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ORGANIGRAM HOLDINGS INC.
EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Organigram Holdings Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act ("Organigram" or the "Corporation"), confirms its agreement (this "Agreement") with BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (the "Canadian Agent") and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (the "U.S. Agent", and together with the Canadian Agent, the "Agents") to issue and sell common shares of the Corporation (the "Shares") upon and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings given to them in Section 24.
1. Issuance and Sale of Shares
(a) The Corporation agrees that, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, it may issue and sell through the Agents, Shares having an aggregate sales price of up to $49,000,000, provided that the market value of Shares distributed under the Canadian Prospectus Supplement shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate market value of the outstanding Shares as of the date specified in Section 9.1 of NI 44-102, which shall be calculated in accordance with Section 9.2 of NI 44-102 (the "Offering"). The Shares will be sold on the terms set forth herein at such times and in such amounts as the Corporation and the Agents shall agree from time to time. The issuance and sale of the Shares through the Agents will be effected pursuant to the Canadian Prospectus and the Registration Statement filed by the Corporation and, with respect to the Registration Statement, declared effective by the SEC.
(b) When determining the aggregate value of the Placement Shares sold, the Corporation will use the daily average exchange rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the date the applicable Placement Shares were sold to determine the Canadian dollar equivalent of any Placement Shares sold in consideration for United States dollars.
(a) Placement Notice. Each time that the Corporation wishes to issue and sell Shares hereunder (each, a "Placement"), it will notify the applicable Agent by email notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) (a "Placement Notice") containing the parameters within which it desires to sell the Shares, which shall at a minimum include the number of Shares to be sold pursuant to this Agreement ("Placement Shares"), the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of Placement Shares that may be sold in any one Trading Day, whether the Corporation desires the Placement Shares to be sold on a particular stock exchange and any minimum price below which sales may not be made, with a copy to the other Agents. The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the individuals (each an "Authorized Representative") from the Corporation set forth on Schedule 1, and shall be addressed to each of the respective individuals from the applicable Agent set forth on Schedule 1, as such schedule may be amended from time to time. The Placement Notice shall be effective upon delivery to the applicable Agent unless and until (i) the applicable Agent declines to accept the terms contained therein for any reason, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 4, (ii) the entire amount of the Placement Shares have been sold, (iii) the Corporation suspends or terminates the Placement Notice in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 4 or Section 13, as applicable, (iv) the Corporation issues a subsequent Placement Notice with parameters superseding those on the earlier Placement Notice or (v) this Agreement has been terminated under the provisions of Section 13.
(b) Placement Fee. The amount of compensation to be paid by the Corporation to each Agent with respect to each Placement for which such Agent acted as sales agent under this Agreement shall be equal to 2% of the gross proceeds from such Placement (the "Placement Fee"), which amount shall be paid in the same currency as the sale of the Placement Shares it pertains to.
(c) No Obligation. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Corporation nor the Agents will have any obligation whatsoever with respect to a Placement or any Placement Shares unless and until the Corporation delivers a Placement Notice to the applicable Agent, which Placement Notice has not been declined, suspended or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and then only upon the terms specified therein and herein. It is also expressly acknowledged that the Agents will be under no obligation to purchase Placement Shares on a principal basis. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Placement Notice, the terms of the Placement Notice will prevail.
(d) Limitations on Placements. Under no circumstances shall the Corporation deliver a Placement Notice if after giving effect to the issuance of the Placement Shares requested to be issued under such Placement Notice, the aggregate sales price of the Placement Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement would exceed $49,000,000.
