Delaware
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001-33137
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14-1902018
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland
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20850
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Exhibit
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2
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Arrangement Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Cangene Corporation.*
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10.1
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Credit Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., as borrower, certain of its subsidiaries party thereto, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions party thereto as lenders.
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10.2
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Apotex Inc.
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10.3
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Apotex Holdings Inc.
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10.4
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Sherman Foundation.
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10.5
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Apotex Foundation.
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10.6
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Bernard C. Sherman.
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10.7
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and R. Craig Baxter.
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10.8
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Jeremy B. Desai.
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10.9
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Voting Support Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 2396638 Ontario Inc. and Jack Kay.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated December 11, 2013.
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99.2
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Presentation for investors, dated December 11, 2013.
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99.3
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Fact Sheet, dated December 11, 2013.
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* | Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Emergent will furnish omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
Date: December 11, 2013
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EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Robert G. Kramer
Robert G. Kramer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Solidifies leadership position in growing biodefense market with 3 additional US government procured therapeutics
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Advances Biosciences Division toward profitability through significant commercial product and service revenue
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Broadens manufacturing capabilities with revenue generating fill/finish business
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Expected to be accretive in 2014, exclusive of transaction-related costs
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Plan to fund acquisition through existing cash resources and new bank facility
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1.
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Solidifies leadership position in growing biodefense market with 3 additional US government procured therapeutics
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Cangene's biodefense business consists of three medical countermeasures targeting botulinum, smallpox and anthrax, and each with an existing multi-year US government contract.
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BAT® (Botulism Antitoxin (Equine) Heptavalent) — the only FDA-licensed therapeutic for the treatment of symptomatic botulism following suspected or documented exposure to the botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A, B, C, D, E, F or G.
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VIGIV® (Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)) — an FDA-licensed therapeutic for the treatment of complications due to smallpox vaccination, including eczema vaccinatum, progressive vaccinia, severe generalized vaccinia, vaccinia infections in individuals who have skin conditions, and aberrant infections induced by vaccinia virus, except in cases of isolated keratitis.
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AIGIV (Anthrax Immune Globulin Intravenous) — an investigational therapeutic designed for the treatment of toxemia associated with symptomatic inhalational anthrax.
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Cangene's biodefense revenue for its fiscal year ended July 31, 2013 was approximately $50 million.
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Advances Biosciences Division towards profitability through significant commercial product and service revenue
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Cangene's commercial product portfolio consists of four FDA-licensed, hospital-based specialty therapeutics targeting infectious diseases, hematology and transplantation and sold worldwide through an established commercial infrastructure.
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WinRho® SDF (Rho(D) Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)) — a therapeutic for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) in Rho(D)-positive patients and for the suppression of Rh isoimmunization in non-sensitized Rho(D)-negative patients, otherwise known as hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).
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HepaGam B® (Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human) Injection) — an immune globulin for the prevention of Hepatitis B recurrence following liver transplant in HBsAg-positive liver transplant patients and post-exposure prophylaxis in the following settings: acute exposure to HBsAg-positive blood, plasma, or serum, perinatal exposure of infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers, sexual exposure to HBsAg-positive persons, and household exposure to persons with acute HBV infection.
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VARIZIG® (Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Human)) — a post-exposure prophylaxis of varicella in high-risk individuals intended to reduce the severity of chickenpox infections.
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episil® — a medical device for the management and relief of pain associated with oral lesions of various etiologies, including oral mucositis/stomatitis, which may be caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
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Cangene's commercial product revenue for its fiscal year ended July 31, 2013 was approximately $44 million.
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Broadens manufacturing capabilities with revenue generating fill/finish business
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Cangene's contract manufacturing operations provide fill/finish services supporting over 20 approved products sold worldwide.
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Cangene's contract manufacturing revenue for its fiscal year ended July 31, 2013 was approximately $33 million.
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4.
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Attractive financial profile of combined company
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Pro forma total revenues of approximately $436 million and operating income of approximately $55 million, calculated based on Cangene's FY 2013 results and the trailing twelve month period of September 30, 2013 for Emergent.
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Diversified revenues in both the Biosciences and Biodefense Divisions with attractive gross margins.
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revenue contribution of $90 to $100 million for the partial year period of 2014 with a compound annual growth rate of 4% to 6% over the following three year period (2015-2018); and
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pre-tax operating margin contribution of 4% to 6%, exclusive of transaction-related costs, for the partial year period of 2014, improving to a target of 15% over the following three year period (2015-2018).
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Expenses related to completed and future acquisitions of other businesses, including amortization of acquired intangible and tangible assets, and transaction costs;
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Expenses associated with any potential restructuring activities, including but not limited to, asset impairments, accelerated depreciation, severance costs and lease abandonment charges; and
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Other one-time or non-recurring charges.
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(in millions)
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Financial Guidance for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
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GAAP Net Income
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$25 to $30
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Adjustments:
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·Cangene transaction-related costs
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3.4
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·HPPD transaction-related costs
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0.8
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·UK restructuring expense
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2.8
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·Adjusted income tax expense
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(2.1)
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Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income
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$30 to $35
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A.
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The authorized capital of Company consists of an unlimited number of common shares, of which 66,746,870 Common Shares were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on December 10, 2013 as fully paid and non-assessable;
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B.
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There are no options, warrants or other securities outstanding that require the issue or sale of any securities of Company, other than the Options to acquire an aggregate of 1,709,302 Common Shares outstanding as of the close of business on December 10, 2013;
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C.
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Buyer proposes to acquire all of the Common Shares including Common Shares issued upon exercise of the Options described in recital B to this Agreement pursuant to the Arrangement as provided for in this Agreement for the aggregate Consideration contemplated herein;
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D.
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Contemporaneously herewith, Parent and Buyer have entered into a voting support agreement (the "Voting Support Agreement") with certain holders of Common Shares (the "Locked-Up Shareholders") pursuant to which, among other things, Buyer has agreed to take all steps required of it to cause the Arrangement to occur and the Locked-Up Shareholders have agreed to vote in support of the Arrangement all of the Common Shares held or hereafter acquired by them, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Voting Support Agreement; and
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E.
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The board of directors of Company, after receiving the Fairness Opinion and legal advice and after considering other factors, has unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Company to enter into this Agreement, to support and implement the Transactions and for the board of directors of Company to recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement.
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(1)
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"Accrued Liabilities" means ordinarily recurring operating expenses of Company and its Subsidiaries incurred as of the Effective Time but which are not yet due and payable as of the Effective Time.
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(2)
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"Acquisition Proposal" means any proposal or offer with respect to any transaction (by purchase, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, business combination, liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, take-over bid or otherwise) that would result in any person (or group of persons) other than Parent and its Subsidiaries acquiring (a) assets of Company and/or its Subsidiaries that represent 20% or more of the consolidated assets of Company, or which collectively produce 20% or more of the consolidated revenue of Company and its Subsidiaries, as at July 31, 2013, or (b) 20% or more of the equity (or rights thereto) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided that, for purposes of Section 9.1(c), paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of "Acquisition Proposal" shall be read as follows: "(a) assets of Company and/or its Subsidiaries that constitute more than 50% of the consolidated assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (b) more than 50% of the equity (or rights thereto) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries").
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(3)
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"Act" or the "OBCA" means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), as amended.
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(4)
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"affiliate" has the meaning corresponding to "affiliated companies" in the Securities Act (Ontario), as amended.
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(5)
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"Agency" means any domestic or foreign court, tribunal, federal, state, provincial or local government or governmental or quasi-governmental agency, department or authority or other regulatory authority (including (a) the TSX, and (b) any Health Agency) or administrative agency or commission (including the Securities Commissions) or any elected or appointed public official, in each case having jurisdiction over either of Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of the Company Products, or over Parent.
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(6)
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"Agreement" has the meaning set out in the preamble to this Agreement.
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(7)
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"Alternative Transaction" means any Acquisition Proposal made by any person other than Parent or Buyer or any other affiliate of Parent.
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(8)
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"Antitrust Laws" means any and all United States (federal or state), Canadian or other foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines and other Laws, including any antitrust, competition or trade regulation Laws, that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening competition through merger or acquisition.
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(9)
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"Apotex Group" means Apotex Inc., Apotex Holdings Inc., Sherman Foundation, Apotex Foundation and Barry Sherman.
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(10)
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"Apotex Plan" has the meaning set out in Section 10.5(b).
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(11)
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"Arrangement" means an arrangement under Section 182 of the OBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with this Agreement (including the Plan of Arrangement) or made at the direction of the Court.
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(12)
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"Assigned Contracts" has the meaning set out in Section (ll)(vi) of Schedule E.
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(13)
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"Authorized Capital" has the meaning set out in Section (c) of Schedule E.
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(14)
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"Business" means the business of Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.
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(15)
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"business day" or "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, a public holiday or a day on which commercial banks are not open for business in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario or Rockville, Maryland under applicable Law.
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(16)
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"Business Personnel" has the meaning set out in Section (r)(iii) of Schedule E.
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(17)
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"Buyer" means 2396638 Ontario Inc.
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(18)
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"CDSA" means the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19, as amended.
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(19)
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"Cessation Date" has the meaning set out in Section 10.5(b).
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(20)
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"Change of Recommendation" has the meaning set out in Section 7.5.
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(21)
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"Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(22)
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"Common Shares" means the common shares in the capital of Company.
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(23)
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"Company" means Cangene Corporation, a corporation amalgamated under the laws of Ontario.
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(24)
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"Company Circular" means the notice of special meeting and accompanying management information circular of Company, including all appendices thereto, to be sent to Shareholders in connection with the Special Meeting.
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(25)
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"Company Disclosure Statement" means the statement delivered by Company to Parent concurrently with the execution of this Agreement.
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(26)
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"Company Expenses" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).
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(27)
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"Company Intellectual Property" has the meaning set forth in Section (q)(i) of Schedule E.
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(28)
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"Company Permits" has the meaning set forth in Section (j)(i) of Schedule E.
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(29)
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"Company Plans" has the meaning set out in Section (s)(i) of Schedule E.
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(30)
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"Company Products" means all products that are being researched, tested, developed, commercialized, manufactured, sold or distributed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and all products with respect to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns licenses to distribute, as set forth in Schedule 1.1(29); Provided, however, that Parent and Buyer acknowledge and agree that the Company Product episil® is licensed to Company and manufactured for Company a third party, and that the applicable Regulatory Approvals for episil® have been obtained and are owned by such third party. Accordingly, any and all representations and warranties made by Company in this Agreement relating to the development of, Regulatory Approvals for, and the manufacture of, episil® as a Company Product are made only to the knowledge of Company, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary.
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(31)
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"Company Property" has the meaning set out in Section (z) of Schedule E.
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(32)
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"Company Public Disclosure Documents" has the meaning set out in Section (e) of Schedule E.
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(33)
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"Competition Act" means the Competition Act (Canada), as amended, including the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(34)
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"Confidentiality Agreement" means (a) the confidentiality agreement dated August 27, 2012 between Company and Parent and (b) that certain Clean Team and Confidentiality Agreement dated November 1, 2013 between Company and Parent governing the sharing of certain sensitive information of Company.
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(35)
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"Consents and Approvals" has the meaning set out in Section (d)(i) of Schedule E.
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(36)
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"Consideration" means the cash amount per Common Share calculated by dividing $222,000,000 by the number of outstanding Common Shares as at the Effective Date. Based upon there being 68,456,172 Common Shares outstanding on the Effective Date (after exercise of all outstanding Stock Options), the Consideration will be $3.24.
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(37)
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"Continuing Company Employee" has the meaning set out in Section 10.6(a).
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(38)
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"Contract" means any contract, royalty, instrument, permit, franchise, license, loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other property agreement, partnership or joint venture agreement or other legally binding agreement, arrangement or understanding whether oral or written.
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(39)
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"Contract Disputes Act" means the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. § 7101-7109), which establishes the procedures to be used by contractors and contracting officers in resolving disputes.
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(40)
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"Court" means the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List).
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(41)
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"CRA" means the Canada Revenue Agency.
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(42)
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"CTA" means a clinical trial application.
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(43)
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"Curable Matters" has the meaning set out in Section 8.1(c).
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(44)
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"Data Regulations" has the meaning set out in Section (ll)(xiv) of Schedule E.
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(45)
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"Data Room Information" means the documents relating to Company and its Subsidiaries provided by or on behalf of Company (including documents posted on the electronic data site) to Parent or its counsel on or before the execution of this Agreement but excluding financial projections and financial forecasts.
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(46)
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"DEA" means the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
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(47)
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"Debt Financing" has the meaning set out in Section 6.3(b).
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(48)
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"Depositary" has the meaning set out in Section 5.9.
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(49)
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"DFARS" means the United States Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and applicable supplements.
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(50)
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"Director" means the Director appointed pursuant to Section 278 of the OBCA.
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(51)
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"Disclosed Personal Information" has the meaning set out in Section 11.13(b).
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(52)
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"Effective Date" means the date on or before the Outside Date on which the Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with the OBCA and the Final Order.
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(53)
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"Effective Time" means the time on the Effective Date that the Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with its terms.
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(54)
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"EMA" means the European Medicines Agency.
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(55)
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"Employee Benefit Plan" means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, practices or other arrangement providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer, consultant or director of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any beneficiary or dependent thereof that is sponsored or maintained by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries contributes or is obligated to contribute or with respect to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries may have liabilities, whether or not written, including any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA, any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA), any medical, health, hospitalization, dental, disability or life insurance plan, any pension plan, whether registered or not under any applicable pension benefits regulation or any tax laws of Canada or a province thereof, group registered retirement savings plan or unregistered savings plan, and any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock option, severance, employment, change of control or fringe benefit plan, program or agreement.
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(56)
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"Employment Agreement" means a written contract, offer, letter or agreement of Company or of any of its Subsidiaries with or addressed to any individual who is rendering or has rendered services thereto as an employee or consultant pursuant to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any actual or contingent liability or obligation to provide compensation and/or benefits in consideration for past, present or future services.
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(57)
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"Environmental Laws" means any applicable federal, state, provincial or local law, common law, statute, ordinance, code, regulation, rule, approval, permit, license, judgment, decree, order, directive, or other legal requirement that pertains to the regulation, protection or preservation of the environment (including ambient air, soil, sediment, surface water, ground water, wetlands, land or subsurface strata), natural resources, public health and safety or worker health and safety as affected by Hazardous Materials, or that pertain to the handling, use, manufacturing, processing, storage, treatment, transportation, discharge, release, emission, disposal, re-use, recycling, or other management of or contact with Hazardous Materials.
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(58)
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"Environmental Permit" means any permit, license, authorization or consent required to be obtained by Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.
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(59)
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"ERISA" means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder.
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(60)
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"Exclusivity Agreement" means the exclusivity agreement dated June 18, 2013 between Company and Parent, as amended.
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(61)
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"Existing Promotional Materials" has the meaning set out in Section (cc)(ix) of Schedule E.
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(62)
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"Export Control Laws" has the meaning set out in Section (kk)(i) of Schedule E.
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(63)
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"Fairness Opinion" means the opinion of the Financial Advisor to the board of directors of Company to the effect that, as of the date of the opinion, the consideration received pursuant to the Arrangement is fair to all Shareholders (other than the Apotex Group, Parent and their respective affiliates) from a financial point of view.
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(64)
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"FAR" means the United States Federal Acquisition Regulation and applicable supplements.
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(65)
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"FCPA" means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
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(66)
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"FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
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(67)
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"FDCA" means the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended as of the date of this Agreement.
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(68)
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"Federal and State Healthcare Programs" means all Federal or State sponsored health care programs with which Company and its Subsidiaries are required to comply, including the federal health care programs listed in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f), as amended from time to time.
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(69)
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"Filed Company Public Disclosure Documents" has the meaning set out in Section (h) of Schedule E.
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(70)
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"Final Order" means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement, as such order may be amended by the Court at any time before the Effective Time, or if appealed, unless that appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended on appeal.
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(71)
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"Financial Advisor" means Raymond James Ltd.
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(72)
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"Food and Drugs Act" means the Canada act respecting food, drugs, cosmetics and therapeutic devices, as amended as of the date of this Agreement.
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(73)
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"GAAP" means Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
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(74)
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"Government Bid" means any outstanding bid, quotation, proposal or grant application by Company which, if accepted or awarded, would result in a Government Contract.
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(75)
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"Government Contract" means any Contract, including any prime contract, subcontract, contractor team arrangement, joint venture, basic ordering agreement, letter contract, purchase order, delivery order, task order, change order, option or other arrangement of any kind between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and either (a) any Agency, (b) any prime contractor of any Agency or (c) any first tier subcontractor with respect to any contract described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition, where the ultimate customer is an Agency, that has not been closed by the Agency, such prime contractor or such subcontractor, as appropriate, and is actively being performed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(76)
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"Grant" means an award of financial assistance in the form of money, or property or services in lieu of money, by a government or public entity to a recipient.
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(77)
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"Hazardous Materials" means any material, chemical, compound, substance, mixture, waste or by-product (regardless of physical form or concentration) that (a) is hazardous, toxic, infectious, explosive, radioactive, carcinogenic, ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or otherwise deleterious to living things or the environment, or (b) is defined, designated, listed, restricted or otherwise regulated under Environmental Laws. The term "Hazardous Materials" shall include any "hazardous substance" as defined, listed, designated or regulated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq., as amended, any "hazardous waste" or "solid waste" as defined, listed, designated or regulated under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., as amended, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxic mold, lead-based paints, urea-formaldehyde foam insulation, asbestos, and petroleum, petroleum products or by-products (including crude oil or any fraction thereof).
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(78)
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"Health Agency" means Health Canada, the HHS and each and all of its constituent agencies including FDA, EMA, European Commission's Enterprise Directorate General and any other governmental or quasi-governmental body (whether, federal, regional, state, provincial, or local) exercising comparable or similar authority, including any such body, having jurisdiction over Company, its Subsidiaries and their activities or over Parent, its Subsidiaries and their activities, as applicable, including regulating the quality, identity, strength, purity, safety, efficacy, manufacturing, distribution, sale, pricing, price reporting, government or private payment or reimbursement for, rebates related to, and import or export of the Company Products necessary for the lawful operating of the businesses of Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, or as expected to be conducted following completion of the Transactions, or the products of Parent necessary for the lawful operating of the business of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, as applicable and the testing, manufacturing, sale or distribution, as applicable, of each of the Company Products, that are material to the conduct of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries, as such business is currently conducted, or is expected to be conducted following completion of the Transactions, or of each of Parent's products that are material to the conduct of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, as such business is currently conducted, as applicable.
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(79)
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"HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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(80)
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"Holdco" means a corporation that satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.5 of the Plan of Arrangement.
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(81)
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"Holdco Agreement" means a share purchase agreement, in the form approved by Parent, acting reasonably, to be entered into between Parent, Buyer, a Holdco and all of the Holdco Shareholders of such Holdco, providing for the transfer of all of the issued and outstanding Holdco Shares of such Holdco to Buyer in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement and containing (a) the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.5 of the Plan of Arrangement; (b) such representations and warranties, terms and conditions and indemnities as Parent and Buyer may reasonably request; and (c) the requirement for such Holdco Shareholder to arrange for the provision of an opinion of legal counsel to such Holdco in form satisfactory to Parent, acting reasonably, in connection with the transfer of such Holdco Shares, based on customary certificates of officers of such Holdco and assumptions, to the effect that: (v) the Holdco is a subsisting corporation or equivalent under its governing laws; (w) the Holdco Shareholders are the registered holders of all outstanding shares of the Holdco based solely on the registers of the Holdco; (x) all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Holdco to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the share purchase agreement; (y) the execution, delivery and performance of the share purchase agreement by the Holdco does not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in a breach of all currently effective articles and by-laws or other organizational documents of the Holdco; (z) and the share purchase agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Holdco enforceable against the Holdco in accordance with its terms.
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(82)
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"Holdco Shareholder" means a holder of Holdco Shares.
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(83)
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"Holdco Shares" means the common shares of a Holdco.
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(84)
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"HSR Act" means the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended.
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(85)
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"HSR Approval" means any waiting period, and any extension thereof, under the HSR Act applicable to the Transactions shall have expired or shall have early terminated.
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(86)
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"IFRS" means International Financial Reporting Standards.
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(87)
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"including" means "including without limitation" and "includes" means "includes without limitation", unless limitation is specified.
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(88)
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"Inconsequential Inaccuracy" means any one or more inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of Company in (a) Schedule E or (b) in any other provision of this Agreement ( in each case, without giving effect to, applying to, or taking into consideration any materiality qualification contained in such representations and warranties) that, either individually or in the aggregate with all other inaccuracies in such representations and warranties, is not, and could not be, or would not reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse.
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(89)
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"IND" means an investigational new drug application, as defined at 21 C.F.R. Part 312.
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(90)
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"Indemnified Persons" has the meaning set out in Section 10.1.
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(91)
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"Intellectual Property" means all of the following in all jurisdictions worldwide: Patents, rights of copyrights (including the rights to copy, modify, create derivative works, and distribute), works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression and in any medium, whether or not copyrightable, database rights, know-how, including manufacturing know-how, Trade Secrets, Marks, any registrations or applications with respect to any of the foregoing, any other intellectual property rights, and any rights under or with respect to any of the foregoing any such applications that are in fact filed, the right to file applications to register copyrights in copyrightable works that have been created in whole or part as of the date of this Agreement, and any such applications that are in fact filed.
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(92)
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"Interim Order" means an interim order of the Court, as may be amended, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Special Meeting.
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(93)
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"ITA" means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended.
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(94)
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"ITAR" means International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130.
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(95)
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"Law" means all laws, statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, ordinances, protocols, codes, guidelines, policies, notices, directions and judgements or other requirements of any nation, state, other government entity or Agency.
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(96)
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"Leased Real Property" has the meaning set out in Section (n)(ii) of Schedule E.
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(97)
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"Liens" has the meaning set out in Section (b) of Schedule E.
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(98)
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"Locked-Up Shareholders" has the meaning set out in recital D to this Agreement.
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(99)
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"Marks" means trademarks, service marks, trade dress, domain names, corporate names, fictitious or assumed names, and others indicators of source, origin, sponsorship, certification or endorsement worldwide, and all goodwill in and to all of the foregoing, as well as any other indicators of origin, sponsorship, certification or endorsement.
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(100)
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"Material Contract" has the meaning set out in Section (l) of Schedule E.
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(101)
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"Materially Adverse" means a fact, circumstance, change, effect, occurrence, event or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, would or could reasonably be expected to (a) materially and adversely affect the financial condition, operations, results of operations, business, assets or capital of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) prevent or impair (i) Company or any of its Subsidiaries from performing its material obligations under this Agreement, the Transactions or any other agreement contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) Company's ability to consummate the Transactions; provided that, except as hereinafter set forth in this definition, no fact, circumstance, change, effect, occurrence, event or state of facts relating to any of the following, individually or in the aggregate, shall be considered Materially Adverse, solely as contemplated in (a) above, (or be taken into account in determining whether a fact, circumstance, change, effect, occurrence, event or state of facts is Materially Adverse, solely as contemplated in (a) above):
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(i)
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general political, economic or financial conditions in North America or elsewhere;
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(ii)
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the state of (including any changes in) credit, banking, currency or capital markets generally in Canada, the United States, Europe or elsewhere (including the failure of any financial institution, whether or not Company has credit arrangements or other business dealings with such financial institution, or the imposition of any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any Agency on the extension of credit generally by financial institutions);
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(iii)
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any changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, monetary policy or inflation;
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(iv)
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any change in the trading price or trading volume of Common Shares;
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(v)
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conditions generally affecting any of the pharmaceutical, biologics or medical device industries;
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(vi)
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any change in Law, GAAP, IFRS or FAR or in the interpretation, application or non-application of Law, GAAP, IFRS or FAR by any Agency;
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(vii)
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any national or international, political or social conditions (including, the engagement by any country in hostilities, whether commenced before or after the date hereof, and whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war), or the occurrence of any military, militant or terrorist attack (or any escalation or worsening thereof);
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(viii)
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any failure by Company to meet any public estimates or expectations regarding its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations;
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(ix)
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any matters disclosed in this Agreement or in the Company Disclosure Statement;
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(x)
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the occurrence of a Net Cash Termination Event or a Working Capital Termination Event;
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(xi)
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any action or inaction taken by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to which Parent has expressly consented in writing or as expressly permitted by this Agreement;
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(xii)
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any strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages;
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(xiii)
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earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods or other natural disasters, weather conditions, explosions or fires or other force majeure events;
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(xiv)
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any notice to Company that any Agency will not consent to a Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement for any Assigned Contract; or
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(xv)
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any failure to obtain an Other FAR 42.12 Agreement for any Assigned Contract.
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(102)
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"Multiemployer Plan" means any "multiemployer plan" within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and includes any multi-employer plan within the meaning of any pension legislation in force in Canada or any province of Canada.
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(103)
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"Net Cash" means (a) all cash and cash equivalents held in money market, savings, investment, brokerage and other corporate bank accounts maintained by Company or its Subsidiaries plus (b) all fees associated with any filings made pursuant to applicable Antitrust Laws and paid by Company pursuant to Section 11.5 less (c) the actual closing costs arising from and attributable to the Transactions to the extent such costs are payable on or after the Effective Date, including costs in the categories identified in Schedule 1.1(103) plus (d) any amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.1(h) plus (e ) any amounts paid, or payable prior to the Effective Date, in respect of discharge of Liens pursuant to Section 5.2(a) not exceeding $600,000.
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(104)
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"Net Cash Termination Event" means, Net Cash, as disclosed in the statement produced pursuant to Section 6.4, is less than $30,000,000.
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(105)
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"Novation Agreement" means a Contract (a) executed by (i) Company; (ii) Parent; and (iii) Agency; and (b) by which the Agency recognizes the transfer of such Contract and related assets in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.12.
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(106)
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"Option Plan" means the amended and restated stock option plan of Company.
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(107)
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"Optionholders" means the holders at the relevant time of Options.
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(108)
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"Options" means all options to purchase Common Shares issued pursuant to the Option Plan.
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(109)
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"Other FAR 42.12 Agreement" means an agreement other than a Novation Agreement with an Agency addressing issues related to the change in ownership which may occur before or after the Effective Date.
