COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
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Date: June 3, 2015 |
/s/ John B. Friedrichsen
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Name: John B. Friedrichsen
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Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit
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99.1
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Certificate and Articles of Arrangement for FirstService Corporation dated June 1, 2015.
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99.2
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Certificate and Articles of Arrangement for New FSV Corporation dated June 1, 2015.
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99.3
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Certificate and Articles of Arrangement for Colliers International Group Inc. dated June 1, 2015.
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99.4
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Transitional Services and Separation Agreement dated June 1, 2015.
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(a)
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who is resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and not exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act;
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(b)
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who is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and whose FirstService Shares constitute "taxable Canadian property" (as such term is defined in the Tax Act) to the holder, provided that any gain realized by the holder on a disposition at fair market value of such shares would not be exempt from tax under the Tax Act by virtue of an applicable Tax Treaty; or
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(c)
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that is a partnership that owns FirstService Shares if one or more of the partners thereof would be described in either paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition, above, if such partner held such FirstService Shares directly;
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(a)
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the division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections and subsections and the use of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
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(b)
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the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph and references to "Articles", "Sections", "subsections", "paragraphs" and "subparagraphs" are to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan of Arrangement;
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(c)
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words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
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(d)
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the word "including", when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
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(e)
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a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation; and
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(f)
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if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Exhibit "I"
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Amended and New Share Terms of FirstService
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Exhibit "II"
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Share Terms of New FSV
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Exhibit "III"
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Directors of New FSV and Colliers
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Exhibit "IV"
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By-laws of New FSV
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Exhibit "V"
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Terms of New FSV Special Shares
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Time on: (i) FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers; (ii) all FirstService Shareholders (including Dissenting Shareholders); (iii) all holders of FirstService Stock Options; and (iv) the registrars and transfer agents of the securities of FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, except as expressly provided herein.
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(b)
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The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of Section 3.1 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
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(a)
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no FirstService Stock Options may be exercised or surrendered after the Effective Time;
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(b)
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the FirstService Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, who duly exercise their Dissent Rights and who are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for those FirstService Shares, as described in paragraph 4.1(a)(i), will be deemed to have been transferred to FirstService, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, and cancelled and will cease to be outstanding at the Effective Time, and such Dissenting Shareholders will cease to have any rights as FirstService Shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value for their FirstService Shares by FirstService;
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(c)
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the FirstService Articles will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares from "Multiple Voting Shares" to "Class A Multiple Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(ii)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares from "Subordinate Voting Shares" to "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement; and
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(iii)
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to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares that FirstService is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) the following new classes or series of shares:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(C)
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an unlimited number of FirstService MV Special Shares; and
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(D)
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an unlimited number of FirstService SV Special Shares;
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(d)
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concurrently with the FirstService Share Exchange, each holder of a FirstService Stock Option will dispose of the Exercise Price Proportion of such holder's FirstService Stock Options to New FSV and the remaining portion to FirstService and, as the sole consideration therefor:
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(i)
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New FSV will grant and issue New FSV Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the New FSV Stock Option Plan; and
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(ii)
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FirstService will grant and issue FirstService Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the FirstService Stock Option Plan;
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(e)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService Multiple Voting Share and FirstService Subordinate Voting Share held by a FirstService Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) will be exchanged concurrently as follows (the "FirstService Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Multiple Voting Share and one FirstService MV Special Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Subordinate Voting Share and one FirstService SV Special Share;
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(iii)
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FirstService will not make a joint election under the provisions of subsections 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act or under any other provisions of the Tax Act (or corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) with a FirstService Shareholder;
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(iv)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Multiple Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on such exchange; and
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(v)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on such exchange;
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(f)
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concurrently with the issuance of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to the FirstService Share Exchange, the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such continued listing will be effective before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(g)
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the articles of incorporation of New FSV will be amended to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares New FSV is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) an unlimited number of New FSV Special Shares, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to this new series of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "V" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(h)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService MV Special Share and FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred concurrently to New FSV, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, in exchange for the issuance of shares of New FSV as follows (as the sole consideration therefor) (the "New FSV Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService MV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Multiple Voting Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Subordinate Voting Share.
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(iii)
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if requested by an Eligible Holder within 120 days after the Effective Date, New FSV will jointly elect with such Eligible Holder to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (or, in the case of an Eligible Holder that is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the Tax Act) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation apply to such transfer(s) with the agreed amount(s) in such election to be specified by the Eligible Holder (subject to the limitations in the Tax Act and any applicable provincial tax legislation); and
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(iv)
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New FSV will add the following amounts to the stated capital of its shares:
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(A)
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with respect to the New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections; and
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(B)
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with respect to the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections;
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(i)
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concurrently with the issuance of the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the New FSV Share Exchange, the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, be listed or accepted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard post-closing listing conditions imposed by the TSX and subject to official notice of issuance by Nasdaq, in each case, in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such listing will be effective before the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l) and the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k);
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(j)
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FirstService will transfer to New FSV all of the Distribution Property (the "Distribution Property Exchange"), with good and marketable title thereto and free from any Encumbrances, at a price equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the transfer. The consideration for the Distribution Property so transferred by FirstService to New FSV will consist of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration and the issuance by New FSV to FirstService of 1,000,000 New FSV Special Shares having an aggregate redemption amount, as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended, equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of transfer, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration. In connection with the Distribution Property Exchange:
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(i)
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New FSV and FirstService will jointly elect to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation, apply to the transfer of the Distribution Property. The agreed amount in respect of such election will be an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the greater of the cost amount (for the purposes of the Tax Act) of the Distribution Property to FirstService immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange and the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and (B) the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(ii)
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the amount added to the stated capital of the New FSV Special Shares issued by New FSV to FirstService pursuant to the Distribution Property Exchange will be equal to the agreed amount described in paragraph 3.1(j)(i) for the Distribution Property, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and
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(iii)
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as a result of the transfer of the Distribution Property to New FSV, the Net Fair Market Value of the property received by New FSV will be equal to or approximate that proportion of the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by FirstService immediately before the transfer that:
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(A)
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the aggregate fair market value of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares owned by New FSV immediately before the transfer; is of
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(B)
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the aggregate fair market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of FirstService immediately before the transfer;
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(k)
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New FSV will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares held by FirstService for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended) for such New FSV Special Shares and will issue to FirstService, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "New FSV Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the New FSV Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares is hereby designated by New FSV, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(l)
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FirstService will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares held by New FSV for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the FirstService Articles, as amended) for such FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and will issue to New FSV, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "FirstService Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the FirstService Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares is hereby designated by FirstService, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(m)
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FirstService will pay the principal amount of the FirstService Redemption Note by transferring to New FSV the New FSV Redemption Note, and the New FSV Redemption Note will be accepted by New FSV in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of FirstService's obligations under the FirstService Redemption Note. Simultaneously, New FSV will pay the principal amount of the New FSV Redemption Note by transferring to FirstService the FirstService Redemption Note, and the FirstService Redemption Note will be accepted by FirstService in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of New FSV's obligations under the New FSV Redemption Note. Each of the FirstService Redemption Note and the New FSV Redemption Note will thereupon be cancelled;
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(n)
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the FirstService Articles, as amended, will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "FirstService Corporation" to "Colliers International Group Inc."; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService from the authorized capital of FirstService (and to remove all references to the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService), such that, following such amendment, FirstService will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series;
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(o)
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the articles of New FSV will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "New FSV Corporation" to "FirstService Corporation"; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the New FSV Special Shares from the authorized capital of New FSV (and to remove all references to the New FSV Special Shares), such that, following such amendment, New FSV will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each class of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "II" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(p)
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the number of directors of New FSV shall be six (6) and the directors of New FSV will be those Persons listed in Part A of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(q)
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the directors of New FSV will have the authority to appoint one or more additional directors of New FSV, who will hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of Persons who become directors of New FSV as contemplated by subsection 3.1(p);
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(r)
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the by-laws of New FSV will be the by-laws set out in Exhibit "IV" to this Plan of Arrangement, and such by-laws are hereby deemed to have been confirmed by the shareholders of New FSV;
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(s)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of New FSV, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of New FSV will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(t)
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New FSV will resolve to voluntarily dissolve FSV Holdco in accordance with Part 10 of the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia) and subsection 88(1) of the Tax Act, and in connection therewith:
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(i)
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all of the rights, title and interest of FSV Holdco in and to all of its property, assets and business of every kind and nature, real and personal, both tangible and intangible, and movable and immovable, wherever situate shall be transferred and assigned to New FSV; and
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(ii)
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New FSV shall assume and become liable to pay, satisfy, discharge and observe, perform and fulfill all of the liabilities and obligations of FSV Holdco;
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(u)
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the FCRESI Arrangements shall, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, become effective and the FCRESI Governance Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force and effect;
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(v)
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the amount standing to the credit of the stated capital account maintained by FCRESI in respect of all of its issued and outstanding shares shall be reduced to the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), in aggregate;
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(w)
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FirstService and FCRESI shall be amalgamated and continued as one corporation as if, except as otherwise set forth herein, the amalgamation was carried out pursuant to subsection 177(1) of the OBCA to form Colliers in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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Name: the name of Colliers shall be "Colliers International Group Inc.";
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(ii)
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Registered Office: the registered office of Colliers shall be 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4;
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(iii)
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Number of Directors: the number of directors of Colliers shall consist of a minimum number of three (3) directors and a maximum number of twenty (20) directors. Until changed by the shareholders of Colliers, or by the directors of Colliers if authorized to do so, the number of directors of Colliers shall be six (6);
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(iv)
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Initial Directors: the initial directors of Colliers shall be those Persons listed in Part B of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement and such Persons shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Colliers or until their successors are elected or appointed;
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(v)
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Restrictions on Business and Powers: there shall be no restrictions on the business Colliers may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;
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(vi)
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Authorized Capital and Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions: Colliers shall be authorized to issue:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(C)
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an unlimited number of "Preference Shares", issuable in one or more series, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(vii)
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Restrictions on the Issue, Transfer or Ownership of Shares: there shall be no restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of Colliers;
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(viii)
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By-laws: the by-laws of Colliers shall be the by-laws of FirstService, mutatis mutandis;
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(ix)
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Effect of Amalgamation: the provisions of section 179 of the OBCA shall apply to the amalgamation with the result that:
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(A)
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FirstService and FCRESI cease to exist as entities separate from Colliers;
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(B)
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Colliers possesses all the property, rights, privileges and franchises and is subject to all liabilities, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal, and all contracts, disabilities and debts of each of FirstService and FCRESI;
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(C)
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a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against FirstService or FCRESI may be enforced by or against Colliers; and
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(D)
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Colliers shall be deemed to be the party plaintiff or the party defendant, as the case may be, in any civil action commenced by or against FirstService or FCRESI before the amalgamation has become effective;
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(x)
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Articles: the Articles of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the articles of amalgamation and articles of incorporation of Colliers and the Certificate of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the certificate of amalgamation and certificate of incorporation of Colliers;
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(xi)
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Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of Colliers, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of Colliers, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of Colliers will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(xii)
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Cancellation and Continuation of Shares: on the amalgamation:
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(A)
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each issued and outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share in the capital of FCRESI held by FirstService shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
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(B)
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no securities will be issued and no assets will be distributed by Colliers in connection with the amalgamation; and
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(C)
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the issued and outstanding FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares shall survive and become, and continue on as, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, without amendment; and
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(xiii)
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Stated Capital: the stated capital of:
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(A)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(B)
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the Colliers Multiple Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(x)
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concurrently with the continuation of the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subparagraph 3.1(w)(xii)(C):
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(i)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances); and
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(ii)
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each outstanding FirstService Replacement Stock Option will become a Colliers Replacement Stock Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire the same number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, and the FirstService Stock Option Plan will become the Colliers Stock Option Plan, with all of the other terms and conditions of, and restrictions on, the Colliers Replacement Stock Options, including exercise price, vesting conditions and exercise or surrender restrictions, being the same as the FirstService Replacement Stock Options.
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(a)
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Pursuant to the Interim Order, Registered Shareholders may exercise rights of dissent in accordance with Section 185 of the OBCA, as same may be modified by this Article 4, the Interim Order and any other order of the Court ("Dissent Rights"), with respect to FirstService Shares in connection with the Arrangement, provided that, notwithstanding Section 185 of the OBCA, the written notice setting forth the objection of such Registered Shareholder to the Arrangement contemplated by Section 185 of the OBCA and the exercise of Dissent Rights must be received by FirstService not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the second Business Day preceding the date of the Meeting or any date to which the Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Registered Shareholders who duly exercise such Dissent Rights and who:
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(i)
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are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares ("Dissenting Shareholders"), which fair value shall be determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted, shall be paid by FirstService the amount therefor determined to be the fair value of such FirstService Shares; and
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(ii)
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are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, commencing at the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting FirstService Shareholder and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1 that such FirstService Shareholder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such FirstService Shareholder had not exercised Dissent Rights.
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(b)
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In no circumstances shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights unless such Person is a Registered Shareholder of the FirstService Shares in respect of which such rights are sought to be exercised.
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(c)
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For greater certainty, in no case shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize Dissenting Shareholders as holders of FirstService Shares (or as the holder of any securities of FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any of their respective subsidiaries) after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of such Dissenting Shareholders shall be deleted from the registers of FirstService Shareholders as at such time. In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:
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(i)
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holders of FirstService Stock Options (in relation to the FirstService Stock Options so held); and
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(ii)
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FirstService Shareholders who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and
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(d)
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All payments made to a Dissenting Shareholder in accordance with this Article 4 will be subject to, and paid net of, all applicable withholding taxes.
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(a)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares.
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(b)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(c)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService MV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(i):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService MV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(d)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(ii):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService SV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(e)
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Upon the transfer of the Distribution Property pursuant to subsection 3.1(j):
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(i)
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FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of all common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco on the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(f)
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Upon the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k), FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares.
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(g)
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Upon the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l), New FSV will be deemed to be removed from the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares.
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(h)
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Upon the FCRESI Arrangements becoming, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, effective pursuant to subsection 3.1(u), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of any FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares issued in connection therewith.
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(i)
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Upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to subsection 3.1(w):
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(i)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(a)
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Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, from and including the Effective Date to and including the Distribution Record Date, share certificates previously representing FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement will represent the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to be issued to FirstService Shareholders under this Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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As soon as practicable after the Distribution Record Date, there will be delivered to each FirstService Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Distribution Record Date certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(c)
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The certificates representing the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed, for all purposes from and after the Effective Time, to be certificates representing the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, and accordingly, no new certificates will be issued representing such Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares.
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(d)
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Share certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares will be sent to FirstService Shareholders by first class mail at the most recent address for each FirstService Shareholder on the lists of registered FirstService Shareholders maintained by the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, respectively.
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(e)
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No certificates will be issued for shares that are issued and subsequently cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(f)
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If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged for Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The Person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, which bond is in form and substance satisfactory to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(g)
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All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares allotted and issued pursuant to this Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the applicable transfer agent thereof to be held by the applicable transfer agent thereof in trust for the registered holder thereof. The applicable transfer agent shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after application therefor is made by the registered holder to the applicable transfer agent in such form as the applicable transfer agent may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled, net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement may at any time and from time to time whether before or after the Interim Order or the Final Order, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended, modified or supplemented unilaterally by FirstService, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is contained in a written document which is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, is approved by the Court and communicated to any Persons in the manner required by the Court.
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(b)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by FirstService at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication to any other Persons (other than as may be required under the Interim Order) and, if so proposed and accepted by the FirstService Shareholders voting at the Meeting, will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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(c)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if it is consented to by FirstService and, if required by the Court, is communicated and/or consented to by the FirstService Shareholders in the manner directed by the Court.
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(d)
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This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(e)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by Colliers and New FSV without the approval of the Court, the shareholders of Colliers or the shareholders of New FSV, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Colliers and New FSV, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any holder or former holder of FirstService Shares, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares or New FSV Multiple Voting Shares.
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A.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 2.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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B.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 3.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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C.
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Section 1.00 of the FirstService Articles, and the terms of the Preference Shares, are hereby confirmed as follows:
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D.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following as new Sections 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00:
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 9.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 9.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 9.06(5)(a)(i), 9.06(5)(a)(iv), 9.06(5)(b)(iii) or 9.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 9.06(5)(a) or 9.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 9.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 9.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 9.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
|
create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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E.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following immediately following the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares:
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService MV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService MV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as hereinafter defined); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(b)
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the number of FirstService MV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService MV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Butterfly Proportion Amount" means that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange, is multiplied by the fraction A/B where:
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A
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of the Distribution Property to be transferred by the Corporation to New FSV as described in subsection 3.1(j) of the Plan of Arrangement, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange; and
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B
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by the Corporation immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(6)
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"FirstService Share Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(7)
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"Net Fair Market Value" means, in respect of any property, the net fair market value of that property determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with all administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency in effect at the time of the FirstService Share Exchange and, in determining Net Fair Market Value, the following principles will apply:
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(8)
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"New FSV" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(9)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "I" is attached.
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService SV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService SV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService SV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
|
the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as such term is defined in Section 14.02) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(b)
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the number of FirstService SV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 2.06:
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(a)
|
"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
|
"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
|
"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
|
must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
|
is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
|
"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
|
"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
|
"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
|
"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 2.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 2.06(5)(a)(i), 2.06(5)(a)(iv), 2.06(5)(b)(iii) or 2.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 2.06(5)(a) or 2.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 2.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 2.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 2.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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Brendan Calder
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Bernard I. Ghert
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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D. Scott Patterson
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick F. Reichheld
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Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
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No
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Michael Stein
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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David R. Beatty
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Peter F. Cohen
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Michael D. Harris
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick Sutherland
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Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
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No
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(a)
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"Act" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the regulations enacted pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and any statute and regulations that may be substituted for any of them, as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"Articles" means the articles (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Corporation;
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(c)
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"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
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(d)
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"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
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(e)
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"By-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
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(f)
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"Corporation" means New FSV Corporation (to be renamed "FirstService Corporation") and any amalgamated corporation successor thereto resulting from the amalgamation of the Corporation or its successor with one or more other corporations, which amalgamated corporation successor adopts this By-Law No. 1 or which is otherwise required to have By-laws the same as the Corporation or its successor;
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(g)
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"Director" means a member of the Board;
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(h)
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"meeting of shareholders" means an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or both, and includes a meeting of any class or series of any class of shareholders of the Corporation;
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(i)
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"non-business day" means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Ontario);
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(j)
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"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation as defined in the Act, and reference to any specific Officer is to the individual holding that office of the Corporation;
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(k)
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"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in the capacity of trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative;
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(l)
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"proxyholder" means an individual holding a valid proxy for a shareholder;
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(m)
|
"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
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(n)
|
"telephonic or electronic means" means telephone calls or messages, facsimile messages, electronic mail, transmission of data or information through automated touch-tone telephone systems, transmission of data or information through computer networks, any other similar means or any other means prescribed by the Act; and
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(o)
|
"voting person" means, in respect of a meeting of shareholders, an individual who is either a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting, a duly authorized representative of a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting or a proxyholder entitled to vote at that meeting.
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(a)
|
borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
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(b)
|
issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
|
(c)
|
to the extent permitted by the Act, give, directly or indirectly, financial assistance to any person by means of a loan, a guarantee or otherwise to secure the performance of an obligation; and
|
(d)
|
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
|
(a)
|
the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such division and sub-units;
|
(b)
|
the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation, provided that the Corporation shall set out its name in legible characters in all places required by law; and
|
(c)
|
the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any of such officers so appointed, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be Officers.
|
(a)
|
an increase in the number of Directors otherwise than pursuant to a special resolution empowering the Board to fix the number of Directors within a range set out in the Articles;
|
(b)
|
an increase in the maximum number of Directors set out in the Articles; or
|
(c)
|
a failure to elect the number of Directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
|
(a)
|
the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person;
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(b)
|
any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by, for, or on behalf of the Corporation, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation shall be loaned out or invested;
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(c)
|
any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or corporation, including any person, firm or corporation with whom any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation shall be lodged or deposited;
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(d)
|
any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of, or any damage resulting from any dealings with, any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation; and
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(e)
|
any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of the Director's or Officer's respective office or in relation thereto;
|
(a)
|
The Corporation shall indemnify a Director or Officer of the Corporation, a former Director or Officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Corporation or other entity.
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(b)
|
The Corporation shall advance monies to such individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection 6.2(a) provided that such individual agrees in advance, in writing, to repay the monies if the individual does not fulfill the conditions of subsection 6.2(c).
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(c)
|
The Corporation may not indemnify an individual under subsection 6.2(a) unless the individual:
|
(i)
|
acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request, as the case may be; and
|
(ii)
|
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
|
(d)
|
To the extent required by the Act or applicable law, the Corporation shall also seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual referred to in subsection 6.2(a), or advance monies under subsection 6.2(b) in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such individual is made a party because of the individual's association with the Corporation or other entity as described in subsection 6.2(a), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with such action, if the individual fulfills the conditions set out in subsection 6.2(c).
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(a)
|
Any person entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of shareholders may vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and, subject to any determinations made from time to time by the Board, may appoint a proxy by any method permitted by law, including over the Internet, by the input of data using telephone facilities or by reproduction using facsimile or electronic facilities.
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(b)
|
To the extent permitted by the By-laws or the Articles or by the Act or other laws governing the Corporation, the Board may establish, in connection with any meeting of shareholders, procedures regarding voting at the meeting by means of the Internet, telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, and make available such communication facilities consistent with those procedures. The Board may determine from time to time that the voting at any specific meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by such means.
|
(a)
|
the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who:
|
(i)
|
are or have been within six years registered as shareholders of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
|
(ii)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
|
(iii)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year from the date of issue, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
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(b)
|
the date and particulars of the issue of each security of the Corporation.
|
"John B. Friedrichsen"
John B. Friedrichsen
Director and Secretary
|
(1)
|
The holders of New FSV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
|
(2)
|
Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the New FSV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Subordinate Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the New FSV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
|
(1)
|
that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
|
(a)
|
the aggregate fair market value of the Distribution Property (as hereinafter defined) at the time of its transfer to the Corporation as described in the Plan of Arrangement (as hereinafter defined), less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration;
|
(b)
|
the number of New FSV Special Shares issued in connection with the Distribution Property Exchange (as hereinafter defined);
|
(2)
|
that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such New FSV Special Share;
|
(3)
|
"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
|
(4)
|
"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
|
(5)
|
"New FSV Non-Share Consideration" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
|
(6)
|
"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "V" is attached.
|
THE HONOURABLE
MR. JUSTICE WILTON-SIEGEL
|
)
)
)
|
THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY
OF MAY, 2015
|
1.
|
THIS COURT ORDERS that the Arrangement, as described in the Plan of Arrangement attached as Schedule "A" to this Order, shall be and is hereby approved.
|
2.
|
THIS COURT ORDERS that FirstService shall be entitled at any time to seek leave to vary this Order, to seek the advice and directions of this Court as to the implementation of this Order and to apply for such further Order or Orders as may be appropriate.
|
"Wilton-Siegel J."
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|
(a)
|
who is resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and not exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act;
|
|
(b)
|
who is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and whose FirstService Shares constitute "taxable Canadian property" (as such term is defined in the Tax Act) to the holder, provided that any gain realized by the holder on a disposition at fair market value of such shares would not be exempt from tax under the Tax Act by virtue of an applicable Tax Treaty; or
|
|
(c)
|
that is a partnership that owns FirstService Shares if one or more of the partners thereof would be described in either paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition, above, if such partner held such FirstService Shares directly;
|
(a)
|
any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
|
(c)
|
no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
|
(d)
|
the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
|
liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
|
(a)
|
the division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections and subsections and the use of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
|
(b)
|
the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph and references to "Articles", "Sections", "subsections", "paragraphs" and "subparagraphs" are to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan of Arrangement;
|
(c)
|
words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
|
(d)
|
the word "including", when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
|
(e)
|
a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation; and
|
(f)
|
if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Exhibit "I"
|
–
|
Amended and New Share Terms of FirstService
|
Exhibit "II"
|
–
|
Share Terms of New FSV
|
Exhibit "III"
|
–
|
Directors of New FSV and Colliers
|
Exhibit "IV"
|
–
|
By-laws of New FSV
|
Exhibit "V"
|
–
|
Terms of New FSV Special Shares
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(a)
|
This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Time on: (i) FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers; (ii) all FirstService Shareholders (including Dissenting Shareholders); (iii) all holders of FirstService Stock Options; and (iv) the registrars and transfer agents of the securities of FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, except as expressly provided herein.
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(b)
|
The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of Section 3.1 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
|
(a)
|
no FirstService Stock Options may be exercised or surrendered after the Effective Time;
|
(b)
|
the FirstService Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, who duly exercise their Dissent Rights and who are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for those FirstService Shares, as described in paragraph 4.1(a)(i), will be deemed to have been transferred to FirstService, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, and cancelled and will cease to be outstanding at the Effective Time, and such Dissenting Shareholders will cease to have any rights as FirstService Shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value for their FirstService Shares by FirstService;
|
(c)
|
the FirstService Articles will be amended as follows:
|
|
(i)
|
to change the designation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares from "Multiple Voting Shares" to "Class A Multiple Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
|
|
(ii)
|
to change the designation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares from "Subordinate Voting Shares" to "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement; and
|
|
(iii)
|
to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares that FirstService is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) the following new classes or series of shares:
|
|
(A)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares;
|
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(B)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
|
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(C)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService MV Special Shares; and
|
|
(D)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService SV Special Shares;
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(d)
|
concurrently with the FirstService Share Exchange, each holder of a FirstService Stock Option will dispose of the Exercise Price Proportion of such holder's FirstService Stock Options to New FSV and the remaining portion to FirstService and, as the sole consideration therefor:
|
|
(i)
|
New FSV will grant and issue New FSV Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the New FSV Stock Option Plan; and
|
|
(ii)
|
FirstService will grant and issue FirstService Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the FirstService Stock Option Plan;
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(e)
|
each issued and outstanding FirstService Multiple Voting Share and FirstService Subordinate Voting Share held by a FirstService Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) will be exchanged concurrently as follows (the "FirstService Share Exchange"):
|
|
(i)
|
each FirstService Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Multiple Voting Share and one FirstService MV Special Share; and
|
|
(ii)
|
each FirstService Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Subordinate Voting Share and one FirstService SV Special Share;
|
|
(iii)
|
FirstService will not make a joint election under the provisions of subsections 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act or under any other provisions of the Tax Act (or corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) with a FirstService Shareholder;
|
|
(iv)
|
the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Multiple Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on such exchange; and
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(v)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on such exchange;
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(f)
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concurrently with the issuance of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to the FirstService Share Exchange, the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such continued listing will be effective before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(g)
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the articles of incorporation of New FSV will be amended to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares New FSV is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) an unlimited number of New FSV Special Shares, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to this new series of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "V" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(h)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService MV Special Share and FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred concurrently to New FSV, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, in exchange for the issuance of shares of New FSV as follows (as the sole consideration therefor) (the "New FSV Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService MV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Multiple Voting Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Subordinate Voting Share.
