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Copernic Inc.


NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS

To be held on October 25, 2010

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR
 
 





September 27, 2010

 
 

 

COPERNIC INC.
360 Franquet Street, Suite 60
Québec, Québec G1P 4N3
 
September 27, 2010
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
On behalf of the board of directors and the management of Copernic Inc. (“Copernic”), it is my pleasure to invite you to attend a special meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders (the “Shareholders”) of Copernic, scheduled to be held on October 25, 2010 at 10:00 am (EDT) at the offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, in boardroom number 5, at 800 Place Victoria, 37th Floor, Montreal, Québec, Canada, H4Z 1E9. Enclosed you will find the notice of meeting, management information circular, a form of proxy and a letter of transmittal for the Meeting.
 
The purpose of the Meeting is to seek the approval of the Shareholders for an arrangement (the “Arrangement”) pursuant to which Copernic will ultimately be acquired and taken private by N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., and current Shareholders will become shareholders of Comamtech Inc. (“Comamtech”), a newly incorporated corporation, which shall (i) retain certain non-operating assets of Copernic having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately US$2,900,000, (ii) receive from the sale of Copernic up to US$7,600,000, and (iii) will seek to complete a business acquisition, which will allow Comamtech to satisfy the minimum listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market.
 
The accompanying management information circular contains a detailed description of the Arrangement, as well as detailed information regarding Comamtech.
 
The Arrangement will take effect only if it is approved by at least two-thirds of the votes cast by Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, and if a final order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) is granted, provided the other conditions to the completion of the Arrangement have been satisfied or waived.
 
ModelCom Inc. provided Copernic’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) on August 25, 2010 with a fairness opinion to the effect that, based on its scope of review and subject to the restrictions, limitations and assumptions contained therein, the consideration to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for Copernic is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders. After careful consideration, and relying in part on such fairness opinion, the Board of Directors has determined that the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders and that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Copernic. The Board of Directors has unanimously approved the Arrangement and unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement.
 
The Arrangement is an appropriate way for a solvent public company, such as Copernic, to exit the software industry and to monetize its desktop search software assets and tax-losses.
 
Your vote is important regardless of how many common shares of Copernic you own.  We hope that you will be able to attend the Meeting. If you are unable to attend the Meeting in person and are a registered Shareholder, in order to ensure that your vote is recorded, please return the enclosed form of proxy, properly completed and signed, no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, or to the Chair of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, prior to the beginning of the Meeting.
 
Non-registered Shareholders or Shareholders that hold their common shares of Copernic in the name of a “nominee” or “intermediary”, such as a bank, trust company, securities broker or other financial

 
 

 

 
institution, must seek instructions from their nominee or intermediary as to how to complete their form of proxy and vote their common shares. Non-registered Shareholders will have received the accompanying management information circular in a mailing from their nominee or intermediary, together with the form of proxy or a voting instruction form. It is important that non-registered Shareholders adhere to the voting instructions provided to them by their nominee or intermediary.
 
The voting rights attached to the common shares of Copernic represented by a proxy in the form of proxy accompanying the circular will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated thereon.  If no instructions are given, the voting rights attached to such common shares will be voted FOR the Arrangement.
 
We also encourage registered Shareholders to complete, sign, date and return the enclosed letter of transmittal to Equity Transfer & Trust Company so that, if the Arrangement is completed, you will receive your shares of Comamtech as soon as practicable following the completion of the Arrangement (see the section in the accompanying management information circular entitled “Procedure to Surrender Certificates” for further information with respect to the letter of transmittal). Non-registered Shareholders should adhere to the instructions provided to them by their nominee or intermediary in respect of the completion of the letter of transmittal.
 
On behalf of Copernic, I would like to thank you for your continuing support.
 
Yours very truly,


s/s David Goldman
 
 
David Goldman
Chairman of the Board

 
 

 

COPERNIC INC.
360 Franquet Street, Suite 60
Québec, Québec G1P 4N3


NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS

 
NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders (the “Shareholders”) of COPERNIC INC. (“Copernic”) will be held at the offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, in boardroom number 5, at 800 Place Victoria, 37th Floor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4Z 1E9, on October 25, 2010, at 10:00 am (EDT) for the following purposes:
 

 
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to consider, pursuant to an interim order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) dated September 27, 2010, as the same may be amended, and, if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, a special resolution of the Shareholders, the full text of which is annexed to the accompanying management information circular (the “Circular”) as Schedule A, to approve an arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (“OBCA”) involving, amongst others, Copernic, N. Harris Computer Corporation and Comamtech Inc., all as more particularly described in the Circular; and

 
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to transact such further and other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
 
Particulars of the matters referred to in this Notice are set out in the attached Circular.
 
As required by the OBCA, a form of proxy is enclosed. If you are unable to be present personally at the Meeting and are a registered Shareholder, you are requested to complete, sign and return the enclosed form of proxy in the prescribed manner.
 
Non-registered Shareholders or Shareholders that hold their common shares of Copernic in the name of a “nominee” or “intermediary”, such as a bank, trust company, securities broker or other financial institution, must seek instructions from their nominee or intermediary as to how to complete their form of proxy and vote their common shares. Non-registered Shareholders will have received the Circular in a mailing from their nominee or intermediary, together with the form of proxy or a voting instruction form. It is important that non-registered Shareholders adhere to the voting instructions provided to them by their nominee or intermediary.
 
DATED at Québec, Québec this 27h day of September, 2010.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
COPERNIC INC.

s/s David Goldman

David Goldman
Chairman of the Board

 
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These materials require your immediate attention. Should you not understand any of the contents of this document, please consult your professional advisors.

COPERNIC INC.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
Date:  September 27, 2010
 
This management information circular (the “Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the management of Copernic Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Copernic”) to be used at the special meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) to be held at the offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, in boardroom number 5, at 800 Place Victoria, 37th Floor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4Z 1E9, on October 25, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof for the purposes set forth in the notice of Meeting (the “Notice of Meeting”) which accompanies this Circular. It is expected that such solicitation will be made primarily by mail. Proxies may also be solicited by the directors or officers of the Company personally or by telephone at nominal cost. If the arrangement (the “Arrangement”) is successfully completed, the cost of solicitation by or on behalf of the Company will be borne by Comamtech Inc. (“Comamtech”), otherwise they will be borne by Copernic. Except as otherwise indicated, all information set forth in the Circular is as at September 27, 2010. In order to conform to the Company’s financial statements, unless otherwise specifically noted, all amounts expressed in this Circular are in United States dollars.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
Information contained in this Circular includes forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “desires,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “estimates,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or any negative such as “does not believe” or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. No assurance can be given that potential future results or circumstances described in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Such information may also include cautionary statements identifying important factors with respect to such forward-looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the projections and other expectations described in such forward-looking statements. Prospective investors, customers, vendors, Shareholders and all other persons are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not assurances, forecasts or guarantees of future performance due to related risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the failure to satisfy the conditions to complete the Arrangement, including the obtaining of the Required Vote (as defined below), or the required Court or Regulatory Approvals (as defined below); the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Arrangement Agreement; the delay of consummation of the Arrangement or the failure to complete the Arrangement for any other reason; the amount of the cost, fees, expenses and charges related to the Arrangement; the ability of Comamtech to complete a business acquisition and/or integrate the operations and technologies of an acquired business in an effective manner; the possibility that the Comamtech Shares (as defined below) will not be listed on a marketplace; and the occurrence a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). For additional information with respect to these and certain other factors that may affect actual results, see the reports and other information filed or furnished by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and/or the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) respectively accessible on the Internet at www.sec.gov and www.sedar.com, or the Company’s web site at www.copernic.com. All information contained in this Circular is qualified in its entirety by the

 
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foregoing and reference to the other information the Company files with the OSC and SEC. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
 
This Circular does not constitute an offer to buy, or a solicitation of an offer to sell, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, by any person in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such an offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.
 
NOTICE TO SECURITYHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES
 
Copernic is a corporation existing under the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada. The solicitation of proxies and the transactions contemplated herein involve securities of a Canadian issuer and are being effected in accordance with Canadian corporate and securities laws. Securityholders should be aware that requirements under such Canadian laws may differ from requirements under United States corporate and securities laws relating to United States corporations. The proxy solicitation rules under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are not applicable to the Company or this solicitation and therefore this solicitation is not being effected in accordance with such rules. Enforcement by investors of civil remedies under the United States securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company exists under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, that their respective officers and directors are residents of countries other than the United States, and that all or a substantial portion of their respective assets are located outside the United States.
 
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE ARRANGEMENT AND THIS CIRCULAR, NOR HAS THE SEC JUDGED THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF THE ARRANGEMENT OR THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THIS CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
v
   
SUMMARY
1
   
The Meeting
1
Background to the Arrangement
1
Benefits of the Arrangement
2
Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement
2
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
3
Fairness Opinion
3
The Arrangement
3
Effect of the Arrangement
5
Expenses and Termination Fees
5
Procedure for the Arrangement to Become Effective
5
Shareholders Approval
5
Court Approval
6
Conditions Precedent
6
Timing
6
Intention of Certain Shareholders
6
Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon
6
Stock Exchange Listing and Reporting Issuer Status
7
Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences
7
Canadian Resident Shareholders
7
United States Resident Shareholders
7
Holders of Options
8
Certain United States Income Tax Consequences
8
Exchange of Certificates
8
Copernic
8
Comamtech
8
Harris
9
Right to Dissent
9
Risk Factors
10
   
APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
11
   
Appointment of Proxies
11
Non-Registered Shareholders
11
Revocation of a Proxy
12
   
MANNER OF VOTING AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY PROXIES
12
   
VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
13
   
Common Shares
13
Restricted Shares
13
Record Date
13
Beneficial Ownership
13
   
BACKGROUND TO AND REASONS FOR THE ARRANGEMENT
13
   
Background to the Arrangement
13
Benefits of the Arrangement
14
Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement
14
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
15
Fairness Opinion
16
   
PARTICULARS OF THE ARRANGEMENT
16
   
Arrangement Steps
16
Treatment of Options
18
Procedure for the Arrangement to Become Effective
18
Procedural Steps
18
Shareholders Approval
18
Court Approval
19
Timing
19
Intention of Certain Shareholders
20
Interest of Certain Persons or Companies in Matters to be Acted Upon
20
Effect of the Arrangement
20
   
Arrangement Agreement
21
   
General
21
Mutual Conditions Precedent
21
Conditions to Obligations of Copernic
22
Conditions to Obligations of Harris
23
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation and Right to Match
24
Representations and Warranties
27
Termination of the Arrangement Agreement
27
Expenses and Termination Fees
28
   
SUPPORT AND VOTING AGREEMENTS
28
   
Covenants of the Supporting Shareholders
29
Representations and Warranties
30
   
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
30
   
Share Purchase Agreement
31
Purchase Price
31
Sources of Funds
31
Representations and Warranties
31
Indemnification Provisions
32
   
CONFIDENCIALITY, NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
32
   
CERTAIN CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
33
   
Shareholders who are Resident of Canada
34
Exchange of Common Shares for Copernic New Exchangeable Shares
34
Exchange of Copernic New Exchangeable Shares for Comamtech Shares
34
Shareholders who are Residents of the United States
34
Exchange of Options for Comamtech Options
35
 
 
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CERTAIN UNITED STATES INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
35
   
PROCEDURE TO SURRENDER CERTIFICATES
35
   
General
35
Return of Common Shares
37
Mail Services Interruption
37
Cancellation of Rights
37
   
PRINCIPAL LEGAL MATTERS
37
   
Stock Exchange Listing
37
Reporting Issuer Status
38
Canadian Securities Law Matters
38
United States Securities Law Matters
39
   
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
40
   
INFORMATION RESPECTING COPERNIC
40
   
Incorporation
40
General Development of Business
40
Cost Reduction Plan
40
Consolidation of Shares
41
Discontinued Operations
41
Capitalization
41
Copernic New Voting Shares
41
Copernic New Exchangeable Shares
42
Additional Information Concerning Copernic and Documents Incorporated by Reference
42
Auditors, Transfer Agent and Registrar
43
   
INFORMATION RESPECTING COMAMTECH
43
   
Incorporation
43
General Development of Business
43
Directors and Management
44
Consolidated Financial Information
44
Capitalization
44
Convertible Securities
44
Dividend Policy
45
Principal Shareholders
45
Legal Proceedings
45
Auditors, Transfer Agent and Registrar
45
Material Contracts
45
Interest of Informed Persons in Material Transactions
46
   
INFORMATION RESPECTING HARRIS
46
   
Constellation
46
   
RIGHT TO DISSENT
46
   
RISK FACTORS
49
   
Absence of Organized Market
50
Going Concern of Comamtech
51
The Arrangement may be Taxable for United States Shareholders
51
Completion of the Arrangement is Subject to a Number of Conditions Precedent
51
Possible Failure to Complete the Arrangement
51
Failure to Realize the Anticipated Benefits of the Arrangement
51
Arrangement Agreement may be Terminated
52
Amendment of Arrangement Agreement
52
No History of Earnings
52
   
INTEREST OF EXPERTS
52
   
OTHER BUSINESS
52
   
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
52
   
BOARD APPROVAL
53
   
AUDITORS’ CONSENT
54
   
AUDITORS’ CONSENT
55
   
CONSENT OF MODELCOM INC.
56
   
SCHEDULE A ARRANGEMENT RESOLUTION
A1
   
SCHEDULE B PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
B1
   
SCHEDULE C INTERIM ORDER
C1
   
SCHEDULE D NOTICE OF APPLICATION
D1
   
SCHEDULE E FAIRNESS OPINION
E1
   
SCHEDULE F COMAMTECH FINANCIAL INFORMATION
F1
   
SCHEDULE G SECTION 185 OF THE OBCA
G1

 
 
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 
The following glossary of terms (“Glossary of Terms”) used in this Circular, including the Summary but not including the schedules (“Schedules”), is provided for ease of reference.
 
1933 Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and “1934 Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
 
affiliate” or “associate” when used to indicate a relationship with a person or company, means the same as set out in the Securities Act (Ontario) or in the 1933 Act, as the case may be;
 
Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer (written or oral) or any public announcement of an intention to make any proposal or offer, with respect to any of the following (excluding the Arrangement and the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, which include any Post-Arrangement Transaction Proposal): (i) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, take-over bid, tender offer, arrangement, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, reorganisation, compromise or business combination, directly or indirectly involving any member of the Consolidated Group, (ii) any sale or acquisition of assets representing 20% or more of the net income or revenues of the assets of the Consolidated Group, taken as a whole (or any lease, long-term supply agreement, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other arrangement having a similar economic effect as a sale or acquisition of assets representing 20% or more of the net income or revenues of the assets of the Consolidated Group, taken as a whole) in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, (iii) any sale or acquisition of beneficial ownership of 20% or more of any class of the Company’s shares or of the shares of any other member of the Consolidated Group or rights or interests therein or thereto in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, (iv) any acquisition by the Company of any assets or capital stock of another person (other than acquisitions of capital stock or assets of any other person that are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Consolidated Group, taken as a whole), (v) any transaction, the consummation of which would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, or (vi) any transaction having a similar economic effect as any of the foregoing;
 
Arrangement” means the proposed arrangement of Copernic under section 182 of the OBCA, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendment or variation thereto made in accordance with Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement or in accordance with the directions of the Court set out in the Interim Order or the Final Order, as the case may be;
 
Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement dated August 25, 2010 among Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, a copy of which has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, pursuant to which such parties propose to implement the Arrangement, including any amendment thereto;
 
Arrangement Resolution” means the special resolution submitted to the Shareholders for the purposes of approving the Arrangement, a copy of which is annexed to this Circular as Schedule A;
 
Articles of Arrangement” means the articles of arrangement in respect of the Arrangement, required by section 183 of the OBCA to be filed with the Director after the Final Order is issued, which shall be in a form and content satisfactory to Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably;
 
Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities” means collectively, the “Assigned Assets” and “Assumed Liabilities”, as such terms are defined in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. See “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”;
 
Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means the draft assignment and assumption agreement, substantially in the form and content of Schedule D attached to the Arrangement Agreement and any

 
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amendments or variations thereto, to be entered into between Copernic, Comamtech and Harris on the Closing Date;
 
Board of Directors” or “Board” means the board of directors of Copernic;
 
Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the City of Montreal, Québec or the City of Toronto, Ontario;
 
Certificate of Arrangement” means the certificate of arrangement issued by the Director under section 183(2) of the OBCA giving effect to the Arrangement;
 
Circular” means this Management Information Circular dated September 27, 2010, together with all Schedules annexed hereto;
 
Closing Date” means on the second Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Laws) of the conditions (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction or, where permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Closing Date) set forth in Article 6 of the Arrangement Agreement, unless another date is agreed to in writing by Harris and Copernic;
 
Comamtech” means Comamtech Inc., a corporation existing under the OBCA;
 
Comamtech Options” means the options to acquire Comamtech Shares to be issued to directors, officers, employees and consultants of Comamtech pursuant to the Comamtech Stock Option Plan in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement, which are being issued in exchange for the Options;
 
Comamtech Shares” means the common shares in the share capital of Comamtech;
 
Comamtech Stock Option Plan” means the stock option plan of Comamtech as adopted pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, the terms and conditions of which are the same as the terms and conditions of the Copernic Stock Option Plan, with the necessary amendments;
 
Common Shares” means the existing common shares in the share capital of Copernic;
 
Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement” means the draft confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation agreement substantially in the form and content of Schedule E attached to the Arrangement Agreement and any amendments or variations thereto, to be entered into between Copernic, Harris and Comamtech on the Closing Date;
 
Consolidated Group” means, collectively, Copernic and Mamma.com USA, Inc. and all of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates;
 
“Constellation” means Constellation Software Inc.;
 
Copernic” or the “Company” means Copernic Inc., a corporation existing under the OBCA;
 
Copernic New Voting Shares” means the new Class A Common Shares of Copernic to be created under the Plan of Arrangement, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of which are provided in the Articles of Arrangement, a copy of which is annexed to the Plan of Arrangement as Schedule A thereto;
 
Copernic New Exchangeable Shares” means the new class of Exchangeable Shares of Copernic to be created under the Plan of Arrangement, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of which are

 
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provided in the Articles of Arrangement, a copy of which is annexed to the Plan of Arrangement as Schedule A thereto;
 
Copernic Stock Option Plan” means Copernic’s stock option plan adopted in 1999, as amended from time to time, the particulars of which are described in the Management Information Circular dated August 20, 2010 for the annual meeting of Shareholders held on September 17, 2010, incorporated by reference herein;
 
“Corporation Damages Event” means if at any time after the execution of the Arrangement Agreement:
 
 
(a)
subject to Section 6.4 of the Arrangement Agreement, if the Company is not in material breach of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement and Harris breaches any of its covenants contained in the Arrangement Agreement or in the Share Purchase Agreement, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) of the Arrangement Agreement; or
 
 
(b)
subject to Section 6.4 of the Arrangement Agreement, if the Company is not in material breach of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement and Harris is in breach of any of its representations and warranties contained in the Arrangement Agreement or in the Share Purchase Agreement, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.3(b) of the Arrangement Agreement;
 
Corporation Public Documents” means (i) the annual report on Form 20-F of Copernic for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of Copernic as at and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, including the notes thereto and the management’s discussion and analysis thereof, (iii) the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Copernic as at and for the 3-month periods ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, including the notes thereto and the management’s discussion and analysis thereof, (iv) the management proxy circular of Copernic dated August 10, 2009, and (v) any document of Copernic filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and in the United States in between the signing of the Arrangement Agreement and the Effective Date;
 
Court” means the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Commercial List;
 
Depositary” means Equity Transfer & Trust Company, or such other person as may be designated by Copernic or its officers, and set forth in the Letter of Transmittal;
 
Director” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the OBCA on the date hereof;
 
Disclosure Letter” means the disclosure letter to the Arrangement Agreement dated August 25, 2010 delivered by Copernic to Harris in connection with the Arrangement Agreement, a copy of which has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com;
 
Dissent Notice” means a written objection to the Arrangement Resolution from a holder of Common Shares as provided in the Plan of Arrangement;
 
Dissent Right” means the right to dissent in respect of the Arrangement as described in the Plan of Arrangement;
 
Dissenting Shareholder” means any holder of Common Shares who has properly exercised its Dissent Right in strict compliance with Article 4 of the Plan of Arrangement, who has not withdrawn or been deemed to have withdrawn such exercise and who is ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid the fair value of its Common Shares;

 
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Effective Date” means the date shown on the Certificate of Arrangement issued by the Director giving effect to the Arrangement;
 
Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. (Montreal time) on the Effective Date;
 
“Fairness Opinion” means the opinion of ModelCom dated August 25, 2010 as to the fairness to the Shareholders, from a financial point of view, of the consideration being offered to Comamtech by Harris for Copernic, a copy of which is included in Schedule E of this Circular;
 
Final Order” means the final order of the Court in a form acceptable to Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably, approving the Arrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of both Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) on appeal;
 
Governmental Entity” means (a) any multinational, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, ministry, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, commissioner, board, bureau or agency, domestic or foreign, (b) any subdivision, agent or authority of any of the foregoing or (c) any quasi-governmental or private body, including any tribunal, commission, regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing;
 
Harris” means N. Harris Computer Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation;
 
Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court dated September 27, 2010 under section 182 of the OBCA, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Meeting, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) or, if appealed, then unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) on appeal, a copy of which order is included in Schedule C of this Circular;
 
ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended, including the tax regulations enacted thereunder;
 
Law” or “Laws” means all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, by-laws, statutory rules, judicial or arbitral or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards, including general principles of common and civil law, and terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority or licence of any Governmental Entity, statutory body or self-regulatory authority, and the term “applicable” with respect to such Laws and in the context that refers to one or more persons, means that such Laws apply to such person or persons or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities and emanate from a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the person or persons or its or their business, undertaking or securities;
 
Letter of Intent” means the non-binding letter of intent dated July 5, 2010 sent by Harris in respect of the Arrangement and accepted by Copernic;
 
Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal detailing the manner in which the Shareholders must deliver certificates representing Common Shares to receive certificates representing Comamtech Shares issuable to them pursuant to the Arrangement;
 
Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, violation, circumstance or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other changes, effects, events, violations, circumstances or occurrences, (a) is or could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business, assets,

 
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liabilities, rights, obligations (whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise), affairs, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Consolidated Group, taken as a whole, or (b) could reasonably be expected to materially impair or delay the ability of Copernic to perform its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement (provided that the pendency of any litigation seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the Arrangement or other transaction contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement will be disregarded for the purposes of this clause), in each case, other than any change, effect, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or occurrence resulting from (i) the announcement of the execution of the Arrangement Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby or the performance of any obligation thereunder, (ii) changes in the United States or Canadian economies or securities or currency markets in general, (iii) changes generally affecting the industry in which any member of the Consolidated Group carries on its business in the United States or Canada, (iv) commencement, occurrence or continuation of any war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or acts of terrorism, (v) any change in applicable Laws or regulations or in Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, or (vi) any natural disaster, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) to the extent any such change, effect, event or occurrence primarily relates to (or has the effect of primarily relating to) the Consolidated Group, taken as a whole, or has had a materially disproportionate effect on the Consolidated Group, taken as a whole, as compared to other persons in the industry in which the Consolidated Group carries on its business in the United States or Canada, as the case may be; provided, however, that none of (x) a failure to meet any earnings estimates previously made public by Copernic, or (y) any decrease in the market price or any decline in the trading volume of the Common Shares, or (z) the delisting of the Common Shares from the NASDAQ shall, in and of themselves, constitute a Material Adverse Effect;
 
Meeting” means the special meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 25, 2010, and any adjournment(s) thereof, to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve the Arrangement Resolution;
 
ModelCom” means ModelCom Inc.;
 
NASDAQ” means NASDAQ Capital Market;
 
Notice of Meeting” means the notice of the Meeting which accompanies this Circular;
 
Notice of Application” means the notice of application which relates to the Final Order, in substantially the form which is included in Schedule D to this Circular;
 
OBCA” means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario);
 
Options” means the options to acquire Common Shares previously issued to directors, senior officers, employees and consultants of Copernic, governed by the terms of the Copernic Stock Option Plan or any other right, option or agreement to acquire Common Shares;
 
OSC” means the Ontario Securities Commission;
 
Outside Date” means December 31, 2010;
 
Permitted Encumbrances” means the encumbrances listed in Schedule 6.2(i) of the Disclosure Letter;
 
person” includes an individual, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, joint venture, association, body corporate, unincorporated organization, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative, government (including any Governmental Entity) or any other entity, whether or not having legal status;
 
Plan of Arrangement” means the plan of arrangement involving, among others, Copernic, Harris, Comamtech and the Shareholders, a copy of which is annexed to this Circular as Schedule B, and any amendment or variation made in accordance with Article 6 thereof;

 
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Post-Arrangement Transaction Proposal” means any proposal or offer (written or oral) or any public announcement of an intention to make any proposal or offer, with respect to any  merger, consolidation, amalgamation, take-over bid, reverse take-over bid, tender offer, arrangement, private placement, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, reorganisation, compromise or business combination, directly or indirectly involving Comamtech or any member of the Consolidated Group to be transferred to Comamtech pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
 
Purchaser Damages Event” means if at any time after the execution of the Arrangement Agreement:
 
 
(a)
the Board withdraws, amends, changes or qualifies, or proposes publicly to withdraw, amend, change or qualify, in any manner adverse to Harris, any of its recommendations or determinations referred to in Section 3.1(a) of the Arrangement Agreement;
 
 
(b)
the Board shall have failed to publicly reaffirm any of its recommendations or determinations referred to in Section 3.1(a) of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(e) of the Arrangement Agreement (or, in the event that the Meeting to approve the Arrangement is scheduled to occur within such five Business Day period, prior to the scheduled date of the Meeting);
 
 
(c)
a bona fide Acquisition Proposal is publicly announced, proposed, offered or made to the Shareholders or to Copernic and has not expired or been withdrawn at the time of the Meeting and the Shareholders do not approve the Arrangement or the Arrangement is not submitted for their approval;
 
 
(d)
the Board or any committees of the Board accepts, recommends, approves or enters into an agreement, understanding or letter of intent to implement a Superior Proposal;
 
 
(e)
subject to Section 6.4 of the Arrangement Agreement, if Harris is not in material breach of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement and Copernic breaches any of its covenants contained in the Arrangement Agreement or in the Share Purchase Agreement, including the covenant contained in Section 7.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) of the Arrangement Agreement;
 
 
(f)
subject to Section 6.4 of the Arrangement Agreement, if Harris is not in material breach of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement and Copernic is in breach of any of its representations and warranties contained in the Arrangement Agreement or in the Share Purchase Agreement, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.2(b) of the Arrangement Agreement; or
 
 
(g)
either Comamtech or any member of the Consolidated Group has entered into or announced its intention to enter into, or completed, any Post-Arrangement Transaction Proposal in breach of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(d) or (e) of the Arrangement Agreement;
 
Record Date” means September 25, 2010;
 
Registered Holder” means the person whose name appears on the register of Shareholders as the owner of Common Shares;
 
Regulatory Approvals” means those sanctions, rulings, consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, exemptions, permits and other approvals (including the lapse, without objection, of a prescribed time under a statute or regulation that states that a transaction may be implemented if a prescribed time lapses following the giving of notice without an objection being made) required to be obtained from, and all declarations or filings required to be made with, any Governmental Entity or any other person by each member of the Consolidated Group in connection with the execution and delivery of the Arrangement Agreement or the consummation by Copernic of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, the whole as set forth in Schedule 3.1(h) of the Disclosure Letter;

 
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Required Vote” means the requisite approval for the Arrangement Resolution which shall be not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting;
 
SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
 
Shareholders” means, collectively, the holders of Common Shares, from time to time, and “Shareholder” means any one of them;
 
Share Purchase Agreement” means the draft share purchase agreement, substantially in the form and content of Schedule C attached to the Arrangement Agreement and any amendments or variations thereto, to be entered into between Copernic, Comamtech and Harris on the Closing Date;
 
subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the OBCA;
 
Superior Proposal” means any unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by a third party to the Company after the date hereof: (i) that the Board determines in good faith (based upon written advice from its financial advisors and/or outside legal counsel) is capable of being completed without undue delay, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and the third party making such proposal, (ii) in respect of which any required financing to complete such Acquisition Proposal has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board, acting in good faith (based upon written advice from its financial advisors and/or outside legal counsel), (iii) which is offered or made available to all Shareholders and involves an offer to acquire or an acquisition of all of the Common Shares or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (iv) that the Board determines in good faith (based upon written advice from its financial advisors and/or outside legal counsel) would, if consummated in accordance with its terms, result in a more favourable transaction to the Shareholders, solely in their capacity as Shareholders, from a financial point of view than the Arrangement and other transactions contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement;
 
Support and Voting Agreements” means, collectively, the support and voting agreements entered into on August 25, 2010 between Harris and each director of Copernic who is a Shareholder whereby each such individual has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to support and vote his Common Shares in favour of the Arrangement; and
 
Transfer Agent” means Equity Transfer & Trust Company at its offices in Toronto, Ontario.

 
 

 
 
 
SUMMARY
 
The following is a summary of certain information contained elsewhere in this Circular, including the Schedules hereto and the documents incorporated by reference herein. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and financial data and statements contained, referred to or incorporated elsewhere in this Circular, the Schedules hereto and the documents incorporated by reference herein. Capitalized terms used in this summary but not otherwise defined are defined in the “Glossary of Terms”.
 
The Meeting
 
The Meeting will be held at the offices of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, in boardroom number 5, at 800 Place Victoria, 37th Floor, Montreal, Québec, Canada, H4Z 1E9, on October 25, 2010, at 10:00 am (EDT) for the purpose of considering and, if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, the Arrangement Resolution.
 
Background to the Arrangement
 
In the spring of 2009, Copernic began to consider opportunities outside its current business focus to partner with other entities thereby leveraging its expertise, balance sheet and NASDAQ listing. Potential acquisitions were examined and none were determined suitable.
 
Although Copernic had previously announced a private placement in November 2009 which was revised as a potential acquisition of a company operating in an unrelated business sector, these opportunities failed to close as Copernic decided to cease any further discussions thereon.
 
During the first half of 2010, Copernic also engaged the services of consultants to review its desktop search business and determine its long term strategic direction. The Board determined that substantial investments would be required in technology to maintain Copernic’s competitiveness with no certainty that these investments would result in a profitable enterprise, particularly when faced with two formidable well capitalized competitors, namely Google and Microsoft, who embedded desktop search software in their offerings. In addition, substantial unrecorded tax losses carried forward would reach their maturity dates in the near term and the Board determined that it was important to crystallize these values as soon as possible. It was therefore necessary to find a Canadian company in the software business which could benefit from these losses while leveraging the core search technology through its own product lines and sales channels. It was also desirable that Copernic’s employees could migrate to this new employer.  Following the signing of a confidentiality agreement between Harris and Copernic, discussions started in March 2010 with Harris with respect to a potential transaction which would accomplish these objectives, culminating in the Arrangement Agreement detailed in this Circular.
 
On July 5, Copernic accepted the Letter of Intent of Harris, providing, among other things, for the terms and conditions of the Arrangement. On August 25, 2010, Copernic, Harris and Comamtech entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
 
On April 30, 2010, the Board of Directors engaged ModelCom to assess the fairness to the Shareholders, from a financial point of view, of the consideration being offered to Comamtech by Harris for Copernic. In connection with this mandate, ModelCom provided the Board of Directors on August 25, 2010, with a fairness opinion to the effect that, based on its scope of review and subject to the restrictions, limitations and assumptions contained therein, the consideration being offered to Comamtech by Harris for Copernic is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders. The Fairness Opinion is subject to the assumptions and limitations contained therein and should be read in its entirety. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Fairness Opinion” and a copy of the Fairness Opinion annexed hereto as Schedule E.

 
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Based in part upon the Fairness Opinion, the Board of Directors has determined that the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders and that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Copernic. As such, the Board of Directors has unanimously approved the Arrangement and authorized the presentation of the Arrangement to the Shareholders for approval. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Recommendation of the Board of Directors”.
 
On September 20, 2010, Copernic was advised that the NASDAQ Staff has determined that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement, Comamtech will become a “public shell.”  In accordance with NASDAQ listing rules, NASDAQ will, following closing of the Arrangement, deliver written notification that Comamtech Shares will be delisted. See “Principal Legal Matters – Stock Exchange Listing”.
 
Benefits of the Arrangement
 
Since the purchase of its desktop search software business in 2005 from another entity then called Copernic Inc., Copernic has not been profitable. Copernic has not been able to proceed with the major capital investments required to remain competitive in this sector. The core technologies which comprise Copernic’s desktop search engine software could be, in management’s view, best exploited by a software developer with other product lines and sales channels and who could use such channels to commercialize the software.
 
The Arrangement with Harris would permit Copernic to exit the software industry and to monetize (i) its core technologies and (ii) the significant tax-losses carried forward by Copernic.
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, the Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Arrangement will, ultimately, be exchanged for Comamtech Shares. Shareholders will thereafter be shareholders of Comamtech, a newly incorporated company (currently wholly owned by Copernic), which will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000 and will receive an additional injection of working capital in the amount of up to $7,600,000 (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Benefits of the Arrangement”.
 
Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement
 
Upon completion of the Arrangement, current Shareholders will be the shareholders of Comamtech. Comamtech will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000, and will receive an additional amount of up to $7,600,000 in working capital (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris.
 
The purchase price to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for the Copernic New Voting Shares is up to $7,600,000 payable as to $5,700,000 on the Closing Date, with an additional $1,500,000 payable on the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date and $400,000 payable no later than January 31, 2011, this last payment being subject to reduction in the event that certain net sales revenues and software license benchmarks are not met by Copernic. The initial payment on the Closing Date will be subject to an initial price adjustment whereby it will be decreased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount that the cash balances of Copernic on the Closing Date are less than $2,500,000. In addition, the purchase price may be increased or decreased based on whether the net tangible assets of Copernic are greater or less than $2,500,000 less the amount by which the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date. See “Share Purchase Agreement”.

 
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Comamtech is currently engaged in discussions in relation with a possible business combination to take place following the completion of the Arrangement, with an entity with an operating business which would effectively, based on the current relative preliminary evaluations of the respective parties, result in a reverse takeover of Comamtech.  In any event, the completion of such business combination shall be conditional and be subject to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement.
 
Shareholders are cautioned that there are no assurances that such a business combination will be consummated in a timely manner or at all, or that the closing of said business combination will satisfy the listing requirements prescribed by NASDAQ.  If Comamtech is not able to complete a business acquisition within 18 months from the Closing Date then its board of directors shall review its alternatives, which alternatives may include a pay out as a special dividend to its shareholders (subject to applicable Law and subject to any holdbacks pursuant to the Arrangement) of the cash which it holds or to liquidate its assets to its shareholders (subject to the holdbacks pursuant to the Arrangement and any other liabilities required to be held by Comamtech). In this regard, it will seek, at that time all required approvals, including shareholder approval to proceed as described above. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement”.
 
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
 
Based in part upon the Fairness Opinion, the Board of Directors has determined that the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders and that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Copernic. As such, the Board of Directors has unanimously approved the Arrangement and authorized the presentation of the Arrangement to the Shareholders for approval.
 
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement Resolution. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Recommendation of the Board of Directors”.
 
Fairness Opinion
 
On April 30, 2010, the Board of Directors engaged ModelCom to assess the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Arrangement to the Shareholders. In connection with this mandate, ModelCom provided the Board of Directors on August 25, 2010 with a fairness opinion to the effect that, based on its scope of review and subject to the restrictions, limitations and assumptions contained therein, the consideration to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for Copernic is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders. The Fairness Opinion is subject to the assumptions and limitations contained therein and should be read in its entirety. See Schedule E (Fairness Opinion) annexed hereto. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Fairness Opinion”.
 
