Shareholder Rights Plan
Our Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan on March 29, 2016 (the "Rights Plan"). Computershare Trust Company of Canada acts as rights agent under the Rights Plan. Our shareholders approved, ratified and confirmed the Rights Plan at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2016. The fundamental objectives of the Rights Plan are to provide adequate time for our Board and shareholders to assess an unsolicited take-over bid for us, to provide the Board with sufficient time to explore and develop alternatives for maximizing shareholder value if a take-over bid is made, and to provide shareholders with an equal opportunity to participate in a take-over bid. The Rights Plan encourages a potential acquiror who makes a take-over bid to proceed either by way of a "Permitted Bid", which requires a take-over bid to satisfy certain minimum standards designed to promote fairness, or with the concurrence of our Board. If a take-over bid fails to meet these minimum standards and the Rights Plan is not waived by the Board, the Rights Plan provides that holders of Common Shares, other than the acquiror, will be able to purchase additional Common Shares at a significant discount to market, thus exposing the person acquiring Common Shares to substantial dilution of its holdings.
Pursuant to the terms of the Rights Plan, one right was issued in respect of each Common Share outstanding at 5:01 p.m. on March 29, 2016 (the "Record Time"). In addition, we will issue one right for each additional Common Share issued after the Record Time, and prior to the earlier of the "Separation Time" (as defined in the Rights Plan) and the Expiration Time (as defined in the Rights Plan). The rights have an initial exercise price equal to the Market Price (as defined in the Rights Plan) of the Common Shares as determined at the Separation Time, multiplied by five, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments (the "Exercise Price"), and they are not exercisable until the Separation Time. Upon the occurrence of a Flip-in Event (as defined in the Rights Plan), each right will entitle the holder thereof, other than an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Plan) or any other person whose rights are or become void pursuant to the provisions of the Rights Plan, to
purchase from us, effective at the close of business on the eighth trading day after the Stock Acquisition Date (as defined below), upon payment to us of the Exercise Price, Common Shares having an aggregate Market Price equal to twice the Exercise Price on the date of consummation or occurrence of such Flip-in Event, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments.
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