warrant Agent with an Officers’ Certificate (in a form provided by the Warrant Agent) certifying such reporting obligation and other information as requested by the Warrant Agent. The Corporation covenants that in the event that any such registration or reporting obligation shall be terminated by the Corporation in accordance with the Warrant Agent, the Corporation shall promptly notify the Warrant Agent of such termination and such other information as the Warrant Agent may require at the

 

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time. The Corporation acknowledges that the Warrant Agent is relying upon the foregoing representation and covenants in order to meet certain SEC obligations with respect to those clients who are filing with the SEC.

ARTICLE 10

GENERAL

Section 10.1 Notice to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent.

 

(1)

Unless herein otherwise expressly provided, any notice to be given hereunder to the Corporation or the Warrant Agent shall be deemed to be validly given if delivered, sent by registered letter, postage prepaid, facsimile or e-mail:

 

  (a)

If to the Corporation:

HEXO Corp.

3000 Solandt Road

Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2X2

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: N/A

E-mail: [REDACTED]

 

  (b)

If to the Warrant Agent:

TSX Trust Company

100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301

Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1

Attention: Manager, Corporate Trust Services

Facsimile: N/A

E-mail: tmxecorporatetrust@tmx.com

and any such notice delivered in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed to have been received and given on the date of delivery or, if mailed, on the fifth Business Day following the date of mailing such notice or, if facsimiled or sent by e-mail, on the date of transmission provided that the sender does not receive an automated notice of delivery failure.

 

(2)

The Corporation or the Warrant Agent, as the case may be, may from time to time notify the other in the manner provided in Section 10.1(1) of a change of address which, from the effective date of such notice and until changed by like notice, shall be the address of the Corporation or the Warrant Agent, as the case may be, for all purposes of this Indenture.

 

(3)

If, by reason of a strike, lockout or other work stoppage, actual or threatened, involving postal employees, any notice to be given to the Warrant Agent or to the Corporation hereunder could reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its

 

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  destination, such notice shall be valid and effective only if it is delivered to the named officer of the party to which it is addressed, as provided in Section 10.1(1), or given by facsimilie or other means of prepaid, transmitted and recorded communication.

 

(4)

Accidental error or omission in giving notice or accidental failure to mail notice to any Warrantholder will not invalidate any action or proceeding founded thereon.

Section 10.2 Notice to Registered Warrantholders.

 

(1)

Unless otherwise provided herein, notice to the Registered Warrantholders under the provisions of this Indenture shall be valid and effective if delivered or sent by ordinary post addressed to such holders at their post office addresses appearing on the register hereinbefore mentioned and shall be deemed to have been effectively received and given on the date of delivery or, if mailed, on the third Business Day following the date of mailing such notice. In the event that Warrants are held in the name of the Depository, a copy of such notice shall also be sent by electronic communication to the Depository and shall be deemed received and given on the day it is so sent.

 

(2)

If, by reason of a strike, lockout or other work stoppage, actual or threatened, involving postal employees, any notice to be given to the Registered Warrantholders hereunder could reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its destination, such notice shall be valid and effective only if it is delivered to such Registered Warrantholders to the address for such Registered Warrantholders contained in the register maintained by the Warrant Agent or such notice may be given, at the Corporation’s expense, by means of publication in the Globe and Mail, National Edition, or any other English language daily newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in Canada, in each two successive weeks, and any so notice published shall be deemed to have been received and given on the latest date the publication takes place.

Section 10.3 Ownership of Warrants.

The Corporation and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Warrantholders as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and the Corporation and the Warrant Agent shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary except where the Corporation or the Warrant Agent is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The receipt of any such Registered Warrantholder of the Common Shares which may be acquired pursuant thereto shall be a good discharge to the Corporation and the Warrant Agent for the same and neither the Corporation nor the Warrant Agent shall be bound to inquire into the title of any such holder except where the Corporation or the Warrant Agent is required to take notice by statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 10.4 Counterparts.

This Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding their date of execution they shall be deemed to be dated as of the date hereof.

 

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Section 10.5 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

Upon the earlier of:

 

  (a)

the date by which there shall have been delivered to the Warrant Agent for exercise or cancellation all Warrants theretofore Authenticated hereunder, in the case of Certificated Warrants, or by way of a Transaction Instruction (or such other instructions, in a form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent), in the case of Uncertificated Warrants, or by way of standard processing through the book entry only system in the case of a Depository Global Warrant; and

 

  (b)

the Expiry Time;

and if all certificates or other entry on the register representing Common Shares required to be issued in compliance with the provisions hereof have been issued and delivered hereunder or to the Warrant Agent in accordance with such provisions, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect and the Warrant Agent, on demand of and at the cost and expense of the Corporation and upon delivery to the Warrant Agent of a certificate of the Corporation stating that all conditions precedent to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnities provided to the Warrant Agent by the Corporation hereunder shall remain in full force and effect and survive the termination of this Indenture.

