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AMENDED AND RESTATED UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Canaccord Genuity Corp.
Brookfield Place, TD Tower
181 Bay Street, Suite 3100, P.O. Box 516
Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1
Canaccord Genuity LLC
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attention: Steve Winokur and Jennifer Pardi
Dear Sir and Madame:
Organigram Holdings Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to the several underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (the "Underwriters") an aggregate of 32,500,000 units of the Company (the "Initial Units") at the purchase price of $1.85 per Initial Unit (the "Purchase Price") for aggregate proceeds of $60,125,000. Each Initial Unit shall be comprised of one common share of the Company (each an "Initial Share" and collectively, the "Initial Shares") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, an "Initial Warrant" and collectively, the "Initial Warrants"). Each Initial Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company (each a "Warrant Share" and collectively, the "Warrant Shares") at a price of $2.50 per Warrant Share, at any time until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date that is three years following the Closing Date (as defined below). The Warrants (as defined below) shall be created and issued pursuant to a warrant indenture (the "Warrant Indenture") to be dated as of the Closing Date between the Company and TSX Trust Company, in its capacity as warrant agent thereunder. The Initial Units, Initial Shares and Initial Warrants shall have the material attributes described in and contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses (each as defined below). Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Canaccord Genuity LLC are acting as lead underwriters (the "Lead Underwriters") in connection with the offering and sale of the Initial Units contemplated herein (the "Offering").
Upon and subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties contained this amended and restated underwriting agreement (this "Agreement"), the Company hereby grants to the Underwriters, in the respective percentages set out in Schedule A hereto, an option (the "Over-Allotment Option") to purchase up to 4,875,000 additional units of the Company (each an "Additional Unit" and collectively, the "Additional Units") that is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time up to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date that is 30 days after the Closing Date. Each Additional Unit shall consist of one common share of the Company (each an "Additional Share" and collectively, the "Additional Shares") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company having the same terms as the Initial Warrants (each whole warrant, an "Additional Warrant" and collectively, the "Additional Warrants"). The Over-Allotment Option may be exercised by the Underwriters in respect of Additional Units at the Purchase Price. If the Lead Underwriters, on behalf of the Underwriters, elect to exercise the Over-Allotment Option, the Lead Underwriters shall notify the Company in writing not less than 48 hours prior to the Additional Closing Date (as defined herein), which notice shall specify the aggregate number of Additional Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters, the date on which such Additional Securities are to be purchased and the names and denominations in which the Additional Securities are to be registered (the "Over-Allotment Option Notice"). The Additional Closing Date may be the same as the Closing Date, but not earlier than the Closing Date.
Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specifically stated, all references in this Agreement to (i) the "Offering" shall be deemed to include the Over-Allotment Option, (ii) the "Units" shall mean, collectively, the Initial Units and the Additional Units, (iii) the "Shares" shall mean, collectively, the Initial Shares and the Additional Shares, (iv) the "Warrants" shall mean, collectively, the Initial Warrants and the Additional Warrants, and (v) the "Additional Securities" shall mean, collectively, the Additional Units, Additional Shares and Additional Warrants, as applicable.
The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Units in the United States and each of the provinces and territories of Canada (other than Quebec), either directly or through their respective U.S. or Canadian broker-dealer affiliates upon the terms set forth in the Prospectuses as soon as the Underwriters deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered. Canaccord Genuity LLC and A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners (the "Non-Canadian Underwriters") will not, directly or indirectly, solicit offers to purchase or sell Units in Canada.
Section 1 Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters that:
(a) The Company is qualified to file a short form prospectus pursuant to the Shelf Procedures (as defined below) and has prepared and filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus dated November 4, 2019 (the "Canadian Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus"), a final short form base shelf prospectus November 22, 2019 (the "Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus") providing for the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to C$175,000,000 of the Company's securities, with the Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick), as the principal regulator for the Company at the time of filing thereof pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-102 - Passport System (the "Reviewing Authority") and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions (as defined below) (collectively, the "Canadian Qualifying Authorities"); and the Reviewing Authority has issued a prospectus receipt under National Policy 11-202 - Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions (a "Decision Document") for each of the Canadian Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus and the Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus, which receipt also evidences that the Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt for each of such documents. Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-102 - Passport System, a receipt for each of such documents is deemed to be issued by the regulator in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions other than the Province of New Brunswick and the Province of Ontario if the conditions of such instrument have been satisfied. No order suspending or cease trading the distribution of any securities of the Company has been issued by any of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, and any request on the part of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities for additional information has been complied with.
The term "Canadian Jurisdictions" means each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The term "Canadian Base Prospectus" means the Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus, including documents incorporated therein by reference, at the time the Reviewing Authority issued a Decision Document with respect thereto in accordance with the rules and procedures established under all applicable securities laws in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions and the respective regulations and rules under such laws together with applicable published policies, policy statements, instruments, blanket orders, blanket rulings and notices of the securities regulatory authorities in the Canadian Jurisdictions ("Canadian Securities Laws"), including National Instrument 44-101 - Short Form Prospectus Distributions ("NI 44- 101") and National Instrument 44-102 - Shelf Distributions (together, the "Shelf Procedures"). The term "Canadian Prospectus" means the prospectus supplement (the "Canadian Prospectus Supplement") relating to the Offering, which includes pricing information, to be dated the date hereof and filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures, together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of the Canadian Prospectus Supplement.
