(1) |
to receive the Company’s consolidated audited financial statements as at and for the financial years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the auditors’ report thereon, a copy of which is enclosed herewith if so requested or available on
www.sedar.com;
|
(2) |
to fix the number of directors of the Company at five;
|
(3) |
to elect directors of the Company for the ensuing year;
|
(4) |
to appoint an auditor for the Company and to authorize the board of directors to fix their remuneration;
|
(5) |
to consider, and if deemed appropriate, to approve, with or without variation, a special resolution approving the adoption of new articles of the Company;
|
(6) |
to consider, and if deemed appropriate, to approve, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution approving a consolidation of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at a ratio of between six (6) and ten (10)
pre-consolidation common shares for every one (1) post-consolidation common share, as and when determined by the board of directors of the Company; and
|
(7) |
to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
|
|
By Order of the Board of Directors
“Oren Shuster”
OREN SHUSTER,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR |
Name
|
Aggregate
Number of Common Shares |
Percentage of
Outstanding Common Shares |
Oren Shuster
|
9,885,137(1)
|
13.25%
|
Rafael Gabay
|
8,704,216(2)
|
11.67%
|
(1) |
9,883,602 Common Shares are held by Oren Shuster directly and 1,535 Common Shares are held indirectly by Ewave Group Ltd., a privately-held entity jointly owned by Mr. Shuster and Mr. Gabay of which Mr. Shuster owns and controls 50% of the
outstanding voting shares.
|
(2) |
8,702,681 Common Shares are held by Rafael Gabay directly and 1,535 Common Shares are held indirectly by Ewave Group Ltd., a privately-held entity jointly owned by Mr. Gabay and Mr. Shuster of which Mr. Gabay owns and controls 50% of the
outstanding voting shares.
|
1. |
Financial Statements
|
2. |
Fixing the Number of Directors
|
3. |
Election of Directors
|
Nominee Name and Place of Residence
|
Present and Principal Occupation, Business or Employment for Previous 5 years
|
Became Director
|
Number of Common Shares beneficially owned, controlled or directed
|
Oren Shuster(3)
Ra’anana, Israel
|
CEO of the Company since October 2019; Founder and CEO of I.M.C. Holdings Ltd. since 2018; Founder and CEO of Focus Medical Herbs Ltd. since
2010; Co-CEO of Ewave Group Ltd. since 1999.
|
October 11, 2019
|
9,885,137(4)
|
Marc Lustig
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Executive Chairman of the Company since December 2020; Director of Pharmacielo Ltd. since November 2020; Director of Cresco Labs Inc. since June
2020; Director of Trichome Financial Corp. since October 2019; Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CannaRoyalty Corp. (dba Origin House) from 2016 to 2020. Director of Briacell Therapeutics Corp. since September 2021.
|
October 11, 2019
|
833,508
|
Moti Marcus(1)(2)(3)
Tel Aviv, Israel |
Chief Executive Officer of Packer Quality Metals Ltd. since 2019; Chief Financial Officer and deputy Chief Executive Officer of S. Cohen Metal
Works Ltd. from 2013 and 2018.
|
September 12, 2022
|
Nil
|
Einat Zakariya(1)(2)(3)
Herzliya, Israel |
Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Liv Residence Ltd., a subsidiary of Ewave Holdings Ltd.; Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Ewave
Nadlan International Investments Ltd., since 2018; Chief Executive Officer and Partner of The Promised Land, a subsidiary of Ewave Nadlan International Investments Ltd., from 2014 to 2018.
|
September 12, 2022
|
612,000
|
Brian Schinderle(1)(2)
Illinois, USA |
Founder and Manager of Solidum Capital since 2017; Executive Vice President of Finance of GHG Management (dba Grassroots Cannabis) from 2018 to
2020; Portfolio Manager of Balyasny Asset Management from 2009 to 2017.
|
February 22, 2021
|
Nil
|
(1) |
Member of the Audit Committee.
|
(2) |
Member of Compensation Committee.
|
(3) |
Member of the Governance and Nomination Committee.
|
(4) |
9,883,602 Common Shares are held by Oren Shuster directly and 1,535 Common Shares are held indirectly by Ewave Group Ltd., a privately-held entity of which Mr. Shuster owns and controls 50% of the outstanding voting shares.
|
(a) |
was the subject of a cease trade or similar order, or an order that denied such company access to any exemptions under applicable securities legislation that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director,
chief executive officer or chief financial officer, or
|
(b) |
was the subject of a cease trade or similar order, or an order that denied such company access to any exemptions under applicable securities legislation that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive
officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.
|
4. |
Appointment of Independent Auditors
|
5. |
Approval of Adoption of New Articles for the Company
|
• |
Securities Transfer Act. The Existing Articles were adopted prior to the coming into force of the Securities Transfer Act (British Columbia) (the “STA”), which establishes rules for the transfer of investment securities that reflect international practices and which facilitates the use of an electronic book-based shareholder registry system. The New
Articles incorporate a number of non-substantive changes, including the use of the new terminology adopted under the STA, which changes are not discussed in detail here. For full particulars, please refer to the proposed New Articles.
|
• |
Change to Quorum for Shareholders’ Meetings. The Existing Articles provide that the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is two shareholders, or one or more proxyholder
representing two members, or one member and a proxyholder representing another member. In keeping with best corporate governance practices, the New Articles provide that the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders
is two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 5% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.
|
• |
Confirmation of Quorum for Directors’ Meetings. The Existing Articles provide that the quorum for the transaction of the business of the directors may be set by the directors and, if not so set, is
deemed to be set at two directors or, if the number of directors is set at one, is deemed to be set at one director, and that director may constitute a meeting. The New Articles provide that the quorum necessary for the transaction of the
business of the directors is deemed to be set at a majority of directors or, if the number of directors is set at one, is deemed to be set at one director, and that one director may constitute a meeting.
|
• |
Reasonable Time Limit Added to Replacement of Share Certificates. The Existing Articles do not address an applicable time limit for the replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates. The New
Articles provide that when a share certificate is lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, a new share certificate will not be issued if that person fails to notify the Company of that fact within a reasonable time after that person has notice of
it and the Company registers a transfer of the shares represented by the certificate before receiving a notice of the loss, destruction or wrongful taking of the share certificate.
|
• |
Alteration of Authorized Share Structure: The Existing Articles allow for certain alterations to the authorized share structure of the Company by resolution of the Board. Alterations that result in a
subdivision or consolidation of the Company’s share structure require shareholder approval under the Existing Articles. The New Articles require an ordinary resolution of shareholders to approve most alterations to the authorized share
structure of the Company except for the approval of the subdivision or consolidation of unissued or fully paid and issued shares, which may be approved by a resolution of the Board.
|
• |
Casting Vote: The Existing Articles do not allow for a tie breaking vote to be made by the chair of the shareholder’s meeting. The New Articles provide that in the case of an equality of votes, the
chair of a meeting can cast a tie breaking vote.
|
• |
Removal of Directors: The Existing Articles provide that a director may be removed by a special resolution approved by at least 2/3 of votes cast. The BCBCA describes a special resolution as
requiring approval by a special majority of at least 2/3 and not more than 3/4 of the votes cast on the resolution. The New Articles specify that a director may be removed from his or her term of office by a resolution of not less than 3/4 of
the votes cast on such resolution.
|
• |
Undelivered Notices: Under the New Articles, if a notice, statement, report or other record is sent to a shareholder and returned because the shareholder cannot be located on two consecutive
occasions, the Company will not be required to send any further records to the shareholder until the shareholder confirms their new address with the Company.