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(110)
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"Outside Date" means March 31, 2014 or such later date to which Company and Parent may agree in writing.
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(111)
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"Owned Real Property" has the meaning set out in Section (n)(i) of Schedule E.
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(112)
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"Parent" means Emergent BioSolutions Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware.
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(113)
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"Parent Disclosure Statement" means the statement delivered by Parent to Company concurrently with the execution of this Agreement.
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(114)
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"Parent Expenses" has the meaning set out in Section 9.1(d).
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(115)
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"Parent Information" means all information as may be reasonably requested by Company or as required by the Interim Order or applicable Law to be disclosed in the Company Circular and any amendment or supplement thereto with respect to Parent.
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(116)
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"Parent Information Representation" has the meaning set out in Section 2.2(b).
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(117)
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"Patents" means all patents and patent applications (including utility patents, utility models, design patents, certificates of invention and applications for certificates of invention and related priority rights) and registered design and registered design applications and all rights in connection therewith in any country, and including all provisional applications, substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, renewals, reissues, re-examinations and extensions thereof.
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(118)
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"Permits" means all certificates, franchises, licenses, permits, grants, covenants, certificates, orders, registrations, consents, variances, authorizations and approvals issued to or granted by Agencies or other third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition does not encompass any Environmental Permit.
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(119)
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"Permitted Liens" means (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or similar charges incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings (provided such items being contested are identified in Schedule 1.1(119)(i)); (b) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business; (c) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen or other like Liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable or for which a bond has been posted if such Lien is being contested in good faith (provided such items for which a bond has been posted are identified in Schedule 1.1(119)(iii)); (d) matters of record or registered Liens affecting title to any asset; (e) requirements and restrictions of zoning, building and other applicable Law and municipal by-laws, and development, site plan, subdivision or other agreements with municipalities or other governmental entities; (f) statutory Liens of landlords for amounts that are not yet due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or may thereafter be paid without penalty; (g) Liens arising under conditional sales contracts and requirements leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business; (h) defects, irregularities or imperfections of title and similar Liens and encumbrances which are incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (i) any easement, right of way, lease, license or sublease or encumbrance that would be set forth in a title policy; and (j) Liens that will be released prior to, or on, the Effective Date, and in each of (a) through (i) above do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the related assets or properties or materially impair the continued use thereof in the operation of the Business.
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(120)
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"person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, venture capital fund, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative, estate, group, body corporate, corporation, unincorporated association or organization, Agency, syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status.
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(121)
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"Plan" means any Employee Benefit Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan.
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(122)
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"Plan of Arrangement" means the plan of arrangement in the form and content of Schedule A, and any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with Section 8.2 of this Agreement or Article 5 of the Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court.
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(123)
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"Pre-Arrangement Reorganization" has the meaning set out in Section 5.10.
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(124)
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"Premium Cap" has the meaning set out in Section 10.2(a).
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(125)
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"Principal" has the meaning set forth in FAR 2.101.
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(126)
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"Qualified Plans" has the meaning set out in Section (s)(v) of Schedule E.
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(127)
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"Real Property" has the meaning set out in Section (n)(ii) of Schedule E.
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(128)
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"Regulatory Approvals" means those sanctions, rulings, consents, orders, exemptions, permits, waivers, early termination authorizations, clearances, written confirmations of no intention to initiate legal proceedings and other approvals of an Agency necessary to consummate the Transaction (including (a) the lapse, without objection, of a prescribed time under a statute or regulation that states that a transaction may be implemented if a time lapses following the giving of notice of an objection being made by an Agency and (b) those set out on Schedule G).
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(129)
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"Representatives" of a person means, collectively, the directors, officers, employees, professional advisors, agents or other authorized representatives of such person.
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(130)
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"Response Period" has the meaning set out in Section 7.5(b).
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(131)
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"Reverse Termination Fee" means the fee in the amount of $15,820,000 payable by Parent to Company in the circumstances set out in Section 9.2.
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(132)
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"SAM" means the U.S. government's System for Award Management.
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(133)
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"SEC" means the Securities Exchange Commission or its successor.
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(134)
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"Securities Commissions" means the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada.
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(135)
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"Shareholder Approval" means the approval of the Arrangement by the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the votes cast at the Special Meeting by Shareholders.
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(136)
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"Shareholders" means the holders at the relevant time of Common Shares or, where the context requires, of Holdco Shares.
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(137)
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"Special Meeting" means the special meeting of Shareholders, including any postponement or adjournment thereof, to be called and held in accordance with the Interim Order to consider the Arrangement.
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(138)
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"Specified Manufacturing Facilities" means the Baltimore, Maryland manufacturing facilities and each of the 3 Winnipeg, Manitoba manufacturing facilities as set forth in Schedule 1.1(138).
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(139)
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"Subsidiaries" means in respect of a person, each of the corporate entities, partnerships and other entities over which it exercises direction or control, and "Subsidiary" means any such entity.
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(140)
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"Successor Plan" has the meaning set out in Section 10.5(b).
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(141)
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"Superior Proposal" means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made before or after the date hereof by a third party that was not solicited after the date hereof in contravention of Section 7.1, that, in the good faith determination of the board of directors of Company (following consultation with the Financial Advisor and outside legal advisors): (a) is reasonably capable of being completed without undue delay (taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and the party making such proposal), (b) is not subject to access conditions or any financing conditions, (c) if subject to a due diligence condition, any such due diligence shall be completed in no more than 2 weeks and (d) could reasonably be expected, if consummated in accordance with its terms (but not assuming away any risk of non-completion), to result in a transaction more favorable, from a financial perspective, to Shareholders (other than Parent and its affiliates) than the Arrangement (including any amendments to the terms and conditions of the arrangement proposed by Parent pursuant to Section 7.6).
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(142)
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"Tax" and "Taxes" means, with respect to any person, all income taxes (including any tax on or based upon net income, gross income, capital gains income as specially defined, earnings profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits) and all capital taxes, gross receipts taxes, environmental taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, ad valorem taxes, value added taxes, transfer taxes, franchise taxes, license taxes, withholding taxes or other withholding obligations, payroll taxes, employment taxes, Canada or Quebec Pension Plan premiums, excise, severance, social security premiums, workers' compensation premiums, unemployment insurance or compensation premiums, stamp taxes, conveyance fees, documentary taxes, occupation taxes, premium taxes, real property taxes or assessments, personal property taxes, windfall profits taxes, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, goods and services tax, customs duties or other taxes of any kind whatsoever, and any interest and any penalties or additional amounts imposed by any taxing Agency (domestic or otherwise) on such person or for which such person is responsible, and any interest, penalties, additional taxes, additions to tax or other amounts imposed with respect to the foregoing, and includes any items described above attributable to another person in respect of which the first person or any Subsidiary of such first person is liable to pay in accordance with applicable Law, Contract or otherwise, whether or not disputed.
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(143)
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"Tax Returns" means returns, reports and forms (including schedules thereto) required to be filed in accordance with applicable Law with any Agency of Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States or any provincial, state or local Agency thereof or therein or any other jurisdiction responsible for the imposition or collection of Taxes.
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(144)
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"Termination Fee" means the fee in the amount of $7,910,000 payable by Company to Parent in the circumstances set out in Section 9.1.
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(145)
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"Termination Period" has the meaning set out in Section 8.1(c).
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(146)
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"Trade Secrets" means all "Trade Secrets" as defined in the United States Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
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(147)
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"Transactions" means the Arrangement and the other transactions related to the acquisition of Company by Parent contemplated by this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby.
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(148)
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"Transferred Members" has the meaning set out in Section 10.5(b).
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(149)
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"Transition Committee" has the meaning set out in Section 6.2.
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(150)
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"TSX" means the Toronto Stock Exchange or its successor.
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(151)
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"Unwinding Transaction" has the meaning set out in Section 5.10.
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(152)
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"US Dollars" or "$" means United States dollars.
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(153)
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"US Government Bid" means any outstanding bid, quotation, proposal, or grant application by Company which, if accepted or awarded, would result in a US Government Contract.
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(154)
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"US Government Contract" means any Contract, including any prime contract, subcontract, contractor team arrangement, joint venture, basic ordering agreement, letter contract, purchase order, delivery order, task order, change order, option or other arrangement of any kind between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and either (a) any US Agency, (b) any prime contractor of any US Agency or (c) any first tier subcontractor with respect to any contract described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition, where the ultimate customer is an US Agency, that has not been closed by the US Agency, such prime contractor or such subcontractor, as appropriate, and is actively being performed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(155)
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"Voting Support Agreement" has the meaning set out in the recital D to this Agreement.
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(156)
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"WARN" has the meaning set out in Section 10.6(a).
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(157)
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"Working Capital" means the amount derived by calculating:
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(i)
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the gross value on the books of Company and its Subsidiaries of current assets, as defined under IFRS, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories and contracts in progress, taxes recoverable, and prepaid expenses and deposits, plus all fees associated with any filings made pursuant to applicable Antitrust laws and paid or payable by Company pursuant to Section 11.5; less
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(ii)
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the gross value on the books of Company and its Subsidiaries of current liabilities, as defined under IFRS, including accounts payable and accrued liabilities, provision for chargebacks, and the current portion of each of royalty provisions, royalty liabilities, , incentive plan liabilities, taxes payable and deferred income provided always that any liabilities not exceeding $2,400,000 payable and accrued in respect of change of control severance payments for Company employees with employment agreements as set forth in Section (h)(iv)(C) of the Company Disclosure Statement shall be excluded from this calculation.
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(158)
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"Working Capital Termination Event" means Working Capital, as disclosed in the statement produced pursuant to Section 6.4, is less than $90,000,000.
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Schedule A
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–
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Plan of Arrangement
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Schedule B
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–
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Mutual Conditions
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Schedule C
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–
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Conditions in Favour of Company
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Schedule D
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–
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Conditions in Favour of Parent and Buyer
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Schedule E
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–
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Representations and Warranties of Company
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Schedule F
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–
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Representations and Warranties of Parent and Buyer
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Schedule G
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–
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Regulatory Approvals
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(a)
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subject to compliance by Parent with its agreements and covenants in Section 2.2, as soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, and in any event within 30 days of the date of this Agreement, Company shall, in a manner acceptable to Parent, acting reasonably, apply to the Court pursuant to Section 182 of the Act for the Interim Order;
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(b)
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provided the Interim Order has been obtained, Company shall, in a manner acceptable to Parent, acting reasonably, and subject to Parent's agreements and covenants in Section 2.2, hold the Special Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the Interim Order has been obtained, and in any event within 66 days of the date of this Agreement (unless otherwise ordered in, or is not reasonably practicable as a result of, the Interim Order), and, in connection with the Special Meeting, ensure that the Company Circular contains all information necessary to permit Shareholders to make an informed judgement about the Arrangement;
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(c)
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after having called the Special Meeting, Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, adjourn, postpone or cancel the Special Meeting, except as may be required for quorum purposes or by Law or the rules of the TSX or except as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement;
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(d)
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the Special Meeting shall be held regardless of whether the board of directors of Company determines at any time that this Agreement is no longer advisable or recommends that Shareholders reject the Arrangement or any other Change of Recommendation has occurred at any time;
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(e)
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Company shall, subject to the prior review and written approval of Parent, and subject to Parent's agreements and covenants in Section 2.2, prepare, file and distribute the Company Circular and such other documents (including documents required by the TSX and the Securities Commissions or applicable Law) as may be necessary or desirable to permit Shareholders to vote on the Arrangement;
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(f)
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provided the Arrangement is approved at the Special Meeting as set out in the Interim Order, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter at a time determined with Parent, Company shall forthwith, in a manner acceptable to Parent, acting reasonably, take the necessary steps to submit the Arrangement to the Court and apply for the Final Order in such manner as the Court may direct; and
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(g)
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provided the Final Order is obtained and the conditions set out in Article 3 have been satisfied or waived, Company and Parent shall agree on a date, being not less than 3 Business Days and no more than 5 Business Days, after receipt of the Final Order, on which Company shall send to the Director, for endorsement and filing by the Director, articles of arrangement and such other documents as may be required under the OBCA to give effect to the Arrangement.
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(a)
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Company shall prepare the Company Circular (including supplements or amendments thereto) and cause the Company Circular (including supplements or amendments thereto) to be distributed in accordance with applicable Law. In preparing the Company Circular, Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Company Circular and, other than with respect to the Parent Information for which Parent shall be solely responsible, Company shall consider all such comments, provided that whether or not any comments are accepted or deemed appropriate shall be determined by Company in its discretion, acting reasonably. In a timely and expeditious manner so as to permit Company to comply with its obligations in Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b), Parent shall promptly furnish to Company all Parent Information. Each of Company and Parent shall:
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(i)
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ensure that all information provided by it or on its behalf that is contained in the Company Circular does not contain any misrepresentation or any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in the Company Circular that is necessary to make any statement that it contains not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is made; and
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(ii)
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promptly notify the other if, at any time before the Effective Time, it becomes aware that the Company Circular, any document delivered to the Court in connection with the application for the Interim Order or Final Order or delivered to Shareholders in connection with the Special Meeting or any other document contemplated by Section 2.1 contains a misrepresentation or an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated in those documents that is necessary to make any statement it contains not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is made or that otherwise requires an amendment or a supplement to those documents; and in any such event, Company and Parent will reasonably cooperate with each other in the preparation, filing and dissemination of any required supplement or amendment to the Circular or such other document, as the case may be, and any related news release or other document necessary or desirable in connection therewith.
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(b)
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Parent represents and warrants that Parent Information does not and will not contain any untrue statement or omit to state a material fact necessary to make any such statement or material fact, in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading (the "Parent Information Representation"). Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Indemnified Persons to the extent of a breach of the Parent Information Representation.
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(c)
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Company will advise Parent as Parent may reasonably request, and on a daily basis commencing 5 Business Days prior to the Special Meeting, as to the aggregate tally of the proxies and votes received in respect of the Special Meeting.
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(d)
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Company will promptly provide Parent with any notice relating to the Special Meeting and allow Representatives of the Buyer and Parent to attend the Special Meeting.
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(e)
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Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof, that, after due inquiry, it has been advised that, each of the directors of Company intends to vote all Common Shares held by each of them, or that may hereafter be acquired by each of them, in support of the Arrangement at the Special Meeting.
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(a)
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provide notice to, and obtain all waivers, consents, permits, licenses, authorizations, orders, approvals and releases, including release of any and all Liens, necessary or desirable to complete the Transactions from, Agencies and other persons, including parties to agreements, understandings or other documents to which each of Company and Parent (or their respective Subsidiaries) is a party or by which it or its properties are bound or affected (including loan agreements, shareholder agreements, leases, subleases, pledges, guarantees and security), the failure of which to provide or obtain would prevent the completion of the Arrangement or which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse;
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(b)
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obtain the Interim Order and the approval of Shareholders at the Special Meeting within the times provided in Section 2.1, subject to the terms of the Interim Order;
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(c)
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effect or cause to be effected all registrations and filings and submissions of information necessary or desirable to complete the Transactions or requested of it by Agencies, the failure of which to obtain would reasonably be expected to prevent the completion of the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to be Materially Adverse;
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(d)
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keep the other reasonably informed as to the status of the proceedings related to obtaining the Regulatory Approvals, including providing the other with copies of all related applications and notifications; and
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(e)
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to the extent required by any Agency, secure any Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement from any Agency to the extent required to be obtained by any Agency in order to permit the consummation of the Transactions.
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(a)
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Prior to the Effective Time, Company's board of directors shall accelerate the vesting of otherwise unvested Options and provide for the exercise of Options conditional on all conditions precedent to the Arrangement being satisfied or waived such that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, such Options that have been so conditionally exercised shall be deemed to have been exercised and the Common Shares issuable on exercise of such Options shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding.
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(b)
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Prior to the Effective Time, Company shall terminate the Option Plan, Employee Share Purchase Plan, Restricted Share Unit Plan, and Deferred Share Unit Plan by proper action of its board of directors and in accordance with applicable Law, so that on and after the Effective Time there shall be no further liability thereunder other than the obligation to make payments in accordance with any restricted share unit award agreements listed in Section (r)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement and deferred share unit agreements and election notices listed in Section (r)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to the extent still outstanding and effective as of the payout date.
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(a)
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Subject to (i) Agency approval, if applicable, (ii) compliance with applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreement, and (iii) any request not being unduly disruptive to the running of the Business of Company, Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent and to its Representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time to all of its Representatives, properties, offices, facilities, books, contracts, including Government Contracts (and any ex-U.S. government contracts), commitments, personnel, including officers and employees, and records of Company and its Subsidiaries, and, during such period, Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Parent (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, provincial or state securities Law; and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties, contracts, records and personnel as Parent may reasonably request, including any information with respect to Shareholder Approval at the Special Meeting and the status of the efforts to obtain such approval and any additional information as set forth on Schedule 5.6(a). Such information shall be held in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. Any reasonable costs of Company's external advisors under this Section 5.6(a) and incurred with Parent's prior written consent, will be borne by Parent.
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(b)
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Without limiting the generality of Section 5.6(a), within 10 days of the date of this Agreement, Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford Parent and its Representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours to (i) the officers of Company and its Subsidiaries; and (ii) such financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries as Parent or its Representatives may reasonably request for the purposes of promptly completing due diligence of Company's and its Subsidiaries' FCPA and similar anti-bribery Law compliance and practices.
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(c)
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Company agrees to provide, and to cause its Subsidiaries to provide, Parent, at Parent's cost and expense, with reasonable cooperation, in a reasonably timely manner, in connection with its capital raising activities as may be reasonably requested by Parent, including authorizing and directing its accountants to provide comfort letters and consents to the use of accountants' audit reports and financial statements relating to Company. Parent shall, promptly upon written request by Company, reimburse Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such cooperation; provided that Company shall not incur any material expenses without the prior consent of Parent and provided that no expense incurred and not yet reimbursed by Parent shall constitute a reduction from Net Cash or Working Capital. Company will periodically update any information provided to be included in any offering document to be used in connection with Parent's capital raising activities.
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(d)
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Nothing in this Section 5.6 shall impair the ability of Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, to seek applicable third-party customer consent or require a non-disclosure agreement, in each case prior to granting access to or disseminating any reports, schedules, registration statements, documents and other information requested under this Section 5.6 with respect to third parties. Parent shall provide Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any description of Company, its business or operations, financial statements or projections, and any pro forma combined financial or other information involving Company contained in any disclosure document to be used by parent in its capital raising activities contemplated by this Section 5.6.
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(a)
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subject to Agency approval, if applicable, promptly notifying the other of, and, if in writing, promptly furnishing the other with copies of, any communications from or with any Agency with respect to the Transactions, including with respect to any Agency communication to Company in connection with any Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement for any Assigned Contract;
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(b)
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subject to Agency approval, if applicable, permitting the other party to review in advance, and considering in good faith the view of one another in connection with, any proposed communication with any Agency in connection with proceedings under or relating to any applicable Law relating to the Transactions; and
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(c)
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not agreeing to participate in any meeting or discussion with any Agency in connection with proceedings under or relating to any applicable Law relating to the Transactions unless it consults with the other party in advance, to the extent reasonably practicable, and, to the extent permitted by such Agency, giving the other party the opportunity to attend and participate for such portions of such meeting or discussion at which matters relating to the Transactions are to be discussed.
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not do, permit any of its Subsidiaries to do, or permit to occur any of the following (directly or indirectly):
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(i)
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issue, grant, sell, transfer, pledge, lease, dispose of, encumber or agree to issue, grant, sell, pledge, lease, dispose of or encumber,
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(A)
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any Common Shares or other securities entitling the holder to rights in respect of the securities or assets of Company or its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to rights to acquire such securities existing at the date of this Agreement as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Statement, or
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(B)
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any property or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
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(ii)
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amend or propose to amend the constitutional documents (including articles or other organizational documents or by-laws) of it or any of its Subsidiaries,
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(iii)
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adopt a plan of liquidation or resolution providing for the liquidation, arrangement, amalgamation, consolidation, restructuring recapitalization or other reorganization of Company or any of Company's Subsidiaries,
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(iv)
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accrue, declare, set aside or pay any dividend on or make any distribution or payment or return of capital in respect of the Common Shares,
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(v)
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redeem, purchase or offer to purchase any securities of its capital stock, or enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting, registration or repurchase of its capital stock,
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(vi)
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except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Article 7, acquire any equity interest or adjust, split, reverse split, combine or reclassify its capital stock or become a party to any merger consolidation, joint venture, share exchange, business combination, amalgamation, recapitalization, or similar transaction,
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(vii)
(viii)
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acquire or agree to acquire (by purchase, amalgamation, merger or otherwise) the services of any person or assets for a purchase price that individually or in the aggregate exceeds $500,000,
hire any officer or employee (except to fill any position set forth in Schedule 6.1 or replace any employee who has terminated his or her employment), promote any officer or employee, or terminate the employment of any officers or employees other than for cause,
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(ix)
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make, or commit to make, any capital expenditures, other than those listed in Schedule 6.1(a), that individually or in the aggregate exceeds $500,000,
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(x)
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incur, create, assume, commit to incur, act or fail to act in any manner that would reasonably be expected to accelerate any obligations in respect of, guarantee or otherwise become liable or responsible for, indebtedness for borrowed money, other than intercompany advances from Subsidiaries of Company made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
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(xi)
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conduct the development, manufacture, commercialization, or other making, having made, importing, selling, or offering for sale, including researching, holding or keeping (whether for disposal or otherwise), having used, exporting, transporting, distributing, promoting, marketing or having sold or otherwise disposing of Company's products and services, including the Company Products, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
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(xii)
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prepay any amount owing in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money,
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(xiii)
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settle or compromise any suit, claim, action, proceeding, hearing, notice of violation, demand letter or investigation,
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(xiv)
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commence any legal proceeding, except with respect to: (A) routine matters in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (B) in such cases where Company reasonably determines in good faith that the failure to commence suit would result in a material impairment of a valuable aspect of the Business (provided that Company consults with Parent and considers the views and comments of Parent with respect to such legal proceedings prior to commencement thereof); or (C) in connection with a breach of this Agreement or the agreements that it contemplates,
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(xv)
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modify, amend or terminate, or waive, release or assign any material rights or claims with respect to any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which Company is a party,
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(xvi)
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enter into any confidentiality agreements or arrangements other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement,
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(xvii)
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enter into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement, except as otherwise may be required by Law,
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(xviii)
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enter into or modify any employment, severance, collective bargaining or similar agreements or arrangements with, or take any action with respect to or grant any salary increases, bonuses, benefits, severance or termination pay to (A) any current or former officers or directors, or (B) other than in the ordinary course of business, to other employees or consultants,
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(xix)
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other than as a result of the Transactions, take any action that would give rise to a right to severance benefits to (A) any current or former officer or director, or (B) other than in the ordinary course of business, to other employees or consultants, in each case pursuant to any employment, severance, termination, change in control or similar agreements or arrangements,
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(xx)
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adopt, amend, waive, increase or accelerate the timing, payment or vesting of benefits under or funding of, any bonus, profit sharing compensation, stock option (other than Options), pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment or other employee benefit plan, agreement, trust, fund or arrangement for the benefit or welfare of any current or former employee, director or consultant, except as may be required under the terms of this Agreement,
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(xxi)
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except as contemplated by, or required by, this Agreement, amend the Option Plan or otherwise amend the terms of any Options,
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(xxii)
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except as otherwise required by Law, make any Tax election, settle or compromise any material Tax claim or assessment, file any Tax Return (other than any Tax Return due before the Effective Time and then only in a manner consistent with past practice), change any method of Tax accounting or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes,
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(xxiii)
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except as required by Law or provided for under IFRS, make any changes to existing accounting practices, or write up, write down or write off the book value of any assets in amount that, in aggregate, exceeds $500,000, except for depreciation and amortization in accordance with IFRS,
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(xxiiv)
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accelerate payment terms or permit prepayment to Company or its Subsidiaries by any third party other than in the ordinary course of business, or
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(xxv)
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other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and that involve aggregate annual expenditures of $500,000 or less in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014 or the following fiscal years: (A) enter into or become bound by, or permit any of the assets owned or used by it to become bound by, any Contract that would otherwise be a material Contract or any other Contract that is material to Company or its Subsidiaries, it being agreed that entering into or amending any real estate lease shall be deemed to be a material Contract not entered into in the ordinary course of business; or (B) amend, terminate, or waive any material right or remedy under, any material Contract or any other Contract that is otherwise material to Company or its Subsidiaries, other than termination thereof upon the expiration of any such Contract in accordance with its terms or upon a material breach thereof by the counterparty thereto;
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(b)
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use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the current insurance (or re-insurance) policies, including its clinical trial insurance policies, of it and its Subsidiaries not to be cancelled or terminated or any other coverage under those policies to lapse, unless simultaneously with such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies underwritten by insurance and reinsurance companies of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to Parent providing coverage equal to or greater than the coverage under the cancelled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially similar premiums are in full force and effect. Company and its Subsidiaries shall reasonably cooperate and coordinate with Parent or Buyer at its request regarding the renewal or replacement of any of Company or Subsidiary insurance policy that is expected to occur within 30 days prior to or 30 days after the then-estimated Effective Date, but in any case including the global liability policy currently set to expire November 2013, in order to ensure that the renewal or replacement process both maintains continuity of coverage and does not prejudice Buyer's efforts to later alter, cancel, or maintain coverage;
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(c)
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not do or permit any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, render any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement untrue or inaccurate in a manner that, individually or in aggregate, would, or would reasonably be expected to, be Materially Adverse;
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(d)
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promptly notify Parent orally and in writing of any change in the ordinary course of the business, operations or properties of Company or its Subsidiaries and of material complaints, investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that the same may be contemplated) that, individually is, or in the aggregate are, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse;
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(e)
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promptly notify Parent orally and in writing of (i) any claim asserted or legal proceeding commenced, or, to the knowledge of Company, either: (A) with respect to a Government Agency, threatened; or (B) with respect to any other person, threatened in writing, against, relating to, involving or otherwise affecting Company or its Subsidiaries that relates to the Transactions, (ii) any receipt of any written notice of resignation of the current officers, directors and employees of any of Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) any pending or threatened claim, action, proceeding or investigation of which Company has knowledge and that would reasonably be expected to result in the debarment or exclusion of any of Company or its Subsidiaries or their officers, consultants, employees or agents; (iv) any notice or other communication received by Company indicating that any person which is a party to a Contract may cancel, terminate or otherwise modify any such Contract; and (v) Company shall provide accurate summaries of all significant adverse drug experiences submitted to the FDA or any other Agency relating to any Company Products.
