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 Exhibit 1.2
THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED. THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS FOR USE IN ACCEPTING THE OFFER BY STRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD. TO PURCHASE ALL OF THE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF MEG ENERGY CORP. NOT ALREADY OWNED BY STRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD. OR ITS AFFILIATES, TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED RIGHTS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING UNDER THE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN OF MEG ENERGY CORP., INCLUDING ANY COMMON SHARES THAT MAY BECOME ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING AFTER THE DATE OF THE OFFER BUT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRY TIME (AS DEFINED HEREIN).
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
for deposit of Common Shares
(together with associated rights issued under the Shareholder Rights Plan)
of
MEG ENERGY CORP.
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated May 30, 2025 made by
STRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD.
THE OFFER IS OPEN FOR ACCEPTANCE UNTIL 5:00 P.M. (MOUNTAIN TIME) ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 (THE “EXPIRY TIME”), UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED, ACCELERATED OR WITHDRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS.
YOU MAY USE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IF:
1.
YOU WISH TO ACCEPT THE OFFER AND ARE DEPOSITING PHYSICAL SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) OR DRS ADVICES REPRESENTING COMMON SHARES;
2.
YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE OFFER USING THE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER WITH DTC AND DO NOT HAVE AN AGENT’S MESSAGE; OR
3.
YOU PREVIOUSLY DEPOSITED COMMON SHARES PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY.
This Letter of Transmittal is for use by holders (“Company Shareholders”) of common shares (the “Common Shares”) in the capital of MEG Energy Corp. (the “Company”) whose Common Shares are registered in their names, including any Common Shares that may become issued and outstanding after the date of the Offer but prior to the Expiry Time, to accept the offer (the “Offer”) made by Strathcona Resources Ltd. (“Strathcona” or the “Offeror”) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares not already owned by the Offeror or its affiliates, together with the associated rights to purchase Common Shares (the “SRP Rights”) issued and outstanding under the shareholder rights plan of the Company (the “Shareholder Rights Plan”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, as set forth in the Offer to Purchase and accompanying Take-Over Bid Circular dated May 30, 2025 (together, the “Offer to Purchase and Circular”).
Upon acceptance of the Offer, each Company Shareholder whose Common Shares are taken up by the Offeror will be entitled to receive, for each Common Share, 0.62 of a common share (each whole share, an

