UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F/A
(Amendment No.
1)
[ x ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
[ ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended ________________________ | Commission File Number: 001-38691 |
AURORA CANNABIS
INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)
British Columbia, Canada | 2833 | N/A |
(Province or Other Jurisdiction of | (Primary Standard Industrial | (I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) | Classification Code) | Identification No.) |
Suite 500 10355 Jasper Avenue |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Canada T5J 1Y6 |
Tel: 1-844-928-7672 |
(Address and telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices) |
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY |
251 Little Falls Drive |
County of New Castle |
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 |
Tel: 1-800-927-9800 |
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including |
area code) of agent for service in the United States) |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: |
Common Shares, no par value | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
[ ] Annual Information Form | [ ] Audited Annual Financial Statements |
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrants classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: Not applicable
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [ ] | No [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [ ] | No [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Emerging growth company [X]
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the Company or Registrant) is a Canadian issuer eligible to file its registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), on Form 40-F pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system of the Exchange Act. The Company is a foreign private issuer as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act. Equity securities of the Company are accordingly exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 3a12-3.
The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form 40-F on October 5, 2018 (the Original Form 40-F). The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 for the sole purpose of filing exhibits that were too large to be filed with the Original Form 40-F.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 5, 2018 | AURORA CANNABIS INC. | |
By: | /s/ Terry Booth | |
Terry Booth | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Exhibit Description |
Number | |
(1) 99.1 | Material change report dated July 10, 2017 |
(1) 99.2 | Material change report dated July 12, 2017 |
(1) 99.3 | Material change report dated July 13, 2017 |
(1) 99.4 | Material change report dated July 18, 2017 |
(1) 99.5 | Material change report dated July 21, 2017 |
(1) 99.6 | Material change report dated July 24, 2017 |
(1) 99.7 | Change of Status Report dated July 26, 2017 |
(1) 99.8 | Material change report dated July 31, 2017 |
(1) 99.9 | Material change report dated August 8, 2017 |
(1) 99.10 | Material change report dated August 31, 2017 |
(1) 99.11 | Material change report dated September 18, 2017 |
(1) 99.12 | Material change report dated September 19, 2017 |
(1) 99.13 | Annual financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 |
(1) 99.14 | Management Discussion and Analysis for the three and twelve month periods ended June 30, 2017 |
(1) 99.15 | Annual Information form for the financial year ended June 30, 2017, dated September 25, 2017 |
(1) 99.16 | Certification of Annual Filings Following an IPO/RTO/Becoming a Non-Venture Issuer by CEO dated September 26, 2017 |
(1) 99.17 | Certification of Annual Filings Following an IPO/RTO/Becoming a Non-Venture Issuer by CFO dated September 26, 2017 |
(1) 99.18 | Material change report dated September 26, 2017 |
(1) 99.19 | Material change report dated September 28, 2017 |
(1) 99.20 | Material change report dated September 29, 2017 |
(1) 99.21 | Material change report dated October 2, 2017 |
(1) 99.22 | Material change report dated October 5, 2017 |
(1) 99.23 | Management Information Circular dated October 2, 2017 |
(1) 99.24 | Notice of annual and special meeting of shareholders dated October 2, 2017 |
(1) 99.25 | Form of proxy for annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on November 13, 2017 |
(1) 99.26 | Material change report dated October 10, 2017 |
(1) 99.27 | Material change report dated October 10, 2017 |
(1) 99.28 | Material change report dated October 10, 2017 |
(1) 99.29 | Material change report dated October 16, 2017 |
(1) 99.30 | Material change report dated July 31, 2017 |
(2) 99.31 | Material contract filed October 20, 2017 (Investment Agreement dated July 31, 2016) |
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(2) 99.32 | Material contract filed October 20, 2017 (Amended and Restated Share Purchase Agreement dated August 9, 2016 and amended August 16, 2016) |
(2) 99.33 | Material contract filed October 20, 2017 (Memorandum of Understanding dated December 13, 2016) |
(2) 99.34 | Material contract filed October 20, 2017 (Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement dated May 18, 2017) |
(2) 99.35 | Material contract filed October 20, 2017 (Investor Rights Agreement dated September 15, 2017) |
(2) 99.36 | Material contract filed October 20, 2017 (Option Agreement dated September 15, 2017) |
(1) 99.37 | Material change report dated October 23, 2017 |
(1) 99.38 | News release dated October 30, 2017 |
(1) 99.39 | Material change report dated November 2, 2017 |
(1) 99.40 | News release dated November 6, 2017 |
(1) 99.41 | Material change report dated November 6, 2017 |
(1) 99.42 | Material change report dated November 6, 2017 |
(1) 99.43 | Material change report dated November 7, 2017 |
(1) 99.44 | Material change report dated November 7, 2017 |
(1) 99.45 | Interim financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 |
(1) 99.46 | Management Information Circular for the three months ended September 30, 2017 |
(1) 99.47 | Certification of Interim Filings Following an IPO/RTO/Becoming a Non-Venture Issuer by CEO, dated November 9, 2017 |
(1) 99.48 | Certification of Interim Filings Following an IPO/RTO/Becoming a Non-Venture Issuer by CFO, dated November 9, 2017 |
(1) 99.49 | Material change report dated November 9, 2017 |
(1) 99.50 | Material change report dated November 14, 2017 |
(1) 99.51 | Material change report dated November 14, 2017 |
(1) 99.52 | Material change report dated November 15, 2017 |
(1) 99.53 | Material change report dated November 16, 2017 |
(1) 99.54 | Material change report dated November 16, 2017 |
(1) 99.55 | Report of voting results from the annual and special meeting held on November 13, 2017 |
(1) 99.56 | Material change report dated November 20, 2017 |
(1) 99.57 | News release dated November 23, 2017 |
(1) 99.58 | News release dated November 23, 2017 |
(1) 99.59 | News release dated November 23, 2017 |
(1) 99.60 | Material change report dated November 29, 2017 |
(1) 99.61 | Material change report dated November 29, 2017 |
(1) 99.62 | Debenture Indenture dated November 28, 2017 |
(1) 99.63 | Special Warrant Indenture dated November 28, 2017 |
(1) 99.64 | News release dated December 4, 2017 |
(1) 99.65 | News release dated December 4, 2017 |
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(1) 99.66 | News release dated December 5, 2017 |
(1) 99.67 | News release dated December 11, 2017 |
(1) 99.68 | News release dated December 12, 2017 |
(1) 99.69 | Management Information Circular dated December 8, 2017 |
(1) 99.70 | Notice of special meeting of the shareholders dated December 8, 2017 |
(1) 99.71 | Form of proxy for special meeting of the shareholders to be held on January 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.72 | News release dated December 13, 2017 |
(1) 99.73 | Master Services Agreement dated November 5, 2017 |
(1) 99.74 | News release dated December 19, 2017 |
(1) 99.75 | News release dated January 2, 2018 |
(1) 99.76 | News release dated January 2, 2018 |
(1) 99.77 | News release dated January 4, 2018 |
(1) 99.78 | News release dated January 5, 2018 |
(1) 99.79 | Material change report dated January 5, 2018 |
(1) 99.80 | News release dated January 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.81 | News release dated January 9, 2018 |
(1) 99.82 | News release dated January 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.83 | News release dated January 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.84 | News release dated January 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.85 | Term Sheet: Strategic Investment Arrangement dated January 4, 2018 |
(1) 99.86 | Subscription Agreement for Subscription Receipts dated January 4, 2018 |
(1) 99.87 | News release dated January 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.88 | News release dated January 23, 2018 |
(1) 99.89 | Material change report dated January 26, 2018 |
(1) 99.90 | Support Agreement dated January 24, 2018 |
(1) 99.91 | News release dated January 29, 2018 |
(1) 99.92 | News release dated February 7, 2018 |
(1) 99.93 | News release dated February 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.94 | Interim financial report for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 |
(1) 99.95 | Managements Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 |
(1) 99.96 | Certification of interim filings in connection with the filing of interim financials and MD&A for the period ended December 31, 2017 by CEO, dated February 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.97 | Certification of interim filings in connection with the filing of interim financials and MD&A for the period ended December 31, 2017 by CFO, dated February 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.98 | Material change report dated February 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.99 | News release dated February 14, 2018 |
(1) 99.100 | Material change report dated February 16, 2018 |
(1) 99.101 | News release dated February 22, 2018 |
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(1) 99.102 | News release dated February 27, 2018 |
(1) 99.103 | Investor Rights Agreement dated January 12, 2018 |
(1) 99.104 | News release dated March 1, 2018 |
(1) 99.105 | News release dated March 9, 2018 |
(1) 99.106 | News release dated March 12, 2018 |
(1) 99.107 | News release dated March 13, 2018 |
(1) 99.108 | News release dated March 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.109 | News release dated March 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.110 | Material change report dated March 19, 2018 |
(1) 99.111 | News release dated March 26, 2018 |
(1) 99.112 | News release dated March 28, 2018 |
(1) 99.113 | News release dated April 2, 2018 |
(1) 99.114 | News release dated April 4, 2018 |
(1) 99.115 | News release dated April 11, 2018 |
(1) 99.116 | News release dated April 13, 2018 |
(1) 99.117 | News release dated April 13, 2018 |
(1) 99.118 | News release dated April 16, 2018 |
(1) 99.119 | News release dated April 16, 2018 |
(1) 99.120 | News release dated April 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.121 | News release dated April 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.122 | News release dated May 1, 2018 |
(1) 99.123 | News release dated May 2, 2018 |
(1) 99.124 | Business acquisition report dated April 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.125 | News release dated May 3, 2018 |
(1) 99.126 | Interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 |
(1) 99.127 | Managements Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 |
(1) 99.128 | Certification of interim filings in connection with the filing of interim financials and MD&A for the period ended March 31, 2018 by CEO, dated May 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.129 | Certification of interim filings in connection with the filing of interim financials and MD&A for the period ended March 31, 2018 by CFO, dated May 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.130 | News release dated May 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.131 | News release dated May 10, 2018 |
(1) 99.132 | Debenture Indenture dated March 9, 2018 |
(1) 99.133 | News release dated May 15, 2018 |
(1) 99.134 | News release dated May 22, 2018 |
(1) 99.135 | News release dated May 23, 2018 |
(1) 99.136 | Material change report dated May 24, 2018 |
(1) 99.137 | News release dated May 25, 2018 |
(1) 99.138 | News release dated May 25, 2018 |
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(1) 99.139 | News release dated May 28, 2018 |
(1) 99.140 | News release dated May 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.141 | News release dated June 7, 2018 |
(1) 99.142 | News release dated June 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.143 | News release dated June 11, 2018 |
(1) 99.144 | News release dated June 12, 2018 |
(1) 99.145 | News release dated June 13, 2018 |
(1) 99.146 | News release dated June 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.147 | News release dated June 20, 2018 |
(1) 99.148 | Management information circular dated June 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.149 | Notice of special meeting of shareholders dated June 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.150 | Form of proxy for special meeting of shareholders to be held on July 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.151 | News release dated June 20, 2018 |
(1) 99.152 | News release dated June 21, 2018 |
(1) 99.153 | News release dated June 25, 2018 |
(1) 99.154 | News release dated June 26, 2018 |
(1) 99.155 | News release dated July 3, 2018 |
(1) 99.156 | News release dated July 5, 2018 |
(1) 99.157 | News release dated July 6, 2018 |
(1) 99.158 | News release dated July 6, 2018 |
(1) 99.159 | News release dated July 11, 2018 |
(1) 99.160 | News release dated July 11, 2018 |
(1) 99.161 | News release dated July 11, 2018 |
(1) 99.162 | News release dated July 16 , 2018 |
(1) 99.163 | News release dated July 16, 2018 |
(1) 99.164 | News release dated July 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.165 | Report of voting results for special meeting of shareholders held on July 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.166 | News release dated July 23, 2018 |
(1) 99.167 | News release dated July 24, 2018 |
(1) 99.168 | News release dated July 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.169 | News release dated July 28, 2018 |
(1) 99.170 | Material change report dated August 3, 2018 |
(1) 99.171 | News release dated August 7, 2018 |
(1) 99.172 | News release dated August 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.173 | News release dated August 10, 2018 |
(1) 99.174 | News release dated August 13, 2018 |
(1) 99.175 | News release dated August 14, 2018 |
(1) 99.176 | News release dated August 14, 2018 |
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(1) 99.177 | News release dated August 16, 2018 |
(1) 99.178 | Depository Agreement dated June 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.179 | First Supplemental Indenture Agreement dated July 25, 2018 |
(1) 99.180 | Material change report dated August 16, 2018 |
(1) 99.181 | News release dated August 17, 2018 |
(1) 99.182 | News release dated August 20, 2018 |
(1) 99.183 | News release dated August 21, 2018 |
(1) 99.184 | News release dated August 22, 2018 |
(1) 99.185 | News release dated August 27, 2018 |
(1) 99.186 | News release dated September 4, 2018 |
(1) 99.187 | News release dated September 7, 2018 |
(1) 99.188 | News release dated September 10, 2018 |
(1) 99.189 | Credit Agreement dated August 29, 2018 |
(1) 99.190 | Material change report dated September 10, 2018 |
(1) 99.191 | News release dated September 11, 2018 |
(1) 99.192 | News release dated September 12, 2018 |
(1) 99.193 | News release dated September 14, 2018 |
(1) 99.194 | Business acquisition report dated September 5, 2018 |
(1) 99.195 | News release dated September 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.196 | News release dated September 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.197 | Voting and Support Agreement dated September 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.198 | Arrangement Agreement dated September 8, 2018 |
(1) 99.199 | Material change report dated September 18, 2018 |
(1) 99.200 | News release dated September 19, 2018 |
(1) 99.201 | News release dated September 21, 2018 |
(1) 99.202 | News release dated September 24, 2018 |
(1) 99.203 | Annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 |
(1) 99.204 | Management Discussion and Analysis for the year ended June 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.205 | Annual Information form for the financial year ended June 30, 2018 |
(1) 99.206 | Certification of Annual Filings by CEO dated September 25, 2018 |
(1) 99.207 | Certification of Annual Filings by CFO dated September 25, 2018 |
(1) 99.208 | Notice of Change of Auditor |
(1) 99.209 | Letter from successor auditor |
(1) 99.210 | Letter from former auditor |
(1) 99.211 | Consent of MNP LLP |
(1) |
previously filed with the Original Form 40-F. |
(2) |
filed herewith. |
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EXECUTION COPY
AURORA CANNABIS INC.
and
AURORA CANNABIS ENTERPRISES INC.
and
AURORA MARIJUANA INC.
and
CANVASRX INC.
and
EACH OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF CANVASRX HOLDINGS INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE PURCHASE |
AGREEMENT |
August 9, 2016
as amended
and restated
August 16, 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 9th day of August, 2016, as amended and restated August 16, 2016
AMONG:
AURORA CANNABIS INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia with its registered address at 1500 - 1199 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3T5 ("Aurora")
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AURORA CANNABIS ENTERPRISES INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta with its registered address at 2200, 10155-102 St., Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4G8 ("Aurora LP")
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AURORA MARIJUANA INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta with its registered address at 2200, 10155-102 St., Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4G8 ("AMJ" and together with Aurora and Aurora LP, the "Aurora Companies")
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CANVASRX INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario with its registered address at 300-1084 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1H8 ("CanvasRx")
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EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDERS OF CANVASRX (collectively, the "CanvasRx Shareholders")
(each a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties")
RECITALS:
A. |
The CanvasRx Shareholders are the sole legal and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding shares of CanvasRx (the "Purchased Shares"); |
B. |
Aurora is the sole legal and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of AMJ and AMJ is the sole legal and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Aurora LP; |
C. |
AMJ wishes to purchase and the CanvasRx Shareholders wish to sell to AMJ all of the Purchased Shares subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and |
D. |
Certain amendments were made to the Agreement on August 16, 2016. |
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NOW THEREFORE the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 |
Definitions |
In this Agreement:
(a) |
"Act" means the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act S.C. 1996, c.19 as the same may be amended from time to time and includes any successor or replacement legislation; | |
(b) |
"Affected Obligations" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 9.2(a); | |
(c) |
"Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions; | |
(d) |
"Agreement" means this agreement, and all appendices attached to this agreement, in each case as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions "hereof", "herein", "hereto", "hereunder", "hereby" and similar expressions refer to this agreement and unless otherwise indicated, references to Articles and sections are to Articles and sections in this Agreement; | |
(e) |
"Applicable Environmental Laws" means all Applicable Laws and Environmental Permits relating to the Environment and the transportation of dangerous goods and occupational health and safety; | |
(f) |
"Applicable Laws" means, in respect of any Person, property, transaction, event or course of conduct, all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, rules, by-laws, ordinances, protocols, practices, regulatory policies, codes, guidelines, official directives, orders, rulings, judgments and decrees of any Governmental Authority, and all conditions, restrictions or requirements imposed by the terms of, or applicably by reason of, any permits, approvals, review processes of any Governmental Authority or any filings with respect to any work under any Contract including, without limitation, any applicable building permits; | |
(g) |
"Applicable Privacy Laws" means all Applicable Laws relating to the collection, use, disclosure and storage of Personal Information, including but not limited to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada); | |
(h) |
"Approvals" means approvals, certificates, authorizations, Consents, filings, permits, grants, licences, notifications, privileges, registrations, rights, orders, judgments, rulings, directives, ordinances, decrees, registrations and filings; | |
(i) |
"Arbitrator" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 7.1(c); | |
(j) |
"Audit" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 2.12(a); | |
(k) |
Aurora Amounts means $230,700, exclusive of applicable Taxes, owing by Aurora to CanvasRx pursuant to outstanding invoices payable for June and July of 2016; |
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(l) |
"Aurora Business" means, with respect to each Aurora Group Company, the business of such Aurora Group Company as currently conducted; | |
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(m) |
"Aurora Common Shares" means common shares in the capital of Aurora; | |
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(n) |
"Aurora Disclosure Letter" means the letter dated as of the date of this Agreement from the Aurora Companies to the CanvasRx Shareholders in connection with this Agreement, and acknowledged by the CanvasRx Shareholders; | |
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(o) |
"Aurora Financial Statements" means the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Aurora Group Companies for their fiscal period ended June 30, 2015 prepared in accordance with IFRS, along with the Aurora Group Companies' condensed interim unaudited consolidated financial statements for the 9-month ended March 31, 2016; | |
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(p) |
"Aurora Group Companies" means, collectively, the Aurora Companies, 1769474 Alberta Ltd., Australis Capital Inc.; | |
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(q) |
"Aurora Group Company Material Contract" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 3.2(l); | |
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(r) |
"Aurora's Knowledge" means the actual knowledge of Terry Booth, Steve Dobler, Jason Dyck, Chuck Rifici, Adam Szweras and Michael Singer, together with the knowledge which they would have had if they made inquiries and investigations into the relevant matter that a reasonably prudent individual would have made in similar circumstances; | |
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(s) |
"Aurora Leases" means the leases with respect to the Aurora Leased Real Property; | |
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(t) |
"Aurora Leased Real Property" means the leased property set out in Section 3.2(w) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter; | |
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(u) |
"Aurora Licensed Intellectual Property" means any Intellectual Property owned by a Person other than an Aurora Group Company and used by an Aurora Group Company pursuant to a licence, sub-licence, lease, sub-lease, royalty, conditional sale, strategic alliance or other similar arrangement; | |
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(v) |
"Aurora Owned Intellectual Property" means any Intellectual Property owned by an Aurora Group Company; | |
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(w) |
"Blackout Period" means the time period that Aurora LP fails to maintain supply requirements as set forth in the Model; | |
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(x) |
"Business Day" means any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or any statutory holiday in the Province of British Columbia, the Province of Alberta or the Province of Ontario; | |
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(y) |
"Calculation Date" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(e); | |
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(z) |
"Cannabis" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(a)(i); |
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(aa) |
"CanvasRx Advances" has the meaning set out in Section 2.8(a); | |
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(bb) |
"CanvasRx Business" means, with respect to CanvasRx, the business of CanvasRx as currently conducted; | |
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(cc) |
"CanvasRx Debt" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.8(a); | |
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(dd) |
"CanvasRx Disclosure Letter" means the letter dated as of the date of this Agreement from the CanvasRx Shareholders to the Aurora Companies in connection with this Agreement, and acknowledged by the Aurora Companies; | |
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(ee) |
"CanvasRx Financial Statements" means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of CanvasRx for its fiscal period ended October 31, 2015 prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted principles; | |
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(ff) |
"CanvasRx Lease" means the lease with respect to the CanvasRx Leased Real Property; | |
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(gg) |
"CanvasRx Leased Real Property" means the leases set forth in the CanvasRx Disclosure Schedule; | |
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(hh) |
"CanvasRx Licensed Intellectual Property" means any Intellectual Property owned by a Person other than CanvasRx and used by CanvasRx pursuant to a licence, sub-licence, lease, sub-lease, royalty, conditional sale, strategic alliance or other similar arrangement; | |
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(ii) |
"CanvasRx Material Contract" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 3.1(l); | |
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(jj) |
"CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property" means any Intellectual Property owned by CanvasRx; | |
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(kk) |
"CanvasRx Shareholder Personal Information" means any information about the CanvasRx Shareholder required to be disclosed to any Governmental Authority, whether pursuant to a prescribed form or pursuant to a request made by a Governmental Authority; | |
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(ll) |
"CCC" means 2425451 Ontario Inc., d/b/a/ Canadian Cannabis Clinics; | |
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(mm) |
"Change of Control" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(i); | |
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(nn) |
"Change of Control of CanvasRx" means the occurrence of any of; |
(i) |
any transaction at any time and by whatever means pursuant to which any Person or any group of two (2) or more Persons acting jointly or in concert after the Closing Date acquires the direct or indirect "beneficial ownership" (as defined in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)) of, or acquires the right to exercise control or direction over, securities of CanvasRx representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the then issued and outstanding voting securities of CanvasRx in any manner whatsoever, including, without limitation, as a result of a takeover bid, an issuance or exchange of securities, an amalgamation of CanvasRx with any other entity, an arrangement, a capital reorganization or any other business combination or reorganization; |
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(ii) |
the sale, assignment or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of CanvasRx to a Person or any group of two (2) or more Persons acting jointly or in concert; | |
(iii) |
the dissolution or liquidation of CanvasRx; | |
(iv) |
the occurrence of a transaction requiring approval of CanvasRx's shareholders whereby CanvasRx is acquired through consolidation, merger, exchange of securities, purchase of assets, amalgamation, statutory arrangement or otherwise by any Person or any group of two (2) or more Persons acting jointly or in concert; or | |
(v) |
the board of directors of CanvasRx passes a resolution to the effect that an event comparable to an event set forth in this definition has occurred; |
(oo) |
"Change of Law" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 9.2(a); | |
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(pp) |
"Change of Law Notice" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 9.2(a); | |
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(qq) |
"Change Period" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 9.2(b); | |
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(rr) |
"Claim" means a claim for indemnification by an Indemnified Party pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3, respectively; | |
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(ss) |
"Closing" means the completion of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing Time; | |
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(tt) |
"Closing Date" means August 16, 2016; | |
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(uu) |
"Closing Time" means 11:59 p.m., EST, on the Closing Date; | |
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(vv) |
"Confidential Information" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 10.2; | |
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(ww) |
"Consents" means, collectively, all of the consents, permissions or approvals of: |
(i) |
any Governmental Authority; | |
(ii) |
any Person pursuant to or in connection with any Contract, required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; |
(xx) |
"Consultation and Support Services Agreement" means a consultation and support services agreement between CanvasRx and an Other LP; | |
(yy) |
"Consultation Period" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 7.1(b); | |
(zz) |
"Contracts" means any contract, agreement, commitment, lease or other binding instrument, whether written or oral; |
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(aaa) |
"Direct Claim" means a Claim which originates pursuant to this Agreement and does not involve a Third Party Claim; | |
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(bbb) |
"Direction" means the direction executed by the CanvasRx Shareholders and delivered to Aurora directing Aurora to deliver the Purchase Price, whether payable on the Closing Date or thereafter, in accordance with such direction; | |
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(ccc) |
"Dispute" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 7.1; | |
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(ddd) |
"Earn-Out Debenture" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(i)(ii); | |
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(eee) |
"Earn-Out Payment" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(a); | |
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(fff) |
"Earn-Out Payment Date" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(e); | |
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(ggg) |
"Earn-Out Payment Shortfall" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(i)(ii); | |
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(hhh) |
"Earn-Out Share Issuance" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(h); | |
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(iii) |
"Employee Plans" means all oral or written plans, arrangements, agreements, programs, policies, practices or undertakings, whether formal or informal, funded or not, with respect to some or all of the current or former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, independent contractors or agents of the applicable Party which provide for or relate to: |
(i) |
bonus, profit sharing or deferred profit sharing, performance compensation, commissions, draw, deferred or incentive compensation, share compensation, share purchase or share option purchase, share appreciation rights, phantom stock, vacation or vacation pay, sick pay, employee loans, or any other compensation in addition to salary ("Incentive Plans"); | |
(ii) |
retirement or retirement savings, including, registered or unregistered pension plans, pensions, supplemental pensions, registered retirement savings plans and retirement compensation arrangements ("Pension Plans"); or | |
(iii) |
insured or self-insured benefits for or relating to income continuation or other benefits during absence from work (including sick leave, short term disability, long term disability, maternity or parental leave, supplements and workers compensation), hospitalization, health, welfare, legal costs or similar expenses, medical or dental treatments or similar expenses, life or dependent insurance, accident, death or survivor's benefits, supplementary employment insurance, day care, tuition or professional commitments or expenses or any other similar employment benefits ("Benefit Plans"); |
(jjj) |
"Encumbrance" means any security interest, lien, charge, pledge, encumbrance, mortgage, hypothec, adverse claim or title retention agreement, preferential right, trust arrangement, contractual right of set-off or other security agreement or arrangement of any nature or kind whatsoever; |
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(kkk) |
"Environment" means the ambient air, all layers of the atmosphere, surface water, underground water, all land, all living organisms and the interacting natural systems that include components of air, land, water, organic and inorganic matter and living organisms and includes indoor spaces; | |
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(lll) |
"Environmental Permits" means all permits, licences, approvals, consents, authorizations, registrations and certificates issued or provided by a Governmental Authority pursuant to Applicable Environmental Laws; | |
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(mmm) |
"Exchange" means the Canadian Securities Exchange (or such other replacement recognized Canadian stock exchange upon which the Aurora Common Shares are listed for trading); | |
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(nnn) |
"Financing" means the brokered private placement and concurrent non-brokered private placement which closed August 9, 2016 pursuant to which Aurora raised gross proceeds of $23,000,000.00; | |
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(ooo) |
"First Patient Tranche Payment" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.4(a)(ii); | |
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(ppp) |
"Floor Price" means $0.40 per Aurora Common Share; | |
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(qqq) |
"Force Majeure " means, in respect of a Party, any occurrence of lightning, fire, storm, flood, earthquake, accumulation of snow or ice, explosion, declared war, act of terrorism, failure of public utilities, pestilence, quarantine, civic unrest, labour strike, walk-out, lock- out or unrest, temporary emergency assertion or requirement of any Governmental Authority, epidemic, destruction of facilities or trade embargos which are beyond the reasonable control of the Party acting (and having acted) in a commercially reasonable manner and which prevents the Party from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement or a Transaction Document; | |
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(rrr) |
"Force Majeure Event" has the attributed to such term in Section 9.1(a); | |
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(sss) |
"Governmental Authority" means any: |
(i) |
federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, domestic or foreign; | |
(ii) |
governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature including any agency, branch, department, commission, board, court or tribunal; | |
(iii) |
body exercising any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority, domestic or foreign; or | |
(iv) |
self-regulatory organization or stock exchange having jurisdiction in the relevant circumstances; |
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(ttt) |
"IFRS" means International Financial Reporting Standards applicable as at the date on which date such calculation is made or required to be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with preceding years; | |
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(uuu) |
"Indemnified Party" means a Person whom the CanvasRx Shareholder or the Aurora Companies, as the case may be, is required to indemnify under Article 6; | |
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(vvv) |
"Indemnifying Party" means, in relation to an Indemnified Party, a Party to this Agreement that is required to indemnify such Indemnified Party under Article 6; | |
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(www) |
"Initial Patient Payments" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.4(b); | |
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(xxx) |
"Intellectual Property" means: |
(i) |
inventions, arts, processes, compositions of matter, business methods, developments and improvements (whether or not patented or the subject of an application for patent, whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice), and all improvements thereto; | |
(ii) |
all patents, pending patent applications and rights to file patent applications for the inventions referred to in (i) above, all patent disclosures and invention disclosures, and all rights of priority, reissue, divisional, continuation or continuation-in-part applications, revisions, extensions and re-examinations in connection therewith; | |
(iii) |
all trade-marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, business names, corporate names and domain names, all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof, all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; | |