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(f)
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not implement any other change in the business, affairs, capitalization or dividend policy of Company or its Subsidiaries that is, or in the aggregate are, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse;
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(g)
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not enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the matters set forth in this Section 6.1; provided that Company may enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the matters set forth in Section 6.1(a) with agreement of Parent given in the manner set out in this Section 6.1; and
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(h)
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use commercially reasonable efforts to oversee its distributors and commercial partners, including but not limited to requesting that such distributors and partners provide written reports related to their commercialization and marketing efforts. Provided that Parent agrees in writing, no later than immediately prior to the Effective Time, Company shall, to the extent it has the legal right to do so, terminate any agreements with distributors that would or could reasonably place Buyer in breach of applicable Law if such agreement were to remain in place after the Effective Time.
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(a)
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Parent represents and covenants to Company that it has sufficient funds available to it to pay the Consideration on the Effective Date. Parent covenants to maintain such funds available to it until the Effective Time and to utilize such funds to pay the Consideration, unless this Agreement is terminated as herein provided. To the extent that Parent and its financing sources have not executed binding definitive documentation covering the Debt Financing on the date hereof, Parent will use reasonable best efforts to enter into such definitive documentation as promptly as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, a mere commitment letter shall not be deemed to be definitive documentation for purposes hereof. The sole remedy for Parent's breach of this Section 6.3(a) shall be payment of the Reverse Termination Fee, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2(a).
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(b)
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Company shall cooperate with Parent in a reasonably timely manner and will provide such information as shall be reasonably requested by Parent as required by its financing documents to be entered into on or about the date hereof (the "Debt Financing") and as expressly set forth in Schedule 6.3. Company shall not unreasonably withhold further co-operation should additional information be required by Parent's lenders.
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(c)
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Company acknowledges and agrees that under no circumstances shall it have any recourse to any lender connected to the Debt Financing under this Agreement or any other instrument.
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(d)
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Parent shall not assert as a defense(or counterclaim) to any claim brought by (or against) Company the refusal or failure of its lender to provide the Debt Financing.
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(a)
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On the second Business Day after the date of the Final Order, Company shall prepare and deliver to Parent a statement, in the form attached as Schedule 6.4, setting out Working Capital, as of the end of the month preceding the date on which the Final Order is issued, and Net Cash, computed on a fully-reconciled basis or "book balance," as of the close of business on the Business Day on which the Final Order is issued; provided that if the Final Order is issued in the first 15 days of a calendar month, such statement shall set out the Working Capital as of the end of the month prior to the preceding month. Such statement shall be determinative of whether a Net Cash Termination Event or a Working Capital Termination Event has occurred, absent manifest error.
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(b)
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The parties shall in good faith reasonably cooperate so that Parent is kept apprised of Company's financial position. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for the period commencing on the date of first distribution of the Company Circular to the Shareholders and ending on the Effective Date, Company shall prepare and promptly deliver to Parent (i) weekly statements of cash computed from Company cash in account or "bank balance" (to be delivered within 2 Business Days after the last day of the relevant week), (ii) monthly statements of Working Capital ( to be delivered within 25 days after the end of the relevant fiscal month); provided however that Company shall notify Parent on a weekly basis if it reasonably believes that Working Capital will deviate by more than 10% from the most recently provided statement of Working Capital; (iii) monthly unaudited consolidated balance sheet computed on a fully-reconciled basis or "book balance" (and, to the extent prepared by Company, income statement) of Company and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal month of Company (to be delivered within 25 days of the end of each fiscal month); and (iv) such other financial information as Parent shall reasonably request.
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(a)
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solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, or facilitate (including by way of furnishing or affording access to non-public information, properties, and facilities of Company or any of its Subsidiaries) any inquiries or the making by any third party of any proposals regarding an Alternative Transaction;
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(b)
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participate in any discussions or negotiations with any person regarding any Alternative Transaction provided that Company may (i) advise anyone requesting access to non-public information that such access cannot be provided unless such person makes an Acquisition Proposal and (ii) advise anyone making an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal that such proposal is not a Superior Proposal;
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(c)
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approve or recommend any Alternative Transaction; or
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(d)
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accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Alternative Transaction.
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(e)
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immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations, directly or indirectly, with any person with respect to any Alternative Transaction; and
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(f)
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not, directly or indirectly, waive or vary any terms or conditions of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or standstill agreement that it has entered into with any person considering any Alternative Transaction and shall promptly request the return (or the deletion from retrieval systems and data bases or the destruction) of all information, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of each such agreement.
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(a)
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complying with the obligations of the board of directors of Company under applicable securities Law to prepare and deliver a directors' circular in response to a take-over bid; and
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(b)
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considering, participating in discussions or negotiations and entering into confidentiality agreements and providing information regarding a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that (i) did not result from a breach of Article 7 prior thereto, and (ii) the board of directors of Company has determined by formal resolution, in good faith and after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is or is reasonably likely to result in, if consummated in accordance with its terms, a Superior Proposal, but only to the extent that the board of directors of Company also has determined by formal resolution, in good faith after consultation with its outside counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties.
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(a)
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Company has complied with its obligations under this Article 7 with respect to the Superior Proposal, including by providing Parent with all documentation required to be delivered under Section 7.3 and a copy of the Superior Proposal (including any draft agreement proposed to be entered into by Company which governs the Superior Proposal and the financial value that the board of directors of Company has, in consultation with its financial advisors, determined in its good faith judgment should be ascribed to any non-cash consideration offered under the Superior Proposal);
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(b)
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such Change of Recommendation is made following the period expiring at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the fifth business day (the "Response Period") after the later of (i) the date on which Parent received written notice from the board of directors of Company that it intends, subject only to compliance with this Section 7.5, to effect a Change of Recommendation, and (ii) the date Parent received a copy of the Superior Proposal as provided in Section 7.5(a);
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(c)
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the board of directors of Company has considered any amendment to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent (or on its behalf) before the end of the Response Period as contemplated in Section 7.6 and determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the Superior Proposal remains a Superior Proposal (as assessed against this Agreement, together with the written amendments, if any, proposed by Parent before the end of the Response Period) and that it would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties not to effect a Change of Recommendation; and
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(d)
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the Special Meeting has not occurred.
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(a)
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by mutual agreement in writing executed by Company and Parent (for itself and on behalf of Buyer) (for greater certainty, without further action on the part of Shareholders if termination occurs after the holding of the Special Meeting);
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(b)
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by Company,
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(i)
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after the Outside Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 have not been satisfied or waived by Company on or before the Outside Date, provided however that the right to terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to Company if its failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur by such Outside Date; or
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(ii)
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if there shall be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibited or enjoins Company, Buyer or Parent from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law or enjoinment shall have become final and non-appealable; or
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(iii)
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at any time following the Special Meeting, if Shareholders do not cast (or do not cause to be cast) sufficient votes at the Special Meeting to permit completion of the Arrangement (provided Company has paid the Termination Fee to Parent if there has been a Change of Recommendation); or
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(c)
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by Parent,
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(i)
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after the Outside Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 or Section 3.3 have not been satisfied or waived by Parent on or before the Outside Date, provided however that the right to terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(i) shall not be available to Parent if its or Buyer's failure to fulfill any of its or Buyer's obligations under this Agreement or if its or Buyer's breach of any of its or Buyer's representations and warranties under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur by such Outside Date; or
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(ii)
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if there shall be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibits or enjoins Company, Parent or Buyer from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law or enjoinment shall have become final and non-appealable; or
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(iii)
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at any time if the board of directors of Company, or Company, as applicable,
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(A)
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does not recommend in the Company Circular, or refuses to affirm (following the public announcement of any bona fide Acquisition Proposal within the later of (i) 5 days after a written request from Parent, and (ii) 1 day following the expiry of any applicable Response Periods) its recommendation, that Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement; or
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(B)
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does not recommend against (following the public announcement of any bona fide Acquisition Proposal within the later of (i) 5 days after a written request from Parent, and (ii) 1 day following the expiry of any applicable Response Periods) the Shareholders voting in favour of an Alternative Transaction, or
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(C)
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effects a Change of Recommendation but excluding the resolution referred to in Section 7.2(b); or
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(D)
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breaches or fails to perform any of the covenants or agreements set forth in Article 7 (other than those covenants and agreements set forth in Sections 7.3 and 7.4), or materially breaches or fails to perform in all material respects any of the covenants or agreements set forth in Sections 7.3 and 7.4; or
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(iv)
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at any time if the Special Meeting is cancelled, adjourned or delayed except as expressly permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or agreed to by Parent in writing or requested by Parent; or
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(v)
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at any time following the Special Meeting, if Shareholders do not cast (or do not cause to be cast) sufficient votes at the Special Meeting to permit completion of the Arrangement; or
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(vi)
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at any time if Company shall have (A) breached any of its representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement (without giving effect to, applying to, or taking into consideration any materiality qualification contained in such representations and warranties), which breach, individually or in the aggregate, is, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse; or (B) failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, which failure, individually or in the aggregate, (1) is, or would reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse, or (2) prevents, or impairs, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or impair the ability of Parent or Buyer to consummate the Transactions; or
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(vii)
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there is a Working Capital Termination Event and/or Net Cash Termination Event.
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(a)
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change the time for performance of any of the obligations or acts of the parties;
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(b)
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waive any inaccuracies in or modify any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or any document to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement;
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(c)
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waive compliance with or modify any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the parties; and/or
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(d)
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waive compliance with or modify any condition precedent contained in this Agreement.
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(a)
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If there has been a Change of Recommendation by Company's board of directors, and the Shareholders do not approve the Arrangement at the Special Meeting, Company shall immediately following such Special Meeting pay (or cause to be paid) the Termination Fee to Parent in immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent.
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(b)
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If Parent exercises its right of termination pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(iii) [Board Recommendation; Confirmation of Board Recommendation; Change of Board Recommendation; Breach of Non-Solicit] or Section 8.1(c)(iv), then Company shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) the Termination Fee to Parent in immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent.
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(c)
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If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to (I) Section 8.1(c)(v) in the circumstances where there has been no Change of Recommendation, or (II) Section 8.1(c)(vi)(B)(2); and (i) prior to the time of the Special Meeting, an Alternative Transaction has been publicly announced and has not been withdrawn prior to the Special Meeting, and (ii) at any time within the 12 months after the date of such termination, Company approves, recommends, accepts, or enters into any agreement, undertaking or arrangement in respect of, or Company or its Shareholders consummate, an Acquisition Proposal, then Company shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent the Termination Fee, or, if Parent Expenses have previously been paid pursuant to Section 9.1(d), an additional cash amount equal to the difference between the Termination Fee and the Parent Expenses in immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent.
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(d)
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If Parent exercises its right of termination pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(vi); or Section 8.1(c)(vii); then Company shall immediately pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent, in immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent, Parent's reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (excluding any financial advisor fees that were agreed to be contingent upon a successful completion of the Transactions) incurred in connection with this Agreement up to a maximum of $3 million (such amount so paid, the "Parent Expenses").
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(a)
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If Parent shall be unable to pay on the Effective Date in full the aggregate Consideration for any reason other than the failure of any condition set out on Schedule B or Schedule D to be satisfied, Parent shall immediately thereafter pay (or cause to be paid) the Reverse Termination Fee to Company in immediately available funds to an account designated by Company.
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(b)
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If (i) Company is unable to obtain any applicable HSR Approval or (ii) Parent breaches the covenants set forth in Section 10.7(a) with respect to any required Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement, then Parent shall immediately thereafter pay (or cause to be paid) to Company, in immediately available funds to an account designated by Company, Company's reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (excluding any financial advisor fees that were agreed to be contingent upon a successful completion of the Transactions) incurred in connection with this Agreement up to a maximum of $3 million (such amount so paid, the "Company Expenses"); provided, however that the right to receive the Company Expenses pursuant to this Section 9.2(b) shall not be available to Company if its failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement, including Sections 5.2 and 10.7, has been the cause of, or resulted in the failure of Parent being unable to obtain any applicable HSR Approval in the case of clause (i) above or required Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement in the case of clause (ii) above.
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(a)
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Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage. Prior to the Effective Time, Company shall secure directors' and officers' liability tail insurance coverage effective at the Effective Time from a reputable and financially sound insurance carrier and containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous as a whole to the directors and officers of Company and its Subsidiaries or Company and its Subsidiaries itself than those contained in Company's policy in effect on the date hereof for the current and former directors and officers of each member of Company and its Subsidiaries and Company and its Subsidiaries on a 6 year "trailing" (or "run-off") basis with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that Company shall not obtain policies providing such coverage except to the extent such coverage can be provided at an annual cost of no greater than 200% of the most recent annual premium paid by Company prior to the date hereof (the "Premium Cap"); and provided, further, that if equivalent coverage cannot be obtained, or can be obtained only by paying an annual premium in excess of the Premium Cap, Company shall only obtain coverage limits as can be obtained by paying an annual premium equal to the Premium Cap, beginning with the primary coverage of the type currently in place. Company may expend more than the Premium Cap only with the written consent of Parent.
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(b)
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Director and Officer Indemnification. Parent shall cause, for a period of at least 6 years from the Effective Date, the organizing documents of Company as of the Effective Date to contain provisions no less favourable with respect to exculpation and indemnification of directors, officers, and employees from and against liabilities arising prior to the Effective Date than are set forth in the organizing documents of Company as of the Effective Date, except as required by applicable Law.
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(a)
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Termination Actions. Effective no later than the day before the Effective Time, Company and its Subsidiaries shall terminate its only Qualified Plan and such other Employee Benefit Plans as are set forth on Schedule 10.5. Before the Effective Time, Company shall provide to Buyer (a) copies of duly adopted board resolutions terminating the Qualified Plan and such other Employee Benefit Plans as are set forth on Schedule 10.5, and (b) an executed amendment to the Qualified Plan sufficient to assure compliance with all applicable requirements of the Code and regulations thereunder applicable to terminate such a plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Qualified Plan to the contrary, before the Effective Time, Company shall contribute all unpaid employer contributions (including matching contributions) to the Qualified Plan or provide for an appropriate accrual of such amounts.
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(b)
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Disposition of Apotex Plan. Effective on a day that is no later than the day before the Effective Time (the "Cessation Date"), Company shall take such action to withdraw from its participation in the Pension Plan for Employees of Apotex, Inc. and Associated Companies (the "Apotex Plan") and take such action to establish a defined contribution pension plan (the "Successor Plan") that is no less favourable in the aggregate to the defined contribution provision of the Apotex Plan to which the accounts of Company employees or employees of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company who were active members of the Apotex Plan as of the Cessation Date ("Transferred Members") may be transferred. Before the Effective Time, Company shall provide to Buyer copies of (i) duly adopted resolutions or evidence of authority to take such action, (ii) all amendments to the Apotex Plan necessary to effect such withdrawal, (iii) a copy of the Successor Plan, (iv) a copy of the funding agreement with respect to the Successor Plan, (v) a copy of the Statement of Investment Policies & Procedures for the Successor Plan, and (vi) a copy of the employee booklet and any other summary of provisions of the Successor Plan provided to members of the Successor Plan and their beneficiaries. Effective as of the date following the Cessation Date, Company shall cause Transferred Members to become members of the Successor Plan.
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(a)
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Employment in general.
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(i)
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As of the Effective Date, each then-current Company employee or employee of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company (each, a "Continuing Company Employee") shall remain an employee of Company or of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company, or be made an employee of Parent or Buyer. Other than as otherwise specified in this Section 10.6, nothing in this Agreement or this Section 10.6(a) shall limit Parent's ability to modify the conditions of or terminate the employment of any Continuing Company Employee at any time after the Effective Date (subject to the limitations set forth under any Employment Agreement, Parent severance pay plan, policy, practice or procedure, or applicable Law).
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(ii)
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At least 5 business days before the Effective Date, Company will provide Parent and Buyer a list of all the current Business Personnel as of such date along with their compensation and accrued holiday, vacation or personal leave time contemplated as of the Effective Date, pay cycles for all groups of employees, original hire date, home address, status under the United States Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, and analogous laws, and base pay rate. Company shall update such list as of the Effective Date.
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For the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Buyer shall be responsible for any obligation with respect to the Business Personnel under the United States Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, any state, local, or provincial equivalent including the Employment Standards Code (Manitoba) (collectively, "WARN") arising or accruing on or after the Effective Date. The parties hereto agree to cooperate in good faith to determine whether any notification may be required under WARN as a result of the Transactions.
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Employee Benefits – United States Employees.
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Parent currently intends, subject to its ongoing review of Company's terms and conditions of employment, to provide to each Continuing Company Employee ordinarily resident in the United States terms and conditions of employment that are comparable in the aggregate (including with respect to base pay and Employee Benefit Plans, and including equity-based or other incentive compensation plans for executive employees in appropriately comparable subsidiary positions of Parent) to such terms and conditions of employment that Parent provides, in the aggregate, as of the date hereof to similarly situated Parent employees (including awarding service credit to each Continuing Company Employee for his or her past service with Company for purposes of eligibility and vesting only in each such Employee Benefit Plan of Parent, but not benefit accrual, for any of Parent's Employee Benefit Plans; provided, however, that in no event shall such credit result in the duplication of benefits. With regard to severance, however, notwithstanding the foregoing expression of intent, Parent currently intends that each Continuing Employee's service with Company shall be counted for determining the amount of severance from Parent.)
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Parent currently intends, subject to its ongoing review of Company's plans and benefits, to offer to and extend to Continuing Company Employees the medical, dental, health, vision, dependent care, life insurance and disability plans, and other fringe and severance benefits of Parent applicable to Continuing Company Employees ordinarily resident in the United States under the terms and conditions of such Parent plans and benefits then in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing expression of intent, for purposes of providing group health plan coverage, (A) Parent shall provide the Continuing Employees with health plan coverage identical or comparable to that provided to Parent's employees, and (B) Parent shall waive, or cause to be waived, all pre-existing conditions or eligibility waiting periods for each Continuing Company Employee (and for the spouse and dependents of each such Continuing Company Employee) covered by Parent's group health plan. Parent also currently intends to allow Continuing Company Employees to participate immediately in its 401(k) plan, under the terms of such plan, giving credit for vesting and eligibility for service with Company or its Subsidiaries.
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Employee Benefits – Canadian Employees.
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Parent currently intends, subject to its ongoing review of Company's terms and conditions of employment, and subject to applicable Law, to provide to each Continuing Company Employee ordinarily resident in Canada terms and conditions of employment that are substantially comparable in the aggregate (including with respect to base pay and Employee Benefit Plans), than such terms and conditions of employment that Company provides, in the aggregate as of the date hereof, to Company employees (including awarding service credit to each Continuing Company Employee for his or her past service with Company for purposes of eligibility and vesting only, but not benefit accrual, for any of Parent's employee benefit plans; provided, however, that in no event shall such credit result in the duplication of benefits).
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Parent currently intends, subject to its ongoing review of Company's plans, to continue Company's Employee Benefit Plans, programs, policies, practices and procedures, to include (by way of example but not limitation) the following benefits: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Short and Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, and Severance (in compliance with applicable Law) and to make available equity based or other incentive compensation plans for Canadian executive employees of Company in appropriately comparable subsidiary positions to those of Parent.
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With respect to severance, however, notwithstanding the foregoing expression of intent, Parent currently intends that each Continuing Employee's service with Company shall be counted for determining the amount of severance from Parent.
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Nothing in this Section 10.6 or any other provision of this Agreement shall (i) create or confer any right of continued employment for any person, (ii) be construed to establish, amend or modify any Employee Benefit Plan, compensation arrangement or other employment agreement, (iii) subject to Section10.5, prohibit or limit the ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate without notice any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them, (iv) limit or restrict any right which employees may presently enjoy under contract or common-law or (v) confer any rights or benefits, including any third-party beneficiary rights, on any current Company employee or employee of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company person.
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Continuing Company Employee Transferees. Parent currently intends, subject to Parent's existing and future plans and policies, to continue such programs and policies as currently are in force to compensate or equalize the compensation packages of Canadian citizen employees who work as expatriates in the United Sates, or United States citizen employees who work as expatriates in Canada, pursuant to Company's request for such assignment or secondment.
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Parent, Buyer and Company shall act diligently and reasonably, and shall cooperate with each other, to secure any Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement from any Agency required to be obtained by them in order to permit the consummation of the Transactions.
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To the extent that any Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement is required and in the event that any and all Novation Agreements or Other FAR 42.12 Agreements of any Assigned Contract, or any right or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom, shall not have been obtained within 90 days after the Effective Date, then this Agreement, to the extent permitted by Law, shall constitute full and equitable assignment by Company to Buyer of all of right, title and interest of Company in and to, and all liabilities of Company under, such Assigned Contracts, and Buyer shall be deemed Company's agent for purpose of completing, fulfilling and discharging all liabilities of Company under any such Assigned Contract. The parties shall take all necessary steps and actions to provide Buyer with the benefits of such Assigned Contracts, and to relieve Company of the performance and other obligations thereunder, including entry into subcontracts for the performance thereof. Parent and Buyer agree to pay, perform and discharge, and indemnify Company against and hold Company harmless from, all liabilities of Company relating to such performance or failure to perform under such Assigned Contracts provided that Buyer receives the rights and benefits thereunder.
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In the event that Company shall be unable to make the equitable assignment described in Section 10.7(b), or if such attempted assignment would give rise to any right of termination, or would otherwise adversely affect the rights of Company or Buyer under any such Assigned Contract, or would not assign all of the rights of Company thereunder, Company and Buyer shall continue to cooperate and use all reasonable efforts to provide Buyer with all such rights.
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Each party shall give prompt notice to the other of:
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(i)
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the occurrence or failure to occur of any event that causes, or would reasonably be expected to cause, any representation or warranty on its part contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate or; and
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(ii)
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any material breach of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
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Each of Company and Parent shall give prompt notice to the other of any previously undisclosed fact of which it becomes aware after the date of this Agreement that is, individually or in the aggregate, or would reasonably be expected to be, in the case of Company, Materially Adverse, or, in the case of Parent, that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the ability of Parent or Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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(c)
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Any notice or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficiently given if delivered in person, by overnight courier, or if sent by facsimile transmission (provided such transmission is recorded as being transmitted successfully):
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in the case of Company, to the following address:
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(ii)
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in the case of Parent or Buyer, to the following address:
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For the purposes of this Section 11.13, the following definitions shall apply:
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"applicable law" means, in relation to any person, transaction or event, all applicable Law by which such person is bound or having application to the transaction or event in question, including applicable privacy laws;
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"applicable privacy laws" means any and all applicable Law governing the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information in all applicable jurisdictions, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and/or applicable provincial law;
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"authorized authority" means, in relation to any person, transaction or event, any: (A) federal, state, provincial, municipal or local governmental body (whether administrative, legislative, executive or otherwise), both domestic and foreign; (B) agency, authority, commission, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government; (C) court, arbitrator, commission or body exercising judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative or similar functions; and (D) other body or entity created under the authority of or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of any of the foregoing, including any stock or other securities exchange, in each case having jurisdiction over such person, transaction or event; and
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"Personal Information" means information (other than business contact information when used or disclosed for the purpose of contacting such individual in that individual's capacity as an employee or an official of an organization and for no other purpose) about an identifiable individual, whether recorded or not, disclosed or transferred to Parent by Company in accordance with this Agreement and/or as a condition of the Arrangement and includes personal health information.
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(b)
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The parties hereto acknowledge that they are responsible for compliance at all times with applicable privacy laws which govern the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information, including the disclosure or transfer of Personal Information to another party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement (the "Disclosed Personal Information").
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(c)
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each party acknowledges and confirms that the disclosure of the Disclosed Personal Information is necessary for the purposes of determining if the parties shall proceed with the Arrangement, and that the Disclosed Personal Information relates solely to the carrying on of the Business or the completion of the Transactions.
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(d)
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Each party acknowledges and confirms that it has taken and shall continue to take reasonable steps to, in accordance with applicable law, prevent the theft, loss or unauthorized use, processing, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of Disclosed Personal Information in its custody or control.
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Subject to the following provisions, each party shall at all times keep strictly confidential all Disclosed Personal Information provided to it, and shall instruct those employees or advisors responsible for processing such Disclosed Personal Information to protect the confidentiality of such information in a manner consistent with the parties' obligations hereunder. Prior to the completion of the Transactions, each party shall take reasonable steps to ensure that access to the Disclosed Personal Information shall be restricted to those employees or advisors of the respective party who have a bona fide need to access such information in order to complete the Arrangement.
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(f)
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Where authorized by applicable law, each party shall promptly notify the other parties of all inquiries, complaints, requests for access, variations or withdrawals of consent and claims of which the party is made aware in connection with the Disclosed Personal Information. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall fully co-operate with one another, with the persons to whom the Personal Information relates, and any authorized authority charged with enforcement of applicable privacy laws, in responding to such inquiries, complaints, requests for access, variations or withdrawals of consent and claims.
