SC 13D

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 6)*

Methanex Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, without nominal or par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

59151K108

(CUSIP Number)

Jack S. Mustoe
Senior Vice President, Legal
NOVA Chemicals Corporation
645 Seventh Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 4G8
(403) 290-7636 Alan Talkington
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-1122

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 21, 2003

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [   ]

     Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 59151K10 8 13D Page 2 of 9

1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	NOVA Chemicals Corporation
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
				(a)	o
				(b)	o
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)				o
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Alberta, Canada
		7.	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
NUMBER OF		8.	SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY			46,946,876
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING		9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
			0
		10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			46,946,876
11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	46,946,876
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				o
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	37.1%1
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	CO

1 Assumes a total of 126,495,364 shares outstanding based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2003.

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CUSIP No. 59151K10 8 13D Page 3 of 9

1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd.
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
				(a)	o
				(b)	o
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS
	OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)				o
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Alberta, Canada
		7.	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
NUMBER OF		8.	SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY			37,946,876
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING		9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
			0
		10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			37,946,876
11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	37,946,876
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				o
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	30.0%1  (See Item 5)
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	HC

1 Assumes a total of 126,495,364 shares outstanding based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2003.

Page 3 of 9 Pages

CUSIP No. 59151K10 8 13D Page 4 of 9

1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	6097570 CANADA INC.
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
				(a)	o
				(b)	o
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS
	AF, OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)				o
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Canada
		7.	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
NUMBER OF		8.	SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY			9,000,000
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING		9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
			0
		10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			9,000,000
11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	9,000,000
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				o
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	7.1%1  (See Item 5)
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	HC

1 Assumes a total of 126,495,364 shares outstanding based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2003.

Page 4 of 9 Pages

CUSIP No. 59151K10 8 13D Page 5 of 9

1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	6097626 CANADA INC.
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
				(a)	o
				(b)	o
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS
	AF, OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)				o
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Canada
		7.	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
NUMBER OF		8.	SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY			37,946,876
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING		9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
			0
		10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			37,946,876
11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	37,946,876
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				o
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	30.0%1  (See Item 5)
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	HC

1 Assumes a total of 126,495,364 shares outstanding based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2003.

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     On July 2, 1998, NOVA Corporation, an Alberta, Canada corporation and the parent of NOVA Chemicals Ltd. (formerly Novacor Chemicals Ltd.) (“NCL”) and the indirect parent of NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd. (formerly Novacor Petrochemicals Ltd.), merged with TransCanada PipeLines Limited (“TransCanada”) and the commodity chemicals business carried on by NOVA Corporation was split off as a separate public company (the “Arrangement”). On December 31, 1998, NCL changed its name to NOVA Chemicals Corporation. Effective January 1, 1999 and pursuant to Section 178 of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), NCL was amalgamated with and into NOVA Corporation and the resulting corporation adopted the name NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA”). NOVA continues to conduct the commodity chemicals business through its affiliates. TransCanada conducts the energy services business formerly carried on by TransCanada, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. and NOVA Gas International Ltd.

Item 1.   Security and Issuer

     This Statement relates to the common shares, without nominal or par value (the “Shares”), of Methanex Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (the “Corporation”). The address of the principal executive office of the Corporation is 1800 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3M1.

Item 2.   Identity and Background

     (a, b, c and f) This Statement is being filed by (i) NOVA, an Alberta, Canada, corporation, the principal business of which is the manufacturing and marketing of commodity chemicals (ii) NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd. (“NPL”), which is a holding company, the principal business of which, through its operating subsidiaries, is the manufacturing and marketing of commodity chemicals, (iii) 6097570 Canada Inc. (“Buybackco”) which is a holding company, the principal business of which is the holding of Shares and (iv) 6097626 Canada Inc. (“Sellco”) which is a holding company, the principal business of which is the holding of Shares. The principal office of each of NOVA, NPL, Buybackco and Sellco is 645 Seventh Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4G8. NPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of NOVA. Buybackco is a wholly owned subsidiary of NOVA. Sellco is a wholly owned subsidiary of NPL.

     Schedules I, II, III and IV hereto set forth the name, principal business, address and citizenship of each of the executive officers and directors of NOVA, NPL, Buybackco and Sellco, respectively.

     (d and e) During the last five years, none of NOVA, NPL, Buybackco, Sellco or any of the persons listed on Schedules I, II, III and IV has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities law or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

     On May 21, 2003 (i) NOVA transferred 13,880,575 Shares to NPL in exchange for shares of NPL, (ii) NOVA transferred 9,000,000 Shares to Buybackco for shares of Buybackco, and (iii) NPL transferred 37,946,876 Shares to Sellco for shares of Sellco.

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction.

     NOVA and NPL (collectively referred to in this Item 4 as the “Selling Shareholder”) have owned a significant number of Shares since 1994. On May 21, 2003, the Corporation announced a secondary offering (the “Offering”) (i) in Canada under a short form prospectus to be filed in each of the provinces of Canada and (ii) in the United States pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system of 37,946,876 Shares to be held by NPL after the Reorganization Transactions (defined below) are completed. In connection with the Offering, the Corporation, NOVA and NPL entered into an Underwriting Agreement with RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc. and UBS Securities Canada Inc. dated May 21, 2003.

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     On May 21, 2003, the Corporation also entered into an agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with NOVA and Buybackco pursuant to which the Corporation will acquire the shares of Buybackco, and then the Corporation will wind-up Buybackco and will cancel the 9,000,000 Shares owned by Buybackco (the “Repurchase Transaction”). The Repurchase Transaction is subject to a positive vote of a majority of the Corporation’s shareholders, other than the Selling Shareholder and its affiliates, present or represented by proxy at a special meeting of the shareholders proposed to be held on June 30, 2003.

     NPL and Sellco’s holdings of Shares will be reorganized prior to the completion of the Offering (the “Reorganization Transactions”). As part of the Reorganization Transactions, the Corporation may acquire, and shortly thereafter cancel, the Shares held by Sellco, either directly or indirectly, or through one or more amalgamations or other transactions with similar effect, in consideration for an equal number of newly issued Shares. Following the Reorganization Transactions, NPL will beneficially own the same number of Shares as it, directly and indirectly, owned prior to the Reorganization Transactions, as described in greater detail in Schedule 8.3 to the Share Purchase Agreement attached hereto as an Exhibit.

     The Selling Shareholder, Buybackco and the Corporation also entered into an Indemnity Agreement dated May 21, 2003 (the “Indemnity Agreement”) under which the Selling Shareholder and Buybackco have agreed to indemnify the Corporation for losses, if any resulting from the Repurchase Transaction and the Reorganization Transactions, subject to the terms and conditions therein, as discussed in greater detail in the Indemnity Agreement attached hereto as an Exhibit.

     Following the completion of the Repurchase Transaction, if approved, and the Offering, the Selling Shareholder will not own any Shares.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a)   Buybackco is the record holder of 9,000,000 Shares, constituting approximately 7.1% of the outstanding Shares (based on the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 filed with the Commission on May 21, 2003 in which the Corporation reported that 126,495,364 common shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2003).

     Sellco is the record holder of 37,946,876 Shares. Sellco and NPL hold shared voting and dispositive power with NOVA as to such Shares, constituting approximately 30.0% of the outstanding Shares (based on the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 filed with the Commission on May 21, 2003 in which the Corporation reported that 126,495,364 common shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2003).

     NOVA holds shared voting and dispositive power as to 46,946,876 Shares, constituting approximately 37.1% of the outstanding Shares (based on the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 filed with the Commission on May 21, 2003 in which the Corporation reported that 126,495,364 common shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2003), assuming no other change in the number of outstanding Shares.

     To the knowledge of NOVA, NPL, Buybackco and Sellco, only the following persons listed on Schedules I, II , III and IV own any of the Corporation’s Shares:

Name	Number of Shares
Jeffrey M. Lipton		165,700
A. Terence Poole		105,750
Christopher D. Pappas		2,000
F. Peter Boer		5,000
Arnold M. Lubwick		20,000
John L. Wheeler		350

     (b)   By virtue of its ownership of Sellco, NPL may be deemed to share with Sellco the power to vote or direct the vote and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the Shares owned by Sellco. By virtue of its ownership

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of all of the stock of NPL and Buybackco, NOVA may be deemed to share with NPL and Buybackco the power to vote or direct the vote and the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Shares owned by NPL and Buybackco.

     (c)   None.

     (d-e) Not applicable.

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     Except as described in Items 2 and 4, or as set forth on the Index to Exhibits, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among NOVA, NPL, Sellco and Buybackco, between such entities and the persons listed on Schedule I or between NOVA, NPL, Sellco or Buybackco and any person with respect to any securities of the Corporation. To the knowledge of NOVA, NPL, Sellco and Buybackco, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons listed on Schedules I, II, III and IV or between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Corporation.

Item 7.   Material to be filed as Exhibits.

     1.   Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 1993, among the Corporation, NOVA Chemicals Ltd. (formerly Novacor Chemicals Ltd.) (“NCL”) and Novacor Chemicals Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NCL (“NCI”).*

     2.   Subscription and Registration Rights Agreement dated December 8, 1993, among the Corporation and NCL.*

     3.   MG Term Sheet, dated December 9, 1993, between NCL and Metallgesellschaft Corp. (“MG”).*

     4.   FC Term Sheet, dated December 9, 1993, between Fletcher Challenge and its subsidiary, 165109 Canada Inc. (together, “FC”), and Gordon Capital Corporation et al. (“Gordon”) and between NOVA and Gordon.*

     5.   Differential Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 1993, between NOVA and FC.*

     6.   Agency Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1993, between Gordon Capital Corporation, RBC Dominion Securities, Burns Fry Limited, FC, the Corporation and NPL.*

     7.   Instalment Receipt and Pledge Agreement dated December 30, 1993 by and between the Corporation, 165109 Canada Inc., Metallgesellschaft Corp., Gordon Capital Corporation, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia McLeod Inc., Burns Fry Limited, Wood Gundy Inc., Bunting Warburg Inc., Nesbitt Thomson Inc., Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. First Marathon Securities Limited, Toronto Dominion Securities Inc., Sanwa McCarthy Securities, Limited, Trilon Securities Corporation, NPL, The R-M Trust Company and 2984717 Canada Inc.*

     8.   Amendment dated January 14, 1994 to the Asset Purchase Agreement.*

     9.   Amendment dated January 14, 1994 to the Subscription and Registration Rights Agreement.*

     10. MG Agreement dated January 14, 1994 between NPL and MG.*

     11. MG Letter dated January 14, 1994 between NCL and MG.*

     12. Underwriting Agreement dated May 21, 2003, among the Corporation, NOVA, NPL, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc. and UBS Securities Canada Inc.

     13. Share Purchase Agreement dated May 21, 2003, among the Corporation, NOVA and Buybackco.

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     14. Indemnity Agreement dated May 21, 2003 between NOVA, NPL, Buybackco and the Corporation.

* previously filed.

SIGNATURES

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  May 28, 2003.

NOVA Chemicals Corporation
By	/s/  Jack S. Mustoe Name: Jack S. Mustoe Title:   Sr. Vice President, Legal
NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd.
By	/s/  Jack S. Mustoe Name: Jack S. Mustoe Title:   Sr. Vice President, Legal
6097570 Canada Inc.
By	/s/  Jack S. Mustoe Name: Jack S. Mustoe Title:   President
6097626 Canada Inc.
By	/s/  Jack S. Mustoe Name: Jack S. Mustoe Title:   President

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     1.   Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 9, 1993, among the Corporation, NCL and NCI.*

     2.   Subscription and Registration Rights Agreement dated December 8, 1993, among the Corporation and NCL.*

     3.   MG Term Sheet, dated December 9, 1993, between NCL and MG.*

     4.   FC Term Sheet, dated December 9, 1993, between FC and Gordon and between NOVA and Gordon.*

     5.   Differential Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 1993, between NOVA and FC.*

     6.   Agency Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1993, between Gordon Capital Corporation, RBC Dominion Securities, Burns Fry Limited, FC, the Corporation and NPL.*

     7.   Installment Receipt and Pledge Agreement dated December 30, 1993 by and between the Corporation, 165109 Canada Inc., Metallgesellschaft Corp., Gordon Capital Corporation, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia McLeod Inc., Burns Fry Limited, Wood Gundy Inc., Bunting Warburg Inc., Nesbitt Thomson Inc., Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. First Marathon Securities Limited, Toronto Dominion Securities Inc., Sanwa McCarthy Securities, Limited, Trilon Securities Corporation, NPL, The R-M Trust Company and 2984717 Canada Inc.*

     8.   Amendment dated January 14, 1994 to the Asset Purchase Agreement.*

     9.   Amendment dated January 14, 1994 to the Subscription and Registration Rights Agreement.*

     10. MG Agreement dated January 14, 1994 between NPL and MG.*

     11. MG Letter dated January 14, 1994 between NCL and MG.*

     12. Underwriting Agreement dated May 21, 2003, among the Corporation, NOVA, NPL, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc. and UBS Securities Canada Inc.

     13. Share Purchase Agreement dated May 21, 2003, among the Corporation, NOVA and Buybackco.

     14. Indemnity Agreement dated May 21, 2003 between NOVA, NPL, Buybackco and the Corporation.

* previously filed.

SCHEDULE I

Set forth below is the information required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D for
each executive officer and director of NOVA Chemicals Corporation.

			PRINCIPAL
NAME	OFFICER/DIRECTOR	CITIZENSHIP	OCCUPATION	NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER	BUSINESS OF EMPLOYER
Jerald A. Blumberg	Director	U.S.	Retired President and CEO of Ambar, Inc.		Private oil field services
Dr. F. Peter Boer	Director	U.S.	President and Chief Executive Officer of Tiger Scientific Inc.	Tiger Scientific Inc. 47 Country Road South Boynton Beach, Florida 33436 U.S.A.	Science and technology, consulting and investments
Jacques Bougie, O.C.	Director	Canadian	Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Inc.		International Aluminum Company
Joanne Vanish Creighton	Director	U.S.	President and Professor of English, Mount Holyoke College	Mount Holyoke College 50 College Street, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 01075	Higher Education
Robert E. Dineen, Jr.	Director	U.S.	Partner of Shearman & Sterling	Shearman & Sterling 599 Lexington Avenue New York. N.Y. 10022 U.S.A.	Attorneys-at-Law
L. Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C.	Director	Canadian	Chairman and Senior Partner of Ogilvy Renault	Ogilvy Renault 1981 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1200 Montreal, PQ H3A 3C1	Barristers and Solicitors
Kerry L. Hawkins	Director	Canadian	President of Cargill Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Operations of Cargill Limited	Cargill Limited Box 5900 300, 240 Graham Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C5	Grain handling, transportation and processing of agricultural products
Jeffrey M. Lipton	Director/Officer	U.S.	President and Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Arnold Martin Ludwick	Director	Canadian	Retired Deputy Chairman, Claridge Inc.		Investment holding company
James M. Edward Newall, O.C.	Director	Canadian	Chairman of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	Newall and Associates 2015, 855 — 2nd Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 4J7	Consulting
Janice G. Rennie, F.C.A.	Director	Canadian	Principal, Rennie & Associates	Rennie & Associates #101, 17936 — 106A Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5S 1V3	Investment Management
James Mark Stanford	Director	Canadian	President, Stanford Resource Management, Inc.	Stanford Resource Management, Inc., 3000, 150 — 6th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y7	Investment management
Joseph D. Thompson	Director	Canadian	Chairman of PCL Construction Group Inc.	PCL Construction Group Inc. 5410 — 99th Street Edmonton, Alberta T6E 3P4	General construction contractors

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			PRINCIPAL
NAME	OFFICER/DIRECTOR	CITIZENSHIP	OCCUPATION	NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER	BUSINESS OF EMPLOYER
Christopher D. Pappas	Officer	U.S.	President, Styrenics and Senior Vice President of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Lawrence A. MacDonald	Officer	Canadian	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Jack S. Mustoe	Officer	Canadian	Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Sheila H. O’Brien, C.M.	Officer	Canadian	Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Public Affairs, Government and Investor Relations of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
A. Terence Poole	Officer	Canadian	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Dale H. Spiess	Officer	U.S.	Senior Vice President and President, Olefins/Polyolefins of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
John L. Wheeler	Officer	U.S.	Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2

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SCHEDULE II

Set forth below is the information required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D
for each executive officer and director of NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd.

			PRINCIPAL	NAME AND ADDRESS OF
NAME	OFFICER/DIRECTOR	CITIZENSHIP	OCCUPATION	EMPLOYER	BUSINESS OF EMPLOYER
Ronald E.J. Kemle	Director/Officer	Canadian	Assistant Secretary of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 645 7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 4G8	See Item 2
Jack S. Mustoe	Director/Officer	Canadian	Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Dale H. Spiess	Officer	U.S.	Senior Vice President and President, Olefins/Polyolefins of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
A. Terence Poole	Officer	Canadian	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2

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SCHEDULE III

Set forth below is the information required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D
for each executive officer and director of 6097570 Canada Inc.

			PRINCIPAL	NAME AND ADDRESS OF
NAME	OFFICER/DIRECTOR	CITIZENSHIP	OCCUPATION	EMPLOYER	BUSINESS OF EMPLOYER
Ronald E.J. Kemle	Officer	Canadian	Assistant Secretary of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 645 7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 4G8	See Item 2
Jack S. Mustoe	Officer	Canadian	Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Susan J. Wright	Officer	Canadian	Vice-President, Legal and Secretary of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Sandy Steinberg	Officer	Canadian and U.S.	Vice President, Tax of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Stan Magidson	Director/Officer	Canadian	Senior Partner	Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Suite 1900 333-7th Avenue, S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Z1	Barristers and Solicitors

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SCHEDULE IV

Set forth below is the information required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D
for each executive officer and director of 6097626 Canada Inc.