The Arrangement
 
If (i) the Arrangement is approved at the Meeting by the Required Vote, (ii) the Final Order is issued and (iii) the other conditions precedent to the completion of the Arrangement have been satisfied or waived, the Articles of Arrangement will be filed and, at the Effective Time, the following will occur and will be deemed to occur in the following order without further act or formality:
 
 
(a)
the share capital of Copernic shall be amended in order to create the Copernic New Voting Shares and the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares;
 
 
(b)
each issued and outstanding Common Share (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) shall be exchanged into one Copernic New Exchangeable Share;
 

 
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(c)
one (1) Copernic New Voting Share shall be issued to Comamtech for a consideration equal to the fair market value of such share;
 
 
(d)
the Common Shares (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic;
 
 
(e)
all Common Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders shall be deemed to have been cancelled and cease to be outstanding without any further act or formality and such Dissenting Shareholders shall immediately cease to have any rights as holders of Common Shares other than the right to be paid by Copernic the fair value of their Common Shares;
 
 
(f)
with respect to each Common Share exchanged or cancelled, the registered holder thereof shall cease to be the holder of such Common Share and such holder’s name shall be removed from Copernic’s register of Shareholders, as of the Effective Time, and the certificate representing such Common Share shall be deemed to have been cancelled as of the Effective Time and the holder thereof shall be deemed to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments, waivers, statutory or otherwise, required for the cancellation of the Common Share;
 
 
(g)
each Copernic New Exchangeable Share shall be exchanged for one (1) Comamtech Share;
 
 
(h)
each Copernic New Exchangeable Share then held by Comamtech shall be converted into one (1) Copernic New Voting Share;
 
 
(i)
the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic;
 
 
(j)
Comamtech shall adopt the Comamtech Stock Option Plan which shall become effective;
 
 
(k)
each Option shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Option and, following such exchange, all Options shall be cancelled and terminated;
 
 
(l)
the Copernic Stock Option Plan shall be terminated;
 
 
(m)
all holders of Comamtech Options not employed by Comamtech after the Effective Time shall be deemed to be optionees that have ceased to be employed or retained by Comamtech and shall be treated in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Comamtech Stock Option Plan;
 
 
(n)
Copernic, Comamtech and Harris shall enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities shall be transferred by Copernic to Comamtech or assumed by Comamtech, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and
 
 
(o)
Copernic, Harris and Comamtech shall enter into the Share Purchase Agreement upon which all of the Copernic New Voting Shares shall be transferred by Comamtech to
Harris on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.
 
The respective obligations of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech to complete the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement are subject to a number of conditions which must be satisfied or waived in order for the Arrangement to become effective. See “Arrangement Agreement”.

 
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Effect of the Arrangement
 
Upon completion of the Arrangement, (i) Harris will be the holder of all the issued and outstanding shares of Copernic, (ii) the Shareholders will have exchanged, through a sequence of steps, each Common Share they hold for one Comamtech Share, (iii) Comamtech will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000, and will receive an additional amount of up to $7,600,000 in working capital (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris; and (iv) Comamtech will not be operating a business and will not generate any revenue.  However, there will be costs associated (including legal, accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses) with its status as a public company in the province of Ontario and in the United States relating to statutory reporting requirements.
 
Options not exercised prior to the Arrangement in accordance with their terms will be exchanged for Comamtech Options and such Options shall be cancelled.
 
In connection with the Arrangement, Comamtech will become a “reporting issuer” in the Province of Ontario, the jurisdiction in which Copernic is currently a reporting issuer, and will seek to complete a business acquisition and to cause the Comamtech Shares to meet the minimum listing requirement of the NASDAQ. See “Particulars of the Arrangement”.
 
Expenses and Termination Fees
 
In the event of a termination of the Arrangement Agreement under certain circumstances, either Copernic or Harris, as the case may be, may be entitled to receive from the other party an amount of $500,000 as a non-completion fee to be paid in immediately available funds.
 
Each of the parties has agreed that, except as set forth below, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Arrangement Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense; provided, however, that, in all circumstances, Copernic shall pay to Harris 50% of the documented legal fees and associated expenses of Harris incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, up to a maximum of $75,000.
 
The expenses incurred by Copernic for the purposes of the Arrangement, including professional and advisory fees, expenses related to the preparation and printing of this Circular and the holding of the Meeting, which are estimated to be $700,000, will be assumed by Copernic. See “Arrangement Agreement – Expenses and Termination Fees”.
 
Procedure for the Arrangement to Become Effective
 
Shareholders Approval
 
The Interim Order provides that the Arrangement Resolution must be approved by at least two-thirds of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, each Shareholder being entitled to one vote for each Common Share held, subject to Dissent Rights. See “Particulars of the Arrangement – Procedure for the Arrangement to Become Effective”.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Arrangement Resolution authorizes Copernic, subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, to amend any of the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement, and decide not to proceed with the Arrangement, at any time prior to the Arrangement becoming effective without it being necessary to give additional notice to, or obtain the approval of, the Shareholders.
 

 
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Court Approval
 
The OBCA provides that the Arrangement requires Court approval. On September 27, 2010, Copernic obtained the Interim Order providing for the calling and holding of the Meeting and other procedural matters. See the Interim Order included in Schedule C annexed hereto.
 
Subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement and the adoption of the Arrangement Resolution at the Meeting in the manner required by the Interim Order, Copernic will make application to the Court for the Final Order at the Toronto Courthouse, on November 1, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard. See “Particulars of the Arrangement – Procedure for the Arrangement to Become Effective”.
 
Conditions Precedent
 
All conditions precedent to the Arrangement, as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, including the obtaining of the Required Vote and the receipt of the requisite Court and Regulatory Approvals prior to the Effective Date, must be satisfied or waived by the appropriate party in order for the Arrangement to be completed. See “Arrangement Agreement”.
 
Timing
 
If the Meeting is held as scheduled and is not adjourned and the other necessary conditions of the Arrangement are satisfied or waived, Copernic will apply to the Court for the Final Order approving the Arrangement on November 1, 2010. If the Final Order is obtained on November 1, 2010, in form and substance satisfactory to Copernic and Harris and all other conditions for the Arrangement to become effective are satisfied or waived, Copernic expects the Effective Date of the Arrangement to be on or around November 2, 2010. See “Particulars of the Arrangement – Timing”.
 
Intention of Certain Shareholders
 
Certain of Copernic’s directors who also hold Common Shares, namely Claude E. Forget, David Goldman and Irwin Kramer, have entered into Support and Voting Agreements with Harris and have irrevocably committed to vote their Common Shares in favour of the Arrangement Resolution. As of the date of this Circular, Claude E. Forget, David Goldman and Irwin Kramer exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 68,321 Common Shares, representing approximately 3.26% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. See “Support and Voting Agreements”.
 
Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon
 
Shareholders should be aware that certain directors and officers have certain interests in the Arrangement, including (i) Mr. Marc Ferland, President and Chief Executive Officer of Copernic, who is entitled, pursuant to an employment agreement dated June 16, 2010, to a payment of $150,000 to be paid by Copernic upon the completion of the Arrangement; (ii) Mr. Marc Ferland, President and Chief Executive Officer of Copernic, and Mr. Jean-Rock Fournier, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Copernic, who will be employed by Comamtech after the completion of the Arrangement and will, therefore, be treated differently from certain Option holders since their Comamtech Options will not be terminated pursuant to the terms of  the Comamtech Stock Option Plan, and (iii) Mr. David Goldman, Chairman of the Board, whose consulting agreement will be transferred to Comamtech and who will, therefore be treated differently from certain other Option holders since his Comamtech Options will not be terminated pursuant to the terms of  the Comamtech Stock Option Plan. See “Particulars of the Arrangement – Treatment of Options”.
 

 
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Stock Exchange Listing and Reporting Issuer Status
 
The Common Shares are listed and posted for trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CNIC”. On August 24, 2010, the last trading day prior to the date of announcement of the Arrangement, the closing price of the Common Shares on the NASDAQ was $2.70, and on September 24, 2010, was $2.66.
 
No market currently exists for the trading of the Comamtech Shares. Comamtech intends to complete a business acquisition of an operating business in order to satisfy the minimum listing requirements of the NASDAQ.
 
On September 20, 2010, Copernic was advised that the NASDAQ Staff has determined that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement, Comamtech will become a “public shell.”  In accordance with NASDAQ listing rules, NASDAQ will, following closing of the Arrangement, deliver written notification that Comamtech Shares will be delisted.  Comamtech will have an opportunity to appeal such delisting notification with respect to an acquisition of a new operating business of Comamtech.  In the event that Comamtech does enter into an agreement to acquire another business, such acquisition may be considered to be a business combination resulting in a “Change of Control” pursuant to NASDAQ listing rules.  The post-transaction company will be required to submit an initial listing application and meet all initial listing criteria for the NASDAQ.
 
Shareholders are cautioned that there are no assurances that such a business acquisition will be entered into on a timely basis or at all or that the listing of Comamtech Shares on the NASDAQ will be approved. See “Principal Legal Matters”.
 
Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences
 
Shareholders and holders of Options should carefully read the information under the heading “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences”.
 
Canadian Resident Shareholders
 
This portion of the summary is applicable to a Shareholder who, at all relevant times, is, or is deemed to be, a resident in Canada for purposes of the ITA.
 
Subject to the comments under the heading “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences”, generally, a Shareholder who exchanges its Common Shares for Comamtech Shares  will be deemed to have disposed of such Common Shares at their adjusted cost base to such Shareholder, with the result that neither a capital gain nor capital loss will arise.
 
A Shareholder, however, may elect to include in computing income any portion of any gain or loss accruing to the Shareholder in respect of its transfer of Common Shares by including such gain or loss in computing income on its income tax return for the taxation year of disposition.
 
Unless the Shareholder elects in its income tax return to include in income any gain or loss arising from the disposition of the Common Shares, the adjusted cost base of such shares will become the adjusted cost base of the Comamtech Shares acquired by the Shareholder.
 
The exchange of the Common Shares shall be deemed not to be a disposition of Common Shares.
 
United States Resident Shareholders
 
Subject to the comments under the heading “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences – Shareholders who are Residents of the United States”, generally, the exchange of Common Shares for Comamtech Shares will not be a taxable transaction in Canada. If the Common Shares constitute “taxable Canadian property”, as such term is defined in the ITA, to a United States resident Shareholder, such Shareholder should consult its tax advisor.
 

 
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Holders of Options
 
Holders of Options who exercise their Options to acquire Common Shares prior to the Effective Time may be subject to income tax consequences arising on such exercise. Holders of Options who are considering the exercise of their Options should consult their own tax advisors to determine the tax consequences to them of such exercise.
 
Subject to the qualifications under the heading “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences”, an Option holder who exchanges an Option for a Comamtech Option will not be considered to have disposed of the Option and the Comamtech Option will be deemed to be the same as, and a continuation of, the Option.
 
Certain United States Income Tax Consequences
 
Shareholders should be aware that the Arrangement and the ownership of securities of Comamtech may have tax consequences in the United States that are not described in this Circular. Shareholders that are subject to United States taxation should consult their own tax advisors concerning the United States federal, state and local income tax consequences of such matters. See “Certain United States Income Tax Consequences”.
 
Exchange of Certificates
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, from and after the Effective Time, the certificates formerly representing Common Shares that are exchanged under the Arrangement shall represent only the right to receive Comamtech Shares. The holders of Common Shares must surrender such certificates to the Depositary and, upon such surrender, will receive the Comamtech Shares to which they are entitled pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement. See “Procedure to Surrender Certificates”.
 
Copernic
 
As at September 25, 2010, Copernic had 2,096,913 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Each Common Share entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote at the Meeting.
 
Pursuant to the filing of the Articles of Arrangement, the share capital of Copernic will be amended in order to create, and authorize Copernic to issue, an unlimited number of Copernic New Voting Shares and Copernic New Exchangeable Shares.
 
Upon the Arrangement being completed, (i) the sole holder of all of the issued and outstanding Copernic New Voting Shares will be Harris, and (ii) each issued and outstanding Common Share (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) will have been, through a sequence of steps, exchanged for one Comamtech Share, without payment by the holder of such Common Share of any additional consideration. See “Information Respecting Copernic”.
 
Comamtech
 
Comamtech was incorporated under the OBCA on August 16, 2010. Comamtech has not carried on any active business since its incorporation. As of the date hereof, the sole shareholder of Comamtech is Copernic. Comamtech’s head office is located at 333, Bay Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2T6. See “Information Respecting Comamtech”.
 

 
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Following the completion of the Arrangement, Comamtech will utilize the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000 and the additional maximum of $7,600,000 in working capital (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) received from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris, to seek to complete a business acquisition. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement”.
 
Comamtech is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Comamtech Shares. Upon the Arrangement being completed, approximately 2,096,913 Comamtech Shares, less the number of Common Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders, will be issued and outstanding, which is equal to the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Arrangement. The holders of Comamtech Shares are entitled (i) to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors, (ii) to one vote per Comamtech Share at meetings of the shareholders of Comamtech, and (iii) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Comamtech, to receive such assets of Comamtech as are distributable to the holders of the Comamtech Shares.
 
Immediately following the completion of the Arrangement, the board of directors of Comamtech will consist of three (3) individuals who are currently directors of Copernic, namely Marc Ferland, Lawrence Yelin and Claude E. Forget. In addition, the management team of Comamtech is and will be comprised of two (2) individuals who are currently officers of Copernic, namely Marc Ferland (President and Chief Executive Officer) and Jean-Rock Fournier (Chief Financial Officer). See “Information Respecting Comamtech”.
 
Harris
 
Harris is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation and is a leading provider of financial management and customer information systems (CIS) software solutions. Since 1976, Harris has focused on providing feature-rich and robust turnkey solutions to all levels of local government, public power and water entities as well as school districts throughout North America. With over 1,000 employees globally, Harris’ focus is on creating long-term relationships with its customers and ensuring that it meets the changing needs of its customers over time. Harris has two independent operating groups providing software solutions designed primarily for clients in the Province of Quebec.
 
Harris is incorporated under the OBCA and its head and registered office is located at 1 Antares Drive, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, K2E 8C4.
 
Founded in 1995, Constellation acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses that provide mission critical software solutions. Constellation’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CSU” and Constellation is a reporting issuer in each of the provinces of Canada. See “Information Respecting Harris”.
 
Right to Dissent
 
Pursuant to the Interim Order, Shareholders have the right to dissent from the Arrangement Resolution in the manner provided in section 185 of the OBCA, as it may be modified by the Interim Order, the Final Order and Plan of Arrangement. A Dissenting Shareholder will be entitled, if the

 
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Arrangement becomes effective, to be paid by Copernic the fair value of the Common Shares held by such Dissenting Shareholder determined as at the close of business on the last Business Day before the day on which the Arrangement Resolution is adopted. A Shareholder who wishes to dissent must provide a Dissent Notice to Copernic at 360, Franquet Street, Suite 60, Québec, Québec, G1P 4N3, Attention: Secretary, facsimile number 418-527-1751, prior to 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof). It is important that such Shareholder comply strictly with this requirement, as it is different from the statutory dissent provisions of the OBCA that would otherwise permit a Dissent Notice to be provided at or prior to the Meeting. Failure to comply strictly with the dissent procedures set out in the Interim Order and Plan of Arrangement may result in the loss or unavailability of a Shareholder’s Dissent Right. See “Right to Dissent”.
 
Risk Factors
 
In connection with the Arrangement, Shareholders should be aware that there are various risks, including those described in this Circular under the heading “Risk Factors”, those incorporated by reference herein under the heading “Information Respecting Copernic”. Shareholders should carefully consider these risk factors, together with other information included in this Circular, before deciding whether or not to approve the Arrangement. See “Risk Factors”.
 

 
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APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
 
A form of proxy is enclosed and, if you cannot or it is not your intention to be present in person at the Meeting and you are a registered Shareholder, please complete and return the proxy in the envelope provided. The proxy must be executed by the Shareholder or the duly authorized attorney-in-fact of such Shareholder, duly authorized in writing. Proxies to be used at the Meeting must be deposited with the Company at 360 Franquet Street, Suite 60, Québec, Québec, G1P 4N3, or  with the Transfer Agent, at 200 University Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, attention to: Corporate Actions, no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on the last Business Day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, or with the Chair of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, prior to the beginning of the Meeting.
 
Appointment of Proxies
 
The persons designated in the enclosed form of proxy are directors or senior officers of Copernic. Each Shareholder has the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Shareholder) to attend for him or her and act on his or her behalf at the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof  instead of the person specified in the enclosed form of proxy. Such right may be exercised by striking out the names of the specified persons and inserting the name of the Shareholder’s nominee in the space provided or by completing another appropriate form of proxy and, in either case, delivering the proxy as prescribed. The Common Shares represented by the proxy will be voted for or against the Arrangement Resolution in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder on any ballot that may be called for. If the Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Common Shares will be voted accordingly.  If no instructions are given, the Common Shares will be voted FOR the Arrangement Resolution.
 
Non-Registered Shareholders
 
Only Registered Holders, or the persons they appoint as their proxies, are permitted to attend and vote at the Meeting. Most Shareholders are “non-registered” holders because the Common Shares they own are not registered in their names, but instead are registered in the name of the brokerage firm, bank or trust company through which they purchased their Common Shares. More particularly, a person is not a Registered Holder in respect of Common Shares which are held on behalf of that person (the “Non-Registered Shareholder”) but which are registered either: (a) in the name of an intermediary (an “Intermediary”) that the Non-Registered Shareholder deals with in respect of the Common Shares (Intermediaries include, among others, banks, trust companies, securities dealers or brokers and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans); or (b) in the name of a clearing agency (such as CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc. (“CDS”)) of which the Intermediary is a participant. In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer, Copernic has distributed copies of the Notice of Meeting, this Circular, the form of proxy and the Letter of Transmittal (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries for distribution to Non-Registered Shareholders.
 
Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting Materials to Non-Registered Shareholders unless a Non-Registered Shareholder has waived the right to receive them. Very often, Intermediaries will use service companies to forward the Meeting Materials to Non-Registered Shareholders. Generally, Non-Registered Shareholders who have not waived the right to receive Meeting Materials will either:
 
 
(a)
be given (typically a facsimile, stamped signature) a form of proxy which has already been signed by the Intermediary, which is restricted as to the number of shares beneficially owned by the Non-Registered Shareholder but which is otherwise not

 
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completed. Because the Intermediary has already signed the form of proxy, this form of proxy is not required to be signed by the Non-Registered Shareholder when submitting the proxy. In this case, the Non-Registered Shareholder who wishes to submit a proxy should otherwise properly complete the form of proxy and deliver it to Copernic as provided above; or
 
 
(b)
more typically, be given a voting instruction form which is not signed by the Intermediary, and which, when properly completed and signed by the Non-Registered Shareholder and returned to the Intermediary or its designated service company, will constitute voting instructions, (often called a “proxy authorization form”) which the Intermediary must follow. Typically, the proxy authorization form will consist of a one page pre-printed form. Sometimes, instead of the one page pre-printed form, the proxy authorization form will consist of a regularly printed proxy form accompanied by a page of instructions which contains a removable label containing a bar code and other information. In order for the form of proxy to validly constitute a proxy authorization form, the Non-Registered Shareholder must remove the label from the instructions and affix it to the form of proxy, properly complete and sign the form of proxy and return it to the Intermediary or its service company in accordance with the instructions of the Intermediary or its service company.
 
In either case, the purpose of this procedure is to permit Non-Registered Shareholders to direct the voting of the Common Shares which they beneficially own. Should a Non-Registered Shareholder who receives one of the above forms wish to vote at the Meeting in person, the Non-Registered Shareholder should strike out the names of the designated proxy holders and insert the Non-Registered Shareholder’s name in the blank space provided. In either case, Non-Registered Shareholders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediary, including those regarding when and where the proxy or proxy authorization form is to be delivered.
 
Revocation of a Proxy
 
A Shareholder executing the enclosed proxy may revoke it at any time before it has been exercised. A Shareholder may revoke a proxy by depositing an instrument in writing to that effect with Copernic at the registered office of the Company, 333 Bay Street, Suite 2400, Bay Adelaide Centre, Box 20, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2T6, attention to: Alex Nikolic, or with the Transfer Agent, 200 University Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, attention to: Corporate Actions, at any time up to and including the last Business Day preceding the day of the Meeting at which the proxy is to be used, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, or with the Chair of the Meeting prior to its exercise on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. Only Registered Holders have the right to revoke a proxy. Non-Registered Shareholders who wish to change their vote must, sufficiently in advance of the Meeting, arrange for their respective Intermediaries to revoke the proxy on their behalf. Non-Registered Shareholders should seek and carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediary as to how they may revoke their proxy.
 
MANNER OF VOTING AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY PROXIES
 
Unless otherwise specified, proxies in the accompanying form will be voted FOR the Arrangement Resolution.
 
The form of proxy confers discretionary authority to the chosen proxy holder with respect to any amendment to or variation of matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and other matters, which may arise at the Meeting. At the time of printing this Circular, Copernic knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the Notice of

 
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Meeting. However, if other matters, which are not known to the Company, should properly come before the Meeting, the accompanying proxy will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the person or persons voting the proxy.
 
VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
 
Common Shares
 
As at the Record Date, there were 2,096,913 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Each Common Share entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote at the Meeting.
 
Restricted Shares
 
There are no outstanding restricted securities of Copernic nor securities of Copernic that are either indirectly or directly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for restricted securities of Copernic.
 
Record Date
 
The Company has fixed September 25, 2010 as the record date for the purpose of determining Shareholders entitled to receive the Notice of Meeting. All Shareholders of record on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Meeting except to the extent that any such Shareholder has, since the Record Date, transferred any of her or his Common Shares. In such case, a transferee of those Common Shares may produce properly endorsed share certificates, or otherwise establish that she or he owns the Common Shares and provided that she or he has demanded no later than ten (10) days before the Meeting that the Company recognize the transferee as the person entitled to vote the transferred Common Shares, such transferee will be entitled to vote his or her Common Shares at the Meeting.
 
Beneficial Ownership
 
To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, no person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, voting securities carrying ten percent (10%) or more of the voting rights attaching to any class of voting securities of the Company, other than Aurora Elsa Arnaiz who holds 282,117 Common Shares, representing approximately 13.5% of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares and RMG/1754/GPD which holds 217,233 Common Shares, representing approximately 10.4% of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares.
 
BACKGROUND TO AND REASONS FOR THE ARRANGEMENT
 
Background to the Arrangement
 
In the spring of 2009, Copernic began to consider opportunities outside its current business focus to partner with other entities thereby leveraging its expertise, balance sheet and NASDAQ listing. Potential acquisitions were examined and none were determined suitable.
 
Although Copernic had previously announced a private placement in November 2009 which was revised as a potential acquisition of a company operating in an unrelated business sector, these opportunities failed to close as Copernic decided to cease any further discussions thereon.
 
During the first half of 2010, Copernic also engaged the services of consultants to review its desktop search business and determine its long term strategic direction. The Board determined that substantial investments would be required in technology to maintain Copernic’s competitiveness with no certainty that these investments would result in a profitable enterprise, particularly when faced with two

 
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formidable well capitalized competitors, namely Google and Microsoft, who embedded desktop search software in their offerings. In addition, substantial unrecorded tax losses carried forward would to reach their maturity dates in the near term and the Board determined that it was important to crystallize these values as soon as possible. It was therefore necessary to find a Canadian company in the software business which could benefit from these losses while leveraging the core search technology through its own product lines and sales channels. It was also desirable that Copernic employees could migrate to this new employer. Following the signing of a confidentiality agreement between Harris and Copernic, discussions started in March 2010 with Harris with respect to a potential transaction which would accomplish these objectives, culminating in the Arrangement Agreement detailed in this Circular.
 
On July 5, Copernic accepted the Letter of Intent of Harris, providing, among other things, for the terms and conditions of the Arrangement. On August 25, 2010, Copernic, Harris and Comamtech entered into the Arrangement Agreement. See “Arrangement Agreement”.
 
On April 30, 2010, the Board of Directors engaged ModelCom to assess the fairness to the Shareholders, from a financial point of view, of the consideration being offered to Comamtech by Harris for Copernic. In connection with this mandate, ModelCom provided the Fairness Opinion to the Board of Directors on August 25, 2010 which states that, based on its scope of review and subject to the restrictions, limitation and assumptions contained therein, as of the date of the Fairness Opinion, the consideration being offered to Comamtech by Harris for Copernic is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders. The Fairness Opinion is subject to the assumptions and limitations contained therein and should be read in its entirety. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Fairness Opinion” and a copy of the Fairness Opinion annexed hereto as Schedule E.
 
On September 20, 2010, Copernic was advised that the NASDAQ Staff has determined that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement, Comamtech will become a “public shell.”  In accordance with NASDAQ listing rules, NASDAQ will, following closing of the Arrangement, deliver written notification that Comamtech Shares will be delisted. See “Principal Legal Matters – Stock Exchange Listing”.
 
Benefits of the Arrangement
 
Since the purchase of its desktop search software business in 2005 from another entity then called Copernic Inc., Copernic has not been profitable. Copernic has not been able to proceed with the major capital investments required to remain competitive in this sector. The core technologies which comprise Copernic’s desktop search engine software could be, in management’s view, best exploited by a software developer with other product lines and sales channels and who could use such channels to commercialize the software.
 
The Arrangement with Harris would permit Copernic to exit the software industry and to monetize (i) its core technologies and (ii) the significant tax-losses carried forward by Copernic.
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, the Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Arrangement will, ultimately, be exchanged for Comamtech Shares. Shareholders will thereafter be shareholders of Comamtech, a newly incorporated company (currently wholly owned by Copernic), which will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000 and will receive an additional injection of working capital in the amount of up to $7,600,000 (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris.
 
Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement
 
Upon completion of the Arrangement, current Shareholders will be the shareholders of Comamtech. Comamtech will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000, and will receive an additional amount of up to $7,600,000 in working capital (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris.
 

 
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The purchase price to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for the Copernic New Voting Shares is up to $7,600,000 payable as to $5,700,000 on the Closing Date, with an additional $1,500,000 payable on the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date and $400,000 payable no later than January 31, 2011, this last payment being subject to reduction in the event that certain net sales revenues and software license benchmarks are not met by Copernic. The initial payment on the Closing Date will be subject to an initial price adjustment whereby it will be decreased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount that the cash balances of Copernic on the Closing Date are less than $2,500,000. In addition, the purchase price may be increased or decreased based on whether the net tangible assets of Copernic are greater or less than $2,500,000 less the amount by which the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date. See “Share Purchase Agreement”.
 
Comamtech is currently engaged in discussions in relation with a possible business combination to take place following the completion of the Arrangement, with an entity with an operating business which would effectively, based on the current relative preliminary evaluations of the respective parties, result in a reverse takeover of Comamtech.  In any event, the completion of such business combination shall be conditional and be subject to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement.
 
Shareholders are cautioned that there are no assurances that such a business combination will be consummated in a timely manner or at all, or that the closing of said business combination will satisfy the listing requirements prescribed by NASDAQ.  If Comamtech is not able to complete a business acquisition within 18 months from the Closing Date then its board of directors shall review its alternatives, which alternatives may include a pay out as a special dividend to its shareholders (subject to applicable Law and subject to any holdbacks pursuant to the Arrangement) of the cash which it holds or to liquidate its assets to its shareholders (subject to the holdbacks pursuant to the Arrangement and any other liabilities required to be held by Comamtech). In this regard, it will seek, at that time all required approvals, including shareholder approval to proceed as described above.
 
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
 
The Board of Directors has determined unanimously that the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders and is in the best interests of Copernic. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has unanimously approved the Arrangement and authorized the presentation of the Arrangement to the Shareholders for approval and unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution.
 
In arriving at its conclusions with respect to these matters, the Board of Directors considered, among other things, the following factors:
 
 
(a)
the Fairness Opinion to the effect that, as of August 25, 2010, the consideration to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for Copernic is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders;
 
 
(b)
following the Arrangement, Shareholders (other than Dissenting Shareholders) will hold the Comamtech Shares and Comamtech will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000 and will receive an additional injection of working capital of up to $7,600,000 (subject to adjustment and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris;

 
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(c)
the Arrangement will not be completed unless the Arrangement Resolution receives a favourable vote of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, each Shareholder being entitled to one vote for each Common Share held;
 
 
(d)
the Arrangement will become effective only if, after hearing from all interested parties who choose to appear before it, the Court determines that the Arrangement is fair and reasonable;
 
 
(e)
the purpose and benefits of the Arrangement as outlined herein;
 
 
(f)
the Arrangement does not generally result in negative Canadian federal income tax consequences for Shareholders; and
 
 
(g)
pursuant to the Interim Order, Shareholders have Dissent Rights with respect to the Arrangement Resolution and are entitled to be paid the fair value of their Common Shares.
 
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement Resolution.
 
Fairness Opinion
 
ModelCom was retained by the Board of Directors to provide an opinion in respect of the fairness to the Shareholders, from a financial point of view, of the consideration to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for Copernic. In consideration for its services in these respects, Copernic agreed to pay ModelCom certain fees, reimburse ModelCom for its out-of-pocket costs and expenses and indemnify ModelCom in respect of certain liabilities. ModelCom has advised the Board of Directors that neither ModelCom nor any of its affiliates or associates is an insider, associate or affiliate of Copernic, Comamtech, Harris or any of their respective associates or affiliates. There are no understandings, agreements or commitments between ModelCom and Copernic, Comamtech, Harris or any of their respective associates or affiliates with respect to any future business dealings. The compensation of ModelCom in connection with the provision of the Fairness Opinion is not contingent in any way on the conclusions reached in the Fairness Opinion or the successful consummation of the Arrangement.
 
In its Fairness Opinion, ModelCom is of the opinion, based on its scope of review and subject to the restrictions, limitations and assumptions contained therein, that the consideration to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for Copernic is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Shareholders.
 
A copy of the Fairness Opinion is annexed hereto as Schedule E. The Fairness Opinion is subject to the restrictions, assumptions and limitations contained therein. Shareholders are urged to read the Fairness Opinion in its entirety.
 
 
PARTICULARS OF THE ARRANGEMENT
 
Arrangement Steps
 
If (i) the Arrangement is approved at the Meeting by the Required Vote, (ii) the Final Order is issued and (iii) the other conditions for the completion of the Arrangement have been satisfied or waived, the Articles of Arrangement will be filed with the Director and, at the Effective Time, the following will occur and will be deemed to occur in the following order without further act or formality:
 
 
(a)
the share capital of Copernic shall be amended in order to create the Copernic New Voting Shares and the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares;
 

 
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(b)
each issued and outstanding Common Share (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) shall be exchanged into one Copernic New Exchangeable Share;
 
 
(c)
one (1) Copernic New Voting Share shall be issued to Comamtech for a consideration equal to the fair market value of such share;
 
 
(d)
the Common Shares (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic;
 
 
(e)
all Common Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders shall be deemed to have been cancelled and cease to be outstanding without any further act or formality and such Dissenting Shareholders shall immediately cease to have any rights as holders of Common Shares other than the right to be paid by Copernic the fair value of their Common Shares;
 
 
(f)
with respect to each Common Share exchanged or cancelled, the registered holder thereof shall cease to be the holder of such Common Share and such holder’s name shall be removed from Copernic’s register of Shareholders, as of the Effective Time, and the certificate representing such Common Share shall be deemed to have been cancelled as of the Effective Time and the holder thereof shall be deemed to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments, waivers, statutory or otherwise, required for the cancellation of the Common Share;
 
 
(g)
each Copernic New Exchangeable Share shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Share;
 
 
(h)
each Copernic New Exchangeable Share then held by Comamtech shall be converted into one Copernic New Voting Share;
 
 
(i)
the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic;
 
 
(j)
Comamtech shall adopt the Comamtech Stock Option Plan which shall become effective;
 
 
(k)
each Option shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Option and, following such exchange, all Options shall be cancelled and terminated;
 
 
(l)
the Copernic Stock Option Plan shall be terminated;
 
 
(m)
all holders of Comamtech Options not employed by Comamtech after the Effective Time shall be deemed to be optionees that have ceased to be employed or retained by Comamtech and shall be treated in accordance with section 6.1 of the Comamtech Stock Option Plan;
 
 
(n)
Copernic, Comamtech and Harris shall enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities shall be transferred by Copernic to Comamtech or assumed by Comamtech, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and
 
 
(o)
Copernic, Harris and Comamtech shall enter into the Share Purchase Agreement upon which all of the Copernic New Voting Shares shall be transferred by Comamtech to Harris on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.
 
 
 
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The respective obligations of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech to complete the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement are subject to a number of conditions which must be satisfied or waived in order for the Arrangement to become effective. See “Arrangement Agreement”.
 
Treatment of Options
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, Comamtech will adopt the Comamtech Stock Option Plan, which will be identical to the Copernic Stock Option Plan, except for the necessary amendments to reflect the Arrangement.
 
The Plan of Arrangement provides that the Options will be exchanged for Comamtech Options. The Comamtech Options will entitle the holders thereof to receive, upon the exercise of the Comamtech Options in accordance with the terms thereof, a number of Comamtech Shares equivalent to the number of Common Shares such holders would have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Options and upon substantially the same terms and conditions as the Options. All holders of Comamtech Options not employed by Comamtech after the Effective Time will be deemed to be optionees that have ceased to be employed or retained by Comamtech and shall be treated in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Comamtech Stock Option Plan and be entitled, for a period of thirty (30) days following the Effective Date, to exercise such number of Comamtech Options equal to that number of Options he or she was entitled to exercise on the Effective Date.
 
Procedure for the Arrangement to Become Effective
 
Procedural Steps
 
The Arrangement is proposed to be carried out pursuant to section 182 of the OBCA. The following procedural steps must be taken for the Arrangement to become effective:
 
 
(a)
the Arrangement must be approved by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, each Shareholder being entitled to one vote for each Common Share held;
 
 
(b)
all conditions set out in the Arrangement Agreement must be satisfied or waived by the appropriate parties;
 
 
(c)
the Arrangement must be approved by the Court pursuant to the Final Order; and
 
 
(d)
the Articles of Arrangement together with any other required documents must be filed with the Director in the form prescribed by the OBCA.

 
  Shareholders Approval
 
Pursuant to the Interim Order, the Arrangement Resolution must be approved by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, each Shareholder being entitled to one vote for each Common Share held, subject to Dissent Rights.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Arrangement Resolution authorizes Copernic, subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, without further notice to or obtaining the approval of the Shareholders, to amend or terminate any of the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement and decide not to proceed with the Arrangement, at any time prior to the Arrangement becoming effective pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA. See the Arrangement Resolution and the Plan of Arrangement annexed hereto as Schedules A and B, respectively.
 
 
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Court Approval
 
On September 27, 2010, Copernic obtained the Interim Order providing for the calling and holding of the Meeting and other procedural matters. See the Interim Order and the Notice of Application annexed hereto as Schedule C and Schedule D, respectively.
 