 
Offeror Common Share”) in the capital of the Offeror (the “Share Consideration”) and $4.10 in cash (the “Cash Consideration” and, together with the Share Consideration, the “Consideration”). To permit a partial tax-deferred rollover to Company Shareholders resident, or deemed to be resident, in Canada, the Offer is made on the basis that the Specified Percentage of a Common Share held by such a Company Shareholder will be exchanged for the Cash Consideration and the Remaining Percentage of a Common Share held by that Company Shareholder will be exchanged for the Share Consideration. See Section 19 of the Circular, “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations.
The terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase are incorporated by reference in this Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined in this Letter of Transmittal which are defined in the Offer to Purchase and Circular have the respective meanings set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
Registered Company Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer must, prior to the Expiry Time, properly complete and execute this Letter of Transmittal and deposit it, together with Certificate(s) (including both physical certificate(s) or DRS Advice(s)) representing their Common Shares and all other required documents, with the Depositary at its office at one of the addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal. Detailed rules and instructions are set out below. Alternatively, registered Company Shareholders may accept the Offer by:
(a)
following the procedures for a book-entry transfer of Common Shares set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, “Manner of Acceptance — Acceptance by Book-Entry Transfer”; or
(b)
following the procedures for guaranteed delivery set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, “Manner of Acceptance — Procedure for Guaranteed Delivery”, using the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery accompanying the Offer to Purchase and Circular, or a manually executed facsimile thereof or LOG option, in cases where (i) the Certificate(s) representing such Common Shares is (are) not immediately available; (ii) the Company Shareholder cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer of the Common Shares on a timely basis; or (iii) the Certificate(s) and all other required documents cannot be delivered to the Depositary at or prior to the Expiry Time.
Delivery of Common Shares to the Depositary by means of a book-entry transfer will constitute a valid deposit of such Common Shares under the Offer. Company Shareholders, through their respective CDS participants, who utilize CDSX to accept the Offer through a book-entry transfer of their holdings into the Depositary’s account with CDS shall be deemed to have completed and submitted this Letter of Transmittal and to be bound by the terms hereof.
This Letter of Transmittal is for use by registered Company Shareholders only and is not to be used by non-registered Company Shareholders. Most holders of Common Shares are non-registered Company Shareholders because the Common Shares they beneficially own are not registered in their names, but are instead registered in the name of an intermediary, such as an investment dealer, broker, bank, trust company or other intermediary. Company Shareholders whose Common Shares are registered in the name of an intermediary should immediately contact that intermediary for assistance if they wish to accept the Offer, in order to take the necessary steps to be able to deposit such Common Shares under the Offer. Intermediaries likely have established tendering cut-off times that are prior to the Expiry Time. Such Company Shareholders must instruct their brokers or other intermediaries promptly if they wish to deposit their Common Shares under the Offer.
Company Shareholders in the United States should read the “Notice to Company Shareholders in the United States” on page 4 of this Letter of Transmittal.
All dollar references in this Letter of Transmittal refer to Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated.
Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Letter of Transmittal and the Offer to Purchase and Circular may be directed to the Depositary or the Information Agent at the telephone numbers and addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal. You may also contact your broker or other intermediary for assistance concerning the Offer.
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DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY. YOU MUST SIGN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW AND IF YOU ARE A U.S. COMPANY SHAREHOLDER, YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FORM W-9 INCLUDED HEREIN, OR, IF APPLICABLE, THE APPROPRIATE IRS FORM W-8 (SEE INSTRUCTION 9 BELOW, “U.S. COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING”). IF YOU HAVE A U.S. ADDRESS, BUT ARE NOT A U.S. COMPANY SHAREHOLDER, PLEASE SEE INSTRUCTION 9 BELOW.
Please read carefully the Offer to Purchase and Circular and the Instructions set forth on page 18 before completing this Letter of Transmittal.
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NOTICE TO COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES
The Offer is made in the United States by a foreign issuer that is permitted, under a multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States, to prepare the Offer to Purchase and Circular and related documents in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements. Prospective investors should be aware that such requirements are different than those of the United States. Financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Offer to Purchase and Circular have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and may be subject to Canadian auditing and auditor independence standards, and thus may not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies.
The Offeror has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) under the U.S. Securities Act. COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND CIRCULAR, ALL DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO ANY SUCH DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFEROR, THE COMPANY AND THE OFFER. Investors and Company Shareholders will be able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, documents filed with the SEC by the Offeror will be available free of charge from the Offeror and the Information Agent. You may direct requests for documents to the Information Agent at assistance@laurelhill.com or by telephone at 1-877-452-7184 (Toll-Free).
Your ability to enforce civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Offeror is incorporated in Alberta, Canada, some or all of the Offeror’s officers and directors and some or all of the experts named in the Offer to Purchase and Circular reside outside of the United States, and all or a substantial portion of the Offeror’s assets and of the assets of such persons are located outside the United States. Company Shareholders in the United States may not be able to sue the Offeror or the Offeror’s officers or directors in a non-U.S. court for violation of United States federal securities laws. It may be difficult to compel such parties to subject themselves to the jurisdiction of a court in the United States or to enforce a judgment obtained from a court of the United States.
THE OFFEROR COMMON SHARES AND THE OFFER HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SEC OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE OFFEROR COMMON SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED FOR OFFER AND SALE IN CERTAIN U.S. STATES WHERE COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS MAY RESIDE. NO OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY OFFEROR COMMON SHARES PURSUANT TO THE OFFER IS MADE IN THE U.S. STATES, DISTRICTS AND TERRITORIES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, PUERTO RICO, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON AND WEST VIRGINIA EXCEPT ONLY TO A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES AS AN “EXEMPT INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR” ​(AS DESCRIBED UNDER “NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES” IN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND CIRCULAR) IN SUCH U.S. STATES, DISTRICTS AND TERRITORIES.
If you reside in one of the U.S. states, districts and territories of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Guam, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (collectively, the “Restricted States”) and you are not an exempt institutional investor under the laws of your state of residence, you may accept the Offer, but you are not entitled to receive any Offeror Common Shares as part of the Consideration for the Common Shares that you deposit under the Offer. The Offeror proposes to deliver to
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the Depositary the total number of Offeror Common Shares that Company Shareholders who are non-residents of Canada, including those U.S. Company Shareholders residing in a Restricted State that are not exempt institutional investors, would otherwise have been entitled to receive as part of the consideration under the Offer, but are prohibited from receiving due to applicable securities Laws (collectively, the “Non-Exempt Shareholders”). The Depositary or its nominee will, as agent for the Non-Exempt Shareholders, sell or cause to be sold (through a broker in Canada and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”)) those Offeror Common Shares that would otherwise be issuable to Non-Exempt Shareholders as part of the consideration under the Offer, after the payment date for the Common Shares taken up or otherwise acquired by the Offeror under the Offer. After the completion of such sales, the Depositary will distribute the aggregate net proceeds of sale, after expenses, commissions and applicable withholding taxes, on a pro rata basis among the Non-Exempt Shareholders. Such net cash proceeds will be remitted to such Non-Exempt Shareholders in Canadian dollars. Any such sales of Offeror Common Shares will be completed as soon as practicable after the date on which the Offeror takes up and pays for the Common Shares of Non-Exempt Shareholders under the Offer and will be done in a manner intended to maximize the consideration to be received from the sale of such Offeror Common Shares and to minimize any adverse impact of the sale on the market for the Offeror Common Shares. Each Non-Exempt Shareholder accepting the Offer will be deemed by such acceptance to have agreed that it will not receive any Offeror Common Shares and will instead receive the net cash proceeds from the sale of Offeror Common Shares on its behalf (as described above) and the Cash Consideration as consideration of its acceptance of the Offer. See “Notice to Company Shareholders in the United States” in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
If you reside in one of the Restricted States, you may accept the Offer and receive Offeror Common Shares as part of the Consideration under the Offer in exchange for any Common Shares that you deposit under the Offer if and only if you are an exempt institutional investor under the laws of your state of residence. If you are an exempt institutional investor under the laws of your state of residence, and wish to deposit Common Shares and receive Offeror Common Shares, you may be required to certify your status as an exempt institutional investor to the Offeror and the Information Agent and should contact the Information Agent for additional information in that regard. See “Notice to Company Shareholders in the United States” in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
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TO:
STRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD.
AND TO:
ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY, as Depositary
STEP 1:   DEPOSIT OF COMMON SHARES (AND ACCOMPANYING SRP RIGHTS)
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal delivers to you the enclosed Certificate(s) evidencing ownership of Common Shares deposited under the Offer. Subject only to the provisions of the Offer regarding withdrawal, the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal irrevocably accepts the Offer in respect of such Common Shares upon the terms and conditions contained in the Offer to Purchase and hereby deposits, sells, assigns and transfers to the Offeror all right, title and interest in and to such Common Shares, and the accompanying SRP Rights.
Unless waived by the Offeror, Company Shareholders are required to deposit the SRP Right associated with each Common Share prior to the Expiry Time in order to effect a valid deposit of the Common Share under the Offer or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation must be received by the Depositary with respect thereto. The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal understands that by depositing Common Shares to the Offer, such person will be deemed to have deposited the SRP Rights associated with such Common Shares. No additional payment will be made for the SRP Rights and no amount of the Consideration will be allocated to the SRP Rights. For greater certainty, deposit of SRP Rights certificates only will not result in payment of the Consideration.
The following are the details of the enclosed Certificate(s):
BOX A
(Please print or type. If space is insufficient, please attach a list to this Letter of Transmittal in the form below.)
COMMON SHARES
Certificate or Holder Identification Number(s)(1)
(if available)
Name in which Common
Shares are Registered(2)
(please fill in exactly as name
appears on Certificate(s))
Number of Common
Shares Represented by
Certificate(s)
Number of Common
Shares Deposited(3)
TOTAL:
SRP RIGHTS(4) (To be completed if necessary.)
Certificate or Holder Identification Number(s)(1)
(if available)
Name in which Common
Shares are Registered(2)
(please fill in exactly as name
appears on Certificate(s))
Number of SRP Rights
Represented by
Certificate(s)
Number of SRP Rights
Deposited(3)
TOTAL:

Some or all of my Certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Please review Instruction 12 for the procedure to replace lost or destroyed Certificates. (Check box if applicable).
(1)
A certificate number does not need to be provided if Common Shares are represented by a DRS Advice.
(2)
If Common Shares are registered in different names, a separate Letter of Transmittal must be submitted for each different registered Company Shareholder. Please review Step 3 and Instructions 3, 4 and 5 of this Letter of Transmittal.
(3)
Unless otherwise indicated, the total number of Common Shares and SRP Rights evidenced by all Certificates delivered will be deemed to have been deposited. See Instruction 7 of this Letter of Transmittal.
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(4)
The following procedures must be followed in order to effect the valid delivery of certificates representing the SRP Rights, or such other written document or acknowledgement (including, without limitation, a DRS Advice or other book-entry confirmation) evidencing ownership of the SRP Rights (“Rights Certificates”). If the Separation Time does not occur prior to the Expiry Time, a deposit of Common Shares will also constitute a deposit of the associated SRP Rights. If the Separation Time occurs at or prior to the Expiry Time and Rights Certificates are distributed by the Company to the Company Shareholders prior to the time that the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal’s Common Shares are deposited pursuant to the Offer, in order for the Common Shares to be validly deposited, Rights Certificate(s) representing SRP Rights at least equal in number to the number of Common Shares deposited must be delivered with this Letter of Transmittal or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation, to the Depositary. If the Separation Time occurs prior to the Expiry Time and Rights Certificates are not distributed by the time that a Company Shareholder deposits its Common Shares pursuant to the Offer, the Company Shareholder may deposit its SRP Rights before receiving Rights Certificate(s) by using the guaranteed delivery procedure described below and in the Offer to Purchase and Circular. See Instruction 2 of this Letter of Transmittal. In any case, a deposit of Common Shares constitutes an agreement by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal to deliver Rights Certificate(s) representing SRP Rights at least equal in number to the number of Common Shares deposited pursuant to the Offer or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation, to the Depositary at its office at one of the addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal at or prior to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on the second trading day on the TSX after the date, if any, that Rights Certificate(s) are distributed to Company Shareholders. The Offeror reserves the right to require, if the Separation Time occurs prior to the Expiry Time, that the Depositary receive, prior to taking-up the Common Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer, Rights Certificate(s) representing SRP Rights or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation at least equal in number to the Common Shares deposited by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal.
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STEP 2:   PAYMENT AND DELIVERY/PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS
BOX B
PAYMENT AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS(1)
(see Instruction 3)
To be completed ONLY if the DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration and cheque representing the Cash Consideration is to be issued and transferred to someone other than the registered holder:
(Name)
(Street Address and Number)
(City and Province/State)
(Country and Postal/Zip Code)
(Email Address)
(Telephone – Business Hours)
BOX C
PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS
Hold the DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration and cheque representing the Cash Consideration at the office of the Depositary checked below:
(please check one)
Calgary
Stock Exchange Tower
1230-300 5th Avenue SW
Calgary. Alberta T2P 3C4
Toronto
Trader’s Bank Building
702-67 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8
(1)
The delivery instructions given in Box B will also be used to return Common Share certificates or facsimile DRS Advices if required for any reason. See Instruction 6.
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BOX D
STATUS AS CANADIAN RESIDENT COMPANY SHAREHOLDER
TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS BY SELECTING ONE BOX BELOW
Indicate whether you are a resident of Canada for tax purposes