Section 10.6 Provisions of Indenture and Warrants for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Registered Warrantholders.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Warrants, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any person other than the parties hereto and the Registered Warrantholders, as the case may be, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture, or under any covenant or provision herein or therein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and the Registered Warrantholders.

Section 10.7 Common Shares or Warrants Owned by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries—Certificate to be Provided.

For the purpose of disregarding any Warrants owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation in Section 7.16, the Corporation shall provide to the Warrant Agent, from time to time, a certificate of the Corporation setting forth as at the date of such certificate:

 

  (a)

the names (other than the name of the Corporation) of the Registered Warrantholders which, to the knowledge of the Corporation, are owned by or held for the account of the Corporation; and

 

  (b)

the number of Warrants owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation;

and the Warrant Agent, in making the computations in Section 7.16, shall be entitled to rely on such certificate without any additional evidence.

 

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Section 10.8 Severability.

If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Indenture or its application to any party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or unenforceable, such provision will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Indenture and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application to other parties or circumstances.

Section 10.9 Force Majeure.

No party shall be liable to the other, or held in breach of this Indenture, if prevented, hindered, or delayed in the performance or observance of any provision contained herein by reason of act of God, riots, terrorism, acts of war, epidemics, governmental action or judicial order, earthquakes, or any other similar causes (including, but not limited to, mechanical, electronic or communication interruptions, disruptions or failures). Performance times under this Indenture shall be extended for a period of time equivalent to the time lost because of any delay that is excusable under this Section.

Section 10.10 Assignment, Successors and Assigns.

Neither of the parties hereto may assign its rights or interest under this Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.8 in the case of the Warrant Agent, or as provided in Section 8.2 in the case of the Corporation. Subject thereto, this Indenture shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 10.11 Rights of Rescission and Withdrawal for Holders.

Should a holder of Warrants exercise any legal, statutory, contractual or other right of withdrawal or rescission that may be available to it, and the holder’s funds which were paid on exercise have already been released to the Corporation by the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for ensuring the exercise is cancelled and a refund is paid back to the holder. In such cases, the holder shall seek a refund directly from the Corporation and subsequently, the Corporation, upon surrender to the Warrant Agent of any underlying shares that may have been issued, or such other procedure as agreed to by the parties hereto, shall instruct the Warrant Agent in writing, to cause the cancellation of the exercise transaction and any such underlying shares on the register, which may have already been issued upon the Warrant exercise. In the event that any payment is received from the Corporation by virtue of the holder being a shareholder for such Warrants that were subsequently rescinded, such payment must be returned by the Corporation to the holder and the Warrant Agent shall not be under any duty or obligation to take any steps to ensure or enforce that the funds are returned pursuant to this section, nor shall the Warrant Agent be in any other way responsible in the event that any payment is not delivered or received pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation provides the refund to the Warrant Agent for distribution to the holder, the Warrant Agent shall return such funds to the holder as soon as reasonably practicable, and in so doing, the Warrant Agent shall incur no liability with respect to the delivery or non-delivery of any such funds.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Indenture under the hands of their proper officers in that behalf as of the date first written above.

 

HEXO CORP.
By:  

/s/ Trent MacDonald

  Name: Trent MacDonald
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

TSX TRUST COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Brett Higgs

  Name: Brett Higgs
  Title: Corporate Trust Officer
By:  

/s/ Donald Crawford

  Name: Donald Crawford
  Title: Senior Trust Officer

 

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Schedule “A”

FORM OF WARRANT

WARRANT

To acquire Common Shares of

HEXO CORP.

(incorporated under the laws of Ontario)

 

Warrant

Certificate No. ●

  

Certificate for                                  Warrants, each entitling the holder to acquire one (1) Common Share subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Indenture

 

CUSIP: 428304182

 

ISIN: CA4283041826

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received,

 

 

(the “Warrantholder”) is the registered holder of the number of common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of HEXO Corp. (the “Corporation”) specified above, and is entitled, on exercise of these Warrants upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Indenture hereinafter referred to (as defined below), to purchase at any time before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) (the “Expiry Time”) on August 24, 2026 (the “Expiry Date”), one fully paid and non-assessable common share without par value in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the date hereof (a “Common Share”) for each Warrant subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Indenture.

The Warrants evidenced hereby are exercisable at or before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on August 24, 2026 after which time the warrants evidenced hereby shall be deemed to be void and of no further force or effect.