			PRINCIPAL	NAME AND ADDRESS OF
NAME	OFFICER/DIRECTOR	CITIZENSHIP	OCCUPATION	EMPLOYER	BUSINESS OF EMPLOYER
Ronald E.J. Kemle	Officer	Canadian	Assistant Secretary of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation 645 7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 4G8	See Item 2
Jack S. Mustoe	Officer	Canadian	Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Susan J. Wright	Officer	Canadian	Vice-President, Legal and Secretary of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Sandy Steinberg	Officer	Canadian and U.S.	Vice President, Tax of NOVA Chemicals Corporation	NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108	See Item 2
Stan Magidson	Director/Officer	Canadian	Senior Partner	Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Suite 1900 333-7th Avenue, S.W. Calgary, Albert T2P 2Z1	Barristers and Solicitors

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Exhibit 12

COMMON SHARE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

May 21, 2003

Methanex Corporation
1800 — 200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3M1

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Nova Chemicals Corporation
645 Seventh Avenue S.W.
P.O. Box 2518, Station M
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 5C6

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Nova Petrochemicals Ltd.
c/o Nova Chemicals Corporation
645 Seventh Avenue S.W.
P.O. Box 2518, Station M
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 5C6

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We understand that Nova Petrochemicals Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta (“NPL”), a subsidiary of Nova Chemicals Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta (“NOVA”) (collectively the “Selling Shareholders”), proposes to sell to the underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (the “Underwriters”) 37,946,876 common shares in the capital of Methanex Corporation (the “Common Shares”), a corporation continued under the laws of Canada (the “Company”). The Common Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders are referred to herein as the “Offered Shares”.

     The Company shall, under the applicable laws of the Qualifying Provinces (as hereinafter defined), (i) as soon as possible and in any event by 3:15 p.m. (Toronto time) on May 21, 2003, prepare and file, and (ii) as soon as possible and in any event by 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on May 21, 2003, obtain an MRRS Decision Document dated the date of filing issued by the Reviewing Authority (as hereinafter defined), in its capacity as principal regulator pursuant to NP 43-201 evidencing that a receipt

has been issued by the securities regulatory authorities (the “Qualifying Authorities”) in each province of Canada (the “Qualifying Provinces”) in respect of, in each case, a preliminary short form prospectus of the Company relating to the Offered Shares, including the documents incorporated by reference in the English and French languages, as applicable (the “Canadian Preliminary Prospectus”), and other related documents in respect of the proposed distribution of the Offered Shares. The Company has identified the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “Reviewing Authority”) as its principal regulator in respect of the proposed distribution of the Offered Shares. The Company shall also, immediately after the filing of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, but in any event no later than 3:15 p.m. (Toronto time) on May 21, 2003, prepare and file pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form F-10 covering the registration of the Offered Shares under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission (the “Act”), including the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus in the English language (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission) (the “U.S. Preliminary Prospectus”). Such registration statement on Form F-10, including the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein, as amended at the time it becomes effective, is herein called the “Registration Statement”.

     The Company shall, under the applicable laws of the Qualifying Provinces, (i) as soon as possible after any comments of the Qualifying Authorities have been satisfied and in any event by 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on May 29, 2003 (or in any case, by such later date or dates as may be determined by the Underwriters in their sole discretion), prepare and file, and (ii) as soon as possible and in any event by 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on May 29, 2003, obtain an MRRS Decision Document dated the date of filing issued by the Reviewing Authority, in its capacity as principal regulator pursuant to NP 43-201, evidencing that a receipt has been issued by the Qualifying Authorities in each Qualifying Province in respect of, in each case, a final short form prospectus of the Company relating to the Offered Shares, including the documents incorporated by reference in the English and French languages, as applicable (the “Canadian Final Prospectus”), and other related documents in respect of the proposed distribution of the Offered Shares. The Company shall also, immediately after the filing of the Canadian Final Prospectus but no later than 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on May 29, 2003 (or in any case, by such later date or dates as may be determined by the Underwriters in their sole discretion), prepare and file pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system with the Commission, an amendment to the Registration Statement, including the Canadian Final Prospectus in the English language (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the

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Commission) and shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective under the Act.

     The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process and Undertaking for the Company on Form F-X in conjunction with the initial filing of the Registration Statement (the “Company Form F-X”).

     Any reference herein to the Canadian Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws which were filed under Canadian Securities Laws on or before the date of such prospectus; any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 4 of Form F-10 which were filed under the Exchange Act (as hereinafter defined) on or before the Effective Time of such registration statement or the date of such preliminary prospectus or prospectus, as the case may be; any reference herein to the Prospectuses shall be deemed to refer to and include each of the Canadian Prospectus, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus and any reference herein to the terms “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to any of the Prospectuses, as the case may be, shall be deemed to refer to and include all documents deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, the filing of any document under Canadian Securities Laws or the Exchange Act that are filed after the date of the Prospectuses or after their respective Effective Time, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 20 hereof.

1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter and each Selling Shareholder as set forth below in this Section 1.

(a) The Company meets the general eligibility requirements for use of a short form prospectus under National Instrument 44-101 and for use of Form F-10 under the Act. At the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, an MRRS Decision Document will have been obtained from the Reviewing Authority evidencing the issuance by the Qualifying Authorities of a receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus and no order suspending the distribution of the Offered Shares will have been issued by any Qualifying Authority, any stock exchange in Canada or any court and no proceedings for that purpose will have been instituted or will be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, will be contemplated by any Qualifying Authority, and any request on the part of any Qualifying Authority for additional information will have been complied with. As of the Closing Time, the

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	Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, each in the form delivered or to be delivered to the Underwriters, will have become effective under the Act in such form; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement will have been issued under the Act and no proceedings for that purpose will have been instituted or will be pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, will be contemplated by the Commission; and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information, if any, will have been complied with.
(b)	The acquisition by the Company of the Titan methanol facility in Trinidad described in the Prospectus is not a “significant acquisition”, as such term is defined for the purposes of National Instrument 44-101, nor does Part 5 thereof apply to the Company.
(c)	(A) The Canadian Prospectus, when filed, complied and will, on the Closing Date, comply in all material respects with Canadian Securities Laws, as interpreted and applied by the Qualifying Authorities; (B) at the respective time that the Reviewing Authority will have issued an MRRS Decision Document for the Canadian Prospectus, no other document with respect to such Prospectus was required to be filed with the Qualifying Authorities by or on behalf of the Company; (C) the U.S. Prospectus included in the Registration Statement, at the time it will have become effective, will conform to the Canadian Prospectus, except for such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission; (D) the Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto, when it will have become effective, and the Company Form F-X and any amendments or supplements thereto, as of its filing date, and on the Closing Date, will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Act; (E) neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment or supplement thereto, when it will have become effective and on the Closing Date, will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and (F) each of the Prospectuses and any Supplementary Material, together with any amendment or supplement thereto, on its date or on the Closing Date, will constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise and the Offered Shares and did not and will not include a misrepresentation, and did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in

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	order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that for clauses (E) and (F) above, the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, any of the Prospectuses or any Supplementary Material (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by (i) NOVA specifically for inclusion in such material (or any amendment or supplement thereto) relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries or (ii) the Representatives on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion in such material (or any amendment or supplement thereto) relating to the Underwriters.
(d)	Each document filed or to be filed with the Qualifying Authorities and incorporated by reference in the Canadian Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with applicable Canadian Securities Laws and none of such documents contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading; and the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and none of such documents contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading.
(e)	There are no reports or other information that, in accordance with the requirements of the Qualifying Authorities, must be made publicly available in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares that have not been made publicly available as required; there are no documents required to be filed with the Qualifying Authorities in connection with the Canadian Prospectus that have not been filed as required; there are no contracts, documents or other materials required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement, or the Prospectuses which would have to be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that are not described, referred to or filed or incorporated by reference as required

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	and, in the case of those documents filed, delivered to the Underwriters.
(f)	Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectuses, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labour dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectuses, except where such event has not had or would not have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein); and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, there has not been any change in the share capital or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (“Material Adverse Effect”), otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectuses.
(g)	The Company or one of its subsidiaries has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by it and that is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Prospectuses or such as do not individually or in the aggregate materially affect the value of such property and do not individually or in the aggregate interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings, that are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, held under lease by the Company or one of its subsidiaries is held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or its subsidiaries.
(h)	Each subsidiary of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Act (“Rule 1-02”), that is a “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02) (each a “Significant Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) is listed in Schedule B to this Agreement.

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(i)	Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated, amalgamated or continued, as the case may be, has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance with the power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectuses, and has been duly qualified as an extra-provincial or foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction, except where such failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j)	The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Prospectuses, and all of the issued shares in the capital of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; as of the Closing Time, the Offered Shares will be duly and validly authorized and issued as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares and all of the issued and outstanding shares of each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and (except for directors’ qualifying shares) are owned directly or indirectly by the Company in the percentages set forth on Schedule B hereto, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims and there are no restrictions on transfers of the Common Shares, subsequent to their issue, under the laws of Canada or of the United States.
(k)	The Company has the corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement. This Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as limited by the application of equitable principles when equitable remedies are sought and subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law.
(l)	Other than as provided under section 8.1 of the Registration Rights Agreement, the holders of the outstanding Common Shares or any other securities of the Company are not entitled to any preemptive or

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	other rights to subscribe for Common Shares and the sale of the Offered Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or other rights to subscribe for any securities of the Company. Except as provided under the Registration Rights Agreement, holders of securities of the Company have no right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Act or a prospectus under Canadian Securities Laws with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Offered Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or qualified under the Canadian Prospectus.
(m)	All of the outstanding Common Shares are, and at the Closing Time the Offered Shares will be, duly listed, and admitted and authorized for trading, on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq National Market.
(n)	Neither the sale and delivery of the Offered Shares, the compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement, nor the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated herein, including the Reorganization Transaction and the Repurchase Transaction, nor the fulfilment of the terms hereof will (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults which would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of Continuance or By-laws, as amended, of the Company or (iii) contravene any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court, central bank, stock exchange or governmental agency or body (“Governmental Agency”) having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties that would have a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, clearance or qualification (“Governmental Authorization”) of or with any such Governmental Agency is required for the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Reorganization Transaction or the Repurchase Transaction, except for the filing of the Prospectuses in respect of the Offered Shares under Canadian Securities Laws and the Repurchase Relief to be granted under Canadian Securities Laws, the registration

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	under the Act of the Offered Shares and such Governmental Authorizations as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters.
(o)	Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its Articles of Continuance or By-laws (or other constating instrument, as applicable) or (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound (except, in the case of clause (B) above, for such defaults which would not result in a Material Adverse Effect).
(p)	The statements set forth in the Canadian Prospectus under the headings “Description of Share Capital”, “Certain Income Tax Considerations”, “Plan of Distribution”, “Eligibility for Investment” and “Purchasers’ Statutory Rights” and in the Registration Statement under the heading “Indemnification of Directors and Officers”, insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, are a fair summary of such terms and provisions and insofar as such statements constitute legal considerations, are accurate and correct in all material respects.
(q)	Except as disclosed in the Prospectuses or as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect (A) the Company and its subsidiaries are each in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined herein), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened Environmental Claims (as defined herein) against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and (D) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances with respect to any property or operations of the Company or its subsidiaries that could reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Company or its subsidiaries. In addition, based upon the Company’s reviews, conducted in the ordinary course of its business, of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company has reasonably concluded that, except as disclosed in the Prospectuses, the costs and liabilities under Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, remediation, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental

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	Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and potential liabilities to third parties) would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or be required to be disclosed in the Prospectuses.
	For purposes of this subsection, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Environmental Law” means any Canadian, United States, Chilean, New Zealand or Trinidad (or other applicable jurisdiction’s) federal, provincial, state, local or municipal statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, or rule of common law and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment, health, safety or any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority. “Environmental Claim” means any administrative, regulatory or judicial action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, lien, notice of non-compliance or violation, investigation or proceeding relating in any way to any Environmental Law.
(r)	Other than as set forth in the Prospectuses, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any Governmental Agency or threatened by others.
(s)	The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Offered Shares, will not be an “investment company”, as such term is defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(t)	The Company and each of its subsidiaries have all licenses, franchises, permits, authorizations, approvals and orders and other concessions of and from all Governmental Agencies (collectively, “Permits”) that are necessary to own or lease their properties and conduct their businesses as described in the Prospectuses, except where the failure to obtain such Permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u)	The Company or one of its subsidiaries owns or possesses, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential

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	information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on the business now operated by the Company and its subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavourable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, individually or in the aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(v)	Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action which was designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or, except as permitted by this Agreement, facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.
(w)	KPMG LLP, who have audited and reported on certain annual consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public accountants as required by the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and are independent with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Canada Business Corporations Act and Canadian Securities Laws.
(x)	The consolidated financial statements included in the Prospectuses, together with the related schedules, if any, and notes, present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada (“Canadian GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and, except for the interim consolidated financial statements included in the Prospectuses, have been reconciled to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) in accordance with Item 18 of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act.
(y)	No labour dispute with the employees of the Company or any subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labour

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	disturbance by the employees of any of its or any subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either case, may reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(z)	Except as disclosed in the Prospectuses, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any officer, director, employee, insider or any other person not dealing at arm’s length with the Company which is required to be disclosed under the Act or applicable Canadian Securities Laws.
(aa)	Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has conducted any transactions with the government of Cuba, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Angola, North Korea, Syria, or Myanmar (Burma) (the “Prohibited Countries”) or with any person or entity located in any of the Prohibited Countries.
(bb)	CIBC Mellon Trust Company at its principal offices in the cities of Toronto and Vancouver has been duly appointed as the registrar and transfer agent in respect of the Common Shares.
(cc)	The French language version of the Canadian Prospectus, including the financial statements and other financial data contained therein, is in all material respects a complete and proper translation of the English language versions thereof, and is not susceptible of any materially different interpretation with respect to any material matter contained therein.

     Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or a Selling Shareholder or counsel for the Underwriters or the Selling Shareholders in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter or to each Selling Shareholder, as the case may be.

2. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders. Each of the Selling Shareholders represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 2.

(a) Each Selling Shareholder is duly incorporated and organized and is validly existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets, to carry on its business and to sell and deliver the Offered Shares to be sold by it hereunder.

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(b)	Neither Selling Shareholder is selling the Offered Shares to be sold by it hereunder based on information that it holds that has not otherwise been made publicly available, which, if such information was made publicly available, could reasonably have a material impact on the price or value of the Common Shares.
(c)	Each Selling Shareholder has the corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement. This Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Selling Shareholder and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Selling Shareholder enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as limited by the application of equitable principles when equitable remedies are sought and subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law.
(d)	Neither the sale or delivery of the Offered Shares, nor the consummation of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction or any other of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the fulfilment of the terms hereof will (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of either Selling Shareholder, (iii) contravene any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries or over the properties or assets of either Selling Shareholder or their respective subsidiaries; and no Governmental Authorization of or with any such Governmental Agency is required for the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation by the Selling Shareholders of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the filing of the Prospectuses in respect of the Offered Shares under Canadian Securities Laws and the Repurchase Relief to be granted

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	under Canadian Securities Laws, the registration under the Act of the Offered Shares and such Governmental Authorizations as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters.
(e)	(A) Each Selling Shareholder, directly or indirectly, has, and on the Closing Date, will directly have, valid marketable title to a number of Common Shares equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold by it, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind; (B) each Selling Shareholder has the full right, power and authority to sell, assign and transfer a number of Common Shares equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold by it to the Underwriters; and (C) upon the delivery of the Offered Shares, the holders thereof will obtain good and marketable title to such Offered Shares, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind.
(f)	Neither Selling Shareholder nor any of their respective subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action which was designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or, except as permitted by this Agreement, facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.
(g)	Neither Selling Shareholder nor any of their respective subsidiaries has conducted any transactions with the government of any Prohibited Country or with any person or entity located in any of the Prohibited Countries. The net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares (as described in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) have not been and will not be, directly or indirectly, invested in or committed to any business activities in any of the Prohibited Countries.
(h)	Other than as contemplated by this Agreement, there is no broker, finder, agent or other party that is entitled to receive from either Selling Shareholder any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in the event that any such person acting for and on behalf of or representing a Selling Shareholder would be entitled to receive any such fee from the Underwriters by operation of law, the Selling Shareholders jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold

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	harmless each Underwriter from such fee and as well as from any costs and expenses reasonably incurred in respect thereof.
(i)	The information relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries contained in the Prospectuses and any Supplementary Material, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, on its date and, on the Closing Date, constituted and will constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating thereto and did not and will not include any misrepresentation, and did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Registration Statement, nor any amendment or supplement thereto when they will have become effective and on the Closing Date, will contain an untrue statement of a material fact relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries or omit to state a material fact relating thereto required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.
(j)	No withholding tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta will be payable in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee by the Selling Shareholders to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), provided that such Underwriter deals at arm’s length with the Selling Shareholders (as such term is understood for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), such Underwriting Fee is payable in respect of services rendered by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada that are performed in the ordinary course of business carried on by the Underwriter that includes the performance of such services for a fee and the amount of such Underwriting Fee is reasonable in the circumstances.
(k)	No goods and services tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada will be payable by a Selling Shareholder in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada, provided that such Underwriting Fee is in respect of services performed by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada.
(l)	No stamp duty, documentary taxes or similar taxes are payable by the Company under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta in connection with the sale and delivery of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement by either Selling Shareholder.

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     Any certificate signed by any officer of a Selling Shareholder and delivered to the Representatives or to the Company or counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Selling Shareholder, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter or to the Company, as the case may be.

3. Purchase and Sale.

(a)	Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth NPL agrees to sell and deliver 37,946,876 Offered Shares, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Offered Shares, in the respective percentages set forth opposite each Underwriter’s name in Schedule A hereto, at a purchase price of Cdn$13.30 per Offered Share in the case of Offered Shares sold by the Underwriters in Canadian dollars and a purchase price of US$9.85 per Offered Share in the case of Offered Shares sold by the Underwriters in U.S. dollars (collectively the “Purchase Price”), to be paid in the manner described in Section 4.
(b)	For greater certainty, it is the intention of the parties that the Offered Shares to be delivered and sold by each Selling Shareholder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be Common Shares that will be issued to NOVA and NPL following the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, pursuant to a series of transactions to be entered into among NOVA, NPL and the Company (the “Reorganization Transaction”). In the event that the Reorganization Transaction is not completed on or before the Closing Date, in order to meet their respective obligations hereunder, each Selling Shareholder shall be entitled to sell Common Shares otherwise acquired by them, including any Common Shares owned by them on the date hereof. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to preclude a Selling Shareholder from dealing in any way with the Common Shares held by it between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, including without limitation, a disposition of its currently owned Common Shares pursuant to the Reorganization Transaction.
(c)	In consideration for the Underwriters’ agreement to purchase the Offered Shares, and in consideration for their services hereunder, NOVA, on its own behalf and on behalf of NPL, shall pay to the Representatives, for the account of the Underwriters, a fee of Cdn$0.532 per Offered Share in the case of Offered Shares sold by the Underwriters in Canadian dollars and a fee of US$0.394 per Offered

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Share in the case of Offered Shares sold by the Underwriters in U.S. dollars (collectively, the “Underwriting Fee”).

