Shaw Communications Inc. | ||||
By:
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/s/ Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer Shaw Communications Inc. |
Articles of Amendment Business Corporations Act Section 29 or 177 |
1. | Name of Corporation | 2. | Corporate Access Number | |||||
Shaw Communications Inc. | 200429801 |
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The Articles of the above named corporation are amended as follows: |
(1) | Pursuant to
Section 173(1)(c) of the Business Corporations Act
(Alberta), the number of authorized Class A Participating Shares in the
capital of the Corporation shall be increased by 11,359,932 shares; |
(2) | Pursuant to
Sections 27.1(2) and 173(1)(f) of the Business
Corporations Act (Alberta), each issued and outstanding Class A Participating
Share and each issued and outstanding Class B Non-Voting Participating Share in
the capital of the Corporation shall be divided on a two-for-one basis;
provided that the effective time of the division of each issued and outstanding
Class A Participating Share and each issued and outstanding Class B Non-Voting
Participating Share shall be the close of business on July 30, 2007 or such
other date as is established prior thereto by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation and publicly announced by the Corporation; and |
(3) | Pursuant to Section 173(1)(1) of the Business Corporations Act
(Alberta), the minimum and maximum number of directors shall be changed from 10
and 15, respectively, to 8 and 20, respectively; |
/s/ Steve Wilson | STEVE WILSON | July 11, 2007 | ||
Authorized Signature | Name of Person Authorizing (please print) | Date | ||
(applicable for societies only) |
Known | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | |
Identification | Title (please print) | |
(not applicable for societies) |
(a) | that number of Class A Participating Shares equal at any particular time to: |
(i) | 22,719,864; plus |
(ii) | that number of Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares in
respect of which the holders thereof have validly exercised their right of
conversion into Class A Participating Shares pursuant to the provisions set
forth in paragraph I(4) of these Articles at or prior to such time; less |
(iii) | that number of Class A Participating Shares in respect of
which the holders have validly exercised their right of conversion into Class
B Non-Voting Participating Shares pursuant to the provisions set forth in
paragraph I(2) of these Articles at or prior to such time, |
(b) | an unlimited number of Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares, |
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(c) | an unlimited number of Class 1 Preferred Shares, and |
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(d) | an unlimited number of Class 2 Preferred Shares, |
1. | Dividends |
(a) | Definitions and Interpretation. Where used herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below. |
(i) | Class A Shares means the Class A Participating Shares in
the capital of the Corporation and Class B Non-Voting Shares means the Class
B Non-Voting Participating Shares in the capital of the Corporation. |
(ii) | Stock Dividend means a stock dividend declared by the
directors of the Corporation after January 21, 2004. |
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(iii) | Initial Issued Shares means the aggregate number of Class
A Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares issued and outstanding on January 21,
2004. |
(iv) | Base Amount means one-half of one cent adjusted in
accordance with the following formula from time to time: |
(v) | Dividend Period means the period not exceeding one year in
respect of which the directors of the Corporation have an announced current
policy to declare and pay or set aside for payment of regular dividends. In
the absence of any announced current policy with respect to dividends, the
Dividend Period shall be the fiscal year of the Corporation. |
(b) | Entitlement to Dividends. |
(i) | Holders of the Class B Non-Voting Shares shall, subject to
the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Class 1
Preferred Shares, the Class 2 Preferred Shares and any other class of shares
of the Corporation ranking senior in right of payment to the Class B
Non-Voting Shares, be entitled to receive, in each Dividend Period of the
Corporation and as and when declared by the directors out of money properly
available for the payment of dividends, such dividends as the directors of the
Corporation may in their discretion determine. |
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(ii) | Holders of the Class A Shares shall, subject to the rights,
privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Class 1 Preferred
Shares and the Class 2 Preferred Shares and any other class of shares of the
Corporation ranking senior in right of
payment to the Class A Shares, be entitled to receive, in each Dividend
Period of the Corporation, dividends per share equal to the dividends, if
any, declared on the Class B Non-Voting Shares in such Dividend Period
less the Base Amount. In furtherance thereof, no dividend on the Class A
Shares shall be declared, paid or set aside for payment in any Dividend
Period until an amount at least equal to the Base Amount per share shall
have been declared on the Class B Non-Voting Shares in such Dividend
Period. |
(iii) | For greater certainty, whenever in any Dividend Period an
amount at least equal to the Base Amount shall have been declared on the Class
B Non-Voting Shares, any amount of dividends in excess of the Base Amount
declared in such Dividend Period shall be declared in equal or equivalent
amounts per share on all Class A Shares and all Class B Non-Voting Shares at
the time outstanding, without preference or distinction. |
(iv) | If in any Dividend Period the directors of the Corporation in
their discretion shall not declare dividends on the Class B Non-Voting Shares
or shall declare dividends thereon in an amount less than the Base Amount,
neither the holders of the Class B Non-Voting Shares nor the holders of the
Class A Shares shall have any right to any greater dividend than the dividend,
if any, actually declared for such Dividend Period, and any claim therefor
shall be forever extinguished. |
(c) | Stock Dividends. Notwithstanding anything in clause (b) above, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation may at any time, and from time to time, declare and pay a
Stock Dividend: |
(i) | payable in Class B Non-Voting Shares on the Class A Shares;
provided that at the same time, a Stock Dividend payable in Class B Non-
Voting Shares is declared and paid in the same number per share on the Class B
Non- Voting Shares; or |
(ii) | payable in Class B Non-Voting Shares on the Class B
Non-Voting Shares; provided that at the same time, a Stock Dividend payable in
Class B Non-Voting Shares is declared and paid in the same number per share on
the Class A Shares. |
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2. | Conversion of Class A Shares. |
(a) | Any holder of Class A Shares shall be entitled at his or her option at any
time (subject as hereinafter provided) to have all or any of the Class A Shares held
by him or her converted into Class B Non-Voting Shares as the same shall be
constituted at the time of conversion upon the basis of one Class B Non-Voting Share
for each one Class A Share in respect of which the conversion right is exercised. |
(b) | The conversion right herein provided for may be exercised by notice in
writing given to the transfer agent for the Class B Non-Voting Shares accompanied by
the certificate or certificates representing Class A Shares in respect of which the
holder thereof desires to exercise such right of conversion. Such conversion notice
shall be signed by the person registered on the books of the Corporation as the holder
of the Class A Shares in respect of which such right is being exercised or by his or
her duly authorized attorney and shall specify the number of Class A Shares which the
holder desires to have converted. |
(c) | Upon receipt of a conversion notice, the Corporation shall issue certificates
representing Class B Non-Voting Shares upon the basis above prescribed and in
accordance with the provisions hereof to the registered holder of the Class A Shares
represented by the certificate or certificates accompanying such notice. If fewer than
all the Class A Shares represented by any certificate are to be converted, the holder
shall be entitled to receive a new certificate for the Class A Shares representing the
shares comprised in the original certificate which are not to be converted. |
3. | Subdivision, Consolidation etc. Neither the Class A Shares nor the Class B Non-Voting
Shares shall be subdivided, consolidated, reclassified or otherwise changed unless
contemporaneously therewith the other class of shares is subdivided, consolidated,
reclassified or otherwise changed in the same proportion and in the same manner. |
4. | Coattail Provisions. |
(a) | For the purposes of clauses (a) to (i) of this paragraph (4): |
(i) | affiliate has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act
(Alberta) as amended from time to time; |
(ii) | associate has the meaning assigned by the Securities Act
(Alberta) as amended from time to time; |
(iii) | Conversion Period means the period of time commencing on
the eighth day after the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiry Date; |
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(iv) | Converted Shares means Class A Voting Shares resulting from
the conversion of Class B Non-Voting Shares into Class A Shares pursuant to
clause (b); |
(v) | Exclusionary Offer means an offer to purchase Class A
Shares that: |
A. | must, by reason of applicable securities
legislation or the requirements of a stock exchange on which the
Class A Shares are listed, be made to all or substantially all
holders of Class A Shares who are residents of a province of Canada
to which the requirement applies; and |
B. | is not made concurrently with an offer to
purchase Class B Non-Voting Shares that is identical to the offer to
purchase Class A Shares in terms of price per share and percentage of
outstanding shares to be taken up exclusive of shares owned
immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror, and in all other
material respects (except with respect to the conditions that may be
attached to the offer for Class A Shares), and that has no condition
attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares
tendered if no shares are purchased pursuant to the offer for Class A
Shares, |
(vi) | Expiry Date means the last date upon which holders of Class
A Shares may accept an Exclusionary Offer; |
(vii) | Offer Date means the date on which an Exclusionary Offer
is made; |
(viii) | Offeror means a person or company that makes an offer to purchase Class A
Shares (the bidder), and includes any associate or affiliate of the bidder
or any person or company that is disclosed in the offering document to be
acting jointly or in concert with the bidder; and |
(ix) | transfer agent means the transfer agent for the time being
of the Class A Shares. |
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(b) | Subject to clause (e), if an Exclusionary Offer is made, each outstanding
Class B Non-Voting Share shall be convertible into one Class A Share at the option of
the holder during the Conversion Period. The conversion right may be exercised by
notice in writing given to the transfer agent accompanied by the share certificate or
certificates representing the Class B Non-Voting Shares which the holder desires to
convert, and such notice shall be executed by such holder, or by his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and shall specify the number of Class B Non-Voting Shares which
the holder desires to have converted. The holder shall pay any governmental or other
tax imposed on or in respect of such conversion. Upon receipt by the transfer agent of
such notice and share certificate or certificates, the Corporation shall issue a share
certificate representing fully-paid Class A Shares as above prescribed and in
accordance with clause (d). If less than all of the Class B Non-Voting Shares
represented by any share certificate are to be converted, the holder shall be entitled
to receive a new share certificate representing in the aggregate the number of Class B
Non-Voting Shares represented by the original share certificate which are not to be
converted. |
(c) | An election by a holder of Class B Non-Voting Shares to exercise the
conversion right provided for in clause (b) shall be deemed to also constitute
irrevocable elections by such holder to deposit the Converted Shares pursuant to the
Exclusionary Offer (subject to such holders right to subsequently withdraw the shares
from the offer) and to exercise the right to convert into Class B Non-Voting Shares
all Converted Shares in respect of which such holder exercises his right of withdrawal
from the Exclusionary Offer or which are not otherwise ultimately taken up under the
Exclusionary Offer. Any conversion into Class B Non-Voting Shares, pursuant to such
deemed election, of Converted Shares in respect of which the holder exercises his
right of withdrawal from the Exclusionary Offer shall become effective at the time
such right of withdrawal is exercised. If the right of withdrawal is not exercised,
any conversion into Class B Non-Voting Shares pursuant to such deemed election shall
become effective, |
(i) | in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is completed,
immediately following the time by which the Offeror is required by applicable
securities legislation to take up and pay for all shares to be acquired by the
Offeror under the Exclusionary Offer; and |
(ii) | in respect of an Exclusionary Offer which is abandoned or
withdrawn, at the time at which the Exclusionary Offer is abandoned or
withdrawn. |
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(d) | No share certificates representing Converted Shares shall be delivered to the
holders of the shares before such shares are deposited pursuant to the Exclusionary
Offer; the transfer agent, on behalf of the holders of the Converted Shares, shall
deposit pursuant to the Exclusionary Offer a
certificate or certificates representing the Converted Shares. Upon completion of
the offer, the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto all
consideration paid by the Offeror for their Converted Shares pursuant to the offer.