The right to purchase Common Shares may only be exercised by the holder within the time set forth above by:

(a) duly completing and executing the exercise form (the “Exercise Form”) attached hereto; and

(b) surrendering this warrant certificate (the “Warrant Certificate”), with the Exercise Form to the Warrant Agent at the principal office of the Warrant Agent, in the city of Toronto, Ontario,

 

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together with a certified cheque, bank draft or money order in the lawful money of Canada payable to or to the order of the Corporation in an amount equal to the purchase price of the Common Shares so subscribed for or surrendering this the Warrant Certificate, with the Exercise Form to the Warrant Agent at the principal office of the Warrant Agent, in the city of Toronto, Ontario, with a copy of such certificate(s) and the executed Exercise Form to the Corporation and send a wire transfer to the Corporation in an amount equal to the purchase price of the Common Shares so subscribed for in accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:

 

Pay through:   
(Destination Bank)   
   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]
Beneficiary’s Bank:    [REDACTED]
(BBK field   
or SWIFT field 57a)   
   [REDACTED]
Beneficiary Customer:    [REDACTED]
(BNF field or   
SWIFT field 59)   
** Represents the beneficiary’s account number ID (11-digits) at [REDACTED] – including a four (4) digit branch transit number followed by a seven (7) digit account number. Do not add any spaces or other symbols. Note: you may be required to include zeros (0) at the beginning of the transit number to ensure it has four (4) digits.
[REDACTED] Contact: [REDACTED]
HEXO Contact: [REDACTED]

The surrender of this Warrant Certificate, the duly completed Exercise Form and payment as provided above will be deemed to have been effected only on personal delivery thereof to, or if sent by mail or other means of transmission on actual receipt thereof by, the Warrant Agent at its principal office as set out above.

Subject to adjustment thereof in the events and in the manner set forth in the Warrant Indenture hereinafter referred to, the exercise price payable for each Common Share upon the exercise of Warrants shall be US$3.45, per Common Share.

Certificates for the Common Shares subscribed for will be mailed to the persons specified in the Exercise Form at their respective addresses specified therein or, if so specified in the Exercise Form, delivered to such persons at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered. If fewer Common Shares are purchased than the number that can be purchased pursuant to this

 

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Warrant Certificate, the holder hereof will be entitled to receive without charge a new Warrant Certificate in respect of the balance of the Common Shares not so purchased. No fractional Common Shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. Any fractional Common Shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the holder of such Warrants shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of any fractional Common Share which is not issued.

This Warrant Certificate evidences Warrants of the Corporation issued or issuable under the provisions of a warrant indenture (which indenture together with all other instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto is herein referred to as the “Warrant Indenture”) dated as of August 24, 2021 between the Corporation and TSX Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, to which Warrant Indenture reference is hereby made for particulars of the rights of the holders of Warrants, the Corporation and the Warrant Agent in respect thereof and the terms and conditions on which the Warrants are issued and held, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Warrant Indenture were herein set forth, to all of which the holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. The Corporation will furnish to the holder, on request and without charge, a copy of the Warrant Indenture.

Pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Warrant Indenture, if at any time following the initial effectiveness of the shelf registration statement filed with the United States Securities Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, registering the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Registration Statement”) and prior to the Expiry Date, the Corporation determines that such Registration Statement is not effective, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the offer and sale of the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Corporation shall promptly provide written notice of such determination to the Warrant Agent. Upon receipt of such notice, the Warrant Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each Warrantholder, and confirm in writing that the then outstanding Warrants may, until the earlier of the Registration Statement becoming effective or the Expiry Date, only be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 3.3(1) of the Warrant Indenture.

On presentation at the principal office of the Warrant Agent as set out above, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and on compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Warrant Agent, one or more Warrant Certificates may be exchanged for one or more Warrant Certificates entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate an equal number of Common Shares as are purchasable under the Warrant Certificate(s) so exchanged.

The Warrant Indenture contains provisions for the adjustment of the price payable for each Common Share upon the exercise of Warrants and the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of Warrants in the events and in the manner set forth therein.

The Warrant Indenture also contains provisions making binding on all holders of Warrants outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of holders of Warrants held in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and instruments in writing signed by Warrantholders of Warrants holding a specific majority of the all then outstanding Warrants.

Nothing contained in this Warrant Certificate, the Warrant Indenture or elsewhere shall be construed as conferring upon the holder hereof any right or interest whatsoever as a holder of Common Shares or any other right or interest except as herein and in the Warrant Indenture

 

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expressly provided. In the event of any discrepancy between anything contained in this Warrant Certificate and the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture, the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture shall govern.

Warrants may only be transferred in compliance with the conditions of the Warrant Indenture on the register to be kept by the Warrant Agent in Toronto, Ontario, or such other registrar as the Corporation, with the approval of the Warrant Agent, may appoint at such other place or places, if any, as may be designated, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent or other registrar accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and execution satisfactory to the Warrant Agent or other registrar and upon compliance with the conditions prescribed in the Warrant Indenture and with such reasonable requirements as the Warrant Agent or other registrar may prescribe and upon the transfer being duly noted thereon by the Warrant Agent or other registrar. Time is of the essence hereof.