3. Sale of Placement Shares by the Agents
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the Corporation's issuance of a Placement Notice, and unless the sale of the Placement Shares described therein has been declined, suspended, or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Agent will severally and not jointly use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell on behalf of the Corporation and as agent, such Placement Shares up to the amount specified during the time period specified, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Placement Notice. The Agents (severally and not jointly) covenant and the Corporation acknowledges that the Agents will conduct the sale of Placement Shares in compliance with applicable law, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all applicable United States federal securities laws, including, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, all applicable Canadian Securities Laws (as defined below), and, if applicable, the rules of the NASDAQ and the TSX, and that such compliance may include a delay in commencement of sales efforts after receipt of a Placement Notice. The applicable Agent will provide written confirmation to the Corporation no later than the opening of the Trading Day immediately following the Trading Day on which it has made sales of Placement Shares hereunder setting forth the number of Placement Shares sold on such day (showing the number of Placement Shares sold on the TSX, on any other "marketplace" (as such term is defined in NI 21-101) in Canada (a "Canadian Marketplace"), on the NASDAQ, on any other "marketplace" (as such term is defined in NI 21-101) in the United States (a "United States Marketplace") and pursuant to any other sales method used by the Agents), the average price of the Placement Shares sold (showing the average price of the Placement Shares sold on the TSX, a Canadian Marketplace, the NASDAQ, a United States Marketplace and pursuant to any other sales method used by the Agents), the gross proceeds, the commissions payable by the Corporation to the Agents with respect to such sales, and the Net Proceeds payable to the Corporation. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Placement Notice, the Agents may sell Placement Shares by any method permitted by law that constitutes an "at-the-market distribution" under NI 44-102 and made in compliance with the Exemption, including, without limitation, sales made directly on the NASDAQ and the TSX, or on any Canadian Marketplace or United States Marketplace. The U.S. Agent covenants and agrees with the Corporation that (i) it shall not, directly or indirectly, advertise or solicit offers to purchase or sell Placement Shares in Canada, and (ii) it shall not sell Placement Shares on any Canadian Marketplace. For the avoidance of doubt, the U.S. Agent is not acting as an underwriter of the Placement Shares in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and no action on the part of any of the U.S. Agent in its capacity as an Agent of the offering of the Placement Shares in the United States is intended to create any impression or support any conclusion that it is acting as an underwriter of the Placement Shares in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions.
(b) The Canadian Agent acknowledges and agrees with the Corporation that the aggregate number of Placement Shares sold on the TSX and all other Canadian Marketplaces on any Trading Day shall not exceed 25% of the total trading volume of the Shares on the TSX and all other Canadian Marketplaces on that Trading Day, and covenants that such threshold shall not be exceeded.
(c) Each of the Agents hereby covenants and agrees that, during the time an Agent is the recipient of a Placement Notice pursuant to Section 2 that has not been declined, suspended or terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, such Agent will prudently and actively monitor the market's reaction to trades made on any marketplace (as such term is defined in NI 21-101) pursuant to this Agreement in order to evaluate the likely market impact of future trades, and that, if such Agent has concerns as to whether a particular sale contemplated by a Placement Notice may have a significant effect on the market price of the Shares, it will immediately recommend to the Corporation against effecting the trade at that time or on the terms proposed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation acknowledges and agrees that the Agents cannot provide complete assurances that any sale will not have a significant effect on the market price of the Shares.
(d) The Agents severally and not jointly covenant that the Agents will not (nor will any affiliate thereof or person acting jointly or in concert therewith) over-allot Placement Shares in connection with the distribution of Placement Shares in an "at-the-market distribution" (as defined in NI 44-102) or effect any other transactions that are intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the Placement Shares in connection with such distribution.
4. Suspension of Sales
(a) The Corporation or the applicable Agent may, upon notice to the other party in writing, by telephone (confirmed immediately by email) or by email notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties), suspend any sale of Placement Shares for which it has delivered or received a Placement Notice; provided, however, that such suspension shall not affect or impair any party's obligations with respect to any Placement Shares sold hereunder prior to the receipt of such notice. The Corporation and the Agents, severally and not jointly, agree that no such notice shall be effective against any other party unless it is made to one of the individuals named on Schedule 1, as such schedule may be amended from time to time.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during any period in which the Corporation is in possession of material non-public information, the Corporation and the Agents (provided they have been given prior written notice of such by the Corporation, which notice the Agents, severally and not jointly, agree to treat confidentially) agree that no sale of Placement Shares will take place. The Corporation and the Agents, severally and not jointly, agree that no such notice shall be effective against any other party unless it is made to one of the individuals named on Schedule 1, as such schedule may be amended from time to time.