If Converted Shares are converted into Class B Non-Voting Shares pursuant to clause
(c), the transfer agent shall deliver to the holders entitled thereto share
certificates representing the Class B Non-Voting Shares resulting from the
conversion. The Corporation shall make all arrangements with the transfer agent
necessary or desirable to give effect to this clause (d). |
(e) | Subject to clause (f), the conversion right provided for in clause (b) shall
not come into effect if: |
(i) | prior to the time at which the offer is made there is
delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation a
certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or more shareholders
of the Corporation owning in the aggregate, as at the time the Exclusionary
Offer is made, more than 50% of the then outstanding Class A Shares, exclusive
of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror,
which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case of each such
shareholder, that such shareholder shall not: |
A. | tender any shares in acceptance of any
Exclusionary Offer without giving the transfer agent and the
Secretary of the Corporation written notice of such acceptance or
intended acceptance at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; |
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B. | make any Exclusionary Offer; |
C. | act jointly or in concert with any person
or company that makes any Exclusionary Offer; or |
D. | transfer any Class A Shares, directly or
indirectly, during the time at which any Exclusionary Offer is
outstanding without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of
the Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer
at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall
state, if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and
the number of Class A Shares transferred or to be transferred to each
transferee; or |
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(iii) | as of the end of the seventh day after the Offer Date there
has been delivered to the transfer agent and to the Secretary of the
Corporation a certificate or certificates signed by or on behalf of one or
more Shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of
the then outstanding Class A Shares,
exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the Exclusionary Offer by
the Offeror, which certificate or certificates shall confirm, in the case
of each such shareholder: |
A. | the number of Class A Shares owned by the
shareholder; |
B. | that such shareholder is not making the
offer and is not an associate or affiliate of, or acting jointly or
in concert with, the person or company making the offer; |
C. | that such shareholder shall not tender any
shares in acceptance of the offer, including any varied form of the
offer, without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the
Corporation written notice of such acceptance or intended acceptance
at least seven days prior to the Expiry Date; and |
D. | that such shareholder shall not transfer
any Class A Shares directly or indirectly, prior to the Expiry Date
without giving the transfer agent and the Secretary of the
Corporation written notice of such transfer or intended transfer at
least seven days prior to the Expiry Date, which notice shall state,
if known to the transferor, the names of the transferees and the
number of Class A Shares transferred or to be transferred to each
transferee; or |
(iii) | as of the end of the seventh day after the Offer Date a
combination of certificates that comply with either clause (a) or (b) from
shareholders of the Corporation owning in the aggregate more than 50% of the
then outstanding Class A Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior
to the Exclusionary Offer by the Offeror, has been delivered to the transfer
agent and to the Secretary of the Corporation. |
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(f) | If a notice referred to in sub-clause (e)(i)A, (e)(i)D, (e)(ii)C or (e)(ii)D
is given and the conversion right provided for in clause (c) has not come into effect,
the transfer agent shall either forthwith upon receipt of the notice or forthwith
after the seventh day following the Offer Date, whichever is later, determine the
number of Class A Shares in respect of which there are subsisting certificates that
comply with either clause (e)(i) or (e)(ii). For the purpose of this determination,
certificates in respect of which such a notice has been filed shall not be regarded as
subsisting insofar as the Class A Shares to which the notice relates are concerned;
the transfer that is the subject of any notice referred to in sub-clause (e)(i)D or
(e)(ii)D shall be deemed to have already taken place at the time of the determination;
and the transferee in the case of any notice referred to in sub-clause (e)(i)D or
(e)(ii)D shall be deemed to be a person or company
from whom the transfer agent does not have a subsisting certificate unless the
transfer agent is advised of the identity of the transferee, either by such notice
or by the transferee in writing, and such transferee is a person or company from
whom the transfer agent has a subsisting certificate. If the number of Class A
Shares so determined does not exceed 50% of the number of then outstanding Class A
Shares, exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the Offeror,
clause (e) shall cease to apply and the conversion right provided for in clause (b)
shall be in effect for the remainder of the Conversion Period. |
(g) | As soon as reasonably possible after the seventh day after the Offer Date,
the Corporation shall send to each holder of Class B Non-Voting Shares a notice
advising the holders as to whether they are entitled to convert their Class B
Non-Voting Shares into Class A Shares and the reasons therefor. If such notice
discloses that they are not so entitled but it is subsequently determined that they
are so entitled by virtue of clause (f) or otherwise, the Corporation shall forthwith
send another notice to them advising them of that fact and the reasons therefor. |
(h) | If a notice referred to in clause (g) discloses that the conversion right has
come into effect, the notice shall: |
(i) | include a description of the procedure to be followed to
effect the conversion and to have the Converted Shares tendered under the
offer; |
(ii) | include the information set out in clause (c) hereof; and |
(iii) | be accompanied by a copy of the offer and all other material
sent to holders of Class A Shares in respect of the offer, and as soon as
reasonably possible after any additional material, including a notice of
variation, is sent to the holders of Class A Shares in respect of the offer,
the Corporation shall send a copy of such additional material to each holder
of Class B Non-Voting Shares. |
(i) | Prior to or forthwith after sending any notice referred to in clause (g), the
Corporation shall cause a press release to be issued to a Canadian national news-wire
service, describing the contents of the notice. |
5. | Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Corporation or other distribution of assets of the Corporation among its
shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, all the property and assets of the
Corporation available for distribution to the holders of the Class A Shares and Class B
Non-Voting Shares shall be paid or distributed equally, share for share, between the holders
of the Class A Shares and the Class B Non-Voting Shares respectively, without preference or
distinction. |
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6. | Offer by the Corporation to Purchase Class A Shares. The Corporation may not make an offer
to purchase Class A Shares unless at the same time it makes an offer to purchase at the same
price and on the same terms as to payment, that number of Class B Non-Voting Shares that is
the same proportion of all the Class B Non-Voting Shares then outstanding as the proportion
that the Class A Shares with respect to which the Corporation intends to make an offer to
purchase is of all the Class A Shares then outstanding. |
7. | Voting Rights. The holders of the Class A Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of,
to attend, and to one vote in respect of each Class A Share held at, all meetings of the
shareholders of the Corporation. The holders of the Class B Non-Voting Shares shall be
entitled to receive 21 days written notice of, and to attend, in person or by proxy, all
meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation and to speak thereat to the same extent as can
the holders of Class A Shares, but, subject to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), shall
not be entitled to vote upon any matter whatsoever, at any such meeting, except upon a
resolution to authorize the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or the
distribution of assets among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs. |
8. | Same Rights. Save as aforesaid, each Class A Share and
each Class B Non-Voting Share shall have the
same rights and attributes and be the same
in all respects. |
1. | Issuance in Series. The Class 1 Preferred Shares may from time to time
be issued in one or more series and, subject to the following
provisions, the directors of the Corporation may fix from time to time
before such issue the number of shares which is to comprise each
series then to be issued and the designation, rights, conditions,
restrictions and limitations attaching thereto, including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rate of preferential
dividends, and whether or not the same shall be cumulative; the dates
of payment of dividends; the redemption price and terms and conditions
of redemption, including the rights, if any, of the holders of the
Class 1 Preferred Shares of such series to require the redemption
thereof; conversion rights (if any); and any redemption fund, purchase
fund or other provisions to be attached to the Class 1 Preferred
Shares of such series. |
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2. | Voting Rights. The holders of Class 1 Preferred Shares of
any series shall not be entitled to receive
notice of, to attend or vote at any meeting
of shareholders of the Corporation, other
than a meeting of holders of Class 1
Preferred Shares of such series or a meeting
of holder of the class of Class 1 Preferred
Shares, as provided by applicable law. |
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3. | Priority. |
(a) | The shares of each successive series of Class 1 Preferred Shares shall have a
preference over the Class A Shares and the Class B Non-Voting Shares of the
Corporation as to dividends of not less than one-hundredth (1/100) of a cent per
share. |
(b) | If any amount of cumulative dividends or any amount payable on return of
capital in respect of shares of a series of Class 1 Preferred Shares is not paid in
full, the shares of such series shall participate rateably with the shares of all
other series of the Class 1 Preferred Shares in respect of accumulated dividends and
return of capital. |
(c) | No preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations or prohibitions
attached to a series of Class 1 Preferred Shares shall confer upon the shares of that
or any other series of the Class 1 Preferred Shares a priority in respect of voting,
dividends or return of capital over the shares of any other series of the Class 1
Preferred Shares. |
(d) | The Class 2 Preferred Shares, the Class A Shares and the Class B Non-Voting
Shares of the Corporation shall rank junior to and shall be subject in all respects to
the preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions
attached to the Class 1 Preferred Shares and each series thereof. Subject to clauses
(3)(a), (b), and (c), Class 1 Preferred Shares of any series may be given such
preferences over, or rights to participate with, any shares of the Corporation ranking
junior to the Class 1 Preferred Shares (including in respect of, but not in any way
limited to, payment of dividends, repayment of capital and distribution of assets in
the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether
voluntary or involuntary) as may be fixed by the directors of the Corporation in the
preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached
to such series. |
4. | Conversion and Redemption. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Business
Corporations Act (Alberta) and the provisions attached to any particular series, Class 1
Preferred Shares of any series, if so provided in the preferences, rights, conditions,
restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to such series; |
(a) | may be purchased for cancellation or made subject to redemption at the option
of the Corporation or the holder thereof at such times and at such prices and upon
such other terms and conditions as may be specified in the preferences, rights,
conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to the Class 1
Preferred Shares of such series; and |
(b) | may be converted into any other series of Class 1 Preferred Shares or into
any other securities of the Corporation (except Class A Shares) or any
other corporation or other issuer of securities, at such times and upon such terms
and conditions as may be specified in the preferences, rights, conditions,
restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to the Class 1 Preferred Shares
of such series. |
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5. | Pre-Emptive Rights. No holder of Class 1 Preferred Shares shall
be entitled, as such, to any pre-emptive
right to subscribe for the purchase or to
receive any part of any issue of shares, or
of bonds, debentures, or other securities of
the Corporation whether now or hereafter
authorized or issued; provided, however that
notwithstanding the foregoing, if so
specified in the preferences, rights,
conditions, restrictions, limitations and
prohibitions attached to a particular series
of Class 1 Preferred Shares authorized to be
issued, the holders of such series of Class
1 Preferred Shares may be given a
pre-emptive right to subscribe for the
purchase or to receive all or a part of the
issue of shares or of bonds, debentures or
other securities of the Corporation or
another corporation whether now or hereafter
authorized or issued upon such terms and
conditions as may be specified in such
preferences, rights, conditions,
restrictions, limitations and prohibitions
attached to such series. |
1. | Issuance in Series. The Class 2 Preferred Shares may from time
to time be issued in one or more series and
subject to the following provisions, the
directors may fix from time to time before
such issue the number of shares which is to
comprise each series then to be issued and
the designations, rights, conditions,
restrictions or limitations attaching
thereto, including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the rate of
preferential dividends, and whether or not
the same shall be cumulative; the dates of
payment of dividends, the redemption price
and terms and conditions of redemption,
including the rights, if any, of the holders
of the Class 2 Preferred Shares of such
series to require the redemption thereof;
conversion rights, if any and any redemption
fund, purchase fund or other provisions to
be attached to the Class 2 Preferred Shares
of such series. |
2. | Voting Rights. The holders of the Class 2 Preferred Shares of any series shall not be
entitled to receive notice of, to attend or vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the
Corporation, other than a meeting of the holders of the class of Class 2 Preferred Shares, as
provided by applicable law. |
3. | Priority.