This Warrant Certificate will not be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent from time to time under the Warrant Indenture.

The parties hereto have declared that they have required that these presents and all other documents related hereto be in the English language. Les parties aux présentes déclarent qu’elles ont exigé que la présente convention, de même que tous les documents s’y rapportant, soient rédigés en anglais.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed as of ______________, 2021.

 

HEXO CORP.
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

Countersigned and Registered by:
TSX TRUST COMPANY
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory
Date:  

 

 

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FORM OF TRANSFER

ANY TRANSFER OF WARRANTS WILL REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION. TRANSFERORS AND TRANSFEREES ARE URGED TO CONTACT LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE EFFECTING ANY SUCH TRANSFER.

To: TSX Trust Company

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to  ___________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(print name and address) the Warrants represented by this Warrants Certificate and hereby irrevocable constitutes and appoints ____________________ as its attorney with full power of substitution to transfer the said securities on the appropriate register of the Warrant Agent.

THE UNDERSIGNED TRANSFEROR HEREBY CERTIFIES AND DECLARES that the Warrants are not being offered, sold or transferred unless the Common Shares underlying the Warrants are registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from such registration requirements.

 

If transfer is to a U.S. Person, check this box.

DATED this ____ day of_________________, 20____.

 

SPACE FOR GUARANTEES OF SIGNATURES (BELOW)    )

 

)

 

)

 

)

 

  

 

     

 

Signature of Transferor

               

     

 

Guarantor’s Signature/Stamp

   )

 

)

 

)

  

     

 

Name of Transferor

  

REASON FOR TRANSFER – For US Residents only (where the individual(s) or corporation receiving the securities is a US resident). Please select only one (see instructions below).

  Gift                               Estate                               Private Sale                              Other (or no change in ownership)

 

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Date of Event (Date of gift, death or sale):                                    Value per Warrant on the date of event:

 

LOGO    LOGO   

☐            

 

    CAD OR

 

    ☐

 

        USD

CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS – READ CAREFULLY

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. All securityholders or a legally authorized representative must sign this form. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. As at the time of closing, you may choose one of the following methods (although subject to change in accordance with industry practice and standards):

 

   

Canada and the USA: A Medallion Signature Guarantee obtained from a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Many commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, and all broker dealers participate in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Medallion Guaranteed”, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

   

Canada: A Signature Guarantee obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Signature Guaranteed”, sign and print their full name and alpha numeric signing number. Signature Guarantees are not accepted from Treasury Branches, Credit Unions or Caisse Populaires unless they are members of a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, are also required to accompany the transfer, unless there is a “Signature & Authority to Sign Guarantee” Stamp affixed to the transfer (as opposed to a “Signature Guaranteed” Stamp) obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a Medallion Signature Guarantee with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

   

Outside North America: For holders located outside North America, present the certificates(s) and/or document(s) that require a guarantee to a local financial institution that has a corresponding Canadian or American affiliate which is a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The corresponding affiliate will arrange for the signature to be over-guaranteed.

 

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OR

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed by an authorized officer of Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust whose sample signature(s) are on file with the transfer agent, or by a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words: “SIGNATURE GUARANTEED”, “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” OR “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE”, all in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, will also be required to accompany the transfer unless there is a “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.    

REASON FOR TRANSFER – FOR US RESIDENTS ONLY

Consistent with US IRS regulations, TSX Trust Company is required to request cost basis information from US securityholders. Please indicate the reason for requesting the transfer as well as the date of event relating to the reason. The event date is not the day in which the transfer is finalized, but rather the date of the event which led to the transfer request (i.e. date of gift, date of death of the securityholder, or the date the private sale took place).

 

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EXERCISE FORM

ANY TRANSFER OF WARRANTS WILL REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION. TRANSFERORS AND TRANSFEREES ARE URGED TO CONTACT LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE EFFECTING ANY SUCH TRANSFER.

 

TO:    HEXO Corp.
AND TO:    TSX Trust Company
   100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301
   Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1
   Attention: Corporate Actions

The undersigned holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate hereby exercises the right to acquire ____________ (A) Common Shares of HEXO Corp.

 

  Exercise Price Payable:

 

 

        ((A) multiplied by US$3.45, subject to adjustment)

The undersigned hereby exercises the right of such holder to be issued, and hereby subscribes for, Common Shares that are issuable pursuant to the exercise of such Warrants on the terms specified in such Warrant Certificate and in the Warrant Indenture.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably directs that the said Common Shares be issued, registered and delivered as follows:

 

Name(s) in Full and

Social Insurance

Number(s)

(if applicable)

 

Address(es)

 

Number of

Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please print full name in which certificates representing the Common Shares are to be issued. If any Common Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the registered holder, the registered holder must pay to the Warrant Agent all eligible transfer taxes or other government charges, if any, and the Form of Transfer must be duly executed.