(a) Settlement of Placement Shares. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Placement Notice, settlement for sales of Placement Shares will occur on the second Trading Day on the applicable stock exchange on which the Placement Shares were sold or, if the Placement Shares are not sold on a stock exchange, on the second Trading Day (or, in either case, such earlier day as is agreed by the parties to be industry practice for regular-way trading) following the date on which such sales are made (each, a "Settlement Date"). The amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Corporation on a Settlement Date against the receipt of the Placement Shares sold ("Net Proceeds") will be equal to the aggregate sales price at which such Placement Shares were sold, after deduction for the commission or other compensation for such sales payable by the Corporation to the applicable Agent pursuant to Section 2.
(b) Delivery of Shares. On each Settlement Date, the Corporation will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Placement Shares being sold by crediting the applicable Agent's account or its designee's account (provided that the applicable Agent shall have given the Corporation written notice of such designee at least one Trading Day prior to the Settlement Date) at CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. through its CDSX system for Placement Shares sold in Canada and at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian System for Placement Shares sold in the United States or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties and, upon receipt of such Placement Shares, which in all cases shall be freely tradeable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form, the applicable Agent will, on each Settlement Date, deliver the related Net Proceeds in same day funds to an account designated by the Corporation prior to the Settlement Date. If the Corporation defaults in its obligation to deliver Placement Shares on a Settlement Date, the Corporation agrees that in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 11, it will (i) hold the Agents harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Corporation and (ii) pay to the Agents any commission, discount, or other compensation to which it would otherwise have been entitled absent such default; provided, however, that without limiting Section 11, with respect to (ii) above, the Corporation shall not be obligated to pay the Agents any commission, discount or other compensation on any Placement Shares that it is not possible to settle due to: (A) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the TSX or the NASDAQ; (B) a material disruption in securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or Canada; or (C) failure by an Agent to comply with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
6. Registration Statement and Prospectuses
(a) The Corporation has prepared and filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions the Canadian Preliminary Base Prospectus and has prepared and filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions the Canadian Base Prospectus in respect of an aggregate of up to $175,000,000 in common shares, preferred shares, debt securities, subscription receipts, warrants, and units of the Corporation or any combination of the foregoing (collectively, the "Shelf Securities") in each case in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws. The New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission (the "Reviewing Authority") is the principal regulator of the Corporation under the passport system procedures provided for under Multilateral Instrument 11-102 - Passport System and National Policy 11-202 - Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions (together, the "Passport System") in respect of the Shelf Securities and the Offering. The Reviewing Authority has issued (x) a receipt in its capacity as principal regulator under the Passport System evidencing the issuance of a receipt by each of the Reviewing Authority and the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") in respect of the Canadian Preliminary Base Prospectus and the deemed issuance of a receipt in respect of the Canadian Preliminary Base Prospectus by each of the other Canadian Qualifying Authorities and (y) a receipt in its capacity as principal regulator under the Passport System evidencing the issuance of a receipt by each of the Reviewing Authority and the OSC in respect of the Canadian Base Prospectus and the deemed issuance of a receipt in respect of the Canadian Base Prospectus by each of the other Canadian Qualifying Authorities (the "Receipt"). The term "Canadian Base Prospectus" means the (final) short form base shelf prospectus dated November 22, 2019 relating to the Shelf Securities, at the time the Reviewing Authority issued the Receipt with respect thereto in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws, including NI 44-101 and NI 44-102, and includes all documents incorporated therein by reference and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, including but not limited to, all Designated News Releases. As used herein, a "Designated News Release" means a news release disseminated by the Corporation in respect of previously undisclosed information that, in the Corporation's determination, constitutes a material fact (as such term is defined in Canadian Securities Laws) and is identified by the Corporation as a "designated news release" in writing on the face page of the version of such news release that is filed by the Corporation on SEDAR. As used herein, "Canadian Prospectus Supplement" means the most recent prospectus supplement to the Canadian Base Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares, to be filed by the Corporation with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws. The Canadian Prospectus Supplement shall provide that any and all Designated News Releases shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Canadian Base Prospectus.
(b) The Corporation has also prepared and filed with the SEC, pursuant to the Canada/U.S. Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure System adopted by the SEC, a registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-234564) covering the registration of the Shelf Securities under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the SEC thereunder, and such amendments to such registration statement as may have been permitted or required to the date of this Agreement. Such registration statement, including the Canadian Base Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the Rules and Regulations and including exhibits to such registration statement), has become effective in such form pursuant to Rule 467(b) under the Securities Act. Such registration statement on Form F-10, at any given time, including amendments and supplements thereto to such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time and the documents incorporated by reference therein at such time, is herein called the "Registration Statement".