The OBCA provides that the Arrangement requires Court approval. Subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, and if the Arrangement Resolution is approved by the Shareholders at the Meeting in the manner required by the Interim Order, Copernic will make application to the Court for the Final Order at the Toronto Courthouse, 330 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, on November 1, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard. Any Shareholder or other interested party desiring to support or oppose the motion with respect to the Arrangement may appear at the hearing in person or by counsel for that purpose, subject to filing with the Court and serving upon Copernic, on or before October 26, 2010, an appearance and complying with certain other procedural requirements. If such appearance is with the view to contest the motion for the Final Order or make representations in relation thereto, the Shareholder or other interested party must serve on Copernic and file in the Court record, on or before October 26, 2010, written representations supported as to the facts by affidavit(s) and exhibit(s), if any, failing which the appearing person shall not be permitted to contest the motion for Final Order or make representations in relation thereto. Service of such notice on Copernic is required to be effected by service upon the attorneys for Copernic, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Suite 2400, 333 Bay Street, Bay Adelaide Centre, Box 20, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2T6, attention: Samuel Rickett.
 
The Court has broad discretion under the OBCA when making orders with respect to the Arrangement, and the Court, in hearing the application for the Final Order, will consider, among other things, the fairness of the Arrangement to the Shareholders and any other interested party that the Court determines appropriate. The Court may approve the Arrangement, either as proposed or as amended, in any manner the Court may direct, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of such approval, if any, as the Court may determine appropriate. Depending on the nature of any required amendments, Copernic or Harris may determine not to proceed with the Arrangement in the event that any amendment ordered by the Court is not satisfactory to either Copernic or Harris, acting reasonably.
 
The issuance of the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, the Comamtech Shares and the Comamtech Options pursuant to the Arrangement will not be registered under the 1933 Act and are being issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the 1933 Act. The Court will be advised before the hearing of the application for the Final Order that if the terms and conditions of the Arrangement are approved by the Court, (i) Comamtech will rely on such Section 3(a)(10) exemption based on the Court’s approval of the Arrangement, and (ii) that the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, the Comamtech Shares and the Comamtech Options issued pursuant to the Arrangement will not require registration under the 1933 Act.
 
If (i) the Arrangement is approved by the Shareholders by the Required Vote, (ii) the Final Order is obtained from the Court and (iii) all of the conditions set out in the Arrangement Agreement are satisfied or waived, Copernic intends to cause a copy of the Articles of Arrangement to be filed with the Director, together with such other materials as may be required by the Director.
 
Timing
 
If the Meeting is held as scheduled and not adjourned, the Arrangement Resolution is passed and the other applicable conditions are satisfied or waived by the appropriate parties, Copernic will apply to the Court for the Final Order approving the Arrangement on November 1, 2010. If the Final Order is obtained on November 1, 2010 in form and substance satisfactory to Copernic, Comamtech and Harris, and all other conditions to the Arrangement are satisfied or waived, Copernic expects that the Effective Date will occur on or about November 2, 2010. It is not possible, however, to specify when the Effective Date will occur. Copernic or Harris may terminate the Arrangement Agreement in certain circumstances, in which case the Arrangement will not be completed. See “Arrangement Agreement”.
 
 
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The Arrangement will become effective upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement with the Director and issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement by the Director.
 
The Effective Date could be delayed, however, for a number of reasons, including an objection before the Court at the hearing in respect of the Final Order. Upon the Arrangement becoming effective, Copernic will issue a press release confirming the same.
 
Intention of Certain Shareholders
 
Certain of Copernic’s directors who also own Common Shares, namely Claude E. Forget, David Goldman and Irwin Kramer have executed Support and Voting Agreements and have irrevocably committed to vote their Common Shares for the Arrangement Resolution. As of the date of this Circular, Claude E. Forget, David Goldman and Irwin Kramer exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 68,321 Common Shares, representing approximately 3.26% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.
 
Interest of Certain Persons or Companies in Matters to be Acted Upon
 
To the knowledge of the management of Copernic, no person who has been a director or executive officer of the Company since the beginning of the last financial year and/or associate or affiliate of any above-mentioned director or executive officer has any direct or indirect material interest in the form of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting, except as disclosed herein, and for (i) Mr. Marc Ferland, President and Chief Executive Officer of Copernic, who is entitled, pursuant to an employment agreement dated June 16, 2010, to a payment of $150,000 to be paid by Copernic upon the completion of the Agreement, and (ii) Mr. Marc Ferland, President and Chief Executive Officer of Copernic, and Mr. Jean-Rock Fournier, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Copernic, who will be employed by Comamtech after the completion of the Arrangement and will, therefore, be treated differently from certain Option holders since their Comamtech Options will not be terminated pursuant to the terms of  the Comamtech Stock Option Plan, and (iii) Mr. David Goldman, Chairman of the Board, whose consulting agreement will be transferred to Comamtech and who will, therefore be treated differently from certain other Option holders since his Comamtech Options will not be terminated pursuant to the terms of  the Comamtech Stock Option Plan. See “Particulars of the Arrangement – Treatment of Options”.
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, the current and former directors and officers of Copernic and the Consolidated Group will benefit from a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering claims made prior to or within six years after the Effective Date. Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, Copernic covenanted not to terminate, cancel or otherwise reduce such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage.
 
As at the Record Date, the directors and executive officers of Copernic, as a group, beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over approximately 68,826 Common Shares representing approximately 3.28% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. Except as disclosed elsewhere in this Circular, all of the Common Shares held by the directors and executive officers of Copernic will be treated in the same manner under the Arrangement as the Common Shares held by other Shareholders.
 
 
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Effect of the Arrangement
 
Upon completion of the Arrangement, (i) Harris will be the holder of all the issued and outstanding shares of Copernic, (ii) the Shareholders will have exchanged, through a sequence of steps, each Common Share they hold for one Comamtech Share, (iii) Comamtech will be the holder of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000 and will receive an additional amount of up to $7,600,000 in working capital (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris; and (iv) Comamtech will not be operating a business and will not generate any revenue.  However, there will be costs associated (including legal, accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses) with its status as a public company in the province of Ontario and in the United States relating to statutory reporting requirements.
 
Options not exercised prior to the Arrangement in accordance with their terms will be exchanged for Comamtech Options and such Options shall be cancelled.
 
In connection with the Arrangement, Comamtech will become a “reporting issuer” in the Province of Ontario, the jurisdiction in which Copernic is currently a reporting issuer, and will seek to complete a business acquisition in order to satisfy the minimum listing requirements of the NASDAQ. The issuance of the Comamtech Shares pursuant to the Arrangement will not be registered under the 1933 Act and are being issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided therein. See “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement – Use of Proceeds by Comamtech following completion of the Arrangement”.
 
ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT
 
The following is a summary description of the material terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Arrangement Agreement, a copy of which is available under Copernic’s profile on the SEDAR web site at www.sedar.com. A copy of the Plan of Arrangement is annexed to the Circular as Schedule B. Shareholders are encouraged to read the Arrangement Agreement and Plan of Arrangement in their entirety.
 
General
 
The Arrangement is being effected pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement. The Arrangement Agreement contains covenants, representations and warranties of each of Copernic and Harris and various conditions precedent, both mutual and in favour of each of Copernic and Harris.

 
Mutual Conditions Precedent
 
The respective obligations of Copernic, Comamtech and Harris to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement, and in particular the Arrangement, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date or such other time as is specified below, of the following conditions:
 
 
(a)
the Interim Order shall have been granted in form and content satisfactory to each of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, acting reasonably, and shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise;
 
 
(b)
the Arrangement Resolution shall have been passed at the Meeting by not less than the Required Vote;
 
 
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(c)
the Final Order shall have been granted in form and content satisfactory to each of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, acting reasonably, and shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise;
 
 
(d)
the Articles of Arrangement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to each of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, acting reasonably, and be capable of being filed in sufficient time to ensure that the Arrangement may become effective on or prior to the Outside Date;
 
 
(e)
all Regulatory Approvals shall have been obtained or concluded or, in the case of waiting or suspensory periods, expired or been terminated;
 
 
(f)
no Governmental Entity shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, applied for (or advised either Copernic or Harris that it has determined to make such application), enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that (i) restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits consummation of, or dissolves, the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement or the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or (ii) results in a judgment or assessment of material damages directly or indirectly relating to the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement or the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and
 
 
(g)
the Arrangement Agreement shall not have been terminated.
 
The foregoing conditions are provided in the Arrangement Agreement for the mutual benefit of each of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech and may be asserted by each of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech regardless of the circumstances and may be waived by each of Copernic, Harris and Comamtech, at any time without prejudice to any other rights which they may have.
 
Conditions to Obligations of Copernic
 
The obligations of Copernic to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement, and in particular the Arrangement, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date or such other time as is specified below, of the following conditions:
 
 
(a)
all covenants of Harris under the Arrangement Agreement to be performed or complied with on or before the Effective Date shall have been duly performed or complied with by Harris in all material respects, and Copernic shall have received a certificate of Harris, addressed to Copernic and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Harris by two of its senior executive officers (on Harris’ behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as of the Effective Date after having made reasonable inquiry; and
 
 
(b)
the representations and warranties of Harris set forth in the Arrangement Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date); provided, however, that any such representation and warranty that is qualified by a reference to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), and Copernic shall have received a certificate of Harris, addressed to Copernic and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Harris by two of its senior executive officers (on Harris’ behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as of the Effective Date after having made reasonable inquiry.
 
 
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Conditions to Obligations of Harris
 
The obligations of Harris to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date or such other time as is specified below, of the following conditions:
 
 
(a)
all covenants of Copernic under the Arrangement Agreement to be performed or complied with on or before the Effective Date shall have been duly performed or complied with by Copernic in all material respects, and Harris shall have received a certificate of Copernic, addressed to Harris and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Copernic by two senior executive officers of Copernic (on Copernic’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date after having made reasonable inquiry;
 
 
(b)
the representations and warranties of Copernic set forth in the Arrangement Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date); provided, however, that any such representation and warranty that is qualified by a reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), and Harris shall have received a certificate of Copernic, addressed to Harris and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Copernic by two senior executive officers of Copernic (on Copernic’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date after having made reasonable inquiry;
 
 
(c)
Harris shall not have become aware of any untrue statement of a material fact, or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in the light of the circumstances in which it was made and at the date it was made (after giving effect to all subsequent filings made on or prior to the date of the Arrangement Agreement in relation to all matters covered in earlier filings) in the Corporation Public Documents;
 
 
(d)
neither Comamtech nor any member of the Consolidated Group shall have entered into or announced its intention to enter into any Post-Arrangement Transaction Proposal that could reasonably be expected to impair or delay in any manner whatsoever the completion of the Arrangement and any of the transactions contemplated thereby or otherwise affect the Arrangement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby;
 
 
(e)
neither Comamtech nor any member of the Consolidated Group shall have completed a Post-Arrangement Transaction Proposal prior to the completion of the Arrangement and all transactions contemplated thereby;
 
 
(f)
between August 25, 2010 and the Effective Time, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect;
 
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(g)
the aggregate number of Common Shares held, directly or indirectly, by the Shareholders who have validly exercised Dissent Rights in connection with the Arrangement shall not exceed 10% of the outstanding Common Shares as of the Effective Date;
 
 
(h)
Harris shall have received resignations and mutual releases, in the form settled between Copernic and Harris, from the directors and executive officers of the members of the Consolidated Group;
 
 
(i)
except for the Permitted Encumbrances, there shall be no security registrations against Copernic under the Register of personal and movable real rights (Québec) or other security registration legislation in other jurisdictions, with the exception of registrations relating to specific goods which, for greater certainty, excludes registrations relating to equipment or other categories of personal property where no specific good is listed, or such other arrangements shall have been made with respect to the discharge of such security registrations as are satisfactory to Harris;
 
 
(j)
Harris shall have received from Copernic all of the information and documents set forth in Schedule 6.2(j) of the Disclosure Letter;
 
 
(k)
the Share Purchase Agreement shall have been duly executed by Copernic, Harris and Comamtech;
 
 
(l)
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall have been duly executed by Copernic and Comamtech;
 
 
(m)
the Support and Voting Agreements shall not have been terminated;
 
 
(n)
the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement shall have been duly executed by Copernic, Harris and Comamtech; and
 
 
(o)
the Plan of Arrangement shall not have been modified or amended in a manner adverse to Harris without Harris’s consent.
 
The foregoing conditions are provided in the Arrangement Agreement for the exclusive benefit of Harris and may be asserted by Harris regardless of the circumstances or may be waived by Harris, at any time without prejudice to any other rights Harris may have.
Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation and Right to Match
 
Pursuant to section 7.1 of the Arrangement Agreement, Copernic agreed to certain non-solicitation covenants and granted a right to match to Harris as follows:
 
 
(a)
Copernic shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions and negotiations (including through any advisors or other parties on its behalf), with any parties (other than Harris and any of its representatives) conducted before the date of the Arrangement Agreement with respect to any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to, an Acquisition Proposal. Copernic shall not modify, or release any third party from, any existing confidentiality agreement (including, for greater certainty, any existing standstill provisions). Copernic shall discontinue access to any of its confidential information (and not establish or allow access to any of its confidential information, or any data room, virtual or otherwise) and shall as soon as possible request and exercise all rights it has to require (i) the return or destruction of all confidential information provided to any third parties who have entered into a confidentiality agreement with Copernic relating to an Acquisition Proposal and (ii) the destruction of all material including or incorporating or otherwise reflecting any confidential information regarding Copernic provided to such third parties, and shall use all reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that such requests are honoured. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth in section 7.1(a) of the Arrangement Agreement by Copernic or its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents shall be deemed to be a breach of section 7.1(a) by Copernic.
 
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(b)
Copernic shall not, directly or indirectly, do, or authorize or permit any of its officers, directors or employees or any financial advisor, expert, agent or other representative retained by it to do, any of the following:
 
 
(i)
solicit, assist, initiate, encourage or in any way facilitate (including by way of furnishing information, or entering into any form of written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding) any Acquisition Proposal or inquiries, proposals or offers regarding an Acquisition Proposal;
 
 
(ii)
enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an Acquisition Proposal, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to its businesses, properties, operations, prospects or conditions (financial or otherwise) in connection with an Acquisition Proposal or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt of any other person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing;
 
 
(iii)
waive, or otherwise forbear in the enforcement of, or enter into or participate in any discussions, negotiations or agreements to waive or otherwise forbear in respect of, any rights or other benefits under confidentiality agreements, including any “standstill provisions” thereunder; or
 
 
(iv)
accept, recommend, approve, agree to, endorse, or propose publicly to accept, recommend, approve, agree to, or endorse any Acquisition Proposal or agreement in respect thereto; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of the Arrangement Agreement, Copernic and its officers, directors, employees and advisors or other representatives may prior to the Meeting:

 
(v)
enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with a third party who (without any solicitation, initiation or encouragement, directly or indirectly, after the date of the Arrangement Agreement, by Copernic or any of its officers, directors or employees or any financial advisor, expert, agent or other representative retained by it) seeks to initiate such discussions or negotiations with Copernic that does not result from a breach of section 7.1 of the Arrangement Agreement and, subject to execution of a confidentiality and standstill agreement substantially similar to the confidentiality agreement dated March 16, 2010 entered into between Copernic and Harris (provided that such confidentiality agreement shall provide for disclosure thereof (along with all information provided thereunder) to Harris as set out below), may furnish to such third party information concerning Copernic and its business, properties and assets, in each case if, and only to the extent that:
 
 
(A)
the third party has first made a written bona fide Acquisition Proposal which is a Superior Proposal; and
 
 
 
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(B)
prior to furnishing such information to or entering into or participating in any such discussions or negotiations with such third party, Copernic provides prompt notice to Harris to the effect that it is furnishing information to or entering into or participating in discussions or negotiations with such person together with a copy of the confidentiality agreement referenced above and, if not previously provided to Harris, copies of all information provided to such third party concurrently with the provision of such information to such third party; and
 
 
(vi)
accept, recommend, approve or enter into an agreement to implement a Superior Proposal from a third party, but only if prior to such acceptance, recommendation, approval or implementation, the Board shall have concluded in good faith, after considering all proposals to adjust the terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement as contemplated by section 7.1(d) of the Arrangement Agreement and after receiving the written advice of outside counsel, that the taking of such action is necessary for the Board in the discharge of its fiduciary duties under applicable Laws and Copernic complies with its obligations set forth in section 7.1(d) of the Arrangement Agreement and terminates the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its section 7.3(a)(iv) and concurrently therewith pays a termination fee of $500,000 to Harris.
 
 
(c)
Copernic shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours of receipt thereof) notify Harris (at first orally and then in writing) of any Acquisition Proposal or of any inquiries, offers, proposals or requests with respect to any Acquisition Proposal (or, in each case, any amendment thereto) or any request for non-public information relating to any member of the Consolidated Group or their respective assets, or any amendments to the foregoing. Such notice shall include a copy of any written Acquisition Proposal (and any amendment thereto) which has been received or, if no written Acquisition Proposal has been received, a description of the material terms and conditions of, and the identity of the person making any inquiry, proposal, offer or request. Copernic shall also provide such further and other details of the Acquisition Proposal or of the inquiry, offer,
 
proposal or request in respect of an Acquisition Proposal, or any amendment thereto, as Harris may reasonably request. Copernic shall keep Harris promptly and fully informed of the status, including any change to material terms, of any Acquisition Proposal or of any inquiries, offers, proposals or requests with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, or any amendment thereto, shall respond promptly to all inquiries by Harris with respect thereto, and shall provide Harris copies of all material correspondence and other written material sent to or provided to Copernic by any person in connection with such inquiry, proposal, offer or request or sent or provided by Copernic to any person in connection with such inquiry, proposal, offer or request, and all other information reasonably requested by Harris in respect thereto.
 
 
(d)
Copernic shall give Harris, orally and in writing, at least two Business Days advance notice of any decision by the Board to accept, recommend, approve or enter into an agreement to implement a Superior Proposal, shall set out the Board’s reasonable determination of the financial value of the consideration offered by such third party to the Shareholders under such Superior Proposal, which notice shall confirm that the Board has determined that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, shall identify the third party making the Superior Proposal and provide a copy thereof and any amendments thereto to Harris. During the two Business Day period commencing on the delivery of such notice, Copernic agrees not to accept, recommend, approve or enter into any agreement to implement such Superior Proposal and not to release the party making the Superior Proposal from any standstill provisions and shall not withdraw, redefine, modify or change its recommendation in respect of the Arrangement. In addition, during such two Business Day period, Copernic shall, and shall cause its financial and legal advisors to, negotiate in good faith with Harris and its financial and legal advisors to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement and the Arrangement as would enable Harris to proceed with the Arrangement as amended rather than the Superior Proposal. In the event Harris proposes to amend the Arrangement Agreement and the Arrangement such that the Superior Proposal ceases to be a Superior Proposal and so advises the Board prior to the expiry of such two Business Day period, the Board shall not accept, recommend, approve or enter into any agreement to implement such Superior Proposal, shall not release the party making the Superior Proposal from any standstill provisions and shall not withdraw, redefine, modify or change its recommendation in respect of the Arrangement.
 
 
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Representations and Warranties
 
The Arrangement Agreement contains various representations and warranties of and with respect to the Company. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things: the approval of the Board; valid incorporation and organisation, corporate authority and binding obligation; authorization and compliance with constating documents, agreements and Laws; compliance with securities Laws; absence of other purchase agreements; absence of shareholders rights plan; compliance with Laws; approvals and consents; absence of broker; enforceability of obligations; and absence of claims.
 
The Arrangement Agreement also contains various representations and warranties of and with respect to Harris. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things: corporate authority and binding obligation; compliance with constating documents, agreements, and Laws; sufficiency of financing; absence of claims; sophisticated purchaser; and access to management and records; and absence of broker.
Termination of the Arrangement Agreement
 
Section 8.2 of the Arrangement Agreement provides that the Arrangement Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time:
 
 
(a)
by mutual written consent of Harris and Copernic;
 
 
(b)
if any of the conditions precedent set forth in the Arrangement Agreement are not complied with or waived by the party for whose benefit such conditions are provided, on or before the date required for their performance; provided that the terminating party is not in material default of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements under the Arrangement Agreement;
 
 
(c)
by Harris upon the occurrence of a Purchaser Damages Event;
 
 
(d)
by Harris if the Required Vote is not obtained at the Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof), or if the Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to the Outside Date by failure of Copernic to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement;
 
 
(e)
by Copernic if the Board or any committees of the Board accepts, recommends, approves or enters into an agreement, understanding or letter of intent to implement a Superior Proposal, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement and provided (i) Copernic has complied with its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement to offer to Harris a right to match such Superior Proposal and (ii) Copernic pays to Harris a termination fee of $500,000; and
 
 
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(f)
by either Harris or Copernic if the Effective Date does not occur on or prior to the Outside Date, except that such right to terminate the Arrangement Agreement shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any of its obligations has been a principal cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Date to occur on or prior to the Outside Date.
 
If the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in the above circumstances, it will forthwith become void and neither Copernic, Harris nor Comamtech will have any liability or further obligation to the other party thereunder, except as provided in the Arrangement Agreement.
 
Expenses and Termination Fees
 
In the event of the termination of the Arrangement Agreement upon the occurrence of a Purchaser Damages Event, Copernic shall pay to Harris a termination fee of $500,000 within two Business Days after the first to occur of the Purchaser Damages Events.
 
In the event of the termination of the Arrangement Agreement upon the occurrence of a Copernic Damages Event, Harris shall pay to Copernic a reverse termination fee of $500,000 within two Business Days after the first to occur of the Copernic Damages Events.
 
If the Required Vote is not obtained at the Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof), then, in the event of the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, Copernic shall pay to Harris (or to whom Harris may direct) the documented legal fees and associated expenses of Harris incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Arrangement Agreement within two Business Days after receipt by Copernic of an invoice evidencing such legal fees and associated expenses that is acceptable to Copernic, acting reasonably.
 
If the Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to the Outside Date by failure of Copernic to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement, Copernic shall pay to Harris (or to whom Harris may direct) an amount equal to 50% of the documented legal fees and associated expenses of Harris incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Arrangement Agreement within two Business Days after receipt by Copernic of an invoice evidencing such legal fees and associated expenses that is acceptable to Copernic, acting reasonably.
 
Each of the parties has agreed that, except as set forth below, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Arrangement Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense; provided, however, that, in all circumstances, Copernic shall pay to Harris 50% of the documented legal fees and associated expenses of Harris incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, up to a maximum of $75,000 within two Business Days after receipt by Copernic of an invoice evidencing such legal fees and associated expenses that is acceptable to Copernic, acting reasonably.
 
The expenses incurred by Copernic for the purposes of the Arrangement, including professional and advisory fees, expenses related to the preparation and printing of this Circular and the holding of the Meeting, which are estimated to be $700,000, will be assumed by Copernic.
 
SUPPORT AND VOTING AGREEMENTS
 
Certain of Copernic’s directors who also hold Common Shares, namely Claude E. Forget, David Goldman and Irwin Kramer, have entered into Support and Voting Agreements with Harris and have irrevocably committed to vote their Common Shares in favour of the Arrangement Resolution. As of the date of this Circular, Claude E. Forget, David Goldman and Irwin Kramer (collectively, the “Supporting Shareholders”) exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 68,321 Common Shares, representing approximately 3.26% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.
 
 
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The following is a summary description of the material terms and conditions of the Support and Voting Agreements. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Support and Voting Agreements, a copy of which is available under Copernic’s profile on the SEDAR web site at www.sedar.com.
 
Covenants of the Supporting Shareholders
 
Under the Support and Voting Agreements, each Supporting Shareholder, in his capacity of Shareholder and not in his capacity as an officer or director of Copernic, has irrevocably covenanted and agreed in favour of Harris that, during the period commencing on August 25, 2010 and continuing until the date the Arrangement Agreement is terminated, to the following:
 
 
(a)
to cause his Common Shares to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum and to vote or to cause to be voted his Common Shares, and any other Common Shares directly or indirectly acquired by or issued to him (including without limitation any Common Shares issued upon exercise of Options), if any, in favour of the Arrangement and any other matter necessary for the consumption of the Arrangement at the Meeting;
 
 
(b)
if requested by Harris, acting reasonably, to deliver or to cause to be delivered to Copernic duly executed proxies in Harris’ favour voting in favour of the Arrangement;
 
 
(c)
if Harris concludes that it is necessary or desirable to proceed with a form of transaction other than pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement (including, without limitation, a take-over bid) whereby Harris and/or any of its affiliates would effectively acquire all of the Common Shares on economic terms and conditions having consequences to the Supporting Shareholder that are substantially equivalent to or better than those contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement (any such transaction is referred to as an “Alternative Transaction”), provided that Harris makes available such Alternative Transaction to each Shareholder on economic terms and conditions that are equivalent to those provided to the Supporting Shareholder, the Supporting Shareholder agrees to support the completion of the Alternative Transaction in the same manner as the Arrangement Agreement, including, in the case of a take-over bid, by causing all of his Common Shares to be validly tendered in acceptance of such take-over bid together with the Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, notice of guaranteed delivery, and any other documents required in accordance with such take-over bid, and will not withdraw his Common Shares from such take-over bid;

 
(d)
not to exercise any Dissent Rights;
 
 
(e)
except in his capacity as an officer or director of Copernic, to the extent permitted by the Arrangement Agreement, not to take any action which may in any way adversely affect the success of, or delay or interfere with the completion of the transactions contemplated by, the Arrangement;
 
 
(f)
except in his capacity as an officer or director of Copernic, to the extent permitted by the Arrangement Agreement, not to, directly or indirectly, make or participate in or take any action that may result in an Acquisition Proposal, or engage in any discussion, negotiation or inquiries relating thereto or accept any Acquisition Proposal;
 
 
(g)
to vote or to cause to be voted his Common Shares, and any other Common Shares directly or indirectly acquired by or issued to him (including without limitation any Common Shares issued upon exercise of Options), if any, against any Acquisition Proposal and any other matter necessary for the completion of an Acquisition Proposal at the meeting of Shareholders held to consider it;
 
 
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(h)
not to, directly or indirectly, without Harris’ prior written consent, (i) sell, transfer, grant a participation interest in, option, hypothecate, grant a security interest in, pledge, assign or otherwise convey or encumber any of his Common Shares or any interest therein, (ii) grant any proxies or power of attorney, deposit any of his Common Shares into any voting trust or enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise, with respect to his Common Shares, or (iii) enter into an agreement, option or other arrangement to do any of the foregoing;
 
 
(i)
to promptly notify Harris of the amount of any new Common Shares acquired by the Supporting Shareholder, if any. Any such Common Shares shall be subject to the terms of such Support and Voting Agreement; and
 
 
(j)
execute and deliver, from time to time, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments and take all such other action that is necessary or as Harris may reasonably request for the purpose of giving effect to or carrying out the undertakings and transactions contemplated by such Support and Voting Agreement. 
 
Representations and Warranties
 
The Support and Voting Agreements contains customary representations and warranties of each of the Supporting Shareholders. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things: the power and authority of the Supporting Shareholder, the enforceability and binding nature of the obligations, title to the Common Shares, the absence of claims and the absence of other agreements, options, rights or privileges.
 
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
 
The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the draft Assignment and Assumption Agreement, which is annexed as Schedule D to the Arrangement Agreement filed by Copernic on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The definitive Assignment and Assumption Agreement will be filed by Copernic and Comamtech on SEDAR at www.sedar.com following the Effective Date.
 
Pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, on the Effective Date, Copernic, Comamtech and Harris shall enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which Copernic shall transfer, sell, convey, assign and deliver to Comamtech the Assigned Assets (as defined in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement) and Comamtech shall perform, satisfy and discharge the Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out therein.
 
Upon completion of the Arrangement, Comamtech will own and be subject to the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities, having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000.
 
The Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities include, among other things: the deposit made to Wireless Age Communications Inc. in connection with a letter of intent dated January 13, 2010; the balance of purchase price under the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into between Copernic and Empresario, Inc. as of May 14, 2009;  all of the equity interest currently held by Copernic in Mamma.com USA, Inc., Technologies LTRIM Inc., Tri-Link Technologies Inc. and Newlook Industries Corp.; all the agreements entered into by Copernic with Empresario Inc., 2208270 Ontario Limited, Newlook Industries Inc., and Wireless Age Communications, Inc.; and various other insurance and non material supplier agreements.
 
 
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Share Purchase Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the draft Share Purchase Agreement, which is annexed as Schedule C to the Arrangement Agreement filed by Copernic on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, as amended as described below.  The definitive Share Purchase Agreement will be filed by Copernic and Comamtech on SEDAR at www.sedar.com following the Effective Date.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Arrangement, on the Effective Date, Copernic, Comamtech and Harris will enter into the Share Purchase Agreement which sets out the terms and conditions relating to the acquisition by Harris of all the then issued and outstanding shares of Copernic then held by Comamtech.
 
Purchase Price
 
The purchase price to be paid by Harris to Comamtech for the shares of Copernic is equal to $7,600,000 payable as to $5,700,000 on the Closing Date, with an additional $1,500,000 payable on the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date and $400,000 payable no later than January 31, 2011 (the Deferred Payment”) (such $400,000 representing the maximum aggregate amount of the earn out initially contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, which amount will now be paid as the Deferred Payment). The initial payment on the Closing Date will be subject to an initial price adjustment whereby it will be decreased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount that the cash balances of Copernic on the Closing Date are less than $2,500,000.  The Deferred Payment shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by which certain net sales revenues and software license bench marks are not met by Copernic.
 
Furthermore, the Share Purchase Agreement provides for post-closing adjustments to the purchase price based on whether the net tangible assets of Copernic are greater than or less than $2,500,000, which threshold will be decreased if the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date.  If the Net Tangible Assets (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) of Copernic are greater than $2,500,000 (less the amount, if any, by which the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date), then, subject to the right of set-off provided in the Share Purchase Agreement, Harris shall pay to Comamtech an amount equal to the amount by which the Net Tangible Assets exceed $2,500,000 (less the amount, if any, by which the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date) and the purchase price shall be increased by such amount.
 
If the Net Tangible Assets are less than $2,500,000 (less the amount, if any, by which the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date), Comamtech shall pay to Harris an amount equal to the amount by which the Net Tangible Assets are less than $2,500,000 (less the amount, if any, by which the cash balances of Copernic are less than $2,500,000 on the Closing Date) and the purchase price shall be reduced by such amount.
 
Sources of Funds
 
Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, an aggregate amount of approximately $7,600,000 will be required to fund the purchase price paid by Harris to Comamtech. Under the Arrangement Agreement, Harris represented to Copernic that it will have at the Effective Time current assets and available credit facilities or commitments sufficient to fund (i) the cash consideration payable by Harris to Comamtech pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the other amounts required to be funded under the Arrangement Agreement.
 
 
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Representations and Warranties
 
The Share Purchase Agreement contains various representations and warranties of Comamtech with respect to Comamtech and Copernic. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things: validity of title; absence of options and other agreements; corporate authority; binding nature of the obligations; required consents; absence of insolvency procedures; valid incorporation and organization; description of share capital; absence of other commitments on securities; absence of other subsidiaries and affiliates; financial information; intellectual property matters; identification of customer licenses and other agreements; identification of licensed technology; status of the accounts receivable; absence of liabilities; absence of prior transactions; tax matters; absence of change; conduct of business; ownership of assets; owned real property and leased premises; identification of material contracts, agreements and commitments; warranty; absence of non-arm’s length transactions; employment matters; absence of litigation; privacy laws matters; compliance with privacy laws; insurance matters; books and records; environmental matters; identification of loans; identification of bank accounts; absence of powers of attorney; absence of brokers; and accuracy of information and full disclosure.
 
The Share Purchase Agreement also contains various representations and warranties of Harris with respect to Harris. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things: valid incorporation and organization; corporate authority; binding nature of the obligations; absence of conflict; absence of brokers; investment intention; and required consents.
 
The representations and warranties of Comamtech with respect to: validity of title; absence of options and other agreements; intellectual property matters; software; identification of customer licenses and other agreements; identification of licensed technology; tax matters; identification of material contracts, agreements and commitments and litigation matters, will survive the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement and will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of Harris for a period of 18 months after the Closing Date.
 
The representations and warranties of Harris will also survive the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement and will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of Comamtech for a period of 18 months after the Closing Date.
 
Indemnification Provisions
 
The Share Purchase Agreement provides that Comamtech shall indemnify, save and hold harmless, discharge and release Copernic and Harris from and against any and all damages suffered by, imposed upon or asserted against Harris or Copernic as a result of, in respect of, connected with, based on, or arising out of, under or pursuant to certain events, including any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by Comamtech or any breach of any covenant of Comamtech set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement. The indemnification obligations of Comamtech are however limited and shall in no event exceed $1,500,000, in the aggregate, except where there has been fraud or a fraudulent misrepresentation by Comamtech.
 
Likewise, the Share Purchase Agreement provides that Harris shall indemnify, save and hold harmless, discharge and release Comamtech from and against any and all damages suffered by, imposed upon or asserted against Comamtech as a result of, in respect of, connected with, based on, or arising out of, under or pursuant to certain events, including any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by Harris or any breach of any covenant of Harris set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement. The indemnification obligations of Harris are however limited and shall in no event exceed $1,500,000, in the aggregate, except where there has been fraud or a fraudulent misrepresentation by Comamtech.
 
 
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CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
 
The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the draft Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, which is annexed as Schedule E to the Arrangement Agreement filed by Copernic on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The definitive Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement will be filed by Copernic and Comamtech on SEDAR at www.sedar.com following the Effective Date.
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, on the Closing Date, Copernic, Comamtech and Harris shall enter into a Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, pursuant to which Comamtech agrees, for a period of five (5) years beginning on the Closing Date (the “Non-Competition Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, either alone or in conjunction with any other person, carry on, have any financial or other interest in, advise, lend money to, or guarantee the obligations of, any business carried on in Canada, the United States or Europe which is the same or substantially similar to, or which competes with, all or any part of the business of developing, marketing and selling home and business desktop search software products and solutions carried on by Copernic (the “Business”).
 
The Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement also contains (a) non-solicitation provisions preventing Comamtech during the Non-Competition Period, from, among other things, (i) soliciting any customer or supplier of Copernic; (ii) soliciting, inducing or influencing any customer or supplier of the Business to discontinue or reduce the extent of the relationship they may have with Copernic, Harris or any of their respective affiliates; or (iii) recruiting, soliciting, employing or offering to employ any employee of Harris or Copernic engaged in the Business; and (b) confidentiality provisions preventing Comamtech from disclosing, divulging or communicating or allowing any other person to disclose, divulge or communicate, to any person, or utilizing or allowing the use of any confidential or proprietary information of Corpernic, Harris or any of their respective affiliates, for its personal benefit or for the benefit or any third party.
 
CERTAIN CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
The following summary describes, as of the date of this Circular, the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable under the ITA and the regulations thereunder in respect of the Arrangement applicable to Shareholders who (i) hold their Common Shares and will acquire, pursuant to the Arrangement, Comamtech Shares as capital property for the purposes of the ITA, (ii) at all material times deal at arm’s length with, and are not “persons affiliated” with, either Copernic or Comamtech for the purposes of the ITA, and (iii) will not, either alone or together with any person or persons with whom the holder does not deal at arm’s length, control or beneficially own shares having a fair market value in excess of 50% of the fair market value of all outstanding shares of Comamtech.
 
Generally, Common Shares and Comamtech Shares will be considered to be capital property to a Shareholder provided such Shareholder does not own such shares in the course of carrying on a business and has not acquired them in one or more transactions considered to be an adventure in the nature of trade. Certain Shareholders who might not otherwise be considered to hold any such shares as capital property may be entitled to have them treated as capital property in certain circumstances by making the irrevocable election permitted under subsection 39(4) of the ITA.
 