|
• |
Notice and Access: Under the New Articles, the Company will be able to take advantage of the notice and access provisions of National Instrument 51-102—Continuous
Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”), which provides the Company with the ability to distribute shareholder meeting materials by sending a small lightweight notice package to shareholders and
posting a more detailed management information circular and related meeting materials online. This will assist the Company in streamlining shareholder meetings and reduce printing and posting costs associated with such meetings.
|
• |
Addition of Advance Notice Provisions: The New Articles include provisions requiring advance notice of director nominees from shareholders (the “Advance Notice
Provisions”). The purpose of the Advance Notice Provisions is to ensure that an orderly nomination process is observed, that shareholders are well-informed about the identity, intentions and credentials of director nominees and that
shareholders vote in an informed manner after having been afforded reasonable time for appropriate deliberation. Among other things, the Advance Notice Provisions fix a deadline by which shareholders must provide notice to the Company of
nominations for election to the Board. The notice must include all information that would be required to be disclosed, under applicable corporate and securities laws, in a dissident proxy circular in connection with the solicitations of
proxies for the election of directors relating to the shareholder making the nominations (as if that shareholder were a dissident soliciting proxies) and each person that the shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director. In
addition, the notice must provide information as to the shareholdings of the shareholder making the nominations, confirmation that the proposed nominees meet the qualifications of directors and residency requirements imposed by corporate law,
and confirmation as to whether each proposed nominee is independent for the purposes of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees. The deadline by which the notice must be delivered to the Company
is set out in the table below.
|
Meeting Type
|
Nomination Deadline
|
Annual meeting of shareholders
|
Not less than 40 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting of shareholders is to be
held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date (the “Notice Date”) on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the nominating shareholder may be
made not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the Notice Date.
|
Special meeting of shareholders (which is not also an annual meeting) called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not called for other purposes)
|
Not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the date on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of
shareholders was made.
|
1. |
The Company adopt the New Articles, in substantially the form attached as Schedule “A” to this Circular, with such additions and deletions as may be approved by the directors of the Company, in substitution for the Existing Articles;
|
2. |
The Company be authorized to prepare and file a Notice of Alteration in respect of the adoption of the New Articles, in accordance with the BCBCA;
|
3. |
On the date and time that the Notice of Alteration is filed with the British Columbia Registrar of Companies (the “BC Registrar”), the Existing Articles be replaced with the New Articles, all as
approved by the directors of the Company;
|
4. |
Notwithstanding the passage of this special resolution by the shareholders of the Company, the directors of the Company, in their sole discretion and without further notice to or approval of the shareholders of the Company, may decide not
to proceed with the adoption of the New Articles or otherwise give effect to this special resolution, at any time prior to the filing of the Notice of Alteration; and
|
5. |
Any one officer or director of the Company is authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to execute and deliver such documents and instruments and to take such other actions as such officer or director may determine to be necessary or
advisable to implement this resolution and the matters authorized hereby including, without limitation, the execution and filing of the Notice of Alteration and any forms prescribed by or contemplated under the BCBCA.”
|
6. |
Share Consolidation
|
(1) |
Reduction in number of Common Shares outstanding – the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding will be reduced from 74,582,821 (as of the date of this Circular) to between approximately
7,458,282 and 12,430,470 Common Shares, depending on the Consolidation Ratio selected by the Board; and
|
(2) |
Adjustments to outstanding options, warrants and other securities convertible or exercisable for Common Shares – the exercise price and the number of Common
Shares issuable under the Company’s outstanding options, warrants and other securities convertible or exercisable for Common Shares will be proportionately adjusted, based on the Consolidation Ratio selected by the Board, with any fraction
rounded to the nearest whole number.
|
1. |
The authorized share structure of the Company is altered by consolidating all of the issued and fully paid Common Shares without par value on the basis of the Consolidation Ratio to be selected by the Board, in its sole discretion,
provided that (i) the ratio may be no smaller than one post-Share Consolidation Common Share for every six (6) pre-Share Consolidation Common Shares and no larger than one pre-Share Consolidation Common Share for every ten (10) pre-Share
Consolidation Common Shares, and (ii) the number of pre-Share Consolidation Common Shares in the ratio must be a whole number of Common Shares, on such date and time the Board of Directors may determine within one year of the date hereof;
|
2. |
No fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon the Share Consolidation and in the case where the Share Consolidation results in a shareholder of the Company otherwise becoming entitled to a fraction of a Common Share, the number of
Common Shares, on a post-Share Consolidation basis, issuable to such shareholder shall be rounded up to the next higher whole number if the fraction is 0.5 or greater, and rounded down to the next lower whole number if the fraction is less
than 0.5;
|
3. |
The Board of Directors are hereby authorized to determine the Consolidation Ratio within the parameters prescribed in 1(i) above;
|
4. |
Any officer or director of the Company is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Company to execute, deliver and file all such documents, whether under the corporate seal of the Company or otherwise, and to do and perform all such acts
or things as may be necessary or desirable in order to give effect to the foregoing special resolution, including, without limitation, the determination of the effective date of the Share Consolidation and applying for CSE approval, the
execution, delivery or filing of any such document or the doing of any such act or thing being conclusive evidence of such determination; and
|
5. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board is hereby authorized, without further approval of or notice to the shareholders of the Company, to revoke this special resolution at any time.”
|
7. |
Other Business
|
1. |
base salary;
|
2. |
cash bonuses; and/or
|
3. |
long-term incentives.
|
1. |
Base Salary
|
2. |
Cash Bonuses
|
3. |
Long Term Incentives
|
(a) |
the maximum number of RSUs available for grant to any one person under the RSU Plan and any other Securities Based Compensation Arrangements of the Company in a 12 month period is 5% of the total number of Common Shares then outstanding on
a non-diluted basis; and
|
(b) |
the maximum number of Common Shares issuable to insiders of the Company (as a group) under the RSU Plan, together with any other Common Shares issuable under any other Securities Based Compensation Arrangements, shall not exceed at any
time or within any 12 month period, 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis at the time of grant.
|
(a) |
increase the number of Common Shares which may be issued pursuant to the RSU Plan, other than by virtue of a change in Common Shares, whether by reason of a stock dividend, consolidation, subdivision or reclassification which adjustment
may be made by the Board or Compensation Committee for the number of Common Shares available under the RSU Plan and the number of Common Shares subject to RSUs;
|
(b) |
amend the definition of “Participant” under the RSU Plan which would have the potential of narrowing, broadening or increasing insider participation;
|
(c) |
amendments to cancel and reissue RSUs;
|
(d) |
amendments to the list of amendments to the RSU Plan or RSUs requiring requisite regulatory and shareholder approval and those subject to requisite regulatory approval (where required) but not subject to shareholder approval;
|
(e) |
amendments that extend the term of an RSU;
|
(f) |
amendments to the participation limits including: the maximum number of shares issuable under the RSU Plan, limitations on grants of RSUs to any one person in a 12-month period, grants within a one year period to insiders, and the number
of shares issuable to a person providing investor relations activities in any 12-month period; and
|
(g) |
amendments to the RSU Plan that would permit RSUs, or any other right or interest of a RSU Participant under the RSU Plan, to be assigned or transferred, other than for normal estate settlement purposes.
|
(a) |
amendments of a housekeeping nature;
|
(b) |
amendments to the vesting provisions of a RSU or the RSU Plan;
|
(c) |
amendments to the definitions, other than such definitions noted above;
|
(d) |
amendments to reflect changes to applicable securities laws; and
|
(e) |
amendments to ensure that the RSUs granted under the RSU Plan will comply with any provisions respecting income tax and other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which a RSU Participant to whom a RSU has been granted may from
time to time be a resident, citizen or otherwise subject to tax therein.
|
November 5, 2019
|
December 2019
|
December 2020
|
December 2021
|
|
IM Cannabis Corp.