(c) The Canadian Base Prospectus, with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the Rules and Regulations in the form in which it appeared in the Registration Statement on the date it became effective under the Securities Act is herein called the "U.S. Base Prospectus." The most recent Canadian Prospectus Supplement, with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the Securities Act, relating to the offering of the Placement Shares, to be filed by the Corporation with the SEC pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 is herein called the "U.S. Prospectus Supplement". The "U.S. Prospectus" means the U.S. Prospectus Supplement (and any additional U.S. prospectus supplement prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and filed with the SEC in accordance with General Instruction II.L of Form F-10) together with the U.S. Base Prospectus; and "Issuer Free Writing Prospectus" means any "issuer free writing prospectus" as defined in Rule 433 relating to the Placement Shares that (i) is required to be filed with the SEC by the Corporation or (ii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i), in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the SEC or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Corporation's records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
(d) Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectuses, the Prospectus Supplements or the Prospectuses or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein, and any reference herein to the terms "amend," "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectuses, the Prospectus Supplements or the Prospectuses shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing or furnishing of any document with or to the SEC or Canadian Qualifying Authorities, as applicable, on or after the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of the Base Prospectuses, the Prospectus Supplements or the Prospectuses, as the case may be, and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Canadian Base Prospectus, the Canadian Prospectus Supplement and the Canadian Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include any copy filed with any Canadian Qualifying Jurisdiction on SEDAR and all references to the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Prospectus Supplement and the U.S. Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include any copy filed with the SEC on EDGAR.
(e) The Corporation has also prepared and filed with the SEC an appointment of agent for service of process upon the Corporation on Form F-X in conjunction with the filing of the Registration Statement.
(f) All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is "contained," "included" or "stated" in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus, the U.S. Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the Rules and Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act, and which is deemed to be incorporated therein by reference or otherwise deemed by the Rules and Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus, as the case may be. All references in this Agreement to financial statements and other information which is "described," "contained," "included" or "stated" in the Canadian Base Prospectus or the Canadian Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by Canadian Securities Laws to be a part of or included in the Canadian Prospectus.
7. Representations and Warranties of the Corporation
The Corporation represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Agents that:
(a) Prospectuses and Registration Statement. The Corporation is qualified in accordance with the provisions of NI 44-101 and NI 44-102 to file a short form base shelf prospectus in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions and the entering into of this Agreement will not cause the Receipt to no longer be effective. At the time of filing the Registration Statement, the Corporation met, and as of the date hereof the Corporation meets, the general eligibility requirements for use of Form F-10 under the Securities Act. Any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses required by this Agreement will be so prepared and filed by the Corporation and, as applicable, the Corporation will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened by the SEC. No order preventing or suspending the use of the Base Prospectuses, the Prospectus Supplements, the Prospectuses or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the SEC or any Canadian Qualifying Authority. The Canadian Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, complied in all material respects and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with Canadian Securities Laws. The Canadian Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date, did not and, as of each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, if any, will not contain a misrepresentation (as defined under Canadian Securities Laws). The Canadian Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date, did and, as of each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, if any, will contain full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Placement Shares and to the Corporation. The representations and warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Canadian Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Agents furnished to the Corporation in writing by or on behalf of the Agents expressly for use therein. The U.S. Prospectus, at the time first filed in accordance with General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10, conformed in all material respects and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will conform in all material respects to the Canadian Prospectus, except for such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the Rules and Regulations. The Corporation has electronically delivered to the Agents one complete copy of each of the Canadian Base Prospectus and the Registration Statement and a copy of each consent of experts filed as a part thereof, and conformed copies of the Canadian Base Prospectus, the Registration Statement (without exhibits) and the Prospectuses, as amended or supplemented. The Canadian Base Prospectus delivered to the Agents for use in connection with this Offering and the Canadian Prospectus were or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities on SEDAR. No other document with respect to the Canadian Base Prospectus or the Canadian Prospectus, or amendment thereto, has heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities. At the time of filing the Registration Statement, and at the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Corporation or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Shares, the Corporation was not and, as of the date of this Agreement, is not, an "ineligible issuer" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without taking account of any determination by the SEC pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act that it is not necessary that the Corporation be considered an "ineligible issuer".