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(a) | The shares of each successive series of Class 2 Preferred Shares shall have a
preference over the Class A Shares and the Class B Non-Voting Shares of the
Corporation as to dividends in right of payment. |
(b) | If any amount of cumulative dividends or any amount payable on return of
capital in respect of shares of a series of the Class 2 Preferred Shares is not paid
in full, the shares of such series shall participate rateably with the
shares of all other series of the Class 2 Preferred Shares in respect of
accumulated dividends and return of capital. |
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(c) | No preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations or prohibitions
attached to a series of Class 2 Preferred Shares shall confer upon the shares of that
or any other series of Class 2 Preferred Shares a priority in respect of voting,
dividends or return of capital over the shares or any other series of Class 2
Preferred Shares. |
(d) | The Class A Shares and the Class B Non-Voting Shares of the Corporation shall
rank junior to and shall be subject in all respects to the preferences, rights,
conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to the Class 2
Preferred Shares and each series thereof; and the Class 2 Preferred Shares and each
series thereof shall rank junior to and shall be subject in all respects to the
preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached
to the Class 1 Preferred Shares and each series thereof. Class 2 Preferred Shares of
any series may be given such preferences over, or rights to participate with any
shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the Class 2 Preferred Shares (including in
respect of, but not in any way limited to, payment of dividends, repayment of capital
and distribution of assets in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary) as may be fixed by the directors
of the Corporation in the preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations
and prohibitions attached to such series. |
4. | Conversion and Redemption. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Business
Corporations Act (Alberta) and the provisions attached to any particular series, Class 2
Preferred Shares of any series, if so provided in the preferences, rights, conditions,
restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to such series |
(a) | may be purchased for cancellation or made subject to redemption at the option
of the Corporation or the holder thereof at such times and at such prices and upon
such other terms and conditions as may be specified in the preferences, rights,
conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to the Class 2
Preferred Shares; and |
(b) | may be converted into any other series of Class 2 Preferred Shares or into
any other securities of the Corporation (except Class A Shares) or any other
corporation or other issuer of securities, at such times and conditions as may be
specified in the preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations and
prohibitions attached to the Class 2 Preferred Shares. |
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5. | Pre-emptive Rights. No holder of Class 2 Preferred Shares shall be entitled, as such, to
any pre-emptive right to subscribe for the purchase or to receive any part of any issue of
shares, or of bonds, debentures, or other securities of the Corporation whether now or
hereafter authorized or issued; provided, however
that notwithstanding the foregoing, if so specified in the preferences, rights, conditions,
restrictions, limitations and prohibitions, attached to a particular series of Class 2
Preferred Shares authorized to be issued, the holders of such series of Class 2 Preferred
Shares may be given a pre-emptive right to subscribe for the purchase or to receive all or
a part of the issue of shares or of bonds, debentures or other securities of the
Corporation or another corporation whether now or hereafter authorized or issued upon such
terms and conditions as may be specified in such preferences, rights, conditions,
restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attached to such series. |
1. | Definitions and Interpretation. |
(a) | For the purposes of this Section IV, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below: |
(i) | Act means the Business Corporations Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.
B-9, as amended as now enacted or as the same may from time to time be
amended, varied, replaced, restated, re- enacted or supplemented. |
(ii) | Constrained Class means |
A. | persons who are not Canadians within the
meaning of any of the Communications Statutes, or |
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B. | persons where the issue or transfer of
Voting Shares to any such persons will affect the ability of the
Corporation or any of its affiliates or associates to qualify under
any of the Communications Statutes in order to obtain, maintain,
amend or renew a licence necessary to carry on any business that the
Corporation or any of its affiliates or associates is engaged in or
proposes to engage in. |
(iii) | Communications Statutes means |
A. | the Telecommunications Act, |
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B. | the Radiocommunication Act, |
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C. | the Broadcasting Act, and |
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D. | any other law of Canada or a province of
Canada which is currently or hereafter prescribed pursuant to Section
174 of the Act, and which will affect the ability of the Corporation
or any of its affiliates or associates to qualify in order to obtain,
maintain, amend or renew a licence necessary to
carry on any business that the Corporation is engaged in or
proposes to engage in, |
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(iv) | Maximum Aggregate Holdings means Voting Shares which
represent an aggregate of 33 1/3% of the total number of issued and
outstanding Voting Shares (or such greater percentage of the total number of
Voting Shares that may be permitted to be held by or on behalf of persons in
the Constrained Class under any of the Communications Statutes without
resulting in a contravention thereof in respect of the ownership or control of
the Corporation or any of its affiliates or associates), which is the total
number of Voting Shares that may be held from time to time by or on behalf of
persons in the Constrained Class; |
(v) | Regulations means the regulations under the Act as now
enacted or as the same may from time to time be amended, varied, replaced,
restated, re-enacted or supplemented; |
(vi) | Shares means shares of any class in the capital of the
Corporation, including the Voting Shares; and |
(vii) | Voting Shares means the Class A participating shares of
the Corporation and any other shares of the Corporation carrying voting rights
under all circumstances or by reason of an event that has occurred and is
continuing, and includes a security that is convertible into such a share and
a currently exercisable option to or right to acquire such a share or such a
convertible security. |
(b) | All terms used in this Section IV which are defined in the Act or the
Regulations shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Act or the Regulations,
except as otherwise expressly provided for herein. |
(c) | Any reference in this Section IV to any section of the Act or the Regulations
shall include a reference to that section as the same may from time to time be
amended, varied, replaced, restated, re-enacted or supplemental. |
(d) | The powers of the directors of the Corporation to refuse to issue or register
the transfer of a Share, or to sell a Share pursuant to this Section IV are without
prejudice to any other powers of the directors of the Corporation with respect to such
matters in the articles of the Corporation, under any of the Communications Statutes
or otherwise. |
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2. | Restriction on the Issue, Transfer and Ownership of Voting Shares. |
(a) | The directors of the Corporation shall not issue a Voting Share and shall
refuse to register a transfer of a Voting Share to a person who is a member of the
Constrained Class if: |
(i) | the total number of Shares held by or on behalf of persons in
the Constrained Class does not exceed the Maximum Aggregate Holdings and the
issuance or transfer, as the case may be, of such Voting Shares would cause
the number of Shares held by persons in the Constrained Class to exceed the
Maximum Aggregate Holdings; or |
(ii) | the total number of Shares held by or on behalf of persons in
the Constrained Class exceeds the Maximum Aggregate Holdings and the issuance
or transfer, as the case may be, of such Voting Shares is to a person in the
Constrained Class. |
(b) | If, for whatever reason, the Maximum Aggregate Holdings by members of the
Constrained Class is exceeded, the Corporation may, to the extent permitted by the Act
or the Regulations, or by any of the Communications Statutes, for the purpose of
ensuring that the Maximum Aggregate Holdings of members of the Constrained Class is
not exceeded, sell, as if it were the owner thereof, any Voting Shares that are owned
by members of the Constrained Class, subject to the provisions of the Act and the
Regulations and of the Communications Statutes. |
(c) | The directors of the Corporation may refuse to issue a Voting Share or
register a transfer of a Voting Share, if the issue or transfer, as the case may be,
is to be person who may be a member of a Constrained Class and who, in respect of the
issue or registration of the transfer of such Voting Share, as the case may be, has
been requested by the Corporation to furnish it with any information which may be
requested by the directors and has not furnished such information. |
(d) | For the purposes of this Section IV, where a Voting Share is held,
beneficially owned or controlled jointly by one or more of the joint holders,
beneficial owners or persons controlling the Voting Share who is a member of the
Constrained Class, the Voting Share is deemed to be held, beneficially owned or
controlled, as the case may be, by such member of the Constrained Class. |
3. | Restriction on the Issue and Transfer of Shares. The directors of the Corporation may refuse
to issue a Share or register a transfer of a Share, if |
(a) | the issue or transfer requires the prior approval of a regulatory authority
under any of the Communications Statutes unless and until such approval has been
received, or |
(b) | the issue or transfer is to a person who, in respect of the issue or
registration of the transfer of such Share, as the case may be, has been requested by
the Corporation to furnish it with any information which may be requested by the
directors and has not furnished such information. |
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4. | No Claims. |
(a) | No shareholder of the Corporation nor any other interested person shall have
any claim or action against the Corporation or against any director or officer of the
Corporation nor shall the Corporation have any claim or action against any director or
officer of the Corporation arising out of any act (including any omission to act)
performed pursuant to or intended pursuance of the provisions of these Articles or any
breach or alleged breach by the Corporation of any of the provisions of these
Articles, and, for greater certainty, no such person shall be liable for any damages
or losses related to or as a consequence of any such act or any such breach or alleged
breach of such provisions. |
(b) | In the administration of the provisions of this Section IV, the directors of
the Corporation shall enjoy, in addition to the powers explicitly set forth herein,
all of the powers necessary or desirable to carry out the intent and purpose hereof,
including but not limited to all powers contemplated by the provisions relating to
constrained share corporations in the Act and the Regulations, as well as all powers
contemplated by the Communications Statutes relating to the ownership of shares by
persons that are not Canadians. |
5. | General. |
(a) | Subject to the Act and the Regulations, the directors of the Corporation may
establish, amend or repeal any procedures required to administer the constrained share
provisions set out in this Section IV and to require any affidavit, declaration or
other statement required under any of the Communications Statutes. |
(b) | In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Section IV and of
the provisions in the Act or the Regulations relating to constrained share
corporations, or of the provisions of any of the Communications Statutes, the
provisions in the Act and Regulations, or the Communications Statutes, as the case may
be, shall prevail, and the provisions of this Section IV shall be deemed to be amended
accordingly and shall be retroactive in effect, as so amended. |
(c) | The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision, in whole or in part, of
this Section IV for any reason shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
other provision, or part thereof, of these Articles of the Corporation. |
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ALBERTA | Articles Of Amendment Business Corporations Act Section 29 or 177 |
1. Name of Corporation | 2. Corporate Access Number | |
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 200429801 |
3. | The articles of the above named Corporation are amended in
accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act