(iv) |
all copyrightable works and all copyrights, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; | |
(v) |
all source code, customized computer programs, processes, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; | |
(vi) |
all industrial designs, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; | |
(vii) |
all other intellectual and industrial property (whether or not registered or the subject of an application for registration and whether or not registrable); | |
(viii) |
all copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium); and | |
(ix) |
all common law, statutory and contractual rights to the property and rights referred to in this Section 1.1(xxx); |
(yyy) |
"Issue Date" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.7; |
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(zzz) |
"Licensed Producer" has the meaning attributed to such term in the Regulations; | |
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(aaaa) |
"Loan Amount" means the amount of $450,000.00 loaned to CanvasRx Holdings Inc. by Aurora on February 12, 2016; | |
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(bbbb) |
"Loss" means any loss, injury, liability, damage, cost, expense (including reasonable legal and consulting fees and disbursements), or deficiency of any kind or nature, suffered or incurred by an Indemnified Party, in connection with any Claim made by it hereunder, including in respect of any proceeding, assessment, judgment, settlement or compromise relating thereto; | |
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(cccc) |
"Majority of the CanvasRx Shareholders" means those CanvasRx Shareholders that would be entitled to receive not less than half of the Purchase Price to be paid to the CanvasRx Shareholders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; | |
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(dddd) |
"Material Adverse Change" or "Material Adverse Effect" means any event or change that: |
(i) |
is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to a Person, its financial condition or its results of operations, or | |
(ii) |
prevents, or would reasonably be likely to prevent, consummation of the transaction of purchase and sale provided for hereunder provided that in no event shall any event or change resulting from or arising in connection with any of the following constitute a Material Adverse Effect: |
(A) |
any change in Canadian generally accepted accounting principles; | |
(B) |
the adoption, proposal, implementation or change in Applicable Law or any interpretation thereof; | |
(C) |
any change in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in general economic, business, regulatory, political or market conditions or in national, regional or global financial or capital markets and which does not have a materially disproportionate effect on a Person; | |
(D) |
any change affecting the industry in which a Person operates which does not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Person; | |
(E) |
any natural disaster; or | |
(F) |
the execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; |
(eeee) |
"Maturity Date" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(k); | |
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(ffff) |
"Milestone" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(a); |
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(gggg) |
"MMPR Licence" means the full licence number 10-MM0069/2015 issued by Health Canada to Aurora LP pursuant to section 25 of the Regulations permitting Aurora LP to cultivate and sell dried marihuana, fresh marihuana and cannabis oil, and includes any successor or replacement licence issued by Health Canada to Aurora LP pursuant to the Regulations; | |
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(hhhh) |
"Model" has the attributed to such term in Section 5.4; | |
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(iiii) |
"New Counselling Room" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 2.5(b); | |
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(jjjj) |
"New Counselling Room Milestone" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 2.5(b); | |
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(kkkk) |
"Non-Competition Covenants" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 5.1; | |
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(llll) |
"Notice of Claim" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 6.4; | |
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(mmmm) |
"Other LP" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(a)(iii); | |
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(nnnn) |
"Party" means a party to this Agreement and any reference to a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns and "Parties" means every Party; | |
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(oooo) |
"Paying Aurora Patient" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(a)(i); | |
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(pppp) |
"Paying Other LP Patient" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(a)(iii); | |
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(qqqq) |
"Permits" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 3.2(z); | |
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(rrrr) |
"Permitted Debt" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.8; | |
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(ssss) |
"Permitted Encumbrances" means: |
(i) |
Encumbrances for Taxes either not due and payable or due but for which notice of assessment has not been given and Encumbrances for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges due and being contested in good faith and diligently by appropriate proceedings (and for the payment of which adequate provision has been made); | |
(ii) |
Encumbrances claimed or held by any Governmental Authority that have not at the time been filed or registered against the title to an asset or served upon the applicable Person pursuant to Applicable Law or that relate to obligations not due or delinquent; | |
(iii) |
assignments of insurance provided to the landlord (or its mortgagee(s)) pursuant to the terms of the Aurora Lease or CanvasRx Lease, as applicable and Encumbrances or rights reserved in Aurora Lease or CanvasRx Lease, as applicable for rent or for compliance with the terms of such lease; and |
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(iv) |
any Encumbrances given in the ordinary course of business to any Governmental Authority in connection with the operations of the applicable business, other than any Encumbrances for borrowed money; and | |
(v) |
in the case of the Aurora Group Companies, the Specific Permitted Encumbrances; |
(tttt) |
"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, body corporate with or without share capital, unincorporated association or trust and, where the context requires, any of the foregoing when acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative; | |
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(uuuu) |
"Personal Information" means the type of information regulated by Applicable Privacy Laws and collected, used or disclosed by a Person, including information such as an individual's name, address, age, gender, identification number, income, family status, citizenship, employment, assets, liabilities, source of funds, payment records, credit information, personal references and health records, but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee; | |
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(vvvv) |
"Pre-Reorganization CanvasRx" means the entity known as CanvasRx Inc. prior to the consummation of the Reorganization, which amalgamated with CanvasRx Holdings Inc. to form CanvasRx; | |
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(wwww) |
"Purchase Price" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 2.2; | |
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(xxxx) |
"Purchased Shares" has the meaning attributed to that term in Recital A; | |
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(yyyy) |
"Records" means all such documents, patient records, invoices, purchase orders, records and other information of the Aurora Group Companies (and any Affiliates thereof as necessary) as required to be maintained by the Regulations and other Applicable Law and such other additional financial and working papers used to determine or confirm an Earn- Out Payment, Milestone of any kind or a Patient Equivalent; | |
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(zzzz) |
"Registered Aurora Patient" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(a)(ii); | |
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(aaaaa) |
"Registered Other LP Patient" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(a)(iv); | |
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(bbbbb) |
"Regulations" means the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, and any successor or replacement regulations, promulgated under the Act as the same may be amended from time to time and includes all notices, guidance, guidelines and ancillary rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or in connection therewith; | |
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(ccccc) |
"Representative" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 8.1; | |
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(ddddd) |
"Reorganization" means the pre-Closing reorganization transactions consummated prior to the Closing Time, the material terms of which are described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto; |
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(eeeee) |
"Representing Parties" means, collectively, Joseph del Moral, Hannan Fleiman and Ronan Levy and each is a "Representing Party"; | |
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(fffff) |
"Representing Parties' Knowledge" means the actual knowledge of the Representing Parties, together with the knowledge which they would have had if they had made inquiries and investigations into the relevant matter that a reasonably prudent individual would have made in similar circumstances; | |
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(ggggg) |
"Return of Aurora Common Shares" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 6.12; | |
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(hhhhh) |
"Revenue" means revenue generated by Aurora LP (or an Affiliate or Subsidiary of Aurora LP) from a Patient Equivalent for: |
(i) |
the sale Cannabis products; | |
(ii) |
fees generated pursuant to Consultation and Support Services Agreements; | |
(iii) |
the sale of ancillary products used in the administration of Cannabis (vaporizers) for products sold by CanvasRx as of the Closing Date, up to a maximum of $500,000.00 of revenue for any twelve (12) month period; | |
(iv) |
the sale of any products or services agreed to in writing by the Representative and Aurora LP, |
provided that, revenue shall include deductions on account of any discounts, rebates or chargebacks which:
(A) |
apply to all Aurora LP customers; | |
(B) |
are part of a defined, limited time, promotional program; | |
(C) |
are part of a defined compassion pricing program; or | |
(D) |
are approved by the Representative in writing; |
(iiiii) |
"Safe Conversion Amount" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.5(k)(v); | |
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(jjjjj) |
"Second Patient Tranche Payment" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.4(b); | |
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(kkkkk) |
"SEDAR" means System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval; | |
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(lllll) |
"Services Agreement" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 4.1(a)(iii)(B); | |
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(mmmmm) |
"Set-Off Final Determination" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 10.2; | |
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(nnnnn) |
"Specific Permitted Encumbrances" means the mortgages and personal property registrations by KV Capital Inc. and R.C. Morris & Company Special Opportunities Fund III Limited Partnership as disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR; |
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(ooooo) |
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, a Person that is controlled directly or indirectly by another Person and includes a subsidiary of that subsidiary and, for purposes of this definition, a Person controls a second Person if: |
(i) |
the Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over securities of the second Person carrying votes which, if exercised, would entitle the Person to elect a majority of the directors of the second Person, unless the Person beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over voting securities only to secure an obligation; | |
(ii) |
the second Person is a partnership, the Person beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over more than fifty percent (50%) of the interests in the partnership; or | |
(iii) |
the second Person is a limited partnership, the Person is the general partner of the limited partnership or the control Person of the general partner; |
(ppppp) |
"Substance" means any substance or material which under any Applicable Environmental Law is defined to be "hazardous", "toxic", "deleterious", "caustic", "dangerous", a "contaminant", a "pollutant", a "dangerous good", a "waste", a "source of contamination" or a source of a "pollutant"; | |
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(qqqqq) |
"Tax" and "Taxes" means all taxes, assessments, reassessments, charges, dues, duties, rates, fees, imposts, levies and similar charges of any kind lawfully levied, assessed or imposed by any Governmental Authority, including all income taxes (including any tax on or based upon net income, gross income, income as specially defined, earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits), windfall profits taxes, gross receipts taxes, withholding or similar taxes, branch taxes, net worth taxes, surtaxes, production taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, ad valorem taxes, value added taxes, excise taxes, goods and services tax, harmonized sales tax, capital taxes, stamp taxes, premium taxes, property taxes, land transfer taxes, mining taxes, environmental taxes, franchise taxes, licence taxes, health taxes, payroll taxes, employment taxes, severance taxes, social security premiums, employment insurance or compensation premiums, Canada or Quebec Pension Plan premiums, workers' compensation premiums, mandatory pension and other social fund taxes or premiums, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, custom duties or other governmental taxes, assessments, charges, dues, duties, rates, fees, imposts, levies and similar charges of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect of the relevant entity, together with any interest, penalties or additions thereto and any interest in respect of such penalties or additions; | |
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(rrrrr) |
"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended; | |
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(sssss) |
"Tax Returns" means all returns, reports, declarations, elections, information statements and forms, including any schedules thereto, required by any Governmental Authority to be made, prepared or filed in respect of Taxes by the relevant entity; | |
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(ttttt) |
"Third Party" means a Person that is not a Party; |
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(uuuuu) |
"Third Party Claim" means a Claim by an Indemnified Party which originates by reason of a Person (other than such Indemnified Party) making a claim against the Indemnified Party; | |
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(vvvvv) |
"Transaction Documents" means, collectively, the documents, instruments and agreements referred to in Sections 4.1(a)(iii) and 4.2(a)(ii); | |
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(wwwww) |
"Transaction Unwinding" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 9.2(d); | |
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(xxxxx) |
"Withheld Amount" has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 10.2; and | |
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(yyyyy) |
"Working Capital" has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.8. |
1.2 |
Interpretation |
In this Agreement:
(a) |
Headings and Table of Contents. The inclusion of headings and a table of contents is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof. | |
(b) |
Gender and Number. Except where the context requires otherwise, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. | |
(c) |
Including. Where the word "including" or "includes" is used, it means including or includes "without limitation". | |
(d) |
Material. Where the term "material" or "materially" is used, it shall be construed, measured or assessed on the basis of whether the matter would materially affect a Party or would prevent or significantly impede the purchase or sale of the Purchased Shares or the completion of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. | |
(e) |
No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party proposing any such language. | |
(f) |
Statutory References. A reference to a statute includes all rules and regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of any statute, rule or regulation which amends, supplements or supersedes any such statute, rule or regulation. | |
(g) |
Currency. Except where expressly provided otherwise herein, all amounts are stated and shall be paid in Canadian dollars. | |
(h) |
Time Periods. Except where expressly provided otherwise herein, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period to the following Business Day if the last day of the period is not a Business Day. |
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(i) |
Affiliates and Subsidiaries. Any reference herein to an Aurora Group Company in any representation or warranty as to the condition of an Aurora Group Company or covenant to be performed by an Aurora Group Company, shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty or covenant in respect of the applicable Aurora Group Company, and any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the relevant Aurora Group Company, and, to the extent any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein relate, directly or indirectly, to a Subsidiary of any party, each such provision shall be construed as a covenant by such party to cause (to the fullest extent to which it is legally capable) such Subsidiary to perform the required action. |
1.3 |
Entire Agreement |
This Agreement, the Exhibits, the Aurora Disclosure Letter, the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter and the Transaction Documents and the other written agreements entered into on the Closing Date in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. There are no representations, warranties, covenants, agreements, conditions, indemnities or other provisions, whether oral or written, express or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the other written agreements entered into on the Closing Date in connection herewith, except as expressly contained in this Agreement, the Exhibits, the Aurora Disclosure Letter, the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter and the Transaction Documents and the other written agreements entered into on the Closing Date in connection herewith and this Agreement, the Exhibits, the Aurora Disclosure Letter, the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter and the Transaction Documents supersede any and all prior and/or contemporaneous agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to such subject matter, including the letter of intent between Aurora LP, CanvasRx Holdings Inc. (a corporation that amalgamated with Pre-Reorganization CanvasRx as part of the Reorganization) and Pre-Reorganization CanvasRx (a corporation that amalgamated with CanvasRx Holdings Inc. as part of the Reorganization to form CanvasRx) dated May 27, 2016.
1.4 |
Severability |
Each of the provisions contained in this Agreement is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the parties waive any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any respect. The parties shall engage in good faith negotiations to replace any provision which is declared invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision, the economic effect of which comes as near as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable provision which it replaces.
1.5 |
Amendments, Waivers, Investigations |
Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, no amendment or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provision nor shall any waiver of any provision of this Agreement constitute a continuing waiver unless expressly provided otherwise herein. No investigation or waiver made by or on behalf of any Party shall have the effect of waiving, diminishing the scope of or otherwise affecting any representation or warranty made by any other Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Transaction Document.
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1.6 |
Governing Law |
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (excluding any conflict of law rule or principle of such laws that might refer such interpretation or enforcement to the laws of another jurisdiction). The parties hereby attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta.
1.7 |
Exhibits |
Exhibit "A" and Exhibit B to this Agreement are an integral part of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 |
Agreement to Purchase and Sell |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AMJ shall purchase and the CanvasRx Shareholders shall sell the Purchased Shares for the Purchase Price at the Closing Time.
2.2 |
Purchase Price |
Subject to Section 2.8, the purchase price for the Purchased Shares shall consist, collectively, of (the "Purchase Price"):
(a) |
$1,575,000.00 (the "Closing Cash Payment"); | |
(b) |
the Initial Patient Payments; and | |
(c) |
the Earn-Out Payment. |
2.3 |
Payment of Purchase Price |
Subject to Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8, the Purchase Price shall be payable as follows:
(a) |
the Closing Cash Payment, to be delivered to the CanvasRx Shareholders on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds; | |
(b) |
the Initial Patient Payments to be payable in accordance with Section 2.4; and | |
(c) |
the Earn-Out Payment to be payable in accordance with Section 2.5. |
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2.4 |
Initial Patient Payments |
(a) |
Upon CanvasRx achieving 2,500 cumulative Patient Equivalents (as calculated in accordance with Section 2.6): |
(i) |
a cash payment of $1,575,000.00; and | |
(ii) |
a payment of $3,575,000.00 to be satisfied by the issuance of Aurora Common Shares (the "First Patient Tranche Payment"). |
(b) |
Upon CanvasRx achieving 5,000 cumulative Patient Equivalents (as calculated in accordance with Section 2.6), a payment of $3,575,000.00, to be satisfied by the issuance of Aurora Common Shares if payable on or prior to October 31, 2016, or such combination of cash and Aurora Common Shares as may be determined in Aurora's sole discretion if payable after October 31, 2016 (the "Second Patient Tranche Payment" and together with First Patient Tranche Payment, the "Initial Patient Payments"). | |
(c) |
The portion of the Initial Patient Payments satisfied by the issuance of Aurora Common Shares, shall be issued at the Floor Price. | |
(d) |
For clarity, in the event that the Initial Patient Payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement on or before the Closing Date, as confirmed by Aurora, acting reasonably and in good faith, the Initial Patient Payments shall be paid on Closing, together with the Closing Cash Payment. | |
(e) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if Aurora LP loses its MMPR License and an Initial Patient Payment is payable, the Initial Patient Payment shall be paid in cash in the sole discretion of the Representative. |
2.5 |
Earn-Out Payments |
(a) |
The CanvasRx Shareholders shall be entitled to receive earn-out payments as set out below (each an "Earn-Out Payment") based on the following milestones (each a "Milestone"): |
(i) |
for fifteen (15) new operational CanvasRx counselling rooms established by CanvasRx after February 12, 2016 (each a "New Counselling Room"), Aurora shall pay to the CanvasRx Shareholder, in the aggregate, $6,687,500.00 (the "New Counselling Room Milestone"); and | |
(ii) |
upon CanvasRx achieving 15,000 cumulative Patient Equivalents (as calculated in accordance with Section 2.6) (i.e. upon CanvasRx achieving an incremental 10,000 Patient Equivalents after having earned the Second Patient Tranche Payment), Aurora shall pay to the CanvasRx Shareholders, in the aggregate, $10,031,250.00; and | |
(iii) |
upon Aurora LP (or an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of Aurora LP) generating Revenue from the Patient Equivalents as follows: |
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(A) |
achievement of $10,000,000.00 in aggregate Revenue, Aurora shall pay to the CanvasRx Shareholders $3,343,750.00; | |
(B) |
achievement of $20,000,000.00 in aggregate Revenue (ie: inclusive of the Revenue generated in accordance with Section 2.5(a)(iii)(A), Aurora shall pay the CanvasRx Shareholders $3,343,750.00); and | |
(C) |
achievement of $31,200,000.00 of aggregate Revenue (inclusive of the Revenue generated in accordance with Section 2.5(a)(iii)(B) and 2.5(a)(iii)(B)), Aurora shall pay to the CanvasRx Shareholders $3,343,750.00; |
(collectively, the Earn Outs tied to Revenue are the "Revenue Earn-Out Payments").
(b) |
For the purposes of this Agreement a "New Counselling Room" shall meet the following criteria: |
(i) |
shall: |
(A) |
be a cannabis counselling room opened in a medical clinic or another location as the Parties may mutually agree; | |
(B) |
have had a doctor performing services at such location on average of at least one (1) day a week for the four (4) weeks prior to the location being designated as a New Counselling Room; |
(ii) |
be staffed by a cannabis counsellor; | |
(iii) |
have sent at least 120 patients to Aurora LP (or an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of Aurora LP) who have made a purchase of Cannabis from Aurora LP (or an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of Aurora LP); | |
(iv) |
have administrative personnel in place consistent with other CanvasRx counselling rooms; and | |
(v) |
be located in a location with equipment to operate a medical and a counselling clinic. |
(c) |
The Revenue Earn-Out Payments shall not be paid until the applicable Milestone is met, provided that on the third anniversary of the Closing Date the Revenue Earn-Out Payment that has been earned to that date but not previously paid out shall be paid out on a pro- rata basis calculated as a percentage of completion of the applicable Milestone. For clarity, if the full amount of the Revenue has not been achieved by such date, the Revenue Earn Out Payment shall be paid on a pro rata basis and the remaining Revenue Earn Out Payment that has not been earned shall not be paid. As an example, if the Revenue is equal to $28,080,000.00 as of the third anniversary of the Closing Date and the previous Revenue Earn Out Payments associated with Sections 2.5(a)((iii) (A) and (B) have been paid, Aurora shall pay the CanvasRx Shareholders an amount equal to $2,412,276.79 (and a total of $9,099,776.79 pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(iii)). |
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(d) |
Subject to Section 2.5(c), Aurora shall make each Earn-Out Payment on a pro-rated basis, calculated as a percentage of completion of the applicable Milestone, until the third anniversary of the Closing Date. For example, if on an Earn-Out Payment Date (as defined below) CanvasRx has established three (3) New Counselling Rooms since the previous Earn-Out Payment Date, Aurora would pay the CanvasRx Shareholders twenty percent (20%) of the Earn-Out Payment relating to the Counselling Room Milestone on such Earn- Out Payment Date. | |
(e) |
With the exception of the Revenue Earn-Out Payments, each Earn-Out Payment shall be calculated as of the last day of the applicable calendar quarter (each, a "Calculation Date") and payable on the date that is five (5) Business Days after the last day of each calendar quarter following the Closing Date (each an "Earn-Out Payment Date") until the earlier of the maximum Earn-Out Payments set out above have been reached or the third anniversary of the Closing Date. For clarity, if any portion of the Earn-Out Payments have not been earned by the third anniversary of the Closing Date, such portion of the Earn - Out Payments shall be void. | |
(f) |
With respect to an Earn-Out Payment: |
(i) |
notwithstanding Section 2.5(e), the first Earn-Out Payment Date for an Earn-Out Payment (not including the Revenue Earn-Out Payments, which shall be paid when the target Revenue is reached), shall not be until the end of the second quarter following the Closing Date, even though the Calculation Date for such Earn Out Payment is at the end of the first quarter following the Closing Date. As an example, if the Closing Date is August 16, 2016, the first Earn-Out Payment Date shall be payable on January 9, 2017; and | |
(ii) |
if an Earn-Out Payment is made in Aurora Common Shares, it shall be made at the price per Aurora Common Share as of the Calculation Date, and if Aurora is unable to issue Aurora Common Shares at the price per Aurora Common Share as of the Calculation Date for such payment due to Exchange rules or regulations or other securities laws or regulations, Aurora shall issue such number of Aurora Common Shares at the lowest price per Aurora Common Share as possible, to provide the same value to the CanvasRx Shareholders as they would have received if Earn Out Payment Date was made at the end of the first quarter following closing. For example, if the Aurora Common Shares would have been issued at $0.40 if the Earn Out Payment Date was made at the end of the first quarter, and the lowest price that Aurora can issue an Aurora Common Share at as of the Earn Out Payment Date at the end of the second quarter is $0.80, Aurora shall issue twice as many shares to the CanvasRx Shareholders. For clarity, this Section 2.5(f) only applies to the Earn Out Payment with the Calculation Date at the end of the first quarter after Closing and does not apply to the Earn Out Payment with the Calculation Date at the end of the second quarter post closing or any Revenue Earn-Out Payments. |
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(g) |
Notwithstanding Section 2.5(e), on the Closing Date, in addition to the Closing Cash Payment and, to the extent applicable, the Initial Patient Payments, Aurora shall also pay to the CanvasRx Shareholders such amounts as may be due pursuant to Section 2.5(a). | |
(h) |
Each Earn-Out Payment shall be satisfied by the payment of cash or the issuance of Aurora Common Shares to the CanvasRx Shareholders, or such combination of cash and Aurora Common Shares as may be determined in Aurora's sole discretion. In the event the Earn- Out Payment are satisfied by the issuance of Aurora Common Shares, the price per Aurora Common Share shall be calculated in accordance with Section 2.7. Any Aurora Common Shares issued to satisfy and Earn-Out Payment shall be an "Earn-Out Share Issuance". | |
(i) |
In no event shall an Earn-Out Share Issuance result in a Change of Control of Aurora. For the purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" means the acquisition by the CanvasRx Shareholders, in the aggregate, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Aurora on a fully-diluted basis. With respect to each Earn-Out Payment Date, in the event that on such Earn-Out Payment Date, the issuance of the Aurora Common Shares necessary to satisfy the Earn-Out Payment due to the CanvasRx Shareholders on such Earn-Out Payment Date would result in a Change of Control of Aurora (and Aurora does not otherwise have cash available to pay the Earn-Out Payment), the following terms shall apply: |
(i) |
Aurora shall issue such number of Aurora Common Shares that would result in the CanvasRx Shareholders owning fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Aurora on a fully-diluted basis, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.6 hereof; and | |
(ii) |
the portion of the applicable Earn-Out Payment which was not satisfied by the issuance of Aurora Common Shares (in each instance an "Earn-Out Payment Shortfall") shall be satisfied by Aurora's issuance of a secured convertible debenture (each an "Earn-Out Debenture") in the principal amount of the Earn- Out Payment Shortfall. |
(j) |
Each Earn-Out Debenture: | |
(k) |
shall have a maturity date of six (6) months from the applicable Earn-Out Payment Date (the "Maturity Date"); |
(i) |
shall bear interest at a rate of seven percent (7%) per annum calculated monthly and payable on the Maturity Date; | |
(ii) |
shall be convertible into Aurora Common Shares at a price per Aurora Common Share determined on the applicable Earn-Out Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.7 of this Agreement (the "Conversion Price"); | |
(iii) |
shall be secured by a general security agreement over all of Aurora's present and after-acquired property, which, at the request of an arm's length third party lender shall be postponed to such arm's length third party lender; |
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(iv) |
may be repaid in whole or in part by Aurora prior to the Maturity Date, in cash or in Aurora Common Shares at the Conversion Price, without any prepayment penalty; | |
(v) |
if at any time prior to the Maturity Date the conversion of all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest into Aurora Common Shares would not result in a Change of Control (such amount being the "Safe Conversion Amount"), the CanvasRx Shareholders shall have the right but not the obligation to convert the Safe Conversion Amount into Aurora Common Shares in their sole discretion; and | |
(vi) |
on the Maturity Date all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest shall be immediately due and payable to the CanvasRx Shareholders by Aurora and if Aurora is unable to satisfy such payable in cash Aurora shall satisfy the payable by the issuance of Aurora Common Shares at the Conversion Price irrespective of whether such issuance would result in a Change of Control. |
(l) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if Aurora LP loses its MMPR License and an Earn-Out Payment is payable, the Earn-Out Payment shall be paid in cash in the sole discretion of the Representative. |
2.6 |
Calculation of a Patient Equivalent |
A "Patient Equivalent" shall be calculated as follows:
(a) |
for the Initial Patient Payments, for each patient that has, prior to the Closing Date registered, or subsequently registers with: |
(i) |
Aurora (or an Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof) and makes a purchase of any product containing cannabis, cannabinoids, or any extracts or derivatives thereof ("Cannabis") from Aurora (or an Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof), the Patient Equivalent shall be 1.0 (each, a "Paying Aurora Patient"); | |
(ii) |
Aurora (or an Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof) but, as of the applicable Calculation Date, has not made a purchase of Cannabis from Aurora (or an Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof), the Patient Equivalent shall be 0.33 (each, a "Registered Aurora Patient"); | |
(iii) |
a Licensed Producer other than Aurora (or an Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof) (each, an "Other LP") and for which CanvasRx has earned a fee pursuant to the terms the applicable Consultation and Support Services Agreement entered into with such Other LP, the Patient Equivalent shall be 0.66 (each, a "Paying Other LP Patient"); and | |
(iv) |
with an Other LP but no fee has been earned pursuant to the terms of the Consultation and Support Services Agreement entered into with such Other LP, the Patient Equivalent shall be 0.1 (each, a "Registered Other LP Patient"); |
(b) |
for the Earn-Out Payments, for each patient that is: |
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(i) |
a Paying Aurora Patient, the Patient Equivalent shall be 1.0; | |
(ii) |
a Registered Aurora Patient, the Patient Equivalent shall be 0.33; | |
(iii) |
a Paying Other LP Patient, the Patient Equivalent shall be 0.33; and | |
(iv) |
a Registered Other LP Patient, the Patient Equivalent shall be 0.1; |
(c) |
for clarity: |
(i) |
no event shall a patient have a Patient Equivalent greater than 1.0; | |
(ii) |
in no event shall any patient contribute more than 1.0 Patient Equivalents to the calculation of cumulative Patient Equivalents (i.e. if a Paying Aurora Patient subsequently becomes a Paying Other LP Patient, the total contribution to the calculation of cumulative Patient Equivalents for the purposes of this Agreement shall be 1.0, not 1.33); | |
(iii) |
in no event shall a patient's Patient Equivalent on any Calculation Date be less than such patient's Patient Equivalent on any prior Calculation Date; and | |
(iv) |
if, subsequent to a Calculation Date in which a patient's Patient Equivalent is less than 1.0, such patient is deemed to have a higher Patient Equivalent (e.g. the patient goes from being a Registered Aurora Patient to a Paying Aurora Patient, etc.), the contribution of that patient to the cumulative Patient Equivalent calculation shall be the incremental difference of Patient Equivalent. (By way of example, if a patient has a Patient Equivalent of 0.1 on a given Calculation Date, and in the following calendar quarter such patient becomes a Paying Aurora Patient, for purposes of the subsequent Calculation Date, a Patient Equivalent of 0.9 will be added to the cumulative Patient Equivalent calculation). |
2.7 |
Calculation of Aurora Share Price for Earn-Out Payments |
Subject to Section 2.5(f)(ii), with respect to the calculation of each Earn-Out Share Issuance, the price per Aurora Common Shares shall be calculated on the Earn-Out Payment Date (each an "Issue Date") and shall be equal to the product obtained by the formula:
A = B x C
Where:
A = | the price per Aurora Common Share; | |
B = | the closing trading price per Aurora Common Share on the Exchange on the trading day immediately prior to the Issue Date; and | |
C = | 0.85 |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the above noted calculation produces a product of less than $0.40, the price per Aurora Common Share shall be the Floor Price.