All references in this Agreement to the Canadian Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus, the Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Canadian Prospectus Supplement, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities pursuant to the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR").
(b) The Company meets the general eligibility requirements for the use of Form F-10 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and has prepared and filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the "Rules and Regulations") on Form F-10 (File No. 333-234564) on November 6, 2019 and amended on November 26, 2019, providing for the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to US$133,059,610 (C$175,000,000 based on the Bank of Canada daily exchange rate on October 30, 2019 of US$0.7603 per C$1.00) of the Company's securities (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement, including the Canadian Final Base Shelf Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable Rules and Regulations) therein and all exhibits thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein, became effective pursuant to Rule 467(b) under the Securities Act on November 27, 2019. In connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company has filed with the Commission, on November 7, 2019, an appointment of agent for service of process upon the Company on Form F-X ("Form F-X") under the Securities Act. The prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective, including documents incorporated therein by reference, is referred to herein as the "U.S. Base Prospectus". No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. The Company was not an "ineligible issuer" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) as of the eligibility determination date for purposes of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act with respect to the Offering contemplated hereby.
The term "U.S. Prospectus" means the prospectus supplement (the "U.S. Prospectus Supplement") relating to the Offering to be dated the date hereof and filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10, together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference.
Any "issuer free writing prospectus" (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) relating to the Units is hereafter referred to as an "Issuer Free Writing Prospectus" and the U.S. Base Prospectus, as updated as of the Applicable Time, together with the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses identified in Annex II hereto are hereafter referred to collectively as the "Pricing Disclosure Package". Any reference herein to the U.S. Base Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of filing thereof; and any reference herein to any "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to any of the U.S. Base Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include (i) the filing of any document with the Commission incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference after the date of filing of such U.S. Base Prospectus or U.S. Prospectus and (ii) any such document so filed. As used herein, "Base Prospectuses" shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Base Prospectus and the U.S. Base Prospectus; and "Prospectuses" shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Prospectus and the U.S. Prospectus.
All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR").
(c) The Canadian Base Prospectus did, and the Canadian Prospectus (and any further amendments or supplements thereto) will, comply with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws; the Canadian Prospectus (and any further amendments or supplements thereto) will not, as of the time of filing of the Canadian Prospectus Supplement and through the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date (each as defined below), if any, include any misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws, and the Canadian Prospectus (and any further amendments or supplements thereto) will, as of the time of filing thereof and through the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, constitute, full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Units and to the Company; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from the Canadian Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters consists solely of the material referred to in Section 17 hereof.
(d) The Registration Statement complies, and the U.S. Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus will comply, with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the Registration Statement and as of the applicable filing date as to the U.S. Prospectus and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any information contained in or omitted from Registration Statement or the U.S. Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters consists solely of the material referred to in Section 17 hereof. The Form F-X conforms with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(e) No order preventing or suspending the use of the U.S. Base Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters consists solely of the material referred to in Section 17 hereof.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, the "Applicable Time" is 7:15 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of this Agreement. The Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not, and from the Applicable Time through the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, if any, will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and does not include information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses, and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. No representation or warranty is made in this Section 1(f) with respect to any information contained in or omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters specifically for use therein. The parties hereto agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Lead Underwriters consists solely of the material referred to in Section 17 hereof.
(g) Each document filed or to be filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in the Canadian Prospectus complied, or will comply, when so filed, with the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws, and none of such documents contained, or will contain, at the time of its filing any misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities Laws.
(h) Independent Accountants. Deloitte LLP is independent with respect to the Company within the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario CPA Code of Professional Conduct, is registered with the Canadian Public Accountability Board and is an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). No "reportable event" (within the meaning of NI 51-102) has occurred with such accountants with respect to audits of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its predecessors.
(i) Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company and the Subsidiaries contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses (the "Financial Statements") (i) have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods specified, except as may be expressly stated in the notes thereto, (ii) contain no misrepresentations (within the meaning of Canadian Securities Laws), (iii) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company on a consolidated basis as at the date thereof and the financial performance and cash flows of the Company on a consolidated basis for the periods then ended, (iv) contain and reflect adequate provisions or allowance for all reasonably anticipated liabilities, expenses and losses of the Company on a consolidated basis that are required to be disclosed in such financial statements and (v) there has been no material change in accounting policies or practices of the Company since February 29, 2020. There are no material liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary whether direct, indirect, absolute, contingent or otherwise required to be disclosed in the Financial Statements which are not disclosed or reflected in the Financial Statements except those disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses. The financial information of the Company included in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses has been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the Financial Statements and the books and records of the Company and presents fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations, deficit and cash flow of the Company, respectively, as at the dates and for the periods indicated. Other than the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, no other financial statements or supporting schedules would have been required to be included in the Registration Statement or Prospectuses under National Instrument 52-107 - Acceptable Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards and NI 51-102 under Canadian Securities Laws.