(the Act) as follows: |
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Pursuant to section 29(1) of the Act, by the creation of two series of Class 2 Preferred
Shares consisting of 12,000,000 shares designated as Cumulative Redeemable Rate Reset Class
2 Preferred Shares, Series A and 12,000,000 shares designated as Cumulative Redeemable
Floating Rate Class 2 Preferred Shares, Series B which, in addition to the rights,
privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Class 2 Preferred Shares as a class,
shall have attached thereto the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions shown in the
attached Shares in Series provisions. |
Paul Bachand | /s/ Paul Bachand | |
Name of Person Authorizing (please print) | Signature | |
Assistant Corporate Secretary | 2011/05/26 | |
Title (please print) | Date |
1. | Interpretation |
(a) | In these Series A Preferred Share provisions, the following expressions have
the meanings indicated: |
(i) | Annual Fixed Dividend Rate means, for any Subsequent Fixed
Rate Period, the annual rate (expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest
one hundred-thousandth of one percent (with 0.000005% being rounded up)) equal
to the sum of the Government of Canada Yield on the applicable Fixed Rate
Calculation Date and 2.00%; |
(ii) | Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page means the display designated as
page GCAN5YR<INDEX> on the Bloomberg Financial L.P. service or its
successor service (or such other page as may replace the GCAN5YR<INDEX>
page on that service or its successor service) for purposes of displaying
Government of Canada bond yields; |
(iii) | Book-Based System means the record entry securities transfer
and pledge system administered by the System Operator in accordance with the
operating rules and procedures of the System Operator in force from time to
time and any successor system thereof; |
(iv) | Book-Entry Holder means the person that is the beneficial
holder of a Book-Entry Share; |
(v) | Book-Entry Shares means the Series A Preferred Shares held
through the Book-Based System; |
(vi) | Business Day means a day on which chartered banks are
generally open for business in both Calgary, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario; |
(vii) | CDS means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or any
successor thereof; |
(viii) | Definitive Share means a fully registered, typewritten, printed,
lithographed, engraved or otherwise produced share certificate representing one
or more Series A Preferred Shares; |
(ix) | Dividend Payment Date means the last day of March, June,
September and December, in each year; provided that, if such date is not a
Business Day, the applicable Dividend Payment Date will be the next succeeding
Business Day; |
(x) | Fixed Rate Calculation Date means, for any Subsequent Fixed
Rate Period, the 30th day prior to the first day of such Subsequent Fixed Rate
Period; |
(xi) | Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate means, for any Quarterly
Floating Rate Period, the annual rate (expressed as a percentage rounded to the
nearest one hundred-thousandth of one percent (with 0.000005% being rounded
up)) equal to the sum of the T-Bill Rate on the applicable Floating Rate
Calculation Date and 2.00%; |
(xii) | Floating Rate Calculation Date means, for any Quarterly
Floating Rate Period, the 30th day prior to the first day of such Quarterly
Floating Rate Period; |
(xiii) | Global Certificate means the global certificate representing outstanding
Book-Entry Shares; |
(xiv) | Government of Canada Yield on any date means the yield to
maturity on such date (assuming semi-annual compounding) of a Canadian dollar
denominated non-callable Government of Canada bond with a term to maturity of
five years as quoted as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date and that
appears on the Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page on such date; provided that if
such rate does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page on such date,
then the Government of Canada Yield shall mean the arithmetic average of the
yields quoted to the Corporation by two registered Canadian investment dealers
selected by the Corporation as being the annual yield to maturity on such date,
compounded semi-annually, that a non-callable Government of Canada bond would
carry if issued, in Canadian dollars in Canada, at 100% of its principal amount
on such date with a term to maturity of five years; |
(xv) | Initial Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including
the date of issue of the Series A Preferred Shares to, but excluding, June 30,
2016; |
(xvi) | Liquidation means the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution
of assets of the Corporation among its shareholders for the purpose of winding
up its affairs; |
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(xvii) | Participants means the participants in the Book-Based System; |
(xviii) | Pro Rated Dividend means the amount determined by multiplying the amount
of the dividend payable for a Quarter in which a Liquidation, conversion or
redemption is to occur by four and multiplying that product by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days from and including the Dividend
Payment Date immediately preceding the date fixed for Liquidation, conversion
or redemption to, but excluding, such date and the denominator of which is 365
or 366, depending upon the actual number of days in the applicable year; |
(xix) | Quarter means a three-month period ending on March 30, June
30, September 30 or December 31; |
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(xx) | Quarterly Commencement Date means the last day of March,
June, September and December in each year, commencing June 30, 2016; |
(xxi) | Quarterly Floating Rate Period means the period from and
including a Quarterly Commencement Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding
Quarterly Commencement Date; |
(xxii) | Series A Conversion Date means June 30, 2016, and June 30 in every fifth
year thereafter; |
(xxiii) | Series B Preferred Shares means the Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate
Class 2 Preferred Shares, Series B of the Corporation; |
(xxiv) | Subsequent Fixed Rate Period means, for the initial Subsequent Fixed Rate
Period, the period from and including June 30, 2016, to, but excluding, June
30, 2021, and for each succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period means the period
from and including the day immediately following the last day of the
immediately preceding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period to, but excluding, June 30
in the fifth year thereafter; |
(xxv) | System Operator means CDS or its nominee or any successor
thereof; and |
(xxvi) | T-Bill Rate means, for any Quarterly Floating Rate Period, the average
yield expressed as an annual rate on three-month Government of Canada treasury
bills, as reported by the Bank of Canada, for the most recent treasury bills
auction preceding the applicable Floating Rate Calculation Date. Auction
results are quoted on the Bloomberg page CA3MAY<INDEX>. |
(b) | The expressions on a parity with, ranking prior to, ranking junior to and
similar expressions refer to the order of priority in the payment of dividends or in
the distribution of assets in the event of any Liquidation. |
(c) | If any day on which any dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares is payable by
the Corporation or on or by which any other action is required to be taken by the
Corporation is not a Business Day, then such dividend shall be payable and such other
action may be taken on or by the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. |
2. | Dividends |
(a) | During the Initial Fixed Rate Period, the holders of the Series A Preferred
Shares shall be entitled to receive and the Corporation shall pay, as and when declared
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, out of the moneys of the Corporation
properly available for the payment of dividends, fixed cumulative preferential cash
dividends at an annual rate of $1.125 per share, payable quarterly on each Dividend
Payment Date in each year (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the
Corporation). The first dividend, if declared, shall be payable on September 30, 2011,
and, notwithstanding the foregoing, shall be in the amount per share determined by
multiplying $1.125 by the number of days in the period from and including the date of
issue of the Series A Preferred Shares to, but excluding, September 30, 2011, and
dividing that product by 365 (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the
Corporation). |
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(b) | During each Subsequent Fixed Rate Period, the holders of the Series A Preferred
Shares shall be entitled to receive and the Corporation shall pay, as and when declared
by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation, out of the moneys of the Corporation properly
available for the payment of dividends, fixed cumulative preferential cash
dividends, payable quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date, in the amount per share
determined by multiplying one-quarter of the Annual Fixed Dividend Rate for such
Subsequent Fixed Rate Period by $25.00 (less any tax required to be deducted and
withheld by the Corporation). |
(c) | On each Fixed Rate Calculation Date, the Corporation shall determine the Annual
Fixed Dividend Rate for the ensuing Subsequent Fixed Rate Period. Each such
determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be final and binding upon the
Corporation and upon all holders of Series A Preferred Shares. The Corporation shall,
on each Fixed Rate Calculation Date, give written notice of the Annual Fixed Dividend
Rate for the ensuing Subsequent Fixed Rate Period to the registered holders of the then
outstanding Series A Preferred Shares. Each such notice shall be given by electronic
transmission, by facsimile transmission or by ordinary unregistered first class prepaid
mail addressed to each registered holder of Series A Preferred Shares at the last
address of such holder as it appears on the books of the Corporation or, in the event
of the address of any holder not so appearing, to the address of such holder last known
to the Corporation. |
(d) | If a dividend has been declared for a Quarter and a date is fixed for a
Liquidation, redemption or conversion that is prior to the Dividend Payment Date for
such Quarter, a Pro Rated Dividend shall be payable on the date fixed for such
Liquidation, redemption or conversion instead of the dividend declared, but if such
Liquidation, redemption or conversion does not occur, then the full amount of the
dividend declared shall be payable on the originally scheduled Dividend Payment Date. |
(e) | If the dividend payable on any Dividend Payment Date is not paid in full on
such date on all of the Series A Preferred Shares then outstanding, such dividend or
the unpaid part of it shall be paid on a subsequent date or dates to be determined by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation on which the Corporation shall have
sufficient moneys properly available, under the provisions of any applicable law and
under the provisions of any trust indenture securing bonds, debentures or other
securities of the Corporation, for the payment of the dividend. |
(f) | Cheques of the Corporation payable in lawful money of Canada at par at any
branch of the Corporations bank in Canada may be issued in respect of the dividends
(less any tax required to be deducted) and payment of the cheques shall satisfy such
dividends, or payments in respect of dividends may be made in any other manner
determined by the Corporation. |
(g) | The holders of the Series A Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to any
dividend other than as specified in this paragraph (2). |
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3. | Purchase for Cancellation |
(a) | through the facilities of any stock exchange on which the Series A Preferred
Shares are listed, |
(b) | by invitation for tenders addressed to all the holders of record of the Series
A Preferred Shares outstanding, or |
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(c) | in any other manner, |
4. | Redemption |
(a) | The Series A Preferred Shares shall not be redeemable prior to June 30, 2016.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph I(9), on June 30, 2016, and on June 30 in every
fifth year thereafter, the Corporation, upon giving notice as herein provided, may, at
its option, redeem all or any part of the Series A Preferred Shares by the payment of
an amount in cash for each share to be redeemed equal to $25.00 plus all accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption (less any tax
required to be deducted and withheld by the Corporation) (the whole constituting the
cash redemption price). For the purposes of subsection 191(4) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) or any successor or replacement provision of similar effect, the amount
specified in respect of each Series A Preferred Share is $25.00. |
(b) | In any case of redemption of Series A Preferred Shares under the provisions of
this paragraph (4), the Corporation shall, at least 30 days and not more than 60 days
before the date specified for redemption, mail to each person who at the date of
mailing is a registered holder of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed a written
notice of the intention of the Corporation to redeem such Series A Preferred Shares.