4. Delivery and Payment.

(a)	Delivery of and payment for the Offered Shares hereof shall be made at 6:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on June 5, 2003, or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Underwriters shall designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Underwriters, the Selling Shareholders and the Company or as provided in Section 10 hereof, provided that such date shall not in any event be later than July 5, 2003 (such date and Closing Date and payment for the Offered Shares being herein called the “Closing Date”).
(b)	Delivery of the Offered Shares shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment through the Representatives of the Canadian and U.S. dollar amounts representing the Purchase Price to NOVA by electronic funds transfers, wire transfers, or through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company and/or The Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd., at the option of the Representatives, payable in same-day funds to the accounts specified by NOVA. It is understood that (i) NPL has authorized NOVA, for its own account, to accept delivery of, and provide a receipt for, the purchase price for the Offered Shares, and (ii) each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, provide a receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Offered Shares which it has agreed to purchase. The Representatives, individually and not as representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Offered Shares to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.
(c)	At the Closing Time, delivery of the Offered Shares by the Selling Shareholders shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company and/or The Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd., or, in the event not practicable, the Selling Shareholders shall duly and validly deliver to the Underwriters one or more definitive share certificate(s) representing the Offered Shares to be sold by them hereunder, endorsed in such name or names as the Representatives will direct the Selling Shareholders in writing not less than 24 hours prior to such Closing Time. The Company and the Selling

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Shareholders shall, prior to the Closing Time, make all necessary arrangements for the exchange of such definitive certificate(s), at the principal offices of CIBC Mellon Trust Company in the City of Vancouver for one or more global share certificates representing the Offered Shares registered in the name of The Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd. or The Depository Trust Company or such other names as shall be designated by the Underwriters not less than 24 hours prior to the Closing Time. NOVA shall pay all fees and expenses payable to CIBC Mellon Trust Company in connection with the preparation, delivery, certification and exchange of the definitive share certificates contemplated by this paragraph and the fees and expenses payable to or incurred by CIBC Mellon Trust Company in connection with the initial or additional transfers as may be required in the course of the distribution of the Offered Shares. For greater certainty, the Company shall not be entitled to receive any portion of the purchase price of any Offered Shares to be paid by the Underwriters hereunder.

(d)

Concurrently with the payment by the Representatives of the purchase price for the Offered Shares, NOVA, on its own behalf and on behalf of NPL, shall pay to the Underwriters the Canadian and U.S. dollar amounts representing the Underwriting Fee with respect to the Offered Shares, through and as requested by the Representatives, by certified cheques, bank drafts, wire transfers, or through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company and/or The Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd., at the option of the Representatives, payable in same-day funds to the accounts specified by the Representatives.

5.

Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Offered Shares for sale to the public as set forth in the Canadian Prospectus and U.S. Prospectus. The Representatives shall give prompt written notice, on behalf of the Underwriters, to the Company when, in the opinion of the Underwriters, they have ceased distribution to the public of the Offered Shares. Such notice will specify the total proceeds realized in each of the Provinces of Canada from such distribution.

6.

Agreements.

(a) Prior to the filing of each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, the Company shall permit the Underwriters to participate fully in the preparation of such documents and shall allow the Underwriters to conduct all due diligence investigation which they reasonably require in order to fulfil their obligations as underwriters under the Canadian Securities Laws and the Act, including in order to

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enable them responsibly to execute the certificates in the Prospectuses required to be executed by them.

(b)

Contemporaneously with, or immediately prior to, the filing of the Canadian Prospectus, the Company shall deliver to the Underwriters, without charge, in Vancouver: (i) a copy of the Canadian Prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference, in each of the English and French language, as applicable, signed and certified as required by the Canadian Securities Laws in the Qualifying Provinces; (ii) a copy of any other document filed by the Company under the Canadian Securities Laws; (iii) opinions of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Canadian counsel to the Company, dated, in the case of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, as of the date of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and, in the case of the Canadian Final Prospectus, as of the date of the Canadian Final Prospectus, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, addressed to the Company, the Selling Shareholder, its Canadian counsel, the Underwriters and their Canadian counsel, to the effect that the French language version of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, as the case may be, including all documents incorporated by reference, except for the unaudited financial statements and audited financial statements of the Company, the schedules and notes thereto and the related auditors’ report on such statements as well as the other financial information forming part of the management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and result of operations included in the documents incorporated by reference (collectively, “Financial Information”) as to which no opinion need be expressed by such counsel, is in all material respects a complete and accurate translation of the English language version thereof; (iv) an opinion of KPMG LLP dated, in the case of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, as of the date of the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and, in the case of the Canadian Final Prospectus, as of the date of the Canadian Final Prospectus, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, addressed to the Underwriters, the Company, the Selling Shareholders and their respective Canadian counsel, to the effect that the French language version of the Financial Information contained in the Preliminary Canadian Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, as the case may be is, in all material respects, a complete and proper translation of the English language version thereof; and (v) a “long-form” comfort letter of KPMG LLP, dated as of the date of the Canadian Final Prospectus (with the requisite procedures to be completed by such auditors no later than two Business Days prior to the date of the Canadian Final Prospectus), addressed to the

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Underwriters, the Selling Shareholders and the directors of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, with respect to certain financial and accounting information relating to the Company in the Canadian Final Prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference into the Canadian Final Prospectus and the auditors’ comfort letters addressed to the Qualifying Authorities in the Qualifying Provinces. The deliveries set forth in (i) and (ii) above shall also constitute the Company’s consent to the Underwriters’ use of the Canadian Prospectus for the distribution of the Offered Shares in the Qualifying Provinces in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Canadian Securities Laws.

(c)

During the period from the date of this Agreement to the date of completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares, the Company will notify the Underwriters and the Selling Shareholders promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed with the Commission or shall have become effective, and when any amended Canadian Prospectus, U.S. Prospectus or any Supplementary Material shall have been filed, in which case the Company shall deliver to the Underwriters all signed and certified copies of such amendment in the English and French languages, as applicable, along with all documents similar to those referred to in Section 6(b)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); (ii) of the receipt of any comments from any Qualifying Authority or the Commission; (iii) of any request by any Qualifying Authority to amend or supplement the Canadian Prospectus or for additional information or of any request by the Commission to amend the Registration Statement or to amend or supplement the U.S. Prospectus or for additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order from any Qualifying Authority preventing or suspending the use of the Canadian Prospectus; or of the prevention or suspension of the qualification of the Offered Shares for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose; and (v) of the issuance by any Qualifying Authority or any stock exchange or any court of any order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Offered Shares or the trading in the Common Shares of the Company, or of the institution or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or of any order preventing or suspending such use or such order ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Offered Shares or

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	the trading in the Common Shares of the Company and, if any such order is issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(d)	During the period from the date of this Agreement to the date of completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares, the Company will give the Underwriters and the Selling Shareholders notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement, any amendment or supplement to the Canadian Prospectus or any amendment, supplement or revision to any of the prospectuses included in the Registration Statement and any Supplementary Material, or any documents incorporated therein, whether pursuant to the Act, the Exchange Act, Canadian Securities Laws or otherwise, will furnish the Underwriters with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.
(e)	As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriters an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act.
(f)	The Company and the Selling Shareholders will furnish to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto) and so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act, as many commercial copies of each Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Underwriters may reasonably request, including any amendment pursuant to Section 6(m) of this Agreement.
(g)	The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Offered Shares for distribution under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Offered Shares; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject. The Company will also supply the Underwriters with such information as is necessary for the determination of the legality of the Offered Shares for investment

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	under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(h)	The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares or rights thereto including: (i) the filing (or participation in the filing) of (A) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus under Canadian Securities Laws, (B) any registration statement with the Commission, and (C) any offering memorandum or other offering document, and (ii) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, in respect of any Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Common Shares; or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period from the date of this Agreement until 90 days after the Closing Date (the “Lock-Up Period”), provided, however, that the Company may (iii) grant stock options, award restricted share units and deferred shares units and issue and sell Common Shares pursuant to any director, officer or employee stock compensation, stock option or stock ownership plans of the Company in effect at the Execution Time; (iv) issue Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants outstanding at the Execution Time; (v) complete the Reorganization Transaction; and (vi) purchase Common Shares, directly or indirectly, as contemplated by the Repurchase Transaction.
(i)	The Selling Shareholders will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, offer, sell, contract to sell, hypothecate, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Selling Shareholders or any entity controlled directly or indirectly by them), directly or indirectly of any Common Shares or rights thereto including: (i) the filing (or participation in the filing) of (A) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus under Canadian Securities Laws, (B) any registration statement with the Commission,

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	and (C) any offering memorandum or other offering document, and (ii) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, in respect of any Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Common Shares; or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction (collectively, “Restricted Activities”), for the duration of the Lock-Up Period, provided, however, that the Selling Shareholders (iii) may complete the Reorganization Transaction; (iv) may (and shall) sell the Offered Shares as contemplated hereunder; and (v) may sell the Common Shares to be sold by them, directly or indirectly, as contemplated by and pursuant to the Repurchase Transaction.
(j)	The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares.
(k)	NOVA, on behalf of the Selling Shareholders, agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Qualifying Authorities and the Commission, as the case may be, of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), the Company Form F-X, the Prospectuses and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of such documents, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Offered Shares, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Offered Shares; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares; (v) the listing of the Offered Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the Nasdaq National Market; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Offered Shares for offer and sale under the Offered Shares or blue sky laws of the several States (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with the National Association of

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	Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants, the fees and expenses of the Company’s financial advisors, and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Selling Shareholders and the Company of their respective obligations hereunder.
(l)	For a period of three years after the Closing Date, the Company shall furnish to the Representatives, the Selling Shareholders and, upon request, to each Underwriter, copies of all reports filed with the Commission on Forms 40-F, 20-F and 6-K, as applicable, or such similar forms as may be designated by the Commission, annual information forms, management proxy circulars and such other documents as shall be furnished by the Company to its shareholders generally (collectively, the “Filings”), except for all such Filings filed by the Company with the Commission in electronic format on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.
(m)	During the period from the date of this Agreement to the date of completion of the distribution of the Offered Shares, the Company and the Selling Shareholders shall: (i) promptly notify the Underwriters in writing of (A) any material change (actual, anticipated, contemplated or threatened) in the business, affairs, operations, assets (in each case, financial or otherwise), liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or capital of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (B) any material fact that has arisen or been discovered and would have been required to have been stated in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus had the fact arisen or been discovered on, or prior to, the date of such Canadian Prospectus and U.S. Prospectus; (C) any event occurs as a result of which the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Exchange Act, or Canadian Securities Laws or the respective rules thereunder; and (D) any change in any material fact (which for the purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to include the disclosure of any previously undisclosed material fact) contained in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference, which

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	fact or change is, or may be, of such a nature as to render any statement in the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus misleading or untrue or which would result in any of such document not complying (to the extent that such compliance is required) with the Canadian Securities Laws, the Act or the Exchange Act, (ii) promptly, and in any event within any applicable time limitation, comply, to the satisfaction of the Underwriters, with all applicable filings and other requirements under the Canadian Securities Laws, the Act and the Exchange Act and as a result of such fact or change, and (iii) supply any amended Canadian Prospectus or U.S. Prospectus to the Underwriters in such quantities as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Company and the Selling Shareholders shall in good faith discuss with the Underwriters any fact or change in circumstances (actual, anticipated, contemplated or threatened, financial or otherwise) which is of such a nature that there is reasonable doubt whether written notice need be given under this paragraph.
(n)	The Company, during the period when the U.S. Prospectus, is required to be delivered under the Act or the Exchange Act in respect of the offer and sale of the Offered Shares, will file all documents required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(o)	The Company agrees to apply forthwith following the Execution Time for, and to use its best efforts to obtain (to the extent not already applied for or obtained) such exemptive relief from Canadian Securities Laws applicable in the Province of Alberta from the issuer bid requirements as is necessary or desirable to enable the Company and the Selling Shareholders to complete the Repurchase Transaction and the Reorganization Transaction (the “Repurchase Relief”). Forthwith following the Execution Time, the Company shall give notice, in compliance with Canadian Securities Laws, of a special meeting of the holders of Common Shares, to be held as soon as reasonably practical following the giving of such notice but in any event no later than July 15, 2003, for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Repurchase Transaction (the “Repurchase Approval”). As soon as practical thereafter, the Company shall prepare and deliver, in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws, an information circular containing information regarding the Repurchase Transaction in sufficient detail to permit holders of the Common Shares to form a reasoned judgment whether to approve the Repurchase Transaction, including an opinion of a Canadian investment dealer as to the

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fairness, from a financial perspective, of the Repurchase Transaction, to the holders of Common Shares other than the Selling Shareholders.

(p)

In order to document the Underwriters’ compliance with the reporting and withholding provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, the Selling Shareholders will deliver to the Representatives prior to or at the Closing Time a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 (or other applicable form or statement specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu thereof).

7. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Offered Shares shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Selling Shareholders contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and the Selling Shareholders made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and the Selling Shareholders of their respective obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a)	As of the Closing Time, the Canadian Prospectus shall have been filed with the Qualifying Authorities and an MRRS Decision Document shall have been obtained from the Reviewing Authority evidencing issuance by each of the Qualifying Authorities of a receipt in respect of the Canadian Prospectus, and no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of or the trading in the Common Shares or any other securities of the Company shall have been issued by any Qualifying Authority or any stock exchange and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by any Qualifying Authority or any stock exchange and any request for additional information shall have been complied with.
(b)	The Registration Statement, and any amendment thereto, shall have been filed with the Commission and shall have become effective under the Act on the Business Day prior to the Closing Date and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the Commission and any request for additional information shall have been complied with.
(c)	McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Canadian counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders

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and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	The Company has been duly continued and is validly existing as a corporation under the federal laws of Canada, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus; the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(ii)	The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus and all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Company, including the Offered Shares, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (such counsel being entitled to rely in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of the Company and the transfer agent of the Company);
(iii)	The Company has been extra-provincially registered or otherwise duly qualified as an extra-provincial or as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction (such counsel being entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon opinions of local counsel and in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of officers of the Company, provided that such counsel shall state that they believe that both they and the Underwriters are justified in relying upon such opinions);
(iv)	To such counsel’s knowledge, based solely upon documents provided to such counsel by the Company and conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares, and other than as set forth in the Prospectuses, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which are of a character required by the Canadian Securities Laws to be described or referred to in the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus,

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	and no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any Governmental Agency or threatened by others;
(v)	Each of this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;
(vi)	The compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein contemplated, including the Repurchase Transaction, will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of the agreements or instruments set forth in the Company’s officer’s certificate prepared in support of such counsel’s opinion, (B) result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of Continuance or the By-laws, as amended of the Company or (C) contravene any federal, provincial or local law, rule or regulation of the Province of British Columbia or Canada applicable to the transactions contemplated by the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the provisions of this Agreement or, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, any order applicable to the Company of any court or of any other governmental body or instrumentality having jurisdiction over it or any of its property that would have a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood that for the purpose of the opinion in this clause (C), such counsel is not passing upon compliance with respect to antifraud or similar provisions of any Canadian Securities Laws applicable therein);
(vii)	No Governmental Authorization of or with any Governmental Agency in Canada is required for the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been obtained;
(viii)	To such counsel’s knowledge, the Company is not in violation of its constating documents or in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation, covenant or condition contained in any of the agreements or instruments set forth in the Company’s officer’s certificate prepared in support of such counsel’s opinion;

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(ix)	To such counsel’s knowledge, all descriptions in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus of contracts, agreements, arrangements and other documents to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party are correct in all material respects;
(x)	The information in the Registration Statement under “Part II — Indemnification of Directors and Officers” and the statements set forth in the Canadian Prospectus under the captions “Eligibility for Investment” and “Purchasers Statutory Rights” and the statements set for in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus under the captions “Risk Factors — Because we are a Canadian company...” and “Tax Considerations — Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations”, insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws of the Province of British Columbia or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and under the captions “Plan of Distribution” and “Description of Share Capital” have been reviewed by such counsel and, to the extent that such statements constitute matters of law or legal conclusions, such statements fairly present the information disclosed therein and, insofar as such statements purport to describe the provisions of laws or documents referred to therein, such statements are correct in all material respects;
(xi)	Insofar as matters of the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein are concerned, the Registration Statement, and the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission have been duly authorized by and on behalf of the Company; and the Registration Statement have been duly executed pursuant to such authorization by and on behalf of the Company;
(xii)	The Company is a “reporting issuer” under Canadian Securities Legislation in each of the Qualifying Provinces (where such notion exists), and is not on the list of defaulting issuers maintained under such legislation; and the Company meets the general requirements to use a short form prospectus under National Instrument 44-101-Short Form Prospectus Distributions;
(xiii)	To such counsel’s knowledge, there are no franchises, contracts, indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments that in accordance with the requirements of the Qualifying Authority are required to be made publicly available

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	in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares that have not been made publicly available as would be required; and there are no documents required to be filed with the Qualifying Authority in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares that have not been filed as required;
(xiv)	The Canadian Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference, but excluding the financial statements and other financial data included or incorporated therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) each appear on their face to be appropriately responsive as to form in all material respects to the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws as interpreted and applied by the Qualifying Authorities;
(xv)	The Common Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and admitted for trading on the Nasdaq National Market;
(xvi)	To such counsel’s knowledge, after due inquiry, no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution or trading of the Common Shares has been issued by the Qualifying Authorities, the Toronto Stock Exchange or any court and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened;
(xvii)	An MRRS Decision Document for the Canadian Prospectus has been obtained from the Reviewing Authority and the Reviewing Authority has not revoked such MRRS Decision Document or receipt; there are no other documents, reports or other information that in accordance with the requirements of the Qualifying Authorities must be filed or made publicly available in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares;
(xviii)	CIBC Mellon Trust Company has been duly appointed as the registrar and transfer agent in Canada in respect of the Common Shares;
(xix)	The Offered Shares are eligible investments as described under the heading “Eligibility for Investment” in the Canadian Prospectus; and
(xx)	For the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), the Offered Shares, as of the date of issue, are qualified investments under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Regulations thereunder

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for a trust governed by a registered retirement savings plan, registered retirement income fund, a deferred profit sharing plan or a registered educations savings plan; and as of the date of issue, the Offered Shares will not constitute “foreign property” for the purposes of Part XI of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Such written opinion shall additionally state that such counsel has participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses and in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company, representatives of the independent chartered accountants for the Company, officers and other representatives of the Selling Shareholders, and representatives of the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, and related matters were discussed and, although they are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses, except for those referred to in the opinion in subsection (x) of this Section 7(c), such counsel has no reason to believe that, as of their effective dates, the Registration Statement or any further amendment thereto made by the Company prior to the Closing Date (other than the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or that, as of their dates, the Prospectuses or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the Closing Date (other than the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that, as of the Closing Date, the Prospectuses or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the Closing Date (other than the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

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In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the laws of the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, upon opinions of local counsel, who shall be counsel satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, in which case the opinion shall state that they believe the Underwriters and they are entitled to rely upon such opinions of local counsel. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company and certificates of public officials; provided that such certificates have been delivered to the Underwriters. Such opinion may be subject to assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are reasonable and customary in legal opinions of this type and as shall be satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters but shall not state that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is otherwise subject to, any treatise, written policy or other document relating to legal opinions.