|
100.00
|
53.04
|
391.56
|
164.58
|
CSE Composite Index
|
100.00
|
99.79
|
170.08
|
130.95
|
Name and Principal Position
|
Year(1)
|
Salary
($)
|
Share-Based Awards
($)
|
Option-Based Awards
($) (7)
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
|
All Other
Compensation ($)
|
Total
Compensation ($)
|
|
Annual Incentive Plans
|
Long-Term Incentive Plans
|
|||||||
Oren Shuster(1)
CEO and Director
|
2021
|
515,731
|
Nil
|
562,018
|
121,000
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
1,198,749
|
2020
|
424,492
|
Nil
|
202,743
|
110,000
|
Nil
|
4,577
|
741,812
|
|
2019
|
357,409
|
Nil
|
371,917
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
729,326
|
|
Shai Shemesh(2)
CFO
|
2021
|
300,607
|
Nil
|
408,653
|
82,500
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
791,760
|
2020
|
249,960
|
Nil
|
112,390
|
75,000
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
437,350
|
|
2019
|
164,172
|
Nil
|
98,278
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
262,450
|
|
Marc Lustig
Executive Chairman and Director(3) (6)
|
2021
|
264,000
|
1,286,498
|
329,846
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
1,880,344
|
2020
|
90,000
|
Nil
|
1,059,085
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
500,000
|
1,649,085
|
|
2019
|
99,629
|
Nil
|
699,955
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
799,584
|
|
Michael Ruscetta
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary(4)
|
2021
|
201,250
|
Nil
|
675,719
|
175,000
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
1,051,969
|
2020
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
2019
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Howard Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary(5)
|
2021
|
480,000
|
Nil
|
675,719
|
400,000
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
1,555,719
|
2020
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
2019
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
(1) |
Mr. Shuster was appointed CEO and director of the Company on October 11, 2019. Mr. Shuster does not earn consideration for his role as a director of the Company.
|
(2) |
Mr. Shemesh was appointed CFO of the Company on October 11, 2019.
|
(3) |
Mr. Lustig was appointed Executive Chairman of the Company on December 29, 2020. Mr. Lustig does not earn consideration for his role as a director of the Company.
|
(4) |
Mr. Ruscetta is the Chief Executive Officer of Trichome Financial Corp. (“Trichome”).
|
(5) |
Mr. Steinberg is the Chief Executive Officer of Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp (“TJAC”) and MYM Nutraceuticals Inc.(“MYM”)
|
(6) |
On September 21, 2021 the Company granted Mr. Lustig 550,000 RSUs.
|
(7) |
The Company used the Black-Scholes pricing model as the methodology to calculate the grant date fair value, and relied on the following the key assumptions and estimates for each calculation under the following assumptions: (i) risk free
interest rate of 0.42% to 1.97% (ii) expected dividend yield of 0%; (iii) expected volatility of 76.28% to 82.31%; and (iv) a term of 5 to 10 years. The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value as it is the most
accepted methodology.
|
Option-based Awards
|
Share-based Awards
|
||||||
Name
|
Number of securities underlying unexercised options(1) (2)
(#)
|
Option exercise price
($)(3)
|
Option expiration date
|
Value of unexercised
in-the-money options(3) ($)
|
Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested
(#)
|
Market or payout value of share-based awards that have not vested(4)
($)
|
Market or payout value of vested share-based awards not paid out or distributed
($)
|
Oren Shuster
CEO and Director
|
62,500
750,000
500,000 |
4.00
5.87
1.60
|
June 9, 2025
May 19, 2026
January 4, 2029 |
13,750
Nil 1,310,000 |
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Shai Shemesh
CFO
|
37,500
201,650
62,500 |
4.00
5.87
1.60
|
June 9, 2025
May 19, 2026
April 7, 2029 |
8,250
Nil 163,750 |
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Marc Lustig
Executive Chairman and Director
|
675,000
|
1.60
|
September 11, 2029
|
1,768,500
|
320,994
|
1,354,595
|
Nil
|
Michael Ruscetta
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary
|
232,500
|
10.02
|
March 18, 2026
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Howard Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary
|
232,500
|
10.02
|
March 18, 2026
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
(1) |
Each Option entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share.
|
(2) |
On February 12, 2021, the Company completed a consolidation of its Common Shares on a 4:1 basis. The figures reported in this table are presented on a 4:1 post-consolidation basis.
|
(3) |
Calculated using the closing market price of the Common Shares on the CSE on December 31, 2021 of $4.22 and subtracting the exercise price of in-the-money Options, including unvested. These Options have not been, and may never be,
exercised and actual gains, if any, on exercise will depend on the value of the Common Shares on the date of exercise.
|
(4) |
Calculated using the closing market price of the Common Shares on the CSE on December 31, 2021 of $4.22.
|
Name
|
Option-based awards – Value vested during the year
($)
|
Share-based awards – Value vested during the year ($)
|
Non-equity incentive plan compensation – Value earned during the year
($)
|
Oren Shuster
CEO
|
562,018
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Shai Shemesh
CFO
|
408,653
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Marc Lustig
Executive Chairman and Director
|
329,846
|
1,286,498
|
Nil
|
Michael Ruscetta
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary
|
675,719
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Howard Steinberg
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary
|
675,719
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Name
|
Fees earned ($)
|
Share-based awards
($)
|
Option-based awards ($)
(5)
|
Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($)
|
Pension value ($)
|
All other compensation ($)
|
Total ($)
|
Vivian Bercovici Director
|
89,400
|
Nil
|
156,013
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
245,413
|
Haleli Barath(1)
Director
|
85,425
|
Nil
|
350,820
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
436,245
|
Brian Schinderle(2)
Director
|
87,112
|
Nil
|
350,820
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
437,932
|
Steven Mintz(3) Director
|
14,750
|
Nil
|
5,364
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
20,114
|
Rafael Gabay(4) Director
|
14,750
|
Nil
|
174,302
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
189,052
|
(1) |
Ms. Barath was appointed on February 22, 2021.
|
(2) |
Mr. Schinderle was appointed on February 22, 2021.
|
(3) |
Mr. Mintz resigned on February 22, 2021.Mr. Mintz remained engaged as a consultant after his resignation until November 22, 2021.
|
(4) |
Mr. Gabay resigned on February 22, 2021. Mr. Gabay remained engaged as a consultant after his resignation until December 31, 2021.
|
(5) |
The Company used the Black-Scholes pricing model as the methodology to calculate the grant date fair value, and relied on the following the key assumptions and estimates for each calculation under the following assumptions: (i) risk free
interest rate of 0.42% to 1.78% (ii) expected dividend yield of 0%; (iii) expected volatility of 79.83% to 82.01%; and (iv) a term of 5 to 10 years. The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value as it is the most
accepted methodology.
|
Option-based Awards
|
Share-based Awards
|
||||||
Name
|
Number of securities underlying unexercised options(1) (2)
(#)
|
Option exercise price
($)(2)
|
Option expiration date
|
Value of unexercised
in-the-money options(3) ($)
|
Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested
(#)
|
Market or payout value of share-based awards that have not vested
($)
|
Market or payout value of vested share-based awards not paid out or distributed
($)
|
Vivian Bercovici
|
52,500
30,000
|
4.00
5.87
|
June 9, 2025
May 19, 2026
|
11,550
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Haleli Barath(4)
|
90,000
|
10.00
|
February 28, 2026
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Brian Schinderle(5)
|
90,000
|
10.00
|
February 28, 2026
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Steven Mintz(6)
|
250,000
|
1.60
|
September 11, 2029
|
905,500
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Rafael Gabay(7)
|
45,000
|
4.00
|
June 9, 2025
|
218,250
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
(1) |
Each Option entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share.