This summary is not applicable to a Shareholder that is a “financial institution” (as defined in the ITA for the purposes of the “mark-to-market” rules), a “specified financial institution”, or a Shareholder an interest in which would be a “tax shelter investment” (as such terms are defined in the ITA). Any such Shareholder should consult its own tax advisor with regard to its income tax consequences.
 
 
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This summary is of a general nature only. It is based upon the facts set out in the Circular, upon the current provisions of the ITA in force as of the date of this Circular and counsel’s understanding of the current published administrative and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”). The summary takes into account all specific proposals to amend the ITA which have been publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date of the Circular (the Proposed Amendments) and assumes that all Proposed Amendments will be enacted in the form proposed. There can be no assurance that any of the Proposed Amendments will be implemented in their current form or at all. The summary otherwise does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law, whether by legislative, regulatory or judicial decision or action which may affect adversely any income tax consequences described herein and does not take into account provincial, territorial or foreign tax considerations, which may differ significantly from those described herein, unless otherwise indicated.
 
This summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax considerations applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Arrangement or to the holding of Common Shares or Comamtech Shares. Furthermore, the income and other tax considerations will vary depending on the Shareholder’s particular circumstances, including, without limitation (i) whether or not the particular Shareholder is, or is deemed to be, resident in Canada and (ii) the province or provinces, if any, in which the Shareholder resides or carries on business. Accordingly, the summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be legal or tax advice to any Shareholder. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors for advice with respect to the tax consequences of these transactions based on their particular circumstances.
 
Shareholders who are Resident of Canada
 
The following section of the summary is applicable to a Shareholder who, for the purpose of the ITA and any applicable income tax treaty, is or is deemed to be a resident of Canada at all relevant times.
 
Exchange of Common Shares for Copernic New Exchangeable Shares
 
The Arrangement provides that each Shareholder will exchange its Common Shares into Copernic New Exchangeable Shares. Each Shareholder will be deemed not to dispose of its Common Shares and the adjusted cost base of the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares will be equal to the adjusted cost base of the Common Shares.
 
Exchange of Copernic New Exchangeable Shares for Comamtech Shares
 
The Arrangement provides that each Shareholder will exchange its Copernic New Exchangeable Shares with Comamtech for Comamtech Shares. Each Shareholder generally will be deemed to have disposed of its Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, for proceeds equal to their adjusted cost base to such Shareholder. As a result, neither a capital gain nor a capital loss will arise. The adjusted cost base of the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares to the Shareholder will become the adjusted cost base of the Comamtech Shares acquired by such Shareholder.
 
Where there is an accruing capital gain or loss in respect of the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares to the Shareholder, such Shareholder may file its return of income for the year of disposition and include in computing any portion of, or all of, the accruing capital gain or loss. Such a Shareholder should consult its own income tax advisor to determine whether it would be appropriate to file its income tax return in such a manner.
 
Shareholders who are Residents of the United States
 
The following section of the summary is applicable to a Shareholder who, for the purposes of the ITA and the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (“Tax Treaty”), at all relevant times: (i) is a resident of the United States; (ii) is not, and is not deemed to be, a resident of Canada; (iii) does not, and is not deemed to, use or hold the Common Shares in the course of carrying on a business in Canada; and (iv) is not a foreign affiliate of a taxpayer resident in Canada for the purpose of the ITA and any applicable income tax treaty (“United States Holder”).
 
 
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The transfer of the Common Shares will not be a taxable transaction for purposes of the ITA. Exceptionally, if the Common Shares constitute “taxable Canadian property” (as defined by the ITA) to a United States Holder, at the Effective Time, the United States Holder will be required to file a Canadian income tax return reporting the disposition of such shares even though such transfer is unlikely to be subject to Canadian tax. Neither the Common Shares will be “taxable Canadian property” to a United States Holder except in unusual circumstances. If the Common Shares constitutes “taxable Canadian property”, as such term is defined in the ITA, to the United States resident Shareholder, the Shareholder should consult its tax advisor.
 
Exchange of Options for Comamtech Options
 
Subject to the qualifications and assumptions contained herein, the following portion of this summary is applicable to holders of Options who: (i) are resident or deemed to be resident in Canada for the purpose of the ITA and any applicable income tax treaty, at all relevant times; (ii) deal at arm’s length with, and are not and will not be affiliated with, any of Copernic, Comamtech or Harris; (iii) are current or former employees or directors of Copernic (or any subsidiary); (iv) received their Options in respect of, in the course of, or by virtue of, such employment or in consideration for the services performed by them as directors, as the case may be; and (v) received their Options at a time when Copernic was not a “Canadian-controlled private corporation” within the meaning of the ITA (each, an “Optionholder”).
 
The terms of the Arrangement provide that Options that are not exercised prior to the Effective Time will be exchanged for Comamtech Options. An Option holder who exchanges an Option for a Comamtech Option will not be considered to have disposed of the Option. The Comamtech Option will be deemed to be the same as, and a continuation of, the Option, provided that the only consideration received by the Option holder on the exchange is a Comamtech Option, and that: (i) the total value of the Comamtech Shares that the Option holder is entitled to acquire under the Comamtech Stock Option Plan immediately after the exchange (in excess of the total amount payable by the Option holder to acquire the Comamtech Shares thereunder) is not greater than (ii) the total value of the Common Shares that the Option holder was entitled to acquire under the Copernic Stock Option Plan immediately before the exchange (in excess of the amount payable by the holder to acquire the Common Shares thereunder).
 
CERTAIN UNITED STATES INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
Shareholders should be aware that the Arrangement and the ownership of securities of Comamtech may have tax consequences in the United States that are not described in this Circular. Shareholders that are subject to United States taxation should consult their own tax advisors concerning the United States federal, state and local income tax consequences of such matters.
 
PROCEDURE TO SURRENDER CERTIFICATES
 
General
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, from and after the Effective Time, the certificates formerly representing Common Shares shall represent only the right to receive Comamtech Shares to which former holders of Common Shares are entitled pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement. If the Plan of Arrangement is approved, the Shareholders will be required to surrender such certificates to the Depositary and, upon such surrender, will receive the Comamtech Shares to which they are entitled pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.
 
 
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A Letter of Transmittal for the surrender of certificates representing Common Shares is enclosed with this Circular. The Letter of Transmittal contains complete instructions on how the Shareholders are to exchange their certificates representing Common Shares for Comamtech Shares. Registered Holders (other than Dissenting Shareholders) should read and follow the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal. The Letter of Transmittal, when properly completed, signed and delivered to the Depositary together with a certificate or certificates representing Common Shares and all other required documents, will enable Shareholders (other than Dissenting Shareholders) to obtain the Comamtech Shares to which they are entitled under the Arrangement. The Shareholders whose Common Shares are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or other nominee must contact their nominee to deposit their Common Shares.
 
Shareholders shall not receive Comamtech Shares or any dividends or other distributions which may be declared thereon after the Effective Date until they submit the certificates for their Common Shares to the Depositary along with a duly completed Letter of Transmittal. All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any Comamtech Shares allotted and issued pursuant to the Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the Depositary to be held by the Depositary, in trust, for the registered holder thereof and shall not bear any interest.
 
If any certificate, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding Common Shares that were exchanged pursuant to the Arrangement, has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Depositary will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the Comamtech Shares to which the holder is entitled pursuant to the Arrangement as determined in accordance with the Arrangement. The person who is entitled to receive such Comamtech Shares shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to Comamtech and the Depositary, which bond shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Comamtech and the Depositary, or shall otherwise indemnify Comamtech and the Depositary against any claim that may be made against them  with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
 
The use of the mail to transmit certificates representing Common Shares and the Letter of Transmittal is at each Shareholder’s risk. Copernic recommends that such certificates and documents be delivered by hand to the Depositary and a receipt therefor be obtained or that registered mail with return receipt be used and that appropriate insurance be obtained.
 
Except as otherwise provided by the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, all signatures on (i) the Letter of Transmittal and (ii) certificates representing Common Shares must be guaranteed by an “Eligible Institution” as set forth in the Letter of Transmittal. If a Letter of Transmittal is executed by a person other than the Registered Holder of the certificate(s) deposited therewith, the certificate(s) must be endorsed or be accompanied by an appropriate securities transfer power of attorney duly and properly completed by the Registered Holder, with the signature on the endorsement panel or securities transfer power of attorney guaranteed by the Eligible Institution.
 
All questions as to validity, form, eligibility (including timely receipt) and acceptance of any Common Shares deposited pursuant to the Arrangement will be determined by Copernic and Comamtech in their sole discretion. Shareholders who deposit their Common Shares with the Depositary agree that such determination shall be final and binding. Copernic and Comamtech reserve the absolute right to reject any and all deposits which it determines not to be in proper form or which may be unlawful for them to accept under the Laws of any jurisdiction. Copernic and Comamtech reserve the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the deposit of any Common Shares. There shall be no duty or obligation on Copernic, Comamtech, the Depositary, or any other person to give notice of any defect or irregularity in any deposit of Common Shares and no liability shall be incurred by any of them for failure to give such notice.
 
 
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Copernic and Comamtech reserve the right to permit the procedure for the exchange of Common Shares for the Comamtech Shares pursuant to the Arrangement to be completed other than as set out above.
 
The Depositary will act as the agent of persons who have deposited Common Shares pursuant to the Arrangement for the purpose of receiving the Comamtech Shares and transmitting certificates representing the Comamtech Shares to such persons, and receipt of such Comamtech Shares by the Depositary will be deemed to constitute receipt by persons depositing Common Shares. Settlement with persons who deposit Common Shares will be effected by the Depositary forwarding certificates representing the Comamtech Shares to be issued in exchange for such Common Shares by first class insured mail, postage prepaid unless otherwise directed by such persons in the Letter of Transmittal.
 
Unless otherwise directed in the Letter of Transmittal, the certificates representing the Comamtech Shares to be issued in exchange for the Common Shares deposited under the Arrangement will be issued in the name of the Registered Holder of Common Shares so deposited. Unless the person who deposits the Common Shares instructs the Depositary to hold the certificates for pick-up by checking the appropriate box in the Letter of Transmittal, certificates will be forwarded by first class insured mail to the address supplied in the Letter of Transmittal. If no address is provided, certificates will be forwarded to the address of the person as shown on the applicable register of Copernic.
 
Return of Common Shares
 
Should the Arrangement not be completed, any deposited Common Shares will be returned to the depositing Shareholders at Copernic’s expense upon written notice to the Depositary from Copernic by returning the deposited Common Shares (and any other relevant documents) by first class insured mail in the name of and to the address specified by the Shareholders in the Letter of Transmittal or, if such name and address is not so specified, in such name and to such address as shown on the register maintained by the Transfer Agent.
 
Mail Services Interruption
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Circular, Letter of Transmittal or Arrangement Agreement, the certificates representing the Comamtech Shares will not be mailed if Copernic and Comamtech determine that delivery thereof by mail may be delayed. Persons entitled to certificates and other relevant documents which are not mailed for the foregoing reason may take delivery thereof at the office of the Depositary at which the deposited certificates representing Common Shares in respect of which certificates representing Comamtech Shares are being issued were originally deposited upon application to the Depositary until such time as Copernic and Comamtech have determined that delivery by mail will no longer be delayed. Certificates and other relevant documents not mailed for the foregoing reason will be conclusively deemed to have been delivered on the first day upon which they are available for delivery at the office of the Depositary at which the Common Shares were deposited.
 
Cancellation of Rights
 
Subject to applicable Laws, any certificate formerly representing Common Shares that is not deposited with the Depositary with all other required documents on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date shall cease to represent a right or claim of any kind or nature, including the right of the former Shareholder to receive the Comamtech Shares (and any dividend paid thereon and held in trust by the Depositary).
 
 
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PRINCIPAL LEGAL MATTERS
 
Stock Exchange Listing
 
The Common Shares are listed and posted for trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CNIC”. On August 24, 2010, the last trading day prior to the date of announcement of the Arrangement, the closing price of the Common Shares on the NASDAQ was $2.70, and on September 24, 2010 was $2.66.
 
No market currently exists for the trading of the Comamtech Shares. Comamtech intends to complete a business acquisition of an operating business in order to satisfy the minimum listing requirements of the NASDAQ.
 
On September 20, 2010, Copernic was advised that the NASDAQ Staff has determined that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement, Comamtech will become a “public shell.”  In accordance with NASDAQ listing rules, NASDAQ will, following closing of the Arrangement, deliver written notification that Comamtech Shares will be delisted.  Comamtech will have an opportunity to appeal such delisting notification with respect to an acquisition of a new operating business of Comamtech.  In the event that Comamtech does enter into an agreement to acquire another business, such acquisition may be considered to be a business combination resulting in a “Change of Control” pursuant to NASDAQ listing rules.  The post-transaction company will be required to submit an initial listing application and meet all initial listing criteria for the NASDAQ.
 
Shareholders are cautioned that there are no assurances that such a business acquisition will be entered into on a timely basis or at all and therefore, there can be no assurance that the Comamtech Shares will be listed on the NASDAQ or any other stock exchange.
 
Reporting Issuer Status
 
Until the completion of the Arrangement, Copernic will continue to be subject to ongoing disclosure and other obligations as a reporting issuer in the province of Ontario pursuant to the Securities Act (Ontario). Copernic will seek to be deemed to have ceased to be a reporting issuer in the province of Ontario following completion of the Arrangement.
 
Under the Arrangement, Comamtech will be considered under the Securities Act (Ontario) as a company whose existence continues following the exchange of securities with holders of securities of another company (being the Shareholders) in connection with an arrangement. Since Copernic will have been a reporting issuer for at least twelve months prior to the Arrangement becoming effective, Comamtech as an issuer will fall within the scope of the definition of “reporting issuer” under the Securities Act (Ontario) and consequently, Comamtech will automatically acquire the status of reporting issuer in the province of Ontario upon completion of the Arrangement without any further formalities.
 
Canadian Securities Law Matters
 
It is expected that the Comamtech Shares and Comamtech Options to be issued to Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement will be issued in reliance on exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws. The first trade of Comamtech Shares (including Comamtech Shares issuable upon the valid exercise of the Comamtech Options) issued in connection with the Arrangement, will not be subject to any restricted or hold period in Canada if:
 
 
(a)
at the time of such first trade, Comamtech is and has been a reporting issuer or the equivalent under the legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada for the four months immediately preceding the trade. It is expected that Comamtech will be a reporting issuer after closing of the Arrangement in Ontario, Canada and for the purpose of the resale of such securities, the holders of such securities may include the period of time during which Copernic was a reporting issuer immediately before the Arrangement to determine the period of time that Comamtech has been a reporting issuer in a jurisdiction in Canada;
 
 
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(b)
no unusual effort is made to prepare the market or to create a demand for the Comamtech Shares which are the subject of the trade;
 
 
(c)
no extraordinary commission or consideration is paid to a person or company in respect of the trade;
 
 
(d)
if the seller of the securities is an insider or officer of Comamtech, the seller has no reasonable grounds to believe that Comamtech is in default of any requirement of applicable securities legislation; and
 
 
(e)
the first trade is not from the holdings of a person or company or a combination of persons or companies holding a sufficient number of any securities of Comamtech so as to affect materially the control of Comamtech (a holding by any person, company or combination of persons and/or companies of more than 20% of the outstanding voting securities of Comamtech is deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to affect materially the control of Comamtech).

 
  United States Securities Law Matters
 
The Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, the Comamtech Shares and the Comamtech Options to be issued to Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement will not be registered under the 1933 Act, and are being issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the 1933 Act. The Final Order will constitute the basis for an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, with respect to the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, the Comamtech Shares and the Comamtech Options to be issued to Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement.
 
The Court will be advised before the hearing of the application for the Final Order of the effect of the Final Order, and will be advised that if the terms and conditions of the Arrangement are approved by the Court, (i) Comamtech will rely on such Section 3(a)(10) exemption based on the Court’s approval of the Arrangement, and (ii) the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, the Comamtech Shares and the Comamtech Options issued pursuant to the Arrangement will not require registration under the 1933 Act.  Comamtech Shares issued pursuant to the Arrangement to a Shareholder who is not an “affiliate” of Copernic or Comamtech before the Arrangement and who will not be an “affiliate” of Comamtech at the time of any resale of the Comamtech Shares for purposes of United States federal securities laws, may be resold pursuant to the general exemptions from registration under Section 4(1) of the 1933 Act. Any resale of such Comamtech Shares by such an affiliate (or former affiliate) may be subject to the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, absent an exemption therefrom. Any such affiliate (or former affiliate) should obtain the advice of its legal counsel with respect to the application of the 1933 Act to the offer or sale of such Comamtech Shares by such person. For the purposes of the 1933 Act, an “affiliate” of Copernic or Comamtech is a person which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, Copernic or Comamtech, as the case may be.
 
 
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Copernic is currently registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act.  Rule 12g-3(a) under the 1934 Act provides for deemed registration under the 1934 Act with respect to certain “succession” transactions.  Because there is some uncertainty regarding SEC treatment of the Arrangement as a “succession” transaction, Copernic and Comamtech have requested the SEC to agree with their conclusion that the Arrangement does constitute a “succession” transaction.  If the SEC does not agree, Comamtech will be obliged to register the Comamtech Shares on the appropriate 1934 Act registration statement with the SEC, which could be cumbersome and time consuming for Comamtech.  If Comamtech is obliged to file a 1934 Act registration statement with the SEC, the ability of the holders of Comamtech Shares to publicly trade or sell their shares could be delayed until such registration statement is declared effective by the SEC.  There can be no certainty that the SEC will accept the request with respect to treatment of Comamtech as a successor to Copernic or that the SEC will declare a 1934 Act registration statement effective if filed with the SEC.  In addition, the Comamtech Shares must be cleared for trading by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and authorized to trade electronically by the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which could also substantially delay the ability of holders of Comamtech Shares to publicly trade or sell their shares. 
 
The Common Shares will no longer publicly trade following the Effective Date.  Copernic will effectively be “going private” as defined under the applicable SEC Rules.  The disclosures required to be filed with the SEC on Schedule 13e-3 in “going private” transactions require a discussion of the purposes of the transaction, any alternatives that the company considered, and whether the transaction is fair to all shareholders as well as other detailed disclosures. Certain SEC Rules provide an exemption from such filing requirements.  Copernic is of the view that the Arrangement is not subject to the “going private” filing and disclosure requirements by virtue of the exemption provided by 1934 Act Rule 13e-3(g)(2).  Copernic has filed a request with the SEC to confirm reliance on the Rule 13e-3(g)(2) exemption.  If the SEC does not concur with Copernic regarding the exemption, Copernic will have to file a Schedule 13e-3 with the SEC, which could be cumbersome and time consuming for Copernic.
 
Pursuant to Rule 13e-4 under the 1934 Act, most public companies are required, in connection with any tender offer for its own equity securities, to file a tender offer statement (Schedule TO) to make certain disclosures.  Rule 13e-4 is intended to prevent fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative acts in connection with issuer tender offers.  On the basis of well recognized case law and previous requests granted by the SEC, it is the view of Copernic and Comamtech that the Arrangement is not within the definition of the term "tender offer".  Copernic and Comamtech have requested the SEC to concur with such conclusion.  If the SEC does not agree with Copernic and Comamtech, a Schedule TO will have to be filed with the SEC, which could be cumbersome and time consuming for Copernic and Comamtech.
 
Shareholders resident in the United States and other Shareholders residing elsewhere than in Canada are urged to consult their legal advisors to determine the extent of all applicable resale provisions.
 
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
During the most recently completed financial year of Copernic, none of the directors and executive officers of Copernic nor any associate of the foregoing is, or was at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year, indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
 
INFORMATION RESPECTING COPERNIC
 
Incorporation
 
Copernic was incorporated by Articles of Incorporation issued pursuant to the OBCA on July 5, 1985 under the name of Quartet Management Ltd.
 
Copernic’s head office is located at 360, Franquet Street, Suite 60, Québec, Québec, G1P 4N3.
 
General Development of Business
 
Copernic specializes in developing, marketing and selling search technology and providing home and business software products and solutions for desktop, web and mobile users, through its online property www.copernic.com. With its Copernic Desktop Search software, the Company brings a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use search engine to the user’s PC. It allows for instant indexing of files, calendar, emails, email attachments and all other information stored anywhere on a PC hard drive.
 
 
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Cost Reduction Plan
 
In the second quarter of 2010, the Company continued to execute its cost reduction plan announced at the end of the first quarter of 2008. As a result, operating costs (marketing, sales and services, product development and technical support and general and administration) decreased by $1 million per quarter from $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 to $780,000 (excluding business acquisition fees amounting to $120,000) in the second quarter of 2010.
 
The Company closed its Montreal office in the first quarter of 2009 and concentrated all its activities in Québec City. The total cost of this restructuring which included termination costs, recruiting fees, lease termination costs and moving expenses, was estimated at approximately $150,000. The Company recorded restructuring costs amounting to an aggregate of $134,689 in 2008 and 2009. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, no amount of restructuring cost was recorded, compared to $5,210 in the second quarter of 2009.
 
Consolidation of Shares
 
On September 11, 2009, the Company completed a share consolidation (the “Consolidation”) on the basis of one post consolidation common share for seven pre-consolidation common shares. No fractional shares were issued and those shareholders who otherwise would have been entitled to receive fractional shares had their post-consolidation shareholdings rounded up to the next whole Common Share. The purpose of the Consolidation was to allow Copernic to achieve compliance with the NASDAQ minimum bid requirement for continued listing. Prior to the completion of the Consolidation, the Company had 14,637,531 Common Shares outstanding, and upon completion of the Consolidation, the Company had 2,091,437 Common Shares outstanding.
 
Discontinued Operations
 
On May 14, 2009, Copernic announced that it had signed an agreement with Empresario Inc. (“Empresario”), a privately owned digital media network company based in Chicago, Illinois, for the disposal of the assets of Mamma.com and its AD Network (search / media segment) for $5,000,000. On June 17, 2009, at Copernic’s annual general meeting and special shareholders’ meeting, the Shareholders approved the proposed transaction which was officially concluded on June 30, 2009.
 
On August 10, 2010, Copernic and Empresario signed an agreement to convert the existing balance of purchase price into a debenture which will mature on August 10, 2011. The debenture does not bear interest until maturity and no instalment payment is required to be made during its term. Upon maturity, if the outstanding amounts due under the debenture are not paid in full, Copernic will have the right to require the liquidation of Empresario. Under the terms of the debenture, Empresario has the right to redeem the debenture for an amount equal to $2,500,000 if redeemed by February 10, 2011, or for an amount equal to $3,000,000 if redeemed after February 10, 2011 but prior to August 10, 2011, or for an amount of all the outstanding principal if redeemed thereafter. Interest at the rate of 13.6% will be earned on the outstanding balance from the maturity date or upon a default. The debenture has a fair market value of $2,835,000 while the book value of the balance of sale was $4,273,287. A write down of $1,438,287 was accounted for in June 2010.
 
The debenture described above will be assigned to Comamtech as part of the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities upon the completion of the Arrangement.
 
 
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Capitalization
 
As at September 25, 2010, there were 2,096,913 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Each Common Share entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote at the Meeting.
 
Pursuant to the filing of the Articles of Arrangement, the share capital of Copernic will be amended in order to create and to authorize Copernic to issue an unlimited number of Copernic New Voting Shares and Copernic New Exchangeable Shares.
 
Copernic New Voting Shares
 
The holder of Copernic New Voting Shares is entitled to dividends if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, to one vote per Copernic New Voting Share at meetings of the shareholders of Copernic, and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Copernic, to receive such assets of Copernic as are distributable to the holders of the Copernic New Voting Shares.
 
Upon the Arrangement being completed, the sole holder of all of the issued and outstanding Copernic New Voting Shares will be Harris.
 
 
Copernic New Exchangeable Shares
 
As steps of the Arrangement, each issued and outstanding Common Share (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) will be exchanged for one Copernic New Exchangeable Share and such Copernic New Exchangeable Share will be subsequently exchanged for one Comamtech Share.
 
The holders of Copernic New Exchangeable Shares are not entitled to dividends nor, subject to the provision of the OBCA, to vote at meetings of the shareholders of Copernic, but shall be entitled, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Copernic, to receive such assets of Copernic as are distributable to the holders of the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares. Pursuant to the Articles of Arrangement, Copernic shall, immediately after the issuance of the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement, exchange all of the then outstanding Copernic New Exchangeable Shares for fully paid and non-assessable Comamtech Shares, on the basis of one (1) Comamtech Share for each Copernic New Exchangeable Share, without payment by the holder thereof of any additional consideration.
 
Additional Information Concerning Copernic and Documents Incorporated by Reference
 
The following documents filed by Copernic with the OSC are specifically incorporated by reference into, and form an integral part, of the Circular:
 
 
(a)
the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009;
 
 
(b)
the Consolidated Annual Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009;
 
 
(c)
the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009;
 
 
(d)
the Interim Financial Report for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010;
 
 
(e)
the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Interim Financial Report for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010;
 
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(f)
the Material Change Report filed on April 1, 2010 respecting a material change dated March 26, 2010 whereby Copernic announced that it had entered into a letter of intent with Fanotech Manufacturing Group with respect to the proposed acquisition by Copernic of the assets of Fanotech;
 
 
(g)
the Material Change Report filed on February 18, 2010 respecting a material change dated February 12, 2010 whereby Copernic provided further updates to investors regarding a proposed private placement to purchase 70.1% of the common shares of Sunbay Canada Corporation;
 
 
(h)
the Material Change Report filed on September 2, 2010 respecting a material change dated August 25, 2010 whereby Copernic and Harris jointly announced that they had entered into the Arrangement Agreement;
 
 
(i)
the Management Information Circular dated August 20, 2010 for the annual meeting of Shareholders held on September 17, 2010; and
 
 
(j)
the Management Information Circular dated May 20, 2009 for the annual and special meeting of Shareholders held on June 17, 2009.
 
All documents of the type referred to above and any material change reports (excluding confidential material change reports) and business acquisition reports, filed by Copernic with any of the Canadian Securities Administrators subsequent to the date of this Circular and prior to the Meeting shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Circular.
 
In addition to the foregoing, any document filed by Copernic with any of the Canadian Securities Administrators which specifically states that it is intended to be incorporated by reference in this Circular shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Circular.
 
Any statement contained in this Circular or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Circular shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for purposes of this Circular, to the extent that a statement contained in this Circular or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Circular modifies or supersedes such prior statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. Any statement so modified shall not constitute a part of this Circular, except as so modified or superseded.
 
Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference regarding Copernic may be obtained on request without charge from the Chief Financial Officer of Copernic at 360 Franquet Street, Suite 60, Québec, Québec, G1P 4N3, telephone: 418-527-0528, facsimile: 418-527-1751, e-mail: jrfournier@copernic.com. Copies of documents incorporated herein by reference may also be obtained from the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
 
Auditors, Transfer Agent and Registrar
 
The auditors of Copernic are Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, LLP, at 140 Grande-Allée East, Suite 200, Québec, Québec, G1R 5P7.  Equity Transfer & Trust Company is the registrar and transfer agent for the Common Shares at its principal office in Toronto, Ontario.
 
 
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INFORMATION RESPECTING COMAMTECH
 
Incorporation
 
Comamtech was incorporated by Articles of Incorporation issued pursuant to the OBCA on August 16, 2010. Comamtech’s head office is located at 333, Bay Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2T6.
 
General Development of Business
 
Comamtech has not carried on any active business since its incorporation. As of the date hereof, the sole shareholder of Comamtech is Copernic. Following the completion of the Arrangement, Comamtech intends to utilize the Assigned Assets and the Assumed Liabilities transferred from Copernic to Comamtech pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement having a current net fair market value as determined by Copernic of approximately $2,900,000 and the additional injection of working capital in the amount of up to $7,600,000 (subject to adjustments and less the costs incurred in connection with the Arrangement) received from the sale of the Copernic New Voting Shares to Harris to identify and complete a business acquisition.
 
Directors and Management
 
Following completion of the Arrangement, the board of directors of Comamtech will be comprised of three (3) individuals who are currently directors of Copernic namely, Marc Ferland, Lawrence Yelin and Claude E. Forget. In addition, the management team of Comamtech will be comprised of two (2) individuals who are currently officers of Copernic namely, Marc Ferland (President and Chief Executive Officer) and Jean-Rock Fournier (Chief Financial Officer).
 
For more information on the directors and management of Comamtech, please see the section entitled “Directors, Senior Management and Employees” in Copernic’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009, and the section entitled “Matters Requiring Shareholder Approval – Election of Directors” in Copernic’s Management Information Circular dated August 20, 2010 for the annual meeting of Shareholders held on September 17, 2010 incorporated by reference in this Circular.
 
Consolidated Financial Information
 
For information regarding the balance sheet of Comamtech as at August 31, 2010, please see Schedule F (audited balance sheet and statements of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows of Comamtech for the initial 16-day period ended August 31, 2010) annexed to this Circular.
 
For pro forma information relating to Comamtech after giving effect to the Arrangement and certain other adjustments, see Schedule F (unaudited pro forma balance sheet of Comamtech) annexed to this Circular.
 
Capitalization
 
Comamtech is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Comamtech Shares. Currently, Copernic is the sole shareholder of Comamtech and holds 100 Comamtech Shares. Upon the Arrangement being completed, 2,096,913 Comamtech Shares will be issued and outstanding, which is equal to the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Arrangement, less any number of Common Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders. In addition, Comamtech Shares will be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of Comamtech Options issued or issuable under the Comamtech Stock Option Plan.
 
 
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The holders of Comamtech Shares are entitled to dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors, to one vote per Comamtech Share at meetings of the shareholders of Comamtech, and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Comamtech, to receive such assets of Comamtech as are distributable to the holders of the Comamtech Shares. All of the Comamtech Shares issued and outstanding on completion of the Arrangement will be fully paid-up and non-assessable. As of the date hereof, the sole shareholder of Comamtech is Copernic, which holds 100 Comamtech Shares, having a stated capital of $100.
 
Convertible Securities
 
Comamtech currently has no options, warrants or convertible securities outstanding nor has it reserved any shares for this purpose.
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, the Options will be exchanged for the Comamtech Options. Therefore, upon the completion of the Arrangement, 80,587 Comamtech Options will be issued and outstanding as follows:
 
Optionee
Number of Comamtech Options
Executive officers and past executive officers (3, as a group)
42,857
Directors and past directors (5, as a group)
29,284
All other employees and past employees (6, as a group)
8,446
Total
80,587
 
Dividend Policy
 
Comamtech has not paid any dividends since its incorporation. Consistent with Copernic’s past practice, Comamtech intends to retain future earnings, if any, for use in its business. Any determination to pay future dividends will remain at the discretion of Comamtech’s board of directors and will be made taking into account Comamtech’s financial condition and other factors deemed relevant by Comamtech’s board of directors.
 
Principal Shareholders
 
As of the date of this Circular, Copernic is the sole shareholder of Comamtech. Upon the completion of the Arrangement, to the knowledge of Comamtech’s directors and executive officers, no person will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over, more than 10% of the votes attached to all the outstanding Comamtech Shares immediately following the Effective Time, other than Aurora Elsa Arnaiz who will hold 282,117 Comamtech Shares, representing approximately 13.5% of the total issued and outstanding Comamtech Shares and RMG/1754/GPD which will hold 217,233 Comamtech Shares, representing approximately 10.4% of the total issued and outstanding Comamtech Shares.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
Comamtech is not currently a party to any legal proceedings, nor is Comamtech currently contemplating any legal proceedings.
 
Auditors, Transfer Agent and Registrar
 
The auditors of Comamtech are Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, LLP, at 600 de la Gauchetière Street West, Suite 2000, Montreal, Québec, H3B 4L8.
 
 
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Upon completion of the Arrangement, Equity Transfer & Trust Company will be the registrar and transfer agent for the Comamtech Shares at its principal office in Toronto, Ontario.
 
Material Contracts
 
Comamtech has not entered into any material contract prior to the date hereof, other than the Arrangement Agreement.
 
In connection with the Arrangement, Comamtech will enter into the agreements contemplated by the Arrangement, namely the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement and will acquire from Copernic the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities, as at the Effective Date. As such, Comamtech will be assuming Copernic’s rights and obligations under certain agreements entered into in connection with the business carried on by Copernic.
 
Interest of Informed Persons in Material Transactions
 
Except as disclosed herein, no material transactions involving Comamtech have been entered into since its incorporation, or are proposed to be entered into, in which any existing director, officer or principal Shareholder of Copernic, or any associates or affiliates thereof or any other informed person within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, has had or expects to have a material interest.
 
INFORMATION RESPECTING HARRIS
 
Harris is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation and is a leading provider of financial management and customer information systems (CIS) software solutions. Since 1976, Harris has focused on providing feature-rich and robust turnkey solutions to all levels of local government, public power and water entities as well as school districts throughout North America. With over 1,000 employees globally, Harris’ focus is on creating long-term relationships with its customers and ensuring that it meets the changing needs of its customers over time.
 
Harris has two independent operating groups providing software solutions designed primarily for clients in the Province of Québec.  PG Solutions Inc. was acquired by Harris in 2007 and continues to provide financial, land management and document management solutions for municipalities in Québec. In 2009, Harris acquired the resource management division of MediSolution Ltd. and continues to provide financial management, human capital management, and business intelligence solutions suites to healthcare clients in Québec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada.  The employees of these two divisions operate from offices in Rimouski, Québec City, Laval, and Montreal.
 
Harris is incorporated under the OBCA and its head and registered office is located at 1 Antares Drive, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, K2E 8C4.
 
Constellation
 
Founded in 1995, Constellation acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses that provide mission critical software solutions. Constellation’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CSU” and Constellation is a reporting issuer in each of the provinces of Canada. The company is organized around six operating groups and two key business segments: (i) the public sector segment, which primarily includes businesses focused on government and government-related customers, and (ii) the private sector segment, which primarily includes businesses focused on commercial customers. CSI has over 3,000 employees globally. With over 20,000 customers in over 30 countries and a proven track record of solid growth, Constellation has established a broad portfolio of international software businesses.
 
 
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Constellation is incorporated under the OBCA and its head and registered office is located at 20 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1200, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2T6.
 
RIGHT TO DISSENT
 
The following is only a summary of the rights of a Dissenting Shareholder and the provisions of the Interim Order, the OBCA and the Plan of Arrangement, which are technical and complex. A copy of the Interim Order is annexed as Schedule C to this Circular and a copy of section 185 of the OBCA is annexed as Schedule G to this Circular. It is recommended that any Shareholder wishing to exercise their Dissent Right seek legal advice as the failure to comply strictly with the provisions of the Interim Order, Circular, OBCA, as may be modified by the Interim Order, the Final Order and the Plan of Arrangement, may result in the loss or unavailability of their Dissent Right.
 
Pursuant to section 190(7) of the OBCA and the Interim Order, Shareholders have the right to dissent from the Arrangement Resolution in the manner provided in section 185 of the OBCA, as may be modified by the Interim Order, the Final Order and the Plan of Arrangement, with respect to the timing for providing a Dissent Notice to the Arrangement Resolution and Plan of Arrangement. Section 185 of the OBCA is reprinted in its entirety as Schedule G to this Circular. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of section 185 of the OBCA, as may be modified by the Interim Order, the Final Order and the Plan of Arrangement.   The execution or exercise of a proxy does not constitute a written objection for the purpose of subsection 185(6) of the OBCA.
 
A Dissenting Shareholder will be entitled, in the event the Arrangement becomes effective, to be paid by Copernic the fair value of all, but not less than all of the Common Shares held by such Dissenting Shareholder, determined as at the close of business on the last Business Day before the Arrangement Resolution is adopted. There can be no assurance that such fair value will be greater than or equivalent to the consideration offered to Shareholders under the Arrangement.
 