(d) Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, U.S. counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel, their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	The Registration Statement is effective under the Act, the Company Form F-X was filed with the Commission prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or threatened under the Act;
(ii)	The Registration Statement and the U.S. Prospectus and any further amendments and supplements thereto made by the Company prior to the Closing Date (other than the financial statements, notes and schedules and the financial or accounting data included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) appear on their face to be responsive as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act;
(iii)	The Company Form F-X, as of its date, appears on its face to be responsive as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act;

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(iv)	No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, clearance or qualification of or with any Governmental Agency of the United States or the State of New York is required for the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than the Reorganization Transaction or the Repurchase Transaction), except such as have been obtained under the Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, clearances or qualifications as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws or by requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters;
(v)	The statements set forth in the U.S. Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, under the captions “Certain Income Tax Considerations —United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”, insofar as such statements purport to summarize the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, fairly summarize the matters referred to therein;
(vi)	The Company is not an “investment company”, as such term is defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and
(vii)	Under the laws of the State of New York relating to personal jurisdiction, the Company has, pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement, validly submitted to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York (each a “New York Court”) in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and has validly appointed the CT Corporation System as its authorized agent for the purpose described in Section 13 of this Agreement; and service of process effected on such agent in the manner set forth in Section 13 of this Agreement will be effective to confer valid personal jurisdiction over the Company.

(e) Philippi, Yrarrazaval, Pulido & Brunner, special Chilean counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

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(i)	Methanex Chile Limited (Agencia) is registered or otherwise qualified as a corporation in good standing to own, lease and operate its properties and assets in conducting its business in Chile;
(ii)	To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there are no Chilean statutes or regulations or any pending or threatened legal or governmental proceedings that are material to the Company or its subsidiaries taken as a whole that are not described under the caption headings “Natural Gas Supply”, “Foreign Operations and Government Regulation” and “Our Business — Environmental Matters” in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 7, 2003 (the “AIF”) which is incorporated by reference into and forms part of the Prospectuses; and
(iii)	The descriptions contained in the AIF of the Chilean statutes, regulations, orders, governmental franchises and licenses and legal or governmental proceedings with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are accurate and fairly summarize such statutes, regulations, orders, franchises, licenses and proceedings.

(f) Buddle Findlay, special New Zealand counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	The descriptions contained in the AIF of the New Zealand statutes, regulations, orders, governmental franchises and licences and legal or governmental proceedings with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are accurate and fairly summarise in all material respects such statutes, regulations, orders, franchises, licences and proceedings;
(ii)	To such counsel’s knowledge there are no New Zealand statutes or regulations or any pending or threatened legal or governmental proceedings that are material to the Company or its subsidiaries taken as a whole that are not described under the caption headings “Natural Gas Supply”, “Foreign Operations and Government Regulation” and “Our Business — Environmental Matters” in the AIF;

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(iii)	Each of Methanex New Zealand Limited, Methanex Waitara Valley Limited and Methanex Motunui Limited (the “New Zealand Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing (in respect of the filing of annual returns where required) under the laws of New Zealand as of the Closing Date and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and conduct its businesses in New Zealand;
(iv)	All of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Methanex New Zealand Limited and Methanex Waitara Valley Limited have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. In the case of Methanex Motunui Limited 300,000,900 “A” ordinary shares are fully paid. All of the “B” ordinary shares are paid only as to 62.9943 cents. One redeemable preference share is uncalled;
(v)	To such counsel’s knowledge after due enquiry, Cape Horn Holdings Limited is the registered holder of all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares and Methanex Netherlands BV is the registered holder of all issued and outstanding redeemable preference shares in Methanex New Zealand Limited and with respect to both Methanex Motunui Limited and Methanex Waitara Valley Limited, Methanex New Zealand Limited is the registered holder of all of the issued shares;
(vi)	To such counsel’s knowledge based solely upon a review of the corporate minute books of the New Zealand Subsidiaries, there are no rights granted to or in favour of any person to acquire any unissued shares or other securities of the New Zealand Subsidiaries;
(vii)	To such counsel’s knowledge, no default exists in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the New Zealand Subsidiaries, jointly or severally, are a party;
(viii)	The issue and sale of the Offered Shares and the entering into, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, and the compliance by the Company with and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Registration Statement, do not and will not

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	result in any violation of the articles or memoranda of association of the New Zealand Subsidiaries, and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or permit acceleration) under or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the New Zealand Subsidiaries under (i) to such counsel’s knowledge, any indenture, mortgage, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the New Zealand Subsidiaries, jointly or severally, are a party or by which they may be bound or to which any of their properties or assets may be subject, (ii) any existing applicable New Zealand statute, regulation or rule, or (iii) to such counsel’s knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any government, governmental, regulatory or administration agency, authority, commission or instrumentality or court having jurisdiction over the New Zealand Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets;
(ix)	To such counsel’s knowledge, the New Zealand Subsidiaries have not failed to obtain any licence, permit, franchise or other administrative, governmental or regulatory approval necessary to the ownership of their property or to the conduct of their businesses, which failure to obtain has or could have a material adverse effect on the businesses of the New Zealand Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
(x)	To such counsel’s knowledge, other than as described in the Prospectuses, no revocation or limitation of any permit, licence, franchise or approval held by the New Zealand Subsidiaries is pending or threatened and the New Zealand Subsidiaries are not in default or violation of any thereof, and the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Offered Shares and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of such permits, licences, franchises and approvals, where such revocation, limitation, default, violation, conflict or breach has or could have a material adverse effect on the New Zealand Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; to such counsel’s knowledge, other than as described in the Prospectuses, there is not threatened or pending any change in any law, rule or regulation which would

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have a material adverse effect on the businesses of the New Zealand Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(g) Chancery Chambers, special Barbados counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	Each of Methanex Chile Limited, Cape Horn Finance Limited, Waterfront Shipping Company Limited and Methanex Holdings (Barbados) Limited, Methanex Titan Holdings Limited and Methanex Titan Limited (the “Barbados Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Barbados as of the Closing Date and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and conduct its business;
(ii)	All of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each of the Barbados Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii)	Other than as disclosed in the Prospectuses, to such counsel’s knowledge after due inquiry, Cape Horn Holdings Limited is the registered holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Barbados Subsidiaries;
(iv)	To such counsel’s knowledge based solely upon a review of the corporate minute books of the Barbados Subsidiaries, there are no rights granted to or in favour of any person to acquire any unissued share or other securities of any of the Barbados Subsidiaries;
(v)	To such counsel’s knowledge, no default exists in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Barbados Subsidiaries, jointly or severally, are a party;
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	the Company of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and Registration Statement, do not and will not result in any violation of the Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws (as amended) of the Barbados Subsidiaries, and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or permit acceleration) under or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Barbados Subsidiaries under (a) to such counsel’s knowledge, any indenture, mortgage, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Barbados Subsidiaries, jointly or severally, are a party or by which they may be bound or to which any of their properties or assets may be subject, (b) any existing applicable Barbados statute, regulation or rule, or (c) to such counsel’s knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any government, governmental, regulatory or administration agency, authority, commission or instrumentality or court having jurisdiction over the Barbados Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets;
(vii)	To such counsel’s knowledge, the Barbados Subsidiaries have not failed to obtain any licence, permit, franchise or other administrative, governmental or regulatory approval necessary to the ownership of their property or to the conduct of their businesses, which failure to obtain has or could have a material adverse effect on the businesses of the Barbados Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(viii)	To such counsel’s knowledge, other than as described in the Prospectuses, no revocation or limitation of any permit, license, franchise or approval held by the Barbados Subsidiaries is pending or threatened and the Barbados Subsidiaries are not in default or violation of any thereof, and the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Offered Shares do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of such permits, licences, franchises and approvals, where such revocation, limitation, default, violation, conflict or breach has or could have a material adverse effect on the Barbados Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
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law, rule or regulation which would have a material adverse effect on the businesses of the Barbados Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(h) Truman Bodden & Company, special Cayman Islands counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	Methanex International Holdings Limited (“MIHL”) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing (in respect of the filing of annual returns where required) under the laws of the Cayman Islands as of the date hereof and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and conduct its business in the jurisdictions in which such business is transacted as described in the Prospectuses;
(ii)	All of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of MIHL have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii)	The issue and sale of the Offered Shares and the entering into, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, and the compliance by the Company with and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and Registration Statement, do not and will not result in any violation of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of MIHL, and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of (i) any existing applicable Cayman Islands statute, regulation or rule; or (ii) to such counsel’s knowledge, any order or decree of any Cayman Islands government, governmental, regulatory or administration agency, authority, commission or instrumentality having jurisdiction over MIHL or any of its properties or assets;
(iv)	MIHL has not failed to obtain any licence, permit, franchise or other administrative, governmental or regulatory approval in the Cayman Islands necessary to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business, which failure to obtain has or could have a material adverse effect on the business of MIHL, taken as a whole; and

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(v)

Based solely on such counsel’s search of the Cause List at the office of the Clerk of the Grand Court, George Town, Grand Cayman on or immediately prior to the Closing Date and on a certificate of the Secretary of MIHL in support of such counsel’s opinion, a copy of which shall be provided to you, MIHL is not the subject of any legal proceedings before any Court of the Cayman Islands; there is no mechanism for identifying whether MIHL is the subject of proceedings before any arbitrator or governmental body in the Cayman Islands, but such counsel has not been informed or notified of any such proceedings.

The opinion shall make reference to, and have annexed, a certified true copy of the Register of Members of MIHL, showing who are the current shareholders of MIHL as of the Closing Date.

(i) Loyens & Loeff, special Netherlands counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel, their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	Methanex Netherlands BV has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the law of the Netherlands as a legal entity in the form of a private company with limited liability (“besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid”);
(ii)	Upon the incorporation of Methanex Netherlands BV 178,000 (one hundred and seventy-eight thousand) shares with a nominal value of NLG 1 (one guilder) each in the capital of Methanex Netherlands BV were duly issued; and
(iii)	According to the Shareholders Register, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Methanex Netherlands BV are held by Cape Horn Holdings Limited.

(j) Hamil, Smith & Co., special Trinidad counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Selling Shareholders and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

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(i)	Titan Methanol Company and Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited have been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the law of Trinidad;
(ii)	All of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Titan Methanol Company and Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii)	According to the Shareholders Register, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Titan Methanol Company and Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited are held by the Company or a specified subsidiary of the Company.

(k) Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, counsel for the Selling Shareholders, or to the extent acceptable to the Underwriters, acting reasonably, Jack Mustoe, General Counsel of NOVA, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Company and their counsel their respective written opinions dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)	Each Selling Shareholder has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the Alberta Business Corporations Act and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own the Offered Shares and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(ii)	This Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by or on behalf of each Selling Shareholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Selling Shareholders enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms;
(iii)	The Selling Shareholders have valid marketable title to the Offered Shares, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind and such Offered Shares shall be sold and delivered by the Selling Shareholders free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind;
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	hereof and the consummation of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction and the other transactions contemplated herein and therein do not conflict with, result in a breach or violation of or constitutes or will constitute a default under or results or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Selling Shareholders pursuant to: (i) the constating documents, by-laws or resolutions of the directors or shareholders of either Selling Shareholder, (ii) any material agreements of either Selling Shareholder, or (iii) any law, judgment or decree applicable to either Selling Shareholder;
(v)	No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency, in Canada or federally, other than those that have been validly obtained and continue in effect, is necessary or required to be obtained by either Selling Shareholder for the performance by the Selling Shareholders of their respective obligations under this Agreement, or in connection with the offer, sale or delivery of the Offered Shares; and
(vi)	No withholding tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta will be payable in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee by the Selling Shareholders to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), provided that such Underwriter deals at arm’s length with the Selling Shareholders (as such term is understood for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), such Underwriting Fee is payable in respect of services rendered by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada that are performed in the ordinary course of business carried on by the Underwriter that includes the performance of such services for a fee and the amount of such Underwriting Fee is reasonable in the circumstances.
(vii)	No goods and services tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada will be payable by a Selling Shareholder in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada, provided that such Underwriting Fee is in respect of services performed by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada.

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(viii) No stamp duty, documentary taxes or similar taxes, are payable by the Company under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta in connection with the sale, and delivery of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement by the Selling Shareholder.

In giving such opinions, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the laws of the Provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, upon opinions of local counsel, who shall be counsel satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, in which case the opinion shall state that they believe the Underwriters and they are entitled to rely upon such opinions of local counsel. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Selling Shareholders and certificates of public officials; provided that such certificates have been delivered to the Underwriters. Such opinion may be subject to assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are reasonable and customary in legal opinions of this type and as shall be satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters but shall not state that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is otherwise subject to, any treatise, written policy or other document relating to legal opinions.

(l)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, U.S. counsel for the Selling Shareholders, shall have furnished to the Underwriters, their counsel, the Company and their counsel their written opinion dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that:

(i)

Under the laws of the State of New York relating to submission of personal jurisdiction, the Selling Shareholders have, pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement, validly appointed CT Corporation as its authorized agent for purposes described in Section 13 of this Agreement; and

(ii)

No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of any U.S. federal or New York state court or governmental authority or agency of the United States in necessary or required for the performance by either Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement, or the Repurchase Transaction in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this

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Agreement, or the Repurchase Transaction, except such as have been obtained under the Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, clearances or qualifications as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws or by requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters in the United States.

(m)	The Underwriters shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, U.S. counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Underwriters may reasonably require, and the Company and the Selling Shareholders shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(n)	The Underwriters shall have received from Stikeman Elliott LLP, Canadian counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares, the Canadian Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters the Underwriters may reasonably require and the Company and the Selling Shareholders shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(o)	The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters and to the Selling Shareholders a certificate of the Company, signed by the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:

(i)	the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus, any amendments thereto and this Agreement;
(ii)	the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied with its obligations under this Agreement and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;

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(iii)

no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or stop order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Offered Shares has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by any Qualifying Authority, stock exchange or the Commission; and

(iv)

since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus, there has been no material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus.

(p) The Selling Shareholders shall have furnished to the Underwriters and to the Company a certificate of each of the Selling Shareholders, signed by such officers of the Selling Shareholders as are acceptable to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:

(i)	the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Canadian Prospectus and U.S. Prospectus, any amendments to the Canadian Prospectus and U.S. Prospectus and this Agreement; and
(ii)	the representations and warranties of the Selling Shareholders in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Selling Shareholders have complied with their respective obligations under this Agreement and satisfied all the conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date.

(q) The Company shall have requested and caused KPMG LLP, independent chartered accountants of the Company to have furnished to the Underwriters, at the Execution Time and on the Closing Date, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time and on the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and their counsel, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the Underwriters containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain

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	financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus.
(r)	The Underwriters and the Selling Shareholders shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of KPMG LLP dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the French language version of the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001; and the sections of the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 7, 2003 entitled “Selected Consolidated Financial Information” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” is in all material respects a complete and proper translation of the English language version thereof and the financial statements of the Company is in all material respects a complete and proper translation thereof.
(s)	Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus (each, exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (q) of this Section 7 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus (each, exclusive of any supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to, in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Underwriters, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Offered Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus (each, exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(t)	Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus (each, exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not have been any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Selling Shareholders or their respective subsidiaries, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, the effect of which, in the sole judgment of the Underwriters, acting reasonably, has a material adverse effect on the Selling

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	Shareholders’ valid marketable title to the Offered Shares, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind and their ability to deliver such Offered Shares free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind to the Underwriters hereunder.
(u)	Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(v)	Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholders shall have furnished to the Underwriters on or prior to the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of its due and valid authorization of CT Corporation System as its agent to receive service of process to Section 13 hereof, and satisfactory evidence from CT Corporation System accepting its appointment as such agent.
(w)	The Company shall have obtained the Repurchase Relief on terms satisfactory to the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters, each acting reasonably.
(x)	The Offered Shares shall be listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq National Market and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Underwriters.

     If any of the conditions specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Underwriters. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company and the Selling Shareholders in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

     The documents required to be delivered by this Section 7 shall be delivered at the office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Suite 1300, 777 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1K2 on the Closing Date.

8. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Offered Shares provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the

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obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement is not satisfied (otherwise than by reason of a failure of the Company, as a result of its wilful misconduct or negligence, to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof), because of any termination pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Selling Shareholders to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, NOVA, on behalf of the Selling Shareholders, will reimburse the Underwriters through the Representatives on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed sale of the Offered Shares. The Company will make such reimbursement to the Underwriters if the sale of the Offered Shares is not consummated by reason of a failure of the Company, as a result of its wilful misconduct or negligence, to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof, other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters.

9.

Indemnification and Contribution

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the Selling Shareholders and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and each person who controls any Underwriter or Selling Shareholder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, jointly or severally, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, Canadian Securities Laws, the Exchange Act or other Canadian federal or provincial, United States federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any of the Prospectuses, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation contained in the Canadian Prospectus; and (iii) any breach by the Company of its representations, warranties, covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or

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defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by (A) NOVA specifically for inclusion in such material (or any amendment or supplement thereto) relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries or (B) the Representatives on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion in such material (or any amendment or supplement thereto) relating to the Underwriters; provided further, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission of material fact made in any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, or the U.S. Prospectus, the indemnity contained in this Section 9(a) shall not enure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the Offered Shares concerned, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Underwriter occurs under the circumstance where it shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment that (w) the Company had previously furnished copies of the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus to the Underwriters, (x) delivery of the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus was required by the Act to be made to such person, (y) the untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus and (z) there was not sent or given to such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such securities to such person, a copy of the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus. This indemnity will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.