(j) Statistical, Industry-Related and Market-Related Data. To the knowledge of the Company, the statistical, industry and market related data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses are derived from sources which the Company reasonably believes to be accurate, reasonable and reliable, and such data agree with the sources from which it was derived.
(k) Forward-Looking Statements. With respect to forward-looking statements and information (together, "forward looking information") contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Pricing Disclosure Package: (i) the Company had a reasonable basis for the forward-looking information at the time the disclosure was made; (ii) all forward-looking information is generally identified as such in compliance with any and all applicable multinational, federal, provincial, state, territorial, municipal, local or other laws, including all statutes, common law, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, municipal by-laws, any judicial or administrative interpretation of the foregoing, any judicial or arbitral or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards, or policies or guidelines of (or issued by) any Governmental Authority, or licences or permits binding on or affecting the person referred to in the context in which the word is used (collectively, "Laws"), and all such documents caution users of forward-looking information that actual results may vary from the forward-looking information and identifies material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information and states the material factors or assumptions used to develop forward-looking information; (iii) all future-oriented financial information and each financial outlook: (A) has been prepared in accordance with IFRS, using the accounting policies the Company expects to use to prepare its historical financial statements for the period covered by the future-oriented financial information or the financial outlook; (B) presents fully, fairly and correctly in all material respects the expected results of the operations for the periods covered thereby; (C) is based on assumptions that are reasonable in the circumstances, reflects the Company's intended course of action, and reflects management's expectations concerning the most probable set of economic conditions during the periods covered thereby; and (iv) is limited to a period for which the information in the future-oriented financial information or financial outlook can be reasonably estimated.
(l) Accurate Disclosure. The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Pricing Disclosure Package under the headings "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" and "Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations" insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are, subject to all assumptions and qualifications therein, in all material respects, accurate, complete and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
(m) Transfer Agent and Registrar. TSX Trust Company has been duly appointed as transfer agent and registrar for the Shares in Canada and VStock Transfer, LLC has been duly appointed as co-transfer agent and co-registrar for the Shares in the United States.
(n) Warrant Agent. TSX Trust Company has been or will be prior to the Closing Date duly appointed as warrant agent for the Warrants.
(o) Disclosure Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, the Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws (as defined below)) that (i) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted under Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its certifying officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; (ii) have been evaluated by management of the Company for effectiveness as of the end of the Company's most recent fiscal quarter; and (iii) are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.
(p) Internal Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, the Company and its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting and other controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS and that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries; (ii) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS; (iii) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Company and the Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iv) are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of an unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries that could have a material effect on the annual consolidated financial statements or interim consolidated financial statements of the Company. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, the Company believes that the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined under Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws) is effective. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, since the end of the Company's most recent audited fiscal year, there have been no new material deficiencies or weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and there have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. The Company is in compliance with the certification requirements under National Instrument 52-109 - Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings with respect to the Company's annual and interim filings with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities.
(q) Incorporation of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Company and Organigram Inc., 10870277 Canada Inc., 10667480 Canada Corp., 10858501 Canada Inc., 10858668 Canada Inc. and 10870269 Canada Inc. (each of the foregoing entities being referred to as a "Subsidiary", and collectively, the "Subsidiaries") is a corporation duly incorporated, continued, amalgamated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was incorporated, continued, amalgamated or organized, as the case may be, and has all requisite corporate power and authority and is duly qualified and holds all necessary material licences necessary or required to carry on its business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and no steps or proceedings have been taken by any person, voluntary or otherwise, requiring or authorizing its dissolution or winding up. Other than the Subsidiaries. and other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, the Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiary nor any investment or any probable investment in any person which in either case is or could be material to the business and affairs of the Company or which otherwise is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses.
(r) Capitalization. All of the issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all applicable Canadian, U.S. federal and foreign securities Laws and were not issued in violation of, and, except as have been waived are not subject to, any pre-emptive or similar rights. The Units, Shares and Warrants and all other outstanding shares or other equity interests of the Company conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses. None of the Units, Shares or Warrants will be issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights or other similar rights granted by the Company to any securityholder of the Company. The Company (either directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) owns all of the issued and outstanding securities of each Subsidiary, free and clear of all encumbrances, claims or demands whatsoever (other than pursuant to the credit agreement dated May 31, 2019, as amended, between the Company, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, lead arranger and sole bookrunner) and no person (other than the Company) has any agreement, option, right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement, for the purchase from any person of any interest in any of the shares of any Subsidiary.