2.8 |
Pre-Existing Debt and Long-Term Liabilities |
(a) |
At the Closing Date, CanvasRx will not have: |
(i) |
any direct, indirect or contingent debt or any other current or long-term liabilities (collectively, "CanvasRx Debt") other than amounts advanced to CanvasRx as at the Closing Date (collectively the "CanvasRx Advances") disclosed in Section 2.8 of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter as prepayments for the fees payable to CanvasRx pursuant to the terms of the Consultation and Support Services Agreement entered into between CanvasRx and other Licensed Producers up to a maximum amount of $400,000.00 (collectively, the "Permitted Debt") in which all or a portion thereof may be subject to reimbursement to a Licensed Producer after the Closing Date; and | |
(ii) |
any cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable or working capital on hand ("Working Capital"). |
(b) |
Aurora shall have the right, at its sole discretion to: |
(i) |
assume the CanvasRx Debt that exceeds the Permitted Debt and the Closing Cash Payment shall be reduced, on a dollar for dollar basis, by the amount that the CanvasRx Debt less the Working Capital exceeds the Permitted Debt; or | |
(ii) |
direct a portion of the Closing Cash Payment to paid to the applicable lender and the Closing Cash Payment shall be reduced, on a dollar for dollar basis, by the amount that the CanvasRx Debt less the Working Capital exceeds the Permitted Debt. |
2.9 |
Loan Amount |
The Parties acknowledge and confirm that the Loan Amount remains outstanding and that the CanvasRx Shareholders shall have no duty to repay the Loan Amount or any penalties, fees or any other amounts in connection with the Loan Amount.
2.10 |
Direction |
All amounts payable pursuant to this Article 2 or otherwise payable to a CanvasRx Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid in accordance with the Direction.
2.11 |
Location and Time of the Closing |
The Closing shall take place at the Closing Time at the offices of Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto, Ontario, and any and all deliverables at closing under this Agreement may, unless one Party specifically requires otherwise, be made by facsimile, email or other electronic means.
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2.12 |
Audit Rights |
(a) |
The Representative shall have the right to inspect the Records (each an "Audit") one (1) time every six (6) months from the Closing Date to the third anniversary of the Closing Date. | |
(b) |
With respect to each Audit: |
(i) |
the Representative shall provide Aurora with ten (10) calendar days prior written notice of its intention to conduct such Audit; | |
(ii) |
subject to Applicable Laws, Aurora shall provide the Representative and, subject to Section 2.12(b)(v), its external advisors, with reasonable access, during normal Business Days and hours, to the Records; | |
(iii) |
each Audit shall be conducted as efficiently as possible and with as little disruption to the business operations of Aurora as reasonably possible; | |
(iv) |
the Representative shall not be permitted to copy, photograph or remove any of the Records from the premises of Aurora without the prior written consent of Aurora; and | |
(v) |
as a condition precedent to the obligation of the Aurora to grant the external advisors or representatives of the Representative and the Records, such external advisors must first execute in favor of Aurora a confidentiality agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to Aurora and the Representative which provides for obligations of confidentiality which substantially similar to the obligations of confidentiality provided for in this Agreement. |
(c) |
With respect to each Audit, all of costs and expenses incurred by the Represenative in connection with such Audit shall be for the sole account of the CanvasRx Shareholders irrespective of the results of such Audit. |
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
3.1 |
By the CanvasRx Shareholders regarding CanvasRx |
The CanvasRx Shareholders acknowledge and confirm, jointly and severally, that each of the following representations and warranties as they relate to CanvasRx are made as of the date of execution of this Agreement and as of the Closing Time. The CanvasRx Shareholders acknowledge that Aurora is relying upon the following representations and warranties in connection with its purchase of the Purchased Shares. Except as set forth in the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter:
(a) |
Incorporation and Existence. CanvasRx is incorporated, organized and is validly existing under the laws of its incorporation, and is registered, licensed or qualified to carry on business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties and assets owned or leased or the nature of its business makes such registration, licensing or qualification necessary. |
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(b) |
Corporate Power. CanvasRx has the corporate power and capacity to carry on its business as it is currently conducted, to own or lease its property and assets. | |
(c) |
Enforceability against CanvasRx. This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of CanvasRx, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and to general principles of equity. At the Closing Time, each of the Transaction Documents to which CanvasRx is a party shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of CanvasRx, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and to general principles of equity. | |
(d) |
Capitalization. Schedule 3.1(d) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter sets out the particulars of the authorized and outstanding share capital of CanvasRx: |
(i) |
all of the shares of CanvasRx have been validly issued and are outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares; | |
(ii) |
there are no options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion privileges, exchange rights, pre-emptive rights or other rights, agreements or commitments of a similar nature to which CanvasRx is bound relating to the outstanding or unissued share capital of CanvasRx or obligating CanvasRx to issue any shares of, or other equity interest in, CanvasRx or securities or obligations of any kind convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of CanvasRx, nor are there any outstanding any stock appreciation rights, phantom equity or similar rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments based upon the book value, income or any other attribute of CanvasRx; | |
(iii) |
there are no outstanding bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness of CanvasRx having the right to vote (or that are convertible for, exercisable into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matter on which the holders of shares may vote; and | |
(iv) |
there are no outstanding contractual obligations of CanvasRx to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of CanvasRx or any agreements or other arrangements regarding the voting or disposition of any outstanding shares of CanvasRx. CanvasRx has no Subsidiaries, and is a party to any joint venture, partnership or similar business arrangement with any other Person. |
(e) |
Non-Contravention. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(e) of the CanvasRx Disclosure letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations under this Agreement by CanvasRx, and the completion by CanvasRx of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, do not and will not: |
(i) |
contravene any provision of the constating documents of CanvasRx; |
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(ii) |
result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default (or an event, condition or occurrence which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or give rise to any termination rights, rights of first refusal or other buy-sell rights or the amendment, acceleration or cancellation of or change in any rights or obligations of any Person under, any provision of any contract, agreement, lease, licence, concession, franchise or Permit to which CanvasRx is a party or by which CanvasRx is bound or subject or of which CanvasRx is a beneficiary; | |
(iii) |
give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness by any Person, or cause any third party indebtedness owing by CanvasRx to become due and payable before its stated maturity or cause any available credit to cease to be available; | |
(iv) |
result in the imposition of, give rise to or trigger any claim upon any of the assets of CanvasRx, or restrict, hinder, impair or limit the ability of CanvasRx to carry on the CanvasRx Business; | |
(v) |
create any Encumbrance upon any of the assets of CanvasRx; or | |
(vi) |
contravene any Applicable Law. |
(f) |
Approvals. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(f) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter, no authorization, Approval of, or filing with or notice to, any Governmental Authority, court or other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by CanvasRx for the sale of any of the Purchased Shares. | |
(g) |
CanvasRx Financial Statements. The CanvasRx Financial Statements have been prepared, unless otherwise noted in this Agreement, in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and fairly present in all respects the financial position of CanvasRx and the results of its operations as of the dates and throughout the periods indicated. | |
(h) |
Indebtedness. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(h) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter, CanvasRx does not have any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or other indebtedness and CanvasRx has not agreed to create or issue any bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or other indebtedness which will mature more than one (1) year after the date of their creation or issuance. | |
(i) |
Liabilities and Guarantees. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(i) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter and other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since October 31, 2015, CanvasRx has no outstanding liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise), and is not a party to or bound by any agreement of guarantee, support, indemnification or assumption, comfort letter, or other agreement or commitment of a similar nature with respect to the obligations, liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise) or indebtedness of any Person. | |
(j) |
Brokers' Fees. CanvasRx has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any financial advisor, broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents nor has it granted any right of first refusal or commitment to engage any such Person in connection with any future transaction. |
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(k) |
Taxes. CanvasRx has not filed any Tax Returns required to be made or prepared by it. Such non-filing does not create a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CanvasRx or the CanvasRx Business. | |
(l) |
Contracts. Except as set out in Section 3.1(l) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter, CanvasRx is not a party to or bound by or subject to any (each a "CanvasRx Material Contract"): |
(i) |
deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, pledge agreement or any other agreement whereby any of the assets of CanvasRx is subject to an Encumbrance; | |
(ii) |
Contract which restricts CanvasRx from doing business in any geographic area; | |
(iii) |
Contract (other than routine purchase orders received by CanvasRx) to be performed in whole or in part within ninety (90) days from the date thereof which are not terminable with thirty (30) days' notice without cost or liability, including any consulting Contract; | |
(iv) |
Contract for the purchase of materials, supplies or services by CanvasRx which requires payment of more than $25,000.00 annually, in the case of any single contract, agreement or commitment or, in the case of all such contracts, agreements and commitments, in excess of $50,000.00 annually in the aggregate, except for purchases of materials, supplies and services in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and upon terms and conditions not more onerous than those usual and customary in the industry and marketplace with respect to the supply of programming expertise; | |
(v) |
Contract for the purchase or sale of any property or assets having a fair market value in excess of $25,000.00; | |
(vi) |
management, consulting, agency or similar contract, agreement or commitment; | |
(vii) |
licence or royalty agreement relating to CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property or CanvasRx Licensed Intellectual Property; | |
(viii) |
Contract to make any gift of any of its property, other than donations made in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice; | |
(ix) |
Contract made in the ordinary course of business if it requires or may require the provision by CanvasRx to any Person of goods having a fair market value in excess of $25,000.00 in the aggregate; | |
(x) |
lease, agreement to lease or agreement in the nature of a lease, whether as lessor or lessee, and whether in respect of real property or personal property, except for the CanvasRx Leases and except for any lease or agreement in the nature of a lease relating to personal property, where the aggregate annual payments under such lease or agreement and under any related service or maintenance or similar contract do not exceed $1,000.00; |
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(xi) |
Contract involving the settlement, release, compromise or waiver of any rights, claims, obligations, duties or liabilities; | |
(xii) |
Contract that contains a covenant of CanvasRx to be responsible for any special or punitive damages, loss of profits or penalties; | |
(xiii) |
Contract pursuant to which CanvasRx agrees not to compete with any Person; | |
(xiv) |
confidentiality, non-disclosure or other similar agreement which makes available to any Person any information or material concerning the business, financial condition, operations, property, assets or liabilities of CanvasRx; | |
(xv) |
Contract the performance or completion of which has resulted in or could result in a Material Adverse Effect; | |
(xvi) |
lease with respect to any real property; or | |
(xvii) |
Contract which was not made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. |
Correct and complete copies of all CanvasRx Material Contracts, together with all amendments thereto have been provided to Aurora.
(m) |
No Default. CanvasRx is not in violation or material breach of, or material default under, and there exists no event, condition or occurrence which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a material default under, or give rise to any termination rights under, any provision of any CanvasRx Material Contract, CanvasRx Lease, licence or Permit to which CanvasRx is a party or by which it is bound or is subject or of which it is a beneficiary. | |
(n) |
Compliance with Laws. |
(i) |
CanvasRx is in compliance with all Applicable Laws in all material respects; and | |
(ii) |
CanvasRx is in compliance with all internal policies or codes of conduct in all respects and no breaches of such policies or codes of conduct have been reported to, nor have any waivers of compliance with such policies or codes of conduct been granted by CanvasRx. |
(o) |
Money Laundering. The operations of CanvasRx have been conducted in compliance with financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of Applicable Laws relating to money laundering, including the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorism Financing Act (Canada) or any similar legislation. | |
(p) |
Corrupt Practices. Neither CanvasRx nor any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, advisor or agent of CanvasRx, has made any payment, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or to the benefit of CanvasRx, in violation of any Applicable Laws prohibiting the payment of undisclosed commissions or bonuses or the making of bribe or incentive payments or other arrangements of a similar nature, including the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) or any similar legislation. |
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(q) |
Carrying on of the Business and Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in Section 3.1(q) to the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter: |
(i) |
CanvasRx has never carried on any business other than the CanvasRx Business; and | |
(ii) |
CanvasRx has not, since October 31, 2015, conducted the CanvasRx Business other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice without incurring or suffering a Material Adverse Change. |
(r) |
Non-Arm's Length Transactions. |
(i) |
Except as disclosed in Section 3.1(r) to the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter and except for usual compensation paid in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice or dividends paid prior to October 31, 2015, CanvasRx has not made any payment or loan to, or borrowed any monies from or is otherwise indebted to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of CanvasRx, nor to any Person not dealing at arm's length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) with CanvasRx, or any of its Affiliates. | |
(ii) |
Except for contracts of employment, CanvasRx is not a party to any contract or agreement with any officer, director, employee or shareholder, nor with any Person not dealing at arm's length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) with it or any of its Affiliates. | |
(iii) |
Except for contracts of employment, CanvasRx is not a party to any contract, lending arrangement, pledge of security or other agreement or commercial arrangement with any shareholder, Affiliate or non-arm's length party. |
(s) |
Assets in Good Condition. All the physical assets of CanvasRx are in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair having regard to the use to which the assets are put and the age thereof, normal wear and tear excepted. | |
(t) |
Insurance. |
(i) |
All the physical assets of CanvasRx used in the CanvasRx Business are covered by fire and other insurance with responsible insurers against such risks and in such amounts as are reasonable for prudent owners of comparable assets; | |
(ii) |
CanvasRx has provided Aurora with particulars of all the insurance policies held by CanvasRx in respect of such assets or the CanvasRx Business, including the name of the insurer, the risks insured against and the amount of coverage; and |
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(iii) |
CanvasRx is not in default with respect to any of the provisions contained in any such policies of insurance and has not failed to give any notice or pay any premium or present any claim under any such insurance policy. |
(u) |
Personal Property. CanvasRx is the absolute and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, all property and assets (other than CanvasRx Licensed Intellectual Property, CanvasRx Leased Real Property and any leased personal property) used in connection with the CanvasRx Business, free of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances. | |
(v) |
Owned Real Property. With regard to CanvasRx, CanvasRx does not own, nor has it ever owned any real property. | |
(w) |
CanvasRx Leased Real Property. |
(i) |
Section 3.1(w) of the Disclosure Letter contains the municipal address of all CanvasRx Leased Real Property; and | |
(ii) |
CanvasRx has good and marketable leasehold interest in the CanvasRx Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for: |
(A) |
Permitted Encumbrances; and | |
(B) |
liens for current realty Taxes not yet due. |
Correct and complete copies of the CanvasRx Lease and all amendments thereto have been provided to Aurora.
(x) |
Environmental Matters. |
With regard to CanvasRx:
(i) |
CanvasRx has not emitted, discharged, deposited or released or caused or permitted to be emitted, discharged, deposited or released, any Substances on or to the CanvasRx Leased Real Property, or in connection with the operation of the CanvasRx Business, except in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Environmental Laws. | |
(ii) |
no polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos containing materials, lead or urea- formaldehyde is to the Representing Parties' Knowledge on, at, in or under the CanvasRx Leased Real Property for which CanvasRx is legally responsible. | |
(iii) |
CanvasRx has not permitted the CanvasRx Leased Real Property or any other property previously leased by it to be used for the disposal of any Substance. | |
(iv) |
there are no proceedings against or involving CanvasRx in progress, pending or threatened, which allege the violation of, or non-compliance with, any Applicable Environmental Laws. |
(y) |
Intellectual Property. |
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With respect to CanvasRx:
(i) |
all Intellectual Property developed by or on behalf of CanvasRx or used, in whole or in part, by CanvasRx in connection with the CanvasRx Business is Owned Intellectual Property. | |
(ii) |
Schedule 3.1(y) to the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter lists all CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property that consists of trade-marks and trade-mark applications, trade names, certification marks, patents and patent applications, copyrights and industrial designs, and any common law Intellectual Property rights, and the applicable expiry dates of any registrations. | |
(iii) |
all CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property is owned by CanvasRx free and clear of Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), covenants, conditions, options to purchase and restrictions or other adverse claims or interests of any kind or nature. | |
(iv) |
to the extent that any Intellectual Property used by, or developed on behalf of, CanvasRx was created by an employee of, or independent contractor, or, such Persons have each irrevocably waived and assigned to CanvasRx, in writing, all moral and other rights to such Intellectual Property. CanvasRx has not received any notice or claim challenging ownership of or rights by it to such Intellectual Property or suggesting that such Person has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership or other claim or interest with respect thereto nor is there a reasonable basis for such a claim. | |
(v) |
CanvasRx has not received any notice or claim challenging or questioning the validity or enforceability of any CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property. There is no proceeding involving CanvasRx which is ongoing or alleged (including any opposition, re-examination or protest) which might result in the CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property being invalidated, revoked or the subject of a compulsory licence. | |
(vi) |
All fees payable in respect of the maintenance of CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property have been paid and all registrations and applications for registration of any CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property are in good standing; CanvasRx has pursued, and is pursuing, such applications diligently. | |
(vii) |
To the Representing Parties' Knowledge, the conduct of the CanvasRx Business does not infringe any other Person's rights to Intellectual Property. CanvasRx is not, and has not been a party to any action or proceeding nor has any action or proceeding been threatened, that alleges that the conduct of the CanvasRx Business infringes any other Person's Intellectual Property rights. To the Representing Parties' Knowledge, no Person has infringed or is infringing the right of CanvasRx in or to any CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property. | |
(viii) |
CanvasRx is not a party to any agreement involving the grant by CanvasRx to any Person of any right to the CanvasRx Owned Intellectual Property. |
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(z) |
Employees. CanvasRx is in compliance with all laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, occupational health and safety, pay equity and wages; there is not currently any labour disruption or conflict involving CanvasRx. CanvasRx is not party to a collective bargaining agreement. | |
(aa) |
Employment Matters. Other than as disclosed in Section 3.1(aa) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter: |
(i) |
is not a party to or bound by any oral or written contract, commitment or policy for the employment or retainer of any individual, including any contract or commitment with directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, independent contractors or agents; | |
(ii) |
is not a party to or bound by any oral or written contract, commitment or policy providing for severance, termination, retention, change of control or similar payments; | |
(iii) |
is not a party to or bound by any contract with or commitment to any trade union, council of trade unions, employee bargaining agent or Affiliated bargaining agent (collectively, "labour representatives") and CanvasRx has not conducted negotiations with respect to any such future contracts or commitments; no labour representatives hold bargaining rights with respect to any employees of CanvasRx; no labour representatives have applied to have CanvasRx declared a related employer pursuant to the Labour Relations Act (Ontario) or similar legislation in any other jurisdiction; and there are no current or threatened attempts to organize or establish any trade union or employee association with respect to CanvasRx; | |
(iv) |
is not a party to or bound by any Employee Plan or similar plan or practice, formal or informal, with respect to any of its employees or others, other than the Canada Pension Plan, the Ontario Health Insurance Plan and other similar health plans established and administered by any other jurisdiction and workers' compensation insurance provided pursuant to legislation; | |
(v) |
has no current, pending or threatened strikes (including official or unofficial strikes or other labour relations difficulties), work stoppage or other concerted action, slowdowns or lockouts, trade union representation or organizing activities or unlawful labour practices or actions; | |
(vi) |
has not had any complaint, grievance, claim, work order or investigation filed, made or commenced against it pursuant to any Applicable Laws; and | |
(vii) |
is not subject to any claim for wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal or any other tort claim, actual or threatened, or any litigation, actual or threatened, relating to employment or termination of employment of employees or independent contractors. |
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Correct and complete copies of all of the contracts, commitments and Employee Plans disclosed in the Disclosure Letter and all related documents have been provided to Aurora and, where any such agreement is oral, correct and complete written summaries of their terms, have been disclosed in the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter. For the purpose of the foregoing, related documents in respect of an Employee Plan means all documentation establishing or creating such plans, all amendments thereto and all trust or other funding agreements and other similar agreements, plan booklets, investment policy statements, any actuarial reports within the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, all reports, returns and filings in respect of such Employee Plans made with any Governmental Authority within the three-year period prior to the date of this Agreement, all material non-routine correspondence with any Governmental Authority and all professional opinions related to any Employee Plan. | ||
(bb) |
Employee Plans. Except as set out in Section 3.1(bb) to the Disclosure Letter or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since October 31, 2015, CanvasRx is not a party to, bound by, or has any actual or contingent liability in respect of, any Employee Plan other than any liability resulting from the operation of the Employee Plan. Correct and complete copies of all Employee Plans set out in Schedule 3.1(bb) or, where oral, correct and complete written summaries of their terms, have been provided to Aurora. | |
(cc) |
Privacy Laws. CanvasRx is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws in respect of: |
(i) |
the collection, use and storage by it of Personal Information in the course of business; and | |
(ii) |
the disclosure or transfer to third parties by it of Personal Information in the course of business. |
(dd) |
Litigation and Other Proceedings. With regard to CanvasRx: |
(i) |
except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(dd) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter, there are no court, administrative, regulatory or similar proceedings (whether civil, quasi-criminal or criminal); arbitration or other dispute settlement procedure; investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority; or any similar matter or proceeding (collectively "proceedings") against or involving CanvasRx or any Employee Plan (whether in progress or threatened); no event has occurred which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any proceedings; no Person has made any written or verbal threat to CanvasRx to commence or revive any proceeding; and there is no order, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any court, government department, commission, agency, arbitrator or similar body outstanding against CanvasRx; | |
(ii) |
Schedule 3.1(dd) of the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter includes: |
(A) |
a complete and accurate summary of the status of all proceedings; | |
(B) |
copies of all legal or other professional opinions relating to the matters at issue in the proceedings, including any formal opinions of counsel regarding the probability of success of CanvasRx in those proceedings; |
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(C) |
copies of all pleadings and settlement offers, if any, relating to the proceedings; | |
(D) |
management's analysis of the potential liability of CanvasRx if it is unsuccessful in the proceedings, including the impact of an unfavorable outcome on the financial condition and operation of the CanvasRx Business; and | |
(E) |
a complete and accurate summary of all settlement discussions held to date and management's analysis of the progress and likely outcome of any such settlement discussions; |
(iii) |
except as set out in Schedule 3.1(dd), neither the CanvasRx Shareholders nor CanvasRx has received any opinion or memorandum or legal advice from legal counsel retained by them/it to the effect that CanvasRx is exposed, from a legal standpoint, to any liability which may have a Material Adverse Effect on CanvasRx. |
(ee) |
Corporate Records. |
(i) |
the corporate records and minute books of CanvasRx are complete and accurate in all material respects, and contain copies of minutes of all meetings of directors and committees thereof and shareholders or holders of other ownership interests held since their respective dates of incorporation or formation, and all such meetings were duly called and held; and | |
(ii) |
the share certificate books, registers of shareholders or holders of other ownership interests, registers of transfers and registers of directors of CanvasRx are complete and accurate in all material respects. |
(ff) |
Reorganization. The Reorganization was consummated in accordance with Applicable Laws and all required consents and approvals for the Reorganization were obtained. |
3.2 |
By the Aurora Companies |
The Aurora Companies acknowledge and confirm, jointly and severally, that each of the following representations and warranties as they relate to the Aurora Group Companies are made as of the date of execution of this Agreement and as of the Closing Time. The Aurora Companies acknowledge that the CanvasRx Shareholders are relying upon the following representations and warranties in connection with their sale of the Purchased Shares. Except as set forth in the Aurora Disclosure Letter:
(a) |
Incorporation and Existence. Each Aurora Group Company is incorporated, organized and is validly existing under the laws of its incorporation, and is registered, licensed or qualified to carry on business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties and assets owned or leased or the nature of its business makes such registration, licensing or qualification necessary. | |
(b) |
Corporate Power. Each Aurora Group Company has the corporate power and capacity to carry on its business as it is currently conducted, to own or lease its property and assets. |
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(c) |
Enforceability against the Aurora Companies. This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Aurora Companies, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and to general principles of equity. At the Closing Time, each of the Transaction Documents to which an Aurora Company is a party shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Aurora Companies, as applicable, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and to general principles of equity. | |
(d) |
Capitalization. Schedule 3.2(d) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter sets out the particulars of the authorized and outstanding share capital of each Aurora Group Company, and, with respect to each Aurora Group Company: |
(i) |
all of the shares of the Aurora Group Company have been validly issued and are outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares; | |
(ii) |
other than as publicly disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR, there are no options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion privileges, exchange rights, pre-emptive rights or other rights, agreements or commitments of a similar nature to which the Aurora Group Company is bound relating to the outstanding or unissued share capital of the Aurora Group Company or obligating the Aurora Group Company to issue any shares of, or other equity interest in, the Aurora Group Company or securities or obligations of any kind convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the Aurora Group Company, nor are there any outstanding any stock appreciation rights, phantom equity or similar rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments based upon the book value, income or any other attribute of the Aurora Group Company; | |
(iii) |
other than as publicly disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR, there are no outstanding bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness of the Aurora Group Company having the right to vote (or that are convertible for, exercisable into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matter on which the holders of shares may vote; and | |
(iv) |
there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Aurora Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of the Aurora Group Company or any agreements or other arrangements regarding the voting or disposition of any outstanding shares of the Aurora Group Company. Other than as set forth in Schedule 3.2(d) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, no Aurora Group Company has any Subsidiaries (except for the Aurora Group Companies themselves), or is a party to any joint venture, partnership or similar business arrangement with any other Person. |
(e) |
Non-Contravention. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(e) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations under this Agreement by the Aurora Companies, and the completion by the |
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Aurora Companies of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, do not and will not:
(i) |
contravene any provision of the constating documents of any Aurora Company; | |
(ii) |
result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default (or an event, condition or occurrence which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or give rise to any termination rights, rights of first refusal or other buy-sell rights or the amendment, acceleration or cancellation of or change in any rights or obligations of any Person under, any provision of any contract, agreement, lease, licence, concession, franchise or Permit to which any Aurora Company is a party or by which any Aurora Company is bound or subject or of which any Aurora Company is a beneficiary; | |
(iii) |
give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of indebtedness by any Person, or cause any third party indebtedness owing by any Aurora Company to become due and payable before its stated maturity or cause any available credit to cease to be available; | |
(iv) |
result in the imposition of, give rise to or trigger any claim upon any of the assets of any Aurora Company, or restrict, hinder, impair or limit the ability of any Aurora Company to carry on the Aurora Business; | |
(v) |
create any Encumbrance upon any of the assets of any Aurora Company; or | |
(vi) |
contravene any Applicable Law. |
(f) |
Approvals. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(f) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, no authorization, Approval of, or filing with or notice to, any Governmental Authority, court or other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Aurora Companies or any Aurora Company for the purchase of any of the Purchased Shares. | |
(g) |
Aurora Financial Statements. The Aurora Financial Statements have been prepared, unless otherwise noted in this Agreement, in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and fairly present in all respects the financial position of the applicable Aurora Group Company and the results of its operations as of the dates and throughout the periods indicated. | |
(h) |
Indebtedness. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, except as set forth in the Aurora Financial Statements or as disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR, the Aurora Group Companies do not have any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or other indebtedness and no Aurora Group Company has agreed to create or issue any bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or other indebtedness which will mature more than one (1) year after the date of their creation or issuance. | |
(i) |
Liabilities and Guarantees. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, other than as reflected in the Aurora Financial Statements and other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 9, 2014, no Aurora Group Company has any outstanding liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise), and is not a party to or bound by any agreement of guarantee, support, indemnification or assumption, comfort letter, or other agreement or commitment of a similar nature with respect to the obligations, liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise) or indebtedness of any Person. |
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(j) |
Brokers' Fees. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(j) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, no Aurora Company has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any financial advisor, broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents nor has it granted any right of first refusal or commitment to engage any such Person in connection with any future transaction. | |
(k) |
Taxes. | |
With regard to each Aurora Group Company, except as set out in Section 3.2(k) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter: |
(i) |
Each Aurora Group Company has duly and timely made or prepared all Tax Returns required to be made or prepared by it, has duly and timely filed in the prescribed form all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the appropriate Governmental Authority and has, in all material respects, completely and correctly reported all income and all other amounts or information required to be reported thereon. | |
(ii) |
Each Aurora Group Company has: |
(A) |
duly and timely paid all Taxes due and payable by it other than those which are being or have been contested in good faith and in respect of which sufficient reserves have been provided in the Aurora Financial Statements; | |
(B) |
duly and timely withheld all Taxes and other amounts required by Applicable Laws to be withheld by it and has duly and timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority such Taxes and other amounts required by Applicable Laws to be remitted by it; and | |
(C) |
duly and timely collected all amounts on account of sales or transfer taxes, including goods and services, harmonized sales and provincial or territorial sales taxes, required by Applicable Laws to be collected by it and has duly and timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority any such amounts required by Applicable Laws to be remitted by it. |
(iii) |
The charges, accruals and reserves for Taxes reflected on the Aurora Financial Statements (whether or not due and whether or not shown on any Tax Return but excluding any provision for deferred income taxes) are, in the opinion of Aurora, adequate under IFRS to cover Taxes with respect to the Aurora Group Companies accruing through the Closing Date. |
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(iv) |
There are no disputes, proceedings, investigations, audits, assessments, reassessments or claims now pending or, to Aurora's Knowledge, threatened against any Aurora Group Company that propose to assess material Taxes in addition to those reported in any Tax Returns filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority. There are no liens, upon any of the assets or properties of any of the Aurora Group Companies, for taxes that have not been paid by the Aurora Group Companies. | |
(v) |
For each Aurora Group Company, no claim has ever been made by or is expected from any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which the Aurora Group Company does not file a Tax Return that it is or may be subject to taxation in that jurisdiction. |
(l) |
Contracts. With respect to each Aurora Group Company, except as set out in Section 3.2(l) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, no Aurora Group Company is a party to or bound by or subject to any (each an "Aurora Group Company Material Contract"): |
(i) |
deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, pledge agreement or any other agreement whereby any of the assets of the Aurora Group Company is subject to an Encumbrance; | |
(ii) |
Contract which restricts the Aurora Group Company from doing business in any geographic area; | |
(iii) |
licence or royalty agreement relating to Aurora Owned Intellectual Property or Aurora Licensed Intellectual Property; | |
(iv) |
Contract to make any gift of any of its property, other than donations made in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice; | |
(v) |
Contract involving the settlement, release, compromise or waiver of any rights, claims, obligations, duties or liabilities, with the exception of the settlement agreement regarding litigation with Riva Dubrofsky; | |
(vi) |
Contract pursuant to which the Aurora Group Company agrees not to compete with any Person; | |
(vii) |
Contract the performance or completion of which has resulted in or could result in a Material Adverse Effect; or | |
(viii) |
Contract which was not made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. |
Correct and complete copies of all Aurora Group Company Material Contracts, together with all amendments thereto have been provided to CanvasRx.