Once completed and executed, this Exercise Form must be mailed or delivered to TSX Trust Company, c/o Manager, Corporate Trust Services, 100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, Attention: Manager, Corporate Trust Services.

 

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The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that if that offer and sale of the Common Shares underlying the Warrants is not registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned elects to exercise the above referenced Warrants by cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Warrant Indenture.

It is understood that the Corporation and TSX Trust Company may require evidence to verify the foregoing representation.

DATED this ____day of _____, 20__.

 

  )  
  )  

 

  )  

 

Witness   )   (Signature of Warrantholder, to be the same as
  )   appears on the face of this Warrant Certificate)
  )  
  )  

 

Name of Registered Warrantholder

☐ Please check if the certificates representing the Common Shares are to be delivered at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered, failing which such certificates will be mailed to the address set out above. Certificates will be delivered or mailed as soon as practicable after the surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent.

 

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Schedule “B”

CONFIRMATION OF EXERCISE PRICE TO WARRANT AGENT

 

TO:  

TSX Trust Company

100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301

Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1

The undersigned confirms the receipt of US$_________________________ in connection with the exercise of Warrant Certificate# _________________________ by Registered Warrant holder:______________________________ to acquire __________________ Common Shares of HEXO Corp.

Once completed and executed, this Confirmation Form must be mailed or delivered to TSX Trust Company, c/o Manager, Corporate Trust Services, 100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1.

DATED this ____day of _____, 20__.

 

HEXO CORP.
By:  

                     

 

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Schedule “C”

FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT

WARRANT

To acquire Common Shares of

HEXO CORP.

(incorporated under the laws of Ontario)

 

Warrant

Certificate No. 2021 -

   Certificate for                                          Warrants, each entitling the holder to acquire one (1) Common Share subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Indenture

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received,

 

 

(the “Warrantholder”) is the registered holder of the number of common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of HEXO Corp. (the “Corporation”) specified above, and is entitled, on exercise of these Warrants upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to purchase at any time before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) (the “Expiry Time”) on August 24, 2026 (the “Expiry Date”), one fully paid and non-assessable common share without par value in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the date hereof (a “Common Share”) for each Warrant, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Indenture dated August 24, 2021, by and between the Corporation and TSX Trust Company (the “Warrant Indenture”). This Warrant Agreement was entered into by and between the Corporation and the Warrantholder in consideration of the withdrawal of Warrants from the Warrant Indenture and Warrant Agency pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Warrant Indenture. Certain undefined terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the Warrant Indenture.

The Warrants represented by this Warrant Agreement shall be subject to the terms set forth in Sections 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.0, 2.3, 2.4, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.1,3.2(6), 3.2(7), 3.2(9), 3.2(10), 3.2(11), 3.2(13), 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11(1), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5. 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.11, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.11 of the Warrant Indenture, as of the date of this Warrant Agreement, as applied to Certificated Warrants and such terms are hereby incorporated by reference, except that any reference to the Warrant Agent shall refer to the Corporation as the context may required. The Corporation will furnish to the holder, on request and without charge, a copy of the Warrant Indenture. This Warrant Agreement is not subject to the Warrant Agency under the Warrant Indenture. For purposes of this Warrant Agreement, references in the Warrant Indenture to a “Registered Warrantholder” shall be deemed to include the Warrantholder and any references to the “Warrant Agent” shall be deemed to refer to the Corporation.

 

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The Corporation covenants and agrees that it shall not fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all the holders of its outstanding Common Shares without obtaining both the approval of the TSX to permit the Warrantholder to fully participate in such issuance and the prior consent of a majority of the Registered Warrantholders together with holders of Warrants governed by Warrant Agreements is given.

The Warrants evidenced hereby are exercisable at or before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on August 24, 2026 after which time the warrants evidenced hereby shall be deemed to be void and of no further force or effect.

Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant Agreement may be made, in whole or in part, by delivery to the Corporation of the exercise form in the form annexed hereto (the “Exercise Form”), duly completed and executed by the Warrantholder or his, her or its executors, administrators (or other legal representatives or his, her or its attorney duly appointed by an instrument in writing in form and manner satisfactory to the Corporation, acting reasonably), either (i) by personal delivery, mail or courier to HEXO Corp., 3000 Solandt Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 2X2, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as it may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder at the address of the Warrantholder appearing on the books of the Company) by delivery of a facsimile copy to the Corporation, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (e-mail: [REDACTED]), and within one (1) Trading Day of the date said Exercise Form is delivered to the Corporation, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Common Shares thereby purchased by wire transfer to:

 

Pay through:

(Destination Bank)

  
   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]

Beneficiary’s Bank:

(BBK field

or SWIFT field 57a)

   [REDACTED]
   [REDACTED]

Beneficiary Customer:

(BNF field or

SWIFT field 59)

   [REDACTED]

** Represents the beneficiary’s account number ID (11-digits) at [REDACTED] – including a four (4) digit branch transit number followed by a seven (7) digit account number. Do not add any spaces or other symbols. Note: you may be required to include zeros (0) at the beginning of the transit number to ensure it has four (4) digits.