(s) Authorized and Allotted Securities. On the applicable Closing Date, the Shares and the Warrants will have been duly and validly created, authorized, allotted and reserved for issuance and, at the applicable Closing Date, after payment of applicable consideration:
(i) the Initial Shares and, if applicable, the Additional Shares will be duly and validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Company;
(ii) the Initial Warrants and, if applicable, the Additional Warrants will be duly created and validly issued and outstanding as fully paid securities of the Company; and
(iii) the Initial Shares and the Initial Warrants, and, if applicable, the Additional Shares and the Additional Warrants, will have been issued in compliance with all applicable Canadian, United States and other securities laws and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire any Relevant Security from the Company except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the date hereof;
(t) Allotment of Warrant Shares. On the Closing Date, the Warrant Shares will have been duly authorized, allotted and reserved for issuance, and, upon the proper exercise of the Warrants and payment of the exercise price therefor, will be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Company. The Warrant Shares will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire any Relevant Security from the Company except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the date hereof;
(u) Conformed Terms. The rights, privileges, restrictions, conditions and other terms attaching to the common shares of the Company, the Shares and the Warrants will, on the Closing Date and, if applicable, the Additional Closing Date, conform in all respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses.
(v) Certificates. The form of the certificates for the Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares have been approved or will be approved prior to Closing Date by the board of directors of the Company and adopted by the Company and comply with all applicable legal and securities exchange requirements and do not conflict with the Company's by-laws or constating documents.
(w) Post-Closing Reports. There are no reports or information that in accordance with the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws must be made publicly available in connection with the Offering that have not been made publicly available as required; there are no documents required to be filed as of the date hereof with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or with any other Canadian securities regulatory authority in connection with the Offering that have not been filed as required; and the Company has not filed any confidential material change reports or similar confidential report with any securities regulatory authority that is still maintained on a confidential basis.
(x) Corporate Authority. The Company has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of this Agreement and the Warrant Indenture and, if applicable, will have the necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver any amendment to the Registration Statement or Prospectuses prior to the filing thereof, and all necessary corporate action has been taken by the Company to authorize the execution and delivery by it of the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and the Pricing Disclosure Package and the filing thereof, as the case may be, in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions under Canadian Securities Laws or with the Commission under all applicable securities laws in the United States, including without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under the foregoing, as applicable (collectively, "U.S. Securities Laws").
(y) Binding Obligations. The Company has duly authorized, executed and delivered each of this Agreement and the Warrant Indenture and each of this Agreement and the Warrant Indenture constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(z) No Defaults. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its constating documents, or (ii) in default of the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any agreement, indenture, mortgage, contract, lease, deed of trust, licence, option, warrant, note agreement, loan agreement, mortgage, joint venture, trust deed, instrument, collective agreement, evidence of indebtedness or other binding commitment or understanding, whether written or oral ("Contracts") or licence to which it is a party or by which it or its property may be bound, except in the case of clause (ii) for any such defaults that would not result in a materially adverse effect on (x) the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, capitalization, ownership, prospects, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (y) the Company's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, or would cause any fact, event or change that would result in any Prospectus containing a misrepresentation (a "Material Adverse Effect"). To the knowledge of the Company, no counterparty to any Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party is in default in the performance or observance thereof, except where such default in performance would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Material Contracts. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, all material Contracts are valid and subsisting Contracts in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with terms thereof, none of the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default of any of the material provisions of any such Contracts nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has any such default been alleged and the properties and assets the subject of such Contracts are, in all material respects, in good standing under the applicable Laws of the jurisdictions in which they are situated. The Company has not received any notice that a counterparty to any material Contract intends to terminate such Contract. None of the properties (or any interest in, or right to earn an interest in, any property) of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject to any right of first refusal or purchase or acquisition right.
(bb) Compliance with Law and Licences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance with all applicable Laws of each jurisdiction in which it carries on business, except where the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries holds all material licences necessary or appropriate for carrying on its business as currently carried on and all such licences are valid and subsisting and in good standing in all material respects. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice of non-compliance, nor does it know of or have reasonable grounds to know of, any facts that could give rise to a notice of non-compliance with any such laws or licences which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Legal Proceedings. No legal, administrative, regulatory or governmental proceedings or inquiries are pending to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or to which the property thereof is subject that would result in the revocation or modification of any licence necessary to conduct the business now owned or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary, including the Cannabis Licences, which, if the subject of an unfavourable decision, ruling or finding could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such legal or governmental proceedings or inquiries have been threatened against or are contemplated with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or with respect to the properties or assets thereof.
(dd) Actions. There are no actions, suits, judgments, investigations or proceedings of any kind whatsoever outstanding, pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, or the directors, officers or employees thereof, at law or in equity or before or by any: (i) multinational, federal, provincial, state, territorial, municipal, local or other governmental or public department, regulatory authority, central bank, court, commission, board, bureau, ministry, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, and includes the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, the Commission and Health Canada; (ii) any subdivision or authority of any of the foregoing; (iii) any quasi-governmental, self-regulatory organization or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of its members or any of the above, and includes the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"), the Nasdaq Global Market Select ("Nasdaq"), the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"); or (iv) any arbitrator exercising jurisdiction over the affairs of the applicable person, asset, obligation or other matter (each, a "Governmental Authority") and, to the Company's knowledge, there is no basis therefor and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, award, rule, policy or regulation of any Governmental Authority, which, individually or in the aggregate, may have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ee) Cannabis and Health Care Matters.