(m) |
No Default. With respect to each Aurora Group Company, the Aurora Group Company is not in violation or material breach of, or material default under, and there exists no event, condition or occurrence which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a material default under, or give rise to any termination rights under, any provision of any Aurora Group Company Material Contract, Aurora Lease, licence or Permit to which the Aurora Group Company is a party or by which it is bound or is subject or of which it is a beneficiary. |
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(n) |
Compliance with Laws. With regard to each Aurora Group Company: |
(i) |
the Aurora Group Company is in compliance with all Applicable Laws in all material respects; and | |
(ii) |
the Aurora Group Company is in compliance with all internal policies or codes of conduct in all respects and no breaches of such policies or codes of conduct have been reported to, nor have any waivers of compliance with such policies or codes of conduct been granted by the Aurora Group Company. |
(o) |
Money Laundering. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, the operations of the Aurora Group Company have been conducted in compliance with financial record- keeping and reporting requirements of Applicable Laws relating to money laundering, including the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorism Financing Act | |
(Canada) or any similar legislation. | ||
(p) |
Corrupt Practices. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, neither the Aurora Group Company nor any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, advisor or agent of the Aurora Group Company, has made any payment, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or to the benefit of Aurora Group Company, in violation of any Applicable Laws prohibiting the payment of undisclosed commissions or bonuses or the making of bribe or incentive payments or other arrangements of a similar nature, including the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) or any similar legislation. | |
(q) |
Carrying on of the Business and Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as publicly disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR, with regard to the Aurora Group Companies; |
(i) |
the Aurora Group Companies have never carried on any business other than the Aurora Business; and | |
(ii) |
no Aurora Group Company has, since December 9, 2014, conducted the Aurora Business other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice without incurring or suffering a Material Adverse Change. |
(r) |
Non-Arm's Length Transactions. |
With regard to each Aurora Group Company:
(i) |
Except as disclosed in the Aurora Financial Statements, or as otherwise publicly disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR, and except for usual compensation paid in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice or dividends paid prior to December 9, 2014, the Aurora Group Company has not made any payment or loan to, or borrowed any monies from or is otherwise indebted to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Aurora Group Company, nor to any Person not dealing at arm's length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) with the Aurora Group Company, or any of its Affiliates. |
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(ii) |
Except for contracts of employment or contractor agreements the Aurora Group Company is not a party to any contract, lending arrangement, pledge of security or other agreement or commercial arrangement with any shareholder, Affiliate or non-arm's length party. |
(s) |
Assets in Good Condition. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, all the physical assets of the Aurora Group Company are in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair having regard to the use to which the assets are put and the age thereof, normal wear and tear excepted. | |
(t) |
Insurance. |
(i) |
With regard to each Aurora Group Company: |
(A) |
all the physical assets of the Aurora Group Company used in Aurora Business are covered by fire and other insurance with responsible insurers against such risks and in such amounts as are reasonable for prudent owners of comparable assets; | |
(B) |
the Aurora Companies have provided or made available to CanvasRx particulars of all the insurance policies held by the Aurora Group Company in respect of such assets or the Aurora Business, including the name of the insurer, the risks insured against and the amount of coverage; and | |
(C) |
the Aurora Group Company is not in default with respect to any of the provisions contained in any such policies of insurance and has not failed to give any notice or pay any premium or present any claim under any such insurance policy. |
(ii) |
Aurora maintains directors and officers insurance. |
(u) |
Personal Property. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, the Aurora Group Company is the absolute and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, all property and assets (other than Aurora Licensed Intellectual Property, Aurora Leased Real Property and any leased personal property) used in connection with its business, free of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances. | |
(v) |
Owned Real Property. Except as publicly disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR, no Aurora Group Company owns, or has ever owned any real property (with the exception of Prescient Mining Corp., a predecessor to Aurora). | |
(w) |
Aurora Leased Real Property. With regard to each Aurora Group Company: |
(i) |
Section 3.2(w) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter contains the municipal address of all Aurora Leased Real Property; and |
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(ii) |
the Aurora Group Company has good and marketable leasehold interest in the Aurora Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for: |
(A) |
Permitted Encumbrances; and | |
(B) |
liens for current realty Taxes not yet due. |
Correct and complete copies of the Aurora Lease and all amendments thereto have been provided to CanvasRx.
(x) |
Environmental Matters. |
With regard to each Aurora Group Company:
(i) |
the Aurora Group Company has not emitted, discharged, deposited or released or caused or permitted to be emitted, discharged, deposited or released, any Substances on or to the Leased Real Property, or in connection with the operation of the Aurora Business, except in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Environmental Laws. | |
(ii) |
no polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos containing materials, lead or urea- formaldehyde is to the Aurora's Knowledge on, at, in or under the Leased Real Property for which any Aurora Group Company is legally responsible. | |
(iii) |
the Aurora Group Company has not permitted the Aurora Leased Real Property or any other property previously leased by it to be used for the disposal of any Substance. | |
(iv) |
there are no proceedings against or involving the Aurora Group Company in progress, pending or threatened, which allege the violation of, or non-compliance with, any Applicable Environmental Laws. |
(y) |
Intellectual Property. |
With regard to each Aurora Group Company:
(i) |
all Intellectual Property developed by or on behalf of the Aurora Group Company or used, in whole or in part, by the Aurora Group Company in connection with the Aurora Business is Aurora Owned Intellectual Property. | |
(ii) |
Schedule 3.2(y) of the Aurora Disclosure Schedule lists all Aurora Owned Intellectual Property that consists of trade-marks and trade-mark applications, trade names, certification marks, patents and patent applications, copyrights and industrial designs, and any common law Intellectual Property rights, and the applicable expiry dates of any registrations. | |
(iii) |
all Aurora Owned Intellectual Property is owned by the Aurora Group Company free and clear of Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), covenants, conditions, options to purchase and restrictions or other adverse claims or interests of any kind or nature. |
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(iv) |
to the extent that any Intellectual Property used by, or developed on behalf of, the Aurora Group Company was created by an employee of, or independent contractor, or subcontractor of an Aurora Group Company, such Persons have each irrevocably waived and assigned to the Aurora Group Company, in writing, all moral and other rights to such Intellectual Property. The Aurora Group Company has not received any notice or claim challenging ownership of or rights by it to such Intellectual Property or suggesting that such Person has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership or other claim or interest with respect thereto nor is there a reasonable basis for such a claim. | |
(v) |
The Aurora Group Company has not received any notice or claim challenging or questioning the validity or enforceability of any Aurora Owned Intellectual Property. There is no proceeding involving any Aurora Group Company which is ongoing or alleged (including any opposition, re-examination or protest) which might result in the Aurora Owned Intellectual Property being invalidated, revoked or the subject of a compulsory licence. | |
(vi) |
All fees payable in respect of the maintenance of Aurora Owned Intellectual Property have been paid and all registrations and applications for registration of any Aurora Owned Intellectual Property are in good standing; the Aurora Group Company has pursued, and is pursuing, such applications diligently. | |
(vii) |
To Aurora's Knowledge, the conduct of the Aurora Business does not infringe any other Person's rights to Intellectual Property. The Aurora Group Company is not, and has not been a party to any action or proceeding nor has any action or proceeding been threatened, that alleges that the conduct of its Business infringes any other Person's Intellectual Property rights. To Aurora's Knowledge, no Person has infringed or is infringing the right of the Aurora Group Company in or to any Aurora Owned Intellectual Property. | |
(viii) |
The Aurora Group Company is not a party to any agreement involving the grant by the Aurora Group Company to any Person of any right to the Aurora Owned Intellectual Property, except for contracts with intermediaries whereby Aurora LP has allowed such third parties to use Aurora's trademarks in relation to promoting Aurora LP's products. |
(z) |
Permits. With regard to each Aurora Group Company: |
(i) |
the Aurora Group Company holds all permits, licences, approvals, consents, authorizations, registrations, certificates or franchises which are required, or which it is required to have, to own its property and assets and to carry on its Aurora Business as presently conducted except, in each case where the failure to have any such permit, licence, approval, consent, authorization, registration, certificate or franchise would not have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Permits"); |
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(ii) |
all Permits are in full force and effect; | |
(iii) |
the Aurora Group Company is in compliance in all respects with all the terms and conditions relating to the Permits; (iv) there are no proceedings in progress, pending or threatened, which may result in revocation, cancellation, suspension, rescission or any materially adverse modification of any of the Permits nor are there any facts upon which such proceedings could reasonably be based; | |
(iv) |
neither the terms and conditions relating to the Permits nor the legislation or regulations pursuant to which the same were issued require that any consent or approval of, or filing with or notice to, any Governmental Authority or other Person be made to ensure the continued holding by the Aurora Group Company, as applicable, of the Permits after completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. |
(aa) |
Employees. Each Aurora Group Company is in compliance with all laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, occupational health and safety, pay equity and wages; there is not currently any labour disruption or conflict involving an Aurora Group Company. No Aurora Group Company is a party to a collective bargaining agreement. | |
(bb) |
Employment Matters. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, other than as disclosed in Section 3.2(bb) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, the Aurora Group Company: |
(i) |
is not a party to or bound by any oral or written contract, commitment or policy providing for severance, termination, retention, change of control or similar payments; | |
(ii) |
is not a party to or bound by any contract with a labour representatives and the Aurora Group Company has not conducted negotiations with respect to any such future contracts or commitments; no labour representatives hold bargaining rights with respect to any employees of the Aurora Group Company; no labour representatives have applied to have the Aurora Group Company declared a related employer pursuant to the Labour Relations Act (Ontario) or similar legislation in any other jurisdiction; and there are no current or threatened attempts to organize or establish any trade union or employee association with respect to the Aurora Group Company; | |
(iii) |
has no current, pending or threatened strikes (including official or unofficial strikes or other labour relations difficulties), work stoppage or other concerted action, slowdowns or lockouts, trade union representation or organizing activities or unlawful labour practices or actions; and | |
(iv) |
has not had any complaint, grievance, claim, work order or investigation filed, made or commenced against it pursuant to any Applicable Laws. |
(cc) |
Employee Plans. |
With regard to each Aurora Group Company:
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(i) |
Except as set out in Section 3.2(cc) to the Aurora Disclosure Letter or as publicly disclosed by Aurora on SEDAR and except as set forth in the Aurora Financial Statements or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 9, 2014, the Aurora Group Company is not a party to, bound by, or has any actual or contingent liability in respect of, any Employee Plan other than any liability resulting from the operation of the Employee Plan. Except as set out in Section 3.2(cc) to the Disclosure Aurora: |
(A) |
all obligations to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date respecting each Employee Plan (including, without limitation, those respecting the making or payment of contributions or premiums, as applicable) have or will be performed in accordance with the relevant terms of each Employee Plan and all Applicable Laws, and no Governmental Charges are unpaid under any Employee Plan; | |
(B) |
the Aurora Group Company does not have any Pension Plans nor has it at any time had any Pension Plan; | |
(C) |
all Employee Plans which are required to be funded are fully funded and the funds in such plans are and have been invested in accordance with the relevant terms of each plan and all Applicable Laws; | |
(D) |
the employee data respecting each Employee Plan is correct and complete in all material respects and is sufficient for the proper administration of each Employee Plan; | |
(E) |
there has been no partial or full wind-up of any Benefit Plan and no event has occurred which would entitle any person to partially or fully wind up, or require the partial or full winding-up of, any Benefit Plan; | |
(F) |
all obligations of the Aurora Group Company which are due under any Employee Plan have been paid or, if unpaid, are accrued and reflected in the Aurora Financial Statements; | |
(G) |
no Employee Plan provides benefits to retirees or former employees or to beneficiaries or dependents of such employees or former employees or provides for retroactive charges or premium increases; and | |
(H) |
there are no participants or other individuals entitled to participate in any Employee Plan other than current or former employees, directors or officers of the Aurora Group Company. |
(dd) |
Privacy Laws. With regard to each Aurora Group Company, the Aurora Group Company is in compliance in all material respects with: |
(i) |
all Applicable Laws in respect of: |
(A) |
the collection, use and storage by it of Personal Information in the course of business; and |
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(B) |
the disclosure or transfer to third parties by it of Personal Information in the course of business; |
(ii) |
the Aurora Group Company's privacy policy, a correct and complete copy of which has been provided to CanvasRx. |
(ee) |
Litigation and Other Proceedings. With regard to each Aurora Group Company: |
(i) |
except as disclosed in Schedule 3.2(ee) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, there are no proceedings against or involving the Aurora Group Company or any Employee Plan (whether in progress or threatened); no event has occurred which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any proceedings; no Person has made any written or verbal threat to any Aurora Group Company to commence or revive any proceeding; and there is no order, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any court, government department, commission, agency, arbitrator or similar body outstanding against the Aurora Group Company; | |
(ii) |
Schedule 3.2(ee) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter includes a complete and accurate summary of the status of all proceedings; | |
(iii) |
except as set out in Schedule 3.2(ee) of the Aurora Disclosure Letter, no Aurora Group Company has received any opinion or memorandum or legal advice from legal counsel retained by it to the effect that the Aurora Group Company is exposed, from a legal standpoint, to any liability which may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Aurora Group Company. |
(ff) |
Corporate Records. With regard to each Aurora Group Company: (i) the corporate records and minute books of the Aurora Group Company are complete and accurate in all material respects, and contain copies of minutes of all meetings of directors and committees thereof and shareholders or holders of other ownership interests held since their respective dates of incorporation or formation, and all such meetings were duly called and held; and (ii) the share certificate books, registers of shareholders or holders of other ownership interests, registers of transfers and registers of directors of the Aurora Group Company are complete and accurate in all material respects. | |
(gg) |
Reporting Issuer; Listing. Aurora is a reporting issuer, or the equivalent thereof in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. The Aurora Common Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange and Aurora is not in default of any of the listing requirements of the Exchange or its listing agreement with the Exchange. | |
(hh) |
Registration of Securities in the United States. No class of securities of Aurora is registered or required to be registered under Section 12 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor does Aurora have a reporting obligation under Section 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Act. | |
(ii) |
No Orders. No order, ruling or determination having the effect of suspending the sale of, or ceasing the trading of, any securities of Aurora has been issued by any Governmental Authority that is in effect at the date hereof and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted, are pending or, to Aurora's Knowledge, are contemplated or threatened under any Applicable Laws, or by any Governmental Authority. |
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(jj) |
No Shareholders Agreement. Neither Aurora nor, to Aurora's Knowledge, any of its shareholders, is a party to any shareholders agreement, voting trust or similar type of arrangement in respect of any outstanding securities of Aurora. | |
(kk) |
Status of MMPR License. The MMPR Licence is in good standing and Aurora has provided or made available to CanvasRx copies of all material correspondence with Health Canada since the date of issue of the cultivation license. |
3.3 |
By the CanvasRx Shareholders |
Each CanvasRx Shareholder, solely with respect to itself/herself/himself, acknowledges and confirms that each of the following representations and warranties as they relate to CanvasRx Shareholders are made as of the date of execution of this Agreement and at the Closing Time. The CanvasRx Shareholders acknowledge that Aurora is relying upon the following representations and warranties in connection with its purchase of the Purchased Shares.
(a) |
Incorporation and Existence. The CanvasRx Shareholder is incorporated, organized and is validly existing under the laws of its incorporation, if applicable. | |
(b) |
Enforceability against the CanvasRx Shareholders. This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the CanvasRx Shareholders, enforceable against it/her/him in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and to general principles of equity. At the Closing Time, each of the Transaction Documents to which the CanvasRx Shareholders are a party shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of the CanvasRx Shareholders, enforceable against it/her/him in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies and to general principles of equity. | |
(c) |
Right to Sell Purchased Shares. The CanvasRx Shareholder is the sole registered legal holder and beneficial owner of it/her/him Purchased Shares with good and marketable title thereto, free of all Encumbrances. No third party has any right or option in respect of the Purchased Shares that could affect the ability of the CanvasRx Shareholder to transfer good and marketable title to the Purchased Shares to Aurora free and clear of all Encumbrances. The CanvasRx Shareholder is not a party to any shareholder agreement, voting trust agreement or any other agreement or instrument which in any way limits or restricts the transfer to Aurora any of the Purchased Shares, except for share transfer restrictions contained in the articles of CanvasRx. At or prior to the Closing Time, all such restrictions will have been complied with or terminated. | |
(d) |
Residency. The CanvasRx Shareholder is not a non-resident of Canada for the purpose of the Income Tax Act (Canada). | |
(e) |
Brokers' Fees. Other than with respect to payments payable to AshMark Inc. in connection with its advisory services to the CanvasRx Shareholders in connection with this Agreement, the CanvasRx Shareholders have no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any financial advisor, broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents nor has it granted any right of first refusal or commitment to engage any such Person in connection with any future transaction. |
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3.4 |
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
The representations and warranties, covenants (to the extent that they have not been fully preformed at or prior to the Closing Time) and agreements contained in this Agreement and in all certificates and documents delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement shall survive the Closing, and in particular:
(a) |
the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.1(a) - (f), 3.2(a) (f), Sections 3.2(gg) - (kk) and Section 3.3(a) - (d) shall survive for the maximum amount of time under Applicable Laws, and a claim in respect of the breach thereof may be brought at any time after the Closing; | |
(b) |
the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1(k) and 3.2(k) in respect of any Taxes arising in or in respect of a period shall survive until the date which is ninety (90) days after the relevant Governmental Authority is no longer entitled to assess or reassess liability for Taxes against the applicable Party for that period, having regard without limitation to any waivers given by the relevant Party in respect of such period, except to the extent that any intentional misrepresentation has been made or any fraud has been committed by CanvasRx or an Aurora Group Company in filing a Tax Return or in supplying information for the purposes of any Applicable Law imposing Tax on CanvasRx or Aurora Group Company, as applicable; and | |
(c) |
all other representations and warranties shall terminate at the expiration of twelve (12) months following the Closing. |
ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS
4.1 |
Conditions for the Benefit of the Aurora Companies |
(a) |
The obligation of the Aurora Companies to complete the purchase of the Purchased Shares and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents is subject to satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Time, of each of the following conditions: |
(i) |
Delivery of Share Certificates. The CanvasRx Shareholders shall have delivered to Aurora the share certificates representing the Purchased Shares duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by duly signed share transfers. | |
(ii) |
Certificates of Status. A certificate of status or its equivalent issued by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to CanvasRx. |
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(iii) |
Delivery of Other Agreements. The following documents and agreements shall have been delivered to the Aurora Companies on Closing, in form and substance satisfactory to the Aurora Companies, acting reasonably: |
(A) |
the Direction; | |
(B) |
a services agreement entered by CanvasRx and CCC (the "Services Agreement"); | |
(C) |
a non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreement entered into by each of the Representing Parties, Leo Liao, Daniel MacDonald, Rebecca MacDonald and Ryan Yermus and Aurora (or an Affiliate thereof) (the "Non-Competition Agreements"); | |
(D) |
evidence of employment agreements between CCC and each of the Representing Parties; | |
(E) |
a resignation (of director and officer, as applicable) and mutual release entered into by CanvasRx and Persons reasonably requested by Aurora; | |
(F) |
resolutions of the directors of CanvasRx, authorizing the transfer of the Purchased Shares to Aurora and entry into any Transaction Documents to which it is a party; | |
(G) |
evidence of the completion of the Reorganization; | |
(H) |
an option agreement to purchase the shares of CCC from the shareholders of CCC; | |
(I) |
evidence that all employees that are employed by CanvasRx prior to the Closing Date have accepted assignment of their employment to CCC from their employer; | |
(J) |
consummation of the Financing; and | |
(K) |
letters of no interest from secured parties that have security interests in the Purchased Shares, as reasonably determined by Aurora. |
(iv) |
Books and Records. CanvasRx shall deliver to Aurora or ensure that Aurora otherwise has care, custody and control of all information, books and records, including electronic records, of CanvasRx sufficient to operate the CanvasRx Business; | |
(v) |
Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the CanvasRx Shareholder made pursuant to this Agreement shall be true, complete and correct as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made again at and as of that time; and |
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(vi) |
Approval of Directors. The approval of the boards of the directors of the Aurora Companies to this transaction. |
(b) |
The conditions contained in this Section 4.1 are for the exclusive benefit of the Aurora Companies and may be waived in whole or in part by the Aurora Companies in writing at any time. |
4.2 |
Conditions for the Benefit of the CanvasRx Shareholders |
(a) |
The obligation of CanvasRx and the CanvasRx Shareholders to complete the sale of the Purchased Shares and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents is subject to the fulfillment or performance, at or before the Closing Time, of each of the following conditions: |
(i) |
Closing Cash Payment. The CanvasRx Shareholders shall have received the Closing Cash Payment and all other amounts payable that may be due on or before the Closing Date. | |
(ii) |
Delivery of Other Agreements. The following documents and agreements shall have been delivered to CanvasRx and the CanvasRx Shareholders, in form and substance satisfactory to CanvasRx and the CanvasRx Shareholders, acting reasonably: |
(A) |
all Approvals or other agreements by third parties in respect of the acquisition of the Purchased Shares, as may be required, shall have been obtained; | |
(B) |
the Services Agreement; | |
(C) |
evidence of the election of Joseph del Moral to the board of directors of Aurora, subject to approval of his personal information form by the Exchange; | |
(D) |
evidence of the consummation of the Financing; | |
(E) |
resolutions of the directors each Aurora Company authorizing the entry into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which they are a party; and; | |
(F) |
those documents set forth in Section 4.1(a)(ii) to which an Aurora Company is a party. |
(iii) |
Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Aurora Companies made pursuant to this Agreement shall be true, complete and correct as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made again at and as of that time; |
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(b) |
The conditions contained in this Section 4.2 are for the exclusive benefit of the CanvasRx Shareholders and may be waived in whole or in part by the CanvasRx Shareholders in writing at any time. |
ARTICLE 5
POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
5.1 |
Restrictive Covenant Tax Elections |
The Parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictive covenants contained herein and in the Non-Competition Agreements (collectively, the "Non-Competition Covenants") are integral to this Agreement and are being granted to maintain and preserve the fair market value of the Purchased Shares transferred by the CanvasRx Shareholders to Aurora. The Parties agree that no portion of the Purchase Price shall be allocable to, and no proceeds shall be received or receivable by, the CanvasRx Shareholders for granting the Non-Competition Covenants. At the request of each CanvasRx Shareholder granting Non-Competition Covenants, Aurora agrees to execute a joint election with the CanvasRx Shareholders under subsection 56.4(7) of the Tax Act so that section 68 of the Tax Act does not apply to deem any portion of the consideration to be received or receivable by the CanvasRx Shareholders to be consideration for the Non-Competition Covenants.
5.2 |
Personal Information |
Each CanvasRx Shareholder acknowledges and consents to: (i) the disclosure by Aurora of CanvasRx Shareholder Personal Information concerning the CanvasRx Shareholder to any Governmental Authority including, but not limited to, the Exchange and its Affiliates, authorized agents, Subsidiaries and divisions; and (ii) the collection, use and disclosure of CanvasRx Shareholder Personal Information by the Exchange in accordance with its policies.
5.3 |
MMPR License |
The Aurora Companies shall take all such commercially reasonable steps and perform all commercially reasonable actions as are necessary to maintain Aurora LP's status as a Licensed Producer.
5.4 |
Change of Control of CanvasRx |
Without the prior written consent of the Representative, Aurora will not consummate a Change of Control of CanvasRx until the earlier of:
(a) |
the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date; | |
(b) |
the payment of all Earn-Out Payments. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in event that the CanvasRx Shareholder has an unresolved Claim against an Aurora Company with respect to a breach of a payment obligation to the CanvasRx Shareholder pursuant to Article 2, Aurora will not consummate a Change of Control of CanvasRx unless such unresolved Claim is resolved in accordance with this Agreement.
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5.5 |
Indemnity Agreement |
Aurora shall execute and deliver an indemnity agreement in favour of Joseph del Moral contemporaneously with an indemnity agreement being delivered by Aurora in favour of any director of Aurora.
5.6 |
Business Acquisition Report |
The Representing Parties shall provide reasonably requested assistance to Aurora with respect to the completion of the conversion of the CanvasRx Financial Statements into IFRS compliant financial statements, the cost of such conversion to be borne by Aurora.