|
(2) |
On February 12, 2021, the Company completed a consolidation of its Common Shares on a 4:1 basis. The figures reported in this table are presented on a 4:1 post-consolidation basis.
|
(3) |
Calculated using the closing market price of the Common Shares on the CSE on December 31, 2021 of $4.22 and subtracting the exercise price of in-the-money Options, including unvested. These Options have not been, and may never be,
exercised and actual gains, if any, on exercise will depend on the value of the Common Shares on the date of exercise.
|
(4) |
Ms. Barath was appointed on February 22, 2021.
|
(5) |
Mr. Schinderle was appointed on February 22, 2021.
|
(6) |
Mr. Mintz resigned from his tenure as a director on February 22, 2021 and continued giving consulting services until full termination of the consulting agreement on December 31, 2021. Mr. Mintz exercised 208,312 Options on February 22,
2022 and his remaining Options expired on the same day.
|
(7) |
Mr. Gabay resigned from his tenure as a director on February 22, 2021 and continued giving consulting services until full termination of the consulting agreement on December 31, 2021. All Options granted to Mr. Gabay expired without being
exercised on April 15, 2022.
|
Name
|
Option-based awards –
Value vested during the year
($)
|
Share-based awards –
Value vested during the year ($)
|
Non-equity incentive plan compensation –
Value earned during the year
($)
|
Vivian Bercovici
|
156,013
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Haleli Barath(1)
|
350,820
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Brian Schinderle(2)
|
350,820
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Steven Mintz(3)
|
5,364
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Rafael Gabay(4)
|
174,302
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
(1) |
Ms. Barath was appointed on February 22, 2021.
|
(2) |
Mr. Schinderle was appointed on February 22, 2021.
|
(3) |
Mr. Mintz resigned from his tenure as a director on February 22, 2021 and continued giving consulting services until full termination of the consulting agreement on December 31, 2021. Mr. Mintz exercised 208,312 Options on February 22,
2022 and his remaining Options expired on the same day.
|
(4) |
Mr. Gabay resigned from his tenure as a director on February 22, 2021 and continued giving consulting services until full termination of the consulting agreement on December 31, 2021. All Options granted to Mr. Gabay expired without being
exercised on April 15, 2022.
|
Plan Category
|
Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Options, Warrants and Rights
(a)
|
Weighted – Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
(b)
|
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding securities reflected in
column (a))
(c)
|
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Securityholders
|
6,175,854
|
3.91
|
1,378,544
|
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Securityholders
|
Nil
|
N/A
|
Nil
|
Total
|
6,175,854
|
3.91
|
1,378,544
|
(1) |
On February 12, 2021, the Company completed a consolidation of its Common Shares on a 4:1 basis. The figures reported in this table are presented on a 4:1 post-consolidation basis.
|
Aggregate Indebtedness
|
||||||||
Purpose
|
To the Company or its
Subsidiaries ($) |
To Another Entity
($) |
||||||
Share purchases
|
1,153,762
|
nil | ||||||
Other
|
4,263,179
|
nil |
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS UNDER (1) SECURITIES PURCHASE AND (2) OTHER PROGRAMS ($)
|
||||||
Name and Principal Position
|
Involvement of Company or Subsidiary
|
Largest Amount Outstanding During the Year Ended December 31, 2021
|
Amount Outstanding as at September 2, 2022
|
Financially Assisted Securities Purchases During the Year Ended December 31, 2021
|
Security for Indebtedness
|
Amount Forgiven During the Year Ended December 31, 2021
|
Oren Shuster, CEO and Director
|
IMC Holdings Ltd.
|
571,638
|
580,257
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Rafael Gabay,
Former Director
|
IMC Holdings Ltd.
|
571,638
|
580,257
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Marc Lustig
|
Company
|
5,449,799
|
4,263,179
|
Nil
|
Common Shares, Options and RSUs held by Marc Lustig
|
Nil
|
Name of Director
|
Board
|
Audit Committee
|
Compensation Committee
|
Governance and Nomination Committee
|
Vivian Bercovici(1)
|
100% (12/12)
|
100% (4/4)
|
100% (3/3)
|
-
|
Brian Schinderle(2)
|
100% (11/11)
|
100% (4/4)
|
100% (3/3)
|
-
|
Haleli Barath(3)
|
100% (11/11)
|
100% (4/4)
|
100% (3/3)
|
-
|
Oren Shuster
|
100% (12/12)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Marc Lustig
|
100% (12/12)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Steven Mintz(4)
|
100% (1/1)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Rafael Gabay(5)
|
100% (1/1)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1) |
Ms. Bercovici resigned as a director of the Company on September 12, 2022.
|
(2) |
Mr. Schinderle was appointed a director of the Company on February 22, 2021.
|
(3) |
Ms. Barath was appointed a director of the Company on February 22, 2021 and resigned as a director of the Company on September 12, 2022.
|
(4) |
Mr. Mintz resigned as a director of the Company on February 22, 2021. Mr. Mintz remained engaged as a consultant after his resignation until November 22, 2021.
|
(5) |
Mr. Gabay resigned as a director of the Company on February 22, 2021. Mr. Gabay remained engaged as a consultant after his resignation until December 31, 2021.
|
Board Diversity Matrix as of September 2, 2022
|
||||
Country of Principal Executive Offices:
|
Israel
|
|||
Foreign Private Issuer
|
Yes
|
|||
Disclosure Prohibited under Home Country Law
|
No
|
|||
Total Number of Directors
|
5
|
|||
Male
|
Female
|
Non-Binary
|
Did Not Disclose Gender
|
|
Part 1: Gender Identity
|
||||
Directors
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Part 2: Demographic Background
|
||||
Underrepresented Individual in Home Country Jurisdiction
|
0
|
|||
LGBTQ+
|
0
|
|||
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background
|
0
|
Name of Nominee Director
|
Name of Reporting Issuer
|
Exchange and Symbol
|
Marc Lustig
|
Briacell Therapeutics Corp.
|
TSX: BCT; NASDAQ: BCTX
|
Aequus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
|
TSXV:AQS
|
|
Cresco Labs Inc.
|
CSE:CL
|
|
Wellfield Technologies
|
TSXV:WFLD
|
1.
|
INTERPRETATION
|
A - 1
|
2.
|
SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES
|
A - 2
|
3.
|
ISSUE OF SHARES
|
A - 3
|
4.
|
SHARE REGISTERS
|
A - 4
|
5.
|
SHARE TRANSFERS
|
A - 5
|
6.
|
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
|
A - 6
|
7.
|
PURCHASE OF SHARES
|
A - 6
|
8.
|
BORROWING POWERS
|
A - 7
|
9.
|
ALTERATIONS
|
A - 7
|
10.
|
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
|
A - 8
|
11.
|
PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
|
A - 10
|
12.
|
VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS
|
A - 14
|
13.
|
DIRECTORS
|
A - 18
|
14.
|
ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
|
A - 20
|
15.
|
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
|
A - 24
|
16.
|
INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
|
A - 25
|
17.
|
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
|
A - 26
|
18.
|
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
|
A - 29
|
19.
|
OFFICERS
|
A - 30
|
20.
|
INDEMNIFICATION
|
A - 31
|
21.
|
DIVIDENDS
|
A - 32
|
22.
|
DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS
|
A - 33
|
23.
|
NOTICES
|
A - 34
|
24.
|
SEAL
|
A - 35
|
25.