[REDACTED] Contact: [REDACTED]

 

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HEXO Contact: [REDACTED]

or by delivery to the Corporation at the address specified in (i) above of a certified cheque, bank draft or money order in the lawful money of Canada payable to or to the order of the Corporation or, if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 3.3 of the Warrant Indenture.

No ink original Exercise Form shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Exercise Form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Warrantholder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Corporation until the Warrantholder has purchased all of the Common Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Warrantholder shall surrender this Warrant to the Corporation for cancellation within two (2) Trading Days of the date the final Exercise Form is delivered to the Corporation. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Common Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Common Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Common Shares purchased. The Warrantholder and the Corporation shall maintain records showing the number of Common Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Warrantholder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant Agreement, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Common Shares hereunder, the number of Common Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

Within two (2) Trading Days after the Exercise Date with respect to a Warrant (the “Common Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall cause to be delivered or mailed to the Person or Persons in whose name or names the Warrant is registered or, if so specified in writing by the holder, cause to be delivered to such Person or Persons at the offices of the Corporation specified above where the Warrant Certificate was surrendered, a certificate or certificates for the appropriate number of Common Shares subscribed for, or any other appropriate evidence of the issuance of Common Shares to such Person or Persons in respect of Common Shares issued under the book entry registration system.

Subject to adjustment thereof in the events and in the manner set forth in the Warrant Indenture, the exercise price payable for each Common Share upon the exercise of Warrants shall be US$3.45 per Common Share.

Certificates for the Common Shares subscribed for will be mailed to the persons specified in the Exercise Form at their respective addresses specified therein or, if so specified in the Exercise Form, delivered to such persons at the office where this Warrant Certificate is surrendered. If fewer Common Shares are purchased than the number that can be purchased pursuant to this Warrant Certificate, the holder hereof will be entitled to receive without charge a new Warrant Certificate in respect of the balance of the Common Shares not so purchased. No fractional Common Shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

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Pursuant to the terms set forth in Section 3.3 of the Warrant Indenture, if at any time following the initial effectiveness of the shelf registration statement filed with the United States Securities Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, registering the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Registration Statement”) and prior to the Expiry Date, the Corporation determines that such Registration Statement is not effective, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the offer and sale of the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Corporation shall promptly provide written notice of such determination to the Warrantholder, and confirm in writing that the then outstanding Warrants may, until the earlier of the Registration Statement becoming effective or the Expiry Date, only be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” pursuant to the terms set forth in Section 3.3(1) of the Warrant Indenture.

On presentation at the principal office of the Corporation as set out above, subject to the applicable provisions of the Warrant Indenture incorporated herein by reference and on compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Corporation, one or more Warrant Agreements may be exchanged for one or more Warrant Agreements entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate an equal number of Common Shares as are purchasable under the Warrant Agreement(s) so exchanged.

Terms adopted and incorporated into this Warrant Agreement from the Warrant Indenture provide for the adjustment of the price payable for each Common Share upon the exercise of Warrants and the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of Warrants in the events and in the manner set forth therein.

Terms adopted and incorporated into this Warrant Agreement from the Warrant Indenture also provide for making binding on all holders of Warrants outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of holders of Warrants held in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and instruments in writing signed by Warrantholders of Warrants entitled to purchase a specific majority of the Common Shares that can be purchased pursuant to such Warrants. Such resolutions shall be binding on the Warrantholder under this Warrant Agreement.

Nothing contained in this Warrant Agreement or elsewhere shall be construed as conferring upon the holder hereof any right or interest whatsoever as a holder of Common Shares or any other right or interest except as herein expressly provided. In the event of any discrepancy between anything contained in this Warrant Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture, the terms and conditions of adopted and incorporated into this Warrant Agreement from the Warrant Indenture shall govern.

Warrants may only be transferred in compliance with the conditions adopted and incorporated into this Warrant Agreement from the Warrant Indenture on the register to be kept by the Corporation in its principal office, or such other registrar as the Corporation may appoint at such other place or places, if any, as may be designated, upon surrender of this Warrant Agreement to the Corporation or other registrar as the Corporation may appoint accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and execution satisfactory to the Corporation and upon compliance with the conditions adopted and incorporated into this Warrant Agreement from the Warrant Indenture and with such reasonable requirements as the may prescribe and upon the transfer being duly noted thereon by the Corporation or other registrar as the Corporation may appoint.

 

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A transferee will be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement. Time is of the essence hereof.