The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal represents that it is a resident of Canada for Canadian tax purposes

The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal represents that it is NOT a resident of Canada for Canadian tax purposes
A Company Shareholder who does not check either of the boxes above will be deemed to be a person that is NOT a resident of Canada for Canadian tax purposes.
BOX E
STATUS AS U.S. COMPANY SHAREHOLDER
TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS BY SELECTING ONE BOX BELOW
(See Instruction 9)
Indicate whether you are a U.S. Company Shareholder or are acting on behalf of a U.S. Company Shareholder

The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal represents that it is NOT a U.S. Company Shareholder and is not acting on behalf of a U.S. Company Shareholder

The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal represents that it is a U.S. Company Shareholder or is acting on behalf of a U.S. Company Shareholder
A “U.S. Company Shareholder” is any holder of Common Shares that is either (a) a person whose address (as it appears on the register of shareholders of the Company) is located within the United States or any territory or possession thereof or is providing an address in Box B or I that is located within the United States or any territory or possession thereof, or (b) that is a U.S. Person (as defined in Instruction 9) for United States federal income tax purposes.
If you are a U.S. Company Shareholder or are acting on behalf of a U.S. Company Shareholder then, in order to avoid possible U.S. backup withholding, you must complete the IRS Form W-9 included herein or the appropriate IRS Form W-8, as provided in Instruction 9.
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BOX F
RESIDENCE OF U.S. HOLDERS
A U.S. Company Shareholder who resides in one of the U.S. states, districts and territories of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Guam, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (collectively, the “Restricted States”) and is not an exempt institutional investor (as described under “Notice to Shareholders in the United States” in the Offer to Purchase and Circular) under the laws of their state of residence (a “Non-Exempt Shareholder”) may NOT receive any Offeror Common Shares. The Offeror proposes to deliver to the Depositary the total number of Offeror Common Shares that Company Shareholders who are non-residents of Canada, including U.S. Company Shareholders who are Non-Exempt Shareholders, would otherwise have been entitled to receive as part of the consideration under the Offer, but are prohibited from receiving due to applicable securities Laws.
The Depositary or its nominee will, as agent for the Non-Exempt Shareholders, sell or cause to be sold (through a broker in Canada and on the TSX) those Offeror Common Shares that would otherwise be issuable to Non-Exempt Shareholders as part of the consideration under the Offer, after the payment date for the Common Shares taken up or otherwise acquired by the Offeror under the Offer. After the completion of such sales, the Depositary will distribute the aggregate net proceeds of sale, after expenses, commissions and applicable withholding taxes, on a pro rata basis among the Non-Exempt Shareholders. Such net cash proceeds will be remitted to such Non-Exempt Shareholders in Canadian dollars. Any such sales of Offeror Common Shares will be completed as soon as practicable after the date on which the Offeror takes up and pays for the Common Shares of Non-Exempt Shareholders under the Offer and will be done in a manner intended to maximize the consideration to be received from the sale of such Offeror Common Shares and to minimize any adverse impact of the sale on the market for the Offeror Common Shares. Each Non-Exempt Shareholder accepting the Offer will be deemed by such acceptance to have agreed that it will not receive any Offeror Common Shares and will instead receive the net cash proceeds from the sale of Offeror Common Shares on its behalf (as described above) and the Cash Consideration as consideration of its acceptance of the Offer. See “Notice to Company Shareholders in the United States” in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
Any Company Shareholder who resides in one of the Restricted States and who wishes to deposit its Common Shares in exchange for Offeror Common Shares as part of the consideration under the Offer must certify by checking the appropriate box below that such Company Shareholder qualifies as an exempt institutional investor in such jurisdiction. U.S. Company Shareholders, including Non-Exempt Shareholders, with any questions and requests for assistance in accepting the Offer and in depositing Common Shares with the Depositary may contact the Depositary, by email at corp.actions@odysseytrust.com or by telephone at 1-587-885-0960 (All Regions) or the Information Agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group, by email at assistance@laurelhill.com or by telephone at 1-877-452-7184 (Toll Free).
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal represents that it:

Is NOT a resident of one of the Restricted States

Is a resident of a Restricted State (in which case, complete the choice in the next sentence)
If the box above representing that the U.S. Holder is a resident of one of the Restricted States has been checked, then the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal further represents that it:

Qualifies

Does NOT qualify
as an exempt institutional investor under the securities laws of such Restricted State. See “Notice to Company Shareholders in the United States” in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
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BOX G
DEPOSIT PURSUANT TO NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

Please check here if Common Shares are being deposited pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery previously sent to the Depositary and complete the following:
Name of Registered Company Shareholder
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery
BOX H
INVESTMENT DEALER OR BROKER SOLICITING ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER
(See Instruction 8)
The Company Shareholder signing this Letter of Transmittal represents that the investment dealer or broker who solicited and obtained this deposit is:
(Firm)
(Registered Representative)
(Telephone Number)

Check here if list of beneficial holders is attached
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STEP 3:   COMPANY SHAREHOLDER SIGNATURE
By signing below, the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal expressly agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this Letter of Transmittal.
This Letter of Transmittal must be signed below by the registered Company Shareholder(s) exactly as their name(s) appear(s) on the Certificate(s) representing the Deposited Common Shares (as defined herein), or by person(s) authorized to become registered holders(s) by Certificate(s) and documents transmitted herewith, or, pursuant to Instruction 5, by a fiduciary or authorized representative.
BOX I
SIGNATURE
(REQUIRED)
Dated:
   
Authorized Signature of Guarantor (if required under Instruction 4)
   
Signature of Company Shareholder or Authorized Representative (see Instructions 3, 4 and 5)
   
Name of Guarantor (please print or type)
   
Name of Company Shareholder (please print or type)
   
Address of Guarantor (please print or type)
   
Name of Authorized Representative, if applicable (please
print or type)
   