i. Compliance with Laws. The Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all times have been, in compliance, in all material respects, with all Laws applicable to the cultivation, possession, ownership, testing, research, development, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, storage, import, export, sale, promotion and disposal of any product manufactured, distributed or sold by the Company and the Subsidiaries (collectively, "Cannabis Laws") and the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (Ontario) and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), as amended, and the regulations, policies and administrative guidance issued thereunder or similar federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or foreign law, regulation policy or administrative guidance (collectively, "Health Care Laws"). Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which it has an interest, has received any inspection report, notice of adverse finding or non-compliance, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from any Governmental Authority alleging or asserting any material non-compliance with (x) any Cannabis Laws or Health Care Laws or (y) any licences required by any such Cannabis Laws or Health Care Laws.
ii. Cannabis Licences. The Company has provided the Underwriters with copies of all material documents and correspondence relating to the licences issued pursuant to the Cannabis Act (Canada) or any predecessor legislation to the Company or any Subsidiary (the "Cannabis Licences"). The Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all times have been, in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all such Cannabis Licences and all other licences required in connection with their respective businesses. The Company does not anticipate any variations or difficulties in obtaining, maintaining or renewing such Cannabis Licences or any other required licence. The transactions contemplated herein (including the proposed use of proceeds from the offering of the Units) will not have any adverse impact on the Cannabis Licences or require the Company, any Subsidiary or any entity in which the Company has an interest to obtain any new licence under the Cannabis Act (Canada) or any other applicable Law.
iii. Cannabis Filings. The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed, declared, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any applicable Cannabis Laws, Health Care Laws or Cannabis Licences and all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were materially complete and correct on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).
iv. Recalls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever received any notice or communication from any customer or Government Authority (including Health Canada) alleging a material defect, any issue requiring a withdrawal, recall or quarantine of product (whether voluntary, required or otherwise) or claim in respect of any products supplied or sold by the Company or any Subsidiary to a customer and, to the Company's knowledge, there are no circumstances that would give rise to any reports, recalls, public disclosure, announcements or customer communications that are required to be made by the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any products supplied or sold by any of them.
v. Production. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries' facilities used for the cultivation, processing production, packaging and labelling of cannabis or related products complies in all material respects with applicable good production and/or manufacturing practices, processes, standards and procedures as required by Health Canada and any other Governmental Authority.
vi. Research and Development. All product research and development activities, quality assurance, quality control, testing and research and analysis activities conducted by the Company and each Subsidiary in connection with their business are and have been conducted in accordance with prudent industry practices and in compliance, in all material respects, with all industry, laboratory safety, management and training standards applicable to the Company's current and proposed business, including its own standard operating procedures and European GMP standards, where applicable, and all such processes, procedures and practices required in connection with such activities are in place as necessary and are being complied with in all material respects.
vii. Employee Clearance. Each individual employed by or associated with the Company and the Subsidiaries that is required to hold security clearance under the Cannabis Act (Canada) and related regulations in order to maintain the Cannabis Licences holds, or has applied for, such clearance. For any such application pending, the Company and such individual are complying with applicable guidance from Health Canada in connection with such individual's activities at the Company and the Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is aware of any circumstance that would affect the granting of such security clearances.
viii. Cannabis Proceedings. There is no judicial, regulatory, arbitral or other legal or government proceeding, investigation or other litigation or arbitration, at law or in equity, before any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign, including any proceeding before Health Canada or any other Governmental Authority in Canada or any other country performing functions similar to those performed by Health Canada in progress, pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened or contemplated, against or involving the assets, properties or business of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ff) Property. Other than the Leased Premises and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is the absolute legal and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, all of the material properties and assets thereof as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, and no other property or assets are necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted. Any and all of the material Contracts and other documents pursuant to which each of the Company and Subsidiaries holds the material property and assets thereof (including any interest in, or right to earn an interest in, any Intellectual Property (as defined below)) are valid and subsisting Contracts and documents in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof, except where failure to be so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, to the knowledge of the Company there is no claim or basis for any claim that could materially and adversely affect the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to use, transfer or otherwise exploit their respective material assets, none of the material properties (or any interest in, or right to earn an interest in, any property) of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject to any right of first refusal or purchase or acquisition right, the exercise of which would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has a responsibility or obligation to pay any commission, royalty, license fee or similar payment to any person with respect to the property and assets thereof. With respect to each premises which the Company or any Subsidiary occupies as tenant (the "Leased Premises"), the Company or a Subsidiary occupies the Leased Premises and has the exclusive right to occupy and use the Leased Premises and each of the leases pursuant to which the Company or a Subsidiary occupies the Leased Premises is in good standing and in full force and effect, except where failure to be so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The performance of obligations pursuant to and in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions described herein by the Company, will not afford any of the parties to such leases or any other person the right to terminate such leases or result in any additional or more onerous obligations under such leases. The Company has provided the Underwriters with true and complete copies of all leases in respect of the Leased Premises.