This Warrant Agreement will not be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Corporation.

The parties hereto have declared that they have required that these presents and all other documents related hereto be in the English language. Les parties aux présentes déclarent qu’elles ont exigé que la présente convention, de même que tous les documents s’y rapportant, soient rédigés en anglais.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has caused this Warrant Agreement to be duly executed as of ______________, 20___.

 

HEXO CORP.
By:  

                     

  Authorized Signatory

 

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FORM OF TRANSFER

To: HEXO Corp.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to  _____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(print name and address) the Warrants represented by this Warrants Agreement and hereby irrevocable constitutes and appoints ____________________ as its attorney with full power of substitution to transfer the said securities on the appropriate register of the Corporation.

THE UNDERSIGNED TRANSFEROR HEREBY CERTIFIES AND DECLARES that the Warrants are not being offered, sold or transferred unless the Common Shares underlying the Warrants are registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from such registration requirements. By acceptance of the Warrant Agreement issued under this Form of Transfer, the transferee will be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

If transfer is to a U.S. Person, check this box.

DATED this ____ day of_________________, 20____.

 

SPACE FOR GUARANTEES OF SIGNATURES (BELOW)    )

 

)

 

)

 

)

 

  

 

     

 

Signature of Transferor

               

     

 

Guarantor’s Signature/Stamp

   )

 

)

 

)

  

     

 

Name of Transferor

  

REASON FOR TRANSFER – For US Residents only (where the individual(s) or corporation receiving the securities is a US resident). Please select only one (see instructions below).

  Gift                               Estate                               Private Sale                              Other (or no change in ownership)

 

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Date of Event (Date of gift, death or sale):                                             Value per Warrant on the date of event:

 

LOGO    LOGO   

☐            

 

    CAD OR

 

    ☐

 

        USD

CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS – READ CAREFULLY

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. All securityholders or a legally authorized representative must sign this form. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. As at the time of closing, you may choose one of the following methods (although subject to change in accordance with industry practice and standards):

 

   

Canada and the USA: A Medallion Signature Guarantee obtained from a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Many commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, and all broker dealers participate in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Medallion Guaranteed”, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

   

Canada: A Signature Guarantee obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Signature Guaranteed”, sign and print their full name and alpha numeric signing number. Signature Guarantees are not accepted from Treasury Branches, Credit Unions or Caisse Populaires unless they are members of a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, are also required to accompany the transfer, unless there is a “Signature & Authority to Sign Guarantee” Stamp affixed to the transfer (as opposed to a “Signature Guaranteed” Stamp) obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a Medallion Signature Guarantee with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

 

   

Outside North America: For holders located outside North America, present the certificates(s) and/or document(s) that require a guarantee to a local financial institution that has a corresponding Canadian or American affiliate which is a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. The corresponding affiliate will arrange for the signature to be over-guaranteed.

OR

The signature(s) of the transferor(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of this certificate(s), in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatsoever. The signature(s) on this form must be guaranteed by an authorized officer of Royal

 

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Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust whose sample signature(s) are on file with the transfer agent, or by a member of an acceptable Medallion Signature Guarantee Program (STAMP, SEMP, NYSE, MSP). Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable as guaranteed signatures. The Guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words: “SIGNATURE GUARANTEED”, “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” OR “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE”, all in accordance with the transfer agent’s then current guidelines and requirements at the time of transfer. For corporate holders, corporate signing resolutions, including certificate of incumbency, will also be required to accompany the transfer unless there is a “SIGNATURE & AUTHORITY TO SIGN GUARANTEE” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer obtained from an authorized officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Bank or TD Canada Trust or a “MEDALLION GUARANTEED” Stamp affixed to the Form of Transfer, with the correct prefix covering the face value of the certificate.

REASON FOR TRANSFER – FOR US RESIDENTS ONLY

Consistent with US IRS regulations, the Corporation is required to request cost basis information from US securityholders. Please indicate the reason for requesting the transfer as well as the date of event relating to the reason. The event date is not the day in which the transfer is finalized, but rather the date of the event which led to the transfer request (i.e. date of gift, date of death of the securityholder, or the date the private sale took place).

 

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EXERCISE FORM

TO:                     HEXO Corp.

The undersigned holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Agreement hereby exercises the right to acquire ____________ (A) Common Shares of HEXO Corp.

 

Exercise Price Payable:

  

 

  

((A) multiplied by US$3.45, subject to adjustment)

The undersigned hereby exercises the right of such holder to be issued, and hereby subscribes for, Common Shares that are issuable pursuant to the exercise of such Warrants on the terms specified in such Warrant Agreement and in the Warrant Indenture.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably directs that the said Common Shares be issued, registered and delivered as follows:

 

Name(s) in Full and

Social Insurance

Number(s)

(if applicable)

 

Address(es)

 

Number of

Common Shares

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Please print full name in which certificates representing the Common Shares are to be issued. If any Common Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the registered holder, the registered holder must pay to the Corporation all eligible transfer taxes or other government charges, if any, and the Form of Transfer must be duly executed.