|
PROHIBITIONS
|
A - 36
|
(1) |
“appropriate person” has the meaning assigned in the Securities Transfer Act;
|
(2) |
“board of directors”, “directors” and “board” mean the directors or sole director of the Company for the time being;
|
(3) |
“Business Corporations Act” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto
and includes all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;
|
(4) |
“Interpretation Act” means the Interpretation Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes
all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;
|
(5) |
“legal personal representative” means the personal or other legal representative of a shareholder;
|
(6) |
“protected purchaser” has the meaning assigned in the Securities Transfer Act;
|
(7) |
“registered address” of a shareholder means the shareholder’s address as recorded in the central securities register;
|
(8) |
“seal” means the seal of the Company, if any;
|
(9) |
“securities legislation” means statutes concerning the regulation of securities markets and trading in securities and the regulations, rules, forms and schedules under those statutes, all as amended
from time to time, and the blanket rulings and orders, as amended from time to time, issued by the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities appointed under or pursuant to those statutes; “Canadian
securities legislation” means the securities legislation in any province or territory of Canada and includes the Securities Act (British Columbia); and “U.S.
securities legislation” means the securities legislation in the federal jurisdiction of the United States and in any state of the United States and includes the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
|
(10) |
“Securities Transfer Act” means the Securities Transfer Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all
regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act.
|
(1) |
order the share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, to be cancelled; and
|
(2) |
issue a replacement share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be.
|
(1) |
so requests before the Company has notice that the share certificate has been acquired by a protected purchaser;
|
(2) |
provides the Company with an indemnity bond sufficient in the Company’s judgment to protect the Company from any loss that the Company may suffer by issuing a new certificate; and
|
(3) |
satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the directors.
|
(1) |
consideration is provided to the Company for the issue of the share by one or more of the following:
|
(a) |
past services performed for the Company;
|
(b) |
property;
|
(c) |
money; and
|
(2) |
the value of the consideration received by the Company equals or exceeds the issue price set for the share under Article 3.1.
|
(1) |
in the case of a share certificate that has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that share certificate and a written instrument of transfer (which may be on a separate document or endorsed on the share
certificate) made by the shareholder or other appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of that person;
|
(2) |
in the case of a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate that has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, a written instrument of transfer that directs
that the transfer of the shares be registered, made by the shareholder or other appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of that person;
|
(3) |
in the case of a share that is an uncertificated share, a written instrument of transfer that directs that the transfer of the share be registered, made by the shareholder or other appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority
to act on behalf of that person; and
|
(4) |
such other evidence, if any, as the Company or the transfer agent or registrar for the class or series of share to be transferred may require to prove the title of the transferor or the transferor’s right to transfer the share, that the
written instrument of transfer is genuine and authorized and that the transfer is rightful or to a protected purchaser.
|
(1) |
in the name of the person named as transferee in that instrument of transfer; or
|
(2) |
if no person is named as transferee in that instrument of transfer, in the name of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered.
|
(1) |
the Company is insolvent; or
|
(2) |
making the payment or providing the consideration would render the Company insolvent.
|
(1) |
is not entitled to vote the share at a meeting of its shareholders;
|
(2) |
must not pay a dividend in respect of the share; and
|
(3) |
must not make any other distribution in respect of the share.
|
(1) |
borrow money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate;
|
(2) |
issue bonds, debentures and other debt obligations either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of the Company or any other person and at such discounts or premiums and on such other terms as they consider appropriate;
|
(3) |
guarantee the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and
|
(4) |
mortgage, charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, grant a security interest in, or give other security on, the whole or any part of the present and future assets and undertaking of the Company.
|
(1) |
by ordinary resolution:
|
(a) |
create one or more classes or series of shares or, if none of the shares of a class or series of shares are allotted or issued, eliminate that class or series of shares;
|
(b) |
increase, reduce or eliminate the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares or establish a maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or
series of shares for which no maximum is established;
|
(c) |
if the Company is authorized to issue shares of a class of shares with par value:
|
(i) |
decrease the par value of those shares; or
|
(ii) |
if none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares;
|
(d) |
change all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares with par value into shares without par value or any of its unissued shares without par value into shares with par value.
|
(e) |
alter the identifying name of any of its shares; or
|
(f) |
otherwise alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by the Business Corporations Act;
|
(2) |
by resolution of the directors, subdivide or consolidate all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares.
|
(1) |
create special rights or restrictions for, and attach those special rights or restrictions to, the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued; or
|
(2) |
vary or delete any special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued;
|
(1) |
if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;
|
(2) |
otherwise, 10 days.
|
(1) |
if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;
|
(2) |
otherwise, 10 days.
|
(1) |
state the general nature of the special business; and
|
(2) |
if the special business includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the signing of or giving of effect to any document, have attached to it a copy of the document or state that a copy of the document
will be available for inspection by shareholders:
|
(a) |
at the Company’s records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice; and
|
(b) |
during statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.
|
(1) |
at a meeting of shareholders that is not an annual general meeting, all business is special business except business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;
|
(2) |
at an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:
|
(a) |
business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;
|
(b) |
consideration of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting;
|
(c) |
consideration of any reports of the directors or auditor;
|
(d) |
the setting or changing of the number of directors;
|
(e) |
the election or appointment of directors;
|
(f) |
the appointment of an auditor;
|
(g) |
the setting of the remuneration of an auditor;
|
(h) |
business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution or an exceptional resolution;
|
(i) |
any other business which, under these Articles or the Business Corporations Act, may be transacted at a meeting of shareholders without prior notice of the business being given to the shareholders.
|
(1) |
the quorum is one person who is, or who represents by proxy, that shareholder, and
|
(2) |
that shareholder, present in person or by proxy, may constitute the meeting.
|
(1) |
in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders, the meeting is dissolved, and
|
(2) |
in the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place.
|
(1) |
the chair of the board, if any;
|
(2) |
if the chair of the board is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the president, if any; or
|
(3) |
a vice-president, if any.
|
(1) |
the poll must be taken:
|
(a) |
at the meeting, or within seven days after the date of the meeting, as the chair of the meeting directs; and
|
(b) |
in the manner, at the time and at the place that the chair of the meeting directs;
|
(2) |
the result of the poll is deemed to be the decision of the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and
|
(3) |
the demand for the poll may be withdrawn by the person who demanded it.
|
(1) |
on a vote by show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote on the matter has one vote; and
|
(2) |
on a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and held by that shareholder and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy.
|
(1) |
any one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of the share as if that joint shareholder were solely entitled to it; or
|
(2) |
if more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting, personally or by proxy, and more than one of them votes in respect of that share, then only the vote of the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the
central securities register in respect of the share will be counted.
|
(1) |
for that purpose, the instrument appointing a representative must:
|
(a) |
be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice for the receipt of proxies, or
if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting; or
|
(b) |
be provided, at the meeting or any adjourned meeting, to the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting;
|
(2) |
if a representative is appointed under this Article 12.5:
|
(a) |
the representative is entitled to exercise in respect of and at that meeting the same rights on behalf of the corporation that the representative represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a shareholder who is an individual,
including, without limitation, the right to appoint a proxy holder; and
|
(b) |
the representative, if present at the meeting, is to be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and is deemed to be a shareholder present in person at the meeting.
|
(1) |
the person appointing the proxy holder is a corporation or a representative of a corporation appointed under Article 12.5;
|
(2) |
the Company has at the time of the meeting for which the proxy holder is to be appointed only one shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting;
|
(3) |
the shareholders present in person or by proxy at and entitled to vote at the meeting for which the proxy holder is to be appointed, by a resolution on which the proxy holder is not entitled to vote but in respect of which the proxy holder
is to be counted in the quorum, permit the proxy holder to attend and vote at the meeting; or
|
(4) |
the Company is a public company, or is a pre‑existing reporting company which has the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions as part of these Articles or to which the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions apply.
|
(1) |
be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice, or if no number of days is
specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting; or
|
(2) |
unless the notice provides otherwise, be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting.