(b)

NOVA, on behalf of the Selling Shareholders, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and each person who controls any Underwriter or the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, jointly or severally, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, Canadian Securities Laws, the Exchange Act or other Canadian federal or provincial, United States federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue

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statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any information provided in writing by the Selling Shareholders for inclusion in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Offered Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any of the Prospectuses, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation contained in any information provided in writing by the Selling Shareholders for inclusion in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, and (iii) any breach by the Selling Shareholders of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or obligations to be complied with under this Agreement, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission of material fact made in any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, the indemnity contained in this Section 9(b) shall not enure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the Offered Shares concerned, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Underwriter occurs under the circumstance where it shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment that (w) the Company had previously furnished copies of the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus to the Representatives, (x) delivery of the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus was required by the Act to be made to such person, (y) the untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus and (z) there was not sent or given to such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such securities to such person, a copy of the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus. This indemnity will be in addition to any liability which the Selling Shareholders may otherwise have. The Company and the Underwriters acknowledge that the information included in the first and second paragraphs under the heading “Selling Shareholder” contained in any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus and U.S. Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of

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	the Selling Shareholders for inclusion in any Preliminary Canadian Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus or U.S. Prospectus.
(c)	Each of the Underwriters severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Selling Shareholders, their respective directors, each of their officers who signs the Registration Statement or the Canadian Prospectus, and each person who controls the Company or the Selling Shareholders within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, including to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company and the Selling Shareholders acknowledge that (i) the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Offered Shares and, under the heading “Plan of Distribution”, and (ii) the paragraphs related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids contained in any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus and U.S. Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Canadian Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, Canadian Prospectus or U.S. Prospectus.
(d)	Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 9, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defences and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the

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indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defences available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. It is understood, however, that the Company shall, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of only one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Underwriters and controlling persons, which firm shall be designated in writing by the Representatives. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

(e)

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and the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively “Losses”) to which the Company, the Selling Shareholders and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect: (i) as between the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters, the relative benefits received by the Selling Shareholders on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Offered Shares; (ii) as between the Company and the Selling Shareholders the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Selling Shareholders on the other hand; and (iii) as between the Company and the Underwriters, on the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among Underwriters relating to the offering of the Offered Shares) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Offered Shares purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided for in item (i) in the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, NOVA (on its behalf and on behalf of NPL) on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand, severally and not jointly, shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such Selling Shareholders on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Selling Shareholders shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by them, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided, with respect to item (ii) above, by the Company on the one hand or the Selling Shareholders on the other, with respect to item (iii) above, by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, and with respect to item (i) above, in the event applicable, by the Selling Shareholders on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue

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statement or omission. The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (e), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) or misrepresentation under Canadian Securities Laws shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 9, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement or the Canadian Prospectus and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (e).

10. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Offered Shares agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally and not jointly to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the percentage of Offered Shares set forth opposite their names in Schedule A hereto bears to the aggregate percentage of Offered Shares set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Offered Shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of Offered Shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 12.5% of the aggregate amount of Offered Shares set forth in Schedule A hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Offered Shares, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Offered Shares, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 10, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in

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	this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company, the Selling Shareholders and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
11.	Termination.

(a) This Agreement shall be subject to termination by any Underwriter (with respect to itself only) in the absolute discretion of such Underwriter, by notice given to the Company and the Selling Shareholders at any time prior to the Closing Time in accordance with paragraph 11(c), if, at any time prior to such Closing Time:

(i)	any enquiry, action, suit, investigation or other proceeding whether formal or informal is instituted, threatened or announced or any order is made by any federal, provincial or other governmental authority in relation to the Selling Shareholders or the Company, which, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriters or any of them, operates to prevent or restrict the distribution of the Offered Shares or the trading of the Common Shares;
(ii)	there should occur any material change or a change in any material fact such as is contemplated in paragraph 6(m) of this Agreement which results or, in the opinion of the Underwriters or any one of them, would be expected to have a significant adverse effect on the market price or value of the Offered Shares;
(iii)	(A) trading in any of the Company’s common shares shall have been suspended by the Commission, the Reviewing Authority, or the Toronto Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market or trading in securities generally on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchanges, (B) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by U.S. Federal, New York State or Canadian federal authorities, (C) a change or development involving a prospective change in Canadian taxation affecting the Offered Shares or the transfer thereof or the imposition of exchange controls by the United States or Canada, (D) there should develop, occur or come into effect or existence any event, action, state, condition or major financial occurrence of national or international consequence or any law or regulation which in the opinion of the Underwriters or any one of them seriously

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adversely affects, involves, or will seriously adversely affect, or involve, the financial markets or the business, operations or affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(b)

The Selling Shareholders and the Company each agrees that all terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be construed as conditions and complied with so far as they relate to acts to be performed or caused to be performed by them, that they will use their best efforts to cause such conditions to be complied with, and that any breach or failure by the Selling Shareholders or the Company to comply with any such conditions shall entitle any of the Underwriters to terminate their obligations to purchase the Offered Shares by notice to that effect given to the Selling Shareholders and the Company at or prior to the Closing Time, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. The Underwriters may waive, in whole or in part, or extend the time for compliance with, any terms and conditions without prejudice to its rights in respect of any other of such terms and conditions or any other or subsequent breach or non-compliance, provided that any such waiver or extension shall be binding upon the Underwriters only if such waiver or extension is in writing and signed by the Representatives.

(c)

The rights of termination contained in paragraphs 11(a) and (b) may be exercised by any of the Underwriters and are in addition to any other rights or remedies any of the Underwriters may have in respect of any default, act or failure to act or non-compliance by the Selling Shareholders or the Company in respect of any of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise. In the event of any such termination, there shall be no further liability on the part of the Underwriters to the Selling Shareholders and the Company or on the part of the Selling Shareholders and the Company to the Underwriters except in respect of any liability which may have arisen or may arise after such termination under paragraphs 8 and 9. A notice of termination given by an Underwriter under paragraphs 11(a) and (b) shall not be binding upon any other Underwriter.

12. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Selling Shareholders or their officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Selling Shareholders or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 9 of this Agreement, and will survive delivery of and payment for the

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	Offered Shares. The provisions of Sections 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
13.	Agent for Service. The Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has appointed CT Corporation System, New York, New York, as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any action arising out of or based on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby which may be instituted in any New York Court expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action, and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Such appointment shall be irrevocable. The Company and each of the Selling Shareholders represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as such agent for service of process and agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Company or the Selling Shareholders, as the case may be, shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company or the Selling Shareholders, as the case may be.
14.	Authority of Representatives. The Representatives are hereby authorized by each of the other Underwriters to act on its behalf and the Selling Shareholders and the Company shall be entitled to and shall act on any notice given in accordance with paragraph 14 or agreement entered into by or on behalf of the Underwriters by the Representatives, each of which represents and warrants that it has irrevocable authority to bind the Underwriters, except in respect of: (i) any consent to a settlement pursuant to paragraph 9(d) which consent shall be given by the Indemnified Party, and (ii) a notice of termination pursuant to paragraph 11 which notice may be given by any of the Underwriters. The Representatives shall consult with the other Underwriters concerning any matter in respect of which they act as representatives of the Underwriters.
15.	Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to RBC Dominion Securities Inc., to the attention of Stewart Burton, Managing Director (fax no.: (416) 842-7555), at 200 Bay Street, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2W7; if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Methanex Corporation, to the attention of the Chief Financial Officer (fax no.: (604) 661-2656), at Suite 1800 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3M1; or, if sent to either Selling Shareholder, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to NOVA Chemicals Corporation, to the attention of the Senior Vice-President, Legal

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	and General Counsel, (fax no.: (412) 490-4531) at 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, PA, 15108.
16.	Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors (and, in the case of the Underwriters, assigns) and the officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 of this Agreement, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. To the extent required, each party shall act as agent for its respective indemnified officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons, but shall be entitled to amend the provisions of Section 9 or any other provision of this Agreement without their consent. Neither the Company nor the Selling Shareholders may assign its rights hereunder.
17.	Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws applicable therein applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the Province of Alberta.
18.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
19.	Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
20.	Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.

(a)	“$” means Canadian dollars unless specifically stated otherwise.
(b)	“Act” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(c)	“Agreement” means this underwriting agreement dated May 21, 2003.
(d)	“Authorized Agent” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13 of this Agreement.
(e)	“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City or Vancouver, British Columbia.

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(f)	“Canadian Final Prospectus” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the third paragraph of this Agreement.
(g)	“Canadian GAAP” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (x) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(h)	“Canadian Preliminary Prospectus” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(i)	“Canadian Prospectus” means the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(j)	“Canadian Securities Laws” means all applicable securities laws in each of the Qualifying Provinces and the respective rules or regulations made thereunder together with applicable published policy statements, blanket orders and applicable notices of the securities regulatory authorities in such provinces.
(k)	“Closing Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Agreement.
(l)	“Closing Time” means 6:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Closing Date or such other time as the Underwriters may agree.
(m)	“Commission” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(n)	“Common Shares” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
(o)	“Company” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
(p)	“Company Form F-X” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the fourth paragraph of this Agreement.
(q)	“Effective Time” means each date and time that the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.
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(s)	“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission.
(t)	“Execution Time” means the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
(u)	“Filings” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (l) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(v)	“Financial Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (b) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(w)	“Intellectual Property” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (u) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(x)	“Lock-Up Period” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (h) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(y)	“Losses” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (e) of Section 9 of this Agreement.
(z)	“Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (f) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(aa)	“MRRS Decision Document” means a decision document issued under the mutual reliance review system pursuant to NP 43-201.
(bb)	“NP 43-201” means National Policy No. 43-201 of Canadian Securities laws.
(cc)	“NASD” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (k) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(dd)	“Offered Shares” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
(ee)	“preliminary prospectus” means each prospectus relating to the Offered Shares (i) used in the United States (A) before the time such registration statement on Form F-10 becomes effective or (B) after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or (ii) filed in Canada, both in the English and French languages, as applicable, (A) before a receipt for the Canadian Final Prospectus has been obtained from the Reviewing Authority or (B) after such receipt

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	has been obtained and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(ff)	“Prohibited Countries” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (aa) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(gg)	“Prospectuses” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the fourth paragraph of this Agreement.
(hh)	“Purchase Price” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (a) of Section 3 of this Agreement.
(ii)	“Qualifying Authorities” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(jj)	“Qualifying Provinces” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(kk)	“Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement dated December 8, 1993, as amended January 14, 1994, between Novacor Chemicals Ltd., Novacor Petrochemicals Ltd. and the Company.
(ll)	“Registration Statement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(mm)	“Reorganization Transaction” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (b) of Section 3 of this Agreement.
(nn)	“Representatives” means RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
(oo)	“Repurchase Approval” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph o of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(pp)	“Repurchase Relief” has the meaning ascribed thereto in subparagraph q(o) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(qq)	“Repurchase Transaction” means the proposed transaction whereby the Company will, directly or indirectly, repurchase from the Selling Shareholders all of the shares of one or more companies holding 9 million Common Shares at the price set out in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus per Common Share held by such holding companies.

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(rr)	“Restricted Activities” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (i) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
(ss)	“Reviewing Authority” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(tt)	“Rule 1-02” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (h) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(uu)	“Selling Shareholders” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
(vv)	“Share Purchase Agreement” means the agreement under which the Company and the Selling Shareholders agree, subject to receipt of Repurchase Approval, to complete the Repurchase Transaction.
(ww)	“Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (h) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(xx)	“Supplementary Material” means any amendment to the Canadian Prospectus or Registration Statement, any amended or supplemental prospectus or auxiliary material, information, evidence, return, report, application, statement or document that may be filed by or on behalf of the Company under the Canadian Securities Laws, the Act or the Exchange Act prior to the Closing Date or, where such documents are deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Canadian Prospectus, Registration Statement or U.S. Prospectus, prior to the expiry of the period of distribution of the Offered Shares.
(yy)	“Underwriters” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
(zz)	“Underwriting Fee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (a) of Section 3 of this Agreement.
(aaa)	“U.S. GAAP” has the meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph (x) of Section 1 of this Agreement.
(bbb)	“U.S. Preliminary Prospectus” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
(ccc)	“U.S. Prospectus” means the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus until such time as the Registration Statement becomes effective, then the U.S. Prospectus shall mean the prospectus included in the Registration

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Statement at the time it becomes effective, including any documents incorporated by reference.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters.

Very truly yours,

RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC.	CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC.
“Stewart C. Burton”	“Alan C. Wallace”
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.	TD SECURITIES INC.
“Stephen Burleton”	“Bruce Black”
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS CANADA INC.	UBS SECURITIES CANADA INC.
“Douglas C. Eberlee”	“David J. Harrison”

The foregoing offer is accepted and agreed by us as of the date first above written.

METHANEX CORPORATION	NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION
“Ian Cameron”	“Jack Mustoe”
	NOVA PETROCHEMICALS LTD.
	“Jack Mustoe”

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SCHEDULE A

		PERCENTAGE OF
UNDERWRITERS		COMMON SHARES TO BE PURCHASED
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.			26	%
CIBC World Markets Inc.			22	%
Scotia Capital Inc.			20	%
TD Securities Inc.			20	%
Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc.			6	%
UBS Securities Canada Inc.			6	%
	TOTAL		100	%

SCHEDULE B

SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES

		Ownership by
Name	Jurisdiction	Company
Methanex Chile Limited (Agencia)	Chile		100	%
Methanex Chile Limited	Barbados		100	%
Methanex New Zealand Limited	New Zealand		100	%
Methanex Motunui Limited	New Zealand		100	%
Methanex Waitara Valley Limited	New Zealand		100	%
Methanex International Holdings Limited	Cayman Islands		100	%
Cape Horn Finance Limited	Barbados		100	%
Waterfront Shipping Company Limited	Barbados		100	%
Methanex Holdings (Barbados) Limited	Barbados		100	%
Methanex Netherlands BV	Netherlands		100	%
Methanex Holdings Ltd.	Delaware		100	%
Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited	Trinidad		63.1	%
Titan Methanol Company	Trinidad		100	%

EX-13 4 o09983exv13.htm SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 13

NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION

- and -

METHANEX CORPORATION

- and -

6097570 CANADA INC.

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

May 21, 2003

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

ARTICLE 1				DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION	1
	1.1	Definitions			1
	1.2	Certain Rules of Interpretation			4
	1.3	Knowledge			5
	1.4	Schedules			5
ARTICLE 2				PURCHASE AND SALE	6
	2.1	Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares			6
	2.2	Winding-up of Holdco			6
ARTICLE 3				PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING	6
	3.1	Purchase Price			6
	3.2	Satisfaction of Purchase Price			6
	3.3	Delivery of Shares and Other Documents			6
	3.4	Closing			8
ARTICLE 4				REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDOR AND HOLDCO	8
	4.1	Incorporation			8
	4.2	Due Authorization and Enforceability of Obligations			9
	4.3	Right to Sell Purchased Shares			9
	4.4	Ownership of Underlying Shares			9
	4.5	Holdco Capitalization			9
	4.6	Dividends or other Distributions			10
	4.7	Holdco Assets and Liabilities			10
	4.8	Agreements			10
	4.9	Absence of Conflicting Agreements, Options and Shareholder Agreements			11
	4.10	Litigation			11
	4.11	Regulatory Approvals and Consents			12
	4.12	Taxes			12
	4.13	No Undisclosed Facts			12
	4.14	Full Disclosure			13
ARTICLE 5				REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER	13
	5.1	Incorporation			13
	5.2	Due Authorization and Enforceability of Obligations			13
	5.3	Absence of Conflicting Agreements			13
	5.4	Litigation			14
ARTICLE 6			SURVIVAL; NON-WAIVER		14
	6.1	Survival			14
	6.2	Non-Waiver			15
ARTICLE 7			CONDITIONS		15
	7.1	Purchaser’s Conditions Precedent			15
	7.2	Vendor’s Conditions Precedent			16
ARTICLE 8			COVENANTS		17
	8.1	Actions to Satisfy Closing Conditions and Covenants			17

	8.2	Representations and Warranties		17
	8.3	Co-operation		17
	8.4	Ordinary Course		17
	8.5	Shareholder Meeting		18
	8.6	Purchaser Shareholding		18
ARTICLE 9			GENERAL	19
	9.1	Further Assurances		19
	9.2	Expenses		19
	9.3	Public Notices		19
	9.4	Benefit of the Agreement		19
	9.5	Amendments and Waiver		19
	9.6	Termination		20
	9.7	Notices		20
	9.8	Remedies		21
	9.9	Books and Records		21
	9.10	Taxation		21
	9.11	Execution and Delivery		22
SCHEDULE 4.11		REGULATORY APPROVALS AND CONSENTS
SCHEDULE 8.3		REORGANIZATION

THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made May 21, 2003;

BETWEEN:

NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION, a corporation governed by the laws of Alberta,

(the “Vendor”)

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METHANEX CORPORATION, a corporation governed by the laws of Canada,

(the “Purchaser”)

- and -

6097570 CANADA INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada.

(“Holdco”)

RECITALS:

A.	The Vendor is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of 46,946,876 common shares in the capital of the Purchaser.
B.	Pursuant to certain reorganization transactions, Holdco will acquire 9,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Purchaser from the Vendor in return for the issuance of common shares of Holdco.
C.	Following the issuance of common shares by Holdco to the Vendor, the Vendor will own all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Holdco.
D.	The Vendor has agreed to sell the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser and the Purchaser has agreed to cause Holdco to be wound-up so that the Underlying Shares are acquired and cancelled by the Purchaser on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

THEREFORE the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement, including the Recitals, the following words and terms have the meanings set out below:

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“Agreement” means this Share Purchase Agreement including all schedules and all amendments or restatements, as permitted, and references to “Article” or “Section” mean the specified Article or Section of this Agreement;

“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in Vancouver, British Columbia and New York, New York are open for commercial banking business during normal banking hours;