Such notice shall be mailed by ordinary unregistered first class prepaid mail addressed
to each such holder at the holders address as it appears on the books of the
Corporation or, in the event of the address of any such holder not so appearing, to the
last known address of such holder; provided, however, that accidental failure to give
any such notice to one or more of such holders shall not affect the validity of such
redemption. Such notice shall set out the cash redemption price and the date on which
redemption is to take place and, if part only of the Series A Preferred Shares held by
the person to whom it is addressed is to be redeemed, the number so to be redeemed. On
or after the date so specified for redemption the Corporation shall pay or cause to be
paid to or to the order of the registered holders of the Series A Preferred Shares to
be redeemed the cash redemption price on presentation and surrender at the head office
of the Corporation or any other place designated in such notice of the certificates for
the Series A Preferred Shares called for redemption, subject to the provisions of
paragraph I(14). Such payment shall be made by cheque payable at par at any branch of
the Corporations bank in Canada. Such Series A Preferred Shares shall then be and be
deemed to be redeemed and shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued
shares. If a part only of the shares represented by any certificate shall be redeemed,
a new certificate for the balance shall be issued at the expense of the Corporation.
From |
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5. | Conversion into Series B Preferred Shares |
(a) | The Series A Preferred Shares shall not be convertible prior to June 30, 2016.
Holders of Series A Preferred Shares shall have the right to convert on each Series A
Conversion Date, subject to the provisions hereof, all or any of their Series A
Preferred Shares into Series B Preferred Shares on the basis of one Series B Preferred
Share for each Series A Preferred Share. The Corporation shall, not more than 60 days
and not less than 30 days prior to the applicable Series A Conversion Date, give notice
in writing in accordance with the provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph I(2) to the
then registered holders of the Series A Preferred Shares of the conversion right
provided for in this paragraph (5), which notice shall set out the Series A Conversion
Date and instructions to such holders as to the method by which such conversion right
may be exercised and be accompanied by a form of exercise notice by which such
conversion right may be exercised. On the 30th day prior to each Series A Conversion
Date, the Corporation shall give notice in writing to the then registered holders of
the Series A Preferred Shares of the Annual Fixed Dividend Rate for the Series A
Preferred Shares for the next succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period and the Floating
Quarterly Dividend Rate for the Series B Preferred Shares for the next succeeding
Quarterly Floating Rate Period. Such notice shall be delivered in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph I(2). |
(b) | If the Corporation gives notice as provided in paragraph I(4) to the holders of
the Series A Preferred Shares of the redemption of all of the Series A Preferred
Shares, then the right of a holder of Series A Preferred Shares to convert such Series
A Preferred Shares
shall terminate effective on the date of such notice and the Corporation shall not
be required to give the notice specified in clause (a) of this paragraph (5). |
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(c) | Holders of Series A Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to convert their
shares into Series B Preferred Shares if the Corporation determines that there would
remain outstanding on a Series A Conversion Date less than 1,000,000 Series B Preferred
Shares, after having taken into account all Series A Preferred Shares tendered for
conversion into Series B Preferred Shares and all Series B Preferred Shares tendered
for conversion into Series A Preferred Shares, and the Corporation shall give notice in
writing thereof in accordance with the provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph I(2) to
all affected registered holders of the Series A Preferred Shares at least seven days
prior to the applicable Series A Conversion Date and shall issue and deliver, or cause
to be delivered, prior to such Series A Conversion Date, at the expense of the
Corporation, to such holders of Series A Preferred Shares who have surrendered for
conversion any certificate or certificates representing Series A Preferred Shares,
certificates representing the Series A Preferred Shares represented by any certificate
or certificates so surrendered. |
(d) | If the Corporation determines that there would remain outstanding on a Series A
Conversion Date less than 1,000,000 Series A Preferred Shares, after having taken into
account all Series A Preferred Shares tendered for conversion into Series B Preferred
Shares and all Series B Preferred Shares tendered for conversion into Series A
Preferred Shares, then all of the remaining outstanding Series A Preferred Shares shall
be converted automatically into Series B Preferred Shares on the basis of one Series B
Preferred Share for each Series A Preferred Share on the applicable Series A Conversion
Date and the Corporation shall give notice in writing thereof in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph I(2) to the then registered holders of such
remaining Series A Preferred Shares at least seven days prior to the Series A
Conversion Date. |
(e) | The conversion right may be exercised by a registered holder of Series A
Preferred Shares by notice in writing, in a form provided by the Corporation pursuant
to clause (a) of this paragraph (5) or in another form satisfactory to the Corporation
(the Series A Conversion Notice), which notice must be received by the transfer agent
and registrar for the Series A Preferred Shares at the principal office in Toronto or
Calgary of such transfer agent and registrar not earlier than the 30th day prior to,
but not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 15th day preceding, a Series A
Conversion Date. The Series A Conversion Notice shall indicate the number of Series A
Preferred Shares to be converted. Once received by the transfer agent and registrar on
behalf of the Corporation, the election of a holder to convert is irrevocable. Except
in the case where the Series B Preferred Shares are in the Book-Based System, if the
Series B Preferred Shares are to be registered in a name or names different from the
name or names of the registered holder of the Series A Preferred Shares to be
converted, the Series A Conversion Notice shall contain written notice in form and
execution satisfactory to such transfer agent and registrar directing the Corporation
to register the Series B Preferred Shares in some other name or names (the Series B
Transferee) and stating the name or names (with addresses) and a written declaration,
if required by the Corporation or by applicable law, as to the residence and share
ownership status of the Series B Transferee and such other matters as may be required
by such law in order to determine the entitlement of such Series B Transferee to hold
such Series B Preferred Shares. On any conversion of Series A Preferred Shares to
Series B Preferred Shares where the holder of the Series A Preferred Shares provides a
Series A Conversion Notice designating a Series B Transferee, the Series B Preferred
Shares shall be issued in the name of such Series B Transferee; provided however, that
such holder pay any applicable security transfer taxes. |
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(f) | If all remaining outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are to be converted into
Series B Preferred Shares on the applicable Series A Conversion Date as provided for in
clause (d) of this paragraph (5), the Series A Preferred Shares that holders have not
previously elected to convert shall be converted on the Series A Conversion Date into
Series B Preferred Shares and the holders thereof shall be deemed to be holders of
Series B Preferred Shares at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the Series A Conversion Date
and shall be entitled, upon surrender during regular business hours at the principal
office in Toronto or Calgary of the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation of
the certificate or certificates representing Series A Preferred Shares not previously
surrendered for conversion, to receive a certificate or certificates representing the
same number of Series B Preferred Shares in the manner and subject to the provisions of
this paragraph (5) and paragraph I(14). |
(g) | Subject to clause (h) of this paragraph (5) and paragraph I(14), as promptly as
practicable after the Series A Conversion Date the Corporation shall deliver or cause
to be delivered certificates representing the Series B Preferred Shares registered in
the name of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares converted, or as such holders
shall have directed, on presentation and surrender at the principal office in Toronto
or Calgary of the transfer agent and registrar for the Series A Preferred Shares of the
certificate or certificates for the Series A Preferred Shares converted. If only a part
of such Series A Preferred Shares represented by any certificate shall be converted, a
new certificate for the balance shall be issued at the expense of the Corporation. From
and after the date specified in any Series A Conversion Notice, the Series A Preferred
Shares converted into Series B Preferred Shares shall cease to be outstanding and shall
be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares, and the holders thereof
shall cease to be entitled to dividends and shall not be entitled to exercise any of
the rights of holders in respect thereof unless the Corporation shall fail, subject to
paragraph I(14), to deliver to the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares converted
share certificates representing the Series B Preferred Shares into which such shares
have been converted. |
(h) | The obligation of the Corporation to issue Series B Preferred Shares upon
conversion of any Series A Preferred Shares shall be deferred during the continuance of
any one or more of the following events: |
(i) | the issuing of such Series B Preferred Shares is prohibited
pursuant to any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Corporation to
assure its solvency or continued operation; |
(ii) | the issuing of such Series B Preferred Shares is prohibited by
law or by any regulatory or other authority having jurisdiction over the
Corporation that is acting in conformity with law; or |
(iii) | for any reason beyond its control, the Corporation is unable
to issue Series B Preferred Shares or is unable to deliver Series B Preferred
Shares. |
(i) | The Corporation reserves the right not to deliver Series B Preferred Shares to
any person that the Corporation or its transfer agent and registrar has reason to
believe is a person whose address is in, or that the Corporation or its transfer agent
and registrar has reason to believe is a resident of, any jurisdiction outside Canada
if such delivery would require the Corporation to take any action to comply with the
securities laws of such jurisdiction. In those circumstances, the Corporation shall
hold, as agent of any such person, all or the relevant number of Series B Preferred
Shares, and the Corporation shall attempt to sell such Series B Preferred Shares to
parties other than the Corporation and its affiliates on
behalf of any such person. Such sales (if any) shall be made at such times and at
such prices as the Corporation, in its sole discretion, may determine. The
Corporation shall not be subject to any liability for failure to sell Series B
Preferred Shares on behalf of any such person at all or at any particular price or
on any particular day. The net proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of
any such Series B Preferred Shares shall be delivered to any such person, after
deducting the costs of sale, by cheque or in any other manner determined by the
Corporation. |
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6. | Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding-up |
7. | Voting Rights |
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8. | Restrictions on Partial Redemption or Purchase |
9. | Restrictions on Payment of Dividends and Reduction of Junior Capital |
(a) | declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividends (other than stock dividends
in shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Shares) on the
Class A Participating Shares or the Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares or any
other shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Shares with
respect to payment of dividends; or |
(b) | call for redemption of, purchase, reduce the stated capital maintained by the