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(iii)
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if requested by an Eligible Holder within 120 days after the Effective Date, New FSV will jointly elect with such Eligible Holder to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (or, in the case of an Eligible Holder that is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the Tax Act) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation apply to such transfer(s) with the agreed amount(s) in such election to be specified by the Eligible Holder (subject to the limitations in the Tax Act and any applicable provincial tax legislation); and
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(iv)
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New FSV will add the following amounts to the stated capital of its shares:
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(A)
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with respect to the New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections; and
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(B)
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with respect to the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections;
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(i)
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concurrently with the issuance of the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the New FSV Share Exchange, the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, be listed or accepted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard post-closing listing conditions imposed by the TSX and subject to official notice of issuance by Nasdaq, in each case, in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such listing will be effective before the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l) and the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k);
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(j)
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FirstService will transfer to New FSV all of the Distribution Property (the "Distribution Property Exchange"), with good and marketable title thereto and free from any Encumbrances, at a price equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the transfer. The consideration for the Distribution Property so transferred by FirstService to New FSV will consist of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration and the issuance by New FSV to FirstService of 1,000,000 New FSV Special Shares having an aggregate redemption amount, as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended, equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of transfer, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration. In connection with the Distribution Property Exchange:
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(i)
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New FSV and FirstService will jointly elect to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation, apply to the transfer of the Distribution Property. The agreed amount in respect of such election will be an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the greater of the cost amount (for the purposes of the Tax Act) of the Distribution Property to FirstService immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange and the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and (B) the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(ii)
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the amount added to the stated capital of the New FSV Special Shares issued by New FSV to FirstService pursuant to the Distribution Property Exchange will be equal to the agreed amount described in paragraph 3.1(j)(i) for the Distribution Property, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and
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(iii)
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as a result of the transfer of the Distribution Property to New FSV, the Net Fair Market Value of the property received by New FSV will be equal to or approximate that proportion of the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by FirstService immediately before the transfer that:
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(A)
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the aggregate fair market value of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares owned by New FSV immediately before the transfer; is of
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(B)
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the aggregate fair market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of FirstService immediately before the transfer;
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(k)
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New FSV will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares held by FirstService for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended) for such New FSV Special Shares and will issue to FirstService, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "New FSV Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the New FSV Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares is hereby designated by New FSV, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(l)
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FirstService will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares held by New FSV for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the FirstService Articles, as amended) for such FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and will issue to New FSV, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "FirstService Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the FirstService Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares is hereby designated by FirstService, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(m)
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FirstService will pay the principal amount of the FirstService Redemption Note by transferring to New FSV the New FSV Redemption Note, and the New FSV Redemption Note will be accepted by New FSV in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of FirstService's obligations under the FirstService Redemption Note. Simultaneously, New FSV will pay the principal amount of the New FSV Redemption Note by transferring to FirstService the FirstService Redemption Note, and the FirstService Redemption Note will be accepted by FirstService in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of New FSV's obligations under the New FSV Redemption Note. Each of the FirstService Redemption Note and the New FSV Redemption Note will thereupon be cancelled;
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(n)
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the FirstService Articles, as amended, will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "FirstService Corporation" to "Colliers International Group Inc."; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService from the authorized capital of FirstService (and to remove all references to the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService), such that, following such amendment, FirstService will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series;
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(o)
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the articles of New FSV will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "New FSV Corporation" to "FirstService Corporation"; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the New FSV Special Shares from the authorized capital of New FSV (and to remove all references to the New FSV Special Shares), such that, following such amendment, New FSV will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each class of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "II" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(p)
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the number of directors of New FSV shall be six (6) and the directors of New FSV will be those Persons listed in Part A of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(q)
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the directors of New FSV will have the authority to appoint one or more additional directors of New FSV, who will hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of Persons who become directors of New FSV as contemplated by subsection 3.1(p);
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(r)
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the by-laws of New FSV will be the by-laws set out in Exhibit "IV" to this Plan of Arrangement, and such by-laws are hereby deemed to have been confirmed by the shareholders of New FSV;
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(s)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of New FSV, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of New FSV will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(t)
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New FSV will resolve to voluntarily dissolve FSV Holdco in accordance with Part 10 of the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia) and subsection 88(1) of the Tax Act, and in connection therewith:
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(i)
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all of the rights, title and interest of FSV Holdco in and to all of its property, assets and business of every kind and nature, real and personal, both tangible and intangible, and movable and immovable, wherever situate shall be transferred and assigned to New FSV; and
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(ii)
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New FSV shall assume and become liable to pay, satisfy, discharge and observe, perform and fulfill all of the liabilities and obligations of FSV Holdco;
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(u)
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the FCRESI Arrangements shall, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, become effective and the FCRESI Governance Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force and effect;
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(v)
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the amount standing to the credit of the stated capital account maintained by FCRESI in respect of all of its issued and outstanding shares shall be reduced to the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), in aggregate;
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(w)
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FirstService and FCRESI shall be amalgamated and continued as one corporation as if, except as otherwise set forth herein, the amalgamation was carried out pursuant to subsection 177(1) of the OBCA to form Colliers in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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Name: the name of Colliers shall be "Colliers International Group Inc.";
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(ii)
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Registered Office: the registered office of Colliers shall be 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4;
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(iii)
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Number of Directors: the number of directors of Colliers shall consist of a minimum number of three (3) directors and a maximum number of twenty (20) directors. Until changed by the shareholders of Colliers, or by the directors of Colliers if authorized to do so, the number of directors of Colliers shall be six (6);
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(iv)
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Initial Directors: the initial directors of Colliers shall be those Persons listed in Part B of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement and such Persons shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Colliers or until their successors are elected or appointed;
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(v)
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Restrictions on Business and Powers: there shall be no restrictions on the business Colliers may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;
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(vi)
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Authorized Capital and Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions: Colliers shall be authorized to issue:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(C)
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an unlimited number of "Preference Shares", issuable in one or more series, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(vii)
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Restrictions on the Issue, Transfer or Ownership of Shares: there shall be no restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of Colliers;
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(viii)
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By-laws: the by-laws of Colliers shall be the by-laws of FirstService, mutatis mutandis;
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(ix)
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Effect of Amalgamation: the provisions of section 179 of the OBCA shall apply to the amalgamation with the result that:
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(A)
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FirstService and FCRESI cease to exist as entities separate from Colliers;
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(B)
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Colliers possesses all the property, rights, privileges and franchises and is subject to all liabilities, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal, and all contracts, disabilities and debts of each of FirstService and FCRESI;
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(C)
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a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against FirstService or FCRESI may be enforced by or against Colliers; and
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(D)
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Colliers shall be deemed to be the party plaintiff or the party defendant, as the case may be, in any civil action commenced by or against FirstService or FCRESI before the amalgamation has become effective;
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(x)
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Articles: the Articles of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the articles of amalgamation and articles of incorporation of Colliers and the Certificate of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the certificate of amalgamation and certificate of incorporation of Colliers;
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(xi)
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Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of Colliers, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of Colliers, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of Colliers will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(xii)
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Cancellation and Continuation of Shares: on the amalgamation:
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(A)
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each issued and outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share in the capital of FCRESI held by FirstService shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
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(B)
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no securities will be issued and no assets will be distributed by Colliers in connection with the amalgamation; and
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(C)
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the issued and outstanding FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares shall survive and become, and continue on as, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, without amendment; and
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(xiii)
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Stated Capital: the stated capital of:
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(A)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(B)
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the Colliers Multiple Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(x)
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concurrently with the continuation of the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subparagraph 3.1(w)(xii)(C):
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(i)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances); and
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(ii)
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each outstanding FirstService Replacement Stock Option will become a Colliers Replacement Stock Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire the same number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, and the FirstService Stock Option Plan will become the Colliers Stock Option Plan, with all of the other terms and conditions of, and restrictions on, the Colliers Replacement Stock Options, including exercise price, vesting conditions and exercise or surrender restrictions, being the same as the FirstService Replacement Stock Options.
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(a)
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Pursuant to the Interim Order, Registered Shareholders may exercise rights of dissent in accordance with Section 185 of the OBCA, as same may be modified by this Article 4, the Interim Order and any other order of the Court ("Dissent Rights"), with respect to FirstService Shares in connection with the Arrangement, provided that, notwithstanding Section 185 of the OBCA, the written notice setting forth the objection of such Registered Shareholder to the Arrangement contemplated by Section 185 of the OBCA and the exercise of Dissent Rights must be received by FirstService not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the second Business Day preceding the date of the Meeting or any date to which the Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Registered Shareholders who duly exercise such Dissent Rights and who:
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(i)
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are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares ("Dissenting Shareholders"), which fair value shall be determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted, shall be paid by FirstService the amount therefor determined to be the fair value of such FirstService Shares; and
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(ii)
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are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, commencing at the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting FirstService Shareholder and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1 that such FirstService Shareholder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such FirstService Shareholder had not exercised Dissent Rights.
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(b)
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In no circumstances shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights unless such Person is a Registered Shareholder of the FirstService Shares in respect of which such rights are sought to be exercised.
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(c)
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For greater certainty, in no case shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize Dissenting Shareholders as holders of FirstService Shares (or as the holder of any securities of FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any of their respective subsidiaries) after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of such Dissenting Shareholders shall be deleted from the registers of FirstService Shareholders as at such time. In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:
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(i)
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holders of FirstService Stock Options (in relation to the FirstService Stock Options so held); and
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(ii)
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FirstService Shareholders who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and
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(d)
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All payments made to a Dissenting Shareholder in accordance with this Article 4 will be subject to, and paid net of, all applicable withholding taxes.
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(a)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares.
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(b)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(c)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService MV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(i):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService MV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(d)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(ii):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService SV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(e)
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Upon the transfer of the Distribution Property pursuant to subsection 3.1(j):
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(i)
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FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of all common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco on the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(f)
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Upon the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k), FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares.
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(g)
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Upon the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l), New FSV will be deemed to be removed from the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares.
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(h)
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Upon the FCRESI Arrangements becoming, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, effective pursuant to subsection 3.1(u), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of any FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares issued in connection therewith.
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(i)
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Upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to subsection 3.1(w):
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(i)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(a)
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Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, from and including the Effective Date to and including the Distribution Record Date, share certificates previously representing FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement will represent the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to be issued to FirstService Shareholders under this Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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As soon as practicable after the Distribution Record Date, there will be delivered to each FirstService Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Distribution Record Date certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(c)
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The certificates representing the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed, for all purposes from and after the Effective Time, to be certificates representing the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, and accordingly, no new certificates will be issued representing such Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares.
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(d)
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Share certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares will be sent to FirstService Shareholders by first class mail at the most recent address for each FirstService Shareholder on the lists of registered FirstService Shareholders maintained by the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, respectively.
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(e)
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No certificates will be issued for shares that are issued and subsequently cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(f)
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If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged for Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The Person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, which bond is in form and substance satisfactory to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(g)
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All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares allotted and issued pursuant to this Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the applicable transfer agent thereof to be held by the applicable transfer agent thereof in trust for the registered holder thereof. The applicable transfer agent shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after application therefor is made by the registered holder to the applicable transfer agent in such form as the applicable transfer agent may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled, net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement may at any time and from time to time whether before or after the Interim Order or the Final Order, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended, modified or supplemented unilaterally by FirstService, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is contained in a written document which is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, is approved by the Court and communicated to any Persons in the manner required by the Court.
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(b)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by FirstService at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication to any other Persons (other than as may be required under the Interim Order) and, if so proposed and accepted by the FirstService Shareholders voting at the Meeting, will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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(c)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if it is consented to by FirstService and, if required by the Court, is communicated and/or consented to by the FirstService Shareholders in the manner directed by the Court.
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(d)
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This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(e)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by Colliers and New FSV without the approval of the Court, the shareholders of Colliers or the shareholders of New FSV, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Colliers and New FSV, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any holder or former holder of FirstService Shares, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares or New FSV Multiple Voting Shares.
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A.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 2.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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B.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 3.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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C.
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Section 1.00 of the FirstService Articles, and the terms of the Preference Shares, are hereby confirmed as follows:
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D.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following as new Sections 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00:
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 9.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 9.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 9.06(5)(a)(i), 9.06(5)(a)(iv), 9.06(5)(b)(iii) or 9.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 9.06(5)(a) or 9.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 9.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 9.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 9.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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11.00
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF THE SUBORDINATE AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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12.00
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SUBDIVISIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, ETC.
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13.00
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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E.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following immediately following the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares:
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService MV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService MV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as hereinafter defined); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(b)
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the number of FirstService MV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService MV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Butterfly Proportion Amount" means that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange, is multiplied by the fraction A/B where:
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A
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of the Distribution Property to be transferred by the Corporation to New FSV as described in subsection 3.1(j) of the Plan of Arrangement, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange; and
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B
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by the Corporation immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(6)
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"FirstService Share Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(7)
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"Net Fair Market Value" means, in respect of any property, the net fair market value of that property determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with all administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency in effect at the time of the FirstService Share Exchange and, in determining Net Fair Market Value, the following principles will apply:
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(8)
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"New FSV" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(9)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "I" is attached.
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService SV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService SV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService SV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as such term is defined in Section 14.02) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(b)
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the number of FirstService SV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService SV Special Share;
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 2.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 2.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 2.06(5)(a)(i), 2.06(5)(a)(iv), 2.06(5)(b)(iii) or 2.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 2.06(5)(a) or 2.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 2.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 2.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 2.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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4.00
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF THE SUBORDINATE AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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5.00
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SUBDIVISIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, ETC.
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6.00
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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Brendan Calder
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Bernard I. Ghert
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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D. Scott Patterson
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick F. Reichheld
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Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
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No
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Michael Stein
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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David R. Beatty
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Peter F. Cohen
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Michael D. Harris
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick Sutherland
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Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
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No
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(a)
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"Act" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the regulations enacted pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and any statute and regulations that may be substituted for any of them, as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"Articles" means the articles (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Corporation;
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(c)
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"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
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(d)
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"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
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(e)
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"By-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
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(f)
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"Corporation" means New FSV Corporation (to be renamed "FirstService Corporation") and any amalgamated corporation successor thereto resulting from the amalgamation of the Corporation or its successor with one or more other corporations, which amalgamated corporation successor adopts this By-Law No. 1 or which is otherwise required to have By-laws the same as the Corporation or its successor;
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(g)
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"Director" means a member of the Board;
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(h)
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"meeting of shareholders" means an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or both, and includes a meeting of any class or series of any class of shareholders of the Corporation;
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(i)
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"non-business day" means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Ontario);
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(j)
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"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation as defined in the Act, and reference to any specific Officer is to the individual holding that office of the Corporation;
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(k)
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"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in the capacity of trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative;
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(l)
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"proxyholder" means an individual holding a valid proxy for a shareholder;
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(m)
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"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
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(n)
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"telephonic or electronic means" means telephone calls or messages, facsimile messages, electronic mail, transmission of data or information through automated touch-tone telephone systems, transmission of data or information through computer networks, any other similar means or any other means prescribed by the Act; and
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(o)
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"voting person" means, in respect of a meeting of shareholders, an individual who is either a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting, a duly authorized representative of a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting or a proxyholder entitled to vote at that meeting.
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(a)
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borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
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(b)
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issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
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(c)
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to the extent permitted by the Act, give, directly or indirectly, financial assistance to any person by means of a loan, a guarantee or otherwise to secure the performance of an obligation; and
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(d)
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mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
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(a)
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the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such division and sub-units;
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(b)
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the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation, provided that the Corporation shall set out its name in legible characters in all places required by law; and
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(c)
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the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any of such officers so appointed, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be Officers.
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(a)
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an increase in the number of Directors otherwise than pursuant to a special resolution empowering the Board to fix the number of Directors within a range set out in the Articles;
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(b)
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an increase in the maximum number of Directors set out in the Articles; or
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(c)
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a failure to elect the number of Directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
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(a)
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the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person;
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(b)
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any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by, for, or on behalf of the Corporation, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation shall be loaned out or invested;
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(c)
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any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or corporation, including any person, firm or corporation with whom any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation shall be lodged or deposited;
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(d)
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any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of, or any damage resulting from any dealings with, any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation; and
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(e)
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any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of the Director's or Officer's respective office or in relation thereto;
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(a)
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The Corporation shall indemnify a Director or Officer of the Corporation, a former Director or Officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Corporation or other entity.
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(b)
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The Corporation shall advance monies to such individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection 6.2(a) provided that such individual agrees in advance, in writing, to repay the monies if the individual does not fulfill the conditions of subsection 6.2(c).
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(c)
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The Corporation may not indemnify an individual under subsection 6.2(a) unless the individual:
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(i)
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acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request, as the case may be; and
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(ii)
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in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
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(d)
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To the extent required by the Act or applicable law, the Corporation shall also seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual referred to in subsection 6.2(a), or advance monies under subsection 6.2(b) in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such individual is made a party because of the individual's association with the Corporation or other entity as described in subsection 6.2(a), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with such action, if the individual fulfills the conditions set out in subsection 6.2(c).
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(a)
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Any person entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of shareholders may vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and, subject to any determinations made from time to time by the Board, may appoint a proxy by any method permitted by law, including over the Internet, by the input of data using telephone facilities or by reproduction using facsimile or electronic facilities.
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(b)
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To the extent permitted by the By-laws or the Articles or by the Act or other laws governing the Corporation, the Board may establish, in connection with any meeting of shareholders, procedures regarding voting at the meeting by means of the Internet, telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, and make available such communication facilities consistent with those procedures. The Board may determine from time to time that the voting at any specific meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by such means.
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(a)
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the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who:
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(i)
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are or have been within six years registered as shareholders of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
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(ii)
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are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
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(iii)
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are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year from the date of issue, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
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(b)
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the date and particulars of the issue of each security of the Corporation.
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"John B. Friedrichsen"
John B. Friedrichsen
Director and Secretary
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(1)
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The holders of New FSV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the New FSV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Subordinate Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the New FSV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the aggregate fair market value of the Distribution Property (as hereinafter defined) at the time of its transfer to the Corporation as described in the Plan of Arrangement (as hereinafter defined), less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration;
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(b)
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the number of New FSV Special Shares issued in connection with the Distribution Property Exchange (as hereinafter defined);
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such New FSV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"New FSV Non-Share Consideration" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(6)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "V" is attached.
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(a)
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who is resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and not exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act;
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(b)
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who is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and whose FirstService Shares constitute "taxable Canadian property" (as such term is defined in the Tax Act) to the holder, provided that any gain realized by the holder on a disposition at fair market value of such shares would not be exempt from tax under the Tax Act by virtue of an applicable Tax Treaty; or
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(c)
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that is a partnership that owns FirstService Shares if one or more of the partners thereof would be described in either paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition, above, if such partner held such FirstService Shares directly;
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(a)
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the division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections and subsections and the use of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
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(b)
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the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph and references to "Articles", "Sections", "subsections", "paragraphs" and "subparagraphs" are to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan of Arrangement;
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(c)
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words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
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(d)
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the word "including", when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
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(e)
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a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation; and
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(f)
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if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Exhibit "I"
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–
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Amended and New Share Terms of FirstService
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Exhibit "II"
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–
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Share Terms of New FSV
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Exhibit "III"
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–
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Directors of New FSV and Colliers
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Exhibit "IV"
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–
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By-laws of New FSV
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Exhibit "V"
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–
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Terms of New FSV Special Shares
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Time on: (i) FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers; (ii) all FirstService Shareholders (including Dissenting Shareholders); (iii) all holders of FirstService Stock Options; and (iv) the registrars and transfer agents of the securities of FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, except as expressly provided herein.
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(b)
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The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of Section 3.1 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
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(a)
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no FirstService Stock Options may be exercised or surrendered after the Effective Time;
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(b)
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the FirstService Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, who duly exercise their Dissent Rights and who are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for those FirstService Shares, as described in paragraph 4.1(a)(i), will be deemed to have been transferred to FirstService, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, and cancelled and will cease to be outstanding at the Effective Time, and such Dissenting Shareholders will cease to have any rights as FirstService Shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value for their FirstService Shares by FirstService;
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(c)
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the FirstService Articles will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares from "Multiple Voting Shares" to "Class A Multiple Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(ii)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares from "Subordinate Voting Shares" to "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement; and
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(iii)
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to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares that FirstService is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) the following new classes or series of shares:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(C)
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an unlimited number of FirstService MV Special Shares; and
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(D)
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an unlimited number of FirstService SV Special Shares;
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(d)
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concurrently with the FirstService Share Exchange, each holder of a FirstService Stock Option will dispose of the Exercise Price Proportion of such holder's FirstService Stock Options to New FSV and the remaining portion to FirstService and, as the sole consideration therefor:
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(i)
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New FSV will grant and issue New FSV Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the New FSV Stock Option Plan; and
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(ii)
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FirstService will grant and issue FirstService Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the FirstService Stock Option Plan;
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(e)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService Multiple Voting Share and FirstService Subordinate Voting Share held by a FirstService Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) will be exchanged concurrently as follows (the "FirstService Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Multiple Voting Share and one FirstService MV Special Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Subordinate Voting Share and one FirstService SV Special Share;
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(iii)
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FirstService will not make a joint election under the provisions of subsections 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act or under any other provisions of the Tax Act (or corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) with a FirstService Shareholder;
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(iv)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Multiple Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on such exchange; and
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(v)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on such exchange;
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(f)
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concurrently with the issuance of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to the FirstService Share Exchange, the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such continued listing will be effective before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(g)
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the articles of incorporation of New FSV will be amended to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares New FSV is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) an unlimited number of New FSV Special Shares, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to this new series of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "V" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(h)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService MV Special Share and FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred concurrently to New FSV, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, in exchange for the issuance of shares of New FSV as follows (as the sole consideration therefor) (the "New FSV Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService MV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Multiple Voting Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Subordinate Voting Share.
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(iii)
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if requested by an Eligible Holder within 120 days after the Effective Date, New FSV will jointly elect with such Eligible Holder to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (or, in the case of an Eligible Holder that is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the Tax Act) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation apply to such transfer(s) with the agreed amount(s) in such election to be specified by the Eligible Holder (subject to the limitations in the Tax Act and any applicable provincial tax legislation); and
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(iv)
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New FSV will add the following amounts to the stated capital of its shares:
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(A)
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with respect to the New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections; and
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(B)
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with respect to the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections;
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(i)
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concurrently with the issuance of the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the New FSV Share Exchange, the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, be listed or accepted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard post-closing listing conditions imposed by the TSX and subject to official notice of issuance by Nasdaq, in each case, in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such listing will be effective before the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l) and the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k);
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(j)
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FirstService will transfer to New FSV all of the Distribution Property (the "Distribution Property Exchange"), with good and marketable title thereto and free from any Encumbrances, at a price equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the transfer. The consideration for the Distribution Property so transferred by FirstService to New FSV will consist of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration and the issuance by New FSV to FirstService of 1,000,000 New FSV Special Shares having an aggregate redemption amount, as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended, equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of transfer, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration. In connection with the Distribution Property Exchange:
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(i)
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New FSV and FirstService will jointly elect to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation, apply to the transfer of the Distribution Property. The agreed amount in respect of such election will be an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the greater of the cost amount (for the purposes of the Tax Act) of the Distribution Property to FirstService immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange and the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and (B) the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(ii)
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the amount added to the stated capital of the New FSV Special Shares issued by New FSV to FirstService pursuant to the Distribution Property Exchange will be equal to the agreed amount described in paragraph 3.1(j)(i) for the Distribution Property, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and
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(iii)
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as a result of the transfer of the Distribution Property to New FSV, the Net Fair Market Value of the property received by New FSV will be equal to or approximate that proportion of the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by FirstService immediately before the transfer that:
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(A)
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the aggregate fair market value of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares owned by New FSV immediately before the transfer; is of
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(B)
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the aggregate fair market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of FirstService immediately before the transfer;
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(k)
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New FSV will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares held by FirstService for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended) for such New FSV Special Shares and will issue to FirstService, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "New FSV Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the New FSV Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares is hereby designated by New FSV, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(l)
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FirstService will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares held by New FSV for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the FirstService Articles, as amended) for such FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and will issue to New FSV, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "FirstService Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the FirstService Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares is hereby designated by FirstService, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(m)
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FirstService will pay the principal amount of the FirstService Redemption Note by transferring to New FSV the New FSV Redemption Note, and the New FSV Redemption Note will be accepted by New FSV in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of FirstService's obligations under the FirstService Redemption Note. Simultaneously, New FSV will pay the principal amount of the New FSV Redemption Note by transferring to FirstService the FirstService Redemption Note, and the FirstService Redemption Note will be accepted by FirstService in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of New FSV's obligations under the New FSV Redemption Note. Each of the FirstService Redemption Note and the New FSV Redemption Note will thereupon be cancelled;
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(n)
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the FirstService Articles, as amended, will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "FirstService Corporation" to "Colliers International Group Inc."; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService from the authorized capital of FirstService (and to remove all references to the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService), such that, following such amendment, FirstService will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series;
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(o)
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the articles of New FSV will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "New FSV Corporation" to "FirstService Corporation"; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the New FSV Special Shares from the authorized capital of New FSV (and to remove all references to the New FSV Special Shares), such that, following such amendment, New FSV will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each class of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "II" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(p)
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the number of directors of New FSV shall be six (6) and the directors of New FSV will be those Persons listed in Part A of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(q)
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the directors of New FSV will have the authority to appoint one or more additional directors of New FSV, who will hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of Persons who become directors of New FSV as contemplated by subsection 3.1(p);
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(r)
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the by-laws of New FSV will be the by-laws set out in Exhibit "IV" to this Plan of Arrangement, and such by-laws are hereby deemed to have been confirmed by the shareholders of New FSV;
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(s)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of New FSV, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of New FSV will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(t)
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New FSV will resolve to voluntarily dissolve FSV Holdco in accordance with Part 10 of the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia) and subsection 88(1) of the Tax Act, and in connection therewith:
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(i)
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all of the rights, title and interest of FSV Holdco in and to all of its property, assets and business of every kind and nature, real and personal, both tangible and intangible, and movable and immovable, wherever situate shall be transferred and assigned to New FSV; and
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(ii)
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New FSV shall assume and become liable to pay, satisfy, discharge and observe, perform and fulfill all of the liabilities and obligations of FSV Holdco;
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(u)
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the FCRESI Arrangements shall, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, become effective and the FCRESI Governance Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force and effect;
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(v)
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the amount standing to the credit of the stated capital account maintained by FCRESI in respect of all of its issued and outstanding shares shall be reduced to the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), in aggregate;
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(w)
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FirstService and FCRESI shall be amalgamated and continued as one corporation as if, except as otherwise set forth herein, the amalgamation was carried out pursuant to subsection 177(1) of the OBCA to form Colliers in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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Name: the name of Colliers shall be "Colliers International Group Inc.";
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(ii)
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Registered Office: the registered office of Colliers shall be 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4;
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(iii)
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Number of Directors: the number of directors of Colliers shall consist of a minimum number of three (3) directors and a maximum number of twenty (20) directors. Until changed by the shareholders of Colliers, or by the directors of Colliers if authorized to do so, the number of directors of Colliers shall be six (6);
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(iv)
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Initial Directors: the initial directors of Colliers shall be those Persons listed in Part B of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement and such Persons shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Colliers or until their successors are elected or appointed;
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(v)
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Restrictions on Business and Powers: there shall be no restrictions on the business Colliers may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;
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(vi)
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Authorized Capital and Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions: Colliers shall be authorized to issue:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(C)
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an unlimited number of "Preference Shares", issuable in one or more series, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(vii)
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Restrictions on the Issue, Transfer or Ownership of Shares: there shall be no restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of Colliers;
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(viii)
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By-laws: the by-laws of Colliers shall be the by-laws of FirstService, mutatis mutandis;
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(ix)
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Effect of Amalgamation: the provisions of section 179 of the OBCA shall apply to the amalgamation with the result that:
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(A)
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FirstService and FCRESI cease to exist as entities separate from Colliers;
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(B)
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Colliers possesses all the property, rights, privileges and franchises and is subject to all liabilities, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal, and all contracts, disabilities and debts of each of FirstService and FCRESI;
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(C)
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a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against FirstService or FCRESI may be enforced by or against Colliers; and
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(D)
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Colliers shall be deemed to be the party plaintiff or the party defendant, as the case may be, in any civil action commenced by or against FirstService or FCRESI before the amalgamation has become effective;
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(x)
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Articles: the Articles of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the articles of amalgamation and articles of incorporation of Colliers and the Certificate of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the certificate of amalgamation and certificate of incorporation of Colliers;
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(xi)
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Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of Colliers, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of Colliers, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of Colliers will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(xii)
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Cancellation and Continuation of Shares: on the amalgamation:
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(A)
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each issued and outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share in the capital of FCRESI held by FirstService shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
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(B)
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no securities will be issued and no assets will be distributed by Colliers in connection with the amalgamation; and
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(C)
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the issued and outstanding FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares shall survive and become, and continue on as, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, without amendment; and
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(xiii)
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Stated Capital: the stated capital of:
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(A)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(B)
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the Colliers Multiple Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(x)
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concurrently with the continuation of the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subparagraph 3.1(w)(xii)(C):
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(i)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances); and
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(ii)
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each outstanding FirstService Replacement Stock Option will become a Colliers Replacement Stock Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire the same number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, and the FirstService Stock Option Plan will become the Colliers Stock Option Plan, with all of the other terms and conditions of, and restrictions on, the Colliers Replacement Stock Options, including exercise price, vesting conditions and exercise or surrender restrictions, being the same as the FirstService Replacement Stock Options.
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(a)
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Pursuant to the Interim Order, Registered Shareholders may exercise rights of dissent in accordance with Section 185 of the OBCA, as same may be modified by this Article 4, the Interim Order and any other order of the Court ("Dissent Rights"), with respect to FirstService Shares in connection with the Arrangement, provided that, notwithstanding Section 185 of the OBCA, the written notice setting forth the objection of such Registered Shareholder to the Arrangement contemplated by Section 185 of the OBCA and the exercise of Dissent Rights must be received by FirstService not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the second Business Day preceding the date of the Meeting or any date to which the Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Registered Shareholders who duly exercise such Dissent Rights and who:
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(i)
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are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares ("Dissenting Shareholders"), which fair value shall be determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted, shall be paid by FirstService the amount therefor determined to be the fair value of such FirstService Shares; and
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(ii)
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are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, commencing at the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting FirstService Shareholder and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1 that such FirstService Shareholder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such FirstService Shareholder had not exercised Dissent Rights.
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(b)
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In no circumstances shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights unless such Person is a Registered Shareholder of the FirstService Shares in respect of which such rights are sought to be exercised.
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(c)
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For greater certainty, in no case shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize Dissenting Shareholders as holders of FirstService Shares (or as the holder of any securities of FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any of their respective subsidiaries) after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of such Dissenting Shareholders shall be deleted from the registers of FirstService Shareholders as at such time. In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:
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(i)
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holders of FirstService Stock Options (in relation to the FirstService Stock Options so held); and
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(ii)
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FirstService Shareholders who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and
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(d)
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All payments made to a Dissenting Shareholder in accordance with this Article 4 will be subject to, and paid net of, all applicable withholding taxes.
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(a)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares.
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(b)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(c)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService MV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(i):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService MV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(d)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(ii):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService SV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(e)
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Upon the transfer of the Distribution Property pursuant to subsection 3.1(j):
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(i)
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FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of all common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco on the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(f)
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Upon the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k), FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares.
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(g)
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Upon the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l), New FSV will be deemed to be removed from the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares.
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(h)
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Upon the FCRESI Arrangements becoming, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, effective pursuant to subsection 3.1(u), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of any FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares issued in connection therewith.
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(i)
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Upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to subsection 3.1(w):
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(i)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(a)
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Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, from and including the Effective Date to and including the Distribution Record Date, share certificates previously representing FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement will represent the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to be issued to FirstService Shareholders under this Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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As soon as practicable after the Distribution Record Date, there will be delivered to each FirstService Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Distribution Record Date certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(c)
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The certificates representing the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed, for all purposes from and after the Effective Time, to be certificates representing the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, and accordingly, no new certificates will be issued representing such Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares.
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(d)
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Share certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares will be sent to FirstService Shareholders by first class mail at the most recent address for each FirstService Shareholder on the lists of registered FirstService Shareholders maintained by the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, respectively.