A Shareholder may exercise the right to dissent only in respect of the Common Shares that are registered in that Shareholder’s name. In many cases, Common Shares beneficially owned by a person other than the Registered Holder (a Non-Registered Holder) are registered either: (a) in the name of an intermediary that the Non-Registered Holder deals with in respect of the Common Shares (such as, among others, banks, trust companies, securities dealers or brokers, or trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans); or (b) in the name of a clearing agency (such as CDS) of which an intermediary is a participant. Accordingly, a Non-Registered Holder will not be entitled to exercise the Dissent Right directly (unless the Common Shares are re-registered in the Non-Registered Holder’s name). A Non-Registered Holder who wishes to exercise their Dissent Right should immediately contact the intermediary with whom the Non-Registered Holder deals in respect of its Common Shares and either:
 
 
(a)
instruct the intermediary to exercise the Dissent Right on the Non-Registered Holder’s behalf (which, if the Common Shares are registered in the name of CDS or other clearing agency, would require that the Common Shares first be re-registered in the name of the intermediary); or
 
 
(b)
instruct the intermediary to request that the Common Shares be registered in the name of the Non-Registered Holder, in which case such holder would have to exercise the Dissent Right directly (that is, the intermediary would not be exercising the Dissent Right on such holder’s behalf).
 
Notwithstanding subsection 185(6) of the OBCA (pursuant to which a Dissent Notice may be provided at or prior to the Meeting), the Interim Order provides that a Registered Holder who wishes to dissent in respect of the Arrangement Resolution must provide a Dissent Notice to Copernic at 360, Franquet Street, Suite 60, Québec, Québec, G1P 4N3, Attention: Secretary, facsimile number: 418-527-1751, prior to 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof). The filing of a Dissent Notice does not deprive a Registered Holder of the right to vote at the Meeting. However, a Registered Holder who has submitted a Dissent Notice and who votes in favour of the Arrangement Resolution will no longer be considered a Dissenting Shareholder with respect to the Common Shares voted in favour of the Arrangement Resolution. A vote against the Arrangement Resolution or an abstention will not constitute a Dissent Notice, but a Registered Holder need not vote its Common Shares, against the Arrangement Resolution in order to dissent. Similarly, the revocation of a proxy conferring authority on the proxy holder to vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution does not constitute a Dissent Notice. However, any proxy granted by a Registered Holder who intends to dissent, other than a proxy that instructs the proxy holder to vote against the Arrangement Resolution, should be validly revoked in order to prevent

 
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the proxy holder from voting such Common Shares in favour of the Arrangement Resolution and thereby causing the Registered Holder to forfeit its Dissent Right.
 
Copernic is required, within ten days after the adoption of the Arrangement Resolution, to notify each Dissenting Shareholder that the Arrangement Resolution has been adopted, but such notice is not required to be sent to any Shareholder who voted for the Arrangement Resolution or who has withdrawn such Shareholder’s Dissent Notice.
 
A Dissenting Shareholder must, within 20 days after receipt of notice that the Arrangement Resolution has been adopted or, if the Dissenting Shareholder does not receive such notice, within 20 days after the Dissenting Shareholder learns that the Arrangement Resolution has been adopted, send to Copernic a written notice (a “Payment Demand”) containing the Dissenting Shareholder’s name and address, the number of Common Shares in respect of which the Dissenting Shareholder dissented, and a demand for payment of the fair value of such Common Shares. Within 30 days after sending a Payment Demand, the Dissenting Shareholder must send to Copernic’s Transfer Agent, Equity Transfer & Trust Company, located at 200 University Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, attention to: Corporate Actions, the share certificates representing the Common Shares in respect of which the Dissenting Shareholder has dissented. A Dissenting Shareholder who fails to send the share certificates representing the Common Shares within the appropriate time frame in respect of which the Dissenting Shareholder has dissented forfeits such Dissenting Shareholder’s Dissent Right. Copernic or its Transfer Agent will endorse on share certificates received from a Dissenting Shareholder a notice that the holder is a Dissenting Shareholder and will forthwith return the share certificates to the Dissenting Shareholder.
 
Upon filing a Dissent Notice that is not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the last Business Day before the Arrangement Resolution is approved, provided that the Final Order is granted and not appealed or, if appealed, that such appeal is withdrawn or denied, and the Arrangement becomes effective, a Dissenting Shareholder will cease to have any rights as a Shareholder, other than the right to be paid the fair value of its Common Shares, unless:
 
 
(a)
the Dissenting Shareholder withdraws the Payment Demand before Copernic makes a written offer to pay (the “Offer to Pay”);
 
 
(b)
Copernic fails to make a timely Offer to Pay to the Dissenting Shareholder and the Dissenting Shareholder withdraws its Payment Demand; or
 
 
(c)
the Board of Directors revokes the Arrangement Resolution,
 
in all of which cases the Dissenting Shareholder’s rights as a Shareholder will be reinstated, and in the case of items (a) and (b), if the Arrangement becomes effective, such Dissenting Shareholder’s Common Shares will be subject to the Arrangement.
 

 
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In addition, pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, Registered Holders who duly exercise their Dissent Right and who: (i) are ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid fair value for their Common Shares will be deemed to have transferred their Common Shares to Copernic as at the Effective Time of the Arrangement; or (ii) are ultimately determined not to be entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their Common Shares will be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as any non-dissenting Shareholder in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement. The Common Shares of Dissenting Shareholders who are ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid the fair value of their Common Shares will be surrendered for cancellation.  For greater certainty, in no case shall Copernic, the Depositary, the Transfer Agent or any other person be required to recognize the Dissenting Shareholder as a Shareholder at and after the Effective Time, and the name of such Dissenting Shareholder shall be deleted from the register of Shareholders as of the Effective Date.
Copernic is required, no later than seven days after the later of the Effective Date or the date on which it received the Payment Demand of a Dissenting Shareholder, to send to each Dissenting Shareholder who has sent a Payment Demand to it, an Offer to Pay for its Common Shares in an amount considered by the Board of Directors to be the fair value thereof, accompanied by a statement showing the manner in which the fair value was determined. Every Offer to Pay must be on the same terms. The amount specified in the Offer to Pay which has been accepted by a Dissenting Shareholder will be paid by Copernic within ten days after the acceptance by the Dissenting Shareholder of the Offer to Pay, but any such Offer to Pay lapses if Copernic does not receive an acceptance thereof within 30 days after the Offer to Pay has been made.
 
If Copernic fails to make an Offer to Pay or if a Dissenting Shareholder fails to accept an Offer to Pay that has been made, Copernic may, within 50 days after the Effective Date or within such further period as the Court may allow, apply to the Court to fix a fair value for the Common Shares of Dissenting Shareholders.
 
If Copernic fails to apply to the Court, a Dissenting Shareholder may apply to the Court for the same purpose within a further period of 20 days or within such further period as the Court may allow. A Dissenting Shareholder is not required to give security for costs in such an application.  If Copernic fails to comply with the requirements to send an Offer to Pay, the costs of such application by a Dissenting Shareholder are to be borne by Copernic unless the Court orders otherwise.
 
Upon an application to the Court, all Dissenting Shareholders who have not accepted Copernic’s Offer to Pay will be joined as parties and bound by the decision of the Court, and Copernic will be required to notify each affected Dissenting Shareholder of the date, place and consequences of the application and of the Dissenting Shareholder’s right to appear and be heard in person or by counsel. Upon any such application to the Court, the Court may determine whether any person is a Dissenting Shareholder who should be joined as a party, and the Court will then fix a fair value for the Common Shares, as the case may be, of all Dissenting Shareholders. The final order of the Court will be rendered against Copernic in favour of each Dissenting Shareholder and for the amount of the fair value of such Dissenting Shareholder’s Common Shares as fixed by the Court. The Court may, in its discretion, allow a reasonable rate of interest on the amount payable to each Dissenting Shareholder from the Effective Date until the date of payment.
 
Registered Holders who are considering exercising their Dissent Right should be aware that there can be no assurance that the fair value of their Common Shares as determined under the applicable provisions of the OBCA (as modified by the Plan of Arrangement and the Interim Order) will be more than or equal to the consideration offered under the Arrangement.  In addition, any judicial determination of fair value will result in delay of receipt by a Dissenting Shareholder of consideration of such Dissenting Shareholder’s Common Shares.
 
 
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Under the OBCA, the Court may make any order in respect of the Arrangement it thinks fit, including a Final Order that amends the Dissent Rights as provided for in the Plan of Arrangement and the Interim Order.  In any case, it is not anticipated that additional Shareholder approval would be sought for any such variation.
 
It is a condition to the completion of the Arrangement that Dissent Rights shall not have been exercised (and not withdrawn) by Registered Holders of more than 10% of Common Shares in respect of the Arrangement Resolution. See “Arrangement Agreement – Mutual Conditions Precedent”.
 
RISK FACTORS
 
Shareholders should carefully consider the following risk factors relating to the Arrangement before deciding to vote or instruct their vote to be cast to approve the Arrangement. In addition to the risk factors relating to the Arrangement set out below, Shareholders should also carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference herein. All of the risks below should be considered by Shareholders in conjunction with other information included in this Circular, including the schedules annexed hereto.
 
Absence of Organized Market
 
No market currently exists for the trading of the Comamtech Shares. There can be no assurance that an active post-Arrangement market will develop for the Comamtech Shares or be maintained. Even if such a market develops, factors such as the completion of a business acquisition opportunity, the financial results of Comamtech and the general economic condition of the industry in which it carries on business can cause the price of the Comamtech Shares to fluctuate.
 
If NASDAQ accepts Comamtech as the legal corporate successor to Copernic, Comamtech will receive the designation of a “public shell” company and will receive a NASDAQ delisting notice since Comamtech will at that point have only cash and no operations as of effectiveness of the closing of the Arrangement. Comamtech can appeal the delisting notice and request a hearing by NASDAQ which will occur within 30 to 35 days of the date of notice. If Comamtech can demonstrate to NASDAQ that it has a credible plan to cease being a shell company (definitive acquisition agreements which can close subject to completion of due diligence and/or otherwise meet all of the listing requirements for NASDAQ), then it is possible that Comamtech could be eligible for exception from delisting and cure period for up to 180 days before being delisted. During the cure period (if granted by NASDAQ), Comamtech would have to execute its plan to cease being a shell company and file a new NASDAQ listing application. The determination to grant any cure period is subject to the sole discretion of NASDAQ and there is no obligation or requirement that NASDAQ grant some or all of the 180 day cure period to Comamtech. Note also, there is no certainty that NASDAQ will accept Comamtech as the successor to Copernic.  Furthermore, in the event that Comamtech does enter into an agreement to acquire another business, such acquisition may be considered to be a business combination resulting in a “Change of Control” pursuant to NASDAQ listing rules.  The post-transaction company will be required to submit an initial listing application and meet all initial listing criteria for the NASDAQ.
 
If NASDAQ does not accept Comamtech as the legal corporate successor to Copernic and Comamtech is viewed as a new issuer, then the Comamtech Shares would not be eligible to trade on NASDAQ and Comamtech would have to file a new listing application. Comamtech would have to meet all of the initial listing requirements for NASDAQ. Comamtech could not file the NASDAQ application as a “shell” company if it only has cash, but no operating assets. There is no assurance that a business acquisition by Copernic may be closed on a timely basis or at all to meet the NASDAQ requirements.
 
If Comamtech is not able to receive a NASDAQ listing within 18 months from the closing of the Arrangement then the directors of Comamtech shall review its alternatives, which alternatives may include a pay out as a special dividend to its shareholders (subject to applicable Law and subject to any holdbacks pursuant to the Arrangement) of the cash which it holds or to liquidate its assets to its shareholders (subject to the holdbacks pursuant to the Arrangement and any other liabilities required to be held by Comamtech). In this regard, it will seek, at that time, all required approvals, including shareholder approval to proceed as described above.
 
 
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The Copernic New Exchangeable Shares, the Comamtech Shares and the Comamtech Options to be issued to Shareholders pursuant to the Arrangement are being issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.  In addition, Copernic and Comamtech are relying upon certain exemptions with respect to certain 1934 Act disclosure compliance and registration obligations.  Copernic and Comamtech have requested confirmation from the SEC that reliance on the 1933 Act exemptions and 1934 Act exemptions will not result in enforcement actions by the SEC.  If the SEC does not concur with Copernic and Comamtech with respect to the availability of such exemptions, the ability of holders of Comamtech Shares to publicly trade or sell their Comamtech Shares may be delayed until Copernic and Comamtech can otherwise complete the registration and compliance formalities responsive to the 1933 Act and 1934 Act requirements.  There can be no assurance the 1933 Act and 1934 Act exemptions will be deemed to be available to Copernic and Comamtech or that in the absence of such exemptions that Copernic and Comamtech can otherwise satisfy the 1933 Act and 1934 Act registration and disclosure compliance requirements in a timely manner.
 
Going Concern of Comamtech
 
Comamtech will be a “public shell” company holding only certain assets and liabilities assumed pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. There is no assurance that Comamtech will be able to complete an acquisition or another business combination to enable it to have an operating business.
 
The Arrangement may be Taxable for United States Shareholders
 
Implementation of the Arrangement may give rise to significant adverse income tax consequences to United States Shareholders. See “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences”. United States Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors about the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the transactions under the Arrangement.
 
Completion of the Arrangement is Subject to a Number of Conditions Precedent
 
The completion of the Arrangement is subject to a number of conditions precedent. See “Arrangement Agreement” under the subheadings “Mutual Conditions Precedent”, “Conditions to Obligations of Copernic” and “Conditions to Obligations of Harris”.
 
There can be no certainty, nor can Copernic provide any assurance whatsoever, that any conditions precedent to the Arrangement will be satisfied or waived, some of which are outside the control of Copernic and Harris, including receipt of the Final Order, Regulatory Approvals, and the approval of the Shareholders by the Required Vote.
 
Possible Failure to Complete the Arrangement
 
If the proposed Arrangement is not completed, Copernic will have incurred substantial costs that may adversely affect its financial results and operations and the market price of the Common Shares.
 
Copernic has incurred and will continue to incur substantial costs in connection with the proposed Arrangement. These costs consist primarily of legal, auditing and advisory fees. In addition, Copernic has diverted significant management resources in an effort to complete the Arrangement and is subject to restrictions contained in the Arrangement Agreement with respect to the conduct of its business. If the Arrangement is not completed, Copernic will have incurred substantial costs (including a possible Termination Fee (see “Arrangement Agreement – Expenses and Termination Fees”), and diverted significant management resources, for which it will have received little or no benefit. In addition, if the Arrangement is not completed, Copernic may experience negative reactions from the financial markets and its suppliers, customers and employees. Each of these factors may adversely affect the trading price of the Common Shares and Copernic’s financial results and operations.

 
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Failure to Realize the Anticipated Benefits of the Arrangement
 
As described in the section of this Circular entitled “Background to and Reasons for the Arrangement - Benefits of the Arrangement”, Copernic believes the Arrangement will provide benefits to the Shareholders. However, there is a risk that anticipated benefits of the Arrangement may not materialize, or may not occur within the time frames anticipated by Copernic. The realization of such benefits may be affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond the control of Copernic.
 
Arrangement Agreement may be Terminated
 
Each of Copernic and Harris has the right, in certain circumstances, in addition to termination rights relating to the failure to satisfy the conditions of closing, to terminate the Arrangement Agreement. Accordingly, there can be no certainty, nor can Copernic provide any assurance, that the Arrangement Agreement will not be terminated by either of Copernic or Harris, or that the Arrangement may not be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date, even after Shareholders approve the Arrangement Resolution. See “Arrangement Agreement – Termination of the Arrangement Agreement”.
 
Amendment of Arrangement Agreement
 
The consideration to be paid by Harris for the shares of Copernic may be different than the consideration currently specified under the Share Purchase Agreement. Although the consideration to be paid by Harris to acquire the shares of Copernic is specified in the Share Purchase Agreement, it is possible that Harris and Copernic may agree to alter the consideration to be paid.
 
No History of Earnings
 
As a newly formed company, Comamtech has no history of earnings, and there is no assurance that Comamtech, or any asset or business acquired by Comamtech, will generate earnings, operate profitably or provide a return on investment in the future.
 
INTEREST OF EXPERTS
 
At the date hereof, none of the officers, directors, employees and consultants of ModelCom, the firm that prepared the Fairness Opinion, received or will receive any direct or indirect beneficial ownership of Common Shares, or shares of any associate or affiliate of Copernic, including Comamtech, in connection with the preparation of the Fairness Opinion.  ModelCom has advised that it beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.
 
The audited consolidated financial statements of Copernic for the year-ended December 31, 2009 have been incorporated by reference in this Circular, including the auditors’ report of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP. The audited financial statements of Comamtech for the initial 16-day period ended August 31, 2010 have been incorporated in this Circular, including the auditors’ report of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP is independent of Copernic and Comamtech within the meaning of the applicable rules of professional conduct in Canada.
 
The audited consolidated financial statements of Copernic for the year-ended December 31, 2008 have been incorporated by reference in this Circular, including the auditors’ report of RSM Richter LLP. RSM Richter LLP is independent of Copernic within the meaning of the applicable rules of professional conduct in Canada.

 
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OTHER BUSINESS
 
Management of Copernic is not aware of any matter to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the Notice of Meeting. However, if any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, the accompanying form of proxy confers discretionary authority to vote with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and with respect to other matters that properly may come before the Meeting.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
Additional information relating to Copernic may be obtained on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Shareholders may contact the Company at 360, Franquet Street, Suite 60, Quebec, Quebec, G1P 4N3, attention Chief Financial Officer, to request copies of Copernic’s financial statements and MD&A. Financial information is provided in Copernic’s comparative financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
BOARD APPROVAL
 
The contents and the sending of this Circular have been approved by the Board of Directors of Copernic.
 
 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
  
   s/s David Goldman
Québec, Québec                                                                              DAVID GOLDMAN
September 27, 2010                                                                         Chairman of the Board


 
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SCHEDULE A
ARRANGEMENT RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
 
1.
The arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under Section 182 of the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the “OBCA”) of Copernic Inc. (the “Corporation”) as more particularly described and set forth in the Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) of the Corporation dated September 27, 2010, as the Arrangement may be modified or amended, is hereby authorized and approved.
 
2.
The plan of arrangement, as it may be modified or amended, (the “Plan of Arrangement”) involving the Corporation, the full text of which is set out in Schedule B to the arrangement agreement dated as of August 25, 2010 entered into between N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris”), the Corporation and Comamtech Inc. (“Comamtech”) (the “Arrangement Agreement”), is hereby authorized and approved.
 
3.
The Arrangement Agreement, the assignment and assumption agreement to be entered into between the Corporation and Comamtech (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) and the share purchase agreement to be entered into between Harris, the Corporation and Comamtech (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), the actions of the directors of the Corporation in approving the Arrangement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Arrangement Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement, and the actions of the officers of the Corporation in executing and delivering the Arrangement Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement and any amendments thereto are hereby ratified and approved.
 
4.
Notwithstanding that this resolution has been passed (and the Arrangement adopted) by the shareholders of the Corporation or that the Arrangement has been approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Commercial List, the directors of the Corporation are hereby authorized and empowered, at their discretion, without further notice to or approval of the shareholders of the Corporation (i) to amend the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement to the extent permitted by the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, as the case may be, and (ii) subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, not to proceed with the Arrangement.
 
5.
Any officer or director of the Corporation is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the Corporation to execute and deliver articles of arrangement and such other documents as are necessary or desirable to the Director under the OBCA in accordance with the Arrangement Agreement.
 
6.
Any officer or director of the Corporation is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the Corporation to execute or cause to be executed and to deliver or cause to be delivered, all such other documents and instruments and to perform or cause to be performed all such other acts and things as in such person’s opinion may be necessary or desirable to give full effect to the foregoing resolution and the matters authorized thereby, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such document, agreement or instrument or the doing of any such act or thing.

 
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SCHEDULE B
PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
 

PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
UNDER SECTION 182 OF THE ONTARIO BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
 
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
 
1.1
Definitions
 
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings:
 
Arrangement means the arrangement of Copernic made pursuant to the provisions of Section 182 of the OBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Article 6 hereof or made at the direction of the Court in the Interim Order or Final Order, as the case may be;
 
Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement dated August 25, 2010 between Copernic, Comamtech and Harris and any amendment thereto made in accordance with such arrangement agreement pursuant to which such parties have proposed to implement the Arrangement;
 
Arrangement Resolution means the resolution of Copernic’s Shareholders approving the Arrangement;
 
Articles of Arrangement means the articles of arrangement of Copernic to be filed with the Director in connection with the Arrangement, which shall be in a form and content satisfactory to Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably;
 
Assignment and Assumption Agreement means the assignment and assumption agreement to be entered into between Copernic, Comamtech and Harris to be dated as of the Effective Date and substantially in the form annexed to the Arrangement Agreement;
 
Business Day means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the principal chartered banks located in Montreal, Québec, or Toronto, Ontario are not open for business during normal banking hours;
 
Certificate of Arrangement means the certificate to be issued by the Director pursuant to Section 183 of the OBCA giving effect to the Arrangement;
 
Comamtech means Comamtech Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
 
Comamtech Option means an option to purchase Comamtech Shares under the Comamtech Stock Option Plan;
 
Comamtech Shares means the common shares in the capital of Comamtech;

 
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Comamtech Stock Option Plan means the stock option plan of Comamtech as approved at the Copernic Meeting, the terms and conditions of which are the same as the terms and conditions of the Copernic Stock Option Plan, with the necessary changes;
 
Copernic means Copernic Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
 
Copernic Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities means, collectively, the “Assigned Assets” and the “Assumed Liabilities”, as such terms are defined in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
 
Copernic Existing Shares means any and all common shares of Copernic;
 
Copernic Meeting means the special meeting of Copernic’s Shareholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) to be held to consider and, if deemed advisable, to, inter alia, approve the Arrangement;
 
Copernic New Non-Voting Shares has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1.1(b) hereof;
 
Copernic New Voting Shares has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1.1(a) hereof;
 
Copernic Option means an option to purchase Copernic Existing Shares granted under the Copernic Stock Option Plan or any other right, option or agreement to purchase Copernic Existing Shares;
 
Copernic’s Shareholders means the holders of all issued and outstanding Copernic Existing Shares as of the Record Date;
 
Copernic Stock Option Plan means the stock option plan of Copernic as adopted in 1999, as amended from time to time;
 
Court means the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Commercial List;
 
Depositary means Equity Transfer & Trust Company, or such other person as may be designated by Copernic, or its officers, and set out in the Letter of Transmittal;
 
Director has the meaning ascribed thereto by the OBCA on the date hereof;
 
Dissent Rights has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1.1 hereof;
 
Dissenting Copernic Shareholder means a holder of Copernic Existing Shares who properly dissents in respect of the Arrangement in strict compliance with the procedures for exercising Dissent Rights and does not withdraw such dissent prior to the Effective Time;
 
Effective Date means the date shown on the Certificate of Arrangement;
 
Effective Time means 12:01 a.m. (Montreal time) on the Effective Date;
 
Final Order means the final order of the Court in a form acceptable to Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably, approving the Arrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of both Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) on appeal;
 
Harris means N. Harris Computer Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario;

 
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Interim Order means the interim order of the Court in a form acceptable to Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Copernic Meeting, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) or, if appealed, then unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both Copernic and Harris, each acting reasonably) on appeal;
 
Letter of transmittal means the letter of transmittal detailing the manner in which Copernic’s Shareholders must deliver certificates representing Copernic Existing Shares to receive certificates representing Comamtech Shares issuable to them pursuant to the Arrangement;
 
OBCA means the Ontario Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. (1990), c. B.16 from time to time amended or re-enacted;
 
Parties means Copernic, Comamtech and Harris, and “Party” means any one of them;
 
Person includes any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture, venture capital fund, association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative, estate, group, body corporate, corporation, unincorporated association or organization, governmental entity, syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status;
 
Plan of Arrangement means this plan of arrangement, as it may be amended pursuant to Article 6 hereof or at the direction of the Court in the Interim Order or the Final Order, as the case may be;
 
Record Date means September 25, 2010;
 
Share Closing means the completion of the Share Transaction pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement;
 
Share Purchase Agreement means the share purchase agreement to be entered into between Copernic, Comamtech and Harris to be dated as of the Effective Date and substantially in the form annexed to the Arrangement Agreement; and
 
Share Transaction means the sale by Comamtech and the purchase by Harris of all of the outstanding Copernic New Voting Shares, in the manner provided for in and pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement.
 
1.2
Sections and Headings
 
The division of this Plan of Arrangement into articles and sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or the interpretation of this Plan of Arrangement. Unless otherwise indicated, any reference in this Plan of Arrangement to articles or sections refers to the specified articles or sections of this Plan of Arrangement.
 
1.3
Number, Gender and Persons
 
In this Plan of Arrangement, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender include both genders.
 
1.4
Date of Any Action
 
In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Plan of Arrangement is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 
 
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1.5
Time
 
Time shall be of the essence in this Plan of Arrangement.
 
ARTICLE 2
BINDING EFFECT
 
2.1
Binding Effect
 
 
2.1.1
This Plan of Arrangement, within the meaning of Section 182 of the OBCA, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate of Arrangement, will become effective on, and be binding on and after, the Effective Time on (i) Copernic, (ii) Comamtech, (iii) Harris, (iv) all registered and beneficial owners of Copernic Existing Shares, and (v) all holders of Copernic Options, in each case without any further authorisation, act or formality, on the part of the parties participating in the Plan of Arrangement, the Court or the Director.
 
 
2.1.2
None of the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement shall become effective unless all of the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement shall become effective.
 
 
2.1.3
The Certificate of Arrangement shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective on the Effective Date and that each of the provisions of Article 3 below has become effective in the sequence set out therein and each section will be deemed to be completed prior to the provisions of the next section.
 
ARTICLE 3
ARRANGEMENT
 
Pursuant to the Arrangement, the following transactions shall occur and shall be deemed to occur without any further authorization, act or formality at the Effective Time (unless otherwise specified), in the following order:
 
3.1
Transfer of Copernic Existing Shares and Exchange of the Copernic Options
 
 
3.1.1
The share capital of Copernic shall be amended in order to:
 
 
(a)
create a new class of common shares, being the Class A Common Shares, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of which are provided in Schedule A hereof (the “Copernic New Voting Shares”);
 
 
(b)
create a new class of non-voting common shares, being the Exchangeable Shares, exchangeable, in accordance with this Plan of Arrangement, for the Comamtech Shares on a one-for-one basis, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of which are provided in Schedule A hereof (the “Copernic New Non-Voting Shares”).
 
 
3.1.2
Each issued and outstanding Copernic Existing Share (other than Copernic Existing Shares which are held by Dissenting Copernic Shareholders) shall be exchanged into one Copernic New Non-Voting Share.
 
 
3.1.3
One (1) Copernic New Voting Share shall be issued to Comamtech for consideration equal to the fair market value of such share.
 
 
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3.1.4
The Copernic Existing Shares (other than Copernic Existing Shares which are held by Dissenting Copernic Shareholders) shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic.
 
 
3.1.5
Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1, all Copernic Existing Shares held by Dissenting Copernic Shareholders shall be deemed to have been cancelled and cease to be outstanding without any further act or formality and such Dissenting Copernic Shareholders shall immediately cease to have any rights as holders of Copernic Existing Shares other than the right to be paid the fair value of their Copernic Existing Shares as set out in Section 4.1.
 
 
3.1.6
With respect to each Copernic Existing Share exchanged or cancelled pursuant to Sections 3.1.2, 3.1.4 and 3.1.5:
 
 
(a)
the registered holder thereof shall cease to be the holder of such Copernic Existing Share and such holder’s name shall be removed from Copernic’s register of shareholders, as of the Effective Time; and
 
 
(b)
the certificate representing such Copernic Existing Share shall be deemed to have been cancelled as of the Effective Time and the holder thereof shall be deemed to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments, waivers, statutory or otherwise, required for the cancellation of the Copernic Existing Share.
 
 
3.1.7
Each Copernic New Non-Voting Share shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Share.
 
 
3.1.8
Each Copernic New Non-Voting Share, then held by Comamtech, shall be converted into one Copernic New Voting Share.
 
 
3.1.9
The Copernic New Non-Voting Shares shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic.
 
 
3.1.10
Comamtech shall adopt the Comamtech Stock Option Plan which shall become effective.
 
 
3.1.11
Each Copernic Option shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Option and, following such exchange, all Copernic Options shall be cancelled and terminated.
 
 
3.1.12
The Copernic Stock Option Plan shall be terminated.
 
 
3.1.13
All holders of Comamtech Options not employed by Comamtech after the Effective Time shall be deemed to be optionees that have ceased to be employed or retained by Comamtech and shall be treated in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Copernic Stock Option Plan.
 
3.2
Copernic Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities
 
 
3.2.1
Copernic, Comamtech and Harris shall enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Copernic Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities shall be transferred by Copernic to Comamtech or assumed by Comamtech, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
 
 
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3.3
Share Transaction
 
 
3.3.1
Copernic, Harris and Comamtech shall enter into the Share Purchase Agreement and the Share Closing shall occur upon which all of the Copernic New Voting Shares shall be transferred by Comamtech to Harris on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.
 
3.4
Steps of the Arrangement
 
Except as expressly provided in this Plan or in the Final Order, each step of the Arrangement set out in Sections 3.1 to 3.3 shall be conditional on the prior step having first been completed.
 
ARTICLE 4
RIGHTS OF DISSENT
 
4.1
Rights of Dissent
 
 
4.1.1
Holders of Copernic Existing Shares may exercise rights of dissent with respect to such Copernic Existing Shares pursuant to and in the manner set forth in Section 185 of the OBCA and this Section 4.1 (the “Dissent Rights”) in connection with the Arrangement as the same may be modified by the Interim Order or the Final Order; provided that, notwithstanding Subsection 185(6) of the OBCA, the written objection to the Arrangement Resolution referred to in Subsection 185(6) of the OBCA must be received by Copernic before 5:00 p.m. on the Business Day preceding the Copernic Meeting.
 
 
4.1.2
Holders of Copernic Existing Shares who duly exercise such rights of dissent and who:
 
 
(a)
are entitled to be paid fair value for their Copernic Existing Shares which shall be deemed to have been cancelled and cease to be outstanding as of the Effective Time, the whole in accordance with Section 3.1.5, shall be paid an amount equal to such fair value by Copernic and shall be deemed to have transferred such Copernic Existing Shares to Copernic at the Effective Time; or
 
 
(b)
for any reason are not entitled to be paid fair value for their Copernic Existing Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as any non dissenting holder of Copernic Existing Shares as at and from the Effective Time;
 
and in no case shall Copernic or any other person be required to recognize such holders as holders of Copernic Existing Shares after the Effective Time, and the names of such holders of Copernic Existing Shares shall be deleted from the register of shareholders of Copernic Existing Shares at the Effective Time.
 
 
4.1.3
For the purpose of this Article 4, the fair value of the Copernic Existing Shares shall be determined as of the close of business on the last Business Day before the day on which the Arrangement is approved by Copernic’s Shareholders at the Copernic Meeting.
 
 
4.1.4
In addition to any other restrictions under Section 185 of the OBCA and for greater certainty, none of the following shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights: (i) holders of Copernic Options and (ii) holders of Copernic Existing Shares who vote, or who have instructed a proxyholder to vote and have not revoked such vote or instructions, in favour of the Arrangement.
 
 
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ARTICLE 5
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATES
 
5.1
Outstanding Certificates
 
 
5.1.1
From and after the Effective Time, certificates formerly representing Copernic Existing Shares that were exchanged under Article 3 shall represent only the right to receive Comamtech Shares to which the former holders of Copernic Existing Shares, and thereafter of the Copernic New Non-Voting Shares, are entitled under Article 3.
 
 
5.1.2
On the Effective Date, prior to the filing of the Articles of Arrangement with the Director, Comamtech shall provide to the Depositary an irrevocable order authorizing the Depositary, as the registrar and transfer agent of the Comamtech Shares, to issue certificates representing the aggregate number of Comamtech Shares to which the former holders of Copernic Existing Shares are entitled in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement. Subject to 5.1.5, and the aforementioned irrevocable treasury order, the Depositary shall be considered to hold such Comamtech Shares, to which former holders of Copernic Existing Shares are entitled, for the sole benefit of such former holders of Copernic Existing Shares. The Depositary shall cause to be forwarded as soon as practicable following the Effective Date to each former holder of Copernic Existing Shares that has deposited with the Depositary a duly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal, together with the share certificates representing the holder’s Copernic Existing Shares and such other documents and instruments as the Depositary may reasonably require, the Comamtech Shares which such former holder of Copernic Existing Shares has the right to receive under the Arrangement. The certificates representing the Comamtech Shares issued pursuant to the Arrangement shall be forwarded by the Depositary by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to the person and at the address specified in the relevant Letter of Transmittal or, if no address has been specified therein, at the address specified for the particular holder in the register of holders of Copernic Existing Shares. Certificates mailed pursuant hereto will be deemed to have been delivered at the time of delivery thereof to the post office.
 
 
5.1.3
Former holders of Copernic Existing Shares shall not be entitled to any interest, distribution, premium or other payment on or with respect to the Copernic Existing Shares other than the Comamtech Shares which they are entitled to receive pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement.
 
 
5.1.4
Holders of Copernic Existing Shares shall not receive Comamtech Shares or any dividends or other distributions which may be declared thereon after the Effective Date until they submit the certificates for their Copernic Existing Shares to the Depositary along with a duly completed Letter of Transmittal. All dividends or other distributions, if any, made with respect to any Comamtech Shares allotted and issued pursuant to the Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the Depositary to be held by the Depositary, in trust, for the registered holder thereof.

 
5.1.5
Until surrendered as contemplated by Section 5.1.2, each certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented Copernic Existing Shares shall be deemed after the Effective Time to represent only the right to be exchanged for Comamtech Shares, except for certificates representing Copernic Existing Shares held by Dissenting Copernic Shareholders, which shares are cancelled pursuant to Section 3.1.5 and represent only the right to be paid their fair value as set out in Section 4.1; provided, however, that any certificate formerly representing Copernic Existing Shares that is not deposited with the Depositary on or before the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date shall cease to represent a right or claim of any kind or nature including the right of the holder of such Copernic Existing Shares to receive Comamtech Shares (and any dividend paid thereon and held in trust by the Depositary). In such case, such Comamtech Shares shall be returned by the Depositary to Comamtech for cancellation together with all dividends thereon held for such holder.
 
 
 
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5.1.6
If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented one or more outstanding Copernic Existing Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Article 3 hereof has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the registered holder thereof shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt of any Comamtech Shares to be issued to such person, provide to Comamtech a bond, in form and substance satisfactory to Comamtech, or otherwise indemnify Comamtech to its satisfaction, in its sole and absolute discretion, against any claim that may be made against Comamtech with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
 
 
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENTS
 
6.1
Amendments to Plan of Arrangement
 
 
6.1.1
Copernic reserves the right to amend, modify and/or supplement this Plan of Arrangement at any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, provided that each such amendment, modification and/or supplement must be (i) set out in writing, (ii) approved by Harris, (iii) filed with the Court and, if made following the Copernic Meeting, approved by the Court and (iv) communicated to holders of Copernic Existing Shares if and as required by the Court.
 