ARTICLE 6
RISK MANAGEMENT
6.1 |
Indemnification by the CanvasRx Shareholders regarding CanvasRx |
The CanvasRx Shareholders shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and save the Aurora Companies harmless for and from and after the Closing Date against and in respect of any Losses resulting from:
(a) |
any Loss of an Aurora Company as a result of any breach of representation or warranty of the CanvasRx Shareholders contained in this Agreement with respect to CanvasRx, the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter or the Transaction Documents or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document; | |
(b) |
any Loss of an Aurora Company as a result of any breach or any non-fulfilment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the CanvasRx Shareholders contained in this Agreement, the CanvasRx Disclosure Letter or the Transaction Documents or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document on behalf of CanvasRx; | |
(c) |
any Loss of CanvasRx post Closing as a result of the termination of any employees or consultants of CanvasRx at or prior to the Closing Date, including all severance, termination payments in lieu of working notice and other statutory payments related thereto; and | |
(d) |
all claims, demands, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal expenses, in respect of the foregoing. |
6.2 |
Indemnification by the CanvasRx Shareholders |
The CanvasRx Shareholders shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and save the Aurora Companies harmless for and from and after the Closing Date against and in respect of any Losses resulting from:
(a) |
any Loss of an Aurora Company as a result of any breach of representation or warranty a CanvasRx Shareholders contained in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document solely with respect to himself/herself/itself; |
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(b) |
any Loss of an Aurora Company as a result of any breach or any non-fulfilment of any covenant or agreement on the part of a CanvasRx Shareholder contained in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document solely with respect to himself/herself/itself; and | |
(c) |
all claims, demands, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal expenses, in respect of the foregoing. |
6.3 |
Indemnification by the Aurora Companies |
The Aurora Companies shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and save the CanvasRx Shareholders harmless for and from and after the Closing Date against and in respect of any Losses resulting from:
(a) |
any Loss of any CanvasRx Shareholder as a result of any breach of representation or warranty by an Aurora Company contained in this Agreement, the Aurora Disclosure Letter or the Transaction Documents or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document; | |
(b) |
any Loss of any CanvasRx Shareholder as a result of any breach or any non-fulfilment of any covenant or agreement on the part of an Aurora Company contained in this Agreement, the Aurora Disclosure Letter or the Transaction Documents or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document; and | |
(c) |
all claims, demands, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal expenses, in respect of the foregoing. |
6.4 |
Notice of Claim |
If an Indemnified Party becomes aware of any act, omission or state of facts that may give rise to Losses in respect of which a right of indemnification is provided for under this Article 6, the Indemnified Party shall promptly give written notice thereof (a "Notice of Claim"), which notice shall specify whether the potential Losses arise as a result of a Direct Claim or a Third Party Claim. Each Notice of Claim shall specify with reasonable particularity (to the extent that the information is available):
(a) |
the factual basis for the Claim, and any provisions of the Agreement, or of any Applicable Laws, relied upon; and | |
(b) |
the amount of the Claim, or, if an amount is not determinable, an approximate and reasonable estimate of the potential Claim. |
6.5 |
Direct Claims |
Following receipt of notice of a Direct Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days to make such investigation of the Direct Claim as the Indemnifying Party considers necessary or desirable.
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For the purpose of such investigation, the Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party and its representatives the information relied upon by the Indemnified Party to substantiate the Direct Claim, together with all such other information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. If the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party agree at or prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period (or any extension thereof agreed upon by the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party) as to the validity and amount of the Direct Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall immediately pay to the Indemnified Party the full agreed upon amount of the Direct Claim, failing which, the Claim shall be settled in accordance with Article 7 hereof.
6.6 |
Third Party Claims |
(a) |
With respect to any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its own expense, to participate in or assume control of the negotiation, settlement or defence of the Third Party Claim and, in such event, the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for all of the Indemnified Party's out-of-pocket expenses as a result of such participation or assumption. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume such control, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the negotiation, settlement or defence of such Third Party Claim at its own expense and shall have the right to disagree on reasonable grounds with the selection and retention of legal counsel, in which case legal counsel satisfactory to both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall be retained by the Indemnifying Party. | |
(b) |
If the Indemnifying Party, having elected to assume control as contemplated in Section 6.6(a), thereafter fails to defend such Third Party Claim within a reasonable time, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to assume such control and the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by the results obtained by the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim. | |
(c) |
In the event that any Third Party Claim is of a nature such that the Indemnified Party is required by Applicable Laws to make a payment to any Third Party with respect to such Third Party Claim before the completion of settlement negotiations or related legal proceedings, the Indemnified Party may make such payment and the Indemnifying Party shall, forthwith after demand by the Indemnified Party, reimburse the Indemnified Party for any such payment or, if the Indemnifying Party is the CanvasRx Shareholder, the elected Indemnified Party may elect to have such the applicable amount set-off against future payments payable to the CanvasRx Shareholder provided that the CanvasRx Shareholder shall confirm in writing the set off amount. If the amount of any liability under the Third Party Claim in respect of which such a payment was made, as finally determined, is less than the amount which was paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall, forthwith after receipt of the difference from the Third Party, pay such difference to the Indemnifying Party. | |
(d) |
Except in the circumstances contemplated by Sections 6.6(b), whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes control of the negotiation, settlement or defence of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not negotiate, settle, compromise or pay any Third Party Claim except with the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld). |
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(e) |
The Indemnified Party shall not permit any right of appeal in respect of any Third Party Claim to terminate without giving the Indemnifying Party notice thereof and an opportunity to contest such Third Party Claim. | |
(f) |
The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other with respect to Third Party Claims, shall keep each other advised with respect thereto (including supplying copies of all relevant documentation promptly as it becomes available) and shall each designate a representative who will keep himself or herself informed about and be prepared to discuss the Third Party Claim with his or her counterpart and with legal counsel at all reasonable times. | |
(g) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnified Party unless the settlement includes a complete release of the Indemnified Party with respect to the claim. | |
(h) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Indemnifying Party: |
(i) |
is not entitled to assume the investigation and defence of a Third Party Claim under this Agreement; | |
(ii) |
does not elect to assume the investigation and defence of a Third Party Claim; | |
(iii) |
assumes the investigation and defence of a Third Party Claim but fails to diligently pursue such defence; or | |
(iv) |
the Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that the Third Party Claim is not being defended to its satisfaction, acting reasonably, the Indemnified Party has the right (but not the obligation), to undertake the defence of the Third Party Claim. |
(i) |
In the case where the Indemnifying Party fails to diligently pursue the defence of the Third Party Claim or the Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that the Third Party Claim is not being defended to its satisfaction, acting reasonably, the Indemnified Party may not assume the defence of the Third Party Claim unless the Indemnified Party gives the Indemnifying Party written demand to diligently pursue the defence and the Indemnifying Party fails to do so within ten (10) days after receipt of the demand, or such shorter period as may be required to respond to any deadline imposed by a court, arbitrator or other tribunal or Governmental Authority. |
6.7 |
Subrogation |
In the event that an Indemnifying Party shall be obligated to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall, upon fulfillment of its obligations with respect to indemnification (including payment in full of all amounts due pursuant to its indemnification obligations) be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party with respect to the claims to which such indemnification relates.
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6.8 |
Duty to Mitigate and Claim Under Insurance Policies |
Each Party shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate its Losses upon and after becoming aware of any event that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Losses. Each Party agrees to promptly make a claim against any applicable insurance policies with respect to any Loss which is covered by such insurance policies and any such Losses shall be net of any insurance recoveries or payments received by the Party suffering the Loss.
6.9 |
Exclusive Remedy |
Other than as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the indemnities provided for in this Agreement shall constitute the only remedies of the Parties in the event of any breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of a Party contained in this Agreement. The Parties may also exercise any remedies available for claims based on fraudulent acts or fraudulent misrepresentation and any equitable remedies. Each of the Parties expressly waives and renounces any other remedies whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, which it would otherwise be entitled to as against a Party.
6.10 |
Losses |
The Parties agree that, in all cases:
(a) |
Losses shall be net of any insurance or other recoveries or payments received by an Indemnified Party or any of its affiliates in connection with the facts or circumstances giving rise to the Losses; | |
(b) |
Subject to Section 6.10(c), in no event shall a Party be liable for indirect or consequential, exemplary, punitive or special damages (including without limitation, loss of profits, loss of opportunity, loss of business, loss of reputation and loss of financing) relating to this Agreement or any other any agreement, instrument or document executed in connection with this Agreement even if such Party has been advised of the possibility of such damages in advance and whether such losses arise in, under or pursuant to contract, tort, common law, equity, statute or otherwise; | |
(c) |
The limitations set forth in Section 6.10(b) and Section 6.11, shall not apply with respect to: |
(i) |
Losses which result from a breach by a Party of its obligations of confidentiality hereunder; | |
(ii) |
Losses which result from a breach of a payment obligation to the CanvasRx Shareholders pursuant to Article 2 or a breach of a payment obligation to CCC pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Services Agreement; | |
(iii) |
Losses for Taxes that are payable by CanvasRx but unpaid prior to the Closing Date; and | |
(iv) |
any portion of Losses that are found by final determination of an arbitrator to have resulted primarily and directly from the fraud or the gross negligence of a Party or its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors or assigns. |
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6.11 |
Limitations of Liability |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document executed or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby:
(a) |
no Party shall be entitled to duplication of recovery by reason of the state of facts giving rise to Losses constituting a breach of more than one representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement; | |
(b) |
other than with respect to Losses described in Section 6.10(c) which shall not be subject to any limitation of liability, the liability of a Party, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors or assigns, in the aggregate, for all Losses in the aggregate, shall not exceed the amount of the Purchase Price paid as of the date of the resolution of the Claim, on an after Tax basis with respect to the CanvasRx Shareholders, in the event of a Claim(s) being brought pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.3 and the pro rata amount paid to the applicable CanvasRx Shareholder. | |
(c) |
no Party, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, Affiliates, representatives, successors or assigns, shall be liable to another Party, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors or assigns, for any Losses which are caused by, but only to the extent that such Losses are caused by, the negligence or willful misconduct of such Party, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors or assigns. | |
(d) |
the CanvasRx Shareholder shall not be liable to the Aurora Companies, as applicable, for indemnification under Section 6.1 or 6.2, until the aggregate amount of all Losses in respect of indemnification under Section 6.1 or 6.2, as applicable, exceeds $150,000.00 in the aggregate in which case the full amount of all such Losses in excess of $150,000.00 shall be recoverable by the Aurora Companies. |
6.12 |
Indemnification Adjustment to Purchase Price |
Any amounts payable by the CanvasRx Shareholders or the Aurora Companies under this Article 6 shall, upon final determination of the Aurora Companies' entitlement to recovery, be satisfied, at the option of each CanvasRx Shareholder, as follows:
(a) |
if any amounts are still due and payable under this Agreement, by way of a reduction or increase in the Purchase Price payable to such CanvasRx Shareholder; | |
(b) |
by means of cancellation of Aurora Common Shares issued to such CanvasRx Shareholder hereunder ("Return of Aurora Common Shares"); or | |
(c) |
by a cash payment by such CanvasRx Shareholder to Aurora. In the event that a CanvasRx Shareholder elects to satisfy any amounts payable pursuant to Article 6 by way of Return of Aurora Common Shares, the value of each Aurora Common Share shall be the closing trading price per Aurora Common Share on the Exchange on date that the final determination of the Aurora Companies' entitlement to recovery is determined. |
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ARTICLE 7
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
7.1 |
Arbitration Procedures |
(a) |
All disputes, controversies or claims arising out of, relating to, or in respect of this Agreement, including any issue regarding its existence, validity, enforceability, interpretation, breach or termination (each a "Dispute") shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. | |
(b) |
Any Dispute that the CanvasRx Shareholders and the Aurora Companies are unable to amicably resolve or settle between themselves through negotiations within fifteen (15) Business Days (or such longer period as the applicable parties may agree to in writing) of a party being provided notice of such dispute or difference in accordance with Section 10.5 of this Agreement (the "Consultation Period") shall be referred to and finally determined by final and binding arbitration. | |
(c) |
The arbitration shall be confidential and shall be conducted by a single independent and impartial arbitrator selected jointly by Aurora and the Representative. If Aurora and the Representative are unable to select such arbitrator within fifteen (15) days, the arbitration shall be conducted by three (3) arbitrators, one (1) of whom shall be selected by Aurora, one (1) of whom shall be selected by the Representative and one (1) of whom shall be selected by the arbitrators selected by Aurora and the CanvasRx Shareholders (the single arbitrator or the three (3) arbitrators selected pursuant to this Section 7.1(c), is/are the "Arbitrator"). | |
(d) |
The arbitration shall be governed by the Arbitration Act (Alberta) to the extent that such rules do not conflict with the terms of this Article 7. | |
(e) |
The arbitration shall be seated in the City of Edmonton and the arbitration agreement set forth in this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta. The language of the arbitration shall be English. | |
(f) |
Within thirty (30) days of the expiry of the Consultation Period, the disputing parties agree to jointly select the Arbitrator in accordance with Section 7.1(c), who shall be trained in the laws of Alberta. The Arbitrator shall be impartial and independent of the parties and shall be experienced and knowledgeable about the subject matter of the Dispute (generally and not as to the express facts concerning the Dispute). | |
(g) |
It is specifically acknowledged and agreed that any Dispute that cannot be resolved between the disputing parties prior the expiry of the Consultation Period shall be submitted to arbitration irrespective of the magnitude thereof or the amount in question. |
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(h) |
The Arbitrator shall have jurisdiction: (i) to apply all applicable statutes, regulations, common law and equity; and (ii) to make an award or awards in respect of interest and the payment of the costs of the arbitration (including arbitrators' fees and the legal costs of the parties). The Arbitrator also may, where requested by a party, determine the nature and extent of production of documents and oral depositions. | |
(i) |
The award of the Arbitrator shall be reduced to writing and be final and binding on the disputing parties (a "Final Determination"). Any monetary award shall be made and payable, free of any taxes or other deduction, and shall bear interest from the date of any breach or other violation of this Agreement to the date on which the award is paid, at a rate determined by the Arbitrator. | |
(j) |
Judgment upon the award(s) rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered and execution had in any court of competent jurisdiction, or application may be made to such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and order of enforcement. | |
(k) |
Each disputing party shall bear its own expenses of preparing for and participating in connection with the arbitration, including legal fees but the party against whom judgment is rendered shall bear all legal fees of the Arbitrator. | |
(l) |
By agreeing to arbitration, the parties do not intend to deprive any court of its jurisdiction to issue a pre-arbitral injunction, pre-arbitral attachment or other order in aid of the arbitration proceedings and the enforcement of any award. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies in aid of arbitration as may be available under the jurisdiction of a legal court, the Arbitrator shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies, statutory remedies and to award damages for the failure of the disputing parties to respect the Arbitrator's orders to that effect. | |
(m) |
Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or prohibit a party from commencing arbitration at any time, including prior the expiry of a Consultation Period, in order to protect its rights under this Agreement or in relation to a dispute or disagreement. |
7.2 |
Continued Performance |
Except where reasonably prevented by the nature of the Dispute, the Parties shall continue to perform their respective duties, obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents while the Dispute is being resolved in accordance with this Article 7, unless and until such obligations are lawfully terminated or expire in accordance with the provisions thereof.
7.3 |
Proceedings Confidential |
All dispute resolution and arbitration proceedings (including all related information, communications, documents, materials, and evidence) shall be strictly confidential, and each party shall have a fiduciary obligation to the other parties to protect, preserve and maintain the integrity of such confidentiality.
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ARTICLE 8
CANVASRX SHAREHOLDER
REPRESENTATIVE
8.1 |
Representative |
(a) |
By virtue of executing this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, each of the CanvasRx Shareholders hereby appoints and constitutes Ronan Levy (together with his/her permitted successors) (the "Representative") as his/her/its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact to act for and on behalf of such Party for the purpose of taking any and all actions by such Party specified in or contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, including as agent and attorney-in-fact for such party: |
(i) |
in connection with any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents; | |
(ii) |
with respect to any other matter that requires an action of any of the CanvasRx Shareholders under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents. |
(b) |
In his capacity as such, the Representative shall be authorized, at his sole discretion to: |
(i) |
give and receive notices and communications (on behalf of any of the CanvasRx Shareholders) relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions and other matters contemplated hereby; | |
(ii) |
if applicable, authorize deliveries on behalf of the CanvasRx Shareholders to the Aurora Company of cash from the CanvasRx Shareholders in satisfaction of Claims asserted by the Aurora Companies; | |
(iii) |
object to any Claims made by the Aurora Companies against the CanvasRx Shareholders; | |
(iv) |
consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and/or agree to arbitration and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to, any Claims (other than any Claim by the Aurora Companies against a CanvasRx Shareholder for fraud, intentional misrepresentation or wilful breach), including with respect to any dispute between the Aurora Companies and a CanvasRx Shareholders relating to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; and | |
(v) |
take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance. |
(c) |
Any decision, act, consent or instruction of the Representative under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents shall constitute a decision of each of the CanvasRx Shareholders and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each of the CanvasRx Shareholders, and the Aurora Companies shall be entitled to rely upon any such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Representative as being the decision, act, consent or instruction of each of the CanvasRx Shareholders. The Representative shall not bear any personal liability in connection with his actions as the Representative, except for personal liability arising out of or in connection with wilful breach, intentional misrepresentation or fraud by the Representative. |
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(d) |
The limited power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and shall: |
(i) |
survive and not be affected by the subsequent death, incapacity, disability bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution as applicable, of any CanvasRx Shareholder, and | |
(ii) |
extend to each of the CanvasRx Shareholders' successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives, as applicable. |
(e) |
The Representative may at any time resign from his position upon delivery of notice in writing to the Aurora Companies and each of the CanvasRx Shareholders, which resignation shall be effective only upon the appointment or deemed appointment of a replacement Representative in accordance with the terms hereof. | |
(f) |
The Representative may be replaced from time to time by a Majority of the CanvasRx Shareholders upon not less than ten (10) days' prior written notice to the Aurora Companies and only with the Aurora Companies' prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that no removal of the Representative shall be effective until such time as a replacement Representative has been appointed in accordance with the terms hereof. For the purposes hereof. | |
(g) |
If Ronan Levy resigns from his position as the Representative, or is unable or unwilling to serve as the Representative for any reason, and no other representative is elected in writing by the Majority of the CanvasRx Shareholders prior to such resignation taking effect, then Hannan Fleiman shall, effective as of the date on which Ronan Levy ceased as the Representative, be deemed to be the substituted Representative for all purposes of this Agreement. | |
(h) |
The each of the CanvasRx Shareholders, jointly and not severally, hereby agree to hold the Representative harmless each of the CanvasRx Shareholders, in accordance with such CanvasRx Shareholder's pro rata interest as forth in the Direction, agree to indemnify and defend the Representative from and against any and all Losses arising out of or in connection with any act or failure to act of the Representative hereunder, except to the extent that such Losses have been caused by wilful breach, intentional misrepresentation or fraud by the Representative. Each CanvasRx Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing hold harmless and indemnity shall survive the Closing and shall survive the resignation or removal of the Representative. The Representative may arrange to receive reimbursement directly from the CanvasRx Shareholders for any and all expenses, charges and liabilities, including attorneys' fees, reasonably incurred by Representative in the performance or discharge of his rights and obligations under this Agreement. |
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ARTICLE 9
FORCE MAJEURE AND CHANGE IN
LAW
9.1 |
Strain Selection and Volume Requirements |
From Closing to October 31, 2016, Aurora LP shall, acting reasonably and in good faith with a view to the intent and spirit of this Agreement, determine the patient amounts that CanvasRx may refer to Aurora based on Aurora LP's current and forecasted production. By no later than October 31, 2016, Aurora LP and the Representing Parties shall have agreed to a model reasonably satisfactory to Aurora LP and the Representing Parties to determine a monthly supply requirement of Aurora LP and a minimum monthly patient quota for patients from CanvasRx (the "Model"). Aurora LP will use best efforts to ensure that its production is consistent with the Model. If Aurora LP is unable to meet the forecasts set out in the Model, Aurora LP shall not be liable for any default or delay in the performance of its obligations with respect to the Model if and to the extent such default or delay is caused, directly or indirectly, by an act of Force Majeure (a "Force Majeure Event"), provided that Aurora LP is without fault in causing such default or delay, in which case the applicable period for an Earn-Out Payment set forth in Section 2.5 shall be extended for a period of time equivalent to the applicable Blackout Period. Upon the occurrence of any Force Majeure Event, Aurora LP shall use its good faith commercially reasonable efforts to recommence performance or observance whenever and to whatever extent possible without delay and notify the CanvasRx Shareholders in writing and describe a reasonable level of detail the circumstances causing such delay.
9.2 |
Change in Law |
(a) |
If anytime from the Closing Date to the four(4) year anniversary of the Closing Date, there is any change in Applicable Law with which a Party is required to comply and, as a result of such compliance, such Party is no longer able to comply with one or more provisions of this Agreement or a Transaction Document (each such change, a "Change of Law") the affected Party shall promptly notify (a "Change of Law Notice") in writing the non- affected Party of the Change of Law and any such notice shall contain a description of the Change of Law (with supporting documentation), the exact obligations under this Agreement or a Transaction Document which the affected Party is delayed or prevented from performing as a result of such Change of Law (the "Affected Obligations"). | |
(b) |
The Parties will, in good faith, seek to agree on amendments (if any) to this Agreement or a Transaction Document, as applicable, necessary and appropriate to take account of the Change of Law. All such amendments (if any) shall be agreed to by the Parties no later than sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the Change of Law Notice, or such later date as the Parties may mutually agree in writing (the "Change Period"). | |
(c) |
During the Change Period the obligation of the affected Party to perform the Affected Obligations shall be suspended and the affected Party shall not suffer or incur any liability to the non-affected Party or other Person in connection with its delayed or non- performance of the Affected Obligations, provided that the affected Party has used and continues to use its commercially reasonable good faith efforts to minimize the impact of its delay or non-performance of the Affected Obligations, including cooperating and collaborating with the non-affected Party to impose interim procedures or workarounds to minimize the impact of its delay or non-performance of the Affected Obligations. |
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(d) |
in the event that the Parties are unable to agree to amendments in accordance with Section 9.2(b): |
(i) |
where such Change of Law results in AMJ being prohibited pursuant to Applicable Law from, directly or indirectly, legally or beneficially owning all or any portion of the CanvasRx Business or CanvasRx's ability to be a party to the Services Agreement, the Parties will each use their commercially reasonable efforts to terminate this Agreement and unwind the transactions contemplated herein on mutually acceptable commercial terms within ninety (90) days of the expiration of the Change Period (the Transaction Unwinding). The Parties shall have the right to refer any disputes with respect to the Transaction Unwinding or the terms thereof to the Arbitrator in accordance with Article 7; and | |
(ii) |
with respect to any other Change of Law, the Parties shall have the right to refer any disputes to this Agreement, the Transaction Document or the Affected Obligations, as applicable, to the Arbitrator in accordance with Article 7. |
ARTICLE 10
GENERAL MATTERS
10.1 |
Public Statements |
No public announcement or statement concerning the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be made by a Party, its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees or shareholders without the prior written consent of the other Party (in each such case such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless such disclosure is required by Applicable Law. If such disclosure is required by Applicable Law, each Party shall use commercially reasonable good faith efforts to enable the other Party to review and comment on such disclosure prior to the release thereof and, if such prior review and consultation is not possible, to give oral and written notice of such disclosure immediately following the making of such disclosure. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties may disclose the existence of this Agreement, and/or a copy of this Agreement, to Health Canada, the Exchange and any other Governmental Authority. In the event a Party determines to make such disclosure to Health Canada, the Exchange or any other Governmental Authority, such Party will first advise the other Party of its intention to do so and use commercially reasonable good faith efforts to enable the other Party to review and comment on such disclosure prior to the release thereof.
10.2 |
Set-Off |
In the event that an Aurora Company makes a Claim against the CanvasRx Shareholders for Taxes that are payable but unpaid prior to the Closing Date (for clarity, such Claim to occur after the Closing Date), then Aurora shall be entitled to withhold future payment under this Agreement in an amount equal to the aggregate of such Claim as may be made from time to time (the "Withheld Amount") only if the Representative and the applicable Aurora Company have not settled the Claim, in writing, within fifteen (15) Business Days from the Representative's receipt of notice of the applicable Claim pursuant to Article 6. Subject to Section 6.5, Aurora shall: (i) be entitled to set-off the Withheld Amount, or part thereof, as the case may be, as a permanent reduction to the Earn-Out Payments, or (ii) release to the CanvasRx Shareholders the Withheld Amount, or part thereof, as the case may be, once the related Claim has been determined to be non-appealable and a final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction in the opinion of counsel to the Representative (the "Set-Off Final Determination") or the applicable Parties reach a written settlement in respect of the Claim. The Withheld Amount, or part thereof, shall be released within five (5) Business Days of the Set-Off Final Determination or settlement, as applicable.
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10.3 |
Confidentiality |
The Parties shall treat the terms of this Agreement and all information provided under or in connection with this Agreement (collectively, "Confidential Information") as confidential and may not either disclose Confidential Information or use it other than for bona fide purposes connected with this Agreement or any other agreements or instruments in any way related to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement, except for that consent is not required for disclosure to:
(a) |
an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement, directors, officers, or employees of a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate to a party to this Agreement, as long as they in turn are required to treat the Confidential Information as confidential on terms substantially the same as those set out in this Section 10.2; | |
(b) |
accountants, professional advisers and bankers and other lenders, whether current or prospective, as long as they are subject to statutory professional secrecy rules or similar legal concepts under Applicable Laws or, in turn, are required to treat the Confidential Information as confidential on terms substantially the same as those set out in this Section 10.2; | |
(c) |
any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a party to this Agreement, to the extent legally required, and then only after, to the extent permitted by law, informing the other parties thereof and, to the extent possible, with sufficient notice in advance to permit the other parties to seek a protective order or other remedy; | |
(d) |
any Person to the extent required by any Applicable Laws, judicial process or the rules and regulations of any recognized stock exchange and then only subject to prior consultation with the other Parties; | |
(e) |
any intended assignee of the rights and interests of a party under this Agreement or to a Person intending to acquire an interest in a party to this Agreement as long as the intended assignee or acquirer in turn is required by that party to treat the Confidential Information as confidential in favour of the other parties on terms substantially the same as those set out in this Section 10.2; or | |
(f) |
the extent that the Confidential Information is in or lawfully comes into the public domain other than by breach of this Section 10.2. |
10.4 |
Expenses |
Except as otherwise specified in the Agreement, each Party shall be responsible for the expenses (including fees and disbursements of its advisors and agents) incurred by it in connection with the negotiation and settlement of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, provided, that the fees and expenses of CanvasRx and the CanvasRx Shareholders incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement set forth in Exhibit B shall be payable by Aurora on the Closing Date and in consideration of such payments, the Aurora Amounts shall be forgiven in full.
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10.5 |
Notices |
Any notice, consent, waiver, direction or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement by a Party shall be in writing and may be given by sending same by facsimile, email, prepaid first-class mail or by delivery by hand addressed to the Party to which the notice is to be given at the applicable address noted below. Any such notice, consent, waiver, direction or other communication, if sent by facsimile or email, shall be deemed to have been given and received at the time of receipt (if a Business Day or, if not, the next succeeding Business Day) unless actually received after 4:00 p.m. (local time) at the point of delivery in which case it shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day; if mailed by prepaid first-class mail at any time other than during a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lock-out of otherwise, shall be deemed to have been received on the fourth Business Day after the post-marked date thereof; or, if delivered by hand, shall be deemed to have been received on the day on which it is delivered (if a Business Day, if not, the next succeeding Business Day).
The address for each of the Parties shall be as follows:
(a) |
To Aurora: |
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
1500-1199
West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Attention:
Terry Booth
Email:
Terry@auroramj.com
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice hereunder):
Brownlee LLP
2200 Commerce Place
10155 - 102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4G8
Attention: Jillian Swainson
Fax:
(780) 424-3254
Email:
jswainson@brownleelaw.com
(b) |
To CanvasRx: |
CanvasRx Inc.