Once completed and executed, this Exercise Form must be: (i) mailed or delivered to HEXO Corp., 3000 Solandt Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 2X2, Attention: Chief Financial Officer or (ii) e-mailed to HEXO Corp., Attention: Chief Financial Officer, e-mail: [REDACTED] (with confirmation of receipt by the Corporation).

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that if that offer and sale of the Common Shares underlying the Warrants is not registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned elects to exercise the above referenced Warrants by cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Warrant Indenture.

It is understood that the Corporation may require evidence to verify the foregoing representation.

 

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DATED this ____day of _____, 20__.

 

   )   
   )   

 

   )   

 

Witness    )    (Signature of Warrantholder, to be the same as
   )    appears on the face of this Warrant Agreement)
   )   
   )   

 

      Name of Registered Warrantholder

☐ Please check if the certificates representing the Common Shares are to be delivered at the office where this Warrant Agreement is surrendered, failing which such certificates will be mailed to the address set out above.

 

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Schedule D - Withdrawal Notice

WITHDRAWAL NOTICE AND RETURN TO TREASURY

Date:    

 

To:   

TSX Trust Company (“TSX Trust”)

100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301

Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1

And to:   

HEXO Corp.

3000 Solandt Road

Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2X2

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

______________________________________________________(the “Warrantholder”) is the registered holder of the number of common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of HEXO Corp. (the “Corporation”) specified below:

 

Name and Address

  

Registration Particulars

  

Number of

Warrants:

  

Certificate #

                
     Total Warrants:          

You are hereby authorized and directed to cancel and return to treasury the certificates set out above for warrants issued pursuant to a warrant indenture dated August 24, 2021 between the Corporation and TSX Trust (the “Warrant Indenture”).

The warrants are being cancelled pursuant to section 2.13 of the Warrant Indenture by the Warrantholder and are to be surrendered to treasury for cancellation.

The Warrantholder hereby releases, indemnifies, and agrees to save harmless TSX Trust from all costs, charges, claims, demands, losses and expenses resulting from TSX Trust’s compliance in good faith with regards to the above instructions.

[Signature page follows]

 

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THE UNDERSIGNED WARRANTHOLDER, with all requisite legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Withdrawal Notice and Return to Treasury, by acceptance of the Warrant Agreement, agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

DATED this ____day of _____, 20__.

 

 

    

 

Witness     

(Signature of Warrantholder, to be the same as

appears on the face of this Warrant Certificate)

    

 

     Name of Registered Warrantholder

 

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EX-99.4 5 d120567dex994.htm EX-99.4 EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

 

 

LOGO

   
   
   

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Suite 6000, 1 First Canadian Place

PO Box 367, 100 King St W

Toronto ON M5X 1E2

www.dlapiper.com

 

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

 

T  416.365.3500

F  416.365.7886

August 20, 2021

We hereby consent to the references to our name on page “iii” and under the headings “Interests of Experts” and “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities”, and to the reference to our statements under the heading “Eligibility for Investment”, in the prospectus supplement dated August 20, 2021 forming a part of the Registration Statement in Form F-10 of HEXO Corp. filed on June 1, 2021.

In giving this consent, we do not acknowledge that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder.

/s/ DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Toronto, Canada

August 20, 2021

EX-99.5 6 d120567dex995.htm EX-99.5 EX-99.5

Exhibit 99.5

 

LOGO

August 20, 2021

 

TO:

HEXO Corp.

3000 Solandt Road

Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2X2

 

Re:

Hexo Corp.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We refer to the shelf prospectus supplement of HEXO Corp. (the “Corporation”) dated August 20, 2021 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the offering by the Corporation of units under an amended and restated short form base shelf prospectus dated May 25, 2021 (amending and restating the short form base shelf prospectus dated May 7, 2021), forming part of the Registration Statement on Form F-10 (Registration No. 333-255264) filed by the Corporation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

We hereby consent to the references to our name on the cover page and to our statements under the headings “Eligibility for Investment” and “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement.

In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Yours truly,

“Tingle Merrett LLP”

TINGLE MERRETT LLP

#1250, 639 – 5th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta T2P 0M9 Canada T. 403-571-8000 F. 403-571-8008

EX-99.6 7 d120567dex996.htm EX-99.6 EX-99.6

Exhibit 99.6

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form F-10 of HEXO Corp. of our report dated July 13, 2021 relating to the December 31, 2020 consolidated financial statements of 2579951 Ontario Inc.

 

LOGO

Chartered Professional Accountants

Licensed Public Accountants

Burlington, Canada

August 20, 2021

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