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(e)
|
No certificates will be issued for shares that are issued and subsequently cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(f)
|
If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged for Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The Person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, which bond is in form and substance satisfactory to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(g)
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All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares allotted and issued pursuant to this Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the applicable transfer agent thereof to be held by the applicable transfer agent thereof in trust for the registered holder thereof. The applicable transfer agent shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after application therefor is made by the registered holder to the applicable transfer agent in such form as the applicable transfer agent may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled, net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
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(a)
|
This Plan of Arrangement may at any time and from time to time whether before or after the Interim Order or the Final Order, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended, modified or supplemented unilaterally by FirstService, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is contained in a written document which is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, is approved by the Court and communicated to any Persons in the manner required by the Court.
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(b)
|
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by FirstService at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication to any other Persons (other than as may be required under the Interim Order) and, if so proposed and accepted by the FirstService Shareholders voting at the Meeting, will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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(c)
|
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if it is consented to by FirstService and, if required by the Court, is communicated and/or consented to by the FirstService Shareholders in the manner directed by the Court.
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(d)
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This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(e)
|
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by Colliers and New FSV without the approval of the Court, the shareholders of Colliers or the shareholders of New FSV, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Colliers and New FSV, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any holder or former holder of FirstService Shares, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares or New FSV Multiple Voting Shares.
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A.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 2.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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B.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 3.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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C.
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Section 1.00 of the FirstService Articles, and the terms of the Preference Shares, are hereby confirmed as follows:
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D.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following as new Sections 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00:
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(1)
|
increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
|
For the purposes of this Section 9.06:
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(a)
|
"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
|
"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
|
must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
|
is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
|
"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
|
"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
|
"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
|
"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
|
Subject to subsection 9.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 9.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
|
An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
|
in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
|
in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
|
No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
|
Subject to subsection 9.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
|
prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
|
make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
|
transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
|
within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
|
the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 9.06(5)(a)(i), 9.06(5)(a)(iv), 9.06(5)(b)(iii) or 9.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 9.06(5)(a) or 9.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 9.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 9.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 9.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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E.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following immediately following the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares:
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService MV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService MV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
|
the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as hereinafter defined); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(b)
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the number of FirstService MV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService MV Special Share;
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(3)
|
"Butterfly Proportion Amount" means that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange, is multiplied by the fraction A/B where:
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A
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of the Distribution Property to be transferred by the Corporation to New FSV as described in subsection 3.1(j) of the Plan of Arrangement, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange; and
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B
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by the Corporation immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(4)
|
"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(6)
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"FirstService Share Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(7)
|
"Net Fair Market Value" means, in respect of any property, the net fair market value of that property determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with all administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency in effect at the time of the FirstService Share Exchange and, in determining Net Fair Market Value, the following principles will apply:
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(a)
|
any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
|
the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
|
no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
|
the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
|
liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(8)
|
"New FSV" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(9)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "I" is attached.
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(1)
|
The holders of FirstService SV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
|
Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService SV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService SV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
|
that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as such term is defined in Section 14.02) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
|
the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02); and
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(ii)
|
the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(b)
|
the number of FirstService SV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(1)
|
increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
|
create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
|
For the purposes of this Section 2.06:
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(a)
|
"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
|
"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
|
"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
|
"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(2);
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(e)
|
"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
|
must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
|
is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
|
"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
|
"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
|
"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
|
"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
|
Subject to subsection 2.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 2.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
|
An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
|
(a)
|
in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
|
(b)
|
in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
|
(4)
|
No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
|
Subject to subsection 2.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
|
(a)
|
prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
|
(i)
|
accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
|
(ii)
|
make any Exclusionary Offer;
|
(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
|
(iv)
|
transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
|
(b)
|
within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
|
(i)
|
the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
|
(ii)
|
that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
|
(iii)
|
that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
|
(iv)
|
that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
|
(6)
|
If notice referred to in clause 2.06(5)(a)(i), 2.06(5)(a)(iv), 2.06(5)(b)(iii) or 2.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 2.06(5)(a) or 2.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 2.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
|
(7)
|
As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 2.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
|
(8)
|
If a notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
|
(a)
|
include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
|
(b)
|
include the information set out in subsection 2.06(3); and
|
(c)
|
be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
|
(9)
|
Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
|
(1)
|
increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
|
(2)
|
create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
|
(1)
|
in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
|
(2)
|
in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
|
Address
|
Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
|
Brendan Calder
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Bernard I. Ghert
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Jay S. Hennick
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
D. Scott Patterson
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Frederick F. Reichheld
|
Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
|
No
|
Michael Stein
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
First Name, Middle Name and Surname
|
Address
|
Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
|
David R. Beatty
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Peter F. Cohen
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Michael D. Harris
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Jay S. Hennick
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Frederick Sutherland
|
Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
|
No
|
(a)
|
"Act" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the regulations enacted pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and any statute and regulations that may be substituted for any of them, as amended from time to time;
|
(b)
|
"Articles" means the articles (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Corporation;
|
(c)
|
"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
|
(d)
|
"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
|
(e)
|
"By-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
|
(f)
|
"Corporation" means New FSV Corporation (to be renamed "FirstService Corporation") and any amalgamated corporation successor thereto resulting from the amalgamation of the Corporation or its successor with one or more other corporations, which amalgamated corporation successor adopts this By-Law No. 1 or which is otherwise required to have By-laws the same as the Corporation or its successor;
|
(g)
|
"Director" means a member of the Board;
|
(h)
|
"meeting of shareholders" means an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or both, and includes a meeting of any class or series of any class of shareholders of the Corporation;
|
(i)
|
"non-business day" means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Ontario);
|
(j)
|
"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation as defined in the Act, and reference to any specific Officer is to the individual holding that office of the Corporation;
|
(k)
|
"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in the capacity of trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative;
|
(l)
|
"proxyholder" means an individual holding a valid proxy for a shareholder;
|
(m)
|
"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
|
(n)
|
"telephonic or electronic means" means telephone calls or messages, facsimile messages, electronic mail, transmission of data or information through automated touch-tone telephone systems, transmission of data or information through computer networks, any other similar means or any other means prescribed by the Act; and
|
(o)
|
"voting person" means, in respect of a meeting of shareholders, an individual who is either a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting, a duly authorized representative of a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting or a proxyholder entitled to vote at that meeting.
|
(a)
|
borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
|
(b)
|
issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
|
(c)
|
to the extent permitted by the Act, give, directly or indirectly, financial assistance to any person by means of a loan, a guarantee or otherwise to secure the performance of an obligation; and
|
(d)
|
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
|
(a)
|
the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such division and sub-units;
|
(b)
|
the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation, provided that the Corporation shall set out its name in legible characters in all places required by law; and
|
(c)
|
the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any of such officers so appointed, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be Officers.
|
(a)
|
an increase in the number of Directors otherwise than pursuant to a special resolution empowering the Board to fix the number of Directors within a range set out in the Articles;
|
(b)
|
an increase in the maximum number of Directors set out in the Articles; or
|
(c)
|
a failure to elect the number of Directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
|
(a)
|
the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person;
|
(b)
|
any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by, for, or on behalf of the Corporation, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation shall be loaned out or invested;
|
(c)
|
any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or corporation, including any person, firm or corporation with whom any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation shall be lodged or deposited;
|
(d)
|
any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of, or any damage resulting from any dealings with, any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation; and
|
(e)
|
any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of the Director's or Officer's respective office or in relation thereto;
|
(a)
|
The Corporation shall indemnify a Director or Officer of the Corporation, a former Director or Officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Corporation or other entity.
|
(b)
|
The Corporation shall advance monies to such individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection 6.2(a) provided that such individual agrees in advance, in writing, to repay the monies if the individual does not fulfill the conditions of subsection 6.2(c).
|
(c)
|
The Corporation may not indemnify an individual under subsection 6.2(a) unless the individual:
|
(i)
|
acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request, as the case may be; and
|
(ii)
|
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
|
(d)
|
To the extent required by the Act or applicable law, the Corporation shall also seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual referred to in subsection 6.2(a), or advance monies under subsection 6.2(b) in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such individual is made a party because of the individual's association with the Corporation or other entity as described in subsection 6.2(a), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with such action, if the individual fulfills the conditions set out in subsection 6.2(c).
|
(a)
|
Any person entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of shareholders may vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and, subject to any determinations made from time to time by the Board, may appoint a proxy by any method permitted by law, including over the Internet, by the input of data using telephone facilities or by reproduction using facsimile or electronic facilities.
|
(b)
|
To the extent permitted by the By-laws or the Articles or by the Act or other laws governing the Corporation, the Board may establish, in connection with any meeting of shareholders, procedures regarding voting at the meeting by means of the Internet, telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, and make available such communication facilities consistent with those procedures. The Board may determine from time to time that the voting at any specific meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by such means.
|
(a)
|
the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who:
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(i)
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are or have been within six years registered as shareholders of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
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(ii)
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are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
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(iii)
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are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year from the date of issue, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
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(b)
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the date and particulars of the issue of each security of the Corporation.
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"John B. Friedrichsen"
John B. Friedrichsen
Director and Secretary
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(1)
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The holders of New FSV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the New FSV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Subordinate Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the New FSV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the aggregate fair market value of the Distribution Property (as hereinafter defined) at the time of its transfer to the Corporation as described in the Plan of Arrangement (as hereinafter defined), less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration;
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(b)
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the number of New FSV Special Shares issued in connection with the Distribution Property Exchange (as hereinafter defined);
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such New FSV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"New FSV Non-Share Consideration" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(6)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "V" is attached.
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THE HONOURABLE
MR. JUSTICE WILTON-SIEGEL
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THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY
OF MAY, 2015
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1.
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THIS COURT ORDERS that the Arrangement, as described in the Plan of Arrangement attached as Schedule "A" to this Order, shall be and is hereby approved.
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2.
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THIS COURT ORDERS that FirstService shall be entitled at any time to seek leave to vary this Order, to seek the advice and directions of this Court as to the implementation of this Order and to apply for such further Order or Orders as may be appropriate.
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"Wilton-Siegel J."
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(a)
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who is resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and not exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act;
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(b)
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who is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and whose FirstService Shares constitute "taxable Canadian property" (as such term is defined in the Tax Act) to the holder, provided that any gain realized by the holder on a disposition at fair market value of such shares would not be exempt from tax under the Tax Act by virtue of an applicable Tax Treaty; or
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(c)
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that is a partnership that owns FirstService Shares if one or more of the partners thereof would be described in either paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition, above, if such partner held such FirstService Shares directly;
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(a)
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the division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections and subsections and the use of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
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(b)
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the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph and references to "Articles", "Sections", "subsections", "paragraphs" and "subparagraphs" are to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan of Arrangement;
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(c)
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words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
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(d)
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the word "including", when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
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(e)
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a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation; and
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(f)
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if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Exhibit "I"
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Amended and New Share Terms of FirstService
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Exhibit "II"
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Share Terms of New FSV
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Exhibit "III"
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Directors of New FSV and Colliers
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Exhibit "IV"
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By-laws of New FSV
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Exhibit "V"
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Terms of New FSV Special Shares
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Time on: (i) FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers; (ii) all FirstService Shareholders (including Dissenting Shareholders); (iii) all holders of FirstService Stock Options; and (iv) the registrars and transfer agents of the securities of FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, except as expressly provided herein.
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(b)
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The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of Section 3.1 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
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(a)
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no FirstService Stock Options may be exercised or surrendered after the Effective Time;
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(b)
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the FirstService Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, who duly exercise their Dissent Rights and who are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for those FirstService Shares, as described in paragraph 4.1(a)(i), will be deemed to have been transferred to FirstService, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, and cancelled and will cease to be outstanding at the Effective Time, and such Dissenting Shareholders will cease to have any rights as FirstService Shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value for their FirstService Shares by FirstService;
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(c)
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the FirstService Articles will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares from "Multiple Voting Shares" to "Class A Multiple Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(ii)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares from "Subordinate Voting Shares" to "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement; and
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(iii)
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to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares that FirstService is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) the following new classes or series of shares:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(C)
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an unlimited number of FirstService MV Special Shares; and
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(D)
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an unlimited number of FirstService SV Special Shares;
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(d)
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concurrently with the FirstService Share Exchange, each holder of a FirstService Stock Option will dispose of the Exercise Price Proportion of such holder's FirstService Stock Options to New FSV and the remaining portion to FirstService and, as the sole consideration therefor:
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(i)
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New FSV will grant and issue New FSV Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the New FSV Stock Option Plan; and
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(ii)
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FirstService will grant and issue FirstService Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the FirstService Stock Option Plan;
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(e)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService Multiple Voting Share and FirstService Subordinate Voting Share held by a FirstService Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) will be exchanged concurrently as follows (the "FirstService Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Multiple Voting Share and one FirstService MV Special Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Subordinate Voting Share and one FirstService SV Special Share;
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(iii)
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FirstService will not make a joint election under the provisions of subsections 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act or under any other provisions of the Tax Act (or corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) with a FirstService Shareholder;
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(iv)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Multiple Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on such exchange; and
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(v)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on such exchange;
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(f)
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concurrently with the issuance of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to the FirstService Share Exchange, the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such continued listing will be effective before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(g)
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the articles of incorporation of New FSV will be amended to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares New FSV is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) an unlimited number of New FSV Special Shares, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to this new series of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "V" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(h)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService MV Special Share and FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred concurrently to New FSV, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, in exchange for the issuance of shares of New FSV as follows (as the sole consideration therefor) (the "New FSV Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService MV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Multiple Voting Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Subordinate Voting Share.
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(iii)
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if requested by an Eligible Holder within 120 days after the Effective Date, New FSV will jointly elect with such Eligible Holder to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (or, in the case of an Eligible Holder that is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the Tax Act) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation apply to such transfer(s) with the agreed amount(s) in such election to be specified by the Eligible Holder (subject to the limitations in the Tax Act and any applicable provincial tax legislation); and
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(iv)
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New FSV will add the following amounts to the stated capital of its shares:
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(A)
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with respect to the New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections; and
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(B)
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with respect to the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections;
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(i)
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concurrently with the issuance of the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the New FSV Share Exchange, the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, be listed or accepted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard post-closing listing conditions imposed by the TSX and subject to official notice of issuance by Nasdaq, in each case, in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such listing will be effective before the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l) and the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k);
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(j)
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FirstService will transfer to New FSV all of the Distribution Property (the "Distribution Property Exchange"), with good and marketable title thereto and free from any Encumbrances, at a price equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the transfer. The consideration for the Distribution Property so transferred by FirstService to New FSV will consist of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration and the issuance by New FSV to FirstService of 1,000,000 New FSV Special Shares having an aggregate redemption amount, as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended, equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of transfer, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration. In connection with the Distribution Property Exchange:
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(i)
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New FSV and FirstService will jointly elect to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation, apply to the transfer of the Distribution Property. The agreed amount in respect of such election will be an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the greater of the cost amount (for the purposes of the Tax Act) of the Distribution Property to FirstService immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange and the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and (B) the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(ii)
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the amount added to the stated capital of the New FSV Special Shares issued by New FSV to FirstService pursuant to the Distribution Property Exchange will be equal to the agreed amount described in paragraph 3.1(j)(i) for the Distribution Property, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and
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(iii)
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as a result of the transfer of the Distribution Property to New FSV, the Net Fair Market Value of the property received by New FSV will be equal to or approximate that proportion of the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by FirstService immediately before the transfer that:
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(A)
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the aggregate fair market value of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares owned by New FSV immediately before the transfer; is of
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(B)
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the aggregate fair market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of FirstService immediately before the transfer;
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(k)
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New FSV will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares held by FirstService for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended) for such New FSV Special Shares and will issue to FirstService, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "New FSV Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the New FSV Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares is hereby designated by New FSV, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(l)
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FirstService will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares held by New FSV for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the FirstService Articles, as amended) for such FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and will issue to New FSV, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "FirstService Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the FirstService Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares is hereby designated by FirstService, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(m)
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FirstService will pay the principal amount of the FirstService Redemption Note by transferring to New FSV the New FSV Redemption Note, and the New FSV Redemption Note will be accepted by New FSV in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of FirstService's obligations under the FirstService Redemption Note. Simultaneously, New FSV will pay the principal amount of the New FSV Redemption Note by transferring to FirstService the FirstService Redemption Note, and the FirstService Redemption Note will be accepted by FirstService in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of New FSV's obligations under the New FSV Redemption Note. Each of the FirstService Redemption Note and the New FSV Redemption Note will thereupon be cancelled;
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(n)
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the FirstService Articles, as amended, will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "FirstService Corporation" to "Colliers International Group Inc."; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService from the authorized capital of FirstService (and to remove all references to the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService), such that, following such amendment, FirstService will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series;
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(o)
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the articles of New FSV will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "New FSV Corporation" to "FirstService Corporation"; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the New FSV Special Shares from the authorized capital of New FSV (and to remove all references to the New FSV Special Shares), such that, following such amendment, New FSV will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each class of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "II" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(p)
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the number of directors of New FSV shall be six (6) and the directors of New FSV will be those Persons listed in Part A of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(q)
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the directors of New FSV will have the authority to appoint one or more additional directors of New FSV, who will hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of Persons who become directors of New FSV as contemplated by subsection 3.1(p);
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(r)
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the by-laws of New FSV will be the by-laws set out in Exhibit "IV" to this Plan of Arrangement, and such by-laws are hereby deemed to have been confirmed by the shareholders of New FSV;
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(s)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of New FSV, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of New FSV will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(t)
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New FSV will resolve to voluntarily dissolve FSV Holdco in accordance with Part 10 of the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia) and subsection 88(1) of the Tax Act, and in connection therewith:
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(i)
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all of the rights, title and interest of FSV Holdco in and to all of its property, assets and business of every kind and nature, real and personal, both tangible and intangible, and movable and immovable, wherever situate shall be transferred and assigned to New FSV; and
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(ii)
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New FSV shall assume and become liable to pay, satisfy, discharge and observe, perform and fulfill all of the liabilities and obligations of FSV Holdco;
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(u)
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the FCRESI Arrangements shall, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, become effective and the FCRESI Governance Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force and effect;
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(v)
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the amount standing to the credit of the stated capital account maintained by FCRESI in respect of all of its issued and outstanding shares shall be reduced to the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), in aggregate;
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(w)
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FirstService and FCRESI shall be amalgamated and continued as one corporation as if, except as otherwise set forth herein, the amalgamation was carried out pursuant to subsection 177(1) of the OBCA to form Colliers in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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Name: the name of Colliers shall be "Colliers International Group Inc.";
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(ii)
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Registered Office: the registered office of Colliers shall be 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4;
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(iii)
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Number of Directors: the number of directors of Colliers shall consist of a minimum number of three (3) directors and a maximum number of twenty (20) directors. Until changed by the shareholders of Colliers, or by the directors of Colliers if authorized to do so, the number of directors of Colliers shall be six (6);
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(iv)
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Initial Directors: the initial directors of Colliers shall be those Persons listed in Part B of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement and such Persons shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Colliers or until their successors are elected or appointed;
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(v)
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Restrictions on Business and Powers: there shall be no restrictions on the business Colliers may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;
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(vi)
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Authorized Capital and Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions: Colliers shall be authorized to issue:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(C)
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an unlimited number of "Preference Shares", issuable in one or more series, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(vii)
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Restrictions on the Issue, Transfer or Ownership of Shares: there shall be no restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of Colliers;
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(viii)
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By-laws: the by-laws of Colliers shall be the by-laws of FirstService, mutatis mutandis;
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(ix)
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Effect of Amalgamation: the provisions of section 179 of the OBCA shall apply to the amalgamation with the result that:
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(A)
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FirstService and FCRESI cease to exist as entities separate from Colliers;
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(B)
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Colliers possesses all the property, rights, privileges and franchises and is subject to all liabilities, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal, and all contracts, disabilities and debts of each of FirstService and FCRESI;
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(C)
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a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against FirstService or FCRESI may be enforced by or against Colliers; and
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(D)
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Colliers shall be deemed to be the party plaintiff or the party defendant, as the case may be, in any civil action commenced by or against FirstService or FCRESI before the amalgamation has become effective;
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(x)
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Articles: the Articles of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the articles of amalgamation and articles of incorporation of Colliers and the Certificate of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the certificate of amalgamation and certificate of incorporation of Colliers;
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(xi)
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Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of Colliers, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of Colliers, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of Colliers will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(xii)
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Cancellation and Continuation of Shares: on the amalgamation:
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(A)
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each issued and outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share in the capital of FCRESI held by FirstService shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
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(B)
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no securities will be issued and no assets will be distributed by Colliers in connection with the amalgamation; and
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(C)
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the issued and outstanding FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares shall survive and become, and continue on as, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, without amendment; and
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(xiii)
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Stated Capital: the stated capital of:
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(A)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(B)
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the Colliers Multiple Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(x)
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concurrently with the continuation of the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subparagraph 3.1(w)(xii)(C):
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(i)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances); and
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(ii)
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each outstanding FirstService Replacement Stock Option will become a Colliers Replacement Stock Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire the same number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, and the FirstService Stock Option Plan will become the Colliers Stock Option Plan, with all of the other terms and conditions of, and restrictions on, the Colliers Replacement Stock Options, including exercise price, vesting conditions and exercise or surrender restrictions, being the same as the FirstService Replacement Stock Options.
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(a)
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Pursuant to the Interim Order, Registered Shareholders may exercise rights of dissent in accordance with Section 185 of the OBCA, as same may be modified by this Article 4, the Interim Order and any other order of the Court ("Dissent Rights"), with respect to FirstService Shares in connection with the Arrangement, provided that, notwithstanding Section 185 of the OBCA, the written notice setting forth the objection of such Registered Shareholder to the Arrangement contemplated by Section 185 of the OBCA and the exercise of Dissent Rights must be received by FirstService not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the second Business Day preceding the date of the Meeting or any date to which the Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Registered Shareholders who duly exercise such Dissent Rights and who:
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are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares ("Dissenting Shareholders"), which fair value shall be determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted, shall be paid by FirstService the amount therefor determined to be the fair value of such FirstService Shares; and
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(ii)
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are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, commencing at the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting FirstService Shareholder and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1 that such FirstService Shareholder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such FirstService Shareholder had not exercised Dissent Rights.
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(b)
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In no circumstances shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights unless such Person is a Registered Shareholder of the FirstService Shares in respect of which such rights are sought to be exercised.
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(c)
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For greater certainty, in no case shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize Dissenting Shareholders as holders of FirstService Shares (or as the holder of any securities of FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any of their respective subsidiaries) after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of such Dissenting Shareholders shall be deleted from the registers of FirstService Shareholders as at such time. In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:
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(i)
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holders of FirstService Stock Options (in relation to the FirstService Stock Options so held); and
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(ii)
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FirstService Shareholders who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and
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(d)
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All payments made to a Dissenting Shareholder in accordance with this Article 4 will be subject to, and paid net of, all applicable withholding taxes.
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(a)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares.
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(b)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(c)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService MV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(i):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService MV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(d)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(ii):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService SV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(e)
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Upon the transfer of the Distribution Property pursuant to subsection 3.1(j):
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(i)
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FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of all common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco on the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(f)
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Upon the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k), FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares.
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(g)
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Upon the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l), New FSV will be deemed to be removed from the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares.
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(h)
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Upon the FCRESI Arrangements becoming, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, effective pursuant to subsection 3.1(u), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of any FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares issued in connection therewith.
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(i)
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Upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to subsection 3.1(w):
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(i)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(a)
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Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, from and including the Effective Date to and including the Distribution Record Date, share certificates previously representing FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement will represent the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to be issued to FirstService Shareholders under this Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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As soon as practicable after the Distribution Record Date, there will be delivered to each FirstService Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Distribution Record Date certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(c)
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The certificates representing the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed, for all purposes from and after the Effective Time, to be certificates representing the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, and accordingly, no new certificates will be issued representing such Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares.
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(d)
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Share certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares will be sent to FirstService Shareholders by first class mail at the most recent address for each FirstService Shareholder on the lists of registered FirstService Shareholders maintained by the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, respectively.
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(e)
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No certificates will be issued for shares that are issued and subsequently cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(f)
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If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged for Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The Person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, which bond is in form and substance satisfactory to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(g)
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All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares allotted and issued pursuant to this Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the applicable transfer agent thereof to be held by the applicable transfer agent thereof in trust for the registered holder thereof. The applicable transfer agent shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after application therefor is made by the registered holder to the applicable transfer agent in such form as the applicable transfer agent may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled, net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement may at any time and from time to time whether before or after the Interim Order or the Final Order, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended, modified or supplemented unilaterally by FirstService, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is contained in a written document which is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, is approved by the Court and communicated to any Persons in the manner required by the Court.
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(b)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by FirstService at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication to any other Persons (other than as may be required under the Interim Order) and, if so proposed and accepted by the FirstService Shareholders voting at the Meeting, will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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(c)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if it is consented to by FirstService and, if required by the Court, is communicated and/or consented to by the FirstService Shareholders in the manner directed by the Court.
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(d)
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This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(e)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by Colliers and New FSV without the approval of the Court, the shareholders of Colliers or the shareholders of New FSV, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Colliers and New FSV, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any holder or former holder of FirstService Shares, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares or New FSV Multiple Voting Shares.
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A.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 2.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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B.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 3.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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C.
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Section 1.00 of the FirstService Articles, and the terms of the Preference Shares, are hereby confirmed as follows:
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D.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following as new Sections 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00:
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 9.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 9.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 9.06(5)(a)(i), 9.06(5)(a)(iv), 9.06(5)(b)(iii) or 9.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 9.06(5)(a) or 9.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 9.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 9.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 9.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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11.00
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF THE SUBORDINATE AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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12.00
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SUBDIVISIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, ETC.
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13.00
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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E.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following immediately following the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares:
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService MV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService MV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as hereinafter defined); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(b)
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the number of FirstService MV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService MV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Butterfly Proportion Amount" means that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange, is multiplied by the fraction A/B where:
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A
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of the Distribution Property to be transferred by the Corporation to New FSV as described in subsection 3.1(j) of the Plan of Arrangement, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange; and
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B
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by the Corporation immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(6)
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"FirstService Share Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(7)
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"Net Fair Market Value" means, in respect of any property, the net fair market value of that property determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with all administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency in effect at the time of the FirstService Share Exchange and, in determining Net Fair Market Value, the following principles will apply:
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(8)
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"New FSV" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(9)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "I" is attached.