|
(1) |
at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or
|
(2) |
at the meeting or any adjourned meeting, by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting, before any vote in respect of which the proxy has been given has been taken.
|
|
Signed [month, day, year]
[Signature of shareholder]
[Name of shareholder—printed]
|
(1) |
received at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or
|
(2) |
provided, at the meeting or any adjourned meeting, by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting, before any vote in respect of which the proxy has been taken.
|
(1) |
if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is an individual, the instrument must be signed by the shareholder or his or her legal personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy;
|
(2) |
if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is a corporation, the instrument must be signed by the corporation or by a representative appointed for the corporation under Article 12.5.
|
(1) |
subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the number of directors that is equal to the number of the Company’s first directors;
|
(2) |
if the Company is a public company, the greater of three and the most recently set of:
|
(a) |
the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and
|
(b) |
the number of directors set under Article 14.4;
|
(3) |
if the Company is not a public company, the most recently set of:
|
(a) |
the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and
|
(b) |
the number of directors set under Article 14.4.
|
(1) |
the shareholders may elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number;
|
(2) |
if the shareholders do not elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number contemporaneously with the setting of that number, then the directors may appoint, subject to Article 14.8,
or the shareholders may elect or appoint, directors to fill those vacancies.
|
(1) |
At each annual general meeting of the Company all the directors whose term of office expire at such annual general meeting shall cease to hold office immediately before the election of directors at such annual general meeting and the
shareholders entitled to vote thereat shall elect to the board of directors, directors as otherwise permitted by any securities legislation in any province or territory of Canada or in the federal jurisdiction of the United States or in any
states of the United States that is applicable to the Company and all regulations and rules made and promulgated under that legislation and all administrative policy statements, blanket orders and rulings, notices and other administrative
directions issued by securities commissions or similar authorities appointed under that legislation as set out below. A retiring director shall be eligible for re‑election;
|
(2) |
Each director may be elected for a term of office of one or more years of office as may be specified by ordinary resolution at the time he is elected. In the absence of any such ordinary resolution, a director’s term of office shall be one
year of office. No director shall be elected for a term of office exceeding five years of office. The shareholders may, by resolution of not less than 3/4 of the votes cast on the resolution vary the term of office of any director; and
|
(3) |
A director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall be elected or appointed for a term expiring immediately before the election of directors at the annual general meeting of the Company when the term of the director whose position he
is filling would expire.
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(1) |
that individual consents to be a director in the manner provided for in the Business Corporations Act;
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(2) |
that individual is elected or appointed at a meeting at which the individual is present and the individual does not refuse, at the meeting, to be a director; or
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(3) |
with respect to first directors, the designation is otherwise valid under the Business Corporations Act.
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(1) |
the Company fails to hold an annual general meeting, and all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting fail to pass the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, on or before the date by which the
annual general meeting is required to be held under the Business Corporations Act; or
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(2) |
the shareholders fail, at the annual general meeting or in the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, to elect or appoint any directors;
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(3) |
the date on which his or her successor is elected or appointed; and
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(4) |
the date on which he or she otherwise ceases to hold office under the Business Corporations Act or these Articles.
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(1) |
the term of office of the director expires;
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(2) |
the director dies;
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(3) |
the director resigns as a director by notice in writing provided to the Company or a lawyer for the Company; or
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(4) |
the director is removed from office pursuant to Articles 14.10 or 14.11.
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(1) |
Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Company. Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the Company may be made at any annual
meeting of shareholders, or at any special meeting of shareholders if one of the purposes for which the special meeting was called was the election of directors:
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(a) |
by or at the direction of the board, including pursuant to a notice of meeting;
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(b) |
by or at the direction or request of one or more shareholders pursuant to a “proposal” made in accordance with Division 7 of Part 5 of the Business Corporations Act, or a requisition of the
shareholders made in accordance with section 167 of the Business Corporations Act; or
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(c) |
by any person (a “Nominating Shareholder”): (i) who, at the close of business on the date of the giving by the Nominating Shareholder of the notice provided for below in this Article 14.12 and at the
close of business on the record date for notice of such meeting, is entered in the securities register of the Company as a holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at such meeting or who beneficially owns shares that are
entitled to be voted at such meeting; and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth below in this Article 14.12.
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(2) |
In addition to any other requirements under applicable laws, for a nomination to be made by a Nominating Shareholder, the Nominating Shareholder must have given notice thereof that is both timely (in accordance with paragraph (3) below)
and in proper written form (in accordance with paragraph (4) below) to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at the head office of the Company.
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(3) |
To be timely, a Nominating Shareholder’s notice to the Corporate Secretary of the Company must be made:
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(a) |
in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 40 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting of shareholders is to be held on a date that is
less than 50 days after the date (the “Notice Date”) on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the Nominating Shareholder may be made not later than
the close of business on the 10th day following the Notice Date; and
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(b) |
in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not called for other purposes), not later than the close of business on the 15th day
following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of shareholders was made.
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(4) |
To be in proper written form, a Nominating Shareholder’s notice to the Corporate Secretary of the Company must set forth:
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(a) |
as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director: (a) the name, age, business address and residential address of the person; (b) the present principal occupation, business or employment of
the person within the preceding 5 years, as well as the name and principal business of any company in which such employment is carried on; (c) the citizenship of such person; (d) the class or series and number of shares in the capital of the
Company which are controlled or which are owned beneficially or of record by the person as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the
date of such notice; (e) confirmation that the person meets the qualifications of directors set out in the Business Corporations Act; and (f) any other information relating to the person that would be
required to be disclosed in a dissident’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Business Corporations Act and Applicable Securities Laws
(as defined below); and
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(b) |
as to the Nominating Shareholder giving the notice, full particulars regarding any proxy, contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding pursuant to which such Nominating Shareholder has a right to vote or direct the voting of any
shares of the Company and any other information relating to such Nominating Shareholder that would be required to be made in a dissident’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Business Corporations Act and Applicable Securities Laws (as defined below).
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(5) |
No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of this Article 14.12; provided, however, that nothing in this Article 14.12 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by
a shareholder (as distinct from the nomination of directors) at a meeting of shareholders of any matter that is properly before such meeting pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act
or the discretion of the chair. The chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the foregoing provisions and, if any proposed nomination is not
in compliance with such foregoing provisions, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
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(6) |
For purposes of this Article 14.12:
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(a) |
“Applicable Securities Laws” means the applicable securities legislation of each province and territory of Canada in which the Company is a reporting issuer, as amended from time to time, the rules,
regulations and forms made or promulgated under any such statute and the published national instruments, multilateral instruments, policies, bulletins and notices of the securities commission and similar regulatory authority of each province
and territory of Canada; and
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(b) |
“public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service in Canada, or in a document publicly filed by the Company under its profile on the System of
Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com.
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(7) |
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 14.12, notice given to the Corporate Secretary of the Company pursuant to this Article 14.12 may only be given by personal delivery, facsimile transmission or by email (at such email
address as may be stipulated from time to time by the Corporate Secretary of the Company for purposes of this notice), and shall be deemed to have been given and made only at the time it is served by personal delivery to the Corporate
Secretary at the address of the head office of the Company, email (at the address as aforesaid) or sent by facsimile transmission (provided that receipt of confirmation of such transmission has been received); provided that if such delivery
or electronic communication is made on a day which is a not a business day or later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on a day which is a business day, then such delivery or electronic communication shall be deemed to have been made on the next
following day that is a business day.
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(8) |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board may, in its sole discretion, waive any requirement in this Article 14.12.