(b) No Misstatement or Omission. Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became or becomes effective, at any deemed effective date pursuant to Form F-10 and the Rules and Regulations on the date of filing thereof with the SEC and at each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, and the U.S. Prospectus, on the date of filing thereof with the SEC and at each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, conformed or will conform, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Rules and Regulations. Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became or becomes effective, did not or will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The U.S. Prospectus, on the date of filing thereof with the SEC, and the U.S. Prospectus and the applicable Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, issued at or prior to such Applicable Time, taken together (collectively, and with respect to any Placement Shares, together with the applicable sale price of such Placement Shares, the "Disclosure Package") and at each Applicable Time and Settlement Date, did not or will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing shall not apply to statements or omissions in any such document made in reliance on information furnished in writing to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Agents expressly stating that such information is intended for use in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Agent consists of the information described as such in Section 11(a)(i).
(c) Listing. The Shares are listed on the TSX and the NASDAQ and the Placement Shares will be listed and posted for trading on the TSX and the NASDAQ upon the Corporation complying with the usual conditions imposed by the TSX and the NASDAQ , as applicable, with respect thereto. The Corporation has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the Placement Shares from the TSX or the NASDAQ, nor has the Corporation received any notification that any Governmental Authority is contemplating terminating such listing. The Corporation is subject to, and is in full compliance in all material respects with, (i) NI 51-102, (ii) the policies, rules and regulations of the TSX and (iii) the policies, rules and regulations of the NASDAQ.
(d) Independent Accountants. Deloitte LLP is independent with respect to the Corporation 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 SEC 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 Corporation, its Subsidiaries or its predecessors.
(e) Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package (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 Corporation on a consolidated basis as at the date thereof and the financial performance and cash flows of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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, Prospectuses and the Disclosure Package. The financial information of the Corporation included in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package has been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the Financial Statements and the books and records of the Corporation and presents fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations, deficit and cash flow of the Corporation, respectively, as at the dates and for the periods indicated. Other than the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, no other financial statements or supporting schedules would have been required to be included in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses or the Disclosure Package under National Instrument 52-107 - Acceptable Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards and NI 51-102 under Canadian Securities Laws.
(f) Statistical, Industry-Related and Market-Related Data. To the knowledge of the Corporation, the statistical, industry and market related data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package are derived from sources which the Corporation reasonably believes to be accurate, reasonable and reliable, and such data agree with the sources from which it was derived.
(g) Forward-Looking Statements. With respect to forward-looking information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package: (i) the Corporation 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 applicable Law, 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 Corporation 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 Corporation'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.
(h) Accurate Disclosure. The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and 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, in all material respects, accurate, complete and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
(i) 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.
(j) Disclosure Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, the Corporation has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws) that (i) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation's management, including its certifying officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; (ii) have been evaluated by management of the Corporation for effectiveness as of the end of the Corporation's most recent fiscal quarter; and (iii) are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.
(k) Internal Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation and the Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Corporation; 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 Corporation and the Subsidiaries that could have a material effect on the annual consolidated financial statements or interim consolidated financial statements of the Corporation. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, the Corporation believes that the Corporation'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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, since the end of the Corporation's most recent audited fiscal year, there have been no new material deficiencies or weaknesses in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and there have been no changes in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting. The Corporation 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 Corporation's annual and interim filings with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities.
(l) Incorporation of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Corporation and its 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 Organigram Inc. and 10870277 Canada Inc. and other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, the Corporation 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 Corporation or which otherwise is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package.
(m) Capitalization. All of the issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests of the Corporation 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 Placement Shares and all other outstanding shares or other equity interests of the Corporation conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof set forth in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package. None of the Placement Shares were or will be issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights or other similar rights granted by the Corporation to any securityholder of the Corporation. The Corporation (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 Corporation, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, lead arranger and sole bookrunner) and no person (other than the Corporation) 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.
(n) Due Authorization. The Corporation has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement 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 Corporation to authorize the execution and delivery by it of the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package and the filing thereof, as the case may be, in each of the Canadian Qualifying Jurisdictions under Canadian Securities Laws or with the SEC under U.S. Securities Laws, as applicable.
(o) Agreement. The Corporation has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation 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.