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService SV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService SV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService SV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as such term is defined in Section 14.02) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(b)
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the number of FirstService SV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService SV Special Share;
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 2.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 2.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
|
accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
|
transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
|
within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
|
the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
|
that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
|
that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 2.06(5)(a)(i), 2.06(5)(a)(iv), 2.06(5)(b)(iii) or 2.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 2.06(5)(a) or 2.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 2.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
|
As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 2.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
|
If a notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
|
include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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|
(b)
|
include the information set out in subsection 2.06(3); and
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|
(c)
|
be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
|
Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
|
(1)
|
increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
|
create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
|
4.00
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF THE SUBORDINATE AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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(1)
|
in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
|
in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
|
5.00
|
SUBDIVISIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, ETC.
|
6.00
|
PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
|
First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
|
Brendan Calder
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
|
Bernard I. Ghert
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Jay S. Hennick
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
D. Scott Patterson
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
|
Frederick F. Reichheld
|
Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
|
No
|
Michael Stein
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
First Name, Middle Name and Surname
|
Address
|
Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
|
David R. Beatty
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Peter F. Cohen
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Michael D. Harris
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Jay S. Hennick
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Yes
|
Frederick Sutherland
|
Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
|
No
|
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(a)
|
"Act" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the regulations enacted pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and any statute and regulations that may be substituted for any of them, as amended from time to time;
|
|
(b)
|
"Articles" means the articles (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Corporation;
|
|
(c)
|
"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
|
|
(d)
|
"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
|
|
(e)
|
"By-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
|
|
(f)
|
"Corporation" means New FSV Corporation (to be renamed "FirstService Corporation") and any amalgamated corporation successor thereto resulting from the amalgamation of the Corporation or its successor with one or more other corporations, which amalgamated corporation successor adopts this By-Law No. 1 or which is otherwise required to have By-laws the same as the Corporation or its successor;
|
|
(g)
|
"Director" means a member of the Board;
|
|
(h)
|
"meeting of shareholders" means an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or both, and includes a meeting of any class or series of any class of shareholders of the Corporation;
|
|
(i)
|
"non-business day" means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Ontario);
|
|
(j)
|
"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation as defined in the Act, and reference to any specific Officer is to the individual holding that office of the Corporation;
|
|
(k)
|
"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in the capacity of trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative;
|
|
(l)
|
"proxyholder" means an individual holding a valid proxy for a shareholder;
|
|
(m)
|
"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
|
|
(n)
|
"telephonic or electronic means" means telephone calls or messages, facsimile messages, electronic mail, transmission of data or information through automated touch-tone telephone systems, transmission of data or information through computer networks, any other similar means or any other means prescribed by the Act; and
|
|
(o)
|
"voting person" means, in respect of a meeting of shareholders, an individual who is either a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting, a duly authorized representative of a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting or a proxyholder entitled to vote at that meeting.
|
|
(a)
|
borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
|
|
(b)
|
issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
|
|
(c)
|
to the extent permitted by the Act, give, directly or indirectly, financial assistance to any person by means of a loan, a guarantee or otherwise to secure the performance of an obligation; and
|
|
(d)
|
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
|
|
(a)
|
the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such division and sub-units;
|
|
(b)
|
the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation, provided that the Corporation shall set out its name in legible characters in all places required by law; and
|
|
(c)
|
the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any of such officers so appointed, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be Officers.
|
|
(a)
|
an increase in the number of Directors otherwise than pursuant to a special resolution empowering the Board to fix the number of Directors within a range set out in the Articles;
|
|
(b)
|
an increase in the maximum number of Directors set out in the Articles; or
|
|
(c)
|
a failure to elect the number of Directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
|
|
(a)
|
the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person;
|
|
(b)
|
any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by, for, or on behalf of the Corporation, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation shall be loaned out or invested;
|
|
(c)
|
any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or corporation, including any person, firm or corporation with whom any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation shall be lodged or deposited;
|
|
(d)
|
any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of, or any damage resulting from any dealings with, any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation; and
|
|
(e)
|
any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of the Director's or Officer's respective office or in relation thereto;
|
|
(a)
|
The Corporation shall indemnify a Director or Officer of the Corporation, a former Director or Officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Corporation or other entity.
|
|
(b)
|
The Corporation shall advance monies to such individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection 6.2(a) provided that such individual agrees in advance, in writing, to repay the monies if the individual does not fulfill the conditions of subsection 6.2(c).
|
|
(c)
|
The Corporation may not indemnify an individual under subsection 6.2(a) unless the individual:
|
|
(i)
|
acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request, as the case may be; and
|
|
(ii)
|
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
|
|
(d)
|
To the extent required by the Act or applicable law, the Corporation shall also seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual referred to in subsection 6.2(a), or advance monies under subsection 6.2(b) in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such individual is made a party because of the individual's association with the Corporation or other entity as described in subsection 6.2(a), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with such action, if the individual fulfills the conditions set out in subsection 6.2(c).
|
|
(a)
|
Any person entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of shareholders may vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and, subject to any determinations made from time to time by the Board, may appoint a proxy by any method permitted by law, including over the Internet, by the input of data using telephone facilities or by reproduction using facsimile or electronic facilities.
|
|
(b)
|
To the extent permitted by the By-laws or the Articles or by the Act or other laws governing the Corporation, the Board may establish, in connection with any meeting of shareholders, procedures regarding voting at the meeting by means of the Internet, telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, and make available such communication facilities consistent with those procedures. The Board may determine from time to time that the voting at any specific meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by such means.
|
|
(a)
|
the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who:
|
|
(i)
|
are or have been within six years registered as shareholders of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
|
|
(ii)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
|
|
(iii)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year from the date of issue, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
|
|
(b)
|
the date and particulars of the issue of each security of the Corporation.
|
"John B. Friedrichsen"
John B. Friedrichsen
Director and Secretary
|
(1)
|
The holders of New FSV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
|
(2)
|
Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the New FSV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Subordinate Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the New FSV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
|
(1)
|
that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
|
|
(a)
|
the aggregate fair market value of the Distribution Property (as hereinafter defined) at the time of its transfer to the Corporation as described in the Plan of Arrangement (as hereinafter defined), less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration;
|
|
(b)
|
the number of New FSV Special Shares issued in connection with the Distribution Property Exchange (as hereinafter defined);
|
(2)
|
that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such New FSV Special Share;
|
(3)
|
"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
|
(4)
|
"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
|
(5)
|
"New FSV Non-Share Consideration" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
|
(6)
|
"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "V" is attached.
|
|
(a)
|
who is resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and not exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act;
|
|
(b)
|
who is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and whose FirstService Shares constitute "taxable Canadian property" (as such term is defined in the Tax Act) to the holder, provided that any gain realized by the holder on a disposition at fair market value of such shares would not be exempt from tax under the Tax Act by virtue of an applicable Tax Treaty; or
|
|
(c)
|
that is a partnership that owns FirstService Shares if one or more of the partners thereof would be described in either paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition, above, if such partner held such FirstService Shares directly;
|
(a)
|
any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
|
(c)
|
no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
|
(d)
|
the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
|
(e)
|
liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
|
(a)
|
the division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections and subsections and the use of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
|
(b)
|
the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph and references to "Articles", "Sections", "subsections", "paragraphs" and "subparagraphs" are to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan of Arrangement;
|
(c)
|
words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
|
(d)
|
the word "including", when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
|
(e)
|
a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation; and
|
(f)
|
if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
|
Exhibit "I"
|
–
|
Amended and New Share Terms of FirstService
|
Exhibit "II"
|
–
|
Share Terms of New FSV
|
Exhibit "III"
|
–
|
Directors of New FSV and Colliers
|
Exhibit "IV"
|
–
|
By-laws of New FSV
|
Exhibit "V"
|
–
|
Terms of New FSV Special Shares
|
(a)
|
This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Time on: (i) FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers; (ii) all FirstService Shareholders (including Dissenting Shareholders); (iii) all holders of FirstService Stock Options; and (iv) the registrars and transfer agents of the securities of FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, except as expressly provided herein.
|
(b)
|
The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of Section 3.1 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
|
(a)
|
no FirstService Stock Options may be exercised or surrendered after the Effective Time;
|
(b)
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the FirstService Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, who duly exercise their Dissent Rights and who are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for those FirstService Shares, as described in paragraph 4.1(a)(i), will be deemed to have been transferred to FirstService, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, and cancelled and will cease to be outstanding at the Effective Time, and such Dissenting Shareholders will cease to have any rights as FirstService Shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value for their FirstService Shares by FirstService;
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(c)
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the FirstService Articles will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares from "Multiple Voting Shares" to "Class A Multiple Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(ii)
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to change the designation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares from "Subordinate Voting Shares" to "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement; and
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(iii)
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to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares that FirstService is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) the following new classes or series of shares:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(C)
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an unlimited number of FirstService MV Special Shares; and
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(D)
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an unlimited number of FirstService SV Special Shares;
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(d)
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concurrently with the FirstService Share Exchange, each holder of a FirstService Stock Option will dispose of the Exercise Price Proportion of such holder's FirstService Stock Options to New FSV and the remaining portion to FirstService and, as the sole consideration therefor:
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(i)
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New FSV will grant and issue New FSV Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the New FSV Stock Option Plan; and
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(ii)
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FirstService will grant and issue FirstService Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the FirstService Stock Option Plan;
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(e)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService Multiple Voting Share and FirstService Subordinate Voting Share held by a FirstService Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) will be exchanged concurrently as follows (the "FirstService Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Multiple Voting Share and one FirstService MV Special Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Subordinate Voting Share and one FirstService SV Special Share;
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(iii)
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FirstService will not make a joint election under the provisions of subsections 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act or under any other provisions of the Tax Act (or corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) with a FirstService Shareholder;
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(iv)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Multiple Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on such exchange; and
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(v)
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the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on such exchange;
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(f)
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concurrently with the issuance of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to the FirstService Share Exchange, the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such continued listing will be effective before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(g)
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the articles of incorporation of New FSV will be amended to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares New FSV is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) an unlimited number of New FSV Special Shares, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to this new series of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "V" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(h)
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each issued and outstanding FirstService MV Special Share and FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred concurrently to New FSV, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, in exchange for the issuance of shares of New FSV as follows (as the sole consideration therefor) (the "New FSV Share Exchange"):
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(i)
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each FirstService MV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Multiple Voting Share; and
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(ii)
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each FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Subordinate Voting Share.
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(iii)
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if requested by an Eligible Holder within 120 days after the Effective Date, New FSV will jointly elect with such Eligible Holder to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (or, in the case of an Eligible Holder that is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the Tax Act) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation apply to such transfer(s) with the agreed amount(s) in such election to be specified by the Eligible Holder (subject to the limitations in the Tax Act and any applicable provincial tax legislation); and
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(iv)
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New FSV will add the following amounts to the stated capital of its shares:
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(A)
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with respect to the New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections; and
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(B)
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with respect to the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections;
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(i)
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concurrently with the issuance of the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the New FSV Share Exchange, the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, be listed or accepted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard post-closing listing conditions imposed by the TSX and subject to official notice of issuance by Nasdaq, in each case, in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such listing will be effective before the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l) and the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k);
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(j)
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FirstService will transfer to New FSV all of the Distribution Property (the "Distribution Property Exchange"), with good and marketable title thereto and free from any Encumbrances, at a price equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the transfer. The consideration for the Distribution Property so transferred by FirstService to New FSV will consist of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration and the issuance by New FSV to FirstService of 1,000,000 New FSV Special Shares having an aggregate redemption amount, as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended, equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of transfer, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration. In connection with the Distribution Property Exchange:
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(i)
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New FSV and FirstService will jointly elect to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation, apply to the transfer of the Distribution Property. The agreed amount in respect of such election will be an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the greater of the cost amount (for the purposes of the Tax Act) of the Distribution Property to FirstService immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange and the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and (B) the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(ii)
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the amount added to the stated capital of the New FSV Special Shares issued by New FSV to FirstService pursuant to the Distribution Property Exchange will be equal to the agreed amount described in paragraph 3.1(j)(i) for the Distribution Property, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and
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(iii)
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as a result of the transfer of the Distribution Property to New FSV, the Net Fair Market Value of the property received by New FSV will be equal to or approximate that proportion of the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by FirstService immediately before the transfer that:
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(A)
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the aggregate fair market value of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares owned by New FSV immediately before the transfer; is of
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(B)
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the aggregate fair market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of FirstService immediately before the transfer;
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(k)
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New FSV will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares held by FirstService for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended) for such New FSV Special Shares and will issue to FirstService, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "New FSV Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the New FSV Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares is hereby designated by New FSV, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(l)
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FirstService will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares held by New FSV for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the FirstService Articles, as amended) for such FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and will issue to New FSV, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "FirstService Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the FirstService Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares is hereby designated by FirstService, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(m)
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FirstService will pay the principal amount of the FirstService Redemption Note by transferring to New FSV the New FSV Redemption Note, and the New FSV Redemption Note will be accepted by New FSV in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of FirstService's obligations under the FirstService Redemption Note. Simultaneously, New FSV will pay the principal amount of the New FSV Redemption Note by transferring to FirstService the FirstService Redemption Note, and the FirstService Redemption Note will be accepted by FirstService in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of New FSV's obligations under the New FSV Redemption Note. Each of the FirstService Redemption Note and the New FSV Redemption Note will thereupon be cancelled;
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(n)
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the FirstService Articles, as amended, will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "FirstService Corporation" to "Colliers International Group Inc."; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService from the authorized capital of FirstService (and to remove all references to the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService), such that, following such amendment, FirstService will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series;
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(o)
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the articles of New FSV will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "New FSV Corporation" to "FirstService Corporation"; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the New FSV Special Shares from the authorized capital of New FSV (and to remove all references to the New FSV Special Shares), such that, following such amendment, New FSV will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each class of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "II" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(p)
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the number of directors of New FSV shall be six (6) and the directors of New FSV will be those Persons listed in Part A of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(q)
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the directors of New FSV will have the authority to appoint one or more additional directors of New FSV, who will hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of Persons who become directors of New FSV as contemplated by subsection 3.1(p);
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(r)
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the by-laws of New FSV will be the by-laws set out in Exhibit "IV" to this Plan of Arrangement, and such by-laws are hereby deemed to have been confirmed by the shareholders of New FSV;
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(s)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of New FSV, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of New FSV will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(t)
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New FSV will resolve to voluntarily dissolve FSV Holdco in accordance with Part 10 of the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia) and subsection 88(1) of the Tax Act, and in connection therewith:
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(i)
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all of the rights, title and interest of FSV Holdco in and to all of its property, assets and business of every kind and nature, real and personal, both tangible and intangible, and movable and immovable, wherever situate shall be transferred and assigned to New FSV; and
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(ii)
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New FSV shall assume and become liable to pay, satisfy, discharge and observe, perform and fulfill all of the liabilities and obligations of FSV Holdco;
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(u)
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the FCRESI Arrangements shall, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, become effective and the FCRESI Governance Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force and effect;
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(v)
|
the amount standing to the credit of the stated capital account maintained by FCRESI in respect of all of its issued and outstanding shares shall be reduced to the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), in aggregate;
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(w)
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FirstService and FCRESI shall be amalgamated and continued as one corporation as if, except as otherwise set forth herein, the amalgamation was carried out pursuant to subsection 177(1) of the OBCA to form Colliers in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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Name: the name of Colliers shall be "Colliers International Group Inc.";
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(ii)
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Registered Office: the registered office of Colliers shall be 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4;
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(iii)
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Number of Directors: the number of directors of Colliers shall consist of a minimum number of three (3) directors and a maximum number of twenty (20) directors. Until changed by the shareholders of Colliers, or by the directors of Colliers if authorized to do so, the number of directors of Colliers shall be six (6);
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(iv)
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Initial Directors: the initial directors of Colliers shall be those Persons listed in Part B of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement and such Persons shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Colliers or until their successors are elected or appointed;
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(v)
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Restrictions on Business and Powers: there shall be no restrictions on the business Colliers may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;
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(vi)
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Authorized Capital and Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions: Colliers shall be authorized to issue:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(B)
|
an unlimited number of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(C)
|
an unlimited number of "Preference Shares", issuable in one or more series, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(vii)
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Restrictions on the Issue, Transfer or Ownership of Shares: there shall be no restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of Colliers;
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(viii)
|
By-laws: the by-laws of Colliers shall be the by-laws of FirstService, mutatis mutandis;
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(ix)
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Effect of Amalgamation: the provisions of section 179 of the OBCA shall apply to the amalgamation with the result that:
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(A)
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FirstService and FCRESI cease to exist as entities separate from Colliers;
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(B)
|
Colliers possesses all the property, rights, privileges and franchises and is subject to all liabilities, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal, and all contracts, disabilities and debts of each of FirstService and FCRESI;
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(C)
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a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against FirstService or FCRESI may be enforced by or against Colliers; and
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(D)
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Colliers shall be deemed to be the party plaintiff or the party defendant, as the case may be, in any civil action commenced by or against FirstService or FCRESI before the amalgamation has become effective;
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(x)
|
Articles: the Articles of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the articles of amalgamation and articles of incorporation of Colliers and the Certificate of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the certificate of amalgamation and certificate of incorporation of Colliers;
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(xi)
|
Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of Colliers, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of Colliers, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of Colliers will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(xii)
|
Cancellation and Continuation of Shares: on the amalgamation:
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(A)
|
each issued and outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share in the capital of FCRESI held by FirstService shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
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(B)
|
no securities will be issued and no assets will be distributed by Colliers in connection with the amalgamation; and
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(C)
|
the issued and outstanding FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares shall survive and become, and continue on as, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, without amendment; and
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(xiii)
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Stated Capital: the stated capital of:
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(A)
|
the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(B)
|
the Colliers Multiple Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(x)
|
concurrently with the continuation of the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subparagraph 3.1(w)(xii)(C):
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(i)
|
the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances); and
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(ii)
|
each outstanding FirstService Replacement Stock Option will become a Colliers Replacement Stock Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire the same number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, and the FirstService Stock Option Plan will become the Colliers Stock Option Plan, with all of the other terms and conditions of, and restrictions on, the Colliers Replacement Stock Options, including exercise price, vesting conditions and exercise or surrender restrictions, being the same as the FirstService Replacement Stock Options.
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(a)
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Pursuant to the Interim Order, Registered Shareholders may exercise rights of dissent in accordance with Section 185 of the OBCA, as same may be modified by this Article 4, the Interim Order and any other order of the Court ("Dissent Rights"), with respect to FirstService Shares in connection with the Arrangement, provided that, notwithstanding Section 185 of the OBCA, the written notice setting forth the objection of such Registered Shareholder to the Arrangement contemplated by Section 185 of the OBCA and the exercise of Dissent Rights must be received by FirstService not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the second Business Day preceding the date of the Meeting or any date to which the Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Registered Shareholders who duly exercise such Dissent Rights and who:
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(i)
|
are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares ("Dissenting Shareholders"), which fair value shall be determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted, shall be paid by FirstService the amount therefor determined to be the fair value of such FirstService Shares; and
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(ii)
|
are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, commencing at the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting FirstService Shareholder and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1 that such FirstService Shareholder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such FirstService Shareholder had not exercised Dissent Rights.
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(b)
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In no circumstances shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights unless such Person is a Registered Shareholder of the FirstService Shares in respect of which such rights are sought to be exercised.
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(c)
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For greater certainty, in no case shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize Dissenting Shareholders as holders of FirstService Shares (or as the holder of any securities of FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any of their respective subsidiaries) after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of such Dissenting Shareholders shall be deleted from the registers of FirstService Shareholders as at such time. In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:
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(i)
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holders of FirstService Stock Options (in relation to the FirstService Stock Options so held); and
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(ii)
|
FirstService Shareholders who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and
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(d)
|
All payments made to a Dissenting Shareholder in accordance with this Article 4 will be subject to, and paid net of, all applicable withholding taxes.
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(a)
|
Upon the exchange of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares.
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(b)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(c)
|
Upon the transfer of the FirstService MV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(i):
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(i)
|
the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
|
New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService MV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(d)
|
Upon the transfer of the FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(ii):
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(i)
|
the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
|
New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService SV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(e)
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Upon the transfer of the Distribution Property pursuant to subsection 3.1(j):
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(i)
|
FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares; and
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(ii)
|
New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of all common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco on the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(f)
|
Upon the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k), FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares.
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(g)
|
Upon the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l), New FSV will be deemed to be removed from the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares.
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(h)
|
Upon the FCRESI Arrangements becoming, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, effective pursuant to subsection 3.1(u), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of any FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares issued in connection therewith.
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(i)
|
Upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to subsection 3.1(w):
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(i)
|
the register of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
|
the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(a)
|
Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, from and including the Effective Date to and including the Distribution Record Date, share certificates previously representing FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement will represent the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to be issued to FirstService Shareholders under this Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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As soon as practicable after the Distribution Record Date, there will be delivered to each FirstService Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Distribution Record Date certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(c)
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The certificates representing the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed, for all purposes from and after the Effective Time, to be certificates representing the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, and accordingly, no new certificates will be issued representing such Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares.
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(d)
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Share certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares will be sent to FirstService Shareholders by first class mail at the most recent address for each FirstService Shareholder on the lists of registered FirstService Shareholders maintained by the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, respectively.
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(e)
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No certificates will be issued for shares that are issued and subsequently cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(f)
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If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged for Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The Person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, which bond is in form and substance satisfactory to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(g)
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All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares allotted and issued pursuant to this Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the applicable transfer agent thereof to be held by the applicable transfer agent thereof in trust for the registered holder thereof. The applicable transfer agent shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after application therefor is made by the registered holder to the applicable transfer agent in such form as the applicable transfer agent may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled, net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement may at any time and from time to time whether before or after the Interim Order or the Final Order, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended, modified or supplemented unilaterally by FirstService, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is contained in a written document which is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, is approved by the Court and communicated to any Persons in the manner required by the Court.
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(b)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by FirstService at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication to any other Persons (other than as may be required under the Interim Order) and, if so proposed and accepted by the FirstService Shareholders voting at the Meeting, will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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(c)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if it is consented to by FirstService and, if required by the Court, is communicated and/or consented to by the FirstService Shareholders in the manner directed by the Court.
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(d)
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This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(e)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by Colliers and New FSV without the approval of the Court, the shareholders of Colliers or the shareholders of New FSV, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Colliers and New FSV, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any holder or former holder of FirstService Shares, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares or New FSV Multiple Voting Shares.
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A.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 2.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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B.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 3.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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C.
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Section 1.00 of the FirstService Articles, and the terms of the Preference Shares, are hereby confirmed as follows:
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D.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following as new Sections 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00:
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 9.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 9.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 9.06(5)(a)(i), 9.06(5)(a)(iv), 9.06(5)(b)(iii) or 9.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 9.06(5)(a) or 9.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 9.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 9.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 9.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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E.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following immediately following the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares:
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService MV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService MV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as hereinafter defined); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(b)
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the number of FirstService MV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService MV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Butterfly Proportion Amount" means that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange, is multiplied by the fraction A/B where:
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A
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of the Distribution Property to be transferred by the Corporation to New FSV as described in subsection 3.1(j) of the Plan of Arrangement, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange; and
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B
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by the Corporation immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(6)
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"FirstService Share Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(7)
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"Net Fair Market Value" means, in respect of any property, the net fair market value of that property determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with all administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency in effect at the time of the FirstService Share Exchange and, in determining Net Fair Market Value, the following principles will apply:
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(8)
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"New FSV" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(9)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "I" is attached.
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService SV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService SV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService SV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as such term is defined in Section 14.02) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(b)
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the number of FirstService SV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
|
For the purposes of this Section 2.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
|
is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
|
"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
|
"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
|
"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
|
"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 2.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
|
in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
|
prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
|
accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
|
make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
|
transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
|
within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
|
the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
|
that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
|
(iii)
|
that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
|
(iv)
|
that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 2.06(5)(a)(i), 2.06(5)(a)(iv), 2.06(5)(b)(iii) or 2.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 2.06(5)(a) or 2.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 2.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 2.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 2.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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Brendan Calder
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Bernard I. Ghert
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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D. Scott Patterson
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick F. Reichheld
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Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
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No
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Michael Stein
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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David R. Beatty
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Peter F. Cohen
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Michael D. Harris
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick Sutherland
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Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
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No
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(a)
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"Act" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the regulations enacted pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and any statute and regulations that may be substituted for any of them, as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"Articles" means the articles (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Corporation;
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(c)
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"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
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(d)
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"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
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(e)
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"By-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
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(f)
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"Corporation" means New FSV Corporation (to be renamed "FirstService Corporation") and any amalgamated corporation successor thereto resulting from the amalgamation of the Corporation or its successor with one or more other corporations, which amalgamated corporation successor adopts this By-Law No. 1 or which is otherwise required to have By-laws the same as the Corporation or its successor;
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(g)
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"Director" means a member of the Board;
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(h)
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"meeting of shareholders" means an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or both, and includes a meeting of any class or series of any class of shareholders of the Corporation;
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(i)
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"non-business day" means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Ontario);
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(j)
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"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation as defined in the Act, and reference to any specific Officer is to the individual holding that office of the Corporation;
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(k)
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"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in the capacity of trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative;
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(l)
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"proxyholder" means an individual holding a valid proxy for a shareholder;
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(m)
|
"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
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(n)
|
"telephonic or electronic means" means telephone calls or messages, facsimile messages, electronic mail, transmission of data or information through automated touch-tone telephone systems, transmission of data or information through computer networks, any other similar means or any other means prescribed by the Act; and
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(o)
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"voting person" means, in respect of a meeting of shareholders, an individual who is either a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting, a duly authorized representative of a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting or a proxyholder entitled to vote at that meeting.
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(a)
|
borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
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(b)
|
issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
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(c)
|
to the extent permitted by the Act, give, directly or indirectly, financial assistance to any person by means of a loan, a guarantee or otherwise to secure the performance of an obligation; and
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(d)
|
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
|
(a)
|
the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such division and sub-units;
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(b)
|
the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation, provided that the Corporation shall set out its name in legible characters in all places required by law; and
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(c)
|
the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any of such officers so appointed, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be Officers.
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(a)
|
an increase in the number of Directors otherwise than pursuant to a special resolution empowering the Board to fix the number of Directors within a range set out in the Articles;
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(b)
|
an increase in the maximum number of Directors set out in the Articles; or
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(c)
|
a failure to elect the number of Directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
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(a)
|
the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person;
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(b)
|
any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by, for, or on behalf of the Corporation, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation shall be loaned out or invested;
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(c)
|
any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or corporation, including any person, firm or corporation with whom any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation shall be lodged or deposited;
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(d)
|
any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of, or any damage resulting from any dealings with, any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation; and
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(e)
|
any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of the Director's or Officer's respective office or in relation thereto;
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(a)
|
The Corporation shall indemnify a Director or Officer of the Corporation, a former Director or Officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Corporation or other entity.
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(b)
|
The Corporation shall advance monies to such individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection 6.2(a) provided that such individual agrees in advance, in writing, to repay the monies if the individual does not fulfill the conditions of subsection 6.2(c).
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(c)
|
The Corporation may not indemnify an individual under subsection 6.2(a) unless the individual:
|
(i)
|
acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request, as the case may be; and
|
(ii)
|
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
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(d)
|
To the extent required by the Act or applicable law, the Corporation shall also seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual referred to in subsection 6.2(a), or advance monies under subsection 6.2(b) in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such individual is made a party because of the individual's association with the Corporation or other entity as described in subsection 6.2(a), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with such action, if the individual fulfills the conditions set out in subsection 6.2(c).
|
(a)
|
Any person entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of shareholders may vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and, subject to any determinations made from time to time by the Board, may appoint a proxy by any method permitted by law, including over the Internet, by the input of data using telephone facilities or by reproduction using facsimile or electronic facilities.
|
(b)
|
To the extent permitted by the By-laws or the Articles or by the Act or other laws governing the Corporation, the Board may establish, in connection with any meeting of shareholders, procedures regarding voting at the meeting by means of the Internet, telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, and make available such communication facilities consistent with those procedures. The Board may determine from time to time that the voting at any specific meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by such means.
|
(a)
|
the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who:
|
(i)
|
are or have been within six years registered as shareholders of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
|
(ii)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
|
(iii)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year from the date of issue, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
|
(b)
|
the date and particulars of the issue of each security of the Corporation.
|
"John B. Friedrichsen"
John B. Friedrichsen
Director and Secretary
|
(1)
|
The holders of New FSV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
|
(2)
|
Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the New FSV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Subordinate Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the New FSV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
|
(1)
|
that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
|
(a)
|
the aggregate fair market value of the Distribution Property (as hereinafter defined) at the time of its transfer to the Corporation as described in the Plan of Arrangement (as hereinafter defined), less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration;
|
(b)
|
the number of New FSV Special Shares issued in connection with the Distribution Property Exchange (as hereinafter defined);
|
(2)
|
that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such New FSV Special Share;
|
(3)
|
"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
|
(4)
|
"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
|
(5)
|
"New FSV Non-Share Consideration" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
|
(6)
|
"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "V" is attached.
|
THE HONOURABLE
MR. JUSTICE WILTON-SIEGEL
|
)
)
)
|
THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY
OF MAY, 2015
|
1.
|
THIS COURT ORDERS that the Arrangement, as described in the Plan of Arrangement attached as Schedule "A" to this Order, shall be and is hereby approved.
|
2.
|
THIS COURT ORDERS that FirstService shall be entitled at any time to seek leave to vary this Order, to seek the advice and directions of this Court as to the implementation of this Order and to apply for such further Order or Orders as may be appropriate.
|
"Wilton-Siegel J."
|
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|
(a)
|
who is resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and not exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act;
|
|
(b)
|
who is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and whose FirstService Shares constitute "taxable Canadian property" (as such term is defined in the Tax Act) to the holder, provided that any gain realized by the holder on a disposition at fair market value of such shares would not be exempt from tax under the Tax Act by virtue of an applicable Tax Treaty; or
|
|
(c)
|
that is a partnership that owns FirstService Shares if one or more of the partners thereof would be described in either paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition, above, if such partner held such FirstService Shares directly;
|
(a)
|
any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
|
(c)
|
no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
|
(d)
|
the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
|
(e)
|
liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
|
(a)
|
the division of this Plan of Arrangement into Articles, Sections and subsections and the use of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
|
(b)
|
the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph and references to "Articles", "Sections", "subsections", "paragraphs" and "subparagraphs" are to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Plan of Arrangement;
|
(c)
|
words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
|
(d)
|
the word "including", when following any general term or statement, is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
|
(e)
|
a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation; and
|
(f)
|
if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
|
Exhibit "I"
|
–
|
Amended and New Share Terms of FirstService
|
Exhibit "II"
|
–
|
Share Terms of New FSV
|
Exhibit "III"
|
–
|
Directors of New FSV and Colliers
|
Exhibit "IV"
|
–
|
By-laws of New FSV
|
Exhibit "V"
|
–
|
Terms of New FSV Special Shares
|
(a)
|
This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective at, and be binding at and after, the Effective Time on: (i) FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers; (ii) all FirstService Shareholders (including Dissenting Shareholders); (iii) all holders of FirstService Stock Options; and (iv) the registrars and transfer agents of the securities of FirstService, New FSV, FSV Holdco, FCRESI and Colliers, in each case without any further authorization, act or formality on the part of any Person, except as expressly provided herein.