 
6.1.2
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by Copernic at any time prior to the Copernic Meeting (provided that Harris shall have consented thereto), and if so proposed and approved by the persons voting at the Copernic Meeting (as may be required under the Interim Order), shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
 
 
6.1.3
Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement that is approved or directed by the Court following the Copernic Meeting shall be effective without the approval of the holders of Copernic Existing Shares but only if it is consented to by each of Copernic and Harris in writing.
 
 
6.1.4
Notwithstanding Section 6.1.3, any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made by Corpernic and Harris, acting jointly, following the Copernic Meeting, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of each of Harris and Copernic, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any of the holders of Copernic Existing Shares.

 
6.1.5
This Plan of Arrangement may be withdrawn prior to the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement.
 
ARTICLE 7
FURTHER ASSURANCES
 
Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out herein shall occur and be deemed to occur in the order set out in this Plan of Arrangement and shall become effective without any further act or formality,
 
 
 
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each of the Parties shall make, do and execute, or cause to be made, done and executed, all such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or documents as may reasonably be required by any of them in order to further document or evidence any of the transactions or events set out herein.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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SCHEDULE A
TO PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
 
TERMS OF THE COPERNIC NEW VOTING SHARES AND
COPERNIC NEW NON-VOTING SHARES

 
The authorized share capital of Copernic Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be amended by the creation of an unlimited number of Class A Common Shares and an unlimited number of Exchangeable Shares, such that the authorized share capital of the Corporation shall after such amendment consist of an unlimited number of Common Shares, an unlimited number of Class A Common Shares and an unlimited number of Exchangeable Shares.
 
For the purposes hereof, any capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Arrangement Agreement entered into between the Corporation, Comamtech Inc. and N. Harris Computer Corporation on August 25, 2010.
 
CLASS A COMMON SHARES AND
EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
 
A.
CLASS A COMMON SHARES
 
The number of Class A Common Shares without nominal or par value shall be unlimited and the consideration, added to the stated capital account maintained for these shares, shall also be unlimited; the following rights, privileges, restrictions and con­ditions shall attach thereto:
 
1.
Voting right.  The holders of Class A Common Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation and to one vote in respect of each Class A Common Share held at all such meetings.
 
2.
Dividends. The holders of the Class A Common Shares, and pari passu with the holders of the Common Shares, shall be entitled to receive and participate rateably in any dividends declared by the board of directors of the Corporation.
 
3.
Remaining property. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or other distribution of the assets of the Corporation among its shareholders for the purposes of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Class A Common Shares shall participate rateably, pari passu with the holders of the Common Shares and the Exchangeable Shares, in the distribution of the assets of the Corporation.
 
B.
EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
 
The number of Exchangeable Shares without nominal or par value shall be unlimited and the consideration, added to the stated capital account maintained for these shares, shall also be unlimited; the following rights, privileges, restrictions and con­ditions shall attach thereto:
 
4.
Voting right.  Subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), holders of Exchangeable Shares shall not be entitled, in that capacity alone, to vote at meet­ings of shareholders of the Corporation, to attend same or to receive notice thereof.
 
5.
Dividends. The holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall not be entitled to receive or participate in any dividends declared by the board of directors of the Corporation.

 
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6.
Remaining property. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or other distribution of the assets of the Corporation among its shareholders for the purposes of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall participate rateably, pari passu with the holders of the Common Shares and Class A Common Shares, in the distribution of the assets of the Corporation.
 
7.
Exchangeable right.
 
 
(a)
The Corporation shall, immediately after the issuance of the Exchangeable Shares in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement (the “Exchange Date”), exchange all of the then outstanding Exchangeable Shares for fully paid and non-assessable common shares (the “Comamtech Shares”) of Comamtech Inc. (“Comamtech”), on the basis of one (1) Comamtech Share for each Exchangeable Share, without payment by the holders thereof of any additional consideration.
 
 
(b)
Except as provided in the Plan of Arrangement or as otherwise determined by the Corporation, no notice of exchange or other act or formality on the part of the Corporation or the holder of an Exchangeable Share shall be required to exchange the Exchangeable Shares.
 
 
(c)
Immediately after the issuance of the Exchangeable Shares at the Effective Time, and subject to the delivery to and receipt by the Depository of the Comamtech Shares, each Exchangeable Share shall irrevocably be deemed to be exchanged, the Corporation shall be fully and completely discharged from its obligations toward the holders of such Exchangeable Shares immediately prior to their exchange provided for in paragraph B.7(a) with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, and the rights of such holders of the Exchangeable Shares shall be limited to receiving from the Depositary the Comamtech Shares in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement and as provided herein.
 
8.
Conversion Right.
 
 
(a)
The Corporation shall, immediately after the completion of the exchange  of the Exchangeable Shares in accordance with paragraph 7 above, convert all of the then outstanding Exchangeable Shares into fully paid and non-assessable Class A Common Shares, on the basis of one (1) Class A Common Share for each Exchangeable Share, without payment by Comamtech of any additional consideration.
 
 
(b)
Except as provided in the Plan of Arrangement or as otherwise determined by the Corporation, no notice of conversion or other act or formality on the part of the Corporation or Comamtech shall be required to convert the Exchangeable Shares.
 
 
(c)
Immediately after the completion of the conversion described in paragraph B8(a) above, each Exchangeable Share shall irrevocably be deemed to be converted for one (1) Class A Common Share and cancelled, the Corporation shall be fully and completely discharged from its obligations with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, and the rights of Comamtech shall be limited to receiving from the Corporation the Class A Common Shares, in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement and as provided herein.
 
9.
Modification. The Exchangeable Shares shall not be convertible, no share having the same rank as or higher than the Exchangeable Shares may be created and the provisions relating to the Exchangeable Shares or relating to other classes of shares may not be modified so as to confer on such shares rights or privileges that are equal to or greater than those attached to the Exchangeable Shares (except in each case for the Class A

 
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Common Shares), unless such conversion, creation or modification has been approved by the vote of not less than 2/3 of the Exchangeable Shares represented by their holders who are present or represented at a special meeting of such holders convened for such purpose.


 
 
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SCHEDULE C
INTERIM ORDER
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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SCHEDULE D
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 

 
 

 
 
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SCHEDULE E
FAIRNESS OPINION
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Private & Confidential
 
 
Montréal, August 25th , 2010
 
 
Mr. Larry Yelin
Attorney
Chairman of the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors
Copernic inc.
2000 McGill College Ave, Suite 1460
Montreal, QC H3A 3H3
 
 
 
 
 
Object: Final Fairness Opinion –Sale of Copernic
 
 
Dear Sir,
 

As per your request and the terms of our engagement letter of April 30th, 2010, we are pleased to issue this Final Fairness Opinion for the proposed Transaction by Comamtech  inc. (‘’Comamtech’’)to sell all the shares and intellectual property of Copernic inc. (‘’Copernic’’)to N. Harris ComputerPurchaser’’)as ofCorp.October 31st , (‘’2010, the Transaction Closing Date. Comamtech is a company that will be created to own all the shares of Copernic) and a debenture issued by Empresario Ltd It should be noted that the Report Date has been set as at August 25th , 2010 based upon the information available at the time the report was prepared and corresponds to the Valuation Date as opposed to the Transaction Closing Date. The present Fairness Opinion will be used in the information circular sent to Copernic Shareholders. This opinion follows Appendix B to Standard 110 of the Practice Standards of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (CICBV).
 
Unless noted otherwise, all amounts are expressed in US Dollars.
 
The value term used is Fair MarketMV’’)Valueand can be defined(‘’Fas the highest price available in an open and unrestricted market, between prudent, willing and well-informed parties acting at arms’ length, under no compulsion of cash. The FMV should include any premium a special interest purchaser might be willing to pay. A special interest purchaser can be defined as an acquirer that would benefit from significant post-acquisition synergies, cost reductions and strategic advantages after the target company has been integrated within the operations of the acquirer.
 
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Copernic is a publicly trading company on the NASDAQ Small Cap Stock Exchange. The market share price might or might not reflect the FMV of the company. Over the last 6 quarters, the stock price of Copernic has followed the following behavior:

     
Average Daily
                   
Period
         
Low
   
High
   
Closing
 
     
Volume
                   
  Q1-2009       2,993     $ 0.77     $ 1.47     $ 1.33  
  Q2-2009       5,832     $ 1.05     $ 3.36     $ 2.17  
  Q3-2009       6,386     $ 1.40     $ 2.26     $ 1.88  
  Q4-2009       19,670     $ 1.70     $ 4.50     $ 2.70  
  Q1-2010       5,321     $ 2.46     $ 2.96     $ 2.77  
  Q2-2010       4,544     $ 2.30     $ 3.13     $ 2.30  

Using a stock price of $2.6195 per share (average closing price for the 20 trading days before the Valuation Date) and the number of shares, on a diluted basis, at the Valuation Date of 2,091,913, the market capitalization is $5,479,766.

Fairness Opinion - Conclusion

Based upon the assumptions, limitations, qualifications, restrictions, scope of review and valuation methodologies defined therein, the conclusion is that the present value of the consideration received by Comamtech for Copernic, expressed in terms of cash, is $7,083k. On the other hand, the FMV of the operations of Copernic, including the Net Tangible Assets, has been determined to be $6.6M. The stock market price of Copernic leads to a value of $4.7M for the operations of Copernic. The value of the consideration received is above the FMV and significantly above the market value of the operations of Copernic. As a matter of fact, the Purchaser might be willing to pay some extra premium since it can benefit very quickly from the various carry forward losses transferred through the share sale of Copernic. Finally, the value of Comamtech (sum of Copernic and the debenture issued by Empresario) is $9.9M. As such, this transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to all shareholders of Copernic.

Qualifications, restrictions and limitations

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All documentation exchanged during this engagement including draft fairness opinion and final fairness opinion are not intended for any other purpose than stated in the introduction and should not be reproduced and shared to third parties without our written permission, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. For the sake of this engagement, it is understood that the addressees of the reports are Copernic’smanagement and Board of Directors.
2-
ModelCom cannot be held liable for any losses, damages or claims occasioned to Copernic, its officers, its directors, its shareholders or employees arising from any misuse of the information and reports provided.
3-
ModelCom reserves the right to make revisions to issued opinions if new information becomes available, as at the Valuation Date, that would impact the valuation conclusions.
 
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4-
ModelCom’s liabilitywill be limited to the fees charged and collected for this engagement.
5-
Based upon the information provided by the management of Copernic, there is no known transaction costs that are contingent on the success of this transaction and all transaction costs that are contemplated as part of this transaction are normal and in line with this type of transaction and no attempt is made to accurately quantify these transaction costs at the Valuation Date.
     
 
 
Statement of independence
 
         
ModelCom is acting independently and has no contingent fees with Copernic. In 2008, ModelCom has provided consulting services to Copernic in the elaboration of financialmodels to assist in the forecasting of cash analysis of some scenarios. These services have been provided under a distinct agreement
and for other purposes than the enclosed proposal. However, it is understood thatCopernic’s management has used these tools business units as well as providing a sound approach of allocating balance sheet information between the business units.
 
In 2009 and 2010, ModelCom has:

 
1- issued a Fairness Opinion to the Board of Directors of Copernic regarding the acquisition of waste-to-energy assets from two Canadian companies;
 
2- issued a Valuation Report allowing the management of Copernic to conclude on the Goodwill Impairment Test of the Copernic Desktop Search business unit for the fiscal year 2008;
 
3- issued a Fairness Opinion to the Board of Directors of Copernic regarding the sales of the assets of Mamma.com by Copernic;
 
4- issued a Draft Valuation Report and Draft Fairness Opinion to Copernic regarding a proposed transaction that did not close;
 
5- issued a Valuation Report allowing the management of Copernic to conclude on the Goodwill Impairment Test of the Copernic Desktop Search business unit for the fiscal year 2009.
 
These mandates have no relation with the present assignment.

Scope of review

To reach a valuation conclusion, ModelCom relied on information provided by Copernic. Here is the list of documents reviewed:

 
1- Letter of Intent between Copernic and Purchaser to execute the Transaction;
 
2- Information on the share price of Copernic;
 
3- Discussions with the management of Copernic;
 
4- Q2-2010 Copernic quarterly report;
 
5- Past valuation reports of Copernic.

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Description of Copernic

Copernic develops cutting edge search solutions bringing the power of a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use search engine right to the user's PC. It allows for instant searching of files, emails, and email attachments stored anywhere on a PC hard drive. Its desktop search application won the CNET Editors' Choice Award as well as the PC World World Class Award in 2005.
 

In December 2005, mamma.com Inc. acquired Copernic for $23.7 million.
 
During the course of 2008 and 2009, the most significant news about Copernic are:

Jan 29, 2008: Copernic Inc. Announces That Discussions With a Third Party Have Been Terminated Apr 4, 2008: Copernic Mobile Wins First Prize in CTIA Wireless 2008(R) E-Tech Award Nov 11, 2008: Copernic Inc. Announces the Consolidation of its Operations Nov 11, 2008: Copernic Inc. Announces the Consolidation of its Operations Jan 19, 2009: Copernic Unveils Search Solution for IBM Lotus Notes Apr 16, 2009: Copernic First to Launch Privacy Desktop Search Jul 7, 2009: Copernic Launches New Personal Search Portal and Launches Service to Access Stored Data from Anywhere (myCopernicTM on the Go!) Sep 3, 2009: Copernic Offers  the Go! on Mobile App Stores myCopernic™ on

Description of the proposed transaction
     
 
Purchaser has entered into a Letterand of intellectual property of Copernic. The LOI has been executed as at August 25th , 2010 with a proposed Transaction Closing Date of October 31st , 2010. The highlights of the offer are:
   
   
1- A purchase price of $7,600,000 payable as follows:
     

a.  
$5,700,000 cash at closing;
b.  
$1,500,000 cash 18 months after closing;
c.  
A maximum of $400,000 representing the excess of net revenues coming from the operations of Copernic for the calendar year 2010 that are over $1,600,000;

2-
The purchase price, at closing, will be adjusted with the real Net Tangible Asset (‘’NTA’’) value. The adjustmentgative, fromwill be the set NTA of $2,500,000. The adjustment will take place within 5 months after closing. The NTA can be defined as the sum of all the assets of Copernic (including
the cash and cash equivalent), the intangible assets and goodwill minus the sum of all the liabilities excluding the future income taxes. Appendix 6 reconciles the NTA as at June 30, 2010.
 

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Valuation approaches
 
There are three approaches to value:

a)  Income-based approach;
b)  Asset-based approach;
c)  Market-based approach.
 
a)  
Income-based approach is used when the business subject is viable as a going concern. It is the case of a company that is generating an appropriate level of profits that translates into acceptable rate of returns. These approaches are either based upon capitalization of indicated income figure (earnings, cash flow, EBIT or  In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken under this Plan of Arrangement is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
b)  
Asset-based approach is used when the company is not viable as a going concern or when the company is not an operating entity, such as a holding. Thus, this approach would consider either the market value of the net tangible asset base, the liquidation value of the company or the replacement cost of the assets under consideration;
c)  
Finally, the market approach compares the business subject to similar companies in the public market or to previous comparable transactions. The concept is to extract given multiples from comparable companies that can be compare to the business subject. This approach is usually used to validate the value conclusions obtained through the income or asset-based approaches.

Valuation of the shares and embedded intellectual property of Copernic

FMV-based Approach

As at February 23, 2009, ModelCom has issued a valuation report of the prevailing operations of Copernic as at December 31, 2008 in relation with the annual test of goodwill impairment. Copernic was valued as a viable going concern using the income approach. The valuation was performed through a DCF using a Weighted Average Cost of Capital (‘’WACC’’)  that took into account an acquisition premium a special interest purchaser would be willing to pay to acquire these operations. The value conclusion was between $4.1M and $4.6M, say $4.35M excluding the cash component considered as being a redundant asset. Refer to Appendix 1, 2, 3 and 4 for reconciliation of value from the valuation report issued at the beginning of 2009.
 

As at February 24, 2010, ModelCom has issued an opinion on the value of Copernic as at December 31, 2009 in relation with the annual test of goodwill impairment. The conclusion was that the value of Copernic was greater than its carrying value in its books, thus no impairment was required. This opinion was based on the following factors:
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The WACC of Copernic has improved from the end of 2008 to the end of 2009 mostly because the financial markets were very pessimistic at the end of 2008 in the middle of the financial crisis. An improved WACC would translate into a larger value;

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In 2009, Copernic, even under revenue pressure, delivered a level of benefits that was just slightly lower than the forecast as shown in Appendix 5; and finally
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As at November 12, 2009, an investor (John Simmonds and its related investors) has entered into a private placement agreement with Copernic to subscribe 500k shares at $4.00 per share for a cash consideration of $2.0M, representing approximately 19% of participation in the equity of Copernic. At the Valuation Date, the negotiations around this private placement have been terminated.
 
However, at the time the goodwill impairment analysis was performed, this share price was considered as being representative of the en bloc value of Copernic before any acquisition premium. The FMV can then be derived by applying an acquisition premium. As it will be explained in the next section, a premium of 35% to 40% is appropriate, translating into a share value of $5.40 to $5.60, say $5.50, above the carrying value of Copernic, as a whole. Using 2,091,913 shares at $5.50 per share gives an overall value of $11.5M. Considering the sale receivable from Empresario at $4.25M, at this point in time, and the cash and cash equivalent at $3.45M, the goodwill impairment test value conclusion of Copernic operations was estimated to be $3.80M. Even if this private placement did not close, the assumption is made that the proposed price is a fair representation of the FMV of Copernic.

The conclusion of this section is that the FMV of the operations of Copernic should be between $3.80M and $4.35M, say $4.1M. It should be noted that this FMV includes a provision for the value of the carry forward fiscal losses of Copernic for an amount of approximately $600k, so the value of the operations alone is $3.5M.

Market-based Approach

From the stock price analysis above, the market capitalization of Copernic, at the Valuation Date, is $5,480k. This represents the en bloc value of Copernic before consideration of any acquisition premium.
 
All the controlling position acquisitions, over the last 2 years, for companies involved in software development and sales, have been extracted from the Mergerstat Database. These transactions have been adjusted when the form of consideration was not 100% cash, but a mix of cash and shares. In such a case, it would be assumed that the component made of the share consideration would lead to a blockage discount of 5%. The blockage discount takes into account that the seller would require some time to sell the shares as opposed to getting cash consideration. Thus, this discount of 5% was taken into account among the samples by adjusting the control premium accordingly.
 
The results are presented in the Appendix 7 below. The samples are made of 96 transactions of companies that are relatively similar to Copernic. All these companies are developing, selling and distributing software. It might be useful to remove the negative premiums as well as the ones that are very high (above 200%). Doing this, 90 transactions remain and the median premium is 37.9%, say 35% to 40% with a standard deviation (across the average of 46.1%) of 32.6% . Moreover, if only the transactions of Canadian and American targets are considered, the 49 transactions left show a median acquisition

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premium of 36.4% (say, again, 35% to 40%) with a standard deviation of 36.0% across an average of 47.2% .
 

Then, an acquisition premium of 35% to 40% is reasonable and would lead to a value of $7,398k to $7,672k, say $7,535k. This value includes the debenture issued to Empresario as well as the NTA of Copernic (mostly made of cash and cash equivalents) at the Valuation Date. On August 10, 2010, Copernic and Empresario agreed to convert the take-back notes into a debenture with options to force the liquidation of Empresario if, after 12 months, the amounts due are not fully paid to Copernic. This new debt instrument has been valued at $2.8M at the Valuation Date. Also, the NTA of Copernic at the Valuation Date is estimated at $2.5M, as set below, and should be removed as well. Thus, the value of the operations of Copernic, from the stock market price approach, would be approximately $2.2M ($4.7M if NTA is included), way below the value derived from the income approach analysis above of $4.1M. Factors that influence this conclusion are:
 
1- Copernic shares are thinly traded since the number of shares is relatively low;
 
2- There is no industry analyst or research firm covering the operations of Copernic;
 
3- Following the reverse split of 2009, many shareholders have odd lots that are more difficult to trade.
 
Thus, we conclude that the stock market price information of Copernic is not a good representation of the FMV of Copernic since it significantly undervalues the assets and operations of Copernic.
 
From the analysis above, we conclude that the FMV of all the shares and intellectual property of Copernic can only be taken from the income approach since the market approach is not conclusive. Thus, the FMV is the sum of the FMV of the operations and of the NTA, so $4.1M + $2.5M = $6.6M while, as shown in the balance sheet as at June 30, 2010 (Appendix 6), the book value of the operations of Copernic, including the NTA at $2.6M, is $6.17M.

Analysis of the offer from Purchaser
 
The offer can be divided into 4 components:

1-
An upfront payment at closing, in cash;
2-
A holdback paid after 18 months, in cash;
3-
A premium paid after 2010 calendar year if the net revenue forecast is exceeded, in
 
cash;
4-
A potential adjustment based on the NTA as at the Transaction Closing Date.

The upfront payment, in cash, should be taken at full face value while the holdback should be discounted for time value of money as well as for the probability of missing some elements in the list of indemnities, warranties and representations. Assuming a WACC of approximately 15%, the time value of money calls for a discount of 22.5% (or one year and a half) on the holdback while a discount of 7.5% (or approximately 6 months) would be acceptable on the premium paid on the revenue target. It sounds reasonable to add another 10% to account for potential price adjustments on the holdback.

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In the first semester of 2010, Copernic achieved $725k in net revenues. However, the management of the Copernic representing that:

-  
There are signs of economic recovery, so that the target of achieving more than $2.0M in net revenues in 2010 is attainable;
-  
Copernic is experiencing a rate of conversion of 0.7% while the industry is between 2.0% and 3.0%. The rate of conversion measures the number of unique visitors on their web site that will convert into purchasing a product from Copernic. The company has already put in place initiatives to increase this conversion rate. Also, direct sales to large corporation and institutions have resumed in the second quarter of 2010 and the company is expecting revenues from this channel as well. As such, this component of the offer is only discounted for time value of money (approximately 6 months) since Copernic is likely to reach net revenues above $2.0M.
-  
Finally, the NTA as at June 30, 2010 is at $2,643k and the management of Copernic is representing that the NTA of Copernic should be approximately at $2.5M at the Transaction Closing Date. Thus, at the Valuation Date, the NTA is set at $2.5M.

The following table reconciles the consideration received, in present value, expressed in terms of cash:

Component
 
Cash Consideration
   
Discount
   
Present Value
 
Upfront payment
  $ 5,700,000       0.0 %   $ 5,700,000  
NTA Adjustment
  $ -       0.0 %   $ -  
Holdback
  $ 1,500,000       32.5 %   $ 1,012,500  
Revenue target
  $ 400,000       7.5 %   $ 370,000  
Total
  $ 7,600,000             $ 7,082,500  

Thus, the present value of the consideration received, expressed in terms of cash, is $7,083k while the FMV has been determined to be $6.6M.
 
The following table reconciles the book value, the FMV and the consideration received:

   
Book Value (as
             
Component ($000)
 
at June 30, 2010)
   
FMV
   
Consideration
 
NTA
  $ 2,643     $ 2,500     $ 2,500  
Goodwill and intangibles
  $ 2,928     $ 3,500     $ 3,500  
Value of Fiscal Losses
  $ 600     $ 600     $ 1,083  
Total
  $ 6,171     $ 6,600     $ 7,083  

Since the book value of the goodwill includes the present value of the carry forward fiscal losses, they are considered separately. Assuming the purchaser recognizes the value of the operations of Copernic, the premium paid is explained by the immediate impact it will benefit from the fiscal losses acquired.
 
The total value of Comamtech is the sum of the value of Copernic of $7.1M and of the debenture issued to Empresario of $2.8M, or $9.9M.

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So, this transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to all shareholders of Copernic.

Conclusion

Based upon the assumptions, limitations, qualifications, restrictions, scope of review and valuation methodologies defined above, the conclusion is that the present value of the consideration received by Comamtech for Copernic, expressed in terms of cash, is $7,083k. On the other hand, the FMV of the operations of Copernic, including the Net Tangible Assets, has been determined to be $6.6M. The stock market price of Copernic leads to a value of $4.7M for the operations of Copernic. The value of the consideration received is above the FMV and significantly above the market value of the operations of Copernic. As a matter of fact, the Purchaser might be willing to pay some extra premium since it can benefit very quickly from the various carry forward losses transferred through the share sale of Copernic. Finally, the value of Comamtech (sum of Copernic and the debenture issued to Empresario) is $9.9M. As such, this transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to all shareholders of Copernic.

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Francis Paquet, M.Sc., Eng., CBV
Partner
ModelCom

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APPENDIX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Comamtech
      Appendix 1
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
       
Fair Market Value as at December 31, 2008
       
In USD
       
         
         
       
Source
Fair Market Value:
Low
Average
High
 
Current Business
3,486,996
3,700,007
3,913,017
Appendix 2
Carry Forward Losses
661,663
672,689
683,715
Appendix 3
 
4,148,659
4,372,696
4,596,732
 

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Comamtech
           
Appendix 2
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
                 
Current Activities Value of Copernic as at December 31, 2008
                 
In USD
                       
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
Terminal Value
Note
   
Revenues
                       
Licenses
1,371,957
 
1,944,078
 
2,046,337
 
2,062,100
   
1
 
1,466.7
Advertising
814,727
 
871,623
 
1,113,097
 
1,420,612
   
1
   
 
2,186,684
 
2,815,701
 
3,159,433
 
3,482,712
         
COGS
                       
Licenses
93,338
 
132,261
 
139,218
 
140,290
   
2
   
Advertising
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
   
2
   
 
93,338
 
132,261
 
139,218
 
140,290
         
Gross Margin
                       
Licenses
1,278,619
 
1,811,817
 
1,907,119
 
1,921,810
         
Advertising
814,727
 
871,623
 
1,113,097
 
1,420,612
         
 
2,093,346
 
2,683,440
 
3,020,215
 
3,342,422
         
Gross Margin %
                       
Licenses
93
%
93
%
93
%
93
%
       
Advertising
100
%
100
%
100
%
100
%
       
 
96
%
95
%
96
%
96
%
       
Head Office
                       
R&D
1,330,141
 
1,466,312
 
1,459,706
 
1,592,617
   
3
   
Sales
542,058
 
638,978
 
638,978
 
638,978
   
4
   
Administration
1,535,134
 
1,248,688
 
1,181,043
 
1,056,595
   
3
   
 
3,407,334
 
3,353,978
 
3,279,727
 
3,288,190
         
 
                         
EBITDA
(1,313,988
)
(670,538
)
(259,511
)
54,232
         
                         
Normalization
                       
Project Phoenix in R&D
   
900,000
 
900,000
 
900,000
   
5
   
Cost of Being Public
   
230,000
 
230,000
 
230,000
   
6
   
                         
Normalized EBITDA
   
459,462
 
870,489
 
1,184,232
         
                         
Tax (30.9%)
   
141,974
 
268,981
 
365,928
         
                         
Net Income
   
317,488
 
601,508
 
818,304
         
                         
CAPEX
                       
CAPEX
(16,261
)
(54,360
)
(54,360
)
(54,360
)
 
7
   
Tax Shield
   
9,532
 
9,532
 
9,532
   
8
   
Low
                       
Cash Flow to Investors
   
272,661
 
556,680
 
773,477
 
3,926,277
   
# of periods
   
0.5
 
1.5
 
2.5
 
3.0
   
Discount Rate
19.7
%
91
%
76
%
64
%
58
%
 
Fair Value before Tax Shield
3,456,982
                     
Tax Shield on Existing Assets
30,014
               
See Append. 4
 
Fair Value
3,486,996
                     
High
                       
Cash Flow to Investors
   
272,661
 
556,680
 
773,477
 
4,369,924
   
# of periods
   
0.5
 
1.5
 
2.5
 
3.0
   
Discount Rate
17.7
%
92
%
78
%
67
%
61
%
 
Fair Value before Tax Shield
3,881,982
                     
Tax Shield on Existing Assets
31,035
               
See Append. 4
 
Fair Value
3,913,017
                     
Note: (1) Exclude revenues from future services (Phoenix + Backup);
                     

(2)  
Based on 2008 margin;
(3)  
Based on management forecast;
(4)  
Based on 2009 management forecast;
(5)  
Based on management estimate of R&D related to future projects;
(6)  
Based on management estimate of additional cost of the current financial structure;
(7)  
Based on 2008 Capex;
(8)  
Based on 30% CCA rate and half-year rule.

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Comamtech
Appendix 3
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
 
Fair Value of Carry Forward Losses as at December 31, 2008
 
In USD
 

Available Losses
               
Source        
 
Copernic Technologies' Losses
     
816,356
     
1
     
Share of 2007 Losses
       
2,222,043
     
2
     
Share of 2008 Losses
       
40,984
     
3
     
         
3,079,384
             
Fair Value
                       
     
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
CF Losses Balance
   
3,079,384
 
2,619,921
 
1,749,433
 
565,201
 
-
 
Taxable Income
   
459,462
 
870,489
 
1,184,232
 
1,184,232
 
1,184,232
 
Tax Rate
30.9
%
                   
Tax Savings
   
141,974
 
268,981
 
365,928
 
174,647
 
-
 
# of periods
   
0.5
 
1.5
 
2.5
 
3.5
 
4.5
 
                         
Low
                       
Discount Rate
19.7
%
91
%
76
%
64
%
53
%
45
%
Fair Value
   
661,663
                 
                         
High
                       
Discount Rate
17.7
%
92
%
78
%
67
%
57
%
48
%
Fair Value
   
683,715
                 
           
           
Note:
(1) Based on data provided by management for Copernic Technologies and a FX rate of 1.27;
         
(2) Based on data provided by management for consolidated companies and a FX rate of 1.27. Split between Media Solution and CDS Unit based on 2007 EBITDA;
(3) Based on Copernic 2008 Income tax report, fully allocated to CDS Unit since Media Solution is profitable.

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Comamtech
Appendix 4
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
 
Fair Value of Existing Assets Tax Shield as at December 31, 2008
 
In USD
 
 

 
2008 Assets UCC (1)
 
 
CCA Rate
 
 
Low
High
Leasehold improvements
33,672
30
%
6,280
6,544
Computer equipments
56,415
50
%
12,505
12,875
Furniture and fixtures
24,419
30
%
4,555
4,746
Software
30,110
50
%
6,674
6,871
       
30,014
31,035
Note: (1) 2008 UCC were estimated using 2007 UCC provided by management.
 

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Comamtech
                             
Appendix 5
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
                               
2009 Results analysis
                               
In USD
                               
Copernic Budget
 
1st semester
   
3rd Quarter
   
4th Quarter
   
Year
   
DCF Budget
   
Updated following the sale of Mamma.com
                           
Revenues
                               
Licenses
    649,798       412,092       455,060       1,516,950       1,944,078    
Advertising
    401,129       227,164       247,998       876,291       871,623    
Other Revenues
    216,104       140,857       126,987       483,948       -    
Total Revenues
    1,267,031       780,113       830,045       2,877,189       2,815,701    
Cost of Revenues
    42,000       21,000       21,990       84,990       132,261    
Cost of Operations
                                         
Sales cost
    451,991       270,787       223,208       945,986       638,978  
Note 1
R&D
    784,656       388,315       384,909       1,557,880       1,466,312    
G&A
    1,247,277       618,639       597,453       2,463,369       1,248,688  
Note 2
Total Cost of Operations
    2,483,924       1,277,741       1,205,570       4,967,235       3,353,978    
Normalization
                                         
R&D - Phoenix
    (450,000 )     (225,000 )     (225,000 )     (900,000 )     (900,000 )  
Cost of being public
    (115,000 )     (57,500 )     (57,500 )     (230,000 )     (230,000 )  
Total Normalization
    (565,000 )     (282,500 )     (282,500 )     (1,130,000 )     (1,130,000 )  
EBITDA
    (693,893 )     (236,128 )     (115,015 )     (1,045,036 )     459,462  
Note 3
CDS Unit Results
 
1st semester
   
3rd Quarter
   
4th Quarter
   
Year
     
Revenues
                                         
Licenses
    325,325       113,942       135,269       574,536            
Advertising
    356,723       147,112       136,268       640,103            
Other Revenues
    244,743       92,239       101,405       438,387      
Total Revenues
    926,791       353,293       372,942       1,653,026            
Cost of Revenues
    29,443       25,725       7,136       62,304            
Cost of Operations
                                         
Sales cost
    282,975       145,383       191,968       620,326            
R&D
    545,933       288,875       268,116       1,102,924            
G&A
    1,104,571       502,905       417,104       2,024,580      
Total Cost of Operations
    1,933,479       937,163       877,188       3,747,830            
Normalization
                                         
R&D - Phoenix
    (450,000 )     (225,000 )     (225,000 )     (900,000 )          
Cost of being public
    (115,000 )     (57,500 )     (57,500 )     (230,000 )    
Total Normalization
    (565,000 )     (282,500 )     (282,500 )     (1,130,000 )          
EBITDA
    (471,131 )     (327,095 )     (228,882 )     (1,027,108 )        
Note 4
Allocation of Sales and Marketing Costs to Mamma.com
              33.3 %     206,775            
Allocation of G&A Costs to Mamma.com
50.0 %     1,012,290  
Adjusted EBITDA
191,957  

Notes:

(1)  
The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) value determination for the CDS Unit was based on a split of sales and marketing expenses between Mamma.com and CDS Unit. Approximately one third was allocated to Mamma.com or $300k. Following the sale of Mamma.com, all the budget was allocated to CDS Unit.
(2)  
The allocation of the G&A was roughly 50% to CDS Unit and 50% to Mamma.com. Following the sale of Mamma.com, all the G&A budget was allocated to CDS Unit.
(3)  
This revised budget led to an expected EBITDA of (1,045k) instead of $459k.
(4)  
The achieved EBITDA of (1,027k) is then in line with the revised budget of (1,045k). Assuming the initial assumptions, approximately $200k of sales and marketing costs and $1,000k in G&A should have been allocated to Mamma.com, translating into an adjusted EBITDA of $192k, very close to the DCF budget of $459k.