“Change of Control Transaction” means a take-over bid made by way of circular or voting transaction made or available to all holders of Methanex Shares, which if successful would result in a Person or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert (other than the Vendor or any of its affiliates) owning more than 30% of the outstanding voting securities of the Purchaser or any successor thereto;

“Claims” includes claims, demands, complaints, actions, suits, causes of action, assessments or reassessments, charges, judgments, debts, liabilities, expenses, costs, damages or losses, contingent or otherwise, including loss of value, reasonable professional fees and disbursements, including fees of legal counsel, and all costs incurred in investigating or pursuing any of the foregoing or any proceeding relating to any of the foregoing;

“Closing” means the completion of the sale to and purchase by the Purchaser of the Purchased Shares under this Agreement;

“Closing Date” means the date of the Special Meeting or such other date as the Parties may agree in writing as the date upon which the Closing shall take place;

“Closing Time” means 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) on the Closing Date, or such other time as the Parties may agree in writing;

“Encumbrances” means pledges, liens, charges, security interests, leases, title retention agreements, mortgages, restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, title defects, options or adverse claims, or encumbrances of any kind or character whatsoever;

“Governmental Authority” means any government, regulatory authority, governmental department, agency, commission, bureau, official, minister, Crown corporation, court, board, tribunal, dispute settlement panel or body or other law, rule or regulation-making entity:

(i)	having or purporting to have jurisdiction on behalf of any nation, province, state or other geographic or political subdivision thereof; or
(ii)	exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, policy, regulatory or taxing authority or power;

“Governmental Authorizations” means authorizations, approvals, certificates, orders, consents, directives, notices, licences, permits, variances, registrations or similar rights issued to or required by or from any Governmental Authority;

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“Holdco” means 6097570 Canada Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada;

“Indemnity Agreement” means the Indemnity Agreement dated the date hereof made between the Vendor, NPL, the Purchaser and Holdco;

“Laws” means applicable laws (including common law), statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, protocols, codes, guidelines, treaties, policies, notices, directions, decrees, judgments, awards or requirements, in each case of any Governmental Authority;

“Methanex Shares” means common shares in the capital of the Purchaser;

“Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.7;

“NPL” means NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd., a corporation governed by the laws of Alberta;

“Offering” means the sale to a syndicate of underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement of certain Methanex Shares beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Vendor;

“Parties” means the Vendor, the Purchaser and Holdco collectively, and “Party” means any one of them;

“Persons” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust or body corporate, and where the context requires, any of the foregoing when they are acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;

“Purchase Price” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1;

“Purchased Shares” means 100 common shares in the capital of Holdco;

“Purchaser” means Methanex Corporation, a corporation governed by the laws of Canada;

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 8, 1993, as amended January 14, 1994, between the Novacor Chemicals Ltd., Novacor Petrochemicals Ltd. and the Purchaser;

“Special Meeting” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1(a)(v);

“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);

“Tax Returns” means all returns, reports, declarations, elections, notices, filings, forms, statements and other documents (whether in tangible, electronic or other form) and including any amendments, schedules, attachments, supplements, appendices and exhibits thereto, made, prepared, filed or required to be made, prepared or filed by Law in respect of Taxes;

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“Taxes” means any taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority under applicable Law, including all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect thereof, and including those levied on, or measured by, or referred to as, income, gross receipts, profits, capital, transfer, land transfer, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business, franchising, property, development, occupancy, employer health, payroll, employment, health, social services, education and social security taxes, all surtaxes, all customs duties and import and export taxes, countervail and anti-dumping, all licence, franchise registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance and Canada, Québec and other government pension plan premiums or contributions;

“Underlying Shares” means the 9,000,000 Methanex Shares beneficially owned by Holdco at the Closing Time;

“Underwriting Agreement” means the Underwriting Agreement dated the date hereof between the Vendor, the Purchaser, NPL, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., CitiGroup Global Markets Canada Inc. and UBS Securities Canada Inc.; and

“Vendor” means NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a corporation governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta.

1.2 Certain Rules of Interpretation

In this Agreement:

(a)	Consent — Whenever a provision of this Agreement requires an approval or consent and such approval or consent is not delivered within the applicable time limit, then, unless otherwise specified, the Party whose consent or approval is required shall be conclusively deemed to have withheld its approval or consent.
(b)	Currency — Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are to lawful currency of the United States.
(c)	Governing Law — This Agreement is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Alberta.
(d)	Headings — Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(e)	Including — Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this Agreement, it means “including (or includes) without limitation”.
(f)	No Strict Construction — The language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.

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(g)	Number and Gender — Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders.
(h)	Severability — If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application to other Parties or circumstances.
(i)	Statutory references — A reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation.
(j)	Time — Time is of the essence in the performance of the Parties’ respective obligations.
(k)	Time Periods — Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period to the next Business Day following if the last day of the period is not a Business Day.

1.3 Knowledge

Any reference to the knowledge of any Party shall mean to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of such Party after reviewing all relevant records and making due inquiries regarding the relevant matter of all relevant directors, officers and employees of the Party.

1.4 Schedules

The following are the schedules to this Agreement:

Schedule	Description
Schedule 4.11	Regulatory Approvals and Consents
Schedule 8.3	Reorganization

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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares

In consideration of the payment by the Purchaser to the Vendor of the Purchase Price set out in Section 3.1, the Vendor agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser the Purchased Shares free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase and accept assignment of such Purchased Shares at the Closing.

2.2 Winding-up of Holdco

Purchaser covenants and agrees that immediately after Closing, the Purchaser shall commence or cause to be commenced the winding-up of Holdco and cause the Underlying Shares to be acquired by Purchaser for cancellation without the payment of any consideration. Purchaser covenants and agrees to consult with the Vendor prior to formally dissolving Holdco and to obtain from Holdco a power of attorney coupled with an interest prior to the dissolution of Holdco for the purposes of facilitating the making, filing or amending of Tax Returns or other filings in respect of Holdco.

ARTICLE 3
PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING

3.1 Purchase Price

The aggregate amount payable (the “Purchase Price”) by the Purchaser for the Purchased Shares at the Closing shall be the amount of $88,650,000.

3.2 Satisfaction of Purchase Price

The Purchaser shall satisfy the Purchase Price by payment at the Closing to the Vendor of $88,650,000 in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated by the Vendor.

3.3 Delivery of Shares and Other Documents

At the Closing Time, the Vendor and Holdco shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered, as applicable, each of the following documents to the Purchaser:

(a) a legal opinion of counsel to the Vendor and Holdco or of Jack Mustoe, General Counsel of the Vendor to the extent acceptable to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, with respect to the following (which in respect of factual matters may rely on a certificate of an officer of the Vendor or Holdco):

(i) each of the Vendor and Holdco being a corporation incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;

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(ii)	the authorized share capital of Holdco consisting of an unlimited number of common shares, 100 of which being duly and validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii)	the Vendor being the sole registered holder and beneficial owner of the Purchased Shares (the Parties hereto agreeing that beneficial ownership of the Purchased Shares is a factual matter in respect of which counsel may rely on a certificate of an officer);
(iv)	each of the Vendor and Holdco having all necessary corporate power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder, and each of the Vendor, NPL and Holdco having all necessary corporate power and capacity to enter into the Indemnity Agreement and perform its obligations thereunder;
(v)	Holdco being the sole registered holder and beneficial owner of the Underlying Shares (the Parties hereto agreeing that beneficial ownership of the Underlying Shares is a factual matter in respect of which counsel may rely on a certificate of an officer);
(vi)	the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder having been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Vendor and Holdco, and the execution and delivery of the Indemnity Agreement and the performance by the Vendor and NPL of their respective obligations thereunder having been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Vendor and NPL;
(vii)	all necessary corporate action having been taken on the part of Holdco to authorize the transfer of the Purchased Shares as contemplated in this Agreement;
(viii)	this Agreement being duly executed and delivered, and enforceable against each of the Vendor and Holdco in accordance with its terms, subject to usual qualifications regarding equitable remedies and creditors’ rights and the Indemnity Agreement being duly executed and delivered, and enforceable against each of the Vendor and NPL in accordance with its terms, subject to the usual qualifications regarding equitable remedies, creditors’ rights and public policy;
(ix)	neither of the Vendor nor Holdco being a party to, bound or affected by, or subject to any provision of its constating documents which is or will be violated, contravened or breached by the execution and delivery by the Vendor or Holdco of this Agreement or the performance by the Vendor or Holdco of any of its respective obligations hereunder, and neither the Vendor, NPL nor Holdco being a party to, bound or affected by, or subject to any provision of its constating documents which is or will be violated, contravened or breached by the execution and delivery by the Vendor, NPL or Holdco of the Indemnity Agreement or the performance by the

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Vendor, NPL, or Holdco of any of their respective obligations thereunder; and

(x)

other than those contemplated by this Agreement there being no governmental or regulatory authorizations, approvals, orders, consents or filings (excluding filings of an administrative nature) required in the Province of Alberta or under the federal laws of Canada, on the part of the Vendor, NPL, or Holdco in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Indemnity Agreement or the performance of its respective obligations hereunder or thereunder;

(b)	certificates of the Vendor and Holdco, signed by such officers of the Vendor and Holdco as are acceptable to the Purchaser to the effect that representations and warranties of the Vendor and Holdco in this Agreement are true and correct on the Closing Date;
(c)	a certificate of status for Holdco and the Vendor of recent date issued pursuant to the laws of Canada and Alberta, respectively;
(d)	all of the share certificates representing the Purchased Shares duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by an irrevocable security transfer Powers of Attorney duly executed in blank;
(e)	all of the share certificates representing the Underlying Shares held by Holdco duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by an irrevocable security transfer Powers of Attorney duly executed in blank;
(f)	resignations and releases of all present officers and directors of Holdco in a form satisfactory to the Purchaser; and
(g)	the corporate minute book, files and all other books and records, including all corporate documents pertaining to Holdco.

3.4 Closing

The sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares shall be completed at the Closing Time at the offices of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary, Alberta.

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDOR AND HOLDCO

Each of the Vendor and Holdco jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Purchaser as stated below and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on the accuracy of each such representation and warranty.

4.1 Incorporation

The Vendor is a corporation validly existing under the laws of Alberta. Holdco is a corporation duly incorporated on May 16, 2003 and validly existing under the laws of Canada.

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4.2 Due Authorization and Enforceability of Obligations

Each of the Vendor and Holdco has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Each of the Vendor and NPL has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into and to carry out its obligations under the Indemnity Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Vendor and Holdco. The execution and delivery of the Indemnity Agreement and the performance by each of the Vendor and NPL of their obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Vendor and NPL. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of the Vendor and Holdco enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Indemnity Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of the Vendor and NPL enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction.

4.3 Right to Sell Purchased Shares

At the Closing, the Vendor will be the sole registered holder and beneficial owner of the Purchased Shares, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances. The Vendor has the exclusive right to dispose of the Purchased Shares as provided in this Agreement and such disposition, and the completion of the other transactions contemplated hereby will not violate, contravene, breach or offend against or result in any default under any contract, charter or by-law provision, Laws or Governmental Authorizations to which the Vendor or Holdco is a party or subject or by which the Vendor or Holdco is bound or affected. Except pursuant to this Agreement, there is no contract, agreement or option binding upon or which may become binding upon the Vendor or Holdco to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, charge, mortgage or in any other way dispose of or encumber any of the Purchased Shares or giving anyone a claim against or a right or ability to acquire any of, or any interest in, the Purchased Shares.

4.4 Ownership of Underlying Shares

At the Closing Time, Holdco will be the sole registered holder and beneficial owner of the Underlying Shares, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances. At the Closing Time, Holdco will have good title to the Underlying Shares and there will be no outstanding options, warrants or contractual or other rights of any kind giving anyone a claim against or a right or ability to acquire any of, or any interest in, the Underlying Shares other than pursuant to this Agreement.

4.5 Holdco Capitalization

The authorized capital of Holdco consists solely of an unlimited number of common shares without par value, of which only 100 common shares are issued and outstanding. At the Closing

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Time the Purchased Shares shall be all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Holdco, and no other shares of Holdco shall have been issued. At the Closing Time the Purchased Shares will have been validly issued in compliance with all applicable laws and be fully paid and non-assessable and shall not have been issued in violation or breach of any of the terms of any agreement or other arrangement or understanding binding upon Holdco or the Vendor at the time they were issued. Other than the agreement or agreements between Holdco and Vendor pursuant to which Holdco will issue the Purchased Shares to the Vendor in return for the Underlying Shares, there are no options, warrants, conversion privileges, calls, or other rights, agreements, arrangements, commitments or obligations of any kind or nature giving anyone a claim against, or a right, privilege or ability to acquire any of, or any interest in, the Purchased Shares, which have been authorized or agreed to be issued or are outstanding, and no securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any shares or any other securities of Holdco have been authorized or agreed to be issued or are outstanding. At the Closing time, the paid-up capital of the Purchased Shares for the purposes of the Tax Act will be CDN$1.00 in the aggregate.

4.6 Dividends or other Distributions

No dividends or other distributions of any kind have been declared, paid or set aside by Holdco for payment to the Vendor which have not been fully paid before the Closing Time.

4.7 Holdco Assets and Liabilities

Holdco has no assets other than the Underlying Shares, has not been engaged in any business or operations of any kind and its only activity has been the acquisition and holding of the Underlying Shares, and the undertaking of ancillary activities relating to maintaining its corporate existence and capitalization. Holdco does not have and will not have immediately after the Closing Time (a) any indebtedness or any outstanding liabilities or obligations of any nature, kind or amount whatsoever, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, including any liabilities as a result of actual or potential litigation or (b) any liability for Taxes accrued or payable in respect of any taxation year of Holdco ending on or prior to the Closing Date including the taxation year of Holdco which is deemed to end immediately before the Closing Time (whether or not known at that time and whether or not refundable).

4.8 Agreements

Holdco is not a party to or bound or affected by any contract (whether or not in writing), agreement, commitment, understanding, lease, license, mortgage, indenture, bond, note or other instrument except for this Agreement, the Indemnity Agreement and the agreement or agreements pursuant to which it has agreed to purchase the Underlying Shares, a true and complete copy of each of which will be provided to the Purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Holdco is not and has never been, a party to or bound by any agreement of guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement or any other like commitment of the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation.

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4.9 Absence of Conflicting Agreements, Options and Shareholder Agreements

Subject to Section 4.11, neither the Vendor nor Holdco is a party to, bound or affected by or subject to any:

(a)	indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, obligation or instrument;
(b)	charter or by-law provision; or
(c)	order, judgment, decree, licence, Laws or Governmental Authorizations;

that would be violated, breached by, or under which default would occur or an Encumbrance would be created as a result of the execution and delivery of, or the performance of obligations under, this Agreement or any other agreement to be entered into under the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Vendor nor Holdco is a party to, bound or affected by or subject to any agreement or declaration that restricts, in whole or in part, the powers of the directors of Holdco to manage, or supervise the management of, the business and affairs of Holdco, any other shareholders’ agreement, trust, voting trust, vote pooling, pooling agreement or other agreement relating to Holdco , the Purchased Shares or the Underlying Shares or any agreement relating to the exercise of voting rights attached to the Purchased Shares or the Underlying Shares or the exercise of any other ownership rights thereto. Neither the Vendor nor Holdco has previously granted or agreed to grant any proxy in respect of the Purchased Shares or the Underlying Shares nor entered into any voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of shareholders or give consents or approvals of any kind with respect to the Purchased Shares or the Underlying Shares.

4.10 Litigation

There are no Claims, investigations, complaints or proceedings, including appeals and applications for review, in progress or, to the knowledge of the Vendor or Holdco, pending or threatened against or relating to Holdco, and no Claims, investigations, complaints or proceedings, including appeals and applications for review, in progress or, to the knowledge of the Vendor, pending or threatened against or relating to the Vendor or the Underlying Shares, before any Governmental Authority, which, if determined adversely to the Vendor would:

(a)	prevent the Vendor from selling the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser hereunder;
(b)	enjoin, restrict or prohibit the transfer of all or any part of the Purchased Shares as contemplated by this Agreement;
(c)	prevent the Vendor from fulfilling any of its obligations set out in this Agreement or arising from this Agreement; or
(d)	otherwise prevent or significantly impede the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

and the Vendor has no knowledge or any existing ground on which any such action, suit, litigation or proceeding might be commenced with any reasonable likelihood of success.

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4.11 Regulatory Approvals and Consents

Except as set out in Schedule 4.11, no approval, order, consent, waiver, authorization, exemption, registration, licence or declaration of or by or filing with or notification to any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Vendor or Holdco, in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder on the consummation of any transactions provided for herein or the performance of the Vendor’s or Holdco’s obligations under this Agreement or any other documents or agreements to be delivered under the terms of this Agreement.

4.12 Taxes

(a)	Holdco will not have any taxation year-ends prior to the taxation year-end occurring immediately prior to the Closing Time.
(b)	Holdco is resident in Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act and is not resident in any other jurisdiction in the world. Holdco is not a non-resident of Canada and is a “taxable Canadian corporation” for the purposes of the Tax Act.
(c)	The Vendor is resident in Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and is not a non-resident of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act.
(d)	Holdco is not a non-resident owned investment corporation for the purposes of Section 133 of the Tax Act.
(e)	Prior to the Closing Date the Vendor has and has had a substantial interest, as that term is defined for the purposes of Part VI.1 of the Tax Act, in Holdco since the first issuance of shares by Holdco. At the commencement of the transactions contemplated by Schedule 8.3 and prior to the closing of the Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Vendor had a substantial interest, as that term is defined for the purposes of Part VI.1 of the Tax Act, in the Purchaser.
(f)	Holdco has duly and timely filed any Tax Returns required to have been filed and paid any Taxes with respect to any period ending up to and including the Closing Date.
(g)	There are no actions suits, proceedings, investigations, audits or Claims now pending or threatened against Holdco in respect of any Taxes and there are no matters under discussion, audit or appeal with any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes.

4.13 No Undisclosed Facts

There are no facts concerning Holdco which may materially affect Holdco or the Purchased Shares or the ability to wind up Holdco under the voluntary dissolution procedures of the Business Corporations Act (Canada) or to amalgamate Holdco with the Purchaser at or immediately following the Closing Time.

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4.14 Full Disclosure

None of the foregoing representations or statements of fact contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make any such statement or representation not misleading to a prospective purchaser of the Purchased Shares seeking full information as to Holdco or its business and affairs.

ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Vendor and Holdco as stated below and acknowledges that the Vendor and Holdco are relying on the accuracy of each such representation and warranty.

5.1 Incorporation

The Purchaser is a corporation validly existing under the laws of Canada.

5.2 Due Authorization and Enforceability of Obligations

The Purchaser has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the shareholders of the Purchaser approving the purchase of the Purchased Shares as contemplated pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(v), the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction.

5.3 Absence of Conflicting Agreements

The Purchaser is not a party to, bound or affected by or subject to any:

(a)	indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, obligation or instrument;
(b)	charter or by-law provision; or
(c)	order, judgement, decree, licence, Laws or Governmental Authorizations;

that would be violated, breached by, or under which default would occur or an Encumbrance would be created as a result of the execution and delivery of, or the performance of obligations under, this Agreement or any other agreement to be entered into under the terms of this Agreement.

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5.4 Litigation

There are no Claims, investigations, complaints or proceedings, including appeals and applications for review, in progress or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, pending or threatened against or relating to the Purchaser, before any Governmental Authority, which, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would,

(a)	prevent the Purchaser from paying the Purchase Price to the Vendor;
(b)	enjoin, restrict or prohibit the transfer of all or any part of the Purchased Shares or the Underlying Shares, as the case may be, as contemplated by this Agreement;
(c)	prevent the Purchaser from fulfilling any of its obligations set out in this Agreement or arising from this Agreement; or
(d)	otherwise prevent or significantly impede the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

and the Purchaser has no knowledge of any existing ground on which any such action, suit, litigation or proceeding might be commenced with any reasonable likelihood of success.

ARTICLE 6
SURVIVAL; NON-WAIVER

6.1 Survival

(a)

Subject to subsection (b), all representations and warranties contained in this Agreement on the part of each of the Parties shall survive the Closing, the execution and delivery under this Agreement of any share or security transfer instruments or other documents of title to any Purchased Shares and the payment of consideration for the Purchased Shares.

(b)

Representations and warranties relating to or impacted by tax matters, including those set out in Sections 4.7 and 4.12, arising in or in respect of a particular period ending on or before the Closing Date shall survive for a period of 90 days after the relevant authorities shall no longer be entitled to assess liability against Holdco or the Purchaser, as the case may be, for that particular period, having regard, without limitation, to any waivers given by Holdco in respect of any taxation year, provided that any such waiver shall be ignored for such purposes if they are given without the consent of the Vendor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). All other representations and warranties shall only survive for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date. If no claim shall have been made under this Agreement against a Party for any incorrectness in or breach of any representation or warranty made in this Agreement prior to the expiry of these survival periods, such Party shall have no further liability under this Agreement with respect to such representation or warranty.

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(c) Notwithstanding the limitations set out in subsection (b), any claim which is based on title to the Purchased Shares or the Underlying Shares, intentional misrepresentation or fraud may be brought at any time.

6.2 Non-Waiver

No investigation made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or any of its authorized agents at any time shall have the effect of waiving, diminishing the scope or otherwise affecting any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Vendor or Holdco herein or pursuant hereto.

ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS

7.1 Purchaser’s Conditions Precedent

(a) The obligation of the Purchaser to complete the transactions contemplated herein shall be subject to the satisfaction of or compliance with, at or before the Closing Time, each of the following conditions which are for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser:

(i)	the representations and warranties of the Vendor and Holdco set forth in Article 4 shall be true and correct at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as if made at and as of such time;
(ii)	each of the Vendor and Holdco shall have performed or complied with all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing Time;
(iii)	the Purchaser shall have been furnished with such certificates, affidavits or statutory declarations of each of the Vendor and Holdco, as applicable, or their respective officers, as the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s counsel may reasonably think necessary in order to establish that the terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement to have been performed or complied with by the Vendor and Holdco at or prior to the Closing Time have been performed and complied with and that the representations and warranties of the Vendor and Holdco, as applicable, herein given are true and correct at the Closing Time;
(iv)	all necessary steps, proceedings and regulatory notifications and approvals shall have been taken, given or received to permit the Purchased Shares to be duly and regularly transferred to the Purchaser, including the granting of exemption orders such that the Purchaser shall not be subject to the issuer bid requirements of applicable securities laws on terms acceptable to the Vendor’s and the Purchaser’s respective counsel acting reasonably and all conditions required under the exemption orders shall have been satisfied in full;
(v)	the shareholders of the Purchaser, excluding the Vendor and its affiliates (including, without limitation, Holdco), shall have approved the purchase

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	of the Purchased Shares, as contemplated hereby, by the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the shares voted at a special meeting of Purchaser shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) to be held on or before July 7, 2003 or such higher or different approval margin as may be required by securities regulators or Laws; and
(vi)	the closing of the Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

(b) In case any term or covenant of the Vendor or Holdco, as applicable, or condition to be performed or complied with for the benefit of the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Time shall not have been performed or complied with at or prior to the Closing Time, the Purchaser may, without limiting any other right that the Purchaser may have, rescind this Agreement or waive compliance with any such term, covenant or condition in whole or in part on such terms as may be agreed upon without prejudice to any of its rights of rescission in the event of non-performance of any other term, covenant or condition in whole or in part.

7.2 Vendor’s Conditions Precedent

(a) The obligation of the Vendor to complete or cause to be completed the transactions contemplated herein shall be subject to the satisfaction of or compliance with, at or before the Closing Time, each of the following conditions which are for the exclusive benefit of the Vendor:

(i)	the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Article 5 shall be true and correct at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as if made at and as of such time;
(ii)	the Purchaser shall have performed or complied with all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Time;
(iii)	the Vendor shall have been furnished with such certificates, affidavits or statutory declarations of the Purchaser or of officers of the Purchaser as the Vendor or the Vendor’s counsel may reasonably think necessary in order to establish that the terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement to have been performed or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Time have been performed and complied with and that the representations and warranties of the Purchaser herein given are true and correct at the Closing Time;
(iv)	all necessary steps, proceedings and regulatory notifications and approvals shall have been taken, given or received to permit the Purchased Shares to be duly and regularly transferred to the Purchaser including the granting of exemption orders such that the Vendor and Purchaser shall not be subject to the issuer bid requirements of applicable securities law requirements on terms acceptable to the Vendor’s and the Purchaser’s respective counsel acting reasonably and all conditions required under the exemption orders shall have been satisfied in full;

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(v) the shareholders of the Purchaser, excluding the Vendor and its affiliates (including, without limitation, Holdco), shall have approved the purchase of the Purchased Shares, as contemplated hereby, by the affirmative vote of at least 50% of the shares voted at the Special Meeting to be held on or before July 7, 2003 or such higher or different approval margin as may be required by securities regulators or Laws; and

(vi)

the closing of the Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

(b) In case any term or covenant of the Purchaser or condition to be performed or complied with for the benefit of the Vendor at or prior to the Closing Time shall not have been performed or complied with at or prior to the Closing Time, the Vendor may, without limiting any other right that the Vendor may have, rescind this Agreement or waive compliance with any such term, covenant or condition in whole or in part on such terms as may be agreed upon without prejudice to any of its rights of rescission in the event of non-performance of any other term, covenant or condition in whole or in part.

ARTICLE 8
COVENANTS

8.1 Actions to Satisfy Closing Conditions and Covenants

Each Party shall use reasonable commercial efforts in taking all such actions as are within its power to control and causing other actions to be taken which are not within its power to control, so as to ensure compliance with each of the conditions and covenants in Article 7, Article 8 and Article 9, which are for the benefit of the other Parties.

8.2 Representations and Warranties

Each Party shall ensure that its respective representations and warranties in Article 4 and Article 5 are true and correct at the Closing Time.

8.3 Co-operation

The Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Vendor and Holdco that if requested by the Vendor, the Purchaser shall undertake or cause to be undertaken all such actions as are within its power to control with respect to the transactions described in Schedule 8.3. The Purchaser shall cooperate with the Vendor and Holdco and take all necessary actions to assist the Vendor and Holdco in respect of the reorganization of the Vendor’s holding of the Underlying Shares as further described in Schedule 8.3. The Parties agree that prior to the Closing, Vendor may, with the consent of the Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), vary the steps described in Schedule 8.3 to accomplish a substantially similar result.

8.4 Ordinary Course

During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Time, the Purchaser covenants and agrees to continue to carry on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.

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8.5 Shareholder Meeting

The Purchaser will duly call and hold a special meeting of its shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the approval referred to in Section 7.1(a)(v) as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than July 7, 2003) and in connection therewith the Purchaser’s board of directors will recommend, and the Purchaser’s management will solicit proxies in favour of such approval. The Vendor shall have a reasonable opportunity to comment on the related proxy materials.

8.6 Purchaser Shareholding

Subject to the closing of the Offering, the Parties agree as follows:

(a)	subject to Section 8.6(g) below, for a period of 90 days following the date of the Special Meeting, the Vendor shall not directly or indirectly sell any Methanex Shares to any Person that is not an affiliate of the Vendor other than to the Purchaser hereunder or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser;
(b)	any sale of Methanex Shares by the Vendor to a Person that is not an affiliate of the Vendor, whether made directly or indirectly, shall be of a minimum quantity of 100,000 shares;
(c)	Article 8 of the Registration Rights Agreement is deleted and of no further force or effect;
(d)	the Purchaser shall co-operate with the Vendor to assist the Vendor in the tax efficient sale of any further Methanex Shares sold by the Vendor either directly or indirectly provided that any such further sale is of a minimum of two million shares, at the expense of the Vendor and the Purchaser receives indemnification satisfactory to it, acting reasonably; and
(e)	for the two-year period following the closing of the Offering the Vendor will not, directly or indirectly, acquire additional Methanex Shares from any Person that is not an affiliate of the Vendor, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser;

and the Parties further agree as follows:

(f)

the sale of Methanex Shares pursuant to the Offering constitutes the first “demand qualification” pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, and two “demand qualifications” remain available to the Vendor thereunder. For greater certainty, the indemnification provisions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement shall override and replace the indemnification provisions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement in respect of the Offering; and

(g)

in all events and for greater clarity, the Vendor shall be entitled to sell or otherwise dispose of any and all Methanex Shares, beneficially owned by it, directly or indirectly, into a Change of Control Transaction in respect of the Purchaser,

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it being understood, that the obligations of the Parties set forth in this Section 8.6 are not subject to the satisfaction of or compliance with the conditions set out in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2, other than Sections 7.1(a)(vi) and 7.2(a)(vi).

ARTICLE 9
GENERAL

9.1 Further Assurances

The Parties shall with reasonable diligence do all such things and provide all such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party shall provide such further documents or instruments required by any other Party as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Agreement and carry out its provisions, whether before, on or after the Closing Date.

9.2 Expenses

The Vendor shall bear and pay all reasonable costs, expenses and fees (including, without limitation, legal and accounting fees and disbursements, and the fees and disbursements of Raymond James, financial advisors to the board of directors of the Purchaser) incurred by the Purchaser in connection with (i) the preparation, execution and consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, including preparation and filing of Tax Returns contemplated by Section 9.10 (ii) the Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, and (iii) the Special Meeting.

9.3 Public Notices

The Parties shall jointly plan and co-ordinate any public notices, press releases, and any other publicity concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Party shall act in this regard without the prior approval of the other Parties, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, unless such disclosure is required to meet the timely disclosure obligations of any Party under applicable Laws and stock exchange rules in circumstances where prior consultation with the other Parties is not practicable and a copy of such disclosure is provided to the other Parties at such time as it is made to the regulatory authority.

9.4 Benefit of the Agreement

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties. For greater certainty, the Parties acknowledge that the provisions of this Agreement will survive the dissolution, winding-up or amalgamation of Holdco or any successor corporation thereto.

9.5 Amendments and Waiver

No modification of or amendment to this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by each of the Parties hereto and no waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be effective or binding unless made in writing and signed by

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the Party purporting to give the same and, unless otherwise provided, shall be limited to the specific breach waived.

9.6 Termination

The provisions of this Agreement may be terminated at any time before the Closing by agreement in writing executed by the Parties.

9.7 Notices

Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, consent or approval required or permitted to be given in connection with this Agreement (in this Section 9.7 referred to as a “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if delivered (whether in person, by courier service or other personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile:

(a) if to Vendor or Holdco:

NOVA Chemicals Corporation
1550 Coraopolis Heights Road
Moon Township, PA 15108
USA

Attention: Jack Mustoe, Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (403) 490-4531

with a copy to:

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 1900
Toronto Dominion Square
333 — 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB T2P 2Z1

Attention: Stan Magidson

Facsimile No.: (403) 260-7024

(b) if to Purchaser

Methanex Corporation
Suite 1800 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3M1

Attention: Randy Milner, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary

Facsimile No.: (604) 661-2656

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with a copy to:
	McCarthy Tétrault LLP Suite 1300, Pacific Centre 777 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K2

Attention: Richard Balfour

Facsimile No.: (604) 643-7900

Any Notice delivered or transmitted to a Party as provided above shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided that it is delivered or transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of delivery or receipt. However, if the Notice is delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not a Business Day then the Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next Business Day.

Any Party may, from time to time, change its address by giving Notice to the other Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.7.

9.8 Remedies

Each of the Parties agrees that, in the event of any breach of this Agreement, the aggrieved Party (or Parties) shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of such covenants or commitments and preliminary and permanent injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity, and the Parties further agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other equitable relief within the applicable statutory period.

9.9 Books and Records

The Vendor shall forthwith make available to the Purchaser and its authorized representatives all books and records of Holdco including its corporate minute book and any Tax Returns or other income tax filings.

9.10 Taxation

The Tax Returns required to be filed by Holdco for any taxation year of Holdco ending on or before the Closing Date shall be prepared and filed on a timely basis within the applicable statutory period by an independent and reputable accounting firm (the “Firm”) selected by the Vendor and acceptable to the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall cooperate fully and make available to the Vendor in a timely fashion such data and other information as may reasonably be required for the preparation of any such Tax Returns and any Tax Returns in respect of any newly-incorporated entity referred to in Schedule 8.3. Following the prior written approval as to form and substance of such returns by the Vendor, such Tax Returns shall be submitted in draft form to the Purchaser at least 30 days before the date on which such Tax Returns are required by Law to be filed with the relevant Governmental Authority. Unless the Vendor and the Purchaser otherwise agree, the Vendor may cause Holdco to elect in its return of income under Part I of the

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Tax Act for its taxation year ending immediately prior to the Closing Time not to have subsection 256(9) of the Tax Act apply. Upon review satisfactory as to form and substance by the Purchaser, acting reasonably, the Purchaser shall cause Holdco to execute and file such Tax Returns.

9.11 Execution and Delivery

This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed and delivered by facsimile and all such counterparts and facsimiles shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have executed this Agreement.

NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION
By:
	Name:
	Title:

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METHANEX CORPORATION
By:
	Name:
	Title:

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6097570 CANADA INC.
By:
	Name:
	Title:

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SCHEDULE 4.11
REGULATORY APPROVALS AND CONSENTS

Alberta Securities Commission exemptive order in respect of the issuer bid requirements.

Toronto Stock Exchange relief respecting Methanex Share issuance.

Nasdaq National Market relief respecting Methanex Share issuance.

SCHEDULE 8.3
REORGANIZATION

	Before Announcement and Signing
1.	Vendor would transfer a portion of its Methanex shares to NPL in return for additional shares of NPL. Vendor and NPL would make appropriate joint elections such that the transfer would occur at an elected amount determined by Vendor.
2.	NPL would incorporate a new wholly-owned subsidiary (“Sellco1”) under the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) with an Alberta registered office.
3.	NPL would transfer the Methanex shares held by it to Sellco1 in return for shares of Sellco1. NPL and Sellco1 would make appropriate joint elections such that the transfer would occur on a tax-deferred basis.
4.	Vendor would incorporate a new wholly-owned subsidiary (“Buybackco”) under the CBCA with an Alberta registered office.
5.	Vendor would transfer the Methanex shares held by it to Buybackco in return for shares of Buybackco. Vendor and Buybackco would make appropriate joint elections such that the transfer would occur on a tax-deferred basis.

Before Early June Offering

6.	NPL would make one or more loans to Sellco1 in an aggregate amount (as determined by NPL) not exceeding an estimate of “safe income” attributable to the Methanex shares held by Sellco1.1
7.	Sellco1 would pay one or more cash dividends to NPL in an aggregate amount equal to the proceeds from the loan or loans referred to in the preceding step.
8.	NPL would contribute cash to Sellco1 in an amount equal to the aggregate of the dividends received from Sellco1 as a contribution of capital.

¹ Alternatively, steps 6 through 9 might be replaced with transactions involving the payment of stock dividends or increases in stated capital.

9.	Sellco1 would repay the loan or loans owed to NPL.
10.	Through a three-cornered amalgamation transaction, a new Methanex subsidiary would amalgamate with Sellco1 to form “Amalco”, the sole asset of which would be the Methanex shares previously held by Sellco1. On the amalgamation, NPL would receive the same number of Methanex shares as previously held by Sellco1, i.e., in aggregate, the same number of Methanex shares held by Amalco. On the amalgamation, Methanex would receive common shares of Amalco. The amount added to the stated capital account of the newly issued Methanex shares would be limited to the paid-up capital of the Methanex shares held by Sellco1. The paid-up capital of the shares of Amalco held by Methanex would be set at Cdn$1.00 on the amalgamation.
11.	Methanex would wind-up Amalco and the underlying Methanex shares held by Amalco would be cancelled.
12.	NPL and the Vendor would each sell, respectively, the Methanex Shares held by it as part of the secondary offering.

Post-Shareholder Approval

13.	If the selective buyback by Methanex of the Methanex shares held by Buybackco is approved, the following Steps (through to Step 16) would be undertaken as a condition precedent to the buyback. Steps similar to those outlined in Steps 6 through 9 would be undertaken by Vendor with respect to Buybackco, prior to Step 14.
14.	The stated capital of the shares of Buybackco would be reduced to Cdn$1.
15.	Methanex would buy the shares of Buybackco from Vendor for cash.
16.	Methanex would wind up Buybackco and the underlying Methanex shares held by Buybackco would be cancelled.