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Upon the expiry or termination of this Agreement, or otherwise upon the reasonable request of any party, the other parties shall forthwith cease all use of the Disclosed Personal Information acquired by them in connection with this Agreement and will return to the requesting party or, at the requesting party's request, destroy in a secure manner, the Disclosed Personal Information (and any copies thereof) in its possession.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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President and CEO
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By:
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each issued and outstanding Stock Option shall be cancelled and the holders thereof shall have no further rights or benefits in respect of such Stock Option;
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(b)
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each issued and outstanding Common Share in respect of which Dissent Rights have been validly exercised before the Effective Time shall be transferred and deemed to be transferred by the registered holder thereof, without any further act or formality on its part, free and clear of all Liens, to Buyer in consideration for a debt claim against Buyer in an amount determined and payable in accordance with the terms of this Plan of Arrangement, and the name of such holder will be removed from the register of holders of Common Shares (in respect of the Common Shares for which Dissent Rights have been validly exercised before the Effective Time), and Buyer shall be recorded as the registered holder of Common Shares so transferred and shall be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner of such Common Shares free and clear of any Liens;
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(c)
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each issued and outstanding Common Share held by a Shareholder (other than Common Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders or by a Holdco and other than Common Shares held by Buyer or its affiliates) shall be transferred and deemed to be transferred by the registered holder thereof, without any further act or formality on its part, free and clear of all Liens, to Buyer in consideration of the payment of the Consideration per Common Share, and the name of such holder will be removed from the register of holders of Common Shares, and Buyer shall be recorded as the registered holder of Common Shares so transferred and shall be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner of such Common Shares free and clear of any Liens; and
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(d)
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all of the issued and outstanding Holdco shares in respect of each Holdco shall be transferred and deemed to be transferred by the registered holder thereof, without any further act or formality on its part, free and clear of all Liens, to Buyer in consideration of the payment of the aggregate amount equal to the product of the Consideration per Common Share and the aggregate number of Common Shares held by such Holdco to such holder and the name of such holder will be removed from the register of Holdco Shareholders and Buyer shall be recorded as the registered holder of Holdco Shares so transferred and shall be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner of such Holdco Shares free and clear of any Liens.
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(a)
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the Shareholder has delivered a notice to Parent in the manner set forth in the Company Circular at least 10 days prior to the date of the Special Meeting notifying Parent of such Shareholder's intention to effect the transactions contemplated in this Section 2.5;
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(b)
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Holdco is incorporated under the OBCA no earlier than January 1, 2014 or such earlier date as is acceptable to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion;
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(c)
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at the Effective Time, Holdco has no indebtedness or liabilities (except to Buyer under this Plan of Arrangement and the Holdco Agreement) and owns no assets other than the Shares, except for such assets as are acceptable to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion;
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(d)
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the Shareholder and the Holdco Shareholder indemnify Parent and Buyer for any and all liabilities of Holdco arising or in respect of all periods occurring prior to the Effective Time in a form satisfactory to Parent in its sole discretion;
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(e)
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the Holdco Shareholder indemnifies Parent for all reasonable expenses incurred directly or indirectly by the Parent in connection with or consequential to the purchase of the Holdco;
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(f)
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except as may be acceptable to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion, prior to the Effective Time, Holdco will not have any declared and unpaid dividends or other distributions;
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(g)
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at the Effective Time but prior to giving effect to this Plan of Arrangement, Holdco has no issued shares outstanding other than the Holdco Shares, which shares are common shares, and all such Holdco Shares are owned by only the Holdco Shareholder, who shall be the sole registered and beneficial owner of such Holdco Shares except as may otherwise be acceptable to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion;
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(h)
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except as may be acceptable to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion, prior to the Effective Time, Holdco has never entered into any transaction (or conducted any business or operations or engaged in any activity) other than those relating to and necessary for the ownership of Common Shares or such other transactions as are necessary to facilitate those transactions described herein or, with Parent's consent, acting reasonably, such other transactions as are necessary to facilitate those transactions described herein;
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(i)
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the Holdco Shareholder shall prepare and file all income Tax Returns and elections of Holdco up to the end of the taxation year of Holdco ending immediately prior to the acquisition of the Holdco Shares by Buyer subject to Parent's right to approve all such Tax Returns as to form and substance prior to the time such Tax Returns are filed;
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(j)
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the Holdco Shareholder provides Parent, on or before the Holdco Document Deadline, with copies of all documents necessary to effect the transactions contemplated in this Section 2.5 no later than immediately before the Effective Time, which documents must be approved by Parent in its sole and absolute discretion; and
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(k)
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the Holdco Shareholders and Holdco shall execute a Holdco Agreement with Parent and Buyer.
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(a)
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ultimately are determined to be entitled to be paid fair value for their Common Shares, which fair value, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 185 of the OBCA, shall be determined as of the Effective Time, shall be deemed to have transferred those Common Shares to Buyer as of the Effective Time at the fair value of the Common Shares determined as of the Effective Time, without any further act or formality and free and clear of all Liens, to Buyer; or
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(b)
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ultimately are determined not to be entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their Common Shares, shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement as of the Effective Time on the same basis as a holder of Common Shares who has not exercised Dissent Rights and shall receive cash consideration in respect of their Common Shares as if such Common Shares would not have exercised Dissent Rights,
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(a)
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Company may amend, modify and/or supplement this Plan of Arrangement at any time and from time to time (with the prior written consent of Parent), provided that any such amendment, modification and/or supplement must be contained in a written document that is filed with the Court and, if made after the Special Meeting, approved by the Court and communicated to Shareholders if and as required by the Court.
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by Company (with the prior written consent of Parent) at any time before or at the Special Meeting with or without any other prior notice or communication and, if so proposed and accepted by the persons voting at the Special Meeting in the manner required under the Interim Order, shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement that is approved or directed by the Court following the Special Meeting shall be effective only if (i) it is consented to in writing by Company and Parent and, (ii) if required by the Court, it is consented to by Shareholders voting in the manner directed by the Court.
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Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made prior to the Effective Date unilaterally by Parent or Company, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of Parent or Company, as the case may be, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any Shareholder or Parent.
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if post offices in Canada are not open for the deposit of mail, any notice which Parent or the Depositary may give or cause to be given under the Arrangement Agreement will be deemed to have been properly given and to have been received by Shareholders if (i) it is given to the TSX for dissemination or (ii) it is published once in the national edition of The Globe and Mail and in the daily newspapers of general circulation in each of the French and English languages in the City of Montreal, provided that if the national edition of The Globe and Mail is not being generally circulated, publication thereof will be made in The National Post or any other daily newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Toronto; and
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(b)
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if post offices in the United States are not open for the deposit of mail, any notice which Parent or the Depositary may give or cause to be given under the Arrangement Agreement will be deemed to have been properly given and to have been received by Shareholders if (i) it is given to the New York Stock Exchange for dissemination or (ii) it is published once in the national edition of the Wall Street Journal, provided that if the national edition of the Wall Street Journal is not being generally circulated, publication thereof will be made in the New York Times or any other daily newspaper of general circulation published in New York City.
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the Arrangement, with or without amendment, shall have been approved at the Special Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order;
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(b)
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the Interim Order and the Final Order shall each have been obtained on terms consistent with this Agreement, and shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to Company and Parent, acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise;
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(c)
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there shall not be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibited or enjoins Company or Parent from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law (if applicable) continues to be in effect through the Outside Date;
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(d)
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there is no litigation initiated by an Agency seeking to prohibit, limit, or otherwise restrain consummation of the Transactions; and
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this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms.
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(a)
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neither Parent nor Buyer shall have failed to perform any of the obligations to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Time or, in the event of any failure, such failure would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Parent or Buyer's ability to consummate the Arrangement;
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all waivers, consents, permits, orders and approvals of any Agency (including the Regulatory Approvals and Other FAR 42.12 Agreements), other than with respect to obtaining any necessary Novation Agreements, which may only be completed after the Effective Time, and the expiry of any waiting periods (whether regulatory or contractual), shall have been obtained or received or shall have expired, as the case may be;
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the representations and warranties of Parent and Buyer under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct could not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on Parent or Buyer's ability to consummate the Arrangement, and Company shall have received a certificate of each of Parent and Buyer addressed to Company and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Parent by a senior officer of Parent (on Parent's behalf and without personal liability), and signed on behalf of Buyer by a senior officer of Buyer (on Buyer's behalf and without personal liability) confirming the same as at the Effective Date; and
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at the Effective Time Buyer is a "taxable Canadian corporation" and not a "mutual fund corporation," each within the meaning of the ITA.
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Company shall not have failed to perform any of the obligations to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Date or, in the event of any failure, individually or in the aggregate, such failure is not, or would not reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse;
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the representations and warranties of Company under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving effect to, applying to, or taking into consideration any materiality qualification contained in such representations and warranties) except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct in all respects, individually or in the aggregate, is not, or could not be or would not reasonably be expected to be, Materially Adverse, and Parent and Buyer shall have received a certificate of Company addressed to Parent and Buyer and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Company by the CEO and CFO of Company (on Company's behalf and without personal liability) confirming the same as at the Effective Date;
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(c)
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there shall not have occurred a Net Cash Termination Event or Working Capital Termination Event;
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(d)
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there shall not have been delivered and not withdrawn notices of dissent with respect to the Arrangement in respect of more than 15% of the Common Shares;
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(e)
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there shall not have occurred, since the date of this Agreement, any event, change, effect or development that individually or in the aggregate, is Materially Adverse;
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(f)
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all waivers, consents, permits, orders and approvals of any Agency (including the Regulatory Approvals), other than with respect to obtaining any necessary Novation Agreements, which may only be completed after the Effective Time, or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement and the expiry of any waiting periods (whether regulatory or contractual), shall have been obtained, or received or shall have expired, as the case may be; and
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Parent and Buyer shall have received a certificate of Company addressed to Parent and Buyer and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Company by the CEO and CFO of Company (on Company's behalf and without personal liability) confirming that, as of the Effective Date, Net Cash of Company is greater than or equal to $30,000,000, as calculated in accordance with the terms of Section 6.4.
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Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the requisite power and authority to own its assets and conduct its Business. Except as disclosed in Section (a) of the Company Disclosure Statement, each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Company has made available for review by Parent complete and correct copies of its articles of incorporation and by-laws and the certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable organizational documents of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date of this Agreement. Each of Company and its Subsidiaries has not been, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, and is not in violation of any provision of its articles of incorporation or by-laws or comparable organizational documents.
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Company Subsidiaries. Section (b) of the Company Disclosure Statement lists each Subsidiary of Company and the percentage ownership or interest therein of Company. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each such Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth in Section (b) of the Company Disclosure Statement, are owned by Company or by another Subsidiary of Company or both, free and clear of all pledges, claims, restrictions, liens, charges, mortgages, hypothecs, deeds of trust, royalties, security interests and other encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever held by third parties (collectively, "Liens"). Except for the capital stock of the Subsidiaries of Company and except for the percentage ownership interests set forth in Section (b) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other ownership interest.
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Capitalization. The authorized capital (the "Authorized Capital") and issued capital of Company is as set forth in recital A to this Agreement. Except as set forth above, there are no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Company issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. Except as set forth in Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which Shareholders must vote. Except as set forth in recital B to this Agreement and except as set forth in Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not any options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind (collectively, "Options") to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer, grant, sell or pay for or repurchase any shares of capital stock or other equity interests in, or securities convertible or exchangeable for any capital stock or other equity interests in, Company or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such Options. All shares of Company's capital stock that are subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instrument pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance and sale of all of the shares of capital stock described in Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement have been so issued and sold in compliance with Law. Company has previously provided Parent with a schedule setting forth the names of, and the number of shares of each class (including the number of shares issuable upon exercise of Options and the exercise price and vesting schedule with respect thereto) and the number of options held by, all holders of Options. Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement sets forth the weighted average exercise price for outstanding Options. Except as set forth in Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company has not agreed to register any securities under any securities Law or granted registration rights to any person or entity; copies of all such agreements have previously been made available to Parent. Except as set forth above and in Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not any outstanding contractual obligations or other requirements of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary of Company or any other person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set out in Section (c) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no stock appreciation rights, phantom equity or similar rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments based upon the book value, income or any other attribute of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Authority; Non-Contravention.
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(i)
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Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to Court and Shareholder Approval, to consummate the Transactions and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. On December 11, 2013, the board of directors of Company unanimously approved this Agreement and the Transactions and resolved to recommend to Shareholders that Shareholders give Shareholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company and the consummation by Company of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company, subject to Shareholder Approval. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Company or any of its Subsidiaries are necessary to authorize Company to enter into this Agreement, the performance by Company of its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to Shareholder Approval, the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable by Parent against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the availability of equitable remedies and the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. Except with respect to the Consents and Approvals (as defined herein) or any required Novation Agreement or FAR 42.12 Other Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of first refusal, consent, termination, buyback, purchase, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of any property, rights or benefits under, or result in the imposition of any additional obligation under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries under (x) the articles of incorporation or by-laws of Company or the comparable organization documents of any of its Subsidiaries; (y) any material Contract or Permit to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties or assets is bound or affected, or (z) any Law applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, except with respect to (z) only, as would not have a material effect on the Business. Other than any required Novation Agreement or Other FAR 42.12 Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Agency, is required by or with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company or the consummation by Company of the Transactions, except for (A) the filing with the applicable securities regulatory Agencies of the Company Circular and any other documents required to be filed or publicly disclosed in connection with the Transactions, (B) the Interim Order and the Final Order and any approvals required thereby, (C) filings with the Director under the OBCA, (D) the Regulatory Approvals and (E) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as are set forth in Section (d)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement (collectively, the items in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) are referred to as the "Consents and Approvals").
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(ii)
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Except as set forth in Section (d)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any non-competition Contract or other Contract, in each case, that purports to limit in any material respect either the type of business in which Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after giving effect to the Transactions, Parent or its Subsidiaries) may engage, including the development, commercialization, manufacture, marketing, sale or distribution of any Company Product that is material or could reasonably be expected to become material to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the manner or locations in which any of them may so engage in any business with respect to the Company Products.
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(e)
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Publicly Filed Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. Company has filed all required reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including documents incorporated by reference) with the applicable securities regulatory Agencies since July 31, 2009 (the "Company Public Disclosure Documents"). As of their respective dates, each Company Public Disclosure Document materially complied in all respects with the requirements of all applicable securities Law. None of the Company Public Disclosure Documents, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that such statements have been modified or superseded by a later-filed Company Public Disclosure Document. The consolidated financial statements of Company included in the Company Public Disclosure Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the applicable securities regulatory Agencies with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, IFRS or FAR, as applicable, applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial position of Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except (i) as and to the extent disclosed, reflected or reserved against on the balance sheet or the notes thereto of Company as of July 31, 2013, included in the Filed Company Public Disclosure Documents, as incurred after the date thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not prohibited by this Agreement or (ii) as set forth in Section (e) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company does not have any material liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due. Except as set forth in Section (e) of the Company Disclosure Statement, none of Company or its Subsidiaries is subject to the informational reporting requirements of, or required to file any form or other document with, any securities regulatory Agency (including any stock exchange).
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(f)
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Working Capital, Cash. Company had the amount of Working Capital at October 31, 2013 and cash at October 31, 2013 in each case as set forth in Section (f) of the Company Disclosure Statement.
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(g)
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Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Company or its Subsidiaries for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Company Circular or any other filings relating to the Transactions will, at the date the Company Circular is first mailed to Shareholders, or at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Company Circular will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable securities Law, except that no representation or warranty is made by Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Company Circular.
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(h)
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the Company Public Disclosure Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (the "Filed Company Public Disclosure Documents") and except as set forth in Section (h) or Section (v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, since July 31, 2013, Company has conducted, and caused each of its Subsidiaries to conduct, its respective business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and:
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(i)
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there has not been any event, change, effect or development (including any decision to implement such a change made by the board of directors of Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of which senior management believes that confirmation of such board of directors is probable), which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Materially Adverse effect;
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(ii)
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there has not been any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any Common Shares;
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(iii)
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there has not been any split, combination or reclassification of any Authorized Capital of Company or any issuance or the authorization of any issuance of any other securities in exchange or in substitution for shares of Authorized Capital of Company;
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(iv)
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there has not been (A) any granting by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any officer of Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any increase in or acceleration of compensation, (B) any granting by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any officer of Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any increase in severance or termination pay, or (C) any entry by Company or any of its Subsidiaries into any employment, severance or termination agreement with any officer of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(v)
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there has not been any change in accounting methods, principles or practices by Company or any of its Subsidiaries materially affecting its assets, liabilities or business, except insofar as may have been required by a change in IFRS;
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(vi)
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neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any action which, if done after the date of this Agreement, would violate Section 7.1 of this Agreement;
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(vii)
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no liability or obligation of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that is Materially Adverse has been incurred other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and
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(viii)
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neither Company nor Subsidiary has (A) acquired or disposed of, or agreed to acquire or dispose of, any material asset other than in the ordinary course of business or (B) incurred any material indebtedness for borrowed money on a consolidated basis.
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(i)
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Disclosure.
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(i)
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The Data Room Information does not omit or misrepresent any information necessary for an understanding of the Business. Financial projections and financial forecasts in the Data Room were made in good faith based on reasonable assumptions at the time they were made.
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(ii)
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Except as has been disclosed in Section (i) or Section (v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, since July 31, 2013:
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(A)
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there are no severance, change of control or employment agreements with respect to current or former employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any bonus or incentive arrangements with respect to such employees that may require payments as a result of the Transactions;
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(B)
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Company and its Subsidiaries do not have liabilities or obligations in excess of the liabilities or obligations reflected or reserved against in the financial statements and in any event that are not incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and
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(C)
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none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties is subject to a material judgment, order or decree.
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(j)
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Compliance with Law and Permits.
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(i)
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Except as set forth in Section (j)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to the knowledge of Company:
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(A)
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each of Company and its Subsidiaries holds and has, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, maintained in good standing all material Permits necessary for Company and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties or other assets and to carry on their respective businesses (the "Company Permits");
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(B)
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none of the Company Permits has been or is being revoked, nor has Company received any communication from a regulatory authority alleging that such Company Permit will be revoked in the future, absent corrective action; and
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(C)
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each of Company and its Subsidiaries has been, for the 3 years prior to the date hereof, and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and all Company Permits, except for violations that have been or are being resolved.
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(ii)
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For the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of proceedings for the revocation, suspension, termination or modification of any material Company Permits, and, except as set forth in Section (j)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to the knowledge of Company, there are no facts or circumstances materially relevant to the revocation, suspension, modification or termination of any material Company Permits held by Company or by others, that reasonably could lead to the revocation, suspension, modification or termination of any such material Company Permits, except where such revocation, suspension, modification or termination is not in respect of a material Company Permit.
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(iii)
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Except as disclosed in Section (j)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in material default with respect to filings to be effected or conditions to be fulfilled in order to maintain the Company Permits described in this Section (j) in material good standing.
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(iv)
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None of the Company Permits described in this Section (j) contains any term, provision, condition or limitation which is atypical for such type of permit, or that has or would reasonably be expected to affect or restrict in any material respect the operations of Company or its Subsidiaries, the Business, or the completion of the Transactions.
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(v)
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Except as disclosed in Section (j)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement each of Company and its Subsidiaries has operated, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, the Business in material compliance with all applicable Law of each jurisdiction in which it carries on the Business.
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(k)
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Restrictions on Business Activities. Except as disclosed in Section (k) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there is no agreement, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has, or would reasonably be expected to have, the effect of prohibiting, restricting or impairing any business practice of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of assets by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of the Business by any of them (including following the Arrangement) other than such agreements, judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Business.
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(l)
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Contracts. Section (l) of the Company Disclosure Statement lists all Material Contracts to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. "Material Contracts" means:
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(i)
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Contracts which contain minimum purchase conditions of $500,000 or requirements or other terms that restrict or limit the purchasing relationships of, or impose development or commercialization obligations on, Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business; and
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(ii)
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Contracts involving annual revenues or expenses to the Business in excess of $500,000.
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(m)
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Tax Matters.
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(i)
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For the past 6 fiscal years, Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed, or caused to be filed with the appropriate Agency, all income Tax Returns required to be filed by them in accordance with applicable Laws and have paid the income Taxes due whether or not shown as owing on any income Tax Return, except where the failure to file or failure to pay income Taxes would not individually or in the aggregate be material to the Business. All such income Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and have been completed in accordance with applicable Law.
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(ii)
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Reserves and provisions for Taxes accrued but not yet due on or before the Effective Date as reflected in Company's financial statements contained in the Filed Company Public Disclosure Documents are adequate as of the date of such financial statements, in accordance with IFRS. For the past 6 fiscal years, no material deficiencies for Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not adequately reserved against.
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(iii)
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To the knowledge of Company, except as set forth in Section (m)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, or claims now threatened or pending against Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Taxes, or assessments.
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(iv)
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Company has delivered to Parent correct and complete copies in all material respects of all income Tax Returns, notices of assessment and all correspondence with taxing authorities by Company or any of its Subsidiaries for fiscal years 2009 - 2012 together with all requested working papers, calculations and schedules related thereto. For purposes of clarity, such copies that include sensitive information have been provided by Company to Parent in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
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(v)
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Except as set forth in Section (m)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, as of the date hereof, no election, consent for extension, nor any waiver that extends any applicable assessment period or statute of limitations relating to the determination of an income Tax liability of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been filed or entered into and is still effective.
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(vi)
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Since July 31, 2010, Company and each of its Subsidiaries have in all material respects duly and timely collected all material amounts on account of any goods, services, sales, value added, transfer or other Taxes required to have been collected by it in accordance with applicable Law and have duly set aside in trust or timely remitted to the appropriate taxing Agency any and all such amounts required to be remitted by it in accordance with applicable Law.
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(vii)
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Company and each of its Subsidiaries is, and at all times since July 31, 2010, has filed its Tax Returns on the basis that it is, resident for Tax purposes in its country of incorporation or formation and has not at any time been treated by any taxing Agency as resident in any other country for any Tax purpose (including any treaty, convention or arrangement for the avoidance of double taxation). None of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has filed any Tax Return on the basis that it is subject to Tax in any jurisdiction other than its country of incorporation or formation (and political subdivisions thereof) or received written notification from any Agency that it may be required to file a Tax Return or may be liable for any Tax on such basis.
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(viii)
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Since July 31, 2010, Company and each of its Subsidiaries have in all material respects properly withheld all material amounts of Taxes required to be withheld (including income tax, non-resident withholding tax, Canada Pension Plan contributions, Employment Insurance and Worker's Compensation premiums) in accordance with applicable Law and have in all material respects paid such amounts due to the appropriate taxing Agency on a timely basis in accordance with applicable Law.
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(ix)
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For the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company and all of its Subsidiaries have paid all instalments of Taxes required by Law.
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(x)
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There are no Tax Liens on any assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens.
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(xi)
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For 6 years prior to the date hereof, none of sections 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03 or 80.04 of the ITA, or any equivalent provision of the tax legislation of any province or any other jurisdiction, has applied or will apply to Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any time up to and including the Effective Time.
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(xii)
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Except as disclosed in Section (m)(xii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, none of Company or its Subsidiaries is liable for Taxes of any other person (A) by entering into any agreement with any person pursuant to which it assumed liability for the payment of Taxes owing by such person, or (B) under any provision of applicable Law.
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(xiii)
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Since July 31, 2010, records or documents that meet the requirements of subsection 247(4) of the ITA in all material respects have been made and/or obtained by Company and each of its Subsidiaries with respect to all material transactions between Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and any non-resident person with whom Company or such Subsidiary was not dealing at arm's length for purposes of the ITA with respect to any taxation year or period ending prior to the date hereof and in respect of which the CRA is entitled to assess a liability against Company or the Subsidiary, as applicable.
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(n)
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Real Property/Leased Real Property.
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(i)
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Section (n)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement lists all real or immovable property owned by Company or its Subsidiaries, which property is owned free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens (the "Owned Real Property"). Except as disclosed in Section (n)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, neither Company nor its Subsidiaries has leased, subleased, licensed or entered into an occupancy agreement with respect to the Owned Real Property or any portion thereof that is currently in effect. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase the Owned Real Property or any portion thereof which are outstanding as of the date hereof.
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(ii)
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Section (n)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement lists each lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement for real or immovable property leased, subleased, licensed or occupied by Company or its Subsidiaries (the "Leased Real Property" and together with the Owned Real Property, the "Real Property"), each of which is valid, legally binding and enforceable against Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, each of which leasehold or license or comparable interest is held free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens, in accordance with its terms and in full force and effect unamended by oral or written agreement, (except as otherwise set forth in Section (n)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement), and neither of Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of, or default under, such lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement, and no event has occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or permit termination, modification or acceleration by any third party thereunder. Except as otherwise set forth in Section (n)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, no third party has terminated, repudiated or has the right to terminate or repudiate any such lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement (except for the normal exercise of remedies in connection with a default thereunder or any termination rights set forth in the lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement) or any provision thereof. None of the leases, subleases, licenses or occupancy agreements currently in effect have been assigned by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in favour of any person or sublet or sublicensed.
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(iii)
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With respect to each lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement currently in effect, neither Company nor its Subsidiaries have transferred, conveyed, mortgaged or encumbered its leasehold interest, except as disclosed in Section (n)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement.
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(iv)
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The Real Property constitutes all of the real property used by Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of the Business.
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(v)
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To the knowledge of Company no material maintenance and repairs regarding the Real Property have been deferred in contemplation of the Transactions.
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(vi)
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No proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened for the taking of all or any portion of the Real Property. Neither Company nor its Subsidiaries has received written notice that there are any pending or, to the knowledge of Company, that there have been any requests, applications or proceedings threatened in writing, to currently alter or restrict any zoning or other use restrictions applicable to the Real Property.
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(o)
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Personal Property. Company and its Subsidiaries have valid, good and marketable title to all material personal or movable property of any kind or nature which Company or any of its Subsidiaries purports to own, as applicable, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens and as disclosed in Section (o) of the Company Disclosure Statement. Company and its Subsidiaries, as lessees, have the right under valid and subsisting leases to use, possess and control all personal or movable property leased by and material to Company or any of its Subsidiaries as used, possessed and controlled by Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens and as disclosed in Section (o) of the Company Disclosure Statement. All Contracts for personal property leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise conveyed to Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving annual payments in excess of $10,000 are identified on Section (o) of the Company Disclosure Statement. See Section (ll)(xiii) regarding U.S. Government Furnished Property.
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(p)
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Title to Assets. Company and its Subsidiaries own with good title all of the properties and assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, that they purport to own including all the properties and assets reflected as being owned by Company or its Subsidiaries in their financial books and records, subject to Permitted Liens and as disclosed in Section (p) of the Company Disclosure Statement. To the knowledge of Company, the assets of Company and its Subsidiaries and any assets leased or licensed by Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding U.S. Government Furnished Product) include all rights and property necessary to enable Parent to continue to conduct the Business after the Effective Time substantially in the same manner as it is currently conducted, subject to the Consents and Approvals. See Section (ll)(xiii) regarding U.S. Government Contracts.