Corporation or otherwise pay for any shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the
Series A Preferred Shares with respect to repayment of capital or with respect to
payment of dividends; |
10. | Issue of Additional Preferred Shares |
11. | Sanction by Holders of Series A Preferred Shares |
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12. | Tax Election |
13. | Withholding Taxes |
(a) | Notwithstanding any other provision of these share provisions, the Corporation
may deduct or withhold from any payment, distribution, issuance or delivery (whether in
cash or in shares) to be made pursuant to these share provisions any amounts required
by law to be deducted or withheld from any such payment, distribution, issuance or
delivery and shall remit any such amounts to the relevant tax authority as required. If
the cash component of any payment, distribution, issuance or delivery to be made
pursuant to these share provisions is less than the amount that the Corporation is so
required to deduct or withhold, the Corporation shall be permitted to deduct and
withhold from any non-cash payment, distribution, issuance or delivery to be made
pursuant to these share provisions any amounts required by law to be deducted or
withheld from any such payment, distribution, issuance or delivery and to dispose of
such property in order to remit any amount required to be remitted to any relevant tax
authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any payment, distribution,
issuance or delivery made to a holder of Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to these
share provisions shall be considered to be the amount of the payment, distribution,
issuance or delivery received by such holder plus any amount deducted or withheld
pursuant to this paragraph (13). Holders of Series A Preferred Shares shall be
responsible for all withholding taxes under Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada),
or any successor or replacement provision of similar effect, in respect of any payment,
distribution, issuance or delivery made or credited to them pursuant to these share
provisions and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation on an after-tax basis
for any such taxes imposed on any payment, distribution, issuance or delivery made or
credited to them pursuant to these share provisions. |
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(b) | For greater certainty, and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Schedule, the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be: |
(i) | imposed upon the person or persons to whom Series B Preferred
Shares are issued, |
(ii) | payable in respect of the issuance of such Series B Preferred
Shares or a certificate therefor, or |
(iii) | payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance
and delivery of any certificate in the name or names other than that of the
holder of the Series A Preferred Shares, |
14. | Book-Based System |
(a) | Subject to the provisions of clauses (b) and (c) of this paragraph (14) and
notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs I(1) through I(13) of these share
provisions, the Series A Preferred Shares shall be evidenced by a single fully
registered Global Certificate representing the aggregate number of Series A Preferred
Shares issued by the Corporation which shall be held by, or on behalf of, the System
Operator as custodian of the Global Certificate for the Participants and registered in
the name of CDS & Co. (or in such other name as the System Operator may use from time
to time as its nominee for purposes of the Book-Based System), and registrations of
ownership, transfers, surrenders and conversions of Series A Preferred Shares shall be
made only through the Book-Based System. Accordingly, subject to clause (c) of this
paragraph (14), no beneficial holder of Series A Preferred Shares shall receive a
certificate or other instrument from the Corporation or the System Operator evidencing
such holders ownership thereof, and no such holder shall be shown on the records
maintained by the System Operator except through a book-entry account of a Participant
acting on behalf of such holder. |
(b) | Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs I(1) through I(13), so long as the
System Operator is the registered holder of the Series A Preferred Shares: |
(i) | the System Operator shall be considered the sole owner of the
Series A Preferred Shares for the purposes of receiving notices or payments on
or in respect of the Series A Preferred Shares or the delivery of Series B
Preferred Shares and certificates therefor upon the exercise of rights of
conversion; and |
(ii) | the Corporation, pursuant to the exercise of rights of
redemption or conversion, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the System
Operator, for the benefit of the beneficial holders of the Series A Preferred
Shares, the cash redemption price for the Series A Preferred Shares or
certificates for Series B Preferred Shares
against delivery to the Corporations account with the System Operator of
such holders Series A Preferred Shares. |
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(c) | If the Corporation determines that the System Operator is no longer willing or
able to discharge properly its responsibilities with respect to the Book-Based System
and the Corporation is unable to locate a qualified successor or the Corporation
elects, or is required by applicable law, to withdraw the Series A Preferred Shares
from the Book-Based System, then clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph (14) shall no
longer be applicable to the Series A Preferred Shares and the Corporation shall notify
Book-Entry Holders through the System Operator of the occurrence of any such event or
election and of the availability of Definitive Shares to Book-Entry Holders. Upon
surrender by the System Operator of the Global Certificate to the transfer agent and
registrar for the Series A Preferred Shares accompanied by registration instructions
for re-registration, the Corporation shall execute and deliver Definitive Shares. The
Corporation shall not be liable for any delay in delivering such instructions and may
conclusively act and rely on and shall be protected in acting and relying on such
instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Shares, the Corporation shall recognize
the registered holders of such Definitive Shares and the Book-Entry Shares for which
such Definitive Shares have been substituted shall be void and of no further effect. |
(d) | The provisions of paragraphs I(1) through I(13) and the exercise of rights of
redemption and conversion, with respect to Series A Preferred Shares are subject to the
provisions of this paragraph (14), and to the extent that there is any inconsistency or
conflict between such provisions, the provisions of this paragraph (14) shall prevail. |
15. | Wire or Electronic Transfer of Funds |
16. | Amendments |
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1. | Interpretation |
(a) | In these Series B Preferred Share provisions, the following expressions have
the meanings indicated: |
(i) | Annual Fixed Dividend Rate means, for any Subsequent Fixed
Rate Period, the annual rate (expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest
one hundred-thousandth of one percent (with 0.000005% being rounded up)) equal
to the sum of the Government of Canada Yield on the applicable Fixed Rate
Calculation Date and 2.00%; |
(ii) | Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page means the display designated as
page GCAN5YR<INDEX> on the Bloomberg Financial L.P. service or its
successor service (or such other page as may replace the GCAN5YR<INDEX>
page on that service or its successor service) for purposes of displaying
Government of Canada bond yields; |
(iii) | Book-Based System means the record entry securities transfer
and pledge system administered by the System Operator in accordance with the
operating rules and procedures of the System Operator in force from time to
time and any successor system thereof; |
(iv) | Book-Entry Holder means the person that is the beneficial
holder of a Book-Entry Share; |
(v) | Book-Entry Shares means the Series B Preferred Shares held
through the Book-Based System; |
(vi) | Business Day means a day on which chartered banks are
generally open for business in both Calgary, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario; |
(vii) | CDS means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or any
successor thereof; |
(viii) | Definitive Share means a fully registered, typewritten, printed,
lithographed, engraved or otherwise produced share certificate representing one
or more Series B Preferred Shares; |
(ix) | Dividend Payment Date means the last day of March, June,
September and December, in each year; provided that, if such date is not a
Business Day, the applicable Dividend Payment Date will be the next succeeding
Business Day; |
(x) | Fixed Rate Calculation Date means, for any Subsequent Fixed
Rate Period, the 30th day prior to the first day of such Subsequent Fixed Rate
Period; |
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(xi) | Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate means, for any Quarterly
Floating Rate Period, the annual rate (expressed as a percentage rounded to the
nearest one hundred-thousandth of one percent (with 0.000005% being rounded
up)) equal to the sum of the T-Bill Rate on the applicable Floating Rate
Calculation Date and 2.00%; |
(xii) | Floating Rate Calculation Date means, for any Quarterly
Floating Rate Period, the 30th day prior to the first day of such Quarterly
Floating Rate Period; |
(xiii) | Global Certificate means the global certificate representing outstanding
Book-Entry Shares; |
(xiv) | Government of Canada Yield on any date means the yield to
maturity on such date (assuming semi-annual compounding) of a Canadian dollar
denominated non-callable Government of Canada bond with a term to maturity of
five years as quoted as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date and that
appears on the Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page on such date; provided that if
such rate does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen GCAN5YR Page on such date,
then the Government of Canada Yield shall mean the arithmetic average of the
yields quoted to the Corporation by two registered Canadian investment dealers
selected by the Corporation as being the annual yield to maturity on such date,
compounded semi-annually, that a non-callable Government of Canada bond would
carry if issued, in Canadian dollars in Canada, at 100% of its principal amount
on such date with a term to maturity of five years; |
(xv) | Liquidation means the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution
of assets of the Corporation among its shareholders for the purpose of winding
up its affairs; |
(xvi) | Participants means the participants in the Book-Based
System; |
(xvii) | Pro Rated Dividend means the amount determined by multiplying the amount of
the dividend payable for a Quarter in which a Liquidation, conversion or
redemption is to occur by four and multiplying that product by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days from and including the Dividend
Payment Date immediately preceding the date fixed for Liquidation, conversion
or redemption to, but excluding, such date and the denominator of which is 365
or 366, depending upon the actual number of days in the applicable year; |
(xviii) | Quarter means a three-month period ending on March 30, June 30, September
30 or December 31; |
(xix) | Quarterly Commencement Date means the last day of March,
June, September and December in each year, commencing June 30, 2016; |
(xx) | Quarterly Floating Rate Period means the period from and
including a Quarterly Commencement Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding
Quarterly Commencement Date; |
(xxi) | Series A Preferred Shares means the Cumulative Redeemable
Rate Reset Class 2 Preferred Shares, Series A of the Corporation; |
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(xxii) | Series B Conversion Date means June 30, 2021, and June 30 in every fifth
year thereafter; |
(xxiii) | Subsequent Fixed Rate Period means, for the initial Subsequent Fixed Rate
Period, the period from and including June 30, 2016, to, but excluding, June
30, 2021, and for each succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period means the period
from and including the day immediately following the last day of the
immediately preceding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period to, but excluding, June 30
in the fifth year thereafter; |
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(xxiv) | System Operator means CDS or its nominee or any successor thereof; and |
(xxv) | T-Bill Rate means, for any Quarterly Floating Rate Period,
the average yield expressed as an annual rate on three-month Government of
Canada treasury bills, as reported by the Bank of Canada, for the most recent
treasury bills auction preceding the applicable Floating Rate Calculation Date.