   
Address of Company Shareholder
   
Daytime Telephone Number of Company Shareholder or Authorized Representative
   
Email Address
   
(Tax Identification or Social Insurance or Business or
Social Security Number)
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STEP 4:   DECLARATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal hereby acknowledges receipt of the Offer to Purchase and Circular, acknowledges the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in the Offer to Purchase and acknowledges that there will be a binding agreement between the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal and the Offeror effective immediately following the time at which the Offeror takes up the Common Shares covered by this Letter of Transmittal (the “Deposited Common Shares”) and delivers them to the Depositary in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal represents and warrants that:
(a)
the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal has received the Offer to Purchase and Circular;
(b)
the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal or cause the book-entry transfer to be made (as applicable) and to deposit, sell, assign and transfer the Deposited Common Shares and all rights and benefits arising from such Deposited Common Shares, including, without limitation, the benefit of any and all dividends, distributions, payments, securities, property or other interests, including SRP Rights, that may be declared, paid, accrued, issued, distributed, made or transferred on or in respect of the Deposited Common Shares or any of them on and after the date of the Offer, including, without limitation, any dividends, distributions or payments on such dividends, distributions, payments, securities, property or other interests, other than any regular quarterly cash dividend of not more than $0.10 per Common Share declared by the Company consistent with past practice of the Company and having a record date occurring prior to the date that the Common Shares are taken up by the Offeror (collectively, “Distributions”), to the Offeror;
(c)
the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal has good title to and is the registered and beneficial owner of the Deposited Common Shares and any Distributions deposited under the Offer;
(d)
the Deposited Common Shares and Distributions have not been sold, assigned or transferred, nor has any agreement been entered into to sell, assign or transfer any of the Deposited Common Shares or Distributions, to any other person;
(e)
the deposit of the Deposited Common Shares and Distributions complies with applicable Laws;
(f)
all information inserted by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal into this Letter of Transmittal is complete, true and accurate;
(g)
when the Deposited Common Shares are taken up by the Offeror, the Offeror will acquire good title thereto (and to any Distributions), free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, claims and rights of others;
(h)
the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal is not acting for the account or benefit of a person from any jurisdiction in which the acceptance of the Offer would not be in compliance with the Laws of such jurisdiction and is not in, or delivering this Letter of Transmittal from, such a jurisdiction;
(i)
to the extent the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal is a Non-Exempt Shareholder, it directs the Depositary or its nominee, as agent for the Non-Exempt Shareholder, to (i) take all necessary steps to sell, or cause to be sold (through a broker in Canada and on the TSX) those Offeror Common Shares that would otherwise be issuable to the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal as part of the consideration under the Offer and (ii) after completion of such sales, distribute to the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal its pro rata interest of the aggregate net proceeds of such sales, after expenses, commissions and applicable withholding taxes; and
(j)
the foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the completion of the Offer and the delivery to the Depositary of the Deposited Common Shares and any Distributions.
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE OFFER AND FOR VALUE RECEIVED, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in this Letter of Transmittal, subject only to withdrawal rights set out in the Offer to Purchase, the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal irrevocably accepts the Offer for and in respect of the Deposited Common Shares and (unless deposit is made pursuant to the procedure for
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book-entry transfers) delivers to the Offeror the enclosed Certificate(s) and Rights Certificate(s), as applicable, representing the Deposited Common Shares and the SRP Rights, respectively, and, on and subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, deposits, sells, assigns and transfers to the Offeror all right, title and interest in and to the Deposited Common Shares and in and to all rights and benefits arising from such Deposited Common Shares, including, without limitation, the SRP Rights, whether or not separated from the Common Shares, and any and all Distributions, other than any regular quarterly cash dividend of not more than $0.10 per Common Share declared by the Company consistent with past practice of the Company and having a record date occurring prior to the date that the Common Shares are taken up by the Offeror.
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal acknowledges that under certain circumstances the Offeror may, among other things, (a) vary the terms of the Offer, including, without limitation, by extending or abridging the period during which Common Shares may be deposited under the Offer where permitted by Law (see Section 5 of the Offer to Purchase, “Extension, Variation or Change in the Offer”), or (b) make such adjustments as it considers appropriate to the consideration payable by the Offeror under the Offer and other terms of the Offer (including, without limitation, the type of securities offered to be purchased and the amount payable therefor) to reflect any changes on or after the date of the Offer in the Common Shares or the Company’s capitalization (including, without limitation, the division, combination, reclassification, consolidation or conversion of the Common Shares, the issuance of any Common Shares, the issuance, grant or sale of any Convertible Securities, or the disclosure that the Company has taken or intends to take any such action) (see Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase, “Changes in Capitalization; Adjustments; Liens”).
In addition, the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal acknowledges that if, on or after the date of the Offer, any Distributions are received by or made payable to or to the order of the Company Shareholder, other than any regular quarterly cash dividend of not more than $0.10 per Common Share declared by the Company consistent with past practice of the Company which is or are payable or distributable to Company Shareholders on a record date prior to the date that the Common Shares are taken up by the Offeror, then: (a) in the case of any such cash Distributions that in an aggregate amount do not exceed the Consideration per Common Share payable by the Offeror pursuant to the Offer, the Offeror will reduce the amount of the Consideration payable to such Company Shareholder under the Offer by deducting (i) the applicable amount from the Cash Consideration payable to the Company Shareholder; or (ii) from the Share Consideration otherwise issuable by the Offeror to the Company Shareholder pursuant to the Offer, a number of Offeror Common Shares equal in value to the amount or value of such Distribution, as determined by the Offeror, in its sole discretion (or a combination thereof, as determined by the Offeror, in its sole discretion), and (b) in the case of any such Distributions that in an aggregate amount exceed the Consideration per Common Share payable by the Offeror pursuant to the Offer, the amount of any excess, or in the case of any non-cash Distribution, the whole of any such Distribution (and not simply the portion that exceeds the Consideration per Common Share), will be received and held by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal for the account of the Offeror and will be promptly remitted and transferred by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary for the account of the Offeror, accompanied by appropriate documentation of transfer. Pending such remittance and transfer, the Offeror will be entitled to all rights and privileges as the owner of any such Distributions and may deduct from the Consideration payable by the Offeror under the Offer the amount or value thereof, as determined by the Offeror, in its sole discretion (see Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase, “Changes in Capitalization; Adjustments; Liens”).
If the Separation Time does not occur prior to the Expiry Time, a deposit of Common Shares will also constitute a deposit of the associated SRP Rights. If the Separation Time occurs at or prior to the Expiry Time and Rights Certificates are distributed by the Company to the Company Shareholders prior to the time that the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal’s Common Shares are deposited pursuant to the Offer, in order for the Common Shares to be validly deposited, Rights Certificate(s) representing SRP Rights at least equal in number to the number of Common Shares deposited must be delivered with this Letter of Transmittal or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation, to the Depositary. If the Separation Time occurs prior to the Expiry Time and Rights Certificates are not distributed by the time that a Company Shareholder deposits its Common Shares pursuant to the Offer, the Company Shareholder may deposit its SRP Rights before receiving Rights Certificate(s) by using the guaranteed delivery procedure described below and in the Offer to Purchase and Circular. See Instruction 2. In any case, a deposit of Common Shares constitutes an agreement by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal to deliver Rights Certificate(s) representing SRP Rights at least equal in number to the number of Common Shares deposited pursuant to the Offer or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation,