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(q)
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Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of Company (i) Section (q)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement lists all material Intellectual Property owned, possessed or licensed (each such license is valid and enforceable) by Company and its Subsidiaries ("Company Intellectual Property") excluding Trade Secrets and software (such software is set forth in Section (q)(xii) of the Company Disclosure Statement); (ii) except as described in Section (q)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company has all rights or licenses necessary to use all Intellectual Property in the conduct of the Business; (iii) except as disclosed in Section (q)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, no third parties have rights to any Company Intellectual Property; (iv) no employee, consultant or independent contractor of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any ownership right, in or to any of the Intellectual Property described in Section (q)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement and no such person has claimed any such right, except as described in Section (q)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Statement; (v) each employee, consultant or independent contractor responsible for the development of any Intellectual Property described in Section (q)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement has assigned, or has an obligation to assign, such Intellectual Property described in Section (q)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement to Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to a valid and enforceable assignment agreement, and has waived all moral rights in such Intellectual Property, or has an obligation to waive the same, pursuant to a valid and enforceable waiver, except as described in Section (q)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement; (vi) there is no infringement by third parties of any Company Intellectual Property, except as described in Section (q)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Statement;(vii) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging Company's rights in or to any Company Intellectual Property, and there are no facts which form a reasonable basis for any such claim, except as described in Section (q)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Statement; (viii) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or enforceability of any Company Intellectual Property, and there are no findings of unenforceability or invalidity of the Intellectual Property, except as described in Section (q)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Statement; (ix) the litigation disclosed or referenced in Section (q)(ix) of the Company Disclosure Statement is a true and correct list of all threatened claims by others that Company or any of its Subsidiaries infringes or otherwise violates any patent application, patent, patent right, license, invention, copyright, know how (including other unpatented or unpatentable or both proprietary or confidential information, system or procedure) trade secret, trademark, service mark or trade name of others; (x) there is no patent or patent application that contains claims that would form the basis for interference proceedings with the issued or pending claims of any of the Company Intellectual Property; (xi) all material prior art for any patent application owned by Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been disclosed to each of the relevant Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable; (xii) Section (q)(xii) of the Company Disclosure Statement identifies and sets forth (A) a true and correct list of all material software owned by Company or its Subsidiaries and (B) a true, correct and complete list of all software (other than commercially available shrink wrap software, off the shelf software (by way of example only, Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word), or software downloadable from the internet, having an aggregate license fee of less than $10,000 annually) licensed to Company or its Subsidiaries; (xiii) no employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made unauthorized disclosure of a Company Trade Secret to a third party; and (xiv) no employee, consultant or independent contractor of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made unauthorized disclosure of a third party's Trade Secret to Company or its Subsidiaries, except as described in Section (q)(xiv) of the Company Disclosure Statement.
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(r)
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Employment Matters.
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(i)
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Except as to matters otherwise specifically set forth in Section (r)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, none of Company or its Subsidiaries are a party to any agreement, obligation or understanding providing for severance or termination payments to, or any written employment agreement with, any director, independent contractor, dependent contractor, consultant, employee or officer, other than any common law obligations of reasonable notice of termination or pay in lieu thereof and any minimum statutory obligations.
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(ii)
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To the knowledge of Company, except as set forth in Section (r)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, no current Business Personnel (as defined below) are subject to any written agreement with any third party, person or entity restricting such Business Personnel from engaging in competitive activities or solicitation of customers.
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(iii)
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None of Company or any of its Subsidiaries had or has any labour contracts or collective bargaining agreements with any union or bargaining agent or consulting agreements with any persons employed by Company or any persons otherwise performing services primarily for Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Business Personnel"). To the knowledge of Company, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labour practice with respect to the Business Personnel and there is no unfair labour practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, against Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Business Personnel. There is no labour strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the knowledge of Company, any current union organizing activities among the Business Personnel or any threatened labour strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage against Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, since July 31, 2013, experienced any labour strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage or other labour difficulty involving the Business Personnel.
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(iv)
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None of Company or its Subsidiaries is subject to any material litigation, actual or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, relating to employment or termination of employment of employees, independent contractors or dependent contractors.
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(v)
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Except as set forth in Section (r)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company and each of its Subsidiaries has operated in accordance with all applicable Law with respect to employment and labour, including employment and labour standards, employment eligibility verification, immigration laws, rules and regulations, occupational health and safety, employment equity, pay equity, workers' compensation, independent contractor classification, classification under the United States Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, and analogous laws and regulations, human rights and labour relations, and there are no current, pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened proceedings before any Agency or in any court with respect to any of the above.
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(vi)
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Except as set forth in Section (r)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company is not delinquent in payments to any of the Business Personnel for any wages, salaries, commissions, vacation pay, bonuses or other direct compensation for any services performed by them to the date hereof or amounts required to be reimbursed to such Business Personnel.
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(vii)
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Company has provided Parent and Buyer a list of all the current Business Personnel as of the date hereof along with their compensation and accrued holiday, vacation or personal leave time contemplated as of Effective Date, pay cycles for all groups of employees, original hire date, home address, status under the United States Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, and analogous laws, and base pay rate.
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(viii)
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Except as set forth in Section (r)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company is in material compliance with all requirements of United States Executive Order 11246, including any applicable requirements that it maintain and report on affirmative action plans.
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(ix)
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To the knowledge of Company, as of the Effective Date, no Company executive or group of key Company employees has any plans to terminate his, her or their employment with, or provision of services to, Company or Buyer or Parent as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(x)
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All Business Personnel that participate in the development of Intellectual Property used by Company are bound by enforceable covenants requiring them to maintain secrecy of Company's and its Subsidiaries' confidential information.
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(s)
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Pension and Employee Benefits.
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(i)
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Section (s)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement includes a complete list of all Employee Benefit Plans, health, welfare, supplemental unemployment benefit, bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, deferred share unit plans and agreements, restricted share unit plans and agreements, stock option, stock compensation, stock purchase, retirement, hospitalization insurance, medical, dental, legal, disability and similar plans or arrangements or practices, whether written or oral, which are maintained by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including all Employee Benefit Plans and Employment Agreements (collectively, the "Company Plans").
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(ii)
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To the knowledge of Company, no step has been taken, no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance exists that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in any Company Plan being ordered or required to be terminated or wound up in whole or in part or having its registration under applicable Law refused or revoked, or being placed under the administration of any trustee or receiver or Agency or being required to pay any material Taxes, penalties or levies under applicable Law. There are no material actions, suits, claims (other than routine claims for payment of benefits in the ordinary course), trials, demands, investigations, arbitrations or other proceedings which are pending or, to Company's knowledge, threatened in respect of any of the Company Plans or their assets.
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For the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, all of the Company Plans are and have been operated and maintained in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Law and their terms; all contributions to the Company Plans have been made, withheld and remitted on a current basis, or the Accrued Liabilities for such funding obligations are properly disclosed in Company's financial statements.
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Except as set forth in Section (s)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Statement, none of the Company Plans is, nor does Company have any liability with respect to, a Multiemployer Plan, a plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, a multiple employer plan, a plan that provides health or welfare benefits to retirees, or a plan or arrangement that is not either exempt from, or in compliance with, section 409A of the Code or that provides for indemnification for or gross-up of any taxes thereunder.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing with respect to each Company Plan:
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Company has delivered or made available to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of: (1) each writing constituting a part of such Plan, including all plan documents, benefit schedules, trust agreements, and insurance contracts and other funding vehicles; (2) the 3 most recent Annual Reports (Form 5500 Series) and accompanying schedules, if any, (3) the current summary plan description and any material modifications thereto, if any (in each case, whether or not required to be furnished under ERISA); (4) the most recent annual financial report, if any; (5) the most recent actuarial report, if applicable; and (6) the most recent determination, opinion, or advisory letter from the United States Internal Revenue Service, if any. Company has delivered or made available to Parent a true, complete and correct copy of each Employment Agreement. Except as specifically provided in the foregoing documents delivered or made available to Parent, there are no amendments to any Company Plan or Employment Agreement that have been adopted or approved nor has Company or any of its Subsidiaries undertaken to make any such amendments or to adopt or approve any new Company Plan or Employment Agreement.
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Section (s)(v)(B) of the Company Disclosure Statement identifies each Plan that is intended to be a "qualified plan" within the meaning of section 401(a) of the Code ("Qualified Plans"). With respect to each Qualified Plan, either: (1) the United States Internal Revenue Service has issued a favourable determination letter with respect to each Qualified Plan and the related trust that has not been revoked; or (2) such plan is entitled to rely upon an opinion or advisory letter issued by the United States Internal Revenue Service to a prototype plan sponsor, and there are no circumstances and no events have occurred that would adversely affect the qualified status of any Qualified Plan or the related trust. Company has not at any time sponsored or maintained a plan intended to meet the requirements of section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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(C)
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Section (s)(v)(C) of the Company Disclosure Statement sets forth a list of all Employee Benefit Plans and Employment Agreements under which the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Shareholder approval of the Transactions or the consummation of the Transactions would (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in, cause the accelerated vesting, funding or delivery of, or increase the amount of or value of, any payment or benefit to any employee, consultant, officer or director of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or would limit the right of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Employee Benefit Plan or related trust or any Employment Agreement or related trust. Except as disclosed in Section (s)(v)(C) of the Company Disclosure Statement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Shareholder approval of the Transactions or the consummation of the Transactions (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) will not result in any "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of section 280G of the Code.
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(D)
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Except as disclosed in Section (s)(v)(D) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened material claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations which have been asserted or instituted, and to Company's knowledge, no set of circumstances exists which may reasonably give rise to a claim or lawsuit, against the Company Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the Company Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of the Company Plans. To the knowledge of Company, the Company Plans are not presently under audit or examination (nor has notice been received of a potential audit or examination) by the United States Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, or any other governmental entity, domestic or foreign, and no matters are pending with respect to a Company Plan under the United States Internal Revenue Service's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), or other similar programs.
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(E)
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For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company, its Subsidiaries and each member of their respective business enterprises has complied with WARN, so as not to incur any liabilities thereunder.
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(F)
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To the knowledge of Company, all Employee Benefit Plans subject to the Law of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (1) have been maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements, (2) if they are intended to qualify for special Tax treatment, meet all requirements for such treatment, and (3) all contributions have been made, withheld and remitted on a current basis.
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(G)
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Each individual who renders services to Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is classified by Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and Tax reporting and under Employee Benefit Plans) is properly so characterized.
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(H)
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On or before the date hereof, Company has caused each grantor trust providing for funding of amounts payable pursuant to any Company Plans or Employment Agreements or both to be amended to ensure that no amounts are required to be contributed thereto as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the announcement hereof, or the announcement or consummation or both of the Transactions, and to ensure that such trusts are at all times revocable, in whole or in part, without the consent of the trustees or beneficiaries thereof or any third party.
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(t)
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Books and Records. The financial books, records and accounts of Company and its Subsidiaries in all material respects, (i) are maintained in accordance with IFRS on a basis consistent with prior years, (ii) are stated in reasonable detail and accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Company and its Subsidiaries and (iii) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for Company consolidated financial statements. Since July 31, 2010, the corporate minute books of Company and its Subsidiaries contain minutes of all meetings and resolutions of the directors and shareholders held up to and including June 2013. Parent has been granted access to unredacted copies of such minute books of Company and its Subsidiaries, except for minutes of all meetings of the Special Committee of Company directors formed to consider the Transactions and the board of directors of Company in respect of the Transactions. For purposes of clarity, such books and records that include sensitive information have been provided by Company to Parent in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. See Section (cc)(xiii) regarding sale, pricing, price reporting, etc. relating to pharmaceuticals, biologics, and medical devices.
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(u)
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Insurance. Except as set forth in Section (u)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of all material policies of insurance to which each of Company and its Subsidiaries are a party or are a beneficiary or named insured. Except as set forth in Section (u)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage with reputable insurers in such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance with normal industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to that of Company and its Subsidiaries. For insurance policies subject to premium audit, retroactive premium, or similar future premium obligation, Company has paid premiums in an amount that will, by the time of the Effective Date, not reasonably be expected to result in future premium due. Except as disclosed in Section (u)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to the knowledge of Company, there is no material claim by Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending, under any insurance policy and to the knowledge of Company, no material claim made since July 31, 2013 has been denied. No written notice of cancellation or termination has been received with respect to the insurance policies.
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(v)
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Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Section (v) of the Company Disclosure Statement:
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(i)
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there is no claim, suit, action or proceeding which has been properly commenced against Company or to the knowledge of Company threatened against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets; to the knowledge of Company there are no circumstances that pose a material risk of a claim, suit, action or proceeding against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets, including for greater certainty any legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, in Canada, the United States or otherwise (i) seeking the recall, withdrawal, suspension or seizure of any Company Product, (ii) with respect to any alleged injuries to a participant in any clinical trial conducted by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise, or (iii) with respect to any product liability claim relating to or arising out of Company Products, that, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to exceed $500,000 in damages;
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(ii)
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there is not any material judgement, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Agency or arbitrator outstanding against Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
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(iii)
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during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, there has been no suit, action or proceeding served on, commenced against or threatened against Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to products liability claims relating to or arising out of Company Products. As of the date of this Agreement, except as specifically disclosed in Section (v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there is no suit, action, proceeding pending or threatened against Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, if resolved adversely to Company, would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay in any material respect the consummation of the Transactions.
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(w)
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Determination by the Board and Voting Requirements. The board of directors of Company (after receiving financial advice including the Fairness Opinion, legal advice and after considering other factors), by the unanimous vote of its directors, has determined and resolved at its meeting held on December 11, 2013:
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(i)
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that the entering into of this Agreement, the performance by Company of its obligations hereunder and the Transactions are in the best interests of Company;
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(ii)
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that the Arrangement is fair to Shareholders;
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(iii)
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to approve the Transactions and this Agreement; and
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(iv)
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to recommend that Shareholders approve the Arrangement.
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(x)
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Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses. Except as set forth in Section (x) of the Company Disclosure Statement, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any broker's, finder's, financial advisor's or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Company. Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all agreements that are referred to in Section (x) of the Company Disclosure Statement, if any, and all indemnification and other agreements, if any, related to the engagement of the persons so listed.
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(y)
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Fairness Opinion of Financial Advisor. Company has received the opinion of the Financial Advisor dated the date of this Agreement, to the effect that, as of such date, the Arrangement, and the consideration received thereunder is fair and reasonable to all securityholders affected by the Arrangement (other than members of the Apotex Group) from a financial point of view, a copy of which opinion will be promptly delivered to Parent.
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(z)
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Dispositions of Company Property. Except for sales or disposals in the ordinary course of business and except as described in Section (z) of the Company Disclosure Statement and as disclosed in the Company Public Disclosure Documents, since July 31, 2013, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold or disposed of or ceased to hold or own any personal property, real property, any royalty interest or interest in a joint venture or other assets or properties of Company or any of its Subsidiaries ("Company Property"), other than any interest or rights with respect to real property having an individual fair market value of less than $500,000 in the aggregate, in each case in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice. Except as set forth in Section (z) of the Company Disclosure Statement, no Company Property, the fair market value of which on the date of this Agreement is greater than $250,000 in the aggregate, is subject to any pending sale or disposition transaction.
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(aa)
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Absence of Cease Trade Orders. No order ceasing or suspending trading in Common Shares (or any of them) or any other securities of Company is outstanding and no proceedings for this purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of Company, are pending, contemplated or threatened.
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(bb)
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Environmental Matters. To the knowledge of Company:
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(i)
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All biological materials utilized by Company and its Subsidiaries in the Business are used, maintained and stored in compliance in all material respects with applicable Environmental Laws.
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(ii)
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Company and each of its Subsidiaries are and, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
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(iii)
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No obligations or other liabilities for which Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable or responsible under Environmental Law presently exist with respect to any portion of any currently owned, leased, used or otherwise controlled property or operations of the Business.
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(iv)
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There are no facts or circumstances resulting from the operation of the Business that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability under Environmental Law.
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(v)
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Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written inquiry or written notice from any Agency or any other person alleging a violation of or any liability under any Environmental Law which has not been fully and finally resolved and with respect to which there remains any continuing obligation or responsibility.
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(vi)
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Company has obtained, and is and, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, has been in compliance in all material respects with all material Environmental Permits; all material Environmental Permits are in full force and effect and are listed on Section (bb)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement; and neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notices from any Agency or any other person concerning the termination, suspension or material modification of any Environmental Permit necessary for the operation of the Business.
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(vii)
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For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, there has been no release of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any facility currently owned, leased, operated or used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Specified Manufacturing Facilities which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liabilities pursuant to Environmental Laws;
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(viii)
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Except as set forth in Section (bb)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no underground storage tanks (UST) or UST systems, impoundments, or other units for the treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials located at the Winnipeg facilities. No other USTs are present at any other real property currently owned by Company or any Subsidiary and no USTs were present while Company or any Subsidiary operated at any other real property formerly owned, leased, used or otherwise controlled by Company or any Subsidiary.
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(ix)
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Company has provided to Parent complete and accurate copies of all material environmental assessment, remediation and compliance reports pertaining to the Business or any real property currently or formerly owned, leased, operated, used or otherwise controlled by Company or any of its Subsidiaries within the possession or reasonable control of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(x)
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For the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has expressly assumed or agreed to indemnify material and known liabilities of any other person arising under Environmental Law currently in effect.
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(xi)
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For the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has caused a release of Hazardous Materials at any location, nor has Company or any of its Subsidiaries arranged for the transportation, treatment or disposal of Hazardous Materials at or to any location that has been included in any published federal, state or local governmental list of sites that could reasonably be expected to give rise to material liabilities to Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Environmental Law.
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(cc)
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Regulatory Matters. Except as disclosed in Section (cc) of the Company Disclosure Statement:
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(i)
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Except as set forth in Section (cc)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or other communication from the Health Agencies of the US, Canada or Europe and any written notice from the Health Agencies of any other country alleging any material violation by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any applicable Law within the jurisdiction of the Health Agencies, where any such violation has not been resolved or is not being resolved, including any failure to maintain systems and programs adequate to ensure compliance with any applicable Law.
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(ii)
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(A) To the knowledge of Company, except as set forth in Section (cc)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, all pre-clinical and clinical trials and investigations upon which Company has relied or plans to rely as the basis for any submission to any Health Agency, to the extent conducted by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, have been and are being conducted in material compliance with the following, to the extent that any of the following are applicable to each pre-clinical or clinical trial or investigation; (A) the Health Agencies' standards for conducting non-clinical laboratory studies; (B) the International Conference on Harmonization E6: Good Clinical Practices Consolidated Guideline; and (C) the Health Agencies' regulations and guidelines for good clinical practices (GCP) and the design, conduct (including human subjects protection), performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis and reporting of clinical trials. (B) For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Company, anyone acting on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has received any written notice that any Health Agency or any institutional review board or research ethics board has initiated, or materially threatened to initiate, any clinical hold or other action to suspend any clinical trial or suspend or terminate any IND, CTA, or any other equivalent thereof sponsored directly by Company or any of its Subsidiaries directly, and upon which Company or any of its Subsidiaries has relied or plans to rely as the basis for any submission to any Health Agency; provided, however, that Company has disclosed to Parent any adverse events arising out of any clinical trial or investigations upon which Company has not relied or does not plan to rely as the basis for any submission to any Health Agency, to the extent conducted by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(iii)
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To the knowledge of Company, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, all pre-clinical tests sponsored by Company or any of its Subsidiaries performed in connection with or as the basis for any submission to any Health Agency, filed under a CTA, IND or other foreign equivalent or that Company or any of its Subsidiaries anticipates will be submitted to or held for inspection by any Health Agency have been conducted in accordance, in all material respects, with applicable good laboratory practice requirements as set forth in 21 C.F.R. Part 58 (but only to the extent that such nonclinical tests are required by 21 C.F.R. Part 58 to be conducted in accordance with good laboratory practice requirements).
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(iv)
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To the knowledge of Company, Company and its Subsidiaries have properly maintained in all material respects their respective books and records, including batch records, deviations, corrective and preventive actions in connection with all manufacturing by or on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries for all Company Products. For purposes of clarity, such books and records that include sensitive information have been provided by Company to Parent in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, all manufacturing operations conducted by or for the benefit of Company or any of its Subsidiaries and over which Company or any of its Subsidiaries had direct manufacturing control, have been and are being conducted in accordance, in all material respects, with applicable current good manufacturing practices (GMPs), as prescribed pursuant to the FDCA and its implementing regulations and all similar applicable GMP standards imposed by Health Agencies with jurisdiction over Company's operations.
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(v)
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To the knowledge of Company, Company and its Subsidiaries have properly maintained (A) books and records setting forth any material oral or written communication received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any Health Agency in the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, including any and all reports of telephone conversations, visits and inspections, and any legally effective notice of intention to conduct an inspection (for purposes of clarity, such books and records that include sensitive information have been provided by Company to Parent in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement), (B) books and records directly relating to clinical studies upon which Company or any of its Subsidiaries has relied or plans to rely as the basis for any submission to any Health Agency conducted by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the last 3 years prior to the date hereof (for purposes of clarity, such books and records that include sensitive information have been provided by Company to Parent in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement), (C) all information required to be maintained about adverse drug experiences obtained or otherwise received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any reportable source, in Canada, the United States or outside the Canada and United States, including information derived from clinical investigations, pharmacovigilance reports in the scientific literature, and unpublished scientific papers, relating directly to any Company Product, and (D) all audit reports filed during the last 3 years prior to the date hereof relating to Company Products that are in its possession and are material to assessing compliance with all Law within the jurisdiction of the Health Agencies. Except as set forth in Section (cc)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the past 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any legally effective notices of inspectional observations (including those recorded on form FDA 483), establishment inspection reports, warning letters, untitled letters, or any other documents issued by any Health Agency that demonstrates lack of compliance with any applicable Law by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by any entity acting on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, where any such compliance issue has not been or is not being resolved.
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(vi)
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As to each Company Product for which a biological license application, new drug application, or other regulatory application for marketing authorization was submitted by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including outside of Canada and the United States, has been submitted, filed or approved, (A) Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the applicable Health Agency filing requirements, and all applicable Law, and all terms and conditions of such applications, to the extent applicable and (B) Section (cc)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Statement sets out all written commitments made to any Health Agency to undertake post-marketing requirements (i.e. Phase IV) with respect to such Company Product.
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(vii)
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For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any officer, employee or to the knowledge of Company, agent of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that would reasonably be expected to result in or that has resulted in, in the United States, debarment under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a, exclusion from federal or state health care programs, or any Law that materially would limit or impair the ability of Company to conduct its Business.
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(viii)
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To the knowledge of Company, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries currently is in material violation of any applicable Law or any lawful order, writ, injunction or decree of any Health Agency applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Product. All documentation, correspondence, reports, data, analysis and certifications relating to or regarding the Company Products filed or delivered (or, if amended, as of the date for which such amendment speaks) by or on its behalf to any Health Agency during the last 3 years prior to the date hereof were in all material respects when so filed or delivered, and to the extent required by any applicable laws remain true and accurate.
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(ix)
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To the knowledge of Company, Company has provided to Buyer and Parent true, complete and accurate copies of all advertising and promotional materials, programs and initiatives related to the use of the Company Products that Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently use, including medical education, symposia, opinion leader development, peer-to-peer development, publications, journal ads, and all other material written communications that describe the features or benefits of the Company Products (the "Existing Promotional Materials") created by or on behalf of Company or its Subsidiaries for 3 years prior to the date hereof. The Existing Promotional Materials are in material compliance with applicable Law. Each of Company's and its Subsidiaries' Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) governing the sales and marketing of the Company Products are in material compliance with applicable Law.
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(x)
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To the knowledge of Company, except as disclosed in Section (cc)(x) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, all billing practices, including discounts, price concession, and calculations or best price and average price, of Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to all third-party payors, including the Federal and State Healthcare Programs and private insurance companies, have been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Law, regulations and policies of such third-party payors, private insurance companies and the Federal and State Healthcare Programs. During the period of employment by Company or its Subsidiaries during the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, (A) no employee or any member of Company's or its Subsidiaries' medical staff or to the knowledge of Company, independent contractor of Company or its Subsidiaries (whether an individual or entity), has been excluded from participating in any federal health care program (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f)) and (B) none of the officers, directors, managers, managing employees, or to the knowledge of Company agents (as such term is defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-5(b)) of Company or its Subsidiaries have been excluded from Medicare or any federal health care program (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f)) or been subject to sanction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a or 1320a-8 or been convicted of a crime described at 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, nor is any such exclusion, sanction or conviction threatened or pending. For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been excluded from participating in any federal health care program (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f)), nor is any such exclusion threatened or pending. Neither Company nor its Subsidiaries have been convicted of a criminal offense related to the provision of health care services.
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(xi)
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To the knowledge of Company, Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable registration and listing requirements with all Health Agencies.
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(xii)
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For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any officer, employee or agent of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made a materially untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statement to any Health Agency, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to any Health Agency, or committed any act, made any statement, or where applicable, failed to make any statement, that would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its policy respecting "Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Fact, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities", set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy of any Health Agency.
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(xiii)
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Except as disclosed in Section (cc)(xiii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to Company's knowledge, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company and its Subsidiaries have operated in all material respects in compliance with all Health Agency requirements relating to the sale, pricing, price reporting, government or private placement or reimbursement for, and rebates related to pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices.
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(xiv)
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Section (cc)(xiv) of the Company Disclosure Statement sets forth the Health Agency status of all Company Products, including CTAs, INDs, biological license applications, new drug applications, 510(k)s and other investigation or marketing authorization applications and the status of such application, whether pending, approved, denied, active or inactive.
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(xv)
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For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, none of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any material written information from any Health Agency which would reasonably be expected, in the usual course of such dealings, to lead to the denial of any application for marketing approval currently pending before the Health Agency.
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(xvi)
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To Company's knowledge, Company has made available to Buyer material correspondence relating to post marketing requirements for Company's botulism antitoxin heptavalent.