Auction results are quoted on the Bloomberg page CA3MAY<INDEX>. |
(b) | The expressions on a parity with, ranking prior to, ranking junior to and
similar expressions refer to the order of priority in the payment of dividends or in
the distribution of assets in the event of any Liquidation. |
(c) | If any day on which any dividend on the Series B Preferred Shares is payable by
the Corporation or on or by which any other action is required to be taken by the
Corporation is not a Business Day, then such dividend shall be payable and such other
action may be taken on or by the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. |
2. | Dividends |
(a) | During each Quarterly Floating Rate Period, the holders of the Series B
Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive and the Corporation shall pay, as and
when declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, out of the moneys of the
Corporation properly available for the payment of dividends, cumulative preferential
cash dividends, payable on each Dividend Payment Date, in the amount per share
determined by multiplying the Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate for such Quarterly
Floating Rate Period by $25.00 and multiplying that product by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the actual number of days in such Quarterly Floating Rate Period
and the denominator of which is 365 or 366, depending on the actual number of days in
the applicable year (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the
Corporation). |
(b) | On each Floating Rate Calculation Date, the Corporation shall determine the
Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate for the ensuing Quarterly Floating Rate Period. Each
such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be final and binding upon
the Corporation and upon all holders of Series B Preferred Shares. The Corporation
shall, on each Floating Rate Calculation Date, give written notice of the Floating
Quarterly Dividend Rate for the ensuing Quarterly Floating Rate Period to the
registered holders of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Shares. Each such notice
shall be given by electronic transmission, by facsimile transmission or by ordinary
unregistered first class prepaid mail addressed to each registered holder of Series B
Preferred Shares at the last address of such holder as it appears on the books of the
Corporation or, in the event of the address of any holder not so appearing, to the
address of such holder last known to the Corporation. |
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(c) | If a dividend has been declared for a Quarter and a date is fixed for a
Liquidation, redemption or conversion that is prior to the Dividend Payment Date for
such Quarter, a Pro Rated Dividend shall be payable on the date fixed for such
Liquidation, redemption or conversion instead of the dividend declared, but if such
Liquidation, redemption or conversion does not occur, then the full amount of the
dividend declared shall be payable on the originally scheduled Dividend Payment Date. |
(d) | If the dividend payable on any Dividend Payment Date is not paid in full on
such date on all of the Series B Preferred Shares then outstanding, such dividend or
the unpaid part of it shall be paid on a subsequent date or dates to be determined by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation on which the Corporation shall have
sufficient moneys properly available, under the provisions of any applicable law and
under the provisions of any trust indenture securing bonds, debentures or other
securities of the Corporation, for the payment of the dividend. |
(e) | Cheques of the Corporation payable in lawful money of Canada at par at any
branch of the Corporations bank in Canada may be issued in respect of the dividends
(less any tax required to be deducted) and payment of the cheques shall satisfy such
dividends, or payments in respect of dividends may be made in any other manner
determined by the Corporation. |
(f) | The holders of the Series B Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to any
dividend other than as specified in this paragraph (2). |
3. | Purchase for Cancellation |
(a) | through the facilities of any stock exchange on which the Series B Preferred
Shares are listed, |
(b) | by invitation for tenders addressed to all the holders of record of the Series
B Preferred Shares outstanding, or |
(c) | in any other manner,
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4. | Redemption |
(a) | Subject to the provisions of paragraph II(9), the Corporation, upon giving
notice as herein provided, may, at its option, redeem all or any part of the Series B
Preferred Shares by the payment of an amount in cash for each share to be redeemed
equal to: |
(i) | $25.00 in the case of a redemption on a Series B Conversion
Date on or after June 30, 2021, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon,
or |
(ii) | $25.50 in the case of a redemption on any other date after June
30, 2016 that is not a Series B Conversion Date, plus all accrued and unpaid
dividends thereon, which for such purpose shall be calculated on a pro rata
basis for the period from and including the last Dividend Payment Date on which
dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares have been paid to, but excluding,
the date fixed for redemption (less any tax required to be deducted and
withheld by the Corporation) (the whole constituting the cash redemption
price). For the purposes of subsection 191(4) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
or any successor or replacement provision of similar effect, the amount
specified in respect of each Series B Preferred Share is $25.00. |
(b) | In any case of redemption of Series B Preferred Shares under the provisions of
this paragraph (4), the Corporation shall, at least 30 days and not more than 60 days
before the date specified for redemption, mail to each person who at the date of
mailing is a registered holder of Series B Preferred Shares to be redeemed a written
notice of the intention of the Corporation to redeem such Series B Preferred Shares.
Such notice shall be mailed by ordinary unregistered first class prepaid mail addressed
to each such holder at the holders address as it appears on the books of the
Corporation or, in the event of the address of any such holder not so appearing, to the
last known address of such holder; provided, however, that accidental failure to give
any such notice to one or more of such holders shall not affect the validity of such
redemption. Such notice shall set out the cash redemption price and the date on which
redemption is to take place and, if part only of the Series B Preferred Shares held by
the person to whom it is addressed is to be redeemed, the number so to be redeemed. On
or after the date so specified for redemption the Corporation shall pay or cause to be
paid to or to the order of the registered holders of the Series B Preferred Shares to
be redeemed the cash redemption price on presentation and surrender at the head office
of the Corporation or any other place designated in such notice of the certificates for
the Series B Preferred Shares called for redemption, subject to the provisions of
paragraph II(14). Such payment shall be made by cheque payable at par at any branch of
the Corporations bank in Canada. Such Series B Preferred Shares shall then be and be
deemed to be redeemed and shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued
shares. If a part only of the shares represented by any certificate shall be redeemed,
a new certificate for the balance shall be issued at the expense of the Corporation.
From and after the date specified in any such notice, the Series B Preferred Shares
called for redemption shall cease to be entitled to dividends and the holders shall not
be entitled to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof unless payment
of the cash redemption price shall not be made upon presentation of certificates in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of the holders shall
remain unaffected. The Corporation shall have the right, at any time after the mailing
of notice of its intention to redeem any Series B Preferred Shares, to deposit the cash
redemption price of the shares so called for redemption, or of such of the shares
represented by certificates that have not at the date of such deposit been surrendered
by the holders in connection with such redemption, to a special account in any
chartered bank or |
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5. | Conversion into Series A Preferred Shares |
(a) | The Series B Preferred Shares shall not be convertible prior to June 30, 2021.
Holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall have the right to convert on each Series B
Conversion Date, subject to the provisions hereof, all or any of their Series B
Preferred Shares into Series A Preferred Shares on the basis of one Series A Preferred
Share for each Series B Preferred Share. The Corporation shall, not more than 60 days
and not less than 30 days prior to the applicable Series B Conversion Date, give notice
in writing in accordance with the provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph II(2) to the
then registered holders of the Series B Preferred Shares of the conversion right
provided for in this paragraph (5), which notice shall set out the Series B Conversion
Date and instructions to such holders as to the method by which such conversion right
may be exercised and be accompanied by a form of exercise notice by which such
conversion right may be exercised. On the 30th day prior to each Series B Conversion
Date, the Corporation shall give notice in writing to the then registered holders of
the Series B Preferred Shares of the Annual Fixed Dividend Rate for the Series A
Preferred Shares for the next succeeding Subsequent Fixed Rate Period and the Floating
Quarterly Dividend Rate for the Series B Preferred Shares for the next succeeding
Quarterly Floating Rate Period. Such notice shall be delivered in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph II(2). |
(b) | If the Corporation gives notice as provided in paragraph II(4) to the holders
of the Series B Preferred Shares of the redemption of all of the Series B Preferred
Shares, then the right of a holder of Series B Preferred Shares to convert such Series
B Preferred Shares shall terminate effective on the date of such notice and the
Corporation shall not be required to give the notice specified in clause (a) of this
paragraph (5). |
(c) | Holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to convert their
shares into Series A Preferred Shares if the Corporation determines that there would
remain outstanding on a Series B Conversion Date less than 1,000,000 Series A Preferred
Shares, after having taken into account all Series B Preferred Shares tendered for
conversion into Series A Preferred Shares and all Series A Preferred Shares tendered
for conversion into Series B Preferred Shares, and the Corporation shall give notice in
writing thereof in accordance with the provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph II(2) to
all affected registered holders of the Series B Preferred Shares at least seven days
prior to the applicable Series
B Conversion Date and shall issue and deliver, or cause to be delivered, prior to
such Series B Conversion Date, at the expense of the Corporation, to such holders of
Series B Preferred Shares who have surrendered for conversion any certificate or
certificates representing Series B Preferred Shares, certificates representing the
Series B Preferred Shares represented by any certificate or certificates so
surrendered. |
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(d) | If the Corporation determines that there would remain outstanding on a Series B
Conversion Date less than 1,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares, after having taken into
account all Series B Preferred Shares tendered for conversion into Series A Preferred
Shares and all Series A Preferred Shares tendered for conversion into Series B
Preferred Shares, then all of the remaining outstanding Series B Preferred Shares shall
be converted automatically into Series A Preferred Shares on the basis of one Series A
Preferred Share for each Series B Preferred Share on the applicable Series B Conversion
Date and the Corporation shall give notice in writing thereof in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(c) of paragraph II(2) to the then registered holders of such
remaining Series B Preferred Shares at least seven days prior to the Series B
Conversion Date. |
(e) | The conversion right may be exercised by a registered holder of Series B
Preferred Shares by notice in writing, in a form provided by the Corporation pursuant
to clause (a) of this paragraph (5) or in another form satisfactory to the Corporation
(the Series B Conversion Notice), which notice must be received by the transfer agent
and registrar for the Series B Preferred Shares at the principal office in Toronto or
Calgary of such transfer agent and registrar not earlier than the 30th day prior to,
but not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 15th day preceding, a Series B
Conversion Date. The Series B Conversion Notice shall indicate the number of Series B
Preferred Shares to be converted. Once received by the transfer agent and registrar on
behalf of the Corporation, the election of a holder to convert is irrevocable. Except
in the case where the Series A Preferred Shares are in the Book-Based System, if the
Series A Preferred Shares are to be registered in a name or names different from the
name or names of the registered holder of the Series B Preferred Shares to be
converted, the Series B Conversion Notice shall contain written notice in form and
execution satisfactory to such transfer agent and registrar directing the Corporation
to register the Series A Preferred Shares in some other name or names (the Series A
Transferee) and stating the name or names (with addresses) and a written declaration,
if required by the Corporation or by applicable law, as to the residence and share
ownership status of the Series A Transferee and such other matters as may be required
by such law in order to determine the entitlement of such Series A Transferee to hold
such Series A Preferred Shares. On any conversion of Series B Preferred Shares to
Series A Preferred Shares where the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares provides a
Series B Conversion Notice designating a Series A Transferee, the Series A Preferred
Shares shall be issued in the name of such Series A Transferee; provided however, that
such holder pay any applicable security transfer taxes. |
(f) | If all remaining outstanding Series B Preferred Shares are to be converted into
Series A Preferred Shares on the applicable Series B Conversion Date as provided for in
clause (d) of this paragraph (5), the Series B Preferred Shares that holders have not
previously elected to convert shall be converted on the Series B Conversion Date into
Series A Preferred Shares and the holders thereof shall be deemed to be holders of
Series A Preferred Shares at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the Series B Conversion Date
and shall be entitled, upon surrender during regular business hours at the principal
office in Toronto or Calgary of the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation of
the certificate or certificates representing Series B Preferred Shares not previously
surrendered for conversion, to receive a certificate or certificates representing the
same number of Series
A Preferred Shares in the manner and subject to the provisions of this paragraph (5)
and paragraph II(14). |
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(g) | Subject to clause (h) of this paragraph (5) and paragraph II(14), as promptly
as practicable after the Series B Conversion Date the Corporation shall deliver or
cause to be delivered certificates representing the Series A Preferred Shares
registered in the name of the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares converted, or as
such holders shall have directed, on presentation and surrender at the principal office
in Toronto or Calgary of the transfer agent and registrar for the Series B Preferred
Shares of the certificate or certificates for the Series B Preferred Shares converted.