EX-14 5 o09983exv14.htm INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

Exhibit 14

THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT is made May 21, 2003

BETWEEN:

NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION, a corporation governed by the laws of Alberta,

(“Nova”)

- and -

NOVA PETROCHEMICALS LTD., a corporation governed by the laws of Alberta,

(“NPL”)

- and -

METHANEX CORPORATION, a corporation governed by the laws of Canada,

(“Methanex”)

- and -

6097570 CANADA INC., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada,

(“Holdco”)

RECITALS:

A.	NPL proposes to offer and sell in Canada and the United States, by way of the Secondary Offering, 37,946,876 common shares in the capital of Methanex.
B.	Nova, Methanex and Holdco have entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), dated the date hereof, pursuant to which Methanex has agreed to purchase the shares of Holdco and take all actions as are within its power that are described in Schedule 8.3 of the Share Purchase Agreement (which transactions, as they may be modified in accordance with the Share Purchase Agreement, but excluding the sale by Nova and NPL of Common shares of Methanex held by them as part of the Secondary Offering, are herein referred to as the “Reorganization Transactions”).
C.	As part of the Reorganization Transactions, (i) through a three-cornered amalgamation transaction, a new Methanex subsidiary will amalgamate with a subsidiary of NPL to form an amalgamated corporation (“Amalco”), and (ii) Methanex will wind-up Amalco and Holdco.

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D. Nova and NPL wish to provide an indemnity to the Indemnified Parties, to the extent and on the terms set forth in this Agreement.

THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement, including the Recitals, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Share Purchase Agreement, including, for greater certainty, Schedule 8.3 thereto and the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Agreement” means this Indemnity Agreement including all amendments or restatements, as permitted, and references to “Article” or “Section” mean the specified Article or Section of this Agreement;

“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in Vancouver, British Columbia and in New York, New York are open for commercial banking business during normal banking hours;

“Claims” includes any claim, demand, complaint, action, suit, cause of action, assessment, reassessment, charge, judgment, debt, liability, expense, cost, damage, other matter, proceeding or loss, contingent or otherwise, including professional fees and disbursements, including fees of legal counsel, and all costs incurred in investigating or pursuing any of the foregoing or any proceeding relating to any of the foregoing;

“Direct Claim” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.2;

“Governmental Authority” means any government, regulatory authority, governmental department, agency, commission, bureau, official, minister, Crown corporation, court, board, tribunal or dispute settlement panel or body:

(a)	having or purporting to have jurisdiction on behalf of any nation, province, state or other geographic or political subdivision; or
(b)	exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, policy, regulatory or taxing authority or power;

“Holdco” means 6097570 Canada Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of Canada;

“Indemnified Parties” means Methanex and Holdco (including any successors thereto) and upon completion of the Reorganization Transactions, will include Amalco (including any successor thereto);

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“Indemnifying Party” means Nova and NPL, collectively, corporations governed by the laws of Alberta;

“Indemnity” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1;

“Losses” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1;

“Newco” means any and each of Amalco and Holdco, corporations governed by the laws of Canada;

“Parties” means Nova, NPL, Methanex and Holdco, collectively, and “Party” means any one of them;

“Person” means any individual or corporation, company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity of any kind, including any Governmental Authority;

“Secondary Offering” means the offering and distribution by NPL of 37,946,876 common shares of Methanex to the public;

“Share Purchase Agreement” means the Share Purchase Agreement, dated May 21, 2003, between Nova, Holdco and Methanex;

“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);

“Tax Return” means any return, report, declaration, election, notice, filing, form, statement or other document in respect of Taxes;

“Taxes” means any taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority under applicable Law, including all interest (including interest payable as a result of deferring payment of assessed Taxes), penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect thereof, and including those levied on, or measured by, or referred to as, income, gross receipts, profits, capital transfer, land transfer, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business, franchising, property, development, occupancy, employer health, payroll, employment, health, social services, education and social security taxes, all surtaxes, all customs duties and import and export taxes, countervail and anti-dumping, all licence, franchise registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance and Canada, Québec and other government pension plan premiums or contributions; and

“Third Party Claim” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.2.

1.2 Certain Rules of Interpretation

In this Agreement:

(a) Consent — Whenever a provision of this Agreement requires an approval or consent and such approval or consent is not delivered within the applicable time

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	limit, then, unless otherwise specified, the Party whose consent or approval is required shall be conclusively deemed to have withheld its approval or consent.
(b)	Currency — Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are to the lawful currency of Canada.
(c)	Governing Law — This Agreement is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Alberta.
(d)	Headings — Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(e)	Including — Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this Agreement, it means “including (or includes) without limitation”.
(f)	No Strict Construction — The language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.
(g)	Number and Gender — Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders.
(h)	Severability — If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application to other Parties or circumstances.
(i)	Statutory references — A reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation.
(j)	Time — Time is of the essence in the performance of the Parties’ respective obligations.
(k)	Time Periods — Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period to the next Business Day following if the last day of the period is not a Business Day.

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ARTICLE 2
INDEMNITY

2.1 Indemnity

Nova and NPL hereby jointly and severally covenant and agree with the Indemnified Parties to pay, satisfy, discharge, observe, perform, indemnify and save harmless the Indemnified Parties, from and against the amount of any Claim suffered or incurred by Methanex or any Newco (or any successor thereto) as a result of or in connection with (a) any of the transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”) contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, including the Reorganization Transactions, or (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of Nova, NPL or Holdco, as the case may be, under the Share Purchase Agreement, or any incorrectness in or breach of any representation or warranty of Nova, NPL or Holdco contained in the Share Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, (i) any Taxes suffered or incurred by Methanex or any Newco (or any successor thereto) as a result of or in connection with any of the Transactions; and (ii) (without duplication) any Taxes suffered or incurred by Methanex or any Newco (or any successor thereto) as a result of or in connection with any other events or transactions which would not have been payable had the implementation of the Transactions not resulted in the reduction of tax losses, credits, and other deductions and only to the extent of such reduction, which may be made or brought against the Indemnified Parties or which any of them may suffer or incur, directly or indirectly (collectively, “Losses”) but in each case excluding any Claim in respect of, or Losses arising in connection with: (x) any non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of Methanex or any incorrectness in or breach of any representation or warranty of Methanex, under the Share Purchase Agreement; (y) any incorrectness or breach of any representation or warranty of Nova, NPL or Holdco contained in the Share Purchase Agreement (other than representations or warranties relating to or impacted by tax matters) where notice in respect of such Claim is not given to the Indemnifying Party prior to the expiry of the period for survival of such representation or warranty set out in the applicable agreement; or (z) Losses incurred by the Indemnified Parties arising as a result of the willful misconduct or negligence of Methanex or any breach by the Methanex of the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, or by reason of any misrepresentation by Methanex in any public document or oral statement. For greater certainty, the term “Losses” does not include any amounts required to be paid as consideration pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement and does not include any amounts in respect of which indemnification is provided for in the Underwriting Agreement. The indemnification rights provided for in this Section 2.1 are hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnity”.

2.2 Notice of Claim

In the event that Methanex shall become aware of any Claim in respect of which Indemnity applies, Methanex shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party. Such notice shall specify whether the Claim arises as a result of a Claim by a Person against the Indemnified Parties, or any of them (a “Third Party Claim”) or whether the Claim does not so arise (a “Direct Claim”), and shall also specify with reasonable particularity (to the extent that the information is available) the factual basis for the Claim and the amount of the Claim, if known.

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2.3 Direct Claims

With respect to any Direct Claim, following receipt of notice from Methanex of the Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have 60 days to make such investigation of the Claim as is considered necessary or desirable. For the purpose of such investigation, the Indemnified Parties shall make available to the Indemnifying Party the information relied upon by the Indemnified Party to substantiate the Claim, together with all such other information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. If Methanex and the Indemnifying Party agree at or prior to the expiration of such 60 day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Parties the full agreed upon amount of the Claim as soon as practicable. If Methanex and the Indemnifying Party are unable to agree upon the validity and amount of such Claim prior to the expiration of such period:

(a)

the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Parties the full amount of the Claim (or such lesser amount as Methanex may agree) as soon as practicable; and

(b)

the Indemnifying Party may refer the matter to binding arbitration in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Act (Alberta) and, if the amount of the Claim in respect of which payment was so made, as finally determined, is less than the amount that was paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties will, forthwith after such determination of the amount of the Claim, pay the amount of such difference to the Indemnifying Party.

2.4 Control of Proceeding

The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, to undertake and control any proceedings or objection or other defence in respect of any Third Party Claim and to settle or pay the amount claimed and to retain counsel and other experts or advisors selected by the Indemnifying Party in connection therewith and the Indemnified Parties will provide any authorizations required to effect the foregoing. The Indemnifying Party shall not cease to defend, settle or otherwise dispose of any proceeding or objection or other defense relating to any Third Party Claim without the written consent of Methanex, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume control of the Third Party Claim, Methanex shall have the right, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, to fully participate in the negotiations, settlement or defence of such Third Party Claim (including the right to review all draft submissions, filings, written communications and other documents to be submitted to any Governmental Authority). If any Third Party Claim is of a nature such that Methanex is required by applicable law to make a payment to any person (a “Third Party”) with respect to the Third Party Claim before the completion of settlement negotiations or related legal proceedings (assuming for the purposes of this section, in respect of any Claim in relation to Taxes under the Tax Act and the equivalent provisions of applicable provincial legislation, that a requirement to pay exists only to the extent that collection action can be taken having regard to the provisions of Section 225.1 of the Tax Act and the equivalent provisions of applicable provincial legislation), Methanex may make such payment and the Indemnifying Party shall, forthwith after demand by Methanex, reimburse Methanex for such payment. If the amount of any liability of Methanex under the Third Party Claim in respect of

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which such payment was made, as finally determined, is less than the amount that was paid by the Indemnifying Party to Methanex, Methanex shall, forthwith after receipt of the difference from the Third Party, pay the amount of such difference to the Indemnifying Party, together with any interest thereon received from the Third Party (and for greater certainty, any Taxes on such interest shall be subject to clause 2.1(ii)). The Indemnified Parties shall duly and timely provide to the Indemnifying Party any information with respect to the Third Party Claim as may become available and shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party to the extent reasonably requested in the conduct of all proceedings or objection or other defence relating to any Third Party Claim and related inquiries or investigations including providing the Indemnifying Party with access to all relevant books and records and documents. If the Indemnifying Party does not undertake any proceeding or objection or other defence of any Third Party Claim or, having undertaken any such proceeding or objection or other defence, if, without Methanex consenting thereto, it proposes to cease to defend any such proceedings or objection or other defence, Methanex shall have the right, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, to undertake and control any proceedings or objection or other defence of the Third Party Claim. In that event, Methanex shall not be entitled to cease to defend, settle or otherwise dispose of any proceeding or objection or other defence relating to any Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

2.5 Payment and Cooperation

Subject to Section 2.6, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Parties all amounts for which the Indemnifying Party is liable pursuant to the Indemnity promptly after the Indemnified Parties incur the Loss in respect of which such liability arises, provided that for claims in respect of Taxes, the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay an amount in respect of such Taxes unless the relevant Governmental Authority has, under the applicable tax statute, issued an assessment or reassessment for such Taxes (when the applicable taxing legislation provides for an assessment or reassessment) and, in the case of Taxes imposed under the Tax Act and applicable provincial legislation, to the extent that the relevant Government Authority could potentially take collection action with respect to such Taxes, having regard to the provisions of Section 225.1 of the Tax Act and the equivalent provisions of applicable provincial legislation in respect of such Taxes. The Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Party shall co-operate fully with each other, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, with respect to Third Party Claims, and shall keep each other fully advised with respect thereto (including supplying copies of all relevant documentation promptly as it becomes available).

2.6 Payment of Certain Tax Liabilities

In the event that any Claim in respect of which the Indemnity applies relates to any Taxes suffered or incurred by Methanex as a result of or in connection with the Transactions or as a result of or in connection with any other events or transactions if Taxes would not have been payable had the implementation of the Transactions not resulted in the reduction of tax losses, credits, and other deductions (and only to the extent of such reduction), which will not require the Indemnified Parties to make a cash payment on account of such Taxes in respect of the taxation year in respect of which the Claim arose, as a result of the availability of tax losses, credits, or other deductions, to the Indemnified Parties for a particular year, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to defer paying to the Indemnified Parties amounts for which the

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Indemnifying Party is liable pursuant to the Indemnity. Where a payment has been so deferred in the circumstances described herein, and the Indemnified Parties become liable to make a cash payment on account of such Taxes in respect of a subsequent taxation year, which payment would not have been required had the Claim not arisen, the Indemnified Parties shall provide the Indemnifying Party with notice of such circumstance, together with reasonable supporting documentation, as soon as practicable following the end of the relevant taxation year. As soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such notice the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party an amount equal to the cash payment on account of such Taxes which the Indemnified Parties have become liable to make.

2.7 Tax Effect

If the amount of any payment required to be made by the Indemnifying Party to Methanex (an “Indemnity Payment”) would result in an increase in the income for tax purposes of Methanex (net of any deduction available to Methanex in respect of the Loss being indemnified), the Indemnifying Parties shall pay a Tax Gross Up (as defined below) to Methanex at the same time as the Indemnity Payment is paid. For purposes of this Section 2.7 “Tax Gross Up” shall mean, with respect to any Indemnity Payment, such additional amount (calculated in accordance with the Calculation Method, as defined below) as is necessary to place Methanex in the same after tax position as it would have been in had such Indemnity Payment (net of the treatment of the Loss) been received tax free, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any Indemnity Payments, had no impact upon the tax position of Methanex; and “Calculation Method”, with respect to the calculation of any Tax Gross Up on any Indemnity Payments, shall mean that such Tax Gross Up shall be calculated by using the combined federal and provincial income tax rate applicable to Methanex and without regard to any losses, credits, refunds or deductions that Methanex may have or had which affected or could affect the amount of any Taxes so required to be paid by Methanex and payable on any such Indemnity Payment. If the Tax Gross-Up is required to be made to the Indemnified Parties in respect of a taxation year and such Indemnified Parties will not be required to make a cash payment on account of Taxes under Part I of the Tax Act and the equivalent provisions of applicable provincial legislation in respect of such year, as a result of the availability of tax losses, credits, or other deductions to the Indemnified Parties for such year, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to defer paying the Tax Gross-Up to the Indemnified Parties and the provisions of section 2.6 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

2.8 Limitation

The Indemnifying Party shall not have any liability in respect of any Claim unless written notice in respect of such Claim is given to the Indemnifying Party prior to December 31, 2028.

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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Due Authorization and Enforceability of Obligations

Each of the Indemnifying Party and Methanex and Holdco has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Indemnifying Party and Methanex and Holdco. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of the Indemnifying Party and Methanex and Holdco enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS

4.1 Mitigation of Loss

The Indemnified Parties shall take all reasonable steps and give all reasonable assistance to avoid or mitigate any Losses which has given rise to a Claim under this Agreement, or the amount of any Indemnity payment in respect of such Losses, including, where applicable, making an election under subsection 12(2.2) of the Tax Act and the corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable provincial legislation.

Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way restrict or limit the general obligation at law of the Indemnified Parties to mitigate any loss which they may suffer or incur by reason of the breach by Methanex of any representation, warranty or covenant under the Share Purchase Agreement. If any Claim can be reduced by any recovery, settlement or otherwise pursuant to any insurance coverage, or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or otherwise under or payment by or against any other Person, the Indemnified Parties shall take all appropriate steps to enforce such recovery, settlement or payment.

4.2 Reductions and Subrogation

If the amount of any Losses incurred by the Indemnified Parties at any time subsequent to the making of an Indemnity payment is reduced by any recovery, settlement or otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance coverage, or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment by or against any other Person, the amount of such reduction (less any costs, expenses (including Taxes) or premiums incurred in connection therewith) shall promptly be repaid by the Indemnified Parties to the Indemnifying Party. Upon making a full Indemnity payment, the Indemnifying Party shall, to the extent of such Indemnity payment, be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Parties against any third party in respect of the Claim to which the Indemnity payment relates.

ARTICLE 5
GENERAL

5.1 Notices

Any notice, consent or approval required or permitted to be given in connection with this Agreement (a “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if delivered (whether

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in person, by courier service or other personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail:

(a)	in the case of a Notice to Nova or NPL at:
	1550 Coraopolis Heights Road Moon Township PA, 15108
	Attention:	Jack Mustoe, Senior Vice-President, Legal and General Counsel
	Fax: E-mail:	(412) 490-4531 mustoej@nouachem.com
	with a copy to:
	Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Suite 1900 333 — 7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Z1
	Attention:	Stan Magidson
	Fax: E-mail:	(403) 260-7024 smagidson@osler.ca
(b)	in the case of a Notice to the Indemnified Parties at:
	Suite 1800 Waterfront Centre 200 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3M1
	Attention:    Fax: E-mail:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (604) 661-2656 rmilner@methanex.com
	with a copy to:
	McCarthy Tétrault LLP P.O. Box 10424 Pacific Centre Suite 1300 777 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1K2

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Attention:   
Fax:
E-mail: Richard J. Balfour
(604) 622-5615
rbalfour@mccarthy.ca

Any Notice delivered or transmitted to a Party as provided above shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided that it is delivered or transmitted on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of delivery or receipt. However, if the Notice is delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not a Business Day then the Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next Business Day.

Any Party may, from time to time, change its address by giving Notice to the other Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.

5.2 Amendment

No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver or termination of this Agreement and, unless otherwise specified, no consent or approval by any Party, shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound thereby.

5.3 Assignment

No Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided, however, that each of the Newcos may each assign all rights hereunder upon any dissolution or winding-up of such Newco.

5.4 Enurement

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors (including any successor by reason of amalgamation of any Party) and permitted assigns. For greater certainty, the Parties acknowledge that the provisions of this Agreement will survive the dissolution, winding-up or amalgamation of Holdco and Amalco or any successor corporation hereto.

5.5 Further Assurances

The Parties shall with reasonable diligence do all such things and provide all such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party shall provide such further documents or instruments required by any other Party as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Agreement and carry out its provisions.

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5.6 Execution and Delivery

This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed and delivered by facsimile and all such counterparts and facsimiles shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

IN WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have duly executed this Agreement.

NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION
By:
	Name:
	Title:
By:
	Name:
	Title:
NOVA PETROCHEMICALS LTD.
By:
	Name:
	Title:
By:
	Name:
	Title:
METHANEX CORPORATION
By:
	Name:
	Title:
By:
	Name:
	Title:
6097570 CANADA INC.
By:
	Name:
	Title:
By:
	Name:
	Title:

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EX-12

Common Share Underwriting Agreement

EX-13

Share Purchase Agreement

EX-14

Indemnity Agreement