|
(b)
|
The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of Section 3.1 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
|
(a)
|
no FirstService Stock Options may be exercised or surrendered after the Effective Time;
|
(b)
|
the FirstService Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, who duly exercise their Dissent Rights and who are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for those FirstService Shares, as described in paragraph 4.1(a)(i), will be deemed to have been transferred to FirstService, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, and cancelled and will cease to be outstanding at the Effective Time, and such Dissenting Shareholders will cease to have any rights as FirstService Shareholders other than the right to be paid the fair value for their FirstService Shares by FirstService;
|
(c)
|
the FirstService Articles will be amended as follows:
|
|
(i)
|
to change the designation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares from "Multiple Voting Shares" to "Class A Multiple Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
|
|
(ii)
|
to change the designation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares from "Subordinate Voting Shares" to "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares", with such class of shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the FirstService Articles, as amended in accordance with Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement; and
|
|
(iii)
|
to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares that FirstService is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) the following new classes or series of shares:
|
|
(A)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares;
|
|
(B)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
|
|
(C)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService MV Special Shares; and
|
|
(D)
|
an unlimited number of FirstService SV Special Shares;
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(d)
|
concurrently with the FirstService Share Exchange, each holder of a FirstService Stock Option will dispose of the Exercise Price Proportion of such holder's FirstService Stock Options to New FSV and the remaining portion to FirstService and, as the sole consideration therefor:
|
|
(i)
|
New FSV will grant and issue New FSV Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the New FSV Stock Option Plan; and
|
|
(ii)
|
FirstService will grant and issue FirstService Replacement Stock Options to the holder under the FirstService Stock Option Plan;
|
(e)
|
each issued and outstanding FirstService Multiple Voting Share and FirstService Subordinate Voting Share held by a FirstService Shareholder (other than a Dissenting Shareholder) will be exchanged concurrently as follows (the "FirstService Share Exchange"):
|
|
(i)
|
each FirstService Multiple Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Multiple Voting Share and one FirstService MV Special Share; and
|
|
(ii)
|
each FirstService Subordinate Voting Share will be exchanged for one FirstService New Subordinate Voting Share and one FirstService SV Special Share;
|
|
(iii)
|
FirstService will not make a joint election under the provisions of subsections 85(1) or 85(2) of the Tax Act or under any other provisions of the Tax Act (or corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) with a FirstService Shareholder;
|
|
(iv)
|
the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Multiple Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and the FirstService MV Special Shares issued on such exchange; and
|
|
(v)
|
the aggregate amount to be added by FirstService to the stated capital accounts of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on the FirstService Share Exchange shall be an amount equal to the aggregate Paid-Up Capital of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares (excluding any FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares transferred to FirstService pursuant to subsection 3.1(b)) immediately before such exchange and such Paid-Up Capital shall be allocated between the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares based on the proportion that the fair market value of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares, as the case may be, is of the fair market value of all of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and the FirstService SV Special Shares issued on such exchange;
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(f)
|
concurrently with the issuance of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to the FirstService Share Exchange, the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue to be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such continued listing will be effective before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(g)
|
the articles of incorporation of New FSV will be amended to create and authorize the issuance of (in addition to the shares New FSV is authorized to issue immediately before such amendment) an unlimited number of New FSV Special Shares, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to this new series of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "V" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(h)
|
each issued and outstanding FirstService MV Special Share and FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred concurrently to New FSV, with good and marketable title thereto and free and clear of any Encumbrances, in exchange for the issuance of shares of New FSV as follows (as the sole consideration therefor) (the "New FSV Share Exchange"):
|
|
(i)
|
each FirstService MV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Multiple Voting Share; and
|
|
(ii)
|
each FirstService SV Special Share will be transferred in exchange for one New FSV Subordinate Voting Share.
|
|
(iii)
|
if requested by an Eligible Holder within 120 days after the Effective Date, New FSV will jointly elect with such Eligible Holder to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (or, in the case of an Eligible Holder that is a partnership, subsection 85(2) of the Tax Act) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation apply to such transfer(s) with the agreed amount(s) in such election to be specified by the Eligible Holder (subject to the limitations in the Tax Act and any applicable provincial tax legislation); and
|
|
(iv)
|
New FSV will add the following amounts to the stated capital of its shares:
|
|
(A)
|
with respect to the New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService MV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections; and
|
|
(B)
|
with respect to the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an amount equal to the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares so transferred to New FSV, less the amount, if any, by which the aggregate stated capital of the FirstService SV Special Shares that are subject to the elections under subsections 85(1) or 85(2), as the case may be, of the Tax Act exceeds the aggregate agreed amounts specified in such elections;
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(i)
|
concurrently with the issuance of the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the New FSV Share Exchange, the New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, be listed or accepted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard post-closing listing conditions imposed by the TSX and subject to official notice of issuance by Nasdaq, in each case, in similar circumstances) and, for greater certainty, such listing will be effective before the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l) and the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k);
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(j)
|
FirstService will transfer to New FSV all of the Distribution Property (the "Distribution Property Exchange"), with good and marketable title thereto and free from any Encumbrances, at a price equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the transfer. The consideration for the Distribution Property so transferred by FirstService to New FSV will consist of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration and the issuance by New FSV to FirstService of 1,000,000 New FSV Special Shares having an aggregate redemption amount, as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended, equal to the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of transfer, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration. In connection with the Distribution Property Exchange:
|
|
(i)
|
New FSV and FirstService will jointly elect to have the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act, and the corresponding provisions of any applicable provincial tax legislation, apply to the transfer of the Distribution Property. The agreed amount in respect of such election will be an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the greater of the cost amount (for the purposes of the Tax Act) of the Distribution Property to FirstService immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange and the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and (B) the fair market value of the Distribution Property at the time of the Distribution Property Exchange;
|
|
(ii)
|
the amount added to the stated capital of the New FSV Special Shares issued by New FSV to FirstService pursuant to the Distribution Property Exchange will be equal to the agreed amount described in paragraph 3.1(j)(i) for the Distribution Property, less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration; and
|
|
(iii)
|
as a result of the transfer of the Distribution Property to New FSV, the Net Fair Market Value of the property received by New FSV will be equal to or approximate that proportion of the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by FirstService immediately before the transfer that:
|
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(A)
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the aggregate fair market value of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares owned by New FSV immediately before the transfer; is of
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(B)
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the aggregate fair market value of all the issued and outstanding shares of FirstService immediately before the transfer;
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(k)
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New FSV will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares held by FirstService for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the articles of incorporation of New FSV, as amended) for such New FSV Special Shares and will issue to FirstService, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "New FSV Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the New FSV Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding New FSV Special Shares is hereby designated by New FSV, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(l)
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FirstService will redeem for cancellation all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares held by New FSV for an amount equal to the aggregate redemption amount (as determined pursuant to the FirstService Articles, as amended) for such FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and will issue to New FSV, as the sole consideration therefor, a demand promissory note (the "FirstService Redemption Note") in a principal amount equal to such aggregate redemption amount, and bearing interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate from the date of demand for payment to the date of payment, in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of such aggregate redemption amount, with the risk of the FirstService Redemption Note being dishonoured. The amount of any deemed dividend resulting from the application of subsection 84(3) of the Tax Act to the redemption of all of the outstanding FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares is hereby designated by FirstService, to the extent permitted under the Tax Act, as an Eligible Dividend (which designation shall be deemed to have been made at the time of such deemed dividend);
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(m)
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FirstService will pay the principal amount of the FirstService Redemption Note by transferring to New FSV the New FSV Redemption Note, and the New FSV Redemption Note will be accepted by New FSV in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of FirstService's obligations under the FirstService Redemption Note. Simultaneously, New FSV will pay the principal amount of the New FSV Redemption Note by transferring to FirstService the FirstService Redemption Note, and the FirstService Redemption Note will be accepted by FirstService in full and absolute payment, satisfaction and discharge of New FSV's obligations under the New FSV Redemption Note. Each of the FirstService Redemption Note and the New FSV Redemption Note will thereupon be cancelled;
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(n)
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the FirstService Articles, as amended, will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "FirstService Corporation" to "Colliers International Group Inc."; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService from the authorized capital of FirstService (and to remove all references to the FirstService MV Special Shares, FirstService SV Special Shares, FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares of FirstService and 7% Cumulative Preference Shares, Series 1 of FirstService), such that, following such amendment, FirstService will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series;
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(o)
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the articles of New FSV will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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to change its name from "New FSV Corporation" to "FirstService Corporation"; and
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(ii)
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to remove all of the New FSV Special Shares from the authorized capital of New FSV (and to remove all references to the New FSV Special Shares), such that, following such amendment, New FSV will be authorized to issue an unlimited number of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares, an unlimited number of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares and an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in one or more series, and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each class of shares of New FSV will be as set out in Exhibit "II" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(p)
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the number of directors of New FSV shall be six (6) and the directors of New FSV will be those Persons listed in Part A of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(q)
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the directors of New FSV will have the authority to appoint one or more additional directors of New FSV, who will hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of Persons who become directors of New FSV as contemplated by subsection 3.1(p);
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(r)
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the by-laws of New FSV will be the by-laws set out in Exhibit "IV" to this Plan of Arrangement, and such by-laws are hereby deemed to have been confirmed by the shareholders of New FSV;
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(s)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of New FSV, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of New FSV, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of New FSV will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(t)
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New FSV will resolve to voluntarily dissolve FSV Holdco in accordance with Part 10 of the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia) and subsection 88(1) of the Tax Act, and in connection therewith:
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(i)
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all of the rights, title and interest of FSV Holdco in and to all of its property, assets and business of every kind and nature, real and personal, both tangible and intangible, and movable and immovable, wherever situate shall be transferred and assigned to New FSV; and
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(ii)
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New FSV shall assume and become liable to pay, satisfy, discharge and observe, perform and fulfill all of the liabilities and obligations of FSV Holdco;
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(u)
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the FCRESI Arrangements shall, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, become effective and the FCRESI Governance Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force and effect;
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(v)
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the amount standing to the credit of the stated capital account maintained by FCRESI in respect of all of its issued and outstanding shares shall be reduced to the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), in aggregate;
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(w)
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FirstService and FCRESI shall be amalgamated and continued as one corporation as if, except as otherwise set forth herein, the amalgamation was carried out pursuant to subsection 177(1) of the OBCA to form Colliers in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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Name: the name of Colliers shall be "Colliers International Group Inc.";
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(ii)
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Registered Office: the registered office of Colliers shall be 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4;
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(iii)
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Number of Directors: the number of directors of Colliers shall consist of a minimum number of three (3) directors and a maximum number of twenty (20) directors. Until changed by the shareholders of Colliers, or by the directors of Colliers if authorized to do so, the number of directors of Colliers shall be six (6);
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(iv)
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Initial Directors: the initial directors of Colliers shall be those Persons listed in Part B of Exhibit "III" to this Plan of Arrangement and such Persons shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Colliers or until their successors are elected or appointed;
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(v)
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Restrictions on Business and Powers: there shall be no restrictions on the business Colliers may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;
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(vi)
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Authorized Capital and Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions: Colliers shall be authorized to issue:
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(A)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares;
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(B)
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an unlimited number of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement in respect of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(C)
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an unlimited number of "Preference Shares", issuable in one or more series, having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in Exhibit "I" to this Plan of Arrangement;
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(vii)
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Restrictions on the Issue, Transfer or Ownership of Shares: there shall be no restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of Colliers;
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(viii)
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By-laws: the by-laws of Colliers shall be the by-laws of FirstService, mutatis mutandis;
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(ix)
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Effect of Amalgamation: the provisions of section 179 of the OBCA shall apply to the amalgamation with the result that:
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(A)
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FirstService and FCRESI cease to exist as entities separate from Colliers;
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(B)
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Colliers possesses all the property, rights, privileges and franchises and is subject to all liabilities, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal, and all contracts, disabilities and debts of each of FirstService and FCRESI;
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(C)
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a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against FirstService or FCRESI may be enforced by or against Colliers; and
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(D)
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Colliers shall be deemed to be the party plaintiff or the party defendant, as the case may be, in any civil action commenced by or against FirstService or FCRESI before the amalgamation has become effective;
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(x)
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Articles: the Articles of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the articles of amalgamation and articles of incorporation of Colliers and the Certificate of Arrangement shall be deemed to be the certificate of amalgamation and certificate of incorporation of Colliers;
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(xi)
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Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be the initial auditors of Colliers, to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of shareholders of Colliers, or until PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigns as contemplated by Section 150 of the OBCA or are removed from office as contemplated by subsection 149(4) of the OBCA, and the directors of Colliers will be authorized to fix their remuneration;
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(xii)
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Cancellation and Continuation of Shares: on the amalgamation:
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(A)
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each issued and outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share in the capital of FCRESI held by FirstService shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
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(B)
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no securities will be issued and no assets will be distributed by Colliers in connection with the amalgamation; and
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(C)
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the issued and outstanding FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares shall survive and become, and continue on as, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, without amendment; and
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(xiii)
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Stated Capital: the stated capital of:
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(A)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(B)
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the Colliers Multiple Voting Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of the FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(x)
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concurrently with the continuation of the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subparagraph 3.1(w)(xii)(C):
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(i)
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the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares will, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, continue be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and Nasdaq (subject to standard listing conditions imposed by the TSX and Nasdaq in similar circumstances); and
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(ii)
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each outstanding FirstService Replacement Stock Option will become a Colliers Replacement Stock Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire the same number of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, and the FirstService Stock Option Plan will become the Colliers Stock Option Plan, with all of the other terms and conditions of, and restrictions on, the Colliers Replacement Stock Options, including exercise price, vesting conditions and exercise or surrender restrictions, being the same as the FirstService Replacement Stock Options.
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(a)
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Pursuant to the Interim Order, Registered Shareholders may exercise rights of dissent in accordance with Section 185 of the OBCA, as same may be modified by this Article 4, the Interim Order and any other order of the Court ("Dissent Rights"), with respect to FirstService Shares in connection with the Arrangement, provided that, notwithstanding Section 185 of the OBCA, the written notice setting forth the objection of such Registered Shareholder to the Arrangement contemplated by Section 185 of the OBCA and the exercise of Dissent Rights must be received by FirstService not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the second Business Day preceding the date of the Meeting or any date to which the Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Registered Shareholders who duly exercise such Dissent Rights and who:
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(i)
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are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares ("Dissenting Shareholders"), which fair value shall be determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted, shall be paid by FirstService the amount therefor determined to be the fair value of such FirstService Shares; and
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(ii)
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are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their FirstService Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, commencing at the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting FirstService Shareholder and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1 that such FirstService Shareholder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such FirstService Shareholder had not exercised Dissent Rights.
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(b)
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In no circumstances shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize a Person exercising Dissent Rights unless such Person is a Registered Shareholder of the FirstService Shares in respect of which such rights are sought to be exercised.
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(c)
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For greater certainty, in no case shall FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any other Person be required to recognize Dissenting Shareholders as holders of FirstService Shares (or as the holder of any securities of FirstService, New FSV, Colliers or any of their respective subsidiaries) after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of such Dissenting Shareholders shall be deleted from the registers of FirstService Shareholders as at such time. In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights:
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(i)
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holders of FirstService Stock Options (in relation to the FirstService Stock Options so held); and
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(ii)
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FirstService Shareholders who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and
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(d)
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All payments made to a Dissenting Shareholder in accordance with this Article 4 will be subject to, and paid net of, all applicable withholding taxes.
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(a)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares and FirstService MV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(i), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Multiple Voting Shares.
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(b)
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Upon the exchange of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and will be deemed to be added to the registers of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares as the holder of the number of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares, respectively, issued to such FirstService Shareholder. Upon the cancellation of the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(e)(ii), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(c)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService MV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(i):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService MV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(d)
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Upon the transfer of the FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to paragraph 3.1(h)(ii):
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(i)
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the name of each relevant FirstService Shareholder will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of the FirstService SV Special Shares on the register of holders of FirstService SV Special Shares and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(e)
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Upon the transfer of the Distribution Property pursuant to subsection 3.1(j):
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(i)
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FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be added to the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares; and
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(ii)
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New FSV will be deemed to be recorded as the registered holder of all common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco on the register of holders of common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco and will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner thereof.
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(f)
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Upon the redemption of the New FSV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(k), FirstService will be deemed to be removed from the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of New FSV Special Shares.
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(g)
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Upon the redemption of the FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares pursuant to subsection 3.1(l), New FSV will be deemed to be removed from the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares and appropriate entries will be made in the registers of holders of FirstService MV Special Shares and FirstService SV Special Shares.
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(h)
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Upon the FCRESI Arrangements becoming, outside and not as part of this Plan of Arrangement, effective pursuant to subsection 3.1(u), appropriate entries will be made in the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares in respect of any FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares issued in connection therewith.
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(i)
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Upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to subsection 3.1(w):
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(i)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Multiple Voting Shares; and
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(ii)
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the register of holders of FirstService New Subordinate Voting Shares will be deemed to be the register of holders of Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(a)
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Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, from and including the Effective Date to and including the Distribution Record Date, share certificates previously representing FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement will represent the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to be issued to FirstService Shareholders under this Plan of Arrangement.
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(b)
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As soon as practicable after the Distribution Record Date, there will be delivered to each FirstService Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Distribution Record Date certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(c)
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The certificates representing the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares will be deemed, for all purposes from and after the Effective Time, to be certificates representing the Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, and accordingly, no new certificates will be issued representing such Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares and Colliers Multiple Voting Shares.
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(d)
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Share certificates representing New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares will be sent to FirstService Shareholders by first class mail at the most recent address for each FirstService Shareholder on the lists of registered FirstService Shareholders maintained by the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, respectively.
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(e)
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No certificates will be issued for shares that are issued and subsequently cancelled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement.
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(f)
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If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares that were exchanged for Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registrars and transfer agents for the FirstService Subordinate Voting Shares and/or FirstService Multiple Voting Shares, as applicable, will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto) as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The Person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, which bond is in form and substance satisfactory to each of FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify FirstService/Colliers and New FSV and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(g)
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All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares and New FSV Multiple Voting Shares allotted and issued pursuant to this Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the applicable transfer agent thereof to be held by the applicable transfer agent thereof in trust for the registered holder thereof. The applicable transfer agent shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after application therefor is made by the registered holder to the applicable transfer agent in such form as the applicable transfer agent may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled, net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
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(a)
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This Plan of Arrangement may at any time and from time to time whether before or after the Interim Order or the Final Order, but not later than the Effective Date, be amended, modified or supplemented unilaterally by FirstService, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement is contained in a written document which is filed with the Court and, if made following the Meeting, is approved by the Court and communicated to any Persons in the manner required by the Court.
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(b)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by FirstService at any time prior to or at the Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication to any other Persons (other than as may be required under the Interim Order) and, if so proposed and accepted by the FirstService Shareholders voting at the Meeting, will become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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(c)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Meeting will be effective only if it is consented to by FirstService and, if required by the Court, is communicated and/or consented to by the FirstService Shareholders in the manner directed by the Court.
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(d)
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This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(e)
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made following the Effective Date by Colliers and New FSV without the approval of the Court, the shareholders of Colliers or the shareholders of New FSV, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Colliers and New FSV, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any holder or former holder of FirstService Shares, Colliers Subordinate Voting Shares, Colliers Multiple Voting Shares, New FSV Subordinate Voting Shares or New FSV Multiple Voting Shares.
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A.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 2.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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B.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by replacing Section 3.01 thereof in its entirety with the following:
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C.
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Section 1.00 of the FirstService Articles, and the terms of the Preference Shares, are hereby confirmed as follows:
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D.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following as new Sections 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00:
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 9.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
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"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 9.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
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(b)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 9.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
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Subject to subsection 9.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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(a)
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prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
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accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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(ii)
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make any Exclusionary Offer;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
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(iv)
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transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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(b)
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within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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(i)
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the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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(ii)
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that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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(iii)
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that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
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(iv)
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that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
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If notice referred to in clause 9.06(5)(a)(i), 9.06(5)(a)(iv), 9.06(5)(b)(iii) or 9.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 9.06(5)(a) or 9.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 9.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 9.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 9.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
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(a)
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include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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(b)
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include the information set out in subsection 9.06(3); and
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(c)
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be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
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Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 9.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
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11.00
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF THE SUBORDINATE AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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(1)
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in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
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in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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12.00
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SUBDIVISIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, ETC.
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13.00
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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E.
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The FirstService Articles are hereby amended by inserting the following immediately following the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares:
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService MV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService MV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService MV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as hereinafter defined); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(b)
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the number of FirstService MV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange;
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService MV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Butterfly Proportion Amount" means that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange, is multiplied by the fraction A/B where:
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A
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of the Distribution Property to be transferred by the Corporation to New FSV as described in subsection 3.1(j) of the Plan of Arrangement, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange; and
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B
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=
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is the Net Fair Market Value of all property owned by the Corporation immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange, determined immediately before the Distribution Property Exchange;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(6)
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"FirstService Share Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(7)
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"Net Fair Market Value" means, in respect of any property, the net fair market value of that property determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with all administrative policies of the Canada Revenue Agency in effect at the time of the FirstService Share Exchange and, in determining Net Fair Market Value, the following principles will apply:
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(a)
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any tax-related accounts in any corporation (such as deferred income taxes, the balance of non-capital losses and the balance of net capital losses) will not be considered to be property of that corporation;
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(b)
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the amount of any liability will be its principal amount;
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(c)
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no amount will be considered to be a liability unless it represents a true legal liability which is capable of quantification;
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(d)
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the portion of the long-term debt due within one year will be treated as a current liability; and
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(e)
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liabilities of a corporation will include its respective partnership share of each liability of any partnership of which such corporation is a partner;
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(8)
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"New FSV" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(9)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "I" is attached.
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(1)
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The holders of FirstService SV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the FirstService SV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, the Subordinate Voting Shares, Class A Multiple Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the FirstService SV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the Butterfly Proportion Amount (as such term is defined in Section 14.02) multiplied by a fraction:
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(i)
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the numerator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02); and
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(ii)
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the denominator of which is the fair market value of all of the issued and outstanding Class A Multiple Voting Shares and Class A Subordinate Voting Shares as determined immediately prior to effecting the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(b)
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the number of FirstService SV Special Shares issued in connection with the FirstService Share Exchange (as such term is defined in Section 14.02);
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such FirstService SV Special Share;
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(1)
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increase any maximum number of authorized shares of any class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares; or
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(2)
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create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(1)
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For the purposes of this Section 2.06:
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(a)
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"affiliate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"associate" has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act (Ontario) as amended from time to time;
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(c)
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"Conversion Period" means the period of time commencing on the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date;
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(d)
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"Converted Shares" means Multiple Voting Shares resulting from the conversion of Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(2);
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(e)
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"Exclusionary Offer" means an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares that:
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(i)
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must, by reason of applicable securities legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the Multiple Voting Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all holders of Multiple Voting Shares who are in a province of Canada to which the requirement applies;
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(ii)
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is not made concurrently with an offer to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror and, in all other material respects, that has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are tendered pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares,
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(f)
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"Expiry Date" means the last date upon which holders of Multiple Voting Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer;
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(g)
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"Offer Date" means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer is made;
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(h)
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"Offeror" means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Multiple Voting Shares (the "bidder"), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and
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(i)
|
"transfer agent" means the transfer agent for the time being of the Multiple Voting Shares.
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(2)
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Subject to subsection 2.06(5), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding Subordinate Voting Share shall be convertible into one Multiple Voting Share at the option of the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Subordinate Voting Shares which the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share certificate representing fully-paid Multiple Voting Shares as above prescribed and in accordance with subsection 2.06(4). If less than all of the Subordinate Voting Shares represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Subordinate Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be converted.
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(3)
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An election by a holder of Subordinate Voting Shares to exercise the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be deemed to also constitute an irrevocable election by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holder's right to subsequently withdraw the shares from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Subordinate Voting Shares all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to such deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised, any conversion into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall become effective:
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(a)
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in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed, immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and
|
|
(b)
|
in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or withdrawn.
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(4)
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No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of the Offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all consideration paid by the Offeror pursuant to the offer. If Converted Shares are converted into Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to subsection 2.06(3), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share certificates representing the Subordinate Voting Shares representing the Subordinate Voting Shares resulting from the conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent necessary or desirable to give effect to this sub-paragraph.
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(5)
|
Subject to subsection 2.06(6), the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall not come into effect if:
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|
(a)
|
prior to the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is made there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder, that such shareholder shall not:
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(i)
|
accept any Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date;
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|
(ii)
|
make any Exclusionary Offer;
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|
(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with any person or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or
|
|
(iv)
|
transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary. Offer is outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee; or
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|
(b)
|
within seven days after the Offer Date there is delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such shareholder:
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|
(i)
|
the number of Multiple Voting Shares owned by the shareholder;
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|
(ii)
|
that such shareholder is not making the offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or in concert with, the person or company making the offer;
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|
(iii)
|
that such shareholder shall not accept the offer, including any varied form of the offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and
|
|
(iv)
|
that such shareholder shall not transfer any Multiple Voting Shares, directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the number of. Multiple Voting Shares transferred or to be transferred to each transferee if this information is known to the transferor.
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(6)
|
If notice referred to in clause 2.06(5)(a)(i), 2.06(5)(a)(iv), 2.06(5)(b)(iii) or 2.06(5)(b)(iv) is given and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) has not come into effect, the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, make a determination as to whether there are subsisting certifications that comply with either paragraph 2.06(5)(a) or 2.06(5)(b) from shareholders of the Corporation who own in the aggregate more than 50% of the then outstanding Multiple Voting Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror. For the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have taken place at the time of the determination, and the shares that are the subject of such notice shall be deemed to have been transferred to a person or company from whom the transfer agent has not received such a certification unless the transfer agent is otherwise advised either by such notice or by the transferee in writing. If the transfer agent determines that there are not such subsisting certifications, subsection 2.06(5) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in subsection 2.06(2) shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period.
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(7)
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As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date, the Corporation shall send to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares a notice advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Subordinate Voting Shares into Multiple Voting Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice discloses that they are not so entitled but is subsequently determined that they are so entitled by virtue of subsection 2.06(6) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor.
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(8)
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If a notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7) discloses that the conversion right has come into effect, the notice shall:
|
|
(a)
|
include a description of the procedure to be followed to effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the offer;
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|
(b)
|
include the information set out in subsection 2.06(3); and
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|
(c)
|
be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material sent to holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of variation, is sent to the holders of Multiple Voting Shares in respect of the offer, the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder of Subordinate Voting Shares.
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(9)
|
Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in subsection 2.06(7), the Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news ticker service, describing the contents of the notice.
|
(1)
|
increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class or series having rights or privileges equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares; or
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(2)
|
create a new class of shares equal or superior to the Multiple Voting Shares.
|
4.00
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF THE SUBORDINATE AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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(1)
|
in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, greater quantities or amounts per share than on all Multiple Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction; and
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(2)
|
in respect of the Multiple Voting Shares, shall be authorized and made in equal or, in the discretion of the directors, lesser quantities or amounts per share than on all Subordinate Voting Shares then outstanding without preference or distinction.
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5.00
|
SUBDIVISIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, RECLASSIFICATIONS, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, ETC.
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6.00
|
PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES AND MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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Brendan Calder
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Bernard I. Ghert
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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D. Scott Patterson
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick F. Reichheld
|
Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
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No
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Michael Stein
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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First Name, Middle Name and Surname
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Address
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Resident Canadian
("Yes" or "No")
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David R. Beatty
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Peter F. Cohen
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Michael D. Harris
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Jay S. Hennick
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yes
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Frederick Sutherland
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Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
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No
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(a)
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"Act" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the regulations enacted pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and any statute and regulations that may be substituted for any of them, as amended from time to time;
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(b)
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"Articles" means the articles (as that term is defined in the Act) of the Corporation;
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(c)
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"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
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(d)
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"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
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(e)
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"By-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
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(f)
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"Corporation" means New FSV Corporation (to be renamed "FirstService Corporation") and any amalgamated corporation successor thereto resulting from the amalgamation of the Corporation or its successor with one or more other corporations, which amalgamated corporation successor adopts this By-Law No. 1 or which is otherwise required to have By-laws the same as the Corporation or its successor;
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(g)
|
"Director" means a member of the Board;
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(h)
|
"meeting of shareholders" means an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or both, and includes a meeting of any class or series of any class of shareholders of the Corporation;
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(i)
|
"non-business day" means Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act (Ontario);
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(j)
|
"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation as defined in the Act, and reference to any specific Officer is to the individual holding that office of the Corporation;
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(k)
|
"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in the capacity of trustee, executor, administrator, or other legal representative;
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(l)
|
"proxyholder" means an individual holding a valid proxy for a shareholder;
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(m)
|
"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
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(n)
|
"telephonic or electronic means" means telephone calls or messages, facsimile messages, electronic mail, transmission of data or information through automated touch-tone telephone systems, transmission of data or information through computer networks, any other similar means or any other means prescribed by the Act; and
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(o)
|
"voting person" means, in respect of a meeting of shareholders, an individual who is either a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting, a duly authorized representative of a shareholder entitled to vote at that meeting or a proxyholder entitled to vote at that meeting.
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(a)
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borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
|
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(b)
|
issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
|
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(c)
|
to the extent permitted by the Act, give, directly or indirectly, financial assistance to any person by means of a loan, a guarantee or otherwise to secure the performance of an obligation; and
|
|
(d)
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mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
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(a)
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the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such division and sub-units;
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(b)
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the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation, provided that the Corporation shall set out its name in legible characters in all places required by law; and
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(c)
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the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any of such officers so appointed, provided that any such officers shall not, as such, be Officers.
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(a)
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an increase in the number of Directors otherwise than pursuant to a special resolution empowering the Board to fix the number of Directors within a range set out in the Articles;
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(b)
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an increase in the maximum number of Directors set out in the Articles; or
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(c)
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a failure to elect the number of Directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
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(a)
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the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person;
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(b)
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any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by, for, or on behalf of the Corporation, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation shall be loaned out or invested;
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(c)
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any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or corporation, including any person, firm or corporation with whom any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation shall be lodged or deposited;
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(d)
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any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of, or any damage resulting from any dealings with, any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation; and
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(e)
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any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of the Director's or Officer's respective office or in relation thereto;
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(a)
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The Corporation shall indemnify a Director or Officer of the Corporation, a former Director or Officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Corporation or other entity.
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(b)
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The Corporation shall advance monies to such individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection 6.2(a) provided that such individual agrees in advance, in writing, to repay the monies if the individual does not fulfill the conditions of subsection 6.2(c).
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(c)
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The Corporation may not indemnify an individual under subsection 6.2(a) unless the individual:
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(i)
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acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request, as the case may be; and
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(ii)
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in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
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(d)
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To the extent required by the Act or applicable law, the Corporation shall also seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual referred to in subsection 6.2(a), or advance monies under subsection 6.2(b) in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour, to which such individual is made a party because of the individual's association with the Corporation or other entity as described in subsection 6.2(a), against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with such action, if the individual fulfills the conditions set out in subsection 6.2(c).
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(a)
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Any person entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of shareholders may vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and, subject to any determinations made from time to time by the Board, may appoint a proxy by any method permitted by law, including over the Internet, by the input of data using telephone facilities or by reproduction using facsimile or electronic facilities.
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(b)
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To the extent permitted by the By-laws or the Articles or by the Act or other laws governing the Corporation, the Board may establish, in connection with any meeting of shareholders, procedures regarding voting at the meeting by means of the Internet, telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, and make available such communication facilities consistent with those procedures. The Board may determine from time to time that the voting at any specific meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by such means.