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to the Depositary at its office at one of the addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal at or prior to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on the second trading day on the TSX after the date, if any, that Rights Certificate(s) are distributed to Company Shareholders. The Offeror reserves the right to require, if the Separation Time occurs prior to the Expiry Time, that the Depositary receive, prior to taking-up the Common Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer, Rights Certificate(s) representing SRP Rights or, if available, a Book-Entry Confirmation at least equal in number to the Common Shares deposited by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal. The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal irrevocably constitutes and appoints, effective at and after the time (the “Effective Time”) that the Offeror takes up the Deposited Common Shares, each director and officer of the Offeror and any other person designated by the Offeror in writing, as the true and lawful agent, attorney, attorney-in-fact and proxy of the holder of the Deposited Common Shares (which Deposited Common Shares upon being taken up are, together with any Distributions thereon, hereinafter referred to as the “Purchased Securities”) with respect to such Purchased Securities, with full power of substitution (such powers of attorney, being coupled with an interest, being irrevocable), in the name of and on behalf of such Company Shareholder:
(a)
to register or record the transfer and/or cancellation of such Purchased Securities, to the extent consisting of securities, on the appropriate securities registers maintained by or on behalf of the Company;
(b)
for so long as any such Purchased Securities are registered or recorded in the name of such Company Shareholder, to exercise any and all rights of such Company Shareholder, including, without limitation, the right to vote, to execute and deliver (provided the same is not contrary to applicable Laws), as and when requested by the Offeror, any and all instruments of proxy, authorizations or consents in form and on terms satisfactory to the Offeror in respect of any or all such Purchased Securities, to revoke any such instruments, authorizations or consents given prior to or after the Effective Time, and to designate in any such instruments, authorizations or consents any person or persons as the proxyholder of such Company Shareholder in respect of such Purchased Securities for all purposes, including, without limitation, in connection with any meeting or meetings (whether annual, special or otherwise, or any adjournments thereof, including, without limitation, any meeting to consider a Subsequent Acquisition Transaction) of holders of relevant securities of the Company;
(c)
to execute, endorse and negotiate, for and in the name of and on behalf of such Company Shareholder, any and all cheques or other instruments representing any Distributions payable to or to the order of, or endorsed in favour of, such Company Shareholder; and
(d)
to exercise any other rights of a Company Shareholder with respect to such Purchased Securities.
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal accepts the Offer under the terms of this Letter of Transmittal (including by book-entry transfer) and revokes any and all other authority, whether as agent, attorney-in-fact, attorney, proxy or otherwise, previously conferred or agreed to be conferred by the Company Shareholder at any time with respect to the Deposited Common Shares or any Distributions. The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal agrees that no subsequent authority, whether as agent, attorney-in-fact, attorney, proxy or otherwise will be granted with respect to the Deposited Common Shares or any Distributions by or on behalf of the depositing Company Shareholder unless the Deposited Common Shares are not taken up and paid for under the Offer or are withdrawn in accordance with Section 8 of the Offer to Purchase, “Withdrawal of Deposited Common Shares”.
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal also agrees not to vote any of the Purchased Securities at any meeting (whether annual, special or otherwise, or any adjournments thereof, including, without limitation, any meeting to consider a Subsequent Acquisition Transaction) of holders of relevant securities of the Company and, except as may otherwise be agreed with the Offeror, not to exercise any of the other rights or privileges attached to the Purchased Securities, and agrees to execute and deliver to the Offeror any and all instruments of proxy, authorizations or consents in respect of all or any of the Purchased Securities, and agrees to designate or appoint in any such instruments of proxy, authorizations or consents, the person or persons specified by the Offeror as the proxy or the proxy nominee or nominees of the holder of the Purchased Securities. Upon such appointment, all prior proxies and other authorizations (including, without limitation, all appointments of any agent, attorney or attorney-in-fact) or consents given by the holder of such Purchased
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Securities with respect thereto will be revoked and no subsequent proxies or other authorizations or consents may be given by such person with respect thereto.
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal covenants to execute, upon request of the Offeror, any additional documents, transfers and other assurances as may be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Purchased Securities to the Offeror. Each authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred is, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, irrevocable and may be exercised during any subsequent legal incapacity of the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal and shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, survive the death or incapacity, bankruptcy or insolvency of the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal and all obligations of the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal herein shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, attorneys, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal.
The Depositary will act as the agent of persons who have deposited Common Shares in acceptance of the Offer for the purposes of receiving payment from the Offeror and transmitting such payment to such persons, and receipt of payment by the Depositary will be deemed to constitute receipt of payment by persons depositing Common Shares under the Offer.
Settlement with each Company Shareholder who has deposited (and not withdrawn) Common Shares under the Offer will be made by the Depositary issuing or causing to be issued a cheque (except for payments in excess of $25 million, which will be made by wire transfer, as set forth in this Letter of Transmittal) payable in Canadian funds representing the Cash Consideration and delivering or causing to be delivered a DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration in the amount to which the person depositing Common Shares is entitled.
In no event will a Company Shareholder be entitled to a fractional Offeror Common Share. Where the aggregate number of Offeror Common Shares to be issued to a Company Shareholder as Share Consideration under the Offer would result in a fraction of an Offeror Common Share being issuable, the number of Offeror Common Shares to be received by such Company Shareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and no Company Shareholder will be entitled to any compensation in respect of a fractional Offeror Common Share. In calculating such fractional interests, all Common Shares registered in the name of or beneficially held by such Company Shareholder or their nominee shall be aggregated.
Unless otherwise directed by this Letter of Transmittal, the cheque and DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration will be issued in the name of the registered holder of the Common Shares so deposited. Unless the person depositing the Common Shares instructs the Depositary to hold the cheque and DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration for pick-up by checking the appropriate box (Box C) in this Letter of Transmittal, the cheque and DRS Advice will be forwarded by first class mail or courier to such person at the address specified in this Letter of Transmittal. If no such address is specified, the cheque and DRS Advice will be sent to the address of the registered Company Shareholder as shown on the securities register maintained by or on behalf of the Company. Cheques and DRS Advices representing the Share Consideration mailed in accordance with this paragraph will be deemed to be delivered at the time of mailing. Pursuant to applicable Law, the Offeror may, in certain circumstances, be required to make withholdings from the amount otherwise payable to a Company Shareholder.
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal understands that no physical certificate(s) for Share Consideration will be issued as Share Consideration to Company Shareholders upon take-up and payment for the Deposited Common Shares; rather, a DRS Advice will be delivered by the Depository and Share Consideration will be held in the name of the applicable Company Shareholder and registered electronically in the Offeror’s records. The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal further understands and acknowledges that under no circumstances will interest accrue or any amount be paid by the Offeror or the Depositary to persons depositing Common Shares, regardless of any delay in making payments for Common Shares to any person on account of Common Shares accepted for payment under the Offer.
Pursuant to rules of the Canadian Payments Association, a $25 million limit has been established on cheques, bank drafts and other paper-based payments processed through Canada’s clearing system. As a result, any payment of Cash Consideration to the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal in excess of $25 million will be effected by the Depositary by wire transfer in accordance with the Large Value Transfer