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(1) |
the chair of the board, if any;
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(2) |
in the absence of the chair of the board, the president, if any, if the president is a director; or
|
(3) |
any other director chosen by the directors if:
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(a) |
neither the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is present at the meeting within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting;
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(b) |
neither the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is willing to chair the meeting; or
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(c) |
the chair of the board and the president, if a director, have advised the secretary, if any, or any other director, that they will not be present at the meeting.
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(1) |
the meeting is to be held immediately following a meeting of shareholders at which that director was elected or appointed, or is the meeting of the directors at which that director is appointed;
|
(2) |
the director has waived notice of the meeting; or
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(3) |
the director is not, at the time, in the province of British Columbia.
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(1) |
in all cases, if each of the directors entitled to vote on the resolution consents to it in writing; or
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(2) |
in the case of a resolution to approve a contract or transaction in respect of which a director has disclosed that he or she has or may have a disclosable interest, if each of the other directors who are entitled to vote on the resolution
consent to it in writing.
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(1) |
the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;
|
(2) |
the power to remove a director;
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(3) |
the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and
|
(4) |
such other powers, if any, as may be set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors’ resolution.
|
(1) |
appoint one or more committees (other than the executive committee) consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate;
|
(2) |
delegate to a committee appointed under paragraph (1) any of the directors’ powers, except:
|
(a) |
the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;
|
(b) |
the power to remove a director;
|
(c) |
the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and
|
(d) |
the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors; and
|
(3) |
make any delegation referred to in paragraph (2) subject to the conditions set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors’ resolution.
|
(1) |
conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors; and
|
(2) |
report every act or thing done in exercise of those powers at such times as the directors may require.
|
(1) |
revoke or alter the authority given to the committee, or override a decision made by the committee, except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding;
|
(2) |
terminate the appointment of, or change the membership of, the committee; and
|
(3) |
fill vacancies in the committee.
|
(1) |
the committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper;
|
(2) |
the committee may elect a chair of its meetings but, if no chair of a meeting is elected, or if at a meeting the chair of the meeting is not present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, the directors present who
are members of the committee may choose one of their number to chair the meeting;
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(3) |
a majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum of the committee; and
|
(4) |
questions arising at any meeting of the committee are determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.
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(1) |
determine the functions and duties of the officer;
|
(2) |
entrust to and confer on the officer any of the powers exercisable by the directors on such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the directors think fit (except for those powers referred to in paragraph (1) - (3) of Article
18.1); and
|
(3) |
revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer.
|
(1) |
“eligible penalty” means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding;
|
(2) |
“eligible proceeding” means a legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed, in which a director, former director of the Company (an “eligible party”) or any of the heirs and legal personal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director of the Company:
|
(a) |
is or may be joined as a party; or
|
(b) |
is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding;
|
(3) |
“expenses” has the meaning set out in the Business Corporations Act.
|
(1) |
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company;
|
(2) |
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Company;
|
(3) |
at the request of the Company, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;
|
(4) |
at the request of the Company, holds or held a position equivalent to that of a director, or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;
|
(1) |
set the value for distribution of specific assets;
|
(2) |
determine that cash payments in substitution for all or any part of the specific assets to which any shareholders are entitled may be made to any shareholders on the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties;
and
|
(3) |
vest any such specific assets in trustees for the persons entitled to the dividend.
|
(1) |
mail addressed to the person at the applicable address for that person as follows:
|
(a) |
for a record mailed to a shareholder, the shareholder’s registered address;
|
(b) |
for a record mailed to a director or officer, the prescribed address for mailing shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the mailing address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or
records of that class;
|
(c) |
in any other case, the mailing address of the intended recipient;
|
(2) |
delivery at the applicable address for that person as follows, addressed to the person:
|
(a) |
for a record delivered to a shareholder, the shareholder’s registered address;
|
(b) |
for a record delivered to a director or officer, the prescribed address for delivery shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the delivery address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or
records of that class;
|
(c) |
in any other case, the delivery address of the intended recipient;
|
(3) |
sending the record by fax to the fax number provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
|
(4) |
sending the record by email to the email address provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
|
(5) |
physical delivery to the intended recipient; or
|
(6) |
as otherwise permitted by any securities legislation in any province or territory of Canada or in the federal jurisdiction of the United States or in any states of the United States that is applicable to the Company and all regulations and
rules made and promulgated under that legislation and all administrative policy statements, blanket orders and rulings, notices and other administrative directions issued by securities commissions or similar authorities appointed under that
legislation.
|
(1) |
mailed to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in Article 23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was mailed on the day (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted) following the date
of mailing;
|
(2) |
faxed to a person to the fax number provided by that person referred to in Article 23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was faxed on the day it was faxed; and
|
(3) |
emailed to a person to the email address provided by that person referred to in Article 23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was emailed on the day it was emailed.
|
(1) |
mailing the record, addressed to them:
|
(a) |
by name, by the title of the legal personal representative of the deceased or incapacitated shareholder, by the title of trustee of the bankrupt shareholder or by any similar description; and
|
(b) |
at the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or
|
(2) |
if an address referred to in paragraph (1)(b) has not been supplied to the Company, by giving the notice in a manner in which it might have been given if the death, bankruptcy or incapacity had not occurred.
|
(1) |
any two directors;
|
(2) |
any officer, together with any director;
|
(3) |
if the Company only has one director, that director; or
|
(4) |
any one or more directors or officers or persons as may be determined by the directors.
|
(1) |
“security” has the meaning assigned in the Securities Act (British Columbia);
|
(2) |
“transfer restricted security” means:
|
(a) |
a share of the Company;
|
(b) |
a security of the Company convertible into shares of the Company;
|
(c) |
any other security of the Company which must be subject to restrictions on transfer in order for the Company to satisfy the requirement for restrictions on transfer under the “private issuer” exemption of Canadian securities legislation or
under any other exemption from prospectus or registration requirements of Canadian securities legislation similar in scope and purpose to the “private issuer” exemption.
|
1. |
The Board should consist of individuals who possess skills and competencies in areas that are relevant to the business and affairs of the Company. At least a majority of the directors will be “independent” directors, as defined in Section 1.4 of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“NI 52-110”) and in accordance with Rule 5605
of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules (“Rule 5605”).
|
2. |
The directors of the Company will be elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company and shall serve until no longer than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, subject to re-election thereat.
|
3. |
The Board shall have at least four regularly scheduled meetings in each financial year of the Company.
|
4. |
The Chair of the Board (the “Chair”), the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and the Lead Director of the Board (the “Lead
Director”), if any, are responsible for the agenda for each meeting of the Board. Prior to each Board meeting, the Chair and the CEO will discuss agenda items for the meeting with the Lead Director, if any. Materials for each meeting
should be distributed to the Board in advance of the meeting.
|
5. |
Directors are expected to attend at least three quarters of all meetings of the Board held in a given financial year of the Company and to adequately review meeting materials in advance of each meeting.
|
6. |
The independent directors must hold regularly scheduled executive sessions, at least twice a year, without the non-independent directors and any senior officers present at meetings of the Board. The Chair, if independent, and if not
independent, the Lead Director, if any, should chair the executive sessions.
|
7. |
The Board may appoint such committees from time to time as it considers appropriate. Each permanent committee shall have a mandate that is approved by the Board, setting out the responsibilities of, and the extent of the powers delegated
to, such committee by the Board. The committees currently consist of the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee.
|
8. |
The Board is responsible for the appointment and replacement of senior officers of the Company. The Board should ensure that appropriate succession planning, including the appointment, training and monitoring of the senior officers and
members of the Board, is in place.
|
9. |
The Board is responsible, to the extent feasible, for satisfying itself as to the integrity of the CEO and the other senior officers of the Company, and that the CEO and the other senior officers create a culture of integrity throughout
the Company.
|
10. |
The Board should annually consider what additional skills and competencies would be helpful to the Board, with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee being responsible for identifying specific candidates for consideration for
appointment to the Board.
|
11. |
If the Chair is not independent within the meaning of Section 1.4 of NI 52-110 and Rule 5605 and a Lead Director is required, or is considered desirable by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, such committee will recommend a
candidate for the position of Lead Director from among the independent members of the Board. The Board will be responsible for appointing the Lead Director. The Chair and the Lead Director, if any, shall carry out their responsibilities in
accordance with the roles description attached as Schedule “A”.