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(xvii)
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Except as disclosed in Section (cc)(xvii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, all material reports, documents, claims, permits and notices required to be filed, maintained or furnished to any Health Agency by Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the last 3 years prior to the date hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all required investigational status reports, postmarketing reports, and adverse event reports) have been so filed, maintained or furnished, except those reports, documents, claims, permits and notices currently in process. All such reports, documents, claims, permits and notices were complete and accurate in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent filing). None of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any officer, employee, agent or distributor of Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any pending, or threatened investigation in respect of Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or the Company Products by any Health Agency pursuant to the FDA's policy respecting "Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities," set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy of any Health Agency. For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any current officer, employee, agent or distributor of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that could result in a material debarment mandated by 21 U.S.C. § 335a(a) or any similar Law or authorized by 21 U.S.C. § 335a(b) or any similar Law.
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(xviii)
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To Company's knowledge, except as set forth in Section (cc)(xviii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, the development, manufacture, testing, distribution, and marketing of each Company Product that is or has been developed, manufactured, tested, distributed or marketed, and remains currently available on the market or currently in development, is being, and has been for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof conducted in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the FDCA and the regulations of the FDA promulgated thereunder, the Food and Drugs Act (Canada) and, the CDSA and the respective regulations thereunder, or, to knowledge of Company, any similar Law applicable in any other jurisdiction in which such activities are carried out, including those relating to investigational use, premarket clearance or marketing approval, good manufacturing practices, good clinical practices, good laboratory practices, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports. There is no action or proceeding pending or, to knowledge of Company, threatened by any Agency, including any prosecution, injunction, seizure, civil fine, suspension or recall, in each case alleging any material violation of any Law applicable to any Company Product by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(xix)
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Except as disclosed in Section (cc)(xix) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to Company's knowledge, except as set forth in Section (cc)(xviii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, each of Company and its Subsidiaries have neither voluntarily nor involuntarily initiated, conducted or issued, or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, field notifications, field corrections, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, warning, "dear doctor" letter, investigator notice, or other notice or action relating to an alleged lack of safety, efficacy or regulatory compliance of any Company Product, except as done in material compliance with applicable legal requirements. Except for facts related to the topics set forth in Section (v), there are no facts which are reasonably likely to cause (A) the recall, market withdrawal or replacement of any Company Product currently sold by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a material change in the labeling of any such Company Products, or (C) a termination or suspension of the marketing of such Company Products.
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(xx)
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The last 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that any Health Agency has commenced, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened to initiate, any action to enjoin manufacture or distribution of any Company Product sold by Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(xxi)
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To the knowledge of Company, no Company Product currently manufactured or distributed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries is (A) adulterated within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 351 (or any similar Law) or (B) misbranded within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 352 (or any similar Law).
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(xxii)
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For the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor its Subsidiaries nor their employees or agents have engaged in activities that (A) would to Company's knowledge violate healthcare fraud and abuse laws (including the United States Anti-Kickback Statute, as amended, and the False Claims Act, as amended, and similar state Laws), or (B) that would violate anti-bribery and anti-corruption Laws in a way material to the Business.
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(dd)
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Reporting Issuer Status. Company is a reporting issuer (or its equivalent) in each of the provinces of Canada.
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(ee)
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Related Party Transactions. None of Company or any of its Subsidiaries is indebted to any director, officer, employee or agent of, or consultant to, Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates or associates (except for amounts due as normal salaries, fees (including management and service fees) and bonuses and in reimbursement of ordinary expenses). Except as set forth in Section (ee) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no loans, contracts or other transactions between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any (i) director or officer of Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any holder of record or, to the knowledge of Company, beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the equity securities of Company; or (iii) any affiliate or associate of any such director, officer or beneficial owner.
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(ff)
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Disclosure Controls. Company has designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under the supervision of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Company is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others within Company and its Subsidiaries, particularly during the period in which the annual or interim financial statement filings are being prepared.
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(gg)
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Internal Controls. Company has designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused them to be designed under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Company, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. To the knowledge of Company and subject to the disclosure contained in Section (gg) of the Company Disclosure Statement, with respect to the 3 years prior to the date of this Agreement: (i) there are no significant deficiencies in the design or operation of, or material weaknesses in, the internal controls over financial reporting of Company that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and (ii) there is and has been no fraud, whether or not material, involving management or any other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of Company. To the knowledge of Company, for the last 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company has received no (A) material complaints from any source regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters or (B) expressions of concern from employees of Company regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
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(hh)
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Competition Act. Assuming that the Effective Date is the date of this Agreement, Company together with its affiliates (as defined in the Competition Act) do not have: (i) assets in Canada that exceed CAN$295 million; or (ii) annual gross revenues from sales in, from or into Canada exceeding CAN$131 million, in either case, all as determined in accordance with Part IX of the Competition Act and the Notifiable Transactions Regulations thereunder, provided that, for the purposes of Section (b) of Schedule D, the assumption that the Effective Date is the date of this Agreement will not apply.
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(ii)
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Investment Canada Act. Assuming that the Effective Date is the date of this Agreement, the value of the assets of Company together with its Subsidiaries, calculated in the manner prescribed by the Investment Canada Act, is less than CAN$344 million, provided that, for the purposes of Section (b) of Schedule D, the assumption that the Effective Date is the date of this Agreement will not apply.
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(jj)
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Listing. The Common Shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX.
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(kk)
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Compliance with Export Control, Trade, and Anti-Bribery Law.
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(i)
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Except as described in Section (kk)(i) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the last 5 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), the ITAR, the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730 et seq.), regulations implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls, United States Department of the Treasury (31 C.F.R. 500 et seq.), the Export and Imports Permit Act, the Special Economic Measures Act, the United Nations Act, the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, the Defence Production Act, the Criminal Code or any regulations promulgated under the foregoing or any similar Law applicable in the United States, Canada, or elsewhere, relating to export controls and economic sanctions that are applicable to Company or its Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Export Control Laws"). During the last 5 years prior to the date hereof, Company has not received any written communication alleging that it is not in compliance with the Export Control Laws, and Company has not filed any voluntary disclosures of possible export violations relating to Company or its operations. Neither Company, Company's Subsidiaries nor any of their officers or directors appears on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury, any listing of Designated Persons, terrorist or other entities under the Special Economic Measures Act, the United Nations Act, the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, or the Criminal Code or on any other similar list maintained pursuant to any authorizing statute, executive order or regulation.
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(ii)
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Except as described in Section (kk)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, for the last 5 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has had any direct or indirect dealings with a person or country with whom United States persons or persons in Canada or Canadians outside Canada are restricted from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury (including those named on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List), the Export Control Laws, or under any Statute, Executive Order or any other governmental action that is applicable to Company or its Subsidiaries.
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(iii)
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For the last 5 years prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to their knowledge, any of their employees, officers, directors or agents, has directly or indirectly, paid, offered, given promised to give or authorized to give any money, gift, payment or anything of value in contravention of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) or to any "Foreign Official" as defined in the FCPA, public international organization as defined by the FCPA , political party, candidate for political office or other person (including any representative of any of the foregoing) for purposes of influencing or inducing any act or decision, or securing any improper advantage for Company in order to obtain or retain business for or with Company which (A) is prohibited by the FCPA or any other anti-corruption, anti-bribery or similar applicable Law or are reasonably expected to subject Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any damage or penalty in any action; (B) if not given in the past, are reasonably expected to have had an adverse effect on Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reflected in the financial statements of Company, (C) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (D) otherwise has the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, acceptance of or acquiescence in extortion, kickbacks or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining or retaining business or other unfair commercial advantage. During the last 5 years there has been no action, suit, inquiry, investigation (including any internal investigation) or any other proceeding, including, to Company's knowledge, those threatened, involving Company, its Subsidiaries nor to their knowledge, any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, concerning compliance with the CFPOA, FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption laws nor have any of the foregoing received any written communication alleging that they are not in compliance with, or that Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or has been the subject of any investigation by any governmental or regulatory agency concerning, the statutory and regulatory requirements under the CFPOA or FCPA.
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(ll)
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Government Contracts.
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(i)
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To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, no U.S. Government Contract was awarded pursuant to the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program or on the basis of Company or its Subsidiaries having preferential status, including a small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a), woman owned business status, and Company or its Subsidiaries have not represented to any customers that they hold such preferred bidder status as a condition of award.
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(ii)
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Section (ll)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Statement lists and separately identifies each contractor team arrangement as defined by FAR 9.601 to which any of Company or its Subsidiaries is a party and that has not terminated or expired (true and complete copies of which, including all modifications and amendments thereto, have been made available to Parent). Each such contractor team arrangement is in full force and effect and is binding on Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with its terms and, to the knowledge of Company, the other party or parties thereto, and no such contractor teaming arrangement is subject to any oral modifications or amendments. To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, each of Company and its Subsidiaries has materially complied with all terms and conditions of each such contractor team arrangement. To the knowledge of Company, there exist no disputes arising out of or relating to any such contractor team arrangement and that would reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse effect.
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(iii)
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During the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, with respect to each Government Contract and Government Bid:
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(A)
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To the knowledge of Company, each of Company and its Subsidiaries has materially complied with the terms and conditions of such Government Contract or Government Bid (including any agreements pertaining thereto and all applicable Law pertaining thereto, including all applicable government contract-related statutes, executive orders, and regulations (including the DFARS and FAR));
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(B)
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To the knowledge of Company, neither the United States Government nor any prime contractor, subcontractor, or Agency has notified Company or its Subsidiaries, either in writing or orally that Company or its Subsidiaries has breached a material contract requirement, certification, representation, clause, or provision, or otherwise materially violated any Law (including any Government Contract-or Government Bid-related statute, executive order, or regulation), in each case, pertaining to such Government Contract or Government Bid;
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(C)
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To the knowledge of Company and except for facts related to the topics set forth in Section (ll)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there are no facts that might give rise to or result in a claim by any Agency that Company or its Subsidiaries has breached a material contract requirement, certification, representation, clause, or provision, or otherwise violated any Law (including any Government Contract-related statue, executive order, or regulation), in each case, pertaining to such Government Contract;
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(D)
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no termination for convenience, termination for default, cure notice, or, show cause notice is currently in effect, has been issued and remains unresolved, or to the knowledge of Company, is expected with respect to such Government Contract;
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(E)
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To the knowledge of Company, no material cost incurred by Company or its Subsidiaries has been disallowed by any Agency or is the subject of any investigation by any Agency; and
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(F)
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No notice of criminal investigation or indictment has been received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor any of the persons set forth in Schedule 1.4(a). To the knowledge of Company neither Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor their respective Principals (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) is under criminal investigation or indictment
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a)
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is currently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of a Government Contract or subcontract;
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b)
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has, within the 3 year period prior to the date hereof, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state, or local) contract or subcontract, or violation of Antitrust Laws relating to the submission of offers, or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;
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c)
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is currently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by an Agency with, commission of any of the above-listed offenses.
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(iv)
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During the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there (A) have been no and are no outstanding material claims or requests for equitable adjustment against Company or any of its Subsidiaries, either by any Agency or by any prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor, or other person, arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid and (B) are no outstanding and/or unresolved material disputes between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the United States government under the Contract Disputes Act, as amended, or any other federal statute or between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor or any other person arising under or relating to any U.S. Government Contract or U.S. Government Bid. During the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company and its Subsidiaries have no interest in any pending or potential material claim against any Agency or any prime contractor, subcontractor, or vendor arising under or relating to any Government Contract.
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(v)
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Section (ll)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement sets forth a true and correct list of: (A) each Government Contract to which Company is a party and that is in effect as of the Effective Date (the "Assigned Contracts"); and (B) each Government Bid that is outstanding as of the Effective Date.
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(vi)
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To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth on Section (ll)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Statement:
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(A)
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all material representations and certifications made by Company with respect each Government Contract and Government Bid (including but not limited to any certifications and/or representations made on or through the U.S. Government's SAM system) listed above in Section (ll)(v) of Company Disclosure Statement were complete and accurate as of their effective date and Company has materially complied and is in material compliance with all such representations and certifications;
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(B)
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other than pursuant to Government Contract requirements for withholding of fees under cost plus fixed fee Government Contracts, holdback payments related to licensure and labor withholdings under time and materials/labor hour Government Contracts, no money due to Company pertaining to any Government Contract or Government Bid listed above on Section (ll)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement has been withheld or set off and is still outstanding nor has any claim been made to withhold or set off money that has not been or will be adequately reflected in the financial statements, and Company is entitled to all applicable progress payments received with respect thereto;
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(C)
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no stop work order or any other type of suspension of work has been issued with respect to any Government Contract or Government Bid listed above in Section (ll)(v) of Company Disclosure Statement and has not been resolved;
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(D)
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Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any outstanding protests or complaints challenging the award of any Government Contract listed above in Section (ll)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement;
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(E)
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there have not been any claims or equitable adjustments by Company or its Subsidiaries against any Agency or any prime contractor, higher or lower tier subcontractor or vendor arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid listed above in Section (ll)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement in excess of $100,000;
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(F)
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Company has made available to Buyer materially complete and correct copies of Government Contracts and Government Bids listed above in Section (ll)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement, including amendments, modifications, and task or delivery orders related thereto;
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(G)
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Company has not received any written notification from any Agency of any intention to make a material modification to any Government Contract listed above in Section (ll)(v) of the Company Disclosure Statement for which no modification has been issued;
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(H)
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And except for facts related to the topics set forth in the Company Disclosure Statement referenced in Section (ll)(vii), there is no currently pending request and there are no facts that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or result in a request for an extension of Company's time for performance under any Government Contract listed above in Section (ll)(v), of the Company Disclosure Statement;
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(I)
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Company has all material authorizations and approvals from Agencies and all material third‑party certifications and approvals required in order to perform the work under each Government Contract listed above in Section (ll)(v) of Company Disclosure Statement, and has maintained compliance in all material respects with the terms on which such authorizations, certifications and approvals are conditioned;
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(J)
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There is no Government Contract (excluding Grants), for which the most recent estimated total costs of completion as estimated in good faith by Company indicate that such Government Contract will be completed without a profit to Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, (i.e. an estimation by Company or its Subsidiaries that Company's or its Subsidiaries' total cost of performance as reasonably calculated by Company and its Subsidiaries will exceed the total payments to Company and its Subsidiaries by the customer);
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(vii)
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Investigations/Audits. During the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth on Section (ll)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Statement:
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(A)
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neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Company, any Principal is (or during the last 3 years prior to the date hereof has been) under administrative, civil or criminal investigation, indictment or writ of information by any Agency, or any non-routine audit or investigation by any Agency with respect to the Company's Government Contracts.
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(B)
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To the knowledge of Company, no such investigation, indictment, or writ or non-routine audit has been threatened.
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(C)
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Company has not conducted or initiated any internal investigation (other than inquiries in the ordinary course of business to ensure compliance with applicable Law) or made any voluntary or mandatory disclosure under FAR 52.203-13 to any Agency arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid. To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Statement, there exists no credible evidence requiring a mandatory disclosure under FAR 52.203-13 that has led or could lead to any material damage, penalty assessment, recoupment of payment or disallowance of cost.
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(D)
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there are no Company Products delivered under any Government Contract that are currently quarantined.
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(viii)
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If required under a Government Contract, Company has submitted to the responsible United States Government contracting officer and applicable Governmental Authorities incurred cost submissions for the years through July 31, 2012 and any open years are disclosed in Section (II)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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(ix)
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Cost or Pricing Data: To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(ix) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company has not submitted to any Agency any materially inaccurate, incomplete or non-current cost or pricing data relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid.
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(x)
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Business Accounting Practices: To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(x) of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company's business accounting practices have been in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law and has not been determined to be inadequate for accumulating and billing costs under Government Contracts by any Agency. Except as set forth in Section (ll)(x) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, there has been no, and there is no finding of fraud, defective pricing, mischarging or improper payments on the part of Company by any Agency.
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(xi)
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Security Obligations: Except as disclosed in Section (ll)(xi) of the Company Disclosure Statement, to the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company is in material compliance with all applicable security requirements and export control requirements, including applicable export or import permit requirements, in its Government Contracts.
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(xii)
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Government Furnished Property: To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(xii), of the Company Disclosure Statement, Company is in material compliance with U.S. Government furnished property requirements, including reporting requirements.
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(xiii)
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Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Company is in compliance with organizational conflicts of interest requirements in its Government Contracts and, to the knowledge of Company, is aware of no published and current open and available opportunity involving the U.S. Government from which Company or its Subsidiaries are currently limited, prohibited or otherwise restricted from performing or bidding due to organizational conflicts of interest in connection with any Government Contract.
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(xiv)
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Technical Data and Software Rights:
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(A)
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With respect to any "technical data" or "computer software" developed by Company "exclusively at private expense" or "at private expense" as those terms are defined in the FAR, DFARS, or in any Contract with an Agency (such applicable Contract definition, together with FAR and the DFARS, the "Data Regulations") in no case has any Agency or any other Person asserted a challenge, or expressed an intent to challenge, any of Company's rights in such technical data or computer software pursuant to the Data Regulations.
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(B)
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Company has taken all measures that are reasonable and customary for companies in similar lines of business to protect its rights in technical data and computer software under the Data Regulations.
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(xv)
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General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule Contract Compliance: To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth in Section (ll)(xv) of Company Disclosure Statement, with respect to any General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule Contract held by Company, Company has materially complied with all (A) "Industrial Funding Fee" obligations; and (B) "Price Reductions" clause obligations.
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(xvi)
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Inventions: To the knowledge of Company, during the 3 years prior to the date hereof, Company has materially complied with all reporting requirements related to inventions under its Government Contracts; and, except as provided in Section (ll)(xvi) of the Company Disclosure Statement or as required by statute, no Agency or third party has any ownership or licensing rights in any inventions of Company.
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(mm)
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No Other Representations and Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SCHEDULE E, COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN RESPECT OF COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSETS, LIABILITIES OR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. THE DISCLOSURE OF ANY MATTER OR ITEM IN ANY SCHEDULE HERETO WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT ANY SUCH MATTER IS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED.
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(a)
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Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of Parent, Buyer and each of their Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the requisite power and authority to own its assets and conduct its business as currently owned and conducted.
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(b)
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Authority; Non-Contravention. Each of Parent and Buyer has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. On December 4, 2013, and December 11, 2013 the board of directors of Parent and Buyer, respectively, approved this Agreement and the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Buyer and the consummation by Parent and Buyer, as applicable, of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Buyer, as applicable. No approval of the shareholders or other securityholders of Parent or Buyer or other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries are necessary to authorize this Agreement, the performance by Parent and Buyer of their obligations under this Agreement and the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Buyer, enforceable by Company against each of Parent and Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to the availability of equitable remedies and the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of consent, termination, purchase, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of any property, rights or benefits under, or result in the imposition of any additional obligation under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under, (i) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Parent or the comparable organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) except as set forth on Section (b) of the Parent Disclosure Statement, any material Contract or material Permit to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any Law applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, except with respect to (iii) only, as would not have a material effect on Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Agency, is required by or with respect to Parent, Buyer or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Buyer or the consummation by Parent of the Transactions, except for (i) any approvals required by the Interim Order or the Final Order, and (ii) the Regulatory Approvals listed on Schedule G.
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(c)
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Competition Act. Assuming that the Effective Date is the date of this Agreement, Buyer together with its affiliates (as defined in the Competition Act) do not have: (i) assets in Canada that exceed CAN$105 million; or (ii) annual gross revenues from sales in, from or into Canada exceeding CAN $269 million, in either case, all as determined in accordance with Part IX of the Competition Act and the Notifiable Transactions Regulations thereunder, provided that, for the purposes of Section (c) of Schedule C, the assumption that the Effective Date is the date of this Agreement will not apply.
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(d)
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Investment Canada Act. Parent is a WTO investor within the meaning of the Investment Canada Act.
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(e)
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Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no suit, action or proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, against Parent, Buyer or any of their respective Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay in any material respect the consummation of the Transactions.
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·
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HSR Approval by Parent and Company
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·
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Maryland Class 1 Chemical registration by Parent, Buyer and Company
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·
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DEA Approval by Parent, Buyer and Company
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1.01 | Defined Terms |
1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions |
1.03 | Accounting Terms |
1.04 | Rounding |
1.05 | Times of Day; Rates |
1.06 | Letter of Credit Amounts |
1.07 | Currency Equivalents Generally |
2.01 | The Loans |
2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
2.03 | Letters of Credit |
2.04 | Swing Line Loans |
2.05 | Prepayments |
2.06 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments |
2.07 | Repayment of Loans |
2.08 | Interest |
2.09 | Fees |
2.10 | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate |
2.11 | Evidence of Debt |
2.12 | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback |
2.13 | Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
2.14 | Cash Collateral |
2.15 | Defaulting Lenders |
3.01 | Taxes |
3.02 | Illegality |
3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates |
3.04 | Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans |
3.05 | Compensation for Losses |
3.06 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
3.07 | Survival |
4.01 | Conditions of Initial Credit Extension |
4.02 | Conditions to all Credit Extensions |
5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power |
5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention |
5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents |
5.04 | Binding Effect |
5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect |
5.06 | Litigation |
5.07 | No Default |
5.08 | Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments |
5.09 | Environmental Compliance |
5.10 | Insurance |
5.11 | Taxes |
5.12 | ERISA Compliance |
5.13 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties |
5.14 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act |
5.15 | Disclosure |
5.16 | Compliance with Laws |
5.17 | [Reserved] |
5.18 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc |
5.19 | OFAC; Anti Corruption Laws |
5.20 | Solvency |
5.21 | Casualty, Etc |
5.22 | Collateral Documents |
5.23 | Material Contracts |
6.01 | Financial Statements |
6.02 | Certificates; Other Information |
6.03 | Notices |
6.04 | Payment of Obligations |
6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc |
6.06 | Maintenance of Properties |
6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance |
6.08 | Compliance with Laws |
6.09 | Books and Records |
6.10 | Inspection Rights |
6.11 | Use of Proceeds |
6.12 | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security |
6.13 | Compliance with Environmental Laws |
6.14 | Preparation of Environmental Reports |
6.15 | Further Assurances |
6.16 | Compliance with Terms of Material Contracts |
6.17 | Cash Management |
6.18 | Contingent Payment Obligations |
7.01 | Liens |
7.02 | Investments |
7.03 | Indebtedness |
7.04 | Fundamental Changes |
7.05 | Dispositions |
7.06 | Restricted Payments |
7.07 | Change in Nature of Business |
7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates |
7.09 | Burdensome Agreements |
7.10 | Use of Proceeds |
7.11 | Financial Covenants |
7.12 | Amendments of Organization Documents |
7.13 | Accounting Changes |
7.14 | Prepayments, Etc |
7.15 | Amendment, Etc |
7.16 | Sanctions; International Compliance Laws |
7.17 | Amendment of Transaction Acquisition Arrangement Agreemen |
8.01 | Events of Default |
8.02 | Remedies Upon Event of Default |
8.03 | Application of Funds |
9.01 | Appointment and Authority |
9.02 | Rights as a Lender |
9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions |
9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent |
9.05 | Delegation of Duties |
9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent |
9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc |
9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding |
9.10 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
9.11 | Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements |
9.12 | Intercreditor and Subordination Agreements |
10.01 | Amendments, Etc |
10.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication |
10.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement |
10.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
10.05 | Payments Set Aside |
10.06 | Successors and Assigns |
10.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality |
10.08 | Right of Setoff |
10.09 | Interest Rate Limitation |
10.10 | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
10.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
10.12 | Severability |
10.13 | Replacement of Lenders |
10.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc |
10.15 | Waiver of Jury Trial1 |
10.16 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
10.17 | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents |
10.18 | USA PATRIOT Act |
10.19 | ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
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Applicable Rate
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Pricing Level
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Consolidated Leverage Ratio
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Commitment Fee for Revolving Credit Facility
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Eurodollar Rate
and Letters of Credit
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Base Rate
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1
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<0.75 to 1.00
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0.30%
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1.75%
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0.75%
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2
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>0.75 to 1.00 but <1.50 to 1.00
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0.40%
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2.25%
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1.25%
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3
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>1.50 to 1.00 but <2.25 to 1.00
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0.50%
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2.75%
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1.75%
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4
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>2.25 to 1.00 but <3.00 to 1.00
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0.50%
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3.25%
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2.25%
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5
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>3.00 to 1.00
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0.60%
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3.75%
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2.75%
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(ii)
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The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:
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(A)
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subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
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(B)
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the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date (it being understood that in the event the expiry date of any requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, from and after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations in respect of such Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.14).
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(iii)
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The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
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(A)
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any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
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(B)
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the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
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(C)
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except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;
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(D)
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the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
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(E)
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any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Revolving Credit Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer's actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
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(iv)
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The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
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(v)
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The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
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(vi)
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The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term "Administrative Agent" as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
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(i)
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Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by U.S. mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least five Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents (if any) to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.
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(ii)
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Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer's usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender's Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
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(iii)
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If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an "Auto-Extension Letter of Credit"); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the "Non-Extension Notice Date") in each such twelve-month period to be specified in such Letter of Credit. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
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(iv)
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Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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(i)
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Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an "Honor Date"), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the "Unreimbursed Amount"), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender's Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
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(ii)
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Each Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent's Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.
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(iii)
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With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.
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(iv)
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Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender's Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
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(v)
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Each Revolving Credit Lender's obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender's obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
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(vi)
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If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(i)
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At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender's L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
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(ii)
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If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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(i)
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any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
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(ii)
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the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
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(iii)
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any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
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(iv)
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waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer's protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
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(v)
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honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;
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(vi)
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any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC or the ISP, as applicable.
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(vii)
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any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
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(viii)
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any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
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(i)
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The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
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(ii)
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If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
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(iii)
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If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(iv)
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Each Revolving Credit Lender's obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender's obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
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(i)
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At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.
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(ii)
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If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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(i)
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Revolving Credit Loans.
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(A)
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If for any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Revolving Credit Facility then in effect.
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(B)
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Prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable.
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(ii)
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Term Loans.
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(A)
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If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries Disposes of any property (other than any Disposition of property permitted by (x) Section 7.05(b) and (y) Section 7.05(f) and (g) solely to the extent, in the case of this clause (y), that the Borrower shall have demonstrated in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the proceeds of such Disposition shall be applied to directly reimburse future research and development expenses related to the IP Rights licensed under such Sections (and pending such application to such research and development expenses, all such proceeds shall be maintained in a Liquidity Account) which results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds promptly following receipt thereof (but in any event, no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof) by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (E) below).