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System Rules established by the Canadian Payments Association. Accordingly, settlement with the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal involving a payment in excess of $25 million, if applicable, will be made only in accordance with wire transfer instructions provided by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary in writing. In the event wire transfer instructions are required as set forth above, the Depositary will contact the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal promptly following the Expiry Time for purposes of obtaining wire transfer instructions. Any delay in payment by the Depositary resulting from the provision by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal of wire transfer instructions will not entitle the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal to interest or other compensation in addition to the amounts to which the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal is entitled pursuant to the Offer.
Any Deposited Common Shares that are not taken up and paid for by the Offeror under the Offer for any reason will be returned, at the Offeror’s expense, to the depositing Company Shareholder as soon as practicable after the Expiry Time or withdrawal of the Offer, by either (a) sending Certificates representing the Common Shares not purchased by first class mail or courier to the address of the depositing Company Shareholder specified in this Letter of Transmittal or, if such name or address is not so specified, in such name and to such address as shown on the securities register maintained by or on behalf of the Company, or (b) in the case of Common Shares deposited by book-entry transfer of such Common Shares pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, “Manner of Acceptance — Acceptance by Book-Entry Transfer”, such Common Shares will be credited to the depositing holder’s account maintained with CDS or DTC, as applicable.
Company Shareholders will not be required to pay any fee or commission if they accept the Offer by depositing their Common Shares directly with the Depositary or if they make use of the services of a Soliciting Dealer, if any, to accept the Offer. However, an investment dealer, broker, bank, trust company or other intermediary through whom Company Shareholders own Common Shares may charge a fee to tender any such Common Shares on their behalf. Company Shareholders should consult their investment advisor, broker, bank, trust company or other intermediary to determine whether any charges will apply. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Company Shareholder is a Non-Exempt Shareholder, the proceeds resulting from any sale of Offeror Common Shares by a registered broker retained by the Depositary or its nominee on behalf of such Non-Exempt Shareholder may be subject to deductions in respect of brokerage commissions and other expenses. See “Notice to Company Shareholders in the United States”.
The signatory to this Letter of Transmittal acknowledges that the Offer is not being made to, nor will deposits of Common Shares be accepted from or on behalf of, Company Shareholders in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the Laws of such jurisdiction.
By reason of the use by the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal of an English language form of Letter of Transmittal, the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal shall be deemed to have required that any contract evidenced by the Offer as accepted through this Letter of Transmittal, as well as all documents related thereto, be drawn exclusively in the English language. Puisque le signataire utilise une version anglaise de la lettre d’envoi, il est réputé avoir exigé que tout contrat attesté par l’offre, acceptée au moyen de la présente lettre d’envoi, et tous les documents connexes s’y rapportant soient rédigés exclusivement en anglais.
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INSTRUCTIONS
1.   Use of Letter of Transmittal
(a)
Registered Company Shareholders should read the accompanying Offer to Purchase and Circular before completing this Letter of Transmittal.
(b)
This Letter of Transmittal is not to be used by non-registered Company Shareholders. Most holders of Common Shares are non-registered Company Shareholders because the Common Shares they beneficially own are not registered in their names, but are instead registered in the name of an intermediary, such as an investment dealer, broker, bank, trust company or other intermediary. Company Shareholders whose Common Shares are registered in the name of an intermediary should immediately contact that intermediary for assistance if they wish to accept the Offer, in order to take the necessary steps to be able to deposit such Common Shares under the Offer. Intermediaries likely have established tendering cut-off times that are prior to the Expiry Time. Such Company Shareholders must instruct their brokers or other intermediaries promptly if they wish to deposit their Common Shares under the Offer.
(c)
This Letter of Transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile hereof, properly completed and duly executed, with the signature(s) guaranteed if required by Instruction 4 below, together with accompanying outstanding Certificate(s) representing the Deposited Common Shares (or, alternatively, Book-Entry Confirmation with respect thereto) and all other documents required by the terms of the Offer and this Letter of Transmittal must be physically received by the Depositary at its office specified in this Letter of Transmittal at or prior to the Expiry Time, unless the Offer is accelerated, extended or withdrawn or unless the procedure for guaranteed delivery set forth in Instruction 2 below is used.
(d)
The method used to deliver this Letter of Transmittal, any accompanying outstanding Certificate(s) representing Common Shares (and, if applicable, Rights Certificates), and all other required documents is at the option and risk of the Company Shareholder depositing these documents. In the event of a mail service disruption due to a threatened or ongoing postal strike, Company Shareholders are asked not to mail any Certificate(s), Letter(s) of Transmittal, Notice(s) of Guaranteed Delivery or other required documents. Instead, Company Shareholders should contact the Information Agent for more information. The Offeror recommends that these documents be delivered by hand to the Depositary or a courier service be used and that proper insurance be obtained. It is recommended that any such delivery or mailing be made sufficiently in advance of the Expiry Time to permit delivery to the Depositary at or prior to the Expiry Time. Delivery will only be effective upon physical receipt by the Depositary. Delivery by email is only acceptable if accompanied by DRS Advices where there is no change in registration or address.
(e)
Company Shareholders can also accept the Offer by following the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, “Manner of Acceptance — Acceptance by Book-Entry Transfer”. A Company Shareholder accepting the Offer by following the procedures for book-entry transfer does not need to use this Letter of Transmittal unless such Company Shareholder is following the procedures for book-entry transfer with DTC and does not have an accompanying Agent’s Message. Company Shareholders who accept the Offer through a CDS book-entry transfer will be deemed to have completed and submitted a Letter of Transmittal and be bound by the terms hereof. Accordingly, where Common Shares are deposited by book-entry transfer without delivery of an executed Letter of Transmittal, unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to the “signatory to this Letter of Transmittal” are to the person on whose behalf that book-entry transfer is made (notwithstanding that such person has not executed a Letter of Transmittal).
(f)
Other than as set out in paragraph (e) above, references herein to the “signatory to this Letter of Transmittal” are to the Company Shareholder identified in Box I.
2.   Procedure for Guaranteed Delivery
If a registered Company Shareholder wishes to deposit Common Shares pursuant to the Offer and (i) the Certificate(s) representing such Common Shares is (are) not immediately available; (ii) the Company
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Shareholder cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer of the Common Shares on a timely basis; or (iii) the Certificate(s) and all other required documents cannot be delivered to the Depositary at or prior to the Expiry Time, such Common Shares may nevertheless be deposited under the Offer provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(a)
the deposit is made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined below);
(b)
a properly completed and executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form accompanying the Offer to Purchase and Circular, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, including the guarantee of delivery by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, is received by the Depositary at its office in Calgary, Alberta, or Toronto, Ontario specified in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery at or prior to the Expiry Time;
(c)
the Certificate(s) representing all Deposited Common Shares, in proper form for transfer, and, if the Separation Time has occurred at or prior to the Expiry Time and Rights Certificates have been distributed to Company Shareholders prior to the Expiry Time, the Rights Certificate(s) representing the deposited SRP Rights, in proper form for transfer, together with this Letter of Transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, properly completed and duly executed as required by the instructions set forth in this Letter of Transmittal (including signature guarantee, if required), or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, a Book-Entry Confirmation with respect to such Deposited Common Shares and deposited SRP Rights, and, in the case of DTC accounts, a Letter of Transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, properly completed and duly executed (including signature guarantee, if required), or an Agent’s Message in lieu of a Letter of Transmittal, and all other documents required by the terms of the Offer and this Letter of Transmittal, are received by the Depositary at its office at one of the addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal prior to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain time) on the second trading day on the TSX after the Expiry Time; and