(gg) No Consents. Except as shall have been made or obtained on or before each Applicable Time and associated Closing Date, no consent, filing, qualification or registration of or with any Governmental Authority or third party is required for execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
(hh) Options. The terms and the number of options to purchase Shares granted by the Company currently outstanding conforms to the description thereof contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses and, other than as contemplated by this Agreement or an employment agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, no person has any agreement or option, right or privilege (contractual or otherwise) capable of becoming an agreement (including convertible or exchangeable securities and warrants) for the purchase or acquisition from the Company or any Subsidiary of any interest in any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary whether issued or unissued.
(ii) Shareholder Agreements. Except as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, there are no voting trusts or agreements, shareholders' agreements, buy sell agreements, rights of first refusal agreements, agreements relating to restrictions on transfer, pre-emptive rights agreements, tag-along agreements, drag-along agreements or proxies relating to any of the securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries, to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or of which the Company is aware.
(jj) No Conflicts. Each of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and the distribution of the Units by the Company, if applicable: (i) do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (whether after notice or lapse of time or both), (A) any Laws applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) the constating documents, by-laws or resolutions of the Company or any Subsidiary which are in effect; (C) any material Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound; or (D) any judgment, decree or order binding the Company or the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary; and (ii) do not affect the rights, duties and obligations of any parties to any material Contracts, joint venture or partnership to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, nor give a party the right to terminate any material Contract, joint venture or partnership to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, by virtue of the application of terms, provisions or conditions therein.
(kk) Related Party Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, none of the directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary, any person who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of any class of securities of the Company or securities of any person exchangeable for more than 10% of any class of securities of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, had or has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction or any proposed transaction (including, any loan made to or by any such person) with the Company which, as the case may be, materially affects, is material to or will materially affect the Company or any Subsidiary.
(ll) Tax Matters. All taxes (including income tax, capital tax, payroll taxes, employer health tax, workers' compensation payments, property taxes, excise taxes, custom and land transfer taxes), and any governmental duties, royalties, levies, imposts, assessments, deductions, charges or withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto including any penalty and interest payable with respect thereto (collectively, "Taxes") due and payable by the Company and each Subsidiary have been paid in full when due or accrued as required, except where such Taxes are being contest in good faith or the failure to pay such Taxes would not constitute an adverse material fact in respect of the Company or the Subsidiaries or have a Material Adverse Effect. All Tax returns, declarations, remittances and filings required to be filed by the Company have been filed when due with all appropriate Governmental Authorities and all such returns, declarations, remittances and filings are complete and accurate and no material fact or facts have been omitted therefrom which would make any of them misleading, except where the failure to file, or any inaccuracy or incompleteness in, such documents would not constitute an adverse material fact in respect of the Company or the Subsidiary or have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, no reassessments of any Tax return of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently in progress and there are no disputes outstanding with any Governmental Authority respecting any Taxes that have been paid, or may be payable, by the Company or any Subsidiary in any case, except where such reassessments or disputes would not constitute an adverse material fact in respect of the Company or have a Material Adverse Effect.
(mm) Passive Foreign Investment Company Status. The Company has operated and intends to continue to operate in the current year in a manner that it believes should not result in the Company being considered a "passive foreign investment company" as defined in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (a "PFIC") and the Company has no plan or intention to operate in such a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company becoming a PFIC in future taxable years.
(nn) No Limitations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, bound by or, to the knowledge of the Company, affected by any Contract containing any covenant which expressly and materially limits the freedom of the Company or a Subsidiary to compete in any line of business, transfer or move any of its respective assets or operations or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(oo) Environmental Matters. Except as could not be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses: (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, Laws relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, "Environmental Laws"); (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have all licences required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements; (iii) there are no pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of non-compliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iv) there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Authority, against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(pp) No Material Changes. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Pricing Disclosure Package or any amendment to the Registration Statement or amendment to the Prospectuses, there has not been: (i) any material change in the condition (financial or otherwise), or in the earnings, business, affairs, capital, prospects, operations or management of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; or (ii) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries on shares in the capital of the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
(qq) No Limitation on Payments. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, there is no encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to (x) pay dividends or make other distributions on such Subsidiary's capital stock or to pay any indebtedness to the Company or any other Subsidiary, (y) make loans or advances or pay any indebtedness to, or investments in, the Company or any other Subsidiary or (z) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary.
(rr) Labour Matters. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, no material work stoppage, strike, lock-out, labour disruption, dispute grievance, arbitration, proceeding or other conflict with the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary currently exists or, to the Company's knowledge, is imminent or pending. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is in material compliance with all provisions of all Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours. There are no material complaints against the Company or any Subsidiary before any employment standards branch or tribunal or human rights tribunal, nor any complaints or any occurrence which would reasonably be expected to lead to a complaint under any human rights or employment standards Laws that would be material to the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding decisions or settlements or pending settlements under applicable employment standards Laws which place any material obligation upon the Company or any Subsidiary to do or refrain from doing any act. The Company and each Subsidiary are currently in material compliance with all workers' compensation, occupational health and safety and similar Laws, including payment in full of all amounts owing thereunder, and there are no pending claims or outstanding orders of a material nature against any of them under applicable workers' compensation Laws, occupational health and safety or similar Laws nor has any event occurred which may give rise to any such material claim. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to any collective bargaining agreement with unionized employees. To the Company's knowledge, no action has been taken or is being contemplated to organize or unionize any employees of the Company or any Subsidiary that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any Subsidiary.