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(B)
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Upon the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its Equity Interests (other than any sales or issuances of Equity Interests (i) to another Loan Party, (ii) as consideration for a Permitted Acquisition (other than the Target Acquisition), or (iii) as part of any stock option or similar plan where such Equity Interests are issued as compensation), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom promptly following receipt thereof (but in any event, no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof) by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (E) below).
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(C)
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Upon the incurrence or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03(a) through (g) and (j), (k), (l) and (m)), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom promptly following receipt thereof (but in any event, no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof) by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (E) below).
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(D)
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Upon any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $2,500,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower, and not otherwise included in clause (A), (B) or (C) of this Section 2.05(c)(ii), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom promptly following receipt thereof (but in any event, no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof) by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (E) below).
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(E)
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Each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall be applied to the principal repayment installments of the Term Facility on a pro-rata basis and shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
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(F)
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Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.05 to the contrary, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Term Loan with any proceeds of an Extraordinary Receipt constituting proceeds of casualty or property insurance to the extent the Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary elects, in its sole discretion, to reinvest all or any portion of such Extraordinary Receipt in the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the receipt of such Extraordinary Receipt; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of all Extraordinary Receipts withheld for reinvestment pursuant to this clause (F) of this Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement and (y) if all or any portion of such Extraordinary Receipt shall have not been reinvested by the end of such one-hundred twenty (120) day period as contemplated above, then any portion of such Extraordinary Receipt not so reinvested shall be promptly applied to prepay the Term Loan (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (E) above).
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Date
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Amount
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March 31, 2014
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$1,500,000
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June 30, 2014
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$1,500,000
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September 30, 2014
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$1,500,000
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December 31, 2014
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$1,500,000
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March 31, 2015
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$1,500,000
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June 30, 2015
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$1,500,000
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Maturity Date for the Term Facility
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Entire aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding
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(ii)
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If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
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(iii)
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Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
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(i)
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The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
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(ii)
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The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
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(ii)
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Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
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(i)
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if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
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(ii)
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the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
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(i)
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Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender's right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of "Required Lenders", "Required Revolving Lenders", or "Required Term Lenders", as applicable, and Section 10.01.
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(ii)
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Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer's Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender's potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer's future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
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(iii)
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Certain Fees.
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(A)
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No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
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(B)
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Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.
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(C)
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With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender's participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer's or Swing Line Lender's Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
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(iv)
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Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender's participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender's increased exposure following such reallocation.
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(v)
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Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders' Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers' Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.
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(i)
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Each of the Loan Parties shall, and do hereby jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) imposed on, payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each of the Loan Parties shall, and do hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.
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(ii)
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Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that, any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and, the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender's failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and, the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or, the Loan Parties in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).
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(i)
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Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender's reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
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(ii)
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,
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(A)
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any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
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(B)
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any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent that it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, whichever of the following is applicable:
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(I)
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in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "interest" article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "business profits" or "other income" article of such tax treaty;
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(II)
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executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
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(III)
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in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a "10 percent shareholder" of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a "controlled foreign corporation" described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a "U.S Tax Compliance Certificate") and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
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(IV)
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to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.
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(C)
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any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
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(D)
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if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
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(iii)
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(i)
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impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer;
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(ii)
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subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (a) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
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(iii)
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impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
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(i)
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executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;
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(ii)
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executed counterparts of the Guaranty, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;
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(iii)
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a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;
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(iv)
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executed counterparts of the Securities Pledge Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, together with certificates representing the Securities Collateral referred to therein accompanied by undated transfer powers executed in blank;
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(v)
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executed counterparts of the Security Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, together with:
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(A)
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instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt endorsed in blank;
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(B)
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proper Financing Statements in form appropriate for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement;
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(C)
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completed requests for information, dated on or before the date of the initial Credit Extension, listing all effective financing statements filed in the jurisdictions referred to in clause (B) above that name any Loan Party as debtor, together with copies of such other financing statements;
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(D)
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Deposit Account Control Agreements with respect to each Control Account that is a deposit account, duly executed by each of the parties thereto;
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(E)
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Securities Account Control Agreements with respect to each Control Account that is a securities account, duly executed by each of the parties thereto;
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(F)
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each Perfection Certificate delivered by a Loan Party (or the Loan Parties) in connection with the Security Agreement;
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(G)
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evidence that the Borrower and the Guarantors shall have taken such action with respect to the BioThrax Contract under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, 31 U.S.C. 3727, 41 U.S.C. 15, as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, such that all payments under the BioThrax Contract are validly assigned to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and
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(H)
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evidence that all other action that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement has been taken (including receipt of duly executed payoff letters and UCC-3 termination statements and, with respect to leasehold premises which constitute a chief executive office and with respect to leasehold premises or warehouses where material Collateral is located, landlords' and bailees' waiver and consent agreements);
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(vi)
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a Mortgage covering each Mortgaged Property, duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by the appropriate Loan Party in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary in order to create a valid first priority and subsisting Lien on the property described therein in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with:
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(A)
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evidence that all filing, documentary, stamp, intangible and recording taxes and fees have been paid; and
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(B)
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each other Related Real Estate Document;
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(vii)
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such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;
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(viii)
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such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each of the Loan Parties is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(ix)
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a customary opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, covering such matters relating to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall reasonably request;
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(x)
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executed counterparts of the Post-Closing Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;
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(xi)
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a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;
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(xii)
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a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) a calculation of Liquidity and the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended prior to the Closing Date (giving pro forma effect to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, the Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, and the repayment (or, at the election of the Administrative Agent, assignment to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) of Specified Indebtedness on the Closing Date);
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(xiii)
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a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower, individually, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
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(xiv)
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evidence that all insurance (including, without limitation, any required flood insurance) required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect, together with the certificates of insurance, naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as an additional insured or lender's loss payee, as the case may be, under all insurance policies maintained with respect to the assets and properties of the Loan Parties that constitutes Collateral and (y) the Lenders shall be reasonably satisfied with the amount, types and terms and conditions of all such insurance maintained by the Loan Parties;
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(xv)
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evidence that all Specified Indebtedness of the Loan Parties has been or concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated and repaid (or, at the election of the Administrative Agent, assigned to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) and all Liens securing any such Specified Indebtedness have been or concurrently with the Closing Date are being released (or, at the election of the Administrative Agent, assigned to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders); and
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(xvi)
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such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.
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(i)
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any employer and employee contributions required by law or by the terms of any Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement or any Foreign Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices;
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(ii)
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the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, as of the date hereof, with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to account for such obligations in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles; and
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(iii)
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each Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.
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(i)
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such Material Contract was legally awarded and no Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of any Loan Party has received any notice in writing that any Material Contract (or any bid in respect thereof) is the subject of any pending bid or award protest proceedings;
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(ii)
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each Loan Party and each Subsidiary is in material compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to each of its Material Contracts and bids related thereto, including to the extent applicable, (a) the Procurement Integrity Act (41 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2107) and its implementing regulations including Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104; (b) the Anti-Kickback Act (41 U.S.C. §§ 8701-8707) and implementing regulations including the associated regulations set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.502; (c) the Federal Health Care Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); (d) the prohibitions on bribery and gratuities set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 201 and the associated regulations at Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 3.2 and Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.203-3; (e) the Truth in Negotiations Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 3501-3509; (f) the independent pricing requirements at Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.103; and (g) the limitations on the payments of funds to influence federal transactions, as set forth in 31 U.S.C. § 1352 and the associated regulations at Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 3.8 and Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.203-11; and
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(iii)
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no Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of any Loan Party has made any mandatory disclosure under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.203-13(b)(3)(i) or any voluntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority with respect to any alleged unlawful conduct, misstatement, significant overpayment under a Material Contract, or omission arising under or related to any Material Contract (or bid in respect thereof), and there are no facts that would require mandatory disclosure under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.203-13(b)(3)(i).
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(i)
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within thirty (30) days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Subsidiary, and cause each direct and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (other than any such parent that is a CFC and only if it has not already done so), to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a guaranty or guaranty supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, guaranteeing the other Loan Parties' Obligations under the Loan Documents,
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(ii)
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within thirty (30) days after such formation or acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of all owned real and personal properties of such Subsidiary, in detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
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(iii)
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within thirty (30) days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Subsidiary and each direct and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (other than any such parent that is a CFC and only if it has not already done so) to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such security agreements, other security and pledge agreements and assignment agreements (including any such agreement or action as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, with respect to Material Government Contracts (including any BioThrax Contract) unless such contract (other than the BioThrax Contract) may not be so assigned under the terms of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (it being acknowledged and agreed that each Loan Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each new Material Government Contract to be free of any restriction on assignment)), as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including delivery of all instruments of the type specified in Section 4.01(a)(iv)), securing payment of all the Obligations of such Subsidiary or such parent, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all personal properties of the type constituting Collateral, provided that a Loan Party shall not be required to make any assignment of, or provide any mortgage over, any leasehold interest in any real property except pursuant to clause (c) below,
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(iv)
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within thirty (30) days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Subsidiary and each direct and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (other than any such parent that is a CFC and only if it has not already done so) to take whatever action (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, the giving of notices and the endorsement of notices on title documents) may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid, subsisting and perfected Liens on all personal property purported to be subject to the security agreements, other security and pledge agreements and assignment agreements (including, with respect to Material Government Contracts, any such agreement as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent under Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 unless such contract (other than the BioThrax Contract) may not be so assigned under the terms of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (it being acknowledged and agreed that each Loan Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each new Material Government Contract to be free of any restriction on assignment)) delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12(a), enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms, and
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(v)
|
within sixty (60) days after such formation or acquisition, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed copy of a customary opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) above, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
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(i)
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within thirty (30) days after such acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the property so acquired in detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
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(ii)
|
within thirty (30) days after such acquisition, cause the applicable Loan Party to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent security agreements, other security and pledge agreements and assignment agreements (including any such agreement or action as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, with respect to Material Government Contracts (including any BioThrax Contract)), as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, securing payment of all the Obligations of the applicable Loan Party under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all such properties,
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(iii)
|
within thirty (30) days after such acquisition, cause the applicable Loan Party to take whatever action (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, the giving of notices and the endorsement of notices on title documents) may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid, subsisting and perfected Liens on such property, enforceable against all third parties, and
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(iv)
|
within sixty (60) days after such acquisition, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed copy of a customary opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (ii) and (iii) above and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
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(i)
|
within ten (10) days after such request, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the real and personal properties of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries in detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
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(ii)
|
within thirty (30) days after such request, duly execute and deliver, and cause each Loan Party (only if it has not already done so) to duly execute and deliver, to the Administrative Agent deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, security agreements, other security and pledge agreements and assignment agreements (including any such agreement or action as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, with respect to Material Government Contracts (including any BioThrax Contract)), as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including delivery of all instruments of the type specified in Section 4.01(a)(iv)), securing payment of all the Obligations of the applicable Loan Party under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all such properties constituting Collateral,
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(iii)
|
within thirty (30) days after such request, take, and cause each Loan Party to take, whatever action (including the recording of mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, the giving of notices and the endorsement of notices on title documents) may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid, subsisting and perfected Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, security agreements, other security and pledge agreements and assignment agreements (including any such agreement or action as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, with respect to Material Government Contracts (including any BioThrax Contract)) delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12(c), enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms,
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(iv)
|
within sixty (60) days after such request, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed copy of a customary opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and
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(v)
|
as promptly as practicable after such request, deliver, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, to the Administrative Agent with respect to each parcel of real property owned or held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, title reports, surveys and engineering, soils and other reports, and environmental assessment reports, each in scope, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided, however, that to the extent that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have otherwise received any of the foregoing items with respect to such real property, such items shall, promptly after the request therefor, be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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(i)
|
(x) any such newly-created or acquired Subsidiary and (y) any Person acquiring such new business unit shall, in each case, comply with the requirements of Section 6.12;
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(ii)
|
the lines of business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be substantially the same lines of business as one or more of the principal businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course or another business reasonably related thereto;
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(iii)
|
in the case of any acquisition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interest in a Person, such acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body) of such Person;
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(iv)
|
(A) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) the Borrower shall have demonstrated, on a pro forma basis (after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition, including any Credit Extensions to be made to fund any such purchase or other acquisition) as though such purchase or other acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of such Measurement Period, (I) that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.25 to 1.00 and (II) compliance with all of the other covenants set forth in Section 7.11, in the cases of clauses (I) and (II), as of (x) the last day of the most recently ended Measurement Period for which financial statements are available (such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b)) and (y) solely to the extent that Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such newly-created or acquired Subsidiary or acquired business unit is less than zero ($0), the last day of the two immediately succeeding Measurement Periods occurring after the Measurement Period described in clause (x) above (such compliance to be determined on the basis of (1) financial information delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) for the portion of the Measurement Period covered by such financial statements and (2) the good faith projected consolidated financial performance of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the portion of the applicable Measurement Period for which financial statements have not been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b);
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(v)
|
the Transaction Consideration paid or to be paid by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any such purchase or other acquisition, when aggregated with the total Transaction Consideration paid or to be paid by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for all other purchases and other acquisitions made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 7.02(g), shall not exceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower;
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(vi)
|
the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is to be consummated, a description of such purchase or other acquisition with a reasonably detailed summary of all earnouts, milestones and other contingent payment obligations in connection with such purchase or other acquisition;
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(vii)
|
no earnouts, milestones or other contingent payment obligations may be secured by any Lien on any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party;
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(viii)
|
all Indebtedness assumed in connection with such purchase or other acquisition shall be otherwise permitted to be incurred by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries under Section 7.03;
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(ix)
|
the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such other information relating to such purchase or other acquisition as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested on a date or dates reasonably prior to the date of consummation thereof;
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(i)
|
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, as of Target Acquisition Closing Date, an update to the Closing Date Compliance Certificate (or the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered under Section 6.02(a) hereof) reflecting, in each case, updated financial information as of the most recent month ended at least 30 days prior to the Target Acquisition Closing Date (for the trailing twelve-month period ending on such month end), and including the financial information of the Target received pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 7.02(h), and giving pro forma effect to the Target Acquisition as though such Target Acquisition had been consummated on the first day of such trailing twelve-month period, which shall demonstrate on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Target Acquisition, (x) compliance with each financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11 for such period, provided however that (1) Consolidated Leverage Ratio for such period shall not exceed 3.25 to 1.00, and (2) Liquidity, after giving effect to the Target Acquisition (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the proviso set forth in the first sentence of Section 7.11(d)), shall not be less than $60,000,000 and (y) Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall not be less than $60,000,000;
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(ii)
|
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received each of the following: (A) on or prior to December 15, 2013 (to the extent the Target Acquisition Closing Date occurs on or after December 15, 2013), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet (and, to the extent prepared by the Target, income statement) of the Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter of target ending October 31, 2013, to the extent such periods are not covered by the Target's annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange; (B) to the extent the Target Acquisition Closing Date occurs on or after January 31, 2014, (x) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter of Target ended October 31, 2013 and (y) the monthly unaudited consolidated balance sheet (and, to the extent prepared by the Target, income statement) of the Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal month of the Target ended December 31, 2013, to the extent such periods are not covered by the Target's annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange; (C) to the extent the Target Acquisition Closing Date occurs on or after February 28, 2014, the monthly unaudited consolidated balance sheet (and, to the extent prepared by the Target, income statement) of the Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal month of the Target ended January 31, 2014, to the extent such periods are not covered by the Target's annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange; (D) the quarterly unaudited consolidated balance sheet (and, to the extent prepared by the Target, income statement) of the Target and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter of Target ended at least 45 days prior to the Target Acquisition Closing Date, to the extent such periods are not covered by the Target's annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange; and (E) the monthly unaudited consolidated balance sheet (and, to the extent prepared by the Target, income statement) of the Target and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal month of the Target ended at least 30 days prior to the Target Acquisition Closing Date, to the extent such periods are not covered by the Target's annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange; provided that, solely in the case of clauses (D) and (E) above, the Borrower's obligation to provide such financial statements of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall be subject to delivery of such financial statements by the Target to the Borrower;
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(iii)
|
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received a final quality of earnings report prepared by Ernst & Young with respect to Target and its Subsidiaries;
|
(iv)
|
since the date of the last audited consolidated financial statements of the Target furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, no Materially Adverse (as such term is defined in the final form of Target Acquisition Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date subject to any change or modification thereto permitted pursuant to Section 7.17) event with respect to the Target shall then exist or result from the Target Acquisition;
|
(v)
|
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received a customary solvency certificate dated as of the Target Acquisition Closing Date, and which shall give effect to, the Target Acquisition, from the chief financial officer of the Borrower;
|
(vi)
|
the Target Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of the final form of Target Acquisition Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, as may be amended or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 7.17 (without giving effect to any waiver or modification thereof that is material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders, it being agreed that (A) any changes to the definition of "Materially Adverse" in the final form of Target Acquisition Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date (other than any change permitted pursuant to Secton 7.17) shall be deemed to be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders and (B) any waiver or modification of any provision (in a manner less favorable to Borrower or its Subsidiaries) which permits the Borrower or any Target Acquisition Subsidiary constituting the "Buyer" thereunder to terminate its obligations under the Target Acquisition Agreement (or decline to consummate the Target Acquisition (as contemplated in the final form of Target Acquistion Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, as may be amended or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 7.17)) shall be deemed to be material and adverse to the interests of the Lender);
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(vii)
|
the Transaction Consideration paid or to be paid by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Target Acquisition shall not exceed $222,000,000 (the "Target Acquisition Purchase Price"), with not less than $30,000,000 of Target Cash being held by the Target and its Subsidiaries at the Target Cash Calculation Time (it being understood and agreed that the Target Cash Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the Borrower as soon as commercially reasonable but no later than the 31st day following the Target Acquisition Closing Date);
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(viii)
|
the Specified Representations and Warranties shall be true and correct and the Target Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct, provided that a failure of any Target Acquisition Agreement Representation to be true and correct shall not result in non-compliance with this clause (viii), unless such the failure of any Target Acquisition Agreement Representation to be true and correct would permit the Borrower (or the Target Acquisition Subsidiary constituting the "Buyer" under the Target Acquisition Agreement, as applicable) to refuse to consummate the Target Acquisition under the Target Acquisition Agreement or such failure of any Target Acquisition Agreement Representation to be true and correct gives the Borrower (or the Target Acquisition Subsidiary constituting the "Buyer" under the Target Acquisition Agreement, as applicable) the right to terminate its obligations under the Target Acquisition Agreement;
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(ix)
|
the Target Acquisition Closing Date shall occur on or prior to the earlier of: (A) March 31, 2014 and (B) the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date, as may be extended by the Required Lenders;
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(x)
|
there shall not exist any Specified Default;
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(xi)
|
on or prior to the Target Acquisition Closing Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that as, of the Target Acquisition Closing Date, all of the requirements set forth in clause (i) through (x) of this Section 7.02(h) have been satisfied on or prior to the Target Acquisition Closing Date and attaching calculations demonstrating such satisfaction; and
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(i)
|
if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and
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(ii)
|
if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).
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(i)
|
Minimum Amounts.
|
(A)
|
in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment(s) and/or the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
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(B)
|
in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment(s) (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment(s) are not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if "Trade Date" is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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(ii)
|
Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment(s) assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swing Line Lender's rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans;
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(iii)
|
Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
|
(A)
|
the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
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(B)
|
the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any Revolving Credit Commitment or a Term Commitment, if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender, or (2) any Term Loans to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
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(C)
|
the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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(iv)
|
Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
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(v)
|
No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural Person.
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(vi)
|
Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
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Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Schedule 1.01(s)(i)
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Specified Candidate Program
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Schedule 1.01(s)(ii)
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Specified Indebtedness
|
Schedule 1.01(s)(iii)
|
Specified Subsidiary
|
Schedule 5.05
|
Supplement to Interim Financial Statements
|
Schedule 5.08(b)
|
Existing Liens
|
Schedule 5.08(c)
|
Owned Real Property; Mortgaged Property
|
Schedule 5.08(d)
|
Existing Investments
|
Schedule 5.09
|
Environmental Matters
|
Schedule 5.12(e)
|
Pension Plans
|
Schedule 5.13
|
Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments; Loan Parties
|
Schedule 7.03
|
Existing Indebtedness
|
Schedule 7.09
|
Burdensome Agreements
|
1.
|
Indebtedness under that certain Construction Loan Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2011, by and among the Borrower, Emergent Manufacturing Operations Baltimore, LLC ("EMOB") and PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC").
|
2.
|
Indebtedness under that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2011, by and among the Borrower, EMOB and PNC.
|
3.
|
Indebtedness under that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2009, by and among the Borrower, Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg Inc. and HSBC Realty Credit Corporation (USA) ("HSBC").
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4.
|
Indebtedness under that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2009, by and among the Borrower, Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing LLC (formerly Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing Inc.) and HSBC.
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Lender
|
Term Commitment
|
Revolving Credit Commitment
|
Applicable Term Percentage
|
Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage
|
Bank of America, N.A.
|
$47,222,222.22
|
$37,777,777.78
|
37.777777778%
|
37.777777778%
|
PNC Bank, National Association
|
$41,666,666.67
|
$33,333,333.33
|
33.333333333%
|
33.333333333%
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
|
$36,111,111.11
|
$28,888,888.89
|
28.888888889%
|
28.888888889%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$125,000,000.00
|
$100,000,000.00
|
100.000000000%
|
100.000000000%
|
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Address
|
Book Value
|
Estimated Fair Value
|
Record Owner
|
Mortgaged Property
(Y/N)
|
3500 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48906
Ingham County
|
$33,805,000.00
|
$33,805,000.00
|
Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing LLC
|
Y
|
300 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
Montgomery County
|
$13,393,000.00
|
$13,393,000.00
|
Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg Inc.
|
N
|
400 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
Montgomery County
|
$10,500,000.00
|
$10,500,000.00
|
400 Professional LLC
|
N
|
5901 East Lombard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Baltimore County
|
$33,220,000.00
|
$33,220,000.00
|
Emergent Manufacturing Operations Baltimore LLC
|
Y
|
Dewitt Road Agricultural Land
Dewitt, MI 48906
Clinton County
|
-
|
93,000
|
Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing LLC
|
N
|
16930 S. Dewitt Road
Dewitt, MI, 48906
Clinton County
|
$414,000.00
|
$414,000.00
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
Y
|
Subsidiary
|
Owner
|
Percentage Equity Ownership
|
Shares
|
Certificated
(Y/N)
|
Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
6,262,554
|
N
|
Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg Inc.**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
100
|
Y
|
Emergent Commercial Operations Frederick Inc.**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
100
|
Y
|
Emergent International Inc.**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
100
|
Y
|
Emergent Europe Inc.**
|
Emergent International Inc.
|
51%
|
51
|
Y
|
Emergent Commercial Operations Frederick Inc.
|
49%
|
49
|
Y
|
|
Emergent Frederick LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
N/A
|
N
|
Emergent Sales and Marketing US LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
N/A
|
N
|
Emergent Manufacturing Operations Meriden LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
N/A
|
N
|
Emergent Manufacturing Operations Baltimore LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
N/A
|
N
|
Emergent Product Development Seattle, LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
N/A
|
N
|
400 Professional LLC**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
N/A
|
N
|
Emergent Protective Products USA Inc.**
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
100
|
Y
|
Emergent Protective Products Canada ULC
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
100
|
N
|
EPIC Bio Pte. Limited
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
100%
|
1,520,000
|
N
|
Emergent BioSolutions Malaysia SDN. BHD.
|
Emergent International Inc.
|
100%
|
2
|
N
|
Emergent Product Development Germany GmbH
|
Emergent International Inc.
|
100%
|
4
|
N
|
Emergent Sales and Marketing Australia Pty Limited
|
Emergent Europe Inc.
|
100%
|
1
|
N
|
Emergent Holding Asia Pte. Ltd.
|
Emergent Europe Inc.
|
100%
|
100
|
N
|
Emergent Sales and Marketing Singapore Pte. Ltd.
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Emergent Europe Inc.
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100%
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100
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N
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Emergent Sales and Marketing Germany GmbH
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Emergent Europe Inc.
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100%
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2
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N
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Emergent Product Development UK Limited
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Emergent Europe Inc.
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100%
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93,569,310
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N
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Emergent Global Health Foundation Limited
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Emergent Product Development UK Limited
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100%
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N/A
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N
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Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium Limited
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Emergent Product Development UK Limited
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51%
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5100
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N
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Loan Party
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Jurisdiction of Formation
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Principal Place of Business
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U.S. Taxpayer ID Number or, if none, State-Issued Organizational ID
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
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Delaware
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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14-1902018
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Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing LLC**
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Delaware
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3500 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, Michigan 48906
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38-3412788
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Emergent Commercial Operations Frederick Inc.**
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Maryland
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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20-1060348
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Emergent Europe Inc.**
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Delaware
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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20-2962573
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Emergent Frederick LLC**
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Maryland
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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20-4616299
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Emergent International Inc.**
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Delaware
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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20-2469612
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Emergent Manufacturing Operations Baltimore LLC**
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Delaware
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5901 East Lombard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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27-0887093
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Emergent Manufacturing Operations Meriden LLC**
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Delaware
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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4512317
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Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg Inc.**
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Delaware
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300 Professional Drive, Suite 100
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
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16-1666785
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Emergent Product Development Seattle, LLC**
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Delaware
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2401 4th Ave., Suite 1050
Seattle, Washington 98121
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52-2385898
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Emergent Protective Products USA Inc.**
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Delaware
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305 College Road East
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
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38-3907269
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Emergent Sales and Marketing US LLC**
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Delaware
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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42-1720209
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400 Professional LLC**
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Delaware
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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46-1931658
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2. | Assignee[s]:______________________________ |
4. | Administrative Agent: Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement |
5. | Credit Agreement:Credit Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2013, among EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower from time to time party thereto as a Guarantor, each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders" and individually, a "Lender"), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer. |
Assignor[s]9
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Assignee[s]10
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Facility Assigned
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Amount of
Commitment/
Loans
for all Lenders11
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Assigned of
Commitment/ Loans12
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[NAME OF LENDER]
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By: _______________________
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Name: ________________________
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Title: ________________________
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[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
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By: _______________________
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Name: ________________________
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Title: ________________________
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[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
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By: _______________________
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Name: ________________________
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Title: ________________________
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[NAME OF LENDER]
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By: _______________________
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Name: ________________________
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Title: ________________________
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1.