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(a)
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the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who:
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(i)
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are or have been within six years registered as shareholders of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
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(ii)
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are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
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(iii)
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are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year from the date of issue, the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
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(b)
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the date and particulars of the issue of each security of the Corporation.
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"John B. Friedrichsen"
John B. Friedrichsen
Director and Secretary
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(1)
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The holders of New FSV Special Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Corporation out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, non-cumulative dividends.
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(2)
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Except with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the New FSV Special Shares, no dividend shall at any time be declared and paid on, or declared and set apart for payment on, the Subordinate Voting Shares or the Multiple Voting Shares unless, after the payment of such dividend, the realizable value of the assets of the Corporation would not be less than the New FSV Special Share Redemption Price (as hereinafter defined).
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(1)
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that amount which is equal to the quotient obtained when:
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(a)
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the aggregate fair market value of the Distribution Property (as hereinafter defined) at the time of its transfer to the Corporation as described in the Plan of Arrangement (as hereinafter defined), less the amount of the New FSV Non-Share Consideration;
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(b)
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the number of New FSV Special Shares issued in connection with the Distribution Property Exchange (as hereinafter defined);
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(2)
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that amount which is equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on such New FSV Special Share;
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(3)
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"Distribution Property" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(4)
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"Distribution Property Exchange" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement;
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(5)
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"New FSV Non-Share Consideration" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Plan of Arrangement; and
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(6)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the Plan of Arrangement to which this Exhibit "V" is attached.
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Article 1 INTERPRETATION
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3
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1.1
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Definitions
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3
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1.2
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Construction
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21
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1.3
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Currency
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22
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1.4
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Schedules
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22
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Article 2 THE SPIN-OFF
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22
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2.1
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Spin-off
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22
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2.2
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Implementation
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23
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2.3
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New FSV Reorganization
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23
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2.4
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Jayset Reorganization
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25
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2.5
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Further Assurances
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26
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2.6
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Certain Resignations
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28
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2.7
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InterCompany Accounts
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29
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2.8
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Cooperation
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29
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2.9
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No Representations or Warranties
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30
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2.10
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Mutual Licenses
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Article 3 POST-REORGANIZATION INTER COMPANY MATTERS
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31
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3.1
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Trademarks
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31
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3.2
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Litigation
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32
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3.3
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Treatment of Payments Post-Reorganization
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35
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3.4
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References in Contracts to FirstService
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36
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Article 4 INSURANCE MATTERS
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36 | |
4.1
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Termination of Insurance on New FSV Assets and Liabilities
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36
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4.2
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Administration of Current Insurance Arrangements
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36
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4.3
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Directors' and Officers' Insurance
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37
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4.4
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Cooperation
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38
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Article 5 TAXES
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38 | |
5.1
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Elections and Designations
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38
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5.2
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Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns
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39
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5.3
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Manner of Tax Return Preparation
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39
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5.4
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Colliers' Liability for Taxes and Entitlement to Benefits
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39
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5.5
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New FSV's Liability for Taxes and Entitlement to Benefits
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39
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5.6
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Continuing Covenants
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40
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5.7
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Cooperation
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40
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5.8
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Transfer Taxes
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40
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Article 6 ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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40 | |
6.1
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Corporate Minute Books and Corporate Seals
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40
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6.2
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Access to Records
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41
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6.3
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Retention of Records
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42
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6.4
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Access to Employees
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42
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6.5
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Confidentiality
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42
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6.6
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Restricted Information Practices
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44
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6.7
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Cooperation with Respect to Government Reports and Filings
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44
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6.8
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Limitations on Providing Access to Records
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45
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6.9
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Privacy
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45
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6.10
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Protective Arrangements
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46
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6.11
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Business Decisions
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46
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6.12
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Limited Liability
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46
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Article 7 TERMINATION AND MUTUAL RELEASE
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46
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7.1
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Termination of Agreements
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46
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7.2
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Mutual Release
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47
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7.3
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Waiver of Conflict
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48
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Article 8 TRANSITION SERVICES & FACILITIES
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48
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8.1
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Supply of Transition Services
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48
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8.2
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Additional Transition Services and Service Variations
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49
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8.3
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Performance of Transition Services and Access
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49
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8.4
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Nature of Relationship
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50
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8.5
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Standard of Care
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51
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8.6
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Transition Services Fees
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51
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8.7
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Term and Termination of Transition Services
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52
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8.8
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New FSV Office Premises and Facilities
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52
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Article 9 INDEMNIFICATION
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53
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9.1
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Indemnification in Favour of Colliers Indemnified Parties
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53
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9.2
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Indemnification in Favour of New FSV Indemnified Parties
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54
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9.3
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Agreement to Indemnify Officers, Directors & Others
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55
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9.4
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Continuing Indemnification Obligations
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55
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9.5
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Indemnification Agreements
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55
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9.6
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Backstop Indemnity
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55
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9.7
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Other Liabilities
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56
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9.8
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Procedure for Third Party Claims
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56
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9.9
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Procedure for Direct Claims
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58
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9.10
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Failure to Give Timely Notice
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58
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9.11
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Reductions and Subrogation
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58
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9.12
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Tax Effect
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59
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9.13
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Payment and Interest
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60
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9.14
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Judgment Currency
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60
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9.15
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Exclusive Remedy
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60
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9.16
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Mitigation
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61
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Article 10 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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61
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10.1
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Dispute Resolution Procedures
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61
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10.2
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Claims Procedure
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61
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10.3
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Escalation Procedures
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62
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10.4
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Arbitration
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62
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10.5
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Costs
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64
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10.6
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Confidentiality
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64
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10.7
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Without Prejudice
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65
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Article 11 MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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65
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Article 12 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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65
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12.1
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Termination
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65
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12.2
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Further Assurances
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65
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12.3
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Transaction Costs and Regulatory Fees
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66
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12.4
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Post-Closing Cooperation Costs
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66
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12.5
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Notices
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66
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12.6
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Time of Essence
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67
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12.7
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Assignment
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67
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12.8
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Binding Effect
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67
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12.9
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Waiver
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67
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12.10
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No Personal Liability
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67
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12.11
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Limitation of Liability
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68
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12.12
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Invalidity of Provisions
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68
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12.13
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Entire Agreement
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68
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12.14
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Indemnification Under Arrangement Agreement
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69
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12.15
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Governing Law
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69
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12.16
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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69
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12.17
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Counterparts
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69
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12.18
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Cooperation
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70
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12.19
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Late Payments
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70
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12.20
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Remedies
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70
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12.21
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Force Majeure
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70
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12.22
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Publicity
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70
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12.23
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Survival of Covenants
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70
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12.24
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Remedies Cumulative
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71
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12.25
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Set-Off
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71
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12.26
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Compliance with Laws
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71
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12.27
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Amendment
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71
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12.28
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Acknowledgement
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71
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A.
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the business of FirstService, a publicly-traded corporation formed by amalgamation under the laws of the Province of Ontario pursuant to a Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation effective April 1, 1999, as amended, consists of the following three divisions: (i) the "Colliers International" commercial real estate services division; (ii) the "FirstService Residential" residential real estate services division; and (iii) the "FirstService Brands" property services division;
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B.
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pursuant to an Arrangement (as defined herein), FirstService wishes to separate and spin-off (the "Spin-off") the businesses which make up its "FirstService Residential" residential real estate services division and its "FirstService Brands" property services division (collectively, the "Separated Businesses"), and the assets and liabilities respectively referable to such divisions, into a new public company, as more particularly set out in the Arrangement Agreement (as defined herein), so that following completion of the Arrangement, New FSV and its Affiliates (as defined herein) will carry on the Separated Businesses as a separate publicly-traded company, and Colliers (as defined herein) and its Affiliates will continue to carry on the businesses which make up the "Colliers International" commercial real estate services division and any other businesses, other than the Separated Businesses, that FirstService and its Affiliates carried on prior to the Reorganization Time (as defined herein) (collectively, the "Colliers Businesses");
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C.
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New FSV has been incorporated in order to facilitate and participate in the Arrangement;
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D.
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FSV Holdco and FCRESI, both Subsidiaries (as defined herein) of FirstService, have agreed to participate in the Arrangement;
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E.
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Jayset currently provides management and other services to FirstService pursuant to the FirstService MSA (as defined herein) in respect of the Colliers Businesses and the Separated Businesses, and to facilitate the continuity of these management and other services following the Spin-off, FirstService, Jayset and Hennick will restate the FirstService MSA in the manner, and at the time, described in Section 11.2;
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F.
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as part of the Spin-off, effective as at the Reorganization Time, the Assets (as defined herein) of FirstService attributed by FirstService to the Separated Businesses will be conveyed, licensed, assigned or otherwise transferred to FSV Holdco, as described in Article 2, and the parties intend for this transfer to occur on a tax-deferred basis under the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (as defined herein) (the "New FSV Reorganization");
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G.
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in connection with the Spin-off, Jayset will divide its existing management and other services business into two separate businesses comprised of its management and other services business relating to the Colliers Businesses (the "Colliers Management Services") and its management and other services business relating to the Separated Businesses (the "Separated Businesses Management Services"), and in connection therewith and concurrently with the New FSV Reorganization: (i) the Assets of Jayset attributed by Jayset to its management and other services business which provides the Colliers Management Services will be conveyed, licensed, assigned or otherwise transferred to Jayset CIG, and the liabilities of Jayset relating to the Assets so transferred and to Jayset's management and other services business relating to the Colliers Management Services will be assumed by, or will otherwise become obligations of, Jayset CIG, as described in Article 2; and (ii) the Assets of Jayset attributed by Jayset to its management and other services business which provides the Separated Businesses Management Services will be conveyed, licensed, assigned or otherwise transferred to Jayset FSV, and the liabilities of Jayset relating to the Assets so transferred and to Jayset's management and other services business relating to the Separated Businesses Management Services will be assumed by, or will otherwise become obligations of, Jayset FSV, as described in Article 2 (collectively, the "Jayset Reorganization", and together with the New FSV Reorganization, the "Reorganization"), and the parties intend for these transfers to occur on a tax-deferred basis under the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act;
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H.
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to further facilitate the continuity of management and other services following the Spin-off, the agreements and arrangements under the FirstService MSA, as so transferred or assumed as part of the Reorganization, will be documented by the applicable parties as the Colliers MSA and the New FSV MSA (as each such term is defined herein), in accordance with subsection 2.5(h);
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I.
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it is proposed that, after giving effect to the Reorganization, and pursuant to the Arrangement, among other things: (i) FSV Holdco will hold the Separated Businesses, and the assets and liabilities respectively referable to such businesses, and will become a wholly-owned Subsidiary of New FSV and wind-up into New FSV, New FSV will change its name to "FirstService Corporation" and New FSV will be a reporting issuer (or the equivalent) in each of the provinces of Canada; (ii) FCRESI will (outside of the Arrangement) become a wholly-owned Subsidiary of FirstService; and (iii) FirstService will, outside of FSV Holdco and through FCRESI, continue to hold the Colliers Businesses, and the assets and liabilities referable to such businesses, and will amalgamate with FCRESI to form a corporation, Colliers, that will be named "Colliers International Group Inc.", and Colliers will continue to be a reporting issuer (or the equivalent) in each of the provinces of Canada;
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J.
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upon the wind-up of FSV Holdco into New FSV pursuant to the Arrangement, New FSV will be entitled to the rights and benefits, and will be subject to the obligations, of FSV Holdco under this Agreement;
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K.
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upon the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to the Arrangement, Colliers will be entitled to the rights and benefits, and will be subject to the obligations, of each of FirstService and FCRESI under this Agreement; and
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L.
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the Parties (as defined herein) hereto desire to make certain covenants and agreements in connection with the Spin-off and the Reorganization and to prescribe various facilities, provisions and services to be provided upon completion of the Reorganization and the Arrangement.
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(i)
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all Assets owned by FirstService or its Affiliates at any time at or prior to the Reorganization Time, including the Excluded Assets (except to the extent that any of the foregoing Assets are Shared Contracts or Shared Assets, in which case they shall be dealt with in subparagraphs (iii) or (iv) of this definition of "Colliers Assets", as applicable);
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(ii)
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all rights and benefits of FirstService in respect of: (a) Colliers Litigation; (b) Joint Litigation; and (c) Colliers' entitlement to certain Insurance Proceeds under the Current Insurance Arrangements in connection with subsection 4.2(a);
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(iii)
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with respect to Shared Contracts, the rights and benefits in respect of the provisions thereof that relate to the Colliers Businesses; and
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(iv)
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with respect to Shared Assets, the rights and benefits in respect of the uses thereof that relate to the conduct of the Colliers Businesses, including the right to hold legal title to such Shared Assets, if applicable, under the provisions of subsection 2.5(g),
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(i)
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the Excluded Liabilities;
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(ii)
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the InterCompany Accounts payable by FirstService to FSV Holdco which are not settled in full on or prior to the Reorganization Time;
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(iii)
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all Liabilities of FirstService created hereunder in respect of: (a) the Colliers Litigation; (b) the Joint Litigation; and (c) the obligation to reimburse FSV Holdco for all Post-Closing Cooperation Costs in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
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(iv)
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with respect to Shared Contracts, the Liabilities in respect of the provisions thereof that relate to the Colliers Businesses;
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(v)
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with respect to Shared Assets, the Liabilities in respect of the uses thereof that relate to the conduct of the Colliers Businesses; and
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(vi)
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except to the extent covered in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of this definition of "Colliers Liabilities", those Liabilities of FirstService that are related to the Colliers Businesses or the Colliers Assets, whether arising or accruing at, prior to or after the Reorganization Time and whether the facts on which a Liability is based occurred at, prior to or after the Reorganization Time,
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(i)
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the first Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over securities, interests or contractual rights of the second Person carrying votes which, if exercised, would entitle the first Person to elect a majority of the directors of the second Person, or a majority of any other Persons who have the right to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the second Person, unless that first Person holds the voting securities only to secure a debt or similar obligation;
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(ii)
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the second Person is a partnership, other than a limited partnership, and the first Person, together with any Person Controlled by the first Person, holds more than 50% of the interests (measured by votes or by value) of the partnership; or
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(iii)
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the second Person is a limited partnership and the general partner of the limited partnership is the first Person or any Person Controlled by the first Person,
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(i)
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the New FSV Art, the New FSV Books and Records, the New FSV Contracts, the New FSV Current Assets, the New FSV Equipment, the New FSV Equity Interests, the New FSV Goodwill, the New FSV Intellectual Property, the New FSV Inventory, the New FSV I.P. Licenses, the New FSV IT Systems, the New FSV Operating Licenses, the New FSV Real Estate Assets and the New FSV Warranty Rights (except to the extent that any of the foregoing Assets are Shared Contracts or Shared Assets, in which case they shall be dealt with in subparagraphs (iii) or (iv) of this definition of "New FSV Assets", as applicable);
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(ii)
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all rights and benefits of FSV Holdco created hereunder in respect of: (a) New FSV Litigation; (b) Joint Litigation; and (c) FSV Holdco's entitlement to certain Insurance Proceeds under the Current Insurance Arrangements in connection with subsection 4.2(a);
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(iii)
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with respect to Shared Contracts, the rights and benefits in respect of the provisions thereof that relate to the Separated Businesses;
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(iv)
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with respect to Shared Assets, the rights and benefits in respect of the uses thereof that relate to the conduct of the Separated Businesses, including the right to hold legal title to such Shared Assets, if applicable, under the provisions of subsection 2.5(g); and
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(v)
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except to the extent covered in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition of "New FSV Assets", those Assets of FirstService in existence at the Reorganization Time which, prior to the Reorganization Time, were used or held for use exclusively in the Separated Businesses;
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(i)
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the New FSV Current Liabilities;
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(ii)
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the New FSV Liabilities listed or described in Schedule C (Part 1);
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(iii)
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the InterCompany Accounts payable by New FSV and/or FSV Holdco to FirstService which are not settled in full on or prior to the Reorganization Time;
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(iv)
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all Liabilities of New FSV and/or FSV Holdco created hereunder in respect of: (a) the New FSV Litigation; (b) the Joint Litigation; and (c) the obligation to reimburse Colliers for all Post-Closing Cooperation Costs in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
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(v)
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with respect to Shared Contracts, the Liabilities in respect of the provisions thereof that relate to the Separated Businesses;
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(vi)
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with respect to Shared Assets, the Liabilities in respect of the uses thereof that relate to the conduct of the Separated Businesses; and
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(vii)
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except to the extent covered in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this definition of "New FSV Liabilities", those Liabilities of FirstService that are related to the Separated Businesses or the New FSV Assets, whether arising or accruing at, prior to or after the Reorganization Time and whether the facts on which a Liability is based occurred at, prior to or after the Reorganization Time;
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(a)
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the division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and subsections and the use of headings and a table of contents are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation hereof;
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(b)
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the words "hereunder", "hereof" and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section or subsection and references to "Articles", "Sections" and "subsections" are to Articles, Sections and subsections of this Agreement;
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words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing any gender include all genders and the neuter;
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the word "including" (and variations thereof) means including without limitation and is not to be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific items or matters set forth or to similar items or matters, but rather as referring to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;
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the terms "in writing" or "written" include printing, typewriting, facsimile transmission and e-mail transmission;
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a reference to a statute or code includes every regulation made pursuant thereto, all amendments to the statute or code or to any such regulation in force from time to time, and any statute, code or regulation which supplements or supersedes such statute, code or regulation;
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a reference to an agreement means such agreement as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the applicable provisions thereof;
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(h)
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if any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Agreement is not a Business Day, such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day;
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(i)
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a reference to the knowledge of a Party means to the best of the knowledge of any of the officers of such Party after due enquiry;
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from and after the wind-up of FSV Holdco into New FSV pursuant to the Arrangement, references herein to "FSV Holdco" shall be deemed to be references to New FSV; and
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(k)
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from and after the amalgamation of FirstService and FCRESI pursuant to the Arrangement, references herein to "FirstService" or "FCRESI" shall be deemed to be references to Colliers.
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through the completion of the Reorganization, as described in this Article 2;
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(b)
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through the completion of the Arrangement, as described in the Arrangement Agreement; and
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(c)
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through the performance by the Parties of all other provisions of the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(a)
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Effective as at the Reorganization Time, FirstService hereby transfers, assigns, delivers or otherwise conveys to FSV Holdco, all legal and beneficial right, title and interest of FirstService at that time in and to the New FSV Assets, free and clear of all financial encumbrances relating to FirstService indebtedness to third parties in respect of loans made by such third parties to FirstService. The Parties also acknowledge and agree that the New FSV Balance Sheet will reflect the consolidated cash position of New FSV immediately upon completion of the Arrangement. FirstService shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to further document the transfer, assignment, delivery or conveyance to FSV Holdco of legal title to the New FSV Assets, the beneficial title of which is transferred hereunder as at the Reorganization Time. At all times from the Reorganization Time until the further documentation of legal title to the New FSV Assets is completed, FirstService shall hold legal title to any such New FSV Assets as bare trustee, agent and nominee of FSV Holdco. If, immediately prior to the Reorganization Time, legal title to any New FSV Asset transferred hereunder is held by any other Person as bare trustee, agent, nominee or similar arrangement for FirstService, FirstService shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, from and after the Reorganization Time, such Person shall hold legal title to such New FSV Assets as bare trustee, agent and nominee for FSV Holdco. The Parties acknowledge that prior to the Reorganization Time, FirstService may have, without limiting its obligations hereunder, transferred legal title in and to certain of the New FSV Assets to FSV Holdco as bare trustee, agent and nominee for FirstService.
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(b)
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The total aggregate consideration payable by FSV Holdco to FirstService hereunder for the transfer, assignment, delivery and other conveyance to FSV Holdco of the New FSV Assets under subsection 2.3(a), and holding of New FSV Assets as bare trustee under subsection 2.5(f), shall be equal to the fair market value of such New FSV Assets as at the Reorganization Time (the "Consideration"). The Consideration shall be paid by FSV Holdco to FirstService as at the Reorganization Time as follows:
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by the issuance of 1,000 common shares in the capital of FSV Holdco (the "FSV Holdco Consideration Shares") to FirstService;
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(ii)
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by the issuance of an interest-bearing demand promissory note payable to FirstService in the principal amount of the Canadian dollar equivalent of USD $224,931,000 in the form of the promissory note set forth in Schedule E (the "FSV Holdco Note");
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(iii)
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by FSV Holdco assuming or becoming responsible for the New FSV Liabilities (other than the FSV Holdco Note, which is dealt with in paragraph 2.3(b)(ii), and any contingent Liability under a New FSV Contract or a Shared Contract in respect of the provisions thereof that relate to the Separated Businesses) pursuant to subsection 2.3(g), including New FSV Liabilities retained by FirstService for the account of FSV Holdco as a result of and in accordance with subsection 2.5(f); and
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(iv)
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by the conferral by FSV Holdco of any benefit on FirstService described in any agreement relating to the Reorganization.
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(c)
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FirstService and FSV Holdco shall jointly elect under subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act (and the corresponding provision of any applicable provincial legislation) in the prescribed form and manner and within the time period referred to in subsection 85(6) of the Tax Act with respect to the disposition of those New FSV Assets that are eligible property for the purposes of subsection 85(1) of the Tax Act. The agreed amount (within the meaning of the Tax Act) in respect of each eligible property so transferred will be as follows:
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in the case of inventory and capital property (as defined in the Tax Act) (other than depreciable property of a prescribed class (as defined in the Tax Act)), an amount equal to the lesser of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 85(1)(c.1)(i) and (ii) of the Tax Act;
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(ii)
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in the case of depreciable property of a prescribed class (as defined in the Tax Act), an amount equal to the least of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 85(1)(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Tax Act; and
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(iii)
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in the case of eligible capital property (as defined in the Tax Act), an amount equal to the least of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 85(1)(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Tax Act.
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(d)
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In accordance with the OBCA, the amount added to the stated capital account maintained by FSV Holdco in respect of its common shares in connection with the issuance of the FSV Holdco Consideration Shares will be equal to $1.00.
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(e)
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Upon request by a Party, FirstService and FSV Holdco shall jointly elect, and in prescribed form and manner and on a timely basis, to have Section 22 of the Tax Act apply to the transfer of any Accounts Receivable by FirstService to FSV Holdco. Upon request by any Party, FirstService and FSV Holdco shall jointly elect on a timely basis to have Section 20(24) of the Tax Act apply to the assumption of any New FSV Liabilities by FSV Holdco from FirstService.
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(f)
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The Consideration shall be allocated to the New FSV Assets in the manner provided in Schedule A (Part 10), which Schedule shall be completed as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time. FirstService and FSV Holdco shall file their respective Canadian federal and provincial tax returns based upon and in accordance with such allocation and will not make any inconsistent statements or take any inconsistent positions on any Canadian tax returns or other Canadian tax filings, in any refund claims or during the course of any audits by any Canadian Governmental Authority.
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(g)
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Effective as at the Reorganization Time, and as partial consideration for the acquisition by FSV Holdco from FirstService of the New FSV Assets in subsection 2.3(a), FSV Holdco hereby assumes and agrees to be responsible for all of the New FSV Liabilities (other than the FSV Holdco Note, which is dealt with in paragraph 2.3(b)(ii), and any contingent Liability under a New FSV Contract or a Shared Contract in respect of the provisions thereof that relate to the Separated Businesses) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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(h)
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Effective as at the Reorganization Time, the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to:
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(i)
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assign and transfer conduct of the New FSV Litigation to FSV Holdco; and
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(ii)
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execute and deliver the agreements and other documents necessary to effect the FCRESI Arrangements.
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(a)
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FirstService will use reasonable commercial efforts to amend, assign or novate all Shared Contracts with effect as at the Reorganization Time, in order to further document or evidence the transfer to FSV Holdco of the legal title to its rights and benefits under the Shared Contracts and the assumption of its obligations under the Shared Contracts. If such further documentation cannot be obtained, or if FirstService or FSV Holdco conclude that it is not practicable or feasible to obtain such further documentation, FirstService and FSV Holdco shall, subject to agreement of FirstService and FSV Holdco, cooperate such that FirstService and FSV Holdco will obtain the benefits and assume or be responsible for the obligations thereunder in substantially the same manner as such benefits and obligations were allocated with respect to such Shared Contract immediately prior to the Reorganization Time;
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(b)
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with respect to the Shared Assets, FirstService and FSV Holdco will cooperate in good faith and use reasonable commercial efforts to further document or evidence the transfer to FSV Holdco of its legal title to the Shared Assets and the assumption of its obligations with respect to the Shared Assets. If such further documentation or evidence cannot be achieved or is not practicable or feasible, then such Shared Asset shall, subject to agreement of FirstService and FSV Holdco, be used, shared and paid for in substantially the same manner that such Shared Asset was used, shared or paid for (each on a divisional basis) immediately prior to the Reorganization Time;
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(c)
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FirstService and FSV Holdco shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions, if any, necessary to further evidence the assumption by FSV Holdco of the New FSV Liabilities as at the Reorganization Time. Until such time as such further actions, if any, are taken, FirstService shall retain legal liability for any such New FSV Liabilities as bare trustee, agent and nominee of FSV Holdco. FSV Holdco shall pay, perform and discharge or cause to be paid, performed and discharged, all of the New FSV Liabilities in accordance with their terms;
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(d)
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if and to the extent that FirstService receives after the Reorganization Time a refund or credit relating to a prepaid expense that was included in New FSV Current Assets, then FirstService shall transfer to New FSV such refund or pay to New FSV an amount equal to the credit received by FirstService;
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(e)
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except as otherwise specifically set forth herein and subject to the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to Taxes shall be governed exclusively by Article 5 and Article 9 of this Agreement. Accordingly, Taxes shall not be treated as Assets or Liabilities for purposes of, or otherwise be governed by, Section 2.3 (except for subsections 2.3(c), 2.3(d) and 2.3(e));
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(f)
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nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as, or be deemed to require, or result in, the transfer or assignment of any right, title and interest in or to any New FSV Assets or the assumption of liability for any New FSV Liabilities which by their terms or operation of law cannot be transferred, assigned or assumed or where the rights thereunder would be materially diminished, until such time as all legal impediments to such transfer, assignment or assumption have been removed; provided, however, that FSV Holdco and FirstService shall cooperate and use reasonable commercial efforts to coordinate obtaining any Consents for the transfer or assignment of all New FSV Assets and the assumption of all New FSV Liabilities contemplated pursuant to this Article 2. Until such time as all legal impediments to such transfer, assignment or assumption have been removed, FirstService shall hold such New FSV Assets in trust as bare trustee so far as the laws of trusts permits for the use and benefit of FSV Holdco and shall retain such New FSV Liabilities for the account of FSV Holdco and shall take such other action as may be reasonably requested by FSV Holdco, in order to place FSV Holdco, insofar as reasonably practicable, in substantially the same position as would have existed had such legal impediments not existed; provided however, notwithstanding the foregoing, FirstService shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced by FSV Holdco (but in the event that FirstService reasonably expends funds in connection with the foregoing, then FSV Holdco shall reimburse FirstService for same);
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(g)
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subject to subsection 2.5(f), until such time as the conveyance of legal title to the rights and benefits of FSV Holdco in respect of those provisions of the Shared Contracts, or those uses of the Shared Assets, which relate to the Separated Businesses, is further documented, if required, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, legal title to Shared Contracts and Shared Assets shall continue to be held by FirstService and FirstService shall hold legal title to any rights and benefits of FSV Holdco in respect of such Shared Contracts and Shared Assets as bare trustee, agent and nominee of FSV Holdco. Upon such time as any legal impediments to the conveyance of legal title to Shared Contracts and Shared Assets are removed, legal title to such Shared Contracts and Shared Assets shall be held by the Party to which such Shared Contract or Shared Asset primarily relates (and such Party shall hold legal title to any rights and benefits of the other Party in respect of such Shared Contracts and Shared Assets as bare trustee, agent and nominee of such other Party). For the purposes of this subsection 2.5(g), "primarily" means, as between FSV Holdco and FirstService: (i) with respect to a Shared Asset, the Party which, prior to the Reorganization Time, used the Shared Asset more than the other Party; (ii) with respect to a Shared Contract, the Party which, prior to the Reorganization Time, was entitled to more rights and benefits, and had more obligations, under such Shared Contract than the other Party; (iii) with respect to a Shared Asset that prior to the Reorganization Time was used equally by FSV Holdco and FirstService, or where it cannot reasonably be determined whether such Shared Asset was used more by one Party than another, then such Shared Asset shall for the purposes of subsection 2.5(g) be deemed to be used primarily by FirstService; and (iv) with respect to a Shared Contract under which the rights, benefits and obligations are equally divided between FSV Holdco and FirstService, or where it cannot reasonably be determined whether one Party was entitled to more rights and benefits and had more obligations than another, then such Shared Contract shall for the purposes of subsection 2.5(g) be deemed to be primarily for the benefit and burden of FirstService;
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(h)
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[redacted]; [Redaction of documentation of Colliers MSA and New FSV MSA]
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(i)
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in connection with any transfers of New FSV Assets and assumption of New FSV Liabilities contemplated in Section 2.3 and further documentation of same in this Section 2.5, the Parties shall at all times comply with the provisions of Section 4.4 of the Arrangement Agreement such that any such transaction shall not cause the Spin-off or any related transaction to be taxed in a manner inconsistent with that provided for in the Tax Ruling and Opinion;
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(j)
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in connection with any transfers of New FSV Assets and assumption of New FSV Liabilities contemplated in Section 2.3 and further documentation of same in this Section 2.5, FirstService and FSV Holdco shall, as required, cooperate to further document the transfer of such New FSV Assets and assumption of such New FSV Liabilities as promptly as practicable, failing which, and without limiting any rights or remedies of a Party under this Agreement, the Party requesting such further documentation shall have access to the Records of the other Party to the extent necessary to prepare the required further documentation; provided that, the Party requesting such further documentation shall be subject to the obligations of confidentiality set forth in Section 6.5 with respect to such Records and the other Party shall execute and deliver such further documentation provided same are in order and are in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
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(k)
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FSV Holdco shall indemnify, defend and save harmless the Colliers Indemnified Parties against and in respect of any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Colliers Indemnified Parties arising out of, relating to or resulting from, directly or indirectly, FirstService holding legal title to any New FSV Assets or retaining legal liability for any New FSV Liabilities, as bare trustee, agent and nominee of FSV Holdco in accordance with Sections 2.3 and 2.5 (other than liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by FirstService which result from the gross negligence or intentional, willful misconduct of FirstService, which shall be for FirstService's account). FirstService shall indemnify, defend and save harmless New FSV against and in respect of any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the New FSV Indemnified Parties arising out of, relating to or resulting from, directly or indirectly, FSV Holdco holding legal title to any Colliers Assets or retaining legal liability for any Colliers Liabilities, as bare trustee, agent and nominee of FirstService in accordance with Sections 2.3 and 2.5 (other than liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by FSV Holdco which result from the gross negligence or intentional, willful misconduct of FSV Holdco, which shall be for FSV Holdco's account); and
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(l)
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any disagreement arising with respect to the transfer of New FSV Assets and the assumption of the New FSV Liabilities contemplated under Sections 2.3 or 2.5 shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 and Article 10.