300-1084 Queen
Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H8
Attention:
Ronan Levy
Email:
ronan@canvasrx.com
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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice hereunder):
Bennett Jones LLP
3400 One First
Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A4
Attention:
Hugo Alves
Fax:
(416) 863-1716
Email:
alvesh@bennettjones.com
(c) |
To the CanvasRx Shareholders: |
As set forth in the CanvasRx Shareholder's signature page.
Ronan Levy
58 Fulton Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4K 1X8
416-505-0929
With a copy to (which shall not
constitute notice hereunder):
Bennett Jones LLP
3400 One First Canadian
Place
Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A4
Attention:
Hugo Alves
Fax:
(416) 863-1716
Email:
alvesh@bennettjones.com
The failure to send or deliver to any Party's counsel a copy of any notice, consent, waiver, direction or other communication given under this Section 10.5 shall not invalidate any such notice, consent, waiver, direction or other communication.
10.6 |
Time of Essence |
Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
10.7 |
Further Assurances |
The Aurora Companies, CanvasRx and the CanvasRx Shareholders shall, from time to time and at all times hereafter, at the request of the other but without further consideration, do all such other acts and execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments as shall be reasonably required in order to fully perform and carry out the terms and intent of this Agreement.
10.8 |
Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be delivered by facsimile or other means of electronic communication and all such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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10.9 |
Enurement |
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
10.10 |
Assignment |
No Party may assign their rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
10.11 |
Independent Legal Advice |
Each of the Parties acknowledges that they: (a) have been advised by the other Parties to seek independent legal advice; (b) have sought such independent legal advice or deliberately decided not to do so; (c) understand their rights and obligations under this Agreement; and (d) are executing this Agreement voluntarily.
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE REORGANIZATION AND THE AMENDMENT
1.1 |
Reorganization |
The material terms of the Reorganization prior to the Closing Time are as follows:
(a) |
the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of CCC to 2530922 Ontario Inc. for nominal value; | |
(b) |
the conversion of all the outstanding debentures and convertible securities of CanvasRx Holdings Inc. into common shares in the capital of CanvasRx Holdings Inc.; and | |
(c) |
the vertical amalgamation of CanvasRx Holdings Inc. and Pre-Reorganization CanvasRx. |
EXHIBIT "B"
EXPENSES
A. |
Legal fees payable to Bennett Jones LLP in the amount of $250,000, inclusive of disbursements and Taxes. |
B. |
Expenses of CCC in the amount of $190,091.00. |
C. |
Repayment of amounts owing to Aphria Inc. in the amount of $40,609.00. |
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Subscription Agreement (the "Agreement") is made effective as of the 3pt day of March, 2017.
BETWEEN: | |
10094595 Canada Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, with its registered office at 1500 - 1199 West Hastings St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3T5; | |
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(the "Investor") | |
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AND: | |
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PHOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada, with its registered office at 2500 - 1100 Boulevard Rene Levesque, Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9; | |
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(the "Corporation", and together with the Investor, the "Parties", and each a "Party") |
RECITALS:
A. |
WHEREAS on June 17, 2016, the Corporation initiated proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the "BIA") by filing a notice of intention to make a proposal pursuant to section 50.4 of the BIA and Raymond Chabot Inc. ("RCI") was appointed as Proposal Trustee (the "Trustee"); |
B. |
AND WHEREAS the Corporation is insolvent and, in consequence thereof, sought application of the relevant provisions of the BIA; |
C. |
AND WHEREAS on September 14, 2016, RCI was appointed Interim Receiver (in such capacity, the "Interim Receiver") with the power to, among other things, solicit one or several potential buyers of all or any part of the Corporation's property, and solicit one or several potential investors in the share capital of the Corporation; |
D. |
AND WHEREAS the Corporation submitted a proposal to the Corporation's creditors on November 25, 2016 (the "Initial Proposal"); |
E. |
AND WHEREAS at a general meeting of creditors held on November 25, 2016, the Corporation's creditors instructed RCI to adjourn the general meeting of creditors to December 8, 2016, to allow for further submission of bids in respect of the Corporation; |
F. |
AND WHEREAS a deadline of 5:00 p.m . on December 6, 2016 was set by RCI for the submission of bids in respect of the Corporation; |
G. |
AND WHEREAS Aurora Cannabis Inc . ("Aurora") was the only party that submitted a bid by 5:00 p.m. on December 6, 2016; |
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H. |
AND WHEREAS the Investor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora; |
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I. |
AND WHEREAS the general meeting of creditors held on December 8, 2016 was adjourned to allow for an exclusive period of negotiations between the Trustee and Aurora, with the input of the Corporation's creditors; |
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J. |
AND WHEREAS at the general meeting of creditors held on December 16, 2016, RCI was asked by the Required Majority (as defined herein) to seek an order authorizing an expansion of the Interim Receiver's powers to, among other things, enter into the Term Sheet (as defined herein) with the Investor which sets out the principal terms of the transactions contemplated by the Initial Proposal; |
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K. |
AND WHEREAS an order by the Court (as defined herein) was rendered on December 20, 2016 (the "Expanded Powers Order"), authorizing the Interim Receiver to execute the Term Sheet and implement the transactions contemplated therein and authorized the filing of the re - amended proposal and plan of reorganization (the "Amended Proposal"); |
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L. |
AND WHEREAS the general meeting of creditors on January 19, 2017 was adjourned; |
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M . |
AND WHEREAS the Amended Proposal and Reorganization (as defined herein) were approved at the general meeting of creditors on January 26, 2017 by the Required Majority; |
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N. |
AND WHEREAS on February 1, 2017, Aurora amended the terms of the Amended Proposal to further benefit the Corporation's creditors (the "Re-Amended Proposal") and the Trustee sent the Re-Amended Proposal to the Corporation's creditors, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "A"; |
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0. |
AND WHEREAS the Re -Amended Proposal was approved by the Court by order dated March 29, 2017 (the "Approval Order"), which is attached hereto as Schedule "B"; |
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P. |
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Re -Amended Proposal, the Corporation shall effect a reorganization (the "Reorganization") pursuant to the statutory procedure set out in Section 191 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "CBCA") whereby, amongst other things, all Existing Securities (as defined herein) of the Corporation shall be cancelled and extinguished, the details of which are more particularly set out in Schedule "A"; |
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Q. |
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Re -Amended Proposal, the Investor wishes to purchase and the Corporation wishes to sell all of the common shares of the Corporation, being 100 common shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization (the "New Common Shares"), with the New Common Shares being the only securities of the Corporation outstanding as of the date thereof; |
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R. |
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Re-Amended Proposal, the Interim Receiver has the necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement; |
S. |
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Re -Amended Proposal, in consideration for the New Common Shares, the Investor shall pay a purchase price for the New Common Shares (the "Issue Price") that is equal to the Investment Pool (as defined herein); |
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 |
Definitions |
Whenever used in this Agreement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them as follows:
"Agreement" means this subscription agreement (including any schedules hereto) and any instrument amending this Agreement; "hereof", "hereto", "hereunder", "herein" and similar expressions mean and refer to this Agreement and not to a particular Article or Section; and the expression "Article" or "Section" followed by a number means and refers to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement;
"Approval Order" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Articles of Reorganization" means the Articles of Reorganization in respect of the Corporation in accordance with Section 191(4) of the CBCA (as well as Sections 59(4) and 66(1.4) of the BIA, to the extent applicable) giving effect to the proposed reorganization of the Corporation, t~gether with such deletions, additions or modifications as the Interim Receiver may make thereto and therefrom at any time prior to the Approval Order, with the consent of the Investor;
"Aurora Shares" means common shares in the capital of Aurora;
"Aurora Share Component" means Aurora Shares having a value equal to $7,000,000 or such lesser amount as directed by the Trustee pursuant to the Trustee's review of the cash election forms, calculated in each case using the lower of (a) the closing price of the Aurora Shares on January 20, 2017, less a 10% discount and (b) the closing price of the Aurora Shares on February 14, 2017, less a 10% discount, which Aurora Shares are to be contributed to the Investment Pool, which shall, in the aggregate, not exceed $7,000,000;
"BIA" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the principal chartered banks located in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec are not open for business.
"Cash Component" means the balance of the Investment Pool Cash Account, which consists of the Cash Contribution, the Deposit and the Professional Fee Surplus;
"Cash Contribution" means such amount in cash as the Trustee may instruct pursuant to the Trustee's review of the cash election forms, provided however that the Cash Contribution shall not, under any circumstances, exceed $7, 000,000 (inclusive of the Deposit) in cash to be contributed by the Investor to the Investment Pool and held by the Trustee in the Investment Pool Cash Account;
"CBCA" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Claim" means: (i) a claim provable in bankruptcy against the Corporation or the Directors and includes any indebtedness, liability, action, cause of action, suit, debt, due, account, bond, covenant, contract, counterclaim, demand, claim, right and obligation of any nature whatsoever of the Corporation to any person, whether liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, present, future, known or unknown, by guarantee, by surety or otherwise and whether or not such right is executory in nature, including, without limitation, the right or ability of any person to advance a claim for contribution or indemnity or otherwise with respect to any matter, action, cause or chose in action whether existing at present or commenced in the future based in whole or in part on facts which existed prior to or at the Filing Date and, in respect of a claim against the Directors, that relates to obligations of the Corporation where the Directors are by law liable in their capacity as Directors for the payment of such obligations; and (ii) any claim for or resulting from the disclaimer, resiliation, repudiation, termination or restructuring by the Corporation of a contract, lease or other obligation or agreement, including any employment agreement, following the Filing Date and prior to Approval of the Re-Amended Proposal;
"Closing" means the delivery and sale of the New Common Shares and payment of the Issue Price pursuant to this Agreement;
"Closing Date" means March 31, 2017 or such other date or time as the Corporation, Trustee and Investor may mutually agree, acting reasonably;
"Closing Time" means 10:00 am (Eastern Standard Time) on the Closing Date;
"Corporation" means Peloton Pharmaceuticals Inc. and includes any successor corporation to or of the Corporation.
"Court" means the Quebec Superior Court (Commercial Division);
"Deposit" means $150,000, which was provided by, or on behalf of, the Investor to the Trustee as a deposit in respect of the Issue Price;
"Director" has the meaning given to it in the BIA;
"Existing Securities" means all issued and outstanding shares, options, warrants, convertible securities, exchangeable securities and any other rights to acquire any securities, in respect of the Corporation immediately prior to the Reorganization;
"Expanded Powers Order" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Filing Date" means June 17, 2016;
"Implementation Certificate" has the meaning attributed thereto in Section 3.2(j) of this Agreement;
"Implementation Date" means such date that is two (2) Business Days following the Closing Date;
"Initial Proposal" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Interim Receiver" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Investment Pool Cash Account" means a segregated, interest-bearing trust account established by the Trustee;
"Investment Pool" means the total investment amount equal to the aggregate of the Cash Component and the Aurora Share Component to be funded by the Investor pursuant to the terms of the Re-Amended Proposal;
"Issue Price" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"New Common Shares" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"NI 45-106" means National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions of the Canadian Securities Administrators (in Quebec, Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions);
"person" means any individual (whether acting as an executor, trustee administrator, legal representative or otherwise), corporation, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, syndicate, joint venture, trustee, trust, unincorporated organization or association, and pronouns have a similar extended meaning.
"Professional Fee Contribution" means $500,000 in cash to be delivered to the Trustee prior to or on the Implementation Date;
"Professional Fee Surplus" means the amount, if any, by which the Professional Fee Contribution exceeds the Administrative Fees and Expenses (as defined in the Re-Amended Proposal), which shall be contributed to the Investment Pool Cash Account by the Trustee;
"Proven Claim" means in respect of a creditor, the amount of a Claim as finally determined in accordance with the provisions of the BIA;
"RCI" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Re-Amended Proposal" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Reorganization" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Agreement;
"Required Majority" means an affirmative vote of a majority in number and two-thirds in value of all Proven Claims in the Unsecured Creditor Class entitled to vote, who are present and voting at the Creditors' Meeting (whether in person, by proxy or by voting letter) (as such terms are defined in the Re-Amended Proposal) in accordance with the voting procedures established by the Re-Amended Proposal and the BIA;
"Securities Laws" means, as applicable, the securities laws, regulations, rules, rulings and orders in each of the provinces of Canada, the applicable policy statements issued by the securities regulators in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.
"Term Sheet" means the term sheet entered into by the Interim Receiver (pursuant to the Expanded Powers Order) and Aurora dated January 25, 2017 and attached hereto as part of Schedule "A";
"Trustee" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Recitals to this Subscription Agreement;
"TSX-V" means the TSX Venture Exchange; and
"Unsecured Creditor Class" means the class of creditors comprised of Unsecured Creditors.
1.2 |
Gender and Number |
Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and words importing persons shall include firms and corporations and vice versa.
1.3 |
Currency |
Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts in this Agreement, including the symbol "$", are expressed in Canadian dollars.
1.4 |
Subdivisions, Headings and Table of Contents |
The division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections, Schedules and other subdivisions, the inclusion of headings and the provision of a table of contents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The headings in this Agreement are not intended to be full or precise descriptions of the text to which they refer. Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, references herein to an Article, Section, Subsection, paragraph, clause or Schedule are to the applicable article, section, subsection, paragraph, clause or schedule of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
SUBSCRIPTION FOR NEW COMMON SHARES
2.1 |
Subscription for New Common Shares |
The Investor hereby confirms its subscription for and offer to purchase the New Common Shares from the Corporation, on and subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, for the Issue Price, subject to Article 3 hereto.
2.2 |
Payment of the Issue Price |
The Issue Price, in the aggregate amount of $7,000,000, subject to post-closing adjustments, shall be paid and satisfied by the Investor on or before the Implementation Date as follows:
(a) |
the Cash Contribution shall be delivered by wire transfer or certified cheque to the direction of the Trustee, on behalf and for the benefit of the Corporation's creditors; | |
(b) |
the Trustee shall transfer, or otherwise contribute, to the Investment Pool Cash Account on behalf of the Investor an amount equal to the Deposit; and |
(c) |
the Aurora Share Component shall be delivered by Aurora on behalf of the Investor to the Corporation's creditors in accordance with the registration and delivery instructions provided to the Investor pursuant to the Trustee's review of the cash election forms. |
If the purchase and sale of the New Common Shares do not proceed for any reason, the Issue Price, without interest or deduction, will be returned to the Investor within five Business Days.
ARTICLE 3
CLOSING
3.1 |
Conditions of Closing in favour of the Corporation |
The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of the Corporation hereunder are conditional on the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Time as if made at and as of the Closing Time, and the fulfillment of the following additional conditions as soon as possible and in any event not later than the Closing Time:
(a) |
all of the covenants and obligations of this Agreement have been complied with or performed by the Investor at or before the Closing Date; | |
(b) |
the TSX-V (or such other recognized Canadian exchange that the common shares of Aurora may be trading on at such time) has conditionally approved the issuance of the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component that are to be contributed by Aurora on behalf of the Investor to the Investment Pool; and | |
(c) |
the issuance of the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component being exempt from the prospectus requirement of the Securities Laws pursuant to subsection 2.11 of Nl -45 -106. |
3.2 |
Conditions of Closing in favour of the Investor |
The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of the Corporation hereunder are conditional on the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Time as if made at and as of the Closing Time, and the fulfillment of the following additional conditions as soon as possible and in any event not later than the Closing Time:
(a) |
the Corporation has properly completed, signed and delivered all other documentation as may be required pursuant to the terms of this Subscription Agreement including any other documentation required under the Securities Laws or other securities laws or with any securities commission, securities regulatory authority, stock exchange or other governmental or regulatory authority; | |
(b) |
the Approval Order, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor acting reasonably, has been issued, has not been stayed and no appeal therefrom is outstanding; |
(c) |
the TSX-V (or such other recognized Canadian exchange that the common shares of the Investor may be trading on at such time) has conditionally approved the issuance of the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component that are to be contributed by Aurora on behalf of the Investor to the Investment Pool; | |
(d) |
there shall not be in effect any preliminary or final decision, order or decree by a governmental authority, no application shall have been made to any governmental authority, and no action or investigation shall have been announced, threatened or commenced by any governmental authority, in consequence of or in connection with the Re -Amended Proposal that restrains, impedes or prohibits (or if granted could reasonably be expected to restrain, impede or inhibit), the Re-Amended Proposal or any part thereof or requires or purports to require a variation of the Re-Amended Proposal; | |
(e) |
the Articles of Reorganization, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, effecting the Reorganization in accordance with the Re-Amended Proposal have been filed in accordance with the Approval Order; | |
(f) |
at the election of the Investor, all employment agreements of the Corporation's employees have been terminated; | |
(g) |
no debtor in possession or interim financing has been made available to the Corporation without the consent of the Investor, not to be unreasonably withheld; | |
(h) |
the Corporation has no subsidiaries (as such term is used in the CBCA); | |
(i) |
all other actions, documents and agreements necessary to implement the Re -Amended Proposal have been effected and executed, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, acting reasonably; | |
(j) |
the Investor shall have delivered a certificate to the Trustee that the conditions precedent to the implementation of the Re-Amended Proposal have been satisfied or waived (the "Implementation Certificate"); and | |
(k) |
all of the covenants and obligations of this Subscription Agreement have been complied with or performed by the Corporation (or waived by the Investor) at or before the Closing Date. |
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
CORPORATION
4.1 |
Representations and Warranties of the Corporation |
The Interim Receiver, solely in its capacity as Interim Receiver and not in its personal capacity, hereby represents and warrants to the Investor on behalf of the Corporation (and acknowledges that the Investor is relying thereon) that:
(a) |
the Corporation is a validly subsisting corporation incorporated under t he laws of Canada, is in good standing under applicable corporate law, has the requisite corporate power and capacity to carry on its business as now carried on and to own its assets, and the Interim Receiver, on behalf of the Corporation, has full corporate power and authority to perform each of its obligations as herein contemplated; |
(b) |
the Interim Receiver, on behalf of the Corporation, has the full corporate right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement pursuant to the Expanded Powers Order, and the Corporation may issue the New Common Shares to the Investor pursuant to the Approval Order; | |
(c) |
this Agreement, when accepted by the Interim Receiver on behalf of the Corporation, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable in accordance with its terms pursuant to the Expanded Powers Order and the Approval Order; | |
(d) |
the Issue Price will be used by the Trustee, in accordance with the Re-Amended Proposal; | |
(e) |
to the knowledge of the Interim Receiver, after reasonable enquiry, since the date of the Approval Order, there has not been any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Corporation that has, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Corporation; | |
(f) |
to the knowledge of the Interim Receiver, after reasonable enquiry, since the date of the Approval Order, there has not been any change in the Corporation's application to Health Canada to become a "Licensed Producer" pursuant to the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations; | |
(g) |
it acknowledges that: |
(i) |
no securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component; | |
(ii) |
there is no government or other insurance covering the Aurora Share Component; | |
(iii) |
there are risks associated with the purchase of the Aurora Share Component; and | |
(iv) |
the Investor has advised the Corporation that the Investor is relying on an exemption from the requirements to prepare and provide the Corporation with a prospectus, and as a consequence of acquiring the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component pursuant to this exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by the Securities Act (Ontario) and other applicable Securities Laws, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Corporation; |
(h) |
the authorized capital of the Corporation consists of the New Common Shares. As of the date hereof, the Corporation has not agreed to issue any securities of the Corporation to any person, and no person has any pre-emptive rights to acquire securities of the Corporation; and |
(i) |
the New Common Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
ARTICLE 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, COVENANTS,
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR
5.1 |
Acknowledgements, Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Investor |
The Investor hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Corporation as follows as at the date hereof and as at the Closing Time and acknowledges that the Corporation and the Trustee, and their counsels, are relying on such representations and warranties in connection with the transactions contemplated herein:
(a) |
the Investor has the full corporate right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and shall cause Aurora to issue, sell and deliver the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component; | |
(b) |
this Agreement has been or at the Closing Time will be duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms and will not violate or conflict with the terms of any restriction, agreement or undertaking respecting purchases of securities by the Investor; | |
(c) |
the Investor shall cause Aurora to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain its status as a "reporting issuer" in the jurisdictions in which it is currently a reporting issuer, not in default of any requirement of the Securities Laws thereof, for a period of at least six (6) months after the Closing Date; | |
(d) |
for a period of a least six (6) months after the Closing Date, the Investor shall cause Aurora to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to remain a corporation validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, licensed, registered or qualified as an extra-provincial or foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of the activities conducted by it make such licensing, registration or qualification necessary and shall carry on its business in the ordinary course and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of each such jurisdiction; | |
(e) |
the Investor shall cause Aurora to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing on the TSX-V of the class of shares of which the Aurora Shares form a part for a period of at least six (6) months after the Closing Date except to the extent that such shares are approved for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which shall not be deemed to be a breach hereof; | |
(f) |
the Investor represents and warrants that (i) the Investor is purchasing the New Common Shares pursuant to the "private issuer" exemption provided for under NI 45 - 106, and (ii) the Investor is purchasing the New Common Shares as an accredited investor, as defined in subparagraph (m) of the definition of "accredited investor" of NI 45 -106; |
(g) |
the issuance of the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component will be exempt from the requirements to prepare and deliver a prospectus to the Corporation pursuant to subsection 2.11 of NI 45 -106 and as such, the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component will not be subject to any restriction on resale under the Securities Laws, subject to compliance with the conditions set out in subsection 2.6(3) of National Instrument 45 -102 - Resale of Securities (in Quebec, Regulation 45-102 respecting Resale ofSecurities); and | |
(h) |
the Aurora Shares comprising the Aurora Share Component, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement (including terms set forth in any schedule hereto), will be validly issued, fully paid and non -assessable. |
5.2 |
Reliance on Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Acknowledgements |
The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgements made by the Investor in this Agreement are made with the intention that they may be relied upon by the Corporation in determining the Investor's eligibility to purchase the New Common Shares under the Securities Laws. The Investor further agrees that by accepting the New Common Shares, the Investor shall be representing and warranting that such representations, warranties, acknowledgements and covenants are true as at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Investor at the Closing Time and that they shall survive the purchase by the Investor of the New Common Shares and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of two years from Closing notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Investor of any of such New Common Shares.
The Corporation agrees that by accepting the subscription of the Investor hereunder, the Corporation shall be representing and warranting that the representations and warranties made by the Corporation in this Agreement are true as at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Corporation at the Closing Time and that they shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of twenty-four (24) months from Closing (other than the representations and warranties made by the Corporation at Sections 4.l(a), 4.l(b),4.l(c),4.l(h) and 4.l(i) which shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect for an indefinite period).
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 |
Further Assurances |
Each of the Parties hereto upon the request of the other Party hereto, whether before or after the Closing Time, shall do, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, deeds, documents, assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney and assurances as may reasonably be necessary or desirable to complete the transactions contemplated herein.
6.2 |
Notices |
(a) |
Any notice, direction or other instrument required or permitted to be given to any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if delivered personally, or transmitted via email to such party, as follows: |
(i) | in the case of the Corporation, to: | ||
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PHOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
2500 - 1100 Boulevard Rene -Levesque Blvd. | |||
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9 | |||
Attention: | Jean Gagnon | ||
Email: | gagnon.jean@rcgt.com | ||
(ii) | If to the Trustee: | ||
RAYMOND CHABOT INC. | |||
600 de la Guichetiere Street West | |||
Suite 2000 | |||
Montreal, Quebec H3B 4L8 | |||
Attention: | Jean Gagnon | ||
Email: | gagnon.jean@rcgt.com | ||
With a copy to | |||
DAVIES WARD PHILLIPS & VINEBERG LLP | |||
1501, av. McGill College avenue | |||
Suite 2800 | |||
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3N9 | |||
Attention: | Denis Ferland | ||
Email: | dferland@dwpv.com | ||
(iii) | If to the Investor: | ||
AURORA CANNABIS INC. | |||
12613 - 134 Avenue | |||
Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4S9 | |||
Attention: | Terry Booth | ||
Email: | terry@auroramj.com | ||
With a copy to | |||
BENNETT JONES LLP | |||
100 King Street West, Suite 3400 | |||
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A4 |
Attention: | Gavin Finlayson and Hugo Alves | |
Email: | finlaysong@bennettjones .com; alvesh@bennettjones.com |
(b) |
Any such notice, direction or other instrument, if delivered personally, shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day on which it was delivered, provided that if such day is not a Business Day then the notice, direction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been given and received on the first Business Day next following such day and if transmitted by email, shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day of its transmission, provided that if such day is not a Business Day or if it is transmitted or received after the end of normal business hours then the notice, direction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been given and received on the first Business Day next following the day of such transmission . | |
(c) |
Any party hereto may change its address for service from time to time by notice given to each of the other parties hereto in accordance with the foregoing provisions. |
6.3 |
Time of the Essence |
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement and every part hereof.
6.4 |
Applicable Law |
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Any and all disputes arising under this Subscription Agreement, whether as to interpretation, performance or otherwise, shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Ontario and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of such province.
6.5 |
Entire Agreement |
This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and cancels and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, negotiations and discussions between the parties. There are no representations, warranties, terms, conditions, undertakings or collateral agreements or understandings, express or implied, between the parties hereto other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any such agreement, certificate, affidavit, statutory declaration or other document as aforesaid. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect except by written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.
6.6 |
Counterparts |
This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered (by original, facsimile or other electronic transmission) in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
6.7 |
Assignment |
This Subscription Agreement may not be assigned by either Party except with the prior written consent of the other Party hereto.
6.8 |
Enurement |
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, estate trustees, successors (including any successor by reason of the amalgamation or merger of any party), administrators and permitted assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
RAYMOND CHABOT INC., solely in
its capacity
as Interim Receiver of
PHOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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10094595 CANADA INC. | |
Per: __________________________________ | |
Name: | |
Title: |
CORPORATE GUARANTEE
In consideration of the Corporation entering into this Agreement with the Investor and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the undersigned, the undersigned guarantees payment and performance by the Investor of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AURORA CANNABIS INC. | |
Per: ____________________________________ | |
Name: | |
Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
RAYMOND CHABOT INC., solely in
its capacity
as Interim Receiver of
PELOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Per: ___________________________________ | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
10094595 CANADA INC. | |
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CORPORATE GUARANTEE
In consideration of the Corporation entering into this Agreement with the Investor and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the undersigned, the undersigned guarantees payment and performance by the Investor of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AURORA CANNABIS INC. | |
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SCHEDULE "A"
RE-AMENDED PROPOSAL
Please see attached.
CANADA | SUPERIOR COURT |
(Commercial Division) | |
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC | |
DIVISION NO.: 01-MONTREAL | IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSAL |
COURT NO: 500-11-049170-158 | OF: |
FILE NO.: 41-2135897 | |
OFFICE NO.: 300085-001 | PELOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
SUPERINTENDENT'S NO.: 41-1393380 | |
RE-RE-RE-AMENDED PROPOSAL AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
(sponsored by Aurora Cannabis Inc. and Pursuant to Expanded Powers Order)
WHEREAS on June 17, 2016, Peloton Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company") initiated proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the "BIA") by filing a notice of intention to make a proposal pursuant to section 50.4 of the BIA and Raymond Chabot Inc. ("RCI") was appointed as Proposal Trustee (the "Trustee");
AND WHEREAS the Company is insolvent and, in consequence thereof, has sought application of the relevant provisions of the BIA;
AND WHEREAS on September 14, 2016, RCI was appointed Interim Receiver (in such capacity, the "Interim Receiver") with the power to, among other things, solicit one or several potential buyers of all or any part of the Company's property, and solicit one or several potential investors in the share capital of the Company;
AND WHEREAS the Company submitted a proposal to the Company's creditors on November 25, 2016;
AND WHEREAS at a general meeting of creditors held on November 25, 2016, the Company's creditors instructed RCI to adjourn the general meeting of creditors to December 8, 2016, to allow for further submission of bids in respect of the Company;
AND WHEREAS a deadline of 5:00 p.m. on December 6, 2016 was set by RCI for the submission of bids in respect of the Company (the "Bid Deadline");
AND WHEREAS the Investor (as defined herein) was the only party that submitted a bid by the Bid Deadline;
AND WHEREAS the general meeting of creditors held on December 8, 2016 was adjourned to allow for an exclusive period of negotiations between the Trustee and the Investor, with the input of the Company's creditors;
AND WHEREAS at the general meeting of creditors held on Friday, December 16, 2016, RCI was asked by the Required Majority (as defined herein) of the Company's creditors to seek an order authorizing an expansion ofthe Interim Receiver's powers to, among other things, enter into the Term Sheet (as defined herein) with the Investor which sets out the principal terms of the transactions contemplated by this proposal;
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AND WHEREAS the Expanded Powers Order (as defined herein) was rendered on December 20, 2016, authorizing the Interim Receiver to, among other things, execute the Term Sheet, implement the transaction contemplated therein and authorized the filing of an amended Proposal;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Expanded Powers Order the Interim Receiver filed a proposal with the Official Receiver on behalf of the Company and convened a general meeting of creditors to vote on the proposal held on January 19, 2017;
AND WHEREAS as a result of the Expanded Powers Order, the Interim Receiver presented a proposal, on behalf of the Company, during the general meeting of creditors held on January 19, 2017;
AND WHEREAS the meeting of creditors held on January 19, 2017 was adjourned to January 26, 2017;
NOW THEREFORE as a result of the Expanded Powers Order, the Interim Receiver hereby submits, on behalf of the Company, the following proposal under Part III, Division I of the BIA and a plan of reorganization under section 191 of the Canada Business Corporations Act ("CBCA"), and sections 59(4) and 66(1.4) of the BIA, to the Company's creditors (the "Proposal").