(ss) Employee Plans. The Underwriters have been provided with a true and complete copy of each material plan for retirement, bonus, stock purchase, profit sharing, stock option, deferred compensation, severance or termination pay, insurance, medical, hospital, dental, vision care, drug, sick leave, disability, salary continuation, legal benefits, unemployment benefits, vacation, incentive or otherwise contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary (the "Employee Plans"), each of which has been maintained in all material respects in accordance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all Laws applicable to such Employee Plans.
(tt) Employment Law Matters. The Company and each Subsidiary are in compliance with all Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, pay equity and wages, except where non-compliance with such Laws could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(uu) No Material Loans. Other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any material loans to or guaranteed the obligations of any person, which are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses.
(vv) Investments. To the knowledge of the Company, the interest rate of each interest rate bearing investment of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses (the "Investments") complies with applicable Laws and other requirements pertaining to usury and any other requirements of applicable Laws. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, there has been no material change in the value of the Investments since February 29, 2020. To the knowledge of the Company, each entity in respect of which the Company or any Subsidiary has an Investment, is, and at all times has been, in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Cannabis Laws and Health Care Laws.
(ww) Minute Books and Corporate Records. All of the minute books and corporate records of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the period from incorporation to the date hereof that are in the possession or control of the Company have been made available to the Underwriters. For the purposes of this Section, the minutes of meetings and written resolutions of the board of directors, standing and ad hoc committees of the board of directors, and shareholders of the Company and the Subsidiaries that have not been made available to the Underwriters are referred to as the "Subject Records". To the knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, including inquiry of the chair of the board and the longest tenured director of the board, except for matters which have been previously publicly disclosed, the Subject Records do not evidence (i) any contract or agreement regarding the purchase, subscription, allotment or issuance of any unissued shares or other securities of the Company or, in the case of issuances of securities other than to the Company, the Subsidiaries or the granting of pre-emptive rights in respect of any such securities that remains in effect, (ii) any contract or agreement or an agreement or commitment to enter into any contract or agreement that is currently material to the Company, or (iii) any material commitment, obligation or liability, including, without limitation, any commitment regarding shareholder rights or employee entitlements, that remains in effect, and the Subject Records do not contain information regarding matters that would be required to be publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to applicable Canadian Securities Laws or, for the applicable period, U.S. Securities Laws or the rules of the TSX or Nasdaq.
(xx) No Stop Order. No order, ruling or determination having the effect of suspending the sale or ceasing the trading in any securities of the Company has been issued by any Governmental Authority and is continuing in effect and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are pending, contemplated or threatened by any Governmental Authority.
(yy) Securities Laws. There are no material events relating to the Company or any Subsidiary required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable Canadian Securities Laws or U.S. Securities Laws which are not included in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Pricing Disclosure Package.
(zz) SEDAR and EDGAR. Information available on the Company's profile on www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov was accurate and complete on the date of filing such information and such information does not contain any misstatements of material fact.
(aaa) Significant Acquisitions. Other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, the Company has not entered into any Contract to complete any "significant acquisition" (as such term is defined in NI 51-102) that would require the filing of a "business acquisition report" (as defined in NI 51-102) pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, nor is it proposing any such acquisition that has progressed to a state where a reasonable person would believe that the likelihood of the Company completing the acquisition is high, nor is it proposing any "probable acquisitions" (as contemplated by Form 41-101F1).
(bbb) Foreign Private Issuer. The Company is, and upon completion of the transactions described herein, will be, a "foreign private issuer" within the meaning of Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act.
(ccc) Disclosure Obligations. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with its continuous and timely disclosure obligations under Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws and has filed all documents required to be filed by it with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and the Commission under applicable Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws, and no document has been filed on a confidential basis with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or the Commission that remains confidential at the date hereof. None of the documents filed in accordance with applicable Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws contained, as at the date of filing thereof, a misrepresentation (as such term is defined under applicable Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws, as applicable).