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(a)
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On or prior to the Effective Date, FirstService shall cause each officer and director:
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(i)
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of FSV Holdco or any Affiliate of FSV Holdco who is an officer or director (or the equivalent thereof) of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService as at the Effective Date, but will not be an officer or director of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService after the Effective Date, to resign, effective not later than the Effective Date, from all boards of directors or similar governing bodies of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService on which they serve (and all committees thereof), and from all positions as officers (or the equivalent thereof) of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService which they hold; and
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(ii)
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of FirstService and any Affiliate of FirstService who will not be an officer or director (or the equivalent thereof) of New FSV, FSV Holdco or any Affiliate thereof after the Effective Date, to resign, effective not later than the Effective Date, from all boards of directors or similar governing bodies of New FSV, FSV Holdco or any Affiliate thereof on which they serve (and all committees thereof) and from all positions as officers (or the equivalent thereof) of New FSV, FSV Holdco and any Affiliate thereof which they hold.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing:
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(i)
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the Parties shall use reasonable commercial efforts to have any director or officer who resigns pursuant to this Section 2.6 cooperate and assist (in the case of officers, with respect to matters for which they were responsible prior to the Reorganization Time), the entity from which they have resigned as necessary to comply with all regulatory and other governance requirements and all in accordance with Section 6.7; and
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(ii)
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if following the Effective Date any officer or director of a Party continues to serve as an officer or director of another Party, but should have resigned from such position pursuant to this Section 2.6, then Colliers and New FSV, as the case may be, shall use their reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause such officer or director to resign from such position as promptly as reasonably practicable and where legally permissible and practicable with effect from the Effective Date.
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(a)
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New FSV and FSV Holdco agree and acknowledge that FirstService is not, in this Agreement, making any representation or warranty to FSV Holdco as to any aspect of the New FSV Interests or as to any Consents, it being understood and agreed that FSV Holdco shall take the New FSV Assets, and shall assume, perform and discharge the New FSV Liabilities, on an "as-is", "where-is" basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New FSV Assets shall be transferred to FSV Holdco in accordance with Section 2.3 herein, free and clear of all financial encumbrances relating to FirstService indebtedness to third parties in respect of loans made by such third parties to FirstService.
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(b)
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FirstService agrees and acknowledges that none of New FSV, FSV Holdco nor any Affiliate thereof is, in this Agreement or in any other agreement or document, making any representation or warranty to FirstService, or any Affiliate of FirstService, as to any Consents.
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(a)
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To the extent that FirstService has the right to grant same without additional cost or expense and subject to any obligations that FirstService may owe to any third party in respect of same, FirstService hereby grants to FSV Holdco in each of the jurisdictions where FirstService has the right to do so, effective as at the Reorganization Time, the non-exclusive, royalty free right to use the Colliers Licensed Intellectual Property in the Separated Businesses: (i) in the same manner and for the same purposes as such was used in such businesses prior to the Reorganization Time; and (ii) to the extent that same can be shown from the Records of FSV Holdco, in the manner contemplated by FSV Holdco prior to the Reorganization Time for use in the Separated Businesses.
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(b)
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To the extent that FSV Holdco has the right to grant same without additional cost or expense and subject to any obligations that FSV Holdco may owe to any third party in respect of same, FSV Holdco hereby grants to FirstService in each of the jurisdictions where FSV Holdco has the right to do so, effective as at the Reorganization Time, the non-exclusive, royalty free right to use the FSV Holdco Licensed Intellectual Property in the Colliers Businesses: (i) in the same manner and for the same purposes as such was used in such businesses prior to the Reorganization Time; and (ii) to the extent that same can be shown from the Records of FirstService, in the manner contemplated by FirstService prior to the Reorganization Time for use in the Colliers Businesses.
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(c)
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The license granted in subsection 2.10(a) shall not result in the assignment of any of FirstService's rights in or to such Colliers Licensed Intellectual Property or result in any obligation of FirstService to register, enforce or maintain such Colliers Licensed Intellectual Property, to provide or deliver any copy of same, or to grant FSV Holdco any right to do so on its own or on behalf of FirstService; provided however, FSV Holdco may register, enforce or maintain any of such Colliers Licensed Intellectual Property to the extent required in order to protect FSV Holdco's interests in same in the Separated Businesses to the extent that FirstService has not registered, enforced or maintained same and FirstService shall cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to FSV Holdco in connection therewith. All such Colliers Licensed Intellectual Property is provided on an "as is", "where is" and "with all faults" basis and FirstService expressly disclaims any and all representations, warranties and conditions, express or implied, in respect of same.
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(d)
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The license granted in subsection 2.10(b) shall not result in the assignment of any of FSV Holdco's rights in or to such FSV Holdco Licensed Intellectual Property or result in any obligation of FSV Holdco to register, enforce or maintain such FSV Holdco Licensed Intellectual Property, to provide or deliver any copy of same, or to grant FirstService any right to do so on its own or on behalf of FSV Holdco; provided however, FirstService may register, enforce or maintain any of such FSV Holdco Licensed Intellectual Property to the extent required in order to protect FirstService's interests in same in the Colliers Businesses to the extent that FSV Holdco has not registered, enforced or maintained same and FSV Holdco shall cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to FirstService in connection therewith. All such FSV Holdco Licensed Intellectual Property is provided on an "as is", "where is" and "with all faults" basis and FSV Holdco expressly disclaims any and all representations, warranties and conditions, express or implied, in respect of same.
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(e)
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FirstService and FSV Holdco shall not use the FSV Holdco Licensed Intellectual Property and the Colliers Licensed Intellectual Property, respectively, in a manner which may result in the loss thereof.
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(f)
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FirstService and FSV Holdco agree that the fair market values of the mutual licenses granted above are expected to be the same.
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(g)
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The licenses contained in subsections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b) shall include the right to permit third parties to use such Intellectual Property on behalf of and for the benefit of the licensee and shall include the right to practice and otherwise fully exploit such Intellectual Property provided that such licenses shall not include the right to grant licenses to third parties other than as expressly provided in this subsection 2.10(g).
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Consistent with the provisions of Section 12.2, upon the reasonable request of another Party, each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties and execute and deliver, from time to time, such additional software, patent or other license agreements, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, as may reasonably be required in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and, in particular, the licenses set out in subsections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b).
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(i)
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Notwithstanding the broad licenses granted in subsections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b) above, FSV Holdco and FirstService agree that where either wishes to exercise its rights, as licensee, under subsections 2.10(a) or 2.10(b) above, respectively, in the United States of America, it shall only do so: (i) through a wholly owned U.S. Affiliate; (ii) pursuant to a written license between itself and such U.S. Affiliate; and (iii) on an arm's length basis.
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(a)
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Subject to subsection 3.1(c), FSV Holdco shall discontinue all and any use, as soon as commercially practicable after the Reorganization Time but in any event within six months thereafter, except as may be mutually agreed in writing, and shall not make any new use, of:
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(i)
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any trademark owned, possessed by or under the control of Colliers, other than New FSV Intellectual Property;
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(ii)
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any trademark, tradename or other indicia of source which includes the name "Colliers", "Colliers International" or any variant thereof; or
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(iii)
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any trademark derivative of or similar to any of the foregoing in paragraph 3.1(a)(i);
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(b)
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In furtherance of the foregoing, as soon as commercially practicable after the Reorganization Time, but in any event within six months thereafter, except as may be mutually agreed in writing, FSV Holdco will, at its own expense, remove (or, if necessary, on an interim basis, cover up) any and all displays of Non-Permitted Marks from any of the New FSV Assets (including exterior signs and other identifiers located on any property or premises, vehicles, web sites, software, email, products, supplies and documents and other materials and systems); provided however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent FSV Holdco: (i) from using Colliers' or its Affiliates names (or prior names) in public filings with Governmental Authorities, materials intended for distribution to New FSV or Colliers' securityholders or any other communication in any medium to the extent necessary or appropriate to describe the relationship between the Parties; (ii) from using such names to the extent such names are referenced in New FSV Contracts, Shared Contracts, New FSV Litigation or Joint Litigation; or (iii) from using such names to the extent required pursuant to New FSV Contracts.
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(a)
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Colliers Litigation. Following the Reorganization Time, FirstService shall have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense and appeal and shall bear all costs, expenses and Liabilities, and shall be entitled to retain all amounts received as proceeds, settlements, judgments and awards, of all Colliers Litigation and may settle or compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such Colliers Litigation without the consent of FSV Holdco; provided however, that in the event such settlement, compromise or judgment assigns any liability, fault or responsibility to FSV Holdco or any Affiliate of FSV Holdco or is otherwise reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on FSV Holdco's business, operations or financial condition, FSV Holdco's consent to any such settlement, compromise or judgment will be required (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). In furtherance of the foregoing, neither FSV Holdco nor any Affiliate of FSV Holdco shall be entitled to participate in the defense of, or share in any proceeds, settlements, judgments or awards resulting from, nor shall it bear any responsibility with respect to any costs, expenses or Liabilities associated with any Colliers Litigation.
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New FSV Litigation. Following the Reorganization Time, FSV Holdco shall have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense, settlement, compromise and appeal and shall bear all costs, expenses and Liabilities, and shall be entitled to retain all amounts received as proceeds, settlements, judgments and awards of all New FSV Litigation and may settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such New FSV Litigation without the consent of FirstService; provided however, that in the event such settlement, compromise or judgment assigns any liability, fault or responsibility to FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService or is otherwise reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on FirstService's business, operations or financial condition, FirstService's consent to any such settlement, compromise or judgment will be required (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). In furtherance of the foregoing, neither FirstService nor any Affiliate of FirstService shall be entitled to participate in the defense of, or share in any proceeds, settlements, judgments or awards resulting from, nor shall it bear any responsibility with respect to any costs, expenses or Liabilities associated with any New FSV Litigation.
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Joint Litigation. Following the Reorganization Time, FirstService shall have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense and appeal of all Joint Litigation. FirstService shall bear all costs, expenses and Liabilities of, and shall be entitled to retain all amounts received as proceeds, settlements, judgments and awards in such Joint Litigation; provided that, with reasonable promptness following a final determination with respect to any Joint Litigation, including the rendering of a judgment at trial or on appeal for which a stay cannot be obtained, an order that an amount be posted in order to obtain a stay of a judgment, settlement or other final resolution, the Transition Teams shall determine whether, and to what extent, the final resolution of such Joint Litigation related to New FSV Interests, based upon the written opinion or order of the court, the evidence presented to the court or, in the absence of a court decision, any other evidence involved in determining the final resolution of such Joint Litigation. In the event that it is so determined that the final resolution of such Joint Litigation related in whole or in part to New FSV Interests, then FSV Holdco shall:
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bear its proportionate share (as determined by the Transition Teams) of any Post-Closing Cooperation Costs, expenses and Liabilities arising out of or relating to such Joint Litigation (and shall with reasonable promptness reimburse FirstService for such proportionate share of any Post-Closing Cooperation Costs, expenses and Liabilities theretofore borne by FirstService); or
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be entitled to receive (and FirstService shall with reasonable promptness, upon receipt, pay to FSV Holdco) its proportionate share (as determined by the Transition Teams) of any amounts received by FirstService as proceeds, settlements, judgments and awards resulting from such Joint Litigation.
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(d)
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Any claim asserted by a third party or Action commenced by a third party in respect of which a Party is entitled to indemnification under Article 9, shall be dealt with exclusively under Article 9 and not under this subsection 3.2(d). Otherwise:
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with respect to any Action, which for purposes of this subsection 3.2(d) shall be restricted to a lawsuit or arbitration, commenced within 10 years after the Reorganization Time by FirstService or FSV Holdco or their respective Affiliates (but not both FirstService and FSV Holdco or their respective Affiliates), or commenced against FirstService or FSV Holdco or their respective Affiliates (but not both FirstService and FSV Holdco or their respective Affiliates) at any time after the Reorganization Time, on the one hand (the party bringing such Action or against whom such Action is commenced being referred to herein as the "Named Party"), and any third Person, on the other hand, that is not related (as determined by the Named Party, acting reasonably) to New FSV Litigation, Joint Litigation or Colliers Litigation (each, an "Other Action"), the Named Party shall determine in good faith whether such Other Action relates directly to the Assets or Liabilities of the other Party. If the Named Party determines in good faith that such Other Action does not relate directly to the Assets or Liabilities of the other Party, then such Named Party shall not be obligated to refer such Other Action to the Transition Teams in accordance with this subsection 3.2(d) and such Named Party shall have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense and appeal and shall bear all costs, expenses and Liabilities and shall be entitled to retain all amounts received as proceeds, settlements, judgments and awards of such Other Action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Named Party initially determines in good faith that such Other Action does not relate directly to the Assets or Liabilities of the other Party, but subsequent to such determination, the Named Party, determines in good faith and with reasonable dispatch, as a result of new or additional claims being brought or other new information coming to its attention that was not available with reasonable diligence at the time of the original determination by the Named Party, that such Other Action does relate directly to the Assets or Liabilities of the other Party, then the Named Party shall refer such Other Action to the Transition Teams in accordance with this subsection 3.2(d);
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in the event that the Named Party determines in good faith that such Other Action relates directly to the Assets or Liabilities of the other Party, then such Named Party shall refer such Other Action to the Transition Teams and the Transition Teams shall determine in good faith whether such Other Action relates primarily to New FSV Interests, on the one hand, or Colliers Interests, on the other hand, and whether FirstService or FSV Holdco should have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense and appeal of such Other Action or whether FirstService and FSV Holdco should jointly control such Other Action;
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if during the course of an Other Action, the Transition Teams determine that FirstService and FSV Holdco shall jointly control the prosecution or defense of such Other Action, then FirstService and FSV Holdco shall share all costs, expenses and Liabilities of prosecuting or defending such Other Action (since the commencement of such Other Action) in such proportion as shall be determined by the Transition Teams;
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during the course of an Other Action, any Party maintaining exclusive authority and control over such Other Action shall bear all costs, expenses and Liabilities of prosecuting or defending such Other Action;
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with reasonable promptness following such time that a final determination with respect to such Other Action that was referred to the Transition Teams under subsection 3.2(d)(i), 3.2(d)(ii) or 3.2(d)(iii), including the rendering of a judgment at trial or on appeal for which a stay cannot be obtained, an order that an amount be posted in order to obtain a stay of a judgment, settlement or other final resolution, the Transition Teams shall determine whether, and to what extent, the final resolution of such Other Action related to New FSV Interests, on one hand, and FirstService's Interests, on the other hand, based upon the written opinion or order of the court, the evidence presented to the court, and any other evidence involved in determining the final resolution of such Other Action. In the event that it is so determined that the final resolution of such Other Action related to both Colliers Interests and the New FSV Interests, then each of FirstService and FSV Holdco shall:
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bear its proportionate share (as determined by the Transition Teams) of any costs, expenses and Liabilities arising out of or relating to such Other Action (and shall with reasonable promptness reimburse the Party responsible for advancing the costs of prosecuting or defending such Other Action for its proportionate share of any Post-Closing Cooperation Costs, expenses and Liabilities theretofore borne by such Party); or
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be entitled to receive its proportionate share (as determined by the Transition Teams) of any amounts received as proceeds, settlements, judgments and awards in such Other Action (and the Party receiving such amounts shall with reasonable promptness pay to the other Party its proportionate share thereof).
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Except as otherwise provided herein, each of FirstService and FSV Holdco shall promptly reimburse or otherwise provide payment to FSV Holdco and FirstService, respectively, for any payments made following the Reorganization Time (but only if such payments have not been settled as between FSV Holdco and FirstService prior to the Reorganization Time) to third parties by FSV Holdco or FirstService, on behalf of the other Party, in connection with the operation of such Party's business, including payments made by FirstService with respect to FSV Holdco payroll obligations.
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Except as otherwise provided herein, from and after the Reorganization Time, each of FirstService and FSV Holdco shall promptly deliver to the other Party, any payments or other amounts received by it following the Reorganization Time in respect of amounts that are attributable and payable to such other Party, including receivables or otherwise.
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The reimbursements referred to in subsection 3.3(a) shall include: (i) a reimbursement by FSV Holdco to FirstService for the goods and services tax component of accounts receivable included in the New FSV Current Assets, which component FirstService is required to remit; and (ii) a reimbursement by FirstService to FSV Holdco for the goods and services tax component of accounts payable included in the New FSV Current Liabilities, which component FirstService is entitled to recover as an input tax credit.
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From and after the completion of the Arrangement, Colliers shall be responsible for Insurance Administration under the Current Insurance Arrangements with respect to all Losses and Liabilities including any claims with respect to the New FSV Assets and New FSV Liabilities arising prior to the completion of the Arrangement or arising after the completion of the Arrangement but relating to the period prior to the completion of the Arrangement and covered by the Current Insurance Arrangements. All Post-Closing Cooperation Costs relating to Insurance Administration and claimed with respect to the New FSV Interests as contemplated by this subsection 4.2(a) shall be borne by FSV Holdco; provided that, prior to incurring any material disbursement or engaging any agent with respect thereto, Colliers shall consult with New FSV with respect to same. Insurance Proceeds with respect to claims, costs and expenses under the Current Insurance Arrangements which relate to the New FSV Interests shall be paid by Colliers to New FSV. In the event New FSV or any Affiliate of New FSV makes an Insured Claim under a Current Insurance Arrangement, New FSV shall deliver notice to Colliers of such Insured Claim and Colliers shall promptly and diligently either: (i) appoint New FSV as its agent for the limited purpose of making and administering such Insured Claim, keeping Colliers periodically updated as to the status of such Insured Claim; or (ii) proceed to do whatever may be required and necessary under the Current Insurance Arrangements to make such a claim on behalf of New FSV or its Affiliate, as the case may be, keeping New FSV periodically updated as to the status of such Insured Claim. In making any such claims on behalf of New FSV or its Affiliate, as the case may be, Colliers shall exercise the same degree of diligence as it would normally exercise in connection with insurance claims made on its own behalf.
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From and after the completion of the Arrangement, Colliers or any Affiliate of Colliers, on the one hand, and New FSV or any Affiliate of New FSV, on the other hand, shall have the right to claim coverage for Insured Claims under the Current Insurance Arrangements with respect to any claim covered by such Current Insurance Arrangements as and to the extent that such insurance is available, up to the full extent of the applicable limits of liability, if any, and subject to the terms and conditions, of such Current Insurance Arrangements (and may receive any Insurance Proceeds with respect thereto). In the event that the total Insurance Proceeds payable to the Parties and their respective Affiliates under the Current Insurance Arrangements shall have exhausted the limits of liability, if any, under such Current Insurance Arrangements, payment of any future claims which are not reimbursed under such Current Insurance Arrangements as a result of such exhaustion of the limits of liability shall be the sole responsibility of the Party to which such Loss or Liability is allocated under the terms of this Agreement. Colliers and New FSV agree to cooperate with each other in a reasonable manner in asserting any Insured Claim pursuant to this Section 4.2.
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Effective as and from the completion of the Arrangement, each of Colliers and New FSV shall obtain for the benefit of their respective officers and directors, their own directors' and officers' liability insurance at their own cost and expense covering any alleged action or inaction of such directors and officers in relation to their respective organizations following the Effective Time. Any return premium under the Current Insurance Arrangements associated with Colliers and New FSV each obtaining their own directors' and officers' liability coverage as provided above shall be applied to offset the premium associated with extending the time period to provide notice of a claim under the Current Insurance Arrangements as contemplated in subsection 4.3 (b) below.
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In addition to the indemnity obligations contemplated in Section 9.3 and 9.4, FirstService and Colliers shall, for the benefit of the directors and officers of FirstService, Colliers, New FSV, FSV Holdco and their respective Affiliates, ensure that the period for providing notice for claims under the Current Insurance Arrangements for directors' and officers' liability is extended for a period of no less than six years following completion of the Arrangement, and the extended directors' and officers' liability policy under the Current Insurance Arrangements will be the sole policy covering claims relating to the action or inaction of such directors and officers as directors and officers of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService up to and including the completion of the Arrangement or arising out of, relating to or resulting from, directly or indirectly, the Arrangement or the Arrangement Agreement, this Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement or the Pre-Arrangement Transactions.
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Subject to the more detailed provisions of subsections 2.3(c), 2.3(d) and 2.3(e), each Party covenants and agrees with and in favour of each other Party to file its Canadian federal and provincial tax returns and make all other Canadian federal and provincial filings, notifications, designations and elections, including elections pursuant to Section 85 of the Tax Act, pursuant to the Tax Act and to make adjustments to its stated capital accounts for the purposes of the OBCA in accordance with the terms of the Tax Ruling and Opinion, the Plan of Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement, as applicable, following the Effective Date. Subject to the more detailed provisions of subsections 2.3(c), 2.3(d) and 2.3(e), where an "agreed amount" (or any analogous term or concept under applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) is to be included in any such election, such amount will be within the range contemplated by the Tax Act (or applicable provincial or foreign tax legislation) and will be the amount contemplated by the Tax Ruling and Opinion, the Plan of Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement, as applicable.
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To the extent that any Party (in this subsection 5.1(b), the "First Party") receives a notice of assessment in respect of Tax levied pursuant to Part III.1 of the Tax Act for an "excessive eligible dividend designation" (within the meaning of the Tax Act) in respect of any dividend that is paid or deemed to be paid pursuant to the Arrangement, then any other Party who received or was entitled to receive all or any portion of such dividend or deemed dividend hereby agrees and consents to the making of an election by the First Party pursuant to subsection 185.1(2) of the Tax Act to treat such excessive eligible dividend designation as a taxable dividend (other than an eligible dividend), and the Parties agree to cooperate and to take all actions necessary or desirable to support the making of such election.
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Each Party covenants and agrees with and in favour of each other Party to cooperate in the preparation and filing, in the form and within the time limits prescribed or otherwise contemplated in the Tax Act, of all tax returns, filings, notifications, designations and elections under the Tax Act as contemplated in the Tax Ruling and Opinion, the Plan of Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement (and any similar tax returns, elections, notifications or designations that may be required under applicable provincial or foreign legislation).
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retention, subject to the provisions of Article 6, until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, and the provision, upon request, of copies of all tax returns, books, records, documentation and other information, including schedules, related working papers and documents; and
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execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any tax proceeding, the filing of any tax return or any refund claim by a Party or an Affiliate thereof.
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Subject to the provisions of subsection 6.2(e) regarding, from and after the Reorganization Time, FirstService shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford to FSV Holdco and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (at FSV Holdco's or its Affiliate's sole cost and expense) reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, to the relevant portions of FirstService's Records (including active agreements, active litigation files and governmental filings) that contain New FSV Information or Shared Information, and to make copies of such records.
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Subject to the provisions of subsection 6.2(e), from and after the Reorganization Time, New FSV and FSV Holdco shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, afford to FirstService and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (at FirstService's or its Affiliate's sole cost and expense) reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, to the relevant portions of New FSV Records (including active agreements, active litigation files and governmental filings) that contain Colliers Information or Shared Information, and to make copies of such records.
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With respect to Records kept in off-site storage as at the Reorganization Time that are maintained and managed by FirstService or its Affiliates, FirstService shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable commercial efforts to continue to maintain and manage, at its sole cost and expense, all such Records in accordance with, and for the periods specified in, Colliers' Records Retention Policy and the provisions of Section 6.3.
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With respect to Records kept in off-site storage as at the Reorganization Time that are maintained or managed by a third party on behalf of FirstService and/or its Affiliates (the "Third Party Stored Records"), FirstService shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable commercial efforts to continue to have such Third Party Stored Records maintained or managed, at its sole cost and expense, in accordance with, and for the periods specified in, Colliers' Records Retention Policy and the provisions of Section 6.3.
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FirstService and FSV Holdco and their respective Affiliates shall have the right to access Third Party Stored Records to the extent relating to the Colliers Interests or the New FSV Interests, respectively, in accordance with this subsection 6.2(e) and to make written request to access such Third Party Stored Records directly to such third party, so long as:
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the Party making any such request shall concurrently provide a copy of such written request to each of the other Parties;
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each of the other Parties shall have the right to object to the written request if such other Party determines in good faith that the written request is contrary to the provisions of this Section 6.2; provided that, such objecting Party provides written notice to the requesting Party of such objection within 3 Business Days of receipt of the written request, together with reasonable details of the reasons for such objection;
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the requesting Party may only accept delivery of and review any such Third Party Stored Records if: (i) such requesting Party has not received a written objection from another Party within 3 Business Days of delivery of the written request to such other Party; or (ii) if such requesting Party receives a written objection from another Party within 3 Business Days of delivery of the written request to such other Party, when the requesting Party and the objecting Party resolve the disagreement with respect to such request and objection; and
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if FSV Holdco and FirstService are unable to resolve any disagreement with respect to any such requests and objections within 2 Business Days of receipt of any objection, then the provisions of Article 10 shall apply with respect to such disagreement.
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FirstService hereby acknowledges and agrees that New FSV and FSV Holdco have a proprietary interest in the New FSV Information and that the same is of value to New FSV, FSV Holdco and their Affiliates and that use or disclosure of the New FSV Information contrary to the terms of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm to New FSV, FSV Holdco and their Affiliates.
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FirstService hereby covenants and agrees with New FSV and FSV Holdco that FirstService will not and FirstService shall cause its Affiliates to not divulge, communicate, use for itself or for the benefit of any other Person, or otherwise misuse, contrary to the terms of this Agreement, any New FSV Information without the prior written consent of New FSV.
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FirstService hereby covenants and agrees with New FSV and FSV Holdco that FirstService will, and FirstService shall cause its Affiliates to, treat all New FSV Information with the same degree of care as FirstService accords to its own confidential information.
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New FSV and FSV Holdco hereby acknowledge and agree that FirstService has a proprietary interest in the Colliers Information and that the same is of value to FirstService and its Affiliates and that use or disclosure of the Colliers Information contrary to the terms of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm to FirstService and its Affiliates.
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New FSV and FSV Holdco hereby covenant and agree with FirstService that New FSV and FSV Holdco will not and they shall cause their Affiliates to not divulge, communicate, use for itself or for the benefit of any other Person, or otherwise misuse, contrary to the terms of this Agreement, any Colliers Information without the prior written consent of FirstService.
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New FSV and FSV Holdco hereby covenant and agree with FirstService that New FSV and FSV Holdco will, and New FSV and FSV Holdco shall cause its Affiliates to, treat all Colliers Information with the same degree of care as New FSV accords to its own confidential information.
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The Parties hereby covenant and agree to and to cause their Affiliates to only use the Shared Information in the normal course of their respective businesses for their own internal purposes and to not divulge or communicate to any other Person any Shared Information (except that the Parties will be permitted to disclose such information, to the extent necessary, in connection with their normal business activities, on a confidential basis, to their customers, partners, agents, lenders, contractors and consultants), without the prior written consent of the other Party.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, where an obligation is owed to a third party in respect of such Shared Information, the Parties hereby covenant and agree to use such information only in a manner consistent with such obligations.
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The Parties acknowledge that they each have the non-exclusive right to use Industry Know-How and that each of them may use, divulge, communicate and in any other way exploit Industry Know-How in an unrestricted manner and without obligation of confidence. No Party shall restrict or attempt to restrict the other Parties with respect to their past, present or future exploitation, use or other dealing of Industry Know-How.
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In addition, the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement shall not operate to restrict, in any way, any of the Parties from using, divulging, communicating or in any other way exploiting any information other than the Restricted Information or Shared Information known or which becomes known to them, provided however that the Parties acknowledge that they may be party to other agreements or subject to other obligations in respect of such information, which agreements or obligations shall not be effected in any way by this Agreement.
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In addition to the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree that each or any of them may disclose any Restricted Information: (i) as required by Applicable Law (provided that they shall have first complied with Section 6.10); (ii) to its directors, officers, employees, lawyers, accountants or other advisors, who are under obligations in respect of limited use, limited disclosure and confidentiality no less stringent than set forth herein, on a "need-to-know" basis; (iii) in connection with disputes or litigation between the Parties that relates to such Restricted Information, and each Party shall endeavor to limit disclosure for that purpose; or (iv) in connection with the exercise of any rights granted hereunder.
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The foregoing obligations shall apply to the Parties hereto and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, lawyers, accountants and other advisors and any other Person to whom the Parties or any of them have delivered copies of, or permitted access to, such Restricted Information and each disclosing Party shall advise each of the foregoing persons of the obligations set forth in this Agreement and shall enforce and be responsible for the non-compliance of such Persons with such obligations.