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12. |
Through the Compensation Committee, the Board should review the compensation of directors to ensure that the compensation realistically reflects the responsibilities and risks involved in being an effective director, and should review the
compensation of the senior officers to ensure that it is competitive within the industry and that the form of compensation aligns the interests of each senior officer with those of the Company.
|
13. |
The Board should review and assess, or delegate such review and assessment to an appropriate committee of the Board, the Company’s Timely Disclosure and Confidentiality Policy from time to time, and at least annually. If such review and
assessment is delegated to a committee of the Board, such committee shall submit any proposed amendments to the Board for consideration.
|
14. |
The Board, with the assistance of the Audit Committee, is responsible for reviewing the financial and underlying operational performance of the Company.
|
15. |
The Board shall review and approve, with the assistance of the Audit Committee, the annual financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis related to such annual financial statements, budgets and forecasts, the annual
information form and management information circular of the Company, as applicable.
|
16. |
The Board shall review and approve the quarterly financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis related to such quarterly financial statements
|
17. |
The Board shall annually review, together with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee, the directors’ and officers’ third-party liability insurance of the Company.
|
18. |
The Board should review (or delegate such review to the Audit Committee) in advance of public release: (i) any earnings guidance; and (ii) any news release containing financial information based upon financial statements and management’s
discussion and analysis that have not previously been released.
|
19. |
The Board, primarily through the Audit Committee, should monitor and ensure the integrity of the internal controls and procedures (including adequate management information systems) within the Company and the financial reporting procedures
of the Company.
|
20. |
The Board has primary responsibility for the strategic direction of the Company. The Board will contribute to the development of such strategic direction by approving, at least annually, a strategic plan and budget developed and proposed
by the senior officers, subject to any changes required by the Board. The strategic plan and budget should take into account the business opportunities and business risks of the Company. The Board will review with the senior officers from
time to time the strategic planning environment, the emergence of new opportunities, trends and risks and the implications of these factors on the strategic direction of the Company. The Board will review and approve the financial objectives,
plans and actions of the Company, including significant capital allocations and expenditures.
|
21. |
The Board is responsible for ensuring that procedures are in place to appropriately manage the principal business risks of the Company.
|
22. |
The Board should monitor corporate performance against the approved strategic plan and budget, including assessing operating results, to evaluate whether the business of the Company is being appropriately managed.
|
23. |
The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving all material transactions affecting the Company not contemplated in the strategic plan and budget approved by the Board from time to time.
|
24. |
The Board is responsible for overseeing the continuous disclosure program of the Company, with a view to satisfying itself that adequate procedures are in place to ensure that material information is disclosed in accordance with applicable
laws.
|
25. |
The Board will ensure that the Company has a communication and disclosure policies for investor relations, shareholder communications and public disclosure.
|
26. |
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will recommend, and the Board will establish, the Board’s approach to corporate governance.
|
27. |
The Board is responsible for assessing its own effectiveness in fulfilling this mandate and shall assess this mandate, as well as the mandate of each committee (considering, among other things, the recommendations of the applicable
committee) from time to time, and at least annually.
|
28. |
The Board is responsible for evaluating the relevant relationships of each independent director and is required to make an affirmative decision that any such relationship does not preclude a determination that the director is independent
within the meaning of NI 52-110 and Rule 5605.
|
29. |
The Board is responsible for ensuring the establishment of appropriate standards of corporate conduct and should ensure that adequate procedures are in place to monitor compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Only the Board or the Company’s general counsel may grant waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which would be to the benefit of any director or senior officer. Any such waiver shall be disclosed to the extent and in the manner
required by applicable laws or stock exchange rules.
|
30. |
The Board is responsible for performing such other functions as are prescribed by law, including all applicable laws.
|
31. |
The Board may at any time retain outside financial, legal or other advisors at the expense of the Company. Any director may, subject to the approval of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, retain an outside financial, legal
or other advisor at the expense of the Company.
|
32. |
The Board welcomes input and comments from shareholders of the Company relating to this mandate. Such input and comments may be sent to the Board at the head office address of the Company.
|
1. |
The Chair of the Board, with the assistance of the Lead Director (if one is appointed from time to time), will provide leadership to directors in discharging their duties as set out in this Mandate, including by:
|
a. |
leading, managing and organizing the Board consistent with the approach to corporate governance adopted by the Board from time to time;
|
b. |
promoting cohesiveness among the directors; and
|
c. |
being satisfied that the responsibilities of the Board and its committees are well understood by the directors.
|
2. |
The Chair, with the assistance of the Lead Director (if one is appointed from time to time), will assist the Board in discharging its stewardship function, including by:
|
a. |
satisfying himself or herself, to the extent feasible, as to the integrity of the senior officers of the Company and ensuring that such senior officers create a culture of integrity throughout the organization;
|
b. |
taking part in strategic planning, risk management and succession planning;
|
c. |
together with the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, reviewing the committees of the Board, the composition and chairs of such committees and the charters of such committees; and
|
d. |
together with the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, ensuring that the Board, committees of the Board, individual directors and senior management of the Company understand and discharge their duties and obligations
under the Company’s system of corporate governance.
|
3. |
In addition, in conjunction with the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Chair and/or the Lead Director will ensure that:
|
a. |
all directors receive updates to Company policy documents;
|
b. |
regular discussions relating to corporate governance issues and directors’ duties are conducted at Board meetings;
|
c. |
the Company’s policies are reviewed and updated by the Board as new rules or circumstances dictate; and
|
d. |
appropriate funding is allocated to directors to attend seminars or conferences relevant to their positions as directors of the Company.
|
4. |
In connection with meetings of the directors, the Chair will be responsible for the following (in consultation with the Lead Director, if one is appointed from time to time):
|
a. |
scheduling meetings of the directors;
|
b. |
coordinating with the chairs of the committees of the Board to schedule meetings of the committees;
|
c. |
reviewing items of importance for consideration by the Board;
|
d. |
ensuring that all business required to come before the Board is brought before the Board, such that the Board is able to carry out all of its duties to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company;
|
e. |
setting the agenda for meetings of the Board;
|
f. |
monitoring the adequacy of materials provided to the directors by management in connection with the directors’ deliberations;
|
g. |
ensuring that the directors have sufficient time to review the materials provided to them and to fully discuss the business that comes before the Board;
|
h. |
presiding over meetings of the directors; and
|
i. |
encouraging free and open discussion at meetings of the Board.
|
5. |
In addition, the Lead Director, if one is appointed from time to time, will be responsible for the following:
|
a. |
reviewing items of importance for consideration by the independent directors and setting the agenda for in camera sessions of the independent directors;
|
b. |
presiding over meetings of the directors at which the Chair is not present and in camera sessions of the independent directors, and apprising the Chair of the issues considered;
|
c. |
encouraging free and open discussion at in camera sessions of the independent directors;
|
d. |
serving as liaison between the independent directors and the Chair;
|
e. |
being available for consultation and direct communication with the Company’s shareholders as appropriate;
|
f. |
together with the Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, providing feedback to directors regarding their performance; and
|
g. |
performing such other duties as the Board may delegate to the Lead Director from time to time.
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