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Comamtech
         
Appendix 6
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
           
Balance Sheet as at June 30, 2010
           
In USD
           
Assets
   
Highlights
     
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
2,550,369
$
2,900,637
  $  
 
Debenture issued to Empresario Ltd.
Accounts receivable
272,831
       $
 
     
Income taxes receivable
213,305
       $
 
     
Prepaid expenses
323,945
$
3,453,783
  $  
  
Copernic Net Assets
Other assets
2,900,637
$
810,802
 
 
Copernic Net Liabilities
Total Current Assets
6,261,087
$
2,642,981
  $  
 
Copernic Net Tangigle Assets
Property and equipment
93,333
$
3,527,862
    $  
 
Copernic Intangible and Goodwill
Intangible assets
165,859
$
6,170,843
   $  
 
Copernic Book Value (Carrying Value)
Goodwill
3,362,003
       $
 
Total Fixed Assets
3,621,195
  $
 
Total Assets
9,882,282
  $
 
Liabilities
     
Current liabilities
     
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
661,993
  $
 
Deferred revenue
122,723
  $
 
Current portion of obligations under capital leases
15,495
  $
 
Total Current liabilities
800,211
  $
 
Obligations under capital leases
10,591
  $
 
Future income taxes
36,577
  $
 
Total Long Term Liabilities
47,168
  $
 
Shareholders' Equity
     
Capital stock
     
Issued and outstanding
96,557,218
  $
 
Additional paid-in capital
5,928,600
  $
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
561,137
  $
 
Retained Earnings
  (94,012,052)  
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
9,034,903
  $
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
9,882,282
  $
 

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Comamtech
                                                                Appendix 7
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
                                                                   
Controlling Interest Acquisitions
                                                                   
In millions of USD
                                                                   
             
Adjusted
       EBITDA   EBIT                                       % Shares        
         
Mergerstat
 
Mergerstat
    Cash Operating      
BV Target
                            %
Held
       
       
Target
Control
 
Control
 
Net Sales LTM 
Flow LTM
 Income LTM 
 
Net Income
 
Common
   
Operating
 
Net Profit
 
Implied MVE
 
Price To
Price To Book
    TIC To   Date
 Shares
After
Consideratio
     
Acquiror Name
Acquiror Business Description
Target Name
Target Business Description
Nation
Premium
 
Premium
 
USD
 
USD
USD
 
LTM USD
 
Equity USD
 
TIC USD
Profit Margin
 
Margin
 
USD
Price To
Sales
Income
Value
TIC To EBIT
EBITDA
 
 Announced  
Acquired
Acquisition
n
 
Adjustment
 
 
Develops and publishes mobile
Superscape
Develops and markets real time
United
                                                             
Glu Mobile, Inc.
entertainment
Group PLC
interactive 3D software and services Kingdom
28.9
%
28.9
%
4.1
6.6
 
4.9
 
2.3
 
12.8
 
35.7
118.9
%
56.9
%
35.7
8.71
15.31
2.79
7.33
5.41
23/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Develops, manufactures, sells, and
Fast Search &
Provides software solutions for online
                                                               
Microsoft Corp.
supports software products
Transfer ASA
search engine systems
Norway
34.4
%
34.4
%
167.8
(93.0
)
(114.8
)
(122.2
)
217.1
 
1,190.9
-68.4
%
-72.8
%
1,190.9
7.10
 
5.49
   
08/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides infrastructure and
                                                                   
 
equipment for cellular and fixed
                                                                   
Nokia Oyj
networks
Trolltech ASA
Provides software solutions
Norway
55.8
%
55.8
%
40.1
(2.0
)
(6.1
)
(7.1
)
12.6
 
162.5
-15.2
%
-17.6
%
162.5
4.05
       
28/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Develops software that enhances the
                                                               
 
Develops design and multimedia
 
design and manufacture of injection-
United
                                                             
Autodesk, Inc.
software
Moldflow Corp. molded plastics
States
11.3
%
11.3
%
61.3
14.3
 
12.4
 
7.2
 
87.5
 
267.3
20.2
%
11.7
%
267.3
4.36
37.11
3.06
21.58
18.66
01/05/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides personalized printed
                                                                   
 
products and business consulting
Hostopia.com,
Provides web hosting, email and
                                                               
Deluxe Corp.
services
Inc.
application services
Canada
134.4
%
134.4
%
26.2
6.5
 
3.3
 
2.1
 
33.1
 
115.6
12.8
%
7.8
%
115.6
4.41
 
3.50
34.57
17.78
19/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Provides computer programming,
                                                               
     
information system integration and
                                                               
Groupe Open SA Provides IT services
Sylis SA
consulting services
France
88.5
%
88.5
%
202.4
9.1
 
8.0
 
3.6
 
(19.2
)
81.1
4.0
%
1.8
%
57.8
0.29
16.14
 
10.14
8.94
07/07/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Kratos Defense &
Provides security systems integration
 
Provides a broad range of computer
                                                               
Security Solutions,
services for the federal government
Digital Fusion,
networking, programming, and
United
                                                             
Inc.
and for state and local agencies
Inc.
applications development services
States
35.9
%
29.1
%
51.7
1.6
 
1.1
 
1.6
 
5.2
 
28.9
2.2
%
3.2
%
25.7
0.50
15.77
4.97
25.25
18.46
24/11/2008
100.0
100.0
Shares
 
-5
%
Borea AS (Borea
                                                                     
Opportunity
 
Software
Provides information technology
                                                               
Management AS) Private equity firm
Innovation ASA
solutions
Norway
88.4
%
88.4
%
67.0
(2.7
)
(4.8
)
(6.3
)
4.6
 
30.4
-7.2
%
-9.4
%
18.0
0.27
 
3.95
   
02/12/2008
49.6
87.6 Cash
     
 
Provides consulting, investment
Forval
                                                                 
TSUZUKI Shinsei
management, and on-line
Corp.(Forval
Manufactures and wholesales
                                                               
Fund KK
information services
Creative, Inc.)
security software
Japan
29.3
%
29.3
%
1,968.8
(2.2
)
(2.6
)
(276.4
)
5.2
 
6.5
-0.1
%
-14.0
%
5.8
0.00
 
1.12
   
12/02/2008
51.9
51.9 Cash
     
B&D Holding di
                                                                     
Marco Drago e C
Provides publishing service and
 
Develops and supplies software for
                                                               
Sapa (GEMed AB) satellite communications services
Boss Media AB
Internet casino operations
Sweden
73.0
%
73.0
%
312.9
19.3
 
11.0
 
43.5
 
34.4
 
237.4
3.5
%
13.9
%
237.4
0.76
5.47
6.90
21.68
12.31
31/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Thoma Cressey
   
Develops web-based and client
United
                                                             
Bravo, Inc.
Alternative investment manager
Manatron, Inc.
application software and systems
States
36.4
%
36.4
%
42.6
4.8
 
1.9
 
1.1
 
(0.5
)
65.5
4.6
%
2.5
%
61.3
1.44
   
33.62
13.62
15/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Marlin Equity
 
Chelford Group
Provides ERP and SAP computer
United
                                                             
Partners LLC
Alternative investment manager
PLC
software solutions
Kingdom
23.7
%
23.7
%
38.2
2.8
 
1.6
 
0.5
 
4.6
 
30.3
4.1
%
1.3
%
30.3
0.79
 
6.61
19.38
10.70
06/03/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
BMC Software,
   
Provides data center automation
United
                                                             
Inc.
Develops enterprise software
BladeLogic, Inc.
software solutions
States
18.6
%
18.6
%
71.4
0.8
 
0.1
 
(0.5
)
71.4
 
762.9
0.1
%
-0.8
%
762.9
         
17/03/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides software and support
 
Provides software that enables
                                                               
Bottomline
services for automated money
Optio Software,
organizations to customize and
United
                                                             
Technologies, Inc. processing for banks
Inc.
deliver information
States
48.0
%
48.0
%
27.2
(1.6
)
(2.7
)
(2.8
)
7.2
 
39.8
-9.9
%
-10.2
%
39.4
1.45
 
5.49
   
03/03/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Designs, develops, markets, and
                                                                   
 
supports a diversified line of
   
United
                                                             
Oracle Corp.
computer software products
BEA Systems, Inc. Develops software applications
States
42.3
%
42.3
%
1,486.7
388.1
 
259.9
 
235.5
 
1,260.8
 
7,854.3
17.5
%
15.8
%
7,853.3
5.28
33.35
6.23
30.22
20.24
16/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Develops and provides software
 
Provides innovative synthesis,
                                                               
 
based designing solutions for the
 
verification and physical
United
                                                             
Synopsys, Inc.
semiconductor industry
Synplicity, Inc.
implementation software solutions
States
52.1
%
52.1
%
71.2
7.9
 
3.5
 
11.3
 
50.7
 
210.8
4.9
%
15.9
%
210.8
2.96
18.58
4.16
   
20/03/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Emblaze
Develops Internet protocol television
                                                               
France Télécom
Provides fixed-line and mobile
Ltd.(Orca
middleware and related application
                                                               
SA
telecommunications services
Interactive Ltd.) for broadband network operators
Israel
72.5
%
72.5
%
6.4
3.5
 
3.5
 
(4.3
)
10.9
 
22.4
54.7
%
-67.0
%
22.4
3.50
 
2.05
6.39
6.36
10/03/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides secure proxy appliances that
                                                                   
Blue Coat
control user communications over
 
Develops software for internet
United
                                                             
Systems, Inc.
the Internet
Packeteer, Inc.
infrastructure systems
States
14.9
%
14.9
%
146.9
(8.9
)
(16.6
)
(22.7
)
87.3
 
259.0
-11.3
%
-15.4
%
259.0
1.76
 
2.97
   
21/04/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Provides and maintains clinical
                                                               
CompuGROUP
Develops software for healthcare
 
administrative software for
                                                               
Holding AG
industry
Profdoc ASA
physicians and health centers
Norway
50.0
%
50.0
%
57.0
8.6
 
6.7
 
4.1
 
(19.2
)
153.4
11.7
%
7.2
%
153.4
2.69
37.24
 
23.04
17.88
16/06/2008
58.5
68.8 Cash
     
Micro Focus
Provides legacy development and
 
Develops and markets software
United
                                                             
International PLC deployment software
NetManage, Inc. applications
States
73.5
%
73.5
%
37.2
4.1
 
2.8
 
2.5
 
17.0
 
69.3
7.5
%
6.8
%
69.3
1.87
27.23
4.09
24.76
17.11
01/05/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Designs, develops, and sells systems
                                                                   
 
software products for PCs,
 
Develops and sells innovative
                                                               
Phoenix
peripherals, and information
TouchStone
software designed to help people use United
                                                             
Technologies Ltd. appliances
Software Corp.
complex technologies
States
28.7
%
28.7
%
4.3
0.7
 
0.6
 
1.6
 
3.3
 
17.9
13.2
%
36.2
%
17.9
4.14
11.44
5.39
31.32
 
10/04/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
                                                               
Cash 25%
     
 
Provides marketing consulting
Mediasurface
Provides content management
United
                                                     
and Shares
     
Alterian PLC
services and software
PLC
software solutions
Kingdom
20.5
%
16.0
%
25.1
(13.3
)
(14.6
)
(4.6
)
(0.3
)
33.3
-58.0
%
-18.3
%
31.5
1.25
       
16/05/2008
100.0
100.0
75
%
-3.75
%
     
Provides Internet fundraising and
                                                               
 
Develops software and provides
 
communication software solutions
United
                                                             
Blackbaud, Inc.
information technology services
Kintera, Inc.
for nonprofit organizations
States
69.7
%
69.7
%
43.1
(7.4
)
(11.6
)
(11.1
)
(7.5
)
48.5
-26.9
%
-25.7
%
45.2
1.05
       
29/05/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
4468783 Canada,
Private company controlled by Ronald
                                                                   
Inc.
Brisebois
ISACSOFT, Inc.
Develops software
Canada
27.9
%
27.9
%
10.1
1.1
 
0.9
 
0.8
 
3.3
 
18.5
8.6
%
7.6
%
18.1
1.80
23.53
5.46
21.43
16.44
27/05/2008
86.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Gemcom
                                                                 
The Carlyle Group
 
Software
Provides software solutions for the
                                                               
LLC / JMI, Inc.
Alternative investment manager
International, Inc. mining industry
Canada
13.0
%
13.0
%
52.9
12.5
 
9.7
 
6.5
 
23.7
 
162.5
18.4
%
12.3
%
162.5
3.07
25.01
6.87
16.70
12.98
08/05/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides business process
                                                                   
The Capita Group
outsourcing, insurance and
IBS Opensystems
Provides software systems and
United
                                                             
PLC
professional services
PLC
related services
Kingdom
10.1
%
10.1
%
41.7
17.8
 
15.1
 
10.5
 
24.7
 
142.9
36.1
%
25.2
%
142.9
3.43
13.60
5.78
9.49
8.02
05/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Develops and supplies analysis
                                                               
 
Manufactures electronic design
 
software to the telecommunications,
                                                               
Mentor Graphics
automation software and hardware
Flomerics Group
semiconductor and computer
United
                                                             
Corp.
products
PLC
industry
Kingdom
37.9
%
37.9
%
29.2
2.9
 
(4.0
)
(4.1
)
8.5
 
54.7
-13.6
%
-14.2
%
54.1
1.86
 
6.39
 
19.12
09/05/2008
70.1
100.0
Cash
     
 
Develops, markets, and supports
 
Develops EDA software used in the
                                                               
 
software solutions for design analysis
 
design of high-performance electrical
United
                                                     
Cash (close
     
ANSYS, Inc.
and optimization
Ansoft Corp.
devices and systems
States
52.4
%
52.4
%
98.0
39.2
 
36.5
 
23.6
 
60.5
 
832.2
37.3
%
24.1
%
832.2
8.49
35.22
 
22.78
21.26
31/03/2008
100.0
100.0
to 100
%)
   
Sebastian
Investment company controlled by
 
Provides software solutions and
                                                               
Holdings, Inc.
Alexander Vik
Confirmit ASA
services
Norway
42.7
%
42.7
%
41.0
6.3
 
6.2
 
4.1
 
16.5
 
91.6
15.0
%
10.0
%
91.6
2.23
22.34
5.55
14.86
14.48
09/07/2008
52.1
90.3 Cash
     
     
Develops, licenses, and supports
                                                               
Apax Partners
 
M C Health
software solutions for the healthcare
United
                                                             
Worldwide LLP
Private equity firm
Holdings, Inc.
industry
States
24.5
%
24.5
%
445.1
91.5
 
56.2
 
25.9
 
(114.8
)
1,359.3
12.6
%
5.8
%
947.5
2.13
36.65
 
24.18
14.86
11/04/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Designs, develops, markets, and
                                                               
Great Hill Partners
 
CAM Commerce
services commerce software and
United
                                                             
LLC
Alternative investment manager
Solutions, Inc.
systems
States
7.9
%
7.9
%
36.6
9.8
 
9.2
 
6.0
 
28.2
 
167.4
25.0
%
16.3
%
167.4
4.58
28.09
5.93
18.26
17.10
10/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     

17
 
 

 

Comamtech
                                                                Appendix 7
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
                                                                   
Controlling Interest Acquisitions
                                                                   
In millions of USD
                                                                   
             
Adjusted
      EBITDA   EBIT                                       % Shares        
         
Mergerstat
 
Mergerstat
    Net Sales    Cash Income
 Operating
     
BV Target
     
Operating
                     
 Held
       
       
Target
Control
 
Control
  LTM 
 LTM
 Income LTM 
 
Net Income
 
Common
   
Profit
 
Net Profit
 
Implied MVE
 
Price To
Price To Book
     
% Shares
After
Consideratio
     
Acquiror Name
Acquiror Business Description
Target Name
Target Business Description
Nation
Premium
 
Premium
 
USD
USD
USD
 
LTM USD
 
Equity USD
 
TIC USD
Margin
 
Margin
 
USD
Price To Sales
Income
Value
TIC To EBIT
TIC To EBITDA  
Date Announced
 
Acquired
Acquisition
n
 
Adjustment
 
   
Dahua
                                                                 
 
Engages in the design, development
International
                                                                 
China Railway
and sale of value-added
(Group) Ltd.
                                                                 
Logistics Ltd. (Top
telecommunications and computer
(Linefan
Develops and provides enterprise
                                                               
Status
telephony products focusing on
Technology
software applications and system
                                                               
International Ltd.) business applications and lo
Holdings Ltd.)
integration and IT related services
Hong Kong
11.0
%
11.0
%
0.3
(2.1
)
(2.4
)
(2.6
)
0.8
 
7.3
-728.8
%
-765.4
%
5.0
   
5.89
   
19/08/2008
69.5
69.5 Cash
     
     
Provides software products for data
                                                               
TIBCO Software,
Provides electronic business
 
analysis in biotechnology and
United
                                                             
Inc.
infrastructure software products
Insightful Corp.
research firms
States
-1.1
%
-1.1
%
21.0
(3.6
)
(4.4
)
(4.4
)
9.8
 
24.3
-20.9
%
-21.1
%
24.3
1.16
 
2.48
   
19/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Develops software allowing
                                                               
 
Provides outsourced billing and
 
individuals to access a database
United
                                                             
Convergys Corp.
management solutions and services InterVoice, Inc.
remotely
States
23.7
%
23.7
%
206.2
25.6
 
13.1
 
9.4
 
78.6
 
322.1
6.3
%
4.6
%
322.1
1.56
34.25
4.10
24.67
12.60
16/07/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Tumbleweed
Provides secure Internet
                                                               
Sopra Groupe SA
Provides software development
Communications
communication software and
United
                                                             
(Axway, Inc.)
services
Corp.
programming services
States
87.5
%
87.5
%
57.7
(6.4
)
(8.9
)
(8.6
)
10.1
 
138.2
-15.4
%
-14.9
%
138.2
2.40
       
06/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Develops and provides computer
                                                               
TEMENOS Group
   
software solutions to the banking,
                                                               
AG (Temenos UK
Develops software for the banking
Financial Objects
wealth management, and energy
United
                                                             
Ltd.)
sector
PLC
sectors
Kingdom
87.5
%
87.5
%
42.3
7.1
 
5.6
 
5.4
 
9.2
 
47.3
13.1
%
12.8
%
46.8
1.11
8.66
5.08
8.53
6.64
03/07/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Provides software products that
                                                               
Progress Software
   
enable the development and
                                                               
Corp. (SPK
Develops real-time data management IONA
management of network-based
                                                               
Acquisitions Ltd.) software
Technologies PLC applications
Ireland
13.7
%
13.7
%
78.5
(1.2
)
(3.5
)
(3.0
)
35.0
 
134.5
-4.5
%
-3.8
%
134.5
1.71
 
3.84
   
25/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
AXA Framlington
                                                                 
   
Investment
                                                                 
   
Management Ltd.
                                                                 
   
/ Blackrock
                                                                 
 
Acquisition vehicle owned by funds
Investment
                                                                 
 
managed and advised by Hellman &
Management
                                                                 
H&F Sensor Bidco
Friedman LLC, formed for the
(UK) Ltd. (SSP
Provides software solutions to UK
United
                                                             
Ltd.
purpose of acquiring SSP Holdings Plc Holdings
general insurance market
Kingdom
30.0
%
30.0
%
128.0
28.3
 
23.4
 
12.1
 
(67.9
)
374.4
18.3
%
9.4
%
291.3
2.28
24.15
 
16.00
13.23
23/07/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides data processing and
                                                                   
SunGard Capital
computer software development
NYSE Euronext
Develops information technology
                                                               
Corp.
services
(GL Trade SA)
solutions and software
France
24.4
%
24.4
%
295.6
59.4
 
51.2
 
33.3
 
81.0
 
579.7
17.3
%
11.3
%
519.5
1.76
15.59
6.41
11.33
9.75
01/08/2008
64.5
64.5 Cash
     
   
Vebnet
Develops and supplies custom web
United
                                                             
Standard Life PLC Provides insurance services
(Holdings) PLC
based software technology
Kingdom
114.0
%
114.0
%
11.9
2.6
 
1.8
 
1.8
 
5.9
 
39.6
15.1
%
15.1
%
39.6
3.32
21.94
6.68
21.94
15.04
16/09/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides software and on-line
 
Develops software used to automate
United
                                                             
Open Text Corp.
services
Captaris, Inc.
business processes
States
28.3
%
28.3
%
111.4
(3.3
)
(11.8
)
(7.4
)
(1.8
)
135.1
-10.6
%
-6.7
%
127.1
1.14
       
04/09/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Vector Capital
   
Develops computer-assisted trial
United
                                                             
Corp. (Tripos LP)
Alternative investment manager
Pharsight Corp.
design software
States
37.8
%
37.8
%
28.8
2.6
 
1.7
 
1.7
 
9.8
 
52.1
5.8
%
5.8
%
52.1
1.81
31.38
5.30
31.23
19.67
09/09/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Develops IT infrastructure intrusion
Secure
 
United
                                                             
McAfee, Inc.
prevention solution software
Computing Corp. Develops software solutions
States
27.2
%
27.2
%
248.9
1.4
 
(25.9
)
(33.8
)
(206.6
)
433.6
-10.4
%
-13.6
%
392.0
1.58
       
22/09/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Visma AS
Develops, markets and distributes
                                                               
   
(SuperOffice
Customer Relationship Management
                                                               
SuperInvest AS
Invests in companies
ASA)
(CRM) solutions, including software
Norway
8.8
%
8.8
%
65.3
16.5
 
15.1
 
10.0
 
(4.7
)
95.2
23.2
%
15.3
%
95.2
1.46
9.52
 
6.29
5.76
18/08/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
International
Develops computer solutions through
 
Develops enterprise software
                                                               
Business Machines the use of advanced information
 
solutions and provides computer
                                                               
Corp.
technology
ILOG SA
programming services
France
37.0
%
37.0
%
153.7
5.7
 
1.2
 
0.5
 
80.4
 
0.3
0.8
%
0.3
%
0.3
0.00
0.52
0.00
0.22
0.05
28/07/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Thoma Cressey
                                                                     
Bravo, Inc.
                                                                     
(Acresso Software,
   
Provides business-class software on-
United
                                                             
Inc.)
Alternative investment manager
Intraware, Inc.
line
States
29.0
%
29.0
%
12.9
(0.1
)
(0.5
)
(0.5
)
5.2
 
31.1
-4.1
%
-4.1
%
25.2
1.95
 
4.84
   
20/10/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Exact Holding NV
Develops and markets business
Orisoft
Develops computer software for
                                                               
(Exact Group BV) software
Technology Bhd. human resources
Malaysia
14.6
%
14.6
%
1.7
0.3
 
0.2
 
0.2
 
1.8
 
4.0
12.4
%
10.1
%
4.0
2.28
22.61
2.16
18.43
14.58
10/11/2008
94.6
94.6 Cash
     
 
Acquisition vehicle formed for the
                                                                   
Scroll Holdings
purpose of acquiring Ascribe Plc,
                                                                   
Ltd. (Scroll Bidco
wholly owned by Stephen Critchlow,
 
Provides software solutions to the
United
                                                             
Ltd.)
Chairman of Ascribe Plc
Ascribe PLC
healthcare industry
Kingdom
16.7
%
16.7
%
23.9
6.7
 
5.7
 
4.1
 
16.9
 
49.5
23.9
%
17.1
%
45.2
1.89
11.08
2.68
8.66
7.40
17/12/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Manhattan
                                                                     
Software Bidco Pty
   
Develops accounting software
                                                               
Ltd.
Manages an investment trust
MYOB Ltd.
solutions
Australia
41.5
%
41.5
%
142.1
50.7
 
17.6
 
14.0
 
(20.3
)
297.6
12.4
%
9.8
%
297.4
2.09
21.32
 
16.87
5.87
30/10/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
UNICOM Systems,
Develops and markets enterprise
 
Develops computer software for
United
                                                             
Inc.
software solutions
Macro 4 PLC
document management
Kingdom
42.9
%
42.9
%
41.8
8.6
 
3.4
 
3.7
 
4.6
 
46.4
8.1
%
8.9
%
46.4
1.11
12.47
 
13.75
5.40
05/12/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Research in
Develops hardware and software
Chalk Media
                                                                 
Motion Ltd.
solutions for mobile communications Corp.
Provides software services
Canada
215.6
%
215.6
%
1.4
(7.5
)
(7.7
)
(8.1
)
0.0
 
19.1
-550.2
%
-581.4
%
18.5
         
11/12/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
                                                               
Cash 80%,
     
Permira Advisers
 
News Corp. (NDS
                                                         
Vendor
     
LLP
Alternative investment manager
Group Ltd.)
Provides software solutions
Australia
24.8
%
18.6
%
850.1
255.7
 
220.0
 
160.1
 
739.9
 
1,023.8
25.9
%
18.8
%
1,023.8
1.20
6.40
1.38
4.65
4.01
05/08/2008
51.0
51.0 note 20%
 
-5
%
Namco Bandai
                                                                     
Holdings, Inc.
   
Develops family game software;
                                                               
(NAMCO BANDAI
Provides variety of entertainment
Fields Corp. (D3,
designs and distributes game
                                                               
Games, Inc.)
services through its subsidiaries
Inc.)
contents for mobile devices
Japan
45.9
%
45.9
%
143.4
(3.9
)
(6.1
)
(11.9
)
16.3
 
154.6
-4.3
%
-8.3
%
13.2
0.09
 
0.81
   
12/02/2009
95.2
95.5 Cash
     
Autonomy Corp.
Develops software and provides
 
Provides content management
United
                                                             
PLC
information technology services
Interwoven, Inc. software and services
States
44.4
%
44.4
%
260.3
51.2
 
38.3
 
34.9
 
142.9
 
751.6
14.7
%
13.4
%
751.6
2.89
21.54
5.26
19.63
14.69
22/01/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Research in
Develops hardware and software
                                                                   
Motion Ltd.
solutions for mobile communications Certicom Corp.
Provides software services
Canada
265.9
%
265.9
%
21.4
(12.0
)
(13.1
)
(15.1
)
26.7
 
106.4
-61.4
%
-70.8
%
106.3
4.98
 
3.98
   
03/02/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
Vector Capital
 
Aladdin
                                                                 
Corp. (SafeNet,
 
Knowledge
Provides software solutions and
                                                               
Inc.)
Alternative investment manager
Systems Ltd.
internet security services
Israel
-7.5
%
-7.5
%
99.8
8.1
 
5.5
 
4.6
 
106.2
 
173.7
5.5
%
4.6
%
143.8
1.44
31.50
1.35
31.86
21.39
13/01/2009
86.0
100.0
Cash
     
Emerson Electric
Develops and manufactures process
                                                                   
Co. (Aegir Norge
controls systems, valves and
 
Develops software and measurement
                                                               
Holding AS)
analytical instruments
Roxar ASA
devices for reservoir management
Norway
48.6
%
48.6
%
202.7
7.2
 
(17.0
)
(20.8
)
(169.5
)
368.2
-8.4
%
-10.3
%
188.0
0.93
       
02/03/2009
72.3
100.0
Cash
     
 
Provides radiology and medical image
                                                                   
 
and information management
 
Develops software for hospitals and
United
                                                             
AMICAS, Inc.
solutions
Emageon, Inc.
healthcare networks
States
142.7
%
142.7
%
69.3
(13.1
)
(19.3
)
(19.3
)
19.7
 
39.2
-27.8
%
-27.9
%
39.1
0.56
 
1.99
   
23/02/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Designs and manufactures mixed-
                                                           
Cash 75%
     
 
signal silicon solutions and receiver
 
Develops networks and information
United
                                                     
and Shares
     
Exar Corp.
transmitters
Hi/fn, Inc.
security software and technology
States
44.9
%
43.1
%
36.4
(4.5
)
(9.4
)
(9.6
)
42.5
 
53.8
-25.8
%
-26.3
%
53.8
1.48
 
1.27
   
23/02/2009
100.0
100.0
25
%
-0.0125
 

18
 
 

 

 
Comamtech
                                                              Appendix 7  
 
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
                                                                   
 
Controlling Interest Acquisitions
                                                                   
 
In millions of USD
                                                                   
               
Adjusted
                                                     
           
Mergerstat
 
Mergerstat
   
Net Sales
 EBITDA   EBIT Operating      
BV Target
                           
% Shares Held
       
         
Target
Control
 
Control
  LTM  Cash Income Flow LTM  
Net Income
 
Common
   
Operating
Profit
 
Net Profit
 
Implied MVE
  Price To
Price To
Price To Book
   
TIC To
  Date
% Shares
After
Consideratio
     
 
Acquiror Name
Acquiror Business Description
Target Name
Target Business Description
Nation
Premium
 
Premium
 
USD
 LTM
USD USD
 
LTM USD
 
Equity USD
 
TIC USD
Margin
 
Margin
 
USD
Sales
Income
Value
TIC To EBIT
EBITDA   Announced   Acquired
Acquisition
n
 
Adjustment
 
 
Nuance
Provides speech and imaging
                                                                   
 
Communications,
software solutions for businesses and
 
Provides embedded software
                                                               
 
Inc.
consumers
Zi Corp.
technology for mobile operations
Canada
147.8
%
147.8
%
12.8
(2.9
)
(4.4
)
(5.9
)
0.7
 
40.1
-34.9
%
-46.1
%
40.1
3.15
       
14/08/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Square-Enix
                                                                     
 
Holdings Co. Ltd.
   
Publishes and develops
United
                                                             
 
(SQEX Ltd.)
Develops and sells games
Eidos PLC
entertainment software
Kingdom
257.5
%
257.5
%
197.4
(61.6
)
(81.4
)
(81.7
)
68.8
 
156.1
-41.2
%
-41.4
%
122.6
0.62
 
1.78
   
12/02/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
       
Provides embedded wireless
                                                               
 
Sierra Wireless,
   
technology solutions for machine-to-
                                                               
 
Inc.
Manufactures wireless equipment
Wavecom SA
machine communication
France
24.8
%
24.8
%
195.9
9.1
 
(3.2
)
1.6
 
91.0
 
287.3
-1.6
%
0.8
%
178.4
0.91
 
1.96
   
02/12/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
GFI Informatique
                                                                     
SA
(4503961
Provides computer consulting and
Fortsum Business
Provides accounting software
                                                               
 
Canada, Inc.)
systems integration services
Solutions, Inc.
development services
Canada
10.8
%
10.8
%
26.8
5.1
 
4.2
 
2.9
 
4.1
 
39.2
15.7
%
10.7
%
36.5
1.36
12.77
8.79
9.35
7.65
18/03/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Provides high-speed multi-port
Catapult
                                                                 
   
network performance analysis
Communications
Develops software systems that test
United
                                                             
 
Ixia
services
Corp.
telecommunication products
States
9.5
%
9.5
%
39.6
2.8
 
2.1
 
0.2
 
45.2
 
104.5
5.2
%
0.5
%
104.5
2.64
 
2.31
   
11/05/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
Independence
                                                                     
 
Capital Partners
   
Provides contract management
United
                                                             
 
(LLR Partners, Inc.) Provides back office services
I-many, Inc.
software solutions
States
90.7
%
90.7
%
37.0
(4.3
)
(6.1
)
(7.7
)
(19.5
)
33.3
-16.5
%
-20.7
%
32.8
0.89
       
29/04/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Designs, manufactures and sells
                                                                   
   
computer components and related
Wind River
Develops and sells computer
United
                                                             
 
Intel Corp.
products
Systems, Inc.
software and solutions
States
43.8
%
43.8
%
356.9
27.5
 
14.1
 
11.6
 
171.1
 
884.3
3.9
%
3.2
%
884.3
2.48
 
5.17
   
04/06/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
                                                                 
Cash 2/3
     
   
Provides software and on-line
 
Provides relationship management
United
                                                     
and Shares
     
 
Open Text Corp.
services
Vignette Corp.
software products
States
47.8
%
45.3
%
158.7
10.3
 
(2.4
)
(3.4
)
134.6
 
317.8
-1.5
%
-2.1
%
317.8
2.00
 
2.36
   
06/05/2009
100.0
100.0
1/3
 
-1.67
%
 
Vista Equity
                                                                     
 
Partners LLC (Vista
                                                                     
 
Equity Partners
 
SumTotal
Provides business performance
United
                                                             
 
Fund III LP)
Alternative investment manager
Systems, Inc.
technologies
States
141.3
%
141.3
%
114.4
4.0
 
(5.8
)
(6.9
)
34.2
 
152.3
-5.1
%
-6.0
%
152.3
1.33
 
4.46
   
06/04/2009
87.3
100.0
Cash
     
       
Provides and distributes eclinical
                                                       
Cash 50%
     
 
Merge Healthcare, Develops medical imaging,
etrials
software and solution for clinical trial
United
                                                     
and Shares
     
 
Inc.
information management software
Worldwide, Inc. process
States
72.7
%
68.4
%
15.6
(5.5
)
(6.6
)
(6.7
)
9.6
 
25.7
-42.6
%
-43.2
%
23.6
1.51
 
2.45
   
01/06/2009
100.0
100.0
50
%
-2.50
%
 
Micro Focus
Provides legacy development and
Borland Software
Designs open application lifecycle
United
                                                             
 
International PLC deployment software
Corp.
management solutions
States
87.5
%
87.5
%
161.0
(2.0
)
(14.6
)
(19.3
)
(5.9
)
208.2
-9.1
%
-12.0
%
109.7
0.68
       
06/05/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
         
United
                                                             
 
Thoma Bravo LLC Alternative investment manager
Entrust, Inc.
Provides computer software services States
19.8
%
19.8
%
96.5
7.7
 
3.8
 
3.3
 
(6.8
)
122.9
3.9
%
3.4
%
122.9
1.27
37.43
 
32.33
16.01
13/04/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
       
Provides software solutions to the
                                                               
 
Steel Holdings,
Acquisition vehicle of Golden Gate
 
manufacturing and hospitality
United
                                                             
 
Inc.
Capital and Infor
SoftBrands, Inc. industries
States
95.7
%
95.7
%
99.7
13.5
 
9.5
 
3.5
 
(15.9
)
63.7
9.5
%
3.5
%
41.3
0.41
11.70
 
6.71
4.71
12/06/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
   
Manufactures and distributes
                                                                   
   
consumer and industrial electronics,
                                                                   
   
game consoles and related software,
                                                                   
   
engages in music and cinema
 
Develops and distributes online
                                                               
 
Sony Corp.
production and distr
Gamepot, Inc.
games
Japan
65.3
%
65.3
%
39.3
11.3
 
7.8
 
4.6
 
12.8
 
125.9
19.8
%
11.8
%
100.9
2.57
21.75
7.87
16.20
11.14
28/02/2008
72.8
97.9 Cash
     
 
Kratos Defense &
Provides security systems integration
SYS
Provides information technology
                                                               
 
Security Solutions,
services for the federal government
Technologies,
wireless communications systems,
United
                                                             
 
Inc.
and for state and local agencies
Inc.
solutions, and consulting services
States
61.3
%
53.2
%
79.0
2.2
 
0.2
 
(1.6
)
8.0
 
54.2
0.2
%
-2.0
%
49.5
0.63
 
6.21
   
21/02/2008
100.0
100.0
Shares
 
-5
%
   
Develops imaging and printing
 
Provides information technology
                                                               
 
Hewlett-Packard
systems, computing systems and
Electronic Data
services and management consulting
United
                                                             
 
Co.
information technology solutions
Systems Corp.
services
States
32.6
%
32.6
%
22,275.0
2,727.0
 
1,233.0
 
627.0
 
3,575.0
 
15,844.0
5.5
%
2.8
%
12,565.0
0.56
20.04
3.52
12.85
5.81
13/05/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
J.O. Hambro
                                                                     
 
Capital
                                                                     
 
Management
                                                                     
 
Group Ltd. (SiRViS
Holding company with interest in
 
Designs, produces, and supplies IT
United
                                                             
 
IT Holdings Ltd.)
investment companies
SiRViS IT PLC
systems and software solutions
Kingdom
9.0
%
9.0
%
21.4
2.7
 
2.0
 
1.3
 
(5.4
)
12.0
9.4
%
5.9
%
9.5
0.44
7.46
 
5.98
4.51
04/08/2008
70.3
100.0
Cash
     
 
Palace Capital Co.,
 
Nippon
Develops computer integration
                                                               
 
Ltd. (Palace Capital
 
Computer
systems and software; provides IT
                                                               
 
Partners KK)
Alternative investment manager
Systems Corp.
consulting services
Japan
25.7
%
25.7
%
42.2
3.0
 
2.4
 
1.2
 
14.3
 
21.8
5.7
%
2.9
%
21.8
0.52
17.66
1.52
9.12
7.34
04/08/2008
95.0
95.0 Cash
     
     
Itochu Techno
                                                                 
   
Develops Internet Information
Solutions Corp.
Provides software (JAVA) integration
                                                               
 
Steps KK
systems and software
(EC-One, Inc.)
services
Japan
98.3
%
98.3
%
28.8
1.8
 
1.6
 
0.6
 
35.3
 
23.1
5.5
%
2.2
%
22.9
0.79
36.81
0.65
14.41
12.54
24/09/2008
90.7
90.7 Cash
     
   
Manufactures and sells digital
Fullcast Holdings
                                                                 
   
multifunction devices, plain paper
Co. Ltd. (Asia
                                                                 
   
copying machines, laser beam
Pacific System
Provides system integration and
                                                               
 
Canon, Inc. (Canon printers, jet printers, cameras and
Research Co.,
solution services and develops
                                                               