(d)
in the case of SRP Rights, where the Separation Time has occurred prior to the Expiry Time but Rights Certificates have not been distributed to the Company Shareholders prior to the Expiry Time, the Rights Certificate(s) representing the deposited SRP Rights, in proper form for transfer, together with this Letter of Transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, properly completed and duly executed as required by the instructions set forth in this Letter of Transmittal (including signature guarantee, if required) or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, a Book-Entry Confirmation with respect to such deposited SRP Rights and, in the case of DTC accounts, a Letter of Transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, properly completed and duly executed (including signature guarantee, if required), or an Agent’s Message in lieu of a Letter of Transmittal, and all other documents required by the terms of the Offer and this Letter of Transmittal, are received by the Depositary at its office at one of the addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal prior to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on the second trading day on the TSX after the date, if any, that Rights Certificates are distributed to Company Shareholders.
The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered by hand or courier or transmitted by email or mailed to the Depositary at its office in Calgary, Alberta, or Toronto, Ontario specified in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery at or prior to the Expiry Time and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. Delivery of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and this Letter of Transmittal and accompanying Certificate(s) representing Common Shares (and, if applicable, the Rights Certificate(s)) and all other required documents to an address or transmission by email to an email address other than those specified in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery does not constitute delivery for purposes of satisfying a guaranteed delivery.
An “Eligible Institution” means a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank or an eligible guarantor institution with membership in an approved Medallion signature guarantee program, a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), a member of the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (SEMP) or a member of the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (MSP).
3.   Signatures
This Letter of Transmittal must be completed and executed by the Company Shareholder accepting the Offer or by such Company Shareholder’s duly authorized representative (in accordance with Instruction 5).
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(a)
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered Company Shareholder(s) of the Deposited Common Shares exactly as the name(s) of the registered Company Shareholder(s) appear(s) on the Certificate(s), if applicable, deposited herewith, and the Consideration to be received by such registered Company Shareholder(s) under the Offer is to be delivered directly to such registered Company Shareholder(s), the Certificate(s) need not be endorsed. If such Deposited Common Shares are owned of record by two or more joint holders, all such Company Shareholders must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
(b)
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered Company Shareholder(s) of the Deposited Common Shares, or if the Consideration to be received by such registered Company Shareholder(s) under the Offer is (are) to be delivered to a person other than the registered Company Shareholder(s), or if the Certificate(s) representing Deposited Common Shares in respect of which the Offer is not being accepted is (are) to be returned to a person other than such registered Company Shareholder(s) or sent to an address other than the address of the registered Company Shareholder(s) shown on the securities register maintained by or on behalf of the Company:
(i)
the accompanying Certificate(s) must be endorsed or be accompanied by an appropriate share transfer power of attorney, in either case, duly and properly completed by the registered Company Shareholder(s);
(ii)
the signature(s) on the endorsement panel or share transfer power of attorney must correspond exactly to the name(s) of the registered Company Shareholder(s) as registered or as written on the face of the Certificate(s); and
(iii)
such signature(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, or in some other manner satisfactory to the Depositary (except that no guarantee is required if the signature is that of an Eligible Institution).
(c)
If any of the Deposited Common Shares are registered in different names on several Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of such Deposited Common Shares.
4.   Guarantee of Signatures
If this Letter of Transmittal is executed by a person other than the registered Company Shareholder(s) of the Deposited Common Shares or in the circumstances set forth in Instruction 3(b), such signatures must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, or in some other manner satisfactory to the Depositary (except that no guarantee is required if the signature is that of an Eligible Institution).
5.   Fiduciaries, Representatives and Authorizations
Where this Letter of Transmittal or any Certificate or share transfer power of attorney is executed by a person as an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or association or is executed by any other person acting in a representative or fiduciary capacity, such person should so indicate when signing and this Letter of Transmittal must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of such person’s authority to act. Either the Offeror or the Depositary, at its sole discretion, may require additional evidence of such authority or additional documentation.
6.   Delivery Instructions
Unless otherwise directed by this Letter of Transmittal, the cheque and DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration will be issued in the name of the registered holder of the Common Shares so deposited. Unless the person depositing the Common Shares instructs the Depositary to hold the cheque and DRS Advice representing the Share Consideration for pick-up by checking the appropriate box (Box C) in this Letter of Transmittal, the cheque and DRS Advice will be forwarded by first class mail or courier to such person at the address specified in this Letter of Transmittal. If no such address is specified, the cheque and DRS Advice will be sent to the address of the registered Company Shareholder as shown on the securities register maintained by or on behalf of the Company. Cheques and DRS Advices representing the Share Consideration mailed in accordance with this paragraph will be deemed to be delivered at the time of mailing.
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7.   Partial Deposits
If less than the total number of Common Shares evidenced by any Certificate(s) submitted are to be deposited, fill in the number of Common Shares to be deposited in the appropriate space in Box A on this Letter of Transmittal. In such case, new Certificate(s) for the number of Common Shares not deposited will be sent to the registered Shareholder as soon as practicable after the Expiry Time or the termination or withdrawal of the Offer (unless such holder completes Box C on this Letter of Transmittal). See Section 9 of the Offer to Purchase, “Return of Deposited Common Shares”. The total number of Common Shares evidenced by all Certificates delivered will be deemed to have been deposited unless otherwise indicated. Note that this Instruction is not applicable to holders who deposit their Common Shares by book-entry transfer.
8.   Solicitation
The Offeror may, in its sole discretion, retain the services of one or more dealer manager(s) to form and manage a Soliciting Dealer Group to solicit acceptances of the Offer from persons who are resident in Canada on terms and conditions, including the payment of fees and reimbursement of expenses, as are customary for such services. The Offeror expects that if a dealer manager is engaged and/or a Soliciting Dealer Group is formed, then the Offeror will provide notice of such event by news release and/or such other means as the Offeror may determine. Investment advisors or registered representatives employed by Soliciting Dealers, if any, may solicit their clients to deposit or tender their Common Shares to the Offer.
Where the Offer has been accepted through a Soliciting Dealer, identify the investment dealer or broker who solicited acceptance of the Offer by completing Box H on this Letter of Transmittal. If this deposit represents more than one beneficial holder, all beneficial holder information must be provided on a list that must accompany the deposit and be forwarded by the Soliciting Dealer to the place of deposit in accordance with the procedures outlined herein.
9.   U.S. Company Shareholders and Backup Withholding
To prevent U.S. federal backup withholding on any payment made pursuant to the Offer to a U.S. Company Shareholder (or person acting on behalf of a U.S. Company Shareholder), you are required, if you are a U.S. Person (as defined below), to notify the Offeror and the Depositary of your current U.S. taxpayer identification number, or “TIN”, (or the TIN of the person on whose behalf you are acting) and certify, under penalty of perjury, that such TIN is correct, that you are not subject to backup withholding, and that you are a U.S. Person, by properly completing and signing the enclosed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9. See the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for instructions.
If you are a U.S. Company Shareholder that is not a U.S. Person, you may be subject to backup withholding on all or a portion of any payment received pursuant to the Offer unless you furnish the appropriate, properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8, which may be obtained at the IRS website (www.irs.gov).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax; rather, the amount of any backup withholding may be credited against the U.S. federal income tax liability of the person subject to backup withholding. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of tax, a refund can be obtained by the U.S. Company Shareholder by timely providing the required information to the IRS.