(ddd) Intellectual Property. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries owns or has all proprietary rights provided in Law and at equity to all (i) trademarks, trade names, business names, brand names, service marks, computer software, computer programs, copyrights, including any performing, author or moral rights, designs, inventions, patents, franchises, formulas, processes, know-how, technology, and related goodwill; (ii) any applications, registrations, issued patents, continuations in part, divisional applications or analogous rights or licence rights therefor; and (iii) all other intellectual or industrial property (collectively, "Intellectual Property") necessary to permit the Company and the Subsidiaries to conduct their respective business as currently conducted as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice nor is the Company aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances that would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interests of the Company or a Subsidiary therein and which infringement or conflict (if subject to an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each Subsidiary has taken all reasonable steps to protect its Intellectual Property in those jurisdictions where, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, the Company and/or each Subsidiary carries on a sufficient business to justify such steps. There are no material restrictions on the ability of the Company and the Subsidiaries to use and exploit all rights in the Intellectual Property required in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and each Subsidiary, as applicable. None of the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary in the Intellectual Property will be impaired or affected in any way by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice or claim (whether written, oral or otherwise) challenging its ownership of or right to use any material Intellectual Property or suggesting that any other person has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership or other claim or interest with respect thereto, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is there a reasonable basis for any claim that any person other than the Company or a Subsidiary has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership or other claim or interest in any material Intellectual Property. All registrations of Intellectual Property are in good standing and are recorded in the name of the Company or a Subsidiary in the appropriate offices to preserve the rights thereto. Other than as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, all such registrations have been filed, prosecuted and obtained in accordance with all applicable Laws and are currently in effect and in compliance with all applicable Laws. No registration of Intellectual Property has expired, become abandoned, been cancelled or expunged, or has lapsed for failure to be renewed or maintained, except where such expiration, abandonment cancellation, expungement or lapse would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(eee) Regulatory Matters. The Company is not aware of any licensing or Laws or other lawful requirement of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary presently in force or, to its knowledge, proposed to be brought into force, or any pending or contemplated change to any licensing or Law or other lawful requirement of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary presently in force, that the Company anticipates the Company or any one of its Subsidiaries will be unable to comply with or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(fff) Insurance Matters. The Company and each Subsidiary maintains insurance, including general commercial liability, product liability and recall coverage, by insurers of recognized financial responsibility, against such losses, risks and damages to their assets (including biological assets) in such amounts as are customary for the business in which they are engaged and on a basis consistent with reasonably prudent persons in comparable businesses, and all of the policies in respect of such insurance coverage, fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company and the Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers and employees, and the Company and the Subsidiaries' assets, are in good standing and in full force and effect in all respects, and not in default. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects and there are no material claims by the Company or any Subsidiary under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew such existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from other licensed insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has failed to promptly give any notice of any material claim thereunder.
(ggg) Privacy and IT Systems. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has reasonable security measures and safeguards in place to protect personal information it collects from registered patients and customers and other parties from illegal or unauthorized access or use by its personnel or third parties or access or use by its personnel or third parties in a manner that violates the privacy rights of third parties. The Company and the Subsidiaries have complied, in all material respects, with all applicable privacy and consumer protection Laws and none has collected, received, stored, disclosed, transferred, used, misused or permitted unauthorized access to any information protected by privacy Laws, whether collected directly or from third parties, in an unlawful manner. The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss or theft and against unauthorized access, copying, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse. The information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases utilized by the Company and the Subsidiaries (collectively, "IT Systems") are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptors. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is, to its knowledge, aware of any security breach or unauthorized disclosure of information collected from patients and customers.
(hhh) Market Activities. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has and, to the Company's knowledge, no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Units, Shares or Warrants or otherwise, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Units, Shares or Warrants, or (iii) except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectuses, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(iii) Investment Company Act. The Company is not registered and, after giving effect to transactions described herein, including the proposed use of proceeds from the offering of the Units, as described in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Pricing Disclosure Package, will not be required to be registered as an "investment company" as defined under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
(jjj) Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee or representative of the Company or any Subsidiary, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment of corporate funds or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offense under any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Laws; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company has instituted, maintained and enforced, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption Laws.
(kkk) Compliance with USA Patriot Act. The operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of: the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions in which the Company and the Subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, "Anti-Money Laundering Laws"), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority involving the Company or the Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(lll) Other Regulatory Matters. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee or representative of the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been debarred, suspended or excluded, or has been convicted of any crime, engaged in any conduct or is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding or other similar action that would result in a debarment, suspension or exclusion from any federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or foreign government health care program. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any ongoing reporting obligations pursuant to any corporate integrity agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, plans of correction or similar agreements with or imposed by a Governmental Authority.
(mmm) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee or representative of the Company or any Subsidiary, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a "specially designated national" or "blocked person"), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty's Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, "Sanctions"), nor is the Company or any Subsidiary located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Crimean region and Syria (each, a "Sanctioned Country"). The Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Units, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
(nnn) No Stamp Duty. There are no stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties or other similar fees or charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Units.
(ooo) Due Diligence Sessions. The responses given by the executive officers of the Company in the due diligence sessions held in connection with the transactions contemplated herein were and shall be true and correct in all material respects as at the time such responses were or are given.
(ppp) Canadian Reporting Issuer; Registration Status. The Company is a reporting issuer (or equivalent) under the securities Laws of each province and territory in Canada and is not on the list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by any Canadian Qualifying Authority in each such jurisdiction that maintains such a list. The Shares are registered as a class pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
(qqq) Distribution of Offering Material by the Company. The Company has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the completion of the Offering, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Units other than the Prospectuses or the Registration Statement.