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Any Records in the possession of FirstService or its Affiliates, on the one hand, or New FSV, FSV Holdco and their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, that the other Party is provided access to pursuant to this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement, shall be deemed to be and remain the Records and property of the providing Party and its licensors. Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of ownership, license or otherwise in any such Records, or the information contained or disclosed therein.
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A Party providing access to Records hereunder shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the requesting Party for all Post-Closing Cooperation Costs incurred in connection with creating, gathering and copying such Records.
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The rights and obligations granted under this Article 6 are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of information set forth in any applicable Contracts with third parties, as well as any restrictions and obligations imposed by Applicable Law.
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Upon request by FSV Holdco, FirstService agrees to advise New FSV and FSV Holdco, to the extent reasonably recorded in its Records of: (i) all purposes for which the Transferred Information was initially collected from or in respect of the individual to which such Transferred Information relates; (ii) all additional purposes where FirstService has notified the individual of such additional purpose, and where required by Applicable Law, obtained the consent of such individual to such use or disclosure; and (iii) all instances where a relevant consent to the collection, use or disclosure of Transferred Information previously obtained has been withdrawn or varied.
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New FSV and FSV Holdco covenant and agree to: (i) prior to the completion of the transactions contemplated herein, collect, use and disclose the Transferred Information solely for the purpose of reviewing and completing the transactions contemplated herein, including determining to complete such transactions; (ii) after the completion of the transactions contemplated herein, collect, use and disclose the Transferred Information only for those purposes for which the Transferred Information was initially collected from, or in respect of, the individual to which such Transferred Information relates or for the completion of the transactions contemplated herein, unless (A) FirstService, New FSV and/or FSV Holdco has first notified such individual of such additional purpose, and where required by law, obtained the consent of such individual to such additional purpose, or (B) such use or disclosure is permitted or authorized by Applicable Law, without notice to, or consent from, such individual; (iii) where required by Applicable Law, promptly notify the individuals to whom the Transferred Information relates that the transactions contemplated herein have taken place and that the Transferred Information has been disclosed to New FSV and/or FSV Holdco; (iv) return or destroy the Transferred Information, at the option of FirstService, should the transactions contemplated herein not be completed; and (v) notwithstanding any other provision herein, where the disclosure or transfer of Transferred Information to New FSV and/or FSV Holdco requires the consent of, or the provision of notice to, the individual to which such Transferred Information relates, to not require or accept the disclosure or transfer of such Transferred Information until FirstService has first notified such individual of such disclosure or transfer and the purpose for same, and where required by Applicable Law, obtained the individual's consent to same and to only collect, use and disclose such information to the extent necessary to complete the transactions contemplated herein and as authorized or permitted by Applicable Law.
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Subject to subsection 7.1(b) below, FirstService and FSV Holdco agree that all agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings, whether or not in writing, between FirstService or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and FSV Holdco or any of its Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate without further action being required by any party thereto, with effect as of the Reorganization Time. No such terminated agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding (including any provision thereof which purports to survive such termination) will be of any further force or effect as of and from the Reorganization Time. FirstService and FSV Holdco and their respective Affiliates shall sign all such documents and perform all such other acts, as may be necessary or desirable to implement or confirm such terminations.
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The provisions of subsection 7.1(a) above shall not apply to any of the following agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof): (i) this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement (and each other agreement or instrument expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement to be entered into by any Party hereto); (ii) any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding listed or described or set forth on Schedule D (Part 1); (iii) any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding to which any third party is a party; (iv) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement contemplates will be in force and effect beyond the Reorganization Time; (v) any other agreements FirstService and FSV Holdco or their respective Affiliates agree should not be terminated pursuant to subsection 7.1(a); and (vi) any other agreements FirstService and FSV Holdco or their respective Affiliates enter into after the Reorganization Time or which have effect from and after the Reorganization Time.
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From and after the Reorganization Time and except as specifically set forth in this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement, each of FSV Holdco, on the one hand, and FirstService, on the other hand (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns), releases and forever discharges the other Party and its respective Affiliates and Representatives (collectively, the "Released Parties") of and from all Liabilities (including claims for indirect, consequential, exemplary and punitive damages), both in law and in equity, which the releasing Party has or ever had, which arise out of or relate to, in whole or in part, both: (i) the business, Assets, Liabilities and operations of the other Party and its Affiliates and Representatives; and (ii) events, circumstances or actions, whether known or unknown, occurring or failing to occur, or any conditions existing, in each case, on or prior to the Reorganization Time.
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Notwithstanding subsection 7.2(a), the general release contained in subsection 7.2(a) shall not apply to:
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any Party's rights to enforce this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement or any of the instruments delivered pursuant to this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement;
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any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Released Party (provided that the Parties agree not to bring suit or permit any of their Affiliates to bring suit against any Released Party with respect to any Liability to the extent such Released Party would be released with respect to such Liability by this Section 7.2 but for this paragraph 7.2(b)(ii);
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any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement;
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any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement for claims brought against the Parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of Article 9 and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Arrangement Agreement;
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the Executory Contracts;
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the FSV Holdco Note; or
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the New FSV Liabilities which FSV Holdco has agreed to assume pursuant to paragraph 2.3(b)(iii) or the Colliers Liabilities.
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The Parties hereto acknowledge that the foregoing general release shall not apply to any Liabilities assigned by the Parties to third parties prior to the Reorganization Time. Nothing in this Agreement shall impair any of the rights of any directors or officers of FirstService, Colliers, New FSV or FSV Holdco, or any of their respective Affiliates, to seek indemnification under any certificate of incorporation or by-laws of FirstService or any of its predecessors or Affiliates, or under any indemnification agreements, arising out of or relating to actions or inactions of such directors or officers prior to the Reorganization Time.
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FirstService agrees to provide each of the New FSV Transition Services for and on behalf of New FSV as and when required during FirstService's normal business hours, or such other times as may be applicable in the circumstances having regard to the nature of the particular New FSV Transition Service and how and when the activities to which such New FSV Transition Service relates have been undertaken by FirstService prior to the Effective Time. The provision of the New FSV Transition Services shall be deemed to have commenced effective at the Effective Time.
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New FSV agrees to provide each of the Colliers Transition Services for and on behalf of FirstService as and when required during New FSV's normal business hours, or such other times as may be applicable in the circumstances having regard to the nature of the particular Colliers Transition Service and how and when the activities to which such Colliers Transition Service relates have been undertaken by FSV Holdco prior to the Effective Date. The provision of the Colliers Transition Services shall be deemed to have commenced effective at the Effective Time.
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From time to time during the Transition Period, a Party may request that services that are not currently included in the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, be added to the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services (a "Service Variation"), provided that no Service Variation shall take effect unless the prior written consent of the Party to provide the service is obtained, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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If a Party has requested, and the other Party has consented to, a Service Variation, the additional services shall be added to the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, effective at such time as the Parties may agree upon, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, and the Parties shall prepare and attach to this Agreement a revised Schedule F (in substantially the same form as the existing Schedule F) describing the additional services comprising such Service Variation, together with any other details or information relating thereto that the Parties may deem advisable in the circumstances, and, if applicable, a revised Schedule G (in substantially the same form as the existing Schedule G) describing the additional compensation payable for the provision of such additional services, if any.
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FirstService and New FSV, as applicable, shall use reasonable commercial efforts to: (a) ensure that the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services are carried out by appropriately qualified and competent personnel, contractors and subcontractors; and (b) allocate a sufficient number of its employees, employees of its Affiliates, contractors and subcontractors as are necessary to competently perform the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services; provided always that such Party will not be required to devote personnel in excess of those providing similar service in respect of or similar to the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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The Party receiving services pursuant to this Article 8 shall provide, or shall ensure that its Affiliates provide, the Party providing such services and its personnel, including, when applicable, its Affiliates, contractors and subcontractors and their respective personnel, with all access to the service receiving Party's personnel, premises and/or systems as may be reasonably required by the Party providing such services for the performance of the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services, as applicable. No Party shall have any liability for any failure to perform any New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services in accordance with the other provisions of this Article 8 or to otherwise perform its obligations under this Article 8 to the extent attributable to failure by another Party or any of its Affiliates to provide such access or to provide such access in a timely manner.
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During the Transition Period, the Parties agree to cooperate in providing for an orderly transition of such New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services to the others of them, as applicable, or a successor service provider, including all required system conversions and associated data transfers.
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Neither FirstService nor New FSV shall not be required to advance money, funds or credit for or on behalf of the other of them in connection with the performance and discharge of the New FSV Transition Services or the Colliers Transition Services, respectively, but if FirstService or New FSV elects to advance money or funds for or on behalf of the other of them in connection with the performance and discharge of the New FSV Transition Services or the Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, the other of them shall promptly reimburse FirstService or New FSV, as applicable, for such money or funds. Neither FirstService nor New FSV shall have any liability for any failure to perform any New FSV Transition Services or the Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, to the extent attributable to any failure by the other of them to provide any funds required for the performance and discharge of such services in a timely manner.
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In providing the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, New FSV or FirstService shall be: (i) for all purposes an independent contractor of the other of them; and (ii) responsible for, and shall direct and control the work and services of its own personnel and its Affiliates, contractors and subcontractors providing the New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, on its behalf, including the personnel of such Affiliates, contractors and subcontractors.
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Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, in no circumstances shall any personnel of New FSV or FirstService or any of their respective Affiliates, contractors or subcontractors providing New FSV Transition Services or Colliers Transition Services on its behalf be construed as employees of the other of them, nor shall any personnel of the Party receiving services or any of its Affiliates, contractors or subcontractors be construed as employees of the Party providing such services.
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Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture or association of any kind or as imposing upon any Party, or its Affiliates, any partnership or joint venture duty, obligation or liability.
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FirstService shall provide the New FSV Transition Services, or shall cause the New FSV Transition Services to be provided, in a reasonable and prudent manner, in accordance with Applicable Law. Subject to this Article 8, and having regard to any changes, restrictions or limitations that may be imposed by the staffing levels and/or systems that are adopted by New FSV in relation to the execution of the Separated Businesses from and after the Effective Time, FirstService shall use reasonable commercial efforts to provide or procure the New FSV Transition Services in the same or a similar manner, at the same level, and with the same standard of care and diligence, as it did with respect to the Separated Businesses immediately preceding the Effective Time; provided that, with respect to any Service Variation, FirstService's duty to provide or procure such individual service shall be to use reasonable commercial efforts to perform such service with the same care, skill, diligence and standards adhered to by FirstService in performing similar services for itself.
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New FSV shall provide the Colliers Transition Services, or shall cause the Colliers Transition Services to be provided, in a reasonable and prudent manner, in accordance with Applicable Law. Subject to this Article 8, and having regard to any changes, restrictions or limitations that may be imposed by the staffing levels and/or systems that are adopted by FirstService in relation to the execution of the Colliers Businesses from and after the Effective Time, New FSV shall use reasonable commercial efforts to provide or procure the Colliers Transition Services in the same or a similar manner, at the same level, and with the same standard of care and diligence, as it did with respect to the Colliers Businesses immediately preceding the Effective Time; provided that, with respect to any Service Variation, New FSV's duty to provide or procure such individual service shall be to use reasonable commercial efforts to perform such service with the same care, skill, diligence and standards adhered to by New FSV in performing similar services for itself.
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In consideration for the provision of the New FSV Transition Services, New FSV shall pay the New FSV Transition Services Fees to FirstService and reimburse FirstService for all Reimbursable Costs on the basis set out in Schedule F (Part 1). During the Transition Period and thereafter as provided in this subsection 8.6(a), FirstService shall invoice New FSV on or before the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month for all Reimbursable Costs and the New FSV Transition Services Fees relating to any New FSV Transition Services provided by FirstService during the preceding calendar month. Payment of the amount set out in any invoice issued to New FSV pursuant to this subsection 8.6(a) is due on the sixtieth (60th) day following the delivery of such invoice. New FSV shall pay all taxes (including HST) that are payable in respect of the provision of the New FSV Transition Services hereunder. Any amounts or rates specified in Schedule F (Part 1) in respect of any New FSV Transition Services are exclusive of any taxes that are payable in respect of the supply thereof.
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In consideration for the provision of the Colliers Transition Services, FirstService shall pay the Colliers Transition Services Fees to New FSV and reimburse New FSV for all Reimbursable Costs on the basis set out in Schedule F (Part 2). During the Transition Period and thereafter as provided in this subsection 8.6(b), New FSV shall invoice FirstService on or before the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month for all Reimbursable Costs and the Colliers Transition Services Fees relating to any Colliers Transition Services provided by New FSV during the preceding calendar month. Payment of the amount set out in any invoice issued to FirstService pursuant to this subsection 8.6(b) is due on the sixtieth (60th) day following the delivery of such invoice. FirstService shall pay all taxes (including HST) that are payable in respect of the provision of the Colliers Transition Services hereunder. Any amounts or rates specified in Schedule F (Part 2) in respect of any Colliers Transition Services are exclusive of any taxes that are payable in respect of the supply thereof.
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This Agreement shall become effective with respect to the New FSV Transition Services and the Colliers Transition Services as at the Effective Time and, subject to early termination in accordance with subsections 8.7(b) and 8.7(c), shall terminate at the end of the Transition Period applicable to the last of the New FSV Transition Services and Colliers Transition Services, as applicable, being provided hereunder.
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The New FSV Transition Services may be terminated prior to the ultimate expiration of the term described in subsection 8.7(a): (i) by mutual written agreement of the Parties; or (ii) by a Party, if the other Party commits a material breach, including New FSV's failure to comply with its payment obligations in respect of the New FSV Transition Services or any of any other provisions of this Article 8, and such material breach continues for a period of ten (10) days following a written request by the terminating Party to cure such breach. In addition, New FSV may terminate all or any portion of the New FSV Transition Services upon ten (10) days prior written notice to FirstService.
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The Colliers Transition Services may be terminated prior to the ultimate expiration of the term described in subsection 8.7(a): (i) by mutual written agreement of the Parties; or (ii) by a Party, if the other Party commits a material breach, including FirstService's failure to comply with its payment obligations in respect of the Colliers Transition Services or any of any other provisions of this Article 8, and such material breach continues for a period of ten (10) days following a written request by the terminating Party to cure such breach. In addition, FirstService may terminate all or any portion of the Colliers Transition Services upon ten (10) days prior written notice to New FSV.
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During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending at 11:59 pm (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, Colliers shall provide to New FSV such office premises as are set out in Schedule G annexed hereto (the "New FSV Office Premises"), and access to and use of such associated facilities within or connected to the New FSV Office Premises as set out in Schedule G annexed hereto (the "New FSV Facilities"), and, as consideration therefore, New FSV shall pay such rent (the "New FSV Office Premises & Facilities Rent") to Colliers as set out in Schedule G annexed hereto.
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The provision by Colliers to New FSV of the New FSV Office Premises and the New FSV Facilities may be terminated prior to the ultimate expiration of the term described in subsection 8.8(a) by mutual written agreement of Colliers and New FSV.
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(a)
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the New FSV Liabilities (excluding Taxes);
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(b)
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New FSV, FSV Holdco, or any Affiliate thereof, the New FSV Interests or the Separated Businesses, other than Taxes (which are dealt with in subsections 9.1(e) and 9.1(f)), whether relating to the period, or arising, prior to or after the Reorganization Time;
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(c)
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New FSV or FSV Holdco's failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
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(d)
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the breach by New FSV or FSV Holdco of any of its covenants under Section 4.4 of the Arrangement Agreement, whether such breach occurred before, at or after the Reorganization Time;
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(e)
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Other Taxes relating to the Separated Businesses or the New FSV Assets, for any and all periods whether arising prior to, on or after the Reorganization Time (other than Transfer Taxes which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(g));
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(f)
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Corporate Taxes assessed on New FSV, FSV Holdco or any of its Affiliates which will be Affiliates of New FSV or FSV Holdco after the Effective Time, for any and all periods whether arising prior to, on or after the Reorganization Time (other than Transfer Taxes which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(g) and Corporate Taxes resulting from the acceleration of Corporate Taxes caused by the Pre-Arrangement Transactions which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(f));
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(g)
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the New FSV Litigation;
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(h)
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subject to Section 12.3, the New FSV Percentage of Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Reorganization, the Spin-off, the Arrangement or the Plan of Arrangement (other than: (i) Transfer Taxes which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(g); (ii) all costs and fees incurred in connection with applying for and/or obtaining the Tax Ruling and Opinion which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(h); and (iii) all Corporate Taxes resulting from the acceleration of Corporate Taxes caused by the Pre-Arrangement Transactions which are the subject of an indemnity contained in subsection 9.2(f));
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(i)
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any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated, discontinued or divested entity, business, Asset or operation formerly (and to the extent) owned or managed by or associated with the Separated Businesses or the New FSV Assets;
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(j)
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the Circular to the extent such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from matters related to the Separated Businesses or the New FSV Interests; and
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(k)
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the provision of the New FSV Transition Services.
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the Colliers Liabilities (excluding Taxes);
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(b)
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FirstService, or any Affiliate thereof, the Colliers Interests or the Colliers Businesses, other than Taxes (which are dealt with in subsections 9.2(e), 9.2(f) and 9.2(g)), whether relating to the period, or arising, prior to or after the Reorganization Time;
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(c)
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FirstService's failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
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(d)
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breach by FirstService of any of its covenants under Section 4.4 of the Arrangement Agreement, whether such breach occurred before, at or after the Reorganization Time;
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(e)
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Other Taxes relating to the Colliers Businesses or the Colliers Assets, for any and all periods, whether arising prior to, on or after the Reorganization Time;
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(f)
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Corporate Taxes assessed on FirstService or any of its Affiliates that will be Affiliates of FirstService after the Effective Time, for any and all periods, whether arising prior to, on or after the Reorganization Time, including for greater clarity all Corporate Taxes resulting from the acceleration of Corporate Taxes caused by the Pre-Arrangement Transactions;
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(g)
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the Transfer Taxes;
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(h)
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all costs and fees incurred in connection with applying for and/or obtaining the Tax Ruling and Opinion;
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(i)
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the Colliers Litigation;
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(j)
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subject to Section 12.3, the Colliers Percentage of Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Reorganization, the Spin-off, the Arrangement or the Plan of Arrangement (other than: (i) Transfer Taxes which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(g); (ii) all costs and fees incurred in connection with applying for and/or obtaining the Tax Ruling and Opinion which are the subject of an indemnity in subsection 9.2(h); and (iii) all Corporate Taxes including those resulting from the acceleration of Corporate Taxes caused by the Pre-Arrangement Transactions which are the subject of an indemnity contained in subsection 9.2(f));
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(k)
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any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated, discontinued or divested entity, business, Asset or operation formerly (and to the extent) owned or managed by, or associated with the Colliers Businesses or the Colliers Assets;
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(l)
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the Circular to the extent such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from matters related to the Colliers Businesses or the Colliers Interests; and
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(m)
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the provision of the Colliers Transition Services.
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Promptly after an Indemnified Party has received notice or has knowledge of any pending or threatened claim asserted against an Indemnified Party that is paid or payable to or claimed by any Person who is not a Party (a "Third Party Claim"), the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party written notice (a "Claim Notice") describing in reasonable detail the nature and basis of the Third Party Claim and, if ascertainable, the amount in dispute under the Third Party Claim and the estimated amount of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party.
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Subject to the limitations set forth in this subsection 9.8(b), in the event of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right (exercisable by written notice to the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days after the Indemnifying Party has received a Claim Notice in respect of the Third Party Claim) to elect to conduct and control, through counsel of its choosing that is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party and at the Indemnifying Party's sole cost and expense, the defense, compromise or settlement of the Third Party Claim if the Indemnifying Party:
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has acknowledged and agreed in writing that, if the same is adversely determined, the Indemnifying Party shall provide indemnification to the Indemnified Party in respect thereof; and
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if requested by the Indemnified Party, has provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party of the Indemnifying Party's financial ability to pay any Losses resulting from the Third Party Claim;
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(iii)
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the Indemnifying Party shall not have given notice of its election to conduct and control the defense of the Third Party Claim within such thirty (30) day period;
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the Indemnifying Party shall fail to conduct such defense diligently and in good faith;
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(v)
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the Indemnified Party shall reasonably determine that use of counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict of interest; or
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(vi)
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the Third Party Claim is for injunctive, equitable or other non-monetary relief against the Indemnified Party;
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Except as set forth below, no Third Party Claim may be settled or compromised:
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by the Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); or
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(ii)
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by the Indemnifying Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
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the Indemnified Party shall have the right to pay, settle or compromise any Third Party Claim, provided that in such event the Indemnified Party shall waive all rights against the Indemnifying Party to indemnification under this Article 9 with respect to such Third Party Claim unless the Indemnified Party shall have sought the consent of the Indemnifying Party to such payment, settlement or compromise and such consent shall have been unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and
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the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into a settlement with respect to any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party if the judgment or settlement:
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involves only the payment of money damages (all of which will be paid in full by the Indemnifying Party concurrently with the effectiveness thereof);
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will not encumber any of the assets of the Indemnified Party and will not contain any restriction or condition that would apply to or adversely affect the Indemnified Party or the conduct of its business; and
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includes, as a condition to any settlement or other resolution, a complete and irrevocable release of the Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim and includes no admission of wrongdoing.
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If any Indemnity Payment received or accrued by an Indemnified Party would constitute income for tax purposes to such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will pay a Tax Gross-Up to the Indemnified Party at the same time and on the same terms, as to interest and otherwise, as the Indemnity Payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.12, if an Indemnity Payment would otherwise be included in the Indemnified Party's income, the Indemnified Party covenants and agrees to make all such elections, filings, notifications or designations and take such actions as are available, acting reasonably, to minimize or eliminate Taxes with respect to the Indemnity Payment.
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The provisions of Section 9.11 shall not apply to any adjustment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.12.
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The amount of any Loss for which indemnification is provided will be adjusted to take into account any Tax Benefit realized by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates by reason of the Loss for which indemnification is so provided or the circumstances giving rise to such Loss. Each Party will, when requested in writing by another Party, use reasonable commercial efforts in cooperating with all other applicable Parties to determine the applicability, if any, of this subsection 9.12(c) to any claim. If such determination is not mutually agreed among the applicable Parties within 60 days of such written request, then the disagreement shall be submitted to an accounting firm of recognized national standing in Canada, which is independent of the Parties (the "Independent Accountant"). If the applicable Parties are unable to agree on the Independent Accountant within 10 days of the end of such 60 day period, any Party may apply under the Arbitration Act (Ontario) to have a court appoint such accounting firm. The Independent Accountant shall, as promptly as reasonable (but in any event within 45 days following its appointment), make a determination of the applicability of this subsection 9.12(c) to such claim on the basis contemplated herein, based on written submissions submitted by the applicable Parties to the Independent Accountant. The decision of the Independent Accountant as to the applicability of this subsection 9.12(c) to such claim shall be final and binding upon the Parties and will not be subject to appeal absent manifest error. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant with respect to the resolution of the dispute shall be paid by the applicable Parties in such proportions as are determined by the Independent Accountant. The Independent Accountant will be deemed to be acting as an expert and not an arbitrator (unless appointed by a court under the Arbitration Act (Ontario) in which case the Independent Accountant will be deemed to be acting as an arbitrator).
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If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Indemnifying Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (the "Judgment Currency") an amount due in Canadian dollars under this Agreement, the conversion will be made at the rate of exchange specified by the Bank of Canada as its noon rate prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding:
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the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of the Province of Ontario or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date; or
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the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction where the court of such jurisdiction does not give effect to such conversion being made on the payment date,
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If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in subsection 9.14(a), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Indemnifying Party must pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of Canadian dollars, which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
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In the event a Dispute is to be resolved by arbitration, following compliance with Sections 10.2 and 10.3, such arbitration shall be conducted in the City of Toronto, Ontario (the "Designated City") in accordance with the Arbitration Act (Ontario) and the Execution Party seeking arbitration of such Dispute shall so notify the others of them by notice in writing (an "Arbitration Notice"), a copy of such Arbitration Notice being concurrently delivered by the Execution Party which issued it to each of the other Execution Parties to the Dispute therein specified, which Arbitration Notice shall set out reasonable particulars of the Dispute in respect of which arbitration is so being sought.
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The Execution Party seeking arbitration of a Dispute shall appoint a single duly qualified arbitrator and shall advise the other Execution Parties to such Dispute by written notice (an "Appointment Notice") of the identity of the arbitrator so appointed and if, within 15 Business Days following their receipt of such Appointment Notice:
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such other Execution Parties do not appoint a single duly qualified arbitrator and give written notice advising of such appointment to the giver of the Appointment Notice, the arbitrator named in such Appointment Notice shall be the sole arbitrator and shall proceed alone to determine the Dispute; or
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such other Execution Parties do appoint a single duly qualified arbitrator and give written notice advising of such appointment to the giver of the Appointment Notice, the two so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator within 10 Business Days following the date of the appointment of the second of the two arbitrators so appointed; provided that, if they cannot agree upon a third arbitrator, that third arbitrator shall be appointed by a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction located in the Designated City (and each of the parties to such Dispute or the two arbitrators shall have the right to make an application to such court for such appointment (and, if more than one such application shall be made, the appointment of such third arbitrator shall be made pursuant that application which was made earliest)), and once the third arbitrator is appointed, the third arbitrator shall act as chairperson of the arbitration panel (unless the three arbitrators unanimously agree to a different chairperson);
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is an individual who is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada; and
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an individual who is independent and neutral with respect to each of the Execution Parties with experience in arbitrating matters the same as, or similar to, the Dispute in question;
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The Arbitrator(s) shall conduct the arbitration proceedings in relation to the Dispute before such Arbitrator(s) within ninety (90) days of the filing of the Arbitration Notice pertaining to such Dispute with the AAA and in accordance with the applicable rules of the Arbitration Act (Ontario) and, within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of such arbitration, the Arbitrator(s) shall set forth the decision of the Arbitrator(s) in writing (which decision shall enumerate in reasonable detail the basis therefor) and a copy of such decision shall be provided to each Execution Party to such arbitration (and, if the Arbitrators consists of three individuals, the concurring decision of any two of such three individuals shall be deemed to be the decision of the Arbitrators). If an Execution Party fails to appear at any duly noticed and initiated arbitration proceeding, an award may be entered against such Execution Party by the Arbitrator(s) notwithstanding such Execution Party's failure to appear.
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To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law: (i) any controversy concerning whether a Dispute is an arbitrable matter or as to the interpretation or enforceability of this Article 10 shall be determined by the Arbitrator(s); and (ii) any decision or award rendered by the Arbitrator(s) shall be final, conclusive and binding (clerical errors and omissions and fraud only excepted) and judgment may be entered on any such arbitration award by any court of competent jurisdiction.
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The Execution Parties agree that all arbitration proceedings hereunder, as well as the fact of their occurrence, shall be kept confidential by the Execution Parties and may only be disclosed to their Representatives and legal and other professional advisors or as required by Applicable Law and insofar as is necessary to obtain, confirm, correct, vacate or enforce the decision or award. In the event of a breach of the preceding sentence, the Arbitrator(s) shall be authorized to assess damages and each of the Execution Parties consents to the expansion of the scope of arbitration for such purpose. The pendency of any arbitration under this Section 10.4 shall not relieve any Execution Party from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and nothing in this Article 10 shall preclude an Execution Party hereto from instituting legal action seeking relief in the nature of a restraining order, an injunction, an audit, the enforcement of any encumbrances or the like in order to protect its rights pending the outcome of an arbitration hereunder and, if any Execution Party shall resort to legal action for such types of relief, such Execution Party shall not be deemed to have waived its rights to cause such matter or any other matter to be referred to arbitration pursuant to this Section 10.4.
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(a)
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all Regulatory Fees incurred, whether prior to or after the Effective Date, by the Parties shall be paid by FirstService.
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(b)
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FirstService shall be responsible for Transaction Costs incurred and payable prior to the Effective Date.
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(c)
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transaction Costs which are incurred and/or are payable after the Effective Date shall be paid by the Party principally benefiting from the expenditure.
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(d)
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pursuant to the steps set out in the Plan of Arrangement, FirstService shall cause any required payments to be made to all FirstService Dissenting Shareholders.
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(a)
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in the case of FirstService, at: 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4 (Attention: Chief Financial Officer) (Telecopier No.: 416-960-5333);
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(b)
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in the case of New FSV, at: 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4 (Attention: Chief Financial Officer) (Telecopier No.: 416-960-5333);
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(c)
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in the case of FSV Holdco, at: 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4 (Attention: Chief Financial Officer) (Telecopier No.: 416-960-5333); and
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(d)
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in the case of FCRESI, at: 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4 (Attention: Chief Financial Officer) (Telecopier No.: 416-960-5333); and
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(e)
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in the case of Jayset, Jayset CIG, Jayset FSV and Hennick, at: 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4 (Attention: Jay S. Hennick) (Telecopier No.: 416-960-5333);f
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(a)
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No director or officer of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService (including FCRESI) shall have any personal liability whatsoever to any other Party on behalf of FirstService or any Affiliate of FirstService under this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Pre-Arrangement Transactions or any other document delivered in connection with any of the foregoing.
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(b)
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No director or officer of New FSV shall have any personal liability whatsoever to any other Party on behalf of New FSV under this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Pre-Arrangement Transactions or any other document delivered in connection with any of the foregoing.
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(c)
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No director or officer of FSV Holdco and its Affiliates shall have any personal liability whatsoever to any other Party on behalf of FSV Holdco and its Affiliates under this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Pre-Arrangement Transactions or any other document delivered in connection with any of the foregoing.
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NEW FSV CORPORATION
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John B. Friedrichsen
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John B. Friedrichsen
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Title: |
President and Treasurer
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FIRSTSERVICE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
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Name: |
John B. Friedrichsen
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer
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JAYSET CAPITAL CORP.
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Jay S. Hennick
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Title: |
President
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JAYSET MANAGEMENT CIG INC.
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Jay S. Hennick
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Jay S. Hennick
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President
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