For purposes of this Letter of Transmittal, a “U.S. Person” is a beneficial owner of Common Shares that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (b) a corporation, partnership, or other entity classified as a corporation or partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof or therein, (c) an estate, if the income of such estate is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the source of such income, or (d) a trust if (i) such trust has validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (ii) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust.
Certain U.S. Persons (such as corporations and individual retirement accounts) are not subject to backup withholding but may be required to provide evidence of their exemption from backup withholding. Exempt
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U.S. Persons should enter the appropriate exempt payee code on the IRS Form W-9. See the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for instructions.
Failure to provide the required information on the IRS Form W-9 or to provide an IRS Form W-8, as applicable, may subject the U.S. Company Shareholder to penalties imposed by the IRS and backup withholding on all or a portion of any payment received pursuant to the Offer. Serious penalties may be imposed for providing false information which, if wilfully done, may result in fines and/or imprisonment.
Each U.S. Company Shareholder is urged to consult his, her or its U.S. tax advisor to determine whether such holder is required to furnish an IRS Form W-9, is exempt from backup withholding and information reporting, or is required to furnish an IRS Form W-8.
A U.S. COMPANY SHAREHOLDER WHO FAILS TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE IRS FORM W-9 ENCLOSED WITH THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR, IF APPLICABLE, THE APPROPRIATE IRS FORM W-8 MAY BE SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING AT THE APPLICABLE STATUTORY RATE (CURRENTLY 24%) WITH RESPECT TO ALL OR A PORTION OF ANY PAYMENT MADE TO SUCH U.S. COMPANY SHAREHOLDER PURSUANT TO THE OFFER AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES.
10.   Currency of Payment
All cash payments under the Offer will be made in Canadian dollars.
11.   Miscellaneous
(a)
If the space in Box A of this Letter of Transmittal is insufficient to list all Certificates for Common Shares or SRP Rights, additional Certificate numbers and numbers of securities may be included on a separate signed list affixed to this Letter of Transmittal.
(b)
If Deposited Common Shares are registered in different forms (e.g., “John Doe” and “J. Doe”), a separate Letter of Transmittal should be signed for each different registration.
(c)
No alternative, conditional or contingent deposits of Common Shares will be accepted. All depositing Company Shareholders by execution of this Letter of Transmittal waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of Deposited Common Shares for payment, except as required by applicable Laws.
(d)
The Offer and all contracts resulting from acceptance thereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Each party to any agreement resulting from the acceptance of the Offer unconditionally and irrevocably attorns to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta and all courts competent to hear appeals therefrom.
(e)
The Offeror will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker, dealer or other person for soliciting deposits of Common Shares under the Offer, other than to members of the Soliciting Dealer Group and the Depositary and except as otherwise set out in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
(f)
It is strongly recommended that prior to completing this Letter of Transmittal the signatory to this Letter of Transmittal read the accompanying Offer to Purchase and Circular and discuss any questions with their tax advisor.
(g)
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including, without limitation, timely receipt) and acceptance of any Common Shares deposited pursuant to the Offer will be determined by the Offeror in its sole discretion. Depositing Company Shareholders agree that such determination shall be final and binding. The Offeror reserves the absolute right to reject any and all deposits which it determines not to be in proper form or which may be unlawful to accept under the Laws of any applicable jurisdiction. The Offeror reserves the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities in any deposit of any Common Shares. There shall be no duty or obligation of the Offeror, the Depositary, or any other person to give notice of any defects or irregularities in any deposit and no liability shall be
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incurred by any of them for failure to give any such notice. The Offeror’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase and Circular, this Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other related documents will be final and binding. The Offeror reserves the right to permit the Offer to be accepted in a manner other than that set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Circular.
(h)
Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and Circular, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained without charge on request from the Depositary at the address set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal. Copies of this Letter of Transmittal and related materials may also be accessed at www.sedarplus.ca.
(i)
Deposits of Common Shares will not be accepted from or on behalf of Company Shareholders in any jurisdiction outside of Canada in which the acceptance of the Offer would not be in compliance with the Laws of that jurisdiction.
12.   Lost Certificates
If a Certificate representing Common Shares has been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, this Letter of Transmittal should be completed as fully as possible and delivered, together with a letter describing the circumstances surrounding the loss, to the Depositary at its office at one of the addresses set forth on the back page of this Letter of Transmittal. The Depositary and/or the transfer agent for the Common Shares will advise the Company Shareholder of the steps that the Company Shareholder must take to obtain a replacement Certificate for the Common Shares. The foregoing action must be taken sufficiently in advance of the Expiry Time in order to obtain a replacement Certificate in sufficient time to permit the Common Shares represented by the replacement Certificate to be deposited under the Offer at or prior to the Expiry Time.
13.   Assistance
Questions and requests for assistance in accepting the Offer and in depositing Common Shares with the Depositary may be directed to the Depositary, by email at corp.actions@odysseytrust.com or by telephone at 1-587-885-0960 (All Regions) or to the Information Agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group, by email at assistance@laurelhill.com or by telephone at 1-877-452-7184 (Toll Free). Company Shareholders may also contact their brokers or other intermediaries for assistance concerning the Offer.
14.   Privacy Notice
At Odyssey Trust Company, we take your privacy seriously. When providing services to you, we receive non-public, personal information about you. We receive this information through transactions we perform for you or an issuer in which you hold securities, from enrolment forms and through other communications with you. We may also receive information about you by virtue of your transactions with affiliates of Odyssey Trust Company or other parties. This information may include your name, social insurance number, securities ownership information and other financial information. With respect to both current and former customers, Odyssey Trust Company does not share non-public personal information with any non-affiliated third party except as necessary to process a transaction, service your account or as permitted by law. Our affiliates and outside service providers with whom we share information are legally bound not to disclose the information in any manner, unless permitted by law or other governmental process. We strive to restrict access to your personal information to those employees who need to know the information to provide our services to you, and we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. Odyssey Trust Company realizes that you entrust us with confidential personal and financial information, and we take that trust very seriously. By providing your personal information to us and signing this form, we will assume, unless we hear from you to the contrary, that you have consented and are consenting to this use and disclosure. A complete copy of our Privacy Code may be accessed at www.odysseytrust.com, or you may request a copy in writing Attn: Chief Privacy Officer, Odyssey Trust Company at 350 — 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1T2.
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The Depositary for the Offer is:
ODYSSEY TRUST COMPANY
By Mail, Registered Mail, Hand or Courier
Calgary
Toronto
Stock Exchange Tower
1230-355 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3C4
Attention: Corporate Actions
Trader’s Bank Building
702-67 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8
Attention: Corporate Actions
Toll Free in North America: 1-888-290-1175
Collect Outside of North America: 1-587-885-0960
email: corp.actions@odysseytrust.com
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
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Laurel Hill Advisory Group
Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184
email: assistance@laurelhill.com
Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Letter of Transmittal and the Offer to Purchase and Circular may be directed by Company Shareholders to the Depositary or the Information Agent at the telephone numbers and locations set out above. You may also contact your broker or other intermediary for assistance concerning the Offer.