(p) No Defaults. Neither the Corporation 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 Contract 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 Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Corporation, no counterparty to any Contract to which the Corporation 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.
(q) Material Contracts. All material Contracts are valid and subsisting Contracts in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with terms thereof, none of the Corporation nor any Subsidiary is in default of any of the material provisions of any such Contracts nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, 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 Corporation 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary is subject to any right of first refusal or purchase or acquisition right.
(r) Compliance with Law and Licences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, each of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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.
(s) Legal Proceedings. No legal, administrative, regulatory or governmental proceedings or inquiries are pending to which the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation, no such legal or governmental proceedings or inquiries have been threatened against or are contemplated with respect to the Corporation or any Subsidiary or with respect to the properties or assets thereof.
(t) Actions. There are no actions, suits, judgments, investigations or proceedings of any kind whatsoever outstanding, pending or, to the Corporation's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or the directors, officers or employees thereof, at law or in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority and, to the Corporation's knowledge, there is no basis therefor and neither the Corporation 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.
(u) Cannabis and Health Care Matters.
(i) Compliance with Laws. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries are, and at all times have been, in compliance, in all material respects, with all Laws applicable to the cultivation, ownership, testing, research, development, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, storage, import, export, sale or disposal of any product manufactured, distributed or sold by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Cannabis Laws") and the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), the Cosmetic Regulations, 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 Corporation, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation any entity in which it has an interest, has received any inspection report, notice of adverse finding, 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 Corporation has provided the Agents 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary (the "Cannabis Licences"). The Corporation and its 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 Corporation 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 Placement Shares) will not have any adverse impact on the Cannabis Licences or require the Corporation, any Subsidiary or any entity in which the Corporation has an interest to obtain any new licence under the Cannabis Act (Canada) or any other applicable Law.
(iii) Cannabis Filings. The Corporation and its 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 or 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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary has ever received any notice or communication from any customer or Government Authority (including Health Canada) alleging a material defect, an issue requiring a material recall or quarantine of product (whether voluntary, required or otherwise) or claim in respect of any products supplied or sold by the Corporation or any Subsidiary to a customer and, to the Corporation'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 Corporation or any Subsidiary in respect of any products supplied or sold by any of them.
(v) Production. Each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries' facilities used for the cultivation, processing or production of cannabis or related products comply in all material respects with applicable good 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 Corporation 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 Corporation'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 Corporation 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 Corporation and such individual are complying with applicable guidance from Health Canada in connection with such individual's activities at the Corporation and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Corporation 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 Corporation's knowledge, threatened or contemplated, against or involving the assets, properties or business of, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ix) No U.S. Activities. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, employee or any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Corporation or any Subsidiary in such capacity (collectively, "Covered Persons") nor, to the Corporation's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, any entity in which the Corporation directly or indirectly has an interest, has cultivated, produced, processed, imported, exported, sold or distributed any cannabis or cannabinoid product or has otherwise engaged in, or targeted or derived (or reasonably expects to derive) revenues or funds from, any direct or indirect dealings or transactions with respect to the foregoing activities in or to any jurisdiction where such activity is, or at the relevant time was, illegal (including the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). In addition, no Covered Person has any current intention to engage in any of the foregoing. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has operated in or exported any cannabis or cannabinoid product to any jurisdiction except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package and in compliance with applicable Laws of each of the jurisdictions of import, export and transshipment. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries have instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Corporation and its Subsidiaries do not carry on any activities in, or distribute any products to, any jurisdiction where such activities or products are not fully in compliance with applicable Laws, and that the Corporation and its Subsidiaries do not maintain investments in any entity that carries on any activities in, or distributes any products to, any jurisdiction where such activities or products are not fully in compliance with applicable Laws.
(x) U.S. Compliance. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary has engaged in, or will engage in, (i) any direct or indirect dealings or transactions in violation of United States federal or state criminal laws, including the Controlled Substances Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Travel Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, or any anti-money laundering statute, or (ii) any "aiding and abetting" in any violation of U.S. federal or state criminal laws. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any U.S. Governmental Authority involving the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to U.S. federal or state criminal laws is pending or threatened. There are no ongoing investigations being conducted by any U.S. Governmental Authority into potential violations of any of the criminal laws mentioned in (ii) above, and there has been no such investigation since the Corporation's founding.