If only a part of such Series B Preferred Shares represented by any certificate shall
be converted, a new certificate for the balance shall be issued at the expense of the
Corporation. From and after the date specified in any Series B Conversion Notice, the
Series B Preferred Shares converted into Series A Preferred Shares shall cease to be
outstanding and shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares, and
the holders thereof shall cease to be entitled to dividends and shall not be entitled
to exercise any of the rights of holders in respect thereof unless the Corporation
shall fail, subject to paragraph II(14), to deliver to the holders of the Series B
Preferred Shares converted share certificates representing the Series A Preferred
Shares into which such shares have been converted. |
(h) | The obligation of the Corporation to issue Series A Preferred Shares upon
conversion of any Series B Preferred Shares shall be deferred during the continuance of
any one or more of the following events: |
(i) | the issuing of such Series A Preferred Shares is prohibited
pursuant to any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Corporation to
assure its solvency or continued operation; |
(ii) | the issuing of such Series A Preferred Shares is prohibited by
law or by any regulatory or other authority having jurisdiction over the
Corporation that is acting in conformity with law; or |
(iii) | for any reason beyond its control, the Corporation is unable
to issue Series A Preferred Shares or is unable to deliver Series A Preferred
Shares. |
(i) | The Corporation reserves the right not to deliver Series A Preferred Shares to
any person that the Corporation or its transfer agent and registrar has reason to
believe is a person whose address is in, or that the Corporation or its transfer agent
and registrar has reason to believe is a resident of, any jurisdiction outside Canada
if such delivery would require the Corporation to take any action to comply with the
securities laws of such jurisdiction. In those circumstances, the Corporation shall
hold, as agent of any such person, all or the relevant number of Series A Preferred
Shares, and the Corporation shall attempt to sell such Series A Preferred Shares to
parties other than the Corporation and its affiliates on behalf of any such person.
Such sales (if any) shall be made at such times and at such prices as the Corporation,
in its sole discretion, may determine. The Corporation shall not be subject to any
liability for failure to sell Series A Preferred Shares on behalf of any such person at
all or at any particular price or on any particular day. The net proceeds received by
the Corporation from the sale of any such Series A Preferred Shares shall be delivered
to any such person, after deducting the costs of sale, by cheque or in any other manner
determined by the Corporation. |
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6. | Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding- up |
7. | Voting Rights |
8. | Restrictions on Partial Redemption or Purchase |
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9. | Restrictions on Payment of Dividends and Reduction of Junior Capital |
(a) | declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividends (other than stock dividends
in shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Shares) on the
Class A Participating Shares or the Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares or any
other shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Shares with
respect to payment of dividends; or |
(b) | call for redemption of, purchase, reduce the stated capital maintained by the
Corporation or otherwise pay for any shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the
Series B Preferred Shares with respect to repayment of capital or with respect to
payment of dividends; |
10. | Issue of Additional Preferred Shares |
11. | Sanction by Holders of Series B Preferred Shares |
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12. | Tax Election |
13. | Withholding Taxes |
(a) | Notwithstanding any other provision of these share provisions, the Corporation
may deduct or withhold from any payment, distribution, issuance or delivery (whether in
cash or in shares) to be made pursuant to these share provisions any amounts required
by law to be deducted or withheld from any such payment, distribution, issuance or
delivery and shall remit any such amounts to the relevant tax authority as required. If
the cash component of any payment, distribution, issuance or delivery to be made
pursuant to these share provisions is less than the amount that the Corporation is so
required to deduct or withhold, the Corporation shall be permitted to deduct and
withhold from any non-cash payment, distribution, issuance or delivery to be made
pursuant to these share provisions any amounts required by law to be deducted or
withheld from any such payment, distribution, issuance or delivery and to dispose of
such property in order to remit any amount required to be remitted to any relevant tax
authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any payment, distribution,
issuance or delivery made to a holder of Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to these
share provisions shall be considered to be the amount of the payment, distribution,
issuance or delivery received by such holder plus any amount deducted or withheld
pursuant to this paragraph (13). Holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall be
responsible for all withholding taxes under Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada),
or any successor or replacement provision of similar effect, in respect of any payment,
distribution, issuance or delivery made or credited to them pursuant to these share
provisions and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation on an after-tax basis
for any such taxes imposed on any payment, distribution, issuance or delivery made or
credited to them pursuant to these share provisions. |
(b) | For greater certainty, and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Schedule, the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be: |
(i) | imposed upon the person or persons to whom Series A Preferred
Shares are issued, |
(ii) | payable in respect of the issuance of such Series A Preferred
Shares or a certificate therefor, or |
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(iii) | payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance
and delivery of any certificate in the name or names other than that of the
holder of the Series B Preferred Shares, |
14. | Book-Based System |
(a) | Subject to the provisions of clauses (b) and (c) of this paragraph (14) and
notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs II(1) through II(13) of these share
provisions, the Series B Preferred Shares shall be evidenced by a single fully
registered Global Certificate representing the aggregate number of Series B Preferred
Shares issued by the Corporation which shall be held by, or on behalf of, the System
Operator as custodian of the Global Certificate for the Participants and registered in
the name of CDS & Co. (or in such other name as the System Operator may use from time
to time as its nominee for purposes of the Book-Based System), and registrations of
ownership, transfers, surrenders and conversions of Series B Preferred Shares shall be
made only through the Book-Based System. Accordingly, subject to clause (c) of this
paragraph (14), no beneficial holder of Series B Preferred Shares shall receive a
certificate or other instrument from the Corporation or the System Operator evidencing
such holders ownership thereof, and no such holder shall be shown on the records
maintained by the System Operator except through a book-entry account of a Participant
acting on behalf of such holder. |
(b) | Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs II(1) through II(13), so long as
the System Operator is the registered holder of the Series B Preferred Shares: |
(i) | the System Operator shall be considered the sole owner of the
Series B Preferred Shares for the purposes of receiving notices or payments on
or in respect of the Series B Preferred Shares or the delivery of Series A
Preferred Shares and certificates therefor upon the exercise of rights of
conversion; and |
(ii) | the Corporation, pursuant to the exercise of rights of
redemption or conversion, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the System
Operator, for the benefit of the beneficial holders of the Series B Preferred
Shares, the cash redemption price for the Series B Preferred Shares or
certificates for Series A Preferred Shares against delivery to the
Corporations account with the System Operator of such holders Series B
Preferred Shares. |
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(c) | If the Corporation determines that the System Operator is no longer willing or
able to discharge properly its responsibilities with respect to the Book-Based System
and the Corporation is unable to locate a qualified successor or the Corporation
elects, or is required by applicable law, to withdraw the Series B Preferred Shares
from the Book-Based System, then clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph (14) shall no
longer be applicable to the Series B Preferred Shares and the Corporation shall notify
Book-Entry Holders through the System Operator of the occurrence of any such event or
election and of the availability of Definitive Shares to Book-Entry Holders. Upon surrender by
the System Operator of the Global Certificate to the transfer agent and registrar
for the Series B Preferred Shares accompanied by registration instructions for
re-registration, the Corporation shall execute and deliver Definitive Shares. The
Corporation shall not be liable for any delay in delivering such instructions and
may conclusively act and rely on and shall be protected in acting and relying on
such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Shares, the Corporation shall
recognize the registered holders of such Definitive Shares and the Book-Entry Shares
for which such Definitive Shares have been substituted shall be void and of no
further effect. |
(d) | The provisions of paragraphs II(1) through II(13) and the exercise of rights of
redemption and conversion, with respect to Series B Preferred Shares are subject to the
provisions of this paragraph (14), and to the extent that there is any inconsistency or
conflict between such provisions, the provisions of this paragraph (14) shall prevail. |
15. | Wire or Electronic Transfer of Funds |
16. | Amendments |
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