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 |
Definitions |
In this Proposal, unless otherwise stated or the context should otherwise require, the capitalized terms and phrases used but not defined herein have the following meanings:
(a) |
"Administrative Fees and Expenses" means the fees, expenses and disbursements incurred by or on behalf of the Trustee, the Interim Receiver, and the solicitors for the Trustee and the Interim Receiver, and the reasonable post-filing fees, expenses and disbursements ofthe solicitors ofthe Company incurred to December 16, 2016, and any reasonable post-filing fees, expenses and disbursements of the solicitors of the Company incurred thereafter in assistance of this Proposal, the Approval Order and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein (in respect of the fees, expenses and disbursements of the solicitors to the Company, to a maximum of $175,000). For greater ce1iainty the fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel or consultants to the existing directors, management and/or Existing Shareholders of the Company incurred after December 16, 2016 in connection with any proposals or steps taken not in assistance of this Proposal, the Approval Order and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein shall not form part of the Administrative Fees and Expenses; |
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(b) |
"Affected Claims" means all Claims, including Post-Filing Claims, other than the Unaffected Claims; | |
(c) |
"Affected Creditors" means all Persons having Affected Claims; | |
(d) |
"Approval Order" means an order of the Court approving this Proposal, which order shall include provisions permitted by section 191 of the CBCA and sections 59(4) and 66(1.4) of the BIA as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to this Proposal, including those described in Section 4.1 of this Proposal as it may be amended or restated from time to time; | |
(e) |
"Articles of Reorganization" means the Articles of Reorganization in respect of the Company in accordance with section 191 (4) of the CBCA (as well as sections 59(4) and 66(1.4) ofthe BIA, to the extent applicable) giving effect to the proposed reorganization of the Company, together with such deletions, additions or modifications as the Interim Receiver may make thereto and therefrom at any time prior to the Approval, with the consent of the Investor. The Articles of Reorganization shall form part of the Reorganization; | |
(f) |
"BIA" has the meaning given to it in the recitals; | |
(g) |
"BIA Proceeding" means the proceeding commenced by the Company under the BIA on the Filing Date; | |
(h) |
"Bid Deadline" has the meaning given to it in the recitals; | |
(i) |
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are generally not open for business in the City of Montreal; | |
(j) |
"CBCA" has the meaning given to it in the recitals; | |
(k) |
"Cash Component" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.1 of this Proposal; | |
(1) |
"Cash Contribution" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.1 of this Proposal; | |
(m) |
"Cash Election Deadline" means February 17, 2017; | |
(n) |
"Cash Election Form" means the form attached as Schedule "B" to this Proposal; | |
(o) |
"Certificate" means the certificate ofamendment issued by the Director (as defined in the CBCA) upon receipt of the Articles of Reorganization; | |
(p) |
"Claim" means: |
(i) |
a claim provable in bankruptcy against the Company or the Directors and includes any indebtedness, liability, action, cause of action, suit, debt, due, account, bond, covenant, contract, counterclaim, demand, claim, right and obligation of any nature whatsoever ofthe Company to any Person, whether liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, present, future, known or unknown, by guarantee, by surety or otherwise and whether or not such right is executory in nature, including, without limitation, the right or ability of any Person to advance a claim for contribution or indemnity or otherwise with respect to any matter, action, cause or chose in action whether existing at present or commenced in the future based in whole or in part on facts which existed prior to or at the Filing Date and, in respect of a claim against the Directors, that relates to obligations ofthe Company where the Directors are by law liable in their capacity as Directors for the payment of such obligations; |
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(ii) |
any claim for or resulting from the disclaimer, resiliation, repudiation, termination or restructuring by the Company of a contract, lease or other obligation or agreement, including any employment agreement, entered into by the Company in the normal course of business, following the Filing Date and prior to Approval of this Proposal; and | |
(iii) |
any Post-Filing Claim; |
(q) |
"Closing Date" means no later than March 31, 2017; | |
(r) |
"Company" means Peloton Pharmaceuticals Inc., incorporated under the CBCA; | |
(s) |
"Convenience Distribution" has the meaning given to it in Section 5.2 of this Proposal; | |
(t) |
"Court" means the Quebec Superior Court for the District of Montreal, sitting as both: |
(i) |
the "court" as envisaged and defined in section 2(1) ofthe BIA and includes any Justice thereof or, if applicable, the Registrar or any Deputy Registrar thereof; and | |
(ii) |
the "court" as envisaged in section 191 of the CBCA and includes any Justice thereof; |
(u) |
"Court Approval Date" means the date on which the Court issues the Approval Order; | |
(v) |
"Creditors' Meeting" means the meeting of Unsecured Creditors to be held on or before January 27, 2017, for the purpose of considering and voting upon this Proposal; |
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(w) |
"Crown Claims" means all amounts owing to Canada Revenue Agency that could be subject to a demand under subsection 224(1.2) of the Income Tax Act or under any substantially similar provision of provincial legislation as at the Filing Date; | |
(x) |
"Deposit" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.1 of this Proposal; | |
(y) |
"Depository" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.2 of this Proposal; | |
(z) |
"Director" has the meaning given to it in the BIA; | |
(aa) |
"Effective Time" means the date on which this Proposal 1s approved by the Required Majority; | |
(bb) |
"Equity Claims" means any claim constituting an equity claim under section 2 of the BIA; | |
(cc) |
"Excess Administrative Fees and Expenses" has the meaning given to it in Section 9.3; | |
(dd) |
"Existing Common Shares" means all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Company; | |
(ee) |
"Existing Securities" means all issued and outstanding options, warrants, convertible securities, exchangeable securities and any other rights to acquire any securities, in respect of the Company; | |
(ff) |
"Existing Shareholders" means, collectively, holders of the Existing Common Shares and the Existing Securities immediately prior to the Effective Time; | |
(gg) |
"Expanded Powers Order" means an order executory notwithstanding appeal that has not been stayed and no appeal therefrom is outstanding, which Expanded Power Order shall, inter alia, expand the powers ofthe Interim Receiver and authorize the Interim Receiver to: |
(i) |
enter into the Term Sheet; | |
(ii) |
file this Proposal with the Official Receiver; | |
(iii) |
subject to this Proposal being approved pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, undertake any steps required to obtain approval of the Proposal on behalf of the Company; and | |
·(iv) |
exercise such power and control over the Company as is necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the Term Sheet and this· Proposal. |
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(hh) |
"Filing Date" means June 17, 2016, the date on which the Company filed a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal with the Official Receiver in accordance with the BIA; | |
(ii) |
"Fractional Interests" has the meaning given to such term in Section 9.11 of this Proposal; | |
Gj) |
"Governmental Authority" means any governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, agency, commission, board, panel, tribunal, Crown corporation, Crown ministry or court or other law, rule or regulation-making or enforcing entity having or purporting to have jurisdiction on behalf of any nation, or province, territory or state or other subdivision thereof or any municipality, district or other subdivision thereof; | |
(kk) |
"Implementation" means the completion and implementation of the transactions contemplated to take place on the Implementation Date under this Proposal; | |
(11) |
"Implementation Certificate" has the meaning given to it in Subsection 6.2(m) of this Proposal; | |
(mm) |
"Implementation Date" means such date that is two (2) Business Days following the Closing Date; | |
(nn) |
"including" means "including, without limitation", and "includes" means "includes without limitation"; | |
(oo) |
"Interim Receiver" has the meaning given to it in the recitals; | |
(pp) |
"Investment Pool" means the total investment amount equal to the Cash Component and the Investor Shares Component to be funded by the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Proposal; | |
(qq) |
"Investment Pool Cash Account" has the meaning given to it in Subsection 8.1 of | |
this Proposal; | ||
(rr) |
"Investor" means Aurora Cannabis Inc. or its designee; | |
(ss) |
"Investor Shares" means the common shares of the Investor at, the lower of: (a) the closing price of such shares on January 20, 2017 on the TSX Venture Exchange discounted by ten percent (10%) from such closing price, and (b) the closing price of such shares on February 14, 2017 on the TSX Venture Exchange discounted by ten percent (10%) from such closing price; | |
(tt) |
"Investor Shares Component" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.2 of this Proposal; | |
(uu) |
"Investor Share Transmittal Form" means the form attached as Schedule "C" to this Proposal; |
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(vv) |
"New Common Shares" means the common shares of the Company to be issued pursuant to Section 4.1 ofthis Proposal having the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Articles of Reorganization; | |
(ww) |
"Official Receiver" means the officer appointed pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the BIA in the City of Montreal, Quebec, to perform the duties and responsibilities more fully set out in the BIA. | |
(xx) |
"Person" is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity; | |
(yy) |
"Post-Filing Claim" means the claim of any Person against the Company that arose from the provision of authorized goods and services provided or otherwise incurred on or after the Filing Date in the normal course ofbusiness, through to and including the Implementation Date. For greater certainty, any amounts, fees, expenses, or disbursements that arose from the provision of goods or services to the existing directors, management and/or Existing Shareholders ofthe Company in connection with any proposals or steps taken not in assistance of this Proposal, the Approval Order and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, shall not form a Post-Filing Claim; | |
(zz) |
"Post-Filing Creditor" means any creditor with a Post-Filing Claim to the extent of its Post-Filing Claim; | |
(aaa) |
"Preferred Claims" means any claims that are entitled to be paid in priority to other Claims as provided under Section 136 of the BIA; | |
(bbb) |
"Preferred Creditors" means those creditors of the Company whose claims are entitled to be paid in priority to the Claims ofother Unsecured Creditors as provided under section 136 of the BIA; | |
(ccc) |
"Professional Fee Contribution" has the meaning given to it in Section 7.1; | |
(ddd) |
"Professional Fee Pool" means the pool of funds described in Section 7.1 comprising of the Professional Fee Contribution; | |
(eee) |
"Professional Fee Surplus" has the meaning given to it in Section 7.1; | |
(fff) |
"Proposal" means this Proposal made pursuant to the BIA and CBCA, as further amended or supplemented from time to time by the Company, in consultation with the Trustee, and with the consent of the Investor; | |
(ggg) |
"Proven Claim" means in respect of a creditor, the amount of a Claim as finally determined in accordance with the provisions of the BIA; |
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(hhh) |
"Proven Creditor" means a creditor holding a Proven Claim to the extent of its Proven Claim; | |
(iii) |
"RCI" has the meaning given to it in the recitals; | |
(jjj) |
"Reorganization" has the meaning set out in Article 4 hereof and, in particular, to redeem or otherwise cancel all the Existing Common Shares and issue the New Common Shares to the Investor who will own all New Common Shares of the Company on the Implementation Date; | |
(kkk) |
"Required Majority" means an affirmative vote of a majority in number and two- thirds in value of all Proven Claims in the Unsecured Creditor Class entitled to vote, who are present and voting at the Creditors' Meeting (whether in person, by proxy or by voting letter) in accordance with the voting procedures established by this Proposal and the BIA; | |
(111) |
"Subscription Agreement" means an agreement or agreements documenting the | |
terms and conditions of the strategic investment by the Investor in the Company; | ||
(mmm) |
"Superintendent's Levy" means the levy payable to the Superintendent of Bankruptcy pursuant to section 60(4) and section 147 of the BIA; | |
(nnn) |
"Term Sheet" means the term sheet entered into by the Interim Receiver (pursuant to the Expanded Powers Order) and the Investor dated December 20, 2016; | |
(ooo) |
"Trustee" means Raymond Chabot Inc. or its duly appointed successor; | |
(ppp) |
"Trustee's Website" means the following website: www.raymondchabot.com; | |
(qqq) |
"Unaffected Claim" means: |
(i) |
any Claim in respect of Administrative Fees and Expenses; and | |
(ii) |
Crown Claims. |
(rrr) |
"Unaffected Creditor" means a creditor having an Unaffected Claim to the extent of its Unaffected Claim; | |
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(sss) |
"Undeliverable Distributions" mean distributions to Proven Creditors that are returned as undeliverable; | |
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(m) |
"Unsecured Claims" means all Affected Claims that are Proven Claims other than a Preferred Claim and a Post-Filing Claim; | |
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(uuu) |
"Unsecured Creditor" means any creditor having an Unsecured Claim to the extent of its Unsecured Claim; and | |
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(vvv) |
"Unsecured Creditor Class" means the class of creditors comprised of Unsecured Creditors. |
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1.2 |
Date of Any Action |
In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Proposal by any ofthe paiiies is not a Business Day, the action shall be required to be taken on the next proceeding day which is a Business Day.
1.3 |
Time |
All times expressed in this Proposal are local time Montreal, Quebec, Canada, unless stipulated otherwise. Time is of the essence in this Proposal.
1.4 |
Statutory References |
Any reference in this Proposal to a statute includes all regulations made thereunder and all amendments to such statutes or regulations in force from time to time.
1.5 |
Successors and Assigns |
The Proposal shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the heirs, administrators, executors, legal personal representatives, successors and assigns of any Person or party named or referred to in the Proposal.
1.6 |
Monetary References |
All references to currency and to 11$11 are to Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
1. |
7 Schedules |
The following are the Schedules to this Proposal:
| Schedule "A" - Articles of Reorganization; | |
| Schedule "B" - Cash Election Form; and | |
| Schedule "C" - Investor Share Transmittal Form. |
The terms and conditions of the Schedules form an integral part of this Proposal and should be read in conjunction with this Proposal.
ARTICLE2
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSAL
2.1 |
Purpose |
The purpose of this Proposal is to effect a proposal concerning the obligations of the Company and the reorganization of the capital structure of the Company in order to be enable the business of the Company to continue, in the expectation that all creditors will derive a greater benefit from such proposal and reorganization than would result from the discontinuance of the Company's operations and forced liquidation of the Company's assets, and specifically to provide for:
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(a) |
distributions from the Professional Fee Pool to provide for the satisfaction of Administrative Fees and Expenses; | |
(b) |
distributions from the Investment Pool to the Preferred Creditors, Post-Filing Creditors, and Unsecured Creditors in satisfaction of their Proven Claims; | |
(c) |
the cancellation of the Existing Common Shares and the subscription by the Investor for the New Common Shares for the subscription price equal to the Investment Pool; | |
(d) |
the cancellation and extinguishment of all Existing Securities; | |
(e) |
the deemed resignation of all current Directors of the Company and the appointment of new Directors; and | |
(f) |
such other amendments and/or resolutions of the Articles as set fo1ih in the Articles of Reorganization. |
2.2 |
Corporate Reorganization |
This Proposal contemplates a corporate reorganization of the capital structure of the Company. The Articles of Reorganization attached as Schedule "A" to the Proposal shall, upon Court approval of the Proposal, amend the constating documents of the Company, inter alia, to effect the redemption of all Existing Common Shares and the cancellation of all Existing Securities, and authorizing the issuance of the New Common Shares to the Investor.
2.3 |
Strategic Investment |
On the Implementation Date,. the Investor shall, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Proposal, make a strategic investment in the Company by subscribing for New Common Shares for a subscription price equal to the aggregate of the Investment Pool and the Professional Fee Pool as set forth in this Proposal, to be used to fund this Proposal.
2.4 |
Persons Affected |
On the Implementation Date, this Proposal will become effective and, subject to the fulfillment by the Interim Receiver, the Trustee, and the Investor of their respective obligations hereunder, shall be binding on the Company, the Existing Shareholders and the Affected Creditors.
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ARTICLE3
CLASSIFICATION OF AFFECTED CREDITORS,
VALUATION OF CLAIMS AND RELATED MATTERS
3.1 |
Classes of Creditors |
There shall be one class of Affected Creditors for the purposes of considering and voting on this Proposal comprised of all Unsecured Creditors to the extent of their Unsecured Claims.
3.2 |
Proxies and Voting Letters |
Proxies as provided for in the BIA indicating a Person authorized to act for the Unsecured Creditor, may be submitted to the Trustee at, or any time prior to, the commencement of the Creditors' Meeting. The Trustee shall chair the Creditors' Meeting. Voting letters as provided for in the BIA submitted to the Trustee prior to the Creditors' Meeting must indicate whether the Unsecured Creditor wishes to cast its vote in favour of or against the Proposal. Voting letters that do not indicate either preference will be deemed to indicate a vote in favour of the Proposal. Persons in attendance at the Creditors' Meeting shall cast their vote in the manner prescribed by the Trustee and the BIA. For greater certainty, Unaffected Creditors shall not be entitled to vote the value of their Unaffected Claim.
3.3 |
Quorum and Conduct of Creditors' Meeting |
A quorum shall be constituted for the Creditors' Meeting or any adjournment thereof ifthere is one Unsecured Creditor, entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, or if one Unsecured Creditor, entitled to vote, has submitted a voting letter in accordance with the provisions ofthe BIA and this Proposal. If the requisite quorum is not present at the Creditors' Meeting or if the Creditors' Meeting has to be postponed for any reason, then the Creditors' Meeting shall be adjourned by the Trustee to such date, time and place as determined by the Trustee. For greater certainty, the Creditors' Meeting may be adjourned one or more times.
3.4 |
Location of Creditors' Meeting |
The Creditors' Meeting shall take place at the office of the Trustee, 600 de la Gauchetiere West, Suite 2000, Montreal, H3B 4L8.
3.5 |
Proofs of Claim and Treatment of Disputed Claims |
The total amount of all Claims will be determined based on the proofs of claim submitted to the Trustee. The provisions of section 13 5 of the BIA will apply to all proofs of claim submitted to the Trustee, including in respect of disputed Claims.
3.6 |
Voting on the Proposal |
Only the Unsecured Creditors with Proven Claims shall vote on the te1ms of this Proposal. Each Unsecured Creditor shall be entitled to a single vote valued in the full amount of its Proven Claim with respect to the vote ofthe Unsecured Creditor Class. In order to vote at the Creditors' Meeting, the proof of claim must be submitted prior to the commencement of the Creditors' Meeting.
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3.7 |
Approval by Affected Creditors |
In order to be approved, this Proposal must receive the affirmative votes ofthe Required Majority.
3.8 |
Modification to Proposal |
Subject to the prior consent and approval by the Investor, the Interim Receiver reserves the right at any time prior to the Creditors' Meeting to file any modification of, amendment or supplement to, the Proposal by way of a supplementary proposal and plan of reorganization. Any such amended or supplementary proposal shall forthwith be posted on the Trustee's Website, sent to the service list in the BIA Proceeding and filed with the Official Receiver as soon as practicable, in which case any such amended or supplementary proposal or proposals shall, for all purposes, be and be deemed to be a part of and incorporated into the Proposal. At the Creditors' Meeting, the Trustee shall provide all Unsecured Creditors in attendance with details of any modifications or amendments prior to the votes being taken to approve the Proposal. Subject to the provisions of the BIA and the Rules promulgated thereunder, after the Creditors' Meeting (and both prior to and subsequent to the Approval Order) and subject to the consent and approval by the Investor, the Interim Receiver may at any time and from time to time vary, amend, modify or supplement the Proposal.
ARTICLE 4
REORGANIZATION
4.1 |
The Reorganization |
After the acceptance of this Proposal in accordance with Section 3. 7 and the relevant provisions of the BIA, the Interim Receiver will present a motion to the Court seeking the Approval Order, which Approval Order shall include the ordering, inter alia, that the following shall occur (collectively the "Reorganization"), namely:
(a) |
with respect to all Existing Common Shares: |
(i) |
reorganizing of all Existing Common Shares into shares redeemable for cancellation by the Company for the aggregate price (for all Existing Common Shares in their totality) of $1.00; and | |
(ii) |
thereafter, the deemed redemption for cancellation of all Existing Common Shares by the Company for the aggregate redemption price (for all Existing Common Shares in their totality) of $1.00 and the cancellation of all Existing Common Shares; |
(b) |
the creation of the New Common Shares having the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Articles of Reorganization; |
(c) |
with respect to all Existing Securities, the deemed cancellation of all Existing Securities; |
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(d) |
with respect to the current Directors ofthe Company, the Directors shall be deemed to have resigned and new Directors shall be appointed to the board of directors of the Company; and |
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(e) |
such other amendments and/or restating of the Articles as set forth in the Articles of Reorganization. |
Subject to consent and approval of the Investor, the Interim Receiver shall retain the right, at any time prior to Approval, to make such further deletions, additions or modifications, as the Interim Receiver may deem appropriate, to the Reorganization such that the term "Reorganization" shall include such deletions, additions or further modifications so made by the Interim Receiver.
Immediately following the Approval Order, the Interim Receiver will send the Articles of Reorganization to the director appointed under section 260 of the CBCA (as envisaged by section 191(4) of the CBCA) in order to obtain from such director the Certificate.
4.2 |
Reorganization is a Condition Precedent |
The Reorganization provided in Section 4.1 of this Proposal is and shall remain a condition precedent to the Investor funding the Professional Fee Pool and the Investment Pool and to the performance ofthis Proposal. As a consequence, any acceptance by the Creditors of this Proposal shall include approval of the Reorganization. In the event that the Approval Order does not approve the Reorganization, this Proposal shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have not been accepted or approved as required pursuant to the relevant provisions of the BIA.
ARTICLES
TREATMENT OF CREDITORS' CLAIMS
5.1 |
Voting by Unsecured Creditors |
Each Unsecured Creditor shall be entitled to vote on this Proposal at the Creditors' Meeting, to the extent of its Proven Claim for voting purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Unsecured Creditors having Equity Claims shall not be entitled to vote in respect of such Equity Claims at the Creditors' Meeting.
5.2 |
Treatment of Unsecured Creditors |
On the Implementation Date, or as soon thereafter as is practicably possible, each Unsecured Creditor with a Proven Claim that is equal to or less than $2000 shall be paid the full amount of such Unsecured Creditor's Proven Claim to a maximum of $2000, in accordance with Section 9.5(b) hereof (the "Convenience Distribution").
Each Unsecured Creditor with a Proven Claim that is greater than $2000 may, by submitting a Cash Election Form to the Trustee on or before February 17, 2017 (the "Cash Election Deadline") elect to receive a cash payment in respect of all or any percentage of such Unsecured Creditor's Proven Claim from the Cash Component of the Investment Pool. An Unsecured Creditor that submits a Cash Election Form to the Trustee by the Cash Election Deadline shall receive a distribution comprised of cash, or if applicable a combination of cash and Investor Shares, in accordance with Sections 9.5(c)(i) and 9.5(c)(ii) of this Proposal.
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Each Unsecured Creditor that has a Proven Claim that is greater than $2000 and does not file a Cash Election Form with the Trustee by the Cash Election Deadline shall receive Investor Shares equal to the full amount of such Unsecured Creditor's Proven Claim, in accordance with Section 9.5( c)(iii) hereof.
5.3 |
Treatment of Existing Shareholders |
In connection with or as a result of the Implementation of this Proposal, Existing Shareholders shall not be entitled to any payment or other compensation on account oftheir Equity Claims under this Proposal and shall not be entitled to vote on this Proposal at the Creditors' Meeting or in connection with the Reorganization and will have no dissent rights.
5.4 |
Treatment of Preferred Creditors |
On the Implementation Date, the Proven Claims of all Preferred Creditors, if any, shall be paid, in priority to the Claims of other Unsecured Creditors in accordance with section 136 of the BIA, including the Proven Claims of all employees or former employees for all amounts provable as described in subsection 60(1.3) ofthe BIA which, ifany, shall be paid immediately after the Court Approval Date.
5.5 |
Treatment of Post-Filing Creditors |
On the Implementation Date, the Post-Filing Creditors, if any, shall be paid in accordance with Section 9.4 of this Proposal, in priority to the Claims of other Unsecured Creditors, up to the Implementation Date and thereafter by the Company in the ordinary course of business.
5.6 |
Treatment of Crown Claims |
All Crown Claims that were outstanding at the Filing Date, if any, shall be paid in full to Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province, within six months after the Court Approval Date.
5.7 |
Treatment of Administrative Fees and Expenses |
On the Implementation Date, Administrative Fees and Expenses incurred and invoiced prior to the Implementation Date shall be paid in priority to all Claims of Unsecured Creditors from the Professional Fee Pool, and to the extent that the funds in the Professional Fee Pool are insufficient to satisfy all of the Administrative Fees and Expenses, the balance (if any) of the Administrative Fees and Expenses after payment from the Professional Fee Pool, shall be paid from the Investment Pool in priority to all Claims of Unsecured Creditors.
5.8 |
Extinguishment of Claims |
On the Implementation Date in accordance with its terms and in the sequence set forth in this Proposal and in accordance with the provisions of the Approval Order, the treatment of Affected Claims shall be final and binding on the Company, all Affected Creditors (and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal personal representatives, successors and assigns), and all Affected Claims shall be fully, finally, irrevocably and forever released, discharged, cancelled and barred, and the Company and the Directors shall thereupon have no further obligation whatsoever in respect ofthe Affected Claims; provided that nothing herein releases the Company or any other Person from their obligations to make distributions in the manner and to the extent provided for in the Proposal.
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5.9 |
Guarantees and Similar Covenants |
No Person who has a Claim under any guarantee, surety, indemnity or similar covenant in respect of any Claim which is compromised and released under this Proposal or who has any right to claim over in respect of or to be subrogated to the rights of any Person in respect of a Claim which is compromised under this Proposal shall not be entitled to any greater rights as against the Company than the Person whose Claim is compromised under the Proposal.
ARTICLE6
CONDITIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION
6.1 |
Confirmation of Proposal |
Provided that the Proposal is approved by the Required Majority, the Trustee shall apply for the Approval Order as soon as reasonably practicable.
6.2 |
Conditions Precedent to Implementation of the Proposal |
Implementation of this Proposal on the Implementation Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent being satisfied on or before the Closing Date:
(a) |
the Proposal is approved by the Required Majority; | |
(b) |
the Approval Order, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor acting reasonably, has been issued, has not been stayed and no appeal therefrom is outstanding; | |
(c) |
the TSX Venture Exchange (or such other recognized Canadian exchange that the common shares of the Investor may be trading on at such time) has conditionally approved the issuance of the Investor Shares that are to be contributed by the Investor to the Investment Pool; | |
(d) |
to the extent possible, and using commercially reasonable best eff01is, to structure the issuance of the Investor Shares Component so as to exempt the Investor Shares Component from any hold-period under applicable securities laws, it being understood that (i) it is the Investor's present intention to issue the Investor Shares in reliance upon the business combination and reorganization exemption in National Instrument 45-106, and (ii) in no circumstances will the Investor be obliged to file a prospectus in order to qualify the distribution of the Investor Shares; |
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(e) |
the Interim Receiver on behalf of the Company and the Investor have entered into the Subscription Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, and all conditions precedent under the Subscription Agreement have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms thereof, other than the condition relating to the Implementation of this Proposal; | |
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the Interim Receiver and the Investor shall have amended the Term Sheet as necessary or appropriate; | |
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there shall not be in effect any preliminary or final decision, order or decree by a Governmental Authority, no application shall have been made to any Governmental Authority, and no action or investigation shall have been announced, threatened or commenced by any Governmental Authority, in consequence of or in connection with the Proposal that restrains, impedes or prohibits (or ifgranted could reasonably be expected to restrain, impede or inhibit), the Proposal or any part thereof or requires or purports to require a variation of the Proposal; | |
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the Articles of Reorganization, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, effecting the reorganization of the Company's share capital in accordance with the Proposal have been filed in accordance with the Approval Order; | |
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(i) |
at the election of the Investor, all employment agreements of the Company's employees have been terminated; | |
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U) |
no debtor in possession or interim financing has been made available to the Company without consent of the Investor, not to be unreasonably withheld; | |
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(k) |
the Company has no subsidiaries (as such term is used in the CBCA); | |
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(1) |
all other actions, documents and agreements necessary to implement the Proposal as required herein have been effected and executed, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor, acting reasonably; and | |
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(m) |
the Investor acting reasonably shall have delivered a certificate to the Trustee that the conditions precedent to the Implementation of the Proposal have been satisfied or waived (the "Implementation Certificate"). |
Upon written confirmation of receipt by the Trustee of the Implementation Certificate, the Implementation of the Proposal shall occur on the Implementation Date and all actions deemed to occur on the Implementation Date shall occur without the delivery or execution of any further documentation, agreement or instrument.