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The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
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2.
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The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
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3.
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This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
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4.
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The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Singular; Plural, etc.
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1.3
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Currency
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1.4
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Headings, etc.
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1.5
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Date for any Action
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1.6
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Governing Law
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1.7
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Incorporation of Schedules
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2.1
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Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder has been duly created and is a valid and subsisting corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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(b)
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The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(c)
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The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, and other Company Shares that are governed by the other Voting Support Agreements being entered into concurrently with this Agreement by the entities and individuals and in the amounts as specified in Schedule A, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
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(e)
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The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
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(f)
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No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
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(g)
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No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(i)
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None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
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(j)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
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(a)
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The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1
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Covenants of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
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without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
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(ii)
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other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
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(iii)
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requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
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(b)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
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(i)
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at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
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(ii)
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in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
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(c)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(e)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
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(i)
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solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(ii)
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assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iv)
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solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(v)
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participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(vi)
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accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
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(vii)
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cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
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(f)
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The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
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The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
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(h)
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Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(i)
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The Securityholder hereby consents to:
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(i)
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details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
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(ii)
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this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(j)
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Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
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3.2
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Alternative Forms of Transaction
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3.3
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Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
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4.1
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Termination
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(a)
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the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
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(b)
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the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
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(c)
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written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
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(ii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
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(iv)
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subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(d)
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written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
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(ii)
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the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(e)
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the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
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4.2
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Time of the Essence
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4.3
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Notice and Cure Provisions
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(a)
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Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
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The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
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Effect of Termination
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4.5
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Equitable Relief
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(a)
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The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
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The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
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4.6
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Waiver; Amendment
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4.7
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Entire Agreement
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4.8
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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4.9
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Notices
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(a)
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if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
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(b)
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if to the Securityholder:
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4.10
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Severability
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4.11
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Successors and Assigns
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4.12
|
Expenses
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4.13
|
Independent Legal Advice
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4.14
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Further Assurances
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4.15
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Language
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4.16
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Execution and Delivery
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4.17
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Fiduciary Duties
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|
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2396638 Ontario Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Title: Vice President
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Apotex Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Bernard C. Sherman
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||
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Name: Bernard C. Sherman
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||
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Title: Chairman
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Securityholder
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Company Shares
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Apotex Inc.
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57,315 common shares
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Apotex Holdings Inc.
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24,500,493 common shares
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Sherman Foundation
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15,392,822 common shares
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Apotex Foundation
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787,157 common shares
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Bernard C. Sherman
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135,000 common shares
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1.
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The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
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2.
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The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
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3.
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This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
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4.
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The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Singular; Plural, etc.
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1.3
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Currency
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1.4
|
Headings, etc.
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1.5
|
Date for any Action
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1.6
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Governing Law
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1.7
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Incorporation of Schedules
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2.1
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Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder has been duly created and is a valid and subsisting corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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(b)
|
The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(c)
|
The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, and other Company Shares that are governed by the other Voting Support Agreements being entered into concurrently with this Agreement by the entities and individuals and in the amounts as specified in Schedule A, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(d)
|
Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
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(e)
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The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
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(f)
|
No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
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(g)
|
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
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(h)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(i)
|
None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
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(j)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
|
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
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(a)
|
The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(c)
|
No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(d)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
|
The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(f)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(g)
|
No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(h)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
|
3.1
|
Covenants of the Securityholder
|
(a)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
|
(i)
|
without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
|
(ii)
|
other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
|
(iii)
|
requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
|
(b)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
|
(i)
|
at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
|
(ii)
|
in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
|
(c)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
|
(d)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
|
(i)
|
solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(ii)
|
assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(iv)
|
solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
|
(v)
|
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
|
(vi)
|
accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
|
(vii)
|
cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
|
(f)
|
The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
|
The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
|
(h)
|
Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
|
(i)
|
The Securityholder hereby consents to:
|
(i)
|
details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
|
(ii)
|
this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(j)
|
Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
|
3.2
|
Alternative Forms of Transaction
|
3.3
|
Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
|
4.1
|
Termination
|
(a)
|
the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
|
(b)
|
the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
|
(c)
|
written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
|
(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
|
(ii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
|
(iv)
|
subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
|
(d)
|
written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
|
(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
|
(ii)
|
the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
|
(e)
|
the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
|
4.2
|
Time of the Essence
|
4.3
|
Notice and Cure Provisions
|
(a)
|
Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
|
(b)
|
The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
|
4.4
|
Effect of Termination
|
4.5
|
Equitable Relief
|
(a)
|
The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
|
4.6
|
Waiver; Amendment
|
4.7
|
Entire Agreement
|
4.8
|
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
|
4.9
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
|
(b)
|
if to the Securityholder:
|
4.10
|
Severability
|
4.11
|
Successors and Assigns
|
4.12
|
Expenses
|
4.13
|
Independent Legal Advice
|
4.14
|
Further Assurances
|
4.15
|
Language
|
4.16
|
Execution and Delivery
|
4.17
|
Fiduciary Duties
|
|
|
2396638 Ontario Inc.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Title: Vice President
|
|
|
Apotex Holdings Inc.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Bernard C. Sherman
|
||
|
Name: Bernard C. Sherman
|
||
|
Title: Chairman
|
|
|
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Securityholder
|
Company Shares
|
Apotex Inc.
|
57,315 common shares
|
Apotex Holdings Inc.
|
24,500,493 common shares
|
Sherman Foundation
|
15,392,822 common shares
|
Apotex Foundation
|
787,157 common shares
|
Bernard C. Sherman
|
135,000 common shares
|
1.
|
The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
|
2.
|
The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
|
3.
|
This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
|
4.
|
The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
1.2
|
Singular; Plural, etc.
|
1.3
|
Currency
|
1.4
|
Headings, etc.
|
1.5
|
Date for any Action
|
1.6
|
Governing Law
|
1.7
|
Incorporation of Schedules
|
2.1
|
Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
|
(a)
|
The Securityholder has been duly created and is a valid and subsisting non-profit society under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
|
(b)
|
The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
|
(c)
|
The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, and other Company Shares that are governed by the other Voting Support Agreements being entered into concurrently with this Agreement by the entities and individuals and in the amounts as specified in Schedule A, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
|
(d)
|
Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
|
(e)
|
The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
|
(f)
|
No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
|
(g)
|
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
|
(h)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
|
(i)
|
None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
|
(j)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
|
2.2
|
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
|
(a)
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The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(c)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(d)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
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The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(f)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(g)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1
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Covenants of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
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(i)
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without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
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(ii)
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other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
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(iii)
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requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
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(b)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
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(i)
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at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
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(ii)
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in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
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(c)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
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(d)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(e)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
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(i)
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solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(ii)
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assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iv)
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solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(v)
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participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(vi)
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accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
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(vii)
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cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
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(f)
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The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
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The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
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(h)
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Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(i)
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The Securityholder hereby consents to:
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(i)
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details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
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(ii)
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this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(j)
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Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
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3.2
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Alternative Forms of Transaction
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3.3
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Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
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4.1
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Termination
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(a)
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the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
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(b)
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the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
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(c)
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written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
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(ii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
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(iii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
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(iv)
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subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(d)
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written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
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(ii)
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the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(e)
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the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
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4.2
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Time of the Essence
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4.3
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Notice and Cure Provisions
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(a)
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Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
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The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
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Effect of Termination
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4.5
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Equitable Relief
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(a)
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The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
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(b)
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The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
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4.6
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Waiver; Amendment
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4.7
|
Entire Agreement
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4.8
|
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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4.9
|
Notices
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(a)
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if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
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(b)
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if to the Securityholder:
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4.10
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Severability
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4.11
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Successors and Assigns
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4.12
|
Expenses
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4.13
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Independent Legal Advice
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4.14
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Further Assurances
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4.15
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Language
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4.16
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Execution and Delivery
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4.17
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Fiduciary Duties
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|
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2396638 Ontario Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Title: Vice President
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Sherman Foundation
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By:
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/s/ Bernard C. Sherman
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||
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Name: Bernard C. Sherman
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||
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Title: Chairman
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|
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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||
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Securityholder
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Company Shares
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Apotex Inc.
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57,315 common shares
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Apotex Holdings Inc.
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24,500,493 common shares
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Sherman Foundation
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15,392,822 common shares
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Apotex Foundation
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787,157 common shares
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Bernard C. Sherman
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135,000 common shares
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1.
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The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
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2.
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The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
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3.
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This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
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4.
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The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
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1.1
|
Definitions
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1.2
|
Singular; Plural, etc.
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1.3
|
Currency
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1.4
|
Headings, etc.
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1.5
|
Date for any Action
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1.6
|
Governing Law
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1.7
|
Incorporation of Schedules
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2.1
|
Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder has been duly created and is a valid and subsisting non-profit society under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
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(b)
|
The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(c)
|
The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, and other Company Shares that are governed by the other Voting Support Agreements being entered into concurrently with this Agreement by the entities and individuals and in the amounts as specified in Schedule A, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(d)
|
Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
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(e)
|
The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
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(f)
|
No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
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(g)
|
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(i)
|
None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
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(j)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
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(a)
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The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(c)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(d)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
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The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(f)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(g)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1
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Covenants of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
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(i)
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without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
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(ii)
|
other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
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(iii)
|
requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
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(b)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
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(i)
|
at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
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(ii)
|
in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
|
(c)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
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(d)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(e)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
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(i)
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solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(ii)
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assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iv)
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solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(v)
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participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(vi)
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accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
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(vii)
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cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
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(f)
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The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
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The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
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(h)
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Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(i)
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The Securityholder hereby consents to:
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(i)
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details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
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(ii)
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this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(j)
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Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
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3.2
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Alternative Forms of Transaction
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3.3
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Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
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4.1
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Termination
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(a)
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the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
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(b)
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the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
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(c)
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written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
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(ii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
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(iii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
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(iv)
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subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(d)
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written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
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(ii)
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the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(e)
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the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
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4.2
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Time of the Essence
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4.3
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Notice and Cure Provisions
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(a)
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Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
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The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
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Effect of Termination
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4.5
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Equitable Relief
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(a)
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The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
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(b)
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The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
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4.6
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Waiver; Amendment
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4.7
|
Entire Agreement
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4.8
|
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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4.9
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Notices
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(a)
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if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
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(b)
|
if to the Securityholder:
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4.10
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Severability
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4.11
|
Successors and Assigns
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4.12
|
Expenses
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4.13
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Independent Legal Advice
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4.14
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Further Assurances
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4.15
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Language
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4.16
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Execution and Delivery
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4.17
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Fiduciary Duties
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2396638 Ontario Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: Vice President
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Apotex Foundation
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By:
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/s/ Bernard C. Sherman
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Name: Bernard C. Sherman
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Title: Chairman
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Securityholder
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Company Shares
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Apotex Inc.
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57,315 common shares
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Apotex Holdings Inc.
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24,500,493 common shares
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Sherman Foundation
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15,392,822 common shares
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Apotex Foundation
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787,157 common shares
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Bernard C. Sherman
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135,000 common shares
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1.
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The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
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2.
|
The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
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3.
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This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
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4.
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The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
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1.1
|
Definitions
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1.2
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Singular; Plural, etc.
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1.3
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Currency
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1.4
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Headings, etc.
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1.5
|
Date for any Action
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1.6
|
Governing Law
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1.7
|
Incorporation of Schedules
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2.1
|
Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder is an individual and resident in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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(b)
|
The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(c)
|
The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, and other Company Shares that are governed by the other Voting Support Agreements being entered into concurrently with this Agreement by the entities and individuals and in the amounts as specified in Schedule A, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(d)
|
Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
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(e)
|
The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
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(f)
|
No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
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(g)
|
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(i)
|
None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
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(j)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
|
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
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(a)
|
The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(c)
|
No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(d)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
|
The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(f)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(g)
|
No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(h)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
|
3.1
|
Covenants of the Securityholder
|
(a)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
|
(i)
|
without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
|
(ii)
|
other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
|
(iii)
|
requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
|
(b)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
|
(i)
|
at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
|
(ii)
|
in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
|
(c)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
|
(d)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
|
(i)
|
solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(ii)
|
assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(iv)
|
solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
|
(v)
|
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
|
(vi)
|
accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
|
(vii)
|
cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
|
(f)
|
The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(g)
|
The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
|
(h)
|
Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
|
(i)
|
The Securityholder hereby consents to:
|
(i)
|
details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
|
(ii)
|
this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(j)
|
Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
|
3.2
|
Alternative Forms of Transaction
|
3.3
|
Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
|
4.1
|
Termination
|
(a)
|
the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
|
(b)
|
the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
|
(c)
|
written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
|
(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
|
(ii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
|
(iv)
|
subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
|
(d)
|
written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
|
(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
|
(ii)
|
the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
|
(e)
|
the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
|
4.2
|
Time of the Essence
|
4.3
|
Notice and Cure Provisions
|
(a)
|
Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
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The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
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Effect of Termination
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4.5
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Equitable Relief
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(a)
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The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
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(b)
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The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
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4.6
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Waiver; Amendment
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4.7
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Entire Agreement
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4.8
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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4.9
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Notices
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(a)
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if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
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(b)
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if to the Securityholder:
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4.10
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Severability
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4.11
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Successors and Assigns
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4.12
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Expenses
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4.13
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Independent Legal Advice
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4.14
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Further Assurances
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4.15
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Language
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4.16
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Execution and Delivery
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4.17
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Fiduciary Duties
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2396638 Ontario Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: Vice President
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Bernard C. Sherman
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By:
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/s/ Bernard C. Sherman
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Name: Bernard C. Sherman
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Securityholder
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Company Shares
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Apotex Inc.
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57,315 common shares
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Apotex Holdings Inc.
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24,500,493 common shares
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Sherman Foundation
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15,392,822 common shares
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Apotex Foundation
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787,157 common shares
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Bernard C. Sherman
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135,000 common shares
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1.
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The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
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2.
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The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
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3.
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This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
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4.
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The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Singular; Plural, etc.
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1.3
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Currency
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1.4
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Headings, etc.
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1.5
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Date for any Action
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1.6
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Governing Law
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1.7
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Incorporation of Schedules
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2.1
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Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder is an individual and resident in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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(b)
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The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(c)
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The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(d)
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Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
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(e)
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The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
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(f)
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No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
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(g)
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No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(i)
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None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
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(j)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
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(a)
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The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(c)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(d)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
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The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(f)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(g)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1
|
Covenants of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
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(i)
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without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
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(ii)
|
other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
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(iii)
|
requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
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(b)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
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(i)
|
at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
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(ii)
|
in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
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(c)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
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(d)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(e)
|
Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
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(i)
|
solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(ii)
|
assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(iii)
|
act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
|
(iv)
|
solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(v)
|
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(vi)
|
accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
|
(vii)
|
cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
|
(f)
|
The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
|
The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
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(h)
|
Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(i)
|
The Securityholder hereby consents to:
|
(i)
|
details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
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(ii)
|
this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(j)
|
Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
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3.2
|
Alternative Forms of Transaction
|
3.3
|
Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
|
4.1
|
Termination
|
(a)
|
the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
|
(b)
|
the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
|
(c)
|
written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
|
(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
|
(ii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
|
(iv)
|
subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
|
(d)
|
written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
|
(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
|
(ii)
|
the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
|
(e)
|
the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
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4.2
|
Time of the Essence
|
4.3
|
Notice and Cure Provisions
|
(a)
|
Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
|
The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
|
Effect of Termination
|
4.5
|
Equitable Relief
|
(a)
|
The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
|
4.6
|
Waiver; Amendment
|
4.7
|
Entire Agreement
|
4.8
|
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
|
4.9
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
|
(b)
|
if to the Securityholder:
|
4.10
|
Severability
|
4.11
|
Successors and Assigns
|
4.12
|
Expenses
|
4.13
|
Independent Legal Advice
|
4.14
|
Further Assurances
|
4.15
|
Language
|
4.16
|
Execution and Delivery
|
4.17
|
Fiduciary Duties
|
|
|
2396638 Ontario Inc.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Title: Vice President
|
|
|
R. Craig Baxter
|
|
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/s/ R. Craig Baxter
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
|
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
|
||
|
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Securityholder
|
Company Shares
|
R. Craig Baxter
|
81,050 common shares
|
1.
|
The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
|
2.
|
The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
|
3.
|
This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
|
4.
|
The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
1.2
|
Singular; Plural, etc.
|
1.3
|
Currency
|
1.4
|
Headings, etc.
|
1.5
|
Date for any Action
|
1.6
|
Governing Law
|
1.7
|
Incorporation of Schedules
|
2.1
|
Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
|
(a)
|
The Securityholder is an individual and resident in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
|
(b)
|
The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
|
(c)
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The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(d)
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Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
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(e)
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The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
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(f)
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No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
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(g)
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No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(i)
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None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
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(j)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
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(a)
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The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(b)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(c)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(d)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
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The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(f)
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None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
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(g)
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No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(h)
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There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1
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Covenants of the Securityholder
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(a)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
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(i)
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without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
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(ii)
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other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
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(iii)
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requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
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(b)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
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(i)
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at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
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(ii)
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in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
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(c)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
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(d)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(e)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
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(i)
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solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(ii)
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assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iv)
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solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(v)
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participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(vi)
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accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
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(vii)
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cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
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(f)
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The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
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The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
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(h)
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Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(i)
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The Securityholder hereby consents to:
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(i)
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details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
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(ii)
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this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(j)
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Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
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3.2
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Alternative Forms of Transaction
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3.3
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Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
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4.1
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Termination
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(a)
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the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
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(b)
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the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
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(c)
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written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
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(ii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
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(iii)
|
without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
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(iv)
|
subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(d)
|
written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
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(i)
|
subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
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(ii)
|
the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(e)
|
the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
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4.2
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Time of the Essence
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4.3
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Notice and Cure Provisions
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(a)
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Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
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The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
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Effect of Termination
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4.5
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Equitable Relief
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(a)
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The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
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(b)
|
The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
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4.6
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Waiver; Amendment
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4.7
|
Entire Agreement
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4.8
|
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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4.9
|
Notices
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(a)
|
if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
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(b)
|
if to the Securityholder:
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4.10
|
Severability
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4.11
|
Successors and Assigns
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4.12
|
Expenses
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4.13
|
Independent Legal Advice
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4.14
|
Further Assurances
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4.15
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Language
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4.16
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Execution and Delivery
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4.17
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Fiduciary Duties
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2396638 Ontario Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: Vice President
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Jeremy B. Desai
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/s/ Jeremy B. Desai
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc
.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Securityholder
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Company Shares
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Jeremy B. Desai
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8,000 common shares
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1.
|
The Securityholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of certain Company Shares.
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2.
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The Securityholder understands that the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent have entered into the Arrangement Agreement.
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3.
|
This Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Securityholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
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4.
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The Parent owns all of the outstanding securities of the Purchaser.
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1.1
|
Definitions
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1.2
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Singular; Plural, etc.
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1.3
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Currency
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1.4
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Headings, etc.
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1.5
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Date for any Action
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1.6
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Governing Law
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1.7
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Incorporation of Schedules
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2.1
|
Representations and Warranties of the Securityholder
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(a)
|
The Securityholder is an individual and resident in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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(b)
|
The Securityholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Securityholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
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(c)
|
The Securityholder owns all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities, neither the Securityholder nor any of its affiliates, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(d)
|
Currently the Securityholder is, and at the time at which the Subject Securities are acquired by the Purchaser under the Arrangement will be, the sole beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
|
(e)
|
The Securityholder has the sole right to sell and vote or direct the sale and voting of the Subject Securities.
|
(f)
|
No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto, except the Purchaser pursuant to the Arrangement.
|
(g)
|
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Securityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Securityholder and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.
|
(h)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Securityholder, threatened against the Securityholder or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Securityholder's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
|
(i)
|
None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company's securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind.
|
(j)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Securityholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Securityholder; (ii) any contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which the Securityholder is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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2.2
|
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser and Parent
|
(a)
|
The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
|
(b)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or the compliance by the Purchaser with the Purchaser's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
|
(c)
|
No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(d)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Purchaser's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
The Parent is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, USA and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the 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.
|
(f)
|
None of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the compliance by the Parent with the Parent's obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any constating documents of the Parent; (ii) any contract to which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) any applicable Laws.
|
(g)
|
No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Arrangement, other than those which are contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
|
(h)
|
There is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any Governmental Entity, or to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Parent's ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1
|
Covenants of the Securityholder
|
(a)
|
The Securityholder hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Parent that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time (the "Expiry Time"), the Securityholder will not:
|
(i)
|
without having first obtained the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than (A) pursuant to the Arrangement or (B) transfers to or between affiliates of the Securityholder (provided that (1) the Securityholder will notify Parent of any such transfer; (2) such transfer does not relieve the Securityholder of any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Subject Securities; and (3) any affiliate of the Securityholder will be required, in Parent's sole discretion, to enter into an agreement with Purchaser and the Parent substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to all of such Subject Securities);
|
(ii)
|
other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or
|
(iii)
|
requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution.
|
(b)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Securities:
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(i)
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at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Securityholder is entitled to vote, including the Company Meeting; and
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(ii)
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in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company,
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(c)
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The Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, its Shareholders, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than the Arrangement; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement, including without limitation any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective corporate structures; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Arrangement Agreement if such breach requires Shareholder approval;
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(d)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees, in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of, or acceptance by, the Shareholders, whether or not it may be recommended by the Company's directors, not to directly or indirectly, (i) accept, knowingly assist or otherwise knowingly further the successful completion of such transaction or (ii) purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Subject Securities, and, in the event the directors of the Company make a Change in Recommendation, the Securityholder will, if requested by the Parent, publicly affirm its commitment to vote in favour of the Arrangement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(e)
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Until the Expiry Time, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise:
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(i)
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solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or in competition with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(ii)
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assist any affiliate or knowingly assist any other Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iii)
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act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with the Purchaser in connection with the Arrangement;
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(iv)
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solicit, initiate, knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding), any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(v)
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participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement);
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(vi)
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accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement); or
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(vii)
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cooperate in any way with, participate in or knowingly assist, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing.
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(f)
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The Securityholder will not (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Arrangement; or (ii) take any other action of any kind, in each case which would reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or materially delay or interfere with the completion of, the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
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(g)
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The Securityholder will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any potential Acquisition Proposal (other than the Purchaser's Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement).
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(h)
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Until the Expiry Time, at the request of the Purchaser, the Parent or the Company, the Securityholder will use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a Shareholder to assist the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent to make all regulatory filings required to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement.
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(i)
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The Securityholder hereby consents to:
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(i)
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details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular, and court documents produced by the Company, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement, provided that to the extent any such filing contains disclosure regarding the Securityholder or its affiliates, the Securityholder has been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure and reasonable consideration has been given by the Purchaser to any such comments; and
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(ii)
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this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and/or by filing with or furnishing to the SEC, provided that the parties agree that this Agreement, including schedules, will be filed in its entirety on SEDAR and/or filed with or furnished to the SEC, without redaction other than (A) certain facsimile information in Section 4.9(a) hereof and Section 11.7 [Notices] of the Arrangement Agreement; and (B) specific dollar amounts referred to in Section 6.1 [Conduct of Business] of the Arrangement Agreement.
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(j)
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Except as required by applicable Law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Securityholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.
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3.2
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Alternative Forms of Transaction
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3.3
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Covenant of the Purchaser and Parent
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4.1
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Termination
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(a)
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the agreement in writing of the Purchaser, the Parent and the Securityholder;
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(b)
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the termination of the Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless prior to or concurrently with the termination of the Arrangement Agreement, the Parent (or an affiliate) commences an Alternative Transaction;
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(c)
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written notice by the Securityholder to the Parent if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Purchaser or the Parent under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
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(ii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, there is any decrease in, or change in the form of, the consideration as set out in the Arrangement Agreement, other than any adjustment to the consideration pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement;
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(iii)
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without the prior written consent of the Securityholder, (A) the conditions to the consummation of the Arrangement as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement have been amended in a manner that is adverse to the Securityholder, or (B) the terms of the Arrangement Agreement have been otherwise varied in a manner that is materially adverse to the Securityholder; or
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(iv)
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subject to Section 4.3, the Purchaser or the Parent has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(d)
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written notice by the Purchaser or the Parent to the Securityholder if:
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(i)
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subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Securityholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or
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(ii)
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the Securityholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein;
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(e)
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the Deadline Date, if the conditions provided in Section 3.1 [Mutual Conditions] or Section 3.2 [Conditions in Favour of Company] of the Arrangement Agreement have not been satisfied by the Parent or Purchaser or waived by Company on or before the Deadline Date, provided however that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(e) if the Company's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Arrangement Agreement or if its breach of any of its representations and warranties under the Arrangement Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the consummation of the Arrangement to occur by the Deadline Date.
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4.2
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Time of the Essence
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4.3
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Notice and Cure Provisions
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(a)
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Each party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other party pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto).
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(b)
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The Securityholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(c)(i) or 4.1(c)(iv) and the Purchaser or the Parent may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(d) unless the party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other party specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) two Business Days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five Business Days prior to the Deadline Date, and (b) the date that is 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered.
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4.4
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Effect of Termination
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4.5
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Equitable Relief
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(a)
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The parties hereby agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Securityholder, on the one hand, or the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Securityholder, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or the Parent, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the other, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by it, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other parties under this Agreement.
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(b)
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The parties hereto further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 4.5 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (y) nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 4.5 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Section 4.1 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal proceeding restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
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4.6
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Waiver; Amendment
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4.7
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Entire Agreement
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4.8
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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4.9
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Notices
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(a)
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if to the Purchaser or the Parent:
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(b)
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if to the Securityholder:
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4.10
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Severability
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4.11
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Successors and Assigns
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4.12
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Expenses
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4.13
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Independent Legal Advice
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4.14
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Further Assurances
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4.15
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Language
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4.16
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Execution and Delivery
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4.17
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Fiduciary Duties
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2396638 Ontario Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: Vice President
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Jack M. Kay
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/s/ Jack M. Kay
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Name: Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Securityholder
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Company Shares
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Jack M. Kay
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247,800 common shares
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