 
Electronics, Inc.)
steppers and aligne
Ltd.)
software
Japan
38.3
%
38.3
%
75.7
4.0
 
2.5
 
2.1
 
43.8
 
57.5
3.3
%
2.8
%
57.5
0.76
27.31
1.32
23.12
14.22
14/10/2008
87.9
87.9 Cash
     
       
Provides IT security and connectivity
                                                               
       
solutions to banks, hospitals, and
                                                               
 
Barracuda
Provides email and web security
 
central administration offices in
                                                               
 
Networks, Inc.
hardware and software
phion AG
Austria
Austria
86.0
%
86.0
%
17.2
(1.3
)
(3.4
)
(3.2
)
4.1
 
20.9
-19.8
%
-18.6
%
18.7
1.09
 
4.52
   
16/07/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
     
Royal Philips
Provides electronic transcription and
                                                               
 
CBaySystems
Provides technology-enabled
Electronics NV
health information management
Netherland
                                                             
 
Holdings Ltd.
business process outsourcing services (MedQuist, Inc.) solutions
s
51.6
%
51.6
%
335.0
3.8
 
(13.1
)
(15.2
)
143.1
 
413.0
-3.9
%
-4.5
%
413.0
1.23
 
2.89
   
22/05/2008
69.5
69.5 Cash
     
 
Symphony
   
Provides information technology
                                                               
 
Technology Group
   
services in integration and database
                                                               
LLC
(CayTel 1 LP)
Alternative investment manager
Teleca AB
development
Sweden
23.6
%
23.6
%
155.2
(4.2
)
(65.0
)
(67.9
)
9.9
 
49.3
-41.9
%
-43.7
%
24.1
0.16
 
2.42
   
31/10/2008
53.6
100.0
Cash
     
       
Provides audio services for content
                                                               
   
Provides on-line retail shopping
 
download and playback on personal
United
                                                             
 
Amazon.com, Inc. services
Audible, Inc.
computers
States
23.3
%
23.3
%
102.0
2.3
 
(2.9
)
(3.1
)
53.5
 
277.4
-2.9
%
-3.0
%
277.4
2.72
 
5.18
   
31/01/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
       
Provides information and analytics
                                                               
       
services to capital markets firms,
                                                               
 
Greenfield
 
Clayton Holdings,
lending institutions, fixed income
United
                                                             
 
Partners LLC
Alternative investment manager
Inc.
investors and loan servicers
States
24.5
%
24.5
%
118.4
6.0
 
(11.0
)
(8.0
)
7.8
 
157.3
-9.3
%
-6.7
%
133.2
1.13
       
14/04/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     
 
PAREXEL
Provides clinical research and
   
United
                                                             
 
International Corp. development services
ClinPhone PLC
Provides on-line clinical solutions
Kingdom
91.5
%
91.5
%
91.5
19.1
 
8.6
 
7.2
 
(15.3
)
193.7
9.4
%
7.8
%
170.7
1.87
23.83
 
22.44
10.15
13/06/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
     

19

Comamtech
                                                              Appendix 7
Fairness Opinion - Sale of Copernic
                                                                 
Controlling Interest Acquisitions
                                                                 
In millions of USD
                                                                 
             
Adjusted
                                                   
         
Mergerstat
 
Mergerstat
     
EBIT Operating
     
BV Target
     
Operating
                     
% Shares Held
     
       
Target
Control
 
Control
  Net Sales LTM  
EBITDA Cash Flow LTM
Income LTM
 
Net Income
 
Common
   
Profit
 
Net Profit
 
Implied MVE
  Price To
Price To
Price To Book
   
TIC To E
  Date Announced
% Shares
After
Consideratio
   
Acquiror Name
Acquiror Business Description
Target Name
Target Business Description
Nation
Premium
 
Premium
 
USD
 USD  USD  
LTM USD
 
Equity USD
 
TIC USD
Margin
 
Margin
 
USD
 Sales
Income
Value
TIC To EBIT
BITDA    Acquired
Acquisition
n
Adjustment
 
   
Enliven
                                                               
   
Marketing
                                                               
DG FastChannel,
Provides digital distribution products
Technologies
Provides interactive media
United
                                                           
Inc.
and services
Corp.
technologies and services
States
-2.2
%
-7.1
%
19.8
(8.1
)
(11.3
)
(12.1
)
(3.7
)
73.4
-56.8
%
-61.2
%
68.8
3.47
       
08/05/2008
89.2
100.0
Shares
-5
%
 
Owns and operates steel, oil, gas,
 
Provides on-line customer care
                                                             
Essar Group (Aegis power, telecommunications, shipping PeopleSupport,
services including live text chat and
United
                                                           
BPO Services Ltd.) and construction businesses
Inc.
interactive self-help
States
28.5
%
28.5
%
144.8
32.9
 
22.4
 
1.4
 
149.7
 
233.2
15.4
%
0.9
%
233.2
1.61
 
1.56
10.43
7.08
04/08/2008
100.0
100.0
Cash
   
 
Provides on-line personal trading in
   
South
                                                           
eBay, Inc.
an auction format
GMarket, Inc.
Provides e-commerce services
Korea
39.9
%
39.9
%
225.2
60.8
 
53.0
 
45.4
 
157.7
 
1,281.8
23.5
%
20.2
%
1,281.8
5.69
28.23
8.13
24.21
21.09
15/04/2009
99.2
99.2 Cash
   
 
Provides integrated financial software
                                                                 
Fidelity National
solutions and outsourcing to the
Metavante
                                                               
Information
banking, financial services and real
Technologies,
Provides banking and payment
United
                                                           
Services, Inc.
estate industries
Inc.
processing solutions
States
72.5
%
63.9
%
1,709.6
486.8
 
340.9
 
152.9
 
(1,123.3
)
5,859.8
19.9
%
8.9
%
4,127.3
2.41
27.00
 
17.19
12.04
01/04/2009
100.0
100.0
Shares
-5
%
Jack Henry &
Provides computer system design and Goldleaf Financial Develops electronic commerce
United
                                                           
Associates, Inc.
data processing services
Solutions, Inc.
software solutions
States
40.0
%
40.0
%
76.5
6.8
 
(0.9
)
(4.0
)
(43.3
)
66.3
-1.2
%
-5.2
%
19.1
0.25
     
9.70
17/08/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
   
International
Develops various computer products
                                                                 
Business Machines through the use of advanced
 
Provides predictive analytics software United
                                                           
Corp.
information technology
SPSS, Inc.
and solutions
States
42.5
%
42.5
%
315.0
81.4
 
60.6
 
30.0
 
178.7
 
1,036.8
19.2
%
9.5
%
908.6
2.88
30.30
5.09
17.11
12.73
28/07/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
   
   
Elliott
                                                               
Symphony
 
Management
                                                               
Technology Group
 
Corp. (MSC
 
United
                                                           
LLC
Alternative investment manager
Software Corp.) Publishes simulation software
States
20.7
%
20.7
%
274.8
24.2
 
9.5
 
(7.3
)
127.8
 
393.3
3.5
%
-2.7
%
381.0
1.39
 
2.98
 
16.26
07/07/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
   
     
Provides on-line business
                                                             
Adobe Systems,
Develops software solutions for Web
 
optimization software products and
United
                                                           
Inc.
and print publishing
Omniture, Inc.
services
States
26.5
%
26.5
%
255.7
(4.6
)
(57.5
)
(51.1
)
92.5
 
1,671.9
-22.5
%
-20.0
%
1,656.5
6.48
       
15/09/2009
100.0
100.0
Cash
   
   
Grey Island
                                                               
WebTech
Manufactures wireless vehicle
Systems
Develops wireless application
                                                             
Wireless, Inc.
location systems
International, Inc. software
Canada
37.5
%
30.6
%
20.5
0.1
 
(0.2
)
(0.3
)
17.2
 
32.9
-1.2
%
-1.3
%
32.5
1.58
 
1.89
   
07/08/2009
100.0
100.0
Shares
-5
%
Kudelski SA
                                                                   
(Kudelski
                                                                   
Interactive
Provides digital broadcast and
 
Develops digital interactive television
United
                                                           
Cayman Ltd.)
encryption technology equipments
OpenTV Corp.
software
States
16.5
%
16.5
%
117.7
15.0
 
9.1
 
8.0
 
97.5
 
167.2
7.7
%
6.8
%
167.2
1.42
20.89
1.72
18.38
11.18
05/10/2009
86.6
100.0
Cash
   
 
Provides business support to and
 
Develops software and provides data
                                                             
 
management of group companies
 
processing and system consulting
                                                             
IT Holdings Corp. engaged in IT businesses
Sorun Corp.
services
Japan
73.6
%
73.6
%
595.7
37.9
 
28.4
 
23.8
 
178.8
 
247.0
4.8
%
4.0
%
229.9
0.39
9.67
1.29
8.69
6.52
10/11/2009
91.5
91.5 Cash
   
       
Statistics over whole sample set
                                                         
       
Number of transactions
 
96
                                                     
         
Minimum
 
-7.5
%
                                                   
         
Maximum
 
265.9
%
                                                   
         
Median
 
37.9
%
                                                   
         
Average
 
50.7
%
                                                   
         
Standard Deviation
 
48.4
%
                                                   
     
Statistics by excluding the negatives and the ones above 200%
                                                         
       
Number of transactions
 
90
                                                     
         
Minimum
 
7.9
%
                                                   
         
Maximum
 
147.8
%
                                                   
         
Median
 
37.9
%
                                                   
         
Average
 
46.1
%
                                                   
         
Standard Deviation
 
32.6
%
                                                   
   
Statistics by excluding the negatives and the ones above 200% (United States and Canada Only)
                                                         
       
Number of transactions
 
49
                                                     
         
Minimum
 
7.9
%
                                                   
         
Maximum
 
147.8
%
                                                   
         
Median
 
36.4
%
                                                   
         
Average
 
47.2
%
                                                   
         
Standard Deviation
 
36.0
%
                                                   

20

 
 
 

 
- F -


 
SCHEDULE F
COMAMTECH FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
COMAMTECH INC
 

Financial Report
Initial 16-day period ended
August 31, 2010
(Audited)

(expressed in U.S. dollars)

Comamtech Inc.
 
 
 

 

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Independent Auditors’ Report
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP
 
Suite 2000
 
National Bank Tower
 
600 De La Gauchetière Street West
 
Montréal, Québec H3B 4L8
To the Shareholder of
 
Comamtech Inc.
Telephone: 514-878-2691
 
Fax: 514-878-2127
 
www.rcgt.com

We have audited the balance sheet of Comamtech Inc. (the “Company”) as at August 31, 2010 and the statements of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the initial 16-day period then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
 
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at August 31, 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the initial 16-day period then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/S/Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP1
 
Montréal, Canada, September 15, 2010
_________________________
1 Chartered accountant auditor permit no. 20154

Chartered Accountants
Member of Grant Thornton International Ltd
 
 
 

 

Comamtech Inc.
 
     
Balance Sheet
     
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
     
   
As at
 
   
August 31, 2010
 
       
Assets
     
Current assets
     
Cash
    100  
      100  
         
Liabilities
       
Current liabilities
       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - classified as other liabilities
    3,000  
      3,000  
Shareholder's Equity
       
         
Capital stock (Note 4)
    100  
         
Accumulated deficit
    (3,000 )
      (2,900 )
      100  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Directors
s/s Marc Ferland
Marc Ferland, Chairman of the Board
 
 
 

 

Comamtech Inc.
 
     
Statement of Operations
     
For the initial 16-day period ended August 31, 2010
     
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
     
       
Revenues
    -  
Expenses
       
General and administration
    3,000  
         
      3,000  
Net loss for the period
    (3,000 )
Basic and diluted net loss per share
    (30 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
       
 

 
 
 

 
Comamtech Inc.
 
                                   
Statement of Shareholder's Equity
                                   
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
                                   
                     
Accumulated
             
   
Number of
               
Other
             
   
Common
   
Common Contributed
   
Comprehensive
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Shares
   
Surplus
   
Income
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
          $       $       $                
Balance, August 16, 2010
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net loss for the period
-       (3,000 )     (3,000 )
Comprehensive income
                            -  (3,000 )(3,000 )
Issuance of capital stock (Note 4)
    100       100                               100  
Balance, August 31, 2010
    100       100       -       -       (3,000 )     (2,900 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                 
 

 
 
 

 
Comamtech Inc.
 
     
Statement of Cash Flows
 
     
For the initial 16-day period ended August 31, 2010
     
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
     
       
Cash flows from (used for)
     
Operating activities
     
Loss from operations
    (3,000 )
Net change in non-cash working capital items
    3,000  
Cash provided by (used for) operations
    -  
 
Financing activities
 
       
Issuance of capital stock (Note 4)
    100  
Cash provided by financing activities
    100  
 
Net change in cash during the period
    100  
Cash – Beginning of period
    -  
Cash – End of period
    100  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
       

 
 
 

 
Comamtech Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the initial 16-day period ended August 31, 2010

(expressed in U.S. dollars)
 
1 Business Overview

Comamtech Inc. (Comamtech) is a private company, incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario as of August 16, 2010. The Company is currently inactive and will remain so until completion of the Arrangement as described in Note 3.

2 Accounting Policies

Incorporation Costs
Incorporation costs are recognized as expense in the statement of operations.
 
Future Accounting Standards
As at August 31, 2010, certain new primary sources of Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (standards) have been published but are not yet in effect. These standards should not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

3 Description of the proposed Arrangement

On August 25, 2010 Copernic Inc. (“Copernic”) and N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Comamtech under which Copernic will ultimately be acquired and taken private by Harris and current shareholders of Copernic will become shareholders of Comamtech, which shall retain certain assets of Copernic.
 
4 Capital Stock

Comamtech is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of one class designated as common shares.
 
On August 20, 2010, Comamtech issued 10 common shares at the price of $1.00 per share for a total cash consideration of $10.00.
 
On August 31, 2010, Comamtech issued 90 common shares at the price of $1.00 per share for a total cash consideration of $90.00.
 
As at August 31, 2010, Comamtech had 100 common shares outstanding.
 

 
 
 

 
 
5 United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
 
As a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America, the Company is required to reconcile its financial results for significant measurement differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP as they specifically relate to the Company.
 
As at August 31, 2010 and for the initial 16-day period then ended, there are no differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP.
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
COMAMTECH INC

Pro-Forma
As at June 30, 2010 and
October 26, 2010

(expressed in U.S. dollars)

 
 
 
 
Comamtech Inc.
 
 

 
 
 

 
Comamtech Inc.
                                   
Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
                                   
As at June 30, 2010 and October 26, 2010
                                   
(Unaudited)
                                   
                     
Pro-Forma
         
Pro-Forma
 
               
Pro-forma
   
Comamtech as at
   
Pro-forma
   
Comamtech as at
 
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
 
Copernic
   
Comamtech
   
Adjustments
   
June 30, 2010
   
Adjustments
   
October 26, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Assets
                                   
Current assets
                                   
Cash (Note 3(i))
    594,039       100       3,626,958       4,221,097       (728,646 )     3,492,451  
Temporary investments (Note 3(iv))
    1,956,330       -       (1,956,330 )     -       -       -  
Accounts receivable (Note 3(iv)a)
    272,831       -       (266,531 )     6,300       -       6,300  
Income taxes receivable (Note 3(iv))
    213,305       -       (213,305 )     -       -       -  
Balance of sale receivable (Note 3(ii))
    -       -       700,000       700,000       400,000       1,100,000  
Prepaid expenses (Note 3(iv)b) and (Note 3(v))
    323,945       -       (58,086 )     265,859       (12,107 )     253,752  
Other assets (Note 3(iv)c)
    2,900,637       -       -       2,900,637       (200,000 )     2,700,637  
      6,261,087       100       1,832,706       8,093,893       (540,753 )     7,553,140  
Balance of sale receivable (Note 3(iii))
    -       -       1,355,000       1,355,000       -       1,355,000  
Property and equipment (Note 3(iv))
    93,333       -       (93,333 )     -       -       -  
Intangible assets (Note 3(iv))
    165,859       -       (165,859 )     -       -       -  
Goodwill (Note 3(iv))
    3,362,003       -       (3,362,003 )     -       -       -  
      9,882,282       100       (433,489 )     9,448,893       (540,753 )     8,908,140  
Liabilities
                                               
Current liabilities
                                               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 3(iv)d)
    661,424       3,000       (611,149 )     53,275       (3,953 )     49,322  
Payable income taxes (Note 3(vi))
    -       -       25,000       25,000       -       25,000  
Deferred revenue (Note 3(iv))
    122,723       -       (122,723 )     -       -       -  
Deferred rent (Note 3(iv))
    569       -       (,569 )     -       -       -  
Current portion of obligations under capital leases (Note 3(iv))
    15,495       -       (15,495 )     -       -       -  
      800,211       3,000       (724,936 )     78,275       (3,953 )     74,322  
Obligations under capital leases(Note 3(iv))
    10,591       -       (10,591 )     -       -       -  
Future income taxes (Note 3(iv))
    36,577       -       (36,577 )     -       -       -  
Commitments
                                               
Shareholders' equity
                                               
Capital stock
    96,557,218       100       (100 )     96,557,218       -       96,557,218  
Contributed Surplus
    5,928,600       -       -       5,928,600       -       5,928,600  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    561,137       -       -       561,137       -       561,137  
Accumulated deficit (Note 3(vii))
    (94,012,052 )     (3,000 )     338,715       (93,676,337 )     (536,800 )     (94,213,137 )
      9,034,903       (2,900 )     338,615       9,370,618       (536,800 )     8,833,818  
      9,882,282       100       (433,489 )     9,448,893       (540,753 )     8,908,140  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma financial statements.
 
Approved by the Board of Directors
s/s Marc Ferland
Marc Ferland, Chairman of the Board

 
 

 
Comamtech Inc.
Notes to Pro-Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
As at June 30, 2010 and October 26, 2010


(Unaudited)
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
 
1 Basis of Presentation

Comamtech Inc. («Comamtech») was incorporated by Certificate of Incorporation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Business Corporation Act on August 16, 2010 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Copernic Inc («Copernic»).
 
The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheets of Comamtech as at June 30, 2010 and October 26, 2010, have been prepared to give effect to the proposed plan of arrangement (the «Arrangement») involving Comamtech, and Copernic pursuant to which Copernic will ultimately be acquired and taken private by N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris”) and current shareholders of Copernic will become shareholders of Comamtech, which shall retain certain assets of Copernic; the Arrangement is described more fully in Note 2 below and elsewhere in the Management Information Circular. The unaudited pro forma consolidated Balance Sheet has been prepared by the management of Comamtech using the accounting policies described in the notes of the annual consolidated financial statements of Copernic for the year ended December 31, 2009.
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheets should be read in conjunction with the description of the Arrangement included elsewhere in the Management Information Circular. The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheets should also be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Copernic for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and the audited consolidated financial statements of Copernic for the year ended as at December 31, 2009 which are incorporated by reference in the Management Information Circular, as well as the audited opening balance sheet of Comamtech as at August 31, 2010 included in the Management Information Circular.
 
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheets give effect to the transactions and assumptions described in Note 3 as if they had occurred on June 30, 2010 and October 26, 2010.
 
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheets were prepared for illustrative purposes only. The pro forma consolidated balance sheets are not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have been achieved if the transactions and assumptions described in Note 3 and reflected therein had been completed on the dates indicated.
 
The underlying assumptions for the pro forma balance sheets adjustments provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant financial effects directly attributable to the transactions. These pro forma adjustments are tentative and are based on available financial information and certain estimates and assumptions. The actual adjustments will depend on a number of factors and therefore will differ from the pro forma adjustments. Management believes that such assumptions provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the transactions contemplated and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to these assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
 
 

 
In the opinion of management, the pro forma statements include all material adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the ongoing entity in accordance with Canadian GAAP.

2 Plan of Arrangement

The proposed Arrangement is a transaction pursuant to which Copernic will ultimately be acquired and then taken private by N. Harris Computer Computer (“Harris”) and current shareholders of Copernic will become shareholders of Comamtech which shall retain certain assets of Copernic and receive from the sale of all the outstanding shares of Copernic up to US$7,600,000.
 
If (a) the Arrangement is approved at the special meeting of shareholders of Copernic to be held on October 25, 2010 by the 66 2/3% of the vote cast on the Arrangement, (b) the final order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Commercial List approving the Arrangement is issued and (c) the other conditions precedent to the completion of the Arrangement have been satisfied or waived, the following will occur and will be deemed to occur in the following order without further act or formality :

(a)  
the share capital of Copernic shall be amended in order to create the new voting Shares (the “Copernic New Voting Shares”) and new exchangeable shares (the “Copernic New Exchangeable Shares”);
 
(b)  
each issued and outstanding common share of Copernic (the “Common Shares”) (other than Common Shares which are held by shareholders who have properly exercised the right to dissent in strict compliance with the Plan of Arrangement (the “Dissenting Shareholders”)) shall be exchanged into one Copernic New Exchangeable Share;
 
(c)  
one (1) Copernic New Voting Share shall be issued to Comamtech;
 
(d)  
the Common Shares (other than Common Shares which are held by Dissenting Shareholders) shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic;
 
(e)  
all Common Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders shall be deemed to have been cancelled and cease to be outstanding without any further act or formality and such Dissenting Shareholders shall immediately cease to have any rights as holders of Common Shares other than the right to be paid by Copernic the fair value of their Common Shares;
 
(f)  
with respect to each Common Share exchanged or cancelled, the registered holder thereof shall cease to be the holder of such Common Share and such holder’s name shall be removed from Copernic’s register of Shareholders, as of the Effective Time, and the certificate representing such Common Share shall be deemed to have been cancelled as of the Effective Time and the holder thereof shall be deemed to have executed and delivered all consents, releases, assignments, waivers, statutory or otherwise, required for the cancellation of the Common Share;
 
 
 
 

 
 
(g)  
each Copernic New Exchangeable Share shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Share;
 
(h)  
each Copernic New Exchangeable Share then held by Comamtech shall be converted for one Copernic New Voting Share;
 
(i)  
the Copernic New Exchangeable Shares shall be cancelled from the share capital of Copernic;
 
(j)  
Comamtech shall adopt the Comamtech Stock Option Plan which shall become effective;
 
(k)  
each Option shall be exchanged for one Comamtech Option and, following such exchange, all Options shall be cancelled and terminated;
 
(l)  
the Copernic Stock Option Plan shall be terminated;
 
(m)  
all holders of Comamtech Options not employed by Comamtech after the Effective Time shall be deemed to be optionees that have ceased to be employed or retained by Comamtech and shall be treated in accordance with the Comamtech Stock Option Plan;
 
(n)  
Copernic, Comamtech and Harris shall enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Assigned Assets and Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement) shall be transferred by Copernic to Comamtech or assumed by Comamtech, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and
 
(o)  
Copernic, Harris and Comamtech shall enter into the Share Purchase Agreement upon which all of the Copernic New Voting Shares shall be transferred by Comamtech to Harris on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.
 
 
 

 

 
3
Assumptions and Pro-Forma Adjustments
   
 
(i)
The adjustments are explained by:
$
 
   
Cash provided by the disposal of Copernic, net of transaction cost
4,271,097
 
   
estimated at $700,000 and the holdbacks (see (ii) and (iii) below)
   
   
 
Cash held by Copernic
(594,139
)
   
 
Directors & Officers insurance
(50,000
)
   
Adjustment as at June 30, 2010
3,626,958
 
   
 
Estimated cash used between June 30, 2010 and October 26, 2010
(600,000
)
   
 
Increase of the holdback (see (ii))
(400,000
)
   
 
Cash received from the debenture (see (iv)c.)
200,000
 
   
 
Working capital variation estimated
71,354
 
   
 
Adjustment as at October 26, 2010
(728,646
)

(ii)  
This amount is the holdback estimated at $700,000 to be released sixty (60) days after the closing date based on the conditions described in the Share Purchase Agreement (articles 2.03(1)(a) & 2.05). As at October 26, 2010, the amount is estimated at $1,100,000.
 
(iii)  
This amount is the holdback of $1,355,000 to be released eighteen (18) months after the closing date based on the condition described in the Share Purchase Agreement (article 2.03(1)(b)).
 
(iv)  
As stipulated in Note 2 (n), before proceeding to the sale of Copernic (subsidiary of Comamtech), some assets and liabilities are transferred to Comamtech (see Assignment & Assumption Agreement):

a.
Receivable of Empresario;
b.
Deposit made to Wireless Age Communications Inc. of $200,000 and a prepaid amount of $15,859 as at June 30, 2010 and $3,752 as at October 26, 2010 (Nasdaq and accounting software fees);
c.
The debenture of $2,835,000 issued by Empresario, investment in Newlook Industries Corp. of $65,637. Between June 30, 2010 and October 26, 2010, Empresario paid $200,000;
d.
Payable to Empresario and accrued vacations of the transferred employees;

 
 

 
 
(v)  
The Directors & Officers insurance is estimated at $50,000.
 
(v)  
The fiscal impact of the transaction is estimated at $25,000.
 
(vii)  
The net impact of the transaction will be charged to earnings which is reflected in equity for purposes of the pro forma.


 


 
 

 
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SCHEDULE G
 
SECTION 185 OF THE OBCA
Rights of dissenting shareholders
185.  (1)  Subject to subsection (3) and to sections 186 and 248, if a corporation resolves to,
 
 
(a) amend its articles under section 168 to add, remove or change restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of a class or series of the shares of the corporation;
 
 
(b) amend its articles under section 168 to add, remove or change any restriction upon the business or businesses that the corporation may carry on or upon the powers that the corporation may exercise;
 
 
(c) amalgamate with another corporation under sections 175 and 176;
 
 
(d) be continued under the laws of another jurisdiction under section 181; or
 
 
(e) sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all its property under subsection 184 (3), a holder of shares of any class or series entitled to vote on the resolution may dissent. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (1).
 
Idem
(2)  If a corporation resolves to amend its articles in a manner referred to in subsection 170 (1), a holder of shares of any class or series entitled to vote on the amendment under section 168 or 170 may dissent, except in respect of an amendment referred to in,
 
 
(a) clause 170 (1) (a), (b) or (e) where the articles provide that the holders of shares of such class or series are not entitled to dissent; or
 
 
(b) subsection 170 (5) or (6). R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (2).
 
One class of shares
(2.1)  The right to dissent described in subsection (2) applies even if there is only one class of shares. 2006, c. 34, Sched. B, s. 35.
 
Exception
(3)  A shareholder of a corporation incorporated before the 29th day of July, 1983 is not entitled to dissent under this section in respect of an amendment of the articles of the corporation to the extent that the amendment,
 
 
(a) amends the express terms of any provision of the articles of the corporation to conform to the terms of the provision as deemed to be amended by section 277; or
 
 
(b) deletes from the articles of the corporation all of the objects of the corporation set out in its articles, provided that the deletion is made by the 29th day of July, 1986. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (3).
 
Shareholder’s right to be paid fair value
(4)  In addition to any other right the shareholder may have, but subject to subsection (30), a shareholder who complies with this section is entitled, when the action approved by the resolution from which the shareholder dissents becomes effective, to be paid by the corporation the fair value of the shares held by the shareholder in respect of which the shareholder dissents, determined as of the close of business on the day before the resolution was adopted. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (4).
 
No partial dissent
(5)  A dissenting shareholder may only claim under this section with respect to all the shares of a class held by the dissenting shareholder on behalf of any one beneficial owner and registered in the name of the dissenting shareholder. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (5).
 

 
 

 
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Objection
 
(6)A dissenting shareholder shall send to the corporation, at or before any meeting of shareholders at which a resolution referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is to be voted on, a written objection to the resolution, unless the corporation did not give notice to the shareholder of the purpose of the meeting or of the shareholder’s right to dissent. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (6).
 
Idem
(7)  The execution or exercise of a proxy does not constitute a written objection for purposes of subsection (6). R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (7).
 
Notice of adoption of resolution
(8)  The corporation shall, within ten days after the shareholders adopt the resolution, send to each shareholder who has filed the objection referred to in subsection (6) notice that the resolution has been adopted, but such notice is not required to be sent to any shareholder who voted for the resolution or who has withdrawn the objection. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (8).
 
Idem
(9)  A notice sent under subsection (8) shall set out the rights of the dissenting shareholder and the procedures to be followed to exercise those rights. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (9).
 
Demand for payment of fair value
(10)  A dissenting shareholder entitled to receive notice under subsection (8) shall, within twenty days after receiving such notice, or, if the shareholder does not receive such notice, within twenty days after learning that the resolution has been adopted, send to the corporation a written notice containing,
 
 
(a) the shareholder’s name and address;
 
 
(b) the number and class of shares in respect of which the shareholder dissents; and
 
 
(c) a demand for payment of the fair value of such shares. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (10).
 
Certificates to be sent in
(11)  Not later than the thirtieth day after the sending of a notice under subsection (10), a dissenting shareholder shall send the certificates representing the shares in respect of which the shareholder dissents to the corporation or its transfer agent. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (11).
 
Idem
(12)  A dissenting shareholder who fails to comply with subsections (6), (10) and (11) has no right to make a claim under this section. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (12).
 
Endorsement on certificate
(13)  A corporation or its transfer agent shall endorse on any share certificate received under subsection (11) a notice that the holder is a dissenting shareholder under this section and shall return forthwith the share certificates to the dissenting shareholder. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (13).
 
Rights of dissenting shareholder
(14)  On sending a notice under subsection (10), a dissenting shareholder ceases to have any rights as a shareholder other than the right to be paid the fair value of the shares as determined under this section except where,
 
 
(a) the dissenting shareholder withdraws notice before the corporation makes an offer under subsection (15);
 
 
(b) the corporation fails to make an offer in accordance with subsection (15) and the dissenting shareholder withdraws notice; or
 
 
(c) the directors revoke a resolution to amend the articles under subsection 168 (3), terminate an amalgamation agreement under subsection 176 (5) or an application for continuance under subsection 181 (5), or abandon a sale, lease or exchange under subsection 184 (8),
 

 
 

 
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in which case the dissenting shareholder’s rights are reinstated as of the date the dissenting shareholder sent the notice referred to in subsection (10), and the dissenting shareholder is entitled, upon presentation and surrender to the corporation or its transfer agent of any certificate representing the shares that has been endorsed in accordance with subsection (13), to be issued a new certificate representing the same number of shares as the certificate so presented, without payment of any fee. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (14).
 
Offer to pay
(15)  A corporation shall, not later than seven days after the later of the day on which the action approved by the resolution is effective or the day the corporation received the notice referred to in subsection (10), send to each dissenting shareholder who has sent such notice,
 
 
(a) a written offer to pay for the dissenting shareholder’s shares in an amount considered by the directors of the corporation to be the fair value thereof, accompanied by a statement showing how the fair value was determined; or
 
 
(b) if subsection (30) applies, a notification that it is unable lawfully to pay dissenting shareholders for their shares. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (15).
 
Idem
(16)  Every offer made under subsection (15) for shares of the same class or series shall be on the same terms. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (16).
 
Idem
(17)  Subject to subsection (30), a corporation shall pay for the shares of a dissenting shareholder within ten days after an offer made under subsection (15) has been accepted, but any such offer lapses if the corporation does not receive an acceptance thereof within thirty days after the offer has been made. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (17).
 
Application to court to fix fair value
(18)  Where a corporation fails to make an offer under subsection (15) or if a dissenting shareholder fails to accept an offer, the corporation may, within fifty days after the action approved by the resolution is effective or within such further period as the court may allow, apply to the court to fix a fair value for the shares of any dissenting shareholder. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (18).
 
Idem
(19)  If a corporation fails to apply to the court under subsection (18), a dissenting shareholder may apply to the court for the same purpose within a further period of twenty days or within such further period as the court may allow. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (19).
 
Idem
(20)  A dissenting shareholder is not required to give security for costs in an application made under subsection (18) or (19). R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (20).
 
Costs
(21)  If a corporation fails to comply with subsection (15), then the costs of a shareholder application under subsection (19) are to be borne by the corporation unless the court otherwise orders. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (21).
 
Notice to shareholders
(22)Before making application to the court under subsection (18) or not later than seven days after receiving notice of an application to the court under subsection (19), as the case may be, a corporation shall give notice to each dissenting shareholder who, at the date upon which the notice is given,
 
 
(a) has sent to the corporation the notice referred to in subsection (10); and
 
 
(b) has not accepted an offer made by the corporation under subsection (15), if such an offer was made,
 

 
 

 
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of the date, place and consequences of the application and of the dissenting shareholder’s right to appear and be heard in person or by counsel, and a similar notice shall be given to each dissenting shareholder who, after the date of such first mentioned notice and before termination of the proceedings commenced by the application, satisfies the conditions set out in clauses (a) and (b) within three days after the dissenting shareholder satisfies such conditions. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (22).
 
Parties joined
(23)  All dissenting shareholders who satisfy the conditions set out in clauses (22)(a) and (b) shall be deemed to be joined as parties to an application under subsection (18) or (19) on the later of the date upon which the application is brought and the date upon which they satisfy the conditions, and shall be bound by the decision rendered by the court in the proceedings commenced by the application. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (23).
 
Idem
(24)  Upon an application to the court under subsection (18) or (19), the court may determine whether any other person is a dissenting shareholder who should be joined as a party, and the court shall fix a fair value for the shares of all dissenting shareholders. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (24).
 
Appraisers
(25)  The court may in its discretion appoint one or more appraisers to assist the court to fix a fair value for the shares of the dissenting shareholders. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (25).
 
Final order
(26)  The final order of the court in the proceedings commenced by an application under subsection (18) or (19) shall be rendered against the corporation and in favour of each dissenting shareholder who, whether before or after the date of the order, complies with the conditions set out in clauses (22) (a) and (b). R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (26).
 
Interest
(27)  The court may in its discretion allow a reasonable rate of interest on the amount payable to each dissenting shareholder from the date the action approved by the resolution is effective until the date of payment. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (27).
 
Where corporation unable to pay
(28)  Where subsection (30) applies, the corporation shall, within ten days after the pronouncement of an order under subsection (26), notify each dissenting shareholder that it is unable lawfully to pay dissenting shareholders for their shares. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (28).
 
Idem
(29)  Where subsection (30) applies, a dissenting shareholder, by written notice sent to the corporation within thirty days after receiving a notice under subsection (28), may,
 
 
(a) withdraw a notice of dissent, in which case the corporation is deemed to consent to the withdrawal and the shareholder’s full rights are reinstated; or
 
 
(b) retain a status as a claimant against the corporation, to be paid as soon as the corporation is lawfully able to do so or, in a liquidation, to be ranked subordinate to the rights of creditors of the corporation but in priority to its shareholders. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (29).
 
Idem
(30)  A corporation shall not make a payment to a dissenting shareholder under this section if there are reasonable grounds for believing that,
 
 
(a) the corporation is or, after the payment, would be unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; or
 
 
(b) the realizable value of the corporation’s assets would thereby be less than the aggregate of its liabilities. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 185 (30).
 
 
 

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Court order
(31)Upon application by a corporation that proposes to take any of the actions referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the court may, if satisfied that the proposed action is not in all the circumstances one that should give rise to the rights arising under subsection (4), by order declare that those rights will not arise upon the taking of the proposed action, and the order may be subject to compliance upon such terms and conditions as the court thinks fit and, if the corporation is an offering corporation, notice of any such application and a copy of any order made by the court upon such application shall be served upon the Commission. 1994, c. 27, s. 71 (24).
 
Commission may appear
(32)  The Commission may appoint counsel to assist the court upon the hearing of an application under subsection (31), if the corporation is an offering corporation. 1994, c. 27, s. 71 (24).