(v) Property. Other than the Leased Premises and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, each of the Corporation 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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, and no other property or assets are necessary for the conduct of the business of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted. Any and all of the material Contracts and other documents pursuant to which each of the Corporation and Subsidiaries holds the material property and assets thereof (including any interest in, or right to earn an interest in, any Intellectual Property) 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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, to the knowledge of the Corporation there is no claim or basis for any claim that could materially and adversely affect the right of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary occupies as tenant (the "Leased Premises"), the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation has provided the Agents with true and complete copies of all leases in respect of the Leased Premises.
(w) No Consents. Except as shall have been made or obtained on or before each Applicable Time and associated Settlement 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.
(x) Options. The terms and the number of options to purchase Shares granted by the Corporation currently outstanding conforms to the description thereof contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package 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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary of any interest in any Shares or other securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary whether issued or unissued.
(y) Shareholder Agreements. Except as described in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, 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 Corporation or the Subsidiaries, to which the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or of which the Corporation is aware.
(z) No Conflicts. Each of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Corporation of its obligations hereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and the distribution of the Placement Shares by the Corporation, 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary; (B) the constating documents, by-laws or resolutions of the Corporation which are in effect; (C) any material Contract to which the Corporation or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound; or (D) any judgment, decree or order binding the Corporation or the property or assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiaries; and (ii) do not affect the rights, duties and obligations of any parties to any material Contracts, joint venture or partnership to which the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries 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 Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound, by virtue of the application of terms, provisions or conditions therein.
(aa) Related Party Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, none of the directors, officers or employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, any person who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of any class of securities of the Corporation or securities of any person exchangeable for more than 10% of any class of securities of the Corporation, 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 Corporation which, as the case may be, materially affects, is material to or will materially affect the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
(bb) 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 each of the Corporation and each Subsidiary have been paid in full when due or accrued as required, except where such Taxes are being contested in good faith or the failure to pay such Taxes would not constitute an adverse material fact in respect of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or have a Material Adverse Effect. All Tax returns, declarations, remittances and filings required to be filed by the Corporation 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 Corporation or the Subsidiary or have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Corporation, no reassessments of any Tax return of the Corporation 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary in any case, except where such reassessments or disputes would not constitute an adverse material fact in respect of the Corporation or have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) No Limitations. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary is a party to, bound by or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, affected by any Contract containing any covenant which expressly and materially limits the freedom of the Corporation 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.
(dd) 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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package: (i) neither the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation'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 Corporation 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 Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(ee) No Material Changes. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and 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 Corporation 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 Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries on shares in the capital of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
(ff) No Limitation on Payments. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, there is no encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Corporation to (x) pay dividends or make other distributions on such Subsidiary's capital stock or to pay any indebtedness to the Corporation or any other Subsidiary of the Corporation, (y) make loans or advances or pay any indebtedness to, or investments in, the Corporation or any other Subsidiary or (z) transfer any of its property or assets to the Corporation or any other Subsidiary of the Corporation.
(gg) Labor Matters. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, no material work stoppage, strike, lock-out, labor disruption, dispute grievance, arbitration, proceeding or other conflict with the employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary currently exists or, to the Corporation's knowledge, is imminent or pending. Each of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary to do or refrain from doing any act. The Corporation 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 Corporation nor any Subsidiary is party to any collective bargaining agreement with unionized employees. To the Corporation's knowledge, no action has been taken or is being contemplated to organize or unionize any employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
(hh) Employee Plans. The Agents 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Corporation 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.
(ii) Employment Law Matters. The Corporation 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.
(jj) No Material Loans. Other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, neither the Corporation 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, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package.
(kk) Investments. To the knowledge of the Corporation, the interest rate of each interest rate bearing Investment complies with applicable Laws and other requirements pertaining to usury and any other requirements of applicable Laws. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, there has been no material change in the value of the Investments since February 29, 2020. To the knowledge of the Corporation, 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.
(ll) Minute Books and Corporate Records. All of the minute books and corporate records of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries for the period from incorporation to the date hereof that are in the possession or control of the Corporation have been made available to the Agents. 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 Corporation and the Subsidiaries that have not been made available to the Agents are referred to as the "Subject Records". To the knowledge of the Corporation, 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 Corporation or, in the case of issuances of securities other than to the Corporation, 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 Corporation, 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 Corporation pursuant to applicable Canadian Securities Laws or, for the applicable period, U.S. Securities Laws, or the rules of the TSX or NASDAQ.