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ARTICLE 7
CREATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL FEE POOL
7.1 |
Funding of the Professional Fee Pool |
Subject to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in Article 6 of this Proposal, on the Implementation Date the Investor shall deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with wire transfer instructions provided by the Trustee at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Implementation Date, $500,000 in cash (the "Professional Fee Contribution") which is to be contributed by the Investor to the Professional Fee Pool for payment of the Administrative Fees and Expenses.
Subject to the satisfaction ofall conditions precedent in Article 6 ofthis Proposal, the Trustee shall distribute the Professional Fee Contribution in accordance with Article 9 of this Proposal.
7.2 |
Professional Fee Surplus |
Ifthe Professional Fee Contribution is greater than the total amount of the Administrative Fees and Expenses, any surplus amount that would remain in the Professional Fee Pool after payment of all Administrative Fees and Expenses (the "Professional Fee Surplus") will be transferred, or otherwise contributed, by the Trustee to the Investment Pool Cash Account (as defined below).
ARTICLE 8
CREATION OF THE INVESTMENT POOL
8.1 |
Cash Component of the Investment Pool |
Subject to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in Article 6 of this Proposal, on the Implementation Date the Investor shall deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with wire transfer instructions provided by the Trustee at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Implementation Date, and in partial consideration by the Investor for the subscription ofthe New Common Shares, such amount in cash (the "Cash Contribution") as the Trustee may instruct pursuant to the Trustee's review of the Cash Election Forms, provided however that the Cash Contribution shall not, under any circumstances, exceed $7, 000,000 (inclusive of the Deposit, as defined below). The Cash Contribution is to be contributed by the Investor to the Investment Pool and held by the Trustee in a segregated, interest-bearing trust account established by the Trustee ("Investment Pool Cash Account").
On the Implementation Date, the Trustee shall transfer, or otherwise contribute, to the Investment Pool Cash Account on behalf of the Investor and as partial consideration by the Investor for subscription of the New Common Shares, an amount equal to $150,000, which was provided by the Investor to the Trustee as a deposit (the "Deposit").
On the Implementation Date, the Trustee shall transfer, or otherwise contribute, to the Investment Pool Cash Account, the Professional Fee Surplus in accordance with Section 7.2 hereof, such that, on the Implementation Date, the Investment Pool Cash Account shall be comprised of the Cash Contribution, the Deposit and the Professional Fee Surplus (the "Cash Component").
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Subject to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in Article 6 ofthis Proposal, the Trustee shall distribute the Cash Component ofthe Investment Pool in accordance with Article 9 ofthis Proposal as soon as practicable thereafter.
8.2 |
Investor Shares Component of the Investment Pool |
Subject to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in Article 6 of this Proposal, on the Implementation Date, and in paiiial consideration by the Investor for the subscription of the New Common Shares, the Investor shall issue, register and deliver to Computershare Trust Company of Canada or such other third-party depository acceptable to the both the Investor and the Trustee (the "Depository"), in trust on behalf and for the benefit ofthe Affected Creditors ofthe Company, in accordance with the Trustee's written instructions delivered to the Investor at least two (2) Business Days before the Implementation Date, Investor Shares equal to $7,000,000 or such lesser amount as directed by the Trustee pursuant to the Trustee's review of the Cash Election Forms, calculated at, the lower of:
(a) |
the closing price of such shares on January 20, 2017 on the TSX Venture Exchange discounted by ten percent (10%) from such closing price; and | |
(b) |
the closing price of such shares on February 14, 2017 on the TSX Venture Exchange discounted by ten percent (10%) from such closing price, |
which Investor Shares are to be contributed to the Investment Pool (the "Investor Shares Component").
The Investor Shares Component shall be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any share split, reverse split, share dividend (including any return of capital, dividend, or distribution of securities convertible into Investor Shares, other than share dividends paid in lieu of ordinary course dividends), consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect to the Investor Shares occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Implementation Date.
Subject to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in Article 6 of this Proposal, the Company with the consent of the Trustee, as applicable, shall distribute, or cause to be distributed, the Investor Shares Component of the Investment Pool in accordance with Article 9 of this Proposal as soon as practicable thereafter.
ARTICLE 9
DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PROPOSAL
All distributions to be effected pursuant to the Proposal shall be made pursuant to this Article 9 and shall occur in the manner set out below under the supervision ofthe Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Proposal, no distributions or transfers from the Professional Fee Pool or the Investment Pool shall be made with respect to all or any portion of a disputed Claim unless and only to the extent that such disputed Claim has become a Proven Claim, in whole or in part.
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9.1 |
Superintendent's Levy |
Any distributions made pursuant to the terms hereof shall be made net of the Superintendent's Levy required to be made, pursuant to sections 147 and 60(4) of the BIA.
9.2 |
Withholding |
The Investor, Company, Trustee or Depository shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable to or otherwise contemplated in this Proposal such amounts as the Investor, Company, Trustee or Depository is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law and to take any action necessary to ensure that such deductions and withholdings are timely made. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Investor, Company, Trustee or Depository and paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes ofthis Proposal as having been paid to the Person who otherwise would have received the payment in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Investor, Company, Trustee or Depository.
9.3 |
Distributions from the Professional Fee Pool |
On the Implementation Date, in order to provide for the payment of the Administrative Fees and Expenses, the Trustee shall make distributions using the Professional Fee Contribution of the Professional Fee Pool, in priority to all claims of Unsecured Creditors. To the extent that the Professional Fee Pool is insufficient to satisfy all Administrative Fees and Expenses, any remaining Administrative Fees and Expenses after payment ofthe Professional Fee Pool ("Excess Administrative Fees and Expenses") shall be satisfied in accordance with Section 9.4.
9.4 |
Distributions to Preferred Creditors, Post-Filing Creditors and to satisfy Excess Administrative Fees and Expenses |
On the Implementation Date, the Trustee shall make a distribution from the Cash Component of the Investment Pool equal to:
(a) |
the amount payable to satisfy the Excess Administrative Fees and Expenses, | |
(b) |
the amount payable to each Preferred Creditor less such reserves as the Trustee shall deem necessary or appropriate; and | |
(c) |
the amount payable to each Post-Filing Creditor. |
in priority to all Claims of Unsecured Creditors. For greater certainty, no payments shall be made to the Unsecured Creditors prior to the Trustee making any and all payments required under this Section 9.4, or alternatively, the Trustee reserving and holding in trust sufficient funds to pay the amounts required under this Section 9.4.
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9.5 |
Distribution to Unsecured Creditors |
On or as soon as practicable after the Implementation Date, in order to provide for the payment of the Excess Administrative Fees and Expenses, the Prefened Creditors, the Post-Filing Creditors, and the Unsecured Creditors, the Company, the Trustee, or the Depository as instructed by the Company with the prior consent of the Trustee, as applicable, shall make distributions from the Investment Pool in the following order of priority:
(a) |
the Trustee shall first pay the Prefened Creditors, the Post-Filing Creditors and any Persons entitled to payment in respect of the Excess Administrative Fees and Expenses, in accordance with Section 9.4 of this Proposal by using the Cash Component of the Investment Pool; | |
(b) |
the Trustee shall make the Convenience Distribution from the Cash Component of the Investment Pool; and | |
(c) |
the Trustee, or the Company with the prior consent of the Trustee, as the case may be, shall direct, authorize or cause the following distributions to be made: |
(i) |
to each Unsecured Creditor that has filed a Cash Election Form with the Trustee by the Cash Election Deadline, a cash payment from the Cash Component equal to such percentage of the Unsecured Creditor's Proven Claim as indicated on such Unsecured Creditor's Cash Election Form; | |
(ii) |
to each Unsecured Creditor that filed a Cash Election Form with the Trustee by the Cash Election Deadline, Investor Shares, equal to the balance (if any) of such Unsecured Creditor's Proven Claim after taking into account the distribution in 9.5(c)(i), from the Investor Shares Component of the Investment Pool; and | |
(iii) |
to each Unsecured Creditor that did not file a Cash Election Form by the Cash Election Deadline, Investor Shares equal to the full amount of such Unsecured Creditor's Proven Claim, from the Investor Shares Component of the Investment Pool. |
9.6 |
Undeliverable Distributions |
Ifthere are any Undeliverable Distributions, then, at the discretion of and with the consent of the Trustee, the Corporation shall direct, authorize or cause the Depository to distribute the Undeliverable Distributions to the Unsecured Creditors on a pro-rata basis to the maximum amount ofthe Proven Claims ofUnsecured Creditors should any such Proven Claims ofUnsecured Creditors remain.
9.7 |
Return of Balance of Investment Pool |
To the extent that there is any amount of cash remaining in the Cash Component ofthe Investment Pool and/or are any Investor Shares remaining in the Investor Shares Component ofthe Investment Pool after all Proven Claims of Unsecured Creditors have been paid in full, the Trustee, or the Depository as instructed by the Trustee, shall return or cancel, as applicable, such cash and Investor Shares from the Investment Pool to the Company. Any Investor Shares returned to the Company shall be cancelled by the Investor for no consideration.
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9.8 |
Final Distributions |
As soon as reasonably possible after the acceptance ofthis Proposal by the Required Majority, the Trustee shall give notice pursuant to section 149(1) of the BIA to every Person with an Affected Claim ofwhich the Trustee has notice or knowledge but whose Affected Claim has not been proved that if such Person does not prove its Claim within a period of 30 days after the sending of the notice, the Trustee will proceed to declare a final creditor distribution without regard to such Person's Claim; the distribution refe1Ted to in said notice shall be deemed a final creditor distribution and any Person so notified who does not prove its Claim within the period specified in the notice shall be barred from making a Claim in this Proposal or sharing in any creditor distribution hereunder, subject to any exceptions set out in subsections 149(2), (3) and (4) of the BIA.
9.9 |
Cancellation of Certificates and Notes |
Upon Implementation of the Proposal on the Implementation Date, all debentures, notes, certificates, agreements, invoices and other instruments evidencing Affected Claims will not entitle any holder thereof to any compensation or participation other than as expressly provided for in the Proposal and will be cancelled and will be null and void.
9.10 |
Interest |
Interest shall not accrue or be paid on Affected Claims on or after the Filing Date, and no holder of an Affected Claim shall be entitled to interest accruing on or after the Filing Date.
9.11 |
Fractional Interests |
No fractional interests of Investor Shares ("Fractional Interests") will be issued under this Proposal. Recipients of Investor Shares will have their entitlements adjusted downwards to the nearest whole number of Investor Shares, as applicable, to eliminate any such Fractional Interests and no compensation will be given for the Fractional Interest.
9.12 |
Allocation of Distributions |
All distributions made pursuant to the Proposal shall be allocated first towards the repayment of the principal amount in respect of such Affected Creditor's Affected Claim and second, if any, towards the repayment of all accrued but unpaid interest in respect of such Affected Creditor's Affected Claim.
9.13 |
Investor Shares Registration and Delivery |
An Unsecured Creditor may, by completing the Investor Share Transmittal Form attached hereto as Schedule "C" and submitting it to the Trustee by the Cash Election Deadline, provide instructions to the Trustee regarding the registration and delivery of Investor Shares that are to be distributed to the Unsecured Creditor under this Proposal. In the absence of an Unsecured Creditor providing express registration and/or instructions prior to the Cash Election Deadline, the Investor Shares will be registered and delivered to the Unsecured Creditor at its last known address as reflected in the Company's records, and upon registration and delivery, the Investor shall be deemed to have complied with any obligations with respect to registration and delivering of the Investor Shares.
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ARTICLE 10
PROCEDURE FOR DISTRIBUTIONS REGARDING
DISPUTED CLAIMS
10.1 |
No Distribution Pending Allowance |
An Affected Creditor holding a disputed Claim will not be entitled to receive a distribution under the Proposal in respect of such disputed Claim or any p011ion thereof unless and until, and then only to the extent that, such disputed Claim is allowed pursuant to the BIA.
10.2 |
Distributions after Disputed Distribution Claims Resolved |
Once a disputed Claim is resolved, a distribution will be made to that Affected Creditor as to its Proven Claim in accordance with Article 9 of this Proposal.
ARTICLE 11
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSAL AND
EFFECT OF THE PROPOSAL
11.1 |
Proposal Implementation |
On the Implementation Date, this Proposal will become effective and be binding on and enure to the benefit of the Company and all Affected Creditors in accordance with the terms of this Proposal, irrespective of whether the Affected Creditor submits a proof of claim under this Proposal.
11.2 |
Effect of the Proposal Generally |
The payment, compromise or satisfaction of any Affected Claims under this Proposal, if approved by the Court, shall be binding upon each Affected Creditor and his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives, successors and assigns, as the case may be, for all purposes and this Proposal will constitute (a) a full, final and absolute settlement of all rights of the Affected Creditors against the Company, and the Directors of the Company (in their capacity as Directors of the Company) in respect of the Affected Claims; and (b) an absolute release and discharge of all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of or in respect of the Affected Claims against the Company and the Directors of the Company (in their capacity as Directors of the Company), and all Liens granted by the Company in respect thereof, including any interest or costs accruing thereon (whether before or after the Filing Date), other than distributions pursuant to the Proposal.
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11.3 |
Consents and Releases |
Upon Implementation of the Proposal, all Affected Creditors will be deemed to have consented and agreed to all of the provisions of this Proposal in its entirety. In particular, each Affected Creditor shall be deemed to have executed and delivered to the Company and Directors of the Company all consents, releases, assignments and waivers, statutory or otherwise, required to implement and carry out this Proposal in its entirety.
11.4 |
Waivers of Defaults |
Upon Implementation of the Proposal, all Persons shall be deemed to have waived any and all defaults of the Company then existing or previously committed by the Company, or caused by the Company, by any of the provisions in the Proposal or steps contemplated in the Proposal, or non-compliance with any covenant, warranty, representation, term, provision, condition or obligation, expressed or implied, in any contract, instrument, credit document, indenture, note, lease, guarantee, agreement for sale or other agreement, written or oral, and any and all amendments or supplements thereto, existing between such Person and the Company and any and all notices of default and demands for payment or any step or proceeding taken or commenced in connection therewith under any such agreement shall be deemed to have been rescinded and of no further force or effect, provided that nothing shall be deemed to excuse the Company from performing its obligations under the Proposal or be a waiver of defaults by the Company under the Proposal and the related documents. For great certainty, nothing in this Section shall waive any obligations of the Company in respect of any of the Unaffected Claims.
11.5 |
Deeming Provision |
In this Proposal, the deeming provisions are not rebuttable and are conclusive and irrevocable.
11.6 |
Preferences and Transfers at Undervalue |
Section 95 through and including section 101 of the BIA do not apply to this Proposal.
11.7 |
Proposal Releases |
Upon Implementation, all Claims ofthe Affected Creditors and all claims ofthe Affected Creditors existing or hereafter arising, based in whole or in part on any act or omission, transaction, dealing or other occurrence existing or taking place on or prior to the Implementation Date relating to, arising out of or in connection with the Company or its assets, business or affairs, whenever and however conducted, this Proposal or the BIA Proceeding, other than Unaffected Claims, and the right to enforce the Company's obligations under this Proposal shall be deemed to be fully and finally satisfied, settled and discharged and (a) no Affected Creditor shall have any further right, remedy or claim against the Company in respect of all or any portion of the Affected Creditor's Claim, and (b) no Affected Creditor shall have any fuiiher right, remedy or claim against the officers, Directors, partners, shareholders, agents, contractors, employees or professional or legal advisors ofthe Company in respect ofall or any portion ofany Claim. Nothing herein shall release any Unaffected Claim.
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11.8 |
Release of Directors |
Upon Implementation, the Affected Creditors shall be deemed to fully release and discharge and shall not pursue any claims or assessments against the Company's current and former Directors for claims against such current or former Directors of the Company that arose prior to the Filing Date and that relate to the liabilities of the Company where such current or former Directors are by law liable in their capacity as Directors for the payment of such obligations. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as an acknowledgement of any liability or obligations of any of the current or former Directors. For greater certainty, Unaffected Claims, including Unaffected Claims that relate to contractual rights of one or more creditors arising from contracts with one or more Directors or based on allegations of misrepresentation made by Directors or ofwrongful or oppressive conduct by the Directors are not released.
ARTICLE 12
NOTICES
12.1 |
Notices |
Any notice, certificate, consent, determination or other communication required or permitted to be given or made under this Proposal shall be in writing and shall be effectively given and made if (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by prepaid courier service, or (iii) sent by email transmission, in each case to the applicable address set out below:
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If to the Company: | ||
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PELOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
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2500- 1100 Boulevard Rene Levesque | ||
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Montreal, QC H3B 5C9 | ||
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Attention: | Edward Agopian | |
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Email: | edward@pelotonphanna.com | |
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BCFLLP | ||
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1100 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West | ||
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Montreal, QC H3B 5C9 | ||
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Attention: | Bertrand Giroux and Antonio N adaira | |
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Email: | bertrand.giroux@bcf.ca; antonio.nadaira@bcf.ca | |
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If to the Trustee: | ||
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RAYMOND CHABOT INC. | ||
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Suite 2000, 600 de la Gauchetiere Street West | ||
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Montreal, QC H3B 4L8 | ||
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Attention: | Jean Gagnon |
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Email: | gagnon. jean@,rc gt. com | ||
With a copy to | |||
DAVIES WARD PHILLIPS & VINEBERG LLP | |||
1501, av. McGill College | |||
Suite 2800 | |||
Montreal, QC H3A 3N9 | |||
Attention: | Denis Ferland and Gabriel Lavery Lepage | ||
Email: | dferland@dwpv.com; glaverylepage(@,dwpv.com | ||
(c) | If to the Investor: | ||
AURORA CANNABIS INC. | |||
12613 - 134 Avenue | |||
Edmonton, AB T5L 4S9 | |||
Attention: | Terry Booth | ||
Email: | terry@aurorami.com | ||
With a copy to | |||
BENNETT JONES LLP | |||
100 King Street West | |||
Toronto, ON MSX 1A4 | |||
Attention: | Gavin Finlayson and Hugo Alves | ||
Email: | finlaysong@bennettiones.com; alvesh@bennettiones.com |
any such communication so given or made shall be deemed to have been given or made and to have been received on the day of delivery if delivered, or on the day of faxing or sending by other means of recorded electronic communic.ation, provided that such day in either event is a Business Day and the communication is so delivered, faxed or sent before 5:00 p.m. (Montreal time) on such day. Otherwise, such communication shall be deemed to have been given and made and to have been received on the next following Business Day.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 |
Capacity of Trustee and Certificate of Completion |
Raymond Chabot Inc. shall be the Trustee under this Proposal. Upon resolution of all disputed Claims, if any, and the making of the distributions by the Trustee to Proven Creditors as contemplated by this Proposal, the terms of the Proposal shall be deemed to be fully performed and the Trustee shall provide to the Company and to the Official Receiver a certificate pursuant to section 65.3 of the BIA and the Trustee shall be entitled to be discharged.
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13.2 |
Non-Consummation |
Ifthe conditions precedent to this Proposal are not met, (a) the Proposal shall be null and void in all respects, (b) any settlement or compromise embodied in the Proposal, including the fixing or limiting to an amount certain any Claim, any document or agreement executed pursuant to the Proposal shall be deemed null and void, and (c) nothing contained in the Proposal, and no acts taken in preparation for consummation of the Proposal, shall (i) constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver or release of any Claims by or against the Company or any other Person; (ii) prejudice in any manner the rights of the Company or any other Person in any further proceedings involving the Company; or (iii) constitute an admission of any sort by the Company or any other Person.
13.3 |
Paramountcy |
From and after the Effective Time, any conflict between:
(a) |
the Proposal or the Approval Order; and | |
(b) |
the covenants, warranties, representations, terms, conditions, prov1s1ons or obligations, expressed or implied, of any contract, mortgage, security agreement, indenture, trust indenture, note, loan agreement, commitment letter, agreement for sale, lease or other agreement, written or oral and any and all amendments or supplements thereto existing between one or more of the Affected Creditors and the Company as at the Implementation Date and the notice of articles, articles or bylaws of the Company at the Implementation Date; |
will be deemed to be governed by the terms, conditions and provisions ofthe Proposal and the Approval Order, which shall take precedence and priority.
13.4 |
Severability of Proposal Provisions |
Ifprior to the Court Approval Date, any term or provision of the Proposal is held by the Court to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the Court, at the request of the Investor and with the consent of the Interim Receiver, shall have the power to either: (a) sever such term or provision from the balance of the Proposal and provide the Investor and Interim Receiver with the option to proceed with the implementation of the balance of the Proposal as of and with effect from Court Approval Date; or (b) alter and interpret such term or provision to make it valid or enforceable to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the original purpose of the term or provision held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, and such term or provision shall then be applicable as altered or interpreted. Notwithstanding any such holding, alteration or interpretation, and provided that this Proposal proceeds to Implementation, the remainder of the terms and provision of the Proposal shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated by such holding, alteration or interpretation.
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13.5 |
Further Assurances |
The Company, the Interim Receiver, the Investor and the Affected Creditors will execute and deliver all such documents and instruments and do all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the full intent and meaning of this Proposal and to give effect to the transactions contemplated herein.
13.6 |
Governing Law |
This Proposal will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
13.7 |
Proposal Language |
The parties have expressly required that this Proposal be drafted in the English language. Les parties ant expressement exige que la presente Proposition so it redigee en anglais.
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SCHEDULE "A"
ARTICLES OF REORGANIZATION
The Articles of Peloton Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Corporation") are amended by:
a) |
creating a new class of common shares in the capital of the Corporation, the number of which shall be unlimited, having attached thereto the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions hereto (the "New Common Shares"): |
(i) each New Common Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at all meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation;
(ii) the holders ofthe New Common Share shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the board of directors, dividends payable in money, property or by the issue of fully paid shares of the capital of the Corporation; and
(iii) in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or other distribution of assets of the Corporation among shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the holders of the New Common Share shall be entitled to receive the remaining property of the Corporation.
b) |
creating a new class of redeemable shares in the capital of the Corporation, the number of which shall be unlimited, having attached thereto the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions hereto (the "Redeemable Shares"): |
(i) no holder of a fractional interest in a Redeemable Share shall be entitled to be registered on the books of the Corporation in respect of such fraction of a Redeemable Share;
(ii) the holders of the Redeemable Shares or fractional interests therein shall not be entitled to receive notice of or to attend any meeting ofthe shareholders ofthe Corporation and shall not be entitled to vote at any such meeting;
(iii) the holders of Redeemable Shares shall not be entitled to receive any dividend; and
(iv) all of the outstanding Redeemable Shares and fractional interests therein shall be automatically redeemed by the Corporation immediately following their issuance, without notice to the holders of such Redeemable Shares, for an aggregate amount of $1.00 for each whole Redeemable Share (the "Redemption Price").
c) |
changing each Class A share, Class B share, Class C share, Class D share, Class E share, Class F share, Class G share, whether issued or unissued (including any right, option, warrant or other security convertible or exchangeable into any Class A share, Class B share, Class C share, Class D share, Class E share, Class F share, Class G share, into 0.00000001 of a Redeemable Share; |
d) |
the Corporation shall pay or cause to be paid to each holder of Redeemable Shares to be redeemed the Redemption Price by cheque, provided that if any holder owns less than one whole Redeemable Share, then the aggregate Redemption Price payable to such holder shall be deemed to be $0.00, and the fractional interests therein held by such holder shall be automatically redeemed by the Corporation immediately following their issuance without any payment or further act or formality; |
e) |
immediately following the redemption of all of the Redeemable Shares, to cancel, remove and delete the authorized share capital of the Corporation, consisting of the Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, Class D shares, Class E shares, Class F shares, Class G shares and the outstanding Redeemable Shares (collectively, the "Cancelled Classes of Shares"), along with the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Cancelled Classes of Shares; and |
f) |
Providing that, after giving effect to the foregoing, the authorized capital of the Corporation consists only of an unlimited number of New Common Shares. |
SCHEDULE "B"
CASH ELECTION FORM
1. |
Any Unsecured Creditor ofthe Company with a Claim that is equal to or greater than $2000 may, by submitting this Cash Election Form to the Trustee on or before February 17, 2017 (the Cash Election Deadline), elect to receive a cash payment in respect of all or any percentage of its Proven Claim from the Cash Component of the Investment Pool. |
2. |
An Unsecured Creditor that submits a Cash Election Form to the Trustee by the Cash Election Deadline shall receive a distribution in accordance with Sections 9.5(c)(i) and 9.5(c)(ii) of the Proposal. |
3. |
This Cash Election Form may only be completed by an Unsecured Creditor of the Company that has a Claim equal to or greater than $2000. Any Cash Election Form submitted by an Unsecured Creditor with a Proven Claim that is less than $2000 shall be deemed to have been automatically rejected upon receipt by the Trustee. |
4. |
Any Cash Election Form received by the Trustee after the Cash Election Deadline will be deemed to have been automatically rejected upon receipt by the Trustee. |
5. |
Unsecured Creditors may make an election provided by this Cash Election Form by completing the balance of this form, signing the same and transmitting it to the Trustee care of: Suite 2000, 600 de la Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, or care of the following email: Tetreault-Robert.Maxine@rcgt.com or Gagnon.Jean@rcgt.com |
I, __________, being an Unsecured Creditor, or officer of a creditor corporation, ___________ [insert name of corporate Unsecured Creditor], acknowledge that my Proven Claim is equal to __________, and hereby elect to receive a cash payment in respect of _________ percent (%) of my Proven Claim. I hereby acknowledge and agree that the balance of my Proven Claim (if any) shall be paid in Investor Shares in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Proposal.
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Signature of Unsecured Creditor, officer or authorized signatory of same.
I hereby acknowledge and agree that the balance of my Proven Claim (if any) shall be paid in Investor Shares in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Proposal.
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Signature of Unsecured Creditor, officer or authorized signatory of same.
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SCHEDULE "C"
INVESTOR SHARE TRANSMITTAL FORM
TO: PELOTON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
I, _________ , being an Unsecured Creditor, or officer of a creditor corporation, ___________ [insert name of corporate Unsecured Creditor], hereby direct that my Investor Shares be registered as follows:
Registration Information: |
Delivery Instructions as set forth below: | |
(Name) | ||
(Name of Registered Holder, including Account Informatio |
| |
applicable) |
(Address) | |
(Telephone Number) | ||
(Address) | ||
Dated: __________________ ,
2017
________________________
Signature of Unsecured Creditor,
officer or authorized signatory of same.
Instructions;
This form must be duly signed and completed by or on behalf of the Unsecured Creditor and returned to the Trustee prior to 5:00 pm Eastern time on February 6, 2017, being the Cash Election Deadline.
In the absence of an Unsecured Creditor providing express registration and/or instructions to the Trustee prior to the Cash Election Deadline, the Investor Shares will be registered and delivered to the Unsecured Creditor at its last known address as reflected in the Company's records.
The Unsecured Creditor, upon request by the Investor, agrees to provide such additional documentation (including signature or medallion guarantees) as may be required by the Investor's share registrar and transfer agent or by the Depositary in fu1iherance of these instructions.
SCHEDULE "B"
APPROVAL ORDER
Please see attached.
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