(mm) No Stop Order. No order, ruling or determination having the effect of suspending the sale or ceasing the trading in any securities of the Corporation 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 Corporation, are pending, contemplated or threatened by any Governmental Authority.
(nn) Securities Laws. There are no material events relating to the Corporation 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 Disclosure Package.
(oo) SEDAR and EDGAR. Information available on the Corporation'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.
(pp) Significant Acquisitions. Other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, the Corporation 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 Corporation completing the acquisition is high, nor is it proposing any "probable acquisitions" (as contemplated by Form 41-101F1).
(qq) Foreign Private Issuer. The Corporation 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.
(rr) Disclosure Obligations. The Corporation 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 SEC under applicable Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws, and no document has been filed on a confidential basis with the Canadian Authorities that remains confidential at the date hereof. None of the documents filed in accordance with applicable Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Law contained, as at the date of filing thereof, a misrepresentation (as such term is defined under applicable Canadian Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Law, as applicable).
(ss) Intellectual Property. The Corporation and each of the Subsidiaries owns or has all proprietary rights provided in Law and at equity to all Intellectual Property necessary to permit the Corporation and the Subsidiaries to conduct their respective business as currently conducted as described in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary has received any notice nor is the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation and each Subsidiary has taken all reasonable steps to protect its Intellectual Property in those jurisdictions where, in the reasonable opinion of the Corporation, the Corporation and/or each Subsidiary carries on a sufficient business to justify such steps. There are no material restrictions on the ability of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries to use and exploit all rights in the Intellectual Property required in the ordinary course of the business of the Corporation and each Subsidiary, as applicable. None of the rights of the Corporation or any Subsidiary in the Intellectual Property will be impaired or affected in any way by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Corporation 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 Corporation, is there a reasonable basis for any claim that any person other than the Corporation 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 Corporation 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.
(tt) Regulatory Matters. The Corporation is not aware of any licensing or Laws or other lawful requirement of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Corporation 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary presently in force, that the Corporation anticipates the Corporation or any one of its Subsidiaries will be unable to comply with or which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or the business environment or legal environment under which such entity operates.
(uu) Insurance Matters. The Corporation 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 Corporation and the Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers and employees, and the Corporation and the Subsidiaries' assets, are in good standing and in full force and effect in all respects, and not in default. Each of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation nor any Subsidiary has failed to promptly give any notice of any material claim thereunder.
(vv) Privacy and IT Systems. Each of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation nor any Subsidiary is, to its knowledge, aware of any security breach or unauthorized disclosure of information collected from patients and customers.
(ww) Market Activities. Neither the Corporation nor any of its affiliates has and, to the Corporation'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 Corporation, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Placement Shares or otherwise, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Placement Shares, or (iii) except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Corporation.
(xx) Investment Company Act. The Corporation is not and, after giving effect to transactions described herein, including the proposed use of proceeds from the offering of the Placement Shares, as described in the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Disclosure Package, will not be an "investment company" as defined under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
(yy) Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any agent, employee or representative of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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.
(zz) Compliance with USA Patriot Act. The operations of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation or the Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened.
(aaa) Other Regulatory Matters. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any agent, employee or representative of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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.
(bbb) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any agent, employee or representative of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Corporation 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 Corporation 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, Sudan and Syria (each, a "Sanctioned Country"). The Corporation will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Placement Shares, 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 Corporation 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.
(ccc) 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 Placement Shares.
(ddd) Due Diligence Sessions. The responses given by the executive officers of the Corporation 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.
(eee) The Placement Shares. When issued in accordance with this Agreement, and upon receipt of payment for the Placement Shares, the Placement Shares will have been duly and validly created and issued as fully paid and non-assessable.
(fff) Canadian Reporting Issuer; Registration Status. The Corporation 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.
(ggg) Distribution of Offering Material by the Corporation. The Corporation has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the completion of the Agents' distribution of the Placement Shares, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares other than the Prospectus or the Registration Statement.
(hhh) Exchange Act Compliance. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the U.S. Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the SEC, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.